"But Your Highness, have you ever considered that the Japanese are so ambitious that cooperating with them is undoubtedly seeking the skin of a tiger, which will bring endless trouble to us and the entire empire." The shocked man answered in a low voice after a long while.
"Father and mother are getting married, everyone takes care of themselves. Now my eldest brother's army is advancing steadily. I'm afraid the Milan people can't be our only backers. Maybe we are sold and we have to help people pay for it. We don't even know yet. , Since brother wants to put me to death, and the rabbit will bite people when he is anxious, since he is unkind, don't blame me for being unjust." Situ Yuan showed a trace of murderous intent between his teeth, and his face was twisted.
"Your Highness, the Japanese are no longer weak in strength. Especially after Tatehara Mountains and Rivers integrated the various Japanese tribes and received the support of the shrimp people, their power has increased to a higher level. Otherwise, they would not have dared to conduct such a reckless expedition to the north and west." After swallowing with some difficulty, the capable man continued: "Now the Liuqiu Islands, Kamchatka Island and Baodao have all fallen into the hands of the Japanese, especially Kamchatka Island and Baodao. These two places are just eyeing our empire." In the hinterland, once they gain a foothold in the two places, they will definitely pose a great threat to the entire empire."
"Chuanyue, you don't need to say more. As a citizen of the Tang clan and as a member of the royal family, do you really think that I can't see the ferocity and danger of the Japanese? It's just that we have been forced to this point now, who can help us?" ?Collaborating with the Japanese may be a way of attracting wolves into the house in the eyes of some people, but I am thinking that this "house" no longer belongs to me, why do I care so much about it? Besides, the trouble is moving north, it is my elder brother who should have a headache, the Japanese really want to Only by facing off against eldest brother can we have a chance, and regaining Jiangnan will give us another glimmer of hope. Only then will the Milan people be interested in us again!" Situ Yuan said fiercely.
It has to be said that Situ Yuan's view of the situation should be very accurate. Now he is like a gambler who is red-eyed about losing. No matter what he has in his hand, he will gamble with it. If he doesn't gamble, he will die. If he gambles, he may still be able to win. If there is a chance, he can no longer care about all the possible consequences.
Seeing that the other party was still hesitant and worried, Situ Yuan sighed slightly and said: "Chuanyue, it's not me who wants to take this risk, but do you think we have any choice? We are just like People who are about to drown and die, Japanese people, are just straw. Whatever you grab is nothing. As for your worries, I have also considered it. Although the Japanese people are fierce, think about how many people they can have? At best, they are only a few. There are only a million people, and how much area does it occupy? Just a few islands. Even if they can gain a temporary advantage now, when the overall situation of the empire is determined, whether it is me, the eldest brother or the ninth brother, I am afraid it will be the Japanese. It’s an unlucky time, and no one will tolerate the Japanese coming to bully us, but we just have no time to take care of them now.”
Hearing Situ Yuan's words, the man's eyes flashed, "I'm afraid that by then, even if we can really send these plague gods away, we will have to pay a heavy price. I wonder if Your Highness has thought about this?"
"Chuanyue, if I am no longer qualified to send these plague gods away in the future, how can I care so much? Now I can't care so much." A trace of anger flashed in his eyes, and he glanced at the other party coldly, Situ Yuan said in a deep voice: "You have to remember, if I succeed, I will lose. If I die, it doesn't matter if I get a few more notorious charges. If I succeed, history will be written by me. This is a truth that Chuan Yue will not Don’t you understand?”
There was silence in the cabin. Although the capable man disagreed with his lord's idea, he was unable to change it. His lord had already made a desperate move. As long as it was beneficial to him to cooperate with him, he would accept it without hesitation.
"Then what are you going to do now, Your Highness?" The capable man sighed inwardly and asked with his head slightly lowered.
"Don't worry, Tatehara Shankawa is a smart man. I think his envoy may be on the way. He launches such a large-scale war continuously, which must be very costly. Even if he is prepared, difficulties will soon arise. We are now What needs to be done is to firmly control the port of Quanzhou and control this group of shipping merchants, so that these merchants must obey our orders and choke the Japanese. On the other hand, Chuanyue, you need to worry more, Yuhang, Songjiang, The Weiyang Prefecture continues to maintain contact with our people, and the East China Sea side must also intensify contact. Once the eldest brother and the Japanese are at war with each other, it will inevitably lead to mutual blockade, such as Dengzhou, Jinling, Yuhang and other commercial activities. It can be realized through sea transportation. If the sea is banned, hehe, I'm afraid it won't be comfortable for my elder brother to rule in these places, right?" Situ Yuan comfortably placed his feet on the spotted jade drum base in front of him, and admired it with interest and placed it in the corner. A large ancient porcelain vase fixed with brackets features pictures of beauties in all four seasons.
"I understand, my subordinates. However, I am afraid that Your Highness and the Japanese need to pay attention to confidentiality. Otherwise, once it is leaked, I am afraid we will be very passive." He hesitated, and after a short reply, he finally said secretly. He sighed, bowed, and left sadly.
Seeing the disappearing figure of the other party, Situ Yuan had a complicated expression on his face. After hesitating for a long time, he finally summoned a thin man with a high-five and whispered a few words. The thin man then followed the order and left.
Frowning, Wu Feng sighed while browsing the mountains of information from all sides on the desk. The government reform has been fully launched. After the candidates for the governor of the seven counties were publicly appointed to the entire Western Xinjiang, it did not cause much disturbance. The early public opinion guidance has laid a good foundation for the administrative and zoning reform. The most important candidate for the governor of Kansai is the candidate. Fang Chengsong, who is also well-known in the imperial political circles, has not only won unanimous praise from all eight Kansai prefectures, but has also been highly praised by public opinion as far away as the imperial capital, making Wu Feng quite proud of his magical strokes. .
Bo Jinchen's appointment as senior staff officer of the Military Affairs Administration also gave Wu Feng a sigh of relief. Although the conversation with Bo Jinchen seemed very dull, Wu Feng was still very satisfied because he knew that since people like Bo Jinchen stayed with peace of mind, Then there is nothing to doubt. After all, people like him have no regard for life and death. Threats and inducements are meaningless to him. The only thing that can attract him is probably to give him a stage where he can show his talents. , and the only one in the current empire who can give him this opportunity is probably himself.
In the end, Kamapov was chosen as the commander of the Fifth Army. Long Zizi also served as the deputy commander of the First Army, while Shalang was transferred to the deputy commander of the Third Army. Long Zizi and Shalang will serve under Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu. Under some special circumstances, he took charge of the first and third two Western Xinjiang armies instead of the two. The Western Region Guards were cancelled, and two mixed infantry and cavalry regiments were formed following the example of the nomadic cavalry and stationed in Hanzhong. The commander of the cavalry regiment was appointed by a candidate recommended by Hu Yanqiu, and Hu Yanqiu officially served as the commander of the regiment stationed in India.
After completing the reform of the military system, the army also began to change its defenses on a large scale. The Second Army, with the cooperation of the two Ranger regiments in Wulanji, took over the entire defense of the Central Continent. After the Sanjiang War situation had fallen into a stalemate, the Fourth Army also It took over the defense of the three counties of Sanjiang, Tiannan and Burma. The Third Army took over the defense of Beiyuan and Heshuo with the cooperation of a ranger regiment, while the Fifth Army took over the defense of Beiyuan and Heshuo with the cooperation of two mixed corps (adapted from the Western Region Guards). came) and stationed in Kansai, on the one hand they were responsible for the defense of Kansai, and on the other hand they were also responsible for the important task of supporting the Sanjiang Fourth Army. As for the First Army and several other ranger regiments, they naturally became the general reserve force, and their stations were also Subject to change at any time in case of unforeseen circumstances.
The naval construction plan finally surfaced. Both Wu Feng and Ling Tianfang agreed that the naval construction must increase its efforts and should be quite forward-looking to adapt to the future development direction of the war. In view of the fact that there were not many areas suitable for the development of the navy in Western Xinjiang at this time, Kansai was chosen as the base for naval construction. Hanzhong, Jincheng, and Lujiang became the bases of the three naval battalions of the Western Xinjiang Navy respectively. The water battalion system was modeled after that of the Empire. Each battalion of the inland river fleet is based on the size of a squadron. It has five medium-sized ships, eighteen small patrol ships, and several small boats, with a strength of 3,000 people.
After completing this series of research discussions and decisions and putting them into practice, Wu Feng was finally able to take a breath and relax his nerves. The endless meetings, discussions, and conversations for more than ten consecutive days made Wu Feng exhausted physically and mentally, but He also knew that this was a strategic plan that would determine the development of Western Xinjiang for a long period of time in the future, and he could not ignore it at all. From politics, economics, diplomacy, to military preparations, all these aspects gathered the attention of nearly 30 million people in Western Xinjiang. It is as heavy as a thousand pieces.
The issue of choosing the location of the Western Xinjiang Protectorate and the Prince of Qin's Palace also aroused a protracted and fierce debate. In theory, from the perspective of long-term strategic position and Wufeng's emotional tendency, Qingyang is a well-deserved first choice, but from the perspective of its own development direction in the future and the strategic position of Kansai in the entire Western Xinjiang, Hanzhong is a natural choice. In the administrative center, this issue made Wu Feng and his subordinates somewhat uncertain to pay attention to it for a while. As soon as the news came out, it immediately attracted everyone's attention. The newspapers and media in the two places even loudly waved flags for their respective counties. They refused to give in. The choice of where to become the governor's palace and the palace of Qin was even involved. Attention from all walks of life, gentry, nobles, elders, tribal leaders, immigrant leaders, wealthy businessmen, scholars and talented people all expressed their opinions in support of their respective objects, triggering countless debates, so that Wu Feng and a group of administrative officials We all dare not make decisions easily.
Rolling for votes, ^_^