Gou Thirteen is having a good time here, see if the girl is teasing My Neighbor Totoro!

But in another time and space, Zeng Guofan had a headache, looking at the foreigners with big noses and blue eyes in front of him, all of them were trembling and staring at him, he felt as if he had entered a wolf's den.

"Dear Lord, you are our best friend in Great Britain. I don't know if you can sue me about the gold mine of Dongying (cough cough, the name of the island country will be replaced by Dongying in the future) is it true? "The leader of the team to discuss cooperation with Zeng Guofan was a down-and-out viscount of Great Britain, John Weir, just now when discussing how to build a factory in Changsha Province and the surrounding places, Zeng Guofan suddenly threw a depth charge, which instantly blew up the idea of building a factory in the interior of the Qing Dynasty.

What is the most profitable thing to do in this era?

Needless to ask, of course, gold or silver mining. Gold and silver are hard currency, and Dongying is a big fat pig to be slaughtered in their eyes, and it is still toothless. Naturally, he would not let go of such a good opportunity, even if he wanted to ask his country's army to help at that time, it would be a valuable deal.

"Ahem, that Mr. John, first of all, you can call me Lord Zeng or Lao Zeng, this country is a little inappropriate. As for the location of Dongying's gold mine, I also know a rough idea, after all, you also know that I can't have been to those places, as for the source, I have nothing to say, but there will definitely be no problem with the authenticity. ”

Zeng Guofan glanced at the official in charge of translation helplessly, and his face was a little gloomy. The soul of this number dictionary is faint, don't you know how to translate it well? The ancestors have been replaced by foreigners, and you still have a turtle grandson smile!

Ahem, Lao Zeng can wronged other translators! In fact, he doesn't know much about the customs and habits of foreigners, and according to the literal translation, he will definitely make jokes.

"Oh, my dear friend Zeng, why are you so sure?" The translator learned wisely this time, and he didn't translate Zeng Guofan's name upside down. Glancing at several foreigners on the opposite side, they all had hungry expressions, Zeng Guofan was a little cold, the thirteenth master was really right, these foreigners are asking for money, not their lives!

"Ahem, I've looked into this. Let's not talk about the location of the gold mines, we can look at the increasing amount of gold and silver imported from Dongying in the Qing Dynasty in recent years, which shows that their country has a lot of gold and silver mines. In addition, I also invited a few wandering monks who have been to Dongying to understand that there are indeed a lot of gold mines near the southern part of Kyushu, but the technology on the Dongying side is limited after all, and only a part of the surface gold ore can be mined, and as far as I know, there are a lot of gold mines in the depths of southern Kyushu! ”

Zeng Guofan said with a stern face, he was not worried that foreigners would be able to find those gold mines immediately, and he had to know more detailed place names before it was convenient. And in order to enhance his persuasiveness, he even took out a simple map, on which a circle was drawn with red lines, and the foreigners did not know where it was.

"Oh, I didn't expect that there would be such a learned person as Lord Zeng in the Qing Dynasty, I don't know what conditions Lord Zeng needs to tell us the detailed place name?" After seeing the map, several foreigners instantly stared at each other, and their breathing accelerated, and they couldn't wait to rush up immediately to grab the map, and then go back to study it slowly.

"Hehe, it's actually very simple! We didn't say that I would open up a place in Changsha to build a factory for you in the future, but you need to provide me with some machinery and construction, especially for the military industry. Zeng Guofan calmed down after seeing that the foreigner was really hooked, and looked at Wilson with an old god.

"That's right, my dear Zeng, my good friend, I can make up my mind about this. We'll be here with mechanics and technicians to support you in your industry, but we need to make sure that the gold mine is true first. "Wilson is not stupid, otherwise he would not be the commercial representative of Great Britain. He knew that Zeng Guofan's words had not yet been finished, but he was also afraid that the other party's lion would open his mouth and immediately put forward his own conditions.

"That's fine, but I have two more conditions! The first is that I am very interested in your foreigners' paintings, especially a painter named Leonardo da Vinci, I heard that his paintings of beautiful women have a sense of meaning. So I hope you can get me a painting of Leonardo da Vinci for me to look at, and I think it shouldn't be difficult for you. ”

Zeng Guofan smiled and patted the foreigner's sycophant, but Wilson himself was a nobleman, so he was naturally a little proud and nodded unceremoniously. Although Leonardo da Vinci is somewhat famous in Europe, he is not as famous as he is in modern times, so it is not difficult to get a picture of him.

"Well, the second word is that I hope that when we cooperate in the future, we hope to have more opportunities to exchange calligraphy, painting and poetry. To be honest, I'm interested in your customs and culture, so I hope Wilson won't be stingy. ”

"Yes, dear Zeng! I agreed to your conditions, I immediately asked my assistant to handle a contract and we signed, and then you told me the location of the gold mine in Dongying, although I don't know the specific storage amount but I am moved. I have to say, you are a very good businessman! Wilson waved his hand and immediately agreed happily, and several businessmen behind him also nodded in agreement, in fact, they also had the idea of spreading their own country's culture to the Qing Dynasty, and almost Zeng Guofan's idea coincided with them.

"Hahaha, thank you! But I'm not a businessman, I'm an official of the Qing Dynasty! Books and calligraphy and painting are also my personal hobbies, and the contract is definitely fine! We can write right away, and as for the amount of gold deposits, I don't think you will be disappointed! I've heard a monk who has studied geography say that it's at least a million tons, but the shogunate is very close to Kyushu! ”

Zeng Guofan always remembered that Gou Shisan's so-called disaster led to the east, and in order to make the foreigners' aggression against Dongying more firm, and to suppress the development of Dongying, it was necessary to provoke a big war between the two sides, otherwise the effect would not be obvious.

"Hahaha, thank you for your guidance! Although I don't have much contact with the shogunate of Dongying, I think their soldiers are definitely inferior to our British army, especially in terms of navy, we are the overlord! Wilson patted his chest with a proud face and said with a smile, in his eyes, what shogunate, Dongying or Daqing were just a group of monkeys, and it was too arrogant to want to confront Great Britain.

Yes, Great Britain was at the peak of the first industrial revolution at this time, and they had not yet entered the quagmire of war with several old empires. Both commoners and nobles are very arrogant and arrogant, and they also have a strong sense of identity with their country.

"Okay, let's take a look at the map. As soon as the contract is signed, I will give you a brief introduction to the distribution of gold mines on the island of Kyushu. When the time comes, it will also be convenient for you to explore, Kagoshima on Kyushu Island is the largest gold deposit in Toei, and the center point of this red circle here is Kagoshima...... That's probably the case, and I'll wish Mr. Wilson a successful start in advance. ”

Zeng Guofan smiled and took out the map again, pointed to the circle on it, and the topographic map of different heights, and gave a general introduction to what he learned from Gou Shisan, and several British businessmen listened to it with a smile, and they wanted to rush to Dongying to investigate it immediately.

It's good to cross the contract, Zeng Guofan probably browsed it. In general, his own requirements are listed, among which Wilson even generously gave him a layer of dry shares. Zeng Guofan's attitude towards foreigners also improved a lot, and after signing it, he invited them to a meal before sending them away.

"Hey, thirteen masters, thirteen masters!" After Zeng Guofan finalized the cooperation, he happily ran back to his study and closed the door to report the good news to Gou Thirteen, this time not only got a lot of benefits, but also completed the things that Gou Thirteen explained.

It's a pity that there is no movement after shouting a few times, during this time he has basically become accustomed to the elusive whereabouts of Gou Thirteen, and after calling a few times and not responding, he began to sharpen the ink and prepare to write calligraphy, expressing his inner excitement.