As a leader, the most important thing is to "control the big picture" - as the saying goes, "tell everyone what the future will be like, what we should do about it, why we do it, and then twist everyone into a rope."

Therefore, since Yingmin saw it, Naoxiu explained his worries to him:

In 1856, there was the "Wangxia Agreement" between the Tang people and the Mi people and the French people. After the "Huangpu Agreement" expired for twelve years, both parties could amend the agreement according to the terms.

Since the British enjoy China's most-favored-nation status, the benefits of the Mi-Buddhist covenant are also indispensable to the British.

However, the Chinese side clearly rejected the request to amend the treaty, so the British, whose hopes were frustrated, are now planning a war.

The Crimean War, which swept through the European continent's major powers, is almost over - since it started in 1853, all parties have wanted to stop. On January 16, 1856 this year, through the mediation of Osmaga,

The new emperor of Lucia, Alexander II, agreed to peace talks and the Paris Peace Conference was scheduled to be held in February.

Once the jackals, tigers and leopards stop fighting among themselves, other countries will naturally be in danger.

Therefore, China in the Far East is likely to become the target of Western powers, and the possibility of war is very high.

Lips are dead and teeth are cold.

If the Tang people could not withstand it, then Fusang would inevitably be affected.

This information was provided by Xianheng Yang Company in August, and Yingmin, who was the chief executive of Bai Zhu, also read it. Therefore, when Naoxiu mentioned this, he couldn't be happy, "This plan can't keep up with the changes, but the efforts may be too late. It's really a big problem in life."

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As the leader, Nao-hsiu is his bounden duty to inspire confidence in his companions, so he comforts Ying-min:

"Europe is far away from China. If a war breaks out, the winner will not be determined overnight. And Lucia has been hit hard, and Fuso still has a chance to breathe. Heaven has no relatives, and gentlemen work together to encourage each other."

After hearing this, Hidetoshi perked up - 1856 was his third year in Shirozhu. He had seen the great changes in Northern Ezo in the past few years, so he was very confident. Since Naohide said that there is still

If there is a chance, then he naturally believes in it.

In 1854, the first year that Yingmin arrived, the Bai Zhu people only had more than 3,000 people, but this year the population has expanded to more than 11,000 people. And this does not include the more than 2,000 Hezhe people in the north of the island, and the Qing people in the north of the island.

There were 300 Tang people working at the Zhidao gold mine and 500 Tang people building roads in Fengyuan.

If we add them all up, there are nearly 14,000 people! The fraction is exactly the 4,000 people reported to Edo.

Thinking of this, Yingmin smiled slightly and said, "Shengmo, who was designated to practice Chuanlu, was known as a capable minister, but he was still manipulated." - After the quota of Baizhu practice was changed to 30,000 stone, it became famous. In the past, it attracted mostly people.

It's filthy and inhumane, but now, poor townspeople and ordinary people are moving northward one after another. This year, more than 2,000 people immigrated out of thin air.

According to Shiro's plan, the population of Northern Ezo will exceed 30,000 by 1859. At the same time, the population of Ezo under the jurisdiction of Hakodate is also expected to exceed 10,000 through merchants.

You know, the White Lord has universal education and all the people are soldiers, and the immigrants are mostly young and strong. It will be absolutely easy to recruit 3,000 people. If the Lucians from the north dare to come, they will definitely not get any favors!

According to the military service regulations of the shogunate, the 100,000-koku daimyo sent 2,155 troops. So if he could send 3,000 troops in 1859, then the White Lord would be equivalent to the 140,000-koku daimyo territory!

In terms of financial revenue, Bai Zhu is far more powerful than this:

Although the annual public accounts only earn more than 15,000 gold, the number of private accounts is astonishing. From 1854 to 1856, the total income of Bai Zhu was 206,000 gold, 217,000 gold and 207,000 gold respectively.

Based on the calculation of 207,000 gold and four citizens and six citizens, the stone height of the White Lord is equivalent to the daimyo territory of 520,000 stone!

However, 90% of this income comes from gold mining, and most of it comes from Qingzhidao.

According to Naohide's estimation, Qingzhidao's output will drop significantly since 1858, and Bai Zhu's policy of supporting farming, fishing, hunting, orchid science industry and commerce cannot be easily changed. There will be a huge financial gap, which may reach 316,000.

Gold!——Without the additional income from the gold mine, Master Bai can only earn more than 30,000 gold per year, which is only equivalent to a territory of 80,000 shi.

When they heard that there was such a huge loss two years later, the leaders of the institute at that time were all shocked. They all suggested lowering benefits, increasing taxes, and even requested that the operations of fur, whaling, iron smelting, and saltworks be restarted.

Placed under official ownership.

What impressed Yingmin was that Naoxiu insisted that "the white master should accumulate hard work and the original business strategy cannot be changed easily", and gave two unexpected solutions on the spot:

The first way out is to annex the Hakodate Office - although there is only a strait between them, the conditions in Ezo land are much better than those in northern Ezo land. The so-called "three million koku after full development" is not a joke.

Although everyone here is daring and secret trade has been going on,

They also sent troops privately to attack Lucia, but they still didn't dare to challenge the shogunate, which had been gaining power for a long time, so they all thought that Naohide was trying to push for the merger of the two shrines.

After discussion, everyone agreed that it was too difficult - the shogunate had always adopted a free-range attitude towards the White Lord, which was equivalent to an adopted son; and all the homies at the Hakodate Office were appointed by Edo, and they were their biological sons. This adopted son wanted to replace his biological son.

Son, you can imagine how difficult it is.

In addition, Shiro's governance style is completely different from Hakodate's.

Even if the two families merge, it is estimated that under the strict supervision of the shogunate, Hakodate's original governance style will still be the main one. When the time comes, the king, the king, the minister, the father, the son, and people like Lord Shiro will not be able to stand it, so the merger is definitely not feasible.

Besides, "three million koku" is potential. The current development of Ezo land is still very primitive and still in the net investment stage. If we really take it, it will not quench the thirst of the nearer, and the financial hole of Shiro will be even bigger.

However, Naohide couldn't have thought of this, so everyone's eyes lit up, "Is there a gold mine in Ezo?"

Of course, this is the second way out given by Naoxiu. Since the placer gold in Qingzhidao is almost gone, let’s find another big gold mine!

The Konomui Gold Mine is the third largest gold mine in Fuso history, ranking only after the Sado Kaneyama and Hisikari mines. It has rich output and produced a total of 73 tons of gold and 1,200 tons of silver during the entire mining period.

Konobu is located in the northern part of Ezo, near Monbetsu, diagonally across the Soya Strait from Shirozu.

However, unlike Qingzhidao, it is mainly a rock gold mine and is difficult to mine.

Damn it, no, sir, if you have gold, why bother digging? This mine must be dug, and it must be dug big and hard.

It was much easier to occupy a piece of land than to annex the entire island, so the White Lord made a grand plan to develop the Hongzhiwu gold mine in early 1856.

In fact, Naohide felt that Shirozhu's development was too slow and it was necessary to speed up its expansion to the south. However, the group leaders and group leaders were not fooled and were unwilling to conflict with the shogunate.

If everyone supports the first plan, which is to "annex the Hakodate Office", Naohide will naturally have a way to solve the problem that followed - the shogunate was in chaos in 1858, and then the powerful Naoki Ii emerged as the "elder brother". Naohide will naturally have

The exchange of benefits can lead to the position pursued by Hakodate.

But now he can't say it.

When asked, "How did you know that?" Naohsiu was speechless - even if he directly confessed, "I was a trespasser," someone would have to believe him if he dared to say it!

As for the investment after receiving the Ezo land, digging for treasures can be solved.

Even under today's conditions, the treasures hidden on the Lady Atoka are difficult to find, but the Danmo Cave ruins of the Green Island Celtics and the Hoxon treasure in England are two places that will never wander around and dig locally.

That’s it.

But it's okay now. After the development of the Konomu Gold Mine begins, the White Masters and others will probably pay more and more attention to the Ezo Territory, and the pace of southward expansion will become faster and faster.

And doing this will not delay my ambition to achieve the position of the box house. After all, there are still two years. By then it will be a matter of time, and I guess no one will push out the matter of taking advantage of it.

Jiangchuan Yingmin didn't know Naoxiu's secret plan. After chatting for a while, he saw that Naoxiu's mood was no longer depressed, so he said goodbye and left - except for rural studies, Naoxiu now entrusted all other affairs to Yingmin, and he went there by himself

After visiting Hakodate once, I don’t know how many things have been backlogged and need to be dealt with quickly.

After Yingmin left, Naoxiu continued to ponder:

The Paris Peace Conference was signed on March 30, 1856, officially ending the Crimean War.

After that, the freed-up British and Buddhist families will jointly launch the Yarrow War against China in October this year. The first phase ended in 1858. In June of the next year, the two sides started to dispute again, and the final war will be in 1860.

Ends in October.

Naohide vigorously transported arms and intelligence to China through the Four Seas Tour, hoping that this time the outcome would be better.

It is inevitable for Rusia to return to the Far East, but the North Pacific Territory is in a mess, and it is estimated that the area where it will exert its efforts will be the Irkutsk Province.

The original governor of Irkutsk and Eastern Siberia, the unfortunate Muravyov, died in Kamchatka last year.

Don’t know who your opponent will be next time? This needs to be focused on.

As for the Americans, the Kansas Civil War began as scheduled in 1854, has lasted for two years, and will not end until 1859.

As the introduction to the War between the North and the South, although this battle was small in scale, it had far-reaching impact, and preparations for the war began on both sides.

But what is really hateful is that despite the internal unrest, the Mi people still do not forget to stir up trouble in the Far East. In addition to making a treaty with China, they have also reached out to Fusang - according to Mr. Tan'an's latest letter, ha

Leith arrived in Shimoda in the seventh month of the Heli calendar.

As the general governor of Mi people stationed in Fuso, Harris put forward the request for trade as soon as he arrived in Shimoda.

And obviously

The previous "Fuso-U.S. Peace Agreement" has blocked this gap - "the visit of the special envoy needs to be confirmed by both parties in advance." It seems that the Americans are completely disregarding their face this time.

Because he is busy with the bottom-blown acid converter steelmaking method, Egawa Tarozaemon has resigned from his service position in Shimoda this year to focus on the Nirayama Iron Works. It is not known whether the newly appointed Inoue Kiyannao can handle it.

But no matter how hard Inoue tried, once the Yaro War broke out, the shogunate would definitely soften. This was certain - with such a huge gap in national power and the Mi people being good at bluffing, Edo would definitely give in.

But as soon as the shogunate gives in, the wind of resistance will rage, and the tide of the end of the shogunate will surge.

Naohide has been preparing hard for eighteen years, and then his quality will be tested - in fact, there is no test, not even hard support. After the end of the first industrial revolution, the strength of the Western countries is too strong.

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1856 was supposed to be the first year of the steel age - if it had not been for Zhixiu, the Englishman Besmer would have invented the bottom-blown acid converter steelmaking method this year.

However, due to Naoxiu's intrusion, this time was moved forward:

The development of rifled guns and two-stage expansion marine steam engines required steel, so in 1851, Nakamura Gakujiro followed Naohide's ideas and successfully developed the bottom-blown acid converter steelmaking method.

Relying on the protection of the Vanderbilt family, Naohide and others' influence in the United States protected this secret until the year before last.

However, William Vanderbilt officially entered the steel industry and ordnance manufacturing in 1854 and requested the patent by name, so the bottom-blown acid converter steelmaking method finally appeared in front of the public.

By 1855, Western countries other than the United States introduced this method one after another, and the steel age officially began.

At the same time, breech-loaded guns, rifled cannons and metal cartridge cases were also popularized by William's factory. Although Naohide and others made a lot of money, the gains were not worth the losses.
To be continued...