After listening to Zhao Fengchang's conversation with Qin Zheng, Zhang Zhidong's expression changed. Since he became the governor of Shanxi in the seventh year of Guangxu (1881). Later, he served as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, the governor of Huguang, and the governor of Liangjiang. He served as the governor of border officials for more than 20 years. He was so majestic. However, in Zhang Zhidong's heart, he had always had a wish to take over military affairs and take over the government. After all, no matter how majestic the governor of border officials is, he is only a local official, and taking over military affairs is equivalent to the prime minister of the current dynasty and taking over the government power. These two are incomparable.

In addition, Zhang Zhidong and Li Hongzhang have always been disagreement, but Li Hongzhang suppressed Zhang Zhidong everywhere. The two served as governors at about the same time. However, Li Hongzhang served as governors of Zhili, the number one among the eight governors of the Qing court, and was one line higher than Zhang Zhidong's governors of Guangdong and Guangxi. Moreover, Li Hongzhang was the only one in the Qing court who had not entered the military plane for more than 25 years and was called Li Zhongtang, but it was much better than Zhang Xiangshuai. Therefore, sometimes Zhang Zhidong felt quite uneasy. Everyone was the governor. Even if Li Hongzhang was the first governor of Zhili, why could he be called Li Zhongtang, but he could only be called Zhang Xiangshuai.

If he reached this deal with overseas Chinese, he could really take over the military aircraft and officially upgraded Zhang Xiangshuai to Zhang Zhongtang, Zhang Zhidong was naturally happy. Although overseas Chinese meant to push both himself and Li Hongzhang into the military aircraft at the same time, Zhang Zhidong had no objection.

In fact, strictly speaking, Zhang Zhidong and Li Hongzhang are not political enemies. Li Hongzhang's biggest political enemies are actually Weng Tonghe, not Zhang Zhidong. And in a sense, Zhang Zhidong and Li Hongzhang are still in the same camp, and both of them are actually part of the Westernization faction.

Zhang Zhidong and Li Hongzhang became a feud in the Sino-French War. At that time, Zhang Zhidong was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. He recommended Feng Zicai and won the victory in Zhennanguan. He was trying to do his best to expel the French army from the entire territory of Vietnam and restore Vietnam's vassals. However, Li Hongzhang insisted on peace and signed a peace agreement with France, abandoned Vietnam, and finally made Vietnam a French colony and allowed French forces to penetrate into the Indochina Peninsula. Zhang Zhidong even reported to the Qing court that he should withdraw troops at a delay to observe the changes, but was reprimanded by Li Hongzhang. From then on, the two began to dislike each other.

Later, during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Zhang Zhidong strongly advocated using troops to Japan. When the Qing army was defeated at all six seas, Zhang Zhidong even submitted a memorial to the court, allowing him to lead troops to defend the king. Of course, Zhang Zhidong's act of defending the king was just a gesture, not really able to lead troops to fight against Japan, but it was also praised by the Qing court. Li Hongzhang believed that the situation of the war was not good for the Qing court, so he could only negotiate peace with Japan. Zhang Zhidong supported the main war, did not understand the general trend and the scholar's spirit, and submitted a memorial to the court to defend the king was just a matter of the benefit of words and fame. Therefore, he criticized Zhang Zhidong for "Zhang Nanpi was an official for decades, but he still couldn't help but think of the scholars." Zhang Zhidong was not polite, and ridiculed Li Hongzhang, "Li Hefei negotiated peace twice and three times, and openly regarded himself as a predecessor."

But after all, the two are not the kind of political enemies who will never die. In the big picture, the two can still cooperate, just like this time Southeast Mutual Protection. Moreover, Zhang Zhidong also understands that if you want to join the military aircraft, Li Hongzhang is actually more qualified than himself. Li Zhongtang, who has been competing for so many years, is not a waste of time.

However, Zhang Zhidong is not the kind of person who can sell anything for promotion. He has his own bottom line and principles. Therefore, he said: "According to Zhujun, overseas Chinese have a very small ambition. If you follow the story of the Three Feudatories back then, you will be divided into one side and become the king. In the future, you will inevitably be in trouble and become a confidant of the court. In this way, I cooperate with them and even sell them weapons and ammunition. Wouldn't it be a pity for the evil to be abused?"

Zhao Fengchang said: "Shishou's concerns are not without reason. However, only the current plan is that overseas Chinese have long occupied Jingdao and Weihai, and based on Shandong, it has become a fact. Moreover, from the surface, overseas Chinese have indeed made contributions to our Qing Dynasty to buy heaven, which has never been seen in more than 25 years. Now the foolish people do not argue about their affairs, and they are deceived by them. Their power is achieved and they cannot be easily moved. Moreover, it is better to let overseas Chinese control over the government than to let them take charge of the government. Now there is a Russian army in the face, and only overseas Chinese can resist Russia. Therefore, Xiangshou's sold them weapons and ammunition was a last resort. As the saying goes, the two evils are the least, and the fire is also very popular. First, take into account the things in front of you, and the long-term plan is long-term."

Zhang Zhidong nodded and said, "Zhu Jun's words are true."

Zhao Fengchang said again: "What's more, we are not financially strong now. We sell weapons and ammunition to overseas Chinese. On the one hand, we can help them resist the Russian army and protect our Qing territories; on the other hand, we can alleviate financial resources and enable Hanyang Iron Factory to maintain operations. First, we will pass this current difficulty. After Xiang Shuai takes over the military operation, he will take charge of the government affairs and preside over reforms, eliminate the disadvantages and promote the benefits, enrich the country and strengthen the army. Even if overseas Chinese dominate the land, what's the fear? Just slowly cut it to the point of being invisible. Moreover, the safety of the court is inside but not outside, and there is virtue but not danger."

When Zhang Zhidong heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, knowing that Zhao Fengchang's words were indeed correct. If the Qing court could work hard to govern and strive for strength, then the great powers and overseas Chinese were not considered a major concern. But can the Qing court be self-reliant? Zhang Zhidong has been an official for decades and knows that the court has accumulated a lot of problems and is difficult to return. Moreover, there is a dispute between Manchu and Han, so it is not easy to enrich the country and strengthen the army. Even if he takes over the military operation and takes charge of the government, he may not change anything, but just maintain it without any effort. At that time, the whole country handled the Westernization work for more than 30 years and built the number one iron-clad fleet in Asia. As a result, in the Sino-Japanese War, he was defeated by a small country like Japan. After the Sino-Japanese War, Li Hongzhang once claimed to be the papermaker of the Qing court, and Zhang Zhidong felt quite the same after hearing this. Li Hongzhang was like this, but he actually deserved it.

Overseas Chinese have only been back for more than half a year, and their military power is still above Japan. Although Qin Zheng repeatedly stated that although overseas Chinese have strong military power, they lack the ability to govern the country, Zhang Zhidong understood that this is just an apology and false statement. Because the strength of the military power is definitely not out of thin air. Overseas Chinese have established hundreds of countries overseas. If they are not good at governing the country, how can they build an army that can fight well? There is one thing that Qin Zheng said is not wrong, that is, overseas Chinese are the first to return to China and do not know much about the situation in China. Once overseas Chinese have a foothold, they can understand the situation in the country in a few years. It will be easier to do it at that time.

However, Zhao Fengchang's proposal is not unreasonable. After all, the court is in a low state and has to rely on overseas Chinese to fight against the Russian army. Therefore, we can only overcome the difficulties in front of us first. Moreover, if there is no transaction with overseas Chinese, Hanyang Iron Factory will not be able to hold on. To put it nicely, the two evils are taken lightly, but to put it ugly, it is drinking poison to quench thirst. But in the current situation, even if it knows it is a glass of poison wine, it can only drink it first, otherwise it will be thirsty. Thinking of this, Zhang Zhidong couldn't help but feel a little excited, waved his hand and said, "Okay, Zhu Jun, let's do as you said."

Zhao Fengchang nodded and said, "Yes."

In fact, Zhao Fengchang was not unaware of the current situation of the Qing court. However, although he was an extremely talented person, he was still a wise man from the people after all, and he did not become an official in the court anymore. He did not have an intuitive understanding of the degree of corruption of the Qing court. Moreover, Zhao Fengchang was in his prime and his mentality was different from those of Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong and other elderly people. Smart people were often confident in themselves and believed that with their intelligence and intelligence, they would make temporary concessions to overseas Chinese. After they were already in charge of power, they would definitely be able to deal with overseas Chinese.

So the next day, Zhao Fengchang came to Qin Zheng again. After some discussion, the two finally reached an agreement. Zhang Zhidong sold weapons and ammunition to the time travelers according to the purchase list submitted by the time travelers to help the time travelers defeat the Russian army. Later, the time travelers would support Zhang Zhidong to take over the military aircraft, while Zhang Zhidong tried his best to convince the Qing court to divide Shandong to the time travelers to the time travelers to the time travelers to the time travelers to the time travelers to the time travelers to the time travelers to the time travelers to the time travelers to the time travelers to the time travelers to the time travelers to the time travelers to the time travelers to the time travelers to the time travelers to the time travelers to the Shandong. In the end, Qin Zheng represented the time travel group and Zhao Fengchang represented Zhang Zhidong, and signed the agreement.

However, there is an attachment in the terms of purchasing weapons and ammunition, which is the formal contract for purchasing weapons and ammunition. After all, the terms of the purchase contract are different from the agreement reached by the Time Traveler and Zhang Zhidong. The former is an exchange of interests between the two parties, and the terms are not necessary to be written so clearly. The purchase contract is a commercial contract. All terms and the power and obligations of both parties must be clearly written.

Although Qin Zheng is not a professional negotiation and formulates contract terms, Bi Jing lives in modern society, so he is not unfamiliar with the terms of purchasing contracts. He quickly formulated contract terms. Zhang Zhidong sold weapons and ammunition to the Crossing Group, with a total price of 150,000 taels of silver, and was delivered to the Crossing Group in three phases. The first phase of weapons and ammunition can be delivered to the Crossing Group immediately, and the other two phases are scheduled to be 3 months and 6 months later.

The Crossing Group uses cash to purchase, which is also paid in three phases. Each delivery requires payment of the current fee and is responsible for driving the ship to Wuchang to transport the weapons and ammunition back. However, Qin Zheng also put forward very strict requirements and inspection standards for the quality of the weapons and ammunition purchased. The rifle reaches the inspection rate of fifty draws, while the others must reach the inspection rate of ten draws. Once existing products that fail the inspection, Zhang Zhidong will be required to compensate, and the ammunition used to inspect the weapons is provided by Zhang Zhidong, not included in the delivery.

Zhang Zhidong was very satisfied with this contract because the total price of 150,000 taels of silver was about 30-40,000 taels of silver, and it could ensure the production costs of Hanyang Iron Factory for the last two years. Because overseas Chinese paid in cash and paid for the goods as soon as they were picked up, the period was 50,000 taels of silver, which really solved Zhang Zhidong's urgent need. Zhang Zhidong had no objection to Qin Zheng's request. After all, the other party would definitely hope to buy good goods, and would not easily compromise on the quality of himself.
Chapter completed!