"Sincerity?"

Guo Ye turned around and said a few words to Prince Gong, Prince Gong nodded and replied: "Guo Ye, you just have to talk with confidence, according to our previous deployment, the pressure on the court, this king will naturally bear it!" ”

Guo Ye nodded, stretched out a finger to Hua Ruohan, and replied: "First, we are willing to open an area to your country and allow your country to invest and set up factories there, of course, within this area, your country needs to pay taxes in accordance with the laws and regulations of our country. ”

Hua Ruohan's heart was shocked, this condition is a bit interesting, and he directly bypassed the issue of opening a treaty port, and directly let American businessmen come to China to invest and set up factories! China's manpower is the cheapest in the world, once implemented, it can greatly reduce the production costs of American companies, and China has a huge amount of resources, which is definitely an attractive sincerity!

Hua Ruohan nodded and motioned for Guo Ye to continue.

Guo Ye stretched out a second finger and said: "Second, we hope to strengthen trade with your country, and are willing to conduct an arms trade with your country, including 200 artillery pieces, 50,000 shells, 10,000 reloader muskets, and 20,000 boxes of bullets. ”

200 guns, 10,000 rifles, plus shells and bullets!

That's a lot of money, and Warren roughly estimated that the total price of this trade would be more than two million taels of silver, and if there was any follow-up, it would bring millions of dollars to the Americans!

If you have milk, you are a mother, and a smile appeared on Hua Ruohan's face.

Guo Ye continued: "Third, we are willing to allow your country to send a minister in the capital to be responsible for communicating with the Qing government about the relevant affairs between the two countries; Fourth, our two countries have a similar situation, in the south of the Great Qing Kingdom is carrying out a difficult counterinsurgency, your country is afraid that it will also face such a situation, the Great Qing Kingdom is willing to go all out in this matter to help your country put down the rebellion! Fifth, we hope that with the help of your country, we can build a coal mine and an iron factory for the Qing Dynasty, and as for the relevant equipment and technology, of course, we have purchased ...... from your country."

Guo Ye proposed a total of ten terms to Hua Ruohan, each of which made Hua Ruohan very satisfied, these are all carefully prepared by Guo Ye, either it is an exchange of interests, or an innocuous face issue, which has certain benefits for both parties.

In the end, Guo Ye's face sank and said: "Mr. Minister, the conditions we have offered are already very generous, and we have also shown our sincerity, but my country also has two conditions, and I hope your country can agree." ”

Hua Ruohan, who was in a happy mood, nodded and said, "You can talk about it." ”

Guo Ye replied: "Mr. Minister, the harm of opium to the human body has long been determined abroad, and in the United States, opium has long been banned from public sale to ensure the health of the human body, so I ask that your country must stop the opium trade with the Qing Dynasty and write it into our negotiation charter!" ”

Hua Ruohan frowned and replied: "General Guo, the opium trade is an important commodity exported by our country to foreign countries, and once it is banned, it will cause a great loss to our country......

Guo Ye said in a deep voice: "Mr. Minister, since he is not legal in your country, and it is also illegal in my Great Qing Kingdom, why do you still want to let them sell?" This is a ridiculous decision! You have to be clear that I am only twenty years old, and what kind of place will I have in our country in the next twenty years? Do you want to deal with people like me in the future, or do you want to continue to deal with those old stubborns? We have a saying in China, called the scenery should be long-sighted, everything needs to look forward, once the agreement is reached, the status of the next will be greatly improved, in the future can even open more places to your country, at that time, what kind of goods you have, you can take China to trade, you can even open mines everywhere, operate railways, these interests, than a small opium, is not more desirable? ”

Guo Ye smiled secretly in his heart, first ****** fool you, as for the future, that is a matter of the future, twenty years later, you only need to give Lao Tzu ten years to make China stronger and stronger, it is you powers who will never dare to easily spy on China's territory!

However, Guo Ye's words moved Hua Ruohan, after all, as Guo Ye said, the current ministers of various countries are tired of those bigwigs in the court, they are too stubborn, whether it is a legitimate request or an improper request, they do not agree, only when they are hurt, they will be honest, just a group of stubborn donkeys who can't move!

Hua Ruohan fell into deep thought, Guo Ye turned his head to Prince Gong on the side, and introduced the price he offered, Prince Gong frowned, nodded immediately, and said: "Since you feel sure, then handle it accordingly, above the court, I will find a way......"

After a long time, Hua Ruohan said: "General Guo, I don't know what you said before, can it be realized?" I know that the ministers of your country are more stubborn than the other, and it is not so easy to sign a contract smoothly......"

Guo Ye said with a smile: "Mr. Minister, don't worry, since I have come forward with Prince Gong, it means that we are plenipotentiary ministers, once the contract is signed, no one wants to overturn it, this has the effect of being bound by international law, and if you go back on your word, where is the faith?" ”

Hua Ruohan nodded and replied: "General Guo, from me, I am willing to sign such an agreement with your country, but I need to report to our government, and it will take more than ten days to send back the news......

Guo Ye replied: "There is no problem, we can initialize such an agreement first, and then form a formal text once it is adopted by the two governments in the future, of course, in order to be able to promote cooperation between us as soon as possible, I hope to fulfill our agreement from now on!" ”

Hua Ruohan was stunned for a moment, looked at Guo Ye, Guo Ye replied: "First of all, we will formally propose our military trade to your country, all the silver will be squeezed out of the customs payment, and a deposit of 500,000 taels of silver will be paid to your country in advance, and your country will complete the delivery within three to five months, and we will settle all the settlements when it is delivered!" At the same time, I hope that your country will withdraw from the five-nation negotiations first! ”

Hua Ruohan frowned and replied, "General Guo, if we withdraw from the negotiations now, then we will face tremendous pressure from the other four countries!" This is inappropriate! ”

Guo Ye said with a smile: "What's the matter, I will propose to suspend the negotiations for half a month, wait for your country's reply to arrive, and officially announce that when the time comes, the other three countries will have nothing to say." ”