In that history, the state of Vietnam was already a French colony after the Treaty of Hue de jure speaking, of course, the king of Vietnam had limited autonomy, and as the original suzerain, the Qing government, was directly faced with an embarrassing situation, the French became to protect the rights and interests of their colonies, and the Qing troops stationed on Vietnamese soil lost the basis for their existence diplomatically.

Of course, the promulgation of the "Hue Treaty" also led to another misunderstanding, the Black Flag Army, which was originally only more than 2,000 people, was stored in large numbers on various local battlefields in the entire Vietnamese battlefield, in fact, this was because a large number of Qing troops could not fight in the original face of the Qing army in the war against France.

After all, from the diplomatic point of view of this era, after the Treaty of Hue, it was now the Qing State that invaded the French colony of Vietnam, so when the Qing army participated in the battle, they all changed to the uniform of the Black Flag Army, or took off their military uniforms to participate in the battle. In fact, in many battles of the Black Flag Army, there were a large number of such counterfeit Black Flag Army.

The birth of Qin Kai made the "Hue Treaty", which was subject to people, no longer exist, and the letter of the king of small Vietnam determined the status of the protector in the legal theory of Vietnam. Of course, it is impossible for Ruan Chengwen to know these things in the original historical trajectory, but he also admires this Qin Daren's genius in Hue.

Ruan Chengwen naturally wanted to flatter a few words, and while admiring, he secretly muttered in his heart, what kind of implication did this Lord Qin say to himself? As a scholar who is proficient in Sinology, he naturally saw some clues of this Qin lord, strongly intervened in Hue, and grasped the timing very accurately, from the sudden appearance of this lord to the control of the entire Hue, every step of which was very accurate, and step by step, even if the French suddenly attacked, they could not change the layout of this lord.

Since he has decided to climb up this court, he must scoop out full sincerity in order to win the favor of this adult! At this time, some thoughts that he had been thinking about for a long time came to him, Ruan Chengwen got up and stood in front of Qin Kai, and bowed respectfully, "My lord, the lower official has a secret letter to submit!" Please take a look! ”

Qin Kai glanced at Ruan Chengwen with some doubts, this Ruan scholar is not a simple person, Song Xing mentioned this person many times, saying that this person acts safely, is forbearing, and although he is not a conspicuous figure in the court, he is comfortable among various forces...... He took Ruan Chengwen's secret letter, and could see that this guy took the initiative to pull Wu Jing in, which was premeditated!

Unfolded the secret letter and looked at it, there were some doubts about the abacus of this Ruan scholar, this turned out to be an article advocating cutting the feudal domain and seeking to attach to the Great Qing State, if this was leaked, it would definitely cause a major incident that would shake the Vietnamese government and the public, Qin Kai naturally had this calculation in his heart, but he didn't plan to implement this kind of plan now.

The secret letter wrote: "Qin asks Jiuding, and there is the world, the land of Lingnan, that is, Luo Yue, and the land of Luo Yue is today's Vietnam...... Then he set up Xiang County to take charge of the land of Annam...... For thousands of years, South Vietnam has been a Chinese people...... Four hundred years ago, the Ming Dynasty restored Annan, known as Jiaozhi in history...... Then the war continued, and the connection between Dayue and China was ...... Transform the people outside and pray for the Chinese! ”

Qin Kai's level of literary and Chinese, it is enough to understand, this Ruan scholar is playing pen kung fu, the whole article is written in flowers, the history of Vietnam and China for thousands of years is clearly written, and since the Song Dynasty, the secession has been beautified as to avoid the scourge of Mongolia, the Ming Dynasty Yongle Emperor used troops to fight, not more than 22 years of return, but it was specially pointed out, in order to show that the blood of Vietnam and China has not been broken!

This Ruan scholar is really open-minded, Qin Kai secretly applauded in his heart, this matter in Vietnam is just the beginning, since Ruan Chengwen dares to hand over such a secret letter, it is to bet his future on himself...... It's available! Available!

Qin Kai smiled slightly, pointed to his seat and said with a smile: "Scholar, it is really a good literary talent, this Huaxia and Jiaozhi are originally of the same origin, and it is not a new thing, but after the polishing of Lord Ruan, it is indeed memorable...... However, the matter is ...... Lord Ruan is in a hurry! ”

"My lord, I have this from the bottom of my heart......" Ruan Chengwen heard Qin Kai's tone, knowing that his sycophant was the right one, and he was busy showing his loyalty, he could be said to have written this secret letter after careful consideration, if the content of this was slightly leaked, I am afraid that he would inevitably drown in the spittle of the group of old masters in the court! Although the voice of Lord Qin is still louder in the court now, ......,

"Lord Ruan's meaning, I have understood, but the current situation in Vietnam can be described as very erosive, as far as I know, the land of central and northern Vietnam, there are no soldiers to fight, and when this war is over, I hope that the scholars can show their strategies!" Qin Kai laughed.

Ruan Chengwen handed over the petition and got a clear response from Qin Kai, so he was naturally quite proud, and the two discussed it again, and it was obvious that Wu Jing, the general soldier of the broad sense, was sold by Ruan University again......

Two days later, the mighty fleet rushed to Hue, Qin Kai sent the news of the broad sense to Xue Chao and Song Xing, for this news, it was obviously somewhat unexpected, originally Song Xing had already planned to deal with this Wu Jing, but he didn't expect to be controlled by Qin Kai, Xue Chao immediately arranged for people to prepare to implement Qin Kai's plan.

The action of the French was imminent, Qin Kai repeatedly told Xue Chao, and left Hue with the fleet overnight to rush back to Mawei, halfway through the opportunity to pass through Guangzhou, he went ashore to visit Consul Schleier, but unexpectedly caught up with the celebration dinner of Schleier's promotion to the German minister in the Qing Dynasty......

Schleier was naturally very polite to his parents, and immediately took the time to meet Qin Kai in the secret room, and greeted him politely as soon as he met: "Dear political envoy Qin Bu, I just arrived in Fuzhou a few days ago, and sent 30 engineers in mechanical, chemical and ship fields according to our agreement, but you are not there, it is said that you went to Vietnam, I didn't expect to see you so soon!" ”

"Dear Schleier, I didn't expect you to be the minister of the Great Qing Kingdom so soon, what a gratifying congratulations!" Qin Kai laughed and reminded this guy, you are running so fast, the reason for this is only known to you and me.

"Lord Qin, in that case, wouldn't the cooperation between you and the German Empire be more convenient, Bismarck is very grateful for your help, and the first batch of workers sent to Germany to study have all been sent to Vol? Shipyards, Imperial Steelworks, Brush Kaop Torpedo Factory Study! The Chancellor has made a special invitation to visit the German Empire at the right opportunity! ”

Qin Kai smiled, the technology he provided to Germany was undoubtedly solving their industrial shortcomings for Germany, for a technological ally like himself, it would be strange if Bismarck didn't pay attention to it at all, and the current Europe is not an era of peace and quiet.

The irreconcilable contradictions between Germany and Great Britain, as well as the contradictions between Britain and France over the colonies, and the long-standing rivalry between the two countries over Egypt and the Suez Canal have been put on hold only in the face of the temptation of the world's vast tracts of undeveloped land. And the hatred between Germany and France can never be concealed in any form, and as for the other group of colonial maniacs in Europe, such as King Leopold II of Belgium and his ilk, it will cause even greater and irreconcilable contradictions between the great powers.

He came today to drag Germany into the water, and he was quite happy to hear that Schleier's recent work as a conveyor technology engineer was indeed very good, and he smiled and said: "Minister Schleier, I came today, naturally hoping to get your help!" I wonder what kind of attitude the German Empire had towards the Qing and French wars in Vietnam. At the moment, all the armies on the French front, are fighting under my command......"

In this matter, in fact, Germany has long made a conclusion, the current colonies in the Far East have basically been carved up by various European powers, there is no room for interference, the current colonial direction of the German Empire is those areas of Africa that have not yet been occupied, but Germany is obviously not as strong as Britain and France in terms of colonies, and in terms of African colonial planning, the French are indeed a fierce enemy.

In this colonial war that spread all over the world, the British were undoubtedly the most powerful and planned, they occupied important strongholds and cities in Africa, Asia, the Americas and even the coastal areas of Australia, forming a huge, commercial dumping, resource plunder as the main means of imperial policy, and the latecomers, the French, because of the loss of the first hand, in the coastal zone of the competition for the British completely unable to compete, the French government had to begin the colonization of Africa, Asian hinterland, this aspect and the Germans have a lot of conflicts.

If this was the question raised by the Prime Minister of the Qing Dynasty, Schleier would not hesitate to say that the German Empire had a neutral attitude in the Sino-French War and hoped that peace negotiations between China and France would settle the dispute, but at this moment, he naturally knew that it was impossible to use this diplomatic term to dismiss this shrewd Qin lord. ,

Schleier laughed, came to the wine cabinet, and scooped out a bottle of Bordeaux red wine from France, "Dear Lord Qin, this time I specially asked someone to bring the Bordeaux red wine you mentioned from Europe, let us taste the famous wine of Raphael Manor, how about it?" ”

Qin Kai smiled, this question of his own, this Schleier has to think about it seriously, and he doesn't rush him, "Oh...... I'm going to take this bottle of wine with me later, just in time to scoop it back and celebrate the victory that our Nanyang sailors have just won! ”

As soon as Schleier heard Qin Kai's deliberate leakage, he was thinking about the news that had recently been passed from him, that the French cabinet had vetoed the treaty between China and France on the Vietnam issue, and that the news he had received in the past few days was that the Qing court was fighting over this matter, and this local war seemed to be on the verge and had to be sent.

This Lord Qin of the Nanyang Naval Division, when they first met two years ago, was just a six-rank unentered official, and now he has mastered the most powerful fleet of the Great Qing Kingdom, of course, this is in Vol? Two 7000-ton ironclad ships under construction at the shipyard were not delivered to the Beiyang Fleet before delivery.

But...... The huge energy in the hands of this Lord Qin is by no means comparable to that of a fleet, just the process of "synthetic ammonia production", which has been listed as the highest level secret of the German Empire, and the Kaiser and Chancellor Bismarck hope to reach an agreement with this Lord Qin on technical barriers, and completely block this technology to other countries within 20 years.

Now that Lord Qin asked about Germany's position in the Sino-French War, there was no doubt that if this could not meet his requirements, the secret technical transaction between himself and Qin Kai would suffer greatly...... Finding an agent is an easy thing to do, and I am undoubtedly extremely lucky to be able to become this agent! From an obscure vice-consul to a rising diplomatic star of the German Empire, it was all thanks to the technical agreement of this Lord Qin!

Bordeaux red wine was gently poured into two exquisite tall crystal wine glasses, the crystal clear rose red reflected the streamer on the wine glass, and the mellow aroma of the wine made Schleier very intoxicated, in an instant, a qiē has become a foregone conclusion, he turned around with a smile, scooped the wine glass and handed it to Qin Kai.

"Dear Lord Qin, hearing of your victory is the most desired outcome of the German Empire, although the Kaiser and Chancellor Bismarck have not yet made a final decision, but I am sure that I will be able to exert my energy to fight for the result we need!"

Schleier's statement was obviously what Qin Kai needed, he raised the Bordeaux red wine in his hand, shook the wine glass slightly, let the aroma of the red wine come out, leaned to the end of his nose and smelled it, raised his glass and said with a smile: "Minister Schleier, thank you very much, toast to our friendship and the rise of the German Empire!" ”

After drinking it all, Qin Kai smiled and put forward his own ideas, Schleier was also surprised after hearing it, this Lord Qin wants more than just verbal support from the German Empire, these requirements are indeed a little difficult to think about, but it is not difficult to meet them with his own ability, and this Lord Qin also gave himself a great benefit, his prestige in the European diplomatic circles can be greatly improved through this matter, and similarly, this will also contribute to the improvement of the prestige of the German government in Europe.

After weighing it up, the two toasted again to celebrate an important secret agreement -

On September 12, Qin Kai's fleet had returned to Mawei Port, and Qin Kai was not in a hurry to release the news of this naval victory, he was waiting for an opportunity...... And after coming back, as soon as possible, he went to see Ding Richang, these times, although there is a fairly modern contact method such as telegraph, but he does not know the latest situation in the court, after all, too much news can only be heard at the top level.

Lao Ding heard that Qin Kai once again defeated the French Navy, and there were unimaginable huge results, forced landing of two French warships, although one of them was lost, but this huge result of capturing 407 enemy soldiers and killing nearly 400 French soldiers at one time is definitely news that can shock the court.

There are two colonels among the prisoners of war, but one looks like he is about to hang, and there are several lieutenant colonels and majors, and the most important thing is the captured ironclad ship Atarante...... The most powerful type of warship of this era! Just saying it can kill a group of people. ,

As for how to maximize the effect of this news, Lao Ding is a big insider, he walked back and forth twice, and immediately asked people to call Sun Fu with a smile, but drove Qin Kai away, "Gale Wind, it's really yours, you don't have to worry about the rest of the things, you hurry up and report this news to Governor Zhang secretly, cut it out, and I'm free to arrange it!" ”

Qin Kai raised his middle finger to Lao Ding a few times in his heart, and he didn't know what kind of crooked ways Lao Ding was going to do, so he didn't let himself be present, but Zhang Peilun really wanted to go, how could he say that he originally wanted to discuss it with Sun Fu, but at this time, Lao Ding was present, and it was inconvenient for him to ask, so he simply opened his mouth and asked Lao Ding directly......

"My lord, how do you see me telling Lord Zhang about this, during the time I was out, did the imperial court have anything to say about the contract between the two countries?"

Ding Richang is thinking about how to frame this record, the Nanyang Navy Division has defeated the enemy three times, and the opponents are all French, who are known as the second in the world, this is a huge victory for the opening of foreign affairs, and he can make a big fuss about this, and Lord Zhongtang will inevitably seize the opportunity.

"Gale Wind, you are now just an errand on the front line of Vietnam to supervise the Vietnamese guard, and the Qingliu of the DPRK and China is now playing a decisive battle with the French every day, Governor Zhang said in his recital a few days ago, 'Guangxi Fuchen Ni Wenwei is a civil servant, and he should be replaced by a soldier who knows the soldiers', this is an opportunity!" Ding Lao Fox smiled, and this was the end of the matter.

Qin Kai was stunned for a moment, his own time and space, Zhang Peilun did say this, I didn't expect this to be empty or the same happened, at that time, the three major generals of Qingliu Zhang Peilun, Zhang Zhidong, and Chen Baochen jointly played, and the recommendation was naturally not himself, but Guangxi Xu Yanxu, this Xu Yanxu is not a Qingliu figure, but the Qingliu Party takes a fancy to his name as a soldier.

Outcome...... This Lord Xu is quite able to write a book, Vietnam ran a trip, the war has not yet started, the book is written a few books, Shenma "Vietnam Lineage History", Shenma "Sino-Vietnamese Junction Pass Kaliu", "Vietnam Road Strategy" and the like, this code word speed and the starting point of the later generations have a fight, for a time the name of the soldier is more prosperous! Soon he was promoted from the position of prefect to political envoy, and then to governor of Guangxi!

According to the history books, Xu Shuai worked hard and worked hard, after years of preparation, fast guns, military guns, foreign medicines, native medicines, forced yards, flowering cannons, and mines.

However, this extremely idiot of military affairs, in the recital of the imperial court, talked a lot about how the Qing army could beat the rifles of the French in carrying guns, on the basis that the rifle can only have one bullet at a time, and the gun can fire more than 30 lead projectiles at a time, according to his arrangement, a large number of guns were mobilized to arm the Qing army on the front line, completely ignorant of the rules of modern warfare, under his command, the Qing army in Vietnam can win, that is indeed going to become a joke.

Getting Lao Ding's prompt, Qin Kai smiled slightly, the opportunity has come!