October 16th.

Jiujiang.

Seeing that Su Yu had not yet agreed, many of the responsible persons of the British consortium finally lost patience and were about to leave Jiujiang and go to Shanghai directly, expressing their intention to break off the negotiations.

Su Yu hurriedly came out to stay.

"Gentlemen, I promise you the conditions, that we will pay our first dividends on January 30, 1860."

"At that time, the net profit of the Jiujiang Economic Pilot Zone shall not be less than six million taels of silver, and the dividend to you shall not be less than three million taels of silver."

"If we don't, we'll lose two percent of our shares, or the patent rights to penicillin and light bulbs."

"But as a VAM agreement, if I meet that requirement, I want you to reduce one board seat and we have one more board membership."

As a result, the heads of these British consortiums finally returned to the negotiating table again.

Once again, there was a tug-of-war.

But after nearly two negotiations, both sides are exhausted.

Eventually, the last VAM agreement was fully passed.

Both sides breathed long sighs of relief.

It's finally done.

This long tug-of-war.

Thankfully, this is summer, with frequent thundershowers and frequent lightning.

On average, more than once in two days.

Otherwise, I am afraid that the negotiation cycle will be extended for a long time.

Next, it's time to sign a contract.

The whole secret covenant, a thick book, a whole hundred pages of content.

A few text secretaries are going to smoke the typewriters.

English, French, and typewriters are also available.

Chinese secret contracts need to be written entirely by hand.

In the end, just signing it took a whole afternoon.

After signing.

I found a photographer and took a group photo of everyone with an expensive daguerreotype camera.

And opened a bottle of champagne.

"Respect for this great moment."

"Respect for this great collaboration."

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Ba Xia Li and Bao Ling came to say goodbye to Su Yu, and both of them were full of drunkenness.

"Marquis Su, I hope that the whole negotiation process has not brought you unpleasantness, but please believe that if there is a desire for cooperation in the world, it must be the two of us."

"We paid almost everything for this, all our life savings, all our political fate."

"We're going back to the UK soon, looking for a lot of talent, engineers, and urging all the machines to be produced or shipped immediately, time is money, time is fate."

Then, Ba Xiali drank a glass of red wine and said: "Another thing I want to affirm is that this is definitely not our intention regarding the last point of the VAM agreement, because more than anyone else wants the Jiujiang Economic Pilot Zone to be successful, we all need to return to politics with this achievement." ”

"At this point, I am absolutely at odds with those greedy conglomerates, I don't care about the two percent shares, I don't even care about the patents for penicillin and light bulbs, we only care about one thing, success!"

"So even though I know it's very, very difficult, I'm desperate for you to win the deal."

"Do you know what that means?"

Su Yu said: "At that time, the war may not be over yet. If I win the VAM agreement, it proves that the benefits of cooperation on the parallel bars outweigh the benefits of war. Prove that the other route is correct. ”

Sir Bashali said: "Proving that Prince Albert's line is right and that Parliament's line is wrong will give us back our voice." As long as you win the gambling agreement, Sir Baring and I have a reason to return to politics and take the lead in a different way. ”

Sir Bao Ling said, "Marquis Su, although we can't imagine how you can do it, please do your best. ”

Su Yu said: "If I win the VAM agreement, I have a proposal. ”

Sir Bao Ling said, "Please speak." ”

Su Yu said: "It has been long enough since the last World Exposition, and the second World's Fair held in New York, USA in 1854, was so successful that the European continent did not have the intention of holding an exposition for all these years? ”

Bashali shrugged his shoulders and said, "The Americans' whimsy is indeed more. ”

"If my bet is successful, then I suggest that Prince Albert once again lead the third World's Fair, either in London or in Paris, but in 1860 this World's Fair," Su said. But he has to be the leader. If the fair is successful again, it will definitely bring him huge political capital. ”

"We will try to lobby," said Sir Basha, "but do not forget that Prince Albert also has half a foot in our chariot, and our victory is his victory." The relationship between the royal family and Congress, you should understand. ”

Of course we understand, we rely on each other, we cooperate with each other, we fight with each other.

"For those greedy conglomerates, everything is a capital interest, but for the three of us, it is a political pact." Sir Bao Ling said: "Now that Erjin has unlimited scenery and power, I hope that one day, the three of us will be able to join forces to knock him to the ground." ”

"Back in politics!"

"Enter the Cabinet!"

The three of them reached out and shook each other.

Ba Xia said: "Marquis Su, the war may be about to break out, or even break out, have you prepared how to survive this war and seek the greatest benefits?" ”

"Of course!" Su Yu said: "However, the queen of your country was very unfriendly to China in the last Opium War, and even the last war was carried out under her promotion. I hope that when you return to England, you will influence the Queen's position through Prince Albert. ”

"If our cooperation is so successful that the Queen sees the benefits of the other route, I am sure she will change her position," he said. ”

Bao Ling said: "If Your Excellency wants to become a great hero of your country to turn the tide, you must also make this bet successful and let the royal family see the huge benefits, so as to increase our right to speak, and also to increase your right to speak." ”

Sir Bashali said: "Only great benefits can help you save the situation." ”

Bao Ling said: "But you need a little, patience! ”

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Above the court!

The imperial historians of the Imperial Court began a frantic impeachment.

A large number of imperial histories seem to have received some kind of instruction.

Impeached Shen Baozhen, the prefect of Jiujiang, for his greed for merit and recklessness in the matter of recruiting and surrendering in Nanchang, and instructing the loss of troops to surrender.

This matter has obviously been overturned.

Even now, the Hunan army has not pursued it, but the Metropolitan Procuratorate has come up again to talk about it.

The Emperor frowned slightly.

wants to use this charge to win Shen Baozhen, but I'm afraid that it will be unreasonable.

Because, about this matter, the emperor has already punished him and sent his Jiangxi under inspection.

But that's just the appetizer.

Next, the intensive impeachment of Su Yao is the main course.

"The minister impeached Su Yao, the governor of Jiangxi, for taking concubines, wantonly collecting money, and accepting a large amount of bribes."

"The minister impeached Su Yao, exceeded the system of taking concubines, wantonly amassed wealth, and accepted bribes."

Dozens or hundreds of people, all brushed and impeached.

After the impeachment is over, everyone looks at the emperor and waits for you to set the tone.

The emperor frowned and said: "I will marry Su Yu, marry Princess Shouxi to him, and he will accept Chong'en's daughter as a concubine before." Now that he has overstepped the system to marry Shen Baozhen's daughter as a concubine, where does this put the royal face? ”

"Check, check, check to the end!"

Finally, the emperor made a public statement.

Chong'en closed his eyes in slight pain.

There was a sigh in everyone's hearts.

Sure enough, there is no 100-day red flower, and people are as good as a thousand days.

Su Yu has been favored for so long, and now he is finally going to fall?

It's really incomprehensible, you Su Yu is so good, the emperor is so favored, why can't you think about it so much?

You know what to run a factory, and it is the emperor's reverse scale to engage in foreign affairs, but you still have to do it.

If the emperor doesn't give you funds, you will borrow money from the people and use public opinion to coerce the emperor.

If you go to Jiangxi, you can set up a factory and set up a factory, so you can keep a low profile.

It's just that you are still making a big fanfare, and you are going to Hubei, Sichuan, and Yunnan.

In this way, it finally completely angered the emperor.

directly exceeded the emperor's tolerance limit.

Next, it will be up to you to fall out of favor.

How far Su Yu will be handled.

Kuang Yuan came out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister impeached Su Yu for not doing his job, and the minister was ordered by the emperor to order him to prepare for this year's military affairs, unite the Jiangnan camp, the Jiangbei camp, and attack the rebellious Zhenjiang. As a result, he shirked in every possible way, and the minister asked him the reason, and he said that Yangyi was only afraid that he would send troops on a large scale to attack the Qing Dynasty, and then my Qing Dynasty would be in danger, and his new army would defend the Beijing division and the emperor. ”

"This is clearly cursing the emperor and cursing the Jiangshan Sheji of the Qing Dynasty!"

As soon as these words came out, the audience was in an uproar.

Are you dazed?

How could you say such a thing?

The British envoy retreated in embarrassment not long ago, and two days ago he received a good news from Ye Mingchen, saying that the British merchants in Hong Kong recently felt the toughness of the Celestial Empire and retreated one after another.

The governors of Fujian and Zhejiang also reported that foreigners in Ningbo, Xiamen, Fuzhou and other places also had a tendency to retreat.

The situation is very good, and you want to attack in an all-out way?

Even to defend the Jingshi to say such a thing?

Although he had heard such words yesterday and had seen Su Yu's recital, he was still furious when he heard it again.

He openly said angrily: "Send someone to tell Su Yu that there will never be such a day!" ”

"I don't need his guards, and the Qing Dynasty's Jingshi is impregnable, and I will never need his guards!"

"I don't need it!"

The emperor's roar resounded through the court.

Chrysostom said.

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Inside the Sanxi Hall of the Palace of Nourishing Hearts.

Duanhua, Zaiyuan, Sushun, and Duhan were privately summoned by the emperor.

Discussed, but also formally a topic.

How should the punishment of Su Yao be carried out?

Or, how far should it go?

Du Han said: "The new army has been following Su Yu for a long time, and it is not short, but when it comes to military power, it is still necessary to be careful." ”

Su Shun said: "There is another thing, in order to set up a factory, Su Yu borrowed five million taels of silver from more than 100,000 people in the capital. In addition, he borrowed more than 10 million taels of silver, and if he rashly took it directly, I am afraid that these huge debts will burst immediately, and the people will be in turmoil at that time. ”

The Emperor nodded, this point is indeed to be cautious.

And Su Yu was cultivated by him, and he didn't want to hit it to the end.

He still hopes that Su Yu can learn his way back and continue to lead the troops to eliminate the rebellion for him.

Du Han said: "Therefore, we should seize his military power first and test his reaction." ”

Su Shun said: "You can't take it directly, you should be tactful, step by step." ”

Du Han said: "Wang Shiqing, deputy marshal of the new army, is favored by the emperor. Su Yu is now the governor of Jiangxi, and he is not directly in charge of the new army, so the emperor ordered Wang Shiqing to lead the new army to the camp in Jiangbei and enter Yangzhou. ”

When everyone heard it, it was indeed a good idea.

If Su Yu really doesn't have the heart to stand on his own, then he shouldn't refuse.

And it is normal to transfer the new army to Yangzhou, the previous battle of Yangzhou, before the attack on Jiangxi, Su Yu's new army has been stationed in Yangzhou.

Next, no matter what the emperor intends to do. Even if it is just a lesson to Su Yu, and he will use it in the future, then he needs to transfer his army, one is to protect, and the other is to prevent the fight of trapped beasts.

Du Han said: "Su Yu has repeatedly said that this new army is the emperor's new army, and the emperor is the only commander of the new army. Moreover, this new army was trained and raised with state funds. ”

This is actually a bit of a shame.

Originally, a few months ago, the treasury should have allocated military funds to Su Yao.

But after Su Yu became the governor of Jiangxi and the relationship with the emperor changed, this military expenditure did not come down.

The Military Aircraft Department, the Household Department, and the Military Department did not allocate it, and the emperor pretended not to know.

The emperor thought for a moment and said, "That's it!" ”

"This errand is still up to Kuang Yuan to do."

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Next, the emperor met with Kuang Yuan.

"You have to be careful and master the heat on this errand." The emperor said: "The first choice is to read out my will, just say that there is some movement on the side of the rebellion, for the safety of the camp in Jiangbei, let Wang Shiqing lead the army to Yangzhou to prepare for a possible war." ”

Kuang Yuan said: "The minister understands. ”

The next words were hard for the emperor to say.

Du Han added on the side: "If Su Yao's emotions are not fierce and he does things according to orders, then you can watch Wang Shiqing take the new army to Yangzhou and declare the decree in front of all the new army, Wang Shiqing is the commander of the new army, and Su Yao will be the governor of Jiangxi from now on, and will no longer be in charge of the new army." ”

"Then, you return to Jiujiang and declare to Su Yu that from now on, the new army will be free from his control. and announced the emperor's edict, severely reprimanded him for exceeding the limit of taking concubines, and asked him to fold his son and ask for his own guilt. ”

This is also a link and a link.

For the feudal officials with military power, they must be careful after all.

Kuang Yuan said: "The minister understands. ”

The emperor said, "Then you can go." ”

Kuang Yuan once again left the capital with the emperor's will.

It's just that this time it's not a secret errand, but a serious minister, who took the Qincha guard to Tongzhou and went south on a big ship.

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Above the court, there are no secrets.

Suddenly, the city was full of wind and rain.

Some people celebrate, and some people are nervous.

Su Yu's house was once again completely closed.

Princess Shou'an once again went to Su Yu's house as a guest, and claimed to accept Su Yu and Qingqing's son as an adopted son.

The emperor specially summoned Princess Shou'an.

"Fourth sister, I have done my best to Su Yu, and he is not angry." The emperor said: "I know that I don't like to run any factories and foreign affairs, but he wants to do it, that's all, I asked him to send troops to attack the rebels, but he went against his will, is there still an emperor in his eyes?" Is there still a master like me? ”

Princess Shou'an said: "Su Yu didn't send troops, not to resist the order, but because of his reasons, isn't it?" ”

The emperor said, "His reason? He said that Yangyi was going to attack the Qing Dynasty in an all-round way, and he was going to enter the Beijing Division, so his new army was going to defend the Beijing Division and defend the Jingshi. ”

"This is clearly cursing my country and damning me."

"I have already said publicly in the court, no need, there will never be such a day."

"I don't need him to defend him, and Jingshi doesn't need him to defend either."

Princess Shou'an was silent for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage to say: "Your Majesty, Su Yu never tells lies, please be cautious." ”

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and then said with a cold gaze: "Fourth sister, what do you mean by this?" ”

"Fourth sister, you are the princess of Heshuo in the Qing Dynasty, don't you think so too? Do you want to curse me too? ”

Princess Shou'an hurriedly said, "Don't dare." ”

The emperor said lightly: "The ancestors have a system, and women are not allowed to interfere in politics, so please be cautious in the future." ”

Princess Shou'an said: "Obey." ”

The emperor said again: "The fourth sister has been in the capital for almost three years, and the Naiman Royal Mansion has sent people to urge her several times. ”

Princess Shou'an said: "After the sixth sister gets married, I will return to Mongolia." ”

The emperor wanted to say something, but he didn't say it after all.

"Fourth sister, decide for yourself, don't let the Naiman Mansion come to urge again." This is already very straightforward, so I almost said that you should go back to Mongolia quickly, and don't stay in the capital.

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The next day's pilgrimage!

The impeachment continues.

Because a political action often lasts for a long time, needs to be brewed, and needs to be widely publicized.

It's just that today's impeachment firepower is also aimed at another key figure, Shen Baozhen.

"Shen Baozhen, blowing up the Yangtze River dam and flooding the Jiujiang River will hurt the heavens and the peace."

"The minister impeached Su Yao, illegally occupied the people's land, sent troops, and stook the land, which made Jiujiang angry and resentful!"

"The minister impeached Shen Baozhen for illegally intercepting the imperial court tax silver during his tenure as the prefect of Jiujiang."

Next, there will be more and more such impeachments.

It's always been like this.

Even, the court meeting in the next few days is the same content.

Everyone knows that this time Shen Baozhen must be in a catastrophe.

Su Yu's words, the emperor still has some affection.

The key is that Su Yu has great ability to fight, and the emperor still needs to rely on him in the matter of eliminating rebellion.

Therefore, it depends on Su Yu's attitude of admitting his mistakes, and the emperor's affection for him.

However, it is inevitable to be beaten.

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Inside Kunning Palace!

The eldest prince Jae-chun is already one and a half years old, and now he can walk and talk.

He has always been raised on the side of the queen Niu Hulu.

The emperor teased the eldest prince while talking to the empress.

The queen was silent for a moment, and couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, Su Yu and our eldest brother have some fate." ”

The emperor said, "What do you want to say?" ”

The queen hesitated for a long time and said: "The emperor and Su Yu, the monarch and the ministers get along, it is a good story, the concubines really can't bear to fall into such a fate." ”

The emperor said coldly: "Did the fourth sister say something to you again?" Is this strange? I did my best to him, but what did I get in return? If he himself is not angry, who is to blame? Curse me like this, curse Jiangshan Sheji, if you replace someone else, you would have been killed a long time ago, where is there room for recklessness. ”

The queen didn't know what to say all of a sudden, and said, "I'm just afraid that there will be some misunderstanding." ”

The emperor said coldly: "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and the queen has little to say about this matter!" ”

He was angry in his heart, Su Yu's hand is so long, even the real harem has reached in.

For an indifferent person like the queen, she also has to say two words for you?

Then the emperor got up angrily and left directly.

One went to Sanxi Hall to study.

Reading and reading, I feel upset again.

And right now!

Hurried footsteps sounded outside again.

The emperor said angrily: "What to do? Isn't there a half-rule rule? ”

The eunuch Zeng Lu said in a trembling voice outside: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Guangzhou is in an emergency." ”

The emperor was stunned and said, "Is it Ye Mingchen's recital?" ”

Zenglu said: "No, it's not. ”

The Emperor said, "What is that?" Let him in, let him in. ”

A moment later, the messenger entered the Sanxi Hall, knelt down tremblingly, and said, "The emperor's big things are not good, big things are not good. The Yingyi army of tens of thousands attacked Guangzhou. Governor Ye Mingchen led the army to fight bravely, but it was still defeated, with countless casualties, Guangzhou fell, and all the officials such as Governor Ye were captured. ”

"After the Yingyi army captured the city of Guangzhou, it continued to attack other areas, Foshan Town and other places fell one after another, and the Yingyi soldiers pointed directly at the entire Liangguang, and asked the emperor to send troops to support."

After hearing the news, the emperor was suddenly like a lightning strike, motionless.

Even lost the reaction.

After a long moment, he said in a trembling voice, "How many troops does Yingyi have?" ”

The messenger said: "I'm afraid there are tens of thousands of people, and the number of troops is still increasing." ”

After the emperor heard this, the whole person stumbled for a while, his eyes were dark, and he fell directly on the chair.

God? Why do you want to do this to me?

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Here, the emperor received the bad news of the fall of Guangzhou.

However, Kuang Yuan, the minister of the Qincha here, still didn't know anything, and he took the Qincha guards and went down the river.

First along the canal to Yangzhou, then change boats along the Yangtze River, and once again came to Jiujiang.

This time, he was no longer low-key, but entered the prefect's yamen with a majestic style as a minister.

"The holy decree has arrived, and the governor of Jiangxi, Su Yu, has received the decree! Ganzhen deputy general Wang Shiqing received the order! ”

Su Yu was stunned and said: "On the errand, Wang Shiqing, the deputy general of Ganzhen, is not in the yamen." ”

Kuang Yuan, the minister of the Qin Mission, said: "Then take the trouble to find the royal army." ”

Su Yu said: "Li Qi, send someone to find Lord Wang." ”

Two quarters of an hour later!

Wang Shiqing entered the yamen and said directly to Su Yu: "Dashuai, what's wrong?" ”

Su Yu said: "The minister is here, and the emperor has an order." ”

Kuang Yuan, the minister of the Qin Mission, said: "The emperor has a decree, Su Yu, and Wang Shiqing receives the decree." ”

"Fengtian carried the emperor's edict and said that Jiang Ning made a rebellion and ordered Wang Shiqing, the deputy general of Ganzhen, to lead the two wings of the new army to Yangzhou to support, there must be no mistake, Qin this!"

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Note: The first update was sent, and I wrote it at 7 o'clock in the morning, so I can go to bed earlier today.

Please ask everyone for help on the monthly pass list, flip through your pockets, what if there is a monthly pass? Thanks to everyone, I went to bed.

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