As an organizer of public opinion, Renlei is undoubtedly extremely effective for Yang Meng, reporters from several major countries in Europe and the United States, and well-informed people from more than a dozen countries have all been gathered together by him, and a press corps of dozens of people has also been formed smoothly under the offensive of silver.

And as a diplomat, the young Yang Butang in the eyes of reporters from all over the world, he is undoubtedly also extremely effective, the old and new Guangzhou wharves are different, some of these people have seen on the spot, not seen on the spot, there are also stacks of photos in their hands, the camera is undoubtedly a good thing, although it is a little troublesome to use, but there are pictures and the truth of the sentence, it is still extremely practical.

The Guangzhou wharf, the canal of the two lakes, the construction site of the new canal in Guangxi, and of course, the world's No. 1 shipyard of the five countries, Yang Meng showed these reporters a lot of things, and of course there are many hidden things, such as the route map of the canal, the military use of the Guangzhou wharf, and the huge amount of money of the shipyard of the five countries.

These hidden things are not that professionals can't see at all, but these things that Yang Meng shows are absolutely enough for the Western world.

An open attitude, a positive policy, and a huge market are the sincerity that Yang Meng has come up with, and these three things are also things that the great powers have always used as a pretext for war, for the interests of their own businessmen, and for the huge market of the Qing Dynasty.

Now that Yang Meng has put these things on display, I wonder what the British Palmerston cabinet and the newly enthroned French Emperor Napoleon III can use to convince the government and demagogue?

In terms of time, if France wants to do it, it will not be possible in the near future. And these journalists' reports will also be published in newspapers in Europe and the United States after the setback in England. If England goes to war in the near future. Yang Meng was able to take advantage of these somewhat sensationalist reports to set off a wave of public opinion.

What kind of country was the Qing Dynasty? What kind of market is Daqing? The people of many countries in Europe and the United States are ignorant, and after a large-scale and serialized report, Yang Meng estimated that it should not be a big problem to set off a gold rush in the West to the East.

Such a good advertising opportunity, of course, Yang Meng will not miss it, the high-end porcelain of Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital, and the fine tea of the major tea mountains. The two lakes, Sichuan, Anhui and Jiangxi have gradually become large-scale raw silk industries, and the three traditional foreign exchange earning projects are naturally a business card of the Qing Dynasty, which is indispensable!

Based on the bone china of Jingdezhen in Jiangxi, the Thirteen Lines of Guangzhou, and England, it combines the aesthetic views of Europe and the United States, and the emerging porcelain industry; cosmetics, toothpaste, and brushes under the Yunnan Medical Museum; Shirts, suits, and dresses produced in accordance with court standards using silk and brocade as raw materials; Of course, the huge mineral resources of the Qing Dynasty are indispensable.

These things are arranged by Yang Meng, with the efforts of this group of reporters from Europe and the United States, and with one report after another, the wharf here in Guangzhou. Merchant ships were also dispatched.

The draft agreement of the shipyards of the five countries allowed the Yang family firm to get acquainted with a large number of European and American businessmen. And this group of European and American businessmen, also through the guò five countries shipyard, re-acquainted with the Yang family's business, this business event, completely put aside the clouds, is Yang Meng's serious business of the Yang family a large-scale development.

In addition to all kinds of commodities related to clothing, food, housing and transportation, through these reports, Yang Meng also issued a demand for European and American countries on behalf of the Qing Dynasty, cotton spinning products, machinery and equipment, science and technology, in one report after another, Yang Meng is also building Guangzhou, a new place of world wealth.

Ten days is a short time, but for these European and American reporters, they are very satisfied, very enjoyable, very busy, by Yang Meng's plan, Xishan, Minghu pen reports, they can be sent to their own newspapers intact, of course, you can also revise it, add their own opinions, and then publish, whether it is derogatory or praise, Yang Meng is laughing at it, this is also a kind of display of the mind of the eastern powers, right?

For this concentrated report, Yang Meng spent a lot of money, so this report is also led by Yang Meng, he does not have many requirements for the press corps, and the news of the closure of the Qing Dynasty and Hong Kong and Macao is one of them.

In the past ten days, Yang Meng has been accompanying the press corps most of the time, and Ye Mingchen in Guangzhou City has also truly experienced what it means to be low.

Ye Mingchen talked about the pirates, and Pa Xiali talked about insulting the flag; Ye Mingchen took the ship regulations given by Yang Laosan, pointing out that the British spread would not hang the national flag when it entered the port, and Pa Xiali still talked about insulting the flag; Ye Mingchen wanted to release people, but Pa Xiali still talked about the insulting flag.

Pashali's attitude is clear, the British Empire does not hesitate to go to war for this, in order to avoid the end of the war, Ye Mingchen shows weakness and softness in every way, but Ye Mingchen's weakness and tenderness, Yang Butang's inaction, let Pashali and Baoling misinterpret the national policy of the Qing Dynasty and fear war!

This is undoubtedly the best weakness of the Qing State for the two of them, as long as the Qing government is afraid of war, then they can be more presumptuous, the domestic news has come, and the cabinet is in favor of the war, so that the matter of the Yarrow can be handled as a war.

And the French Bourblon, the attitude has become more and more arrogant, from ordinary disputes to international disputes, and then from international disputes to religious disputes.

Ye Mingchen was forced by the imperial court to give up his previous stubbornness and toughness, and the eloquent Yang Butang chose to disappear, coupled with the misunderstanding of Pa Xia Li and Bao Ling, he marched into Guangzhou and coerced the Qing government by force, and got a unanimous understanding on Hong Kong Island.

"Third master, it's starting on Hong Kong Island!"

As Yang Meng's spy chief, in addition to a Li Hai, Qin Ziqi, Sun Boqing, and Patrick gathered in front of Yang Meng, for this war, Yang Meng made preparations several months in advance, and the telegraph line by land could transmit information to Yang Meng's hands within an hour or two of the start of the operation on Hong Kong Island.

"Personnel! Warship! Target! Time! ”

After listening to Qin Ziqi's report, Yang Meng's question was also extremely direct, the most important thing for him was time, if the British army chose to attack at night, it would be difficult to make a fuss.

"About three thousand people. Three or four warships should be used. The target was the Humen Fort. It should be early tomorrow morning or noon. ”

Although they are all rough and should, it is not easy to get such information for shadows, shadows, or commercial investigation teams, and these general things are also quite accurate in Yang Meng's opinion.

"The affairs of Europe and the United States, the three of you still have to pay more attention to it, Boqing, the task given to you. You also have to plan well, if Renlei and Andre's people succeed, you have the right to watch the show, and if they miss, you can make up for it.

Go down! Let Taechen come and see me! ”

Today's Humen is a real tiger's mouth, three or four warships, two or three thousand men and horses, no matter how elite it is, for Humen, it is also a lamb or something, not to mention the new army stationed in Humen. Wu Yuanyou's Shui Yong alone has a full five thousand. Coupled with the enthusiastic people he has raised in the past few days, there are still more than 10,000 people.

"Taichen, tomorrow morning before dawn, we will arrange for the press corps to wait for the Humen Fort, involving military movements, let's be earlier, they should be able to understand.

Inform Wu Yuanyou that in the first battle tomorrow, the British army will not fire first, and he will not be allowed to fire a single shot, and it is best to arrange a group of people to be cannon fodder, you can do this thing.

In addition, the hidden things must be done well, and the British army must not be able to detect in advance that there are a large number of men and horses there. ”

This battle is still not a regular war, and it is still necessary for public opinion to guide Yang Meng, so Yang Meng is also ruthless, as long as he says the cannon fodder, then under the Humen Fort tomorrow, there will be ordinary people who will be killed.

"Got it!"

Busy until midnight, barely slept for more than an hour, the barge sent from Guangzhou to Humen, the night broke through the quiet river, Renlei and Andre also appeared on the barge, except for the two troop carriers, Yang Meng's boat was full of reporters from various countries.

"Yang Butang, why did you go to Humen so early?"

Sailing in the night, Renlei and Andre had a bad feeling in their hearts, this Yang Butang pulled them to Guangzhou late at night, just afraid that the things inside were not small, and he was willing to watch, but it was not in his interests to directly participate in the war.

"Fellow journalists, I'm afraid you have the same question as Grace, right? Why are we going to Humen so early? ”

Yang Meng did not directly answer Renres's soft question, but sent this question to a group of sleepy-eyed European and American reporters.

"This question still has to be asked and answered! These days, you have seen the commercial scale of Guangzhou, and as a country, it is necessary to have a developed business.

But there is no certain force, developed commerce, will only attract groups of robbers, everyone should know, this Humen Fort is the gateway to Guangzhou, more than 20 years ago in the First World War, the British army more than 1,000 people easily laid down the Humen Fort.

This is a shame on me! Over the past 20 years, people of my generation have been pondering and reflecting all the time, and what the headquarters wants to show you today is the heavily defended Humen Fort, which is also the first stop to protect the commercial metropolis of Guangzhou.

As you may also know, the recent sordid relationship between our country and England has caused you to make an in-depth report on the Yarrow incident a few days ago.

In this tense period of time, leading troops to inspect the Humen Fort is undoubtedly a provocation to England, and in order to protect the stability and prosperity of Guangzhou, the headquarters can only let you suffer.

Let you visit and inspect the Humen Fort, it is also a demonstration of the military strength of the Qing Dynasty, after all, the war is cruel, and the headquarters also hopes that through your report, some countries with ambitions for the Qing Dynasty will face up to the Qing Dynasty, the great empire of the East! ”

Yang Meng's reason is very good and reasonable, although he got up a little early, but the reward given by Yang Butang is also worth everyone on the ship to get up early in the morning, so that the Western world can understand this great empire of the East, and it is also the responsibility of the reporters here.

During this period, Yang Meng also talked about his achievements in the domestic bandits, and with such words, the atmosphere in the cabin became even more enthusiastic.

Although Yang Meng's words are reasonable, after Renlei and Andre exchanged a look, they came to something different, the relationship between the Qing Dynasty and England was not tense, but with Hong Kong Island.

As businessmen in both the political and business worlds, Renlei and Andre have their own intelligence paths, Yang Butang inspected the Humen Fort at this time, which just confirmed the Hong Kong Island military camp, these days of blockade, I am afraid that the reporters of this ship were pulled by Yang Butang to be war correspondents.

Landing from the north side of Humen, everyone listened to Yang Meng talk about interesting things on the battlefield, while slowly approaching the Humen Fort, although it has been renovated, but the Humen Fort is still full of bullet marks, which is also more than 20 years ago, the witness of that war.

At this time, the sky was already bright, the weather was not bad, several cameras were set up, Yang Meng was about to take the reporters to visit the artillery of Humen, and a team of soldiers bravely but hurriedly ran in front of everyone.

After a hurried exchange and report, Yang Meng turned his attention to the location of the mouth of the sea, and several large sea ships faintly appeared at the mouth of the Pearl River with a slight morning mist.

"Don't panic, it should be the British warship stationed on Hong Kong Island, it is not uncommon for the British warship to appear near Guangzhou, let's continue to visit, shall we?"

Yang Meng's words were a little lacking in confidence, and looking at the thick worry on the face of this Qing diplomat, the members of the press corps were also a little uneasy.

"Yang Butang, these three warships are heading towards the Humen Fort, has the Qing Dynasty declared war on England? Or has England declared war on the Qing Kingdom? ”

Doing a full set of acts, looking at the defenders of the fort running forward in a row, Renlei had to act according to Yang Meng's arrangement.

"How so? The relationship between the Qing Dynasty and England is still very friendly! ”

Yang Meng swore his words, but was slapped by the actions of those warships, and after anchoring on the river near Humen, small troop carriers appeared on the river, followed by groups of British soldiers dressed in redwoods.

"This is an undeclared war! Don't worry, the main hall is still very confident in the defense of the Humen Fort! ”

Although the words were swearing, the worry and astonishment on Yang Meng's face were clearly seen by all foreign reporters, and the British military action was probably unexpected by this Yang Butang, right?

The Humen Fort was built on a high place, under the fort, there were many Qing workers who were repairing the fort, and the British troops after the landing, the next action was a bit outrageous, they actually shot at these unarmed Qing workers, and the crisp gunfire could be heard clearly in the Humen Fort, which meant that the war began! (To be continued......)