Emperor Tongzhi's journey to return was slower and slower, perhaps because he was timid in his hometown or because Zai Chun was not ready to face the undercurrents of the court. Anyway, the British escort fleet began to work hard after he arrived in Malacca.

Zaichun's journey to return home was really not going smoothly. Europe was basically expelled by his master. When various contradictions gathered together, when all kinds of secret thoughts began to collide with substantial collisions.

The previously intimate master-apprentice relationship has already appeared in huge cracks!

Perhaps there was the British insurgency, the Xiang Ying stormtrooper's plot, and the sow discord behind the Qing Dynasty... But these are not the main reasons, these are all subtleties.

The fundamental reason for the conflict between the master and the apprentice is actually a manifestation of the irreconcilable contradiction between the Chinese and the Qing dynasties!

No matter how deep the relationship is, even if you are as close as a father and a son, you cannot resist the struggle between two regimes. These are two huge forces that can break the lives of countless people.

Without Britain, there would be France and Russia, there would be no trouble. Without Xiang Ying's stormtrooper, there might be Ironto's kitchen knife team, No Hirata's ronin team... Anyway, some people will definitely jump out to make trouble.

Because two huge forces are inherently contradictory, and these two forces are composed of countless people!

Zaichun left Europe after the end of the Franco-Prussian War. He did not see how the Paris Commune fell, nor did he experience the signing of the Frankfurt Treaty. This can be said to be a huge shortcoming in his entire European study tour.

The missing loopholes may not be filled, because the knowledge you have gained from telegrams, newspapers, various archives and other people's mouths is far less profound than you can see it yourself.

Unfortunately, Zai Chun felt extremely regretful, but there was no way. The rift with his master became deeper and deeper. Maybe Xiao Letian could tolerate himself, but the other Chinese senior officials were no longer in a good mood.

After all, he is also the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Why are you waiting for if you have shame and shamelessness?

Maybe Zaichun wanted to stay in the UK for a longer time, but he suddenly realized that the queen was willing to let her youngest daughter have more contact with Zaichun, intentionally or unintentionally.

This is awesome? If Zai Chun brought a British princess back home, it would be a big blow? Let's just leave, many secret contracts have been signed anyway.

Britain cannot detain Zai Chun. When he saw the emperor's intention to leave, he had to arrange a fleet to escort!

There is nothing wrong with walking on the Atlantic Ocean, and there is no surprise when walking on the Mediterranean. However, after entering the Indian Ocean, I encountered continuous storms, which was delayed for a while.

When Zai Chun returned to Southeast Asia and entered the Lion City of Stars, the news of the signing of the Frankfurt Treaty spread to Asia, and the young emperor was shocked at that time.

The master won, which was expected, but what he didn't expect was that the master could actually get so much practical benefits in the end.

Although Zaichun was young, he had received imperial ideological education since childhood. What senior officials in the court told him was a secret that was not passed on!

Winning a war is one thing, and fighting a profitable war is another, and winning a war that can change the fortunes of the country is even more incredible.

The difficulty is completely different. It almost rolls up squarely, and the difficulty is soaring with geometric coefficients!

"Master! Why don't you let me stay in Europe until the end... You let me see all the details of the finale!"

"I know how to fight. I have seen with my own eyes how you won a battle, but I don't know how you fought a battle that changed the fate of the country's fortunes!"

"How did this be done? How did this be done?"

The little emperor, who was in a very bad mood, stayed in the Lion City for half a month. He was actually angry. He and his master were angry with the court and himself.

In the end, Ermao saw Zaichun's thoughts and went to see the little emperor alone. "Instead of being upset about his previous mistakes, it is better to try every means to move forward!"

"It is already difficult for Your Majesty to study and leave the palace. It is expected that after Your Majesty returns to the Forbidden City, it will be extremely difficult to leave the court like this!"

"Why don't you use this precious time to study more? If you have a head of state, you can ask for advice. If you don't have a head of state, you won't look at your own analysis?"

"A thousand words, sooner or later, will you be independent? No one can be your majesty's crutch for the rest of his life!"

"After entering Malacca, after passing Singapore, this place is the Chinese sphere of influence managed by the head of state. You can take a look, listen more, ask more... Put down your posture and think about what these millions of Chinese are doing? How do they do it..."

Ermao woke up the dreamer with one word, Zaichun put away all his negative emotions and finally cheered up and began to conduct an in-depth investigation.

In Xingjia, he carefully observed the maritime trade circles between Westerners and Chinese people. He even went to the port to count them himself, which country had the most ships on this day, what was the approximate tonnage and what was the performance.

In the customs archives, Zaichun carefully studied which international commodities are the most popular and what are the most profitable?

I really don’t know if I don’t read it. I was shocked when I saw it. Through the review of historical documents, he suddenly discovered that the Dutch colonized Indonesia, and the spice business was a astronomical vault every year.

A ship of spices from Southeast Asia was transported to Europe, and the profit was 20 times higher!

Looking at the surprised gaze of the little emperor, Dutch merchants all said proudly that it was already the 19th century and the supply of spices had expanded too much.

If a ship of Southeast Asian spices were shipped to Europe in the seventeenth century, the profit was not 60 times higher, and those investors would probably have to change the captain!

All the eunuchs thought he was bragging, but only Ermao and Emperor Tongzhi did not speak!

Because they had heard from the head of the mouth that when European colonists were operating Asia in the early days, the profits of Eastern and Western treasures were indeed so much.

Cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, pepper... In medieval Europe, they were completely luxury goods worth gold, and these spices could be paid directly to their subjects as salaries.

The younger emperor became more and more shocked when he looked at it, let alone those precious porcelains. Although Europeans have now cracked the secrets of porcelain, Chinese porcelain is still a high-end product in the international market.

Ship of porcelain is classified according to the quality, and the profit of the highest quality is twenty-five times!

Not to mention the transactions of tea, silk, medicine, etc., the money earned by countless maritime merchants through trade is simply a car-mounted amount!

The scene of Singapore Customs counting money every day when his hand cramps have been imprinted in Emperor Tongzhi's heart, and his heart felt as uncomfortable as a frying pan.

How short of money is the court now? Zuo Zongtang cannot escape the money even when he fights the Western Regions, so he asks his ministers to raise funds by himself!

If such a thing is spread to Europe, it would be a joke. If you ask your minister to raise funds to fight by yourself, then the liberated territory should actually be rewarded to the minister.

But of course the court would not do this. They just pretended to be deaf and dumb!

"All the money from Zhongyuan has been earned by these merchants... Damn it, it would be great if all the money was in my hands!"
Chapter completed!