The British envoy departed on the spot.

The civil and military officials of the Qing court were still slightly stunned, and just left?

When I came here before, I had to say a lot of things every time, and even every request was made clear.

Every time before, it was impassioned, full of threats and anger.

And this time, it was just about revising the treaty, but the specific content of the amendment was not mentioned at all, but before leaving, he handed the credentials to the nearest official next to him.

After the British envoy left, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites said: "Your Majesty, in the past, the British envoy was extremely rude in the court, with an arrogant attitude, and he could not intimidate at every turn, but now this envoy has an embarrassed attitude, which shows that Ye Mingchen really hit their sore spot." ”

"Before, these foreign envoys were very difficult, but now they have become honest, Ye Mingchen has really done a good job."

"I remember that there was a foreign envoy, who was extremely arrogant, and even proposed a duel in the court, but now this envoy is disgraced, and those threatening words are not daring to say half a word."

"It's still a good training for the monk king, first lock him up for half a month, grind the anger on his body, and come to the court to see the emperor, and he will be well-behaved."

I have to say that on the surface, the British envoy did indeed calm down a lot, did not make any generous statements, let alone boast about how powerful our British Empire was, how powerful our army was, and did not threaten to fight anywhere.

So in the eyes of the court officials, these British envoys had been tamed.

Don't dare to let out any more arrogant words.

"In the future, I will do this, and if I encounter a foreign envoy who wants to see the emperor, if it is hostile, I will be locked up for half a month to sharpen my temperament."

Then, everyone put the matter aside.

I didn't take the British envoy too seriously, and then discussed the following matters.

"Your Majesty, the minister impeached Su Yu, the governor of Jiangxi, for not doing his job properly, not paying attention to the rules, visiting Sichuan, Yunnan and other places, and asking the emperor to punish him."

"Your Majesty, the minister impeached Su Yao, the governor of Jiangxi, for overtaking concubines and amassing wealth."

Several imperial histories impeached Su Yao, but it was not painful and was shelved by the emperor.

The emperor sent a secret envoy Kuang Yuan to Jiangxi, and then waited for his reply.

Everything waits for Su Yu's attitude, and the emperor will make a decision.

……………………………………………………

Kuang Yuan, this person has never had any dealings with Su Yu.

He has a certain friendship with Su Shun, Du Han and others, but in the final analysis, he is an imperial party.

When he was the editor of the Hanlin Academy, he lectured for Yi Su, and he was half of the emperor's teacher.

Now this person has not officially entered the military aircraft department, which can be regarded as a military aircraft internship.

Before leaving Beijing, Du Han invited this person to meet.

"Brother Benru, when you go to Jiangxi this time, do you focus on Nanchang or Jiujiang?" Duhan Road.

Kuang Yuan said: "Of course it's Jiujiang." ”

Du Han said: "Not only Jiujiang, but also Nanchang. ”

Kuang Yuan said: "What does Brother Hongju mean? ”

Du Han said: "This time, the emperor asked you to go to Jiangxi to do two things, the first is to see what Su Yu is doing, and try to bring him back to the right path." The second thing, what does Shen Baozhen mean. ”

"But these two things, it could be one thing."

Kuang Yuan frowned and said, "Please also say it clearly." ”

Du Han said: "The Hunan army and Su Yu did not tolerate fire and water before, but now they have such a tacit understanding, is there any reason for this?" And what role does Shen Baozhen play in it? ”

Kuang Yuan immediately understood.

If that's the case, it's a bit scary.

Did the Su New Army and the Hunan Army collude together?

This can produce infinite extensions.

Kuang Yuan said: "Brother Hongju, aren't Zeng Guofan and the others your people?" ”

Du Han said: "That's because no one in the southern battlefield can support the overall situation, so Su Zhongtang is more serious and tolerant of Zeng Guofan and others." If it's our people, that's not at all. ”

Not to mention the Hunan army, after the Han governor returned to the locality, he would have a lot of autonomy, and there would be some alienation from the center of the imperial court.

After that, Ruilin became the governor of Liangguang, and many powers could not be touched at all, so he simply only grasped the financial resources of the Guangdong Customs, and left the rest alone.

Du Han said: "Zeng Guofan's Hunan army was recruited by himself, and most of the military salaries were raised by himself. And what about the new army of Su Yu? It was recruited by the emperor, and it was also trained by the treasury with money, and the emperor is the absolute commander of this new army, and this matter was also said by Su Yu himself. ”

Kuang Yuan fell silent.

Du Han said: "The emperor sent Su Yu to Jiangxi, to a large extent, to balance the Hunan army, and if these two collude together, do you know that it will happen?" ”

Kuang Yuan said: "Raise your own respect. ”

Du Han said: "Yes, raise your own respect. Otherwise, now that the Hunan army and Su Yu are both strong and strong, they are still fighting internally, why don't they expand their results, why don't they fight Anqing? Why don't you go to Zhenjiang? ”

According to the plan of the Military Aircraft Department, the Hunan army went to attack Anqing, Su Lu united with the Jiangnan battalion to attack Zhenjiang, and the Jiangbei battalion Tuoming'a responded in Jiangbei, and it was nine out of ten to take Zhenjiang.

After taking Anqing and Zhenjiang, Tianjing was completely blocked in the middle.

At this time, four months have passed since the recovery of Jiangxi.

Why haven't they moved?

Du Han said coldly: "Brother Benru, the first thing you want to do in Jiangxi this time is to check whether Su Yu and the Hunan army have colluded. The second thing is to ask Su Yu, why don't you continue to attack and rebel, and when will you attack and rebel? ”

"In the final analysis, you have to find out if Su Yao has the heart of a warlord who supports the army and respects himself."

Hearing this, Kuang Yuan's face couldn't help but change slightly.

He originally thought that this errand to Jiangxi was very simple, but Du Han broke it so little, and suddenly found that this errand was very important and tricky.

Du Han said: "Brother Benru, this errand is extremely important, it is related to the entire southern war situation, please be careful." ”

"Don't really have a live Cao Cao in the middle of the court."

……………………………………

At this time, the negotiations between Su Yu and the British had come to an end.

The two sides talked for more than a month, and there were hundreds of details.

Most of the detailed rules were really cut down by Su Yu one by one.

In other words, it was the big cows behind him who gnawed down one by one.

Suffice it to say, both sides are exhausted.

"Marquis Suyu, the next step is the final crucial negotiation, but I suggest taking a day off."

"Yes, it's too tiring to take a day off, we can't bear it."

"Marquis Suyu, you are definitely an iron man, a crazy iron man, you alone tortured dozens of us to death."

"We're going to have a cocktail party tonight, would you like to attend?"

Su Yu said: "Of course. ”

That night, dozens or hundreds of foreigners held a high-level cocktail party.

Originally, there were only 12 heads of the consortium, but as the negotiations deepened, more and more foreigners came to Jiujiang, all of whom were professionals, engineers, and lawyers.

All kinds of supplies were also brought over by boat.

And, of course, women,

It is completely impossible to keep these foreigners like jade for more than a month.

So tonight's cocktail party, there will be these women's appearances.

And the engineers also showed their skills, moved a small steam engine, connected to Su Wei's large hand-cranked engine, and finally did not need to use these strong men.

Even they are full of dreams.

The first city to light up the night turned out to be not London, but Jiujiang.

Although, just light up a banquet hall.

It's just that there was a small accident about tonight's drinking party.

Shen Baoer was full of interest, and she had already customized a shirt, planning to shine out.

As a result, Hong Renli appeared in a cheongsam.

Shen Bao'er's melon seed face changed slightly, and then said generously: "Mr. Hong, your shirt is so good-looking, where did you customize it?" ”

Hong Renli said: "It was Su Yu who personally helped me customize it." ”

Shen Bao'er said: "Really? I didn't know that my husband still had this ability, so I asked my husband to customize one for me. ”

Hong Renli said: "Your body is too thin, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold it up." ”

The lethality of these words was a bit great, Shen Bao'er looked at herself, and then at Hong Ren's almost exaggerated devil figure.

Then, not to be outdone, she said: "That's right, Mr. Hong's figure is not comparable to these foreign women." ”

This is not a good thing, because these women recruited from Shanghai are all courtesans.

Then, Shen Bao'er said to Su Yu: "Husband, I won't participate in this cocktail party tonight, so I'll entrust Sister Hong to take care of you, and it just so happens that I also have a lot of documents to read and prepare for tomorrow's negotiations." ”

Then, she walked away arrogantly, making Hongren angry enough to leave the place.

The reception that night was very lively.

No one talks about work, no one talks about negotiations, only about Fengyue.

"By the way, the luxury liner of Bashali has returned to London, right?" Su Yu asked.

"Of course, otherwise we'd be bankrupt by now." Basha danced with a woman in his arms.

However, the party soon became obsolete.

Because this group of foreigners quickly became presumptuous.

So, Su Yu hurriedly took Hongren and left, but he didn't retreat anywhere.

"Go to the conference room." Hong Renli dragged Su Yu into the conference room.

It took a whole hour to leave.

By the time Su Yu returned to his room, he already had back pain.

But Shen Bao'er was humming again.

Another half hour later.

Shen Bao'er asked, "Husband, what is the name of Sister Hong's clothes?" ”

Su Yu said: "Cheongsam." ”

Shen Bao'er complained: "People wear those clothes, is it really not good-looking? Can't it really hold up? ”

In fact, she also looks good in it.

Because although she is not as tall as Hong Renli, she is tall enough.

The most important thing is that her willow figure is very graceful, especially her small waist.

Therefore, it will also look good in a cheongsam.

"Okay, okay, I'll make you a cheongsam too, and I'll make it tailor-made for you." Su Yu said.

Then, a moment later, he fell asleep.

It's really ...... I'm tired enough to choke.

Looking at the sleeping Su Yu, Shen Baoer's face turned red, she saw a lot of relevant knowledge in books, and even related picture albums.

But I have been married for so many days, but I really haven't studied it, and I haven't even looked at it carefully.

Why don't you take this opportunity and take a good look?

Study one or two.

Learn and learn, not to say.

………………………………………………

The next day, the two sides again held new negotiations.

This time, it is necessary to stipulate various time limits in the secret agreement.

Su Yu asked the other party to send the relevant paper and relevant printed patterns as soon as possible to make cigarettes.

Before waiting for the arrival of the machine, Su Yu needed to organize a lot of manpower to make cigarettes by hand.

On the British side, there is no machine dedicated to making cigarettes.

However, Su Yu provided complete drawings here, and also asked the other party to provide relevant chemical raw materials for concoction of flavors.

Here again there is a disagreement between the two sides.

The British side felt that this kind of cigarette could not compete with opium at all, so it should not have too high expectations.

Therefore, there is no need to customize a special production machine.

Because there is a huge cost to build a brand new machine.

However, Su Yu demanded strongly.

So, the British chose to compromise.

Then, Su Yu proposed that the textile factory, rickshaw factory, light bulb factory, steel factory and other machines, guidance engineers, etc., should all be in place before the date.

Accurate to each type of machine, it must be in place by which day.

If not, how many pounds will have to be paid.

This is a must, and the factory building on Suyu's side has already begun to be built.

It's a race against time.

It must be put into production as soon as possible, otherwise every machine will be delayed for one or two months, and the real production will be far away.

Su Yu put forward this series of conditions, which seemed to be very harsh.

Bai Feifei, Hu Xueyan, and Shen Baozhen all felt that the British would definitely not agree.

Because throughout the negotiation process, this group of Britons also behaved very difficult.

But I didn't expect that after a little struggle, the British would agree to it all.

The requirements put forward by Su Yu were fully accepted as ordered.

Each kind of machine is delivered within the time limit required by Su Yao, and is successfully put into production by the engineer after commissioning, otherwise it will be heavily fined.

Everyone wondered, how did the British become so talkative?

But soon, they revealed their ultimate purpose.

They made the last demanding request.

"On January 30, 1860, the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone will carry out its first dividend, which shall not be less than three million taels. If we can't do that, the patent rights of penicillin and the patent rights of the light bulb will all belong to us. ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience fell silent.

Shen Baozhen, who has never expressed his opinion, broke this convention and said: "Impossible, absolutely impossible." ”

Are you kidding?

After such a long period of in-depth negotiations, he also fully knew that in this economic experimental zone, the light bulb is the most advanced and the most gimmicky, and the so-called patent rights are priceless, which may be an astronomical amount.

But...... In the short term, there will be no huge profits.

Because of the need for large-scale power infrastructure, the demand for light bulbs will explode on a large scale.

Therefore, in Shen Baozhen's view, the most profitable is textiles.

He calculated over and over again, if it was really according to what Su Yu said, then the cost of cotton and silk produced by their factory would be much lower than that of the Jiangnan Foundation.

At that time, almost the entire domestic market can be swept away, which will bring a huge amount of profits.

Even, the steel that foreigners don't look down on will have a lot of profits.

Because of the advanced production process, the steel produced at that time will not only be of high quality, but also extremely high in output and much lower in cost.

The domestic demand for steel is also a rigid demand.

Of course, the profit should be far less than that of textiles.

But whether it is a textile mill or a steel mill, the construction period is very long.

On January 30, 1860, the steel mill may not even be able to start production.

And the textile mill, at most, has just been put into production.

One of the two largest factories has not yet started, and the other has just started to make money, so it asks for a dividend of three million taels.

In other words, the entire Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone will make a profit of 6 million taels before this.

How is this possible?

Sir Burke said: "This is also what Su Yu promised, within a year of the commissioning of the pilot area, the dividend will be three million taels." ”

Shen Baozhen said: "But production needs a ramp-up period, at the beginning of production, whether it is output or quality, it must be insufficient, and it will take a certain amount of time before it enters a stable period." Within the time limit you requested, our textile mill had just started production, and the quantity of our rickshaws produced was extremely scarce, and it could not reach the profit of six million taels of silver at all. ”

Sir Burke said: "That's your problem, anyway, the Marquis of Su Yu has personally agreed." ”

The head of another consortium said: "Sir Su Yu, the negotiation is mutual. In order to put into production as soon as possible, you put forward a series of demanding requirements, and even a certain machine must be sent to Jiujiang before a certain period of time, and the commissioning is completed, even if it is a day late, we need to compensate a huge amount of money. If I'm not mistaken, there are as many as 89 relevant requests you have made. We agreed to all of them, but you didn't agree to one of our last requests? In this way, you do not respect us at all, and this is not an equal negotiation. ”

"Sir Su Liu, we are very disappointed that you have asked so much of us, and you have shown such disregard for this last of our requests."

Sir Bao Ling said: "I have another plan, if before January 30, 1860, His Excellency Su Yu cannot pay us a dividend of three million taels, then he needs to pay us 2% of the shares, so that we will have 51% of the shares and you will have 49% of the shares. Of course, Sir Su is still the undisputed supreme authority in the entire economic pilot zone. ”

Sir Burke said: "We would prefer a patent for penicillin and light bulbs. But Sir Bao Ling's proposal, we can also accept. ”

"In addition, the three million dividends must be the legal profits generated by these factories, and cannot be silver obtained in any other way. It can't be Sir Su Yu, you ask someone else to borrow three million taels of silver and hand it over to us, it's useless. We have the most professional accountants, who will be stationed in the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone for a long time, and will conduct a strict audit of every income. ”

Everyone suddenly realized that the British were waiting here, and the previous conditions were so happily agreed.

It was to let Su Yu agree to this last condition.

"Marquis Su, this is our final bottom line, non-negotiable! Of course, this is also your mantra, you don't know how many times you have said it to us, and now we say it to you. ”

"Two conditions, either a 2% stake, or a patent for penicillin and bulbs, you have to promise one."

"It's time for you to leave the next time, we wait for your notification!"

Next, dozens of people from the British side left the scene en masse.

This last item is non-negotiable.

…………………………………………

Next, Su Yu's side held a closed-door meeting.

For many numbers, Shen Baozhen, Bai Yan, Bai Feifei, Hu Xueyan and others are all familiar with them.

When will the machine be shipped, when will the raw materials be shipped, and when will it be put into production.

What will be the approximate yield?

What is the maximum profit.

And so on, it is completely possible to settle the settlement.

They calculated over and over again, and found that before January 30, 1860, there could have been no profit of 6,000,000,000 taels of silver.

Even if all the things produced are sold, and all the profits are made, the loss is minimal.

still doesn't earn six million taels.

"I calculated over and over again, even if everything reaches the smoothest and most perfect state, it is impossible to have a profit of six million taels, and at most it is only about one million and three hundred thousand taels."

Bai Feifei has calculated this number many times, and Hu Xueyan has also counted it many times.

Su Yu also counted it many times, and it was all about the same result.

"We can figure it out, and so can the British." Shen Baozhen said: "So their wolf ambitions, when they agreed to our previous conditions, they were already waiting for us here." ”

"Either a two-percent stake, or a patent for penicillin and light bulbs, they're going to get it."

In Su Yu's view, this is actually not a wolf ambition, and it is just a normal business behavior.

In later generations, there were more outrageous and more fierce VAM agreements.

Su Yu was silent for a while and said, "I will promise them." ”

As soon as these words came out, several people present were surprised.

Why? Knowing it's a trap? Still going to jump?

Su Yu said: "I'm not surprised at all by their last killer feature. ”

Bai Feifei said: "This is to make normal profits, normal sharing, it is impossible to directly take silver from the outside to make up for it, 40% of the management members in the entire experimental area are sent by them, so in terms of profits, we can't do anything." ”

"Of course we can't do it, and we won't do it." "If you want long-term cooperation, it is very important to have a system and be transparent, fair and equitable. ”

"If it were a normal business, there would definitely not be a profit of six million taels of silver, and it would not exceed one and a half million taels until death. But...... According to the way I run my business, there will definitely be six million taels by that time, or even more than that. ”

The crowd was amazed.

This is a normal commodity transaction, obviously there is only a profit of 1.2 million taels, how can it not be changed to 6 million taels?

Who would have exceeded six million taels in Su Yu?

How can this be done?

However, the whole plan was led by Su Yu.

As long as he says it, it means that he is confident.

Su Yu said: "Don't promise them first, let them dry for a few days, and then conduct final negotiations, and then sign this gambling agreement, lest we agree too happily, but make them suspicious." ”

…………………………………………

As a result, the negotiations between the two sides were once again put on hold.

Su Yu sent someone to try to change the date of the first dividend to September 30, 1860.

But the other party refused.

And said that this is their last concession, if Su Yu does not agree, they will return to Shanghai directly, and when Su Yu shows sincerity, when will they come back.

As a result, this long negotiation is stuck at this final juncture.

And at this time, the emperor's secret envoy, the servant of the ministry, and the military aircraft department learned to walk Kuangyuan, arrived in Jiujiang, and secretly met with Su Yu.

"There is an oracle!"

Su Yu saluted and said, "Respectfully, please Saint Ann." ”

"St. Bow."

Kuang Yuan said: "The emperor asked me to ask you, Su Yu, you have been the governor of Jiangxi for a long time, why don't you stay in Nanchang to deal with government affairs, don't train troops well, what are you doing everywhere?" ”

Su Yu said: "In order to set up a factory, we purchased raw materials from brother provinces. ”

Kuang Yuan couldn't help but be stunned, are you Su Yu so single? Undisguised?

Kuang Yuan asked again: "You stay in Jiujiang for a long time and don't go to the Jiangxi governor's yamen, so what else do you want this Jiangxi governor to do?" ”

Su Yu said: "The minister is dedicated to running a factory, for the country and the people. ”

Kuang Yuan said: "Su Yu, if I heard correctly, did you throw all the government and military affairs to Hu Linyi?" Have you set up a factory by yourself? ”

Su Yu said: "Every ten days and half a month, Hu Linyi, the political envoy, will hand over relevant official affairs to me and let me make decisions, so I don't completely shake my hands." ”

Kuang Yuan said: "Su Yu, the emperor asked you, is the army almost rested?" Will it be possible to expand the results within the year? Jiangnan Daying and Chun Song invite the emperor to invite you to attack from the Yangtze River and help the Jiangnan Daying attack Zhenjiang together. ”

Then, Kuang Yuan said solemnly: "You just need to tell me, can or can't?" ”

At this time, Su Yu could completely reply that he could.

Because within this year, the deadline is the end of the year.

By the end of the year, the British would definitely have started a war, and the Qing court would not care about attacking Zhenjiang at all.

But Su Yao's positioning for himself is to do what he says, and whatever he says must be fulfilled.

And not a traitor with a honey-bellied sword.

After being silent for a long time, Su Yu said, "Can't!" ”

Kuang Yuan said coldly: "Su Yu, do you know what the consequences will be as soon as you answer this question?" The emperor treats you differently, but the emperor's tolerance is also limited. ”

"Lord Su Yu, you are extremely smart, don't you know that the so-called running a factory will bring excitement to people's hearts? Will it make the rules corrupt? Kuang Yuan said.

He was kind of vague.

In this world, power has an exclusive effect.

In the eyes of the emperor and many courtiers, money was only an accessory to power.

Once factories are set up everywhere, won't it be turbulent for the imperial power?

Kuang Yuan said: "All the emperor's thoughts, don't you really understand?" ”

Of course Su Yu understands, and he is absolutely ready.

All, every step he took before, had to go so tightly.

Step by step, once a certain node is missed, his entire plan cannot succeed.

Kao Wenwu solved the yuan, trained the new army, won a great victory in Yangzhou, negotiated with the British, subdued Jiangxi, and became the governor of Jiangxi.

It is to set up a factory in Jiujiang and to save the country through industry.

And it is necessary to get stuck in the period when the British are waging war, and completely deal with this important matter.

It's not good if it's early, it's not okay if it's late.

When it was decided to set up a large factory, it had already been decided that the honeymoon period between him and the emperor was over.

Kuang Yuan said: "Don't talk about these heart-wrenching words." The emperor is only concerned about one question, can you use troops against the rebellion within the year, and can you expand the results of the war? If you say yes, then you've passed the level. If you can't answer, then you won't be able to pass this level, and the emperor will be very unhappy, and the consequences will be very serious. ”

"Lord Su Yu, it's not easy to make a contribution, and it's not easy for you to get to this day, so this official will give you another chance to answer this question."

"Yes or no?"

Su Yu said: "I can answer yes, but in fact I can't!" ”

Kuang Yuan said: "Give a reason, and setting up a factory will definitely not be used as a reason." ”

Su Yu said: "I wrote an excerpt, please help me hand it to the emperor, which fully explains the reason why I can't send troops to attack the rebellion within the year." ”

After that, Su Yu presented this piece with both hands.

Kuang Yuan said: "I can transfer it to the emperor, but can this official ask, why?" ”

Su Yu said: "Because Ye Mingchen blindly toughened the British, it is very likely that Yangyi will use troops against our Qing Dynasty and start a war, which may be very dangerous." Just in case, at that time, my new army will have to find a way to protect the Jingshi and fight against the Yangyi. At such a critical moment, it is not good to start the war again. ”

"Hahaha......" Kuang Yuan sneered: "Su Yu, your reason is even more ridiculous than running a factory. Do you know that all the British troops in Canton have retreated? Do you know that not long ago, the envoy of Yingyi had just left the court in embarrassment, and he didn't even dare to let go of his threatening words, and his previous arrogance was completely gone. ”

Then, Kuang Yuan said: "Su Yu, I heard that you accepted Shen Baozhen's daughter as a concubine, and you held a special event, inviting thousands of guests, Hubei and Jiangxi officials, all present?" ”

Su Yu said: "Colleagues show love, Su is embarrassed." ”

Then, Su Yu said: "Please help me tell the emperor, it's not that I, Su Yu, will not move against the rebellion, but really have to guard against the British, my new army will not dare to move, and it will not be able to move, and the responsibility of defending the Beijing division in the future is heavier than Mount Tai." ”

Kuang Yuan said: "That's all I say, if Lord Su Yu doesn't seize the opportunity, then don't blame me." ”

Next, Kuang Yuan went to meet Shen Baozhen.

The words are even harsher.

Both public and private, they are very strict.

"Brother Youdan, do you really not even want Shilin's reputation? He even married his daughter to someone else as a concubine? When you were down, Lord Lin Zexu still married your daughter to you. And you are now the prefect of Jiujiang, but you are married as a concubine? The face of the Han scholars has been lost by you. ”

This Kuang Yuan is conservative in thought and has a strong gentleman's spirit.

For Shen Baozhen's flattery, he was extremely disdainful.

…………………………………………………………

The emperor's secret envoy Kuang Yuan stayed in Jiujiang for three days, and then went to Nanchang.

After staying in Nanchang for three days, he returned to Jiujiang, followed the Yangtze River, and went to Wuchang by boat.

"The emperor asked you, can you use troops against the enemy within the year to expand the results of the war?" Kuang Yuan asked Zeng Guofan.

Zeng Guofan said: "Difficult, in the first battle in Jiangxi, we lost too many soldiers and generals, and we need to recuperate." ”

Kuang Yuan said: "Now that there is infighting, the vitality is greatly damaged, it is a once-in-a-lifetime fighter, why should it be lost in vain?" You go to attack Anqing, Su Yu and the Jiangnan battalion attack Zhenjiang, you can take it in one fell swoop, and in the shortest possible time, completely wipe out the rebellion and recover Nanjing? Why not? ”

Zeng Guofan said: "The angels don't know, although the rebellion has experienced civil strife, now Shi Dakai and Hong Xiuquan are fighting for power. If we send troops, it will unite the two. We sit idly by, and the two may be divided. ”

Kuang Yuan said: "Then you give me an accurate period, when exactly are you going to attack Anqing?" ”

Zeng Guofan thought for a while and said, "Within two years." ”

This answer made Kuang Yuan laugh angrily and said, "Lord Zeng, you and Su Yu have a very tacit understanding." I heard that you sold all the cotton in Hubei Province to Su Yao? ”

When Zeng Guofan saw the other party's tone, he suddenly said coldly: "What? Can't you? ”

Kuang Yuan had heard of Zeng Guofan's temper, and he was choked for a while.

Zeng Guofan said: "May I ask the angel, is there still a rule that the cotton in my Hubei Province cannot be sold to anyone?" ”

Kuang Yuan said: "Then Su Yu handed over all the government and military affairs in Jiangxi to Hu Linyi, which is completely normal?" ”

Zeng Guofan said angrily: "What does Lord Kuang mean by this? Su Yu is the governor of Jiangxi, and Hu Linyi is the political envoy of Jiangxi. Jiangxi's government affairs, why should I know? Who am I qualified to dictate? ”

For a while, Kuang Yuan didn't know how to answer.

Directly arched his hand and said: "Lord Zeng, let's do it yourself." ”

Zeng Guofan said: "I want to persuade Lord Kuang to do it himself, think more about everything, and don't do bad things loyally." ”

Then, the two parted unhappily.

Kuang Yuan left Wuchang angrily and returned to Beijing directly!

………………………………………………………………

Ten days later!

Kuang Yuan traveled all the way to Tongzhou by water, and turned back to Jingmian Sheng.

Inside the Sanxi Hall!

The emperor said, "What did Su Yu say?" ”

Kuang Yuan said: "He said that the purpose of visiting the provinces is to set up factories and buy raw materials. ”

The emperor said, "Who asked you this?" I'm asking you, I asked him to send troops to attack the rebellion within this year and expand the results of the war, what did he say? ”

This can actually be regarded as the emperor's ultimatum to Su Yao.

If Su Yu obeyed the order, then the emperor would be able to tolerate his previous actions.

After all, for the emperor, it is most important to be able to fight, and it is most important to be able to eliminate rebellion.

Kuang Yuan said: "Su Yu said that he could not send troops to attack and rebel within the year. ”

The emperor's face changed and said, "He, did he really say that?" ”

This, this is equivalent to a blatant disobedience?

Although the emperor only asks if you can do it, it is actually an order.

You Su Yu is extremely smart, don't you know that this is my last tolerance for you, an ultimatum?

Are you still obsessed?

The emperor said coldly, "Does he have any reason?" ”

Kuang Yuan said: "He said that Ye Mingchen and others have repeatedly provoked Yingyi, so the British will be angry and raise troops, and then the Beijing division will be in danger, and his new army will defend the army division and the emperor, so it can't start the war, and it can't attack and rebel!" ”

"This is Su Yao's recital to the emperor."

The emperor took it and glanced at it casually.

It's a cliché again, what do you say about He Guiqing, Ye Mingchen is too tough on the British, I'm afraid it will cause a war or something like that.

Moreover, the tone of this recital is still very harsh, faintly accusing the court of unprofessionalism in diplomacy.

Even the emperor felt that he had been blamed by Su Yu.

"I don't need ......," the Emperor snapped.

Directly threw Su Yu's recital out.

"Tell him Su Yu, I don't need it!"

What does he mean by that? Curse me, curse the court? ”

"What do you mean? Yangyi came to attack the Qing Dynasty, can't my Jingshi be saved? Can't I keep my throne? ”

"Do you still need him, the Optimus Pillar, to defend it?"

"He thinks too highly of himself."

"The British had already sent troops that day, and he had been persuaded to retreat, and I had already commended him for his merits. Now Ye Mingchen and He Guiqing are tough on the British, forcing back the British army in Guangzhou, and comparing his merits to him, are they not satisfied? Is this jealousy? How narrow-minded is it? ”

The emperor's words were hidden in his heart before, for the sake of Su Yu's decency, although he thought so, he never said it.

But today, under the anger, all erupted.

Su Yu's words to defend the Jingshi completely angered the emperor.

In the emperor's opinion, this was a curse.

The emperor's roar was heard by many people, and it would soon spread throughout the imperial court.

At that time, everyone will know that the last dignity of the monarch and ministers between the emperor and Su Yu will be gone.

Then, the emperor asked, "Then what happened when Shen Baozhen married Su Yu as a concubine?" ”

Kuang Yuan said: "Su Yu ran a factory, and the silver root was broken, so most of the concubines were specially handled, and thousands of guests were invited to take the opportunity to collect money." ”

"Hahaha......" The emperor laughed and said, "Okay, good, Shen Baozhen is really loyal to Su Yao." In order to collect money for him, he is not allowed to lose his face and marry his daughter to Su Yu as a concubine? Is Su Yu such a big future? Let Shen Baozhen follow so desperately? He probably forgot that his future was given by me, not by Su Yu. ”

"What about Zeng Guofan?" The emperor asked again, "I asked him to send troops to Anqing, what did he say?" ”

Kuang Yuan said: "Zeng Guofan said that in the first battle of Jiangxi, there were too many soldiers and generals, and he needed to recuperate, and after two years, he could attack Anqing." ”

The emperor trembled with anger and said, "Good, good, good, they all fool me, and they all treat me as a three-year-old child." ”

"Hangzhou Weaving and Suzhou Weaving came to complain, saying that Zeng Guofan and Su Yu colluded, broke the convention, and did not sell Hubei cotton to them, but sold it to Su Yu, Zeng Guofan has something to say?" The Emperor asked.

Kuang Yuan said: "Zeng Guofan said directly, can't you sell it to Su Yu?" In addition, Su Yu handed over all government affairs and military affairs to Hu Linyi, and the minister also asked Zeng Guofan. He said that he was the governor of Hubei, and his hand could not reach that long, and he could not interfere in Jiangxi. ”

The emperor said: "Okay, this is a blatant collusion." It's ridiculous that when Su Yu left Beijing, I repeatedly told him not to be too ugly in the fight, don't lose your dignity, so it seems that I am too worried. This is playing a double reed for me, the two sides have long colluded together, no wonder the capture of Jiangxi was so smooth, no wonder the Hunan army lost so many soldiers, and finally completely fulfilled Su Yu. ”

At this time, the emperor's mind was full of conspiracy theories.

"Okay, good, such a disloyal and unfilial minister, then don't blame me for being unjust."

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Inside the city of Guangzhou.

At this time, Ye Mingchen had fallen into absolute unease.

In foreign affairs, although he is stupid, he is also on the front line after all, and has a keen sense of smell.

At that time, after Su Yu asked the British to withdraw unconditionally, he was jealous and hateful, and felt that the British were really paper tigers.

Next, he didn't know how much money he spent to keep his position as acting governor of Liangguang.

In order to maintain power, in order to remove the word acting.

He could only fight hard. He must make meritorious contributions, and he must behave tougher than Su Yu.

Therefore, after discovering that the merchant ship Yarrow had expired and the personnel on it had expired, they were overjoyed and immediately seized the ship and the personnel.

The British came to negotiate and pointed at his nose and scolded the pig, but Ye Mingchen was hesitant at that time.

To be arrested, to be seized.

However, as soon as he gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, he detained all the diplomatic personnel and military attaches of the other side, and strongly proposed that the British side must withdraw all the troops stationed in Guangzhou.

This kind of toughness was completely shown to the emperor, and he himself did not dare to hold out hope.

As a result, I didn't expect that the British side really withdrew the personnel of the consulate in Guangzhou, as well as the relevant garrisons.

At that time, Ye Mingchen was even more ecstatic and uneasy.

But it didn't delay him to report to the court, and finally removed the word acting, and also got the title in exchange, and his eyes were dazzling.

He was pleasantly surprised, but his heart was even more uneasy.

As a result, a large number of spies were sent to Hong Kong, and the news they got became more and more terrifying.

It was learned that the British were constantly transferring troops from various colonies, even from the mainland.

As a result, Ye Mingchen also desperately increased his troops, and sent troops and horses from all over the two provinces to garrison Guangzhou.

Ye Mingchen actually knew about the risk of war, and even Zeng Guofan could smell it.

But the court didn't know.

Of course, Ye Mingchen didn't dare to tell the court, so he could only keep reporting for successes.

In ten days and half a month, he reported a victory, saying that he had won another victory diplomatically, and how could Yangyi retreat.

He really has no choice, because the emperor asks every three days and asks one big question on the fifth day.

Ye Mingchen could only report the victory, he was roasted on the fire, and he didn't come down at all, and there was no way to put out the fire with a salary.

During this time, his spies came to report that the British army had gathered more and more troops, more and more.

Ye Mingchen was terrified in his heart, so he could only worship the Buddha every day, and ask the master every day whether it was evil or auspicious.

I prayed in my heart that the British were just posturing and not really going to fight.

In addition, he continued to increase his troops in Guangzhou.

This is different from history, at this time, the defenders in Guangzhou City had tens of thousands.

There are also more and more gunboats on the Pearl River.

When the imperial court was still celebrating the retreat of the Yingyi envoy in embarrassment, Ye Mingchen's side was restless day and night.

Finally......

October 15th!

The British fleet, with great momentum, broke into the Pearl River.

Without warning, they opened fire directly on the gunboats of the Qing court on the river.

In a short period of time, all the warships of the Qing court in the Pearl River were completely annihilated.

Then, the long drive went straight into and directly bombarded Guangzhou.

"Lord Governor, it's not good, it's not good......"

"Yangyi called, called!"

Ye Mingchen trembled and said, "I know, I know." ”

He's not deaf, he's already heard.

Then, he immediately ran to the mountain again and asked the gods and Buddhas to bless him.

After drawing one of the lotteries, plus there were tens of thousands of defenders in Guangzhou, I felt that this battle might not be unfought.

Yangyi has a few thousand troops at most, which is remarkable.

Then, as a governor, he acted valiantly and went up to the city to personally oversee the battle.

British warships and countless artillery shells bombarded the city wall of Guangzhou.

In the midst of artillery fire.

The Anglo-French army, more than eight thousand people, landed in Canton.

Next!

Just a few hours, to be exact.

The city of Guangzhou was broken, and the defenders suffered numerous casualties.

The Anglo-French army of 8,000 men entered Guangzhou and occupied Guangzhou.

Ye Mingchen failed to escape with makeup and was captured by the British army.

The Second Opium War, also known as the Yarrow War in the British, officially broke out!

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Note: More than 10,000 words were sent to the big chapter, and I wrote for nearly six hours, and I was so hungry that my blood sugar was low, and I went to eat.

Gentlemen, if you have a monthly pass, remember to give it to me, okay? Help me hold on, thank you.

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