Chapter 104 The New Situation in Hue

The governor of Fuzhou, Ding Richang, held in his hand a telegram from Haiphong that had just been sent from Haiphong, the content of which was simple but shocking: the restoration of Hue, the sinking of two French light cruisers, and the capture of 43 enemies.

Lao Ding looked at it twice, looked at Sun Fu who was looking down, and said with a smile: "Sun Fu, this gale brought a few ships, why is the French fleet so careless?" It's sinking again! Immediately report this matter to Lord Zhongtang, who is still worried about whether the French are willing to return Hue headaches, this is good! I remember that in the name of protecting **, Lord Zhongtang just signed a contract! ”

"My lord, did you send a report to Qin Kai to reward the officers and soldiers of the Sailor?" Sun Fu pondered Qin Kai's exploits.

"Okay, you go and send a telegram, this specific reward Gale will solve it by itself, my side is still short of money, Lord Zhongtang should have another reward," Lao Ding laughed, and there was no doubt that Tie Ji's face was violent.

The sentry of Xue Chao's battalion outside Hue led the team by the captain of Xiǎo Pan Xin, and he found out early this morning that something had happened in Hue City, and the news that the French were boarding the ship at the pier was first transmitted by the Mutual Masonic personnel who were still staying in the city.

By dawn, the sentry sent to the dock had already sent back the news that a ship of the Shipping Company with a horsetail had docked, which made Pan Xin, who had been isolated from the news for several months, ecstatic, and when he brought people to greet him, he naturally saw Qin Kai coming down from the ship at a glance.

Pan Xin pointed from afar, and said to the gang of recruits under his command: "See, as soon as our horsetail battleship comes, the French will obediently get out, do you know no, last time the French fleet met the ironclad ship commanded by Lord Qin, and was killed by the adults seven in and seven out, and casually sank 5 ships and damaged 5 ships......"

A soldier next to him corrected him and said, "Captain Pan, I heard Commander Xue talk about it that day, didn't I sink three ships and damage three ships......

"Zhang Ergou, what do you know, that's Lord Qin's modesty, and he just underreported a few ships, otherwise the credit is too great, and the court doesn't know how to reward it! In the past, when we were in Mawei, we could follow Lord Qin to practice in the morning every morning, and we would see each other every day," Pan Xin waved his hand, "Let's go...... I'll take you to meet your lords! ”

With the twenty or so recruits under his command, Pan Xin hurriedly came up, but fortunately, he knew the captain of the pro-soldier Lu Shu here, "Captain Lu, I'm Pan Xin!" ”

"Pan Xin, you haven't been captured by the French," Lu Shu laughed and came over and patted him on the shoulder.

"Captain Lu, this is a good look, our xiǎo team has captured five or six French prisoners!" Pan Xin twisted his neck, showed his strength, and pointed to a group of recruits behind him, "This is the members of our xiǎo team, all of them are from the Chinese battalion, Commander Xue let us go to the city sentry to investigate, there are no more French people in the city!" ”

"Oh! Yes, it's just that the superintendent wants to understand the situation, so come with me to meet the superintendent and report the situation in the city! ”

"Okay," Pan Xin triumphantly turned back to his recruit Danzi and said, "Line up, wait here, don't lose the image of our xiǎo team!" ”

During the inspection last night, Xu Shoushan and Qin Kai naturally did not dare to take the retreat of the French lightly, so they did not enter the port at night, otherwise it would be miserable to kill the French!

After the inspection confirmed that the French had left, they prepared to enter Hue early in the morning. Lü Shu came over to report that Xue Chao's squad had entered Hue City last night, and the speed of this advance was somewhat unexpected to him, and it seemed that this army that had fought hard with the French was a bit of a success.

Qin Kai saw Pan Xin standing not far away, these members of the security team who were brought up with one hand, he remembered them all, beckoned and said with a smile: "Pan Xin, why are you here!" ”

Pan Xin saw Qin Kai calling him by name, so he was naturally very cordial, and hurriedly stepped forward to report, "My lord, we have entered the city last night, and we have passed everywhere, the French have indeed retreated, and the remaining mutual aid members have begun to organize the return of the people who fled outside the city, there are few Vietnamese officials in the city, and we have also arrested a few Vietnamese corrupt officials who do things for the French!" ”

"Pan Xin, very well done, you immediately send someone to Quang Chi to deliver the letter," a thought suddenly flashed, "You said that you arrested a few Vietnamese officials who worked for the French?" Who are they? ”

“…… Superintendent, I didn't ask, we went to Hue Yamén, these Vietnamese officials were trying to run, and they were arrested! "Pan Xin talked about this, and he went to the god of jīng. ,

"Okay, these officials, you move Jiāo to Captain Lu first," Qin Kai patted Pan Xin on the shoulder, smiled and said, "Pan Xin, the table is good, give our Mawei security group a face!" ”

After receiving Qin Kai's praise, Pan Xin's oily face that had not been washed in the past few days became even brighter, and after a few smirks, he still didn't leave......

"Pan Xin, is there anything else?"

"My lord, my gang of recruits, can they come to meet you, they can worship you, my lord!"

Worship me, Qin Kai shuddered when he heard this, he didn't expect that he could reach this realm and this height, but there is nothing wrong with this, he suddenly got up, maybe one day I Qin Kai raised his arms and exhaled, Wang Bazhi Qi came, he smiled, "Let's go, Pan Xin, these brothers are all good, right?" ”

Hearing that Lord Qin was willing to go, Pan Xin's face doubled again, and his eyes lit up, "My lord, it goes without saying, all of them are bāngxiǎo, and the entire xiǎo team sacrificed two in a month, and they were all heroic when they fought hard with the French, and they didn't pretend to be a bad seed when they were dying!" ”

Not bad, yes, Qin Kai secretly praised, these are all good soldiers who have gone through actual combat, although there may still be deficiencies in terms of skills and tactics, but soldiers who have seen blood and fire are definitely a good resource, "Okay, Pan Xin, write down the situation of the two sacrificed soldiers...... You can write now, right? ”

"My lord, you can't look at me, I'm writing letters to my wife and brother now, it's all my own hands, and a letter will only ask seven or eight words!" Pan Xin's eyes almost bulged out, and he was about to let Qin Kai test him.

"Okay, this cultural class is good, we will open a military school in Mawei in the future, Pan Xin, I am optimistic about you!" Qin Kai liked this unconvinced momentum, so he naturally wanted to encourage a few words, "The sacrificed soldiers should report to Commander Xue, so that they can be compensated, and if they beat the French away in the future, I will erect a monument for them, so that future generations will have a place to pay tribute to the heroic spirits!" ”

When Pan Xin heard this, he was naturally very moved, this is a matter of course to be a soldier, I didn't expect Lord Qin to value himself so much, this monument is only worthy of the great people who have been famous for thousands of years, and the kind of big hero like Grandpa Yue is qualified, nodded again and again, and followed closely behind Qin Kai.

Qin Kai came to this group of Chinese battalion soldiers, this is indeed a bāngxiǎo guy, in addition to the dirty clothes all over the body, this jīng qi shen is not bad, at this time there are two rows of queues, this formation is also good, it seems that Xue Chao's training is tight! patted him on the shoulder one by one, asked a few questions, and immediately made these recruits move for a while.

In the end, Qin Kai took the opportunity to promote the concept of protecting **: "Brothers of the Chinese battalion, this time your cousin is very good, and there will be an official team name soon, you will be a glorious protector of the ** warriors, remember your mission, we fight for China, fight for the Chinese nation, this is the honor and mission of a protector!" ”

Qin Kai did not hesitate to tamper with the name of the Vietnamese protector, and the land that the protector stepped on would be included in the scope of my protection, of course, externally, it would just require another set of rhetoric.

With the arrival of the follow-up Mawei shipping fleet, a large number of munitions were unloaded, and Xue Chao and Lu Guogong Song Xing rushed to Hue the next day, they brought the detailed news of Guangzhi's side, after this baptism, the officials of Hue, Vietnam have been rapidly divided, and some discerning officials have taken the initiative to take refuge under the Lu Guogong flag.

Among them, those Daiyi, Tai, and Khmer officials who have always been not very proud in the Vietnamese officialdom naturally moved when they heard the news, and even some Yue officials have also taken refuge, and now a force has been formed, and the other part of the Yue-based officials are headed by Prime Minister Wu and Ban, although they support asking for help from the Qing State, but in internal affairs, they still propose that the Xiǎo Emperor Nguyen Phuc Minh should be in charge of the government.

Hearing this, Qin Kai also smiled, this Ruan Fuming is just a 9-year-old xiǎo child, in the history without his own, this xiǎo son is just a mouthpiece, these Vietnamese people are shouting back against France all day long, this xiǎo child is naturally also a general knowledge, I don't know Taoguang at all, and finally became an emperor for more than a year, so I was arrested by the French and sent to Africa to comfort my black sister.

But since I'm here, we're much more noble than the French, and the African Na Yan will naturally not send you anymore, and this throne will also let you sit down and continue to play the role of this microphone, but it will naturally be my Qin Kai's voice.

"Lu Guogong, I have you here," Qin Kai arched his hand at Song Xing. ,

"Eh, Lord Qin is now outside, Xiǎo Zi Yunze has grown up very quickly in the adult army, and the old man is very pleased!" Song Xing, the old fox, is naturally calm and relaxed, and the power of Vietnam now seems to belong to him.

"I heard Xue Chao say, Yun Ze is really good, starting tomorrow, he will be transferred to my personal team, and he will follow me for a long time!"

"Thank you Lord Qin for that!" Song Xing naturally understood that this was an expression that his Song family had to make, even if Qin Kai didn't bring it up, he would take the initiative to mention it like this.

Qin Kai took out Beijing's edict and official documents and handed them to Song Xing, "Lu Guogong, this time I am here by edict to form a protector, this place in the middle and north of the country must be controlled under the protection of **, what do you have to build?" ”

Xue Chao was still a little confused about this name, Song Xing immediately saw the trick, this is the heavy responsibility of guarding the vassals, and the military power is in his hands, now he has no worries at all, it seems that following this Lord Qin, he really chose the right person! This is a plain and clear minister......

"Lord Qin, congratulations, this land of Vietnam is in the palm of your hand!" Song Xing complimented, thought for a moment and said: "This Vietnamese army, Hue's pro-army has been dispersed, and now there are less than 3,000 in the hands of Zhendong Hou Nguyen Pu Xing, this person can climb to this high position, it is really luck, if you want to be safe, you can kill him!" ”

"Nguyen Pu Xing! This person is waiting for me to talk to him, he is making a decision, killing people, now we are still guests, we must not move lightly unless we have to," Qin Kai smiled slightly, it was a pity that this big man was killed, "Let's convince people with virtue!" ”

Hearing that Qin Kai convinces people with virtue, Song Xing seems to have something to say, but after thinking about it, he still talks about business, "There is also an army, Lord Qin should pay attention, Huang Zuoyan, the concubine who guards Hanoi, he has more than 8,000 standing troops in his hands, and he can also mobilize the township soldiers of the neighboring state capitals, there are 10,000 people, this person is not good with adults, and he needs to plan it as soon as possible!" ”

This is indeed a trouble, Qin Kai also understands this, but if it is not handled properly, it is more troublesome than this person, he can now represent the interests of the old forces and royal families in Vietnam, but this stone will have to be removed sooner or later.

"Very good, what is Lu Guogong's plan for this person?" In this matter of officialdom struggle, you Song Xing is an expert.

Song Xing smiled, "Lord Qin, it's actually not difficult, the king of Vietnam is in our hands, and it is a matter of course to deal with the horse with the king of Vietnam......"

On the side, Xue Chao was stunned when he heard it, but he didn't care about these officialdom things, he was thinking about how to ask Lord Qin for more artillery on the side, this time it was a miserable blow to the French artillery, and he could only bully the French who didn't bring artillery in the ravine.

Qin Kai is still very satisfied with Xue Chao's performance, if he gives a rating, he will have at least 90 points, he takes care of his homeopathy, Xue Chao has implemented it very thoroughly, and now his biggest obstacle in Vietnam has become his biggest help.

Qin Kai told Xue Chao about the establishment of the protection **, to be honest, Xue Chao emerged from Qin Kai's students, and it was not accidental, in the school, this guy was good at mobilizing students, and now in Vietnam, Xue Chao mobilized the work of the Chinese people to do it with a sound and sè, and after receiving Qin Kai's instructions on uniting the non-Vietnamese people, he immediately classified at least dozens of Vietnamese minority villages into the Chinese sphere of influence.

In addition, Qin Kai also represented Zhou Ruidong and Xue Chao for an important thing, that is, to secretly investigate the Vietnamese groups' understanding of the ownership of the suzerain.

However, the local wealthy and official class had some opinions about the troops stationed by the Celestial Empire, because a large part of the consumption of these troops had to be passed on to the wealthy households, and there was a greater contradiction with the local officials who had such and such power and interests.

These news made Qin Kai fall into contemplation again, this is obviously some obstacles to the protection of ** into Vietnam, in the previous life, it can be used as a reference, that is, Yuan Datou will soon become the master of North Korea, but the process of relying on knives and swords to complete, he always feels that it is not so suitable for him, after all, he has a more favorable situation than Yuan Datou......

After some baptism, Hue City is in a mess, especially in the royal palace, except for some valuables that were removed in the early stage, other things have long been looted by the French, and the people of Hue City are now facing a completely destroyed urban trade system, and the lack of food is evolving into the biggest crisis in Hue. ,

In the ruined palace hall, Qin Kai is meeting with the new king of Vietnam...... It was a meeting, as the minister sent by the suzerain, there was no clear distinction between him and the king of Vietnam in terms of status, and the 9-year-old xiǎo doll, Nguyen Phuc Minh, was sitting on a new big stool in the middle at this time, and he was the throne.

He held an iron toy given by Qin Kai in his hand and happily posed nòng, it was an image of a warrior with a sword, if anyone saw it, they would definitely recognize it, it was the shape of King Arthur in the United States in the later generations, this kind of toy has irresistible magic for a ten-year-old Xiǎo child. As the defender of Vietnam's royal power, the old prime minister Vu has done his duty meticulously.

Qin Kai asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, this is made by our horsetail, if Your Majesty likes it, next time I will order them to make some!" ”

"Then thank you to Lord Qin!" This Ruan Fuming can see that the tutor is not bad, but at this time, he is polite.

"Your Majesty, this time I was ordered by the emperor to come to Vietnam to prepare for the construction of the **, this is a major event to protect the security of Vietnam, this is the article I drafted, please look at it, if there is no objection, please use the seal to show the world!"

Ruan Fuming didn't react in particular, Old Man Wu walked down tremblingly, took the strip and looked at it, and handed it to Song Xing, the author of Lu Guogong on the other side.

Song Xing looked at it for a while, sent Tiao Chen to Ruan Fuming's table, and said with a smile: "Lord Qin, there is no problem at all, please ask Your Majesty to use the seal!"

Suddenly, he remembered something and asked, "Lord Qin, this military training has cost a lot of money, but Vietnam has suffered a new catastrophe, I'm afraid I can't get so much silver!" ”

Wu had half heard Song Xing say this, he was a little surprised, and glanced at Song Xing opposite, this Lu Guogong had already seen that he was wearing a kùzi with this Shangguo Qin, I don't know why he mentioned this!

"It's okay, you can issue new taxes in various places in the name of the king of Vietnam to support the army with taxes," Qin Kai said unhurriedly.

Wu has thought about it for a while, this is indeed a feasible way, after all, he has been coming to the imperial court and has no money, so he naturally asks the people to get it, "Lord Qin, this method is feasible, I also ask Lu Guogong to draft an edict to distribute to various places!" ”

"Prime Minister Wu, don't make a public announcement of my compilation and protection of **, while alerting the French," Qin Kai quickly stopped Wu Ji's idea of writing the matter of protecting ** into the edict, as for what is the nominal tax, he doesn't care, let the king of Vietnam slowly toss his own country, naturally it is the best!

"Lord Qin, don't worry, I will keep this matter a secret!"

"In addition, I also built yì陛xià to move the capital! This Hue city is completely unsuitable to continue as the royal capital, it cannot be prevented, if my Nanyang naval division leaves, the French only need a few warships to attack the city, the last time His Majesty Xià can avoid disaster to Guangzhi, then the next time may not be so lucky! Qin Kai said half-jokingly.

"Honcha-sama thinks it's more suitable there?" Wu has obviously also considered this issue, this is a matter related to his net worth, and he is naturally willing to move the capital.

"Two ways, one is to move the capital to Chi Linh, where the city is high and close to the river, far from the sea, which is convenient for defense, and the second way is to first be in Quang Chi, and then wait for Hue to improve the fort of defense, and then return! The old prime minister thinks about it! ”

Wu is not a fool by nature, these two methods are actually good, but the first method is a big move, from central Vietnam directly to the north of Vietnam, but it is indeed much safer, and the second method is indeed good, that is, this fort is not the same as asking for money!

Lu Guogong suddenly said at this time, "Your Majesty, the grain in this Hue granary has been transported by the French, and the grain is already in short supply, but it is certain that Shangguo Qin sent some to come to the rescue!" ”

Ruan Fuming naturally didn't listen to a word, these things let a 9-year-old doll come up with an idea, it was somewhat funny, Wu had already taken over the topic, "Lord Qin, you see this food, ......"

"Food! No problem, but what about the silver? Prime Minister Wu, I still lack a lot of silver in this training and protection **! "On the issue of silver, Qin Kai is now a standard iron duke.

Old man Wu was very experienced when he came to engage in officialdom fighting, and when it came to empty sacks of silver, it was not at all, and he pondered for a while, "Lord Qin, what can you do?" ”

Qin Kai mō mō head, "This is really not a solution, or please ask the prime minister to come up with an idea!" I'm still worried about how to solve the food of thousands of soldiers and horses! "He doesn't mind the luàn bureau of Hue City, and he can tolerate anything that can weaken the Vietnamese royal power in Hu......e.

Seeing that everything that needed to be done had been done, Qin Kai got up and said goodbye, while Lu Guogong continued to stay and discuss their internal affairs in Vietnam. Outside the palace, Song Xing's nephew Song Ya had been waiting for a long time, and went straight to the Shuntian Mansion with the proclamation prepared by Qin Kai, and now the Shuntian Mansion was already in the hands of Song Xing.

The destruction of the food and commercial system in Hue has directly led to the fact that many ordinary families in Hue are no longer able to survive, and some people have begun to migrate to the surrounding cities, after all, the city there is better off than Hue, and it is more likely to find a job to make ends meet.

At this time, the Mawei shipping company immediately laid down a banner to recruit workers at the entrance of the city, the conditions were very simple, willing to bear hardships and stand hard work, and the treatment given was also very clear, a strong laborer 20 wen a day or 8 days a bucket of rice, which was enough to feed a household with four or five mouths, and immediately a large number of laborers signed contracts with the Freemasons, boarded the ship and left Hue.

This is undoubtedly their best destination, if they flee out of the city, the hard work of this way, and the surrounding cities they reach, may not be able to find a job! These groups of people are divided according to their ethnicity, and the destination of the Yue people is naturally the industrial base of Fangcheng County, which is undergoing great changes, while the workers of other nationalities are assigned to the coal and iron base in Shishanao, and the purpose of this is self-evident.

Tonight's sky is extremely heavy, Qin Kai is sitting in the command cabin of the 501 ship, he is now suddenly in love with compiling textbooks, because he finds that although the previous research and development method of doing things is good, it has caused some negative effects, and the research and development team of Mawei Shipbuilding likes to come to themselves with problems, or only seek results in the process of tackling key problems, but do not go deep into the technical mastery