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Let the British "let go" the city of Guangzhou? Zhu Jishixin said, Zuo Zongtang really thinks that he is a big man in England? Although Sir Davis respects himself in face, when it comes to fundamental interests, his words do not work at all.

"The opening of the port of Guangzhou is stipulated in the treaty, and now it is wrong for Lin Muweng to stop foreigners from entering the city." Zhu Jishi frowned and said in a low voice. The implication is that he can't help this matter.

Zuo Zongtang smiled and said: "If Mu Weng can overturn the things stipulated in the treaty, he will naturally have the popularity of the leader of Shilin, not only those Manchu ministers can't move him, but Emperor Daoguang can't do anything about him." As long as Mu Weng was in Canton, relations between the Manchus and England would not ease. ”

Zhu Jishi thought that Zuo Zongtang's words were good, but they were ...... How do you convince Sir Davis?

"Sir, can you replace Guangzhou with Kowloon?" Rodley on the side suddenly made a suggestion.

"Kowloon replaces Guangzhou?" Zhu Jishi thought about it, and what Rod Li meant was to use Hong Kong instead of Guangzhou and move China's foreign trade market from Guangzhou to Kowloon-Hong Kong, so that Hong Kong's market would certainly develop very quickly. If Lin Zexu's Western-style yamen can also be moved to Kowloon, then it will be convenient for the envoys of Western countries in Hong Kong to see Lin Zexu in the future, as long as they cross the sea to Kowloon and his party.

"This can be tried, but will Lin Muweng agree?" Zhu Jishi looked back at Zuo Zongtang.

Zuo Zongtang clapped his hands and said with a smile: "How can you not agree?" Replace Guangzhou with the barren land of Kowloon. Above the court, whether it is Manchu or Han, he will provoke the thumb brother to cheer for Mu Weng. There will be no shortage of a head product with a pair of dazzling feathers, and most of them will be rewarded with a title. ”

"Will he be the governor of Liangguang at the same time?" Zhu Jishi worried.

"Not really. The lessons of the last Sino-British war, Emperor Daoguang can keep in mind. ”

Zhu Jishi nodded slightly, thought for a while, and asked: "What if the British side proposes to allow Chinese and foreign businessmen to open banks, docks, dockyards and factories in Kowloon?" For example, silk factories, cloth factories, fire factories, ash factories, iron factories and other Western-style factories, and employ Chinese and foreign employees...... Will this work? ”

"Ming Gong means that he wants to divide Kowloon into a concession?" Zuo Zongtang frowned and asked.

"Of course, it is not a concession, but the system should be different from that of the mainland, and Kowloon may be directly governed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs."

"Only Kowloon should be feasible." Zuo Zongtang pondered for a moment and replied. "It is already a great achievement to change Guangzhou to Kowloon, and it is not a problem for Xu Huayang businessmen to open factories and businesses in Kowloon, and now there are shipyards and docks set up by foreigners outside Guangzhou, and the yamen in Guangzhou are not turning a blind eye."

Hearing Zuo Zongtang say this, Zhu Jishi suddenly felt confident in his heart, sighed, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Ricardo, you will stay in Hong Kong for a day or two longer, and it will not be too late for me to persuade Sir Davis to return to Canton."

At this time. Zuo Zongtang suddenly reminded again, "This matter is quite big, it is best to persuade Bai Siwen to second, he is the deputy minister of foreign affairs." It was full again, and it was said that the Holy Lady was in the ascendancy, and he spoke. The courtiers should have no objections. ”

"What about Hanchen Qingliu?"

"Muon has his own way of getting them to support it."

In that case, the matter is settled. Zhu Jishi asked Zuo Zongtang and Luo Li to wait at the Far Eastern Hotel. Then he asked Mrs. Duran to go and make an appointment with Will. Hemming, the three of them went to the Governor's Mansion together. The reason why I took Will. Hemming came to the door together. Mainly because this old brother has not only prospered in official luck recently, but also handed over peach blossom luck, and soaked in Sir Davis's daughter Sylvia. Davis, seeing that he is the governor of Hong Kong, is about to be the son-in-law.

Of course, Zhu Jishi's rhetoric about Sir Davis is a different story. It is not to exchange Kowloon for Guangzhou, but to "develop Kowloon and pull Hong Kong". Kowloon and Hong Kong are only separated by a strait, and it is extremely convenient to travel between them, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Hong Kong and Kowloon are one. If the Thirteen Banks, the Yamen of the Guangdong Customs, and the Yamen of the Minister of Foreign Affairs could all move from Guangzhou to Kowloon, and quasi-Chinese and foreign merchants could operate various industries and commerce in Kowloon, then Kowloon would certainly be able to replace Guangzhou in the short term and become a center of Sino-foreign trade. Hong Kong can also take advantage of the great development of Kowloon and rise rapidly.

It was also an advantage for Sir Davies that he would continue to hold the posts of Governor of Hong Kong and British Minister to China. Otherwise, once the Chinese side allowed the Western embassy to be stationed in Guangzhou, he would no longer be able to be the governor of Hong Kong. The position of Governor of Hong Kong is, of course, far more than a minister. Once the Manchu ministers moved to Kowloon on the other side of Hong Kong Island, the British Legation in China would remain in Hong Kong, and Sir Davis would not have to resign as Governor of Hong Kong.

So Sir Davis immediately expressed his support, but in turn he was worried that Lin Zexu would not move from the bustling and comfortable Guangzhou to the desolate and remote Kowloon to endure hardship.

However, his worry was completely unnecessary.

"Well, Kowloon is easy to Guangzhou...... It works! It not only preserves the city of Guangdong Province from being disturbed by Xiyi, but also solves the problem of Sino-foreign exchanges. Rodley, this is a good job! ”

"Lord Schelling's compliment." Rodeli sighed in his heart, and then his flesh ached again, it turned out that in order to promote the "Kowloon Yi Guangzhou", he was also ordered to give Bai Siwen a check of 30,000 silver dollars (of course, Zhu Jishi's money, written in the name of HSBC), saying that it was a little meaning of Governor Davis. If he knew that this Lin Zexu would be so happy, he should have squinted at this silver.

"Enming, you are familiar with foreign affairs, do you think this matter is feasible?" Lin Zexu stroked his beard and asked Bai Siwen for advice.

"Yes, of course it does." Bai Siwen smiled and nodded, "As soon as Mu Weng arrived in Guangzhou, the English retreated to Kowloon, and they no longer shouted to enter Guangzhou City, this is all due to your prestige!" ”

"Hehe, they didn't give in for nothing." Lin Zexu said with a smile, "We also allow them to open factories, banks, docks, and docks in Kowloon." ”

"These treaties are already there." Bai Siwen replied with a smile.

Lin Zexu waved his hand and said with a smile: "If there is a treaty, it doesn't mean that they can do it, but Kowloon can be tossed by Yangyi." In addition, our iron works and mints are all located in Kowloon, and they are placed next to the Western-style yamen, so that they can be supervised at all times. ”

"That's ......"

Bai Siwen nodded slightly disappointed, and then remembered another topic, but became excited again.

"Mu Weng, the Jieweng of Beijing (referring to Qiying) recently sent a letter to the lower officials, mentioning that the emperor intends to adopt a tax ban on opium...... If Yingyi can agree to drive Zhu Jishi out of Hong Kong. ”

"What!?" Lin Zexu's face suddenly became gloomy, and he looked at Bai Siwen coldly, "Is this really what the emperor meant?" weishenme did not issue an edict? ”

Inventing the edict? Bai Siwen said in his heart, you Lin Zexu still don't know how much opium is hated? Isn't your old reputation all over the world from the ban on smoking? If this court openly said that it would ban opium in exchange for expelling Yingyi and driving Zhu, what would the people of the world think? What would it say? How can a minister let the emperor bear such an infamy!

"Muon, this is the ...... It is inconvenient for the emperor to make an order, and we, the courtiers, should take the initiative to worry about the king......"

"Nonsense!" Lin Zexu slapped the table violently and interrupted Bai Siwen and said: "Don't say that the Son of Heaven has no clear edict, even if there is a will, the old man should also advise the emperor to take back his fate!" If you want to quell the rebellion of Zhu Rebellion, you need to rely on the will of the people of the world, and this kind of government that brings disaster to the country and the people is absolutely impossible! If opium is banned, everyone in the world who hates opium will turn their backs on it! At that time, who else can this Qing Dynasty rely on? ”

That's not an ordinary weight! If you say who hates opium the most in the Qing Dynasty, it is probably Lin Zexu! Could it be that once the imperial court bans opium, Lin Zexu will also go to Zhu Jishi?

However, Bai Siwen couldn't say such a question. No matter what, Lin Zexu is the leader of Qingliu, and now he has a good thing of "changing Guangzhou with Kowloon", and he can't be held in the palm of his hand by Lin Shilin? really him off, and he participated in Bai Siwen's book, this foreign affairs assistant minister can say that there is no one! Therefore, Bai Siwen had no choice but to say sorry to Emperor Daoguang in his heart: the slave still has to keep this official body for the emperor, do foreign affairs for the Qing Dynasty, and deal with Zhu rebels and thieves for the emperor! (To be continued......)