The autumn wind has gradually risen and the weather has gradually become a little chill. After the turbulent tide and Mars is splashing, it has gradually become quieter.

Nearly 10,000 elite troops of Huai army commanded by Ye Zhichao arrived in Seoul one after another, and they wanted to divide the defense stations. At the same time, they cooperated with the Park Yong-hye government to stabilize the ruling system in the core area of ​​Seoul. Just setting up was a matter of nearly 10,000 troops. After September, Beiyang continued to transfer more than 6,000 people, nearly 20 horse-striking camps were divided into North Korea, and three generals were transferred out. The generals of the North Korean Huai army gathered. Each battalion was newly arrived, and redistribution of benefits was another troublesome.

In addition, the Beiyang Navy also pointed out that the area of ​​Pushan, Incheon and Ganghua Island should be used as the naval base. The Beiyang Navy was divided into a naval base. The reason why it was adhered to was that nearly 20,000 Huai troops were in North Korea. The Beiyang Navy was responsible for the important task of water supply without a base. If there was no cooperation, it would be impossible to complete this important task. In order to compete for this information, there were still some open and secret battles with the various battalions of the mainland division in North Korea.

As the army entered North Korea, the situation in East Asia was shocking. All countries around the world were naturally concerned. Li Hongzhang claimed to all countries that he was fully compliant with the provisions of the Sino-Japanese Tianjin Treaty, and both China and Japan were responsible for protecting the stability of North Korea. When Japan was involved in the North Korean coup, it was completely reasonable and legal to dispatch troops to stabilize the situation of North Korea. Once the negotiations with Japan were over, the 20,000 troops would definitely retreat as soon as possible.

The 20,000 troops were placed in a rare large-scale mobilization lineup in the Qing Dynasty. Moreover, these troops were not the kind of defense troops distributed everywhere, but the best equipment and the longest training in the Qing Dynasty. In the Zhili area, it was equivalent to the elite camp of the Qing Dynasty's strategic reserve team! Not to mention that it also mobilized the Beiyang Navy, a modern fleet that could be called first-class in the East Asian Ocean, to escort and patrol.

Observers from all over the Qing Dynasty, and even some countries believe that unless Japan is determined to fight the decisive battle between North Korea and the Qing Dynasty, it will inevitably resolve the problem through negotiations, just like the Sino-Japanese and Taiwan incident more than ten years ago. North Korea is not as good as Taiwan. Through the supply of the Yellow Sea and the power of the Beiyang Navy, it can maintain a considerable military presence. The Qing Dynasty was equivalent to putting on an in-house combat situation. With Japan's national strength, it is inevitable to retreat.

The development of the situation is generally consistent with the world's judgment of the situation. Before the North Korean coup had already occurred, Japan was very high in its internship. The Japanese ministers and consuls in Beijing and Tianjin also questioned the Prime Minister's Affairs Office and the Beiyang Minister of Commerce. Some mobilizations even began in the country - at least on paper. And in domestic newspapers, there was no room for negotiation in this matter and there was no need for negotiation. The Qing Dynasty killed Japanese guards in North Korea and monitored the diplomatic institutions that surrounded them. They must use their strength to reflect the will of the empire! They were very aggressive for a moment.

However, when the Qing court announced that Li Hongzhang would be the imperial envoy for negotiations with Japan, the Sino-French war was a bit shady and the last important minister jumped onto the center of the stage. Japan's tone softened first, and hesitantly agreed to start negotiations with the Qing court in Tianjin. The negotiation price was extremely high at the beginning. The Qing court withdrew from the North Korea, and North Korea was completely unarmed, and compensated Japan for the loss of 6 million taels of silver in North Korea, punished the parties involved, and re-arranged the Sino-Japanese Tianjin Treaty, or announced that North Korea would be separated from the Qing government's vassal system, or declared that North Korea would be jointly protected by China and Japan, and the two countries enjoyed the same status and interests in North Korea.

Li Hongzhang was so old that he sent nine thousand elite troops from the beginning, and all the navy troops entered the court. This time the old man took the stance of fighting and beating hard, and I don’t know if it was stimulated by Xu Yifan’s strength in North Korea. When the nine thousand troops moved, there was a lot of applause from the domestic audience. To the expectations of observers from various countries, Japan immediately took a step back, at least during the negotiations, the Asuka Minister and plenipotentiary representative who appeared opposite the negotiating table smiled a lot more.

The amount of compensation requested by Japan dropped to 2.5 million taels of Pingyin, and the punishment of the parties became a requirement for the parties to go to Japan to apologize. It was not mentioned that North Korea had escaped from the Qing Dynasty's status, but only required China and Japan to enjoy common interests. After the negotiations were completed, all troops must be withdrawn.

Seeing the change in Japan's attitude, there was still no understanding of where the Beiyang was in the middle of the year. After the first army was sent out, it was still not allowed to go. The second 6,000 Land Division was also transferred out of Beiyang and then to North Korea. Even several fully Western-style training naval battalions and mine battalions were transferred out! All the mobile troops that could be drawn in Beiyang were almost empty and went south of North Korea. At the negotiating table, Li Laojue's Pavilion was also reluctant to give in. Except for the parties involved who could apologize to Japan, they were almost unwilling to give in.

After the second batch of troops continued, Japan's attitude became softer. According to Li Hongzhang's words to the court, he was extremely optimistic about the conclusion of this matter: "……………It is not difficult for the Japanese to gradually reach my scope, and they have no choice but to sell all their cunning plans. The Empress Dowager and the Emperor are as blessed as the heavens. I worked hard to run the Beiyang brigade, and the two divisions of the Arctic and Land have been trained for twenty years and have been accomplished today. In the Bohai Sea, it has become a deep and unshakable momentum……………………….”

After the Sino-French War, Li Hongzhang was scolded by the government and the government and the government to the point of being terrified. He withdrew from Beiyang several times to rest, and his co-organizers never took a step further. It was the signal that the court was suppressing him. Li Hongzhang himself understood that he was too powerful and too popular, and he had been working hard on his own territory in Beiyang to keep a low profile. He watched the court support local forces to divide his power and weaken his influence. For example, Zhang Zhidong, Liu Kunyi, and even reused the original Hunan-type troops. The battle between him and Weng Tonghe was at a disadvantage with his personal grudges, and there was almost no spokesperson for his military aircraft. The government and the government were guarding against the Huai-type.

But this time, the old man turned over again! The negotiations were so smooth that the name of Bismarck in the East was so loud that it was so loud that the status of an important official was unshakable. He had to be determined to be good and complete the negotiation smoothly!

It was precisely because of negotiations with Japan that there was no problem, which was related to Li Hongzhang's grand cause in his late life. At the beginning, he still held back the Huai army and did not chase them too much to chase them north. It would save troubles from the troubles in North Korea. The Huai army also understood that such a large army could not last long. This time, he fought for face for Lao Li, and the expenses that could not be paid for hundreds of thousands a month were all Beiyang paid for. After the agreement was made, Xu Yifan also surrendered, and the army still had to withdraw. So as soon as he settled, he was busy with his own affairs, using ships to transport North Korean ginseng grain back to Tianjin for sale, and extorted North Korean supply, and he was so busy that he could not pay for it. Everyone led troops, unlike those guys who were doing Westernization, where the cannons did not sound and gold was not one or two. In the days of peace in Beiyang, everyone had enough hardships, so why don't they hurry up and get some money for retirement?

As for Xu Yifan, everyone is busy shaving the south side first and then going to trouble him later.

The court almost agreed with the current situation in North Korea. The Huai Army was transferred to the North Korea, which was justified. Xu Yifan's status was embarrassing. He was a military training minister who had been controlled by the Korean Minister of the Negotiation of the Republic of Korea, which made it barely understandable in North Korea. Now the Minister of the Republic of Korea has become an imperial offender, and the new Minister of the Republic of China has not been appointed. In the Qing Dynasty, he was alone in the vassal state. But he has made great contributions and heavy troops, so it looks weird no matter how he looks.

However, the court had the ability to pretend not to see it. Weng Tonghe carefully proposed to withdraw the Imperial Guards. Since it was a new army named Imperial Guards, it would be better to be stationed in the Nanyuan area to train and prepare for the national dynasty. Everyone pretended to be deaf and dumb when he proposed this. Who doesn't understand the old man's meaning? Although he didn't say it, he still wanted to capture soldiers for the emperor? This fire pit, 25 jumped down with the old man.

Weng Tonghe himself was also indifferent, just like Guangxu behind him. Seeing that no one agreed, he would not mention it immediately. Let's leave it for the future... Xu Yifan has now become a hot potato, staying in North Korea without embarrassment, and his status is transcendent. Many central ministers have already burned incense at home. Now these 25 are at least in dispute with Li Hongzhang. Mr. Li, please squeeze this guy out quickly! We all pretend that we didn't see it! Xu Yifan has a little disgusting to Li Hongzhang, which is also a very satisfying thing. Old Li is in the limelight now!

Regarding Xu Yifan, there are only two words to express to the imperial center: "Extraordinary number."

He rose up due to the storm of public car writing, took power due to the South China trend, and got promoted due to the coup in North Korea. Although he had not achieved any success in his country and had been wandering around outside, everyone could not avoid his influence! Now he is involved in open and secret struggles with Beiyang, and he has gained this transcendent position in the intrigue between the Empress Dowager and the mother and son. The emperor wanted to not let go and arrest him, but the empress dowager was afraid and didn't know why he kept dealing with it. As a result, the heavens and earth are not taken away......... Unexpectedly, the dynasty has never been seen!

No matter what, it’s better to be calm now. The Qing Dynasty has been walking for so long. Don’t just leave it at your own position and have something to do......Others, the head of the emperor, the Lady Buddha, doesn’t say anything, just let him go...

Now, this country is a strange phenomenon on the dock of Datong River, waiting to greet guests with a smile.

Behind Xu Yifan was the Goshha Guard, who had already changed into a military uniform. Allse pushed his bald head, his uniform was straight and his armed belt was neat, standing straight as a knife. The guard captain Pu Yang's military cap belt tightly tied his chin, pressing the command knife at his waist to follow Xu Yifan vigilantly. In the storm in North Korea, most of the people were devoted to Xu Yifan. Especially Xu Yifan's flying troops to control the Seoul, many people now feel a mysterious aura of domineering...

Xu Yifan was also wearing military uniforms and tied neatly. The dock near his base near Datong River had completely changed its appearance under the supervision of sufficient manpower and Zhan Tianyou. The trestle extended into the river far away. There were ships on the river digging sand and deep dock waterways. A large area of ​​places around it had been flattened and various areas were planned. The materials transported were stacked neatly around the dock, covered with oil cloth, and some important machines and arms were also built to shed to prevent wind and rain. At first glance, there was almost no head.

There is even a small railway track ready to be laid. The coal transported by ship will be transported to the newly opened machinery bureau, repair shop, military uniform factory, gunpowder factory... Many ships running on the river are waiting to load on the other side of the dock. North Korean people's meals, grain, minks, porcelain, and wood will be resold through the trade routes of Dashengkui and Nanyang Li's family. Xu Yifan is completely shameless now. He snatched the power to acquire these resources from the North Korean local government. The purchase price of the North Korean government for the private sector is simply too cheap, and it is profitable to transfer it.

After eight months of operation, the construction of his Datong River-Pyongyang base has begun to take shape.

Of course, how much money is spent! A huge amount of money gathered from the South Ocean, from the north, from all parts of North Korea (North Korea's treasury), then turned into a flock of workers and technicians, turned into material machines, and turned into food. The transportation network developed heavily has led to logistics and people gathering here. Thousands of privately minted silver dollars were issued, and the gold and silver collected were also collected here, supporting him to issue more silver dollars, and even consider gold coins! Such a construction scale attracted the already subdued Korean people to come here to find work or sell their things.

Under Xu Yifan's rule, northern Korea had convenient transportation and the circulation of goods was cancelled (North Korea imitated the Qing Dynasty's laws in the 1860s, and the goods were transferred and paid countless likins along the way), and more and more caravans traveled between northern China and northern North Korea. With the income from commercial taxes, the predatory mining of North Korean resources, plus the income from private minting currency, and the income from the North Korean treasury, after the summer, his investment in factory construction, road construction, military arms procurement, and personnel expansion, barely achieved a balance of income and expenditure, and did not use his own foundation!

After the summer riots, this place is a scene of double prosperity.

Sometimes, Xu Yifan even hummed a little song with a bad taste: "In 1893, a handsome guy drew a circle by the Yellow Sea..."

Of course he knew what support was the prosperity of all the current situation.

Behind the distance, what sounded was the military song of the Imperial Guards: "The generals of the Three Kingdoms are brave, Zhao Zilong is the first to be! He is a hero in front of Changbanpo, retreating thousands of generals, and killing millions of soldiers..."

The sounds of thousands of young and proud voices echoed over North Korea. The Goshhas behind Xu Yifan stood even more straight, and Xu Yifan just smiled.

As the singing changed, another song changed: "……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

The singing is still ringing, and the shadow of the ship is already visible in the sky.

A small steamer was beating with black smoke, and separated the river and reached the dock. The whistle sounded, and Xu Yifan had already met before the pier. In a blink of an eye, the small steamer had already approached the pier. There were a few people standing on the bow of the boat, and Xu Yifan was seen from a distance. As soon as the boat was put down the cable, the few people jumped down in a hurry.

The first one was dressed up and hat, with dark skin. It was the newly promoted head of the Li family in Nanyang, Xu Yifan's expectant father-in-law Li Daxiong. After getting off the springboard, he didn't dare to win the size of Xu Yifan. He just glanced at the scale of the dock with a surprised look, and looked at the Goshihas behind Xu Yifan with a stern look, and smiled and reached out to hold Xu Yifan. Xu Yifan just smiled: "Mr. Nobita, is it worth spending the money of the Li family in this place?"

Li Daxiong laughed much more enthusiastically than him, and the fact that Xu Yifan was in power to North Korea also spread to Nanyang. In the early stage, the criticism of constantly supporting the needs of the Imperial Guards and spending money was immediately reduced. Not to mention that Xu Yifan also had a headquarters in the Nanyang Xuanhui imperial envoy in Java. Now he was in the carriage of the imperial envoy, and whether it was an indigenous or foreign police, he stood at attention when he saw the flag!

This person dares to fire in Southeast Asia and in North Korea, it is better not to commit crimes easily! The Li family relies on Xu Yifan's influence and borrowed the business path of Dashengkui, and its business has reached North China and China. It turns out that these markets are easily opened up for southern merchants. Just the future benefits of the business, the Li family's early investment can be recovered.

However, Li Daxiong has always been a deep man, but he just held his hand and smiled enthusiastically: "Dare you not following Lord Xu's advice? You are a life-saving kindness to us! This time I was summoned, and I don't know what's important, so I threw away all business and rushed in...... The Lord is very pleased to pay attention to the few Western military talents recruited by a large sum of money. I have already brought them with me..."

Xu Yifan smiled and patted his hand: "Let's talk about it back! Let's talk about it back! Xiaoxuan has been waiting for you for a long time. Mr. Li, I have arranged a carriage and horse. You should go see her quickly......I have no grievances and love!"

This kind of son-in-law's tone towards his father-in-law is really strange, but thinking about Xu Yifan's current status is normal. Li Daxiong smiled and stepped back. Of course, Goshha greeted him.

There were two people standing behind Li Daxiong. A Taoist priest wearing a replenishment uniform, his hands were sagging behind him and he was ready to attend the ceremony. It was Tang Shaoyi, the general sent by Xu Yifan to the capital to perform. There was also a handsome man with a sharp eyebrows and starry eyes and a long gown. Looking at Xu Yifan, he just smiled and nodded. Who else could there be except Tan Sitong?

Tang Shaoyi had already been there for a ceremony. Xu Yifan rushed forward and helped him up: "Shaochuan, the capital is running, thank you for your hard work! We are here to kill you so hard, and you want you to stuff your dog holes behind you, walk around, and smile..."

Tang Shaoyi held on and told herself not to be too moved by these words, and smiled and said, "Where is the adult who has worked hard? Who is not excited when he hears about the deeds of the North Korean people? He said that, he would be happy to come back here! He is doing what he wants to do, and he can breathe louder! Adult, how are Zhan Daren doing? How are he constructing now? Has gunpowder been released? Arms are released?"

Xu Yifan waved his hand: "You ask Zhan Daren to go, anyway, you two are together, I just pay for the money and don't ask about the others. In short, it's good to come back!"

Tang Shaoyi smiled. Although he was still standing there, he couldn't wait to see Zhan Tianyou's appearance. Xu Yifan smiled and patted his shoulder and turned to Tan Sitong: "Fusheng, you are here. I thought you were having a lot of fun running the newspaper and didn't want to come to my small place!"

Tan Sitong looked like a smile. His newspapers have a very good sales volume now. Many capitalists have the first thing they do when they wake up every day to read newspapers. There are even rumors that Emperor Guangxu even reads his newspapers closely every day, and praises him as a genius in the world.

What Tan Sitong is doing now is a special topic of the Meiji Restoration in Japan - of course, a lot of the information was given to him by Xu Yifan. He also provided funds to allow him to investigate the current situation in Japan without restrictions and collect information from all aspects of Japan. What Tan Sitong most admired for the Japanese Restoration was to respect the king and expel the barbarians, believing that Japan was truly united under this slogan. Because the order was out of the best, it was promoted to open up a strong country. According to rumors, many capitalists and even the emperors were doubled for this.

Many scholars with swordsman looked directly at the Shanghai Concession to visit Mr. Tan. Weng Tonghe had always had letters with him, and some local governors also had friends with him. His status as a clear stream in the wild has become more and more stable. So now there is no longer the literary and elegant person who looks depressed when he was deported from the capital, with a long and beautiful body, and an indescribable literary style.

He hugged Xu Yifan and said, "Brother Chuanqing's letter was summoned. How can I not come? It also happened to meet you, a hero of the country who is domineering and domineering in the country! This time, in addition to listening to what you have to say on your brother's platform, I also want to discuss with Brother Chuanqing's for some things..."

Xu Yifan's eyebrows moved, but his smile continued to diminish: "Dare to talk to Brother Fusheng!"

Just as they were greeting each other, several middle-aged foreigners who looked like soldiers had already appeared in the cabin, and they were tired all the way. Their military postures were still straight, wearing old Prussian military uniforms and command swords. One of them was in his early fifties, with lines on his face as if a knife was carved out, with stiff expressions and eyes casting towards Xu Yifan.

Li Noixiong, who had not left, whispered in Xu Yifan's ear: "Former German Imperial Army Lieutenant Colonel Kontz, who once worked in the General Staff of Prussia, was a friend of Major Merkel, who founded the Army University in Japan... According to the instructions of the adults, I don't know how much effort it took to invite this foreigner who was resting in Konesburg!"

Li Daxiong made a series of military terms difficult to speak, which shows that he never understood how much effort it took to figure out the recruitment request that Xu Yifan put for him. Since leaving Nanyang, Xu Yifan proposed to him to recruit such foreign consultants with experience in the modern General Staff. After almost a year, he recruited them with the wealth and power of the Li family, which shows how rare talents are!

Xu Yifan's eyes suddenly lit up. This is a treasure!
Chapter completed!