The defeat of France in Hanoi was not due to the arrogance of the French, but in fact, the colonial act was full of fantasy and myth from the beginning.

In 1519, Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec Empire, with a total population of 15 million, in five years with just over 600 men.

In 1531, the Spaniard Francisco Pizano conquered the Inca Empire, with a total population of 6 million people, with only 177 men.

Therefore, the French sent more than 100 people to attack Hanoi, from a certain point of view, they already look up to Hanoi, with the above myths, probably the French believe that the Yuan Dynasty, which has been influenced by the Chinese cultural circle for more than 1,000 years, is as vulnerable as the Indians.

Li Mu will definitely not be so arrogant, the Yuan Dynasty is easy to handle, but the Black Flag Army is not easy to deal with, and the French in another time and space are still beaten to the ground when they gather tens of thousands of people, and the strength of the Black Flag Army can be seen.

Of course, as a well-known "arms dealer," Li Mu will not turn away business, as long as the French can afford the price, the Far East Company will sign an agreement with the French, and as for whether the Far East Company will fulfill the contract in the future, this question remains to be said.

Anyway, Li Mu would definitely not aim his gun at the Black Flag Army.

"The mercenaries of the Far East Company receive an average salary of one hundred dollars per month, and if they want to attack Hanoi, they need an additional special allowance of one hundred dollars per month, and if the mercenaries die unexpectedly in the line of duty, the pension paid is carried out according to the standards of the Far East Company, which is about five years of ordinary salary, that is, about 6,000 dollars, and if they are wounded, in addition to the cost of treatment, they also have to pay additional costs for lost work, and in general, if the Cochinchina Governorate hires 1,000 mercenaries, Then the Governorate of Cochinchina had to pay $300,000 a month for this, and the extra $50,000 was paid to the Far Eastern Company. Li Mu didn't give a discount, and there was no additional price increase, if he accidentally said more, Li Mu was afraid that he would scare away Livier.

It's almost impossible to scare away, according to the foreign exchange rate of New York in 1878, One dollar is about 5.8 francs, 250,000 US dollars per month, that is, 1.45 million francs per month, this price has far exceeded the bottom line of the Governor's Office in Cochinchina, you must know that in 1881, France invaded the Yuan Dynasty, and the French Parliament only allocated 2.4 million francs, and then the war further escalated, the French Parliament reluctantly gave 3.5 million, if calculated at this price, it is enough to hire 1,000 mercenaries from the Far East Company to fight for more than two months.

Oh, no, including the remuneration given to the Far Eastern Company, the Governorate of Cochinchina spends 1,740,000 francs a month, which is a desperate figure.

"$300,000! This is also too expensive, Mr. Ream, are the mercenaries of the Far Eastern Company already so expensive? "Livier did not believe that the Far Eastern Company would be so generous, and if it were to follow the French situation, even if the Far Eastern Company paid each mercenary 250 dollars a month, a large part of it would be divided among the commanders of the troops, which was normal in France.

"It's a bit expensive, but it's worth the money, the expensive things don't have any disadvantages except that they're expensive, and the cheap things don't have any advantages other than being cheap, and I'm sure Your Excellency the Commander should know that the expensive mercenaries of the Far Eastern Company are in Luzon, and the cheap adventurers of your Cochinchina Governorate are wiped out in Hanoi, which is why the Far Eastern Company mercenaries are expensive, because they can fulfill the employer's arbitrary requirements, even if those requirements seem quite harsh." Li Mu did not miss any opportunity to advertise the Far Eastern Company, facts speak louder than words, and the performance of the Far Eastern Company in Luzon is worthy of Li Mu's praise.

Although what Li Mu said was not very good, and it was useless to belittle the Cochinchina Governorate, Livier had nothing to say.

Livier knows what An Ye is, to be honest, if possible, the Cochin-China Governorate is not willing to let An Ye attack Hanoi, but unfortunately the Cochin-China Governorate has no better choice, compared with the colonial forces formed by the Cochin-China Governorate, at least An Ye is not lacking in courage, and the facts have proved that although An Ye fought unfavorably, his courage is indeed commendable, and An Ye and his men confirmed this with their own lives.

"Mr. Reem, I believe in the excellence of the Far East Company mercenaries, but unfortunately we cannot accept such a price, which is far beyond our budget." Livier had to admit that compared with the wealthy Far Eastern Company, the Cochinchina Governorate did not have an advantage.

With the end of the Spanish-American War, everything in the Far East Company was no longer a secret, and the mercenaries were exposed to the sun, not only the French, but also the British, the Dutch, the Germans, and even the Qing people, all of whom were concerned about this powerful force, and the combat effectiveness of the mercenaries, the training methods of the mercenaries, and even the equipment of the mercenaries became the object of study of the colonial governments of the Far East countries.

The results of the study are very frustrating, the more the research becomes, the more the colonial governments of the Far East countries confirm that in the Far East, it is impossible to copy these mercenaries of the Far East Company, not only because of the quality of the mercenaries, but also because the weapons equipped by the mercenaries are not something that can be bought with money.

For well-known reasons, no matter any country, it is a very prudent thing to change the outfit, such as the United Kingdom, although the magazine rifle has become popular, but all the British army is now equipped with single-shot rifles, even if it is to be reloaded, the United Kingdom will first start with the Royal Navy stationed at home, and then slowly according to the degree of importance, and no matter how it is arranged, the British colonial forces in the Far East must be ranked last.

As for France, this is not mentioned, in another time and space, until the outbreak of World War I, the elite army stationed in France still uses the outdated single-shot rifle, so just think about it, the French parliament, which has always been stingy, will never approve it, unless the Germans are in Paris, the members of the French parliament will consider this matter.

With this background, it is not difficult to understand Livier's envy and hatred for the Far Eastern Company.

"The price is unacceptable – then we might be able to talk about the payment method." Li Mu is not afraid that the French will not be able to afford it, as long as the French are interested, Li Mu has a way to hang the French firmly on the hook.

"Payment methods? What do you mean? Livier took the bait.

"I mean, if the Cochin-China Governorate doesn't think the price is acceptable, then we can consider other ways of payment, for example-" Li Mu hung Livier's appetite until he noticed that Livier's eyes flashed with longing, and Li Mu said an alternative: "--For example, resources, Your Excellency, Commander, some resources that you consider worthless may be worth a lot in my opinion, such as some uninhabited islands near Cochinchina-"

Li Mu is not referring to minerals, for Li Mu, only land can be regarded as resources, and it must be no people's land, as for whether there is anyone on the original land, this has nothing to do with Li Mu.

Since participating in the Cuban War of Independence, it has become Li Mu's habit to replace remuneration with "resources", and for this reason, the Cuban government handed over Treasure Island to Li Mu, the Panamanian government handed over the Panama Canal to Li Mu, and the Ryukyu government handed over Shikoku Island to Li Mu, all of which were paid by Li Mu.

Of course, according to Li Mu's habits, when Li Mu took over these islands, these islands were empty, and as for the original people on the islands, they were not within Li Mu's consideration.

"Mr. Reem, but there are no islands near Cochinchina." Livier was first overjoyed, and then extremely disappointed, unlike Ryukyu and Cuba, there were no islands near Cochinchina, which meant that there was no possibility of implementing the payment plan proposed by Li Mu.

"Just because there are no islands near Cochinchina doesn't mean there are no islands elsewhere, France has colonies all over the world, and there aren't too many islands." Li Mucai will not focus on East Asia, with Luzon and Ryukyu as a springboard, there are islands in East Asia that Li Mu can look at, Li Mu can find a way to get it by himself, and there is no need to trouble the French.

"No, no, no, there are many islands in France, but none of them are under the jurisdiction of the Governorate of Cochinchina - it's better to use resources to pay for it, how about Qiongzhou?" Livier was really a genius and came up with a payment plan that Li Mu had never thought of anyway.

Li Mu didn't understand what "Qiongzhou" meant for a while, and after being sure again and again, Li Mu laughed angrily, Livier is also whimsical, Qiongzhou is the Hainan Island of the Qing Empire, Livier actually wants to give Hainan Island to Li Mu, this idea can no longer be described as "genius".

"So Qiongzhou is already the Qiongzhou of the Governor's Mansion of Cochinchina?" Li Mu really couldn't figure out how self-righteous this must have been, so he would come up with such a payment plan.

"Not yet, but in the future, as long as the Far East Company is willing to cooperate, then we have enough confidence that the Qing Empire will cede Qiongzhou." Livier swore that the white wolf with empty gloves played a new trick.

It's really an empty glove white wolf, Livier's calculation is to let the Far East Company send troops to help the Jiaozhi Governorate defeat the Qing Empire, and then the French extort Hainan Island from the Qing Empire, and then hand it over to the Far East Company to pay off the debt.

Sure enough, Rockefeller, who was innocently lying on the gun, listened to Livier's words, and looked at Livier with a shocking look, Livier was born in the wrong era, if he had been born three hundred years earlier, he would have been better than Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizzano.

"Your Excellency, Commander, are you insulting my IQ by proposing such a plan?" Li Mu is also helpless, Livier's parents are estimated to be relatives, otherwise Livier would not be so strange.

"Mr. Ream, as you just said, the Far East Company will meet all the requirements of the employer, even if they sound harsh." Livier's brain circuit is indeed wonderful, I don't feel anything wrong, and I actually know how to use Li Mu's words to block Li Mu.

"Of course, the Far East Company can indeed do this, but this does not mean that the Far East Company is a fool, the Far East Company will not undertake tasks beyond its own ability, such as fighting against a country of the size of the Qing Empire, which is beyond the scope of the Far East Company's ability, if you think so, then if someone comes to the Far East Company, hoping that the Far East Company will attack France, and then take Cochinchina as a reward for the Far East Company, will this kind of employment Far East Company accept? We are only talking about attacking Hanoi, not attacking the Qing Empire, or even defending Hanoi to withstand a possible counterattack by the Yuan Dynasty. Li Mucai will not be blocked by his own words, if the Far East Company is really as powerful as Livier imagined, Li Mu will still be an "arms dealer", he will already dominate the world as a ball captain.

"Oh, well, let's go back to the original question." Livier finally put away those unrealistic thoughts, Mason beside Li Mu already had a bad face, if Livier was not convinced, Mason didn't mind throwing Livier out.

According to the information in Li Mu's hands, the entire Cochinchina Governor's Navy has only a few old-fashioned wooden-hulled warships, and it is estimated that the strength is not as good as the Spanish colonial fleet in Luzon at the beginning, and such a commander is a joke.

It is said that if the navy of the Jiaozhi Governorate really had the strength of the Pacific Fleet, Livier would not have come to Li Mu, and it is estimated that he would have already waved his army north to Hanoi by sea and completely wiped out the entire Yuan Dynasty.

"Your Excellency, Commander, you should have a servant army in the Cochinchina Governor's Office." Rockefeller changed his thinking, 250,000 US dollars a month, and estimated that the Governor's Office of Cochinchina could not afford it, so it would be changed to a way that the French could accept.

"Of course, we formed three divisions of servant corps." Livier immediately began to be proud again, if he didn't know the details, he would probably be startled by Livie, but in Li Mu's eyes, Livier is a standard outsider.

The so-called servant army, that is, the colonial troops formed by the French in Cochinchina, objectively speaking, the servant army formed by France in the era of French Indochina was still relatively combative, and during the First World War in another time and space, the servant army of French Indochina once went to France to participate in the French war against Germany, and performed well.

At least it was stronger than the Indian servant army formed by the British.

The "good performance" here is not until the period of French Indochina, and now France has just established the Governorate of Cochinchina, and the so-called three divisions of the servant army must have little combat effectiveness, and there is even a question mark over whether there are three divisions.

"So, don't you need instructors for your servant quartermasters?" Rockefeller asked well, this is the attitude of doing business.