Dominate the Country

In the Imperial City of Nanjing, Chen Ming was taking a comfortable hot bath. This afternoon, he took Robert, who came to China again on behalf of Britain, for a tour of the Central Military Academy. There was no other meaning, just to let Robert see how many foreign students there are in the Central Military Academy of China.

These people came from Japan, Siam, Vientiane, Phnom Penh, Mysore, Gorkha, Bhutan, the four Mongolian Khanates, the three Kazakh Khanates, and the Ottomans and Persians...

Chen Han trains so many officers for friendly countries every year, but they are all trained according to China's war thinking and strategy. Chen Ming is expressing his dissatisfaction.

You British people suffered a loss in the Kingdom of Mysore, and you can't blame China.

Mysore killed a British person with a sword. You British people can't ignore the murderer in front of you and focus on finding trouble with the blacksmith who made the sword, right?

Now the British in India have fought with Mysore, and the battle was very intense. The British still have some advantages in the overall situation. Their navy is not comparable to or can be resisted by the Kingdom of Mysore, but Mysore has the advantage of the number of land forces. Although Tiepu's attack on Calcutta was repelled, the British offensive launched on the land of the Kingdom of Mysore was also repelled by Tiepu. The British British Indian colonial army suffered heavy losses, and of course the Mysore army also suffered heavy losses. Now the British are unwilling to do so, and they are shouting that the Chinese are behind the scenes and are supporting Mysore without limit. Isn't this nonsense? Are they playing rogue?

After receiving the British protest, Chen Ming has ordered the Gurkha and Bhutanese troops to move south. If the British want to be unreasonable, Chen Ming will be more arrogant than them.

You know, after the outbreak of the Indian War - another battle between Mysore and the British, Chen Ming ordered the withdrawal of all Chinese instructors and military advisers in Mysore in order to avoid suspicion - of course, there will be a few people left, and those people have nominally left the National Defense Force, this is to avoid irritating the British. Let the British have a good understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Kingdom of Mysore.

- Chen Ming is not willing to irritate the British at all. At this time, they should be allowed to get what they want in India, and then the British, who have consciously consolidated their position in India, will turn around and concentrate on launching waves of wars against France in Europe.

The French, who are now in a state of exporting revolution, are on the road to being "invincible" in single-handedly fighting all of Europe - I think you are all garbage.

Chen Ming would rather the Kingdom of Mysore, which he had worked hard to train, be beaten to death by the British, and would rather the British influence be consolidated in India again. In a way, this will affect China's influence in India, and he is unwilling to touch the sensitive feelings of the British at this time.

The war that is going on in Europe is too important for Chen Han's future development.

In this case, the British still think that China is in the way, so they sent Robert, who resigned from his ambassador to China two years ago and returned to the East India Company, to China. Damn it, Chen Ming wants to directly overthrow the stall.

Anyway, it is the autumn of 1796 in the Western calendar. If Napoleon can make a fortune, he has already made it. And if he can't start, he will be defeated. So Chen Ming is willing to give it a try.

Let the British remember a little, so that they will all realize in the years to come that China cannot be provoked.

Robert may have to wait for several months to know this news. Anyway, this action is really the British Indian authorities.

But Robert will definitely have a headache tonight!

...

Nanmiao Hutong on the Qinhuai River in the west of Nanjing.

The residence of Wang Huizu, the chief minister of the cabinet, is located here. Although this place is also next to the Qinhuai River, the Qinhuai River surrounds half of Nanjing and stretches for dozens of miles. Not every section is filled with fireworks.

The most prosperous Qinhuai River, in a sense, is only in the Confucius Temple area. There are many brothels, singing and dancing, and it is still the largest "red-light district" in China today. Of course, the number of Qinhuai River women's branches in the Chen Han Dynasty is far less than that in the late Ming Dynasty, but the scale and quality are definitely higher. Among the eight beauties of Qinhuai in the late Ming Dynasty, none of them was a foreigner, right?

And now, among the famous women's branches on the Qinhuai River, which one does not have a white slave red card?

Morning cold food, night Lantern Festival. The more night, the more lively the Qinhuai River is.

Except for the section of Confucius Temple, the Qinhuai River is just a quiet confluence.

It was already eleven o'clock, and the sixty-six-year-old Wang Huizu rubbed his sore eyes before finishing the work at hand.

"Old, really old." Unknowingly, he has served Emperor Chen for twenty or thirty years.

Although he is the fifth cabinet minister after Liu Dezhao, he is a few years older than Liu Dezhao. The latter is still active in Chenhan's political arena. The two-year-old Council of State and the local provincial governments' advisory councils are still expanding their influence in Chenhan. Therefore, Wang Huizu's position as the cabinet minister is not easy. Not to mention that he is currently catching up with the princes fighting for the throne! This makes him very embarrassed.

He is afraid that his behavior will cause trouble to his descendants; he is also afraid that he will be timid and cause the emperor's dissatisfaction.

The Mid-Autumn Festival will be in two days, and the cabinet must express something. It cannot push everything to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The report Wang Huizu just reviewed was a statistical data submitted by the Ministry of Finance. After the holiday, there will be a tax summary. And it’s already the Mid-Autumn Festival, so can the end of the year be far behind? The full-year financial statements and statistics, next year's financial expenditure form...the busy time is still to come.

What's more important is that this is already his second year in office. Wang Huizu is older. After becoming the first and assistant minister of the cabinet, he can retire and return to his hometown, and he may not even have to go to the Zizhengyuan.

Therefore, it was time for Wang Huizu to show his ‘results’.

No one who holds a top position would be willing to be said to be a deadbeat doing nothing after leaving office. Wang Huizu is old, but he still wants to make a dazzling achievement to show his face.

To be honest, China is so powerful, and after five years of being the chief and assistant minister of the cabinet with less than one person and more than ten thousand people, it would be really bad if it could not achieve results.

Industrial development, economic, foreign trade, transportation, agriculture and other developments are not considered 'real material', nor is the 'imminent' war in America. The imperial court’s gold, mountains, and oceans have all been filled in. It would be strange if these did not ‘develop’.

The 'rouge' that Wang Huizu wanted to dress up as himself was India.

Looking around China, except for the various indigenous kingdoms in India, the land within China's reach is already empty.

Yes, China can also use its friendship with the Ottoman Empire to vigorously develop the world of Tianfang, and even gain a few footholds on the east coast of Africa. If the Suez Canal progresses quickly, Wang Huizu can start this major project that will change the world structure during his term.

But these are too far away from China.

In today's era, the only place where China's "hands" can reach the outside world is also the most profitable place, and that is India.

The population here is the most densely populated area in the world outside of China. It can be said to be an extremely fat piece of fat and a vast and huge market. As long as this place can be firmly held in China's hands, China's economic development in the future will be equivalent to a pair of soaring wings.

——Even if it only sells cloth, China's textile industry can earn hundreds of millions of profits a year in Mysore, Matala, etc. these years.

And although he, Wang Huizu, has only served as the chief minister of the cabinet for one term, if he can win in India, he will receive a historical evaluation that is not weaker than that of others.

Therefore, Robert and his entourage who arrived a few days ago were clowns in his eyes. He is a character who behaves well even though he gets an advantage, and the British will humiliate themselves.

Previously, Wang Huizu did not understand why the emperor was indifferent to the changes in India, and he also took the initiative to completely evacuate the people from the Kingdom of Mysore. In Wang Huizu's view, this was an initiative to reduce the friendship with Mysore. No matter how the people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained to Tipu, it could not hide the fact that China abandoned Mysore because of the British. This also proves that in the eyes of China, Mysore's rights and interests are far less important than the friendship of the British. Tipu Sultan has a strong self-esteem and is also a very sensitive person. He will definitely feel ashamed of this in his heart.

When the war between Mysore and the British ceases, will the friendship between China and Mysore return to its original state?

No one will forgive a friend who gives up on himself in times of crisis. Even if they are still good friends on the surface, in reality, there will be an indestructible gap between them.

Of course, a very small number of those who had previously served as instructors and consultants in Mysore received the signal and did not withdraw from the Kingdom of Mysore. Moreover, these people have all married local Brahmins in Mysore, so these people have "automatically" left China. In fact, Tiepu also knew that these people were the crack left by Chen Han to him, and the Chinese did not completely close the connection and friendship between the two countries. These are also the biggest ‘evidences’ that the British are clamoring for!

But this was Tiepu's thoughts in times of crisis. If the situation in Mysore turned from crisis to safety, Tiepu himself would definitely not continue to think like this.

No matter what, time cannot be turned back. And even if it were reversed, Wang Huizu believed that he would not be able to dissuade the emperor.

Emperor Chen's decision cannot be changed. Regardless of whether the people below understand it or not, it must be implemented.

Finally, judging from previous developments, the emperor has a very good and long-term vision. They even speculated at one time whether the emperor had a secret intelligence team that was not widely known to the public. But as it turns out, he didn't.

This made Chen Ming's aura of 'brilliant and wise' even more dazzling.

It also made Chen Ming less likely to change and more stubborn in his decision.

However, after the British-Mysore opening war, the British's progress was slightly set back, and they would make another mistake. According to Wang Huizu's understanding of the current Emperor Chen, the British would steal the chicken but lose the rice.

Emperor Chen was sometimes unreasonable to courtiers, but he was even more unreasonable to foreigners. Who do the British think they are? If they just make a fuss casually, will the emperor recognize them?

The emperor took Robert for a walk around the Central Military Academy this afternoon. The Governor-General ordered the troops of Bhutan and Gurkha to take a step south. The British suffered a big loss.

China is expressing dissatisfaction. This dissatisfaction was still expressed by the emperor himself. Wang Huizu planned to wait and see the British response.

Don’t think that only the emperor can express his ‘dissatisfaction’ with the Kingdom of Great Britain. As the chief minister of the cabinet, he also has the right and strength to express his dissatisfaction with the British.

This matter was originally handled by the cabinet. Although Chen Ming was going to turn against the emperor, he just came out to stand up. Moreover, Wang Huizu still hoped that Britain would ‘ignore’ the emperor’s signal, and he hoped that he could use the power in his hands to solve this matter.

In this way, he could properly strengthen and restore the friendship with the Kingdom of Mysore.

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The next day.

Early in the morning, many newspapers in Beijing printed sensational headlines on their front pages. This was of course a signal from the relevant departments.

Besides, Chen Ming’s whereabouts yesterday were not concealed. It was not only concerned by the newspaper industry, but also by many people and gossip parties. He took the special envoy of the British Indian Governor-General, Robert, the former British Ambassador to China, to visit the Central Military Academy, which really gave people too much speculation.

"Fortunately, the Zhongyuan Daily did not reveal any bad signs about Sino-British relations." Robert was very clear about China's political and public opinion levels. The Zhongyuan Daily's position was unshakable. It was the mouthpiece of the Chinese government. If this newspaper did not express its position, then everything was possible. Otherwise, he would be a sinner of Great Britain.

"Your Majesty is the supreme ruler. His every word and action is the focus of the whole country. This is normal." Xie Qinggao, who was responsible for receiving them, said so.

Robert smiled and sighed. Chinese newspapers have a much lower limit than European newspapers. There are rarely scenes of talking nonsense. Although these newspapers in front of them are not the national conditions like the Zhongyuan Daily, they have also explained many problems from one side.

The Chinese emperor is very angry.

These newspapers are like loudspeakers. Perhaps it only takes one morning for everyone in Nanjing to know that there is a big conflict between China and Britain. The British have made His Majesty the Emperor of China angry. It is not uncommon to even have rumors among the people that China and Britain are going to go to war.

It's just that the British deserve it. Who made them jump? They came here to be shot.

Less than two days after the Mid-Autumn Festival celebration, when countless people were crazy about the magic of trains, including Robert and his party, a message came from Europe.

The Sino-Western war broke out.

In faraway Europe, the Spanish naval fleet took advantage of the Chinese escort formation to escort the fleet on the last journey to the Ottoman Empire and suddenly launched an attack in the Strait of Gibraltar.

That was all the urgent news that reached Chen Ming. There was no Nice and Tunisia naval battles that both sides experienced, nor the price that Zhu Fu's fleet finally paid - after three battles, the entire fleet was silent, one military and one civilian, two ships, and more than a thousand sailors were killed and wounded, which was a heavy casualty.

But the Spanish attack on Zhu Fu's fleet at the mouth of the Strait of Gibraltar had already opened the prelude to the second Sino-Western war.

Chen Ming was like an angry lion, he was furious.

Spain, a second-rate European country, actually took the initiative to attack the Chinese fleet without knowing whether to live or die. They were seeking their own death and destruction.

The lion was insulted by a hyena, so blood must be seen.

The Spaniards must be taught a lesson and punished, and they must be taught a lesson to all Europeans.

And Robert and his party must get out now, immediately, and immediately.

Don't feel wronged, because the big duck is now an ally of the British.

Get out now, immediately, right now, right now!