inspire-indiana Chapter 278 He is ready to make a move, and Yinxuan is also eager to try
Chapter 278 He is ready to make a move, and Yinxuan is also eager to try
Pick up the leak!
Although Peter the Great did not understand this word, he was very familiar with it.
At the beginning, he took advantage of the opportunity that Kangxi was anxious to free up his hands to deal with Galdan and signed the Treaty of Nerchinsk (Note: the Russian name for the Treaty of Nerchinsk) with him, picking up 250,000 square kilometers of land for free.
Now the two sides are fighting again, then...
Could he take this opportunity to test the waters and bring over the entire Baikal Lake area?
Peter the Great hid in the dark and watched silently
In fact, he was ready to make a move, and Yinzhen was also eager to try!
Ever since he knew that his father Kangxi was going to lure the Russian Empire into a trap, give them a head-on blow, and annul the Treaty of Nerchinsk, not only to take back the ceded land, but also to clarify the border that had not been clearly defined between the two sides, the little guy was particularly excited.
His name must be recorded in this great cause which will benefit the present and future generations.
In order to achieve this goal, Yinzhen not only took charge of the Ministry of War and worked day and night with Dai Zi to study new firearms, but also ran to the Zhaoren Hall of the Qianqing Palace every day.
Afraid of missing any news from the front line.
Unfortunately, at that time, the transportation was slow and the Western Regions were far away from the capital.
Even if one uses the fastest express train of 800 miles, it still takes six or seven days to get from the Western Regions to the capital.
The round trip would take at least half a month.
It was so long that Yinzhen sighed countless times, regretting that he was not a telegraph major. Otherwise, with rich theoretical knowledge and great physics masters like Mr. Huang and his friends, he would have invented the telegraph more than a hundred years earlier!
I wish I could be as fast as lightning and appear beside you in a flash.
If we communicate with the front line at the fastest speed and have full control over the battle opportunities, won’t we be invincible?
What a pity, what a pity.
The little guy felt regretful but couldn't help but run to Mr. Huang and let his imagination run wild.
Mr. Huang was originally annoyed by the stagnation of the steam engine's progress, and when he heard his young apprentice talking again, his face was as sullen as a shoe horn. But as he listened, the door to a new world was opened to him.
For this purpose, he even stopped what he was doing and had a good chat with his old friends.
Then he brought a few of the ones who most agreed and were most willing to give it a try to find Yinzhen.
The latter was so moved that he said, "Sir, you... you don't have to sacrifice yourself to this extent for your disciple."
Huang Luzhuang was dumbfounded: "What made you have this illusion? No, no, no, Eighteenth Prince, you are overthinking. It's hard to say about other aspects, but when it comes to making weapons, this old minister is still very rigorous and will never do useless work for anyone's words again."
In other words, if you plan to do it, you will feel that although it is not easy, it is not impossible.
Yinxuan's face turned red, feeling a little embarrassed.
Then he smiled again, personally led people to meet Kangxi, and won a large amount of research funds, plus the promise that if the research was successful, all researchers involved would be promoted according to their contributions.
It went so smoothly that even Yinxuan found it unbelievable.
[A few days ago, Kangxi's father said that the sound of gunfire was worth a ton of gold. Now the court is going to use troops in the northwest, and there are many places to spend money. We should save as much as possible. How can this be...]
Could Kangxi say that he had heard too much and was thinking about the telegram day and night?
No!
He could only say that although he had never heard of this, before he met Huang Luzhuang, he had never seen a bicycle, a mirror, a microscope and other things!
With all those good things that benefit the country and the people as endorsement, he believed that Huang Luzhuang was not acting aimlessly.
"Of course!" Yinzhen's suspicions were gone, and he smiled and praised his own teacher: "Mr. Huang's talent and hard work in this area are second to none in the entire Qing Dynasty. Fourth brother recommended him to Beijing, which is definitely a national treasure for you."
How dare the Fourth Prince take credit for it?
He quickly shook his head and said no, but of course he not only failed to deny it, but Yinzhen also praised his fourth brother for being humble and not taking credit for himself.
This immediately made the Fourth Prince's face turn even redder.
Kangxi smiled and said, "Indeed, the fourth son has made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty. He is diligent and down-to-earth, loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and never cares about personal gains and losses. He is my good son and a good pillar of the Qing Dynasty."
The prince smiled and added, "He is also my good brother."
The Fourth Prince had tears in his eyes: "Khan Ama and the Crown Prince Second Brother are too kind to me. I am ashamed to accept it."
The three of them, father, son and brother, held hands and looked at each other with tears in their eyes, which made Yinzhen stunned: [Oh my, so it turns out that the Nine Dragons are not fighting for the throne, but for Kangxi father, right? Look, how happy is Fourth Brother with this light-hearted affirmation? ]
Fourth Prince: ...
How is this light and airy?
Clearly heavy.
After the cards were revealed, which of the nine dragons participating in the fight for the throne did not live in fear?
Afraid that the emperor father would bring up old issues.
They were also afraid that after the old man left, the second prince would perform a Sichuan Opera face-changing on them.
As the final victor in the original historical line, the Fourth Prince had retaliated against the pettiness of all the hostile forces, and the worries in his heart were more than those of the other princes combined.
But we really need the affirmation of the current and future generations of emperors, okay?
But Yinzhen had no idea about the hidden truth, so naturally he wouldn't pay too much attention to it.
After a slight sigh, his attention was turned back to the war in the northwest.
Just waiting for the good news that the Western Regions will become Xinjiang.
But how can things be that simple?
In the history he was familiar with, Galdan Tsering died, and the Dzungar Khanate was in a fierce fight for succession, causing frequent unrest.
There was rebellion among the top leaders and plague was rampant in the country.
With all kinds of unfavorable factors coming together, Qianlong seized the opportunity, dispatched many famous generals, and invested overwhelming military force. It took three months to turn the Western Regions into Xinjiang.
Now Dzungar is in a relatively strong stage. Not only do they have relatively more land and population, but Tsewang Arabtan is still there, as are the elder and younger Tseling Dundub.
Even though he suffered a loss because of Galdan Tsering's greed for merit and recklessness.
Tsewang Arabtan failed to establish his authority and was beaten up, and he almost lost his eldest son who he had high hopes for.
Coupled with the Eighth Prince's outrageous actions, the morale of the quasi-military forces became unsettled.
Watching the decline become apparent.
Ketsewang Arabtan went to the army in person, slaughtered cattle and sheep to express his condolences, and then had a heart-to-heart talk.
Wouldn't the soldiers who don't want to be slaves be more motivated?
As soon as the charge horn sounded, they all shouted and fought bravely, they were completely different people from the previous few days.
It seems that the overall combat effectiveness has been greatly improved.
The Tenth Elder was so angry that he jumped up and down: "If we had known this would happen, we should have rushed over and destroyed his lair when Galdan Tsering was injured!"
Fu Ning'an and the Fourteenth Prince: ...
Don't they want to?
Is it?
Compared to their irritability and restlessness, the Eighth Prince was much calmer and even played chess.
Don't ask, if you ask, it's already expected: after all, he is a great ruler praised by Khan, the Crown Prince and his eighteenth brother. No matter how capable he is, how could he be easily destroyed by such an overwhelming force?