Cutting 1719

Chapter 638 Changes in Borneo

In July of the 13th year of innovation, the years-long survey of the northern border was finally completed. The new version of the Dachu map was completely displayed in front of people, covering the entire Far East, the entire East Siberia, and most of Southeast Asia. A huge embrace stretched out, encompassing the whole of China and Han.

"Your Majesty has expanded the land to billions of dollars, and he will be the greatest emperor since the Three Emperors and Five Emperors!"

"I pray that Your Majesty will enshrine Zen in Mount Tai, and that the emperor's career will last for ten thousand years!"

"Long live Your Majesty, Long live Great Chu, let's congratulate the prosperous world!"

Standing in front of the incomparably huge map, the ministers instantly started the mode of singing praises, and prepared to arrange the standard treatment for Emperor Ning that only Ming emperors and holy masters have - a full set of Taishan enshrining ceremony.

Ning Yu is not interested in this thing. To put it bluntly, it is still a set of things in Confucian culture. It is nothing more than showing to the sky that he, the emperor, has done a good job, and by the way, let the world see. This is his achievement as an emperor. ——But does Ning Yu need it?He simply does not use these things to consolidate his authority.

"I am not ordered by the sky, but by the people."

Ning Yu's words shocked all the ministers. The emperors throughout the ages have always thought of various ways to create golden bodies for themselves, wishing to make their image more sacred. The so-called order from the sky is to tell everyone, I This emperor was made by God, so don't try to grab it to consolidate your rule.

However, Ning Yu's words negate the naturalness of his own legal power, but connect it with the people, "I am ordered by the people. Only when the people live well can I be regarded as a qualified emperor." , this has nothing to do with Taishan Fengchan."

"In the past, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty enshrined Zen in Mount Tai, but then the Anshi Rebellion broke out. This is not correct. It is nothing more than to seek peace of mind, but it does not benefit the state affairs at all. It is better to save this cost and use it to improve the people. For the livelihood of the people, you also have to be like me, do less about fame and more about practical things.”

"Your Majesty is so wise, I am ashamed to wait."

Cui Wancai glared fiercely at those ministers who made blind suggestions, then bowed his hands and saluted: "Your Majesty, the northern border is now in my hands, and Queen Elizabeth has also sent people to come to survey the border with my great Chu. I thought it would be convenient to send a mission there.”

Ning Yu is naturally very clear about this matter, because when it comes to understanding Elizabeth, I am afraid that no one knows better than him. The two of them rolled in the same bed anyway, and he is naturally very clear about Elizabeth's thoughts—— It's nothing more than seeing that Dachu is getting stronger and stronger, and worrying that one day in the future, Dachu will go west again, and she may not even have the ability to resist at that time.

Ever since Elizabeth announced her succession to the Russian throne in the seventh year of innovation, she took the lone army under her own hands and actively cooperated with the offensive of the Fuhan army, overturning many Russian strongholds in Siberia along the way, and even directly incorporated Eastern Siberia Governor Golovin (the former Governor of Eastern Siberia, Shariyev, died in a coup), led his people all the way to the west of the Yenisei River.

Facing the mighty Elizabeth army on the westward expedition, on the one hand, the Russian army was indeed unable to fight, and on the other hand, it was also affected by the civil war. However, because Marshal Menshikov died of illness two years ago, Queen Anna was relieved. When she was overwhelmed, she relied on the conservative aristocratic forces to recover the lost ground on the one hand, and on the other hand, she sent a large army to present a tug-of-war situation with Elizabeth on the Yenisei River.

The reason why Elizabeth sent someone to ask for a border survey this time was not only for the border survey, but also to send a message to his old lover, asking for Da Chu's support to help her restore the country.

Of course, in the eyes of a person like Ning Yu, he would not affect the interests of the country for the sake of his children's personal interests, so his attitude is very clear: he can demarcate the boundary, but it's another matter.

"The split between the Russian conservatives and reformers has been vividly demonstrated in this civil war, which is a good thing for me, Da Chu. In order to maintain this strategic advantage, I don't think they should be allowed to end the civil war as a whole , at least two Russian empires should exist side by side—”

Ning Yu said expressionlessly: "You can let Liu Dingyan, the right servant of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, do the border survey. He is familiar with the Russians, but you have to remember that although our Great Chu land is vast, there is no spare inch. , this time the border survey between Chu and Russia should be carefully grasped."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

A middle-aged official in his early forties came out and said that he was Liu Dingyan, the right minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who had just taken office. He was here because he knew Russian and was also a long-term diplomatic expert on Russia.

Speaking of which, there are many people in the imperial court who feel that the Chu army is mighty and mighty. When sending troops directly to fight all the way across the Yenisei River, it is best to be able to push into the Ural Mountains and swallow the whole of Siberia - but this kind of naive speech, It was quickly refuted by the Privy Council, not because it couldn't be defeated, but because of the long logistics line, which could bring down almost any empire.

Since Dachu carried out the reform of the National Defense Forces, the logistics work has been completely stripped from the hands of the chief officers of the army. As a result, a large number of military supplies transfer nodes have also begun to be established, especially Xi'an, Yining and Qiaktu, which have become the bases of the Western Expedition. The main supply center, a large amount of materials are transshipped from the mainland all the way to provide protection for the front-line troops.

But even if there are logistics transfer nodes, even if the total strength of the National Defense Forces on the front line is only three divisions, it is still very frustrating at an unimaginably long distance, because the material supply cost of these three divisions is equivalent to that of the inland Thirty divisions, just the transportation list of guns, ammunition, clothing, food and medicine is enough to make people feel overwhelmed.

In particular, it is not enough to fight down. If you can't continue to hold on, it will be useless in the end. Therefore, from Ningyu to the Privy Council, the attitude towards Siberia is more of a strategic barrier, by supporting Elizabeth. , to continue to divide Russia.

For the kings and ministers of Great Chu, their real strategic focus is the warm and humid south, the south that can feed a large population
Borneo, Pontianak.

There are a large number of ships staying on the pier, most of which are from Dachu, and only a small number of ships are merchant ships from Britain or France. These ships are usually loaded with spices, fruits and wood from Borneo, and sail to Guangzhou or Shanghai, so as to obtain a lot of profits.

Since Batavia changed hands, the power of the Dutch has quickly disappeared from Nanyang, and it has been replaced by the new Nanyang overlord, Da Chu. Compared with the naked Dutch rule in the past, Da Chu now has more influence on Nanyang. It is a penetrating entry from the economy to the culture. The most intuitive point is that in the current Borneo, the number of Chinese has completely overwhelmed the local aborigines, and many typical places like Pontianak and Sanfa have been established. Chinese city.

"If you want me to say, the imperial court should have established a system of counties and counties in Borneo earlier, so that we can have confidence!"

There were a few luxuriously dressed businessmen walking and chatting on the pier at this time, one of them had a rather capable short hair, and he foamed at the mouths around him: "Now Nanyang is a cornucopia, look at it How many good things are shipped to the mainland every day, hey!"

A middle-aged man in a silk shirt next to him shook his head, touched the huge emerald ring on his hand, and said unhurriedly: "Brother, do you think the court is stupid? It was not turned into a county because the imperial court wanted to exploit Borneo right now, at least it had to let it lay a few more golden eggs. If it turned into a county, it could no longer be done casually. I heard that Pontianak found another A new gold mine, I don't know how many people will go to Nanyang this time!"

"Going to Nanyang" has now become a hot word in Dachu. With the newspapers spreading all over the country, countless people think that there are gold mines everywhere in Nanyang, and you can easily pick up fist-sized dog's head gold. You can make a fortune if you can get rich—stimulated by this kind of primitive wealth, countless poor people from Dachu rushed to Nanyang without hesitation.

Just like Pontianak, which was originally just a wasteland, there were only a few hundred Chinese in the past, but by the 13th year of reform, the number of Chinese here has exceeded [-]. They stayed on this land with the mood of changing their destiny. , working hard for the wealth that may appear.

During this process, some people did pick up the dog's head gold and made a fortune, and some people found inspiration from other industries and became wealthy businessmen, but some people died on the way here, in the dangerous Nanyang. , and even died at the hands of his companions.

Of course, more people choose to stay on this fertile land. They work hard to reclaim the land, plant crops, and obtain wealth from this land. , but also much stronger, so no one complains about it.

"Three minutes are destined, only hard work will win."

This sentence is often said by businessmen in southern Fujian, but with its wide spread, it has become a popular life motto in Pontianak. Everyone believes that they can change their lives with their own hands.

"Grandpa, there are guests here."

A child wearing clothes made of rags was jumping up and down in front of a bamboo hut that was not too big. He yelled at the bamboo hut, and beside the child stood a famous He looked at everything in front of him with a smile, and felt that everything in front of him was a bit simple.

After a while, the door of the bamboo house opened, and a middle-aged man dressed in linen came out. Although his face was dark and his figure was thin, he still couldn't hide the sharpness of his body, but it was let The eyes of the young man waiting in front of the door lit up, and he hurried over, smiling and saluting.

"But Marshal Yue is now?"

The middle-aged man suddenly showed surprise. He was exactly Yue Zhongqi who fled from the northwest at the beginning. However, after being betrayed by Nian Gengyao, he did not continue to go northwest, nor did he return to Sichuan, but fled all the way alone. After arriving in Guangzhou, he took the opportunity to abscond to Borneo before settling down.

However, now that someone has seen through his identity, Yue Zhongqi couldn't help being a little surprised, and a murderous intent emerged in his heart. He looked at the young man in front of him and said in a concentrated voice: "How do you know me?"

The man smiled brightly, and said softly: "To be honest, I am the person in charge of the shadow, Ning Qianqiu. As for why I knew about the Yue Family Army? It was just a coincidence. During the war in the Northwest, we all thought that the Yue Family Army had already died." Therefore, the body was never found, and the investigation was given up later, until last year, among the spies arranged by Shadow in Borneo, there was a person who had seen General Yue before, and happened to bump into him, so he could verify clearly."

Yue Zhongqi was startled in her heart, although he was a great general back then, but now that the world has changed, his martial arts skills have been lost by seven or eight, even if he resisted, he might not be able to escape from this place, so he simply gave up and ran away, just returned She said: "Wait a while, I'll pack up my things and go with you."

Ning Qianqiu said with a soft smile: "Yue Shuai, you don't have to be polite. This time I'm not here to take Yue Shuai away. I really have something to ask, so I came to see Yue Shuai."

"Oh? Your shadows are so powerful, you actually need my help with something?"

"Hehe, Yue Shuai is really overrated. The people in the shadow are not supernatural beings who know magic. Everyone is just ordinary people. There are naturally some things that are not good enough."

Ning Qianqiu didn't wait for Yue Zhongqi to say anything, and walked into the yard, but Yue Zhongqi's face changed slightly, he quickly stepped forward and stopped in front of Ning Qianqiu, and said in a deep voice: "When will you tell me directly?" , the inner body is weak, and I really can't bear to be frightened."

"Hehe, I'm afraid not many people know that in just a few years, Yue Shuai not only hid in Borneo, but also married a woman here and gave birth to a son."

Ning Qianqiu didn't really go in, he closed the door while talking, and then said meaningfully: "Yue Shuai wants to live in Borneo in peace, we shouldn't bother, but right now there is a It's a difficult matter, and Yue Shuai needs to take action."

"Tell me." Yue Zhongqi's complexion was naturally a little ugly, and his details were all figured out, but he didn't realize it.

Ning Qianqiu smiled slightly, and walked towards the yard outside the bamboo building, and saw that there were many bamboo chairs and a small table with tea on it, and a few unattractive people standing beside them The men are obviously shadow subordinates brought by Ning Qianqiu.

With a cautious face on her face, Yue Zhongqi sat opposite Ning Qianqiu, observing him quietly. He had heard a lot about this person's name back then.

What bloody hell?What cold-blooded murderer?All these things add a daunting halo to Ning Qianqiu.

Ning Qianqiu didn't think so much, he seemed to come to visit relatives and friends, he took a sip from the teacup, then closed his eyes slightly, showing a little smile on his face.

"Borneo is really a good place, no wonder Yue Shuai lives here."

"What the hell are you going to say?"

"Such a good place needs to be cleaned up more or less before it becomes my Great Chu's territory."

Ning Qianqiu opened his eyes, he stared at Yue Zhongqi's stern face, his eyes were full of amusement, as if a poisonous snake was staring at its prey.

(End of this chapter)