12. British Visitors to China (4)
Hearing Edward's question, Zuo Zongtang replied: "Yes, the imperial court has such an idea, but to be honest, our technology is still very backward, and some bridges and tunnels are not solved, so it is impossible to build railways in the mountains, and your country is not willing to give us the best railway technology...... Without the help of your country, our railway network cannot be implemented. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"I'm sorry, gentlemen of China, please let us settle down and then negotiate," Lord Bazali took over the topic, "His Royal Highness Prince Edward has had a long journey and needs to hurry up and rest. β
Zuo Zongtang glanced at Bazali unhappily, Edward nodded, and said gently, "Yes, I need to hurry up and take a break, I can't wait to see Her Highness Sissi." Xie Yunong, the head of the British Unit of the Prime Minister's Yamen, took over the group and walked towards the outside of the dock, Zuo Zongtang smiled at Prince Dun and said, "Lord, have you seen it?" β
"What?" Prince Tan put his hand into his sleeve, "Hey, what are you buying from me?" You know I don't care about that, I just have to say it! β
"This Englishman's crown prince doesn't speak very well, huh?" Zuo Zongtang smiled, Guo Songtao nodded beside him, "The system between China and Britain is very different, the British government has more authority, and the queen was originally extremely diligent, but she has been depressed since she lost her husband, and the authority has been handed over to the prime minister, and Edward is an outsider." β
"Then I don't know who is the itinerary of this visit to China, is it Edward or the deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs? If the deputy minister has the final say, what will this crown prince do, will he fight the autumn wind? Zuo Zongtang became a little interested, "Listen to the tone, this prince of ours seems to be very familiar with Xisheng?" β
Guo Songtao coughed, stopped talking, and Prince Xuan asked again: "I said Lao Guo, the British crown prince's afternoon tea is delicious?" β
"It's hard to drink, their way of drinking has long covered up the original taste of tea, drinking sugar and spices, I'm just polite," Guo Songtao smiled, "I really hope he doesn't invite me to afternoon tea." β
"Let's go, lord, let's hurry up and enter Beijing together, do you want to give a banquet to the Purple Light Pavilion in the evening?" Zuo Zongtang asked Guo Songtao.
"The British protested, Ziguang Pavilion is a place to boast of force and receive vassal envoys, and it cannot be used as a place for Edward to feast, so it has been changed to Wanchun Garden."
"Hey," Zuo Zongtang shook his head disappreciatively, "The British are really troublesome, but the military aircraft department is also full of wine bags and rice bags, and they have lost a lot in etiquette, and they still want to win some face in these small places and come back?" This British ambassador Abbott is almost half a China expert, and he is very proficient. β
"I don't like the people in the military aircraft department," Prince Tan snorted coldly, "I don't dare to do big things on weekdays, and I don't care about these secret methods for small things, and I don't care about any identity," Prince Tan didn't know where he suddenly got angry, and said unhappily, "When will it be over!" β
This is about the only Prince of the Manchu Dynasty who dares to say it, and the former Prince of Alcohol also dares to say it, but now it is low-key, Zuo Zongtang laughed, "The fifth master said Okay, if I take the errand of the military plane, I will have no food and clothing, but I will go to your mansion to fight the autumn wind." β
"You old Zuo," Prince Xuan pointed at Zuo Zongtang and smiled, "Come on, come on, I'm afraid I won't eat?" If you come here, if you go into the wilderness, I will take 10,000 taels of silver to set up a factory first, let you be a promotion officer, and let you work for me! Now this business is easy to do, talent is hard to find, I have you, the middle hall of the adult, to work for me, it must be a source of money."
A few people laughed and got into the carriage, followed Edward's car, and went to the railway station at Dagukou together, a few people definitely did not expect that the trouble brought by the British would continue to emerge in the future, and the butterfly wings of history waved, and the visit of Edward to China, which did not exist, brought not only exchanges between the two countries, but also brought about changes in the fate of many people.
"Woo woo~~" In another port, a majestic and magnificent mail fleet appeared above the sea level, and the people who greeted him in the port suddenly made a commotion, "How can Chinese ships be so big!" β
Chen Wending glanced at the frightened officials with disdain, and said to Ruan Wenxiang who had a shocked look on his face, "Master Ruan, do you feel the strength of the Tianyi Dynasty?" The sailor ships I saw in Tianjin were far larger than that. β
"If the Tianyi Dynasty really has such strength, then it is still possible to stop the French," Ruan Wenxiang nodded, looking at the mail ship that was getting closer and closer, his expression was a little complicated, "Being next to the giant elephant, I don't know if it is a curse or a blessing for Da Nan." β
"Master Ruan, I heard that the Holy Lord has decided not to recognize the treaty that has been signed?" Chen Wending asked.
"Yes, the rumors you heard are true, I learned the emperor's intentions from the concubine, and he said to the concubine Niangniang, since China has sent an angel to my Da Nan, presumably China will support us, and he is ready to reneg on the alliance and no longer fulfill the agreement against the French."
"How's that?" Chen Wending was greatly surprised, "Although the student strongly opposes signing a contract with a legal person, but he has already exchanged the seal for a mortgage, how can he lose his trust in the legal person?" You must know that if Champa is in charge of a small country such as the Khmer Rouge, I will break the contract and destroy it, how can a legal person withstand the shame of such a rebellion, isn't this the truth of the confession? It can be seen that soon, the French will definitely make a move! Master Ruan, why don't you advise the Holy One? β
"Exhortation? I can't do it," Ruan Wenxiang said leisurely, "The Holy One has been on the throne for more than thirty years, and the cadres are arbitrary, and they have long been used to giving orders to one person to be the master, I am just the new first assistant, how can I persuade the Holy Lord, the Holy Lord has his own heart, and there is no need for us to persuade anything, the favored concubine is just a superficial thing, otherwise it will not be the current storage position has not been decided, our Holy Lord," Ruan Wenxiang spoke a lot more unscrupulously to his proud protΓ©gΓ©, "There is probably no biological son, So I don't take into account the country's social affairs, just blindly do what I want, we don't have to care, we can't care, I don't want to be a scapegoat Pan Qingjian, who can manage, isn't it here today? β
The mail boat fluttering the yellow dragon flag approached the wharf of Hue City, the huge mail boat covered the ministers of the Nguyen Dynasty who greeted them, and the sun was covered, Nguyen Van Xiang and others stood motionless in the shadows, and the jaws were on top of a red canopy, and they got off the mail boat, Nguyen Van Xiang and others knelt down together, the mountain shouted long live, and the jaw grid looked around, did not see the person he wanted to see, and shouted unhappily: "What about the king of Vietnam?" Why didn't you pick it up in person! (To be continued.) )