SFS Chapter 228: Japan's Silver Mountain
Chapter 228: Japan's Silver Mountain
Chapter 228: Japan Has a Silver Mountain
Yinreng subconsciously shook off Buerhe's hand, then held it tightly again with his backhand: "Impossible, I, I can't. I won't let you fall into a dilemma. This matter needs to be considered in the long run. We need to consider it in the long run."
Bu Erhe wanted to say something, but when he saw Yinreng staring at him, he suddenly didn't want to say anything.
They both understood what the other party meant. Since Yinreng wanted to find a way out, let him do it. They would also try their best to cooperate. The difficult days before were over. The current situation was much better than it was then. What reason was there not to give it a try?
That night, the couple sat together, heads leaning against each other, and began to analyze the situation they would face next and what to do. One of them knew how to avoid the suspicion of his superiors because of his many years of experience, and the other knew the general direction from his later memories. In this way, the couple cooperated and actually found a way out in one night.
Since it was unavoidable, there was no need to avoid it. They could hide some of these things slightly and then slowly reveal them with some tricks. In ancient times, there were books hidden in fish bellies. Nowadays, there are many more magical methods. He only needs to complete the finishing work. When the court has this information, it will no longer be like a headless fly when facing those so-called foreigners again, unable to take action.
Yinreng acted quickly. Every few days, the Qianqing Palace would receive books hidden in fish stomachs, books hidden in cow stomachs, and even maps dug out from the stomachs of dead foreigners. The emperor was overjoyed and immediately took out these maps and summoned the grand secretaries and ministers to discuss the matter.
But before that, Kangxi first summoned Yinreng, who had been staying in the Prince's Mansion for several days without showing up, to the palace. The moment he saw Yinreng again, Liang Jiugong was guarding the door, and everyone else was driven out of the main hall, leaving only the father and son inside.
Kangxi: "Where did you get these maps? Is this information true?"
Yinreng was confused: "What are you talking about, my Emperor? What map? What is that? And what do you mean by whether it is real or not?"
Seeing Yinreng still pretending, Kangxi became a little angry: "I am talking about the maps. You sent me several maps about the Qing Dynasty, about the world, and about those mineral deposits."
Yinreng pretended to be serious. "Oh, you mean the map? I was wondering what the map was that Your Majesty was talking about. Your Majesty asked me to come here to see the map, right? The map of the Qing Dynasty? The world map? What are these? Are they the latest ones?"
Faced with a son who was pretending to be stupid to the end, even Kangxi didn't know what to say for a moment. He knew that Yinreng didn't want to say it, and even if he said it more clearly, he couldn't pry his mouth open.
Moreover, this time these maps appeared without any concealment, so it didn't take much for him to find out the person behind the scenes. It seemed that Yinreng probably didn't want him to know the origin of these so-called maps.
Thinking about the urgency of the matter, he felt that it was meaningless to investigate the source of the map, so he gave up the investigation and asked Yinreng directly about his opinion on the next step, whether he advocated war or peace.
In fact, Yinreng had already had this idea in his mind and was thinking of talking to Kangxi about it. Since he happened to meet him today, he no longer concealed it.
Yinreng: "Father, I, of course, advocate war. The whole thing is that those foreigners have evil intentions. They have taken away the advanced technology of the Qing Dynasty, they have stolen the gold and silver of the Qing Dynasty, they have corrupted the bodies and souls of the Qing people, they also want the Qing Dynasty's mineral deposits, and they plan to invade the Qing Dynasty in the future. As the master of the Qing Dynasty, I cannot tolerate all these things.
However, what the peace advocates said is not without reason. Many of our technologies are now lagging behind those of the other side. Even with Dai Zi and others working day and night on research and development and manufacturing, these things still take time. What our Qing Dynasty lacks most now is time, in addition to time, there is also gold and silver.
Fighting a war costs money. We can recruit soldiers, but the price of gold and silver can't skyrocket in a short period of time. But with these maps, things are different. Your Majesty, please look, let's not talk about the mineral deposits of our Qing Dynasty, the closest country to us, Japan, has a lot of good things marked on it.
I've done a thorough search, and there are several silver mountains marked on that small piece of land in Japan. A rough estimate is that there are at least tens of trillions of taels. If we had all that silver, wouldn't we have warships, cannons, soldiers, and food supplies in the future?
With money as support, the artillery shells invented by Dai Zi can be mass-produced. By then, our army will be fully equipped with these equipment. At that time, will we still need to worry about whether to attack the foreigners? Can't we just charge in and kill them all? "
Kangxi's blood boiled with excitement, but after calming down, he glanced at Yinreng and asked him to point out the silver mines marked on the map. He muttered to himself: "You still say this map wasn't yours? I only glanced over it briefly, focusing more on the landscape of the Qing Dynasty and the locations of the foreign countries. But you, boy, just learned about the map, and you already know about the Japanese silver mines. You didn't hide it carefully at all, and those abacus beads are about to break my face."
However, even though he was secretly complaining, Kangxi knew that this was not the time to focus on this point. He immediately asked Liang Jiugong to help unfold the map of Japan. A map about three feet long and one foot wide was quickly taken out. As soon as it was unfolded on the imperial desk, Kangxi couldn't wait to ask Yinreng to point out the silver mountain that had just been mentioned.
Yinreng was very clear about it. He had actually been secretly eyeing that place for a long time. With Burhe's instructions, his fingers were already itching to move as soon as the map was unfolded. When he heard the emperor's request, he immediately pointed to a place he had been paying attention to.
Yinreng: "Here, the Emperor is here. Our Beiyang Fleet will depart from Weihai and directly land on the so-called Iwami Province of Japan by crossing the coastal waters. We will then occupy all of Japan and let those captives mine silver for our Qing Dynasty.
This step will not only allow us to obtain silver for military supplies and strengthen our strength, but also verify the existing combat effectiveness of the Qing Navy. Relying solely on our own training will always reveal our true strength. Everything still needs to rely on practice, right?
Furthermore, if this battle is fought quickly and easily, it will boost the confidence of the Qing people and directly demonstrate the strength of the Qing Dynasty to the world, forcing those foreigners to put away their ulterior motives, otherwise the Qing Dynasty will target them next."
Kangxi didn't expect that Yinreng had thought so much. To be honest, after hearing his analysis, Kangxi was very excited and wanted to immediately order an attack on Japan.
However, Kangxi said: "We have no legitimate reason to invade, right? That would be unreasonable. How can we proceed in a fair and just manner..."
Yinreng smiled. "Our Qing fishermen were ambushed and robbed by pirates. The Beiyang Fleet helped to suppress the pirates, but they ended up discovering these pirates on the Japanese mainland. Isn't that reason enough?"
He didn't care about the reasons. Since the concubine had repeatedly told him to destroy Japan before leaving, then he would do it. Anything that made the concubine angry or disgusted her would just disappear.
Kangxi's eyes lit up. Is this reason enough? It was definitely enough. He immediately shouted to Liang Jiugong at the door, "Liang Jiugong, go and call all my ministers and generals here."
Liang Jiugong immediately replied, "Yes."