Three days later, Tan Sitong really had a sense of awe for the 'Zhou family'!

Because Tsarist Russia softened, it expressed its willingness to cede Lushun and withdraw all to Dalian.

What happened in between?

Tan Sitong doesn't know!

He just knows; There were a few more Zhou warships in Lushun Port, and as for what the Zhou family did to Tsarist Russia, Zhou Ding did not say, and he did not ask.

Because Tan Sitong knows: It doesn't matter what happens, what matters is that the Zhou family has the strength to be the enemy of Tsarist Russia.

For Tan Sitong, knowing these is enough, such forces must be wooed, even if they can't become friends, they must not become enemies.

Not only Tan Sitong didn't know what was going on, but everyone else didn't know.

Zhou Ding repeated his old tricks, quietly infiltrated the Russian military port, and used the system to collect the four warships of the military port docked by the Tsarist Russia.

In the real world, the Japanese military port with dense network surveillance, Zhou Ding still comes and goes freely, not to mention Tsarist Russia a hundred years ago.

The Tsarist and Russian military sides were stunned at that time: when they woke up, their warships disappeared without a trace, and there was no movement at all during the period. How to fight?

War with Zhou Ding?

Zhou Ding lives on the ship, and he can withdraw to the sea at any time, we don't even have a battleship, how can we fight?

Asking for help at home?

Even if there are a few more warships, who dares to guarantee that they will not be lost silently like these ones!

Abandon naval warfare and retreat to land?

Zhou Ding came to bombard you every once in a while, what can you do?

The Tsarist side thought about it, but there was no choice but to send an envoy to bow his head and give in.

Along with the envoy, there was also Zhou Ding's agent in Tsarist Russia, and Zhou Ding's more than 10,000 water beads were sold to Zhou Ding by this person.

Zhou Ding also didn't want to completely fight with Tsarist Russia, because: In the near future, Tsarist Russia will fight against Japan, which is a happy thing, and it is better not to mix with it. lest this little butterfly stir up too much of a storm.

So, Zhou Ding Shunpo didn't want to say to the Russian side: For the sake of the Zhou family's agents, as long as you fulfill the gambling agreement and withdraw from Lushun, I can return the four warships to you in their entirety.

As soon as this remark came out, everyone rejoiced.

Tsarist Russia withdrew from Lushun, Tan Sitong returned to Beijing to make a report, and Zhou Ding had nothing to do, gathered all the members of the anti-Japanese mutual aid association, and started military training.

Facts have proved that the little things that Zhou Ding University came into contact with in military training are not enough at all.

After two days, Zhou Ding lost interest in training soldiers, and asked Andos to send men to various docks in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin, etc., to find those officers who had mixed in the West and came to China to pan for gold.

Before the officers were found, Zhou Ding not only trained his subordinates in the queue, but also streamlined ten marksmanship suitable for bayonet fighting from the pear blossom big gun and handed it over to his subordinates to practice!

Beiping, among the imperial cities!

Guangxu listened to Tan Sitong's recital, bowed his head and muttered:

I didn't expect Zhou Ding's family to be so powerful!

I used to want to figure out how Zhou's watch came to be and how the gun went, which is very ridiculous to think about.

Four warships tens of meters long disappeared silently under the eyes of Tsarist Russia, not to mention some scattered cargo?

Zhou Ding's exchange of Lushun for a Qiongzhou prefect is equivalent to exchanging reality for fiction, and the sincerity is not small!

Does the Zhou family have intentions for Qiongzhou?

No!

In that case, Zhou Ding could send warships to occupy Qiongzhou like other countries, and what could the Qing Dynasty do?

The Qing Dynasty is the enemy of the whole world, and it needs an ally too much!

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On June 11, 1986, Emperor Guangxu promulgated the "Ming Dingguo is Edict", indicating his determination to change the system, officially announcing to the world, and beginning to reform and change the law. He advocated that the people of the whole country learn from the West, advocate science and culture, reform the political and educational systems, and develop agriculture, industry, and commerce.

On the second day, news was published in newspapers around the Qing Dynasty that Zhou Ding, a wealthy Chinese man, supported the reform of the law, was willing to return Lushun to the imperial court, and was willing to join the Chinese nationality as a congratulatory gesture!

As soon as the news came out, the whole country was in an uproar!

"Zhou Ding, this person, is really high-spirited, and he is really a model for my generation!"

"Hmph, in my opinion, Zhou Ding is a fool, a good free man doesn't do it, and comes back to be controlled by the Qing Dynasty."

"No, no, the Zhou family is so powerful, even Tsarist Russia has to bow its head, even if Zhou Ding joins the Qing Dynasty, he will not be controlled by the imperial court everywhere like us!"

"Be careful!"

"In my opinion, it's still the Boxers, I heard that Mr. Zhou was besieged by the Boxers, and there were no more lives in the middle!"

"Aren't the Boxers invulnerable? How is it possible to die? ”

"Phew! You also believe this, are you stupid? ”

The world is so big that there is anything to say. Zhou Ding didn't know and didn't care. He cares about how much his popularity has increased.

On the third day, the newspapers published the reply of the imperial court:

The imperial court welcomed overseas Chinese to return to China to serve the imperial court, support the construction of the Qing Dynasty, and in order to show the merits of Zhou Ding, he gave three products to wear flower feathers, and appointed Zhou Ding as the prefect of Qiongzhou, overseeing the military and political power of Qiongzhou, and took office on the same day.

"I directly rewarded the top of the three products, and became the prefect of real power, Zhou Ding is really lucky!"

"Humph! If you can snatch back the territory occupied by foreign devils, it is estimated that the imperial court will also reward you with a high-ranking official! ”

"The key is that the power behind the people is big enough, if my family can suppress Tsarist Russia, the court will also look down on me!"

"Haha, that's ridiculous! If your family has such a big force, there are only two ways to go! ”

"Which two paths?"

"Either rebel, or be exterminated by the imperial court!"

"The upstairs brother is reasonable, next to the couch, how can he allow others to snore!"

In mid-June, Zhou Ding received a holy decree and a letter of advice from the imperial court, handed over Lushun to the imperial court officials, drove three cruisers, and headed straight for Qiongzhou.

All the 500 members of the Anti-Japanese Mutual Aid Association were taken away by Zhou Ding, not only them, but Zhou Ding also took away the families of these 500 people.

Among these five hundred people, except for dozens of older ones, the rest were all incorporated into the Houyi Army by Zhou Ding.

Houyi Army is the name given to this team by Zhou Ding, and the original Anti-Japanese Mutual Aid Association is too earthy, and it really doesn't look like the name of an army.

At the beginning, everyone complained about the cancellation of the name "Anti-Japanese Mutual Aid Association", and Zhou Ding asked: "Why are you reluctant to give up the name of the Anti-Japanese Mutual Aid Association?" ”

Fang Youde and some other backbones replied: "More than eighty percent of these people in the organization have enmity with Japan......

Zhou Ding smiled slightly: "I told you about my three-year plan a few days ago, the first step is to train you well, the second step is to expand the army, and the third step is to point to Taiwan and attack Japan!" ”

Everyone lowered their heads, Mr. Zhou thought about them everywhere, they were entangled for a name, it was really a bit unusual, is this pampered and arrogant?

Zhou Ding continued: "Everyone has a grudge against the Japanese, how can I not know? Think about it, why did I choose my name; Hou Yi Army! ”

Fang Youde replied: "Hou Yi's archery skills are good, the army's weapons are mainly muskets, and Mr. should mean: We must have good marksmanship." ”

Zhou Ding nodded and said: "What you said is only one of the points, there is a second point in this, which is more important, who of you knows?" ”

Everyone frowned and thought deeply, thought for a long time, and didn't come up with a reason, and turned their inquiring eyes to Zhou Ding.

Zhou Ding laughed: "This second, let's think about it; What is Hou Yi shooting? ”

Everyone suddenly realized: Hou Yi shoots the 'sun', the anti-Japanese mutual aid association, it is just an anti-'day', but: how can 'anti-Japanese' compare to 'shooting the sun'.

Everyone is very happy to accept the new name of 'Hou Yi Jun', at this moment, who wants to let everyone use the name 'Hou Yi Jun', everyone must fight with him!

The fleet went all the way south, and the descendants of the army were all working hard to learn to drive warships, and most of the battles in the future were mainly naval battles.

As for the sailors hired before, after arriving in Qiongzhou, the prestige of the high prestige stayed, and the prestige of the low all dismissed.