Paris, France
Ru Feili leaned against the window and looked out at the charming night sky.
He held a glass of five-year-old red wine produced by Bordeaux winery in his hand and slowly tasted it.
"Prime Minister! The Indo-China call was successful, but he requested for further attacks on the Qing army that might appear!”
A councilor rushed in and said.
"When did Li Weili (Commander of the French Far East Army) become so cautious? Do I have to report all these things?"
Ru Feili smiled and said casually.
After he came to power, he vigorously promoted the actions of the French army in Annan and wanted to use this as a springboard to invade Yunnan, Guangxi, and other places in China.
"But Mr. Prime Minister, recently China has trained many new troops, and Germany has already handed over a Sachsen-class (Dingyuan) ironclad ship to the Northern Navy.”
The advisor thought for a moment and said.
"Haha! Doesn't the Far East Fleet have 7000-ton warships? Besides, how could those yellow-skinned monkeys control a Sachsen-class warship? How could the Empire's navy lose to a bunch of yellow-skinned monkeys?
Ru Feili laughed maniacally. However, he quickly calmed down and spoke in a serious tone.
"Rio, you have to know that our only enemy is Germany. The defeat of the Franco-Princes War has caused the Empire to lose Alsace and Lorraine. Its influence in the world is also weakening. We need more resources.”
He looked at the young officer in front of him with bright eyes, hoping that he would understand that there would be a war between Germany and France as two neighboring continental powers.
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Forbidden City.
The matter of Annan had already spread to the capital for a long time. The King of Annan had also sent several letters for help. His tone was humble, and he kept calling it a superior country and a suzerain country. It could be seen that the situation was extremely critical.
At this moment, Wang Guangxu was also thinking alone. He held Li Hongzhang's memorial in his left hand and Zuo Zongtang's Qing War memorial on the table.
"What's the pity of beheading for the country? However, the legal person is strong and our Qing Dynasty is weak. If we start a war with the legal person, it will be harmful to the country. If we win, we will only get the barren land of Annan. If we lose, we will lose our country and our family. I hope Your Majesty will consider this carefully! If they dare to occupy an inch of our Qing territory, our Huai soldiers will not hesitate to die, but we must not start a war with them in Annan.”
It had to be said that Li Hongzhang had his own unique judgment of the situation and could see it clearly.
"The development is still too slow, the movements are still too slow!”
Wang Guangxu shook his head and denied Li Hongzhang's opinion.
When he returned to this world, he felt a strong sense of atonement and humiliation. It must be known that it was precisely because of this period of time that the Celestial Empire lagged behind the West for a hundred years. Even in his era, it was still far behind. However, in terms of total numbers, it surpassed the great powers. However, one had to know how many people there were at that time.
With the current strength of the Qing Dynasty, it was too difficult to defeat France. Whether it was the army and navy, or the industry and resources, France was only above China.
He had to make this country develop at the fastest speed possible and make the entire world submit to him in his lifetime.
"With some military adjustments, we should still be able to defeat the French expeditionary army. Even if they send more troops, we are not afraid. It is impossible for a full-scale war to break out for the time being.”
Wang Guangxu was very confident in his efforts during this period of time. The fact that he could defeat the Japanese in Korea was a good proof. Currently, most countries didn't care about the Japanese army, but the Japanese army was definitely stronger than the French army.
"It's time to change the name of the country! Kick those Manchu trash out of the decision-making level!”
Wang Guangxu was prepared to take action slowly. He needed an incredible victory to establish his prestige and make his move.
War required money, soldiers, guns, and ammunition. National industries could not make the entire country rich in a year or two. Although the system was powerful, it could only be useful by earning points. Moreover, it needed the entire nation's own blood production function.
The quickest way to get money was to find those people who had sucked the blood of this country for so many years. Moreover, they could remove a tumor. Although there were many tumors in this country, they had to be removed bit by bit. Even if they could not be removed for the time being, they had to cut them first.
However, since he had borrowed Guangxu's body, he would spare the lives of the Manchu nobles and preserve some of their property for the sake of this body. As for those who did not have eyes, he would let them see Nurhachi.
"Little Shunzi! Send someone to keep an eye on the Telegram Office. Send me the news of France's movements in Annan as soon as possible.“
Wang Guangxu instructed. The more he tried, the more he understood. It was not like knowing a little bit of history could make him do whatever he wanted. History was ever-changing. His arrival was like a small butterfly, flapping its wings and slowly changing history beyond recognition.
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