Peter and his party stayed in Hoi'an for five days. Since the first meeting, Zheng Huaide went to Hoi'an City the next day, and Peter and Li Wenyue continued to negotiate in-depth on specific military issues.

In addition to hoping to need assistance in military operations, Guangnan also made a request to purchase weapons.

In recent years, the Guangnan regime has been purchasing arms from Siam or French Indian colonies, and the army was also trained by the French in Western style, so there is a great demand for steel and weapons and ammunition.

Deng Fei refused the other party's request without hesitation. Nothing else, the Guangnan Army's combat effectiveness was too poor, and selling them weapons was purely indirectly supporting the Xishan regime.

Moreover, today, the forces of Southeast Asia are mixed together, just like a big colander. The "1790 rifled gun" using fire hats and Minnie bullets is definitely ahead of the era. If it is passed to the British and ask them to climb out the technology tree in advance, wouldn't it cause trouble?

Peter had no choice but to settle for the second best, and proposed to borrow a sum of money to stabilize the economy in the Jiading region.

"How much do you want to borrow?" Zhao Xin gave Deng Fei 300,000 taels of silver ingots before in case of emergency.

Li Wenyue said: "Mr. Deng thought what about 200,000 taels? If possible, I hope that one-third of them will be paid by making money."

"Make money?" Deng Feixin said, could it be that he wanted to use it to melt the cannon? It would be better to give it to the copper ingot directly! Unexpectedly, when he said his thoughts, Li Wenyue quickly explained that this was not the case. They really needed copper coins in urgent need of the price.

"Mr. Deng doesn't know that Jiading has always been a land of fish and rice, but now the rice prices on the market are expensive, and people usually need to use silver to buy rice. The reason is that it is due to insufficient money."

Speaking of which, although there are copper mines in Annan, the amount of coins has always been very low due to mining and smelting technology. To put it bluntly, the cost of coins is higher than the value of coins, and the more you mint, the more you mint, the more you lose. Therefore, since the 17th century, the copper coins trade between the island countries and the Qing Dynasty occupied the majority of the Annan Sea Trade for a long time.

After the Xishan Uprising, the continuous wars led to a huge increase in demand for copper materials and currency. While the regimes of all parties melted copper coins into cannons, they also needed a large amount of copper coins to pay military salaries and collect civilians, resulting in a surge in the price of coins. Now the silver-copper price comparison in the south of Qing Dynasty is 1 to 57, while Annan is 1 to 35.

Due to the severe shortage of copper coins, the Xishan court minted a large number of zinc coins. Compared with copper coins, zinc coins are much cheaper to mint, and the face value of zinc coins is twice the cost of minting. However, high profits will inevitably lead to a large amount of private money flooding the market, bad money drives out good coins, and inflation is inevitable. Once prices rise, the worst hit is the sea trade.

Although Deng Fei didn't know much about the currency economy, he also knew that with the industrial level of Beihai Town, it was easy to make copper coins by opening a mold.

Since borrowing money is not a problem, the next step is to use as collateral and how to repay the principal and interest.

Li Wenyue proposed to repay the specialty rice from Guangnan. Deng Feixin said what a joke! He immediately put forward a very tempting condition, increasing the total loan to 500,000 taels, without interest, and repaying it in 20 years, with the condition that the border between the two parties in Yunnan region was restored to the traditional customary line of the Great Curse River (Zhaijiang).

Peter and Li Wenyue didn't care at all. It was imperative to make Guangnan strong and have wealth and food. Although the territory forty miles north of the Great Curse River was "rewarded" by Yongzheng to the Later Li Dynasty, it was not a pity for the child to sell his land, let alone the northern territory is not a region controlled by the Guangnan regime. It is hard to say when it will be taken back!

After the two sides had almost finished their talks, Peter invited Deng Fei to Jiading to meet Nguyen Phuc Ying so that the content of the negotiations between the two sides could be implemented on paper as soon as possible.

This matter can only be done by Deng Fei. The others are all busy with their own affairs and have no time to clone them.

Wang Yuanfang showed up on the first day of greeting, and then took the special operations camp to Dazhan Island for tropical jungle adaptation training. Hong Tao is currently taking a medical team to treat Chinese people on the Tang Dynasty Street to calm the people's hearts and expand his influence.

Since the Northern Navy occupied Huian, all the officials of Xishan Dynasty who had no time to escape were detained. Considering the communication barriers with the ancients, Jiang Fan and Zhong Huai took charge of all the affairs in the city, allowing them to survive the county magistrate. With the assistance of Ye Zhanrong and his son, the street order in Huian City was assisted by the Chinese community of Mingxiang Society, and no chaos has occurred yet.

In fact, since the Northern Navy abolished the capita tax, fishing tax, and rice milling tax collected by the Xishan government, and only retained the land tax and customs tax, both Chinese and locals expressed great welcome to this "benevolent government". Compared with the Xishan court that imposed heavy taxes, the people of Hoi'an hoped that the Northern Navy could stay and continue to rule.

After some consideration, Deng Fei still pulled Jiang Fan and asked Zhong Huai to stay to manage Hoi An.

The speed of Thunder ship on the way south was so fast and the steady sailing made Peter, Li Wenyue and Zheng Huaide very surprised. During this period, Deng Fei took them to the engine room to visit. Although he could only stand at the door and could not go inside and take a closer look, the four people, including He Xiwen, were shocked by the dense pipelines and huge steam turbines inside, and called them "an inhumane thing."

On January 10, 1791, the Thor, carrying Peter and his group, dragged He Xiwen's fleet to Qinchu Port in the southeast of Jiading, which was more than 100 miles away from Jiading City. Although He Xiwen's two ships had flags, the appearance of the Thor still caused great panic inside and outside the port. He Xiwen first sent people to contact the Guangnan naval army stationed in the port, and then sent a clutch to send Peter and Li Wenyue to Bagua City to report to Ngua Ying.

Deng Fei was in charge of stopping the ship in the cockpit. Jiang Fan had nothing to do, so he went to the deck with Zheng Huaide, who stayed to accompany him. At this time, the weather was clear and the wind was sunny, and the port was clear inside and outside. I saw that Qin Chu Port was extremely wide, with stable water flow, and mountains in the southeast as a barrier, completely isolated the wind and waves on the sea. However, in such a good port, there were only seven or eight small wide boats and dozens of small fishing boats, which looked very deserted.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zheng Huaide pointed to the surrounding area of ​​Qin Chu Port and introduced to Jiang Fan: "Mr. Ziping, I have seventeen harbors in Jiading, including Qin Chu, Bote, Meiqing, Tongzheng, and Dahaimen. However, Qin Chu Port has a deep heart and a wide range of winds. All of them are stable and stable, without the dangers of dark sand and reefs, and the harsh waves and bad winds. It is the best port in Annan."

Jiang Fan said, "There are mountains and rivers running through them. The two rivers are natural chasms and stalking ships at the mouth of the sea. I thought that in military affairs, all mountains and rivers should be the first priority. However, the military and food are sufficient, obey the control, and the taxes and punishments are passed by the manager. Only then can they be invincible."

"Sir, I'm very insightful."

As a famous Chinese family in Jiading, Zheng Huaide's ancestors were officials in the Ming Dynasty. He studied poetry and books hard since childhood, and his knowledge was among the top Chinese in Annan. However, when he first met Jiang Fan, he was immediately impressed by the other party's knowledge. Then he asked questions from time to time along the way, directly serving him with the etiquette of his teacher.

Just kidding, Jiang Fan was born in the Jiangnan area of ​​literary talent, and learned from Hui Dong, a master of the classics. He read a lot of classics and had extensive knowledge. In history, he was a person who was the dean of the Luoyang Lizheng Academy. He was able to give a lot of righteousness and criticize the entire classics and characters. However, literati like Zheng Huaide who was already top in Annan could not be ranked at all when they arrived in Jiangnan.

Jiang Fan asked again: "How much Tang ship is coming from here?"

"Tang ships all come by the northeast wind in spring and return by the south wind in summer. If you wait until the autumn wind is together, you can only spend the winter locally. As the gentleman saw, those boats are all from Siam."

After explaining, Zheng Huaide sighed and said: "Since the Xishan Incident, the government army and the Xishan bandits have fought several times in Fan'an Town. The Tang ships have come more and more rarely. Last year, only one came, and this year, less than ten came."

Although the terrain around Jiading City is dangerous, with mountains as barriers in the east and dense rivers and lakes in the south, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. In fact, from 1777 to 1788, the Jiading area changed hands several times between Xishan Army and Nguyen Phuc Ying, and defeated a good sea trade town and fish and rice town.

"Master Ruan is young and promising. Although he has ups and downs, he is determined. With the assistance of talent like Zhishan, prosperity is waiting."

After learning that the Thunder God was coming, King Nguyen Phu Ying of Guangnan was overjoyed at first, but then Peter's report made him furious in an instant, and he swept the teacup on the table to the ground.

"What?! They want to retreat the northern border of Da Yue to the Great Curse River? They also have to climb and Lang Son together?!"

Although Nguyen Phuc Ying is still in a remote corner, in his mind, once Annan completes unification, it will be a regime that can compete with northern China.

As a vassal state of the Central Plains dynasty, Annan's mentality has been completely different from other countries since the Northern Song Dynasty, and it is specifically reflected in the "view of China and the barbarians".

Whether it is the Li Dynasty or the island country, their "Chinese Views" began to recognize themselves as small China after the fall of the Ming Dynasty. Even if the evil island country calls itself "Shenzhou" and regards itself as the spokesperson of East Asia, it is also a matter after the "Second Opium War".

The "Xining War" that took place in the second half of the 11th century was a very important node. Under the unequal national strength, it could cause heavy casualties and heavy casualties in the Northern Song army, and the progress of the war was tense, making Annan more arrogant and more aware of the north and south.

South and North are the same words, and they are equivalent in level. Annan completely copied Chinese culture and rules and regulations, and basically tied with the Northern Song Dynasty, achieving his own strategic goals, and invisibly characterized himself as a country that was equal to China.

In their opinion, Chinese civilization is two independent individuals, one is the Chinese in the north and the other is the Chinese in the south. The so-called "the southern country of mountains and rivers and emperors' residences are completely divided into the Book of Heaven."

This approach to viewing the relationship between the two sides from the Southern and Northern Dynasties in ancient China can not only satisfy the ever-increasing national self-esteem, but also implies that Annan and China are not only coexisting but also belong to the same Chinese civilization.

Which vassal small country around ancient China dared to say such words as "harm the Chinese people, ask them, and seek them to save them." In addition to the later "Opening advice to the heroes of the Eighteen Provinces" created by Japan during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895.

When the orthodox Han Dynasty, the Southern Song Dynasty, even after Kublai Khan failed to attack the Chen Dynasty, Annan regarded himself as "China" and placed himself on the same position as the Central Plains dynasty.

This is also why, after the Ming Chengzu attacked Annan and destroyed the Chen Dynasty, even though he organized households and civilians and set up garrisons, the local scholars and powerful people refused to assimilate and encouraged the people to rebel.

It is precisely because this concept is deeply rooted in Annan that in the history of another time and space, Nguyen Phuc Ying tried to change the country's name to "Nanyue" after restoring the country. In his opinion, the Qing Dynasty was hard to call it "China", but he himself was "China".

Although his little jiujiu was discovered by Jiaqing and was rejected and given the title of "Vietnam", the Nguyen Dynasty did not use "Vietnam" in the country, but called himself "Greater Vietnam". Later, it was renamed "Greater Vietnam", and was on par with the northern sect leader and country.

After Nguyen Phuc Ying unified the country, she did not choose Hue as the capital. In essence, it was to distance herself from the Qing Dynasty and use the "Emperor to divide the north and south" to show the surrounding countries. This mentality will naturally make the relationship between the two countries gradually drift away, and eventually led to the ruler and ministers of the Nguyen Dynasty secretly helping France during the "Sino-French War" and showed neutrality in an open manner!

Zuo Zongtang, 73, dragged his sick supervisor's ponytail, and 67-year-old Feng Zicai took the coffin with his whole family, and beat the French to throw away his armor. Needless to say, the cowardice of the Qing Dynasty, and the uncooperation of the Ruan monarch and ministers was also an important reason for the opening of the southwest China gateway!

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Xin, who had long seen this clearly, did not give in to the territorial issue. He just wanted to take back Tongdeng and Lang Son, so that the Honghe Plain was safe and had a sharp sword hanging over Annan's head.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! The problem is that Nguyen Phuc Ying is not stupid either. It is just 40 miles of territory in the Great Curse River at the intersection of Yunnan, but he is very clear about the importance of climbing together and Lang San. However, after repeated thinking and weighing, Nguyen Phuc Ying finally gritted his teeth and agreed.

The northern territory is not in his hands, and he doesn't know that it will be taken back in the year of the monkey and horses. Even if he agrees now, he can find excuses to find ways to refuse to give it to him in the future.

In fact, if it weren't for Ruan Guangping's early death, it would have been impossible for Nguyen Phuc Ying to unify the West Mountain Dynasties. In history, he promised to cede to the French, Kunlun Island and Hoi An, which he promised to cede to the French, were finally denied on the grounds that France had not actually sent troops.

Moreover, the conditions given by the North Navy were too tempting. The 500,000 taels of silver and copper coins that Deng Fei agreed to borrow could greatly solve his current financial situation; not to mention that the North Navy would also help him recover Pingshun Prefecture and even take Guiren City.

"Did they say when will the troops be sent?"

Li Wenyue replied: "King, Admiral Deng said he would wait until their supplies were sent to Hoi'an, and there would be another month at most."

Nguyen Phu Ying nodded and said, "Is one month? Time is enough."

Peter said: "Lord Ruan. In addition to what he mentioned just now, General Deng also proposed to rent Gan Ling'ao as a supply point for future transit."

Nguyen Phuc Ying was stunned for a moment and said, "Ganlingao? Where is Yongchang County?"

Li Wenyue, who was standing beside him, replied: "It is the bay 88 miles east of Yongchang."

Ruan Phoe Ying, who was suspicious, asked someone to take a map and look at it, and said in surprise: "There are reefs here, so you can only pass by small boats. What are they using here?"

In fact, Deng Fei wanted to borrow Kunlun Island at first, but on the way south, when the fleet passed by Afu O, the famous "Na Trang", he had visited here and thought of a better place.

In another time and space, the famous Jinlan Bay was called Gan Lingao in ancient times. It is now just an inconspicuous coastal defense base under the rule of Ruan Wenyue of the Xishan Dynasty. There is a small village around it.

What? You said there are many reefs? Haha, that's not a big deal to us!

So when he proposed to Peter to give up Kunlun Island and replace it with Gan Ling'ao, Peter, who had already regarded Kunlun Island as the object of France, was naturally one hundred happy. As for Li Wenyue, he had no objection. It was more than 500 miles away from the Jiading Water Road, and it was currently under the rule of Ruan Wenyue of Xishan Dynasty. From his perspective, he naturally had a happy Beihai Town to fight with the other party.

Li Wenyue said: "In the simple opinion of me, the people of Beihai are very good at making strange tricks and tricks. Perhaps they have secret techniques to open up there into a good port. Admiral Deng is willing to pay the king a 5,000 taels of silver a year for this place, with a lease period of fifty years, and can be delivered in advance. I think that at present, I still need to rest and recuperate and train troops and build ships. This money is really important."

What a guy! Another 250,000 taels, and it is the territory of Xishan Dynasty. This Beihai Town has a lot of plans for Annan!

Nguyen Phuc Ying said in a deep voice: "What is the purpose of the Admiral Deng who said he didn't say he wanted to use Gan Ling'ao?"

Peter said: "Oh, he explained this to me. They wanted to use it as a transit for north-south transportation in Beihai Town, and to station a fleet at the same time. In addition to helping us, the main purpose is to deal with the Dutch and British in Java."

Ruan Phoe Yeon thought about it and nodded in agreement. It has nothing to do with him to deal with the Western barbarians, but if Beihai Town can build it well, the lease expires in the future, and he will be able to have an additional good port under his control.

Two days later, in order to show his sincerity, Nguyen Phuc Ying took a boat to lead his civil and military officials to Qinchu Port to greet him. In order to show that his Guangnan naval army was not bad, he also used the two Western warships and regarded one of them as his boat.

But when he came to Qin Chu Port happily, he was immediately frightened by the huge body of the Thor, and even the French officers and sailors on the ship were dumbfounded. Although he had heard the descriptions of He Xiwen and Peter before, the shock brought by witnessing them refreshed their understanding of the strength of Beihai Town.

Nguyen Phu Ying immediately ordered his painter to write a picture record and even wrote a poem.
Chapter completed!