Great Qing Dynasty talker

The Imperial chariot began to warm up.

The army gathered in Yili, the navy gathered in Southeast Asia, and half of the civilian merchant ships were converted to military use for transportation missions.

War is a 10,000-cylinder engine that requires too much fuel.

With Wu Ting's accumulated power, he was able to smoothly absorb human and material resources from the colonies and inject them into the engine.

The roar of the engine is thrilling.

……

However, this engine only provided a very small amount of power to another almost forgotten battlefield - Siberia.

It begins the second year after the annihilation of the Rakshasa Central Asian Front.

Wu Ting formulated a colonization plan.

Compared to other battlefields, cold Siberia can only be regarded as a side quest.

Although the land is vast, it is not very profitable and would not be worth investing in even after a few hundred years. The Empire has no intention of occupying it.
The point of this frozen land is that it's disgusting when it's controlled by someone else.

Therefore,
It’s better to let it rot in your own pot.

So far, the Wu State has mainly focused on recovering lost territories. Even though it has taken control of many colonies, it has no intention of setting up counties and sending civil servants back to Han territory.

This book solemnly declares:

Wu Ting had no territorial demands from other countries, he only wanted money.

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The city of Kirensk.

The wind is cold and the snow is falling.

On the river, a small steam boat slowly approached the shore, dragging a column of black smoke.

A sentry asked loudly:
"Hey, why did you guys come back just now? If you were a few days later, the weather would have been frozen over."

The captain laughed and said, "We are coming back from Olekminsk on the Lena River."

"It's quite far. How was the harvest?"

"More than 200 skins, more than 100 left ears."

The sentry took a breath and said, "Sure, brother."

……

The city of Kiriensk has a special location.

Starting from here, you can enter the tributaries of the Yenisei River to the west and the tributaries of the Lena River to the east, which can be said to be pressing on the main artery.

The famous Lake Baikal and the city of Irkutsk are both hundreds of miles away to the south.

Although it is winter, the city is very lively.

Merchants and expedition members all wore clothes as bloated as bears. The severe cold of Siberia would teach anyone who tried to be less bloated a lesson.

In the tavern.

Cook meat in a big pot and pour wine from a big jar.

The expedition members disdained rum and required a highly concentrated liquor.

They drank until their faces were red, and loudly exchanged their exploration experiences. The fur and ears they obtained could be exchanged for generous monetary rewards.

……

Soon, some drinkers started to establish a relationship with him.

"Are you from the 6th Legion as well?"

"Yes, I served as a second lieutenant in the baggage regiment under Commander Hu, and participated in the Northern Expedition and the Battle of the Border. My foot was injured and I couldn't walk well, so I simply retired."

"Hello, Lieutenant. My rank is non-commissioned officer." The other man stood up in awe.

"Brother, no need, it's all in the past."

The two of them drank and chatted, feeling full of emotion.

The size of the Siberian expedition teams sent by the empire ranged from thirty to fifty people to two or three hundred people.

Usually, only a few leaders are retired from the field army, and the rest are all civilian novices who volunteered and were bold enough to seek wealth.

After the running-in training, we took a boat north along the river.

There are 2 tasks:
Eliminate the Rakshasa stronghold.

The tribes along the way were required to pledge allegiance and pay furs on time.

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Wu Ting would provide start-up funds ranging from 1 to 2 silver dollars to each civilian expedition team that arrived in Irkutsk.

The chief usually spends money to rent boats, purchase clothing, guns and ammunition, and food.

Receive the task and sign the document.

Then set off.

If this time, the expedition team had not been killed by the Rakshasas, barbarians, severe cold and various unexpected accidents, and had successfully completed the mission.

Everyone will receive generous material rewards. They will come as paupers and leave as rich men.

The chief will be appointed Colonial Major.

If you wish, it can be a lifelong tenure and can be inherited by your children and grandchildren.

In the jurisdiction, the major is the local emperor, exercising all rights and not being supervised by any organization. The only assessment requirement is to hand in a sufficient amount of fur~
Fully mobilize the initiative of brave people to lift the fog of war for the empire in the vast Siberia.

Siberia’s great stage, come if you’re brave enough.

……

To date, there are 132 registered expeditions, and the Colonial Office has issued 200 million in start-up funds.

Li Yu believes this is a kind of "military venture capital."

Spend a little money and do big things.

Since it is venture capital, the failure rate is definitely high. But it doesn’t matter, even if the success rate is one in twenty, the investment is profitable.

The point is, the empire has no baggage.

By 1791, the Siberian annexation plan was already turning a small profit.

Jiangnan Leather Factory has basically monopolized the supply of goods, and the prices of its entire line of "Siberia" brand furs are set very high.

Fur is not something that will defraud the poor.

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There is a wall-mounted map of Siberia in the Wu Palace, which is updated every six months.

Li Yu calculated that before the year 1800, the empire would have been able to completely complete its exploration of the East and West Siberian Mountains and the Central Siberian Plateau.

With his support, 7% of the Mongolian tribes in the empire have embarked on the journey to the west.

Every Mongolian who walked out of Alashankou, regardless of gender, age or status, could receive two flintlock rifles, one long and one short, 20 kilograms of gunpowder, and a full set of tools for making homemade bullets.

They occupied territory east of the Volga River and tied up many Russian troops.

……

At the end of 1791, London took the lead in raising the import tariff on tea, directly increasing it by %.

Subsequently, many countries followed suit.

Because of the friction, the market has great concerns about the prospects of international trade.

It manifests itself in two points.
First, Atlantic's stock, which had been rising, began to fall.

Second, some merchants hoarded tea, silk and porcelain, waiting for the trade to stop so that they could make huge profits. If they wanted to get rich quickly, they had to hoard goods.

Earl Jia also breathed a sigh of relief. It was a good thing that the stone had fallen to the ground. At least he didn't have to worry about it anymore.

He protested and began to fight back.

Tell the monarchs of all countries clearly:

Wu Ting will deduct one-fifth of the difference in trade surplus originally agreed to be returned to various countries at his discretion.

Fighting, huh? We'll see.

Many newspapers privately controlled by Lord Jia published articles expressing their sympathy for Wu Guoming.

There is widespread fear among the people that the good days are about to end.

In recent years, the three major treaties have been promoted so heavily in newspapers that almost everyone believes that they are the foundation for a better life in the next 50 years.

……

Speaking out against injustice in the face of the newspaper industry.

The authorities of various countries will naturally not show any leniency. If they can’t touch the Wu embassy, ​​how can they touch your newspaper?

Close the museum, arrest people, and declare it illegal.

A dragon.

Under the protection of Earl Jia, these unemployed newspaper workers took their entire families on a ship to seek refuge in the State of Wu.

A few years ago,
Their predecessors have already demonstrated it.

The whole family lived in a Western-style house in Songjiang Prefecture, ate sumptuous meals, wore silk, spent Wu yuan, traveled in a horse-drawn carriage, had entertainment with public funds, and on Qingming Festival went to Shangfang Mountain to pay homage to the tomb of the Enlightenment thinker Voltaire.

Flee? Wrong!

Gilded
When they return to Europe, they will become famous figures in the newspaper industry.

……

In the suburbs of Paris, there is an area of ​​1500 acres surrounded by fences. The wooden sign reads in Chinese characters:

Wu Industrial Park, a highland of civilization. The wind can enter, the rain can enter, but the king cannot enter.

This was the land purchased by Earl Jia with the trade surplus, at a discount of 2000 silver dollars per acre, and all the money went into the pockets of monarchs of various countries.

After the purchase, Earl Jia continued to use the surplus rebates to carry out construction on the land.

First raise it, then level it.

Plan first, then build.

The roads are very elegant, the houses and lawns are well-arranged, and the functional areas are clearly divided into residential areas, light industrial areas, and municipal supporting areas.

……

Early in the morning, time to go to work.

Amid the melodious bell sounds, groups of energetic and well-dressed workers walked into the industrial park.

They were hailed by Paris newspapers as "the happiest workers in France."

First of all, the salary is high and the benefits are good. Secondly, the environment is great and full of humanistic care.

The working hours are only half of those in European factories during the same period, but the income is three times higher. After work, you can also enjoy Suzhou-style refreshments, Chinese medical treatment, and oriental humanistic care.

This is the best advertisement for Wu civilization.

The impact of the Estates General is still brewing.

The monthly expenditure of ordinary Parisians on bread exceeds their total household income.

The Minister of Justice informed Louis XVI that the Bastille could no longer be expanded unless the whole of Paris was turned into the Bastille.

……

Sirens were blaring everywhere in Paris.

The industrial park is peaceful.

The female workers walked out of the stuffy workshops and went to the garden in groups of three or five, where they sat down to enjoy exquisite snacks, black tea with salt and sugar, and admired the flowers blooming in the flower beds.

Stand tall, confident and cheerful.

"Good morning, Mr. Yi."

"Hello, hello, hello."

Lao Yi, a former technician at Jiangnan Cotton Mill, smiled broadly and hugged and kissed every lady he passed by, feeling very happy.

It’s good to go abroad and to adapt to the local customs.

Old Yi never imagined that one day he would be able to experience the feelings of Jia Baoyu.

People in the textile industry know that the temperature in the workshop is comparable to that of the Huoyan Mountain. A small coat is the limit of human endurance. As the workshop director, Lao Yi is happy and energetic every day.

……

In the pavilion, a 15-year-old female worker was playing music on the guzheng.

She frowned:
"Mr. Yi, why can't I play that feeling?"

Old Yi walked behind her, held her little hand, and gave her some patient guidance.

Although Lao Yi’s technique of fluffing cotton may be more professional than his guzheng skills, it doesn’t matter. The most important thing for a man is confidence.

Playing the piano and talking about love~
The two agreed to meet again in the evening.

The above scene is just the most common fragment of life at the Freedom Wool Mill.

The workers in the industrial park are half male and half female.

All the workers who have experienced the destruction of their own country's capitalists cherish the life here especially. They cherish the industrial park as they cherish their own eyes.

……

Compared with the generally poor environment in European cities today, industrial parks can be regarded as a breath of fresh air.

Slowly~
The prices of all the land near the industrial park have increased.

Many people with a little money moved to the nearby area just to enjoy the supporting facilities of the industrial park, including but not limited to medical care, theaters, bathhouses, and sports fields.

Besides, the industrial park has a diplomatic halo, and outsiders dare not enter easily.

The security guards on horseback will really shoot and kill.

There are no consequences for killing someone.

Who would dare to enter without written orders from the Palace of Versailles?

……

When the capitalists in Paris gathered together, they all said that Count Jia was too civilized. It was a sin to give such huge sums of money to a group of lowly workers.

18st century,

Any factory that lets its workers live beyond the age of 30 is doomed to go bankrupt.

These capitalists only care about money. How can a sparrow understand the ambition of a swan?
Little did they know that this group of workers would be like stars in the sky when scattered and a ball of fire when gathered together in the future.

Spring in Paris is probably not far away.

of course,

Spring is probably not far away in London, Amsterdam and Vienna.

In fact, the seeds of resistance have been buried underground for hundreds of years, but no one knows when they will grow into a big tree.

Now, the ground has finally been broken.

……

Over time, the fog of war gradually dissipated.

The State of Wu saw what Europe was trying to do, and Europe also saw what the State of Wu was doing.

The South Asian subcontinent became the center of the vortex, and Wu State ships continuously passed through the Strait of Malacca, stationed in Yangon, and various strongholds in South Asia.

Adelaide, Governor of the Saxon East India Company, was restless.

He seriously emphasized at the company's internal meeting:

Unless the order from London arrives and unless the Wu army takes the initiative to attack, no one is allowed to fire the first shot at the Wu army.

And require it to be recorded.

This is crucial to avoid being made a scapegoat in the future.

……

As soon as a shot was fired, this seemingly beautiful world fell into chaos.

The Emperor of Wu, who had always been strong in style, must have been furious because the three major treaties were torn up, and he mobilized millions of troops to launch attacks on various battlefields.

There was already a consensus within the East India Company that Wu Ting had great potential for war.

Musketeers were cheap mobilized soldiers. For an empire like Wu, which had a huge population and astonishing income, raising a million-strong army overnight was just a threshold.

and,

Adelaide was even more afraid that Wu would not mobilize its own people but would mobilize its vassal armies.

The biggest difference between vassal troops and the national army is that vassal troops are not counted as losses.

For example, if a battle was launched and 10 Wu soldiers were killed and 10000 vassal soldiers were killed, the domestic report would be "The Imperial Army won a crucial battle at the small cost of ten people."

……

Adelaide was a typical aristocrat. He knew very well that war was bound to break out and he could not bear the blame.

The Earl was a big shot in the colonies but a small shot at home.

An event as major as declaring war must be decided jointly by the King, the Prime Minister and the Parliament.

It is not my turn as a small earl to make the decision on my own.

Strictly speaking, Adelaide's caution is well-placed.

Because in this world, it is enough for everyone to do their own part well.

……

The headquarters of the seven-nation coalition forces besieging Constantinople suddenly learned:
The Sultanate of Magirting (Somalia), south of the entrance to the Persian Gulf, was destroyed by a Bedouin slave army led by the Wu army.

In the headquarters,

The nobles from various countries ended the meeting over a cup of tea, which was a rare occasion.

Consensus:
Conquer Constantinople as quickly as possible.

Divide the Ottoman Empire, and then push the front line 3000 miles eastward to fight against the Wu army.

The Rakshasa Army was responsible for attacking Central Asia.

Naval warships from other countries, along with a small number of marines, jointly entered Malacca.

……

The current situation is very clear.

If the Seven-Nation Alliance could destroy the Ottoman Empire and divide up all its territories, they would have the military and economic strength to compete with Wu Ting.

The competition is on multiple levels, and military is only one part.

The monarchs of various countries have basically reached a consensus to completely cut off the import of tea. They can endure it for three to five years. No one will die if they don't drink tea.

Wu Ting's tea leaves would just be a pile of rotten leaves if they couldn't be sold.

Kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred.

The premise is that Europe must maintain military superiority or a tie. (End of this chapter)