My Italian

Depretis's mind told no one except himself. And he concealed it very well, not giving others a chance to observe at all.

And as the Italian government reached an agreement, it was ready at an unprecedented speed. The first is how to make the fleet go to the South China Sea justifiably, here I have to mention the help of Li Zhongtang.

The big man who was in charge of Beiyang personally wrote to the imperial court and declared that the Italian country planned to send a fleet to train with Beiyang, and the Italian side also took the opportunity to announce that it planned to send a fleet to train with the Qing fleet.

Li Zhongtang was able to come forward to cover, of course, not only the friendship with the Italians, 12 Italian quick guns and a thousand Italian quick guns made Li Zhongtang even more satisfied.

After obtaining the name, the Italian navy and army's assembly speed immediately accelerated. First, the army's 3,000 men were ready in just three days. It transferred 2,000 people from the Second Division of the Army, and another 1,000 people from the Guards (Carlo strongly requested) to form a temporary regiment-level establishment of 3,000 people.

Compared with the army, the speed of the navy is much slower. But this can't be blamed on them. The warship is not just about to go. It is necessary to maintain the necessary maintenance before leaving. In addition, some parts that may be damaged need to be replaced, and various logistics ships also need to be prepared for such a long voyage.

And the selection of this commander is also a big problem. It's not that the Navy can't choose a team leader, and there are too many commanders to choose. Moreover, such an action full of fame and fortune, as long as you feel qualified, you want to compete.

In this regard, Admiral Gorek felt that this was more troublesome than other jobs, and it gave him more headaches.

Of course, no matter how much he has a headache, he still has to do other things. Countless various supplies have been gathered, such as cinchona cream to treat malaria, and various drugs to treat tropical diseases. Of course, in addition to medicines, other protective items are also indispensable. In the tropical environment, the most frightening diseases are various sadistic diseases. This is also the biggest threat to European colonists. This is much more powerful than the natives. .

The preparation time for this time was due to the efforts of the Italians, and it was ready to go in a month and a half. In the competition for the leading commander this time, Lieutenant General Oliver Hillion won the other competitors.

So, led by the Vice Admiral, the mighty Italian fleet began a trip to the Far East.

Compared with the whole country, who made all kinds of preparations, Jia Liwen, the Italian minister in Qing, was much weaker.

However, his task is not light at all. He just came out of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Before he could catch his breath, he heard the secretary's report. "Minister, Mr. Howard sent a telegram from Shanghai. The goods you need are ready. However, due to the urgency of the request, the cost is a bit high."

Jia Liwen, who was sitting in the back seat, asked. "How tall is it?"

"It cost 410,000 lire."

"It's okay, it's still within the acceptable range."

The goods the two discussed were a batch of guns and ammunition, and they were also guns and ammunition from other countries. This is also Jia Liwen's equipment to be shipped to Lanfang to support his resistance to the Dutch.

Of course, whether the Lanfang people can get these weapons, we need to talk about it before we know. And he visited Governor Zhang this time to find a middleman. In principle, the less people know about this kind of thing, the better, but considering the speed and success rate, it is better for the Qing government to come forward.

"Minister, how was the outcome of the meeting?"

After reporting the news just received, the secretary was concerned about the result of the minister's visit.

Faced with the secretary's question, Minister Jia Liwen replied with a bright face. "The conversation with Governor Zhang was very good. He has promised to send someone to Meizhou immediately to find Qing people who have connections with Lanfang."

After hearing the envoy's words, the secretary hesitated for a while and then continued. "Can you add one more person in charge of contacting the Lanfang people?"

The secretary's words made Jia Liwen look up at him. "What, do you want to go?"

The secretary nodded vigorously. "I want to do my part for the country, and it's just the military attache, Major Kerla. I'm afraid that this guy won't be able to deal with Lanfang people very much."

Facing the secretary's words, Jia Liwen just looked at him without saying a word.

The secretary who has been with the minister for several years knows what the minister means, so he can only tell the truth. "Well, Your Excellency Minister, I just want to take some credit. I have been with you for several years, and I am still a second-class secretary."

"Not reconciled?"

"Yes."

"It won't work this time. The first contact with Major Kerla is the right person. You can go next time."

Jia Liwen's words made the secretary let go of his own thoughts and sit quietly in the carriage.

As for Governor Zhang Nanpi Zhang, whom he had just visited, he had a conversation with his staff after Jia Liwen left.

"Mr. Zhu, why did the Italian Minister suddenly become interested in Lanfang people overseas?"

The one Zhang Zhidong called Zhu Jun was his new aide Zhao Fengchang, who was born in Changzhou, and had to go south to Guangzhou because the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom fell on the road. He used to be the staff of Yao Jinyuan, the Guangdong vassal, and later Yao Jinyuan was dismissed from his post and became the staff of the Governor Zhang of Guangzhou in the south. Due to his diligence and eagerness to learn, quick thinking, and skillful handling of affairs, he was quickly appreciated by Zhang Zhidong, and was appointed as a copywriter for the supervisory office, participating in secrets, and drafting texts and electronic manuscripts.

Facing Governor Zhang's inquiry, Zhao Fengchang naturally had some speculations. "What Du Xian thinks, I think Yi Ren should want to practice a false way to destroy Guo."

Worthy of being a quick-witted person, the minister's intention to come to Italy through the Italian fleet and wanted to help himself, immediately guessed the Italian people's plans.

"So, Zhu-kun, do you think this Governor should help with this?"

"For both the public and the private, Lord Duxian should help with this. Yu Gong, befriending the people of the country is beneficial to the court. Looking at the people of the country, it seems that they attach great importance to the opinions of the court. From intervening in the war between the court and the legal person, although there are people who are interested in The legal person has a bad intention, but is willing to work so hard, it can be seen that the Yiren seems to be more hopeful to befriend the court with his own unique attitude. When the time comes, it must have an expression.”

Zhao Fengchang talked about all aspects of making good friends with Italy, which attracted Governor Zhang to nod again and again. "Jun Zhu's words are better than ten years of reading. Then do as Zhu-jun said, and send a message to Meizhou to select people to send to Guangzhou as soon as possible."

Following Governor Zhang's decision, a fast horse from the Governor's Office immediately sent the official document to the prefect of Meizhou. In the face of the governor's urgent order, the prefect of Meizhou naturally did not dare to slack off, and immediately asked people to find someone who was connected with Lanfang. After three days of searching, a person named Liu Jingsheng was immediately invited to the prefect's yamen.

This is Liu Jingsheng, the cousin of Liu Enguan, the leader of Lanfang, and he is an excellent choice for middle-aged people.

Soon the Liu Jingsheng was sent to Guangzhou. After the Italian Minister Jia Liwen talked with him, the Liu Jingsheng boarded a transport boat and went south to Lanfang with the Italian military attache, Major Kerla.

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