I smashed the emperor's daughter

Chapter 124 Bringing His Daughter Over

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Andrew struggled to straighten up, covering the cross printed on the linen shirt with his hands, the panic on his face faded a lot, and changed a little solemnly:
"My lord, I swear that the United Kingdom will never go to war against China!
No matter the king, the governor, the civilians or the soldiers, they don't want to see this, because once the war starts, it means that our country can no longer get tea through trade..."

"The "New Testament" says that you can't swear. The moral bottom line of you Protestants is really flexible."

Tasos' voice sounded at an inappropriate time, causing everyone to look over in unison. Zhang Xianqiu understood the foreign language and smiled contemptuously, while Li Yuntang turned his head slightly, motioning for the bureau chief to translate for him.

Andrew, on the other hand, was half-dead from anger at this sentence, secretly cursing the Greeks as a bunch of bible-reading bastards; but this mess has to be cleaned up by himself, he suppressed his anger, and hurriedly explained:
"My lords, the most important interest of the United Kingdom in the Far East is India. The East India Company has not yet unified the whole of India. At present, the biggest resistance is the Sikh Kingdom in the northwest of India centered on Punjab;

Their king, Ranjit Singh, bought a large number of guns and artillery, and hired the damn French as instructors to train the army, posing a huge potential threat to the rule of the United Kingdom in India.

At this time, our country only wants to make peace with the Celestial Dynasty, so how dare we take the initiative to provoke a war? "

Li Yuntang, who was dragging his chin with one hand, rubbed his chin with his index finger while listening. He had heard a saying in his previous life that the first Anglo-Burmese war was initiated by Burma.

If this statement is true, and the current situation of the East India Company that Andrew dictated is true, then in a short period of time, the Bretti army is indeed unable to attack the big man.

"Angel, what this person said is not unreasonable." Zhang Xianqiu leaned to Li Yuntang's side, whispered something, and then gave his own opinion:
"Between the big Han and Brietti's controlled Tianzhu, there are states such as Assam and Manipur, let alone the toughness of the people; Entering Burma from here will surely make the veterans tired and embarrassed."

Li Yuntang shook his head. Although this sentence is correct, due to the limitations of the times, he overlooked one problem - the opponent's navy is powerful and has the command of the sea, so he can completely land on the plains of Myanmar by detour.

Although the navy of the Han Dynasty was not as powerful as the Qing Dynasty, and its combat power was beaten by pirates, it was not very strong. At least compared with the East India Squadron, its strength was at a disadvantage, and its chances of winning were not great, so he Just ask Andrew:
"The Royal Navy of the Breti Kingdom has a long-standing reputation. It has not encountered an enemy in a hundred years. If you transport troops by sea to the sea (that is, the Andaman Sea), and then land on the plain, won't you bypass this difficult mountain forest?" ?”

"Angel, you don't know something." Andrew imitated the example, and also called the angel, and his voice was as respectful as possible:
"Hindus are unwilling to go to sea by boat. They have a "black water taboo" in their beliefs. Black water is the sea. If they are forced to attack by sea, it may cause large-scale riots among the troops stationed in India;

After all, among the 23 troops stationed in India, there are nearly 20 indigenous people, most of whom are Hindu believers!
However, only the deployment of Irish and Scots to fight will lead to the transfer of a large number of low-level military officers, which is likely to cause the governor to lose his ability to control the indigenous army. "

After hearing this, Li Yuntang fell into deep thought. Religion can indeed affect the stability of the East India Company. This has been confirmed in the original time and space. It ignited the Indian national uprising in the mid-19th century.

As soon as Andrew saw Li Yuntang's expression eased, he immediately struck while the iron was hot, and added:
"Angel, there is another point: If I know that our country is going to attack the Celestial Dynasty, how dare I come here to trade? Isn't this asking for trouble?"

This last sentence got Li Yuntang a slight nod. Judging from the information Andrew gave and the historical facts he knew, it was indeed unlikely that the East India Company would attack Burma, which was newly acquired by the big man.

Recalling that after the end of the first Anglo-Burmese war, Burma did not cut much land and did not pay much money, and his vigilance eased a little.

Of course, only a few.

If the East India Company cannot find other commodities that can make up for the trade deficit between the two countries, they will inevitably dump opium to the Han; Do more unscrupulously!

"This battle, after all, is going to be fought..."

Thinking of this, Li Yuntang's face turned cold. For the first time since time travel, he felt that the mission on his shoulders was so heavy that his teeth gradually trembled from being bitten.

But this trembling is not fear, but excitement, because he has the opportunity to rewrite this period of history in an upright manner; he has the opportunity to show Europeans that a country that accounts for a quarter of the world's population will explode after completing industrialization. What a terrifying force!

Originally, Andrew saw that Li Yuntang's complexion was soothed, and he was glad that he had overcome the difficulties, but before he could let go of the suspense, the angel in front of him suddenly became a little hideous.

Unsure of the situation, in order to prove his worth, he can only throw another blockbuster:
"Angel, today we have a common enemy with the United Kingdom, and that is Lucia... that is what the big man calls Jochi Ulus;
According to the news from the intelligence personnel of the United Kingdom, Jochi Ulus gave the Kokand Khanate money and weapons support, allowing them to choose an opportunity to invade the Zhungeer tribes south of the Tianshan Mountains and provoke a war. Defend! "

Before he finished speaking, Andrew was already sweating nervously behind his back, because the news he provided was half-truth and half-false!

It is true that someone provoked the Kokand Khanate to invade the Western Regions, but that party is the United Kingdom; but in order to save his life, he can only pretend to be fooled; if this ruins the United Kingdom's plan——

Then fuck his (harmonious) plan, no plan is more important than his Andrew's life!

"Tianshan... Western Regions."

This time, Li Yuntang's reaction was not very intense. While muttering, he first glanced at Andrew, and after seeing nothing unusual, he looked at Zhang Xianqiu;
"When Emperor Gaozong pacified the Western Regions, some of the Zhungeer and Yarkand remnants in the south of the Tianshan Mountains retreated westward into the Kokand Khanate. If this invasion is true, it must have something to do with them!
Fortunately, between the Yili Governor's Mansion of the great Han Dynasty and Shuchi Ulus, there is still Xiaoyuzi and Zhongyuzi separated. Before Shuyi fails to subdue the two, it is absolutely impossible to send soldiers in person; If there are few, the most important precautions should be placed in the south of Tianshan Mountain. "

Li Yuntang glanced back, indicating that he had heard these words, then pursed his lips, and began to think in his heart:
The Ili Governor's Mansion, the westernmost part of the Han Dynasty, had about 5000 troops stationed there, and the chief envoy to the north of the Tianshan Mountains also had 2 battalions. During the previous expedition to Burma, a total of [-] soldiers were transferred from these two places, and the remaining [-] It is not difficult for thousands of people to protect the Ili River Valley and the oasis north of the Tianshan Mountains.

But to the south of Tianshan Mountain are all the guards, all kinds of situations are very complicated, and the Han army has less than 2000 people, so the problem is more difficult.

Once someone stirs up the flames, it is easy to cause a chain of rebellions; the only thing to be thankful for is that if the main road connecting the north and the south of the Tianshan Mountains is guarded, the prefectures and counties of the registered households at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains will not be destroyed in the flames of war. The problem may be solved.

Therefore, the most important and most serious problem lies in front of Li Yuntang-money.

The Battle of Burma was costly, and continuous investment will be required to ensure long-term occupation. If there is any trouble in the Western Regions, the financial pressure on the big man will be too great.

Even if all the millions of taels he earned with the little emperor were thrown in, he didn't know if he would be able to support the imperial army to fight the rebellion for a year; shortfall...

It's really a leak in the house every night when it rains!

Li Yuntang only felt that his head was buzzing. The reform of the Han Dynasty hadn't even had a shadow yet, and bad things kept coming out.

Glancing at Andrew again, he decided not to waste too much time here, there are too many things to report to the emperor; but before that, Li Yuntang needs to understand one thing, so he pointed to Andrew and said immediately:
"Come, take that man's daughter to the dungeon!"

(End of this chapter)