[The second update, it's only more than 8K today, hehe, brothers look at it first~~ By the way, ask for a ticket]

Lu Guogong Song Xing smiled, glanced at Qin Kai, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Your Majesty, then we might as well use the taxes of Quang Ninh, Lang Son, and Haiphong as a guarantee, although these three places are not rich places in Vietnam, there are tens of thousands of taels of silver every year, but they are also close to the location of Lord Qin's prospecting, what do you think?" ”

The iron rooster Ruan Phuc Tinh's yellowed and protruding cheekbones moved, this Quang Ninh, Lang Son is a small place in the ravine, and there is no tax in a year, not to mention that there are still the border troops of the Great Qing State in the activities, although it is not to burn and loot, and it is more or less a reason to make a fuss on weekdays, but this coastal defense is still a big city near the sea. It's just that the Qin Cha of the Great Qing Kingdom doesn't seem to be easy to fool, and if you don't give some benefits, it is estimated that it will be difficult to relax.

"Lord Qin, what do you think of Lu Guogong's approach?" Ruan Fuying felt sorry for the tax of 10,000 taels, I counted on Qin Kai to provide foreign guns and cannons, my eyes looked at Qin Kai, and saw that this Shangguo Qin was still an old monk, as if he was thinking about something, and I couldn't help but beat a drum in my heart.

In the past two years, the French have become more and more rampant, and the French soldiers on the Red River are the Black Flag Army that escaped from the Qing Dynasty, and they have also promised the position of governor of the three provinces and a salary of 500 taels per month.

Qin Kai was still silent, now was the time to bargain, there was no store in this village if he missed it, he glanced at the three bachelors opposite, they all nodded thoughtfully, these guys, I wish they could do it themselves, so that they can cash in on the benefits! Glancing at Song Xing, this Lu Guogong's eyes also happened to turn, and the two smiled casually, but he clearly saw that Song Xing's right palm was placed in a position that several other people could not see and shook it left and right.

Did this person mean to remind me? What's the reason he's going to help me? Is it to get a lower price? Qin Kai turned several assumptions in his mind, and they were all rejected one by one, so let's continue to wait and see, he raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, the difficulties of prospecting and mining are by no means what you can imagine, I really want to share the worries for Your Majesty, but if you don't have money, if you want to do something, it is absolutely impossible!" So I really can't accept your suggestion! ”

Ruan Fuying's face was a little pale, he was obviously looking forward to the results of this meeting, especially after a few bachelors and Lu Guogong lobbied in the morning, he felt that he could squeeze a lot of oil and water from this Lord Qin, after all, whether this prospecting can succeed or not is a matter that God knows, just like this fifty percent of his own profits, this is not as good as real gold and silver.

His eyes turned to a few scholars and Lu Guogong, this is your mentions, you guys quickly think of a way!

Seeing this, Qin Kai smiled in his stomach and said, "In order to show sincerity, Your Majesty, we can provide you with 50 excellent rifles immediately!" ”

Lu Guogong also picked up at this time, "Lord Qin, Your Majesty is naturally very sincere, but our finances in Vietnam are indeed very tight, and in the past two years, Lejiao, Bao and other places in the west that are rich in rice have been occupied by the French, and this tax is much less...... However, I do have a mention! ”

Ruan Fuying heard that there was a new mention and hurriedly urged: "Lu Guogong, just say it quickly!" ”

"Lord Qin, this prospecting thing is quite manpower, Your Majesty, if you let Lord Qin temporarily serve as the two counties of Nanmao and Quang An in Quang Ninh during the prospecting period, the labor can be levied and distributed locally, and the taxes of Quang Ninh, Lang Son and Hai Phong will still be used as a guarantee. Lord Qin must provide 1,000 foreign guns and 20 artillery pieces within two years, and these expenses will be offset by local taxes first, and then paid by the proceeds from ore sales. ”

This civil servant is a completely insignificant thing for those in power, as long as a paper order is issued, countless people can be requisitioned, as for the life and death of the people, what does it matter to the high Vietnamese king, Nguyen Phuc Dinh secretly applauded, this Lu Guogong can really fool people, this appointment of the empty letter, let him go to the local levy of the husband, and he doesn't need to solve the problem by himself, anyway, it was all made by the Qing Dynasty.

He looked at Qin Kai enthusiastically, and finally saw Qin Kai nodding very reluctantly! There is also an additional condition attached to the opening of a dedicated pier in Hai Phong! ,

The special wharf is not to transport the goods of the Qing Kingdom, allowed!

The two sides completed the agreement in an atmosphere of friendly consultation, which was later called the "Vietnam State Sale Treaty" by later generations of Vietnamese indignant youth, and so far, a large mountain range containing 80% of Vietnam's minerals was included in the pocket of Qin Kai from the treaty.

Before leaving, Qin Kai naturally did not forget to send a complete set of products of Mawei Shipping Company to the king of Vietnam, this is a live advertisement, no need to use it in vain, you can put the label of "special for the Vietnamese royal family" on the goods when you turn around.

In order to enhance Ruan Fuying's confidence in Mawei's self-produced weapons, Qin Kai very warmly invited the 501 ironclad ship moored in the harbor, and drove the battleship around the port, of course, in order to show, Lu Han ordered three rounds of platoon gun shooting.

Standing in the command room, watching the firing of 3 groups of 6 large-caliber guns in the front and rear, it is definitely a shocking thing, billowing black smoke, huge cannon sound and muzzle fire, all of which show the strength of the force, especially the salvo brings a slight translation of the battleship, this feeling can definitely be compared to the drift of modern drag racing.

These three rounds of 18 shells were fired with genuine flowering shells, and a small forest on the distant island that was targeted immediately burst into flames after the shelling, which caused a burst of exclamations from the Vietnamese, Qin Kai seemed to feel someone's gaze, but turned his head to see Lu Guogong Song Xing looking at the thick smoke on the bow of the ship and fell into deep thought.

In the evening, the men sent out by He Yong and Wu Jingui returned to the post station one after another, and the news they brought back was good and bad, and some of the village roads were indeed found, but there were still a few villages except for some old people waiting for death, there was almost no one left.

That night, the project codenamed "Return" was officially launched, and the main part of the plan was presided over by Qin Kai himself, after all, this was a far-reaching plan, and all the students who participated in the plan were Qin Kai's student soldiers, and they were carefully selected. After a brief introduction to the situation of these dozen or so Chinese villages, these people set off with the guide under the leadership of Zhang Kui.

At the foot of the hill away from the riverbank, a dozen villages scattered around the Hung Long Mountains, just by the streams on the hills, are scattered around the Honglong Mountains, the most underappreciated Chinese in Vietnam, known locally as the remnants, because they are a group of people who have been selectively forgotten by the Manchu state.

These people have lived in this land for hundreds of years, and they have been passed down from generation to generation, and their homeland is behind the mountains and mountains, which is a huge empire, and the villagers are still speaking the dialect of their homeland together.

Wujiazhuang is the closest to Hue City is a Chinese village, but here is also a dozen miles away from the nearest town, there are more than 100 families in the village, this morning, ready to go out to farm, found a large group of well-dressed young people from outside the village, followed by more than a dozen carriages, the cars are bulging cloth bags.

The leader was Zhang Kui, who finally arrived at the first stop after running for most of the day, he put down two student soldiers and some cloth bags, and after a few words, he continued to hurry.

He Xiaojun and Lu Shu are students of Qin Kai's first phase of "Ji Qì Industry", both of them are children of civilian families outside Fuzhou, and they are also decent in terms of discipline, but they have good grades in military training, so they were selected to join Qin Kai's personal guards.

When the two of them arrived in the village, they took out 100 copper coins and borrowed a table and chair from the aunt at the entrance of the village, and then took out a notice and pasted it on the big tree at the entrance of the village. The two of them were dressed very specially, and they were enthusiastically introduced by the aunt at the table, which attracted many villagers to watch at once.

Seeing that the villagers were coming, Lu Shu had already begun to introduce, "Fellow villagers, we came to Hue City to do business under Lord Qin of Fuzhou in the Great Qing Dynasty, and we are both Chinese, so we should help each other!" Therefore, Lord Qin decided to open a Chinese Masonic Association here, and those who participate in the Mutual Masonic Association will have priority to work in our Chinese businessmen's factories to make money! If you want to go back to your hometown, Lord Qin will also arrange a big boat to send you home! ”

Qin Kai's plan this time is very simple but also huge, to gain a firm foothold in Vietnam, it is absolutely impossible to rely on the Vietnamese natives, these natives are born with a pair of backbones, how many times history has proved this, he first needs to gather the Chinese in Vietnam under his banner. ,

How to gather? Quite simply, one is to provide them with job opportunities and let them be Chinese in a dignified manner. The status of the Chinese in Vietnam in this era is completely determined by their economic strength and power in their hands, there is no shortage of Chinese nobles in Vietnam, and there is no shortage of local wealthy families who have come from the sea, but with their ability, identity and thoughts, they will never be able to do Qin Kai's actions, their narrow self-preservation ideas, prompting them to close themselves up, and build a closed eggshell by themselves, and when they really need protection, they find that it is just a layer of stabbing and breaking things!

The second point is to establish a broad organization, and the ultimate purpose of this organization is to serve the Mawei Ship Master. Vietnam is definitely a high-grain production area, even if it is not a rich land by the river, it is also a rice harvest three times a year, and the bumper harvest of rice is only a basis for them to fill their bellies, and the oppression of the local gentry and officials is the fundamental reason for them to flee the city.

To solve this problem, Qin Kai knew very well that it was either to carry out a violent revolution, or to overpower these corrupt officials, and the funny thing is that in this regard, Qin Kai's thoughts were the same as those of the French who occupied one-third of Vietnam.

Hearing these well-dressed young men speak Chinese, the villagers became emboldened.

"The cauldron, the Haz mentioned above?" The two villagers stood in front of the big tree and looked at the notice, the villagers' Chinese had obvious local characteristics, and He Xiaojun even guessed that he understood the other party's question.

"Two big brothers, this is a notice from Lord Qin of the Mawei Shipping Administration, to open the warehouse of the Mawei Shipping Company in the port of Hue City, to recruit workers, and to give a minimum of 50 Wen Daqing money for one day's work! For those who participate in the Mutual Masonic Association, adults will receive an additional settlement allowance of 500 Wen per household! ”

"Shenma!" The boss of the two villagers with their mouths open, to do the work, and it is a good job of 1 tael of silver a month, and if they haven't done the work yet, they will pay 500 Wen settlement fee first.

"Two big brothers, can I join the Freemasons?"

"Liu Datou, let me ask first, you are behind me on weekdays!" The two farmers began to argue about the sequence.

I didn't expect someone to participate so easily, Lu Shu didn't have time to come up with a set of rhetoric that he had prepared, he hurriedly greeted, "Two, two, don't have to fight for priority, there is a process for joining the Mutual Masonic Association, and almost everyone needs to be guaranteed, there are acquaintances in the village, everyone is a neighbor, they can participate, and our Lord Qin is responsible for finding a job, which is a treatment that only Chinese can enjoy!" ”

"Oh! So that's the case, Lord Qin is really a good person! ”

Soon, all the people in the village knew that there was a Qing official from Fujian, who was dedicated to helping the Chinese people living abroad, and as long as they could afford to endure hardship, they could find a job to support their families. In this era, who doesn't want to have a good life of supporting a family, honoring their parents, and having a hot kang head for their wives and children. In just half a day, every household in the village heard the news and rushed to line up to join the Freemasonry.

The management model of the Mutual Masonic Association, Qin Kai has long thought about it, the people's affairs are in charge of the people, in the era of the Republic, in fact, the most distinctive is the neighborhood committee model, he naturally copied it, a mutual aid committee was established in a village, and the village was apportioned according to the number of households, and a member was elected by several households, and a total of 5 or 10 members could be elected, of which a village representative was elected, and the rest assisted in the work.

The selection process was personally participated in and supervised by the student soldiers, which eliminated problems such as canvassing and cheating, and made it very clear that the village representatives and village committee members did not have additional wages, and the specific work was still very simple in the early stage, and only needed to assist in recruiting surplus labor in the village.

The simple work in the early days also alleviated another drawback of this method, just contributing without getting a salary, which is unimaginable for ordinary people, which requires a lot of enthusiasm from these deputies and committee members, and the original intention of this arrangement is also a test for Qin Kai for these people.

He deeply understands that without supervision, any small amount of power will be abused, which is a theory that has been summed up by countless lessons in later generations, and he will naturally not ignore it. Although the village mutual aid committee now only has the right to decide on the dispatch of surplus labor, Qin Kai still requires that the situation of each dispatch be announced in the village, so that corruption can only be fought under the sun, which is also a precious experience in the fight against corruption in later generations.

Here, in this forgotten Chinese ethnic group, Qin Kai began his difficult attempt at the system, and it was impossible for any of the later systems he was familiar with to be completely replicated in this era. He once remembered that a great man said that the black cat and white cat theory, in fact, the black cat and white cat theory was indeed decisive in the early days of reform and opening up, so use the facts to prove your decision!

Three days later, just as the dozen or so small villages were undergoing earth-shaking changes, Qin Kai met with an unexpected person in the post house.

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