Chapter 283: Embarrassment and Anger for the Sake of Evil
Trio has been busy lately.
He had to travel far and wide to inspect the Anglo-German mines, and to gather funds to help François rebuild the fleet.
What made him feel most tired was that Montmorelonsi still saw no one alive or dead, and François came to chase after the men twice in three days, and almost turned over the entire Xinhui and the surrounding land.
What worries him even more is that the minister has sent a telegram and sent a great piece of information, that is, Zhang Zhidong, the industrial minister of the Great Qing Kingdom, has decided to build an arsenal in Guangzhou!
The telegram couldn't be made too clear, and Terio had to organize a man to find out, but he was taken aback by the results.
Who would have thought that Chen Mu, who would be chased around by the French as a lost dog in Xinxin, would be very popular in Guangzhou City!
The matter of the arsenal, the behind-the-scenes planner and leader, turned out to be Chen Mu!
Although this kind of inside information is extremely secretive, Trio still finds out in the end, and it is absolutely true!
The more this happened, the more irritated he became.
Chen Mu, the young man, had given him too many surprises and even frightening, and now that he was stirring up the storm in Guangzhou City, how could Trio be relieved.
Once the construction of the arsenal begins, it will mean that Guangdong's economic structure will change dramatically.
With the help of Monmorelonsi and others, they were able to expand the scope of the concession and obtain many conveniences such as minerals and railways.
Now that the mines in Britain and Germany have not yet been put into production, they will inevitably be impacted and oppressed by the social effects brought by the arsenal!
What's more, the government doesn't seem to have too much fear of Chen Mu's existence.
This means that the Great Qing Kingdom is conniving at Chen Mu, a fugitive!
Just as Trio was in a dilemma, a servant from outside came in to report that a young man was coming to visit him, and that he was from the Qing Kingdom, and Trio refused without hesitation.
But when the servant handed over the name of the request, Trio let him in.
Fu Qingyin didn't want to take this road, but now he only had a black flower seed left, and the power in hand had been dispersed by Chen Mu, so he had no way to exert his strength at all, and he could only go to the ghost guy to borrow a knife to kill people.
"Mr. Fu, Governor Tan Zhonglin has stepped down, and you are no longer a staff member, so it seems that you don't have any qualifications to come to see me, right?"
Trio didn't talk too much nonsense, because he knew that with someone like Fu Qingyin, there was no need to hide anything at all.
Fu Qingyin didn't beat around the bush either, and said to Trio: "I know who killed Monmoronsi!" ”
Trio sat up straight, but quickly relaxed again.
"It's not a secret, you don't have to think about it to know that it was a crime committed by that young man Chen Mu."
Meng Mo Longxi destroyed the saltwater village and killed Honggu, and Chen Mu's grudge with him was also clear to both parties.
Fu Qingyin shook his head: "You are just guessing, but I have empirical evidence!" ”
"Do you have evidence?" Trio finally couldn't help but stand up.
In the early years, just because of a priest, France was able to use this as an excuse to start a war and use it as a threat.
I was thinking of asking for some benefits from the Great Qing Kingdom, such as opening ports, but who knew that this ancient empire was almost transparent!
Therefore, both the French and other foreigners repeated their old tricks and often provoked, in order to blackmail the Qing Dynasty.
If Fu Qingyin really has empirical evidence and can prove that Chen Mu killed Meng Moronxi, this is enough to start a war!
Montmorelonsi has his own fleet, he is the captain of the fleet, although he was exiled to the East, but in the end he holds the title of officer, not to mention the eldest son of the François family!
Even if Trio doesn't have enough strength to win, at least he can force the Qing government to let the blood go!
Moreover, if Chen Mu is exposed to the sun, then Zhang Zhidong's arsenal will no longer be able to be built, and all the problems will be solved!
Trio is a China expert, and he knows the truth of breaking and then standing.
War is indeed cruel, but there are too many problems that can be solved by one war!
It is also the best way for lazy and wicked people to remake the world, all you need to do is wage war, wear everything out, and start from scratch.
However, Trio quickly sat down, tried to remain calm, and asked Fu Qingyin, "What is your so-called empirical evidence?" ”
He is a consul and a businessman, but his business is just at the negotiating table of various countries.
Trio is well aware that showing interest in front of his opponent will put him at a disadvantage, and it will be difficult to bargain.
Fu Qingyin saw through Trio's mind and said to him: "This is my biggest hole card, if you can trust me, I will tell you." ”
"Don't worry, I won't ask for too much, I only need one person, as long as you hand over Chen Mu to me, I will tell you all the truth without hesitation!"
Trio's face suddenly turned ugly.
Although he didn't hide much in front of Fu Qingyin, Fu Qingyin directly made conditions, how could he be happy.
What's more, Chen Mu is an excuse to start a war, if it is handed over to Fu Qingyin, how can it be done?
Fu Qingyin knew that Trio wanted Chen Mu, but he just thought that this group of ghosts was to avenge Meng Moronxi, who would have thought that Trio needed a war to reshuffle Lingnan!
He is Tan Zhonglin's staff, and he has a political sense and understanding that Chen Mu and others do not have, so it is said that he can think of it.
But after Tan Zhonglin stepped down, his mind of going to officialdom also faded, and he was hit by Chen Mu one after another, and even lost everything.
He only had revenge in his heart at the moment, and he didn't have the heart to think about such a lofty matter.
"So, if I don't say yes, you won't give me this evidence, will you?"
Trio's eagle-like eyes stared directly at Fu Qingyin, but the latter was not afraid and said to Trio.
"Your Excellency, I am no longer a staff member of the Governor's Palace, I am a civilian, I just want a chance to trade, this evidence may not be of any value to others, but I believe that you will be willing to buy it!"
What an arrogant person Trio is, how can he let Fu Qingyin see through it!
"Then you misread me, you better go, I'm not interested in evidence, if I want to get Chen Mu, do I still need evidence?"
Fu Qingyin smiled and said: "If you want to get him, you really don't need evidence, but if you want to conquer him, this evidence is indispensable!" ”
Trio finally got angry and slammed the table and said, "Get out!" ”
Fu Qingyin also smiled, but he didn't mean to leave, and Trio's face became even more ugly.
"So, do you want to threaten me with force like Chen Mu?"
Fu Qingyin also shook his head with a wry smile: "I am not a person who uses force indiscriminately, and I came alone, even if I am ten thousand enemies, I can't do this." ”
Trio's face looked a little better: "Then why don't you get out and wait for me to send you!" ”
Fu Qingyin still didn't speak, just silent, and at this time, a voice suddenly sounded outside the door.
"Trio, have the François families become so worthless in your eyes! My brother's life is not worth your effort, isn't it! ”
François, flushed and drunk, slammed into him angrily, and questioned Trio without the slightest politeness.
"Watch your tone!" Trio is furious, too!
"So, before you came to me, you first looked for François, this is extremely disrespectful to me, you used to be a staff member, you don't even understand this!"
Fu Qingyin's face was as usual, and he walked to François's side, a little fearless, and said to Trio: "I just don't want Your Excellency Consul to lose such a good opportunity." ”
François borrowed the strength of the wine and said to Trio: "If you don't want this evidence, I will buy it, and I will lead my troops to level the city of Guangzhou and kill Chen Mu at the gate of the governor's palace!" ”
"What nonsense are you talking about! Get out of here! Come talk to me when you wake up! ”
Trio can do business, for the sake of business, he can make compromises, but he will never accept the coercion of faux pas!
He is here to confirm and consolidate his authority, and he believes that as long as François is sober, he will naturally come back with Fu Qingyin to beg him!
François was indeed very drunk, and although his brother was the god of duels and was rejected by the French, he was François's idol, the god in his heart!
In order to find the murderer, in order to take revenge, he quit all his bad habits, he no longer enjoyed, but ran around, and he has lost more than a dozen pounds of weight during this time!
However, for the sake of his sad and ridiculous face, Trio was unwilling to accept Fu Qingyin's proposal, which François couldn't accept!
"Let's go!"
François left the consulate with Fu Qingyin, and after returning to the station, he issued an order to gather his army!
At the same time that Fu Qingyin found the French, Chen Mu also found another Frenchman.
This is the second time Chen Mu has come to the Stone Room Sacred Heart Cathedral.
Although he got away with Fu Qingyin, after killing Liu Sleeve, Chen Mu's mood relaxed a lot.
He was finally able to take a closer look at the grandeur of the cathedral*.
The walls and pillars of the church are all made of fine granite, and it is said that it is said to be one of the four Gothic cathedrals of the world's four all-stone structures, along with Notre Dame Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and Cologne Cathedral.
Prussian and Li Gudong met each other because of this church.
And Chen Mu finally understood why even Trio had to give Prussiatown such a big face, and François was so eager to recognize him as his godfather.
Because Prussian is actually the Apostolic Priest of the Liangguang region!
In the Catholic Church, the Pope personally appoints the missionaries to oversee the new mission area, and is only lower in status and authority than the bishop, but is customarily called a bishop or pastor.
In other words, Prussiantown, an inconspicuous old man, is actually in charge of hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of believers in the Liangguang region!
Chen Mu can finally rest assured that he has found the right person when he comes to Prussiatown this time.
Because this time he didn't come to visit for personal friends, but with an official mission!
Because the Stone Room Sacred Heart Cathedral used to be the Governor's Palace of Liangguang!