Previous Note: You may have various questions about the recent alliance with Britain. First of all, before the Sino-Japanese War, there was no so-called British-Japanese alliance. The British-Japanese alliance was concluded in 1902 to deal with Russia's expansion in the Far East. Of course, this alliance was established on the premise that Japan defeated China in the Sino-Japanese War. Before the Sino-Japanese War, Britain's policy in the Far East was to support the Qing government and exclude the great powers. This strategic idea was based on the strategic concept of "glorious isolation". The above-mentioned Juwen Island military port was first attracted by Russia and forced to seek it from the Qing government. After Britain learned about it, it came forward to support the Qing government in confronting Russia. The reason was that this port was a natural good port, and Britain itself also needed to establish a base in the Far East that could threaten Russia's Siberia at any time.

Personally, I believe that the British international strategy before World War I was very clever and there was no one who surpassed the world. In the strategic level of dealing with Russia, there was a solid encirclement net, supporting Turkey in the Near East, supporting India and some forces in Central Asia in the Middle East, and supporting China in the Far East. After the war in World War I, it quickly dragged Russia into the water and gained its own initiative at the strategic level. Friends who have some understanding of modern international history can talk more about it~

If you are interested, it is recommended to find more historical materials about the UK's Far East policy before the Sino-Japanese War.

As for the changes in the international situation after the Sino-British alliance in this book, please read patiently and continue to support me.

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When Nie Shicheng saw me, he first thanked his mother for being granted the imperial edict. I smiled and said, "I have to call you, and I have something to hand over to you. Don't be busy thanking you."

Nie Shicheng kowtowed and said, "The emperor has added great kindness to me, but if there is a sending, I will never refuse to die."

I nodded and said, "Get up, give me a seat and enjoy the tea." I picked up the cup and drank the tea ceremony: "How is the new army practicing?"

Nie Shicheng thanked the aisle: "According to the emperor's instructions, the new army, with the assistance of foreign personnel, is practicing the new tactics, and there is no effect at the moment."

I nodded. His honest attitude was very desirable. He comforted him and said, "Of course I can't see any results. The combat personnel of the Dragon Flag Army are more than 10,000, and I will issue you a hundred Maxim machine guns. I will give you a note. You go to the Shenji Camp to lead the war. As for the tactics, I have nothing to teach you. Listen to foreigners carefully. You are a brave general, and I know. But I have to say a few more words about leading the troops."

Nie Shicheng bowed and said with sincerity: "Listen to the Emperor's Holy Tribute."

I nodded and said, "The Dragon Banner Army is now the three major officials. Shi Duo is the prince and will not compete with you for a while. Rong Lu I arranged for him to concentrate on serving foreigners. You must seize the military power of military training. I will leave the capital next month. During this period, I will give you a secret decree. Any transfer of the Dragon Banner Army must be handled by you. You can tell Shi Duo clearly about this matter. You have been a member of the army all your life, so I don't need to say much about this." As he said, he picked up the secret letter submitted by Shanqi of the imperial case about the collusion between Ronglu and Zaiyi and handed it to Nie Shicheng and said, "This person is so deceitful and has a wide connection. I have to be careful first. I can trust you, so you must be careful for me."

Nie took it carefully and opened it. He said in shock: "Emperor! I can immediately tie this traitor to the face of the saint!"

I shook my head and said, "I don't want to be more furious and murderous. Moreover, this person has many local governments in the royal family. If you act rashly, it will be difficult for me to punish me if this thief has not yet taken the blame. For these two reasons, the root of the disaster has been cut off, and I am not afraid of him causing any trouble. Just let you be more cautious and don't practice day and night to train me to have an anti-army!"

Nie Shicheng's face darkened, and then promised: "But please rest assured, I will take strict precautions."

I nodded and said, "You go to the Hanlin Academy to find Zhirui. He is Zhenfei's brother. I want to send him to the army. On the one hand, I will train the soldiers to be loyal to the emperor and patriotism, and on the other hand, it will also temper his meaning. You take care of him on my behalf."

Nie Shicheng agreed, and I waved my hand and said, "There is another thing, that is, there may be something in the north in the future. Judging from your experience in the army, who can I give the north to protect?"

"Does the Emperor mean Russians?" Speaking of this, Nie Shicheng suddenly felt energetic and said excitedly: "If the Emperor trusts me, I guarantee to keep the Russians out of the border."

I nodded to show my praise, and smiled and said, "I have a lot of eyes to you. I don't know how much burden I will be on you in the future. If you have to do everything, how can I get so many Nie Shicheng from the Qing Dynasty?"

Nie Shicheng choked in his throat and said with red eyes: "The emperor is kind to me, but I don't know how to repay me..."

I smiled and said, "You train your soldiers for me and train some great futures for me in the future. Let me tell you, I must guard against the Russians in the north, so you can recommend a few more people."

This is not my whim. Once the contract with the British is heard by the Russians, the Russians will inevitably be hostile to China. On the long northern defense line, we need to prepare more.

"I think..." Nie Shicheng hesitated for a moment and said, "I think the emperor has no need to worry about the personnel. General Chang Geng of Yili is also a good general for a while. Heilongjiang and Jilin are the foundation of our Qing Dynasty. Yike Tang and Changshun are also good generals in the army. However, since Mr. Liu Jintang bowed last year, he has been vacant. I think that the emperor would rather give an order to summon Lord Liu Jintang again. Lord Liu has been operating in Xinjiang for more than ten years and is very experienced. It was originally a barrier to the northwest."

"Yes." I nodded and thought, "In terms of military weapons, according to your opinion, what should our army make up for?"

Nie Shicheng bowed and frowned slightly and said, "Liaodong, Mongolia and Xinjiang are all bitter and cold places. Except for the operation of Duke Zuo Wenxiang of the past years in Xinjiang, Liaodong and Mongolia have a slightly weak military force, but there is no strong army to adjust for the time being. According to my opinion, more guns and fast artillery are added and more training should be solved. But..."

I nodded and said, "You just say nothing, there is no need to avoid too much."

Nie Shicheng bowed and said, "I dared to make suggestions. Most of the soldiers in Liaodong are fundamental to the Eight Banners. They are arrogant and powerful, but they are not humble enough. I am worried that they may not be willing to use new weapons."

I laughed and said, "You should rest assured that you are. When they see the new weapon, they will naturally give up their face. Well, if you are not at ease, I will hand over this job to Prince Li. No matter how arrogant they are, they must not give face to the prince."

"In this way, I will be free of worries." Nie Shicheng said with a smile.

I nodded and said, "Okay, I am very happy today. You can lead my troops and wait for me to take you a month off after Weihaiwei returns to Beijing, so that you can go back to your hometown to bring your old mother to Beijing for peace."

Nie Shicheng was overjoyed and thanked him for his gratitude. But I wrote several edicts to Shenjiying, Prince Li Shiduo, Zhirui and others, and ordered the Military Affairs Office to draft an imperial edict to restore Liu Jintang to the Governor of Xinjiang.

The Jiangnan Machinery Manufacturing Bureau had previously been ordered to print several guns, cannons and ammunition production methods have been sent to Beijing. I ordered people to send them to the Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau and ordered them to purchase military books on their own to expand their production capacity to meet future needs. (These are all Krupp-related books organized by Li Hongzhang during the Westernization Movement, which are recorded in the history of the Ming Dynasty.)

The problem of the northern front that Nie Shicheng just mentioned, suddenly remembered that the Mongolian Prince Kalaqin and his son had been here for a few days, and I had not taken time to see them, so I didn't wait to see them in Chengde, so I ordered them to come to the palace to meet them. Prince Xuangong Yixin, Prince Li Shiduo, and Prince Su Shanqi accompanied him.

At this moment, Gao Jing came again. Today, she was dressed in plain clothes, with a sad face, with a cold face behind her head, and when she saw the courtesy, she stood aside without saying a word. I thought to myself, what are you doing? So she ignored him and called Kou Lian to send out several imperial edicts.

Then he smiled and said, "Gao Jing is in a bad mood today? Who is bullying you?"

Gao Jing smiled coldly and snorted coldly, saying, "No one bullies me. The emperor has worked hard to manage the government. I have been ordered by the queen to come and see the emperor."

So that's it, Longyu, Longyu, did you want me to accept you as a girl? Hey, I can't be interested in this way.

So he smiled slightly and said, "Oh, I'm fine. Oh, follow me to see the queen." Seeing that she was still cold, he couldn't help but smile, "You showed me your cold face, I'm not sorry for you at all, right?"

"Of course there is nothing. The emperor naturally has everything right. I dare not be disrespectful."
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