At Versailles, a group of quasi-allies retreated, but the Japanese government still insisted on fulfilling the agreement, and Napoleon IV was moved and improved diplomatic relations with Japan for the first time.

Substantive rewards are also indispensable, and the French government now needs to set an example of the benefits of working with them in order to attract more collaborators and reverse political passivity.

Because of the war, France is not rich now, but the dead camels are bigger than horses, and even plucking a single hair is a huge benefit for the Japanese government.

Moreover, in addition to money, there is also a thing called technology in this world. Even in this era of lax technological blockade, it is difficult for Asian countries to introduce advanced technology.

Not to mention the difficulty of communication, even if someone sells technology, you need to be able to identify the authenticity and have a bulging wallet.

If you look at the history of industrial development of the Meiji Restoration, you will find that this is also a history of the Japanese government's tricks. Many of the technical equipment introduced will face difficulties in Japan when it comes to Japan.

Perhaps it was because they suffered a lot of losses in the early stage that they were deceived in the early stage, so that the Japanese in later generations became self-reliant and caught up, smoothing the gap between the two sides.

It is rare to get on the line with the European powers, and the Japanese will naturally not give up this good opportunity. Ichiro Honda, the Japanese minister in Paris who did not know the domestic plan, was now in high spirits to exchange contracts with the French.

On the cover is the "French Treaty on Technical Assistance to Japan", which contains thousands of civilian and military technologies, and almost all the world's worst street technologies are included.

Theoretically, if the Japanese introduced and digested these technologies, they would be able to advance to the rank of third-rate industrial country, and the industrialization process would be shortened by at least ten years.

As for the more advanced technology, it is not yet that they, a country that has not yet completed industrialization, are qualified to peep. The basic industry is not up to standard, and even if many advanced technologies are obtained, there is no way to use them.

Unfortunately, the reality is cruel, and most of the treaties that seem to be vital to Japan cannot be fulfilled.

The French are not philanthropists, and the so-called technical aid was established after the Japanese government declared war on Austria. The exact amount to be given depends on the performance of the Japanese army on the battlefield.

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The sea is blue, the sky is vast, the red sun only shows half of the face, smearing a piece of sunset, like a colorful veil, and even the sea water is dyed golden yellow.

The sky gradually darkened, and as the roar of the ships sounded, the dock, which had been silent, became noisy again.

A group of ragged laborers stood up one after another at this moment, looking into the distance, their eyes full of anticipation.

The work on the dock is not easy to do, not to mention the hard work, and it is not stable. Even in the bustling island of Luzon, there is no guarantee that there will be a job every day.

When it's busy, there may be hundreds of merchant ships transiting here a day, and there is endless work to do. When you are free, you may not open for ten days and half a month.

As a result of the war, trade routes in the South Seas region were also depressed. The merchant ships that run the single gang no longer dare to go to sea easily.

France and Austria played pirate tactics in the South Seas, and now they have developed to the point where they have made mistakes and have not let go.

When you encounter a real pirate, the big deal is to rob money, and the chance of survival is not low; When encountering this kind of pseudo-pirate, it is usually the end of the ship with the people and the ship.

In the absence of proof of death, in the face of the two big hooligans, no one has any choice but to let the pirates take the blame.

Now those who can trade in the South Seas are all large fleets acting together, and usually have to invite the navy of a neutral country to send warships to escort them in order to pass through safely.

Against this backdrop, the once prosperous island of Luzon has also become depressed, and there are fewer passing ships, so the workers on the docks are naturally having a hard time.

Judging from the clothing, it can be roughly judged that among these workers are the most mixed-race, followed by Chinese, followed by Japanese, and a small number of whites.

This is also in line with the situation of Luzon, where the Spaniards ruled for hundreds of years, civilization was still transmitted only in the cities, and the indigenous people were mostly in the tribal era.

Since it's a tribe, there's no need to expect them to come out and find work. Anyway, wild plants and fruits are enough for everyone to fill their stomachs, and there is no need to work hard at all.

There are circles everywhere, and the tiny marina is no exception. is also at the bottom of the society, and it is divided into three, six, nine and so on, just look at the clothes.

This is the territory of Spain, and the status of whites is naturally the highest. also begging for a living on the dock, but most of them are in management, and there are very few coolies.

The rest of the status is about the same, everyone can be friends when they live more, and they are competitors when they live less. In order to make a living, there is no shortage of conflicts between various groups in private.

The prosperity of Luzon is built on the port, and the Spaniards did not pay attention to the development of the local economy, so there are naturally not many jobs.

Begging for a living on the wharf, although unstable, is much higher than going into mines and plantations.

Those who can stand here are the victors in the struggle. So they not only have to support themselves, but also the gang bosses behind them.

The distance is getting closer, and the hull is faintly visible. A middle-aged man sighed: "Don't look at it, this is a Japanese warship without our work." ”

The most important thing to make a living on the dock is vision. What business needs to be grabbed and what business can be taken up, we must make accurate judgments.

For example, now, Japanese warships are coming, and there is basically no business. Even if it's a docking supply, it will use priority Japanese labor.

The same applies to merchant ships, which go to sea to make a living, and Asians are a vulnerable group that must be held together to survive. Clans, fellow villagers, and gangs are indispensable.

The eager young man retreated to the same place and replied helplessly: "I know Uncle Liu." We haven't received a few orders this month, and we have to pay the gang money.

I don't know when such a day will be a head. If we continue like this, we will have to drink the northwest wind. ”

Everyone sat on the ground in twos and threes, and some took out a big cigarette and smoked it, puffing out the smoke to numb their nerves, in order to escape the sorrow of reality.

Seeing this scene, the middle-aged man frowned, and said impatiently: "Deng Mazi, put away your big cigarettes." When do you smoke this thing, you don't save money to spend, it depends on what you eat later. "Celestials

After speaking, the middle-aged man kicked over. In these years, most of the dock workers were bachelors, and the whole family was not hungry when one person fed, and the work was hard and tiring, and smoking big cigarettes was very common.

Although Spain is also a party to the international anti-smoking regulations, it is more due to public pressure, or to give Austria a face, and has not really been implemented.

At present, only a few European countries have completed the anti-smoking campaign in the true sense, and Austria is the only one that has carried out the anti-smoking campaign in the colony.

The Vienna government's unlimited accountability bill, regardless of time and place, pulled out drug offenders to shoot targets, made opium dealers all over the world afraid to stop, and only then did they curb the opium epidemic.

That's right, it's just curbing the drug epidemic. The covert drug trade still exists, but the government cracks down so hard that drug trafficking in Austria has become the most dangerous profession in the world.

Originally, the middle-aged man was also one of them, but after having a small family, he had to support his family and forcibly quit smoking.

Because of the perseverance to quit smoking, coupled with the maturity and steadiness of things, the middle-aged man was favored by a fellow member of the gang and became a small leader on the dock.

In a sense, middle-aged men are also beneficiaries of the anti-smoking campaign in Austria.

Since the establishment of Lan Phuong Province, it has become the center of Nanyang Chinese gathering. After all, there are too few safe places in these years, and every once in a while, the colonists will set off anti-Chinese movements to harvest wealth.

Lan Fong Province bears the banner of Austria to the outside world, and does not have to worry about the threat of foreign enemies; Internally, it was the practice of provincial autonomy, and under the influence of Austria, the rule of law was also played.

Regardless of the law, at least there are rules of the game, and there is no need to worry about security.

With a safe investment environment, insecure Chinese capital naturally flocked in, which directly drove the economic development of Lan Phuong Province.

Up to now, the big Chinese families in the Nanyang region have basically moved their nests to Borneo.

Although it is an autonomous province, the Chinese have a natural reverence for imperial power. The emperor ordered a ban on smoking, and the autonomous government did not have the courage to say no.

Coupled with the push of people of insight and the Austrian navy's crackdown on tobacco carriers, which limited the import of opium, the anti-smoking campaign in Lan Fong Province was also well done.

Opium sellers were shot and forced to be sent to drug rehabilitation centers. No matter what identity or not, they have passively quit smoking, and gang leaders are naturally indispensable among them.

After all, Hongmen, the largest gang in Nanyang, is actually controlled by a few big families. The upper echelons have all quit smoking, and the gang members below have naturally been affected.

Moreover, the anti-smoking campaign is not only a smoke-free campaign, but also accompanied by a lot of publicity. By now, everyone has become accustomed to despising big cigarettes, just as everyone in later generations hated taking drugs.

Good words are hard to persuade damn ghosts, seeing that his words were taken as wind in his ears, the middle-aged man frowned, and turned around directly to be out of sight.

"Don't follow him, if he goes on like this, sooner or later he will die on the streets. As for the issue of profit, I will communicate with the gang, everyone is a fellow villager, and the gang will not let you starve to death. ”

In these years, Hongmen was not only a simple gang organization, but also a gathering place for the township party.

This gives him different attributes, while collecting protection money, he also undertakes the responsibility of social assistance, such as helping compatriots who have just come to Nanyang to settle down, find jobs, and so on.

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Warships are different from merchant ships, and if they want to dock, they must negotiate in advance. There is no doubt that this Japanese fleet was an uninvited guest.

Communication is useless, although the Itabamo Empire has declined, and it has not taken the Japanese into account, it is simply impossible to agree to lend the port to them as a transit point.

Even Britain and France can't come forward, the situation on the European battlefield is becoming more and more obvious, and it is enough to save face without falling into the well for the French, how can it be possible to stand on the side of France?

Seeing that the negotiations had been inconclusive, the commander of the fleet, Yuheng Ito, coldly ordered: "Give the prepared gifts to the Spaniards, and tell them that we are just going to buy some supplies from the shore, and we will not delay for long, and we will leave before dark, and we will not cause trouble to him."

Inform the army to be ready to take immediate action as soon as it lands and take the enemy by surprise. ”

Leave before dark, that's impossible. Ito Yuhiro was specially chosen at this point in time, as long as he landed on the shore, he had to drag it until dark.

The Spaniards have been operating in Luzon for a long time, and although the island's shore guns are old, they are still not to be underestimated. If it is really attacked, the Japanese army will inevitably pay a heavy price,

As for Spain's Philippine fleet, a group of obsolete sail warships, and two old ironclad ships, Ito Yuheni is not in his eyes.

Japan's family resources are limited, and this war must be resolved quickly. The core of the Philippines is on the island of Luzon, and as long as you take it, the rest will be easy to manage.

Money can make ghosts grind, let alone just a short-term stop for supplies?

This time, the Japanese government went south in the name of encircling and suppressing pirates, and openly went to Austria, and the Spaniards were not aware of the danger at all, and even subconsciously, they never thought that the Japanese could pose a threat to them.

Although the Japanese fleet in front of them was a little excessively large, they still took it for granted that the Japanese would not dare to challenge Spain. It can only be said that the days of peace have been too long, and they have lost their sense of crisis.

On the island, Japanese ronins begin to converge on the tavern. This is not the first time, and it seems to be a Japanese habit to have a drink in the evening.

If you pay attention, you will find that these people are different from usual, all of them are like chicken blood, and their eyes are full of murder.

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"Some of us have been here for more than 10 years, and some of us just arrived last month. Everyone came here for one purpose, which was to help the empire seize the South Seas and drive out the white invaders.

Today the opportunity has finally arrived, our fleet is outside, and a general attack will be launched in the evening. Our mission is to take the Governor's Palace and the Municipal Building before the battle begins, and disrupt the enemy's chain of command.

Time is running out, now the distribution of weapons ......"