Although Emperor Guangxu was very excited, Prince Gong Yixin was not as optimistic as him. In the end, the emperor and his ministers discussed it for more than an hour, but they could not come up with a solution. They could only follow the instructions of the Empress Dowager Cixi to try their best to bring Liu Hai and Ji Liguo together.
, and then profit from it.
The next day, Prince Gong Yixin, as the Prime Minister's Office Minister, sent a telegram to Liu Hai in Singapore through the telegraph office in the capital.
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The content of the telegram is: The Geely people have made a request for negotiation to the imperial court. The imperial court appointed Liu Hai as Minister Plenipotentiary and will immediately return to the country to negotiate with the Geely people.
Liu Hai, who was in Singapore, laughed disdainfully after receiving the telegram from Qing Ting.
It seems that the Geely Kingdom really can't hold on any longer. Otherwise, with their dignity, how could they possibly negotiate with themselves, a local warlord?
However, Liu Hai feels that his strength has expanded too much during this period, and he should calm down for a while to digest what he has gained.
There is another question that has been lingering in Liu Hai's heart, that is, this year, Emperor Guangxu may launch reforms as he did in history.
This time the turmoil in the court happened to be his opportunity. If possible, Liu Hai wanted to use this opportunity to completely control the Qing Dynasty, and then challenge the world's powers with the power of one country.
If we want to achieve this goal, it is not impossible to temporarily negotiate with Geely to resolve the dispute.
After Liu Hai made up his mind, he immediately sent an order to Liu Da in the Indian Ocean by telegram, asking his fleet to temporarily return to Singapore.
After Liu Da received Liu Hai's order in the Indian Ocean, he immediately reorganized the fleet and set off again to Singapore.
After several days of market conditions, Liu Da's fleet finally returned to Singapore.
Today, Singapore has returned to its original prosperity, and is even much more prosperous than when it was under the control of the Geely Kingdom.
Because many Chinese in Nanyang, after hearing that Malaysia had been controlled by the Nanyang Navy of the Qing Dynasty, moved some of their family members and wealth to Singapore.
This has made Singapore now a gathering place for Nanyang Chinese, because only here can they be treated equally.
Even because the Nanyang Navy controls Malaysia, the status of the Chinese here has been greatly improved, and they have even become superior people, and can be on an equal footing with foreigners.
After Liu Da came back, Liu Hai convened a meeting with all senior officials.
The main purpose of this meeting was to discuss how to manage the territory they claimed after Liu Hai left Singapore and returned to the Qing Dynasty.
In addition to Liu Hai's confidants, the attendees also included Yamachi Motoharu, commander of the Japanese 1st Division.
Liu Hai sat in the center of the conference room, coughed and said to the people below: "In this war, all the generals worked hard to get us such a large territory. Now it is time to fulfill the promise we made to everyone when the war started.
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After Liu Hai finished speaking, he looked beside him. Zhao Jiahua, who was Liu Hai's staff, immediately stepped forward and took out a large box. After opening the box, he saw stacks of land deeds inside.
Liu Hai patted the box and said to the generals below: "Each of these land deeds is for 500 acres. Take it back and give one to each officer at all levels in the army. It can also be regarded as their reward for going south with me this time.
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When Liu Hai said this, he looked at Shanchi Genji below and said: "The Japanese soldiers performed very well this time, so the rewards for the Japanese officers are on par with those of the Nanyang Navy officers."
After hearing Liu Hai's words, Shanchi Yuanji immediately stood up excitedly and respectfully gave him a military salute.
Although there are many rewards for this time, this is not the point. The point is that this time Liu Hai put the Japanese army and his direct descendants on an equal footing.
Just with this attitude, Yamachi Genji thought that they could fight Liu Hai for their lives.
Liu Hai looked at the excited Yamachi Motoharu and felt very satisfied, but on the surface he still smiled and waved to him, asking him to sit back on his seat.
Liu Hai then continued: "These are only for officers, but our soldiers also contributed a lot this time, and their contribution cannot be forgotten. Therefore, I decided to set aside a piece of land in Malaysia and distribute 50 acres to each soldier.
land."
The generals below were very happy after hearing this. Now not only did they have a large area of land, but also the soldiers under his command benefited.
Liu Hai didn't just end it like that. He was rewarded and continued: "This time the navy lost not many people, but the Japanese army suffered very heavy losses. I have to express my gratitude to these soldiers who died fighting for me."
When Liu Hai said this, his expression seemed a little sad, "All Japanese soldiers who died in battle, their families will receive a pension of 100 acres."
At this time, Yamachi Motoharu stood up again. This time he did not give a military salute, but took a few steps to the side, and then suddenly bowed deeply to Liu Hai.
Liu Hai hurriedly said to Liu Da next to him: "Give me some support, General Yamachi Motoji."
Although Liu Da is now a high-ranking official, he was born as Liu Hai's bodyguard, so after Liu Hai gave the order, he immediately stood up, came to Yamachi Motoji, helped him up, and let him sit back in his seat again.
At this point, the reward was over and Liu Hai continued: "The imperial court has sent an order asking me to return to China to negotiate with the Gili Kingdom. Therefore, I cannot stay in Singapore for a long time. Therefore, I will appoint the general manager of Singapore and Malaysia."
After listening to Liu Hai's words, the eyes of the generals below all lit up, especially the generals who were able to take on important tasks. They all looked at Liu Hai eagerly.
"I decided to set up a governor's office in Singapore." Liu Hai said, looking at the lieutenant general below, and finally set his sights on Liu Da.
"I appointed Liu Da as the Governor-General of the Governor-General of Malaysia to control the military and political power of Malaysia and Singapore."
Liu Da stood up immediately after hearing Liu Hai's appointment and gave Liu Hai a military salute.
Liu Hai nodded. Now the person he trusts most in the army is his biochemical person. Among these biochemical people, Liu Da has been with him the longest. Although they are all 100% loyal, Liu Hai's feelings are not the same.
Prefer Liu Da.
Next, Liu Hai continued to give instructions, "The Nanyang Navy will dispatch a squadron to be stationed in Singapore to control the Strait of Malacca. Liu Da will also serve as the commander of this fleet."
"This fleet will be led by the Yandi battleship as its flagship, with two Sovereign-class battleships as its flagship, as well as two Forth-class cruisers and six Cossack-class light cruisers."
"Yes, I will definitely live up to the commander's expectations."
Liu Hai nodded, waved his hand to ask Liu Da to sit down again, and then said to Yamachi Motoharu sitting behind him: "General Yamachi Motoji, your 1st Division is still stationed in Malaysia."
"Yes, I will repay my humble position to the death."
"After I leave Malaysia, Liu Da, you have to unite the Chinese families in Malaysia and select some useful people from them to manage Malaysia's government affairs, so that we can stabilize the situation in Malaysia more quickly."
"Yes, we must do it according to the commander-in-chief's wishes."
Liu Hai was quite satisfied with Liu Da's answer, and then said: "I hope that Malaysia can contribute 20 million taels of silver in tax revenue to me every year."
Liu Dayi was a little surprised when he heard Liu Hai's request. You must know that the most valuable money in the entire Qing Dynasty is only more than 80 million taels of silver. For a small Malaysia, Liu Hai actually asked to contribute so much tax, which he never expected.
Liu Hai also saw the other party's doubts, so he explained: "Don't underestimate Malaysia. It is a treasure land. Not only is it rich in mineral resources, but the climate is warm and humid, which is of great benefit to agriculture. Moreover, Malaysia is also an exporter of spices."
As a big country, the aristocratic men in the West still cannot do without the spice supply from South Asia.”
Although Liu Hai said this, Liu Da still didn't have much confidence, so he could only bite the bullet and answer: "Commander, I can only try my best."
Liu Hai also saw Liu Da's dilemma and could only comfort him and said: "Don't take it too seriously. What I said is just the best situation. If you really can't complete it, I won't blame you.
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When Liu Da heard Liu Hai's comfort, he had an impulse in his heart. This time, he had to accomplish this thing no matter what. Even if the trade volume could not be reached, he would still squeeze the indigenous people and let them collect the money.
together.
Seeing that things on this side were almost arranged, Liu Hai then said to the generals present: "Order all the navy to rest for three days. After three days, we will all pull anchor and set sail, and follow me back to Nandu."
At this point, the meeting is over. At this meeting, Liu Hai temporarily consolidated Malaysia's rule through military force. If we want to have long-term peace and stability, we have to see how strong Liu Da's ability is to control the local area.
Three days later, Liu Hai, accompanied by Liu Da and Sanchi Yuanji, arrived at Ma Tau. Before boarding the warship, he once told Liu Da, "This is the first time that you are on your own. You must be serious and unite in Malaysia."
Chinese people, don’t be too polite to the natives, they are our cheap labor force.”
After the government played Liu Da's game, Liu Hai said to Yamachi Genji: "The security on land is entrusted to you. In order to allow the soldiers to work in Malaysia with peace of mind, we can bring the families of the soldiers to Malaysia. With them, we can
Control Malaysia more easily."
Shanchi Genji nodded hurriedly. In fact, the Japanese soldiers had begun to write letters to the country in the past few days, hoping to bring their families to Malaysia.
Because the Japanese country is a country with a lot of people and little land, almost all of those who came out to serve as soldiers were from poor backgrounds. Now they have managed to use 50 acres of land in Malaysia, and it is so fertile. Naturally, they want to take their families over and live well.