Chapter 291: The Situation Has Changed
"Gone, where will he go?" Zeng Guofan was a little puzzled, such a capable general would never disappear for no reason, so where did he go?
"It can't be that you're coming to our court, are you?" Zeng Guofan couldn't help but be shocked by his idea, he didn't believe that the talented Yang Xiaoshan would stop and hide among the people, he must have his purpose. Zeng Guofan has always been very good at speculating on people's hearts, and he doesn't believe that Yang Xiaoshan will disappear for no reason.
"Zeng Dashuai, often ask for a meeting outside the door." Zeng Guofan was thinking about it, and the soldiers outside the door came in and reported.
"Please!" Zeng Guofan instructed his own soldiers, and then he turned his head to block Cheng Xueqi and said, "You go behind the screen first." β
"Chang Yushi, why did you come here today?" Zeng Guofan saw Yang Xiaoshan coming in and hurriedly greeted him.
"Lord Zeng, this imperial history is here, and I really have something to discuss with Lord Zeng." Yang Xiaoshan went around for a while, and after Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng completed their strategic plans, they returned to the Hunan army of Zeng Guofan.
"Oh? What's the matter? Zeng Guofan asked.
"The expenses of your Hunan army are really a bit big." Yang Xiaoshan is still ready to attack the Hunan army's navy.
"The construction of warships is indeed quite costly, and this is also so that our Hunan army can have an advantage on the Yangtze River." Zeng Guofan hurriedly explained.
"This imperial history is naturally known, but after checking it out of my deputy history, I feel that the cost of your labor and materials is higher than the highest level in the history of the imperial court. You can ignore the imperial history of the ships you built in the past, but now you can build a new warship, and the wages and materials required must be reviewed and approved by my deputy historian before construction can begin. "Yang Xiaoshan just wanted to find a reason to jam the neck of the Hunan Army's sailors, and he definitely couldn't let it develop so quickly.
"The craftsmanship required by the naval warship is originally higher than that of other ships, our warship is the latest style, and it is equipped with a lot of foreign cannons, and it is normal for the amount of silver to be spent a little more, so don't embarrass us." Zeng Guofan naturally refused to agree.
Yang Xiaoshan was about to distinguish with Zeng Guofan, when suddenly Governor Luo walked in with Wang Qincha, who was sent by the imperial court.
"Chang Yushi, we finally found you." Luo Bingzhang walked to Yang Xiaoshan's side with a smile, looking very familiar.
"Lord Chang, please take the order." Wang Qincha looked very polite, which seemed to be a good thing.
Yang Xiaoshan knelt down to accept the order, and everyone else also knelt down.
"Fengtian carrier, the emperor saidγγγγγγ Chang Shan, the Duke of Fuguo, was not afraid of tens of thousands of long-haired soldiers coming to Hangzhou, assisted the Hangzhou general Ruichang to defend the city, and was rewarded with a yellow coat and promoted to the Duke of Zhenguoγγγγγγ "Wang Qincha came to read the emperor's reward to Yang Xiaoshan.
At this moment, everyone in the house looked at Yang Xiaoshan with envy, because of Li Xubin's death, many people in the Hunan army lost their official positions and demoted their posts.
I don't know what kind of luck this Chang Yushi has, and he can actually go to Hangzhou to make meritorious contributions. The reward of the yellow coat also made everyone red, which represents the emperor's special reward for the meritorious ministers, usually the reward for the generals in the army is nothing more than a title, rewarding the flower feather and the like, than the yellow coat is less of a "close to the confidant" feeling. Therefore, as soon as this yellow coat was introduced, it was immediately regarded as a supreme glorious and holy thing.
Yang Xiaoshan took Xianfeng's holy decree, and said secretly in his heart: "This sold you, and you have to get a reward, this undercover agent is really a business that is not at a loss." β
Wang Qincha naturally didn't know what Yang Xiaoshan was thinking, and after reading out the holy decree, he leaned over and flattered Yang Xiaoshan and said: "When Xiaguan just left the capital, I heard that the monk king defeated the British and French alliance at Dagukou, this is the first big victory we have achieved since the first emperor Daoguangye, presumably the emperor's reward is absolutely indispensable." β
Yang Xiaoshan was also very happy to hear it, after all, it was his father-in-law who made a great contribution and defeated the foreigners, but he was not happy soon, because it meant that the foreigners' greater revenge was coming, which meant that the second Opium War was coming.
"Before the lower official left, Prince Gong asked the lower official to bring you a message, and asked you to go back to the capital as soon as possible, the foreigners were aggressive during this time, and asked us to sign this treaty and sign that treaty, and if they did not sign it, they would threaten with force, and our Governor Ye of Guangzhou was plundered by them. At this time, the imperial court needs ministers who are familiar with foreign affairs the most, so Prince Gong asks you to go back and discuss the matter of the foreigner treaty. Wang Qincha added.
Yang Xiaoshan was a little embarrassed, he finally came to the front line, and he had just made the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom a little better, and he was a little uneasy when he went back at this time. But as a time-traveler in his previous life, he knew that this time node was very critical, because the Qing court would sign a large number of various treaties that humiliated the country, especially the recognition of Russia's "Aihui Treaty", which was particularly harmful to China. (The Treaty of Aihui was signed by the Russian governor of Siberia and the Qing general Yishan, the Heilongjiang general of the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing government had not yet ratified it.) οΌ
The Treaty of Aihui resulted in the loss of about 600,000 square kilometers of territory north of the Heilongjiang River and south of the Outer Khing'an Mountains. Important areas, including Sakhalin Island and Vladivostok, fell into Russian hands. China's northeast suddenly lost its access to the sea.
As a Chinese, this treaty must not be allowed to take effect, and no matter how much you fight with the Qing court, it is an internal matter of China, but this ceded land to foreign countries, which is absolutely not possible, even if you help the Qing court, you must keep these lands in the northeast and keep them in China's territory.
"Okay, I'll send back with Wang Qin." Yang Xiaoshan nodded, he had to go back to the capital.
Seeing off Yang Xiaoshan and Wang Qincha and his entourage, Zeng Guofan was full of emotion, people were more popular than people, he worked hard and long-haired, and he didn't see the shadow of the yellow coat. People are young and young, and a few reminders in their mouths are a great achievement, and there is really no place to reason.
"Come out." At this moment, there was no one else in the room, and Zeng Guofan asked Cheng Xueqi, who was hiding behind the screen, to come out.
Cheng Xueqi heard Zeng Guofan's call and hurriedly walked out.
"You tell me about Yang Xiaoshan's appearance, and I'll let the painter draw it." Zeng Guofan still remembered Yang Xiaoshan, who almost killed him.
"Yang Xiaoshan's characteristics are not very obvious, his height and body typeγγγγγγγ It's a little similar to the Chang man who just came in. Cheng Xueqi said casually.
"Oh? Do the two look alike? Zeng Guofan's heart suddenly moved.
"He doesn't look like it, he's not as beautiful as Chang Daren." Yang Xiaoshan's makeup was quite successful, and Cheng Xueqi didn't recognize it.
"Oh." Zeng Guofan breathed a sigh of relief, and also felt that his imagination was too rich, and he couldn't speculate randomly just because this Chang adult was too magical.
"Lord Zeng, the villain still remembers the layout of the Taiping Army in Anhui, why don't I draw it for you?" Cheng Xueqi curried favorably, and if he wanted to sell it, he would completely sell the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, so that he could gain the trust of Zeng Guofan.
"Okay, you can say 1510, if the information is true, your reward is indispensable." Zeng Guofan was overjoyed.