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The rumbling sound of cannon on the ocean quickly spread to the Wu family on Henan Island, Guangzhou, just like his father back then, Wu Chongyao suddenly fell off the chair when he heard the news of the naval battle, and he couldn't say a word for a long time. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

It is common for businessmen to fear war.

Peace creates wealth, war destroys wealth.

Until now, Wu Chongyao can't forget the losses brought to the Wu family by the war more than ten years ago, and even the news of the great victory of the navy can't shake away the fear in his heart. When he muttered in horror, "How is this good", and in the Wu family, not far from him, Wu Zifeng, the fourth son of the Wu family, shouted in surprise almost immediately after learning the news of the great victory of the navy.

"Great!"

As the fourth son of the Wu family, Wu Zifeng, in the old thirteen lines, can be said to be an alternative, more than ten years ago, after the war of the Qing Dynasty, other people were annoyed by the government's extortion, with the familiarity with foreign businessmen, only seventeen-year-old Wu Zifeng went to England with 2,000 pounds without his family, and traveled in Europe for five years. Because of this, he knows Europe better than anyone else.

Now after hearing about this naval victory, his whole person suddenly became excited, and his excitement fell in the eyes of his eldest brother Wu Zishan, but turned into schadenfreude.

"Fourth, are you really stupid or fake, could it be that you have forgotten the robbery you suffered more than ten years ago, and now, the fleet has won, but if those Americans retaliate, it will ...... then."

"What can I do?"

Wu Zifeng asked rhetorically.

"Big brother, others don't understand, can you not understand? Now it is the Americans who are being beaten, and if they are beaten, they will be beaten! ”

Wu Zifeng said while laughing. Because he understands the United States, he will not have the slightest worry. Rather than worrying about what he sees, it's an opportunity.

"Big brother, our Wu family's opportunity has come."

"Opportunity? Fourth, what are you talking about? ”

Wu Zishan looked at the fourth brother in surprise, the fourth brother had never been stable, and now he had no brains.

"Chance!"

Wu Zifeng looked at the eldest brother with a smile.

"If our Wu family wants to turn over, we can rely on this opportunity."

"Fourth, do you mean the railway?"

Facing the questions of his brothers, Wu Zishan just smiled mysteriously, and then his eyes narrowed slightly, and he smiled,

"I'm going to meet our parents in Guangdong, if the younger brother expects it to be true, now our Lord Li is encountering tricky things."

When the words fell, Wu Zishan showed the paper in his hand with some pride on his face. That Governor Li has always wanted to see him, but he has always been "in" Macao, and now is the time to see him!

21,654 boxes!

Standing in the office, looking at the report of the customs fleet, Li Ziyuan's brows tightened.

"100 catties per box, almost 1.3 million kilograms......"

Thinking about this number, Li Ziyuan felt that he was almost out of breath.

Too much opium is also a problem!

Not to mention anything else, these 20,000 boxes of opium are worth at least 7 million yuan! And that's not even counting the thousands of boxes of these high-priced Indian public bans.

A loss of at least $8 million!

British businessmen account for nearly 60%, American businessmen account for almost 35%, and less than 10% are traders from other countries.

This is what Li Ziyuan is worried about - this is a loss of nearly 10 million yuan! The last war with the British, wasn't it because of the confiscation of the British merchants' tobacco?

"Now this matter, I'm afraid it won't end well, after all, ......"

Looking at Xu Linchuan, who was sitting opposite, Li Ziyuan's tone seemed a little uncertain, after all, he was the governor of Guangdong Province. But now the foreign affairs will be handled by Xu Linchuan, an official of the Foreign Affairs Department, who came to Guangdong with Lin Yuqing.

"The loss is so big, I'm afraid those foreigners may not be able to accept it."

"Even if they can't accept it, they have to accept it!"

Xu Linchuan said in an extremely calm tone that the reason why the navy attacked the US fleet at Lingdingyang was because of Han Du's order -- it was necessary to resolutely and unhesitatingly respond to the enemy's invasion.

"What can he do to me now?"

With a sneer, Xu Linchuan picked up the teacup and said.

"The British and the French declared war on Russia five months ago, and now the British Far East Fleet and the French fleet have already left Hong Kong, and now the British are most worried about the Russians, worried that the Russian navy will threaten the trade routes of China, Southeast Asia and Australia, so they can't take into account the interests of these opium merchants at all now, not to mention, their ships are smuggling opium in China's territorial waters, this is a fact, since it is smuggling, of course we have the right to check it?"

That being said, the premise of having power is to have enough strength, and Lin Zexu also had the right back then, but in the end, he still lost people's money. And the reason why Fuzhong dared to attack this time was precisely because the strength of the British was restrained and they were unable to take care of the affairs of Guangdong.

"Although the truth is the truth, it is ......"

Li Ziyuan shook his head and sighed.

"Well, since this is the case, let's do it according to the plan! When the time comes, I'll rely on you in Guangdong. ”

And you can only rely on the army!

Although he did not doubt Han Tu's judgment, Li Ziyuan was well aware of some of the risks involved, and he did not know that Britain was now fighting Russia in Crimea, and he also knew that there were only a few small gunboats left in Hong Kong, and that the remaining British warships had already sailed elsewhere to attack the Russian fleet.

But it also knows that the current move of Han Du is a dangerous move, and the bet is that the British are unable to look east! But what if the British could get out of the way and be willing to advocate for the opium dealers?

After Xu Linchuan left, Li Ziyuan sat in the study, although he seemed to be dealing with official business, he still looked worried, and the hidden worries in his heart were not comforted in the slightest because of Xu Linchuan's words.

"It's hard to be the governor of Guangdong!"

Li Ziyuan couldn't help but sigh, and at this time, someone spread the word "Wu Zishan" to ask to see him.

"Wu Zishan asks to see?"

Li Ziyuan is no stranger to this person, he heard about this fourth son of the Wu family before he arrived in Guangzhou. 11 years ago, the fourth son of the dignified Wu family had just gone to the West from the sailor, and stayed there for five years.

It is precisely because of this that he was ready to include it in the mansion at the beginning, thinking that he would help, but who would have thought that his temple was too small, and the other party would not look down on it at all. The fourth son of the Wu family hid in Macau and avoided it.

Now that he has avoided the fourth son of the Wu family, why is he here today?

Could it be that you want to maneuver through it?

Thinking of the fact that the Wu family was more or less involved in opium, Li Ziyuan's brows tightened again.

"I've seen an adult in the next place!"

Entering the study and looking at the governor sitting on the chair, Wu Zishan hurriedly saluted.

"Sit."

Looking at Wu Zishan in front of him, Li Ziyuan looked very calm, once upon a time he had thought about this person entering the mansion, but this kind of thinking also faded.

"Thank you, sitting!"

said thank you, but Wu Zishan didn't mean anything polite, he sat on the chair unceremoniously.

"Fourth Prince Wu, this official wants to see you but can't, I don't know how I can move you Fourth Prince Wu to see this official today?"

Li Ziyuan's tone did not have the slightest politeness, and even faintly dissatisfied. However, his dissatisfaction did not make Wu Zishan feel any fear, but he turned a blind eye, quietly picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and then said.

"Zishan is here today, you are here to congratulate your lordship on your investigation of the tobacco today, and you will be famous all over the world."

As soon as the words fell, Wu Zishan changed the conversation again, looked at Li Ziyuan and said.

"That Lin Yuanfu is generally famous all over the world!"

The Lin Yuanfu in his mouth is Lin Zexu, the Manchu minister who presided over the smoking ban in Guangzhou.

was compared between Wu Zishan and that Lin Yuanfu, Li Ziyuan's heart did not have the slightest hint of joy, and even the heartbeat couldn't help but speed up a few times, not because of joy, but because he knew Lin Zexu's fate.

Exile to Xinjiang!

In other words, those who are courtiers will bear the black pot for their masters. If the smoking ban goes smoothly and foreign countries retreat and retreat, naturally the master is happy, the courtiers are famous, and in the end everyone is happy!

But if it's like more than ten years ago, the foreigners have come over, and it's okay if they win, but if they lose...... A scapegoat will always be needed.

Who is this scapegoat?

Not the governor of Guangdong.

"Bold!"

With a sharp reprimand, Li Ziyuan's gaze narrowed slightly, and he put on a look of righteousness and strictness.

"Okay, you Wu Qingfeng, such sharp teeth, telling right and wrong, and thinking wrong, it can be seen!"

If it were someone else, seeing this governor so angry at this time, I am afraid that the three souls who had been frightened for a long time would not be there, but Wu Zishan smiled.

"What the adults said is not true!"

Wu Zishan still turned a blind eye to Li Ziyuan's annoyance, he shook his head while picking up the teacup and drinking the tea, he moved very slowly, and it took more than ten seconds to finish the tea and put down the teacup.

It was his slowness that made Li Ziyuan a little confused.

What the hell is this person trying to do?

He has seen all kinds of people over the years, but like Wu Zishan, it is the first time he has touched it, I said that if I am an ordinary person, I am afraid that he has already been reprimanded by his own fierce reprimand at this time, and his frightened soul is not possessed, but he is drinking tea here.

"When is the next time to tell the truth? Neither does he tell right and wrong, but he also has sharp teeth and wrong thoughts? ”

Facing Li Ziyuan's gaze, Wu Zishan, who put down the teacup, said slowly.

……

His answer made Li Ziyuan dumbfounded, indeed, this person's words are words in words, and all the meanings are guessed by himself.

"Okay, you're Wu Qingfeng......"

Sneering, Li Ziyuan was not annoyed, now he had vaguely guessed that Wu Zishan came to see him, I am afraid that it was not just to "compliment", this person may have other plans.

"Okay, you're Wu Qingfeng!"

In this sneer, Wu Zishan said again.

"Your Excellency!" (To be continued.) )