The French Indochina Peninsula colony consists of three conquered kingdoms, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. It is divided into east and west with the Kingdom of Thailand along the Mekong River. The French Indochina Peninsula is in the east and the Kingdom of Thailand is in the west of the Mekong River. The other two kingdoms will not be mentioned for the time being, and only the Kingdom of Vietnam is mentioned.

Vietnam (also known as Annan, omitted below) has undergone continuous erosion by the French Expeditionary Force, and its internal division has become three parts: Tokyo, Annan and Jiaozhizhina.

Jiaozhizhina is located in the lower Mekong Delta, located in Nanyue, also known as Nanzhe, and the capital of Saigon. It is the location of the Saigon Governor's Office in the French Indochina Peninsula and the center of the French rule of the French region. It has been more than 30 years.

Saigon is a city built by French colonists. The buildings in the city are built according to Paris’ formwork, with many churches and rich French architectural characteristics. They are known as the Paris of the East.

It is particularly worth mentioning that Saigon's economic lifeline is in the hands of French and Chinese. Bulk goods in and out of the city, like peddlers and pawns, are all Chinese. In addition to Mingxiang people, there are also a large number of Qing Dynasty immigrants, accounting for as much as 40% of the population, forming a prosperous China City in Jiading, Saigon.

This is one of the important node cities for the Qing Dynasty to immigrate to Southeast Asia. In addition, Batavia (Jakarta), Surabaya, Bandung, British colonies Hong Kong, Singapore, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Yangon, Mandalay, the capital of Myanmar, and Sanmalinda, belonging to the Ocean Kingdom, almost covers the entire Southeast Asian region and is an important gathering place for overseas Chinese.

Annan is located north of Jiaozhichina, also known as "Zhongqi". It is geographically narrow and long, like a bar in the middle of a barbell. This area was a colony conquered by the French Expeditionary Force from 1883 to 1885. It has been ruled for 10 years and its capital is located in Hue.

Tokyo is located at the northern end, also known as "North Korea". Hanoi, the capital of the former Annan Kingdom, is located here. The Vietnamese call themselves the Great South Empire, but in fact, only this small part of Hanoi is left.

Xiangbei was a vast area under the jurisdiction of Gu Zhiwen, the admiral of the Qing Dynasty in Vietnam. Its de facto control of the northern Vietnam region, surrounded the Hanoi region from three directions. Xiangnan had been fully occupied by the French and became a complete colony.

"North Korea" is an area that the French colonists have not yet fully controlled. The actual control area is less than one-quarter. The French Expeditionary Force headquarters is located in Hanoi and has accumulated heavy troops in the area. It can be seen that the French did not completely give up the intention of invading the north, but were just waiting for the opportunity.

1894 was the year of Sino-Japanese War, and it was also a year of turbulence in the world.

The German Empire Emperor William II completely controlled the imperial government and spent a lot of money to build a high seas fleet, actively implemented the colonial expansion policy of "World Germany". Not only did he vigorously participate in the colonial struggle in Africa, but he also sent the Far East fleet to Asia to find a suitable colony. His first goal was to target the Jiaodong Peninsula.

The British Empire had just taken over the colony of Uganda in Africa and was proud to find the next target.

In North Africa, the French are trying hard to expand the scope of Elgeria, while the Kingdom of Italy is in big trouble.

In 1890, Italy merged the northern territory seized from Ethiopia and its Eritrea colonies, and built large-scale construction in the region to start building infrastructure, building roads, bridges, water conservancy facilities and towns, spending huge amounts of money on this.

The Italian Kingdom's large-scale construction of other people's land angered the Kingdom of Ethiopia. The kingdom's government refused to accept the colonial request and did not recognize its occupation. Instead, with the help of the British, it actively began to prepare for war. The smuggling arms that were continuously transported from Somalia greatly enhanced the proportion of the Kingdom of Ethiopia equipped with muskets and enhanced the combat capabilities of the indigenous army.

On February 12, 1893, Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II informed the Italian government that from May 2, 1894, he would not fulfill all rights and obligations of the Uciari Treaty.

How could he dare to make ground on Tai Sui's head?

The Italian government was filled with righteous indignation and immediately sent a 15,000-man corps to the African region, and handed over the armed invasion of Ethiopia by General Balattieri, preparing to completely destroy the Kingdom of Ethiopia in one fell swoop and let them taste the power of the Italians.

Now in this plateau country in northern Africa, war has broken out.

In the Kingdom of Madagascar on the other side of the Mozambique Strait, French troops invaded again. After years of internal struggle, the kingdom was decayed and fell down like a devastating thing in the face of the French conquest and became its new colony.

at the same time

The African Expeditionary Force, which had been operating in the Kingdom of Madagascar for many years, was not to be outdone. He sent two main groups of mobile divisions to land on the island, stabbed them out from behind, and cut off Madagascar in half in one fell swoop. The south belongs to France and the north belongs to the Kingdom of Oceania.

The foreign colonists had a tacit understanding. Now both sides have begun to siege and suppress internal resistance forces step by step, stabilize the social security environment, and gradually establish colonial rule. They have no energy to start the struggle of dog-biting dogs.

The poor Kingdom of Malagascar was finally destroyed by the colonists after more than 100 years of struggle.

Through the Mozambique Strait

The overseas territory to which the Ocean Kingdom belongs is in full swing. The construction of the second phase of the railway in the Malawi Lake District has entered its final stage. The railway line continues to extend northward, less than 70 kilometers away from the northernmost Weiyuan Fort. It is expected to be roughly completed by the end of the year. After more than half a year of construction of stations and railway facilities signal lights, it will be officially opened to traffic.

The second key railway construction project, the Zambési Railway, has begun construction. This is a railway trunk line extending from east to west along the Zambési River. It will form a cross-border railway network with the Malawi Railway, further improving the transportation conditions for cargo and personnel in the region and providing sufficient impetus for economic development.

South Mozambique, South Africa

The Transvaal Republic dominated by the Boers, Orange freely led these two small countries that were ungrateful, and further tightened restrictions on British merchants' investment in gold mines, investment in the local financial industry and real estate. Li Fushou also suffered major losses. The bank he and Earl Kanafon invested in was banned. This wave of losses were at least 2 million pounds. Earl Kanafon suffered heavy losses and was furious.

The relationship between British businessmen and the Boer government continues to be tense, and British De Beers Mining Company has greatly damaged its vitality in this extremely targeted blow, laying the groundwork for both sides to turn against each other in the future.

The Boer regime has gone and never looked back on the road to death. The British have already issued a naked threat of war, but the strong Boers have completely regarded it as air. From this point of view, they are indeed stronger, stronger, and more reckless than the Ocean Kingdom.

In East Asia

The UK and the Fuso Government formally signed the "British-Japan Treaty of Navigation and Trade". In the treaty, the UK gave the Fuso Government equal treatment between countries, canceled the imposition of the concessions on it, and universal consular judgment, canceled the preferential treatment for special trade, and allowed the Fuso Government to impose higher customs duties on British goods, thus ending the British's high status in Fuso.

After the United Kingdom and Japan signed a separate treaty, they informed them to other countries, which caused an uproar in other powerful countries that enjoyed special interests in Japan.

The most influential ones are the United States and the Ocean Kingdom. The United States is the first powerful country to open the Fuso country with its strong ships and cannons. Therefore, it has the most extensive interests in the Fuso country. The Ocean Kingdom has the largest concession in Nagasaki Prefecture (commonly owned with the United Kingdom). This time, it was subjected to back-sting and felt the general sentiment of European countries.

Fireproof, theftproof, London!

When dealing with the UK, you must prevent it from fighting back at any time.

On the second day after the official signing of the British-Japanese Treaty, the Qing-Japanese War of 1894-1895 officially broke out on the Korean Peninsula, and a war of sea and land throughout the entire Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 began.

After one day and one night

The train that had been traveling for a long distance entered the Melbourne station with a long whistle and then stopped slowly. The large amount of steam after the pressure relief surrounded the steam train with a sharp whistle, filling the platform with a thick white mist.

Lieutenant Colonel Bian Chunsong walked out of the platform in a straight uniform, carrying his luggage.

The brand new Melbourne in front of him is presented to him. Most of the buildings on the streets are newly built, with a strong Chinese architectural style, a high ridge and eaves structure, and the main body is made of concrete or stone walls, which are sturdy and durable.

Australia is a region where Chinese and Western cultures are fiercely colliding. Various architectural styles are mixed, and new Chinese architectural styles have been nurtured over the years. This architectural style abandons wood as the main structure and mostly uses concrete and rock-stacked structures. Most buildings along the street are mainly 2 to 4 floors. The roofs are traditionally high-eaves and scattered halls and pavilions, which look magnificent and magnificent.

There are many Western-style churches and bungalows in Melbourne's city streets. This is an unforgettable mark left by history and has become the feature of this southern metropolis. In addition, there are some newly built temples and Taoist temples, with different Chinese and Western styles, forming a strong visual impact.

Bian Chunsong called a passenger carriage at the entrance of the railway station and soon arrived on Warehouse Street.

There is a large shop here that runs a daily and grain business with oil. As soon as Bian Chunsong got off the carriage, the shopkeeper inside came up with his friend and greeted him diligently, "Master, you are back!"

"Well, are there anything else in the store?"

"If you say to the master, the business has been normal recently. The armored group came to buy a batch of grain, oil and vegetables a few days ago. I made an appointment to buy another batch in the next two days. So in the evening, a batch of new goods will be delivered to the ranch. The business on the counter is very good. I have been urging the guys to do things carefully, please rest assured. "

"That's good, thank you for your hard work."

The shopkeeper is Bian Shouli. According to seniority, he is Bian Chunsong's distant family uncle. He is now responsible for managing the daily and grain and oil business of Xinxing Lake Ranch in Melbourne. This is also one of Bian Chunsong's industries.

The grain and oil produced in the ranch are simply processed, the grain is molted and ground into flour, and the soybeans are pressed into oil and transported here for sale. In addition to other varieties operated, the business is quite good.

Not to mention anything else, all the grain, oil and food required by Bian Chunsong's armored regiments are purchased from here. In addition, some other major customers and urban residents can easily earn thousands of pounds in a year.
Chapter completed!