This time Qin Zheng came to Wuchang to meet with Zhang Zhidong. Of course, he would not bring too much cash silver. He brought 50,000 taels of silver with the ship, which was considered a deposit. However, there was a radio station on the 318 ship that could directly contact Tianjin. Therefore, Qin Zheng communicated with Tianjin so much that he quickly obtained the approval of the Tianjin Executive Committee. After all, for the current crossing group, money is not a problem, but obtaining enough weapons and ammunition is the top priority. The Executive Committee immediately decided to handle the special matters and immediately form a transport fleet to bring the first batch of 50,000 taels of silver and the transport ship to Wuchang to pick up the goods. It will arrive at Wuchang Prefecture after about 3-5 days.

After obtaining confirmation from the Executive Committee, Qin Zheng also made an appointment with Zhang Zhidong and asked Zhang Zhidong to prepare the first batch of weapons and ammunition delivered to the traverser. After the transport fleet arrived in Wuchang, it would conduct random inspections and inspections immediately. Once the inspection was passed, it would be loaded and shipped away immediately.

The rapid efficiency of overseas Chinese was much beyond Zhang Zhidong's expectations. Such things would take at least one month to complete in the Qing court. Naturally, there were countless quarrels, discussions, and crying. In addition, the geese plucked their hair when they were withdrawing money, and it was not impossible to delay them even for two months. Overseas Chinese could only make all of them finalized in three or five days. Such efficiency would have to surprise Zhang Zhidong. If the Qing court had only half of its efficiency in service, state affairs would not have been corrupted to such an extent.

Fortunately, the first batch of weapons and ammunition delivered to overseas Chinese were in stock at the Hanyang Arsenal, and it was not difficult to deal with it. However, Zhang Zhidong did not dare to neglect it and ordered Rong Junye to supervise the matter personally. Within three days, the weapons and ammunition delivered to overseas Chinese must be prepared. Although Zhang Zhidong likes false reputations, he still knows what kind of goods his subordinates are. If he doesn't tie them up, he will not be able to do anything.

In addition, Zhang Zhidong ordered the Hanyang Arsenal to resume production immediately and speed up the construction. The Hanyang Arsenal's inventory of weapons and ammunition could only cope with the first batch of delivery, and the next two batches were produced by the Hanyang Arsenal, but the date was only three months, but it could not be delayed at all. Before this, due to insufficient funds, the production capacity of the Hanyang Arsenal was greatly reduced, and at such a production scale, the order would definitely not be completed. Therefore, although the first batch of overseas Chinese has not yet arrived, the arsenal must start to resume production immediately, otherwise it would be too late.

However, after signing the purchase contract, Qin Zheng did not stay in Wuchang and immediately turned back to Shanghai. On the one hand, he was to receive the transport fleet and do a good job in Shanghai. Because the transport fleet would definitely have warship escorts, and if the warships wanted to enter the Yangtze River, they had to obtain the consent of the British side. When returning to the voyage, they could be loaded with arms. Although the UK had a tacit attitude towards the crossing of the time traveler purchasing weapons from Zhang Zhidong, it was hard to say whether it would set obstacles to the transport fleet or take the opportunity to raise threats to the crossing group, so it was necessary to further implement it. On the other hand, it was also before Qin Zheng came to Wuchang that he had agreed to discuss the work of Shanghai, as it was the united front work for young people.

So Qin Zheng politely declined Zhang Zhidong's retention. After signing the purchase contract, he returned to Shanghai overnight by boat.

Since he had basically discovered the waterway when he came and went down the river, after a night of sailing, Qin Zheng arrived in Shanghai early the next morning. After getting ashore, Qin Zheng did not rest for a moment. After joining Li Sanjie, he went to visit Li Hongzhang first. On the one hand, he thanked him for sending Zhang Peilun and Li Jingfang to Shanhaiguan to lobby for the admiral Zheng Caisheng, which was indeed a great help to the time traveler. On the other hand, Qin Zheng had made a statement in Wuchang that after defeating the Russian army, he would support Zhang Zhidong and Li Hongzhang entered the cabinet. The time traveler asked to separatist Shandong in exchange. Zhang Zhidong basically agreed with this transaction. It depends on Li Hongzhang's attitude now.

After hearing Qin Zheng's words, Li Hongzhang was very surprised, but at the same time he was quite moved. Although he was called Li Zhongtang, Li Hongzhang had never been to the Military Affairs Office for a day. Of course, unlike Zhang Zhidong who always wanted to enter the military affairs office. Before the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Li Hongzhang had always served as the governor of Zhili and the minister of Beiyang. He was not very interested in whether to enter the military affairs office. After all, the power held by Li Hongzhang at that time was even worse than that of the Minister of Military Affairs. As a local official, Li Hongzhang could also get rid of various restrictions of the court to a certain extent, and had a certain space to carry out his fists and do something.

But now Li Hongzhang is not Li Hongzhang before the Sino-Japanese War of 1895. All the official positions with substantive power were removed. Although in order to negotiate peace with various countries, the Qing court restored Li Hongzhang as the Governor of Zhili and the Minister of Beiyang, and also served as the Minister of Plenipotentiary Discipline. At the same time, there is another one: the court is not shaken. But Li Hongzhang knew very well that these positions are just false titles, and the Qing court lost even Beijing. What is the use of Zhili and the Minister of Beiyang? To be honest, it is not as valuable as Li Hongzhang's current Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. The one who really has substantive power is the Minister of Plenipotentiary Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline Discipline, but this is by no means a glorious position.

However, Li Hongzhang accepted the appointment of the Qing court and went north from Guangzhou to Shanghai. If it were not for the arrival of time travelers, Li Hongzhang should have tried his best to bargain with the Eight-Nation Alliance in Beijing and strived to pay less money. The reason was not only Li Hongzhang hoped to save the fate of the Qing court, but also power. Although Li Hongzhang is 78 years old this year, his thirst for power has not changed much from 30 years. He served as a minister of plenipotentiary peace talks, and the court did not shake the sway, which means that during the period of peace talks, Li Hongzhang had the right to command everything, including the court. Therefore, before leaving Guangzhou, Li Hongzhang issued an order to the court in the name of the minister of plenipotentiary peace talks, requiring the court to make public reviews, admit his mistakes to foreigners, and list the list of court officials who should be punished, etc.

It was just that the arrival of the time traveler interrupted Li Hongzhang's time to regain power. Li Hongzhang's efforts to establish a relationship with the time traveler did indeed have the relationship between borrowing and traveler, and returned to the peak of power. Therefore, Qin Zheng proposed to enter the Military Affairs Office as a exchange condition, which was not only a great attraction to Zhang Zhidong, but also to Li Hongzhang.

Of course, Li Hongzhang saw the ending of the Qing court more clearly than Zhang Zhidong. He knew that the Qing court had become sick and panic, so he would definitely not be cured. The sudden rise of overseas Chinese was the most powerful force to replace the Qing court. Therefore, Li Hongzhang tried his best to build up with overseas Chinese and asked Zhang Peilun and Li Jingfang to help overseas Chinese and find a way out for his descendants.

However, Li Hongzhang also believes that this process cannot be completed in a short period of time. After all, a country like China with a vast territory and complex situation is a long-term process to change the situation. Moreover, overseas Chinese have the unstable foundation for the first time to return to China, and this time it takes longer. According to Li Hongzhang's estimate, it will take about 20 years. He is a 78-year-old man and has a few years to survive. As long as he is alive, the Qing court will not perish. When he dies, he will not care about what is happening behind him. Although Li Hongzhang has never heard of the famous saying of Louis XVI, the truth is the same.

So Li Hongzhang quickly reached an agreement with Qin Zheng, agreeing to the exchange of interests, and also expressed his efforts to help overseas Chinese coordinate their relationship with the British, so that the weapons and ammunition purchased by overseas Chinese from Wuchang were transported out of Shanghai smoothly.

After receiving Li Hongzhang's promise, Qin Zheng and Li Sanjie immediately rushed to the British Consulate to visit British Consul Huo Bilan, and once again confirmed the current cooperative relationship between the two parties.

At this time, Huo Bilan had obtained domestic authorization and should now do his best to help overseas Chinese fight against Russia. It turned out that after discussions in the UK, the war between overseas Chinese and Russia was beneficial to Britain no matter what the result was. If Russia wins, overseas Chinese will inevitably lose the power to bid for Britain. At that time, Britain can take the opportunity to put pressure on overseas Chinese to obtain greater benefits, and even go back to Weihaiwei, and integrate the power of Japan and overseas Chinese to fight against Russia together. If overseas Chinese defeat the Russian army, Russia's threat will inevitably be greatly weakened, but the strength of overseas Chinese will also be greatly damaged. Britain can use Japan to restrain overseas Chinese and force overseas Chinese to submit. Therefore, the final winner will be the UK.

Under this strategic goal, the UK will naturally not set obstacles for time travelers now. Therefore, Huo Bilan took over Qin Zheng and Li Sanjie very friendly and promised them that the UK will fully support overseas Chinese in resisting the Russian army and will completely let the overseas Chinese transport fleets go.

After obtaining Huo Bilan's confirmation, Qin Zheng felt a little relieved, and then visited the Japanese, German, French and US consulates. On the one hand, it expressed the attitude of the time traveler, and on the other hand, it was to negotiate with other countries after defeating the Russian army.

When he returned to the Shanghai office, it was around 5 pm that Qin Zheng and Li Sanjie began to discuss work in Shanghai. In fact, during this period, Li Sanjie did make serious considerations. In view of his understanding of Shanghai over the past period, he believed that united front work should not be limited to young students, but also included merchants, handicraftsmen, enlightened gentry, and even officials of the Qing court. In short, it is to unite all forces that can be united. Of course, young students are still the main ones.
Chapter completed!