The exchange of rice for rifles soon entered the stage of exchange, and it was clear that the Nguyen dynasty did not want to offend the Guangfu army. While they carefully examined every rifle provided by the Liberation Army, the representatives of the Liberation Army were also inspecting the rice provided by Vietnam.

Yin Xiaofeng has done a rice business, and the effect of his trip is obvious. Of course, there were also logistics personnel among the officers, and Yin Xiaofeng and these logistics officers inspected the famous Champa rice.

Champong rice comes from Champong rice, which takes 1oo days to mature after transplanting, and by the 15th century, varieties that only took 6o days appeared.

Shu Luan, a native of the Southern Song Dynasty, pointed out that Champa rice has good characteristics: "There are large grain grains, there are small grain grains, and the large grain is now called japonica rice, with large grains and mangs, and it cannot be planted in fields that are not plastered; Xiaohe valley is now called the city, also called mountain rice, the grain is small and the valley is not mang, regardless of the fat and barren can be planted. The so-called japonica grain, get less rice, its price is high, outside the official loss, non-upper households can not eat, the so-called small grain, get more rice, the price is cheap, from the middle class below all eat. ”

In the Mekong Plain region of Vietnam, it is located in a hotter area than Guangdong, so the land fertility is slightly insufficient. However, the water heat in this area is better than that of Guangdong, and Champa rice is the main food in this area. Everyone is reluctant to evaluate the taste of this kind of raw rice too much.

Shen Xin remembered what Luo Xuan had said, "I didn't expect the troops to be able to eat rice every day!" ”

In an era when the Chinese population has almost reached its upper limit, even in rice-rich Guangdong, families who can eat rice half the time each year are truly wealthy. Before the arms trade was in full swing, the Liberation Army had already exported white-mouthed iron sickles to Vietnam through Guò in exchange for a large amount of Champa rice. A considerable part of this rice flowed into Qiongzhou. At present, the troops in Qiongzhou also have miscellaneous grains in their daily food, but when the proportion of rice reaches more than 70% of the overall meal, everyone temporarily believes the explanation that "eating only rice every day will hurt the body".

As for the rice business with Vietnam, Luo Jian can be said to be in favor of it with both hands and feet, and his comment on this is, "I also hope that the troops can eat rice every day." Everyone has been suffering for so many years, and finally we have today's days, no matter how hard it is in training troops and opening iron mines, we can't let the troops suffer anymore! ”

Thinking about Luo Xuan's words, Shen Xin felt a little sad. Shen Xin's family can't be regarded as poor, but he can only eat rice every day after Wei Ze's troops, and he can even evaluate the taste between Champa rice and japonica rice in the Pearl River Delta. This Tm is a realm that can only be found in a truly wealthy family.

"Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road", Shen Xin understood what was going on. In the Liberation Army group, with strong industrial and military capabilities, and the lack of food in the country, you can still come to Vietnam to buy food. Looking at the map, there is a much wider land in this world, and there are more countries. As long as the Navy and the 6th Army of the Liberation Army could get there, Shen Xin believed that he could get more food to transport back to China. Those outside the sphere of influence of the Guangfu Army could only defend that one-third of an acre of land, and were oppressed by the landlords, Guangfu, clans, and religions. That kind of precarious day is really going to starve people to death.

Therefore, the delegation worked together to carefully inspect the rice day and night, and immediately loaded it on a ship and shipped it away after making sure that it was not old rice. Rice is not something that can be stored for a long time, and if it weren't for the huge demand in Liangguang and Qiongzhou, which were occupied by the Guangfu Army, so much rice would be easily spoiled after being transported back.

The Nguyen court was equally pleased with the weapons, with newly produced rifle barrels, repainted wooden butts, and bright steel sleeve bayonets. The firearm's firing, range, accuracy, and comfort in use could not be compared with the wrought-iron arquebus produced by Vietnam itself. With the addition of a bayonet, the rifle also had a hand-to-hand combat function. The Vietnamese were short in stature, and the rifles produced by the Liberation Army were 1.5 meters long with bayonets, and their soldiers were able to use them as short spears.

The Liberation Army provided instructors for a short-term training period of 10 days, mainly to give the Vietnamese officers and soldiers how to release their guns, how to line up in formation, and how to operate weapons in hand-to-hand combat. The first to change their outfits was the Imperial Forest Army in the capital city of Hue, after the training was over. Vietnamese officials immediately ran to ask if they could continue to buy these rifles from the Liberation Army.

Of course, this request was satisfied, and Shen Xinyi said solemnly: "Since we want to be friendly neighbors, Vietnam wants to exchange these weapons, of course we will give priority to meeting them." Besides, our army fought with the French, so there is enmity. We will not side with the French. ”

The Vietnamese side happily accepted the position of the Liberation Army, and Shen Xin left Yin Xiaofeng in Vietnam to preside over the liaison work, and he himself happily returned on the ship escorting rice.

On 15 October, the fleet arrived at its destination, Foshan. Wei Ze personally received Shen Xin, and listened to Shen Xin's serious introduction to the situation in Vietnam with relish, Wei Ze smiled: "It seems that the terminal illness of the dynasty is like this. ”

Shen Xin didn't expect Wei Ze to raise the question to this point, and he asked with some surprise, "Why did the Governor say that?" ”

Wei Ze replied: "Whether it is the Manchu Qing Dynasty or the Ruan Dynasty, they are all unable to see clearly. I don't know that the world has changed radically. Shen Xin, you have seen our steel plant, don't you know how much the world has changed? ”

"Iron and blood?" Shen Xin replied.

Wei Ze was very satisfied with Shen Xin's answer, and he said with a straight face: "That's right, iron and blood! With a large amount of steel production, even a force like ours, which has not occupied the two Guangxi for a long time, can bury their heads and engage in exhibitions. Without a steam engine or a steamship, how far could we go by the means of the past? Britain has steel, France has steel, so they can win against the Manchus, they can win against Vietnam. But when they started fighting us, they broke their front teeth. Therefore, the exhibition of productive forces is the fundamental driving force for promoting social progress. ”

Listening to Wei Ze talk about the political issue, Shen Xin's heart moved, and he discussed the issue of the connection between the emperor and the real dragon and other supernatural things in Hue. Shen Xin could think that Wei Ze would laugh, but he didn't expect Wei Ze to laugh and quickly said excitedly: "This discussion is very good!" This is political enlightenment! ”

"Enlightenment?" This term made Shen Xin stunned.

Wei Ze picked up the pen and wrote down these four words, and after Shen Xin read them, Wei Ze continued to say excitedly: "The people don't understand politics, they don't understand how the world works. The reason for associating the emperor with the gods and monsters is that their knowledge can only find such a reason to explain the government. The so-called enlightenment is to make the government think of everyone clearly, so that everyone understands that politics is a matter that everyone can't avoid. ”

Speaking of this, Wei Ze actually stood up, and he walked back and forth a few times with his hands behind his back, his expression was happy for a while, and thinking for a while. Finally, Wei Ze stopped and said, "You have a good report on this information. I didn't expect to be able to cut in from this angle! Well, really good! ”

Shen Xin really didn't know what was so good about his information. But seeing that Wei Ze was so happy, Shen Xin also felt very happy. To his surprise, Weeser ordered: "You carefully write a report to me on the process of this discussion, the content of the discussion." Be sure to write me about the situation at that time. The people you discuss with, you also involve them. Don't write anything brilliant, just write down all the conversations at that time. ”

"I still have a ...... about rice," Shen Xin replied.

"Just let the logistics staff take care of that. You don't have to worry about that until you're done writing this! Weser gave a stern order.

Shen Xin immediately expressed his obedience, and two days later, a very complete transcript was taken out. A month later, in mid-November 1859, the theater troupe that had traveled from Guangdong to Qiongzhou staged a new play of "skinning the dragon".

Shen Xin wanted to laugh after watching it for a long time, he didn't expect that "Peeling the Dragon's Skin" would be a story based on the delegation's experience in Vietnam.

Wei Dudu is doing things so fast! Shen Xin praised in his heart.

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