It stands to reason that Yu Zhong had already begun to explore the sea route to the northeast when he was the commander of the Vladivostok Naval Division, and had discovered the Kuril Islands and Kamchatka Peninsula, and after Ethan took over, he should soon discover the Aleutian Islands, which followed him, and the final target Alaska. However, the truth is that Ethan Ah is not interested in this matter.

"The land of the Qing Dynasty is vast and rich, so why bother to explore any sea routes? To the north, isn't it just a lump of ice? What's there to find? "Esan's reason is so simple, so simple that most people are irrefutable, even Old Man Fei and Yu Zhong can't say anything for a while after they know the news.

Once a son of heaven and a courtier, who called Isanga the head of the Manchurian sailors? He just doesn't want to follow in Yu Zhong's footsteps, what can others do? What's more, after Shi Shiji went south, Kangxi urgently mobilized most of the Manchurian naval divisions to the south for reinforcements, resulting in a shortage of Vladivostok ships, and Isanga had to pay more attention to the manufacture of ships, and he would not bother with this "insignificant" matter.

However, things always turn around.

The turning point is still with Ithana. …… All military generals, especially generals like Isan'a, who are obviously "cheap" in the eyes of many people, are unwilling to follow in the footsteps of their predecessors, but they are even more reluctant to make no achievements after taking over. However, after Yu Zhong's departure, where can Vladivostok make a difference? Japan fought, Hokkaido occupied; North Korea is very convinced; Only the ships of the Qing Dynasty could swim everywhere on the sea...... Was it until the Emperor sent another person to take over? Isana certainly didn't want to just wait, he had to show some results if he wanted to prove himself.

As a result, the Japanese who returned to Hokkaido began to be "indoctrinated" by Isana! At this time, most of the Japanese were still very obedient, especially in Hokkaido, where life was much better than life in Honshu, and the Japanese were very hard-working, so many of the orders issued by Isan Ah in Hokkaido were carried out very seriously. However, there is also a group of people who are opposed to and even hold a grudge against Isana. These people. It's a bunch of ronins! In other words, it is a group of people who believe in the so-called "bushido" spirit, but are always unable to find someone to pledge their allegiance and show their "martial arts" and "loyalty". Unlike Yu Zhongdi's attitude of despising and paying careful attention, and at the same time wanting to make use of it, Isan Ah has no good impression of this group of guys who want to find someone to compete in duels at every turn, and wipe their necks at every turn. He would rather find some civilians to serve as soldiers for the servant army than recruit them, even if both of them are very obedient.

And the cause of the whole thing is a group of ronins. The long-standing habit of killing people with knives is not so easy to change, and in Hokkaido, killing people at will is to pay for their lives, so after being exposed to human life, these ronins stole a fishing boat and ran away for fear of being punished from above. Afterwards. Nature is the hunt. Due to the Qing army's restrictions on Hokkaido. None of the civilian ships were too large to be used for long-distance voyages, and in terms of speed, it was naturally impossible to compare with the speedboats of the Manchurian sailors. But. Perhaps with this in mind, those ronins did not choose to return south to Honshu after escaping by boat, but to the north, to the Kuril Islands. However, it was not only these people who were smart, after running south for a few days without a trace, the Manchurian naval generals who were ordered to pursue them also chased them north with people. And patrolled all the way north of the Kuril Islands, and finally caught them. However, at this time it was already the northernmost point of the Kuril Islands. A short distance north is Kamchatka. And since Kamchatka was discovered, Yuzhong has set up a military station there! …… According to the general situation, the military stations located in the frontier generally do not have many soldiers and horses, and most of the soldiers in these military stations cannot be regarded as elite soldiers. However, the military station in Kamchatka was a transit point for the exploration of the Alaska route in China. So, he arranged here two large ships and three hundred soldiers. The general who was ordered to hunt down also knew about the situation, and it was not far to see. I led the team to "play". However, when they arrived at the place, the military station that appeared in front of them was an open space. No boats, no people! So, things got to this point and they started to be out of control.

Three hundred soldiers are missing! It's not going to be a trivial matter anywhere.

What to do? Of course I went to find it!

The soldiers are not there, and neither are the ships! Most likely, the soldiers at the station went to sea. Therefore, the Qing generals who led the pursuit sent a warship to take those ronin back to report to Ethana, and after leaving some soldiers to guard the station, he immediately took the rest of his men and began to search endlessly.

From a corner of the southern tip of Kamchatka, along the east coast all the way north, I searched for several days without finding it. However, the general discovered an archipelago in the middle of Kamchatka, an archipelago that stretched to the west.

After that, the missing guys were also found!

Perhaps, it cannot be called "found", and the soldiers of the missing military station came back on their own. And with them, there are several large boxes of gold sand! …… This is also to blame, after the war, it is rare to send people to investigate in detail. So much so that this group of soldiers who were arranged by Yu Zhong in Kamchatka, in the days of being extremely bored and wandering around, actually discovered a gold mine on the west coast of Kamchatka! And the previous disappearance was only because they went to gold mining together! Anyway, Isana didn't plan to explore the sea route north for a long time, and they thought that no one would come under normal circumstances, so they wanted to get rich first, and they didn't even leave a single one of the people who guarded the camp. (Kamchatka does have gold mines, and there are quite a few of them, including a belt of placer gold on the west coast that is more than 100 kilometers long.) ）

This is a great event!

It's a gold mine!

However, when 300 soldiers concealed the discovery of the gold mine and left their posts without permission, the opportunity for Liwei, which Isana had not found for more than a year in office, finally appeared. Killing, it seems a little too strict, and Ethan Ah's mood happens to be quite good, this ...... Isn't it true that another archipelago to the west has been discovered, and it is up to these men to complete the task left by the Admiral, and this will be counted as punishment.

As a result, the exploration fleet, known as the "Three Hundred Golden Soldiers" by later generations, set off.

The archipelago to the west in the middle of Kamchatka is actually the "Komandor Islands", and along this archipelago to the west, it is the Aleutian! …… Aleutian Islands.

Up is the Aleutian Peninsula, and after that,...... Alaska!

Is it providence? Or shit luck?

God knows!

Anyway, the three hundred golden soldiers who didn't plan to find a place, but just wanted to swim along the Comandor Islands for a while and then go back to their lives, followed this continuous island, and in a few months, they found Alaska, which Yuzhong had spent several years without being able to "touch" the border, plus the time it took them to explore the mainland and return home. In total, it is less than eight months. (Bering discovered Alaska in the winter, so there should be no seasonal "sex" problem)

This also gives Ethan a huge credit!

Although Ethan Ah is also a blind cat who meets a dead mouse, credit is credit!

After getting the news, Chuan Guowei and others all sighed at the good luck of Ethan A's group, but Old Man Fei was not interested in talking to Ethan A. about anything, whether it was the previous gold mine or the discovery of Alaska, he was interested in the fact that less than two days after Ethan Adi's good news came to Beijing, Ma Dena's letter was quickly sent to the Li Fan Yuan.

Alaska belongs to North America. There. Britain and France are the strongest, and at this time, the British want to establish diplomatic relations with China...... It's interesting, it's so interesting.

It seems that at the same time that they want to guide Kangxi to reach out to the Americas. The British are also thinking about reaching out to East Asia. What is the purpose of the British wanting to build a consulate in China? It's not clear yet. However, if this consulate was established, Britain would have a political base in the Qing Dynasty and the tools to speak directly with the Qing government. This is tantamount to saying that the British are one step ahead of the European countries. What will the British, already with their great power in the Indian Ocean, look like if they gain this advantage again?

With a political advantage, coupled with a strong power in the Indian Ocean, Old Man Fei can almost imagine it. The British will dominate the maritime trade routes between China and the West. At that time, China will still be able to occupy Temasek and still be held in the South China Sea by the powerful British fleet, and will not be able to go to the Indian Ocean through Malacca to "breathe"!

This must not be allowed!

Madna's a bastard! Knowing that the British were trying to stop it, they didn't stop it, and they gave the aggressors ideas in a hurry. Outside the ocean! Serious flattery! Shameful! …… Even if you have calculated other tricks, you should be conservative before seeing concrete results!

In desperation, Old Man Fei had no choice but to "wipe his ass" for Ma De.

Of course you can't drive this Brit away! Those technicians, workers, and scholars in various professions are exactly what Old Man Fei wants to find but has never been able to find from Europe. It's rare for a guy from the "government" department to send it to the door, and it is still the country where the industrial revolution broke out first, if it is let go. Old man Fei had to die alive. There are so many things, he clearly knows the direction of development, but he has not been able to get it out because the foundation is not good, how annoying is this? Now that he finally has the opportunity to recruit talents through the British "government", of course he can't let it go. Relative to these talents, even if it is to cede Temasek, let alone a few consulates? You must know that these scientific and technological achievements are the foundation for a country's real strength.

However, of course, it is better not to let it. You can't drive the British away, and you can't let these British take advantage too much. Until their plans have yet to bear fruit, the British cannot be allowed to occupy such a big "advantage". Advantages can only be kept to themselves. …… But it will take time!

Although the three hundred gold soldiers discovered Alaska, the old man Fei was still very annoyed that they had not found the shallow gold mines in Alaska. Those mountains in Alaska are not visible from the outside, but if you dig out the crust of the mountains a little, you will see sparkling gold. If you dig hard, the gold will fall in large chunks. Those gold mines are also quite close to the west coast of Alaska. Why didn't you find out? If it is discovered, coupled with the fact that it is easy to mine, Kangxi will definitely send someone over immediately, and then ...... It's exciting to drool when you think about it. But now, I have to find another way.

It would be better to be able to drag the British before Kangxi decided to send troops east towards Alaska. The longer they delay, the better, and preferably, until their plans come to fruition. In that case, the British would be in trouble.

But how can it be delayed?

It is undeniable that it has exerted influence on Kangxi in many ways over the years. Kangxi has begun to pay some attention to the strength of European countries. Among them, the United Kingdom, whose national strength is constantly rising, France, the hegemon of the European land, and Russia, which is adjacent to the Qing Dynasty, are the focus of Kangxi. And because many of the missionaries who came to China were sent by the French Jesuits, Kangxi, on the other hand, had a better impression of France. He has the worst impression of Russia, which has always coveted the territory of the Great Qing Dynasty. However, compared with these two countries, Kangxi is most interested in Britain, which has become strong by unscrupulous means. After receiving Ma De's recital, Kangxi wanted to order Ma De to send people to Beijing to meet him. So, in order to delay it, Old Man Fei had no choice but to object to this.

The reason for the opposition was not only some of the national security that Old Man Fei thought of, but also the homework of the princes.

Old man Fei said to Kangxi that the princes were disdainful of the lessons he taught. Listening though. But he didn't go to his heart. However, excessive ignorance of the threats posed to one's own country by other countries does not provide a clear understanding of the situation in other countries. It's not a good thing for the princes who may control the country in the future. You must know that only by knowing yourself and knowing your opponent can you survive a hundred battles. European countries can build colonies everywhere with a small amount of land, and even the Netherlands, a place the size of a fingernail, can reach to Taiwan, the former Ming Dynasty, and now Luzon, the doorstep of the Qing Dynasty, who knows if these European countries will threaten China itself in the future? Can anyone guarantee that all the emperors of the Qing Dynasty were Ming monarchs? If you can't, you have to learn. At least, it won't be easily fooled by others! Besides, the Qing Kingdom itself is not completely safe, and Junggar is still doing 'chaos', which is all clear evidence. However, some princes don't even understand what is going on around their own country. How can this be allowed? Therefore, Kangxi must express this. However, it is not enough to just reprimand or remind, but to urge them with practical actions.

What to do? Why don't you just use this British envoy to talk about things!

Britain was originally a weak country, and the weak overcame the strong. It has become stronger step by step, dominating the ocean for more than 100 years, and it is a noteworthy country, and Old Man Fei has also told the princes about the situation of this country. So, let's take this matter to test these princes. If you do well in the exam, you will be awarded! If you don't do well in the test, you will be punished!

Kangxi agreed!

Compared to a country that was merely qualified to arouse his interest, the education of the princes was what he valued most, especially when the prince had already disappointed him greatly. Although this approach seems to be a bit "trivial", since Old Man Fei insists on asking for it, it is not good to refute the "loyalty" of the courtiers too much, right? Old man Fei is old, and he has suffered a lot of losses when he came to Beijing this time, so he has to be considerate! Besides, there are only benefits and no disadvantages to doing this, so why don't you agree?

However, Kangxi was a little reluctant to the suggestion mentioned by Old Man Fei to send people to Alaska to explore and garrison troops again.

The territory of the Great Qing Kingdom is already big enough!

However, the territory acquired in the past ten years, except for the South Seas, which is still of some value, and the discovery of gold in Kamchatka, does not seem to be very worthwhile to send troops to station. Even Alaska, which is very likely to be connected to the supposedly large and rich American continent, seems a little too far away and somewhat unrealistic. …… Yes, the population of the Great Qing Kingdom is indeed quite large now, and there is also a lot of land annexation, but it is not so necessary to occupy a piece of land across the ocean to "satisfy hunger". Besides, if you send troops to occupy it, how should you rule? It was not the South Seas, it was just islands, and it was impossible to form some kind of force that could oppose the imperial court. If it is really a continent, then, because it is too far away, if there is a ruling power that is outside the imperial court, it will be extremely difficult to extinguish. This is not what the Qing Dynasty wanted.

So, let's wait!

Old man Fei was extremely dissatisfied with Kangxi's answer. However, he was not in a hurry! If Kangxi could be persuaded so easily, he would not be Kangxi. With the Manchu ruling concept, to the point where it is today, Kangxi is already a rare wise king. There's still a chance anyway! As long as the plan made earlier works, there is no worry about not moving Kangxi's heart, and as long as Kangxi moves his colonial heart, everything will be easy. And now it's fast to start that program!