Readx;?Light Weapons R&D and Shipbuilding? Latini hesitated slightly, "What do you mean by small arms?" ”

Yi Zhizu nodded and said, "Yes, all kinds of firearms, including all kinds of pistols." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Lasa Niden was silent, France's firearms history is very long, not only the first country to invent and equip the flintlock pistol, but also the first country to invent and use the rifle stab, and also the first country to use the cone bullet, in terms of firearms, the French royal family has been sparing no effort in research and development, for a long time, several royal arsenals have cultivated a lot of talents, and have accumulated a lot of experience, how can it be easy to share with others?

However, he did not dare to refuse rashly, after all, the Qing Kingdom developed a very powerful new Mini gun, England in the Far East, not only achieved the prestige of the Yuanqi regimental training, but also made the Mini gun famous, now several major military powers in Europe, who is not interested in the Mini gun?

After a slight groan, he said: "Your Excellency should know that the reason why our country agreed to sell eight warships to your country is to get Mini gun technology. His implication is to remind Yi Zhixin not to be insatiable.

Hearing this, Yi Zhizu shook his head slightly, and said: "This batch of warships, Your Excellency the envoy sells them not cheaply, in fact, I am not interested in this kind of sail battleship that is facing to be eliminated, I am not interested in it at all, I bought it only as a training ship to train new soldiers, I think, your country should start building or planning to build steam-powered warships, right?"

In order to show the sincerity of Yuanqi's cooperation with your country, I can give your navy a suggestion free of charge, the paddle wheel can not meet the needs of steam-powered warships at all, and the propeller is the most correct development direction. ”

Laciny looked at him in surprise, the French Naval Research Institute is indeed developing steam-powered warships, how did the other party know? Intelligence from the British? They don't have that good relations with the British, do they?

Moreover, the Qing Dynasty is ancient and backward, not only backward in science and technology, but also has no industrial foundation at all, and has no ability to manufacture steam ships, and even the steam engine has only been introduced for two or three years.

Seeing the surprise on his face, Yi Zhizhi changed his sincere tone and said: "Now that England dominates the sea and colonizes the world, we hope to join hands with your country and the United States to curb the further expansion of England, Yuanqi will establish an arsenal in Shanghai, and I hope that your country can send some young military talents to come, and the three countries will cooperate in research and development."

I can tell you very clearly that the research and development project of the Yuanqi Arsenal is a monolithic bullet, a fully enclosed rear-loading gun, and automatic burst firing. ”

For firearms, Lathony is also very familiar with it, as soon as he heard about these three development topics, he knew that he could not refuse, three development topics, any breakthrough, will bring earth-shaking changes and even cause a huge storm, just like the Mini gun, if France was the first to develop the Mini gun, what would be the situation?

However, he was not in a hurry to express his position, but asked: "How can shipbuilding Ren cooperate?" ”

"For sailboats, Yuan Qi naturally won't be interested." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Yuan Qi has a shipyard in Guangzhou, and he is also committed to the research and manufacture of steam-powered ships, and his main focus is spiral pulp, and I hope to cooperate with your country in this regard." ”

After a slight hesitation, Lasany spoke: "It is not up to me to decide this matter, but when I return to China, I will truthfully convey your wishes, and personally, I am more than happy to bring about a joint effort with your country and the United States to contain the situation in England." ”

Yi Zhifen smiled: "I hope that your Excellency can bring good news next year." ”

"I also look forward to bringing you good news." "When I was in Guangzhou, I heard that Yuan Qi was invading Vietnam? I wonder if this news is true? ”

Hearing him mention Vietnam, Yi Zhizhi took away the smile on his face and said: "Vietnam is a vassal state of our country, and the king of Vietnam needs to be canonized by His Majesty the Emperor in order to ascend the throne justifiably, in short, Vietnam is a vassal state of our country." His Majesty the Emperor of our country has issued a decree to the world to count Vietnam's unsubsalvatory actions and raise troops to fight. This is my internal affair, and no state interference is tolerated! ”

Seeing that his attitude was so tough, Laeny didn't say much, after all, it was impossible for the French Wu family to send troops to Vietnam, and they didn't want to repeat the mistakes of England, so he immediately said tactfully: "It's not to interfere in your internal affairs, but our country has had long-term friendly cooperation with Vietnam, and it is reported that the King of Vietnam has sent a mission to Paris to ......." ”

Yi Zhizu said coldly: "Vietnam has long severed diplomatic relations with your country, even if you send a mission to Paris, Your Majesty the Emperor should resolutely refuse!" ”

At the mouth of the Yangtze River, twenty or thirty sail warships are moored in the nearby sea, and nearly 100 small boats of all sizes are busy transporting supplies to one warship after another.

On the deck of a battleship, Dahai looked at the small boat below and said loudly: "Boatman, what good wine do you have in Shanghai?" ”

The boatman is a middle-aged man, and the battleship he saw was not a foreigner with red hair and green eyes, but a compatriot who spoke a good Beijing film, and he had roughly guessed that it was a newly recruited soldier of the Nanyang Navy, and he had long lost the previous nervousness and uneasiness, he didn't know what the red belt tied around the other party's waist represented, and said in a relaxed tone: "Master Jun, our Shanghai is the premier big wharf in the south of the Yangtze River, what kind of wine does the military master want, but it doesn't matter, whether it is from the Qing Dynasty or from the West, we have it in Shanghai." ”

"Heh, it's quite a big breath." Dahai chuckled: "Mongolia's famous 'stuffy donkey', is there any?" ”

Stuffy donkey? What kind of wine is this? The boat family really hadn't heard of it, and immediately smiled innocently, "Master Jun, this is a stump villain, I haven't heard of this small wine." ”

Dahai was bored on the boat, listening to him speak in a loud tone, he was deliberately making things difficult, and immediately smiled: "Look at what you said is full, you don't even have the famous 'stuffy donkey', okay, don't embarrass you, send some spirits over tomorrow, the silver is indispensable to you, can it be done?" ”

The boatman was about to agree, but an old man of about fifty on the boat scolded him: "Fu Lao Liu, it is strictly forbidden to sell alcohol on the boat, don't you know?" ”

Listening to the reprimand, Fu Lao Liu hurriedly said: "Master Jun, it's not easy for a small person to make a living, and I hope Master Jun will forgive me." ”

Seeing that the old man had ruined his own business, Dahai couldn't help but shout and scolded: "Wu Na old man, I buy my own wine, what do I have to do with you?" It is strictly forbidden to sell spirits on ships, whose order is this? ”

The old man didn't know the identities of these people on the battleship, so he scolded and said disappreciatively: "This is the order of the Nanyang Admiral, the first-class viscount, and Lord Yi. ”

As soon as he heard the order of Yi Zhicontentment, Dahai couldn't help but be surprised, he had seen the power of Yi Zhifen in Tianjin, he didn't want to touch this moldy head, and immediately scolded stupidly, "What bird order?" Turning around, Su Shun was standing behind him, and he couldn't help but be startled, and hurriedly said, "Why did the sixth master come out." ”

Su Shun was already on the deck, and he only came over when he heard the movement, leaned over and glanced down before he spoke: "Be careful that trouble comes out of your mouth." ”

"The sixth master is training." Da Hai complained while saying: "I don't know what Yi Junmen thinks, we have all arrived in Shanghai, but we are not allowed to go ashore slowly, and we are not even allowed to sell wine, this day is really unbearable." ”

"The military gate is so arranged, naturally it has his deep meaning." Su Shun said slowly: "Do you know how long it will take to come to our Qing Dynasty from the English warship?" It can be as short as four or five months, or as long as half a year, and we have only been at sea for a few days? The navy's salary is higher than that of the Eight Banners Green Battalion, but it is not without reason. ”

So long? Da Hai paused, and then said tentatively: "Sixth Master, how many days are we going to stay here?" ”

"It could be a few days." Su Shun said: "Prince Hui went to Shanghai, and it is estimated that we will not be able to move in three or five days." ”

Su Shun's guess was quite accurate, until the fourth day, Prince Hui Mianyu, Yi Zhishu two people came by boat, the fleet immediately, all the way south, Mianyu stood on the deck and looked at the shore scenery, his heart was very emotional, in Shanghai just a few days, but he felt the vitality of Shanghai, especially north of Suzhou Creek, large-scale leveling of land to build the river, the grand labor scene of 10,000 people, is really the only thing he has seen in his life, he can't imagine what kind of Shanghai will be after the construction of the railway.

Yi Zhizu slowly paced to his side, and said with a smile: "The prince won't be worried about seasickness, right?" ”

"This king is used to it." Mianyu turned around as she spoke, and asked casually, "How long will it take to get to Dinghai?" ”

"From Shanghai to Dinghai, less than 150 nautical miles, at the speed of the fleet, it can be reached in a day and night." Yi Zhizhi said: "Tomorrow morning, we will be able to arrive at Dinghai." ”

"That's pretty convenient." Mianyu turned her head as she spoke, "The battle situation in Annan, how is the national city arranged?" ”

"It's windy on deck, so let's go back to the cabin." Yi Zhishu stretched out his hand and said, "Lord Wang, please——。 ”

Back in the official hall, Mianyu who was waiting for the group of people to retreat, Yi Zhizhi said: "Since the Qin and Han dynasties, until the Yuan and Ming dynasties, the repeated conquest of Annan can be said to be more than worth the loss, what does the prince think?" ”

"You're better than this king?" Mianyu said and muttered for a moment before saying: "Annan is remote, the army is on an expedition, and the labor is paid, so it is not suitable to fight for a long time. ”

"I think that the main reason is that the people of Annam are fierce and the climate is humid and hot." Yi Zhizhi said unceremoniously.

Mianyu said with some surprise: "What does it have to do with the climate?" ”

"It has a lot to do with the climate." Yi Zhizhi said: "The climate of Annam is humid, the bowstring is difficult to maintain, it is very easy to be softened by moisture, and it loses its long-range strike capability, and it is difficult for the Central Plains army to exert its due combat power, and close combat is undoubtedly a great increase in casualties. ”

"Makes sense!" Mianyu smiled: "It seems that Guocheng has an extremely detailed understanding of Annan. ”

"Annan is capricious, if the prince wants to do it once and for all, let Annan completely and permanently return to ......." Yi Zhishu looked up at him and said: "As the saying goes, those who win the hearts of the people win the world, if you want Annan to be permanently obedient, you must supplement it with military strikes, and win the hearts and minds of the people." ”

Mianyu nodded slightly: "Go on——。 ”

"The Nanyang Navy is a pure firearms unit, and most of them are children of Liangguang, and the impact of the humid and hot climate on the navy can be said to be minimal, and the logistics and supplies are not affected at all by sea transportation." Yi Zhishu said slowly: "It can be said that today's Qing Dynasty is easier than any previous dynasty to conquer and pacify Annan!"

It is easy to lay down Annan, but how to make Annan stable for a long time is difficult, after all, Annan has been away for too long, and his heart is not strong, and he does not have much sense of identity with my Qing Dynasty.

In the next steal, if you want to win the hearts and minds of the people, one is to strengthen education, and the other is to let the people of Annam really get benefits, so as to sincerely support the Qing Dynasty and have an aversion to the Ruan family, so that you can do it once and for all! ”

"The tangible benefits ......." Mianyu muttered: "Light and thin? ”

"It's not enough." Yi Zhizhi smiled and said: "Compared with the insignificant taxes of Annan, the mineral and military geographical location of Annan is more important, and I propose that Annan be permanently exempted from all taxes and servitude, so that the local gentry and merchants of Annan will definitely look forward to the liberation of our Heavenly Empire army like the nectar of the great drought." ”

Permanently exempt Annam from all taxes and forced labor? Mianyu secretly said to herself, this kid really dares to think! After a slight hesitation, he hesitated and said: "To include Annan in the territory, it is necessary to set up a yamen, send officials, station the army, and exempt all taxes and forced labor, won't the imperial court lose money every year?" ”

"The prince can't just see what is in front of him." Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "The so-called permanent exemption of all taxes and forced labor in Annan is just a matter of decades, and after forty or fifty years, the people of Annan have completely and sincerely agreed with me in the Qing Dynasty, and then they can gradually resume tax and forced labor, besides, Annan is rich in mineral deposits, which is enough to make up for most of the expenses." ”

Mianyu waved his hand and said: "What Guocheng said, although it is good, but governing the world, not suffering from widowhood but unevenness, Annan is permanently exempted from taxation and servitude, and other provinces are not complaining?" ”

"Why should the prince be stubborn." Yi Zhi said disapprerovingly: "This is just a special case of preferential treatment for the annexation of the Qing Dynasty, if there are people with hot eyes, they can immigrate to Annan, so they can also save the cost of imperial court immigration, Annan is sparsely populated, millions of immigrants, and it is difficult to reclaim them all." ”

Mianyu smiled when she heard this, and teased in a relaxed tone: "In this way, this business is really done." (To be continued.) )