Bai Nan imagined that the trade in Canton would not be smooth sailing, but he did not expect it to be corrupted to such an extent. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Lin Youde just said the origin of this fleet, and it didn't take long for the governor of Guangdong to rush over with Fubiao (the governor's personal guard). Fortunately, the soldiers in Fubiao were all cold weapons, and the marines in charge of the escort also saw the opportunity quickly, and hurriedly returned to the freighter with Lin Youde.

Bai Nan, who had already left a hand, did not let the four freighters berth, but first sent Lin Youde to bring people to negotiate. This negotiation failed, and the marines snatched out Lin Youde, took a small boat with an outboard engine, and rushed back with a splash.

"This kind of scene is not surprising at all, so I advocated teaching these Tartars a lesson at the beginning, so that they can face our Datang squarely." Bai Nan said with a little annoyance, but he also knew that Emperor Qianlong belonged to a monarch who was energetic and happy with great achievements, and the general characteristic of such an emperor was that he had strong self-esteem, if the Tang Navy really bombarded the coastal ports of the Qing State and repeatedly defeated the Qing army. Then the most likely unfolding is that Qianlong became angry and angry, and then expanded the army, which instead provoked a more fierce resistance and faster modernization of the Qing Dynasty.

Lin Youde still looked frightened, the knife that was dangling just now almost fell on his head, he straightened his clothes, and said: "According to our information, this governor of Guangdong is the Debao of the Zhengbai Banner Suo Xuanluo clan, the third class jinshi of Enke in the second year of Qianlong, who has served in the south study, has served as a scholar in Shanxi and Shandong, and has also been a lecturer at the banquet. It stands to reason that he should be a scholar, how can he be so stubborn. ”

Chang Bin said disdainfully: "A Tartar, he can be a big official if he knows a few words, can you expect him to be really a scholar with excellent grades?" Besides, this kind of thing about the Manchu and Han families, that is, verbally, there is a Qing generation, and it is the norm for the Manchus to be wary of the Han and restrict the Han people, and you will say that you are a country established by the Han people overseas, which is a clear bottom line to challenge these 'ruling classes'. ”

Lin Youde also sighed: "I thought that it might be better to say that our founding was long before Nurhachi's founding, but I didn't expect the other party to react so much." ”

Bai Nan was also very annoyed, he was full of hope to come to Guangzhou with a large amount of goods, and even hoped to bring back thousands of immigrants, but the other party regarded him as a thief, and as soon as he landed, he wanted to arrest the Tang people. Bai Nan felt that these four steamships were too eye-catching, but there was not much room for a change on their side. The Qing Dynasty had specific laws prohibiting the use of Chinese hired laborers on foreign merchant ships, and even more prohibiting foreign merchant ships from carrying Chinese people to the sea.

Of course, Bai Nan also thought about falsely claiming that an unknown small country in the East came to trade, but this would still attract attention, and in the process of communication, it would inevitably show his feet. Besides, did he really let Bai Nan create his own language and then fool those Qing Dynasty people? Bai Nan had long planned for his hometown in China, and he was even more reluctant to come as an outsider, at least as a blood compatriot, so this also made even if the statement of the descendants of the Tang Dynasty was absurd and not the best rhetoric, he finally adopted this statement.

Chang Bin faced Bai Nan and asked, "Lieutenant Colonel Bai, what should I do now?" ”

"Wait, we are waiting for Guangzhou to communicate with us again. I don't think Debao's actions are the official conclusion of Guangzhou, and it is more likely that he acted personally. We should still have a chance to complete this trade. ”

Lin Youde was also anxious about this matter, and said: "Alas, in our country, everything has rules and regulations, and the efficiency is also high, there are not so many bureaucratic problems, and there is no such medieval system." After coming to this Qing country, I felt aggrieved, and I couldn't do anything smoothly, and I was restricted everywhere. If it is so troublesome every time I come to Guangzhou in the future, it is really unimaginable. ”

The three of them waited for about half an hour, but no one approached the four freighters. It's not that Debao doesn't want to hold these "traitors", but these four big ships look very strange and huge, and I don't know how many people and weapons there are on them, and the people of the Guangdong Navy Division are not directly dispatched by Debao, and they are some distance away from here, so they are unwilling to send ships over. Although Debao was arrogant, he didn't dare to say that he let his Fubiao take a small boat and forcibly board the other party's big ship. He wanted the Humen Fort to bombard the Tang Dynasty merchant ships, but this governor may know something, and he doesn't know anything about military affairs, and the general cannon of Humen can't hit it at all, and the range is not enough.

To say that the defense of the Qing army is indeed sparse, the vigilance is not high, the four cargo ships into the Lion Ocean can be described as a long drive straight in, and the Humen Fort did not play a role in blocking it at all. At this time, the Humen Fort was not as consolidated as the Opium War era, and after Lin Zexu arrived in Guangdong, Guan Tianpei added more gun positions and fortifications to Humen. The current Humen Fort is far from being able to stop foreign aggression.

It wasn't until Bai Nan waited until he was about to get impatient that a small boat swayed by, and the sailors on it waved his arms to show that he had no ill intentions. The boat sailed to the bottom of the 6,000-ton freighter Fubang, and someone on the boat shouted upward: "I am an envoy sent by the Governor of Liangguang to discuss with the head of your family, please pull me up." ”

Chang Bin glanced at it a few times and said, "Just a guy in his thirties, he doesn't look hostile, can you get it?" ”

Bai Nan said: "Put the gangway." ”

I saw a man in his thirties in a long robe and a coat and a melon-skin hat that looked like he was well-made, and he was about thirty years old, struggling to climb up the gangway. Bai Nan didn't ask the Marines to embarrass him, so when he first climbed up, no one directly controlled him.

When the man climbed aboard the Fubon, he was already amazed: "Is it actually an iron ship?" It doesn't seem to have any wood inside, it's all made of steel, how much does it cost? Could it be that the Tang people are extremely rich? ”

When he got on deck, he saw a completely different scene from the wooden sailing ships of this era, the open deck, the white-painted, metal-like superstructure, and the huge chimney not far away, all like a new world for him.

The man identified the people on the deck, saw Bai Nan, who was dressed in a white uniform, standing in the middle of the crowd, judged that he was the leader, stepped forward, made a thousand, bowed and said: "In Xiaguang, Pan Youdu of Tongwen Xing, on behalf of the Governor of Liangguang and Guangzhou, Lord Li Shiyao, and all the peers of the Thirteen Lines of Guangzhou, have come to your ship to negotiate with Mr. ”

Bai Nan has been with the Ming Dynasty for a long time, and he will also use the etiquette of the ancients, and he hugged his fist towards Pan Youdu, Bai Nan said: "There is Lao Pan shopkeeper, I am the head of this fleet, surnamed Bai Nan." ”

"It turned out to be a white class, and I am fortunate to have it." Pan Youdu looks like a businessman, but he is exquisite.

Bai Nan invited Pan Youdu into the internal cabin of the Fubang, and Pan Youdu was also like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, extremely curious about various things, but he was afraid of weakening his momentum and refused to ask each other, and it was easy to deviate from the topic by asking this and that.

A few people sat in a relaxation room in the Fubon ship, which is a place for the ship's officers to rest and entertain, although the decoration is not as good as the light of the sea, but the various facilities are also complete.

Pan Youdu was amazed by everything on the Fubon, the ship itself was made of steel, and his boots could feel that even the ground was steel when he stepped on the floor. When I entered the lounge, I found that the table was made of wood in addition to the tabletop, and the table legs were also iron, although there was a layer of sea-like things on the stool, and it was very comfortable to sit on, but when I looked at the back of the chair and the legs of the stool, it was still iron.

In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, not to mention steel, iron is also an extremely rare thing, like ordinary farmers, they may only have a little iron on farm tools, and just such a pair of farm tools is also a heirloom treasure. The Qing government also controlled the flow of iron, and the monopoly of salt and iron has always been a privilege. Pan Youdu couldn't imagine that this Tang Dynasty man actually made everything with iron, just this big iron ship, he didn't know how much iron it would cost, and how many good knives and farm tools could be made.

Pan Youdu is also very knowledgeable, and said secretly: "This Tang dynasty doesn't matter if it's really a descendant of Li Tang or not, just this manufacturing ability is strong." These four large iron ships are all made of iron, which is probably more than the annual iron output of Guangdong...... It is estimated that it is more than that, and maybe the iron produced in several provinces can be comparable. ”

Pan Youdu has not yet spoken, and has already turned countless thoughts: "My father explained to me, saying that this Tang man came to sail, which may be a great help for my family's prosperity." The Tang people were obviously good at creating utensils, and there must be rare goods, and if they could contract these goods, the profit would be uncertain. Therefore, if the Tang people don't have ghost thoughts, they should still help them pass the trade pass. ”

Bai Nan said to Pan Youdu at this time: "There is no basis for Lord Debao, the governor of Guangzhou, to suspect that we are from your country, that we are traitors of your country, and even the remnants of the previous dynasty. Our Tang Dynasty left our homeland thousands of years ago, wandered on the ******, and established a republican form of government, which is already two countries with the Qing Dynasty. This time, we came with sincerity and friendship, hoping to establish friendly relations with the compatriots of the same nationality in the Qing Dynasty and exchange ideas. ”

Pan Youdu clenched his fists and apologized: "Bai Daban, please forgive me, the governor is also loyal to his duties, after all, the overseas founding of the Tang Dynasty by the descendants of the Tang Dynasty is too unbelievable, and ordinary people can hardly believe it." I have heard that your kingdom was founded in the far east, but what about the continent of America? ”

Bai Nan remained silent, obviously this Pan Youdu is somewhat knowledgeable, it is not easy to coax him, he said: "Yes, my country was originally adrift on the sea, circulating in many places, in recent years landed on the North American continent, the land there is fertile, the climate is pleasant, it is an excellent place, so it is convenient for us to establish a foundation here." ”

Pan Youdu asked again: "It's been a thousand years, why haven't the Tang people thought about returning to their homeland, and only now have they sent a fleet to our Qing Dynasty to communicate, isn't it strange?" ”