Chapter 279 Trading of Power

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Zhou Fu heard the evaluation of Qin Kai by the most capable official in the Qing Dynasty, and he also smiled dumbly: "Lord Zhongtang's vision is really sharp, I followed him into Beijing once, and he actually went around to make friends with those insignificant officials, in addition, to visit a few princes, then he also needs his staff to help him talk, and it will make some small money, just a relationship!" ”

Sheng Xuanhuai listened, but he didn't think so, he pondered for a while, and then asked: "Lord Zhou, then this Qin armor traveled thousands of miles to Tianjin Wei to show weakness to your lord!" Why is that? ”

Li Zhongtang laughed, "Don't think about it, this Qin Liefeng has also had contact with me a few times, and if he does this, he will definitely come to make a deal with me again!" This time, I came to see what he could get his hands on! ”

The next day, Zhou Fu hurriedly came to see Qin Kai, and the governor of Zhili, Lord Li Zhongtang, was invited! When he arrived at the Yamen, Qin Kai saw this important minister of the Qing Dynasty again, but at this moment, his mood was very different from the previous meetings, and the previous few meetings, there was no doubt that he still had a kind of look up to the historical giants.

However, after the battle of North Vietnam, what this Lord Zhongtang did clearly showed that this person was an official and single-mindedly seized power. In addition, this Lord Li's vision is indeed much ahead of the time compared to those Manchu relatives and nobles in China in this era, but compared with this era, it is too far behind.

Therefore, it is very difficult for Qin Kai to intersect with this big man in the future, but with his current strength, he obviously can't be with this hard regret in the officialdom, there is no need, and there is no possibility, although he is now extremely high-profile in the entire Qing Dynasty officialdom, but after this high-profile, he is growing his strength in a low-key manner, and only a strong force is the root of changing this era and creating a new era in the future.

This "three thousand miles away looking for the marquis" of the Zhongtang has fulfilled his long-cherished wish, and his vision, his thoughts, destined him to advocate the cup of the Westernization movement, and the industrial rejuvenation he advocated, at least for now, is still gratifying, but he needs to ...... Time!

The ministers of Nanyang and Beiyang were polite to each other, and naturally sat inside, Li Zhongtang was naturally surprised by Zhao Liewen, who appeared next to Qin Kai, this Mr. Zhao was also a strange person by Zeng Hou's side, he was naturally very familiar with it, and he also knew that he later resigned and went into hiding, but he didn't expect to become Qin Kai's staff now......

This Zhao Liewen, when he was a staff member under Zeng Hou, he was also notoriously arrogant, and he rarely made friends with ordinary people, but Zeng Hou loved to talk to this young staff member who was more than 20 years younger than him, which showed the praise for him, this Qin Kai was a capable person, and he didn't know where to invite this person out!

However, Lao Li just said hello, and buried this thought in his heart, he has countless staff members and many outstanding people, Zhao Liewen had no intention of taking refuge in himself in the early years, and now he obviously won't, so he doesn't have any special intention of wooing, but goes straight to the topic.

"Gale Wind, now we are both for the Navy Yamen, we will inevitably have more contacts in the future, this naval affairs are very complicated, I just discussed with the German Minister Schleier, whether to order a few more big ships for Beiyang!" Li Zhongtang said calmly, but he glanced at Qin Kai out of the corner of his eye, he was a temptation of Chiguoguo.

, this Lao Li is really thick-skinned enough, no wonder he can be such a big official, this "desperately be an official" comment, Zeng Hou really didn't say it wrong, this is the Navy Yamen, the Great Qingshui Division is not only your Beiyang, I also have the Nanyang Naval Division, the Fujian Naval Division, and the Guangzhou Naval Division, although the Guangzhou Naval Division is also a corner of the Coast Guard, the Admiral of the Naval Division is clearly where the first-class military position is!

This old man said that he asked for money and a boat for his sailor, and he really lost what he said...... Qin Kai smiled slightly, "Lord Zhongtang, the warships of the Nanyang Naval Division, the Guangdong Naval Division, and the Fujian Naval Division on my side are all very short, and when Lord Zhongtang is discussing with Minister Schleier, will he also add a few ships?" ”

Hearing Qin Kai Lion's big mouth, Li Zhongtang's old face smiled slightly, "Gale Wind, you are also the Navy's Yamen now, this purchase of warships naturally has to apply to the imperial court, and it is not for the old man and me to decide at will, you might as well discuss this matter with Prince Alcohol and King Qingjun at that time, what do you think?" ”,

Qin Kai smiled, this old thing, the warship business you talked about with Schleier, isn't this silver supported by the navy's yamen, if you want Li Zhongtang to pay for the silver, it will be difficult, but ...... It's not uncommon for us to buy battleships with the Germans, and the Germans are good, but they still took the silver and used the ships they sold to you to make real things.

However, then again, even the quality of the Germans' experimental products is indeed tǐng cattle, but this is not the way we want to go, Qin Kai snorted and handed over a fold, "Lord Zhongtang, this is good, in addition, the funds of this Mawei shipyard should be allocated on time, this is the shipbuilding expenses of the Mawei Shipyard in the next five years, you can take a look!" ”

When Li Zhongtang heard this, he dared to feel that today's Governor of Qin is here to ask for silver, the silver of the Navy Yamen...... I won't let go of one or two, but this Mawei Shipmaster's silver, which was disposed of by the Military Aircraft Department, can't afford to tear up with Qin Kai in this matter, and take over Qin Kai's fold, but it is also decent, with a slight increase every year, only one million taels of silver a year, which is also the silver within the normal expenses of the Mawei Shipmaster in the past.

"Gale Wind, you promised to build me an ironclad ship before, but now you have gone to your Nanyang Naval Division, when do you think you can build a battleship for Beiyang?" Li Zhongtang smiled secretly in his stomach, let me ask you for money before, then you have to leave me some benefits......

"Okay!" Qin Kai smiled slightly, and promised to come down and give us silver, and we will use you as a test item, "Lord Zhongtang, but the silver for building ships, you have to find the military aircraft department to support it, this bit of silver on my side is enough for the expenses of the shipyard, and if you want to build additional warships, I'm afraid it won't work!" ”

"Then let's strike the boat, don't want the battleship, let's build a few lightning boats," Li Zhongtang didn't give up, why is this posture similar to the sister-in-law buying vegetables in the vegetable field...... Qin Kai who was looking at it had a black line on his face.

However, Qin Kai didn't plan to let this old man take it out, so he vetoed it, "My lord, this thunder boat horsetail has never been built, and it can't be made without silver!" ”

“……”

The two of them went back and forth, and finally reached a consensus in a friendly and harmonious atmosphere, the daily maintenance and maintenance of the Beiyang Naval Division battleship was solved by the Mawei Ship Administration, and Lord Li Zhongtang naturally fully supported Qin Kai's ship administration industrial plan, and increased the annual quota of 600,000 taels to 800,000 taels of the Military Aircraft Department.

However, in return, Qin Kai promised to build 1 mine strike boat for Beiyang to use, and if it was combined, Beiyang would continue to help build new ships at Beiyang's expense.

The matter of this water master's silver is eyebrow-raising, Qin Kai naturally wants to enter the next topic, he is determined to take the position of governor of Guangxi, and the Huai department naturally wants to put his hand into the territory of Guangxi, and now the Huai army has Su Yuanchun as the governor of Guangxi, and Qin Kai is on the side, Feng Zicai, who has been reactivated, but the position of the governor of Guangxi has been occupied by Su Yuanchun, and Lao Feng naturally can't be the commander anymore, which is also the reason why Li Zhongtang hopes to infiltrate his forces into Guangxi.

If he takes the post of governor of Guangxi again, then the Huai system in Guangxi can be regarded as a grasp of civil affairs and military affairs, although this Su Yuanchun is subordinate to him, and he still has to be under the jurisdiction of Qin Kai, the governor of Guangxi and Guangzhou, but this Guangxi can completely install a large number of officials of the Huai military system! Therefore, Li Zhongtang is also very interested in this.

"Lord Zhongtang, this war in northern Vietnam, this expedition has a lot of hard work, there are some things I want to discuss with you," Qin Kai glanced at Li Zhongtang, this old slippery head lowered his eyes at the moment, as if the old monk was in a fixed position, just nodded at himself slightly, obviously signaling himself to continue.

"This time, all the armies of the Navy Division and all the troops of the Land Division have made great contributions, and I will definitely do my best to show my merits to the imperial court, but I am afraid that my two vast lands, I am afraid that this position has many shortcomings, and I am afraid that I still need the help of Lord Zhongtang at this time?" Qin Kai saw that this old man was silent, so spread out the matter and said who will do it, I have a lot of people there waiting for the position, this Guangdong and Guangxi can't fit it, so don't come to join in the fun!

Li Hongzao pondered the words of this Governor of Qin, and smiled slightly, this Governor of Qin is indeed a hurry, the whole cannon barrel, if it is changed to other officials, it is estimated that the two sides will have to fight secretly in this matter, this is tǐng, and he said it directly, obviously, if you want to make concessions yourself, then see what price you can offer.

He turned his head to look at Zhou Fu on the side, now there is only the fourth person in the living room, this kind of thing is naturally inconvenient for many people, Zhou Fu naturally understands, and arches his hand towards Qin Kai, "Lord Qin, this matter is also quite difficult for Lord Zhongtang, you must know that the affairs on the North Korean side and the war in North Vietnam are all involved in our Huai Army!" ”,

Qin Kai smiled slightly, he knew that this matter was not so easy to talk about, but since he came, he had already made up his mind, even if it took some time, he had to make up his mind about this matter, he looked at Zhou Fu, and said with a smile: "Lord Zhou, I don't know about the exploits of North Korea, but I naturally know the exploits of northern Guangdong, and this will naturally be reported according to the truth!" ”

Now is not the time to put a soft gear, Qin Kai naturally did not hesitate to hint at the meager record of the Huai army, even if he wants to fight for the position of governor of Guangxi, then he must have something to do, this is the biggest weakness of Wu Changqing recommended by Li Zhongtang.

Li Zhongtang naturally understood that what Qin Kai said was true, Wu Changqing had already reported his military exploits earlier, compared to his more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, he really didn't have much to offer, but a few days ago, he had added a lot of credit, which was obviously an extra credit from the governor of Qin.

He judged that in the competition for the position of governor of Guangxi, there was not much difference between the opportunity of Sun Fu of Qin Kai and Wu Changqing of his own protection, and the most influential factor was in the hands of this governor of Qin.

Therefore, although he is also striving for this position, he still considered a compromise plan, but this is obviously not something that can be discussed at this moment, "Gale Wind, I think this matter needs to be discussed slowly, why don't you stay in Tianjin Wei for a few more days, and the old man can also do a little bit of the friendship of the landlord, how about it?" ”

As soon as Qin Kai heard this, he immediately understood...... There is a play, since it can be discussed, it is to make an offer to each other, seeking a suitable price, he immediately responded, since Li Zhongtang wants to talk, it means that both parties are willing to find a point of cooperation.

After arguing with each other again, Qin Kai got up and said goodbye, those things that talked about the conditions in detail, turned around and let Zhao Liewen and Zhou Fu talk slowly, anyway, both of them are old foxes, so naturally there will be a suitable result, and ...... I still have a trick, and when the time comes, I'm afraid that Li Zhongtang, the old man, will still have to ask for himself, hehe......

After sending Qin Kai away, Zhou Fu entered the house and asked Li Zhongtang about the bottom line of the conditions to negotiate with Nanyang, but saw Li Zhongtang standing in front of the windowsill with a small teacup and nodded in contemplation, and waited for a while before Zhongtang said: "Wushan, I know that this matter is not easy to do, I pondered for a while, this Qin Liefeng came to talk to me about this matter, there should be other reliance, I pondered that Ding Baocheng, the governor of Jiangsu, is not the Ministry of Officials, this is related to the important place of our Jiangnan Bureau, if Qin Kai can support this, you can talk about it!" ”

Zhou Fu asked carefully, he already understood what his adult meant, and said goodbye and carefully calculated how to fight with Zhao Liewen, this is all technical work, blowing, playing and singing, as long as a reunification can be reached, it will be the final victory.

As a result, as soon as he went out, he saw the French consul Frouno jumping down from the carriage angrily, and the French obviously saw Zhou Fu as well, waving a piece of paper in his hand at Zhou Fu from a distance, muttering something......

Zhou Fu was so angry that he saw this situation, and the damn Frenchman got cheap and came to sell it! When he turned his head, he didn't see it, and got on the sedan chair and shouted, "Get up the sedan chair...... Go home! ”

Several sedan chair drivers and their entourage lifted the sedan chair and quickly turned around and left, which made Frunuo, who had just jumped out of the carriage, anxious to death, rushed over in three steps and two steps, and actually pulled the sedan chair...... Zhou Fu poked his head out at this time, and saw that the consul looked angry, and smiled, "Eh, it turned out to be Consul Fu!" ”

At this time, Frunor slowed down, just now this sprint, really a little out of breath, he waved the paper in his hand, in his fluent Chinese bluntly said: "Lord Zhou!" You have violated the armistice agreement stipulated in the Sino-French New Covenant, and I want to ...... Protest! ”

Zhou Fu had a black line on his face, the court's intention to truce had already gone down, how could it be possible to start the war again? The calm appearance of the Governor of Qin immediately appeared in his mind, this Qin Liefeng is very active, how can he ask for trouble in this kind of matter! It must be that these French took advantage of the withdrawal of our Qing troops and wanted to break the treaty and enter northern Vietnam......

Thinking of this, he said in a deep voice: "Lord Fu, I can't control this matter, the army of the Qing Dynasty has received an order, and is evacuating North Vietnam one after another, and there will definitely be no disobedience to the military order, I think you should go and confirm the news!" ”,

As soon as I heard that Lord Zhou began to talk about it, this Fluno is also a master of most of China, how could he not know that the official man below is about to slip his feet, and he finally caught a person in charge, and hurriedly stuffed the telegram to Zhou Fu, shouting, "Lord Zhou, I have a telegram from Saigon, you read the telegram, I have confirmed it, it is true!" ”

Seeing that there was a telegram, Zhou Fu couldn't say that this guy was talking nonsense, but the telegram was in French, and he looked at it with a black line, and hurriedly called the interpreter in the yamen, and the interpreter looked at the telegram and said: "My lord, the telegram said that the king of Vietnam announced the abrogation of the treaty with France, and at the same time, a large number of Vietnamese troops attacked the Ha Tinh area from the Red River and destroyed the fortress at Ha Tinh Pass, this news is ...... Five days ago. ”

When Zhou Fu heard this, he immediately returned the telegram to Consul Fu Lunuo, "Lord Fu, I can't control this matter, according to the "Sino-French New Covenant", the Qing Dynasty recognized the treaties between your country and Vietnam, and now these treaties have been annulled by the King of Vietnam, and the Qing Dynasty and your country are both the suzerains of Vietnam...... This attack is the Vietnamese army, and it has nothing to do with us at all! ”

Zhou Fu smiled secretly in his heart, but this matter, he immediately thought of the Governor of Qin, and this Qin Liefeng must have something to do with it, and he can think of it with his ass, but he must not be able to grasp the handle, he can guess without thinking, what does this Qin Liefeng want to do? He encouraged the Vietnamese to attack the French, which was a good idea, anyway, the Qing Dynasty was a spectator this time, no matter how he called over there!

It's just that he still has to go back to tell Lord Xia Zhongtang about this matter, he immediately got off the sedan chair and led Fu Lunuo into the governor's yamen, and after Fu Lunuo had negotiated with Lord Zhongtang, Zhongtang promised to report to the prime minister of the Yamen of various countries immediately before leaving in a hurry.

Naturally, Fruno was ready to spend it with this Lord Li Zhongtang, the general framework of the "Sino-French New Testament" was negotiated between the two, and now this situation has occurred, which must have been the factor of the Qin governor of the Qing Dynasty in northern Vietnam, and he did not show another telegram, but the situation of the war was described in detail.

Seven days ago, near the city of Shanxi, the fortress of Ha Tinh built by the French was suddenly attacked by more than ten times the Vietnamese army in the early morning, and the other side quickly approached the fortress under the cover of heavy artillery, and used a powerful bomb to blow the fortress wall directly into a huge passage, and the subsequent war was no suspense. RO@。