On May 8, 1860, five steam cargo ships sailed through Miaotun.

"What a big day it is." A lot of people gathered on the shore and talked about it.

Nekhorosev was so angry that he slammed the wooden pillar with his cane, which is too bullying - a few days ago, 2 British steam cargo ships flying the Jack Union flag went north, this morning another 4 rice ships went north, and this afternoon 5 more British ships passed by.

But as the governor of Miaotun, who took office last year, Nekhorosev can't say what he is suffering.

Originally, Lucia had the opportunity to monopolize the Wulong River - the shipbuilding industry of the Tang people here was backward, and there was also none.

However, in March 1856, at the Paris Peace Conference held to end the Crimean War, not only did it agree on "freedom of navigation for the countries of the Danube", but also "freedom of navigation on the Wulong River" was adopted at the insistence of England. The loser had no right to speak, and even the emperor was angry, so Lucia naturally could only pinch her nose and agree.

Therefore, when the Jinmen agreement was negotiated in June 1858, the Lu envoy Ignatiev did not even talk about the terms of the exclusive occupation of the Wulong River—but this fool could not be held accountable for his death.

And in the turn of the year, in the second battle of Dagukou in June 1859, the Tang people won, how can this be reasonable!

Naturally, the Lu envoy Perovsky did not dare to make any extraneous branches, and quickly changed the contract.

Speaking of which, this is also the result of the situation, the Anglo-Buddhist coalition swept the empire's territory in the North Pacific, and then a large number of rebellions occurred, although in 1856 the navigation of the Wulong River was partially restored, but it was not until 1858 that Lu returned to Miaotun, and it was not vigorously operated after the change of treaty in 1859.

For Nekhoroschev, the governor of Miaotun, the so-called "vigorous management" was to deceive the nobles of St. Petersburg, by releasing half a company and building a few wooden houses, without even emigrating, just pretending.

What's even more disturbing is that the rice people who also successfully exchanged contracts came here to join in the fun, but the English businessmen actually came when they smelled it, and warned themselves on behalf of the Thames not to play tricks, "Don't even think about monopolizing the Wulong River!" ”

"Phew!"

But if you want to give others a taste of it, you have to have a hard guy in your hands - the two fleets in the Far East were exhausted, and in 1859 four warships came, but it was too late, and the unrestrained "English" had already sold their ordnance to many Sauronites in the past few years.

Of course, the British, who arrived in 1859, would never admit this, "I am not!" I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!"

You didn't do it, could it be the rice people?

But over the years, the Mi people have not been less than encouraging the empire to expand in the Far East:

From 1853 onwards, the Governor of Lucia in Mi, Bodisko, wrote to St. Petersburg that "the Mi people say that the time has come for Lusia to occupy both sides of the Oolong River, which will facilitate more trade between the two countries." ”

In May 1854, Kert and others presented the latest armament revolver to the emperor.

In May 1855, the North Pacific and China Sea Expedition of five warships arrived in Kamchatka – but the ships were caught by the Anglo-French forces and sunk. This is really a sad song of Rumi and the two countries joining forces to fight against the power of Britain and France.

In September 1855, 15 Mi mechanics went to St. Petersburg to work on the construction of the railway.

In 1856, just after the end of the Crimean War, the Mi people sent the steamer "Mizhou", which had been ordered by the previous empire, to Kamchatka.

Because of the pleasant cooperation and the urgent need for it, in 1857 the Governor of Siberia, Pugartin, took office, and the empire abolished all duties and inspections on Mi goods in the Far East, and allowed them to set up trading houses in the territory at will.

In addition, in the Yarrow War that began in 1856, Rumi was the one who fell into the ground, and with this friendship, he didn't believe that the Mi would be behind the killing of Nekhoroshev.

Look at Nekhorosev in a rage, the Mi people in the temple of the governor Finn. Wilson comforted him, "The four rice ships that passed in the morning were not in Ni like the British ships

Gulayevsk docks, certainly not real rice. ”

"I don't want to listen, don't talk if I can't comfort people!"

Nekhorosev was so angry that his eyes were full of golden light, and fools knew that there were only two objects that could trade on this big river, either the Tang people or the Lu people, which was not on the shore in Hong Kong, so it was naturally collusion with the Tang people, and it didn't matter if it was real rice or not!

Besides, you rice people are not a good thing, black slaves have not been abolished until now, and businessmen who forget their righteousness are everywhere, and it is a fool to believe in you. It's okay to usually hook up with the Tang people, but in May this year, Lucia made a big move in the Far East, and you can't choose this time to add chaos!

"Hey, I didn't divulge this secret. Hey, it's hard to say, I started planning this big event last year, even if I don't say it, it is estimated that the traces will not be able to hide from the shrewd people. ”

If you want to know what the person in front of you thinks, you must have laughed angrily:

The black slaves were not abolished in the United States, but isn't your serf still there?

Nekhorosev can you keep a secret? Drink some vodka, just pull me to chatter, wake up and forget about your nonsense, what secrets can be kept in your alcoholic heart.

Nekhorosev was of course anxious as he watched the fleet pass by, but now that the river has just thawed, and there are only a few small wooden boats in his hands, it is useless to be anxious.

At this time, Hori Rixi, who was hiding in the captain's room, was full of clairvoyance and began to babble nonsense:

"This is Miaotun, Nikolaevsk of the Lu people? Didn't you say that the place named after the late emperor, why is it so broken? ”

Hakodate land big head Hori Naoyoshi really doesn't want to deal with him.,This usually has a decent face.,But since getting on the boat in Mooka.,It's turned into a curious baby.,What to see and ask along the way.,How good patience has also been worn out.。

Naoyoshi Hori is the coach of this trip, he can not speak, but others can't:

Since the change outside the Sakurada Gate this year, the old Ii Sweep was seriously injured and could not be a director, the prestige of the shogunate was discredited, after receiving the news, Hakodate Totohori Tori Hee was in a panic, and Naohide ordered, "Increase the efforts to win over the original Hakodate, so as to completely pull the optimistic few people on board!" ”

The foreign soldiers who participated in this expedition without Edo's will were the votes of Hori Toshiki, Takeda Kaizaburo and others, so no matter how many questions there are, they must be answered.

Hakodate and Egawa Hidetoshi had no choice but to come forward to explain to Hori Toshihi:

"After Lucia's defeat in the Crimean War in 1856 and the world economy crisis in 1857, Lucia was devastated and unable to manage the Far East. Besides, over the years, the Lu people have suffered heavy losses in the North Pacific, and if they can plot the Wulong River basin again, I am afraid that they have even used their strength to eat milk, and naturally they have not invested much in Miaotun. ”

Because Naohide is now the Hakodate Executive, the first person in the Northland, naturally he can't move lightly, so Yingmin is the nominal highest person on this trip.

But since the establishment of the White Lord's army, there has been an iron law, "professional people do professional things, and no one can interfere with the commander on the spot" - strategic orders can be issued before the war, but when it comes to fighting, don't point fingers.

It is difficult to do this, who has the right not to want to build it, but after persevering over the years, there has been continuous infrastructure construction and system improvement, and finally formed a tradition.

This time, because Murata Nagatoshi was not there, he had been seconded to the Edo Shobu Office since 1858 and did not return, so the commanders on the field were Naoyoshi Hori, who was on land, and Manjiro Nakahama, who was the head of the naval army, and each of them performed their duties.

And the companions Egawa Hidetoshi and Hori Toshiki are the visiting group, so they just need to watch and don't interfere.

This great war is very important for the situation in the Far East, and if it is won, China and Fuso will be able to maintain peace in the north for at least ten years; But if it loses, China will inevitably cut the ground and bleed, and after the essence of the Naoxiu family is damaged, I am afraid that it will lose the initiative in the storm at the end of the Bakuma.

Of course, now the box house and the white lord combined, there are only seventy or eighty thousand people, and it is a bit arrogant to talk about the initiative. But now that the north has entered a period of rapid development, a stumbling future will lose a few years.

In fact, this battle was completely unexpected.

Zhixiu felt that Lucia was so embarrassed, Muravyov was hung up in 1855, and Aihui's troops did not come to the city in 1858, and Aihui did not talk about it, so the north did not

It's peaceful for a while.

But I never expected that in September last year, the governor of Siberia, Pu Jiating, led his troops to wash the Jiangwanzi opposite Aihui. Brian found Hakodate and asked Naohide to send troops to fight against Lu in the spring of 1860.

You are a Pu Jiating with thick eyebrows and big eyes, don't you say that you are "polite, personable, and quite scholarly", why did you also look like a vicious dog after becoming a governor?

If it weren't for Zhixiu's effective planning over the years, he would not have regretted it!

"Xiao Luzi, we've been staring at you!"

It turned out that after participating in the Anglo-Buddhist attack on Kamchatka, Little John doubled his value in the circle of the British Far East and mixed better and better - of course, Xianheng Foreign Company transferred the business of white master fur and whaling to Little John's Sanjiang Foreign Company, which is also an important reason, money and power are inseparable.

In 1855, at the behest of Naohide, Torajiro Takemae established the Crédit Bank and the Crédit & Co. in Matsue. In the same year, John Jr. also established Huitong Bank and Foreign Bank in Heung Kong.

The business of Huitong Bank and foreign banks is getting bigger and bigger, and the officials of the British Far East, who have taken shares and dry red, are also more satisfied with Little John, and have repeatedly persuaded him to come out and become an official - the money is enough, after all, he is still a businessman, and he has to do something to make a knight, this Far East is now a paradise for adventurers, and it would be a pity not to participate.

John Jr. was a Celtic, hated what the English did during the Great Famine on Green Isle, and in line with the strategy of getting on the ship first and then digging through, of course he wanted to come out and become an official and blend into the enemy.

But he has a lot of appetite, and he doesn't want to start from the bottom - he has to be the governor of a big city to start with.

In 1859, the Jinmen agreement was to be formally implemented, but the Anglo-Buddhist contract was renewed, while Rumi's contract was successful.

Little John took the opportunity to suggest that the people who climbed the tree to pick the fruit did not catch anything, and the people who picked up the fruit under the tree gained a lot of money, isn't it a joke - the empire wasted money and money, and the people here did not want to make outsiders get a big profit, and everyone became a laughing stock.

Therefore, in line with the supreme principle that I am not good and you should not think about it, little John is proud to cut off Lucia's ocean-going dream at the mouth of the Wulong River.

This is the consistent policy of the English Empire, and therefore must be supported!

However, the second battle of Dagukou was defeated, and the British Xiangjiang Admiral He Bodu was seriously wounded in this battle, so the spiritual support and military adventure had to be slow.

But little John is loyal to the empire, he said, "Don't be afraid, you have to work for the empire without difficulties!" ”

Everyone knows that John Jr. has a big business in the Far Northeast and has a lot to do with powerful people in the area, so it doesn't hurt to let him do it.

In this way, in the autumn of 1859, the Huitong Foreign Company sent Sean. Johnston Progresses to Temple Tun.

Under the banner of the English Empire, although the contract could not be exchanged, the local Rumi forces and even the Wulongjiang general Yishan did not dare to provoke him.

But after all, China and England are fighting each other, and Yishan is a coward, so Johnston's momentum is not small, but his real action is not big.

But I'm not afraid that there are no good things, but I'm afraid that there are no good people.

The business of Songjiang CIBD Bank and foreign banks is not small, the rice people are real, the money has been delivered, Taipan Kevin. Wilson's cousin Finn. Wilson successfully got the position of governor of Miaotun - which poor place, even Governor Rumi plus less than a thousand people, the governor likes to do it.

Huitong and Huili have a large amount of business dealings, Finn. At the behest of his brother, Wilson gave Johnston a lot of information, so that John Jr. knew about the affairs of the Lu people—the governor of Siberia, Pugartin, was going to lead a large army to threaten Aihui in May 1860.

Before John Jr. boasted that he wanted to prevent the Lu people from occupying the Wulong River Basin. I thought it was a dead dog, but I didn't expect it to be a mad dog, so he had to consult with Zhixiu, "How about doing my brother a favor, send troops to fight him!" ”

Naoxiu and Lucia are incompatible, and they secretly make small moves together, this little John knows.

The two hit it off and decided on this war.

Time passed quickly, and on May 8, 1860, the four steam river warships of the white lord and the five steam cargo ships under John Jr., carrying more than 800 foot light from the Hakodate Commission, passed through Miaotun and went straight to Aihui!