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  Chapter 682 Turbulent Jiawu Year

The colony of the French Indochina Peninsula consists of three conquered kingdoms of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Just talk about the Kingdom of Vietnam.

  Vietnam (also known as Annan, the following abbreviated) has experienced the constant erosion of the French expeditionary force, and its interior has split into three parts: Tokyo, Annan, and Cochin China.

  Cochin China is located in the delta of the lower Mekong River, in South Vietnam, also known as Nanzhe, the capital of Saigon. It is the seat of the French Indo-China Peninsula Saigon Governor’s Mansion and the center of French rule in the region. It has been more than 30 years.

  Saigon is a city built by the French colonists with all their strength. The buildings in the city are modeled after the template of Paris. There are many churches with strong French architectural features. It is known as the Paris of the East.

It is especially worth mentioning that the lifeblood of Saigon’s economy is in the hands of the French and Chinese. The bulk of goods in and out of the city to the traffickers and pawns are all Chinese. In addition to the Mingxiang people, there are also a large number of Qing immigrants, accounting for as much as 4% of the population. Cheng, the prosperous China Town was formed in Jiading, Saigon.

This is one of the important node cities for the immigration of the Qing Dynasty to Southeast Asia, in addition to Batavia (Jakarta) in the Dutch East Indies, Surabaya, Bandung, the British colony of Hong Kong, Singapore, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, The capital of Myanmar, Yangon, Mandalay, and Samarinda, which belong to the Kingdom of Great Oceans, cover almost the entire Southeast Asia, and are important gathering places for overseas Chinese.

Annan is located to the north of Cochin China, also known as "Zhongqi". Geographically, it is a narrow strip shape, like the middle long bar of a barbell. The area is a colony conquered by the French Expeditionary Forces from 1883 to 1885 and has been ruled today. For 10 years, the capital is in Hue.

  Tokyo is located at the northern end, also known as "Beiqi". Hanoi, the capital of the former Annan Kingdom, is located here. The Vietnamese call themselves the Great Southern Empire, but now only a small area of ​​Hanoi remains.

  To the north is the vast area under the jurisdiction of the Qing Dynasty's Viet North Admiral Gu Zhiwen. The de facto controller of the North Vietnam area encircles Hanoi from three directions, and the south has been fully occupied by the French and reduced to a complete colony.

The "Beiqi" is an area not fully controlled by the French colonists. The actual control area is less than a quarter. The headquarters of the French Expeditionary Force is located in Hanoi, and heavy troops have been hoarded in the area. It can be seen that the French did not completely give up the North. The intrusive intention is just waiting for the opportunity.

  1894 was the year of Jiawu, and it was also a year of turbulence in the world.

The German Emperor Wilhelm II took full control of the imperial government. He did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to build the high seas fleet, and actively promoted the colonial expansion policy of "World Germany". Not only did he vigorously participate in the colony competition in Africa, but also sent the Far East fleet to Asia to find a suitable one. The first target was the Jiaodong Peninsula.

  The British Empire has just taken the colony of Uganda in Africa and is proud to find the next target.

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

  In 1890, Italy merged its northern territories from Ethiopia with its Eritrean colony, and began to build infrastructure in the area, building roads, bridges, water conservancy facilities and towns, and spent huge amounts of money for this.

  The great construction of the Kingdom of Italy on other people’s land angered the Kingdom of Ethiopia. The Royal 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 smuggled arms continuously transported in from Somalia have greatly increased the proportion of muskets equipped by the Kingdom of Ethiopia and strengthened the combat capabilities of the indigenous army.

  On February 12, 1893, the Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II informed the Italian government that from May 2, 1894, he would no longer perform all rights and obligations under the Ucial Treaty.

  Dare to break the ground on Tai Sui's head, is this okay?

  Filled with outrage, the government of the Kingdom of Italy immediately sent a 15,000 corps to Africa and handed it over to General Baratieri to command an armed invasion of Ethiopia, preparing to completely destroy the Kingdom of Ethiopia in one fell swoop and let them taste the power of the Italians.

  Now in this highland country in North Africa, war has broken out.

  In the Kingdom of Madagascar on the other side of the Mozambique Strait, the French army again invaded the kingdom. After years of internal fighting, the kingdom has become rotten and collapsed in the face of the French conquest, becoming its new colony.

at the same time

Not to be outdone, the African Expeditionary Forces of the Ocean Kingdom, which has been operating in the Kingdom of Madagascar for many years, dispatched two main groups of mobile divisions to land on the island. They were killed in a horizontal assassination and cut the island of Madagascar in half in one fell swoop. The south is owned by France and the north. Owned by Ocean Kingdom.

  The foreign colonists have a tacit understanding. Now the two sides are step by step to crack down on internal resistance forces, stabilize the social security environment, and gradually begin to establish colonial rule. For the time being, they have no energy to start a dog-biting struggle.

  Poor Malagascar Kingdom After more than 100 years of resistance, it was finally destroyed by the colonists.

   across the Strait of Mozambique

The overseas territories of the Ocean Kingdom are under construction. The second phase of railway construction in Lake Malawi has entered the final stage. The railway line continues to extend to the north, and it is less than 70 kilometers away from the northernmost Weiyuan Fort. It is expected to be able to Roughly repaired, after more than half a year of construction of platform and railway facility signal lights, it can be officially opened to traffic.

The second key railway construction project, the Zambezi Railway, has begun construction. This is a main railway line extending from east to west along the Zambezi River. It will form a cross railway network with the Malawi Railway to further improve the area. The transportation conditions of goods and people provide sufficient impetus for economic development.

  In southern Mozambique, South Africa

The Boer-dominated Transvaal Republic and Orange Freedom, these two small countries that do not know good or bad, have further tightened the restrictions on British businessmen’s investment in gold mines, investment in the financial industry and real estate in the area, and even Li Fushou. Suffering heavy losses, the bank he and the Earl of Carnarvon invested in was banned. This wave of losses was at least more than 2 million pounds. The Earl of Carnarvon lost even more severely and was already furious.

  The relationship between British businessmen and the Boer government continued to be tense. The British De Beers Mining Company was greatly injured by this wave of highly targeted attacks, which paved the way for both sides to turn their faces in the future.

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

  In East Asia

The United Kingdom and the Fusang Government formally signed the "Britain and Japan Navigation Treaty". In the treaty, the United Kingdom gave Fusang Government equal treatment between countries, abolished the concessions imposed on it, universal consular jurisdiction, and abolished special The preferential trade treatment allowed the Fusang country to impose higher customs taxes on British goods, thus ending the superiority of the British in Fusang.

After Britain and Japan signed the treaty separately, it was notified to other countries, which caused an uproar among other powerful countries that enjoyed special interests in Japan.

The most influential is the United States and the Ocean Kingdom. The United States is the first to open the doors of Fuso with strong ships and guns. Therefore, it has the most extensive interests in the Fuso Kingdom. The Ocean Kingdom has the largest concession in Nagasaki County (shared with the United Kingdom). At this time, he suffered a backstab and felt the general sentiment of European countries.

  Fire and theft, and London!

  When dealing with the United Kingdom, we must prevent its counter-attack at any time.

  On the second day of the official signing of the Anglo-Japanese Treaty, the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War officially broke out on the Korean Peninsula. Since then, a land-and-sea war in East Asia has been launched throughout the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War.

  One day and one night later

  The long-distance train entered the Melbourne station with a long whistle sound, and then slowly stopped. After the pressure was released, a large amount of steam surrounded the steam locomotive with a sharp whistling sound, filling the platform with a thick white fog.

Lieutenant Colonel Bian Chunsong walked out of the platform with his luggage in his neat uniform.

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

Australia is an area where Chinese and Western cultures collide fiercely. Various architectural styles have been mixed. Over the years, a new Chinese architectural style has been bred. This architectural style has abandoned wood as the main structure and mostly used concrete and rock piled structures. Most of the buildings along the street have 2 Mainly on the 4th floor, the roof is a traditional high-eave cantilever.

There are many western-style churches and bungalows in Melbourne city streets. This is an indelible mark left by history. It has also become a feature of this southern metropolis. In addition, there are also some newly built temples and Taoist temples. The Chinese and Western styles have changed and formed a strong The visual impact.

  Bian Chunsong called a passenger carriage at the gate of the train station and soon came to Warehouse Street.

  There is a large shop with four over and fours running grain, oil and daily groceries business. As soon as Bian Chunsong got out of the carriage, the shopkeeper inside greeted him with his buddies, and greeted them graciously; "Master, you are back!"

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

"If you go back to the master, everything is normal recently. The armored regiment only came to buy a batch of grain, oil and vegetables a few days ago. After an appointment has been made, a batch of new products will be sent to the ranch in the evening. , The business on the counter is very good, I have been urging the guys to do things carefully, please rest assured, master."

   "That's good, you have worked hard."

  The shopkeeper is called Bian Shouli. According to his seniority, he is the uncle Bian Chunsong Yuanfang. Now he is responsible for the daily grain, oil and grocery business of Xinxing Lake Ranch in Melbourne. This is also one of Bian Chunsong’s industries.

  The grain and oil produced in the pasture are simply processed. The grain is molted and ground into flour, and soybeans are pressed into oil and transported here. Together with other operating varieties, the business is quite good.

  Don’t say anything else, Bian Chunsong’s armored regiment needs all the grain, oil and food to buy from here, plus some other major customers and urban residents, can easily earn thousands of pounds in a year.

  (End of this chapter)