C3445 Tongzhi the Great

At this moment, Zai Chun was no longer the commander in chief who went abroad. He had reached a series of secret agreements with the UK and the UK gave him a very large but absolutely confidential interest-free loan.

The Queen even gave Zai Chun a huge sum of money in the name of the imperial family.

Tongzhi had brought the money to the capital with him, as well as a series of industrial development plans and memoranda given by the British.

All of this was done in secret, there were many guesses in the outside world, and even the future generations of s had made different amounts of test results.

However, no one could come up with a precise number and detailed details! Just how many benefits did the Emperor of Tongzhi receive from England, how many secret agreements he signed, these things were kept absolutely confidential by the British and the Manchu wouldn't speak of it no matter what.

Many of the secret agreements had been secretly destroyed by both sides before they could reach an agreement!

The secret disappeared with the wind in the endless river of history. Those who had experienced it personally would never be willing to let others pry on them!

Even in Xiao Letian's memoirs, he was curious about how much money his disciple Zai Chun had swindled from England. Yet, even Xiao Letian himself did not know about this secret.

Everyone was guessing that some people were guessing that it was ten million pounds, while others were guessing that it was thirty million pounds … Some unreliable people even guessed that it was a high price of 100 million yuan!

However, no one dared to say with certainty that their guess was absolutely correct!

However, there was one thing that could not be wrong, Tongzhi had returned to his country with a case full of European bank notes, which could be easily exchanged for cash once he obtained Hong Kong and Shanghai.

With this money, Tongzhi would be able to send a message to the Southern Sea. Only then would there be a British merchant ship that wouldn't bring tea, and would it take the emperor's reward and charge towards Fuzhou with its life.

Thirty thousand people belonging to the Tongzhi Emperor was the only family that he could depend on in this world. The little emperor originally thought he could rely on his master for his entire life, but his master was never willing to be the's side by side king!

Even if the leader was truly thinking for his own good, Zai Chun would never be able to protect the hearts of the people around Xiao Letian!

"In the end, you have the army to rely on!" In these years of travelling, Zai Chun had only learned two things. The first was the army, and the second was the industry!

After the fleet entered the Taiwan Strait, when Emperor Tongzhi was able to see the coastline of the mainland, he stopped sleeping.

The little Emperor spent his days and nights standing on the deck, looking north. When he was really tired, he would drink bitter coffee or take a nap on the chair wrapped in a woolen coat. That's all.

The officers and soldiers of the ship could feel the urgency of the emperor. Without needing to rush them, they began to add coal to increase the speed of the ship, speeding towards the place where the Minjiang Estuary Sea War took place.

Nearby, the more close they were, the more timid they became!

Of course, Zai Chun did not forget that after the Russian fleet burned the Belait, the second place he attacked was the ponytail. That day, his master brought him on a Zhiyuan Warship and came forward to meet the battle.

A lonely warship fighting the entire Russian fleet, the blood flag had risen, the Xiao character recognition flag had risen … and in the end, even raised the Five Clawed Golden Dragon flag that Zai Chun brought out!

The scene of the Steel battleship suppressing all other powerful forces had caused the little Emperor's blood to boil with excitement!

It was here, in this mountainous region of the sea, that his imperial guards had revealed their first battle!

Thinking about that scene, Tongzhi wanted to laugh. At the most crucial moment, and his four bodyguards brought along three hundred Son of Heaven's personal army s and the first batch of villagers who had just finished training, and fought an ambush in the middle of the mountains.

The army's field gun hid in the dense forest and exploded onto the battleship. The entire mountain was covered with bright yellow flags, and the first gun of the New Imperial Army shot towards the head of the old setae.

"How many of them were there at that time? A little over 2000 … "But just a few people, and you dare to open fire on the Sha Russians? This is my new army, the New Imperial Army that I spilled my hot blood on …"

"How are you doing now? Is the expansion going well? Are arms purchases smooth? Is your spirit still there? Have you been infected by Eight Banners' smelly habits? "

"My army, my army, my army …"

Zai Chun was like a devil who was constantly nagging. If Xiao Letian was here, he would be able to see clearly the expression and tone of Zai Chun right now, just like the one in the movie ring king before him where the devil realm was lost.

"My baby... My Baby... "My baby …"

If Zai Chun did not see his new army in Fuzhou, he would have lost his magic ring!

What the Tongzhi Emperor did not know was that on the huge open area outside of the Mawei Shipyard, half of the thirty thousand strong army had gathered! It wasn't that Ma Ming and the rest didn't want to gather, it was just that the place was too small.

If there were tens of thousands of people, there would be no end. The largest open area outside the horse-tailed boatyard was packed with more than ten thousand people, the rest of the troops were divided into four formations along the Minjiang River.

As long as the emperor's fleet entered the Minjiang Estuary and saw the Mawei Shipyard, they would be able to inspect the formations of the five New Imperial Army s!

Ma Ming was so excited that his entire body was trembling. When you left, we only managed to train two thousand five hundred imperial guards, but today, we have thirty thousand soldiers … We have trained thirty thousand strong army for the His Majesty! "

"Brothers!" Why do we suffer? Wasn't it all for this day … "It's time to report to His Majesty!"

"It's time for a good man to build his career …" The turning point of life is today! "

Wu wu wu … Woo woo … * Suddenly, the sky above Minjiang River was filled with the sound of conch, and the fishermen and merchant ships all started to clamor.

"It's here!" Head Officer... Here it comes … The conch horn came from outside the Minjiang Estuary. The fishermen have discovered the fleet first … "

The British Fleet that escorted the Tongzhi finally appeared in the Minjiang Estuary. Although they still had to make a turn to reach the horse tail here, the fishing boats and merchant ships all over the river had become beacons for communication.

All the citizens of the Great Qing who saw the fleet and the Yellow Five Clawed Dragon flag blew their horn and knelt on the deck to kowtow to the Emperor!

"Long live, long live, long live!" The boats on the river moved out of the way of the main channel, and the sounds of kneeling could be heard without end!

Although the crowd in the villages along the river couldn't see the Emperor's lineup, they knew that the Emperor was on the iron armor boat. The villagers were in the open space, looking at the river surface as they prostrated themselves, and even the sounds of firecrackers could be heard.

It was as if the thirty thousand rookies had been whipped at the same time. All of the soldiers in the army felt their hairs stand on end.

The soldiers who had just been whipped more than ten times forgot about the pain and stared excitedly at the river without blinking!

"It's here!" The His Majesty is here! " The excited roars of the soldiers came from the watchtower. Ma Ming quickly turned his head and ordered, "Release the cannon! Welcome to the riverbank! "

At this moment, Tongzhi stood at the bow of the ship in his dragon robe. The bright yellow umbrella had been summoned as well, and the imperial guards and eunuchs who had followed the His Majesty out of the country displayed the etiquette of an emperor.

Boom

"My army!" Tongzhi shouted as his eyes lit up. My personal army! "

As the first army to accept the inspection, the First Division Rivers saluted the Emperor of Tongzhi with all their troops. "Spear!"

Boom … "Pa …"

Over ten thousand men had actually raised their weapons and saluted to the emperor on the river!

Zai Chun was so excited that he almost forgot that this was his home country. He actually took off his hat to wave to his army, but unexpectedly, the false braid inside the hat fell to the ground with a clatter.