Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 237 Top Secret

After enshrining Zhang Yu, Liu Yongfu, and Liu Buchan, Guan Xuqing said to all the civil and military officials: "The Strait of Malacca is the strategic hub of the whole of Asia. As long as we can firmly grasp this place, the whole of Asia will be included in the territory of the empire. This is very important. Important places must be guarded by a wise and brave minister, so I can rest assured."

There was complete silence in the hall, and no one could guess who the emperor would hand over this strategically important place to.Guan Xuqing paused for a moment, set his eyes on Yuan Shikai, and said leisurely: "Xiang Cheng, I will leave this place to you."

Just now Yuan Shikai's heart was still beating violently, and a pair of triangular eyes slyly glanced left and right. When he heard the emperor's words, he immediately fell to his knees with a plop, and was so moved that he burst into tears: "Your Majesty, thank you for your kindness. You must guard Malacca with all your heart and soul, and swear allegiance to the emperor and the Chinese Empire to the death." Yuan Shikai kowtowed, appearing very humble.

Li Hongzhang and other court officials couldn't help but frowned, thinking that after others received the imperial title, they should weigh their own weight first. This Yuan Xiangcheng seemed to be only waiting for the emperor to grant it, and he didn't have any training as a courtier.

Yuan Shikai seemed to have sensed the expressions of the crowd, and felt that it was indeed a bit blatant just now, so he immediately wiped away his tears, knelt upright, and waited for the emperor to speak.

Guan Xu saw Yuan Shikai's eagerness to seek seal early in the morning, so he didn't point it out immediately, and said lightly: "I will make you the governor of Singapore, control Malaya, Johor Bahru and other places, guard the Strait of Malacca for me, and protect the coastal defenses of Southeast Asia." Show me the door."

"Cha!" This time Yuan Shikai didn't dare to say too many explicit words.

"Add Feng Guozhang as the governor of Malaysia, and Duan Qirui as the governor of Indonesia, who will act as all local military and political powers."

"Thank you, the emperor, for your kindness." Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui kowtowed together to express their gratitude.

Yuan Shikai was still secretly happy just now, but in a blink of an eye, a wave of anger arose. He thought that he, the governor of Singapore, could control the entire Malay Peninsula. Unexpectedly, the emperor sent two more governors. The forces are mutually restrained, so it turns out that the emperor is still worried about me.But the sacred order was hard to violate, so I had no choice but to hold back my breath.

"Xiang Cheng, are you dissatisfied?" Unexpectedly, Guan Xuqing had an insight into the details, and seemed to see through Yuan Shikai's mind at a glance.

"I don't dare, and I don't dare to die." Yuan Shikai was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, and kowtowed again and again, thinking that the emperor is too powerful, and it's like walking on eggshells to work beside such a master.

"The three of you must work together to defend against the British countries in Oceania in the south and the Indian Ocean fleet of the British in the West. It can be said that you have a heavy responsibility on your shoulders!"

"The ministers must do their best to fulfill their mission."

Guan Xuqing nodded, and glanced at the ministers: "Is Liang Qichao in class?"

"The minister is here." Liang Qichao fell to his knees.

"I want to establish the Chinese Academy of Sciences and appoint you as the dean. I don't care what you think of, but I want to gather well-known scientists from all over the world under your command and squeeze out their intelligence. Make preparations as soon as possible. Next month It was established.” According to Guan Xuqing’s calculations, the world war should not be far away, and now that the empire’s national power has grown extremely rapidly, money is no longer a major problem that troubles Guan Xuqing. The most urgent thing is the lack of scientific and technological talents under his command. In the past few years, a lot of investment has been made in domestic education, but it takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. After all, the country's talent development cannot be completed overnight. The fastest way is to invite scientists from other countries with high salaries to work for the empire. Moreover, Guan Xuqing believes that money is an eternal rule, and under the temptation of a huge salary, anyone will be tempted.

"I obey the order. However, I am afraid that this task will cost the country a huge amount of money. It is not a small amount to hire a scientist, not to mention that each person has a different research field. After the appointment, a huge scientific research plan will be carried out around each person, and advanced experiments will be built. room, and purchase all kinds of equipment for experiments.” Liang Qichao took over such a huge task at once, and felt a little powerless for a while, so he first laid out the difficulties, hoping to get the emperor’s sympathy.

"That's enough, that's enough. In the final analysis, it's a matter of money. How about this, I allocate 600 million yuan to you every year, is that enough?" Guan Xuqing said generously, "It's enough, it's enough, I thank Lord Long En." Liang Qichao kowtowed happily to thank him.

Everyone in the room was shocked. Unexpectedly, for a small academy of sciences, the emperor would spend 600 million yuan a year, which is equivalent to the fiscal revenue of a province.

Guan Xuqing frowned: "There's nothing else to do, let's all go on errands."

"I'm waiting to retire."

Guan Xuqing leaned back on the throne, closed his eyes and rested for a while, and when he opened his eyes again, he saw Zhao Bingjun standing alone under Dan Xi, his face full of anxiety. "Chian, do you have anything else to do?"

Zhao Bingjun's fox eyes slid left and right anxiously.Guan Xuqing immediately understood what he meant. Zhao Bingjun had just tolerated the director of the Imperial Security Bureau. Judging from his anxious expression, he must have something very important to report.The conversations of their monarchs and ministers have always been kept secret, and this time is no exception. When the two came to the warm pavilion, Guan Xuqing retreated the palace servants with him, leaned on the dragon bed, and said: "What good news is there? Bar."

Zhao Bingjun looked around habitually, and then said softly: "The slave received information from the European Department's intelligence personnel that the British are secretly developing a super weapon, which may be completed soon. They regard this plan as a national military plan. The top secret in the development field, its importance even exceeds that of the Dreadnought-class battleship."

"What's the name of this weapon?" Guan Xuqing immediately raised his spirits, with an unusually solemn expression on his face.

"It's called the 'British Type 19' tank."

Guan Xuqing fell into deep thought. The British really started to develop tanks. Once this plan is successfully completed, their navy will have Dreadnought-class tanks, and the army will have tanks of the King of Land Warfare. If they are allowed to master the flying technology, the whole world will be shocked It will face a situation where the United Kingdom is the only military dominance.This British plan must not be allowed to succeed!
Guan Xuqing's expression had never been more serious. He stared at Zhao Bingjun for a full minute, and then said, "Zhi'an, this matter is very important, and we must not leak the slightest word to the outside world."

"twitter."

"Fortunately, the plan of the British is still in the theoretical design stage. If this information falls into our hands, what do you think will happen?" Guan Xuqing's eyes were extremely sharp, and there was a sneer on the corner of his mouth, making people daunting.

"This plan is the top British military secret, and the design information must be in a very hidden place. It is very difficult to get it with our current intelligence capabilities." Zhao Bingjun said boldly.

Guan Xuqing got off the dragon bed, walked around the room with his hands behind his back, and said, "Our ability is not enough, you can consider using intelligence personnel from other countries."

One sentence seemed to remind Zhao Bingjun, his mind was spinning rapidly, and well-known spies with different skin colors flew past in front of him like a movie, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "I remembered, if this person agrees to work for the empire, There will be nothing wrong with it.”

"Oh? Who is this person?"

(End of this chapter)