1890 King of Southeast Asia

Liu Fu, the original wide house, suddenly squeezed more than 300 people. Why did the house live enough? Fortunately, the children were mostly squeezed and squeezed to the east.

Liu Yiming admitted that he was impulsive. Although the April days were not frozen to death, he did not keep warm at night and had to be sick. Four people had one bed in one bed, and he could only say that the group was heating.

"Noble, when he sent someone to send someone, he sent a few more, saying that he was hidden in the past years." After eating, Liu Yiming sat on the stone steps of the yard, lie down chair? I was moved to be a bed.

"Huh?" Liu Yiming came again and did not hear it clearly.

The old man would be wrong, beckoning to the following, and the four girls stepped forward.

The four are only in their ten -year -old. They should be the most lively age, but the four of them have low eyebrows and stand in front of Liu Yiming.

Liu Yiming is not interested in this. He likes loli, but this is not the case. Lori is not old. Coppermint is damn!

Liu Yiming sent several people down.

"When did Master Li prepare to see me?" Liu Yiming asked.

"Tomorrow afternoon, Lord Li will come here." The old man said.

"Come here? Will it be too public?" Liu Yiming knew the official's row, and Li Hongzhang also wanted to take a micro -service tour?

In other words, Li Hongzhang didn't believe it. Li Hongzhang was unlucky. As for leaving Liu Yiming here? The later party will not do so!

Early the next morning, the street was quiet, obviously it had been cleaned up, but I didn't know if this cleaning was normal.

Liu Yiming didn't pay less attention to it and was the principal of elementary school. These people are five or six years old and the oldest eleven years old. Fortunately, they are very obedient. They are not bear children. They just look at these children carefully.

"Noble, come with me!" Just after nine o'clock, the old man came to call him. Liu Yiming immediately understood. It was also guise in the afternoon.

Liu Yiming took Xu Hui and followed the house next door. Well, Liu Yiming began to doubt whether the street was all Li Hongzhang.

"Lord Li, Liu Yiming, adds to South China Foreign Minister. This is Xu Hui, Minister of Industry and Commerce." Liu Yiming saw a big man who was widely circulated than later generations. At this time, it was relatively young.

"You are Liu Yiming? You can be awesome in the future!" Li Hongzhang knew that Liu Yiming was not very old, but it seemed that it was only twenty -twenty, and it was rare. At the same time, this age also changed Li Hongzhang's mentality.

Li Hongzhang greeted the two of them into the house. It was a traditional Chinese living room. Li Hongzhang sat on the left side of the first side. Liu Yiming didn't think so much, but was called on the right position by Li Hongzhang.

"Minister Liu, we said a long say, what do you want, and what can you bring to Beiyang?" Li Hongzhang did not drag water, and to determine the success of this person, otherwise there is no need to talk about it.

"I do n’t need the Beiyang, I can provide convenience that Beiyang needs." Liu Yiming said, as if he didn't say anything, but in Li Hongzhang's ears, everything said.

"I want to smell it." Li Hongzhang asked someone to go to the tea before Liu Yiming.

"What Beiyang lacks is nothing more than two things, silver, not restricted external channels. These are all in South China. What South China needs is just the market and some exiles." Liu Yiming pursed tea. Although it is cooperation, it also shows the volume of South China.

"Speak without reliance." How could it be possible for empty -mouth white teeth?

"There is a ship, Lichausen, 5,000 tons of bulk cargo ships, and the British flags. The goods on it are all made of South China. There is no problem with the 100 million.

Li Hongzhang did not send someone to check, anyway, he couldn't run away. As for Liu Yiming's benefit, Li Hongzhang didn't care. Is Beiyang lacking money? lack! Very lacking! But what is missing is the money that can be placed on the face, in private? The prime minister Hefei is thin in the world. Although it is a political enemy attack, it is not groundless.

"We have common enemies and goals." Liu Yiming saw Li Hongzhang unmoved and started Planb!

"Are you talking about Japan?" Li Hongzhang missed his interest and asked.

"It's not just Japan." Liu Yiming said, "Also, emperor."

Li Hongzhang saw more people who were not afraid of the imperial power, and didn't surprise much, but just a little watched with Liu Yiming. At present, the information that Liu Yiming performed represents that he touched Die clearly, and he Li Hongzhang knew Nanhua. Few.

"The old man doesn't know what Japan has with you, but he wants to hear you." Li Hongzhang said.

"I don't know what hate with Japan, but this is a disgusting and mean country. It's no exaggeration to do anything." Liu Yiming reminded Li Hongzhang slightly.

"As for the dispute between the emperor, it can be solved very simple. At that time, the emperor was not prestigious and the threat was solved by the emperor. Open.

Li Hongzhang was a little touched. As one of the leaders of Westernization, I knew how weak this layer of tiger skin was, and knew that this layer of tiger skin was gone.

"But the emperor has grown up, and he will rule the country himself. You can't stop him. The next storm will definitely be more than this. Cooperation with Nanhua is a way out. Nanhua has just purchased a series of naval warships. Perhaps this can be the key to breaking the ice in Beiyang?" Liu Yiming used Li Hongzhang's thinking to guide Li Hongzhang.

It is Li Hongzhang's usual practice to rely on foreign powers to gain respect, which will continue until the warlords' melee period.

Sure enough, Li Hongzhang was moved. Especially after knowing the Japanese preparations, Li Hongzhang has been trying to strengthen the armaments. This tall old man understands better what it means to invest more than half of the finances in the military. This is preparing for war! Who will be the target of the war? It's obvious. Beiyang will bear the brunt!

"According to you, my Beiyang will definitely be in the front. No matter whether it wins or loses, Beiyang will fail." Li Hongzhang said.

"It's just like in 1885. Isn't it enough to fight without winning or losing?" Liu Yiming said.

Actually, it's not possible. In 1885, the war was against France, and the outcome was not decided yet. And how many countries have not been beaten by France? Very few.

"How many people do you want? Let me make it clear first. I only have refugees here." Li Hongzhang said. In any case, Li Hongzhang can only try.

"As many as you want, I won't take them for nothing. The price of people will be deducted from the payment, but there are three rules." Liu Yiming said.

"Speak! Don't be fussy. You are also a man." Li Hongzhang said.

"First, those with families cannot be separated. It is best to find those who have been separated, and the cost will also be deducted from the payment."

"Second, although it looks like buying and selling, you can't capture people for buying and selling. I am an immigrant, not buying slaves."

"Third, Nanhua needs to build a wharf to transport immigrants. This matter needs to be kept strictly confidential. Once Japan knows about it, who knows what bad things it will do? It is best to disguise it as a commercial act of money. What do you think?" Liu Yiming said.

"Wharf?" Li Hongzhang stared at Liu Yiming.

"It's not a concession, it's for confidentiality. Your naval port is not short of spies. Beiyang can send people or warships to garrison." Liu Yiming knew that Li Hongzhang had misunderstood.

Li Hongzhang made the decision directly.

"There are also future cooperation, including many aspects. To show sincerity, Nanhua has made more or less concessions." Liu Yiming and Xu Hui took out the list.

"Don't panic, I Beiyang will use your name to buy military weapons, artillery, warship equipment, etc. Are you willing?" Li Hongzhang said.

"No problem, isn't it a second-hand dealer? I can." Liu Yiming nodded, and Li Hongzhang lowered his head and began to check the list.

Li Hongzhang looked at it, except for expressing surprise that Nanhua could already produce artillery shells, he did not express further. After all, the current situation is not difficult, and it is even easier.

"I'll ask someone else to talk to you about these things. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first." Li Hongzhang stood up and waved to the back.

"Come, let me introduce you, Zhang Youqiao, my son-in-law, who participated in the Battle of Mawei in 1885." Li Hongzhang didn't know why he brought up this matter. This is not a plus point!

"You young people can talk!" Li Hongzhang left after he finished speaking. Liu Yiming asked Xu Hui to talk to Zhang Youqiao. To put it bluntly, such high-level negotiations are to reach an intention, and then draft or even verbally agree on a treaty.

But to Liu Yiming's surprise, Zhang Youqiao was not interested in the trade treaty. He thought about it and understood that although the money seemed not small to them, it was not real.

"Minister Liu, I have a few questions. I hope Minister Liu can answer them." Zhang Youqiao finished talking about trade cooperation absent-mindedly and immediately asked Liu Yiming actively.

"Mr. Youqiao, please speak." Liu Yiming returned the greeting and said.

"Can you tell me how your army dealt with the Dutch navy? According to investigation, the Netherlands had at least 30 warships and hundreds of guns at that time, but your army had no navy." Zhang Youqiao had a deep impression of the navy.

There was nothing to keep secret. Liu Yiming first analyzed the Dutch navy's situation of being strong on the outside but weak on the inside to Zhang Youqiao, and then explained how to block the news, strategic deception, and finally closed the door to fight the dog.

After that, Zhang Youqiao became a little strange.

In the Battle of Mawei, the largest shipyard in East Asia was destroyed. How similar was the process? The difference was that although the war had already started, the warships in the port were still ordered not to fire first, so that the already weak navy could only passively take the beating.

"Please trouble Mr. Youqiao to bring people to hand over the goods. I still need this ship!" Liu Yiming said with a smile.

Soon the two sides completed the first round of trade exchanges, although this was not what Liu Yiming valued most.

In the following time, Liu Yiming wandered around Tianjin Wei while communicating with Zhang Youqiao.

Many days of wandering also brought gains. After communicating with Li Hongzhang for the fourth time, Li Hongzhang finally placed the first arms order!