Logically speaking, when Yu Zhong was the commander of the Sea Cucumber and Naval Commander, he had already begun to explore the sea route northeast, and discovered the Kuril Islands and the Kamchatka Peninsula. After Ethan A took over, he should have soon discovered the Aleutian Islands that followed and the ultimate target Alaska. However, the fact is that Ethan A was not concerned about this matter.

"The Qing Dynasty is vast and rich, so why should we explore any sea route? To the north, isn't it just a piece of ice? What's there to find?" Yisan's reason is that simple, so simple that most people cannot argue. Even Old Man Fei and Yu Zhong and others couldn't say anything after they learned the news.

Once the emperor and the ministers, who is the leader of the Manchurian Navy? He just doesn't want to follow Yu Zhong's footsteps, so what can others do? Moreover, after Shi Shibu went south, Kangxi urgently mobilized most of the Manchurian Navy to go south to reinforce, causing a shortage of sea hunchwei ships. Yisan had to focus more on the manufacturing of ships, and he would not spend any effort on this "insignificant" matter.

However, things always turn around.

This turning point is still with Esan A... All military generals, especially those like Esan A, who are obviously "in the eyes of many people, although they are unwilling to move forward with the pace of their ex, they are even more unwilling to make no achievements after taking over. However, after Yu Zhong left office, what else can Hai Chuan Wei make for him? Japan fought, Hokkaido took it; North Korea was very convinced; only the Qing Dynasty ships could swim everywhere on the sea... Could it be that until the emperor sent another person to take over? Esan A certainly didn't want to wait like this. If he wanted to prove himself, he had to come up with some results.

So, the Japanese who surrendered to Hokkaido began to be "educated" by Isan A! At this time, most of the Japanese were still very obedient, especially in Hokkaido, and their lives were much better than in Hokkaido. In addition, the Japanese were very hard-working, so many of the orders issued by Isan A in Hokkaido were implemented very seriously. However, there were also a group of people who opposed and even had a grudge against Isan A. These people were a group of ronin! Or,

It is a group of people who believe in the so-called "Bushido" spirit, but are always unable to find people to be loyal, and have demonstrated their "martial skills" and "loyalty". Unlike the attitude of looking down on the earth, being careful and wanting to use it, Ethan A has no favoritism towards these guys who always want to find people to fight for war, and often smear their necks. He would rather find some civilians to act as soldiers in the minion than recruit these people, even if both of them are very obedient.

The cause of the whole thing was a group of ronin. The habit of killing people with swords that these people developed for a long time was not so easy to change. In Hokkaido, killing people at will is a life-threatening thing. Therefore, after being killed, these roninin stole a fishing boat and ran away because they were afraid of being punished by the above. After that, they naturally pursued them. Because the Qing army restricted Hokkaido, civilian ships were not large and could not be used for long-distance voyages, it was naturally even more impossible to compare with the Manchurian Navy's Clippers in terms of speed. However, perhaps it was also thought of this that the ronin did not choose to return to Benzhou, but fled north to the Kuril Islands. However, it was not just them who were smart. After running south for a few days, the Manchurian Navy generals also chased them north with people. And patrolled the Thousand Islands all the way.

The islands headed north and finally caught them. However, at this time, it was already at the northernmost end of the Kuril Islands. Not far north, it was the Kamchatka Peninsula. Since its discovery, Yuzhong has set up a military station there!... If it is normal, the military stations located on the border generally do not have many soldiers, and most of the soldiers in these military stations cannot be considered elite soldiers. However, the military stations on the Kamchatka Peninsula are the transit place for Yuzhong to explore the Alaska route. Therefore, he arranged two large ships and 300 soldiers here. The general who was ordered to pursue also knew the situation and saw that it was not far away. He led the team to "game". However, after arriving at the place, the military stations that appeared in front of them were open spaces. There were no ships and no people! So, the matter reached this point and it was impossible to clean up.

Three hundred soldiers are missing! This will not be a trivial matter wherever they are placed.

What to do? Of course I went to find it!

The soldiers were not there, and the ship was not there! It is very likely that the soldiers at the station had gone to sea. Therefore, the Qing generals who led the team to pursue sent a warship with the ronin to report to Yisan'a's orders, and left some soldiers to guard the station, and immediately began to search endlessly with the rest of their subordinates.

From a corner of the southern end of the Kamchatka Peninsula, it was heading north along the east coast, and it was searched for several days but could not be found. However, the general discovered an archipelago in the middle of the Kamchatka Peninsula, an archipelago that stretched westward.

Afterwards, the missing guys were found!

Perhaps, it cannot be called "finding". The missing soldiers at the station of the land were back themselves. And the ones who came back with them were also several boxes of gold sand!... This is also strange to Zhong. After the war, people rarely sent people to conduct detailed and careful investigations. So when these soldiers arranged in Kamchatka by Yuzhong found a gold mine on the west coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula during their bored and wandering around! The previous disappearance was just because they went to mine gold together! Anyway, Isan A had no intention of exploring the sea route north anymore. They thought that under normal circumstances, no one could come, so they wanted to get rich first, and there were no one left behind in the camp. (There is indeed gold mines on the Kamchatka Peninsula, and there are quite a few, among which there is a sand gold mine belt more than 100 kilometers long on the west coast.)

This is naturally a great joy!

This is a gold mine!

However, three hundred soldiers concealed the discovery of the gold mine together, and at the same time left their posts without permission, the opportunity to establish authority that Esan'a had not found for more than a year in office finally appeared together. As for killing, it seemed a bit too strict, and Esan'a was in a good mood. This... Didn't he discover another archipelago facing west, so these people would continue to complete the task left by Admiral Yu, and use it as a punishment.

So, the exploration fleet, known as the "Three Hundred Jin soldiers" in later generations, set off.

The archipelago that faces west in the central Kamchatka Peninsula is actually the "Comandor Islands", and along this archipelago, is Aleutian!... Aleutian Islands.

Upwards is the Aleutian Peninsula, and then... Alaska!

Is it God's will? Or is it a dog's luck?

God knows!

Anyway, I didn't plan to find a place, but I just wanted to travel along the Cormandor Islands and then go back to my life. After several months, I found Alaska, which took several years but could not touch the edge of the island. In addition, they took less than eight months to explore the mainland and return to the voyage. (Bering discovered Alaska in winter, so there should be no seasonal problems)

This also provided great contribution to Ethan Ah!

Although Yisan Ah also encountered a dead mouse, the credit was the credit!

After receiving the news, Chuan Guowei and others lamented the good luck of Esan Ana, but Old Man Fei was not interested in regulating anything with Esan Ana. Whether it was the previous gold mine or the discovery of Alaska, he was interested in the memorial that Made was sent to the Lifanyuan under a rapid succession less than two days after the good news of Esan Adi arrived in Beijing.

Alaska belongs to North America. There, Britain and France are the strongest, but at this time, there are British people who are coming to establish diplomatic relations with China... It's interesting, it's really interesting.

It seems that while they wanted to guide Kangxi to extend his hand to the Americas, the British were also thinking about extending his hand to East Asia. What is the purpose of the British trying to build a consulate in China? It is not clear yet. However, if this consulate is established, Britain would have a political stronghold in the Qing Dynasty and a tool to directly talk to the Qing government. This means that compared with European countries, the British took the lead. What would the British, who already had a strong force in the Indian Ocean, look like once they gained this advantage?

With political advantages and strong strength in the Indian Ocean, Old Man Fei could almost imagine that China and the West would be dominated by the British. By then, China, which occupied Temasek, could only be held in the South Ocean by the powerful British fleet, and could not go to the Indian Ocean through Malacca, and "breathe"!

This situation cannot be allowed!

That boy Mad is too slutty! He knew that the British guys' attempts were not stopped, and he was still very happy to give advice to the invaders. He was so charming! He was so shameful!... Even if he had already calculated other tricks, he had to be conservative before seeing the specific results!

At the end of his life, Old Man Fei had to "wipe his butt" for Ma De.

Of course, we can't drive this British man away! Those technicians, workers, and scholars in various professionals are the ones that Old Man Fei wanted to find but never found from Europe. It is rare that a guy from a government department came to the door, and it is the country where the industrial revolution broke out first. If he let go, Old Man Fei must be angry. There are so many things that he knows the direction of development, but he has been unable to get it out because the foundation is not good. How annoying is this? Now that he finally has the opportunity to recruit talents through the British government, he certainly cannot let them go. Compared with these talents, even if it is even given up Temasek, let alone a few consulates? You must know that these scientific and technological achievements are the real strong foundation of a country.

However, it is better not to give in if you can. You can't drive away the British, nor can you let these British men take too much advantage. Before their plans have achieved results, you can't let the British men have such a big "advantage". The advantage can only be left to yourself... But this takes time!

Although the 300 Jin soldiers discovered Alaska, Old Man Fei was still very annoyed that they did not find the shallow gold mines buried in Alaska. The mountains in Alaska cannot be seen from the outside, but as long as the mountain shell is slightly dug, you will see shiny gold. As long as you dig hard, the gold will fall into the sky. According to Mo Jing, those gold mines are also quite close to the west coast of Alaska. Why didn't they find them? If they were discovered and it was easy to dig, Kangxi would definitely send someone to him immediately, and then... it would be exciting to think about it. But now, we can only find another way.

It is best to drag the British before Kangxi decides to send troops to Alaska eastward. The longer the drag, the better. It is best to drag them until their plan shows results. In that case, the British will be in trouble.

But how can I delay?

It is undeniable that because over the years, Kangxi has exerted influence on many aspects. Kangxi has begun to pay some attention to the strength of European countries. Among them, Britain, whose national strength is rising, France, the European land overlord, and Russia, which is adjacent to the Qing Dynasty, are the key areas of Kangxi's attention. Because many missionaries who come to China were sent by the French Jesuits, Kangxi had a better impression of France. He had the worst impression of Russia, which has always coveted the territory of the Qing Dynasty. However, compared with these two countries, Kangxi was most interested in Britain, which became stronger by any means. After receiving the memorial of Made, Kangxi wanted to issue an order for Made to send people to Beijing to meet him. So, in order to delay, Old Man Fei had to object to this.

In addition to some of the national security that Old Man Fei thought of, there were also the princes’ homework.

Old Man Fei told Kangxi that the princes were disdainful of the homework he said. Although they were listening, they did not take it to heart. However, excessively ignoring the threats of other countries to their own countries cannot be aware of the situation of other countries. It is not a good thing for princes who may control their countries in the future. It must be noted that only by knowing themselves and their enemies can we win every battle. European countries can build colonies everywhere in a small area, even the Netherlands, a large and small area of ​​nails, can reach their hands to Taiwan, the former Ming Dynasty, and now Luzon, the doorstep of the Qing Dynasty. Who knows in the future

Will these European countries threaten China's mainland? Can anyone guarantee that all the emperors of the Qing Dynasty were wise rulers? No, they have to learn. At least, they will not be easily fooled by others at that time! Besides, the Qing Dynasty itself is not completely safe, and Junggar is still making trouble, which is clear evidence. However, some princes do not even understand what is happening around their country. How can this be allowed? Therefore, Kangxi must express this. However, just scolding or reminding is not possible. They must be urged with practical actions.

What to do? Why not just use this British envoy to talk about things!

Britain was originally a weak country, but it was weak to defeat the strong. It became stronger step by step and dominated the ocean for more than a hundred years. It is a country worth noting. Old Man Fei also told the princes about the situation in this country. So, take this matter to take the exam for these princes. If you do well, you will be awarded! If you do not do well, you will be punished!

Kangxi agreed!

Compared to a country that is only qualified to arouse his interest, the princes' education is what he values ​​most, especially when the prince has already disappointed him. Although this approach seems a bit "a big deal", since Old Man Fei insists on asking, it is not good to refute the minister's "loyalty" too much, right? Old Man Fei is old and has suffered a lot of losses this time. You must be considerate! Besides, doing this will only have the benefits but no harm. Why don't you agree?

However, Kangxi felt a little reluctant to send someone to Alaska to explore and station troops as mentioned by Old Man Fei.

The territory of the Qing Dynasty was already large enough!

However, the territory obtained in the past decade is of some value, except for the South Ocean, and the gold found in Kamchatka, other places seem to be not worth sending troops to the station. Even Alaska is very likely to be connected with the American continent that is said to be very huge and rich, which seems to be too far away, and some are not in line with the actual situation... Yes, the population of the Qing Dynasty is indeed quite large now, and there are also land annexation, but it is not necessary to occupy a piece of land separated by the ocean to "suffocate the hunger". Besides, if troops are sent to occupy there, how should they rule? It is not the South Ocean, but just some islands, and it cannot form a force that can resist the court. If there is really a continent, then, because the separation is too far, if the ruling force is generated outside the court, it will inevitably be extremely difficult to extinguish. This is not what the Qing Dynasty wants.

So, let’s wait before talking about it!
Chapter completed!