I want to ruin the country

This is also due to the fact that the food in the special forces company is particularly good. Without the logistical guarantee, the soldiers' physical fitness would not improve so quickly!

Now they all openly wear short flat heads or bald heads, and no one says anything about them not having braids.

Everyone knows that it’s useless to say anything, this is the emperor’s order!

If this is the ancestral rule, the emperor has more to say than you. The Aisin Gioro family's kingdom is not as important to you as it is to you. They don't keep their braids in order to win the battle. Do you really have to make the emperor lose the battle?

Yining himself wanted to shave off his braids, but after thinking it over, he decided to wait. Burning incense would attract ghosts, which would not be worth it!

He had several portraits of himself painted and prepared every night because Catherine insisted on seeing what he looked like here. Catherine's request had to be carried out without any compromise, otherwise the sky would fall!

Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang drifted on the sea for a few days and arrived at Dalian Port.

Prince Gong, who was vomiting and almost dying, rested on shore for two days before he recovered a little.

The fleet replenished its supplies here and then set sail again after completing the replenishment.

Prince Gong was young and in good health. After a period of time, he finally adapted to life at sea. He vomited less often, although he still felt a little dizzy, and he was finally able to eat.

After much agonizing, they finally arrived at the Korean port of Incheon. When Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang stepped onto the land, they still felt dizzy and unsteady.

The King of South Korea had already received the news that Prince Gong was coming. Since the prince of the Celestial Empire was coming and was of the same rank as him, he did not dare to neglect him and sent the Prime Minister Park In-yong to Incheon Port to welcome him.

The dock was already crowded with welcoming crowds, with colorful flags flying everywhere. As soon as their ship docked, gongs and drums sounded and firecrackers blasted!

Park In-yong presided over a grand welcome ceremony on the shore, and then set off for the royal palace.

On June 1849th of last year (), King Heonjong Yi Hwan passed away. He had no son. Not only did he have no son, but all the male descendants from the line of Jeongjo, Sunjo, and Eokjong were extinct.

There is no other way but to look for an heir among the descendants of Prince Zhuang Xian.

The eldest son of Crown Prince Jangheon, Yi Zhao, died early, and the second son, Jeongjo, also had no descendants. The third son, Eunyeongun Lee Pi, had a grandson, Jeongyeongun Lee Kwang. His third son, Lee Seung, was chosen and named Bongdeokwangun. He succeeded to the throne on June 8th of the previous year and became Emperor Cheoljong.

Their king's succession to the throne must be approved by the Daqing Emperor. Although there is nothing wrong with reporting it, the procedures must be followed.

Upon hearing that Prince Gong had arrived, Zhezong Li Sheng hurriedly dressed in gorgeous clothes to greet him at the palace gate. After meeting, he exchanged greetings with Prince Gong and welcomed him into the palace.

It is not difficult to imagine what happened next. When the prince of the suzerain country arrived, Li Sheng put all his energy into serving and currying favor with Prince Gong.

That evening, a grand banquet was held at the Korean royal palace to welcome Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang and his entourage.

Fine wine, delicious food, and delicacies from land and sea were served in a continuous stream, and Li Sheng's enthusiasm could melt Prince Gong's heart.

Prince Gong drank a lot of wine and returned to his bedroom, where several beautiful women were waiting for him.

The charming and gentle Korean beauty served Prince Gong so well that he felt like he was in heaven and was completely satisfied with his service!

Prince Gong truly felt the power of Daqing here.

The next morning, Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang had a long talk with King Li Sheng, Prime Minister Li Cunxuan, and the Left and Right Prime Ministers.

Prince Gong did not expect that Li Cunxuan spoke Chinese so well that he could not even detect an accent. Li Sheng's Chinese was also passable and could be barely understood.

The Korean country has been our vassal state for hundreds of years, and learning Chinese is a compulsory course for their princes, ministers, royal family members and wealthy merchant families.

Moreover, the history of their country is written in Chinese characters, so there is no barrier to communication!

When Prince Gong said he wanted to establish a joint fleet with them, Li Sheng was so happy that he almost jumped up.

He just ascended the throne last September, and now he is troubled by the harassment and provocation from the Japanese country!

The Japanese Gourd Kingdom has been a troublemaker since ancient times, and they have never given up the idea of ​​coveting the land of the Panda Kingdom.

However, if you want to land in Panda Country, Bangzi Island is an indispensable seesaw. Only by occupying Bangzi Island can you advance into Panda Country.

During the reign of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, they actually tried to test the waters, but the Koreans were very weak and were defeated in the first fight. Soon the entire island was taken over by the Japanese.

In a rage, Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Bangzi Island and drove the bow-legged Japanese people back!

The squashes were confused and became quiet for more than two hundred years.

Although the Japanese pumpkins are not making any big moves now, the harassment and provocations have never stopped.

The coastal people of the Koreans suffered greatly from this. They were worried when going out to sea to fish, fearing that they would be wiped out along with their boats by the Japanese pirates at any time.

The navy on Bangzi Island is too weak to take care of anything else. They are busy every day but cannot solve any practical problems!

They wanted to ask the Daqing court for help, but they felt ashamed. This was not a large-scale war, these were just bandits, and it would be useless to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut!

Now that they heard that a joint fleet consisting of ironclad ships was going to be formed, they were naturally very happy.

But when Li Hongzhang asked them to pay 20 million taels of silver, Li Sheng was dumbfounded.

Twenty million taels of silver is definitely an astronomical figure for them.

Yining and Prince Gong were talking about 12 million silver coins. He thought about it and decided that if he asked for a high price, he should pay back the money on the spot. It would be better to ask for more so as not to miss out on the price, so he asked for 20 million!

Now the Korean Dynasty's annual tax revenue is only four or five million, and the actual silver deposited into the treasury is only a few hundred thousand each year. Twenty million is a huge sum for Daqing, let alone a small Korean Island!

Li Sheng said,

"Your Excellency, you are aware that our country is small, with few resources, and that even food is a problem for the people. We truly cannot come up with these 20 million silver coins!"

Li Hongzhang said,

"Speaking of resources, my king, you are surrounded by the sea on three sides. If you go out, you will return with a warehouse full of fish and shrimp!

The north is mountainous, and your gemstones, pine mushrooms, and Korean ginseng are renowned both at home and abroad. How can you say your products aren't plentiful?"

Li Sheng is actually also a big-headed kid of twenty years old. After Li Hongzhang finished speaking, he was actually speechless!

I had to say,

"Our fishing boats dare not go out to sea anymore. There are Japanese pirates everywhere. Sometimes fishermen are kidnapped along with their boats!"

Prince Gong said,

"Your Majesty, in this case, it is even more important for our emperor to build an ironclad fleet!

Why do the Japanese pirates dare to harass you so unscrupulously? It’s because you are weak and can be bullied!

They once wreaked havoc on our coast, but do they still dare to do so now?"

Although Prince Gong is two years younger than Li Sheng, his political experience and wisdom are beyond Li Sheng's reach!