On the night when the Shanghai negotiations ended, Qin Zheng met with Li Hongzhang. Although all parties have signed a treaty and the Eight-Nation Alliance's war of aggression against China has officially ended, Russia did not join the treaty, and Russia still occupies China's northeastern region, so this cannot be considered a complete end. The next step is to force Russia to recognize the treaty and withdraw from the northeastern region of China. This is exactly the issue that Qin Zheng wanted to negotiate with Li Hongzhang.

Of course, Li Hongzhang also expressed his gratitude to Qin Zheng first, because the time traveler exchanged Japanese prisoners for the Zhenyuan ship, which was a matter of confirmation. After all, the establishment of the Beiyang Navy devoted all Li Hongzhang's efforts and experiences. In the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Beiyang Navy was wiped out. The Zhenyuan ship, one of the main forces, became a prisoner of the Japanese army and became a member of the Japanese navy. This also became a knot for Li Hongzhang. Therefore, in his lifetime, being able to watch the Zhenyuan ship return to China again, Li Hongzhang could finally let go of this knot in his heart. This time, his gratitude to the time traveler was from the bottom of his heart.

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Zhongtang is too polite. These are all small matters. However, although we have signed a treaty with various countries, Russia still does not recognize the treaty and it also occupies the Northeast. Therefore, before oppressing Russia to withdraw from the Northeast, we may not be able to go to Xi'an to meet the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. Please give us more explanations on this."

Li Hongzhang nodded and said, "This matter is easy to talk to the court. But in Russia, I don't know how you plan to negotiate with Russia?"

Qin Zheng said: "We have negotiated with Britain, the United States and France. They promised to put pressure on Russia to accept the treaty we signed and withdraw troops from the Northeast."

After hearing this, Li Hongzhang felt a little relieved and said, "British, the United States and France are all powerful countries, and their national strength is not inferior to Russia. If these three countries put pressure on Russia at the same time, it may force Russia to accept the treaty."

Qin Zheng shook his head and smiled, "That's that easy thing. Russia has always been unreasonable and Qianwu is warlike. How can it be easily surrendered? Moreover, although Britain, the United States and France put pressure on Russia, they have no coercive means. Therefore, I think Russia may not accept the treaty."

Li Hongzhang was stunned and said, "What should I do?"

Qin Zheng said: "Of course, only by subdue it with strength, bend it with force, and force it with war."

Li Hongzhang was shocked and said, "Do you want to go to war with Russia?"

Qin Zheng smiled and shook his head, saying, "Of course not. Now China has finally restored peace and is waiting to recuperate. How can we start the war easily? It is just that we have to do a large army to impose the enemy and use force to capture Russia. We have negotiated with Japan and will organize a joint maritime military exercise, located outside Lushun. In addition, Japan will increase its troops to Korea. We will rush to Jinzhou, and we will use three-pronged approaches to shock Russia. In addition, Britain, the United States, France and other countries are putting pressure on diplomatic pressure. Moreover, Russia is not able to start the war again, so we will not be afraid that Russia will not give in at that time."

After hearing this, Li Hongzhang felt completely relieved and said, "You are sure to make plans, and I can be worry-free."

Qin Zheng said again: "But there are two things that I have to ask the Zhongtang for help."

Li Hongzhang hurriedly said, "If there is anything, I will do it all."

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "It's actually very simple. We hope that the Beiyang Navy will also send warships to participate in this joint maritime military exercise with Japan and form a fleet with our warships."

Li Hongzhang was very surprised when he heard this. It should be said that Qin Zheng's proposal was a good thing for the Qing court, because after the Gengjie Kingdom's change, the court had already fallen sharply. To be honest, if it was not for the interference of external forces and if it was not for the sudden return of overseas Chinese, then such a major change would be enough to lead to the destruction of the country at any time in Chinese history. Therefore, the Qing court urgently needs to enhance its authority. Then this time participating in the joint maritime military exercise of Russia's Viagra is a great opportunity.

This kind of gunboat diplomacy is not unfamiliar with Li Hongzhang. In 1886, after the two ironclad ships of Dingyuan and Zhenyuan served in the Beiyang Navy, Li Hongzhang ordered the navy admiral Ding Ruchang to lead the four ships of Zhenyuan, Dingyuan, Weiyuan and Jiyuan to Nagasaki, Japan for a "good visit". This is also the Chinese ironclad fleet's visit to Japan. The purpose is to warn Japan to instigate the "Kasshen Coup" in North Korea two years ago.

Although this visit caused the "Nasaki Incident", the two giant ships of Dingyuan and Zhenyuan at that time still caused great shock to Japan. As a result, the "Nasaki Incident" ended with a compromise between the two sides rather than the unilateral concession of the Qing court. Both sides compensated each other for the losses. The Japanese side paid 525oo yuan, the Qing court paid 155oo yuan, and the medical and rescue fee of the trauma was also paid by the Japanese side. Overall, the Qing court took a little easier to urinate.

However, this time the Beiyang Navy's gunboat diplomacy greatly stimulated Japan's national psychology and formed a fanaticism for the whole nation to desperately develop the navy. The Japanese emperor ordered a 30,000 yuan grant from the inner treasury as a subsidy for maritime defense. All the nobles and wealthy nationwide were moved by the emperor's behavior of funding naval construction, and they all competed to donate to the coastal defense and strengthen fleet construction in order to pass China. The Beiyang Navy did not add another ship after the complete military formation in 1888. As a result, when the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 broke out, the overall strength of the Japanese Navy had not counted two battleships that had not yet been delivered, and had passed by the Beiyang Navy.

Due to the threat of force from two major forces, Chinese and Japanese, and the pressure from Britain, France and the United States, Li Hongzhang also believes that it is indeed possible to force Russia to surrender. Then letting the Beiyang Navy participate in Russia's joint maritime military exercises can naturally be given a contribution. Although everyone knows that the Beiyang Navy is actually following the action, it is one of the participants after all, which is enough to make the court boast for a while. In addition, it is also of great benefit to enhancing the reputation of the Beiyang Navy. Although the current Beiyang Navy has nothing to do with Li Hongzhang, the four words "Beiyang Navy" are soaked in Li Hongzhang's efforts. Therefore, Li Hongzhang still hopes that the Beiyang Navy can move in a better direction. However, Li Hongzhang is a little confused. In theory, with the naval strength of overseas Chinese, there are not many Beiyang Navy and not many Beiyang Navy. Why should we bring the Beiyang Navy in?

At this time, Qin Zheng said again: "The second is that we have exchanged the Jinyuan ship with Japanese prisoners, and we also hope that the Zhenyuan ship can also participate in this exercise. However, for us, the Zhenyuan ship is a new ship and it is not easy to operate. I don't know how many of the Beiyang Navy are the crew sailors on the Zhenyuan ship now. I want to invite them to fly the Zhenyuan ship."

Li Hongzhang was stunned for a while and couldn't speak for a long time.

In fact, the Time Traveler made such a decision after careful consideration. In this negotiation, the Time Travel Group signed a treaty with various countries in the manner of an independent force. Although the Time Travel Group has not accepted the formal entrustment of the Qing court and the effects caused by exhibitions and concerts, there are not many objections at the moment. However, the Qing court is still the orthodox government of China after all, and the Time Travel Group currently needs the banner of the Qing court, so it cannot be too much, at least it must be able to pass it on the big side. Otherwise, the effect caused by the exhibitions and concerts will still make the Time Travel Group unfavorable in public opinion.

The Beiyang Navy was the regular navy of the Qing court. Inviting the Beiyang Navy to participate in joint maritime military exercises means that the time travel group is not to leave the Qing court alone, but still has a certain respect for the court, which can block some people's verbalism. Although this will indeed enhance the authority of the Qing court, the Qing court can also praise it and force Russia to impress its prestige. However, such a little authority is really a drop in the bucket for the current Qing court and it will not play much role, so it does not have to care.

On the other hand, the Time Travel Group also hopes to strengthen exchanges and communication with the Beiyang Navy through joint maritime military exercises, because the Beiyang Navy is the most modern army in the Qing court. Although the Beiyang New Army trained by Yuan Shikai also adopted the organization and training methods of modern troops and hired a large number of foreign instructors, this is just a superficial phenomenon. In essence, the Beiyang New Army is still just a traditional Chinese army.

The Beiyang Navy not only hired foreign instructors, but most of the main generals had experience in studying abroad. Even after they did not study abroad, they all attended new schools in China. Moreover, after the Beiyang Navy formed an army, they visited abroad many times and exchanged with foreign navies. The officers and soldiers not only broadened their horizons, but also increased their knowledge, which was something that the Beiyang New Army could not compare with.

This also caused the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Navy to understand the characteristics of the world and the progress of their thoughts. During the Xinhai Revolution in the old time and space, the Beiyang Navy was the only army in the Qing court that turned against the Qing Dynasty. Qin Zheng was familiar with history and naturally understood these situations, so he also had some expectations for the Beiyang Navy.

The navy is no better than the 6th Army. It can go to the battlefield with just one gun. The navy is a high-tech military branch and requires soldiers to have certain cultural qualities. Moreover, it takes a long period of time to train a group of qualified naval soldiers. Like the Beiyang Navy, which has received regular naval training and has certain practical experience, the soldiers are exactly what the People's Army Navy needs.
Chapter completed!