On March 15th, even though Sishui knew that Die Qing was heading south, the wedding still went ahead as scheduled. This was decided after Liu Wanhua and Zhang Wentao discussed it.

"Since this matter has not been fully announced, your wedding cannot be stopped. This is also to appease the people." This is what Chen Jiangtao said.

Not many people know about the Die Qingshui Division going south. It was announced to the outside world in the name of defending against the possible arrival of the Dutch, including Semarang, and the reason for building forts was the threat of the Dutch.

This is mainly done to appease the emotions of immigrants. A large number of immigrants who have just arrived in Nanhua have not yet become accustomed to the new government model. To them, death is a dream! They would rather embark on a journey of escape with a near-death experience than to be shocked when they leave their homeland.

You can see this when wealthy businessmen and local tyrants compete for food.

The wedding took place under such circumstances...

"Youzi, I'm sorry..." At noon, after thanking the guests, Liu Yiming returned to the new house.

Liu Yiming was apologizing for turning Zhang You's wedding into a political event.

"It's okay, brother Yiming, I'm very happy!" Zhang You actually felt aggrieved. The wedding only happens once in a lifetime. Apart from being a larger scale, this wedding has nothing to commend it. It seems a bit hasty, and the elders are very cautious.

Busy.

"When this matter is over, let's go on our honeymoon and play with him for two months before coming back!" Liu Yiming inhaled the smell of Zhang You's hair.

"Really?" Zhang You's jewel-like eyes shone brightly.

"But there are still so many schools and teachers to manage, and the subsequent procedures have not yet been decided." Before Liu Yiming could speak, Zhang You lowered his head and said.

"Let them do it. Don't put everything in your hands. It will be exhausting. By the way, you haven't called me yet, wife..."

"Yingzhu~You are bad~"

Liu Yiming pinched the small peak hidden under his clothes.

"Hubby...it's still daytime...well~get out quickly." Zhang You drove Liu Yiming out.

Liu Yiming was kicked out of the new house with a smile. When he was still trying to flirt, Staff Yang came in with Charles.

"Liu! My friend, congratulations, happy wedding! This is my wedding gift to you, open it and take a look." Charles took out a box and encouraged Liu Yiming to open it.

"Okay! Let's see what Mr. Lieutenant Colonel Charles gave me?" Liu Yiming took the gift and opened it in a few moments.

"Wow! Thank you so much, Charles! It's hard to find such a gem." Liu Yiming opened it. Although he was prepared, he was still surprised.

There were three things in total, a beautifully crafted and gorgeous pocket watch, and two blue gems as big as quail eggs.

"Do you like it? Hahaha! This is the Chericorn Chrysanthemum Blue that I managed to get through a lot of connections. It can be inlaid on your scepter in the future! Believe me, except for the one on the Queen's head, there is no one as good as these two.

Great!" Charles said funnyly.

"These two are from Kashmir?" Liu Yiming asked in surprise. He thought they were from India or Sri Lanka.

"Yes, I have been preparing since last month! You are really lucky. My uncle is about to leave office and almost didn't get it." Charles' tone was full of excitement. According to Earl Elgin

With his title and the position of Governor-General of India, when he returns to the island, he will definitely enter the House of Lords.

"Thank you, I like it very much!" Liu Yiming closed the box and said to Charles with a smile.

Maybe it is indeed very precious, especially if it is still so big after cutting, but at this time, Charles can only say sprinkle it with water, maybe it can be auctioned in the UK for 20,000 to 30,000 pounds? What's the use?

The greatest value of a gift lies in its meaning. No matter what purpose Charles had, he put no thought into this gift.

"By the way, I have something to tell you." Charles winked at Liu Yiming.

"Let's go, it's not convenient here, let's find a room." Liu Yiming knew that the British Empire's intelligence system was working, and what he wanted to know was in Charles' head.

The two came to the side hall, and Charles took out a stack of paper from his arms and handed it to Liu Yiming.

"This is the information you want. Everything the British Empire knows is here." Charles curled his lips.

Liu Yiming didn't believe that Britain would give him everything he had. The implication of Charles was that Liu Yiming could only know so much. And the accuracy of the information was not certain.

It's a pity that the so-called intelligence group organized by Liu Yiming only targets the natives and Dutch and has not penetrated into other places. There are not enough people! The intelligence organization is a huge organization, and it cannot be done by just three or five intelligence officers.

"The Qing government has adopted a very strange approach, which I don't quite understand." When Liu Yiming read the intelligence, Charles said next to him.

"The two battleships Beiyang have not been dispatched, maybe because of the range? But the range of the two armored cruisers is not enough. And only four warships have been dispatched in total, with a total tonnage of less than 10,000 tons, and there is no army to follow." Charles

Said.

"The Zhijing Sutra is here, but there is nothing else?" Liu Yiming didn't figure out the purpose of Zhijing at the moment.

Continue to look through the information. The top is the general information, which Liu Yiming has already read. The bottom is information about officers and warships. Liu Yiming is also familiar with it.

The third part, politics, Liu Yiming slowly finished reading this and let out a breath.

"Have you got an idea?" Charles noticed that Liu Yiming suddenly lost all traces of anxiety.

"Did you know? You are about to see the biggest stage performance of this year, maybe the biggest in this century!" Liu Yiming said to Charles with a smile.

Liu Yiming did not analyze it completely, but he analyzed it from the intelligence.

First, the existence of Nanhua was reported to the Qing Dynasty by the Japanese. After all, Nanhua has been transporting various chemical products to the north. These things are packaged and sold to big businessmen, which is basically the same as selling to officials. Officials will not

Stupidly shouting that they want to go south. This can be seen from the fact that neither the Minister of Military Aircraft nor the Navy Yamen advocate sending troops.

The second reason is why he sent troops. Liu Yiming didn't know what he went through during the process, but he saw a very sensitive position - Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. If I remember correctly, this position belonged to Weng Tongsu, and it was held until 1895.

And this person also has an identity, Imperial Master.

Considering that Guangxu was twenty years old this year, Liu Yiming could easily judge that this was the same farce-like main battle a few years later, in which he hoped to use the war to allow the emperor to take power.

Third, and most importantly, why did Zhi Jingjing send four ships? The intelligence stated that these four ships were fast and had a long range. Liu Yiming could see it. The original plan was to send one ironclad ship and three or four fast ships.

Ships, plus torpedo boats and gunboats, it is basically a main fleet heading south.

Now it has become a cruiser detachment, and neither France nor the Netherlands has been contacted. Liu Yiming does not think that no one in Beiyang knows about the relationship between South China and the Netherlands. Sumatra will definitely be willing to provide supplies. In the same way, coastal defense should not hinder Beiyang supplies.

The truth is already obvious. The rear party does not want to fight, let alone win. Sending warships is just a formality, so they choose the four fastest ships. At this time, the navy's funds are still sufficient, and the warships are relatively advanced and need to be maintained.

It’s pretty good. If you can’t fight, you can still run!

The difference between this and 1894 is that Japan came knocking on the door at that time, and Li Hongzhang mistakenly had too much expectations for Britain. Die Qing could not resist Russia, and Britain's global strategy had loopholes, while Japan expressed its willingness to replace Die

Qing's role in Britain's global strategy and demonstrated its power.

Liu Yiming already had an idea, but he still needed to test whether these four ships were what Liu Yiming thought.

"What stage play? Did you invite a stage performance to your wedding? I didn't see the stage. What kind of play is it?" Charles asked excitedly. The reason why he didn't go back to Singapore was that Singapore was too boring and Surabaya was better.

But since the arrival of a large number of equipment, Nanhua has entered industrial construction mode, and it has become less fun.

Looking at Charles in front of him, Liu Yiming said straightforwardly.

"Soon you will be able to see it and participate in it. By the way, I hope to borrow the prestige of the British Empire." Liu Yiming said.

Charles looked solemn. Whether he was himself, a lieutenant colonel in the navy, a noble, or a relative of a high-ranking official, he could lend it to Liu Yiming, but what Liu Yiming said should be more than that.

"I can't make the decision, what do you want to do?" Charles asked.

"I will participate in two negotiations over time. I hope that the British Empire can ensure that my personal safety and freedom are not restricted." Liu Yiming does not want to rely on the UK to achieve anything. But it does not count as talking about tiger skin!

"Oh? It's simple, but I hope you are not negotiating with the natives, otherwise the British Empire will lose face." Charles said a cold joke that he thought was funny. This was a bad taste he learned in Nanhua.

"I want to board the warships heading south this time, and I also want to go to the north to negotiate with Bismarck in the east." Liu Yiming was speechless for a moment and said to Charles.

"It looks very interesting. Can you take me with you? I won't eavesdrop when you are negotiating." Charles said slightly excitedly. Being able to openly go to a prosperous place in the north is much more interesting than here!

Charles relied on the independence of South China to disrupt the Dutch colonies. The most important thing is that during this, the British Empire did not pay anything, but made a lot of money. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel, but he still needed to go to the Naval Academy.

In this free time, he could not leave the fleet too far. It was okay to be in Nanhua, but if he went to the north of Qing Dynasty, at least the lieutenant colonel would not be able to survive.

"Of course." Liu Yiming wanted this effect...

"When will we leave?" Charles asked.

"Don't worry, there are still six to seven days before the Beiyang fleet arrives. I will go and discuss the warships with Mr. Consul first." Liu Yiming hopes to take a British warship to negotiate. Although he is a little timid, he can save his life.
Chapter completed!