On the next day, Xiao Jianjun left Tianjin, rushed to Dagukou, boarded the Kunming ship, set sail to the east, and went to the Shandong waters to survey the hydrology, reefs, and the reconnaissance of the British and German troops in Weihai, Qingdao.

At this time in Tianjin, the Interim Executive Committee received a telegram from Shanghai, in the name of Li Hongzhang, asking Zhao Weizhong to go south and meet Li Hongzhang.

This is the third telegram with almost the same content, and it is also the second telegram after the end of the Tianjin Defense War. As early as the end of the Tianjin Defense War, Shanghai sent a telegram to urge Zhao Weizhong to go south. But at that time, the Time Travel Group was preparing for a second meeting and had no time to discuss the matter of Zhao Weizhong's going south, so it only replied to Shanghai in the name of Zhao Weizhong, and politely refused. A few days later, Shanghai sent another telegram, urging Zhao Weizhong to go south again, but the wording was even more urgent. It can be seen that after the Time Travelers won the victory of the Tianjin Defense War, the countries finally couldn't hold on.

Although it is in Tianjin, the time travelers are not ignorant of external affairs, because the telegram content between the consulates and outsiders in Tianjin is controlled by the time travelers. Therefore, the time travelers know that the victory of the Tianjin defense war has brought great shock to all countries. Now Britain, France, the United States and other countries have begun to consider the negotiation issues with the time travel group, so that the consulates in various countries in Tianjin can do their best to contact the time travelers, collect information about the time travelers, and test the attitude of the time travelers. This is the only line to contact the time travelers at present.

Although the time travelers do not intend to negotiate with other countries now, because the real purpose of the time travelers has not yet been achieved, the current military power of the time travelers is not enough to force Britain and Germany to abandon the concession in Shandong at the negotiating table. On the contrary, it will expose the time travelers' trump card too early. Therefore, they can only create an accurate fact first, so that they can negotiate. However, it is still possible to have formal contact with other countries now. On the one hand, maintaining contact will also be conducive to future negotiations. On the other hand, the time travelers now also need to purchase a batch of mechanical equipment from various countries. So Xia Bohai, Qin Zheng, Wang Yunpeng, and Xu Jichao, who are left behind in Tianjin, immediately negotiated on this.

Qin Zheng first said: "I think it's time. I should let Zhao Weizhong go to Shanghai. Moreover, it's useless for us to stay in Tianjin. Why not let him go to Shanghai to meet with Li Hongzhang and consular officials from various countries. I guess they will ask Zhao Weizhong to bring us a message."

Wang Yunpeng said: "I don't object to let Zhao Weizhong go to Shanghai. This was something we had decided long ago. However, should we ask Zhao Weizhong to go to Shanghai alone, or send someone to Shanghai with Zhao Weizhong to meet with Li Hongzhang, so that we may be able to discuss some common issues."

Xia Bohai shook his head and said, "It's not necessary. It's not the time to send our people to Shanghai. Because we are not ready to negotiate with imperialism now, even if we meet Li Hongzhang, we can't talk about anything."

Xu Jichao said: "What if Zhao Weizhong is blind when he goes to Shanghai? Or what if he doesn't go back to Tianjin when he goes to Shanghai?"

Wang Yunpeng said: "Isn't it enough not to let him take his daughter to Shanghai? As long as his daughter is still in our hands, I'm not afraid that he won't come back to Tianjin, and I'm sorry he doesn't dare to be blind in Shanghai."

Xia Bohai laughed and said, "Actually, he can do whatever he wants in Shanghai. He doesn't know the real secret matters. Moreover, Li Hongzhang and the consuls of various countries are not fools. It is impossible for Zhao Weizhong to believe whatever he wants. Besides, the telegrams from Shanghai and Tianjin have never been stopped. They also know the situation here and can verify it at any time."

Qin Zheng said, "I don't advocate detaining Zhao Weizhong's daughter in Tianjin. If Zhao Weizhong wants to take his daughter to Shanghai, let him take it with him, and it will not be a loss to us. Now Zhao Weizhong's role is actually to follow the line, and it is not without him. We will not contact Shanghai as much as it is, but it is just a trouble. Therefore, it is nothing if Zhao Weizhong does not return to Tianjin. However, if Li Hongzhang wants to contact us with other countries, he will definitely send Zhao Weizhong back to Tianjin. According to the contacts between Zhao Weizhong several times, this person has done Westernization affairs after all, and is not a stubborn person. He also has some good feelings for us. Moreover, he has an industry in Tianjin, and staying with us is not a bad thing for him. We might as well be generous and let Zhao Weizhong choose by himself. If Zhao Weizhong is really willing to follow us, it will of course be beneficial to us."

Xia Bohai said, "I agree with Lao Qin's opinion, so let Zhao Weizhong choose by himself."

Wang Yunpeng thought about it, then turned his head and said, "Okay, I agree with Political Commissar Qin."

Xu Jichao also said: "Let's do it according to the opinions of Political Commissar Qin."

Seeing that everyone agreed with their opinions, Qin Zheng was not polite and said, "Then it's settled. I'll come to Zhao Weizhong immediately and ask him to prepare to go south to Shanghai."

The opinions reached an agreement, and everyone immediately discontinued the meeting. Qin Zheng immediately sent someone to invite Zhao Weizhong. Because Qin Zheng had previously come forward to contact Zhao Weizhong, Qin Zheng was still receiving Zhao Weizhong this time.

After the Time Travel Group captured Tianjin City, Zhao Weizhong returned to Tianjin City with the approval of the time traveler. He originally had an old house and three shops in Tianjin City, but the old house and one shop were destroyed by the war, and there were still two shops left. Although most of the goods and money were taken away, the houses were generally well preserved and most of the furniture was still there, so Zhao Weizhong's family lived in a shop.

Although the losses were heavy, it was his own industry after all, which was better than all the losses. Later, after Zhao Weizhong responded to the Time Travel Group, the foundation of the old house was also repaid to Zhao Weizhong, and the losses were much greater than Zhao Weizhong imagined. And although the business could not be completed for the time being, Zhao Weizhong's family could get a subsidy from the Time Travel Group and lived a good life. Zhao Weizhong was also very grateful to this group of overseas Chinese.

Moreover, Zhao Weizhong was a man who had done Westernization affairs after all, and was well-informed. Although this group of overseas Chinese had not been in Tianjin for a long time, their style of conduct was very concise and effective. They treated the people with amiable but harsh attitude, and they were neither obscene or humble, but were neither humble nor arrogant, and had rules and regulations. They were full of vitality and vitality, and did not look like the Qing court's old, redundant, or boring.

The time traveler won the victory of the Tianjin defense battle, which also allowed Zhao Weizhong to reassess the strength of this group of overseas Chinese. He felt that it was a blessing for this group of overseas Chinese to come to China at this time, and could help the Qing Dynasty gradually get rid of the suppression of foreigners.

Of course, Zhao Weizhong was not incapable of seeing that this group of overseas Chinese did not seem to have any awe of the Qing Dynasty. After capturing Tianjin, they immediately established their own administrative system to include Tianjin in their own sphere of influence. They did not consider the idea of ​​the court at all. They were the style of warlords who were separatist. However, Zhao Weizhong did not think that there was anything wrong with this. This was not that Zhao Weizhong was not loyal to the Qing court, but because Zhao Weizhong belonged to the Huai Army system.

In this era, the Huai Army was a very strange military force in the Qing court. On the one hand, for a long time, the Huai Army was the main national defense force of the Qing court. During the Sino-French War and Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the main force of the Qing court's army was the Huai Army. On the other hand, since the day the Huai Army was established, the Qing court's defense against the Huai Army had never been eliminated, and it was controlled by many parties. Li Hongzhang, the founder of the Huai Army and the highest leader, also used the same defense. Although Li Hongzhang was in the first rank and had a high position and was in power, he never entered the military and ruled the government. Therefore, there was "only Li Hongzhang who was called the central government before entering the military army."

From Zhao Weizhong's perspective, of course, the Qing court was ashamed of the Huai Army. Therefore, in Zhao Weizhong's view, it was reasonable for this group of overseas Chinese to do so. If the Huai Army or Li Zhongtang were so tough with this group of overseas Chinese, the Huai Army would have been better now.

Zhao Weizhong hopes that this group of overseas Chinese can join forces with Li Zhongtang, while helping the Qing Dynasty deal with foreigners, while maintaining its own independence, and at the same time expanding the development of the Westernization Movement, so that he can work safely for a few more years to accumulate wealth and support his old age.

After receiving Qin Zheng's invitation, Zhao Weizhong did not dare to neglect it. He hurriedly changed his clothes and arrived at Gordon Hall, which had been renamed as the Tianjin Provisional Government Administrative Office Building.

After the two met, Zhao Weizhong bowed and said, "I have met the Qin Political Commissar."

At this time, Zhao Weizhong had a good understanding of the official title of the Time Travel Group, but he was not used to shaking hands when meeting. Therefore, Qin Zheng also withdrew his hand awkwardly, bowed his hands with his fists and said, "Mr. Zhao, don't be too polite, just sit down."

After the two separated the guests and the host and the host sat down, Qin Zheng handed the telegram sent from Shanghai to Zhao Weizhong and said with a smile: "There is another call from Shanghai to urge you to go south."

Zhao Weizhong received the telegram, read it once, and then said, "I don't know what the political commissar plans to reply."

In the first two telegrams, although Tianjin had proposed to reply in the name of Zhao Weizhong, the actual content was drafted by the time traveler, and then handed it to Zhao Weizhong, which was changed into classical Chinese and sent back to Shanghai. Zhao Weizhong was also very tactful and had nothing to do every time. He modified the wording according to the meaning of the time traveler, and there was no more branches or leaves. Therefore, he learned that there was another telegram coming from Shanghai, and Zhao Weizhong thought that this group of overseas Chinese would first draw the content and then change the wording.

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "This time Mr. Zhao replied to Li Zhongtang himself, you will go south and chase Shanghai recently. Please rest assured by Li Zhongtang."
Chapter completed!