The two of them belong to the local bureaucrats in Taiwan, and they are distressed, and the same is true of the more than 40,000 generals of the Qing army there, although the troops from other places and the local officials are still in harmony on the surface. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, contradictions are certainly indispensable, and the soldiers and horses from Fujian, naturally, no Han soldiers and horses in Taiwan can get more food and wages, and they have long since deviated from Germany and are on the verge of collapse.

These Qing army officers from Fujian also received a telegram from President Meng, and after investigation, they naturally knew that it was not fake, and there was no need to fake, and the fact that President Meng had killed more than 40,000 Japanese soldiers had already been passed back, and it was not a logical thing to kill more than 2,000 Japanese soldiers?

Fujian officials, most of them are Huai Army, Hunan Army, Chu Army retreated from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom battlefield a group of people, this group of people is the most pitiful, when the war was fought, the Qing court promised a lot, but after the war, no one cashed in, these officers with a real shortage are slightly better, there are many officials to be elected, got a big top, but all the year round at home waiting for the vacancy, many people can't wait, simply go back to the hometown to farm, this era, Wupin Ding Dai at home farming, that is not uncommon.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, there were many officials to be elected, especially the officers who were born in wars, there is a joke, and later Ronglu's six sedan chair men, all of whom were three-rank members, just to make up six red tops.

The problem now is that these Fujian officials are also thinking about the same problem as Taiwan's prefect Zhou Maoqi and Taiwan's military commander Xia Xianlun, and President Meng didn't give any promises!

If you don't give a promise, everyone will go to your Taiwan Construction Corps to repair forts, repair military ports, and go as coolies? How can these pampered officials be willing?

President Meng will not give this promise, which is also the most difficult problem, because Huaguo's financial resources, as well as President Meng's rather lack than indiscriminate employment phalanx, will not support President Meng's compromise on this kind of thing, if in order to change the situation, forcibly divide a large number of official positions, in that case, what is the difference between the Chinese government and the government of the feudal dynasty?

More than 50,000 Qing troops, belonging to more than 10 forces, everyone is worried, however, everyone has begun to make preparations for war, but, no one wants to pick this head, if the Japanese are finished, President Meng still doesn't give anything, it's a matter of displeasure on both sides.

Now, no one will fire the first shot!

A lot of people here in Tainan are in a hurry, and the people around President Meng are also in a hurry, it's been two days, and there has been no movement in Tainan.

Liu Yuqing asked Princess Katrina Kaf: "My father is familiar with Zhou Maoqi, otherwise, I will ask my father to send a telegram to Zhou Maoqi, and let my father promise to give Zhou Maoqi a sum of silver, and he will definitely send troops." ”

Princess Katrina Kaf shook her head, "Don't do this, if you do, you should first ask the president what he means?" ”

Liu Yuqing shook her head and said: "I asked, the president refused, and I don't know what the president thinks, either give the official position, or give money, you must give the same, otherwise, who will work in vain?" ”

"It's definitely not okay to give an official position, and it doesn't seem to work to give money, I probably know the president's thoughts, the main thing is that there are too many Qing troops, and when the time comes, it will definitely be incorporated into the construction corps, and it will be broken up and distributed to various places, Taiwan is so big that it can't afford to support so many people." Princess Katrina Kafu was sullen, with two small white hands, supporting her chin.

"I'm really in a hurry, I can't think of anything I can do." Liu Yuqing's eyes turned red.

Princess Katrina Kafu looked at Liu Yuqing curiously and smiled.

Liu Yuqing's pink face flushed, "Princess, what are you laughing at?" ”

"I laugh at you, you already have a deep affection for the president, and you have to compare it with what I have." Princess Katrina Kafu put her arms around Liu Yuqing's neck and smiled.

Liu Yuqing's pink face turned even redder with shame, "The princess laughs at people." ”

Princess Katrina Kafu smiled: "I don't laugh at you, I love the president very much, there is nothing worth laughing about, whoever likes to laugh should laugh, if you want to get the love of the president, not everyone has a chance, it's a pity that the president is in a bad mood these days, I can see that the president also has a heart this time, Taiwan's affairs are not easy to do." It's up to you. ”

Liu Yuqing nodded, sighed, and sat with Princess Katrina Kaf, unable to think of any good way.

President Meng is actually quite worried at this time, he hopes that someone will act first, in this way, it will drive everyone to act together, but, he really can't give official positions and money, it is easy to solve the problem at the beginning, but what to do after the war?

I can't afford to give it all, and once I give an official position, I will destroy the material selection system of Huaguo!

It is even worse to compensate all the silver, there is not so much money, and if part of the military expenses are compensated, the other army that has not been compensated will definitely not do it, and when the time comes, it will have to cause a big mess.

Ito Hirobumi is also closely watching the development of the situation, if President Meng solves the problem in Tainan, he has nothing to be nostalgic for, just hurry back to Japan, and he will definitely have to make concessions to Xuan Yuemeng, but if the problem in Tainan deteriorates, a group of Qing troops do not obey Xuan Yuemeng, or Xuan Yuemeng does not handle it well, and he obeys it for the time being, and it will change in the future, this is different, Xuan Yuemeng's thoughts, with Ito Hirobumi's old way, naturally see it clearly.

All sides are waiting, waiting and seeing.

Ito Hirofumi still admires President Meng very much, he can really calm down, if it were him, he would choose to give an official position, he doesn't understand why Xuan Yuemeng cherishes the official hat at hand so much, this may be where Xuan Yuemeng is powerful, the officials of Huaguo really have to achieve strength in order to be in that position, especially now, it is becoming more and more strict.

Many first-generation house slaves in Xuan Yuemeng's hands gradually faded out in very high positions and were put on some idle jobs, just because their ability was really not good and they couldn't be supported.

On the third day, in the end, it was the Taiwanese governor Zhou Maoqi's brain that would use some, and he found Xia Xianlun.

"Lord Xia, I see, I can't wait any longer! This is an opportunity, I haven't been able to sleep for a single day in the past two days. Taiwan's governor Zhou Maoqi said in a deep voice.

Taiwan's military commander Xia Xianlun said: "Lord Zhou, what do you think?" Tell me about it? Or is it that President Meng is relieved and willing to give real power? ”

"Not really." Zhou Maoqi sighed, "This cute president, although he is only more than four years old, can really calm down, in fact, I estimate that he is also in a hurry, but he just doesn't show a little tone!" ”

Xia Xianlun was puzzled: "Then what method did you come up with?" Oh, don't give money, let the brothers go to work for nothing? And then after the battle, they are all stupid to repair the fort? Where is this happening? There are so many of us, if Xuan Yuemeng really wants to mess around, let's join forces, don't be afraid of him! ”

While the two of them were talking, there was a commotion outside.

"My lord, it's not good, the people are making a fuss, this morning's newspaper." The master of Taiwan's prefect Zhou Maoqi came over with a Huacui Evening News.

Zhou Maoqi took the newspaper and read, "The president of Huaguo refused to negotiate peace with Japan, and urged the Tainan army to exterminate the Japanese, but the Tainan army did not move, and Huaguo decided to mobilize 100,000 troops from southern Jiangsu to come to Taiwan within 10 days!" ”

After reading the newspaper, Zhou Maoqi sat down on the chair with a bang.

"Sir, sir." The master said anxiously.

Taiwan's military commander Xia Xianlun also hurriedly said: "Lord Zhou, don't worry, Xuan Yuemeng is bluffing, where does he have an army of 100,000?" I heard that he was engaged in a population exchange in the Ryukyus and the Osumi Islands, and one of his field brigades had stayed in the Ryukyus, and even the garrison in Taipei was very empty! ”

Zhou Maoqi took a sip of water, "I naturally know that Xuan Yuemeng is bluffing, but Jiangnan's is indeed in the hands of Huaguo, and the imperial court has no strength to recapture Jiangnan, this is something everyone knows!" Originally, the Chinese army was very popular in Taipei, and when the common people heard that a large army was coming from the mainland, could they not be in a hurry? Xuan Yuemeng is doing this, if he doesn't stand on his side, we are his enemies, without foreign aid, Taiwan is such a big place, resources are so scarce, where can we raise tens of thousands of troops to fight with Xuan Yuemeng? ”

"So, what now?" Xia Xianlun listened to the sound of shouting slogans outside the prefect's yamen, and he was also anxious. (To be continued.) )