On the waterway to Guangdong, Yang Meng, Wei Wu and Ge Shiyang discussed ways to resolve the dispute in Guangzhou.

At present, the great powers of the Great Qing Dynasty, mainly Britain, France, and Mi, and other treaty countries have no strength to contain the East India Company.

Britain and France can be regarded as old enemies, and there have been countless battles between the two countries, from the Hundred Years War hundreds of years ago to the Seven Years' War and Napoleonic Wars in the past hundred years.

However, the strength of France in the East was far less than that of England, and the East India Company had its own army and fleet, so it seemed somewhat unrealistic to use France to block the East India Company.

Millican can be regarded as an opponent of England, and there is also a big war between the two countries, but it seems unrealistic to instigate Millican to fight England in the East.

It is a good choice to unite with Mifa to fight against England, but his side has nothing to rely on, he was born in the weak Qing Dynasty, and if he wants to cooperate with Mifa, it is also a move to lure the wolf into the house.

One accidentally played a trick, and the merchants of the three countries united against their own side, the possibility was far greater than their own United Rice Law against the British, and the current Qing Dynasty was a fat prey for the Three Kingdoms, and it seemed to be an idiot to cooperate with the prey to deal with other hunters.

Some things can't stand scrutiny, and the strategy that I originally thought was excellent is fatal if I think about it carefully. Most businessmen are flexible people, dealing with England, or partnering with their own fat sheep, it is a person who can settle this account, and looking for Mifa to seek cooperation, this road is categorically impassable.

"Mr. Wei, Master Ge. I'm afraid that this combination will not work. Britain, France and Mi are all jackals. Seeking skin with jackals, we don't have that good body yet! ”

Walking into a dead end, Yang Meng's brows also furrowed, is the Guangzhou trade road going to be so wasted? The Yang family was so exposed to the eyes of the tiger wolf?

"Lord Lord, I don't understand what you mean, but the geographical conditions of Yunnan are good, and European countries have no chance to threaten Yunnan at all, although the Qing Kingdom was defeated a few years ago. But the population and territory of the Qing State are not comparable to those of European countries, and they have no strength in the East if they start large-scale wars or go deep inland.

Unless countries have a common interest, and this interest must be unusually large, the parliaments and the people of each country will not approve of starting a war. Without common interests, a single country at war with the Qing State will only end up in a quagmire. ”

The meaning of vertical and horizontal, Ge Shiyang is not very clear. But he is aware of the national policies of Europe and the United States, because commercial wars are not without precedent. But Yunnan's commerce was clearly not enough for Europe and the United States to wage war against the Qing state.

"Huh! The Yang family's business is really the common interest of all countries, and the profits of this industrial chain are unimaginably huge, comparable to the opium business. ”

Listening to Ge Shiyang's words, Yang Meng could only smile bitterly, he knew best how big Yunyan's profits were, and the current European and American businessmen may also be aware of it, otherwise the East India Company would not have fought for this so-called monopoly right.

"That can only cooperate with the East India Company, Europe and the United States will unite, once a war breaks out, the Qing State will definitely be defeated."

Ge Shiyang shrugged his shoulders helplessly, such a situation is not something he can recover, he is not an excellent politician, he has no solution to such a thorny problem, and he is the first to lose.

"Third master, the so-called combination of vertical and horizontal is nothing more than a tricky means, showing the enemy to be weak or showing the enemy to be strong, and the final result is to calm down the incident. Showing weakness is not a way, we can only use strength.

The third master's means in the gourd mouth can be used again, there is a difference between doing things and sophistry, and it is difficult to do things! Easy to quibble! It is not impossible to blackmail them again. ”

As officials in the Qing Dynasty, most of the officials did not learn the way of governing the world, but the way of deceit, and the ruler of the world had his own subordinates to do, and what the officials had to do was to stay still and keep their positions.

Wei Wu is just such a politician who is proficient in the way of deceit, although he was defeated by officialdom in the end, but his officialdom kung fu, several times in the Qing Dynasty, is definitely a grandmaster-level existence.

From Yang Meng's place, he knew the urgency of the matter, and Ge Shiyang's analysis allowed him to find out the context of the matter. The tricks of officialdom are common everywhere, and his words point out the crux of the matter.

"It's hard! The East India Company is not a merchant from other countries, they have India as a fulcrum, and they have their own army and fleet, the Yang family learned the methods of the East India Company, and now they are facing the main master, and it is extremely difficult to deceive them.

If you are a little careless, it will be the great powers and countries that will jointly pressure my Yang family, and there will be a Qing court to add to it. Come on, we have almost no chance of winning; Compromise, and it will be eaten alive.

Another reason you also know, the bottom of the cloud smoke! It's hard to maneuver! This time we compromised, the East India Company got the monopoly rights, then next time we have to hand over the formula to them, this formula leaks, but the legacy is endless.

We can't take the soft road, there is only one hard road to take, but how? Where to go? If you don't choose it, you will die if you plunge into it! Mr. Wei, let's analyze it! ”

The difficulty in the matter of Canton is that the opponent is the East India Company, a company with its own armed power, which is simply a country, a country controlled by merchants, and it is almost impossible to defraud the East India Company.

"The third master's path is good. If you don't fight, you can't talk about it, how can you fight? To what extent, there is a point in this.

Directly hit the death hand, the other party is bound to fight back wildly, and it is a good way to make an appointment. It's nothing more than that this East India Company is not a country, let's make an appointment with the two of us to fight and see what the result is.

If we win, we will talk about this matter, if we lose, don't care about any soft and hard roads, as long as there is a road, we have to go, even if we don't go, this East India Company will force us to go. ”

About a war, this thing is like a gang fire, but Yang Meng thinks it is feasible.

Kill foreign devils directly, just afraid that it will make things out of control and secretly make a fight. That's a good idea.

"That's a good idea. Our next home in Guangzhou. It is Pan Shicheng, the salt official of Liangguang, these days, the East India Company has blocked the trade route of the Pan family, and the Lixiang Garden where Pan Shicheng is located is also under the surveillance of foreign devils.

When we arrived in Guangzhou, we attacked these watchdogs, and let the East India Company see our strength, and if we couldn't find a place to fight. ”

Pan Shicheng's way. Yang Meng didn't reveal it, and at once he brought out the red-capped businessman of Liangguang, Wei Wu was taken aback again.

"Pan Deji! It turned out to be him! ”

The two wealthy businessmen in the southeast and southwest joined forces, and they still held Yunyan in their hands such a weapon for collecting money, Pan Deqi was in charge of the trade routes, and the Yang family in Yunnan was in charge of the armed forces, and the two joined forces, and it was only a matter of time before the southeast and southwest changed hands.

"Your Excellency, the training of recruits has just begun, and now they will participate in the battle. I'm afraid I won't be able to play the combat power I should, if I can. It's better to fight in close combat. ”

As soon as he heard that he was going to fight, Ge Shiyang also spoke, after more than ten days of training, although the results of these new troops were good, the training results were not killing experience.

The army of the East India Company, although it is a mercenary, but their battlefield experience is definitely stronger than most armies in Europe, the first battle is the elite of Europe, I am afraid that these new armies will collapse!

But the new army of the Yang family also has the advantage that they cannot be wiped out, that is, close combat, when it comes to cold weapon combat, the new army of the Yang family is definitely the most elite soldier Ge Shiyang has ever seen.

"We can fight how we want, no matter how many people die this time, there are only more than 1,000 people, we will inevitably fight with European and American countries, and now is the time to find fault.

There are still tens of thousands of recruits in Yunnan, and we are taking this opportunity to test our training methods. ”

Although Yang Meng said that he cherished his own lives, when it was time to go up, no one could retreat, and the tactics and combat strength of the great powers and countries could only be felt through this small-scale confrontation.

"Third master, it's hard to say whether you will fight or not, you don't have to prepare for war so early, it will affect your judgment of the situation."

Starting a war is the last thing Wei Wu wants to see, once the war starts, if there is an omission, it will be a national war! The matter is resolved in a harmonious manner, which is what Wei Wu wants, Yang Laosan is a killer, and he must not be allowed to prepare in advance, otherwise if the Raushzi East India Company suffers a blood loss, it will be the Qing Dynasty that is unlucky in the end.

"Fight! Must fight! Even if the East India Company does not come out, we must also provoke a war, otherwise there will be no chance to solve the problem. Although we are a businessman, we must also have bones to support us, and if we lose this breath, it will be difficult to find it back in the future.

Thirty lives this is the bottom limit, the more than 1,000 people brought this time are dead, and this account must also be recovered, as for the people who died this time, add them to the account book of the donkey rolling, and there will always be a day to pay it back. ”

Wei Wu's thoughts Yang Meng didn't know, but his words were not to release a fart, thirty East India Company lives must be recovered, this is the capital, set a rule for himself, and also set a rule for the new army in Yunnan, which is a must.

"The friendship between the two countries is precious, third master! I'm afraid it's a bit of a mistake to act like this! Since ancient times, Lao Wei has never heard of such a vicious national policy, you are now at the helm of the Yang family, this head can't be opened! ”

One life of one's own family, ten lives of others, it is good to deal with foreign devils, but who is the opponent of the Yang family in the future? I'm afraid it's not a foreign devil! In order to persuade Yang Laosan, Wei Wu also let go and directly compared Yang Laosan to the king of a country.

"You don't have any jokes! Sit back? Difficult! ”

Yang Meng glanced at Wei Wu obliquely, this old traitor's sycophant kung fu had regressed a little.

When things came to an eyebrow, Yang Meng didn't talk much anymore, and found Qin Ziqi who led the troops this time with his hands behind his back, the shadow army is also considered an army, so it is also appropriate to let Qin Ziqi have more experience in leading troops.

"Ziqi, don't let the cubs be idle these days on the road, practice guns in the cabin if you have nothing to do, there will be a battle in Guangzhou, your life and death are in your own hands, and now you can save your life in the future."

The dozens of ships of the Yang family, hanging the flag of the two Guangxi salt officials, not to mention the smooth journey, the silver spent less money for customs clearance, and the fleet slowly approached Guangzhou City after more than ten days of work.

"Third master, the situation on the waterway is not right, there are a lot of bandits near the waterway of Guangzhou City, how to deal with this matter?"

Qin Ziqi, the chief manager of the fleet this time, reported a sad news, bandits? Could it be the work of the East India Company?

"Stop the boat! Isn't Yang Fuliang active around Guangzhou? Let the steward of the fleet go to Yang Fuliang and pass on my order, so that he can find out the details of the bandits along the river, let's stop first and wait for news from Yang Fuliang. ”

I wanted to give the East India Company a combination of Chinese and Western, but I didn't expect the East India Company to plan like this, if these bandits were the work of the East India Company, then the situation in Guangzhou City was not optimistic! (To be continued......)