In less than a month, the East India Company made a direct move, and Yunyan's loss was acceptable, it was only more than 500,000 taels of silver, but the thirty good hands were gone, which made Yang Meng's head stretch out of the muscles.

His father-in-law Pan Shicheng is also in danger, Lixiangyuan is outside the city of Guangzhou and close to the harbor, once the naval guns fire, no matter how many people defend, Lixiangyuan may not be able to hold it.

Yang Meng knew that the Dao powers were greedy, but he was so unscrupulous, he didn't expect it, and it was difficult to ride a tiger! Hard fighting is not the way, with one or two thousand people on his own, with the muskets in his hands alone, he is not an opponent of the great powers. A compromise is even more impossible, once it retreats, the East India Company will only be more arrogant, this time it is a franchise, and next time it will be a recipe.

"Ziqi, what do you say we should do when we go to Guangzhou this time?"

One person is short, Guangzhou is in danger, Yang Meng is also a little chaotic in his heart, the best way to solve the problem is to negotiate, but how to force the East India Company to the negotiating table is also a big problem.

Taking advantage of the rift between the great powers is easier said than done! The East India Company is like this, and the other powers are no better than that, it is good to drive the tiger and devour the wolf, but you must also have the ability to drive the tiger to succeed.

After listening to Yang Meng's inquiry, Qin Ziqi also fell into contemplation, the situation in Guangzhou, Master Pan said clearly, but how to act is worth studying.

The Rausch East India Company seems to be a powerful one, otherwise Master Pan, who is a second-class member, would not have written to ask for help, and the third master would not be so embarrassed.

"Put on the posture of a dead fish and a broken net, and do that compromised."

Master Pan in Guangzhou, with the imperial court behind him. The Yang family also has the official status of the imperial court. Both of them were to be afraid of the East India Company. can only learn from the Qing Dynasty and seek perfection.

"The fish is dead and the net is broken...... Well! This is good! Ziqi, this time I want to bring Master Ge, you send a few reliable people to keep an eye on him, and you can't let him have any contact with the outside world, it's really not good, Master Ge can be killed! ”

There is a rift between the great powers, and how to use it depends on those foreign devils. Let Ge Shiyang go to those missionaries to collect information first, and then make a plan on the road based on this.

But Ge Shiyang has no burden in Yunnan, but he is afraid that he has other thoughts, and what he does in Yunnan is a huge threat to the Qing Dynasty, and it is the same for the great powers and countries.

"Ziqi, you go to Hulukou, invite Master Ge back, and call Mr. Wei over by the way."

Qin Ziqi left, and Yang Meng also had a general plan in his heart. This trip to Guangzhou is another dangerous journey, a matter of family. It's still better to be on the safe side.

"Lao Wei, I'm going to Guangzhou recently, Yiliang's affairs, you have to help Yan Qing, after all, he is also your closed disciple, everything is based on stability, there is no major event affecting the Yang family, you don't move!"

"Third master, what is the so-called matter of going to Guangdong this time, I see that Yan Qing is also a little anxious, Wei Wu may be able to come up with an idea about this matter."

Yang Meng has some things to hide from himself, but Wei Wu can also figure out an approximation, he knows the Yang family's cloud and tobacco business, and he went to Guangzhou just for this.

Yunyan is a business that misleads the country and breaks the country, no matter what happens to this matter, Wei Wu will contribute, the Yang family is destroyed because of this, and the Qing Dynasty will definitely not be able to get any benefits.

"The English East India Company has its eye on the Yang family's Yunyan, and I went to deal with the East India Company this time."

Since Wei Wu, the old traitor, asked, Yang Meng didn't hide it, he told him the details of Yunyan at the beginning, this old traitor's insight is extraordinary, maybe he can come up with a good idea!

"The English East India Company? How does the third master plan to act? ”

As soon as he heard that it was related to Yingji, the culprit of Gengzi Year, Wei Wu's face also became serious, if this matter is not done well, the Qing Dynasty will have to defeat Gengzi again!

"Hit! Hit hard! Fight to the death! Lao Tzu's thirty good hands, disappeared in Guangzhou, this account is calculated by me on credit, but the capital must be recovered, the interest is too thick, now is not the time to collect the account, and when it comes to the scene, ten times the interest should be normal, and the period of saving is calculated according to the interest rate of the folk printing money. ”

Wei Wu, the old traitor, has a lot in his heart, it is difficult to take out good things without touching him, and thirty good hands died, Yang Meng was also holding back his anger in his heart, and just took advantage of Wei Wu's question, and it was sprinkled at once.

"The third master can't! Killing and injuring foreigners will inevitably lead to a national war! What is the reason for Gengzi's First World War? It was not Lin Weixi's case, Lin Zexu, who was in Guangzhou, misled the country and stopped trading with foreigners, which led to the outbreak of the Gengzi War.

Thirty foreigners is enough for the two countries to go to war, so let's be patient for the time being! It's not that Lao Wei's bones are soft, but the Qing Dynasty can't stand the toss, and our Yang family can't stand the toss either!

Yunnan has just won the copper class in Sichuan, and the academy is slowly cultivating talents, this situation is completely wasteful, and there is already some time to wait, but the third master's move is to damage the foundation of Yunnan!

If the war starts again, although the Qing Dynasty is the first to bear the brunt, it is not a day's work for the foreigners to destroy the Qing Dynasty, and the court will let the Yang family go? Daqing is unlucky, and our Yang family can't fall well! The third master should be cautious! ”

As soon as he heard Yang Meng's words, Wei Wu was also anxious, and immediately put himself in the camp of the Yang family.

"Oh...... Can't take revenge? But what is it to live? It's nothing more than a breath! The foreign devil slapped Lao Tzu, and it was not too much to chop off one of his hands, right? It's not too much to take some interest on another broken leg, right?

Yang San is a person who is angry, swallowing his anger, that's what Wang Ba did! ”

Wei Wu still has a bottom when he speaks! This old traitor knows his own thoughts, and he has to test it again.

"So be it! Lao Wei followed the third master to Guangdong, let's discuss this matter! The first is to make the third master angry, and the second is to do things properly. ”

Yang Meng's words really touched Wei Wu, counting Yang Laosan's attitude towards the world, this matter is really difficult to solve, Wei Wu simply let go, and decided to go to Guangdong with Yang Laosan.

"Let's go to Guangdong together? Who will call the shots about Yiliang? Yan Qing's little cub is not sophisticated enough, I don't worry about entrusting Yiliang to him! ”

Cen Yuying is a good one. Let him be his chief of staff. One is that he has enough skills. The second is to train him, but Yiliang can be handed over to Cen Yuying, a thoughtful person, it is better to let Wei Wu control it.

"Although Yan Qing has shortcomings, but with the assistance of the curtain guests, Yiliang should be difficult for him, and Yan Qing's family has already moved into Wuzhuang, and it is a matter of anti-water. He can't do it yet. Steward Ding of Yiliang Manor, although he is young, he is also a calm person, with his constraints, Yan Qing just wants to do something out of the ordinary, and his strength is not enough, Yiliang's matter, although the third master can rest assured, in this situation, give Yan Qing a lifetime of time. He can't make it either. ”

Yang Laosan's methods of employing people are extremely sophisticated, although his experience is slightly insufficient. But in the way of employing people, he is perfect, and being his disciple in the way of employing people is still a little insufficient.

Not to mention Cen Yuying, even he Wei Wu is also constrained everywhere in doing things in Yiliang, and it is simply whimsical to want to build his own power under Yang Laosan's nose.

"Alright! You just go with me, Yiliang's affairs are arranged, and the affairs of the academy can't be entrusted to Yan Qing, so let Taichen take over for the time being! You choose a few old ones to be Taichen's assistants, and after the arrangement is over, we will leave in the next day or two. ”

Shum Yuying? It's enough to be the chief of staff, Minghu Academy is the foundation, or is it better to master it by your own family, Wei Wu, this old thing, is not good! Is this to cultivate Cen Yuying to pull his own hind legs?

was slapped by Yang Laosan, Wei Wu was a little indifferent, and after retiring, he went to arrange the trivial affairs of the academy. Thinking of Cen Yuying, Yang Meng's heart also turned, and it seemed that it was necessary to keep a hand.

Qin Ziqi took Ge Shiyang back to the academy, Yang Meng first whispered a few words to Qin Ziqi and sent him out, and then began to plan with Ge Shiyang.

"Master Ge, the relationship between the European countries, you go to find out today, those missionaries in the Translation Library, you must contact them one by one to see if there are any available, there is a mess in Guangzhou, and I will also negotiate with the East India Company.

There are also those who have been placed alone, tomorrow I will have someone take you to the Hulukou camp, and I will send these people back to Guangzhou this time.

Today you have many tasks, one is to understand the relations between Europe and the United States, and the other is to command craftsmen to make the most powerful artillery in Europe. ”

Casting artillery overnight, Ge Shiyang was frightened by Yang Meng's words, this thing is impossible!

"My lord, the relationship between Europe and the United States, I know very well that I don't need to ask, I also know the missionaries and mechanics who came, business negotiations, there are several suitable candidates, I can do these things, but I can't cast artillery overnight, I really can't complete this task!"

The first few things can be done, but the cannon is a god, and it can't be done!

"The production of simulated models, whether it is papier-mâché or woodcuts, must be completed by tomorrow, and the camp at Hulukou is to be used as an artillery camp, and the dozens of usable artillery pieces are placed in front for training, and the models you make are mainly to deter some people."

"There is no problem with this, it is enough to make dozens of high-power field artillery models, the scale of 5,000 people, so many artillery pieces have surpassed the configuration of European artillery, I will go back to the camp, there is no problem with this task."

sent Ge Shiyang back to Hulukou, and Yang Meng also sent Ding Taichen over, which was helpless! Letting these missionaries go back and fabricating Yunnan's combat strength can be regarded as a warning to all countries. Although it is a bit risky, the effect should be good.

When I went to Guangdong, I should have taken Lian'er back to save her relatives, but this time I went to Guangdong to be in crisis, so I could only let her write a letter to her family, which could be regarded as a comfort to her. The affairs of Yunnan are almost done, and the next thing is family affairs.

sent someone to send a message to the old man in Yunnan, and Yang Meng also returned to Yiliang's manor with his own people. As soon as she heard that her husband was going to Guangzhou, Lian'er couldn't sit still, and she was chattering all the way.

Of course Yang Meng would not agree, and Lian'er, who was rejected, was very angry, so she simply ignored Yang Meng.

"Your father is in trouble, I'm going to kill someone this time! You must not follow, if it doesn't go well over there, I will take your father to Yunnan, and you can't make trouble about it. ”

Yang Meng spoke with a straight face for the first time, and Lian'er was also a little scared, but when she heard that her father was in trouble, she immediately became nervous, thinking of her relationship with her husband, Lian'er's heart was also a little more stable.

The last time we met was for the uncle, this time I went to save my father, and Lian'er endured the grievances in her heart and began to write a letter to her family with tears. In the evening, Yang Shiqin also rushed to Yiliang Manor, and after listening to what happened, the old man of the Yang family was silent for a while, and only left one sentence.

"The third! I don't care about anything else, your old Taishan, you can't have the slightest damage, this thing is bad, you're sorry for the Pan family! How to do things, you have to have a charter. ”

Yiliang is the backyard of the Yang family, Yang Shiqin simply lived in the manor, and handed over the affairs of Kunming directly to the boss and Ding Baojun. If things don't go well in Guangzhou, trouble will ensue.

Yiliang has an old man in charge, and Yang Meng's heart is eight or nine points at ease, as long as tomorrow's military parade is over, he will leave for Guangdong the day after tomorrow.

Yang Meng led a group of missionaries, and the moment they entered the valley, a team of 6,000 people knelt down, and the vast majority of foreign devils in that scene were suppressed.

In shock, watching the gunners' training, these missionaries were impressed by Yang Meng. Most of these people are well-informed, and these artillery units in Yunnan have definitely reached the level of a strong European army.

In addition to dozens of three-pounder guns for training, through layers of artillery, nearly a hundred covered artillery pieces in the back valley, they also took a look. The small ones should be about eight pounds of field guns, the medium ones should be twenty-four pounders, and the dozen or so large ones should be siege guns.

After testing the artillery in teams, the missionaries could be sure that these thousands of people were definitely well-trained artillerymen. Five thousand artillery, and what about the infantry and cavalry that match it? Yunnan's combat power is no less than that of small and medium-sized countries in Europe!

The day after the parade ended, Yang Meng boarded the ship in Yiliang with tens of thousands of catties of clouds and smoke and 1,000 selected foot soldiers, and went straight down the river to Guangzhou. (To be continued......)