The Qing Dynasty is about to end

Chapter 795: Aren’t the British fighting against the Yellow Peril? I will let the Yellow Peril enter Europe!
"How dare you!" Yang Xiuqing slapped the nanmu table with his palm, shaking the copper candlestick. The sound of the guards pushing the door suddenly sounded outside the palace, but the East King waved his hand to dismiss them.

Nanmu Inoko kowtowed heavily: "Your Majesty. What I said is from the bottom of my heart! Your Majesty, you are not Korean, nor Japanese, you are Chinese! The Korean Heavenly Kingdom you founded is, at its core, the colonization of Korea by 100,000 East Palace warriors! And the Japan-Korea Union is even more of a re-colonization of Japan by the colonized Korean Heavenly Kingdom."

"Humph!" Yang Xiuqing snorted coldly, "I am appointed by heaven!"

Nanmu Inako bowed devoutly again: "Your Majesty, it is because you are appointed by heaven that the two nations of Chao and Ri are willing to serve you as their master. But the young master will come in the future."

Yang Xiuqing remained silent.

Nanmu Inako said: "It is difficult for a country with a population of 50 million to be ruled by 100,000 East Palace warriors! Besides, there is a Taiping Heavenly Kingdom next to it, trying to break up the country day and night. When you are here, the kings of the Heavenly Kingdom dare not take any action, but in the future..."

The "god's concubine" Daozi knew very well what the physical condition of Yang Xiuqing, the "god", was like.

The body of this "god" is, after all, a mortal body of flesh and bones, and a weak and sickly one at that. Once this "god" is gone, it will be too difficult for the young master Yang Chengtian to stabilize the situation of the Chaori Union.

"Long live," Nanmu Daozi stood up, the blood on his forehead glowing dark red under the candlelight: "If you can return to the meeting of kings, with your status as the 9,000-year-old Eastern King, you can at least pave a solid path for the young master's future. In the future, it would be best if the young master could serve as the King of Korea and the Emperor of Japan concurrently as the Eastern King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom."

Yang Xiuqing squinted his one eye and looked at the woman in front of him. Of course, he knew Daozi's loyalty, and he also knew that Daozi was speaking for many people! Although he was only in his forties, he looked ten years older than his actual age. He would not be able to survive with Luo Yaoguo, Shi Dakai, and Wei Changhui, and even Feng Yunshan and Xiao Chaogui would probably live longer than him!
Once he passes away, will the second generation East King Yang Chengtian be able to defeat those old ones?
If Yang Chengtian could inherit the position of the Eastern King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and enter the highest decision-making body of the Heavenly Kingdom - the Conference of Kings, he might be able to maintain his rule over Japan and Korea, two countries that were forcibly twisted together by Yang Xiuqing.

In addition, even if we do not consider the future of the Asahi Federation, just considering the present, the Asahi Federation also needs a war!
Seeing Yang Xiuqing remained silent, Daozi continued, "Your Majesty, the British are as cunning as foxes, and all they want is to drive tigers to devour wolves. But there are hundreds of thousands of samurai in Japan who are sword-wielding and martial. There is simply not enough land to distribute to them! And the samurai who can't get land are thinking about war day and night. If we can't divert the trouble away, Japan will be difficult to stabilize. In the past two years, the activities of the Four People's Equality Society, which claims to implement equality among the four people and divide the land equally, have intensified."

She knelt down and came to Yang Xiuqing's feet. "Once the war in Burma started, the samurai in Japan had a way out, and the British were willing to subcontract the Nicaragua canal project to us. At that time, we will not only receive a large amount of remittances from overseas Chinese, but also take the opportunity to colonize Xindalu. If the elite of the Heavenly Kingdom is trapped in the quagmire of southern Xinjiang, Your Majesty can use the elite soldiers of the eight provinces of Korea and the 400,000 samurai of Japan as bargaining chips to pacify Burma for the Heavenly Kingdom in order to return to the meeting of kings. Even if this fails, Your Majesty can still settle for the next best thing and occupy the magpie's nest and divide Burma equally with the Heavenly Kingdom. Half of Burma can at least accommodate 100,000 samurai!"

Yang Xiuqing narrowed his eyes and looked at the rice: "There is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. Luo Yaoguo's ears and eyes are even more sensitive. Do you think he would not know that I am sending Japanese warriors to Burma? What should I do if he brings an army to me to question me?"

Daozi bowed again and said, "I am willing to take responsibility and commit seppuku to apologize!"

"Hahaha," Yang Xiuqing suddenly burst into laughter, "Daozi, you are really loyal to me! But it's not that I don't have responsibilities. I am the reincarnation of the fourth son of God. Can't I take the responsibility of sending thousands of warriors to Burma as mercenaries? You go and talk to Aliguo, sign a secret agreement with the British in the name of the Zhenyue Shinto Temple, and then select 50,000 strong warriors in the name of the Zhenyue Shinto Temple to come to Seoul for training, ready to go abroad to fight!"

"Fifty thousand? That many?" Nanmu Daozi was stunned. "I'm afraid Myanmar doesn't need that many people, right?"

Yang Xiuqing smiled and said, "Of course Burma can't use them, but the United States also needs mercenaries. Chengtian has already negotiated with Lincoln, and the mercenaries will be exchanged for railways, coal mines, steel mills, and shipyards! I plan to send 50,000 troops, half of them Japanese and half Korean, to help the Northern Confederacy of the United States fight!" He suddenly stared at the rice: "Zhenyue Shinto Temple is also going to send people to the United States to preach. This is a rare opportunity!"

Nanmu Inako hesitated for a moment: "Long live, but recruiting 50,000 Japanese samurai is a huge commotion, and Tianjing will definitely notice it."

Yang Xiuqing sneered, "Then you should go to Tianjing and tell Luo Yaoguo that there are too many samurai in Japan and it is difficult to place them. Therefore, the Zhenyue Shinto Temple is planning to open a mercenary business and form a Zhenyue Samurai Group, who will fight for whoever pays. Ask him if he wants to hire some?"

In the main hall of the Wu Wang Mansion in Tianjin, Nanmu Daozi, wearing a twelve-piece robe, knelt respectfully on the bluestone floor tiles. Luo Yaoguo stood with his back to the hall door in front of the huge "European Continental Situation Map", his finger tracing the winding coastline of the Apennine Peninsula, and suddenly said: "The Italians will demolish the Papal States sooner or later, and France, Austria, and Prussia are wrestling with each other. Can your group of international mercenaries take orders from Europe?"

Daozi was stunned when she heard this. She had already prepared a lot of excuses to explain to Luo Yaoguo how she and King Dong had no choice but to open a business to "sell Japanese mercenaries". But she didn't expect that King Wu didn't ask any more questions, but threw a big order from Europe! Victoria "bought" thousands of Japanese samurai to Burma, Lincoln "bought" 30,000 Japanese samurai to the United States, and Luo Yaoguo threw another order from Europe.

This business is going to be a great success!

In the blink of an eye, it has spread beyond Japan and into the world.
"What's wrong?" Luo Yaoguo turned around and smiled at the "Heavenly Concubine" who served Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing. "Can't take orders from Europe?"

"No, no, no," Inako quickly shook her head, "I wonder if the Prime Minister can tell me where you want to use the True Covenant Warriors?"

Daozi asked while thinking: "Don't go to Ireland"

"Italy," Luo Yaoguo replied, "The Vatican is now fighting against Italian nationalism. The Pope only has one division, which is not enough. You happen to have someone on hand, so give him another division. Aren't the British fighting against the Yellow Peril? I want to let the Yellow Peril enter Europe!"

Luo Yaoguo turned around, his boots stepping on the bluestone slabs: "I want 10,000 warriors to shave their heads and change their clothes, train with the American Army's firearms manual, and form an infantry division - to go to Italy before the end of next year."

Daozi took two steps on her knees and said: "Forgive my stupidity, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has never had anything to do with the Church."

"Who said we have to use the name of the Kingdom of Heaven?" Luo Yaoguo opened a copy of The True Testament on the table. Inside the pages was a secret letter from the Vatican Cardinal and Crusader Minister Doria. "These Japanese warriors will be hired by the newly established military department of the Roman Catholic Church in the name of the Eastern Crusades, and will go to Italy together with the Portuguese Crusaders in Macau. In this way, the Pope will have two divisions!"

Daozi frowned and said, "But most Japanese samurai are Buddhists. Even if some of them worship God, they are followers of the Shinto Shrine."

"Then let them convert, even if it's just a pretense." Luo Yaoguo said, "Tell the public that they are the descendants of the Christians in Nagasaki! Isn't Amakusa Shiki, the great-great-grandson of Amakusa Shiro, a bishop under your command? Let him be the commander of the Japanese Crusaders. Let him bring a group of officers who have fought in the Second Battle of Sekigahara and the Ezo Suppression War to Tianjing for training. I will arrange for the Army University and the Army Officer School to open a short-term training course. In addition, the warriors of the Japanese Crusaders will be concentrated on the Shimabara Peninsula near Nagasaki for training. We will also provide the necessary weapons and equipment. You just need to provide the people. I will give you 100 shi of rice per person per year, and 10,000 people will get 1 million shi of rice per year! Is that enough?"

The offer of one million dan of rice was definitely very generous, so generous that Nanmu Dazi could not refuse it. Even the amount Lincoln offered was equivalent to one hundred dan of rice, except that Lincoln gave railways, coal mines, iron mines, and factories - not directly giving roads, mines, and factories, but sending American experts with machinery and equipment to help North Korea and Japan open mines, build roads, and build factories.

This is called export industrialization! It is something that money can’t buy!
But one million shi of rice a year is a lot. If she says "no", then the other party will have to ask her whether this mercenary business is real or not. If it is a real business, how can she not make money? Don't say you are afraid of offending the wrong people. What is Sardinia? How dare you go to Japan and North Korea to ask for trouble?
"That's enough, that's enough!" Daozi bowed to Luo Yaoguo quickly, "Everything is as your highness wishes!"

"Okay!" Luo Yaoguo smiled, "I'll let Maria discuss the mercenary contract with you later."

As he spoke, Luo Yaoguo picked up the teacup on the table - this is called serving tea to see off guests. Nanmu Daozi bowed, then stood up and left.

As soon as Daozi left, a person appeared from behind the screen in the hall. It was a woman named Maria. Maria looked at Daozi's back and whispered to Luo Yaoguo, "Your Highness, it seems a little unusual that Nanmu Daozi is hiring mercenaries at this time and came to Tianjing to explain the situation to you!"

Luo Yaoguo waved his hand: "It's okay, just wait and see!" As he spoke, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he said to himself: "Let those Japanese devils experience the vigorous European revolution. When they return to Japan, people's hearts will have changed!"

(End of this chapter)