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Wu Chongyao simply signed the other two previous agreements, and only then did he throw out the fourth order. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

However, it is a purchase order for steam engines, a total of 100 steam engines with medium and large power, and all the supporting spare parts are required.

This order is too big for one or two foreign banks to mobilize so many machines in the short term. You must know that even in Europe and the United States, steam engines are still in the stage of popularization, and many of the steam engines produced are customized.

To order so many steam engines at once is bound to raise the price. However, Feng Yunshan can't care about it so much, he just wants to have a machine as soon as possible and develop it as soon as possible. Besides, even if you show the Taiping Holy Army and the people what the steam engine looks like, it is a good thing to have a long insight.

In the end, after consulting Feng Yunshan, Wu Chongyao agreed to take a break for half an hour, so that all the foreigners could unite together on their own and form a consortium to increase their strength and facilitate the order.

However, in order to prohibit them from intermingling, they were only allowed to have no more than five associations, and each consortium was isolated for its own consultation, so that each consortium could not be negotiated with each other.

In the end, the four companies of America, Fengtai, Smith and George joined forces to bid 720,000 taels of silver and won the order for 100 steam engines.

There were four orders in a row, and many foreigners didn't get a single order, so they were anxious, staring at Wu Chongyao with blank eyes, and even some of their eyes were about to drip water.

Thankfully, they weren't disappointed. This time, Wu Chongyao threw out four orders at once. They are 10 sets of flour processing machines, 20 sets of ordinary steam spinning machines, 10 sets of ordinary steam looms, and 5 sets of double-acting steam engines for mining watts.

Now, these foreigners competed for the first place, and after a lot of price reduction, they finally paid 690,000 taels of silver.

Just as the foreigners were still waiting, a personal guard of the card knife hand ran up and reported to Feng Yunshan that a foreigner claiming to be a minister had come and asked to see the Holy King.

Just as the public bidding project had ended, Feng Yunshan asked Wu Chongyao to announce that the first bidding meeting of Nanyang Company was over. Let the winning bidders sign the agreement and supply the goods as soon as possible, and those who do not win the bid can wait for the next Nanyang company's bidding.

The foreigners who won the bid were all blushing and ready to leave. And the foreigners who didn't win the bid cried with sad faces, and a few of them stopped Wu Chongyao angrily and said, "Didn't you say five million taels?" That's less than half? ”

Dozens of guarding holy soldiers rushed over, tearing apart the foreigners and about to pull them out, Feng Yunshan hurriedly stopped: "Everyone, there are still some orders that you can't provide for the source of goods, so you only bid for people at or above the consular level in various countries....... However, if you are interested, you can help Nanyang Company in Europe and the United States to publicize it, Nanyang Company is in urgent need of textile, machinery and other technician workers, and each worker who comes will be given a settlement fee of 300 taels of silver, and the employment fee is rich! If you introduce a technician in this area, who is certified by Nanyang Company, you can receive an introduction fee of 100 taels of silver. ”

"Huh? It's true? ”

"Great! If you introduce a hundred people, it's 10,000, no, I'll calculate, well, 14,280 silver dollars! That's a lot of money! A foreigner, who was originally very depressed and did not win the bid, excitedly exclaimed: "I will return to China immediately and bring a large group of people over, just as they are destitute." ”

All the foreigners were excited and hurriedly rushed out.

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The Holy Soldier led six foreigners to the second floor of the Nanyang Company. Feng Yunshan and Wu Chongyao met them in the synagogue.

The leader was an old acquaintance, the church doctor Habaander, who had not yet left, and came up with the holy soldiers, first introducing a few other foreigners to Feng Yunshan.

U.S. Chargé d'Affaires in China, Consul of the Kingdom of Prussia in Guangzhou, Ricky Brown. Karenway, the other three were French foreigners who came from Shanghi on purpose: the French Minister to China, Bourbulon, the French Consul in Shanghi, Mintiny, and the Catholic Bishop of Nanjing, Zhao Fangji.

Feng Yunshan was a little surprised, he was not careful, even the French foreigners were alarmed, and he was also the minister to China, and he was already the person with the highest decision-making power and status in France in the Far East.

No matter what this Frenchman is doing here, it just so happens that he still has some important orders that have not been launched, so it is good to seize this opportunity and make a deal with him.

The thought flashed quickly in his mind, and Feng Yunshan looked at the forty-something-year-old foreigner who was walking towards him, the most obvious was a high nose bridge, blonde hair with deep eyes, and a thick beard on his chin.

"Your Highness, please forgive me for taking the liberty of visiting you! I am Bourblon, French Minister to China. On the left is Mr. Mintiny, the French Consul in Shanghi, and on the right is the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Nanjing, Franciscan Zhao! "The person who came was a little self-cooked, and introduced himself in not very authentic Chinese.

"Welcome! My dear French friends! Feng Yunshan also greeted him with a smile on his face and shook his hand skillfully.

"Holy King, I heard that your army's Nanyang Company opened today, and I am late to come down, so I ask for forgiveness. When I came, I was in a hurry, so I could only prepare a small gift, and I hope you don't dislike it! Bourblon said, nodding to the Shanghi Consul Min Ti Ni next to him, Min Ti Ni said to the holy soldier who followed behind, and the holy soldier took out a red silk package, opened it and sent it to Feng Yunshan.

But it's two revolvers! It seems that he was searched by the Holy Soldier when he entered, so he handed over the pistol to the Holy Soldier for safekeeping.

"Hey, isn't this an American-made Colt revolver?" Next to Ricky. Karenway seemed to have some research on weapons, and recognized them on the spot.

"Colt revolver?" Feng Yunshan couldn't help but be a little surprised, this revolver is a sharp weapon for melee combat and self-defense, and it has great lethality within 50 meters, and this Colt is the creator of the revolver, these two pistols, keep them for self-defense, but it is very suitable!

"Haha, Mr. Minister is polite!" Feng Yunshan stretched out his hand and took it skillfully, put his hand on the trigger, aimed at a wooden post, pulled the trigger, but it didn't sound, and at a glance, he found that there was no bullet in the wheel.

"For safety, all the bullets are left on the side of the Heavenly Soldiers!" Bourblon said curiously: "Your Highness the Holy King, you seem to be very familiar with this Colt revolver, have you seen it before?" ”

"Oh, no! This king just feels that it should be used like this! I don't know, right? Feng Yunshan lied without blinking, and then changed the topic: "Mr. Minister, I don't know what you have to do when you come to Guangzhou?" ”

"Your Royal Highness, now that you occupy Guangzhou, you will soon be able to own the land of Liangguang, and this envoy has come to discuss with you the relationship between France and your army." Bourblon said bluntly.

"Since Mr. Minister has said so, this king will express his attitude. The Taiping Holy Kingdom is very willing to become friends with your country, trade with each other, and help each other. ”

"That's great! I heard that the Holy King and the United States, represented by Mr. Bojia, have signed some agreements, but I wonder if the Holy King can also give France the same conditions? On behalf of France, this envoy is willing to be a good partner with your army! Bourblon smiled.

Feng Yunshan couldn't help but be surprised, he and Bo Jia signed a secret agreement, this Burbulon had just arrived in Guangzhou from Shanghi, how could he know it so quickly? It can only be said that the French minister is not simple, and the intelligence work is too good. However, it seems that he does not know the specifics.

"Mr. Minister, it just so happens that Mr. Bojia is also here. You can consult with him, and there is no problem on the king's side. Feng Yunshan said with a smile, and in a blink of an eye, he saw the consul of the Kingdom of Prussia in Guangzhou who was about to speak. Karenwe continued: "Mr. Karenwe, the same is true for the Kingdom of Prussia. ”

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