/newmessage.php?tosys=1&title="Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

Chapter Errors/Click here to report

"Hahaha......" Lin Haifeng stood up while pointing at Ali Guo, who was already sweating profusely, and finally couldn't help laughing, "I said, old man, I don't have what you think." ”

He turned his hand upside down, first turned around in place for a few moments, and then stretched out his right hand and waved it casually, "What I hate most now is to hear someone shouting the words 'war'." For the sake of peace construction, I persuaded the Celestial Empire government to lay off a large number of elite troops, and if anyone provoked a war under my nose at this time, it would not be a clear slap in the face and force me to play with him with all his might? Are we barefoot still afraid that he won't be able to wear shoes? Besides, the French Empire is our ally, the United States and the Netherlands are our partners, and now the British Empire is going to become our good friend. He is not afraid of the big backers behind Lao Q? So, I believe that in ten or twenty years, I am afraid that no one will be willing to stiffen their necks to do such a stupid thing, and it is estimated that there will be no one in the long run. In fact, if you really want everyone to play together, it is difficult to say who is afraid of whom in this world. Or are people like Marshali and Kim Nengheng smart, why do they want to fight, isn't it better for everyone to do business and make a fortune in harmony? ”

Speaking of this, he poked his head at Bourblon and squeezed his eyes, "Old Bu, I see that your conscience is greatly broken. Not only did they ignore our repeated warnings, but they went against the grain to stab your government to get Ruyori to bully our Vietnam, and now they are playing such a little trick with me, aren't you afraid that if one of my Red Navy officers and men is not careful, a few cannons will overturn several of your ships and make you cry and you can't find the temple gate? Why don't you call me that Ruyori of yours yet? ”

"Alas...... Even this can be guessed by you," Burbulon looked at Ali Guo and then at Lin Haifeng, as if he shook his head regretfully, and smiled hehehe, "I originally wanted to make a joke with you, but I didn't think it would have been done." Hehe, you don't need me to shout, General Ruyori will come to visit you in a moment. However, I still have a question that I don't understand, although this is close to Vietnam, how can you conclude that the stateless fleet blocking in front of you is Admiral Ruyori's fleet? ”

"How could you not have thought of it?" Lin Haifeng smiled proudly, "My trip was invited by your emperor, and why are my colleagues in Tianjing unanimously opposing me going?" It's not just for my safety. When Chairman Yang had no choice but to accept my opinion, he discussed with my brother, Vice Chairman Shi, that he would mobilize all the Red Navy to escort us. My God, tell me, if that's the case, am I going to visit you in France, or am I going to war? Therefore, when I was in Tianjing, I comforted Chairman Yang and my brother, rest assured, there are few people looking forward to my death now, especially His Majesty the Emperor of France, who is a good friend of the Celestial Empire, and he is even more afraid that I will do anything wrong, and he will arrange a fleet to protect my safety. Besides, maybe he's afraid I'll get lost. ”

Bourblon raised his head, let out a long sigh, and clenched his fist at Lin Haifeng, "Your Excellency really trusts our Emperor of France so much, on behalf of our Emperor Your Majesty, I sincerely thank you, France will always be your most loyal friend!" ”

Lin Haifeng laughed, "Lao Bu, you are too polite, everyone is a friend, if you don't even believe in your friends, then who else can you trust?" ”

In fact, just as Huang Zaixing, Li Xiucheng, and others had just run to the command platform of the "Humen," as the two fleets gradually approached, the opposing ship group not only had already anchored, but also quickly hung up the French tricolor, which was said to symbolize freedom and romance. Then, a three-masted battleship with a sailor in the bow vigorously waving a five-star red flag of the Heavenly Balance Kingdom slowly entered the Red Navy formation, which had also begun to moor.

And when Bourblon followed Lin Haifeng to the deck, the commander of the French fleet, General Ruyuri, happened to leave his flagship and boarded the "Humen". Not only that, but he was accompanied by crates of French wine.

"Dear General, this is the honored guest of our esteemed Emperor, our best friend of France, His Excellency the great Commissar Lin."

As soon as he heard the introduction of Minister Bourblon, Ruyori immediately stood up, first saluted a standard military salute, and then quickly took off his military hat and bowed, "Your Excellency Honorable Commissioner Lin, I am here to greet Your Excellency on the orders of the Emperor of the French Empire, and escort Your Excellency to our beautiful land all the way. If your Excellency permits, the contemptible will remain here to lead your fleet. ”

"Huh...... Thank you, thank you Emperor Xià for your thoughtfulness, and of course, thank you and all your soldiers," Lin Haifeng looked very happy at the same time, and then shook off again, "However, will this affect your so-called punishment of our Vietnam?" ”

"This ......," Ruyori's white face flushed, "Your Excellency, I'm very sorry, my officers and soldiers and I are very willing to be your sincere good friends, but...... It's just 3 lives, please forgive me. ”

When Lu Youli said this, Lin Haifeng had already turned his head behind him, as if he didn't pay attention to what he said at all, but pulled up a few generals behind him and began to introduce Lu Youli one by one, "This is the chief of the general staff of our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, General Huang Zaixing. ”

"Hello, Your Excellency," said Ruyori, putting his hat back on and raising his hand in salute.

"Hello, General," Huang Zaixing, dressed in a brand-new and crisp general's uniform, raised his hand and saluted.

On the origin of Huang Zaixing's general, there is still a story in it. Lin Haifeng knew very well that Europe at this time was a world that attached great importance to people's ranks, and if the grades of the military exchange personnel accompanying him were not clear, it would be difficult to get the attention of the other party. Therefore, for the sake of this visit and for the regularization of the Red Army in the future, he specially designed a new set of Red Army uniforms. From an aesthetic point of view, this version of the Red Army's army uniform adopted the style of the National Revolutionary Army of the thirties and forties of the century, with only changes to the cockade, collar badge, chest mark and armband.

Although there were actually a lot of military personnel accompanying him this time, since people like Li Xiucheng, Wang Haiyang, and others only appeared as state affairs and business personnel, the only ones who really needed military rank and status were Huang Zaixing, a few of his assistants, and the officers of the Red Navy formation. Therefore, when discussing how to arrange appropriate military ranks for Huang Zaixing, Xu Zongyang, and others, Lin Haifeng proposed that Huang Zaixing might be temporarily granted the rank of lieutenant general first, and so on according to the size of their respective positions. How do you know that when Yang Xiuqing heard this, her head almost didn't shake off her neck. What is the lieutenant general and major general, how can Ren Lin Haifeng explain, Yang Xiuqing just can't listen to it. Chinese Chinese Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army of the Celestial Empire, that should be what people often call a general, a generalissimo. With no choice, Shi Dakai proposed a compromise solution, then simply become a general.

As a result, Huang Zaixing put on a straight green tweed military uniform today, with shiny high riding boots, a red star military emblem with a round gold background on his head, and eight black characters on the chest on the white background on his chest were "Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Workers' and Peasants' Red Army", and his left arm wore a red army armband, and the original red collar badge was not only framed with gold edges, but also had three more golden five-pointed stars, becoming the first general since the establishment of the Red Army of the Celestial Empire.

This general, in Ruyori's current understanding, is naturally not the kind of army general he was used to before, but the highest military rank comparable to their current imperial marshal, several levels higher than him, an ordinary general, how can he not respect it.

"Don't underestimate our neither tall nor burly commander, no matter how tough the opponent is, as long as he is on land, he can't go a few rounds. Hehe, everyone be careful," Lin Haifeng said haha, and at the same time introduced State Adviser Li Xiucheng and Business Adviser Wang Haiyang to Lu Youli. In the end, he pointed at Xu Zongyang and smiled, "You are old friends, so you don't need me to say more, right?" ”

"No, no, a few months ago, I was behind Vice Admiral Xu's fleet, watching them drive the Russians into a burst of bombardment, hehe, it's really fun," Ruyori said as he walked over and took Xu Zongyang's hand, and looked enviously at the two dazzling lieutenant general's medals on his old friend's snow-white and red navy uniform, "Old friend, congratulations!" ”

"Forget it, it's enough for you to stop playing hide and seek with me like this," Xu Zongyang said, pouting vigorously, "You know, if you stop for a second later, my cannon will talk directly to your brother." ”

"Really?"

"Of course it's true, I'm a person who never fires empty cannons."

"Haha...... Hahaha......"

Laughter rang out on the "Humen". In this friendly laughter, under the escort of eight French ** ships, the formation of the Red Navy set sail.

In the subsequent journey, there were all kinds of unexpected episodes, and Ali Guo seemed very depressed. What made him feel particularly strange was that because the British Empire signed the "Anglo-Siamese Treaty of Commerce" and the "Bowling Treaty" with Siam last year, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom government was actually able to make a big fuss, and when Bai visited this Director Lin at the beginning of the year, this Director Lin even did not hesitate to threaten and intimidate him, openly claiming that sooner or later a major war would break out between China and Britain if this continued, which not only frightened the merchants of their own country to regard Siam as touching the tiger's buttocks, but also frightened that they had been observing the attitude of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom government towards this matter. Then decide whether they want to go to Siam to divide the fertilizer of the United States, France and other countries, simply for the time being. But look at the French now, they actually drove a battleship and carried a cannon into Vietnam, why did Director Lin, who has always been extremely powerful, become gentle? Except for the innocuous remark he had made when he first met Ruyori, the director never mentioned the armed conflict provoked by France in Vietnam. Ali Guo is puzzled.

It was not until this mixed Sino-French formation arrived at the port of Marseille that he figured out a little bit of a clue, which led to a tirade he made when he reported to the Imperial Cabinet on the Chinese question. With the title of "Peaceful evolution is better than armed strike", he used powerful arguments such as "the ferocity and ignorance of the mud and the pole", "the poor who have turned over are in urgent need of money", and "the poor who have money are more likely to deteriorate", as well as the evolution of Chinese dynasties from prosperity to decline, and successively demonstrated his view to the cabinet and the queen. He even boldly patted his chest and said that even if the leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom shouted deceptive slogans, it was destined to be difficult to escape the love of money among tens of thousands of poor people, as well as their historical inheritance of being officials for thousands of miles just for money.

For this reason, he mentioned that the imperial government and the queen should bury their bitter hatred for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom regime in their hearts, rather than showing it on the surface all the time. Outwardly, the Empire should pretend to know nothing about the past, and be "friendly, friendly, and friendly" with them. Because the people who live in that ignorant land of China will forget the past faster, and that is a group of who forget the pain when they have scars. Only in this way can they make full use of their huge market accommodation to serve the development of the empire. Only in this way will they be like the French, who offend them in a small and lax way, and they will not really take it seriously.

At the same time, Ali Guo also painstakingly persuaded the queen and the cabinet to give up their money, learn to "condescend", take advantage of their common greed for money, and bribe and divide their government personnel, like the East India Company, to cultivate the spokesman of the British Empire within them, and finally achieve the goal of completely solving this "the biggest garbage regime of mankind" without a single shot.

Thanks to the tenacious and unremitting efforts of Ali Guo, the "warship crisis" between China and Britain was finally resolved smoothly. In view of the fact that the differences of opinion in the cabinet were still difficult to fully unify, his queen Xià extended a "sincere and deep apology" to all the people of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for the opium problem and the gross armed interference in China's internal affairs over the years. Later, in his capacity as the British Commercial Chargé d'Affaires in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he donated 30 large and small "civilian" ships to the Shanghai Municipal Government.

As for Lin Haifeng's "kickback", it was converted into the equivalent of 300,000 pounds sterling in gold before he was about to leave France and return to China, and Ali Guo personally deposited it in a bank safe deposit box designated by Lin Haifeng. It should be added that in fact, the amount that Lin Haifeng really received was already 500,000 pounds worth of gold, and according to Ali Guo told Lin Haifeng, the extra gold was the increase in value of Lin Haifeng during his visit to Europe, and after he got the money from the government, he hurriedly helped Lin Haifeng "manage his finances", and it took less than five days to earn it on the stock exchange. As for the real situation, given that Ali Guo has always "kept" his promise to Lin Haifeng even when China and Britain fought again, it is impossible to investigate it (Ali Guo was able to persuade the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom government to establish a formal trade route with the British Empire because of his painstaking efforts to persuade the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom government to establish a formal trade route with the British Empire, and he was always proud of the win-win situation of being able to deal with the "warship crisis" back then).

However, what can support the correctness and credibility of Ali Guo's statement is that during the days of Lin Haifeng's visit, stocks on the European continent rose wildly, and it was extremely common for stocks to double on the exchange. As for how miserable it was later, that's another matter. If you are speculating, how can you only make money and not lose money?

Aishang Novel Network would like to thank all book friends for their support biquge.info