After confirming that the mercenaries had indeed rebelled, and had killed hundreds of British soldiers, and then scattered, Chen Hongming hurriedly summoned representatives of all strata of Calcutta with a radical attitude, and clearly pointed out that the snake could not be without a head, and the soldiers were in chaos without a master, and that in order to overthrow the British colonial rule, it was necessary to support a leader who was expected by all, and the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah II was the best candidate.

Chen Hongming's proposal was undoubtedly a guiding light, pointing the way to the more than 10,000 mercenaries who were in confusion and at a loss, and the mercenaries, under the call of the organizers who had arrived from Calcutta, quickly formed several large forces to rush to Delhi, where Bahadur Shah II lived, and people continued to join the ranks of the rebels along the way.

When the Indian uprising began, Yi Zhizhi breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately ordered Chen Hongming to lead the naval fleet to evacuate Calcutta and go to Yangon, Burma, to assist the Taiping army in sweeping away the British and Burmese troops in Burma in one fell swoop. Gong Deshu led his troops to occupy Assam, destroyed the Assam tea plantations, and moved all the local tea farmers to Tibet.

Although he knows that it is impossible to monopolize tea for a long time, if he has the ability, he still hopes to maintain Yuanqi's monopoly on tea as much as possible!

"The big shopkeeper." Zhao Wenlie was very puzzled and said: "Kolkata is also a metropolis, so it was so easily lost to the Taiping Army?" ”

"The purpose of sending troops to Calcutta has basically been accomplished, so why be nostalgic?" Yi Zhishu withdrew his gaze from the map on the wall, turned around, and said: "Calcutta is not a good place, the British army sent troops, and the first one to recover is Calcutta." ”

"What does the big shopkeeper mean by letting the Taiping army deal with the British army?" Wei Yuan interjected: "I'm afraid that the Taiping Army may not be the opponent of the British Army." ”

"Gong Deshu's army has 20,000 troops in southern Tibet, and it will not sit idly by." Yi Zhizhi said: "With the Taiping Army and Gong Deshu's Division, it is enough to contain the main force of the British army in Bengal ........" ”

Wei Yuan twisted his beard and said, "If the strength of Gong Deshu's department is damaged, I am afraid it will be difficult to deter the ....... of several newly attached states in southern Tibet." ”

"I have sent a brigade from Xining to Gorkha to provide support." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "And their task is mainly to cooperate with the Taiping Army to contain the British army, there should be no problem." ”

"I'm afraid that the Taiping army will be full of complaints." Zhao Wenlie said with a smile: "Although Calcutta is good, it is a hot potato ....... ”

"The Taiping army will know when they enter Calcutta, and I have chosen a good place for them." Yi Zhizhi said: "Compared with Southeast Asian countries, Bangladesh is more suitable for the Taiping Army. ”

"Oh? How do you say that? ”

"Religion!" Yi Zhishu slowly paced back and said: "Myanmar and Siam are both Buddhist countries, and they are not suitable for the worship of God by the Taiping Army, but Bangladesh is full of religions, and all kinds of great gods are flying all over the sky, and God worship at least has a chance." ”

Wei Yuan smiled when he heard this, and then said with emotion: "Sending troops to Calcutta is simply a stroke of genius, they all say that the lord uses soldiers like a god, the old man can be said to be happy and convinced this time, the invasion of the four-nation alliance can be delayed for at least a year?" ”

"It's hard to say." Yi Zhizhi said and lit a cigarette, and said slowly: "India lacks a wise leader, and it is difficult for the uprising to succeed, and it cannot be compared with the Taiping Army, and it is expected that it will be delayed for a year at most." ”

After a slight sigh, Zhao Wenlie said: "Now the situation has changed again, the top priority of the British army is to quell the rebellion in India, and the four-nation alliance will be divided when it arrives in Asia?" ”

"It's unlikely that we'll divide our troops." Yi Zhicontent said without thinking: "Although it is a four-nation alliance, it is still dominated by Britain and France, or should it be said, it is dominated by the British army!" Without the backing of the British army's powerful fleet, the other three coalition forces may not dare to enter the South Seas, and it is estimated that they will first capture and hold the Strait of Malacca, one will wait for the British army, and the other will restore the supply base, how to ...... the specifics, and how the other commander's commander deploys. ”

He smiled, "At least for now, we have taken the initiative, which is a good start....... ”

Before he finished speaking, Cao Gensheng walked in quickly and said with a smile: "Big shopkeeper, Baoshan Iron and Steel Plant is calling, ferromanganese has arrived, and the first furnace will produce good steel!" ”

"Good!" Yi Zhixiang said happily: "Let them prepare and go to Baoshan in a while." ”

The success of converter steelmaking means that the output of steel can be greatly increased, and the output of cast steel breeching guns can also be greatly increased, which is also the reason why he has to delay time in every possible way, one year is completely enough, and when the four-nation alliance comes in the second half of next year or the beginning of the next year, they will definitely be able to drink a pot!

Shanghai Railway Station, station entrance.

Dressed in civilian clothes, Monk Greenqin walked out of the station with the surging crowd, looking at this city that was completely unfamiliar to him with some blankness, the wide square, the Western-style buildings, the dark oil road, the rickshaws and bicycles that can be seen everywhere, the newsboys who sell back and forth, the fashionable young man with a short head and a military uniform, and the gentleman ...... who dragged his braids and wore a long robe and horse coat, all of which were full of novelty in his eyes.

"Lord Wang, there are a lot of women ........" A guard said with a look of surprise on his face, and a pair of eyes busily shuttled between several young women in long skirts and short ear-length hair.

"Don't embarrass the king." Monk Lingqin scolded softly, "What woman in Shanghai doesn't have it?" Don't fucking look like you cannibal. ”

A few guards behind him let out a chuckle, these personal guards were all subordinates who followed him to the battlefield and died, and they were not restrained when there were no outsiders, "Lord Wang, we haven't seen a young woman for a long time, and this will see that the old sow is double eyelids." ”

"Don't say that the king didn't warn you." Monk Greenqin suppressed his voice and said: "The women in Shanghai Qinglou can't be touched, and the flowers and willows are sick. ”

"Master, do you use a rickshaw?" Several rickshaws surrounded the business.

"Go, go, no." A personal guard silently stopped in front of Monk Greenqin, "We have someone to pick up." ”

Which of the rickshaws soliciting passengers at the train station has no eyesight, Monk Greenqin and his party have been in battle for a long time, and their bodies naturally reveal a palpitating momentum, and they are not easy to mess with at first glance, and a few rickshaw drivers immediately dispersed.

At this time, three four-wheeled carriages came galloping, and stopped in front of Seng Lingqin and his party, as soon as the door opened, Yan Shikuan stepped out of the car and arched his hand with a smile on his face: "Yan Shikuan has seen the monk king in Xia." Saying that, he hurriedly explained: "I'm sorry, the road was delayed, so the monk waited for a long time." ”

Monk Greenqin knew Yan Shikuan, and he also knew his relationship with Yi Zhi, and they didn't wait for anything, so they immediately smiled and said: "Shopkeeper Yan doesn't need to be polite, we just left the station." ”

The group took three carriages to Zhenhai Road, looking at the scene outside the car, Seng Lingqin said with emotion: "Shanghai is really a change every year, when this king first came to Shanghai, it was just a small county, just a dozen years, it is no less than Jiangning." ”

Yan Shikuan smiled when he heard this, "Shanghai is now known as the largest metropolis in the southeast, and after staying, I will accompany the prince to have a good visit." ”

Monk Lingqin said, "Yi Guocheng is not in Shanghai?" ”

"The big shopkeeper is in Baoshan, and he will come back tomorrow." Yan Shikuan explained: "I've been in the factory for a few days, and I don't know what I'm busy with. ”

At noon the next day, the monk Grinqin saw Yi Zhizhi in the Zhenhai Mansion, and as soon as they met, he complained: "Calcutta doesn't fight in the morning and doesn't fight in the evening, and as soon as I leave, I will attack ...... from the north and south." ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly, "The prince doesn't need to complain, there will be battles in the future." He said and reached out to give up his seat.

Monk Greenqin saw Prince Hui Mianyu last night, and he had heard of Yi Zhi's plan to lure the Four-Nation Alliance to fight in the area of Beijing and Tianjin, and when he heard this, he said dissatisfiedly: "Don't come to coax me, even if the war starts in Beijing and Tianjin, the New Army of the Eight Banners will only assist, and most of them will have to guard the Beijing Division, I'm afraid there is no chance to participate in the war at all." ”

"40,000 New Army of the Eight Banners, and more than 10,000 Beiyang Naval Divisions, how can they be idle?" Yi Zhizhi smiled and said: "Although the prince can rest assured, when he returns to the capital division, he will definitely be useful!" ”

"Really?"

"Can I still lie to the prince?" Yi Zhicontent smiled.

U.S. Consulate in Shanghai.

A clerk hurriedly walked into Bo Jia's office and said softly: "Your Excellency, call from New York, the stock market continues to fall sharply, many stocks have fallen by nearly half, and the most serious decline is the railway company, most of which have fallen by more than half ........ ”

Before he finished listening, Bo Jia realized that he was in big trouble! One word involuntarily flashed through his mind - economic crisis, and a new round of economic crisis began to break out again.

Obviously, the cause of the collapse of the Wall Street stock market in New York was caused by the massive sell-off of Yuanqi, which was as high as tens of millions of silver dollars, which caused panic, and the four countries of Britain and France declared war on the Qing State, which intensified the spread of panic and thus went out of control.

After being silent for a long time, Bo Jia got up and ordered: "Prepare the carriage, I will go to the Zhenhai Mansion." ”

Sending Monk Greenqin away, Yi Zhishu was about to go back to the backyard to rest for a while, but Lin Meilian came in and said, "Uncle is here." ”

What's the matter with this guy? Yi Zhishu wondered in his heart, but he still greeted him out, and when he saw the uncle's expression was grim, his steps were hurried and fast, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, could there be any changes in his heart?

Walking up to him, Bo Jia said directly in English: "Yi, the New York stock market continues to fall sharply, and I think it may trigger a new round of economic crisis ........" ”

A new economic crisis? Easy to be content, 1856? 1857？ It occurred to him that there was indeed an economic crisis in 1857, and it was a well-known economic crisis, the first general crisis of overproduction in the history of capitalism with a worldwide character. This is also the first crisis to begin in the United States, not in the United Kingdom.

He couldn't help but feel annoyed, he was too concerned about the war during this time, and he didn't think about the economic crisis at all, but fortunately, because he wanted to buy Alaska, he sold all the stocks, otherwise the loss this time would be too great!

Thinking of this, he was slightly surprised, it was only the autumn of 1856, how could the economic crisis break out in advance? Is it because of Yuanqi's large-scale sell-off, which caused panic in the New York stock market? Causing the stock market to crash, thereby spurring an early outbreak of the economic crisis? It's not impossible!

Whatever the case may be, one thing is for sure, Bojia's judgment is accurate, a new round of economy has indeed begun, and this is still a worldwide economic crisis!

The two of them sat down in the house, and they didn't say anything for a while, for the economic situation in the United States, Yi Zhishu has always maintained a high degree of concern, not only Yuanqi has close business contacts with the United States, Yuanqi also has several branches in the United States, but also has an industry, so he doesn't care.

He needs to analyze this economic crisis little by little with the help of memory and understanding of the economic situation of the United States, and he vaguely feels that this economic crisis in the United States is likely to be the driving force of the American Civil War, after all, the difference between the two is only three or four years, to say that it has no relationship, this possibility is really not much!

Seeing Yi Zhizhi was silent, Bo Jia didn't speak, he was worried about interrupting the other party's train of thought, he could be said to have watched Yi Zhizhi grow up step by step, and he also knew that the other party had a very good place in terms of economy, the reason why Yuan Qi has been able to develop rapidly over the years is entirely due to their big shopkeeper!

After lighting a cigarette, Yi Zhizhi said: "In the past few years, there have been two hot spots in your country's economy, railway construction and banking. But behind both lies a huge crisis.

As I said before, most of your country's locomotives, rails, and pig iron are imported from the United Kingdom, so although the construction of railways is in full swing, it has not led to the development of related industries in your country.

As for the banking sector, the relationship between the Commonwealth Bank and the state banks was extremely chaotic, and the widespread development of the export credit and short promissory note regimes, in which banks lent large amounts of money from short promissory notes to companies with very small amounts of their own capital, especially the railroad companies, prolonged the boom and increased the risks on the other.

In addition, there is a prevalence in your country to set up abusive enterprises to defraud small investors of their trust and money, and many banks are involved in creating bubbles, causing stock prices to skyrocket and plummet. ”

Speaking of this, he paused and said in an accentuated tone: "I think that your country is in big trouble this time, and this economic crisis may be beyond your imagination....... Not only will a large number of factories and enterprises fail, but the banking sector will also suffer a heavy setback, and there should also be a currency crisis! ”

Hearing this, Bo Jia's heart sank, watching Britain and France declare war on the Qing State, this is the most favorable opportunity for the development of the United States, but at this time the domestic economic crisis broke out, isn't this a missed opportunity?

After a slight groan, he said, "Is there a way to redeem it?" Try to reduce the harm caused by the economic crisis, now the crisis has just begun...... our two countries have close business and trade, if a large-scale economic crisis really breaks out, Yuanqi will also be implicated. ”

"I'm sorry, there's really nothing I can do about this." Yi Zhixiang said with a regretful face: "You'd better warn the president of your country immediately and be wary of the banking and currency crisis." ”

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