Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 479: Nanjing New Treaty Signed (8.2K Returned)

The soldier hiding cave was located in the leeward part under the city wall. A deerskin curtain was hung at the entrance to block the wind and keep out the heat. There was also a fire lit inside the cave.

As soon as he opened the door curtain and walked in, Batu felt a gust of warm breeze blowing on his face.

The warm wind was also mixed with the rich aroma of stewed beef with potatoes.

Seeing Batu coming in from outside, Suke, who was squatting beside the stove stewing meat, turned around and said.

"Hey, Batu, you're back?"

"You're back just in time. We can have dinner now."

Upon hearing this, Batu strode to the stove, took off the cotton gloves on his hands, and threw them on the stove to warm themselves.

He turned around, took a bowl and served himself a bowl of beef stew with potatoes.

A bite of potato, a bite of meat, and a sip of soup...

As the warm beef soup went into his stomach, Batu finally felt like he was coming back to life.

"Damn it, it's so damn cold outside!"

Seeing this, Su Ke took another soft and hot steamed bun and gave it to Batu, and then said.

"Hey, there's nothing we can do about it!"

"Who told those damned Englishmen to come and attack at this time?"

"If it weren't for those British guys, we would be panning for gold right now!"

"However, in this weather, we are having a hard time in the city. The British outside must be having a harder time than us."

Originally, Suke, Batu and others came to Alaska to pan for gold.

Unfortunately, their gold mining work had just begun for a short time when the British invaded.

In an emergency, Suke, Batu and others were organized, each given a gun, and temporarily formed into a militia to prepare to fight the British army.

Originally, the battle was quite fierce at the beginning.

However, as news came that the Tang Dynasty had begun negotiations with Britain, the war situation here naturally slowed down.

The two sides began to confront each other across a city wall!
But even so, the temporary militias organized by Suke, Batu and others were still not disbanded.

To be on the safe side, the higher-ups will definitely not allow these militiamen to disband before the British troops withdraw.

Although Suke and Batu were extremely eager to go gold mining, they did not dare to disobey the orders from above.

Even though they are of Mongolian descent, after coming to Alaska, they no longer take their original identity seriously.

In this barren land infested with indigenous barbarians, no matter whether they are Han, Mongolian, Manchu, or other ethnic minorities, they will not be able to survive if they still insist on their own national identity.

Now, the only choice before them is to recognize the Tang Dynasty!

Hold on to the thighs of the Tang Dynasty and huddle together for warmth with Tang Dynasty immigrants from all over the world.

Only in this way can they gain the strength to fight against the natural environment, the indigenous people, and the foreigners.

Survive in this wild and dangerous land!

Batu dipped the steamed bun in his hand into the soup and ate it. After two or three bites, the big steamed bun was gone into his stomach.

Although the environment in Alaska is harsh, there is one good thing: the food is good.

The Tang Dynasty transported grain from its homeland by sea, and with the proceeds from local reclamation and hunting, the immigrants were able to eat meat almost every day.

This kind of living condition is almost impossible to achieve in the Tang Dynasty!
It is worth mentioning that since coming to Alaska, Batu discovered that Suke had quit gambling.

This surprised Batu quite a bit!

In his opinion, gambling is extremely harmful to people. Once a person gets addicted to gambling, he is almost ruined.

It’s a good thing that Suke was able to quit gambling after coming to Alaska.

After dinner, Batu leaned against the wall, squinted his eyes and prepared to take a nap.

However, he had just fallen asleep for not long when he heard cheers coming from outside the soldier hiding cave.

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"The Tang Dynasty is victorious!"

"The British have withdrawn their troops..."

Batu was awakened from his sleep and walked out of the soldier cave with Suke and others.

When I looked up, I saw that almost everyone in Fuyuan City was cheering.

Batu pricked up his ears and listened carefully, and finally figured out what was going on.

It turned out that the peace talks between the Tang Dynasty and the British had yielded results, and the British outside the city received the news and decided to withdraw their troops.

Batu couldn't help but be ecstatic.

Because he knew that since the British had withdrawn, it would not be long before they would lay down their weapons and continue to pan for gold!

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Batu's face involuntarily.

Gold, golden gold, here he comes!
……

As the peace talks between the two sides were finalized, the British Governor-General of India, Canning, set out from India and came to the Tang Dynasty to prepare for the signing of the peace treaty.

The sea sponges sparkled in the sunlight, and seabirds flew low over the sea, casting shadows on the blue sea.

A fleet of steam-powered sailing ships is sailing slowly on the surface of the East China Sea.

The flag flown by this fleet was the British flag.

British Governor-General of India Canning stood on the bow deck of the ship and looked out at the distant horizon.

As the distance got closer, a port with ships coming and going and merchants gathering appeared in his sight.

Canning took a deep breath and asked Sir Carter beside him.

"Sir Carter, is Shanghai of Tang Kingdom just ahead?"

As the Tang Dynasty opened its doors to the world and promoted the development of maritime trade and industry and commerce, Shanghai, as the outlet of the Yangtze River and an open window to the southeastern half of the Tang Dynasty, not only developed at an astonishing speed, but also began to become famous around the world.

Even Governor Canning had heard of it and knew that it was a large and rapidly developing city.

Canning came to the Tang Dynasty this time to sign a peace treaty with the Tang Dynasty and completely end the war in India.

The reason why Sir Carter was also invited to accompany him was because he was the deputy commander of the British fleet during the Battle of the Bay of Bengal.

This time, it cannot be just administrative people like Canning who come to sign the peace treaty with the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, the military must also send people.

In addition, Earl Elgin was captured because of his defeat in the Battle of the Bay of Bengal, so Carter, the deputy, became the best candidate.

Carter stood beside Canning, looking at the coastline in the distance, and said with a complicated expression.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor."

"Shanghai is just ahead."

"We can go directly into the Chinese mainland through the Yangtze River via the Shanghai estuary and arrive at the gates of Nanjing, the most important city in the southeastern region of the Tang Dynasty..."

The reason why Carter knew it so clearly was not because he was good at geography, but because he had been here before.

Twenty years ago, when the Opium War broke out, Sir Carter came to China.

However, at that time, he was still the winner...

In Carter's view at the time, China was no different from the indigenous countries and colonies that Britain had conquered in the past.

It just means that the population is larger, the territory is larger, and it is more prosperous.

But it's no use!

In front of Britain, none of them can withstand a single blow.

Carter could never have imagined that twenty years later, this barbaric and backward Eastern country would suddenly transform into a challenger to British hegemony.

And, the challenge was successfully completed!
At the beginning, Britain defeated the Qing Dynasty and forced it to sign an unequal treaty under the city of Nanjing.

Today, the treaty is still being signed in Nanjing, but it is Britain's turn to sign an unequal treaty...

The psychological gap brought about by this kind of thing made Carter, a proud Anglo-Saxon, somewhat unacceptable.

Upon hearing this, Governor Canning simply nodded slightly.

Then he continued to look towards the coastline's defense line, and a fleet appeared in front of Canning.

It was the Tang Dynasty East China Sea Fleet squadron that was ordered to monitor the movements of the British fleet.

As time passed, the fleet slowly entered the port under the surveillance of the Tang East China Sea Fleet.

Governor Canning and Lord Carter disembarked together through the pier.

As soon as they got off the pier, they saw a man standing on the dock waiting.

Seeing Governor Canning disembark, Minister Bruce, who had been waiting at the dock, quickly stepped forward and greeted him.

"Your Majesty the Governor!"

"Hello! It's been a long time!"

Bruce took the initiative to step forward and greet.

Canning stretched out his hand and shook Bruce's, then spoke.

"Minister Bruce, thank you for coming here to greet us."

"Let me introduce you, His Excellency. This is Sir Carter, acting commander of the Atlantic-Indian Fleet!"

Upon hearing this, Bruce quickly turned around and shook hands with Carter.

Then Bruce led the way, leading Governor Canning and Sir Carter out of the port.

When they arrived outside the port, a convoy of cars was already waiting there.

Of course, this motorcade was not the one assigned to the British Embassy, ​​but a welcoming motorcade sent by the Tang Dynasty to receive foreign guests.

Because the road conditions were bad and driving was inconvenient at that time, Minister Bruce came to Shanghai from the capital by boat.

The British Embassy's assigned car is still parked in the embassy's garage.

Therefore, it was only the Tang Dynasty that could arrange a welcoming convoy for them.

Although the peace treaty has not yet been formally signed and the Tang Dynasty and Britain are still in a hostile relationship, the Tang Dynasty is, after all, a country of etiquette and civilization.

So as not to embarrass Britain in diplomatic reception!

This is not the attitude that a responsible major country should have in its foreign relations.

The group walked quickly to the side of the motorcade. Bruce and the Governor-General of India, Canning, got on the same car, while Sir Carter was arranged to get on another car.

The reason for this arrangement is that Bruce and Canning need to meet before the formal signing to discuss the details of the negotiation and contract.

Soon, several people got on the car.

The vehicles started and the convoy slowly moved towards the city of Shanghai.

The car was driving on the smooth asphalt road, extremely smoothly.

Inside the car, only the faint sound of the engine running could be heard.

Before Bruce could speak, Canning on the side asked.

"Minister Bruce, please briefly explain to me the current negotiation process!"

Bruce heard this, straightened his words a little, and then continued.

"In reply to the Governor-General, at present, the negotiations between Great Britain and Tang have basically come to an end."

"The next thing you need to do is sign the peace treaty."

"As for the contents of the peace treaty, they are mainly the following."

"First, Great Britain will cede Australia to the Tang Kingdom."

"Second, Great Britain will pay 4200 million silver dollars as war reparations to the Tang Kingdom."

"Third, both sides will open their markets to each other. Great Britain will allow Tang merchants to freely travel between Great Britain's mainland and colonies to conduct business. In return, Tang will also open their mainland and vassal markets to Great Britain."

"Fourth, tariff agreement. Great Britain and Tang will each send professionals to form a tariff consultation committee to jointly negotiate the relevant tariffs for economic and trade exchanges between the two countries."

"Fifth, extraterritoriality and consular jurisdiction."

"From the date of signing the treaty, if a citizen of our Tang country commits a crime in our British colony, as long as the matter does not involve our British citizens, our Great Britain cannot take any action. We must hand the person over to the Tang country and let Tang officials conduct trial and handling."

Upon hearing this, Canning's face visibly darkened.

Reparations, opening up to trade, tariff agreements, extraterritoriality...

Good guy! He couldn't help but exclaim in his heart, Good guy!
You have to know that in the past these conditions were set by Britain to other countries.

Unexpectedly, the situation has changed and it is Britain's turn to sign the unequal treaty.

Canning took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and then continued to ask.

"What about India?"

"Has the Tang army agreed to withdraw its troops from India?"

As the Governor-General of India, this was Canning's primary concern.

Bruce replied with a wry smile.

"The Tang army agreed to withdraw its troops, but in the armistice agreement, the Tang army requested a ceasefire at the current line of actual control between the two sides."

"The Tang army will call off its offensive against India, and Great Britain will also stop attacking the Mughal Khanate."

Today, the Tang Dynasty's attitude to preserve the Mughal Khanate remains unchanged.

As I said, as the big brother, you can use your younger brothers, but at the critical moment, you must be able to protect them.

If the Tang Dynasty had taken advantage of the conflict between the Mughal Khanate and Britain to gain benefits, it would have sold out the Mughal Khanate and watched Britain destroy the Mughal Khanate.

From now on, the vassal states of the Tang Dynasty will definitely have doubts when facing the Tang Dynasty as their suzerain state.

By then, even if the Tang Dynasty could still maintain its position as the big brother of the Eastern world, the other countries would probably become disunited.

Of course, it was just to save the Mughal Khanate from being destroyed by Britain.

As for the counterattack against Britain?
Haha, it’s not that the Tang Dynasty didn’t support you, but you, the Mughal Khanate, were useless and suffered successive defeats at the hands of the British. You became the captain of the transport team, so you can’t blame the Tang Dynasty for withdrawing and stopping its aid to you.

When your Mughal Khanate was in turmoil, the Tang Dynasty was able to send troops to turn the tide and save your Mughal Khanate from being destroyed by Britain. This can be considered the utmost kindness and duty.

Just for this one point, anyone who sees this would not say, "What a good brother!"

Also, the current territory of the Mughal Khanate is almost the same as the territory of later Bangladesh.

Don’t think that Bangladesh is extremely poor in later generations. That is because Bangladesh has too many people and the gap between the rich and the poor is too huge.

Bangladesh's natural environment and various resources are still relatively rich.

Apart from anything else, the fact that the Ganges River flows into the sea alone determines that the agricultural resources of this place must be very good.

Well, it is suitable for growing crops and has become another major granary of the Tang Dynasty after Southeast Asia.

Canning heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this.

"That's acceptable!"

"The war is finally over!"

Unlike the British mainland or Bruce who were in the rear, Canning, who was on the front line, could really feel the military pressure from the Tang Dynasty.

After the Battle of the Bay of Bengal, the Tang Army stationed in Dhaka did not make any major moves. It only allowed the Indian Army to attack and recapture some lost territory after the British troops withdrew.
However, after completing the supply, the Tang army fleet took advantage of the victory in the Battle of the Bay of Bengal to show off its strength along the coast of India.

They successively bombarded important coastal cities on the east coast of India, such as Balasore, Chennai and Cuddalore.

The fleet even broke through the blockade of British artillery batteries, rushed into the Hooghly River, and threatened Kolkata!

However, the British fleet only dared to hide in the harbor and did not dare to go out to fight the enemy.

Not to mention how much psychological pressure the Tang army put on Canning!
That was why he felt that the Tang Dynasty's somewhat excessive conditions were acceptable.

The only thing that made Canning feel a little upset was that the Tang Dynasty actually asked to sign a peace treaty in Nanjing. This really made the British feel a great shame!

……

Shortly after the ceremonial motorcade welcoming the British delegation left the port of Shanghai.

Another ship docked at the port of Shanghai.

The Mughal Khan, Bahadur Shah II disembarked through the pier.

The Tang Dynasty Ministry of Foreign Affairs also sent relevant staff and a ceremonial convoy to welcome them.

This time, the Tang Dynasty and Britain signed the Treaty of Nanjing 2.0 version, and not only the Tang Dynasty and Britain participated in the signing.

As a party to the war, the Mughal Khanate was also allowed to sign the peace treaty.

Bahadur Shah II was helped into the car by his attendant Ali.

As the car started, he looked through the window, taking in the surrounding scenery.

At first glance, what caught his eye were the berths and piers where ships were docked.

On both sides of the pier are steam cranes used to load and unload cargo from ships.

Inside the dock, all the roads are smooth asphalt roads.

On the road, you can see ox-drawn and horse-drawn vehicles loaded with goods everywhere. The workers loading and unloading the goods are like tiny ants, gathering around the huge cargo ships, and using steam-powered mechanical cranes to unload or load containers from the ships.

Throughout the entire dock, there are at least thousands or even tens of thousands of workers who are working hard to ensure the normal operation of the dock.

But what is amazing is that while the port is prosperous, it is also quite orderly.

Workers are loading and unloading goods, and vehicles are transporting containers, all waiting in line under the command of port managers.

No queue-jumping!

Looking at this busy port, Bahadur Shah II couldn't help but marvel in his heart, it is worthy of being the Tang Dynasty.

The prosperity of the Shanghai Port was far beyond what he had seen in Dhaka or even the Mumbai Port.

Soon, the convoy drove out of the port and headed along the asphalt road towards the defense line in Shanghai city.

The road connecting the port to the urban area has been specially repaired. The road is flat and wide, and there is a street lamp erected at regular intervals on the roadside.

On both sides of the road, there are small trees planted at neat intervals.

Although it is winter now, the temperature in Shanghai is not cold and these small trees are still green.

Moving along the road, the convoy soon arrived in the city of Shanghai.

The first thing that caught Bahadur Shah II's eye was a sea of ​​tall buildings.

The high-rise buildings are neatly planned and towering as if they are reaching the sky.

Bahadur Shah II had never seen a building so tall.

Apart from this, what shocked Bahadur Shah II the most was that the streets in the Tang Dynasty cities were so clean that he could hardly believe it.

On the asphalt road, there is no garbage, not even any debris.

This is in stark contrast to the streets in India where shit and urine are everywhere.

On both sides of the road, the shops along the street are neatly planned.

Finally, the convoy stopped outside a courtyard.

This is the posthouse used by the Tang Dynasty to receive foreign guests.

The car stopped, the door opened and Bahadur Shah II stepped out of the car.

An official from the Tang Dynasty's Ministry of Foreign Affairs came forward and greeted them.

"Khan, please come over here!"

"We have prepared a room for you in advance."

Bahadur Shah II nodded and followed the Tang officials into the post house.

Bahadur Shah II asked after entering the gate of the post house.

"May I ask your Excellency where the British were arranged to live?"

The Tang official who led the way heard this and said with a smile.

"To reply to the Khan, it's right next door!"

“Not far from your compound!”

Bahadur Shah II heard this and nodded.

"it is good!"

"By the way, I wonder when the Tang Dynasty is going to sign the peace treaty?"

Upon hearing this, the Tang official responded.

"To reply to the Khan, according to the plan, it will be three days later."

"You can rest in Shanghai for a day, and then take the train to Nanjing..."

At present, Datang has built a railway connecting Shanghai and Nanjing.

Being the heart of Jiangnan, it is a truly prosperous place.

The railway connecting Nanjing and Shanghai was built very efficiently.

After the railway was completed, it, to some extent, filled some of the freight and passenger demands that could not be met by the Yangtze River shipping.

Bahadur Shah II heard this and nodded in agreement.

……

The first day of December, the fourth year of Kaitai in the Tang Dynasty.

Nanjing!

The sun is shining high in the sky, and its rays fill the earth, taking away some of the damp and cold winter air.

The weather today is very pleasant!
On the surface of the Yangtze River, there is an old sailing ship anchored.

There was a long table in the middle of the ship's deck, and the deck was guarded by Tang army soldiers carrying rifles.

The two groups of people sat on both sides of the long table.

On the table top was a written contract.

Although the ship on which the Qing Dynasty and Britain signed the Treaty of Nanjing could not be found, the Tang Dynasty still found another sailing battleship.

Well, not for anything else, just to reproduce the scene of the signing of the Treaty of Nanjing after the Opium War as closely as possible!
Under the gaze of several photographers, Guo Songtao, wearing a scarlet robe, stood up and began to speak.

"The emperor is destined to be carried by heaven, and the edict says:"

"The British barbarians are unscrupulous. They sell opium for profit, poisoning the bodies and minds of our people, infringing on the interests of our Tang Dynasty, and invading our vassal states, undermining our national prestige... How can this be tolerated?"

"I am the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the father of all people. How can I sit idly by and watch the British barbarians commit atrocities? Therefore, I will inspire the righteous army, comfort the people, punish the criminals, and punish the unjust..."

"Fortunately, our Tang soldiers were brave, our generals were resolute, and all the vassal states responded by rallying together to defeat the British barbarians, thus achieving a great victory."

"Now that the British have acknowledged their mistakes and are seeking peace, and are willing to atone for their atrocities, then our Tang Dynasty will let them off the hook and will not pursue the matter any further."

"We should sign a peace treaty as soon as possible to ensure eternal peace."

"Appreciate this!"

Guo Songtao finished speaking.

On the deck of the ship, officials from the Tang Dynasty's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the British delegation, and even the Mughal Khan Bahadur Shah II all stood up, bowed, and expressed their gratitude.

Yes, it’s real kneeling, the kind that does three kneelings and nine kowtows!
Although because Li Yi did not like his subjects to kneel before him, the Tang Dynasty had abolished the kneeling ceremony.

But who said that this time the imperial decree was sent to the British?
They must perform this kneeling ceremony!

In the words of Guo Songtao, if the British delegation could not kneel down, then the treaty would not have to be signed.

Also, unlike the Qing emperor who issued an order for peace talks in the tone of rewarding the British, this was an attempt to save his own reputation.

Li Yi's imperial edict is a true realist.

Because this peace was truly a reward he bestowed on the British.

With Li Yi's prestige as the founding emperor and his control over the army and government.

If he is determined to fight, then the Tang Dynasty has the ability to continue the war in India.

Therefore, it is only natural for the British to accept the order and express gratitude!
As for Bahadur Shah II?

As the king of a vassal state, and the king of a vassal state who had just saved his country under the protection of the Tang Dynasty, it was only natural for him to bow to Li Yi and express his gratitude.

Just as everyone knelt down to receive the order, the camera flashes started flashing.

Click!Click!
In the blink of an eye, the cameramen took many photos from various angles.

Prepare to use it for newspaper publicity in the future!

After the decree was announced, everyone stood up from the deck of the ship.

Guo Songtao was the first to pick up the pen and sign the treaty text with his seal.

Then, he pushed the treaty text to Governor Canning on the opposite side.

"Governor Canning, it's your turn!"

Canning smiled and also wrote his name.

Subsequently, the Mughal Khan Bahadur Shah II, the special envoy sent by Myanmar, and others signed the treaty.

After everyone finished signing, Guo Songtao ordered his attendants to bring drinks.

The representatives raised their glasses and Guo Songtao began to speak.

"For the sake of peace, let us drink this cup together!"

Seeing this, everyone shouted in unison.

"For peace!"

Just as everyone was raising their glasses, the sound of camera flashes clicking rang out again.

Freeze this scene!
……

It was only the next day after the treaty was signed.

The Tang Daily reported the incident on its front page.

"The British took the initiative to seek peace, the new Treaty of Nanjing was signed, and the war ended!"

"What is the purpose of the Mughal Khan coming from afar, other than signing a contract?"

What is the difference between the Nanjing New Testament and the Nanjing Old Testament?

"Specific contents of the peace treaty: Tang Dynasty avenges the national humiliation left by Qing Dynasty to China!"

And more importantly, the Tang Daily is not only distributed within the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Rather, it was issued by almost all of the vassal states of the Tang Dynasty throughout East Asia!

Nanyang, Malacca City!
After the Tang Dynasty conquered Nanyang, it established the Governor-General of Nanyang to be in charge of all Nanyang affairs.

The Governor-General's Office of Nanyang was located in Malacca.

Because the purpose of the Tang Dynasty setting up the Governor-General of Nanyang was not only to control Nanyang, but more importantly, for the Malacca Channel.

As long as the Malacca Channel is under the control of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty will be able to control the maritime power of the entire East Asia and Southeast Asia.

This is a very important matter for the Tang Dynasty.

Because only if the Tang Dynasty manages East Asia and Southeast Asia well first, will it have the confidence to move its steps towards the world in the future.

As the New Year approaches, the festive atmosphere in Malacca becomes more and more evident.

Although there are many Western-style buildings in Malacca, most of the people living in these buildings are Chinese.

In the Governor-General's Mansion, Li Hongzhang sat on a lounge chair by the window, drinking tea and flipping through the latest issue of the Tang Daily in his hand.

Looking at the content about the signing of the new Treaty of Nanjing in the Tang Daily, Li Hongzhang couldn't help but smile.

"This battle is finally over!"

Li Hongzhang said with great emotion.

Secretary Wang Zheng, who was standing by, saw this and agreed with a smile.

"Your Excellency is right. The battle is finally over!"

"Now that the war is over, the Nanyang Governor-General's Office can focus on economic development, which is really a good thing."

Although the war was fought in India, Nanyang, as the Tang Dynasty's closest territory to India, was also under considerable pressure.

Although nearly half of Dhaka's food and fodder needs are provided by nearby Myanmar.

However, the remaining materials need to be purchased and collected by the Tang Dynasty from Southeast Asia and then transported to the front line.

This meant that the Nanyang side had to focus its main efforts on collecting and raising supplies to support the war in India.

Due to the war, the economic development of Southeast Asia naturally slowed down.

Li Hongzhang took a sip of tea, listened to what his secretary said, and nodded with a smile.

"That's right, it's true."

After saying this, Li Hongzhang seemed to suddenly remember something and asked.

"By the way, I have previously applied to the court for approval to establish a security team for the Nanyang Governor-General's Office to maintain public order and exterminate the natives in the Nanyang region. Has the court responded?"

The biggest obstacle for the Tang Dynasty to develop Southeast Asia was the hot and humid climate and the harsh natural environment in the region.

But apart from the climate and natural environment, there are the indigenous people.

In the past few years, as the Tang Dynasty expanded into Southeast Asia, the natives really caused a lot of trouble for the Tang Dynasty.

There were often reports of local indigenous people attacking Tang Dynasty immigrants.

Li Hongzhang had no good solution to this problem.

In addition to allowing local immigrants to form militias for self-protection, they also organized professional security teams to strangle the indigenous people of Southeast Asia.

Well, we won’t kill all the captured natives.

Whether the Tang Dynasty was cultivating fertile farmland or mining, it needed manpower.

Wang Zheng nodded and said.

"In reply to your Excellency, the cabinet has already responded to your application and approved it!"

"However, the Military Affairs Council has issued an instruction that the command of the security team will be returned to the military. The military will send personnel to build the framework of the security team and be responsible for the establishment of the security team."

Li Hongzhang nodded and said after hearing this.

"That's fine!"

"We must try our best to cooperate with the establishment of the security team and set up the security team as soon as possible."

"Those natives are too arrogant. If we can't get rid of them, the Tang Dynasty's Nanyang development plan will not be implemented."

Li Hongzhang had no idea about the command of the security team being handed over to the military and the military being responsible for its establishment.

Because what he wants to do now is to clear out the indigenous people in Nanyang as soon as possible, so as to promote the development of Nanyang.

Rather than trying to interfere in military power and seek independence under the name of the security team.

You know, the current Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is the founding emperor. How stupid must Old Li be to think of establishing military independence while the founding emperor is in power!
Li Hongzhang is not stupid, he would not seek death!

……

PS: I had originally submitted two chapters and still owed five chapters, but I took a day off yesterday and owed another chapter.

I finished it today, and I still owe five chapters...

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