中法战争结束后，法国驻广州领事回粤任，他以中法战争期间两广群众反洋教斗争使法国教堂财产受损为由，多次向两广总督衙门提出索赔要求，并送次请求两广总督张之洞接见。张之洞对法领事的无理要求，多次复照予以批驳，并一直不予接见。法国政府无奈，被迫三易驻广州领事，放弃了藉教案妄索之举。 After the Sino-French war ended, the French consul in Guangzhou returned to Guangdong. On the ground that the anti-foreign religious struggles between China and France during the war between China and France had damaged the property of the French church, he made several claims to the Governor Yamen of Guangdong and Guangxi and sent two requests Governor Zhang Zhidong met. Chang Chih-tung criticized the unreasonable request of the French consul and repeatedly refuted it and has not given him any access. The French government was helpless, was forced to three consuls Guangzhou consul, gave up the lesson to make excuses.