In the second year of the Qixiang era (1857), compulsory education and population subsidies were implemented.

It's important to understand that even creatures in nature only reproduce when the environment is comfortable.

Sydney arranged for the evacuation of residents early in the morning due to the natural disaster.

As a result, Sydney's reputation among the people grew day by day.

That's not all. As for plagues, we tried our best to avoid them and develop anti-disease drugs from the very beginning.

That year, the entire country changed its weapons!

Even the soldiers' morale has changed.

After opium was banned, smugglers had nowhere to sell it!

One shipment goes missing, and an entire ship goes missing!

Sherry, accompanied by Yi-yan, Ci-an, and the twins, began her southern tour.

On the one hand, they arranged for people to secretly monitor all officials.

On the one hand, railways, bridges, and highways were being built in various places.

At the same time, the imperial examinations were held again, this time allowing women to participate.

As for those dissenting voices?

Those are all Sherry's ladder to heaven!

Sydney is going to use them to achieve her unparalleled fame.

Not to mention their opposition at this point.

However, it is still useful.

There are no useless people in this world; it all depends on how you use them!

Perhaps because of the founding of the Women's Academy, Ci'an was in particularly good spirits.

She's just too gentle and kind!

Sherry could only pretend to be obedient while secretly snapping photos!

Yi handed her the knife.

However, Empress Dowager Cixi warned Sherry to be wary of Prince Gong's ambitions.

Sydney isn't afraid at all!

If he causes her trouble, she'll kill him with her own hands!

What is she afraid of?!

When Yi heard the various rumors, he hesitated and didn't know how to face Shirley.

Seeing the unwavering trust in Shirley's eyes, he felt an overwhelming urge to die for her!

Sherry didn't know what he was thinking, but he never dared to contradict her in court.

At most, they'd close the door and then try to push and ram it!

"They slandered me, I'm so angry!" Yi held Xue Li on his lap, looking aggrieved.

"The princess's hometown—the castle!" You must be bursting with excitement, little bro?

As she spoke, Sherry sat down heavily.

"Hiss... What? The Forbidden City, or Beijing?" Yi didn't know what Shirley was talking about, but simply placed her on his lap as if he were holding a doll.

Sherry leaned lazily against him.

Yi picked her up and poured himself some tea.

Sherry belatedly realized what was happening and started to hug him with one arm.

"Brother is so energetic!" Shirley's eyes were full of slyness.

Yi's eyes lit up, and he leaned closer and whispered, "Brother has energy everywhere, want to try?"

Shirley smiled brightly, and Yi placed her on the table, his hand gradually moving upwards along her calf.

In her hazy state, Shirley had only one thought: when looking for a man, he had to be energetic.

Standing, lying down, sitting, or even just sitting—you feel energetic in any position.

During this period, some foreigners even came over arrogantly, wanting to start a war.

Sherry detained the person immediately!

And so, a second wave came.

Sherry keeps withholding money; doesn't she know her illegal factory needs slaves?

While the third wave of troops was gathering, Sherry was playing in the water in Jiangnan.

He used the items he bought from the system to unleash a tsunami!

And so, Japan sank first!

Neighboring small countries wanted to squeeze into the Qing Dynasty, but after thinking about it, Sydney realized that none of those countries were any good.

So, another batch of people were recruited from the illegal factories!

Incidentally, the queen ant led the ants to inhabit the corpses of those foreigners.

They kindly sent them back to their roots, and incidentally brought perfume and opium to their army.

Bring the international students back safely!

In the years that followed, some countries still harbored malicious intentions!

Sydney kept putting it off.

We're just waiting for a legitimate reason to launch a defensive counterattack, wouldn't that be great?

In the fifth year of the Qixiang era (1860), Britain, France, the United States, and Russia joined forces to wage war against the Qing Dynasty.

The reason given was the disappearance of their compatriots in the Qing Dynasty and the opium within their territory.

Even though they have no evidence!

The newspapers had already done it, so the Qing government first publicized the other side's unreasonable accusations.

Then, forced by circumstances, the war to defend the Qing Dynasty began!

So the result of the first tough battle was that after the war, the ground was covered in minced meat!

Several Western countries were completely stunned!

They still thought the Qing Dynasty would let them take whatever they wanted.

They haven't even properly mourned their own country's ancestral graves, yet they have time to lament over mass graves.

They thought that this invasion was the end of it.

Sydney has launched its first declaration of war against those countries!

Russia didn't think it was their turn at the time, but they were the first to be hit!

After years of training, the soldiers finally had a chance to see blood.

With a strong army, powerful horses, and a large population, the soldiers and civilians of the Qing Dynasty were extremely excited.

In addition, there are welfare benefits for soldiers' families!

Many ordinary people are also keen to gamble for wealth and status!

So, while the few foreigners who had just escaped back to their home country were still struggling with how to report the battle situation...

First, they received a declaration of war from the Qing Dynasty!

They only thought that the Qing Dynasty was just talk, after all, it was so far away!

Sherry wouldn't agree!

What's the point of training so many people?

So, ships started moving, and cannons and bombs began to be deployed.

In just three months, the flag of the Qing Dynasty was flying on the other side.

Did they think that their surrender would be the end of it?

How could that be!

Of course, we should nip it in the bud!

So, the Qing soldiers, who had been holding back for so long, drove their ships, carts, and cannons and blasted open the gates of those countries!

Yi was assigned there to gradually expand the territory!

The invention of the telephone made communication and management even more convenient.

Some international students returned to their home countries to train other students, while others went to a secret base in Sydney to continue their studies!

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