"Oh...... It's opium refined! It's okay, Daniel is as strong as a bear, and he has no problem smoking opium. ”

Ge Shiyang's answer made Yang Meng's eyes widen, this matter was troublesome, and he became a villain together.

"Lao Ge, then tell me, is this opium very popular in Europe? Aren't there bans in various countries? European countries are also like the Qing Dynasty, consuming nearly 1,000 tons of opium a year? ”

This is a big problem, at first I only thought that foreign countries are anti-drugs, is opium not a prohibited substance in Europe?

"Nearly a thousand tons? No, no! Your Lord, you have misunderstood what I meant, in Europe opium is only used as a medicine, and although there are some smoked ones, the quantity is not very large. Only in India is it the same as in the Qing Dynasty, and India is also the main production area of opium in England.

In European countries, the prohibition of alcohol is what the government should be concerned about, because of alcoholism, many people do not produce, which is the hidden danger of the country, and opium smoking does not affect people's production and life, and many noble ladies have the habit of smoking opium to relieve boredom.

Like the Qing Dynasty, the scene of countless people smoking opium may only be the habit of the armies of various countries in the East! ”

Ge Shiyang's explanation made Yang Meng realize that this was an opportunity for Yunyan to sell well, it seems that his previous self was too cautious, and the output of this Yunyan, even if it is tenfold, will not trigger retaliation from various countries in the short term.

"Old Ge, can you call Daniel over? I'm going to ask him some questions. ”

Ge Shiyang's family was arranged in Lixiang Garden, while the English mechanics and their families could only live in the warehouse by the dock.

Not a lot of effort. Ge Shiyang invited Daniel over. And his and his brother's family. I also came along.

"My lord, this is my brother Patrick, this is his wife Tiffany, and this is their son Daniel. This is my wife Eleanor, and this is my daughters Pauline and Wendy. ”

Under Ge Shiyang's introduction, Yang Meng can be regarded as a formal acquaintance with Master Yang's family.

"Daniel, I ask you. Is the cloud smoke you smoke popular in European countries? ”

Daniel is good-looking, tall and handsome. There is also a short sword pinned to his waist, and it seems that he is also a foreign practitioner.

Under Ge Shiyang's translation, Daniel talked about the prevalence of cloud smoke in Belgium.

This Daniel is also a wind. Flow. Son, I know a lot of wealthy ladies, in the upper class of Belgian society, Yunyan from the East, can be said to be a miracle drug, no matter what the pain, as long as you smoke it a few times in a row, it will be replaced by the feeling of falling clouds.

And the cloud smoke in Daniel's hands. It was a gift from a wealthy lady, just the delicate gem-encrusted small silver bottle in his hand. Yang Meng estimated that he couldn't even hold three dollars, and the value of this bottle could be exchanged for at least half a catty of cloud smoke.

"Let's change Daniel to regular snuff! This is a good thing for him, and let Daniel control his trouser belt, which is no better than your country in the Qing Dynasty. Introducing other people's women is a bad behavior, I don't want to hear anything bad about it, it happened to Daniel, and it is more rigorous in Yunnan, and now under my rule, there is no other punishment, only the death penalty. ”

Yang Meng's words were passed on to Daniel by Ge Shiyang, this kid shrugged his shoulders and muttered, Yang Meng didn't understand German very well, and Ge Shiyang's brother was also muttering in a bunch of interjections, and he didn't know what they were talking about. It's just that Patrick's wife, Tiffany, after listening to their words, showed a deep resentment and helplessness in her eyes.

"Your Excellency, Daniel said that he was reluctant to go to Yunnan, that there were too many restrictions, and that he wanted to stay in Guangzhou and be a hero at sea. My brother Patrick is also willing to stay in Guangzhou to help Daniel, and as for Tiffany, come with us to Yunnan! ”

Ge Shiyang's words made Yang Meng a little helpless, he had heard that his brother was a professional soldier, but he didn't know what Lu Dao's ability was, did he still want to build a navy in Guangzhou? This is a question that Yang Meng has never thought about.

"Master Ge, you once said that your brother is a professional soldier, how many people can he lead to fight? What about Daniel's skills? ”

Thinking of the navy, Yang Meng also felt that this was a good idea, one day he would confront the great powers, the coastline of the Qing Dynasty was too long, and there was no strong navy to deal with flexible sea warships, there was only one way, which was to arm every inch of the coastline of the Qing Dynasty, but this idea was obviously impossible.

If this Patrick and Daniel father and son are available, it seems to be a good idea to directly train the merchant group into a navy. And it is also a good choice to row the foot strength of the boatmen from the thirteen big merchants, plus to absorb some fishermen by the sea nearby, it is also an extremely good choice, but how to arrange their families is worth studying.

It is not realistic to move to Yunnan, there is no containment in staying in the local area, and this problem is not a small problem, so I have to study it well.

Ge Shiyang and the three of them muttered for a while, Patrick's father and son obviously had a smile on their faces, through the expressions on the faces of the three people, and the German that they understood sporadically, Yang Meng felt that these three people were not cheating on themselves, and Ge Shiyang was truly homesick.

But this Patrick father and son, someone still needs someone to control it, these two fathers and sons are not their own family after all, and they have to be careful! After several times of the people he brought to Guangzhou, except for one Yang Fuliang, he really couldn't pick out anyone else, so it seemed to be a good choice to let Yang Fuliang change his career to be a bandit in the Qing Dynasty.

"Lord Lord, Patrick and his son are willing to build a navy for the lord, but the ability of the two of them is limited, Patrick has only been a major in Belgium and has led one or two thousand people, and Daniel is just a farmer trained by Patrick, and it may be beyond the ability of the two of them to take on such a big responsibility."

Ge Shiyang, the foreign master, is still as rigorous as ever, and his speech is very measured, but he is afraid that Patrick's father and son don't know that their family members are saying bad things about themselves.

"Don't be afraid if you don't have enough ability, as long as they are loyal, I will send someone to help them. But there were no suitable sailors in Yunnan. For the time being, they can only hire the two of them to hire some people from the Western World. Come to train our navy and sell dog meat on the head of a sheep, do you know the meaning of this sentence? ”

Yang Meng didn't intend to let Patrick and his son take charge of his own navy, and the loyal and available Yang Fuliang was the first choice, and it was definitely a good idea to train the navy under the banner of these two fathers and sons.

I thought that Ge Shiyang's family could bring him an unexpected surprise, but I didn't expect this surprise to be so big. A navy is just around the corner!

"There should be no problem with the loyalty of Patrick's father and son, Patrick and Tiffany's love is what I have witnessed, as long as Tiffany is there, Patrick will not change his mind, and Daniel is a little hairy man, with Patrick here, Daniel will not change his mind.

Patrick was injured last time and had lost some of the man's abilities, as long as the lord could control Tiffany. Patrick and his son are faithful. ”

Who are these people? Ge Shiyang, the foreign master, is also too loyal. Listening to the meaning of his words, he is purging himself to clean up Patrick's wife Tiffany! This brother did it, it's too inhuman, but this thing is ...... Seemingly...... Hey......

"Hmmm! All right! That's all for now, your family is tired from the journey, so let's go and rest first! I discussed the manpower issue with Mr. Wei.

Ziqi has been injured in the past few days, and he can't rely on some things, if your family needs anything, just go directly to the Yang family steward assigned to you, and you have been living in Lixiangyuan these days! Don't go out of the way.

And remember to remind Daniel that he must quit cloud smoking! ”

Patrick and his son want to use it themselves, this is a foreigner from Yunnan, who has been plagued by clouds and smoke, and it is not much good for him, and Yang Meng still reminded Ge Shiyang after the end.

As for the affairs of the navy, of course, we have to hide it from Wei Wu, after this old boy came to Guangzhou, there were some changes, and it was not too late to tell him about it when he returned to Yunnan.

The most important point is that Patrick's father and son are Belgians, and there are many things that cannot be purchased, and it should be okay for these two people to come forward, as for the warship, Yang Meng didn't pay attention to it at all, ten tons and eight tons of cloud smoke should be able to exchange for a warship! All the costs of building a navy can be done directly by sending them a large amount of cloud smoke.

found his father-in-law Pan Shicheng, Yang Meng said his thoughts, but Pan Shicheng was taken aback, building a navy, what are you kidding? I just saw a few big ships and got some mines, and I almost brought the Pan family of Lixiangyuan to the point of no return, the current scene of the Yang family is too big, I am afraid that this so-called navy will drag down the Yang family.

"Xingdou, the rice has to be eaten in one bite, the road has to be walked step by step, and it is too much to build a sailor! Ships, artillery, and manpower are all matters that cost a lot of money, but I'm afraid that this naval army will bring down the Yang family!

Besides, the builder must first have a good port, whether it is near Guangzhou, or other ports, the imperial court will not allow it, Hong Kong Island, Ao Island, that is the world of England and Franco, there is no place for us near Guangzhou. ”

In Pan Shicheng's opinion, the idea of his son-in-law is really a bit whimsical, and building a water division in Guangzhou is simply nonsense!

"Father-in-law, my brother and nephew of Master Yang, what if they take the lead in doing this? They take the lead, our people are thugs, and it's almost half done.

As for the extravagance, after I go back, I will increase the output of cloud tobacco, how can I increase the output to fifty or sixty thousand catties, the opium of the East India Company is just directly transported to Yunnan, and then countless clouds and smoke will flow downstream, and the sailor is nothing, let's barter the goods, and let Master Ge's brother come forward to purchase ship artillery.

When there is nothing to do, let him plunder the merchant ships of foreign devils in the nearby waters, first, he can make a fortune, and secondly, he can train soldiers, what a good thing! ”

As soon as Yang Meng said what he thought in his heart, the angry Pan Shicheng blew his beard at that time.

"Bastard! That cloud of smoke is poison! Aren't you instigating a national war by doing so? When the time comes, if you don't wait for your Rausch Navy to be built, the foreign devils will be able to beat you up! ”

This is the first time Pan Shicheng has lost his temper with Yang, and his beloved son-in-law seems to have been carried away by a battle on the beach, how many new troops are there in Yunnan? There are only eight thousand, plus those mountain people, how many can there be, whether it is against the Qing Dynasty or foreign devils, there is a defeat and no victory, this time my beloved son-in-law is reckless again.

"Alas...... Father-in-law, after listening to me, these Western countries do not prohibit smoking at all, they ban alcohol, this cloud smoke has become popular in Western countries, do you know what they call cloud smoke?

The oriental elixir of the artifact! Elixir! A haven of happiness! This cloud of smoke is the same as our tea leaves in the Qing Dynasty, it is harmless in their eyes, as long as we continue to supply, measure these fools, ten or eight years will not be able to taste the taste inside, ten years and eight years later, they dare to bare their teeth again, to see who beats who is afraid of the light! ”

Yang Meng's explanation, Pan Shicheng was also dumbfounded, he originally spent several times the price to buy arms in Guangzhou City, which is a model of stupid people with a lot of money, they didn't want to compare with foreign devils, they directly threw themselves out of more than a dozen streets.

"Is that really the case? Are you telling the truth? ”

"It's absolutely true, this is a big deal, and I can't hide it from anyone in this matter!"

"So good! That's great! Outlying islands! The outlying island between the inner and outer Lingding Island is our sailor's harbor, and that island has water and fields, and it is more than enough to raise 180,000 people.

It is connected to Ao Island and Hong Kong Island below, and it directly locks the Lingding Ocean, if the sailor is built there, Guangzhou is solid! ”

For the development of mines and warships for the imperial court, Pan Shicheng is also a general of half a naval division, and he is clear about the bay islands near Lingdingyang.

Occupy a big island, as long as you use some means in the Liangguang Governor's Palace, you don't know it, and in three or five years, foreign devils want to shell Guangzhou City like Gengzi Nian, which is simply delusional, and it is really hard to say who will beat whom. (To be continued......)