Cui Xue said in surprise: "So that's the case! But haven't you thought about it? What if I endured those tortures? ”

Lin Yuan smiled: "You won't, you once told me that you are not afraid of death but are afraid of pain, and I asked that woman to understand your situation, so I concluded that you can't bear it in front of the Russians, and you will definitely tell the truth of the matter." After Lin Yuan finished speaking, he said apologetically: "Cui Xue, I'm really sorry for making you suffer, but Qingshi will remember you." ”

Hearing this, Cui Xue suddenly stood up, pounced into Lin Yuan's arms like a frightened bird, and said while crying: "I don't want it to remember me, I don't want to do big things anymore, it's so uncomfortable, it's so scary......" After speaking, she fell into Lin Yuan's arms, sobbing "hum", Lin Yuan stroked her back and said with a smile: "Okay, don't cry, it's all over." ”

After a long time, Cui Xue stopped crying, and Lin Yuan smiled: "I have already arranged for you to return to Fengtian, there is our best hospital in Lu, and you will definitely be able to cure your illness." Lin Yuan looked at Zhang Keshi and said with a smile: "Please ask Brother Zhang to escort Cuixue over." ”

Zhang Keshi listened, nodded with a smile, Cui Xue looked at Lin Yuan intently for a while, and wanted to say everything in her heart, but the words came to her mouth and swallowed again, and said silently: "Lin Shuai, then let's go." ”

Lin Yuan said goodbye to them with a smile, and at this moment, someone suddenly came to report: The new British ambassador rushed to Hailan Pao in person, hoping to meet Lin Shuai!

Lin Yuan couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard the news, and thought to himself: "It stands to reason that it is normal for a third country to come to mediate for the belligerents, but the envoy of the third country personally ran to the battlefield, which is unusual, I don't know what this trusted ambassador is going to do." ”

Lin Yuan then ordered his subordinates to let the British ambassador in, and after the British ambassador came in, he first smiled and said: "I am the trusted ambassador of the British Empire to China, Michael Jonas, and it is a pleasure to see you, Your Excellency the Governor." ”

Lin Yuan nodded and said with a smile: "You first show me the government documents of the British Empire, I must be sure that you are the British ambassador!" ”

Jonas smiled slightly when he heard this, and said, "I have long heard that Governor Lin is careful and cautious in doing things, and today I saw that it was so. After speaking, Jonas took out a carefully printed piece of paper from the bag in his hand, handed it to Lin Yuan, and said with a smile: "This is the letter of the British Empire, please take a look." ”

Lin Yuan took the credentials, only to see that it was written: Duke Michael Jonas is now sent as the ambassador to the Qing Empire, hoping that the two countries will be reconciled forever. The inscription is: Alexandra Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Queen of India. Lin Yuan looked at the signature of the flower body and the British official seal, and thought to himself, "There shouldn't be a mistake." ”

Lin Yuan sat back on the chair, pointed to the chair in front of him, and said with a smile: "Please sit down, the war in the army is undecided, and there is nothing to entertain you." ”

Jonas laughed, "It's okay. Governor Lin's recent series of military operations have shocked the entire world, don't you know the way? ”

Lin Yuan said with a smile: "We Chinese have recovered the territory of our ancestors, what is there for others to be shocked?" Jonas nodded, took out another official letter, and said: "This is what the Russian Emperor Nicholas II asked me to hand over to you, which says that as long as Governor Lin does not capture Blagoveshchensk, he is willing to negotiate with the Qing Empire." ”

Lin Yuan didn't take the official letter, but said with a smile: "But I've knocked it down here now." ”

Jonas said: "It doesn't matter, as long as you are willing to negotiate, we will discuss these matters later, and if you are willing to negotiate, we in the British Empire are willing to arrange a place for negotiation." ”

Lin Yuan nodded and said, "Okay, then listen to your arrangement, ambassador." ”

Jonas asked: "There are many rumors about you, so I am here on behalf of the British government to find out whether you will continue to attack Russia after you capture Blagoveshchensk?" ”

Lin Yuan said with a smile: "This issue is related to our military secrets, please forgive me for not commenting on it." ”

Jonas nodded helplessly and said, "Okay, I won't ask." That's all we have to say about the Russians, but now I would like to discuss with you about our cooperation in the establishment of factories and mines in the Northeast. ”

Lin Yuan said: "Oh, so that's the case, do you have any good projects?" ”

Jonas said: "After our investigation, a large-scale aluminum mine was found in the mountains near Mukden, and our consul general of the Fengtian consulate has already told you, do you remember?" ”

Lin Yuan smiled: "Of course I remember? What's wrong? ”

Jonas said: "After our preliminary investigation, it has now been determined that we can build a factory nearby, but there are still many things that require the cooperation of Governor Lin. ”

Lin Yuan said: "Please speak directly. ”

Jonas took out a drawing from his briefcase and said with a smile: "You see, this is our factory planning map, the factory will be located on the railway line from Yingkou Port to Fengtian, our equipment can be transported from Yingkou Port to produce aluminum, which requires a lot of electricity and a lot of coal for power generation, and here, coal can be transported from Benxi and other places, so we want the right to use this land." ”

Lin Yuan glanced at those equipment, and couldn't help but be secretly happy in his heart, in the current industry, the only way to produce aluminum is to electrolyze alumina and cryolite molten salt, so it is necessary to convert bauxite into alumina first, and then put it into the electrolytic tank with cryolite, these equipment are quite troublesome to manufacture, but the British have shipped them all.

Lin Yuan looked at the area and converted it in his heart, the area of the entire factory area is about 5,000 hectares, so calculated, it is about the cultivated area of thousands of households, Lin Yuan smiled: "You mean, let me mobilize these villagers to leave?" ”

Jonas said with a smile: "Exactly, I also know some Chinese culture, and I also know that the Chinese are relocated to the land, so it is indeed a difficult thing to let the people move, coupled with the xenophobia shared by human beings, if we persuade the people to move, it will definitely cause a lot of conflicts, and what happens at that time is difficult to control." ”

Lin Yuan thought for a while and said, "But you have to pay for this silver." ”

Jonas smiled mysteriously and said, "Lin Shuai, you have a lot of convenience, we are willing to give you a million pounds as a reward." ”

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "Come with me again, but it's okay, then I'll laugh." Lin Yuan nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, then I'll thank you." Jonas added: "I came here mainly for the above things, as for the distribution of the income generated by the aluminum factory, we will talk about it later." ”

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "I have already done my tricks and feet to test the color card of the ore, with your current level of technology, there is no way to produce aluminum, this factory will be mine sooner or later, and it doesn't matter if all the proceeds are given to you." So Lin Yuan smiled and said, "That's good, we'll talk about this matter later." ”

Jonas said, "If there's nothing going on, I'll go back first." ”

Lin Yuan said: "Don't leave yet, I have another very important thing to ask Mr. Ambassador." ”