The next day, Gao Junshan held a meeting in the living room of his villa, and the following three topics were discussed:

First, how to crack down on the evil behavior of foreign businessmen seeking huge profits in China;

second, how to enhance the value of export commodities;

Third, how to strengthen the control of food exports.

Present at the meeting were Hu Ying, deputy chief of staff of the 10 th Army Corps, Yang Wenjia, commander of the 1002 th Division of the 10 th Army Corps, Cao Minghao, mayor of Yangon City, and senior staff officers of Gao Junshan's side, including Navy Commanders Liu Wenxiu and Hong Pengju, commander of the Fifth Marine Brigade of the Navy, Hui Yan, and deputy director of the Navy General Staff Tian Qiliang.

The notice issued in the morning was that the meeting would be held at 3 p.m. on the same day in the Yangon villa parlor in the high mountains.

The meeting was very brief, and after Gao Junshan announced the three themes of the meeting, he gave the participants a clear task: to adjust the customs import tariffs, especially those goods that have been inflated, the tax rate must be increased, and for foreign businessmen who maliciously accumulate wealth, the blacklist must be recorded and expelled; It is strictly forbidden to export strategic materials, and those that really need to be exported must be reported to the General Administration of Customs for approval, and the export of rice, biscuits, and ducks must be strictly controlled; For the export of luxury goods, tariffs must be adjusted.

Gao Junshan pointed out that although the commodities exported by our dynasty have brought a lot of income to the imperial court, we cannot be satisfied with the current situation. In view of the fact that foreign countries are currently dependent on the Chinese market, they import a large number of commodities from China, especially daily necessities, mainly because of the low prices of our Chinese commodities, and we cannot just make foreigners cheaper, but we must adjust tariffs on our cheap commodities and raise the prices of exports, so that we can increase profits for merchants and increase taxes for the imperial court.

Representatives of the customs department expressed a different view of Gao Junshan's instructions, believing that if the customs tariff was raised, foreigners would turn to other countries to buy goods, and would not rush to buy things from China as they do now.

Gao Junshan refuted their thinking, Gao Junshan said: "What foreigners buy is the goods we sell cheaply, and what is even more odious is that some illegal foreign businessmen sell the goods of their country to our people at a high price. Our goods can be bought at a higher price, as our customs, we must make our own efforts to improve the cost performance of our goods, and we cannot be complacent in the face of small achievements. ”

At present, the goods exported by Huaxia include raw silk, silk fabrics, velvet, silk silk, silk, cotton cloth, linen fabrics, spices, rice, flour, jewelry, handicrafts, iron and steel, tin and lead products, saltpeter, gunpowder, soap, food, poultry, livestock, etc., especially textiles, spices, rice, and ceramics. It is difficult for other countries' goods to compete with cheap and high-quality Chinese goods.

Because foreign countries are very dependent on these goods from China, Gao Junshan made up his mind to adjust tariffs, and he couldn't let foreigners pick up the cheap.

The big box is given, the specific details and implementation are carried out by each department, and the meeting ends at 5 o'clock in the afternoon.

After the meeting, Gao Junshan received a report from the General Affairs Bureau that the British were plotting a plan, which was directed against Spain by all indications.

The report of the General Affairs Bureau was very detailed, and when Gao Junshan was preparing for dinner, the stationmaster of the Yangon station of the General Affairs Bureau presented this information to Gao Junshan's dinner table.

Gao Junshan opened the report of the General Affairs Bureau and read it carefully.

The report says that a week before Christmas in the West, a British fleet set sail from Portsmouth Harbour to the English Channel, consisting of thirty-eight warships and four small supply ships, with four thousand six hundred and ninety men and two thousand nine hundred and teny men.

On Christmas Day, the fleet sailed secretly out of Spithead behind the sixty-gun "Express" and flying the flag of the Commander of the Seas, veteran William Penn.

The Bureau of Communications has acquired the code name for the fleet's operations, which is called "Project West".

The Liaison Bureau has been keeping a close eye on this fleet, which is currently sailing for the western Indian Ocean, and the Liaison Bureau analyzes that it is impossible for them to attack the Dutch possessions in the West Indies and South Africa, because the British and Dutch have already signed an armistice in April, for which the Netherlands also gave the British a huge sum of 267,163 pounds to compensate for the loss of British trade, and to pay the descendants of the victims of the "Wenlai Island Massacre" for 3,615 pounds.

The Bureau of Communications believed that the fleet was going to attack Spain, the main colonial power in the region.

After Gao Junshan read the report, the head of the Yangon station reported another piece of information to Gao Junshan, the British general Cromwell sent a mission to China, and now this mission has come to Yangon, and this mission does not know that the emperor of Huaxia is in Yangon, and they are preparing to go to the capital.

The head of the Yangon station asked Gao Junshan for advice on whether he wanted to contact the mission.

The British General Cromwell's mission, of course, had to make contact with them, not only but also to negotiate with them.

Who is General Cromwell?

Oliver Cromwell was a British political, military strategist, religious leader, and leader of the Independents. Born in Huntingdon, Cromwell attended Sydney's Sussex College at the University of Cambridge and embraced Puritanism. In the two civil wars from 1642 to 1648, he successively commanded the "Iron Cavalry Army" and the New Model Army, and defeated the army of the royal party. In June 1645, he won a decisive victory over the royal party at the Battle of Nasibi. In 1649, under pressure from urban commoners and yeoman farmers, King Charles I of England was executed and a republic was proclaimed. Just last year, Cromwell established a military dictatorship in Britain, and he appointed himself "Lord Protector" in charge of Britain.

General Cromwell was a powerful figure in Britain, and the mission he sent, of course, was to be seen.

He said to the stationmaster of the Yangon station: "You just tell me the whereabouts of this mission, and if you contact them, I will send another person, and the more hidden your identity is, the better." ”

The stationmaster of Yangon Station took out an envelope from his bag and handed it to Gao Junshan respectfully: "Their whereabouts have been recorded on it, if you want to contact them, please send someone to the mountain chief." ”

This Yangon station master is also a disciple of Chongwen, so he called Gao Junshan the mountain chief, and quickly asked him to leave as soon as possible, so as not to be recognized.

After the stationmaster left, Gao Junshan called Li Derong over and asked him to invite Liu Wenxiu and Tian Qiliang.

After Li Derong went out, Gao Junshan didn't eat dinner right away, he sat alone in the living room while waiting for Liu Wenxiu and Tian Qiliang, while reading the newspaper.

Liu Wenxiu and Tian Qiliang lived near Gao Junshan's villa, and in less than twenty minutes, the two Gao Shen came to the living room.

As soon as Liu Wenxiu came in, he asked, "Father, there must be something urgent when you call us over in such a hurry, right?" ”

Gao Junshan said: "Let's go, let's go to the dining room, you two must not have eaten, right?" ”

Liu Wenxiu said: "The father's summons is so urgent, the child really hasn't eaten. ”

The three of them came to the dining room, Gao Junshan ordered the servants to bring the food, now the conditions are much better, as the emperor, the delicacies on the table are a lot richer, usually Gao Junshan alone can't finish the table of dishes prepared for him, now two people have been added, and the meals that have been prepared are enough for them to eat, and there is no need to make another one.

After the meal was served, Gao Junshan walked away, took out an envelope, and handed it to Liu Wenxiu.

"There is a mission from England to negotiate with us, this mission does not know that I have come to Yangon, they have just arrived in Yangon, this is their contact information, you two will go to meet this mission on my behalf."

Liu Wenxiu took the envelope: "Your Majesty, do we need to keep our contact with them confidential?" ”

Gao Junshan said: "No, you contact them openly, and quickly, they are planning to leave for the capital!" ”