The messenger replied: "We don't know if it's far away, like Niu Dalong, Niu Dahu, and Li Ming, they are all from Liaodong, and we know that the one in Fujian is called 'Ma Chengfeng', and his family has also been taken away." ”

Tang Jingsong stomped his feet fiercely and said with a crying voice: "We are a step late, Lin Fei must have asked people to take these family members away." Tang Jingsong sighed as he spoke, and Lin Fei laughed when he heard it.

Tang Jingsong slapped his face and sighed: "Lord Deng's persuasion doesn't work, and threatening relatives doesn't work, do we really have no way to take Lin Fei?" ”

Deng Shichang's voice sounded: "Brother Tang Shi, this matter is not a good thing, it is too despicable to use such a means as a threat to relatives. ”

Tang Jingsong sighed and said, "Despicable or not, let's stay until later, Brother Deng Xian, haven't you been visiting Taipei City these days?" How is this Chinese Empire, has it won the hearts of the people? ”

Deng Shichang said gloomily: "Nowadays, there are many people in Taipei City who cut their braids, but there are few people who keep braids, and everyone supports the Chinese Empire, and they have no feelings for my Qing Dynasty, and they don't have half a love for the saints. ”

"In this case, even if I send out heavenly soldiers in the Qing Dynasty, it will be difficult to defeat Taiwan." Tang Jingsong's tone was full of despair, Deng Shichang stopped talking, and after a while, everyone dispersed, and Lin Fei also ended the monitoring.

The next day, Deng Shichang proposed to Lin Fei to return to the Qing Kingdom, Lin Fei readily agreed, and then asked tentatively: "If I don't hand over Taiwan, will the Qing court send troops to fight me?" ”

Deng Shichang said with a wry smile: "Although the Qing Kingdom is big, there are no available soldiers, how can they fight you?" Even if he wants to beat you, he will have to wait for Yuan Shikai to train the new army proficiently. ”

Deng Shichang turned around and said goodbye, so on November 29, 1896, Deng Shichang led the Qing delegation to leave Taiwan, and the Qing court's first attempt to recover Taiwan failed.

The first thing he did was to announce to the world that the defense of Taiwan was officially won, and set November 26 every year in the future, that is, the day when the Japanese army fully withdrew from Taiwan, as the anniversary of the victory of the defense of Taiwan, and the defense of Taiwan was the official name of the Chinese Empire for this war, and the Japanese side called this war "Japan-China War".

The war began on August 21, 1896, when Lin Fei led his troops into Taiwan, and ended on November 26, 1896, when the Japanese army fully withdrew from Taiwan, which lasted more than three months, with a total of nearly 100,000 troops invested by both sides, and went through four major battles...... The Battle of Dragon and Snake Valley, the Battle of Bagua Mountain, the Battle of Penghu and the Battle of Miaoli finally ended in a complete victory for the Chinese Empire.

This war allowed Lin Fei to obtain the treasure island of Taiwan, with a population of more than 2.6 million and 36,000 square kilometers of land, and this war marked the Chinese Empire becoming a regional power, officially entering the international arena and participating in the competition of great powers.

Lin Fei announced the victory of the defense of Taiwan, and the people were jubilant, they were fed up with the days of nodding and bowing in front of the Japanese, and now they are the masters again, how can they not be happy? Firecrackers rang out in the streets and alleys, gongs and drums burst out, and street shops all set up flowing water mats for passers-by to enjoy. There are also many people who spontaneously march on the streets, dancing dragons and lions, which is very lively.

In terms of politics, Lin Fei established Taiwan Province of the Chinese Empire and appointed Liu Yongfu as the governor, in fact, Liu Yongfu was only used to win people's hearts by his fame, and Lin Fei's subordinates were responsible for specific affairs.

Lin Fei divided Taiwan into four administrative regions, namely Taipei, Taichung, Tainan and Taitung, and selected outstanding officials from the Chinese Empire to serve as administrative governors.

On the economic front, the People's Bank of China set up a branch in Taiwan to fully exchange huàn Huaxia currency, prohibiting the circulation of gold and silver in the market; Agrarian reform was carried out to distribute land, to encourage the production of handicraft operators, to reduce taxes on merchants, and so on.

In terms of minerals, Taiwan's mineral resources are not abundant, only a small number of coal mines, although there is iron ore, but there is no mining value, there are some other non-metallic minerals, such as sand and gravel, sand and gravel is a high-quality building material, because the Philippines is not short of sand and gravel, so Lin Fei did not let Taiwan transport sand and gravel to the Philippines, but left the sand and gravel for his own use.

Taiwan's most abundant natural resources, such as arable land, forests, fishing grounds, etc., among which the western plain of Taiwan is a natural granary, crops can be harvested three times a year, and the yield is very high.

Taiwan is also rich in camphor trees, camphor and camphor oil extracted from camphor trees are widely used industrial raw materials, Taiwan's camphor trees produce a lot of camphor and camphor oil, the quality is very good, in the era of Lin Fei, Taiwan's camphor and camphor oil production accounted for 70 percent of the world's total output, Lin Fei decided to make camphor and camphor oil into the empire's fist products in the international market in the future.

In terms of culture and education, it is stipulated that children over the age of seven in Taiwan must be enrolled in school, and the content of learning includes Chinese, history, mathematics, and so on.

In terms of military affairs, Lin Fei analyzed that there are two military threats facing Taiwan: First, Japan in the north, after all, Taiwan was snatched by Lin Fei from the mouths of the Japanese, how can the Japanese give up? Although it is said that the Japanese navy has lost its combat effectiveness, Japan has already passed the "Special Naval Construction Bill," and the National Assembly has allocated 20 million taels of silver for the construction of the navy; in the foreseeable future, Japan will inevitably build another powerful navy, which will directly threaten Taiwan at that time.

The second is the Qing State in the west, although it is said that the Qing State did not have the strength to attack Taiwan, but the Qing State is a potential threat after all, Lin Fei did not dare to take it lightly, especially the words that Deng Shichang said when he left...... If you want to fight, you have to wait for Yuan Shikai's new army to be well-trained, which makes Lin Fei's heart hang suddenly.

Lin Fei thought about it and decided to leave the two newly built Dragon-class cruisers behind...... The Crazy Dragon Ship and the Angry Dragon Ship established the Keelung Fleet of the Chinese Empire in Keelung, Taiwan, to monitor and deter Japan and the Qing court; left the 9th Brigade of the 3rd Division in Taichung and directly obeyed Lin Fei's command; Garrison troops were formed in important cities such as Taipei and Taichung, and Hualien in eastern Taiwan was built as a military port, and Hualien was an important military port in Lin Fei's time.

Lin Fei arranged various affairs in Taiwan and was busy until December 16, when he returned to the capital of the Chinese Empire...... Dayu City, Dayu City is the original Manila, Lin Fei took Huang Feihong with him, treated Chiyo Mika, and brought Taiwan's railway technicians with him, preparing to build a large-scale railway in the Chinese Empire.

During the period when Lin Fei stayed in Taiwan, there were some new changes in the international situation, first of all, the Qing court abolished the "Treaty of Shimonoseki", and in order to show the merits of the Qing court, Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi did not say that the abrogation of the treaty was due to the victory of the Chinese Empire over Japan, but that Li Hongzhang, who was in charge of the negotiations, derelicted his duty and misled the country, stripped him of his yellow coat, and fined him for one year.

After that, Japan refused to withdraw from the Liaodong Peninsula, the Japanese First Division resolutely refused to withdraw from the Liaodong Peninsula by relying on the land supply from Korea, and Germany, France, and Russia did not force each other, and the Japanese army remained in the Qing State, which had an unpredictable impact on the future regional situation.

On December 8, the British Prime Minister announced that the Sovereign-class battleship Revenge, which was originally part of the Home Fleet, and the battleship Determination, which was originally part of the Straits Fleet, would be transferred to Singapore to establish the Far East Fleet of the British Empire in Singapore, and kept saying that this move was to protect Britain's commercial interests in Southeast Asia and not target any country.

The British set up a fleet in the South Seas, and France, which was bent on competing with Britain for Southeast Asia, was naturally not far behind, and the French president announced on December 20 that the French Republic was preparing to build a Far Eastern Fleet. The fleets of the British and French have arrived, and the situation in the South Seas has become more and more treacherous......

Lin Fei sat on the Tianlong ship, looking at the sea in front of him, thinking about the change in the situation in his heart, thinking about the next move of the Huaxia Empire, but he didn't know what was going on, thinking about it, his thoughts actually ran to Ling Xue, and his eyes were full of her delicate smile and snow-white skin......

Lin Fei is a man with strong blood, after winning a big victory, I don't want to think about these things are abnormal, Lin Fei was thinking about it, and suddenly felt that someone was patted on the back, and when he looked back, Liu Daming was standing behind him and laughed evilly, and when he saw himself looking back, he asked, "What do you want?" ”

Lin Fei was a little weak and said, "I'm thinking about my next move." ”

Liu Daming smiled disdainfully and said, "You can do it, don't be vain, you kid wants a woman, right?" ”

Lin Fei laughed helplessly, Liu Daming laughed, and said: "I also think about it, now that my wife has picked it up, I can play when I go back, it's all your fault, I have to cancel all the brothels..."

The more Liu Daming spoke, the happier he became, he stretched out his hand to put a hug on Lin Fei's shoulder, lowered his voice and smiled: "Is that Ling Xue of yours okay?" Or I'll let your sister-in-law teach her a few tricks......" Lin Fei had no choice but to listen helplessly to Liu Daming's "no shame" words.

At 8 o'clock in the evening on December 20th, Lin Fei returned to Dayu City, in order to prevent someone from assassinating, Lin Fei did not notify the whole country of the date of his return, and no one greeted him at the port, Lin Fei in order to surprise Ling Xue, ordered someone to tell Ling Xue that he would come back tomorrow, and then secretly returned to the palace.

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