November 1st, Nanhua-Chang'an City.

"Your Majesty, something happened." Lin Anmin hurriedly walked in.

"Ivan came to protest again?" Liu Yiming was looking at the design drawings. Regarding the design drawings of Nanhua's official self-designed and built submarines, he was not very satisfied after looking at them for a long time.

"Ivan will probably not come again. Yesterday, the old witch executed more than thirty officials, big and small, at once. The capital was shocked, and the main war faction was completely defeated..." Lin Anmin sighed.

He really didn't understand what was going on in the old witch's mind. She would rather make people resentful, spend more money, lose more power, and would rather seek peace than start a war.

As long as we persist until winter, compete with Japan and Russia, and act like we are fighting to the death, we won't pay much in the end.

As for whether the lion will open his mouth because someone has suffered a big loss...

If it is a national war, then it will definitely happen, but Japan cannot afford a national war, and Tsarist Russia has no conditions. Although it has borrowed some money, Britain will not just sit there. If Tsarist Russia mobilizes its army, Japan will be the first to join forces.

Tsarist Russia started fighting.

Japan is licking the United States now just because the United States is rich. In fact, Japan is still a loyal fan of Britain. This war also got the consent of the British - the British just disagreed with the Russians.

Britain did not want Tsarist Russia to be supplemented by the Green Empire, nor did it want South China to be unchecked. Germany was becoming more and more arrogant and domineering. Britain had to strategically shrink, so it acquiesced to Japan's further expansion.

As long as Japan expands, the only option is the Green Empire, and Nanhua holds the banner of being the leader of the Chinese people in the world. As long as Japan expands, no matter what, Nanhua and Japan cannot come together.

"It doesn't matter, this is to be expected. The soldiers of the Qing Empire, as well as the officers leading the troops, are all Han Chinese." Liu Yiming shook his head, not surprised.

The old witch may be able to slowly reform in order to consolidate the country, but she will never allow the Han people under her control to expand their power.

In terms of relative strength, Beiyang during Li Hongzhang's period was stronger than Beiyang later in terms of power, influence, and financial resources. (Pay attention to relative strength.)

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However, Mr. Li has not yet joined the military aircraft department and become a real prime minister. The so-called Eastern Prime Minister is just a high hat worn by others. Mr. Li can see clearly that this is because the old witch does not want him to join the military aircraft department and take charge of central power.

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"But in this case, wouldn't the soldiers who are fighting bloody battles in Fengtian have done nothing in vain?" Lin Anmin felt resentful in his heart.

"I am a good Chinese man, but he shed his blood and died in vain for an incompetent court."

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is ready to contact Britain, France, Germany and other countries that have interests in the Qing Empire. Let's take the lead and prepare for mediation." Liu Yiming put down the design and sighed.

In the previous wars, with his presence, the losses of the Qing Empire were greatly reduced. In addition, Nanhua took in many young people who could not find their way, and the internal strife of the Qing Empire was also reduced.

In recent years, under the continued influence of Nanhua, the Qing Empire has also been undergoing reforms, and its industrial capacity has improved to a certain extent, surpassing countries such as the Netherlands and Spain in terms of total industrial output.

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"What are the conditions?" Lin Anmin asked.

This was just a routine inquiry. Everyone in Nanhua knew that Liu Yiming looked down on the government of the Qing Empire, but he still treated the people of the Qing Empire very well.

"Preserve the nature of the land, protect their fragile industries, and forget about the rest." Liu Yiming was silent for a while.

"Yes." Lin Anmin was a little surprised at first, then confused, and finally nodded.

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On November 3rd, the old witch officially notified all countries and invited them to mediate.

On November 3, Nanhua and France formed a mediation group and announced their involvement in mediation. The United Kingdom immediately announced that it would join the mediation group, and Germany also joined. The United States, which had been working behind the scenes, saw this and quickly stepped in.

For the United States in the first two decades of the 20th century, the top priority was to enhance the United States' international influence, and market expansion was second to this.

Take a look at the lineup of the mediation team. Britain is the world's leader, Germany is the central power in Europe, France is the former strongest army in Europe, and the second-largest navy in the world that can compete with the Royal Navy (now third.), Nanhua-

—Emerging markets, regional powers.

On the front line of Fengtian, Yuan Datou held the imperial edict in one hand and remained silent.

"Sir, what happened?" Duan Zhiquan and Feng Huafu arrived relatively late. They didn't know what happened. They only thought that the old witch was angry because of the Fifth Division's entry into the city.

"How about... let the brothers withdraw, and in a few days we will go to Mongolia and build a batch of fur tents and other things." Feng Huafu said when he saw Yuan Datou was silent.

Feng Huafu is the acting deputy commander of Mongolia in Zhenghuang Banner and has a certain say in Mongolia, but he is not optimistic about using this method to keep out the cold.

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Just imagine, I am out there fighting for you, and you are unwilling to let me live in your empty house.

As time goes by and the weather gets colder, morale will not be able to withstand it. If a few people freeze to death, a mutiny is not impossible.

"Queen Mother, peace has been negotiated." Yuan Datou remained expressionless, still holding the imperial edict in one hand and motionless.

The content of the imperial edict was to ask him to go back and preside over the peace talks between Japan and Russia. He was also given a flower feather on his head, which seemed to be a sign of divine grace.

In reality? Negotiating peace is never a good job. Although he, Yuan Datou, has a bad reputation and huge power, he cannot afford to be called a traitor.

Moreover, he went back and negotiated peace. What to do with the newly expanded Beiyang Army? He had doubled the size, and the military expenditure of 15 million taels promised by the court for the expansion of the army only amounted to 6 million taels.

"There are many dangers in this trip. If you don't pay attention, you may..." Duan Zhiquan said worriedly.

"Sir, are you worried about us in Beiyang?" Wang Pinqing asked.

Yuan Datou nodded: "It has been two months since the new soldiers were trained. It is a pity to be demobilized at this time. Not to mention, these soldiers have lost their livelihood. Returning to the local area will also be a trouble for local security."

Of course, the most important thing is that this expansion opportunity is extremely rare.

"Sir, if you say something treacherous in your humble position, the Queen Mother is not willing to put the strength of about six divisions in your hands." Wang Pinqing said softly, "After all, Zhang Xiangshuai came in and was not in good health."

Yuan Datou suddenly turned his head, glanced at Wang Pinqing, then relaxed his body and nodded lightly.

"Then we can't have these tens of thousands of people?" Yuan Datou looked at the imperial edict.

Above the court, balance is the most important thing, which is why the imperial party is like leeks, they are constantly being killed and growing up, and the same is true for places.

Zhang Nanpi's Chu Army, the current Hubei New Army, and the Nanyang Army are one of the main forces balancing Beiyang. The Chu Army has the strongest combat effectiveness.

"Lushunkou, Weihaiwei, Tianjinwei, and other local garrisons and forts can still hold tens of thousands of people, eliminate the old and weak, and fill up the establishment.

Especially for Lushunkou and Weihaiwei, the defense belongs to the Navy, but the Navy Yamen is only responsible for allocating funds and does not care about the Navy." Wang Pinqing expressed his thoughts.

"Then, this is the only way." Yuan Datou's eyes lit up.

What Wang Pinqing meant was to force people into the naval port. The navy was the navy of Beiyang and was not as sensitive as the army. It only needed to be done well and it was completely feasible.

"I'll leave this matter to you. I want to hide for a while." Yuan Datou stood up.

On November 4, Yuan Datou suffered a sudden attack of terminally ill beriberi on his way back to the capital, and had to write to the court to ask for permission to recuperate.

He also hopes that when peace talks come, the new troops will be dismissed immediately to save military expenses.
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