Hanoi, Vietnam.

In the history of the Vietnamese, the city has served as the capital of many dynasties. First the Li Dynasty, then the Chen Dynasty, the Later Li Dynasty, etc., all used this place as the capital, and the name of the city was also changed many times, successively called Daluo, Shenglong, Yongyuan, Longbian, Zhongjing, Kyoto, Donggun, Tokyo, Zhongdu, Shangjing, Beicheng and so on. Until the eleventh year of Daoguang, in 1831 of the Western calendar, the Ming Emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty designated this place as the accompanying capital, and saw that the city was surrounded by the Red River embankment, so it was renamed "Hanoi", and it has been used until later generations.

Three years later, Emperor Nguyen Phuc Thanh divided Vietnam into three parts. The provinces north of Ninh Binh province in the north are collectively called Beiqi, the provinces between the south of Beiqi and 20 degrees north latitude are called Zhongqi, and the provinces south of Zhongqi are called Nanqi. Emperor Ming Ming sent the Minister of Military Affairs and Control of Beiqi to be stationed in Hanoi, and most of the emperors and nobles held this important position.

The current Minister of Military Affairs in Beiqi is Huang Jiyan. This person is the son-in-law of Emperor Ming Ming of the Ruan Dynasty, the uncle of the current Emperor De of the Ruan Dynasty, and he is extremely trusted by Emperor De.

When the peasant rebels of Beiqi and the rest of the Taiping army were tossed to the worst, the Nguyen Dynasty almost lost control of the provinces of Beiqi, and Nanqi was captured by the French army, so that the Nguyen Dynasty could only control the land of Zhongqi.

Fortunately, in recent years, the Taiping army was weak, and the peasant rebel army was also suppressed under the strength of the Qing army. Beiqi slowly returned to the hands of the Ruan Dynasty, but the Ruan Dynasty was also smart, even if he knew the money of Hongji Coal, he never said a word of begging in front of Xie Jigui or Liu Xian, let alone complaining to the Governor of Liangguang or Beijing in a smart way. Totally the default attitude.

Today, a mansion in the city of Hanoi is lit up with lights, and the place where you see it is a fiery red and festive color. It was the big day of the full moon of the young son of the Governor of Ping, Wu Zhong, and Lord Pingwu.

Master Wu is already over forty years old, and he can still have a son born, which is gratifying. Although he is still in the military, no one will not be blind at this time.

Middle-aged children, although Wu Zhongping's eldest son and second son are already married, he is also very happy in his heart. It's a big feast. Huang Jiyan, Weng Yiqian, Fan Zhixiang, Duan Shou and other Vietnamese important ministers all came to the door, or prepared generous gifts. Xie Jigui, Liu Yucheng and other Qing army generals all sent people to send congratulatory gifts, among which Wu Tianxing, deputy general of the Wuzhou Association of Zuojiang Town, was personally present. The big and small officials and wealthy merchants in Hanoi City gathered in the Wu Mansion, and all kinds of Cheng Yi Qing ceremonies lined up outside the door, making the housekeepers and servants of the Wu family busy and dizzy.

Officials crowded in the main hall or antechamber, greeting and chatting with each other. The wealthy businessmen wandered around, admiring how Governor Wu used his troops like a god, and at the same time taking advantage of this rare opportunity to privately exchange today's national conditions and business affairs.

Even if Vietnam's news transmission speed is slow and relatively closed, many people in Vietnam today also know that France is in trouble. Not only was the emperor captured and ousted, but the kingdom was also in chaos. Plus the New Year's festival time let. The eradication of Dubouil itself and his forces has left many people worried.

Hanoi is located in the Red River Delta, and many of the wealthy and wealthy officials in the city can follow suit. Du Buyi dealt with it. As for whether there is a let or not. When Dubuyira went into the water, only they knew it in their hearts.

According to these people's ideas, if there is such a big mess in France, why should we recuperate for ten or eight years? Then the court has freed its hands, isn't it just to clean up the internal troubles? Those of them who hook up with France will definitely be hated to death by the imperial court. Most people are secretive about the original 'action' of the Black Flag Army. There was a lot of speculation in private, but no one discussed it openly, as if it had never happened.

Vietnam's own culture and social structure are deeply influenced by China, and conspiracy theories are very popular.

The long gift slips kept the smile on Wu Zhongping's face. Both people and money, he is called two talents!

The banquet lasted until the beginning of the lanterns, and after everyone pushed the cups to eat and drink well, Wu Zhongping's other purpose, which can be said to be the true intention of today's banquet, officially entered the theme.

Wu Zhongping and Huang Jiyan glanced at each other, and the latter nodded slightly. Wu Zhongping slowly stood up:

"Colleagues and friends, Lord Huang and I have been ordered to guard the pasture of Beiqi, and now the bandits are calm and the people's hearts are stable, it can be said that God bless me Dayue. However, the remnants of the Black Flag Army and the Yellow Flag Army continued, and a few months ago, Liu Thief went down with a bigger drum and crossed the Red River...... The country of Fayi has ups and downs, but it is still arrogant and unreasonable, and a small force has repeatedly crossed the border to the north, and the court is shaken...... In order to quell the trouble of thieves, the imperial court has purchased guns and cannons on a large scale since last year, and with the help of Liu Junmen of the Celestial Dynasty, it has organized and trained a new army, and it has achieved quite a lot of achievements so far. ”

On the day of the big day, a lot of content was transferred to today's national events, and the scene gradually quieted down, and many officials and gentry looked at each other, not knowing why Wu Zhongping suddenly said these things with great fanfare at this time.

"However, for more than ten years in our dynasty, the state has not prospered, the treasury of the imperial court is empty, and the new army has only 3,000 people. The Governor was ordered to assist Lord Huang in supervising the soldiers and horses of Beiqi, and felt that the new army was weak and weak. He wants to purchase the armaments of the Celestial Empire again and rebuild a new battalion to relieve the country's worries. I also hope that all fathers and elders will help you a lot. ”

Huang Jiyan also stood up at this time, looked around at the officials and gentlemen present, and his expression was very strict. A pressing sense of urgency swept through everyone present like a storm and waves. Many people's hearts trembled, as if they had pressed on a boulder, and they were out of breath.

Wu Tianxing grinned and smiled silently. Thinking in his heart about the new army in Huang Jiyan's mouth, the bear-like Vietnamese soldiers, the new army is also a pile of waste.

I don't know if they have suffered too much from guns and shells. After the Vietnamese army got the guns, the more they relied on them, the more they wanted to rely on guns to solve the problem, and they were unwilling to fight hand-to-hand combat. If you are far away and fight after opening the distance, the volley of guns will be played in a similar way, but if it is close, when it comes to white-knuckle fighting, the team can't help but mess up. They all shrank back one by one, and they all wanted to be as far away as they wanted.

However, Wu Tien Xing could not help but admit that after the formation was set up, the new Vietnamese army, which was fighting the plains, did indeed have some combat effectiveness. If his troops hadn't been helped by Liu Xian with a batch of guns, they would really have suffered a loss if they encountered a unit like the Vietnamese New Army.

However, the terrain of Beiqi in Vietnam is complex and there are many mountains, especially the remnants of the Taiping Army, such as the Black Flag Army and the Yellow Flag Army, hiding in the deep mountains and dense forests, and the Vietnamese New Army can fight on the plains, at least they can resist the Black Flag Army and the Yellow Flag Army, but as soon as they chase into the mountains, they will be properly unlucky.

After suffering one or two losses, the Vietnamese also saw the problems of their own new army, but they changed it?

Wu Tianxing has never seen any change. Perhaps the Vietnamese trained the new army to deal with more of the French in the south. They were still very satisfied with the power of the positional warfare of the New Army. It's just that I always feel like there are too few people. And only the Vietnamese court, they really have no money. The eyes of Huang Jiyan and Wu Zhongping are naturally fixed on both sides of the Red River, especially on the many wealthy families in Hanoi.

If these people say that the French have hooked up, they will definitely wrong some people. But pull it out one by one and cut it down, and there will definitely be something missing. Huang Jiyan and Wu Zhongping didn't know that three years after the original time and space, the French army launched a second attack on Vietnam, only in the Red River Valley, and the French army raised a puppet army of 14,000 people in the middle of October. If the two of them could know about this, their purpose today would not be to make only the rich and rich bleed.

Huang Jiyan really didn't ask for money to put in his pocket. He's still ethical. After a rough calculation of the more than 3,000 trained Vietnamese new troops, the soldiers' salaries alone cost at least 100,000 taels of silver a year, and if you count the expenses for clothing, clothing, food, equipment, pack horses, drills, camp repairs, and so on, at least 200,000 taels will be added.

Moreover, 3,000 new troops was not the number that the Vietnamese court wanted to see. Emperor Side had to have at least 10,000 new troops before he had the courage to talk back to the French. And this amount, not counting the purchase of ordnance, is only the cost of 10,000 new troops, which cannot be covered without a million taels of silver in a year.

Even if Huang Jiyan was the chief official of the land of Beiqi in Vietnam, Emperor Si De let go and asked his uncle to loot the place, the figure of one million taels of silver was not something that Huang Jiyan was capable of disposing of. And then there's the ordnance. Therefore, in order to achieve their goal, he and Wu Zhongping could only and must obtain donations from the hands of the local gentry. In short, tonight, Huang Jiyan and Wu Zhongping took the opportunity of Wu Zhongping's son's full moon wine to prepare for an autumn breeze, at least to gather the starting funds for the second batch of training the new army.

You look at me, I look at you, the Hanoi officials and gentry present all have different expressions. Especially a few wealthy and wealthy people, their eyes are slightly closed, and they look drowsy.

"If you can solve this dilemma, Wu and Lord Huang must report to the imperial court. The court will not hesitate to reward ......"

The atmosphere was a bit cold. But soon a rich man stood up, "It is the duty of our gentry to serve the court and help recruit the army." Don't dare to sell your reputation and covet the court's reward. The old man was willing to offer two thousand taels of silver. Share the worries of the Lord and the Governor! "The words are generous. The donation of silver is not small. An entourage behind Huang Jiyan whispered in his ear, Huang Jiyan nodded slightly, and the corners of his mouth showed a hint of satisfaction.

"To protect the family and the people, how can we sit idly by? The villain didn't have much silver, so he donated 2,000 stones! Another man stood up and opened his mouth for two thousand stones of rice. The amount is very large, if it is placed in China, even in the area of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the land of fish and rice, two thousand stone rice can be worth more than two thousand taels of silver. But now it is Vietnam, the Indochina Peninsula, where rice is the least valuable, can two thousand stone of rice be worth one thousand taels of silver?

Not to mention Huang Jiyan, it was Wu Zhongping, and the sharp gaze of an eagle falcon was already staring at that person. "Make a note of Pontus."

It's a pity that Wu Zhongping's style didn't play a role. With the first person, there are more latecomers. One word from you, one word from me, all kinds of miscellaneous donations came out like water. But most people seem to have telepathy, no matter the money, food, cloth, or silk, each family's donation is around a thousand taels of silver, or even a few hundred taels. The Wufu was full of guests, and they wrote down all the way, and the silver was only forty or fifty thousand taels, more than 20,000 stones of rice, and a few other sundries, which was still a big gap from the 'expectations' of Huang Wu and the others.

When the last person left, only Huang Jiyan and Wu Zhongping were left in the banquet hall, their faces were as cold as ice cubes, half loud, and they glanced at each other. It seems that they all saw the killing machine in the eyes of the other party - R1152