Bao Ling said lightly, "Politically speaking, we have no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. ”

Incisive, so incisive~! William. Jian couldn't help but be in awe of Bao Ling, he finally understood that he was definitely not the opponent of this black guy.

"Although Mr. Moy. Tang is my personal friend, we are the eyes of the British Empire in the Far East, and it is also our duty to suspect all individuals and groups that may damage the interests of the British Empire. At this stage, Huafu is still good for me, but I can't be careless. If Huafu is not good for me~" Bao Ling gently waved his hand in the air, as if a mosquito flew in front of him.

"Understood, Lord Doge!" William. Jian nodded vigorously and left very respectfully.

See William. Jian's figure had disappeared from the room, and Pashali resumed the topic they had just had, "Sir, now that the Hongbing in Guangdong is making too much trouble, it has seriously affected Britain's trade with China, and we should not turn a blind eye!" ”

Heaven and Earth will rely on a large number of arms provided by Di Liuyin, a crossing team, to fight with Ye Mingchen in Guangzhou, Foshan, Shaozhou and other places, Ye Mingchen can't help them, and they can't capture the city.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs instructed us to maintain strict neutrality." Bao Ling spread his hands, "Hong Bing, like Lord Naman, is very arrogant, and diplomatic mediation does not work at all. We also have insufficient forces in the Far East, so now we can only wait and wait for the country to free up from the Crimea. ”

"Since Ye Mingchen is not available, we can discuss with the Fujian New Army and support them to go to Guangdong to train their troops." Mai Huatuo suddenly said. He hesitated for a moment, then added, "Maybe you can lure the Ming regime to make a move." ”

Bao Ling was a little unimpressed, "The Fujian New Army has not yet become an army!" ”

When it comes to the army of the Ming Dynasty, he hesitated, "Although this Ming regime occupies only a corner of the territory, its force is indeed extraordinary, and if it is allowed to develop, it will inevitably bring trouble to our control in the Far East." ”

Mai Huatuo said with a smile, "Therefore, we can't let it quietly and smoothly engage in construction and accumulate national strength." ”

On January 28, a letter was delivered to the British business office in Shanghai.

Wen Jisi received the letter and immediately got into a carriage and rushed to Taipei.

The carriage soon left the bonded area checkpoint and galloped in the direction of Taipei.

The post road leading from Huwei to Taipei had been built into a flat thoroughfare, and Wen Jisi sat in the carriage and pondered the contents of Bao Ling's letter.

"At present, the Ming regime is very friendly to us in Britain, but in the long run, the Ming regime may become a great power in the Far East and an opponent of our country in controlling the Far East. But we are a responsible Power, and it is not in keeping with our civilized nation that we often resort to force or intimidate and threaten at every turn. The best thing to do is to let it get bogged down in war before it grows......"

Wen Jisi pouted, and the lovely Sir Bao Ling was worthy of being the strongest advocate of "peace", but it was really hypocritical. But how can we achieve such a set goal? He sighed and looked out the window.

To the north of the main road is the newly built railway, and to the south is the rushing Tamsui River.

On the Tamsui River, the "Endeavour" dragged nine barges loaded with pig iron, rumbling up from the end of Shanghai to the wharf of the Xizhi Steel Mill.

Looking at the faint white smoke emitting from the tugboat chimney, Wen Jisi knew that these ships were converted from the Taipei Shipyard, each barge could hold 50 tons, and the steam engine on the tugboat was produced by the Taipei Machinery Factory.

"A lot of pig iron was all shipped to the upper reaches of the Keelung River, where there is definitely a big iron factory. It's just that the Ming regime has opened up a military exclusion zone, and our exploration cannot continue! "I think that the commercial office must be relocated to Taipei as soon as possible, otherwise the investigation will not be able to be carried out effectively." ”

"The relocation will be at least until the end of February." Wen Jistu shook his head, "Even if you successfully relocate to Taipei, it is not so easy to secretly investigate. ”

Thinking of the hard work of the investigation, the secretary sighed, "Yes, the control of the Ming regime is too strong. ”

Wen Ji Si thought for a while, "It's not possible to do it in the dark, you can come in the open!" ”

The secretary's eyes widened in astonishment, "Come tomorrow!" ”

Wen Ji Si smiled, "Isn't there still dozens of our engineers and technicians in Taipei?" ”

The secretary was a little surprised, yes, the Ming regime ordered a large amount of machinery and equipment from the British, and there were dozens of factory representatives on the British side who worked and lived in Taipei every day, and he could completely visit the engineers and technicians who cared for their own country on behalf of the British government and learn about their work and living conditions in China. In addition, they can also get in touch with the Chinese around them, talk more about their hearts, communicate more, and explore the internal trends of the Ming regime from a few words.

Daming Honglu Temple is located on the edge of the Yabian in Taipei County, and Shaobei is the Zhengqing of Honglu Temple, that is, the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

In Shao Bei's office, Wen Ji Situo spoke very frankly, "Your Excellency, we in the UK believe that in the Far East, the Ming Dynasty is the only civilized country, and the Ming court is the only civilized government. Because we are all civilized countries, in the face of the difficult situation in South China, we must have frank exchanges with each other. ”

Shao Bei's jaw head agreed.

"Britain has huge commercial interests in South China, so we must not allow the chaos in South China to continue......"

Shao Bei raised his eyebrows, "Oh! ”

"We strictly abide by neutrality in order to get along with all strata of China, but the two sides of the South China War did not strictly follow the relevant provisions of the laws of war to conduct wars, did not respect the status of our neutral side, and seriously infringed on the interests of our neutral side. ”

"The fighting in Crimea has not subsided, and Britain now has limited forces in the Far East." Wen Jisi was very frank, "Therefore, we will first discuss with various civilized countries how to punish evil and promote good, and how to stop the illegal acts in the civil strife in South China. All possible solutions to the problem are being considered. ”

"Thank you British friends for their trust in us!" Shao Bei was keenly aware that the British wanted to use the Ming Dynasty as his thug in the Far East.

As for the situation in Guangdong, the crossing team has long had an established strategy, the Crimean War will end in a few months, and in order to proceed smoothly and avoid extraneous complications, the chaos in Guangdong must be calmed down as soon as possible.

Shao Bei Zhengse said to Wen Ji Situ, "First of all, I want to make it clear that my government, like your country, will never allow the situation in Guangdong to continue to erode. ”

"Your country plans to send troops?" Wen Ji Si was overjoyed, but there was no expression on his face.

"To send troops, you must be famous." Shao Bei stretched out a finger, "First of all, we must issue an ultimatum together with the great powers and countries, and we will never allow the civil strife in Guangdong to continue." ”

Wen Jistu nodded in agreement.

Shao Bei continued, "The ultimatum cannot be just a dead letter, in which it must be set for a limited period of time, and the cities of Guangzhou, Shaozhou, Huizhou, Chaozhou, Xinhui, and Xiangshan must be set as neutral zones, and all acts of war must be prohibited. ”

"Neutral Zone?" Wen Ji Situo nodded slowly, "This must be supported by strong force." ”

Shao Bei said without hesitation: "My Ming Dynasty will send the coast guard team deep into the Pearl River at an appropriate time." ”

Sending the Coast Guard into the Pearl River was something that had been planned for a long time by the crossing team. Historically, Hong Bing would have been defeated in Guangdong this summer. The Coast Guard was dispatched, mainly to contain as many Hongbing troops as possible who were willing to defect to the Ming Dynasty.

The minutes of the meeting were quickly sent to the Executive Committee.

Bai Baoxiang looked at it, snorted, and casually placed it on the desk.

He knew very well in his heart that the British were absolutely plotting, and it was absolutely not advisable to intervene in Guangdong with armed force, and there was no need for the Ming Dynasty to waste too much manpower and financial resources to fall into it. For the sake of hundreds of thousands of young and strong laborers, it is best for the coast guard to enter the Pearl River as early as possible.

On the southwestern edge of Sheliao Island is an educational park that has already been built. In the narrow strip between the hill and the seaside, there are more than 20 three-story rectangular buildings, all of which are concrete and bamboo-reinforced structures.

The buildings are all of the same construction, with eight large rooms on each floor and a staircase every two rooms.

Among them, more than 10 buildings as dormitory buildings are in the east of the mountain col, and the teaching area of the Military and Political University and Guozijian is at the foot of the mountain in the west.

Today is the opening day of the training class for Chinese revival activists, and all the students in the education park are gathered in the large playground, and the 200 Chinese revival activists and rural grassroots administrative personnel who participated in the training are sitting at the front.

Grassroots political power in villages and villages in northern Taiwan has been established and consolidated, and political power at all levels, from counties to districts to villages, has been operating stably.

The organization of the Chinese Revival Pioneer Group is also in full swing. The counties generally reported that the political level of the administrative personnel in the villages was not high enough, they did not have a clear understanding of the significance of establishing the Rejuvenation Pioneer League, and the idea of speculative revolution was relatively strong.

To this end, the Executive Committee decided to set up several training courses for Chinese rejuvenation activists to train the backbone contingent and ensure the orderly progress of all work.

"Comrades, the "Baath Party Manifesto" makes it very clear that our Chinese revolution smashed the old world of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in order to build a paradise on earth for the Chinese nation. The future of China will be a great abundance of materials, and everyone will do their best and distribute according to their needs......

Such a paradise on earth will not fall from the sky, and we must all work together to create a beautiful new home......

At present, our military strength is strong, our money and food are abundant, and it is very easy to take the whole of Taiwan. ”

Seeing the warm applause below, Bai Baoxiang on the rostrum waved his hand and continued, "But we lack qualified officials, and the Ming Dynasty urgently needs a large number of officials who can effectively govern Taiwan. ”

The playground fell silent.

"Some people say that you can open the imperial examination. You must know that most of the students selected for the imperial examination are scholars who are familiar with reading books, not the talents required by the Ming Dynasty. Bai Baoxiang said in a low voice, "The officials needed by the Ming Dynasty must first be politically qualified, and they must be the pillars of the struggle for the rejuvenation of China wholeheartedly." Secondly, they must be able to do things, be sacrificial, and be able to solve problems independently......"

Amid thunderous applause, Bai Baoxiang ended the mobilization report.

After getting off the rostrum, Bai Baoxiang was a little absent-minded, and the secretary came over and whispered to Bai Baoxiang, "The airship has been inflated, and it will be tested soon." ”

Bai Baoxiang glanced at the Eight Feet Gate Valley to the east, "Nothing happened, right?" ”

"Everything is safe!"