When the soldiers rushed to their posts, only the colonial officials were left.

"Gentlemen, I hope you will organize the enthusiasm of the people to participate in the war immediately. As long as there are weapons, you can go outside the city to support our battles, and also provide logistics and materials support. I don't want any human adverse factors to occur during the battle." Lawrence said to the officials.

"Yes, Lord Governor."

The guards hurriedly came and reported: "Governor General, the commander of the Chinese Empire's army wants to see you."

"It's time to meet, soldiers, please lead the way."

Under the leadership of the soldiers, Lawrence came down to the open ground 5 kilometers away. The soldiers of the Third Regiment of the First Guard Division were ready to set up camp.

Only a company next to the regiment commander was still guarding the side with weapons. Seeing Lawrence leaving the city, he slowly approached the other party.

"Xiao Qian, the commander of the Third Regiment of the First Guard Division of the Huaxia Empire, met the Governor."

As both sides who were not fighting, Xiao Qian, who had a relatively low position, took the initiative to salute Lawrence and greet him.

"Lawrence, the Governor of New Spain, met the regiment commander." Then he looked at the soldiers of the Chinese Empire who were busy in the distance and said, "Please explain why you sent troops into the territory of New Spain. As both parties who signed the peace treaty, you have represented an invasion in this way."

"No, no, Governor, we are just to arrest a fugitive. He belongs to the Spanish. You are not able to arrest us. Of course, we have to do it ourselves. No one can harm the people of the empire and be safe, not to mention that he is still an active-duty soldier. Now I formally inform Governor that you can hand over Rennes, a resident of Dolores, within five days. If the time comes, I don't think it will be friendly to you."

"Are you threatening me?" Lawrence said in anger.

"You can think so, as long as we don't achieve our goal, we will not give up." Xiao Qian's attitude was tough and seemed a little aggressive.

"Is it really irreversible?" Reality forced Lawrence to lower his posture. He asked again with one-tenth of expectation.

"Sorry, Your Excellency the Governor, I just hope that when time comes Rennes will appear before us, so that an unexpected conflict can be avoided."

"South America is so big, who knows where the damn Rennes is? You are the excuses you want to start a war!"

Xiao Qian just shrugged and said lightly, "Governor General, I don't care what you think. I just hope I can achieve what I want to achieve. So see you at this time five days later."

"If you want to achieve your goals, you can, then step over all the corpses of our soldiers in Mexico City."

Lawrence, who watched Xiao Qian leave, gave up his last hope and said fiercely to the other party's back.

At the same time, Yun Yi, who was handling government affairs in the Tianjing Palace, received news from the front line. When the troops started to move abnormally, he had already discovered through the control center. He had not received the news until now that the restrictions on technology have made the flow of information too slow. I wonder what research results have been produced by the scientists of the Royal Academy of Sciences based on modern technical data?

"Your Majesty, you have just received a report from the Third Regiment of the First Guards Division stationed in the Gulf of Mexico, the southernmost part of the empire." Dai Peishan handed over a folder and said.

Yun Yi took it with the opportunity and browsed it quickly.

"Has it started? It's time to start, Peishan, hasn't the news been sent by the Ministry of Security to Africa?"

"Yes, your majesty, the distance is too far, and you still have to ask for information, so three months is not long."

"The vast continent of Africa always gives me a feeling of uneasiness. Send someone to inform Prime Minister Li Mu and others to come here for a meeting."

"Yes, your Majesty."

Yun Yi looked at the total population of the Empire on the screen of the control center, 34.28 million,

"Zero, is it time to expand the army? The population is sufficient, and South America's plan is about to be launched, so that such a huge territory cannot be controlled by the current number of troops."

"Of course, if the South American plan goes well, it's okay. If it doesn't go well, the troops needed are not something that can be solved by 7 divisions. Let's discuss with the ministers of the State Council how to expand the army."

"I have a general plan. When they come, let's talk about the research results of the scientists of the Royal Academy of Sciences. Will the industrial era be unlocked in advance?"

"Of course, as long as they provide mature research results, the Empire system will automatically update the manufacturing system. As far as I know at present, scientists from the Academy of Sciences are basically learning the materials you provide. There are not many results at present, and there are still a small number of experiments in progress. I believe that the results will come out soon."

"Maybe I should go and see it myself. The telegraph technology and internal combustion engine technology that I most look forward to will make breakthroughs. The current message transmission is really too slow."

"Don't use your modern thinking in this era. The use of steam engines has greatly accelerated the transmission of information and the speed of travel of the people. You should feel satisfied."

"Aren't I uneasy about the situation in Africa? The technology of such a developed immortal civilization ends up dying together. If it does not accelerate its development, I worry that an accident will happen."

"Okay, it's my fault, it's the development too slowly." Zero admitted his mistakes rarely, which made Yun Yi feel surprised.

"See Your Majesty."

The greetings of ministers led by Li Mu woke up Yun Yi who was staring at the screen and chatting zero.

"Everyone is free, please find a seat to sit down." After everyone is familiar with the situation, Yun Yi said again: "Everyone should have read this report. The South American plan has been launched. Please come here to discuss how to expand the army, fearing that the number of troops will not be enough to maintain the security of our huge territory by then."

"Your Majesty, I have already advised the Prime Minister in the State Council that with our current forces, it is becoming increasingly difficult to control such a huge territory. It is time to form more troops."

Defense Minister Kong Fanlin first agreed.

"Your Majesty, with our current population, as long as the army's strength does not exceed one million, it is relatively normal. The opinions on expanding the army are no doubt. It is just how to expand the army and how many troops are the main problem." Prime Minister Li Mu also agreed.

After the general direction of military expansion was decided, the ministers were discussing each other.

"Your Majesty, I suggest expanding the army in a million. Our huge territory requires a strong army and a navy to maintain it. Military expenditure is not a burden to us."

Wang Zhen, the deputy prime minister in charge of military affairs, spoke first.
Chapter completed!