Chapter 183: Unwinnable Victory (5)

"Lao Sa, don't you open your eyes and don't know the hearts of good people?

When did Ben Baylor trap his friends? On that day, the Boxers were in turmoil in Beijing, and the food in the embassy area was cut off, if it weren't for Ben Beile's sacrifice of life to deliver food to you, how many envoys from the friendly countries would have starved to death? ”

It's good that Gui Shun didn't mention this stubble, but when he mentioned the matter of food, Sa Daoyi's expression was no different from eating a dead child, 2.4 million pounds of grain! This amount of money can even be compared to the financial revenue of a small country in a year, there are a total of 100 envoys and an army of several hundred people in the embassy district, and in a few months, they have eaten 2.4 million pounds of food.

"Your Highness Baylor, we also benefited from each other in the previous transaction, and the benefits you gained in it are much greater than ours, two million pounds, we will lend according to the agreement, how about this money for compensation?"

Two million pounds sterling can be exchanged for fifteen million taels of silver, and Sa Daoyi doesn't know who to report such a bill? Seven million is not enough for half of this bill!

"There must be a clear distinction between public and private! That's Ben Baylor's personal property! ”

Sa Daoyi talked about the matter of 2.4 million pounds of grain, and Li Hongzhang was also very surprised, Li Hongzhang also heard about Gui Shun's delivery of grain to the embassy area, but what he didn't know was that Gui Shun actually blackmailed the foreign devils for 2.4 million pounds.

Gui Shun was not annoyed when his old bottom was revealed, but glanced at Lao Li with a smug face, and the meaning was also very clear, you Lao Li is not successful! My second master is really powerful!

"Alas...... In this case, I have nothing to say, it is impossible to change guns! ”

The corrupt Lao Sa of the Qing State also knew that personal property and state indemnities could not be compared, and the purchase of grain for 2.4 million pounds was recognized by ministers of various countries at that time, and Sa Daoyi could not be a villain, and the spirit of the contract still had to be followed - read the full text of the latest chapter [first release]

"Lao Sa, it can't be three words. Don't say it too soon!

Let Ben Belle explain it to you!

Do you know why the coalition forces near Jinmen can't stop the plague? The lack of anti-epidemic medicinal materials is only one of them, and the lack of cremation is the main reason, in addition to the incineration. And you have to burn what the patient has used and touched, have you done that?

You must have done it, but you can't burn what the sick have touched. Guns and warships are the way for the plague to spread among the Jinmen army!

Lao Sa, do you know this?

If these ordnance are not burned, the plague will never be stopped, and what can you do if you bring guns and cannons back to the country, and the warships drive back to the country, in Benbele's opinion, it is only the effect of spreading the plague!

Old Sana!

Tsarist Russia is a lesson for you, there is some news. You may also know that the Tsarist Russian army in the three eastern provinces, when they first retreated, brought large bags and small bags, what was the result?

Wherever they went, where the plague spread, can't this kind of experience wake up your old man?

Once your coalition forces bring the plague back to the country again, won't our medicinal herbs be bought and sold in vain?

You have a way of disinfecting. Can it be disinfected? If it works, will the plague still be raging around the world?

You have to think about these, Lao Sa, like a lot of ordnance warships. It burned like this, and Ben Baylor was heartbroken!

Last night, Ben Baylor went back and thought about it, and after thinking about it, he felt that he couldn't be like Little Japan and harm his friends, so there was what Ben Baylor just said!

Old Sana! Be a good person and be a bad person. You can't be that foolish person who doesn't distinguish between good and bad!

What you just said made Ben Baylor sad! Ben Baylor is bent on your own good, but what about you? Ben Baylor's hard work and kindness are all regarded by you as donkey's liver and lungs......"

Lao Li sat on the sofa with Erlang's legs crossed, listening to Gui Shun's Dun Dun teachings to Sa Daoyi, his beard had to be cocked from time to time, and in the peace talks with the devils of all the oceans, meeting a wonderful person like Gui Beile was also a great joy in life!

After listening to Gui Shun's words, Li Hongzhang looked at Sa Daoyi again, and his face completely lost the arrogant look of rejection just now, and was replaced by a large area of cold sweat, as well as a pig's liver-like face.

After Sa Daoyi lost his mind for a long time, the moment he came back to his senses, he didn't say anything to Gui Shun and Li Hongzhang, but hurriedly found the doctor of the embassy, and repeated what Gui Shun had just said in detail.

Seeing this scene, Gui Shun gave Li Hongzhang a look with a smile, and Lao Li also smiled and gave a thumbs up.

"Old Sa! Lao Sa!

If you don't believe it, you can let the people below try salt water and spirits to disinfect, this method, we have tried it in Jinmen, it has little effect, there is no other way than to burn it!

Lao Sa! Brother Sa! Benbel is not here to blackmail your ordnance, Benbel is really thinking about his friends!

If you want to ask Ben Belle why he wants to change your ordnance, it's still that one word, it's poor! We can't afford to be poor, we have to use it, don't we?

Tsarist Russia occupies the land of Longxing in my Qing Dynasty, which is tolerable or unbearable, and the ordnance in exchange, we will not stay in Beijing to make things difficult with our friends, in order to recover the land of Longxing in my Qing Dynasty, the three eastern provinces!

Defending the country and defending the land is more important than Mount Tai! Regain lost land at the cost of your life!

In order to regain the lost territory, we can use any kind of firearms, and in order to regain the lost territory, we are not afraid of contracting the plague! ”

In the last few words, Gui Shun said the momentum, and also suppressed Sa Daoyi, after a few thoughts, Sa Daoyi still did not agree to Gui Shun's proposal to exchange weapons for medicinal materials, the matter is big, he, the minister with full power, can't do it!

"Your Highness Baylor, we understand your kindness, the matter of ordnance is not something I can decide, this time I can only disappoint His Highness Baylor!"

was rejected by Lao Sa, Gui Shun was not annoyed, and groaned for a while with a sad face, and Gui Shun opened his mouth again.

"Lao Sa, what kind of friendship do we have, don't talk like that!

We have an old saying in the Qing Dynasty, called buying and selling is not benevolent and righteous, although our business is not negotiated, but we can't be benevolent!

The matter of medicinal materials involves heavy dΓ , and a large number of them will not be given to you, so be it! Benbeiler privately sent you 10,000 doses of anti-epidemic medicinal materials, the epidemic prevention of Tianjin is important, and the lives of friends and friends are important.

Lao Sa. The clothes of this army also have to be changed! Before coming, Ben Baylor had already arranged tens of thousands of sets of old clothes that had been washed by pulp. We can afford it! To-morrow and the day after tomorrow Benbel will send for you.

Lao Sa, give us the military uniforms and military shoes you want to burn!

Although Benbel said that he had no worries about food and clothing, winter came. In my Qing Dynasty, there are still countless people who are not clothed, and they will freeze to death without clothes, and in order not to freeze to death, we are not afraid of plague on those clothes. ”

Listening to Gui Shun's sigh, Sa Daoyi also gave a thumbs up frequently, and after thinking for a while, Sa Daoyi opened his mouth with some embarrassment.

"Your Highness Baylor, can you raise some personnel for us about the cremation?"

Hearing Sa Daoyi say such a request. Li Hongzhang changed color, Gui Shun's face was not very good-looking, the corpse was burned, almost ten deaths, who would do this?

"This ...... Not good! But not absolutely, Ben Baylor will go back and ask you. ”

Hearing Gui Shun's hesitation, Sa Daoyi was anxious, and after thinking for a while, he gritted his teeth and made a promise.

"His Highness Baylor. How about a hundred taels of silver a day for one person? ”

"It's not about money, I'm not afraid of death in the Qing Dynasty, but it also depends on how to die. This matter can be discussed, but it is still the same sentence, not absolutely!

Lao Sa, it's not too early, you should also think about the ordnance, and Ben Baylor will go back to help you ask. ”

The purpose was not achieved. On the contrary, Sa Daoyi asked a somewhat embarrassing question, and after Gui Shun and Li Hongzhang walked out of the embassy area, Lao Li also said righteously.

"Lord Belle, the matter of burning the corpse must not be promised, our people are also human!"

"Lord Zhongtang, you have never been poor, so poor that you don't even want your life, you haven't experienced it, Ben Beile has experienced it, Zhili refugees, although most of them have moved north, but in the area of Jingshi, there are still many old and weak, seeing that it is winter, they are really unclothed!

Let's go back and discuss this......"

Helping foreign devils burn their bodies, Gui Shun also felt that this matter was inappropriate, but he had experienced what it means to be poor and not afraid of death, and he felt that the second master Li in the family would do it, so when he responded to Sa Daoyi, he left room for it.

"If you are poor, you must be poor!"

Seeing that Gui Shun's attitude was wrong, Li Hongzhang spoke, he also wanted to watch more foreign devils die, especially soldiers.

"Lao Li, don't tell Lao Tzu this, people are poor, horses are thin and long, this is not nonsense.

The feeling of hungry fire in the belly, do you Lao Li know? Wearing single clothes for three or nine days, the feeling of cool air in your bones, do you Lao Li know?

Ben Baylor will ask about this! ”

Li Hongzhang naturally knew that Gui Shun was referring to who he was referring to, General Li Ershen, and he was afraid that this matter would be ......

"Lord Belle, do something and don't do anything!"

"Lao Li! Li Zhongtang! Don't tell us about this, tell those people outside Sijiu City! ”

Thinking of the tribulations he had experienced before, Gui Shun's heart was also a little blocked, and he didn't know the pain if he didn't experience it! Leaving this sentence, Gui Shun hurriedly returned to Baylor Mansion, and after telling Li Dacheng about this matter, the answer was the same as Gui Shun and Li Hongzhang guessed, and Li Dacheng responded.

"Lord Belle, this matter is handled well!

Let Lao Gu go down and ask those old and weak left by Zhili, if anyone is willing, we will not block them, one hundred taels of silver a day, a lot for us, but not much for foreign devils, sue sΓΉ Sa Daoyi, five hundred taels of silver a day.

Seeing that it is about to snow, you can talk to Lao Gu again and see if you can make a vacant lot near the Tonghui River or the canal, so that your subordinates can organize the refugees who cannot be evacuated and build some shacks to survive the winter.

Then there is that among the refugees, let people open a few grain shops, sell grain as much as possible, and take out some of the grain in the official treasury to change clothes for the winter. ”

sighed, Li Dacheng also had relatives, when the refugees moved north, they were all strong young and middle-aged people, many old people and children were left near Beijing, and the children Li Dacheng paid for tens of thousands, and those old and weak, in addition to the government's relief, Zhenwei Army also took out a lot of food.

Child, Li Dacheng can manage it, but there are too many old and weak, he can't manage it, he can maintain their minimum food and clothing, Gu Qixing has complaints, and the interests of this pass, sometimes, it is really difficult to cross.

"What about those military uniforms and military shoes? Burn it? ”

After listening to Li Dacheng's statement, Gui Shun also began to be compassionate, the clothes of foreign devils are really good, and they are enough to keep out the cold.

"Not necessarily! Cook it, it shouldn't be much of a problem!

So be it! After cooking, we will pay for it, of course, we can also exchange it for food and cold clothing, the price will be higher for Lao Guding, and these things will be sent to the army in the three eastern provinces.

However, the residences of these refugees must be segregated, and the medicinal materials must be released, and the refugees must not be allowed to gather together, and the camps must be separated from each other for at least five miles.

These things, you go and tell Lao Gu, Lord Belle must always leave some good reputation in Beijing, if there are people in the city who want to make this money, they will be successful, but they can't go back to the city, they can only live in the newly opened epidemic prevention camp.

When responding to Sa Daoyi, I might as well mention it again, the matter of exchanging medicinal materials for ordnance, I think, they can't bear it! ”

Although the plague is a flood beast, it is not impossible to prevent it, as long as it is isolated, the plague is just a disease, and there may be deaths and injuries, but as long as the isolation is done, the price that Li Dacheng gave to Sa Daoyi can still allow many people to live a life of food and clothing. (To be continued.) )xh118

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