In view of the increasingly acute contradictions between the north and the south, Xiao Yungui knew that the American Civil War would still break out in a few years, and at that time, if nothing else, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom led by Xiao Yungui had unified the whole country, and it was a good time to develop the economy, and the American Civil War was a good opportunity. Think about the outbreak of the American Civil War, the arms deal alone is a lot of income, and there are too many other things that can be done that can affect the development of the United States such as politics, military, diplomacy, etc., Xiao Yungui began to lay out in advance at this time, and he didn't want to think about it until the end of the day.

Hu Xueyan as one of the first people sent to the United States, he must be clear about the general direction, Xiao Yungui's plan is to rely on business to win some power first, and at the same time pay attention to protecting the Chinese workers over there, there are many Chinese workers on the West Coast of the United States, as long as they can be co-opted, manpower, material resources, and financial resources can keep up, Guiyun Company will hold the investment shares of the railway, I believe it is enough for Xiao Yungui to play well with Lincoln.

After finishing talking about business, Xiao Yungui looked at Hu Xueyan who was wearing a tuxedo and smiled faintly: "I heard that you have a good relationship with an American woman in the United States, what is Chrissy?" ”

Hu Xueyan was taken aback when he heard this, Chrissy was the daughter of a wealthy businessman he knew in the United States, and the two had only secretly dated a few times, Hu Xueyan admired Chrissy's warm and generous character, but Hu Xueyan was afraid that others would know that he was dating foreign women, so he had always kept a low profile, and he couldn't imagine that such a secret thing would be known by the king of the West who was far away from the ocean. Thinking of this, Hu Xueyan couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, fortunately, he was just dating an American woman. If you have a second heart, I'm afraid that you will soon be solved by the King of the West. This is the second time that Hu Xueyan has deeply felt the horror of this seemingly rude but unfathomable man in front of him.

Hu Xueyan stood up a little nervously, and said expectantly, "Your Highness." The subordinates have only met Miss Chrissy a few times......"

Xiao Yungui smiled, waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, this king has no intention of blaming, you are far away from your homeland in the United States, and Western women are generous and enthusiastic, all men understand this king, but you and your subordinates should also pay attention." This king is not opposed to intermarrying with American women, but he must always keep in mind the national interest, and if it is because of the personal affairs of his children, it will affect major affairs. This king will not hesitate to solve all obstacles. Hu Xueyan's heart suddenly burst into his heart, and he secretly remembered it.

"It's rare to come back, to recuperate for a few days, and to visit old friends and walk around. There is no need to be taboo about anything. I heard that Wang Youling exchanged letters with you, but you didn't reply every time, in fact, you don't have to be like this, and your heart is naturally open-minded and fearless. Wang Youling is now the governor of any province in Fujian, and your position is lower than his, so you should reply even if you are courteous. Since this king uses you, he trusts you, and there is no need to avoid it so deliberately, but it is not good. Aren't generals like Xu Naizhao and Feng Zicai who were demoted by the Qing court also have a wide range of contacts in the kingdom of heaven? You're so careful. ”

Hu Xueyan was stunned. He replied cautiously: "Before, the subordinates just thought that the newly descended people should avoid suspicion, but now the king of the west reminds his subordinates to understand. ”

Xiao Yungui snorted and waved his hand, "You go." Then look at the Shanghai side and see that you don't have enough manpower, so you will draw some people from the Navy Political Department and the Commerce Department to go back to the United States with you. Hu Xueyan responded, turned around and slowly retreated.

followed the guards outside the door, saying that Yao Yuan and Mo Jiana brought an English woman to ask to see, Xiao Yungui sighed and ordered them to come in. Yao Yuan and Mo Jiana have reached the point of talking about marriage, just waiting for Tianjing's affairs to be sorted out a little before the wedding, because Mo Jiana is French, so the two plan to hold a Western-style wedding, and ask the king of the West to be a witness. Xiao Yungui has readily agreed, Western-style weddings and both men and women are important figures in the Taiping Army, so Xiao Yungui also hopes that in this way, the Chinese people can accept something as soon as possible, after all, they are in the era of the great convergence of Eastern and Western cultures, and it is not advisable to completely Westernize or completely deny Westernization. Western-style weddings are just a form of wedding, but they can let Chinese people appreciate different cultures and begin to have the courage to accept some Western culture, rather than blindly resisting.

Yao Yuan was dressed in a military uniform, although he was the chief rescue officer, he had a military rank, and he performed a military salute, while Mo Jiana and another British woman wore a dress and performed a Western skirt ceremony.

Xiao Yungui waved his hand and motioned for the three of them to sit down, and glanced at the British woman curiously, this woman looked only thirty years old, and she looked quite moving, especially her unique angelic temperament, which made people feel that they did not dare to blaspheme her.

Mo Jiana spoke first: "His Royal Highness the King of the West, this is Florence of the London Nursing Association in England. Ms. Nightingale. ”

Xiao Yungui sighed, slightly moved, Nightingale is a legendary woman, she is the first real female nurse in the world, and she has created a nursing career. "5.12 International Nurses Day was established on Nightingale's birthday to commemorate the founder of modern nursing. In the Crimean War, the death rate of war soldiers in Britain was as high as 42%. Nightingale volunteered to serve as a field nurse. She arrived at the front with 38 nurses to serve in field hospitals. She did her best to overcome all kinds of difficulties, provide the necessary daily necessities and food for the wounded, and carefully care for them. In just half a year or so, the mortality rate of the sick and wounded dropped to 2.2 per cent. Every night, she patrolled with a wind lantern in her hand, and the wounded and sick affectionately called her "the goddess of lanterns". After the war, Nightingale returned to England and was revered as a national hero.

Although Nightingale's deeds have been widely spread in history, after Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er crossed back, the title of nursing pioneer has been taken away, Nightingale's deeds in the Crimea may indeed be remarkable in Britain, but compared to the many female life-saving officers in the West Temple, each of them is a lantern goddess, and the wounded soldiers they saved are no less than Nightingale, and more importantly, the West Temple has already listed hygiene, ambulance, etc. as camp regulations, while the British are still in the exploration stage in terms of battlefield ambulance.

"Oh. It turned out to be the famous goddess of lanterns, and I have heard your name in China. Xiao Yungui still paid enough respect to Nightingale, it is indeed not easy for a woman to do so many things.

Xiao Yungui said it in English. Although Nightingale heard that Xiwang could speak English early on, she was still attracted by his slightly London accent, in fact, she didn't know that Xiao Yungui had secretly made up for Hong Yun'er's English for a long time, and he had more dealings with Britons such as Bao Ling, so his spoken English had improved a lot.

"His Royal Highness the King of the West. Thank you for your compliment, and I have heard that China, thousands of miles away, also has excellent nursing staff. They are organized, standardized, and experienced, and the main purpose of my visit to China this time is to learn from the advanced experience in this field. Nightingale said bluntly: "Although I did something in the Crimean War, there are still many people who are injured and die helplessly, and maybe we can do better." China has a very mature experience in this area to learn from. After receiving donations from the Queen and the British public, I set up the Nightingale Foundation, and I planned to use the money to open a formal nursing training school in the UK, so I came to China to study first. ”

Xiao Yungui pondered for a moment and said: "The art of medical care can prolong life in peaceful and prosperous times, and it can save lives and help the wounded in troubled times, and medical care actually has no borders, please rest assured Ms. Nightingale, I guarantee that we will not have any reservations here." Moreover, the term learning is also inappropriate, and it is better to call it the exchange of experiences. ”

After a pause, he sighed and continued, "Actually, Madam has not thought about it. If there had been no war, we wouldn't have had to kill and wound so many people. I once saw a weeping female soldier when I visited a wounded soldier in a field hospital, it turned out that a soldier had just died, and this soldier had only recovered under the careful care of this female soldier a few months earlier, and the damned war had to bring this soldier to the end of his life again. ”

Nightingale was silent for a moment and said: "After the Crimean War, Britain also has a lot of widows and poor women who have become nuns. ”

Xiao Yungui stood up and said, "Yes, war does bring pain and death, but when our country is in danger, we will not be afraid of war. Madam, you are welcome in China and will exchange experiences with you without reservation. However, I am sure that Madam has also heard of the British declaration of war against the Manchus, and whether we are friends or enemies with the Manchus, if one day the British dare to invade our territory, we will surely rise up and fight back, and I only hope that at that time, Madam will stand on a benevolent and lenient stand on the side of kindness and leniency to give us the necessary solidarity for this unjust war. ”

Nightingale was a little embarrassed, and she said sincerely: "Although I hate war, I love my country, Your Excellency the King of the West, you should understand that a person's strength is limited. ”

Xiao Yungui interrupted her unceremoniously: "A skilled nurse can only take care of a dozen wounded patients even if he doesn't sleep twenty-four hours a day, and Ms. Nightingale, with your influence to say a few words publicly, may be able to leave more young people with precious lives, this has nothing to do with the patriotic position, if Britain crosses the ocean to China to launch a war of aggression, this is a small number of politicians for dirty political interests to send British boys to the door, and we will also suffer the threat of death and injury." As a caregiver, a goddess of lanterns, her light should not only illuminate the people around her, but her light should shine on the world. ”

After a long period of sensational words, several people were silent, Yao Yuan, Mo Jiana and Nightingale all had ambulance on the battlefield, and the bloody scene still lingered, when you tried to comfort a dying person, you had to face the feeling of powerlessness. Although Yao Yuan didn't understand why the King of the West would say such a thing to Nightingale, he was sure of one thing, that is, the King of the West would never talk nonsense.

Of course, Xiao Yungui did not expect that a speech would make Nightingale let go of his patriotic feelings and act as an anti-war person when Britain launched a war of aggression against China, but at least he planted a seed, and as long as Nightingale stayed in China for a long time, he believed that this seed would have a chance to take root and sprout.

Nightingale alone can not stop the war, but it can disgust the British government, when the Taiping Army and the British Army officially fought, when the British Army was hit hard, the domestic anti-war force will definitely rise, at that time Nightingale must also stand up as a banner figure, Britain has always been a constitutional monarchy, and the voice of the people is also something they must consider. It is impossible for the Taiping army to fight with the British army forever, Xiao Yungui is not sure to completely defeat this world's largest industrialized power, but he is still sure to force Britain to end the war after losing the local war, and some anti-war forces in Britain are the objects that can be used. (To be continued......)