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"Dear and honorable Highness, oh, no, no, no, I should call you Your Excellency Commissioner Lin now, if I don't see you again, I will definitely go crazy." Americans are fond of using such fancy phrases to express their eagerness, and Marshali is even more so. He first clenched his fists, then pressed his hands to his chest, his head tilted, his eyes closed, and he looked quite excited.

"Hehe, congratulations, you are about to become the first American minister to my Taiping Heavenly Kingdom." Lin Haifeng smiled and greeted Marshali and invited him to sit down, "The various undertakings of the Celestial Empire are thriving, there are too many things, in fact, I have wanted to meet Your Excellency for a long time. ”

Negotiations between the U.S. government and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom on the establishment of diplomatic relations have been concluded, and since the government has telegraphed him as the first minister to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, after all, the official credentials and letters of appointment are still in the process, so Mashali is still only the organizer of the legation.

"I heard that Your Excellency also deliberately bid for my former mansion for the location of the legation, and spent a lot of extra money? In fact, it seems that there is no need for that, after all, the country's money comes from taxpayers, and it is better to save it. Lin Haifeng smiled kindly. This Lin Haifeng was indeed bad enough, and when he knew that the Americans must set up their legations in their former palaces, and that they would never give up if they could not get it, he secretly assigned Gu Tonglin, who was moving the headquarters of the developed "Four Seas Trade Bank" to Tianjing, to compete with him, and finally "auctioned" it to the Americans at a high price in the form of a auction.

"It's worth it, it's worth it." Ma Shali didn't know that there were so many stories in this, if he wanted to know this qiē, he would probably scold Lin Haifeng for ten days and ten nights, poor and crazy, right? However, even if that's the case, I guess he wouldn't dare to know it. "Your mansion is, in your Chinese words, feng shui is good, but I just want to touch your feng shui and work hard for the United States and your country to become the most loyal and reliable friends." Perhaps it's because he's been reading too much of the newspaper in Tenkyo lately, and he's used a lot of words and phrases that are common here in his speech.

"Yes, as long as both of us are willing to work hard for this purpose, I think the people of China and the United States will definitely become good friends." Lin Haifeng nodded approvingly, "I know, you are here for our railway construction contract." Here, I would like to begin by thanking you and your people from the bottom of my heart for the tremendous help you have given us when the Celestial Empire needed it most. As for the specific project construction contract, I won't tell you that our plan is very huge, with the Hunan-Jiangxi and Jiangxi-Guangdong railways running through the project, as well as the future southwest railway traffic artery, and the vast area north of the Yangtze River, as well as ......"

Listening to Member Lin's eloquent words, Mashali's head was a little dizzy. Are you sure? Immediately he dispelled his own suspicions, and of course it must be true. If this is the case, not to mention participating in all the construction projects, naturally, all of them will not be able to function even according to the national strength of his own country, as long as he participates in half of it, even if it is a third, or a little less, he will be enough to become a hero who saves the American national economy. In his mind, they Americans are fundamentally different from Britain, France, and the Netherlands, although they also want to expand, but the expansion is the economy, and they never want to really be reduced to colonizing a country like those countries, which is contrary to the founding spirit of the United States. However, after staying with the Chinese for a long time, when he got used to a lot of things here, and when he listened to the other party's narration of the heart-wrenching tattered and magnificent feat, what he was most afraid of was not to appear "but" in the back.

It's really unfortunate, that committee member Lin said these two words as soon as he spoke, and added a pendant to the end, "But ah, due to the intervention of the Russians, the Northern Expedition that we are about to start in full force will be very cruel, although there is a chance of victory, there will always be a considerable price." We are poor, and we must not only completely overthrow the Manchu regime in the Northern Expedition and restore the unity of the country, but also devote great energy and wealth to the construction of the long coastal defense to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble. It is also necessary to prepare to help the people who have been impoverished and helpless by the floods of the Yellow River and who are still in enemy-occupied areas. You say, where do we still have so many good moods for the time being, or spend huge sums of money on railways that don't see any benefit for a while......

No way? Why do smart people become confused again in an instant? Marshali really had no choice but to faint again. As a result of his efforts and the encouragement of domestic economists, many of the country's already shrinking producers have begun large-scale production and hoarding of rail steel, and once the market is gone, even a temporary halt will deal a fatal blow to the hapless domestic steel economy. This is also because he represents the country, if it is for his own sake, he would rather immediately kneel down on one knee in front of this King An, who not only likes him, but also makes him disgusted at home, no, it should be said that it is Commissioner Lin. If necessary, according to the custom here, it doesn't matter if you fall down on your knees. As for his part, Mashali was dutiful, even though he only felt the contraction of the domestic economy, and did not expect, or even imagined, that next year's America would be worse than this year's. After all, he saw this and worked tirelessly to achieve it.

"Oh, dear Highness, I will correct your opinion anyway." Mashali was so excited that he forgot what he should say, "The victory or defeat of the war depends on the will of the broad masses of the people of your country, and you and your government represent the will of the greater number of suffering people, and your victory will be inevitable." For you and your government, you should consistently adhere to the policies you have previously proposed, and be committed to the development of your country's economy and the prosperity of your people. If you want to get rich, you must first build roads, your country has a vast territory, a vast land, and a well-connected railway transportation network, which will bring immeasurable benefits to your country and people......"

Mashali poured all the economic knowledge he knew, like beans today, in front of Commissar Lin, who almost made him want to die immediately. However, there was still something he did not say, and that was the news he had seen published in the "New Tianjing", which was issued by the Celestial Empire government in order to mobilize the people of the whole country to devote themselves to the final battle against the Manchus. Yang Xiuqing, chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Command Committee of the Celestial Empire, said confidently when interviewed by people from all sides: "...... I would also like to tell the people of the whole country that the treasury of the Celestial Empire is abundant, and after several years of struggle and hard work, we have a huge wealth of hundreds of millions of yuan, which can not only make the lives of the people of the Celestial Empire peaceful, but also be used to win several wars from different directions at the same time. Of course, if that happens, it must be something we are forced to ......"

On the one hand, they claim that the treasury has a lot of money, but on the other hand, they cry poor, are they trying to bargain? To be honest, for fear of losing this huge partner, they didn't have much ambush at all in terms of the price of each construction contract.

Looking at Commissioner Lin, who seemed to be a little moved in his speech, Mashali spread his hands, "Dear Your Highness, I can't deny that there are voices in our government that oppose you. However, as an envoy of friendship between the two countries, although we have had misunderstandings and unpleasantness, I am very friendly to you and your government. For the common benefit of both sides, I can assure you that we will use the power of the government to coordinate with the merchants of all parties in the same way that the oil of your country is provided duty-free, and give you the most favorable enjoyment in the world in terms of price. ”

"Alas!" Lin Haifeng seemed to be a little helpless by Marshali's sincerity, and he looked at Marshali solemnly, "From Your Excellency's words, I see sincerity. In this way, isn't this year's contract not yet fulfilled, so let's fulfill it like this, and as for next year......"

Lin Haifeng pondered for a while, "Are you willing to believe my words?" ”

"Of course I do." Marshali nodded repeatedly.

"That's good," Lin Haifeng slapped the table, as if he had made up his mind, "Your Excellency Mashali, before the end of the year, the puppet dynasty of the Manchu Qing will be history. With my personal honor, I would like to assure you that the materials needed for next year's railway construction will give priority to the purchase of your country's products, and will definitely not bring any trouble to your country's producers this year. However, there is one issue that I want to make clear beforehand. ”

Fainted, this finally had a turnaround, how came out another "but", Marshali's heart was really completely convinced of these smart Chinese.

Looking at Marshali's focused expression, Lin Haifeng smiled, "Actually, we have long known that Qichang, Tianlong, and that Angel firm are 100% British goods for our products. It's not going to go on like this. You know, in spite of some understanding with the British, they continue to engage in unfriendly activities with us, and the importation of large quantities of British industrial products hurts our feelings. Also, out of friendliness, I would like to remind you and your government privately that over-reliance on British products will cause irreparable damage to your national economy. ”

Marshali believed that Commissar Lin said that the country was full of British products, alas, what can be done, it is cheaper for others to buy than to make it themselves, who wants to make it themselves?

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