Xin Changjun seemed very concerned about the Qing and French war and its subsequent peace negotiations, which were gradually halting the war. He knew that the important minister of the court who was in charge of the negotiations was Gu Yanchuan, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and the old Taishan of the Count.

Therefore, from the Earl, you can find inside information that is unknown to the outside world.

Xin Changjun struggled for a while and still asked; "Yuan Ding, the outside world has no consensus on the report. I will ask without any risk of asking, how far is the progress of the war in the southwest?"

"The flowers are fascinating, and the eyes are fascinating, and the ascaria can lose its hooves." Li Fushou replied to the question and recited Bai Juyi's poem. Xin Changjun thought about it thoughtfully, and felt that the Count must have been inspired, so he asked carefully; "How can this statement be explained?"

"Why……"

Li Fushou sighed faintly, and said with helpless smile on his face, "Now the Qing Dynasty's many forces are in charge, and the emperor's court orders are changed every day. There is an old Buddha behind him who disagrees with each other. The Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Lord Gu Yanchuan, took on a serious chore, and the negotiations with France are very difficult.

It's also my fault, and I kept encouraging him to rush forward.

France is worthy of being an old colonial country. Although it lost on the land battlefield, it still shouted a high peace asking price, as if it were a winner of the war.

The French government proposed a solution to the problem of the Kingdom of Vietnam;

Taking the method of demarcating a small neutral zone, the Qing Dynasty withdrew its troops stationed in Vietnam, recognized France's colonial rule over the entire Vietnam, and opened up the barbarian waste of Yunnan to France as a commercial port, opening the portal of Yunnan for France.

This plan attempts to obtain a North Vietnam colony that could not be obtained through negotiations, and to open the southern gate of the Qing Dynasty to become a commercial port, which is simply whimsical.

The plan was flatly rejected by Lord Gu Yanchuan, and the negotiations were ineffective for several months.

At this moment, given the special relationship between China and Vietnam and the serious threat posed by the French invasion of Vietnam to the Qing Dynasty, the court's peace talks and pro-war factions fought very fiercely, just like a fire.

This internal consumption

The keen awareness of the French is reflected in the increasingly tough negotiations.

Lord Gu Yanchuan also upheld a tough stance and clearly pointed out the inside story of the fall of the last French cabinet and was responsible for the war. China was not ignorant of everything, which made the French a little restrained and the tone was not that high.

The Chinese side's plan is for France to withdraw from Hanoi and restore the orthodox status of the Vietnamese court in the region. The Qing and France set up neutral zones with Hanoi as the boundary. Both sides enjoy the right to trade fairly and shall not station armed forces in the neutral zone.

This plan was rejected by the French side, and they were unwilling to give up the results they did not want to get. The Indochina Peninsula was the core of France's colonial Asian policy. Although it was severely frustrated in the Kingdom of Vietnam, it was impossible to give up easily.

Now France has occupied the Kingdom of Laos, the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Vietnam, and has basically controlled the Indochina Peninsula in its hands, only owing this puzzle in the northern Vietnam region.

During the Qing and French War

The two new troops under the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi Gu Yanchuan were shining, which forced the arrogant Europeans to begin to re-examine their policies towards the Qing Dynasty, and to turn from arrogance to pragmatism, which may be the biggest gain of this battle.

Faced with the huge Qing Empire, which still had force, the French temporarily gave up the unrealistic colonial idea.

The negotiations between the two sides lasted for several months. After multiple rounds of confrontation, China retreated significantly on its original position, striving to reach a formal contract as soon as possible and end the war in the south as soon as possible.

The background was that the peace faction represented by the court's Prime Minister Li Hongzhang had the upper hand and received the approval of the Lord Lafayette, who had long been tired of the war in the south. This caused the pressure on the shoulders of Gu Yanchuan, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, to make a large concession.

The new plan is to establish a neutral zone with Shanxi as the boundary, and the Qing and French armies broke off contact, which is essentially equivalent to the Qing army evacuating the Shanxi Prefecture that it had previously occupied, retreating to the front line of Beining, Xinghua and Taiyuan Prefectures, and occupying the last position in the northern Vietnam region.

After the signing of the peace treaty, the puppet regime supported by France in Hanoi was recognized by the Qing Dynasty, the two sides enjoyed equal trade power, and the Chinese assets in Vietnam were respected and protected, and other terms.

France was unable to continue to increase its troops significantly to the Far East. Governor Gu Yanchuan, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, had sent a letter to make a solemn warning. This was the final concession. Otherwise, they would be killed in battle and would be destroyed.

Overall, this is the best result that can be obtained at present. In addition to some small terms and conditions, these are the general conditions. The contract between the Qing and France will be signed in the near future, thus ending the war."

I see

Xin Changjun couldn't help but sigh. It's so difficult to do things in the court today. The soldiers in front fought bravely to kill the enemy, sprinkled blood on the battlefield, and the foreign ministers who were dragging their legs behind him, ruining a lot of good times. What if they do?

"Yuanding, in terms of policy towards France and Europe, we can provide more practical and pertinent suggestions to Lord Gu Yanchuan, and even send capable personnel who are familiar with diplomatic negotiations to help him win reasonable terms."

"It is inevitable that there will be criticism for too much intervention. This move may cause the court to measure it, so it will be unsightly."

"But... I'm always unwilling to give up. Yuan Ding. In fact, the Qing Dynasty had won the land war, but this kind of victory was not reflected in the contract at all."

"Eight out of ten people who are not satisfied with the world, what can you do?"

Li Fushou felt like he was scratching his feet and was beyond reach. He sighed lightly, picked up the teacup and tasted it carefully.

Xin Changjun could fully understand the implicit meaning in the Earl's words, which made his mood darker. As an old official who once served in the court, his feelings for the country were endless.

Seeing the corruption in China, the powerful ministers in the court were in power, the empress dowager was arbitrary, and the court was unstable, and it made people feel heavy as if the clouds were pressing against each other. That kind of powerlessness is really crazy.

Mid-late 19th century

The United States opened the Fusang gate with strong ships and guns. The British and French forces attacked Beiping City and landed on the Indochina Peninsula to colonize. The Tsarist Russia in the north stared at the warm southern territory, and even brewed the crazy "Yellow Russia Plan" to attempt to dismember the Qing Empire, which had been widely spread.

However, the homeland is still sleeping, and the court is full of suspicion and distrust between the Manchu ministers and the Han ministers. The latter party is dominant in suppressing the imperial party, and the corrupt atmosphere of the feudal dynasty's doomsday is everywhere. It is so anxious that people jump to the forefront, but what can I do?

This is a chaotic world and a great struggle.

Look around the world

There is no peaceful place to allow you to develop in a peaceful way. Similar to the sour Confucian scholars such as the master of Chinese studies, Ma Xiangbo, are extremely foolish and corrupt, and should have been swept into the garbage dump of history long ago.

If you don’t colonize, you will see weakness and others will colonize you.

This is true for the Qing Dynasty, Fusang, and the North Korean Peninsula. This is true for Myanmar, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. No one can escape, but it will be just a matter of time.

Xin Changjun supports Lord Earl's strong expansion policy from the bottom of his heart. Why not take advantage of a good place?

In the entire East Indies region, there has never been a unified and powerful country in history. The geographical scope of indigenous countries is limited to Java and Sumatra, and it is a varied pattern.

In Africa

Except for a few indigenous regimes such as the Kingdom of Ethiopia and the Kingdom of Zulu, other places have far less concepts of state, presenting a primitive tribal territorial state, and even without a clear division of territory.

At this time, it cannot be said to be an invasion.

Whether it is coaxing or forcing, the process is not important. What is important is the result. As long as Queensland obtains an agreement that can be widely recognized internationally and cedes large areas of land from the hands of indigenous chiefs, it can form a stable rule in Africa with legal advantages.

The main thing has been finished

The two chatted for a while, and then Xin Changjun said goodbye and left.

Nowadays, Queensland's various undertakings are booming, and the war has stopped, and the finance department has added two major awards, Wool and Koi Mining Bureau. These are both rich incomes of tens of millions of pounds a year, making the finance department increasingly generous.

This made Li Fushou feel particularly comfortable. The standing troops who bear the five divisions did not feel the pressure. The four battleships that presented a gift to the 50th anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen's ascension to the throne were also easily dealt with. They still have the strength to promote the in-depth development of northern Queensland and the Qixing Town Breeding Project in the Qingshui River Basin, promote the coastal railway duplication project, promote the Borneo Sujing Plan, and have the strength to extend their hands thousands of miles away to Africa.

As the talents trained by his subordinates shouldered the heavy burden and solved a large number of trivial government affairs, Li Fushou is now much more leisurely and only handles some official duties in the morning every day, and the afternoon and evening are leisure time.

Queensland's rest system follows the Western practice of 7-day holidays. In addition to the Queen's birthday, Halloween, New Year's Day, Christmas and other legal holidays, it also adds festivals with rich Chinese characteristics, such as Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Kitchen God Sacrifice, and Spring Festival. The holidays are spent more than one hundred days a year.

Administrators and territorial officials of the Queensland Autonomous Commission can enjoy legal leave, go out for a safari in the countryside, gather together with three or five friends, or travel around the inner house to enjoy the joy of reunion with their families.

It is this open and prosperous social life that relieves the pressure that makes Queenslanders appear more confident and enthusiastic, presenting a completely different mental outlook from the old continent.

This is indeed a land blessed by God. The coastal areas are full of rain and the climate is mild all year round like spring. The sufficient light makes the plants grow very lush and the fertile land is rich in pasture.

Go west across the Great Dividing Area and enter the semi-arid temperate grassland climate. Because the warm and humid ocean water vapor is blocked by the Great Fengshui Mountains, the rainfall suddenly decreases, and you can see a vast scenery, similar to the desolate western United States.

so far

Queensland development is still concentrated in the coastal areas east of the Great Divide, and rarely involves the western and central areas. It is often a desolate scene of uninhabited a hundred miles, and there will be no market towns.
Chapter completed!