Section 160 Plans for Peace

If the Francos were willing to send ships to patrol the Pearl River estuary, it would be very difficult for the thieves' ships to enter the river.

"But, Lord Tall, ......," another staff member whispered.

Guangdong Inspector Gao Shunqin is still working hard to "fight to the death with the thief to the end". Around him gathered a group of forbidden elements and scholars in the officialdom. They used to target the Portuguese in Macau, and now they are targeting the Australians. Of course, the Portuguese were not unforgotten - in the midst of the hún turmoil, he continued as usual: he demanded that the Portuguese be banned from trading in Canton.

"I heard that Gao Xun's recital has already been delivered." A staff member who specializes in inquiring about information between the various yamen offices said, "I'm afraid this matter cannot be reversed." ”

"I don't know if I can ask the bigwigs in Beijing to carry out their activities and put this matter aside? As long as he drags him out for two or three years, the matter will be over. ”

"If you want to handle this, you can't do it without ten thousand silver." He Chengzong's face was solemn, "Moreover, it is inconvenient for the Francois to know about this matter." ”

One of the staff members blurted out: "That's going to be difficult"

If it is a weekday, as long as the news is passed through, the Francois may be willing to pay for this activity. The person who handled it took the opportunity to drop two or three thousand silver, and it was not a problem.

But the current situation is delicate, and I am afraid that Francois himself knows that the Guangdong government has a request for him. They have cards in their hands, and asking them to send troops and money at once can only be wishful thinking.

Of course, Li Fengjie would not take out this 10,000 taels of silver......

Li Fengjie sighed heavily. He talked to Gao Shunqin many times about this. But it was never negotiated. Gao Shunqin's attitude is very tough. This made Li Fengjie very unhappy: in his opinion, Gao Shunqin was a patrol of imperial history, and the success or failure of the war had little to do with him. The high-profile main battle is purely for fame and reputation. And once the imperial court really banned the trade of the Franc Machine, it is difficult to say how much interest the Franc Robot would have in defending the security of the Pearl River Estuary.

"However, even if you don't send people to Beijing for activities, if the imperial court has to make a decision, it will at least get a decree next year." He Chengzong said, "The Francois people don't necessarily know the news in the capital. As long as we keep it a secret, they will do the same. ”

Another aide said: "Although the Francois cannot live in the city, there are many people in the city who benefit from them. I'm afraid this matter can't be hidden. ”

"Only come and don't admit it," Li Fengjie sighed. For this reason, he strictly ordered not to leak the matter to the Francophiles, and took care of the Xiangshan County Chenghe County Order, and if the Francophiles asked about the matter, they must unequivocally state: "It is pure rumors."

He decided to send someone to contact the Portuguese at once, and on the other hand, he stepped up the pace of negotiating peace. Li Fengjie felt that the most troublesome thing was that there was no one in the middle of the contact. Originally, there was a Zi's brand in Guangzhou City, which was the most haode central contact, but in the ** of the suppression, the Zi's brand was seized as a reverse property, not only all the goods were confiscated and sold, but all the property generated by the house was also seized and awaited disposal. The once lively Ziming Building and Huifu Street are now deserted. Half of them can't be found.

In addition to the proprietor of the purple number, the Gao family is the most ideal. After all, they are agents of the Australians. However, the Gao family was very cunning and told the staff of the governor's yamen who had repeatedly come to visit him: Master Gao has gone to Jiangnan to do goods. I'm not in Guangzhou right now, if there's anything to do, I'll discuss it when he comes back.

"This slippery head" Li Fengjie secretly scolded, and his refusal to come forward shows that he feels that the current situation is still unclear and is unwilling to come forward -- in addition, in the disposal of the purple brand's industry, the Gao family and the officialdom in Guangzhou also have problems. Now it's clear to stand on the banks of the river and look at the rising water.

As soon as Guo Yi and the others withdrew, Nanhai County immediately seized all the properties in Zizihao, which immediately attracted countless people who coveted it to stretch out their hands. One of the most energetic is Tian Da. He made noise in Guangzhou Mansion every day, and wanted to buy these "reverse productions".

Since Lu Yizhong went to Qiongzhou with the army, Tian Da had no official figures to run around in Guangzhou, and he stopped for a while. But when he heard that Guo Dongzhu, Pei Lixiu and others had all run away, leaving only some people who were rich in the house, he couldn't help but be angry. Of course, Tian Da knows that the purple brand can make money every day and rely on the operation of the Australians, and now all the people are gone, not to mention the Australians, even their men and craftsmen have not left one or two, just leaving these house names, what is the use of tools and machines that no one will use?

I made a package ticket with the owner, saying that this trip to Guangzhou could bring tens of thousands of silver and Australians' big shops to donate. There is nothing now, how can I explain to the owner when I go back? Maybe he will be forced out of the house.

Tian Da knows the preciousness of the identity of this Tianhuang family's minion, he does a lot of evil on weekdays, as long as he does not have the protection of Tianhuang's family for a day, he will be killed immediately.

Tian Da used his identity to find Guangzhou Prefecture, Nanhai and Panyu counties, and forced the prefecture and county yamen to go out to arrest him. The officials of the two counties of this prefecture couldn't stand it, so they randomly arrested some men and craftsmen to deal with it. It's all people who don't know anything, and Tian Da is so angry that he runs around the yamen in the city every day, clamoring to "buy" the purple property.

The officials and big families in Guangzhou City felt that they couldn't provoke this villain, so they didn't compete with him, and held up the original intention to give up the valuable Ziminglou property in the purple number to Tian Da, and buy the residences, shops and workshops on Huifu Street, so that the Australians could come back secretly and continue to do business together. He can not only make Australians feel that he has preserved his property, but also take the opportunity to control part of the ownership of the purple name.

Unexpectedly, Tian Da was insatiable for Zizihao, not only to occupy Ziming Building, but also to swallow all the properties on Huifu Street. Gao Ju knew that Gonggong Yang's status and authority in the palace could not be compared with that of Tian Guifei, but he was unwilling to back down - this was not only a matter of interests, but everyone knew that Guo Dongzhu was his partner, and if he could not effectively protect the interests of his business partners, the Gao family's reputation in the business circle would be greatly damaged.

Gao Ju personally visited Li Fengjie, hoping that the governor and the Guangzhou officialdom could help him. Of course, he may have done a great good.

But Li Fengjie didn't want to offend Tian Da because of this, and he didn't want to offend Tian Hongyu. Officials know that the most terrible thing is not the imperial historian, but a mouth in the palace, and if you say a few words inadvertently, you will plant a curse at any time.

Gao Ju knew that he couldn't compete with Tian Da, so he had to endure the pain and cut his love and no longer ask about it.

As a result, the original purple real estate fell into the hands of Tian Da without any suspense. However, Li Fengjie still kept a hand, and he could agree to take care of the Guangzhou prefect, but there was no need to worry about things such as contract transfer, and he tried to "delay" as much as possible.

"Humble duty understands." The prefect of Guangzhou asked Li Fengjie, "It's just that this Tianda can't get the deed one day, and he will come to make noise one day, and I don't know when I will be able to delay it?" ”

"The people of He Town have entered Lingao's pond, and it's not too late for you to handle it." Li Fengjie should teach face-to-face, "Right now, it's dragging." ”

Li Fengjie thought about it, fortunately, he did not transfer the purple property to the Tian family that day, otherwise it would be more than ten times more troublesome to talk about appeasement now. Fortunately, it's not too late - the Tian family is not the owner of the property yet.

As for Tian Da, who continues to make noise, he also feels that it is not in the way. Not to mention that the Australians obviously hate Tian Da to the core, once he returns to Guangzhou, Tian Da will definitely die. Even if the Australian is magnanimous and doesn't want to deal with him, some people take the initiative to deal with him as Australians.

Only now he was looking for someone who could connect in the middle, and this person had to be reliable and capable. Li Fengjie was reluctant to take the risk of sending his staff to Lingao - one was that the local situation was unclear, and he could not deal with it if the news leaked; Second, he doesn't have such talents under him.

This person cannot be an official in the first place, and of course it is better not to be his own staff. lest the matter become too big and be blamed on yourself. Li Fengjie's staff pondered and meditated for a long time, and finally thought of Huang Shunlong.

Wong Soon Loong is the gray character of Macau: traffic pirates, who are very active in the sale of prohibited goods. Although local officials like Li Fengjie did not know much about this, the local staff and lower-level officials who were very familiar with the local situation still knew very well. They knew that Huang Shunlong had a deep relationship with the pirates off the coast of Guangdong. There will probably be no contact with the Australian, and it should be a reliable and safe way to contact through him. It's easiest to shirk things when they fail.

In addition to Huang Shunlong, Li Fengjie's subordinates thought of a second group of people: Qiwei Dart Bureau.

The close relationship between Qiwei Dart Bureau and Zizi is not a secret in Guangdong. It was Sun Kecheng of Qiwei who had a relationship with Guo Dongzhu of the purple name, and the Qiwei Dart Bureau, which was originally just a small business, developed into a large-scale business in Guangdong in just a few years, involving cars, boats, shops, and foot water and land trading.

After Guo Yi and others fled from Guangzhou, the Qiwei Dart Bureau did not suffer a major blow -- their service relationship with the local gentry and high-ranking officials and eunuchs created a large protective net. Of course, Sun Kecheng also spent more than 20,000 pieces of silver before and after to settle everything - 10,000 taels of which was the "military salary" of "happy loss".

Li Fengjie has no doubt: Sun Kecheng and the thief still colluded and secretly communicated the news. Maybe the guys and craftsmen who mysteriously disappeared in the purple number are under the protection of Sun Kecheng. But this doesn't matter to him, now as long as Sun Kecheng helps him build the passage and can talk to the thief. And Qiwei is also a bargaining chip in his negotiations - isn't the thief known as the most trustworthy? Sun Kecheng can also be used as a hostage when needed.