"Yo yo deer chirping, apple of the wild food. I have guests, drummers and shengs. ”

In June of the first year of Keio (1865), the Yokohama Rokumeikan, which had just been completed, was bustling with lights and wine, and Westerners were either dancing or talking.

But whether it is the merchants who went to the Far East to pan for gold, or the staff of the mansions of various countries stationed in Yokohama, even when they were looking for fun, they kept a close eye on the movement in the banquet center - there was no way, the ministers of England, France and Mi people gathered together, and any major decisions of these three people could completely affect their net worth and future.

"Unexpectedly, the Luming Pavilion is still good."

After listening to the words of Vanderbilt, the new minister of the rice people, and the Buddhist minister Rocius, his face immediately darkened, the rice people or something, the most annoying!

The Luming Pavilion is built well, a pure Western two-story mansion, Sardinian mixed with British style, can not be said to be beautiful, it is also magnificent, which shows the intentions of the Fuso shogunate.

But the problem is, this thing has been built, but the matter of stationing in Yokohama is yellow:

On June 25, 1863 (May 10, the third year of Bunjiu), the Choshu Domain of Fuso bombarded the Mi merchant ship "Pembroke Ke" passing through the Shimonoseki Strait, opening the first shot of Fuso's armed attack.

On July 3, the British and Buddhist ministers joined forces and obtained the consent of the Edo shogunate, "In view of the turmoil, the two countries will station troops in Yokohama to protect the safety of the expatriates." ”

However, the problem was that Neil, the acting minister of England, changed his mind at the end of the year, and he actually agreed at the end of the year that in view of the peace sincerity of the Fuso shogunate, a guild hall could be built to replace the original large-scale garrison.

It is said that this far-sighted decision made Berkut, his former minister of Buddhism, angry at that time. But because the British are powerful, Neil refuses to change his mind, so this can only be the case.

When he arrived in Fusang in April 1864, he was also concerned about this matter.

However, after finally convincing the British minister who had returned from vacation, things changed again - in May of that year, Fuso was infighting, and the "Aoi Festival Change" took place in Kyoto.

Although the scale is not large, all parties in Fuso, especially the white main soldiers, show extraordinary combat effectiveness.

Originally, Rosius scoffed at this, this group of dwarfs, for the sake of face bragging, what real material can they have.

However, the problem was that in August 1864, the White Lords, who had returned to Edo, led the new army of the shogunate, and swept away the Mito Tengu Party, which had been in rebellion for four months, in one month.

Of course, it is not surprising that the Tengu Party burned, killed, looted, failed, or even lost quickly.

But after that, the white main soldiers continued to guard Yokohama, and when he had the opportunity to see it with his own eyes, Rocius was taken aback - continuous breech guns, breech guns with excellent air tightness, this is not to tease me!

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In the previously concluded Yarrow War, the Battle of Bali Bridge in September 1860, the Anglo-Buddhist alliance suffered a great loss.

If you count the earlier Battle of Aihui, in May 1860, the Tang people with rifled guns defeated the Far East invasion army in Lucia.

Therefore, it is generally accepted that if there is no superiority in numbers and armaments, it would be a complete nightmare to face the sea of people and harassment tactics.

As a result, without the confidence to persuade (blackmail) by force, not to mention that the British minister Ali Guo turned back, even if Rosius himself no longer threatened the shogunate.

As a result, the Yokohama Shikameikan, which replaced the Allied Army's military residence, was built day by day.

Thinking of this, the Buddhist minister Rosius looked away, from the Mi minister Vanderbilt Jr. to the British minister Neil.

Neil came to Fuso to replace his predecessor, Alikoku, and only arrived last month.

Neil, who has made a comeback, is excitedly communicating with Vanderbilt Jr., and the two are talking nonsense about cultural exchanges and business cooperation with Fuso.

This deer hall is Neil's handiwork.

Now that it has officially opened, it has provided a comfortable haven for people from all over the world who are lonely in Yokohama. In particular, the food and drink, because of the subsidies of the Fuso shogunate and the service of merchants from all walks of life, coupled with the participation of the staff of the mansions of various countries, it has become a vanity fair that everyone is eager for.

"A beautiful cage can't feed the birds."

Rosius was very happy to hear this, whether it was the Luming Pavilion, or the closeness strategy between Yingmi and the shogunate, in the final analysis, everyone was in harmony, and only interests were decisive, but only an island country, what could be done to satisfy the appetite of the two powerful countries.

But when he turned his head, he suddenly lost interest:

It turned out that it was the new minister of Lucia, Pirovsky, who came to him.

This rude guy, in the aftermath of the Yarrow War that ended in 1860, failed to provoke, but was suppressed by the Qing people supported by England, and even the Miaotun at the mouth of the Wulong River became a joint management of the port, causing Lucia to lose this lifeline and completely lose the opportunity to expand in the Far East.

But now I don't know what's going on, this guy who has not achieved enough things and more than enough to lose, after a few years of silence, actually turned into a minister in Fuso.

To be honest, if it were another Rusian, Rosius might still be interested in hooking up:

In 1861, the Lu Emperor Alexander II, he announced the abolition of serfdom in all Lu. After a period of intense upheaval, from the devastation of the end of the Crimean War in 1856, Lucia began to rebuild.

Over the years, Lucia has regained a lot of strength, and thus launched a new round of expansion.

In 1863, Alexander II resolutely sent troops to suppress the Great Poland uprising, turning the land of Poland that had been partitioned for the third time in 1795 into a province of Lucia.

In 1864, the Caucasus, which had been increasing its troops since 1856, finally swept away all resistance and was completely incorporated into the territory of the Lu people.

In the same year, the Lu army began to attack the state of Kokand and began to officially expand on a large scale in Central Asia.

Even in the north-south war between the rice people from 1861 to the present, Lucia, who was not willing to be lonely, also sent two fleets to the rice to show support for the north, showing a gesture of returning to the center of the world.

Although the strength of the Lu people has recovered, even if the current position of Britain and Buddhism is not taken into account, Rocius really can't get particularly close to the Lu people:

In Mexica, the southern neighbor of the Mi people, Osmaga was born Archduke Maximilian and became emperor. And Maximilien's successful ascension to the throne was the result of the support of Francien's troops.

And the north of the Mi people, supported by Lucia, was extremely dissatisfied with this and protested many times.

Rosius thought to himself that if he was close to Lucia, even if Fusang was an extremely remote place, it would not cause the displeasure of Emperor Napoleon III, but Pirovsky was a recognized disgrace in the negotiation circles, and what was the use of such waste materials even if they were united.

But the coldness of the Buddhist minister was not noticed at all by the typical Lucian Pirovsky, who continued to chatter:

In the Prussian-Danish War (1864), which ended last year, Prussia and Osmaga joined forces and occupied the Duchy of Schleswig and Holstein.

In response, England was slow to act, so it did not prevent success. France, on the other hand, was limited by England and could only watch Prussia show off its might.

Therefore, Francie should make her voice heard and not blindly follow others.

Hearing this, Rosius almost laughed out loud:

After the Crimean War, your emperor Alexander II, he tried to restore the Triple Alliance of Russo, Prussia and Austria. You are here to evaluate with me the gains and losses of the Prussian-Danish war, are you still preparing to deal with Prussia, a quasi-ally?

Thinking of this, he felt more and more that the other party was intellectually inferior and hateful, so he apologized, and walked towards the circle of the British and Buddhist envoys with his wine glass.

Finding the arrival of Rosius, little Vanderbilt, who was talking about sexuality, immediately greeted him:

"Your Excellency, how about more Fuso people coming to our country to participate in the construction of the Pacific Railway?"

Who doesn't know that the Vanderbilt family is a big giant of the Pacific Railroad, and in order to compete with several other parties, a large number of Chinese workers and Fusang workers are introduced to promote the progress.

I said no, don't you look for someone in your house?

Suppressing the slander, Rosius made a sincere suggestion:

"Fuso's body is weak, short, and embarrassing

Great use. For such a big project, it's better to use your own people. ”

"What about the Suez Canal, for example?"

Hearing this witty remark, the crowd around them burst into laughter.

In 1862, the government of the northern part of the country signed the "Pacific Railroad Act", and in January 1863, the official construction of the transportation trunk line across the North Rice continent and connecting the two oceanic coasts began.

As for the Suez Canal, the construction of the Suez Canal began in April 1859 by the Buddhist Company, trying to directly connect the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, shortening the countries on the Atlantic coast of Eurobad to Tianzhu by 0 kilometers and from the Mediterranean Sea to Tianzhu by 0 kilometers.

Although at this time, the countries of Europa were building a large number of railways, but at this time, only the Suez Canal and the Pacific Railway were the focus - no way, the amount of work was too large, and it was impossible not to pay attention to it.

However, compared with the Pacific Railway, the construction of the Suez Canal has been more criticized:

From the very beginning of 1859, the Buddhist-led canal company was criticized by the world, with low wages, poor food, almost no medical care and labor protection, and even forced the local Ali dynasty to arrest strong men.

In 1863, a large number of local laborers died of typhoid fever. In 1865, the outbreak of cholera began to concentrate again, and the death toll was predicted to even exceed that of 1863.

The Francis have been throwing the blame on this tragic phenomenon, saying that the Buddhists have done everything in their power to protect it, because the locals are embarrassed, undisciplined, and unhygienic.

Now some people mention the Suez Canal project in order to deliberately satirize the Buddhist minister.

Vanderbilt Jr. was a gentleman, not as business-savvy as his brother William, but his negotiation skills were not weak, so he retracted what he had to say.

He would have said:

When the first batch of Fuso laborers arrived in 1864, they behaved like the Chinese workers, endured hardships and stood hard work, and with the help of his brother-in-law Tiger's management company, they paid great attention to discipline and mutual assistance, and there were few deaths and injuries.

Because the project is progressing so fast, the managers who have eaten the sweetness have already suggested recruiting another 30,000 to 40,000 people from Fuso.

But if you say that, isn't it nakedly slapping the face of the Buddhist minister?

Although as a member of the most wealthy family of the Mi people, he didn't have to care much about what the Buddhists thought, but now that he was stimulated by his brother William to enter the political arena, he should be more cautious.

After all, although the South has announced its surrender on April 9 this year, in the battle between the North and the South, the two sides combined to kill 620,000 people and nearly one million people were disabled.

And many places have been beaten into ruins, and this is the time to lick the wounds, so it is better to show moderation to the outside world for the time being.

So Vanderbilt Jr. snorted:

"I heard that the reason why the Fuso people work so hard is that they are prepared to rely on labor imports to balance their payments."

Hearing this, everyone present laughed:

In 1863, more than £2 million of goods were imported into Fuso, and more than £1 million were exported during the same period.

Not to mention that after two years, Fusang completely gave up the lock-up of the port, and the difference should be even greater.

Does labor export alone fill the gap?

But in the laughter, no one noticed that little Vanderbilt was thoughtful.

Here's what he thought:

Because the Pacific Railroad passed through deserts and moors, and was harassed by Indians and bandits, the highest wage for Fuso laborers was $30 a month, or more than £6.

That person is more than 70 pounds a year, and if you really recruit 30,000 people, it will cost more than 2 million pounds a year.

In this way, Fuso's trade gap will not only be filled, but it may also be profitable!

But between the staggered cups and the flying corners of his skirt, he quickly forgot about this thought.

In this way, in silence, the road of Fuso's restoration slowly unfolded, but the Western countries, because of their contempt and arrogance, were almost unaware of it.