Zhang Yuzhao and Shen Baoer, who hadn't seen each other for two days, finally appeared.

The two men disembarked first.

Shen Baozhen's eyes immediately fell on the two, and then followed the figures of the two, the two sides got closer and closer, and stopped.

Zhang Yuzhao took Shen Bao'er to salute Shen Baozhen, and then seemed to say something.

Shen Baozhen's face suddenly showed a shocked expression, and then he comforted Shen Bao'er.

Next, several people did not leave, but waited for Su Yu to get off the boat.

Su Yu and Bai Fei flew off the boat.

Shen Baozhen immediately brought Zhang Yuzhao and Shen Baoer to greet them.

"Thank you, Brother Su, for saving your life." Shen Baozhen bowed down.

Although he tried his best to hide his inner emotions, when Shen Baozhen saw Su Yu, he still felt that creation was making people.

Until recently, this person was his future son-in-law, and he was still giving advice to himself.

Repeated defeats and battles, false reports of war exploits, and escape from the battle, are still vivid.

Even when he was about to be executed in the end, he Shen Baozhen didn't save him, Su Quan knelt outside, and he pretended not to be there and was indifferent.

didn't expect that when they met again, the other party was already a fourth-grade official.

It's been less than a year.

Of course, Shen Baozhen can't talk about regrets or not.

The Tao is different, and they do not conspire with each other.

After all, Su Yu is a flag man and a red belt.

Su Yu arched his hand and said, "I saved Ling Yan, and the thing just hurt it." ”

Then, he arched his hand towards Zhang Yuzhao and left.

From beginning to end, he didn't say a word more to Shen Bao'er, nor did he communicate with each other in any manners.

There was no verbal pull because he had saved her.

There were also people who came to pick up Bai Feifei and Su Yu.

"Miss, Lord Su." The man was very strong, not tall, dark-skinned, and apparently a frequent runner.

Bai Feifei said: "This is Li Gong, who has been following his father since he was a child, and now he is leading dozens of boats, and this time they are following us north." ”

Got it, it's the smuggling captain.

Next, Su Yu has a lot of convenient and inconvenient materials, which can be handed over to this Li Gong.

Bai Feifei's father also has a house in Shanghai, which is a big house.

The group moved in directly.

At this time, Shanghai had only been a leased area for about ten years, but it had already revealed extraordinary prosperity.

The ten-mile ocean field also has a slight prototype.

Only when he arrived here did Su Yu really feel the breath of modernity.

It's not just foreigners who wear ceremonial dresses, but even many Chinese people are wearing suits, ties, and top hats.

Hong Renli did not disembark with him, not even a formal farewell.

I don't know where she lives.

After bathing and changing clothes in the house, the whole person became refreshed.

Then, he also changed into a suit and put on a top hat.

After coming to Shanghai, Bai Feifei's whole person seemed to become lively and changed into relatively fashionable clothes.

Su Yu strolled through the streets and experienced the style of Shanghai at the end of 1855.

Suddenly, there was another person next to him.

"I asked the Western doctor, and he said that he had never heard of the place where the injection was to be given, and he had never even heard of the idea of giving an injection." Hong Renli said, "How can I get revenge on you?" ”

Su Yu sighed again, this woman has a good figure.

Suddenly, he instinctively thought of the cheongsam.

I wonder how much better her body curve will be after she wears it?

"Your injuries haven't healed yet, are you in such a hurry to come out?" Su Yu said.

Hong Ren said: "I have nothing to do, I don't know where to go." ”

Su Yu suddenly said: "I want to design a set of clothes for you, the clothes that belong to only one person must be very good-looking." ”

If Qingqing heard this, she would definitely have to take a sip.

"Are you going to Jiujiang or Tianjing next?" Su Yu said: "I advise you, don't go to Tianjing. ”

Hong Ren said: "Probably go to Jiujiang." ”

Su Yu said: "Then you leave a few days later, I will go to the tailor's shop and sew several sets of clothes for you, and you will take them with you." ”

Hong Ren didn't reply, and walked away directly.

Su Yu entered a coffee shop on the side of the road, sat down and asked for a cup of coffee.

Most of the people in the café are foreigners.

A moment later, Hong Renli also walked in.

Suddenly, it caused a burst of amazed eyes.

She also found a table and sat down, and also ordered a cup of coffee.

Su Yu picked up the coffee and drank it.

Hong Renli also picked up the coffee and drank it.

And then......

Her beautiful face, almost slightly twisted, put on a mask of pain.

How could it be...... So unpleasant?

Su Yu walked over, added milk and sugar to her coffee, and said, "Now you can try it again." ”

Hong Renli took a sip and said, "It's a little better, but it's still not delicious." ”

Su Yu said: "Just here, how do you feel?" ”

Hong Ren said: "It's very loose." ”

Su Yu said: "Is there a place to live?" ”

Hong Ren said: "There was no original, but then there was." ”

Belch!

Again, it is a means of violence.

Su Yu said: "Is there any money?" ”

Hong Ren said: "There was no original. ”

Su Yu said: "Is it okay to eat together at night?" ”

Hong Ren said: "We haven't reached that point yet. ”

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At night!

Su Yu took Hong Renli to a Frenchman's restaurant.

French food at this time was not as abundant, and steak was not popular, and it is still vulgar American food.

Of course, Su Yu's knife and fork were used well, but unexpectedly, Hong Renli used it for the first time, and he also used it very well.

"I'm used to killing." Hong Ren said: "This foreigner's thing is not unpalatable. ”

Next, Su Yu asked for a bottle of wine, and he just drank it by himself.

But Hong Renli even asked for a cup.

"Your wound is not fit for drinking." Su Yu said.

Hong Ren said: "Then I'm not suitable for robbing money and killing people." ”

All right.

"Shen Bao'er is your former fiancée, and she also divorced and humiliated you, why did you save her on the boat a few days ago?" The Hung people left the road.

Su Yu said: "I can't look at it, aren't you the same?" ”

Hong Renli said: "I knew Bai Feifei before and dealt with her, and at that time she did a lot of things to kill people and sell goods, and we also bought a lot of things from her. ”

Su Yu said, "Hmm." ”

Hong Ren left and said: "On the ship, why didn't you take the opportunity to kill Zhang Yuzhao?" ”

Su Yu thought for a while and said, "Talent is rare, and I always feel that his existence will leave some valuable value to this world." Or articles, or calligraphy, and so on. ”

"Or maybe I want to prove something, to prove that one day, I can subdue many Han elites and use them for me."

Hong Renli didn't expect to get such an answer.

"Jingtai, Jinglong brothers, you killed it, in my name." Hong Renli said suddenly.

Su Yu said: "Yes." ”

Hong Ren said: "Why? ”

Su Yu said: "For Qingqing Dagege, do you know her?" ”

Hong Ren said: "I know, the first talented woman in Manchuria." ”

"She's your woman?"

Su Yu said: "Yes." ”

She ate the meat quickly, and it didn't take long for her to finish it.

"In your opinion, what is the end of our Heavenly Kingdom?" Hong Renli asked.

Su Yu said: "It will fail." ”

Hong Renli fell silent for a moment.

Su Yu said: "You are decaying too fast, much faster than the Tartars. ”

Hong Ren said: "What about our people?" Should they all die? ”

Su Yu said: "No, there are a group of you who are very good, and I hope that they can fight side by side in the future." ”

"Hit whom?" Hong Renli asked.

Su Yu said: "I want to change the fate of this country, and whoever obstructs me will fight him." ”

Hong Ren said: "What if it is a powerful Western power? ”

Su Yu said: "Then hit them." ”

Hong Renli fell silent again.

"I don't know where to go." Hong Renli said: "Tianjing, it makes me sick, I don't want to go back, I don't know if I should go to Jiujiang." ”

"It turns out that I want to go to the capital with all my heart, I don't care about anything, I just kill people, it doesn't matter when I get arrested or when I am killed, I just think about ...... in my head"

Su Yu said: "Destruction." ”

Hong Ren departed: "Yes, destruction. ”

Su Yu said: "In comparison, I am much luckier, because I always know what to do next. ”

Both of them finished eating.

"I'm going back." The Hung people left the road.

Su Yu said: "Do you want to go to the theater together?" ”

"Don't go!"

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In a theater, it is very lively.

Su Yu and Hong Renli sat in the middle, drinking tea and eating melons and fruit snacks.

Alas!

Duplicity is nothing more than that.

Hong people are so cool and powerful from you, and they are no exception.

The stage was staged with Peking opera, not the Yue opera that is common in Shanghai.

Because Peking Opera is more lively, fighting and killing.

The two watched a two-hour Peking opera, then walked home.

A child at the door was buying flowers.

"Sir, buy a bouquet of flowers for your wife, your wife is so beautiful."

This is probably a sight that can only be seen in the concession.

Su Yu bought a bouquet of flowers and handed it to Hong Renli.

The other party was stunned and instinctively handed over the bouquet of flowers.

Then, Su Yu sent her back.

She lived not far from Su Yao, and the house was not robbed, because there was a kind old lady who came out to greet her.

Su Yu stood at the mouth of the alley, beckoned to her, and watched her walk into the house.

This scene seems to be a bit transcendent.

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Next!

Su Yu changed into the official robe of the Qing Dynasty, brought the holy decree, and went to visit one of the British giants in Shanghai, Wei Tuma.

In fact, now the Customs and Excise Department has been replaced by Li Taitai, but he is not in Shanghai today, and he is in the process of excessive handover at this time.

Therefore, at present, the tax department is still in charge of Wei Tuma for the time being.

This person is a British diplomat, has lived in China for more than ten years, is proficient in Chinese, and can even be regarded as a sinologist.

He studied at Cambridge, served in the British Army, served as Counsellor of the British Army in China, and served as the British Vice-Consul in Shanghai.

In the future, he will also serve as British Minister to China.

In short, definitely a big shot.

Su Yu met an old acquaintance at the door of his office.

Shen Baozhen and Zhang Yuzhao.

Shen Baozhen also wore the prefect's official uniform.

The situation was not good, and the two of them appeared in front of Wittoma's office at the same time.

Presumably, it's because of the same thing.

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At this time, there were two official documents in front of him.

One was sent in advance by the Qing court, saying that the emperor's envoy would come to ask for an audience and ask for a part of the tariff silver to be used to buy arms.

In addition, the officer will purchase guns and ask for the cooperation of Master Wittoma.

The other official document was sent by the Hunan army.

The content is pretty much the same.

Buy arms and hire Western instructors.

Coincidentally, Wittoma had both of these things in his hand at this time.

However, he can only give one.

Therefore, he can only accept one of the two prayers in front of him.

In his heart, he was more inclined to cooperate with the Hunan army, because the Qing court in the north was too conservative and rotten, and he did not like to deal with the northern court very much.

On the contrary, the Hunan army was much more enlightened.

Moreover, there was a poem in front of him.

This is the work of Zhang Yuzhao, with first-class calligraphy and first-class poetry.

Wei Tuoma is a sinologist, and his attainments are very high, which he can fully appreciate.

He had already made a decision in his heart, but this Su Yu, after all, was an envoy sent by the emperor, so he had to be sent away with dignity.

Then, Wittoma came to the door.

Su Yu, Shen Baozhen, and Zhang Yuzhao immediately got up.

"May I ask if it is Mr. Su Yu, the envoy of the Qing Kingdom?" Wittoma asked.

Su Yu stepped forward and said, "Su Yu, I've seen Sir Wittoma. ”

Wei Tuma said: "I have received your country's official document, but it is very unfortunate that I am no longer in charge of your country's customs and revenue department, so you need to go to Mr. Li Taitai." ”

What are you kidding, although you are no longer the tax director, you are promoted.

And now in transition, you still have the power.

Moreover, what are Shen Baozhen and Zhang Yuzhao here for?

Now Wei Tuma's attitude is obviously more inclined to cooperate with the Hunan army.

Su Yu said, "Oh? That's really unfortunate, but what about these two colleagues around me? Do they have the privilege of meeting with Mr. Wittoma? ”

"We are not meeting on political affairs, we are discussing literature and poetry. ”

Zhang Yuzhao said: "Lord Su Yu, Sir Wittoma is not only a diplomat, but also a writer. We are here to discuss literature and poetry. ”

Su Yu said: "That's really a coincidence, I was looking for Mr. Wei Tuma, and I was also discussing poetry." ”

Su Yu was entangled, not like a gentleman's doing, which suddenly made Wei Tuoma feel very unhappy.

"Mr. Su Yu, are you a man?" Wei Tuma said: "It's not that I have any discrimination against your nation, but your poetry and literature are indeed in a weak position, and our small salon today has a threshold. ”

Su Yu said: "I happen to have a few short poems here, please Sir Wittoma to appreciate, I don't know if I can reach this threshold." ”

Wittoma frowned and took it, opening it to take a look.

It turned out to be English?

This Manchurian aristocrat of the Qing court even knew how to write English?

Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves.

Life is like the splendor of summer flowers, and death is like the quiet beauty of autumn leaves.

If you shed tears when you miss the sun， you also miss the stars.

If you weep over the loss of the sun, then you will also lose the stars.

The world has kissed my soul with its pain， asking for its return in songs.

The world kisses me with pain and wants me to repay it with a song.

I kept reading it, a whole dozen poems.

Wei Tuma was stunned for a moment, and looked at Su Yu in disbelief.

A corrupt aristocrat of the Qing court could speak English and write such beautiful verses?

Can it not be graceful?

These are all from Rabindranath Tagore's "Birds", which is among the best in the world.

After all, Wei Tuma is British, and although he admires Zhang Yuzhao's poems, there is a distance.

Whereas...... These small poems in front of me have no distance and instantly resonate.

But he didn't believe that it was written by Su Yu, so he said: "Purpose is but the slave to memory, Of violent birth, but poor validity." (Determination is nothing but a slave to memory, and it will change at will according to your memory.) ）

This is a classic quote from Shakespeare, and Wittoma used it to test Su-to.

Su Yu replied directly in fluent English: "Brevity is the soul of diousness is the limbs and outward flourishes." (Simplicity is the soul of wisdom, and verbosity is superficial.) ）

Also from Shakespeare.

Although the accent is slightly different, Su Yu's English is quite standard.

Wei Tuma looked at Su Yu in great surprise and exclaimed, "Oh my God? Thousands of miles away in China, I met a Manchu royal family who liked Shakespeare. ”

This country is so rotten, and the Qing royal family is even more rotten among the rotten.

never expected that Su Yu, the Qing clan, would talk to him directly about Shakespeare in English.

This...... It's just a surprise, it's ridiculous.

"I like Shakespeare very much, to live or to perish, this is a question worth considering. Which of these two acts is more noble, silently enduring the tyrannical poisonous arrows of fate, or standing up against the boundless suffering of the world, and sweeping them away through struggle? Dead, asleep, everything is over. ”

Wei Tuoma couldn't help but applaud, and then said to Shen Baozhen and Zhang Yuzhao: "I'm very sorry, it seems that the poetry exchange between us is going to be rescheduled." ”

Then, he didn't care about the two of them, and invited Su Yu into the office, in which arrogance was visible.

Then, he asked Su Yu, "Coffee, or tea?" ”

Su Yu said: "Of course, it is tea, I prefer Cambridge to Oxford. ”

Wittoma was even more surprised.

You, you even know this allusion?

Because the coffee club of Oxford University is very famous, and Oxford and Cambridge are the battle between Yu Liang.

Wittoma, is from the University of Cambridge. Su Yu said to drink tea, saying that he was standing in Cambridge.

"Oriental, you are a devil." Wei Tuma pointed at Su Yu and smiled: "You have studied so deeply, it seems that you are determined to win." ”

Su Yu said: "I'm not the devil, the one who drinks coffee is the devil." ”

While taking Su Yu into his office, Wei Tuma personally made tea and said, "Where does this sentence come from?" Is coffee the drink of the legendary devil? ”

Su Yu said: "Not only that, coffee is the first popular among Arabs, and Arabs like sheep ...... the most."

Wittoma suddenly showed an exaggerated expression.

"Wow, wow......"

"Sheep are the devil incarnate, hahaha." "But this sentence is not from Arabia. ”

Next, Su Yu will not be able to pick it up, because it involves Christianity, which happens to be the other party's faith.

So Su Yu smiled and said, "Oh, is this sentence from Magellan?" ”

Because of the long voyage, sailors often used sheep.

Therefore, Su Yao's stalk was perfect.

"Oh my God." Wittoma smiled so hard that he couldn't help but rub his face: "Sir Su Yu, I now very much suspect that there is an Englishman living in your body. ”

"When I received the official letter from your country, I thought I would greet a narrow-minded, arrogant, stupid, ignorant, blind and corrupt nobleman, but I did not expect such an interesting soul."

"You're even more interesting than the British, you know the people of my country, mean, and humorous."

Su Yu said: "Then thank God for bringing two boring souls together here." ”

Wei Tuoma picked up the black tea, and Su Yu took it.

The other party held up the black tea and said, "Respect for this boring world." ”

Su Yu said: "I respect this lonely life. ”

Wei Tuma said: "Life is wonderful, how can it be lonely? ”

Su Yu said: "All the splendor will eventually be repaid with loneliness, and life is lonely." ”

Next, the two talked happily.

Su Yu went from Shakespeare, to Tagore, to Marquez, and directly surprised the other party to drink tea first, then wine, and finally whiskey.

"Straight to the point, my friend." "Your country wants to transfer a sum of money from the tax department, of course, there is no problem, because this is your money in the first place. But if you want to hire the best officers and buy large quantities of munitions, there is a political interest involved. ”

"Friendship is friendship, and interests are benefits." "The excellent officers you want, a large number of munitions and supplies, we have them, and they are exactly what you need most, including advanced Mini rifles, a considerable number of carbines, Whitworth 12-pounder field guns, and so on." ”

"But what we have now can only be provided to one side, either to you or to the Hunan army."

"I'm not afraid to tell you, we are more inclined to give the Hunan army, because they have more interests with us, and they are much more enlightened."

"Friendship is friendship, and interests are benefits." Wittoma repeated, "I'm so sorry, my friend. ”

Su Yu said: "Friendship is interest. ”

"Sir Wittoma, you are right, the court is rotten, no one opens its eyes to the world, ignorant and chaotic." Su Yu said: "But I appeared, and my enlightenment is incomparable to the Hunan army." Once I rise, the benefits to you are immeasurable. Because once I rise, I will represent the entire central power, not just the southern provinces. ”

"For the same business, if you do it with the Xiang army, you may get 30% of the benefits. And you and I do this business, there may be no profit, but it is more likely to be 300 percent, 1,000 percent profit. ”

In fact, Wittoma is already very excited.

"My friend, how about giving us a day or two to think about it?" Wittoma Road.

Su Yu said: "Of course! ”

Then, Su Yu said goodbye and left.

Wittoma personally sent him out the door.

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Bai Feifei is very busy in Shanghai, he has to purchase a lot of materials, and he spends money like water.

These materials are all needed by Su Yu next, some are for military training, and some are for other places.

And she went to contact her contacts and channels, to gather those foreign mercenaries who came to the East to adventure.

Although not a professional officer, it can also serve as a good supplement.

Then, while waiting for news from Wei Tuma, Su Yu continued to date Hong Renli.

Even though she didn't even know it was called dating.

She is very powerful, perhaps in her circle, she has an almost idol-level reputation.

So in just a few days, there were already more than a dozen people around her, all of whom were outlaws.

There seems to be a charm in her.

Madness, destruction, and naturally attract a lot of outlaws.

In the past few days, Su Yao and him have listened to plays, drank tea, coffee, eaten, and walked.

Of course, also two injections, the serious kind.

Her physique was so good that she healed quickly.

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Seven days later!

Wei Tuoma officially sent an invitation to Su Yu to go horseback riding together.

He said that Sir Henry, the real owner of the arms, was still more inclined to do business with the Hunan army.

It was difficult for Wei Tuma to convince him, but he was willing to make an appointment to meet and let Su Yu convince him personally.

This is the best opportunity and the only opportunity, and I hope Su Yu can grasp it.

It was like conquering his Wittoma, conquering Sir Henry. Unfortunately, Sir Henry did not like literature and poetry.

Su Yu needs to be different.

Both Wittoma and Henry will bring a female companion, and Su Yu will also bring a female companion.

After hesitating for a while, Su Yu invited Hong Renli and sent a special riding outfit.

After changing into a riding outfit and curling up your hair.

Su Yu was stunned!

This body is too explosive.

A real devil's body.

It's full of power, it's full of curves, it's full of seduction.

The ups and downs are perfectly fascinating.

Sure enough, when it appeared on the horse farm.

Hong Renli's outfit as a Western girl amazed everyone.

"Wow, is this your Juliet? Mr. Su Yu? Wittoma asked.

Su Yu said: "Yes." ”

"No, no, no!" "Juliet is not as beautiful as her, nor is she as mysterious or powerful. ”

"I'll introduce you, this is Sir Henry." "I'm just the middleman, and it's he, the big man from London, who is one of the culprits of the imminent dissolution of the East India Company," said Wittoma. ”

The balding Sir Henry stepped forward, took off his hat and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Sir Su Yu." You should review that the female companion you brought is so beautiful that it has seriously raised my aesthetic threshold. ”

"These are the most elite and distinguished officers I have ever found, both British and Prussian. There were infantry, cavalry, but also artillery. ”

What appeared in front of Su Yu was the entire officer corps, a full twenty people.

The highest rank is colonel, the lowest is major, very even, of course, all retired officers.

Sir Henry said, "This time our arms and officer corps are packed together, and Sir Wittoma is trying hard to convince me to abandon the Hunan army and do this business with you instead. But my officer corps is very much against it, do you know why? ”

Maybe you yourself are against it, because businessmen only value money and don't think much about political interests.

So if you want this batch of munitions, this batch of officers, you need to make a surprise move.

Su Yu said: "I want to hear about it." ”

The head of the officer corps, Colonel William, said: "According to my understanding, the Hunan army is more elite and more enlightened. And the army of the Qing court in the north is extremely rotten, even if we go to be instructors and help you train our troops, it will be a waste of our talents. Because you don't understand the new army at all, I just heard that you are the number one martial artist? ”

Su Yu said: "Yes." ”

Colonel William said disdainfully: "You spend your infinite years on those ridiculous things, bows and arrows, broadswords? They are simply ridiculous to modern warfare, as ridiculous as the blowing arrows of the Indians. ”

"Mr. Su Yu, you don't know anything about the new army, and you don't know anything about guns and artillery, and you, a martial artist, are about to become the commander of this new army, so I am very optimistic about the future of this new army, so I don't want to join your new army, and I will dissuade Sir Henry from doing this business with you."

Su Yu looked at this group of straight, professional, and arrogant officer corps.

There was silence for more than ten seconds, and then his expression became more arrogant, and he said slowly: "There is a sentence that I need to correct." ”

"In this world, no one knows more about the new army than me, no one knows more about shooting than I do, and no one knows more about artillery than I do."

"Gentlemen, you may be very good officers, but compared to me, you are nothing."

"Gentlemen, how about this."

"Just use your Enfield rifles, at a distance of two hundred and fifty meters, and shoot thirty shots in a row."

"Twenty of you go together, and if one of you beats me, the business will be null and void."

"But if none of the twenty of you outshines against me, then I'm very sorry, you will be mine, and this batch of arms will be mine."

As soon as these words came out, the twenty officers present were completely shocked, and then felt that they had been insulted.

Wittoma, Sir Henry, and even Hung Renli were completely stunned.

Are you crazy?

This is an excellent officer who has served for more than ten years, and even in the Western world, he is a very top-notch professional soldier.

And you, as an official of the corrupt Qing court, have you ever touched the Enfield rifle?

Two hundred and fifty meters, do you know what the concept of this distance is?

You challenge twenty people alone?

It can't even be described as crazy anymore, but a daydream.

Ridiculously absurd!

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Note: The first update is sent, handsome and peerless, turn over your pockets, maybe there is a monthly pass?

Vote for me, okay? Bowed to you.

(End of chapter)