After revealing the news of Bao Ling's defection to Andre, this French official and businessman was happy to crook his mouth, such an interesting story is extremely difficult to see, and it is also an honor and honor for André to personally carry out such a secret matter, and to rebel against an English overseas governor! An interesting story that has not been seen in a hundred years!

Lehehe accepted Yang Meng's conditions, and it was easier for Yang Meng and Andre to organize a fleet, and when pirates emerged, organizing a fleet protected by force was undoubtedly the happiest news that businessmen heard.

The Franco-German fleet, consisting of twenty merchant ships, was loaded and assembled within two days, and with the dream of wealth, the fleet sailed to Hong Kong Island.

While the fleet was staying on Hong Kong Island to replenish supplies and repair ships, a relatively unfortunate event for England happened on Hong Kong Island. In the midst of the fire caused by the Sex Incident, and the location of the fire was within the Governor's office, many extremely important documents were burned.

An unfortunate scandal! Just when many English people on Hong Kong Island were immersed in speculation, it is said that a man who looked very much like the Governor of Hong Kong boarded a French merchant ship, and the layers of fog, gossip and a large number of missing documents and archives disrupted the pace and rhythm of Hong Kong Island's administration.

In these chaotic days on Hong Kong Island, dozens of small boats have landed on Hong Kong Island every night, and many Chaoshan people dressed as coolies, carrying long burdens, have joined the ranks of gold diggers on Hong Kong Island.

The fire in the Governor's Office killed many people, and also burned many Wen Jiàn, as an insider of some secrets. British Minister to Canton, Pasha Li. Temporarily seized the power of Hong Kong Island. And in a room in the governor's office, more than a dozen people were burned to death, but Pashali's brows couldn't be solved.

Among the dozen or so people, several of them were carrying gold and silver accessories, and it was a coincidence that Pashali knew these accessories, and the owner of these accessories was exactly ten days later. Is it a coincidence or a conspiracy that government businessmen who want to participate in the signing of official contracts at the shipyards of the five countries?

Just when Pashali was worried, an even bigger scandal was broken by a French reporter who stayed on Hong Kong Island, involving the whereabouts of nearly a million pounds of government funds, which immediately attracted Pashali's attention.

The former governor of Hong Kong, Bao Ling, accused domestic politicians of taking advantage of the fact that the shipyards of the five countries had drafted a contract and annexed nearly a million pounds of national assets, and the matter was about to be exposed. Governor Bowling, the executor of the government's plan, has been scapegoated by politicians. The death of Governor Bowling is not a peach. In the case of sexuality, or an accidental incident, Governor Bowling was assassinated by politicians of the British Empire.

Such a scandal suddenly broke out at the time when the signing period of the shipyards of the five countries was approaching, and it was definitely a thing that caught Hong Kong Island off guard, and the scandal that broke out by French reporters was true, perhaps in the eyes of some people, this was just a rumor, but in the eyes of Pashali and businessmen from various countries, this matter was quite true.

Because the scale of the funds is exactly the same as the previous agreement, after the signing of the draft agreement of the shipyard of the five countries, Yang Meng privately discussed with the foreign businessmen the amount of funds raised for external publicity, and the result of the negotiation was one-tenth of the real principal.

"Damn Bolling!"

Now, Pashali also knows the cause of Bao Ling's death, I'm afraid Bao Ling died from that huge national asset, right?

I asked the people from the former governor's office, and the dentist of the Governor of Bowing also died in the fire, so whether Bowling was really dead or faked death became a matter for Pashali to investigate clearly, but the house where Bowing was located, the fire burned the most fiercely, except for a pile of charcoal and a few teeth, there was nothing to prove that it was Bolling of Hong Kong who was burned to death.

The news that several merchant ships in England were plundered by pirates also spread to Hong Kong Island from official channels, and compared with the sunken ships, Bowling's tricks became a little clumsy, those merchant ships were precisely on these merchants, these people should have died in the sea a long time ago, how could they appear in the Hong Kong Governor's Office?

Whether this is the conspiracy of domestic politicians, or the trickery of Bao Ling, or the trap of Yang Butang of the shipyard of the five countries, the three suspicious targets are circling in Pashali's heart, and the first two are the most suspicious.

As a Chinese expert, Pashali also has some foundation in Chinese studies, after all, Pashali used to be a translator, and most of the people who deal with British businessmen are scholars, and they do not have a certain foundation in Chinese studies, so it is also difficult to be a qualified translator.

With the understanding of the Qing Kingdom and the familiarity with some intrigues, Pashali also had a rough idea in his heart, involving millions of pounds of funds, which should have been swallowed up by both politicians and Baoling.

The politicians did a vote at sea, or had done it before, but they just staged a scene on the sea, and the rest of the draft treaty, followed by the merchants to Hong Kong Island, and Bao Ling did not want to be used by the politicians, so he simply did not do anything, planned a fire, and swallowed the remaining draft contract.

The purpose of the politicians' annexation of part of the draft treaty is probably to cause war, and the purpose of Bowling's annexation of the draft treaty is to avoid being a victim of politicians, after all, it involves the ownership of millions of pounds, and once something goes wrong, it will be a fatal matter.

Referring to the section where Bao Ling hurriedly went to Guangzhou to meet with Yang Butang a few days ago, Pa Xiali also had a clear description of the outline of the whole matter, and the domestic politicians annexed a number of draft agreements, and Bao Ling went to Guangzhou to test Yang Butang's attitude.

Some of the terms of the draft contract are limited, although Pashali is not a signatory of the draft contract, but through the dialogue of the people, Pashali knew the importance of the draft contract for funds at the time of signing.

Without the draft, there would be no funds raised in the early stage, Yang Butang's attitude must be extremely resolute, coupled with the surge in the strength of the Humen Fort, and the defeat of Xima Mili in the early stage, Bao Ling felt that the conspiracy of the politicians was clumsy, and he was easily involved in the political conspiracy, and fake death and defection became the path that Bao Ling must choose.

Scandals, rumors, and gossip, Pashali integrated the recent news circulating on Hong Kong Island, and it was easy to grasp the whereabouts of Bao Ling.

Further investigation leads to the start of a French journalist and a man who looks like Bolling boarding a French merchant ship. Anything further down there was no progress. Thick fog, deep darkness. Pashali also knew that if he investigated the draft contract of the shipyards of the five countries in the near future, he would be looking for death.

If you want to figure out the matter of the draft contract, Pa Xiali has another shortcut, that is, Yang Butang, the organizer of the Wuguo Shipyard in Guangzhou, has sorted out the affairs of Hong Kong Island several times and investigated them in detail. After Ba Xiali got the general context and could not go any further, just a few days before the signing of the draft agreement, he came to Guangzhou by boat.

"Minister Pashali, you are also one of the witnesses to the signing of the draft treaty, and you must also know the confidentiality clause of the draft treaty, don't you think it is inappropriate to raise such a question?"

Meeting with Yang Meng and asking questions was a shortcut for Pashali to find out the details of the draft agreement. As long as the ownership of the funds is known, the plotters of the conspiracy will have nothing to hide.

But such a problem. For Yang Butang, the organizer of the draft contract, it is also quite difficult to answer, after all, this involves the integrity of business, if the matter of confidentiality agreed in the draft agreement of the shipyard of the five countries is revealed very lightly, it will be a big blow to Yang Butang's reputation.

"Yang Butang, you must be clear about the consequences of this matter, my question is very simple, that is, the ownership of the seven-point draft funds, if you don't answer my question, the war will break out immediately.

With such a large sum of money, it is easy to trigger a large-scale war. ”

The threat of war is the most effective and powerless bargaining chip in the hands of British diplomats, for Ye Mingchen, this so-called war may have some deterrent power, but for Yang Meng, how much deterrent can this thing have?

"Sensei, come with me! It doesn't matter if you fight, it's no secret that your English government wants to sabotage the signing of the shipyards of the five countries, and the credibility of the headquarters is the foundation for the establishment of the shipyards of the five countries. ”

Credibility is very important to Yang Meng, although he also wants to tell him about some things, but it is a breach of contract, and in the critical period before signing the contract, Yang Meng will not make and dare not make low-level mistakes.

"Then can Yang Butang say whether my country's funds are still there?"

Pa Xiali also knew that the military strength of Hong Kong Island could not be compared to Guangzhou, and Yang Butang's refusal was expected by him, but things had to be clarified, and sometimes there was no need to leak secrets.

"Well...... No comment! ”

What is intelligence, a little hesitation is intelligence, as soon as Yang Butang hesitated, Pa Xiali knew that something bad was wrong, and such things were somewhat beyond his ability.

The matter of government funds, Pa Xia Li also happened to encounter, otherwise with his status, he would not have access to these secrets.

"Yang Butang, the flow of funds ......"

After hesitating, between the interests of the empire and his own interests, Pashali decisively chose the former, after all, he is the minister of a country!

"No comment! Minister Pashali, the signing of the shipyard of the five countries is imminent, and the headquarters advises you not to make more trouble, and Baoling is a lesson from the past.

Minister Pashali, I am very familiar with the situation of my Qing Dynasty, and you know what you mean compared to the words that the fire at the city gate affected the fish in the pond.

The headquarters of the Governor of Baoling has also heard about it, and in the matter of the shipyards of the Five Kingdoms, you and Baoling should be on the same position, and the Minister of Pashali must have realized why the Governor of Baoling died suddenly.

Now that the overall situation of the shipyards of the five countries has been decided, the difference is only the amount of shares, your country has already died a governor on this matter, and it is easy to spare another minister, but now that the strength of Hong Kong Island is limited, and your country is too busy to take care of itself, Minister Pashali still has to give up some unrealistic ideas.

Once Minister Pashali is involved in this matter, life and death are also a matter of some people's thoughts, and it is difficult to be confused rather than worrying about it.

The affairs of Hong Kong Island and Canton were already extremely tricky, so why should Minister Pashali be obsessed with the life and death of Bao Ling and the ownership of funds? This matter has its own high-level concerns, and it is not a wise move to protect oneself by being confused. ”

Still put yourself in the shoes of Pasha Li, this Pasha Li and Bao Ling are still different, many of Yang Meng's words, Pasha Li knows the deep meaning, as a Chinese expert, many fables, common sayings Pasha Li understand the meaning.

"Yang Butang, what if I obstruct it?"

The shipyards of the five countries are a great scourge for the empire, and in Pashali's view, even if they lose a huge amount of national assets, the signing of the shipyards of the five countries will be messed up.

"Huh...... The mantis arm is just blocking the car and seeking his own death, the death of Bao Ling is full of mysteries, and the politicians of your country seem to be waiting for the scapegoat!

The matter of the shipyards of the five countries, without thirty or fifty warships and one or two thousand elite soldiers, it is impossible to stop it, and the two forts of Dawan and Humen are enough to ensure that the contract is smooth.

In addition to military means, other means, the impact on the shipyards of the five countries is not very great, although the loss of the draft contract, the sudden death of Bao Ling, has an impact on the early investment, but Britain, the United States, France and Germany, there are still businessmen who trust the headquarters of the hall, the shipyards of the five countries raised more than 50 million taels in advance, even if it is halved, it is also a wealth enough to trigger a war between countries, obstruction, I am afraid that you will die quickly!

How to decide is a private matter for Minister Pashali, but the headquarters advises you not to participate in this scandal!

I don't send it! ”

Pa Xia Li stepped on the light steps and walked out of Yang Meng's yamen, Yang Butang said well, the scandal caused by Bao Ling, the fog is too heavy, politicians, Bao Ling, Yang Butang, Wuguo Shipyard, this shady scene, I am afraid that he can participate casually as a minister, if it is a legitimate national interest, Pa Xia Li may fight for it, but to participate in such a scandal, Pa Xia Li does not dare! (To be continued......)