"It turns out that Ito-kun actually thinks like this......" Saionji Gongwang fully understood at this point. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Xiyuan Temple-kun, do you know where I got this idea from?" Hirobumi Ito smiled and asked.

"How did Ito-kun get this idea?" Saionji Gongwang asked.

"I learned it from that Qing man named Lin Yizhe!" Hirobumi Ito replied, "This person tried his best to promote friendship between France and the Qing State, and the purpose was to use the power of France to make France a foreign aid to the Qing State!" And judging from the current situation, he has achieved a lot of results! Without the help of France, the Qing Kingdom alone would not have been able to build a fleet of steam warships of such a scale in a short period of time! And now, it is such a fleet that has become the biggest obstacle to the empire's outward expansion! ”

"That's why Ito-kun cares so much about this person's every move?" Only then did the public hope of Xiyuan Temple understand why Ito Hirobumi would ask Yanagihara Maemitsu to go to Fuzhou in person to see if Lin Yizhe really abided by the system.

"What I'm most worried about right now is this person...... "Ito Hirobumi suddenly had a hint of worry on his face.

"You know what? Tao An, in fact, I am really conflicted, because I am worried that this person is really observant, as long as he stays in Fujian, with his scheming and skill, it may still cause a huge obstacle to Xixiang-kun's actions, and even ......"

"Then Ito-kun has thought of any way?" Saionji Gongwang asked.

"I even thought about whether or not to assassinate him...... Ito said, his gaze suddenly sharpened, like the moment when Shicai slashed with a knife.

"In that case, the impact is too great, right? Moreover, if such a high-ranking official is killed, the Qing government will not give up, once it is traced to the empire, it will cause international disputes, and it will bring great trouble to the empire! Xiyuan Temple Gongwang shook his head and said, "Absolutely not! ”

"Yes! That's why I gave up on the idea. Hirobumi Ito sighed, "It's better not to use this kind of risk lightly......

The public hope of Xiyuan Temple was silent for a while.

Ito Hirobumi stood up and looked into the distance with deep eyes—the fishing fires on the sea were dotted, the lights around the harbor were bright, and the sea breeze carried the water vapor to his body, blowing his whole body comfortably, and his fatigue was suddenly much more relaxed.

"The road ahead is difficult, Saionji-kun, but as long as you seize the opportunity, then maybe you and I can really see a Japan that ranks among the powers of the five continents!" Hirobumi Ito looked into the distance and said in a deep voice.

Saionji Gongwang didn't speak, walked a few steps, and looked into the distance side by side with Ito Hirobumi - the morning sun has been revealed in the east, and the bamboo trees and flowers in the garden have gradually shown their verdant colors, standing on the gradually clear grass, breathing the crisp air of the early morning dawn comfortably, which makes people feel particularly rejuvenated.

"Ahh Japan! My Japan! The public hope of Xiyuan Temple let out a warm cry in his heart.

Fuzhou, Mawei, Shipmaster Gun Station.

At the artillery test site, several gunners wearing earplugs were operating a five-barreled machine gun, firing heavily at the sampan placed in the center of the field as a target.

The five-barreled cannon fired only a few shells, and the sampan as a target was reduced to scattered fragments in a series of violent explosions.

Seeing a piece of burning debris fall in front of him, Lin Yizhe couldn't help but take a step back.

"What a perfect weapon!" Seeing the success of the experiment, Gatlin and Hatch Chase opened their arms and hugged excitedly, and then the two happily hugged the staff around them.

Lin Yizhe looked at this exciting scene, and his heart fluctuated, diluting the gloomy mood brought about by the arrival of the bullet chapter a few days ago.

After he made a request for the system, the court's reply soon came down, agreeing that he should keep the system, but set the number of days to be 12 months instead of the normal 27 months, and ordered him to "act in the affairs of Fujian and Taiwan, not to take advantage of the favor", and still remain in the original post of governor of Fujian.

Such a result is obviously deliberate, and the most important consideration in this is obviously the matter of collecting wood in the "gardener".

After the imperial court's edict was issued, although there were many fewer impeachment stamps, many gossip officials thought that the purpose of their impeachment had not been fully achieved, and they still did not give up on Lin Yizhe, but fortunately, they were all blocked by the center with the precedent proposed by Zuo Zongtang in the excerpt that year.

Although he is already a defender, Lin Yizhe can still let go of things because he can be "registered superintendent", and the successful development of the "Hatch Cash-Gatling" five-barreled machine gun has given him another sharp weapon to deal with the Japanese!

And now there are only a few months left before the day of the Japanese invasion of Taiwan in history!

And there's a lot more he needs to do!

Lin Yizhe was about to step forward, but saw the servant Ah Ping trotting all the way into the test site.

"Sir! Master! Madame is born! Raw! Ah Ping shouted excitedly at Lin Yizhe from a distance.

Lin Yizhe was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood.

He turned his head to look at the machine gun that was still smoking from the muzzle, and suddenly had a strange premonition in his heart.

Wouldn't this child be the same as his eldest daughter, a master who likes to dance with knives and guns?

Lin Yizhe didn't think much about it, and after saying goodbye to Hatch Cash, Gatlin and others, he hurried back home. As soon as I entered the door, I heard the loud cry of a baby.

Lin Yizhe came to Chen Wan's bedroom, and at this time, the baby had been washed by Wen Po and the maids, wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lay beside his mother.

Lin Yizhe didn't go to see the baby, but stepped forward and sat on the edge of the bed and gently held Chen Wan's hand.

Chen Wan, who had just given birth, looked a little pale because of blood loss, but her eyes were full of happiness and satisfaction, and as soon as Lin Yizhe's fingers touched her hand, she instinctively grabbed his hand tightly.

The husband and wife looked at each other, their eyes full of warmth and happiness.

"Take a look, sir! It's a little girl again. Wen Po said with a smile.

Lin Yizhe looked at his little daughter who was still waving her little hands and crying, and his heart was full of love and pity. When his eyes looked at his daughter, who had not yet opened her eyes, she seemed to feel her father's gaze, and gradually stopped crying.

"This kid will listen to you in the future, hehe." Chen Wan also noticed this change in her daughter and said with a smile.

"So cute......" Li Sizhu, who had been waiting by Chen Wan's side to help, looked at the pink and cute baby, and his eyes were also bright.

Lin Yizhe noticed that Li Sizhu was also there, smiled at her and nodded, she smiled shyly, turned around and ran away.

"By the way, where is Aya going? Why didn't you see her coming? Lin Yizhe noticed that Eya was not there, so he asked casually.

"You! I don't know the rules at all, she is already pregnant, and she doesn't look good at the newborn child. Chen Wan smiled and gave him a blank look.

"Oh, and that's fine." Lin Yizhe smiled a little embarrassedly.

"You go to see her more in the past two days, I see that her mood is not quite right, it may be that a few days ago I let those who impeached you want to divorce your concubine to make trouble." Chen Wan said.

"Damn!" Lin Yizhe remembered what happened a few days ago, and couldn't help but be angry.

The husband and wife were talking, and the porter came in to report: "Master, Master Hong Junhong has arrived." ”

"Taoshi came just in time!" Lin Yizhe couldn't help but be very happy when he heard that Hong Jun was coming. A few days ago, he had learned from the newspaper that Hong Jun was officially appointed by the imperial court as the minister of Britain, France, the Netherlands and Belgium, and he was about to entrust Hong Jun with an important matter. Lin Yizhe wanted to write a letter to Hong Jun, but he didn't expect Hong Jun to come to Fuzhou to see him in person.

"Go get busy! I've got Sizhu here, it's fine. Chen Wan knew what Lin Yizhe and Hong Jun were discussing, and said to him, "Don't miss the right thing." ”

"Okay." Lin Yizhe let go of his beloved wife's hand, gently covered the quilt for her, and then hurried to the living room.

Reunited after a long absence, Lin Hong and the two were very happy to meet.

"I heard from someone just now that Kunyu has a noble girl again, hehe." Hong Jun smiled and arched his hand, "Brother Wei is here to say hello to Kunyu." ”

"Brother Tao Shi is also very happy to win the envoy of the minister in the West this time." Lin Yizhe returned the salute and said with a smile.

Hong Jun laughed: "It's ridiculous that those people in Beijing still thought they had a plan and kicked me out of the General Administration, how did they know that they couldn't ask for this errand for their brother!" Ha ha! ”

The servant served the fragrant tea and pastries at this time, Hong Jun may have been in a hurry, a little thirsty, took a big sip of the tea bowl, and said with a smile: "Don't hide it from Brother Kunyu, the turbidity in this capital is too heavy, I don't want to stay longer for a day, this edict, I left Beijing the next day, went to Tianjin, got on the boat and went straight to you." ”

"No wonder, hehe." Lin Yizhe said with a smile, "Brother Tao Shi came just in time, I have another important matter, I want to ask Brother Tao Shi." ”

"Oh? Kunyu, please speak. Hong Jun put down the teacup and asked.

"I just got the news that there was an accident in Annam." Lin Yizhe said, "This matter may hinder the friendship between China and France, and I hope that Brother Tao Shi's trip can resolve the provocation for the country." ”

"Please also ask Kunyu to elaborate for me." Hong Jun heard that the situation might be quite serious, and asked Zhengse.

Lin Yizhe nodded, got up and took a map of the border between Vietnam and China printed by the Harbour Master School based on the map of the French, and explained it to Hong Jun in detail.

Vietnam, known as Annam in ancient times, has a long history of interacting with China, and Vietnam has been incorporated into the Chinese territory several times in history, and has also been canonized as a subject state of China many times. In the Qing Dynasty, it was an important foreign vassal with a similar status to Korea, wearing Chinese clothes and paying tribute every four years. However, in the second half of the 19th century, the traditional suzerain-vassal relationship between China and Vietnam began to be challenged by external forces.

The 15th-century Portuguese explorer Da? Gamma had a great deal to find a shipping route from Europe to India. In Vietnam, which is close to India, Europeans appeared more and more frequently, preaching, trading, and exploring. Since then, European culture, which is stronger than that of its overlord, China, has gradually had an increasing influence on the land of Vietnam.

The outbreak of the Tay Son Rebellion in Vietnam gave King Louis XVI of France an excellent opportunity to intervene in Vietnam's internal affairs. However, the Revolution in France followed, Louis XVI's head fell to the ground, and the plan to control Vietnam was also lost in the turmoil of the revolution. In 1782, that is, in the 47th year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, there was an unprecedented Xishan rebellion in Vietnam. Emperor Qianlong sent Chinese troops to support, but the result was also a mountain of defeat, to no avail, and Emperor Qianlong even canonized the leader of the rebellion in Tay Son as the king of Vietnam. Under the pressure of this bad situation, the actual commander of the royal army, King Lê's nephew Nguyen Phuc Anh asked the French priest Pak Duo Loc who was a missionary in Vietnam, and decided to entrust Pak Duo Loc to return to China to help bring rescue troops to King Louis XVI of France. In 1787, France and Vietnam signed the Treaty of Versailles, which stipulated that France would send an expeditionary force to help Vietnam quell the rebellion, and in return, Vietnam ceded Kunlun Island and Tuochai (Da Nang) to France. Although the Franco-Vietnamese Treaty was signed not long ago, and the head of King Louis XVI of France fell to the ground at the sound of the trumpet of the Revolution, which made the Franco-Vietnamese Treaty of Versailles de facto impossible to fulfill, France's attention to the Vietnamese land took root.

In the years that had passed since the Revolution, the political situation in France was chaotic again and again, with revolutionaries, royalists, republics, and empires appearing on the stage, and the advent of Napoleon's empire provoked the turmoil of the Great War in Europe. The people of France are miserable at home, and they are even more unable to take care of the plan to open up colonies abroad. This chaotic situation came to an end with the successful restoration of Napoleon III in 1852 and the advent of the Second French Empire. It was as if the French government was inherently unwilling to be peaceful, and as soon as its domestic problems were initially resolved, it immediately began to show its teeth and claws, and in addition to participating in the Second Opium War against China, its other important target was Vietnam.

During the time of Louis XVI, Napoleon III decided to recapture the territory of Vietnam after a great opportunity to occupy Vietnamese territory due to civil strife, as an important way to gain a foothold in Indochina, compete with Britain for colonial and overseas interests, and show the unique value of his surname. In 1858, France transferred a large number of expeditionary forces that had just finished participating in the Second Opium War in China to Vietnam, and under the pretext that French missionaries had been repeatedly killed in Vietnam, the Vietnamese government failed to make reasonable compensation and did not accept France's proposal to open the port, so it launched a large-scale war of aggression starting from the coastal port of Tuo Xuan. Four years later, the defeated Nguyen dynasty of Vietnam was forced to sign an alliance under the city, ceding the southern provinces of Gia Dinh (Saigon), Dinh Huang, Bien Hoa (the number of provinces in Vietnam seems to be large, but the jurisdiction of each province is not large) and Kunlun Island to France, and opening the three coastal treaty ports of Tuao, Bara and Quang An. Later, France, which was not satisfied with this, sent troops to occupy the neighboring provinces of Vinh Long, An Giang, and Ha Tien on the grounds that "banditry" was rampant and the Vietnamese government was ineffective in suppressing bandits. In the end, all the six provinces of Vietnam were incorporated into the French territory and became the colony of Cochinchina, which was administered by a governor. In order to consolidate the occupation, the French navy in Asia also established a new detachment in Vietnam in addition to the detachments in the Chinese and the Sea of Japan and Tahiti military stations. The red, white and blue tricolor began to fly over Vietnam.

When the French colonial government of Cochinchina was established, the administrative officers at all levels were mainly officers of the French army. The French administrator of the city of Embankment near Saigon was Captain An Yee.

The deep-seated purpose of France's seizure of colonies from Vietnam was nothing more than to make more profits from this land. At that time, after the Second Opium War, China was in the midst of a war to suppress the rebel armies in various places, such as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Twist Army, and the Westernization Movement was also in a budding state, and the demand for Western ordnance, machinery and other materials was extremely strong throughout the country, and trade with China became an important way for the foreign powers to make profits. However, if Vietnam was to take advantage of the easy sea transportation and establish trade with China, it would have to use the British colony of Hong Kong as a transit point, and it would have to go around the Indochina Peninsula and pass through the Strait of Malacca. Rather than going long distances and being exploited by the British, it is better to look for other more convenient ways. In the 60s of the 19th century, the search for a waterway from Vietnam to China was like a gold rush, and it became a popular activity for French geographers, explorers, and merchants. In 1866, An Ye also joined this field of exploration, becoming the leader of the French expedition to Cochinchina, where he led the French expedition to explore several rivers in Vietnam that connected with China. First of all, it proved that it was impossible to directly navigate China along the Lancang River-Mekong River, and An Ye entered China along the Red River all the way to Dali City, which was occupied by Du Wenxiu's **** rebel army at that time, proving that it was completely feasible to enter China through the Red River, and witnessed the fact that there were Chinese merchant ships sailing back and forth on the Red River. This important discovery was later announced by the "Two Worlds Magazine" and other media, and An Ye soon became a famous geographical explorer in Europe. After leaving Dali, the expedition traveled eastward along the Yangtze River basin in China, preparing to reach the southeast coast of China and then turn back to Vietnam to explore the geography of China. While passing through Hankou, Hubei, An Ye became acquainted with the French merchant Du Buyi, who was looking for business opportunities in the Huguang area.

In 1856, echoing the fierce Taiping War in southeast China, a **** uprising broke out in Yunnan on the southwest border, and the rebel army captured Dali and declared the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The Qing government's suppression of the **** uprising in the southwest lasted until the 1870s, and there was still no gain.