Oboi's words were not customized by the court, but in the case of the southwest defensive situation, it was not a good way. You should know that even if the vassal state was divided, the Qing court should pay the local green camp for the aid and suppression commanded by the vassal states. If the war started, it would be necessary to increase the amount. However, the defensive situation was different. The Ming army attacked the vassal states of the two vassal states. The imperial court had to defend the military expenses, and if it was not allocated, it would have to defend it. If it was not a vassal state, it would have to use its own money and grain to protect the vassal states first. In essence, the military expenses and materials borne by the whole country were imposed on the people of Sichuan and Guizhou.

"Besides, I think that the establishment of the Han vassal states in Sichuan and Guizhou has another advantage, which is to effectively resettle the Xiying officers and soldiers who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. This move is particularly important." Unlike Sony's preparations in advance, Oboi drove the ducks to the shelves, so as he spoke, he thought of others, which seemed intermittent.

Shunzhi nodded with relief. He had just thought of this. You should know that the Qing Dynasty's offensive against the southwest for three consecutive years had not occupied Yunnan again as expected, but one thing was that on the borders of Guizhou, Yunnan-Guizhou, and Yunnan-Chuan, a large number of former Xiying officers and soldiers joined the Qing Dynasty's array. Many of these people were involved in the pacification of Sun Kewang's original troops, and thus changed their ranks. There were also many who had participated in the pacification of Sun Kewang. They thought that even if they would not establish another vassal, they could at least become servants of Shu or Jin vassals, but they had nothing. Just Wu Sangui gathered these people and organized twelve camps including loyalty and righteousness, righteousness and courage, and obtained 13,000 elite troops, and many of them also joined the Green Camp of Guizhou and Sichuan.

These people originally had vassals divided by Li Dingguo in Sichuan and Guizhou. In the past, they admitted whether they would admit that those vassals had always been a traitor of the Qing Dynasty. After establishing the Han vassal, they directly put the responsibility on the Han vassal lords, which had nothing to do with the court. I believe that Wu Sangui and Shen Yongzhong would recognize their interests in order to compete for these troops.

When Sony saw the emperor's support, he said: "In this way, the two vassals in the southwest are established again. The slaves guarantee that as long as five years or ten years, the overall situation in the southwest will be stable. Our Qing Dynasty can concentrate its efforts against the island barbarians in the East and once again fight against a corner of the world. Our emperor is wise and will win again."

Speaking of this, the powerful and powerful at the meeting of the Prince and Ministers no longer objected. After all, this was also an inability to do so. The most important thing was that they did not cut their flesh, so they simply turned a blind eye.

The opposition was gone, and Shunzhi decided to settle the matter. This time, the Han vassal was established again. It was said that it was two vassals, but the key was Wu Sangui. Therefore, Shunzhi not only allowed his troops to settle in Sichuan, but also allocated funds to allow the relatives of Wu Fan, who were in the western Liaoning Corridor to go to Sichuan. However, in the 13th year of Yongli, Wu Sangui's fifty-three vassals were no longer willing to go, because many of the vassals' children had been killed, and many of the elite vassals of Wu Fan were newcomers who were absorbed in the northwest region when they pacified the Shun Army and the Northwest Rebellion, and they were no longer as glorious as the Guanning Iron Cavalry.

In the end, all the fifty-three sects rushed to the southwest, but unlike the Wu Fan, each sect was 200 sects. It was good that each sect was able to get fifty sects when they arrived in Sichuan, which forced Wu Sangui to promote the green camp in large quantities, recruit troops from the northwest and enrich the sects.

In any case, the Qing Dynasty found a way to stabilize the current situation, and the meeting of the Prince and Ministers of the Political Consultative Conference ended. Only Oboi and Sony stayed, and the rest left.

The three masters and servants who left behind were not only the core of power in this huge empire, but also those who knew all the secrets, including the grand plan of contacting overseas foreign countries and fighting against the eastern island barbarians.

"Sony, what's wrong with English Roche?" Shunzhi asked.

Sony's face fluttered, and he lowered his head and said, "The slave is incompetent and has not yet convinced Viscount Robert."

Shunzhi's face changed slightly, obviously not very convinced, and asked, "Didn't Mafa help you?"

Sony said: "Father Tang helped him several times, because Na Luo was arrogant and unreasonable, insidious and cunning, and he had not yet expressed his opinion."

The Father Mafatang mentioned by Shunzhi was Chau Wong, a missionary of the Catholic Jesuits. Chau Wong entered the house during the Chongzhen period and compiled the almanac for China and obtained certain missionary rights. After the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, he quickly surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and stood on the side of the emperor in the dispute between Dorgon and the emperor. Dorgon once intended to build another courtyard to resettle Fulin and his son in order to seize power. Chau Wong, who was in charge of the Imperial Heaven Prison at that time, bluntly stated that this move might lead to divine punishment and scared Dorgon. Therefore, he was attracted by Shunzhi. Chau Wong used Western medicine to cure the queen's illness and also selected an auspicious day for Shunzhi to rule. Therefore, he was highly trusted by Shunzhi. Not only did he give Chau Wong a third-rank official, he also recognized him as his adoptive father and respected him as Mafa.

"I think the Luo family is still waiting and watching, hoping that our Qing Dynasty will gain an important advantage before joining the war." Oboi said from the side.

Shunzhi nodded, but Sony said, "This is what the servants are worried about. Today is different from the past. The Eastern Band is becoming increasingly powerful. I am afraid that it will be difficult to support myself by relying on my Qing Dynasty alone. I must be able to connect internally and externally."

Sony's perception of the United States has always been relatively comprehensive and practical, so it seems a bit pessimistic. Traditional Manchu nobles such as Oboi have always criticized this. However, the failure of the war in the southeast in the past two years made Oboi and others clearly realize Sony's vision. Shunzhi said: "Now the Netherlands, Spain, France, Denmark and other countries have decided to cooperate with the Qing Dynasty. Britain is thousands of miles away, and its strength is far inferior to the Netherlands. If it succeeds or not, it will hurt the overall situation by mistake. I will let Mafa go there, at least let Roche keep it confidential. If it succeeds or not, it will definitely give a conclusion."

Sony had to obey, and he could not guarantee to convince Viscount Robert, but he also knew that the British East India Company's position in this matter was not as simple as the emperor imagined. Now Britain and the Netherlands are in Europe due to the Navigation Regulations, so there was a big battle five years ago. In the East, the relationship between the two East India companies has just eased. If the UK does not participate, the Netherlands will leave a surveillance and alert Britain in both the local and Indian directions, and then the naval strength will definitely be inferior to the United States. At that time, will the Dutch East India Company still attack at sea?

"Whether you are allowed or not, this matter cannot be delayed. After today, the Qing Dynasty has another advantage in the southeast. Such advantages still require external cooperation. How can the Dongfan be fully exerted? It is still ambiguous. If there is no external help, Yue Le should not take action." Shunzhi said.

Sony's eyes widened. He didn't expect the emperor to think longer than he did. At least he felt that Yue Le could launch an offensive this autumn and winter. If he failed, he would attack again next year and have two consecutive attacks, which would definitely make achievements. However, the emperor's intention was to have to restrain the Eastern Band forces overseas before he could make a concerted effort.

Back garden.

Johnson Chan was wearing an official robe and accompanied Robert, who was wearing regular clothes and veiled faces, touring the back garden of the Eastern Empire, and enjoying gardening that was completely different from the pastoral style of the West. Robert was wearing a veil not only because of his strange appearance, which attracted the strange gaze of the palace maids and eunuchs, but also from the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Beijing had already suffered from wind and sand. In fact, when Johnson Chan or Matteo Ricci came to Beijing, he was very glad that the East had such a habit, which provided them with convenience in and out of various places and talking to others.

Robert looked at the strange rockery with interest. He couldn't understand why a rock with some vines could form such a strange beauty. The more you looked, the more you felt, the more you felt. Robert said: "This rockery seems familiar."

"Oh, is it really the south of the empire? As far as I know, there are many Han gardens in Jiangnan and Liangzhe, which have unique flavors." Johnson Chan asked, knowing that Viscount Robert was an important member of the Gentile Observation Mission.

Robert's answer surprised Joshua Chan: "Of course, such a magnificent rockery is not owned by the delicate gardens in the south. I saw it in Lisbon, Portugal, at the Consulate General of the United States of China in Europe."

"Is that right? I didn't expect that the evil pagans had brought the essence of the empire to Europe to deceive the nobles of Portugal. It was really hateful." Johnson Chan said gritting his teeth.

Robert glanced at Johnson Than and said, "Father, you should know that the pagans in your mouth, the Eastern Islander, are more orthodox heirs of Eastern civilization than the Tatars. The Tatars are the same as our role in America and Africa, and are...invasion... no, not this word, oh, I remember it, it is a colonist, yes, colonist!"

"But the Tatars are the lost lambs lost on the Eastern continent..." Johnson Chan defended loudly.

Robert didn't want to defend any religious issues with John Thom, because that was stupid. The priest in front of him was a priest of the Catholic Jesus Church, and he was a Protestant. If they had not had conflicts of interest with the United States, the two sides would definitely not have met so friendly. In fact, Robert was full of distrust of the alliance that the Tatars had combined. France and Denmark were optional, Britain and the Netherlands, both local and overseas colonies, and another important participant, Spain was still fighting a low- and medium-intensity war with Protestant countries in Europe. How many years has the Thirty Years' War ended?

Robert thinks this is stupid. The only point of cooperation between a group of people with conflicts of interests, a hundred years of hatred and different religious beliefs is that they are in conflict with the United States.

Needless to say, the rise of the United States at sea was created by the bodies of these two countries. In the East, especially the East Indies, the spice interests of the United States are increasingly monopolized by the United States, and the reasons for Denmark are simple. The United States has carried out in full swing intercontinental trade between the East and the West, and can travel from the East to Europe. The United States already owns more than 30 large merchant ships. If Cape Town arrives in Europe, it will be nearly 100. The United States has occupied half of the trade volume of the East and the West in a short period of time, resulting in the price of Eastern products in Europe dropping rapidly. Denmark and other countries have small capital operations, which are on the verge of collapse.

As for France, it is even simpler. The African colonial companies of the United States continued to colonize and expand Yingzhou (Madagascar). Junfu is already a big city with a group of 30,000 nationals and a population of 80,000. More importantly, the United States carried out localization of Yingzhou. Not only the indigenous people were not tolerated, but also the French colonists who had colonies in the south of the island. The United States tried to buy the French colony, Dufan Fort, but was rejected. Although the two sides did not go to war, the United States instigated and bribed and armed the indigenous people to siege the French colonies, resulting in the loss of France's only colony in the East.

The disputes between the interests of the United Kingdom, especially the British East India Company and the United States are relatively complicated. In the in full swing East-West trade, the British East India Company is the beneficiary. Every year, the United States purchases millions of cotton from the company. Even if cotton produced in Australia has gradually become the mainstream of the Eastern market, among the top-quality cotton cloth, Indian printed cloth is still a widely accepted brand among Europeans. The United States can get a hand in India's saltpeter, horses and various spices, and of course there is also food. Because of the existence of the equatorless wind belt, purchasing grain from India for supplying Penang is the fastest and cheapest.

However, the United States has increasingly intervened in the colonization of South Asia and has obtained a stronghold of Quillon from the Kerala Sultanate in the southern part of the peninsula. Portugal also sold Cochin to the United States. The United States' colonization on the coast of Malabar was very exciting. What is even more terrifying is that the United States merchants have entered the Coromandel coast on a large scale, that is, the southeast coast. It should be pointed out that in order to have conflicts of interest with the Netherlands and Portugal, the headquarters of the British East India Company has been relocated to Madras on the coast of Coromandel, and this coast is also the core area of ​​the British East India Company. The United States not only interacted with the two sultanates in the south, but also contacted the Mughal dynasty. Robert knew that the United States was preparing to buy a colony at the mouth of the Ganges.

At present, the interests of the British East India Company and the United Kingdom have not been damaged, but the United States is too close to India. This is a frog boiling in warm water. If the sphere of influence cannot be divided, the British East India Company will be driven out of the East within twenty years. Neither Robert nor the senior executives of the East India Company are willing to bow to the United States like Portugal.

Conflict of interest and strategic vision led the British East India Company to send Robert's so-called envoy to the East to negotiate. The Viscount himself was a famous British gentry and an important shareholder of the company, so his opinions were particularly important.

"Mr. Robert, tell me, have you joined the alliance of this civilization to deal with the evil pagans?" asked Johnson Thom.
Chapter completed!