African Nationhood

Chapter 120 Black Flag Army (Part )
  This time, only 1000 rifles, 10 rounds of ammunition, 500 bicycles, and a small amount of glass mirrors and cigarettes were unloaded on the "Jinshan Town".

The Dutch like new bicycles very much, especially their large cargo capacity.

The Dutch here liked it very much, so they specifically requested Nanhua Commercial House to supply it in large quantities.

The remaining supplies will be shipped to Vietnam.

The content of Shi Jintang's order brought by Xue Youfu this time was to let Ye Shilong and Wang Zhongyi, as representatives of Nanhua Company, secretly visit Baosheng (today's Lao Cai, Vietnam) in Vietnam.

Contact Liu Yongfu of the Black Flag Army and stay there.

Liu Yongfu's Black Flag Army was still a private guerrilla force in June 1883.

When the Sino-French war broke out next year (1884), the Qing Congress recruited Liu Yongfu.

In 1885, Feng Zicai and Liu Yongfu joined forces to defeat the French in a pincer attack at Zhennanguan.

Later Liu Yongfu was promoted by the Qing Dynasty because of his military exploits, but there was a condition that the Black Flag Army must be disbanded.

In order to enjoy the recruitment treatment in the Qing Dynasty, Liu Yongfu reluctantly gave up 90% of his Black Flag Army.

Of the Black Flag Army of more than 3000 people, only more than 200 direct descendants remained.

Then Japan invaded Taiwan, and Liu Yongfu was ordered to guard Taiwan and reorganize the Black Flag Army to fight against Japan. These are all things for later.

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Shi Jintang is very greedy for the nearly 3000 soldiers who have fought in hundreds of battles.

Therefore, I plan to contact Liu Yongfu first before the war begins, and invest in building up his goodwill.

When the Qing government promoted Liu Yongfu, they would be able to take advantage of the situation and take over the abandoned soldiers.

These soldiers all have families, and when the time comes to relocate to Southwest Africa, there will be another large number of immigrants.

Of course, these things cannot be said in advance, just order Ye Shilong to visit and make contacts.

In addition, Ye Shilong was sent on this trip because Shi Jintang received a secret report in Southwest Africa, which described in detail Ye Shilong's extraordinary behavior.

That's why Shi Jintang asked Ye Shilong to go to Vietnam, hoping that he could realize his deep meaning.

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As for Xue Youfu, classmate Xue's destiny was completely changed because of Shi Jintang.

In the original time and space of 1881, just after he was admitted to MIT, the Qing government interrupted the training plan and he was forced to return to China early.

Because his family was in Fujian Province, he was assigned to join the Mawei Navy of the Qing Dynasty. In 1884, he was killed in the Mawei naval battle between China and France.

And he is famous because he has a female friend named Katie in the United States.

When this American female friend was in her 80s, she donated the letter he wrote to herself to a museum in the United States, and his name was widely spread.

Later, Shi Jintang saw a copy of the letter he wrote to an American girl at an exhibition in China's Pearl River Delta city.

After Shi Jintang found out that this man had joined him, he asked Zhong Wenyao to take him back to Southwest Africa and appointed him as the acting captain of the "Jinshan Town".

In the future, this dear friend should become a naval admiral, of course if everything goes well.

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Ye Shilong's assistant Wang Zhongyi was from Lu Province in the Qing Dynasty. Because his family had been doing business for generations, he was exposed to Western culture prematurely.

When he was young, he relied on financial support from his family to go abroad to study in the UK.

After graduation, I heard that there were colonies founded by Chinese in Southwest Africa.

So I took a Henry Line cruise ship directly to Southwest Africa. After arriving, I found that all measures in Southwest Africa were very pragmatic.

Especially after seeing the "August 1st-style Chinese clothes" and "August 1st-style student uniforms", he felt that the leader of Nanhua Company was unusual.

New clothing perfectly inherits Chinese culture and is innovative at the same time.

So he took the initiative to ask for a meeting with Shi Jintang. After receiving the interview, he had a good conversation and felt that Boss Shi had good strategies and insights, so he wanted to join Nanhua Company to show his talents.

Shi Jintang asked him what skills he had, and he told him that he had a degree from an engineering college and was proficient in English and French.

Seeing that he was eager to try and perform, Shi Jintang sent him over and asked him to follow Ye Shilong on a visit to Vietnam.

...     After Xue Youfu announced Mr. Shi's order, Wang Zhongyi took the initiative to walk up to Ye Shilong, bowed his body slightly and said sincerely: "Representative Ye, I studied in school before and don't know much about world affairs, but I will do my best to help. you.

If there is something I did wrong, please feel free to point it out directly and I will try my best to correct it! "

This young man was so sincere, and he was sent by Mr. Shi. It was difficult for Ye Shilong to say anything, but he still had to be polite.

“We are all under Mr. Shi, and we should work together to complete the tasks entrusted by Mr. Shi.

There is no question of giving advice or not. Let’s make progress together! "

Wang Zhongyi nodded fiercely, "Yes, Representative Ye, you are right, let's make progress together!"

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Since Ye Shilong is going to visit Vietnam, someone must be in charge of Dongwanlu City.

Looking at Zeng Ze and Zhong Yilin, Ye Shilong felt a little worried.

Fortunately for Zeng Ze, even an older person looks mature, but this young man Zhong Yilin is a bit too young.

Pontianak is the front line to deal with the Dutch. Zeng Ze has always been the general manager of the business store and he cannot leave.

As for the East Wanlu City, Zhong Yilin can only keep an eye on it.

Ye Shilong called his entourage over and selected fifty guards to go with him to Vietnam.

Then he told the remaining guards to assist Deputy Manager Zhong and that he had to go elsewhere for business.

He will come back after the mission is completed. If anyone dares to play tricks during this period, he will not be lenient!
  All the guards were naturally obedient, and it was not clear who would cause trouble in the short term. This was just a routine beating.

After Ye Shilong finished explaining to the guards, he sent a telegram to Shi Jintang.

Request Mr. Shi to send a capable person to take charge as soon as possible. This young man Zhong Yilin is still too young.

After the discussion, Ye Shilong and the other four had a drink at Nanhua Commercial House in Pontianak.

The next day, the "Jinshan Town" set sail towards the South China Sea.

Their destination will be Hon Kei Port in Vietnam. At that time, Ye Shilong and Wang Zhongyi will disembark and go to Baosheng (today's Lao Cai, Vietnam) on their own.

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In late June, the "Jinshan Town" entered Hongji Port.

Officials of the Nguyen Dynasty in Vietnam were surprised by the docking of British merchant ships, but they were confused when they discovered that the people on board were Chinese.

However, the Chinese are not unfamiliar to them. After all, Vietnam has been influenced by Confucian culture for a long time, and there were many "Ming Xiang people" serving as officials in the Nguyen Dynasty.

After learning that the British merchant ship was here for trade, Hong Kei Port officials were very happy.

After the two parties traded glass mirrors, cans, cigarettes and lighters, they stopped trading.

Ye and Wang had already sneaked into the interior with their guards and riding hired horses.

After traveling for nearly ten days, they finally arrived outside Baosheng City.

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After receiving the notification from the guard, the thin Liu Yongfu was quite surprised: The British are looking for me?

Then he informed his wife Huang Xiulan about the matter.

Huang Xiulan is a beautiful person, smart and knowledgeable, so she suggested that her husband meet her first before talking.

So Ye Shilong, Wang Zhongyi and his party were brought into Baosheng City.

Along the way, the two of them did not forget to observe the surrounding environment and found that the city was full of Chinese.

The clothes of men and women are no different from those in the Qing Dynasty, and men still have braids.

Ye Shilong was a little disappointed. Are these people really the armed forces fighting against the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty?

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