Chapter 261: The Queen Mother Gives Birth! New world! Big changes

Jiujiang.

After all, the Yehenara clan only symbolically stayed at Tantuo Temple for a few days, and then secretly went south to Jiujiang.

Also following her south were Zhu Sanniang, An Dehai, and even her mother.

She came down the canal line, passing through many well-known cities along the way, such as Yangzhou and Nanjing.

When she was in Nanjing, she paused for a while and looked into the distance for a while.

After all, the city had been occupied by the rebels for several years, and had just been regained not long ago.

However, he didn't see anything special, so he continued west.

After arriving in Jiujiang, she was a little completely shocked.

This...... Is this Su Yu's Jiujiang?

She had no concept of this city before, she only knew that this city completely belonged to Su Yu, and she fled back to Jiujiang at every turn, but she didn't feel how special this city was.

But now......

She froze.

Because when she arrived at Jiujiang Wharf, it was exactly night.

She has seen Yangzhou at night, but she said that it can be regarded as brilliantly lit, with countless lanterns, like stars in the night sky.

But the Jiujiang River in front of him is the real fire tree and silver flower, and it is the real bright lights.

Because, it is electric lights that light up the night sky.

Jiujiang is probably the first city in China to achieve electric lighting.

At the 1860 World's Fair, the electric lights of the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone amazed the world, and since then it has entered the moment of increasing gold day by day.

Because, it is not the light bulb that is sold, nor the generator, but the entire lighting system.

Expensive and extremely profitable.

The project is simply not finished.

At the beginning, there were only nine engineering teams, but now there are more than 100 engineering teams, with a team of more than 10,000 people.

And the business is not only in Europe, not only in the United States, but also in Asia.

Orders have been placed for the Viceroyalty of almost all the colonies in Asia, and now the Viceroyalty of India alone has orders of more than 20,000 pounds.

Even recently received an order from Japan, when he received this order, Bai Feifei was still a little stunned, isn't Japan very conservative? Isn't it even more unacceptable to have an electric light?

This is already the old yellow calendar, since the Black Ship Incident, Japan has been opened to the country, and it has been ravaged by the great powers even more ruthlessly than the Qing court.

Because of their success in China, British consortia and American consortia that did not squeeze into the Chinese market have invested in Japan.

This, in turn, will lead to Japan's reforms, which may be brought forward.

And this batch of lighting orders is from the Japanese emperor.

It's really strange, for a long time it was the shogun who was in power, and the emperor was very poor, how could he afford to install a lighting system?

Even after three or four years, it's still very expensive and extravagant.

And the amount of the order from the emperor of Japan is 130,000 taels of silver.

With political sensitivity, Bai Feifei and his eldest brother Su Quan immediately reported the news to Su Yu.

According to this order, Su Yu guessed that Japan may face political upheaval next, and the Meiji Restoration will most likely be advanced.

Because installing a lighting system is an innovative attitude.

Britain and the United States have made much greater political moves in Japan than they have historically.

The lighting system was expensive, and the project was not completed at all, and the production capacity was completely insufficient.

Therefore, whether to illuminate Jiujiang or not, the board of directors has debated for I don't know how many times.

Most people feel that it is not necessary, because the cost of comprehensive lighting is too great, and it is better to use this capacity to make money.

Moreover, can the people of Jiujiang accept it? Willingness to pay is a question.

In other parts of the world, it is only some government departments that the wealthy and aristocratic families have installed lighting systems, and you have fully popularized them in Jiujiang City? Are people willing to spend money?

In the end, Su Yu made the final decision.

Installation!

Next, it is time to launch a full-scale Westernization campaign.

Jiujiang is a model house, a business card of industrialization.

Therefore, this city is to be shocking enough to make people yearn for it like never before.

With Su Yu's order, the vigorous Jiujiang infrastructure construction was officially opened.

Even though the current funds are very tight, the infrastructure plan of more than 6 million taels was approved.

The 6 million taels are only approved by the Economic Experimental Zone, and there is also an unknown amount of private capital investment.

So in less than two years, the entire Jiujiang has undergone earth-shaking changes.

A railway of more than thirty kilometers was repaired, and trains began to run.

From the steel mill, to the manufacturing bureau, to the textile mill, and finally to the dock.

The project started about five years ago, and when it opened to traffic last year, Su Yu didn't even have time to cut the ribbon.

Countless buildings have been built throughout the city.

Of course, most of them are small six-storey buildings that are used as residential areas.

When Su Yu recovered Jiujiang, the city had almost no population except for Lin Qirong's tens of thousands of people.

Start from scratch entirely.

Now, seven years later, the city's population has exceeded 400,000.

Originally, the area of the urban area was no longer enough, and I don't know how many times it has been expanded.

The real estate of all evils has also begun to sprout here.

Mortgages have also begun to sprout.

An ordinary house of 100 square meters has been sold for 400 taels.

When Jiujiang quoted this price to Su Yao, Su Yu did not approve it for a long time.

Because the profit is already more than 200 percent.

Jiujiang is undoubtedly the richest city in the whole country, and there is no one.

On the side of the test area, even Bai Feifei and Su Quan, they kept reporting that the price was reasonable, or even low.

If the pricing is lower, it will even cause market chaos and is not conducive to market development.

The average income of ordinary workers in Jiujiang has reached about 70 taels of silver a year, and the city is very young, I don't know how many factories are recruiting, so every family has about two laborers.

The average family income is more than 100 taels of silver, and after deducting living expenses, there are 60 or 70 taels of silver left every year.

Such a high savings rate is disadvantageous, so people need to be guided to spend their money. Taking advantage of this wave of urban infrastructure, a major residential replacement will be carried out.

In the end, Su Yu signed.

And then......

Every batch of homes was launched, and all of them were sold out.

It's almost a robbery.

In particular, the limited edition of luxury houses is completely in short supply, and the lottery purchase system has to be adopted.

In addition, there has been a heated discussion about the appearance of urban buildings.

Shen Baozhen, Bai Feifei, Su Quan, Hu Xueyan and others all strongly expressed the need to adopt Chinese-style architecture.

And the arranger gave the design drawing.

Honestly, it's pretty good.

There are Su style, Hui style.

Even if it is built into six floors, it is not ugly.

But according to the plan, there are some high-rise buildings in the whole city, more than 10 floors.

Even Jiujiang Building will be more than 30 floors.

If it also adopts the Chinese architectural style, is it like the Yellow Crane Tower?

Regarding the urban style, Su Yao also had a fierce debate in the WeChat crossing group.

Most of the people in the group said that they wanted to use Chinese architecture and maintain the unique Chinese aesthetic style.

If you take modern architecture, what style is there?

Every city in modern China is the same, and it is not interesting at all to copy and paste completely.

Go to Rome, go to Florence, there are thousands of years of buildings, hundreds of years old, maintain a unique historical charm, are human treasures.

Even Paris? Although it is only a few hundred years old.

But it's also one of the most beautiful cities in the world, standing the test of time.

If Jiujiang adopts the new Chinese architectural style, then two or three hundred years later, it will be another Paris.

Look at those modern cities in the United States, how mediocre?

The opinion is almost overwhelming.

In particular, the red flag was planted all over the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it was even more resolute that it was necessary to adopt a Chinese-style city.

Then in the future, Jiujiang will become a new treasure of human cities.

But she was bald young, but the eighth sister expressed a completely opposite opinion.

These two people felt that Jiujiang should be a modern city in an all-round way.

All the architectural styles are to be based on New York thirty years from now.

It's a high-rise building.

A lot of people spit out and think this idea is particularly ridiculous.

The modern Jiujiang you have built now, in the modern society, is the level of a fourth- and fifth-tier city in the eighties and nineties.

More than a hundred years later, mediocrity is a mess.

The eighth sister sneered: "You look at the past with modern eyes, and you are completely carving a boat for a sword." ”

"The mediocrity in your eyes now, in that era, is indeed unique in its modernity, modern, and even will bring unprecedented impact to the world."

"Do you remember when Li Hongzhang went to visit New York? His shock was unprecedented, and he felt like he had gone to another world, to an alien planet. ”

"And now the cities of the whole world are primitive and backward, and there are no modern, modern cities at all."

"Jiujiang is a city that started from scratch, and it just happened to follow this big infrastructure to create a completely modern modern city in a few years, or even decades."

"To be the pearl of the world's industrialized cities."

"Do you think the Chinese in 1861, the people of the world, would be shocked by what you call new Chinese architecture? Fart, at that time, there were Chinese buildings all over the ground, and they would only feel mediocre. ”

"With the minimum cost, build the most modern and modern city, in order to make Jiujiang shine!"

"And what's even more ridiculous is that your so-called new Chinese buildings are the most expensive to build, while modern cities are the cheapest."

Someone retorted: "You're not mistaken, modern buildings, need a lot of reinforced concrete and cheaper?" Don't you know how expensive steel was at that time? ”

The eighth sister sneered: "To build your so-called Chinese-style building, more than six floors, don't you need reinforced concrete?" ”

At this time, there were more than a few thousand foreigners in Jiujiang.

Many of them were in high positions on the board of directors and insisted on making the whole city a new London, a new Paris.

In the end, Su Yu made a final decision, and did not engage in any new Chinese style or European style, and comprehensively modernized.

It is to make a modern city appear in the East decades in advance, and shake the world earlier than New York.

After setting the direction, the eighth sister immediately found someone to carry out urban design.

Su Yu said suspiciously: "Do you have so much money to pay for the design?" Are you a rich second generation? ”

The eighth sister said: "I am a rich second generation, but your urban design, as well as the design of Jiujiang Building, don't need money." ”

Su Yu was puzzled: "Why?" ”

Negative Eighth Sister said: "There are a large number of graduate students in the Department of Architecture, and doctoral students can prostitute for nothing. ”

Su Yu said: "Jiujiang Building is okay for that world, the amount of design is not large, but can urban design also be prostituted in vain?" ”

The negative eighth sister said: "It can be used as the final assignment of a certain class, and then the tutor will revise it." ”

Su Yu said: "Then the mentor needs to pay." ”

The eighth sister said: "The tutor is my father." ”

In this way, it took a whole few months to complete the design drawings of Jiujiang Building and the entire Jiujiang urban planning and design draft.

For modern society, it's not a big deal.

But for this world, it is completely incomparably shocking, modern, and modern.

However, the sunny baby has entered the busiest moment.

She needs to copy down the drawings on the tablet one by one.

So she's also the only one who knows about the existence of the tablet.

However, after a period of time, it is found that such copying is not possible, and there will be a certain error.

As a result, the only way to do this is to take a picture of the flat screen with a camera and then wash it out.

Of course, even so, there will still be distortions, but fortunately these drawings have very detailed and clear figures.

In this way, the new Jiujiang, which began to be designed in 1861 and began construction in February 1862, has been vigorously carried out for a year and a half.

Today, only about a fraction of what is in the plan is complete.

However, the core Jiujiang Building has begun to see scale.

It took more than a few thousand workers 530 days to build the shell of the Jiujiang Building, a fifth of whom were British, French, and American architectural engineers.

Of course, there was a long process of interior renovation and exterior construction, but the entire enclosure was completed.

The overall construction volume of Jiujiang Building is only a fraction of that of the Empire State Building in New York, and the progress has been slow for half a year.

But after all, it was decades earlier, and it was already very remarkable.

A total of thirty-nine floors, over one hundred and sixty-two meters.

God is pitiful, this Jiujiang Building was planned at the beginning, and it was only ninety-nine meters.

But there was strong opposition that the building was too low.

Although it exceeds the Yellow Crane Tower and Tengwang Pavilion, the Great Bao'en Temple is almost 100 meters high, and the Yongning Pagoda thousands of years ago are 137 meters.

And the Cologne Cathedral is more than 150 meters long.

The churches built hundreds of years ago were all made of stone, and no reinforced concrete could be built so high.

Our Jiujiang Building, known as the most modern and modern, is only 100 meters high, what is it?

To be built, it is the highest in the world.

162 meters!

This plan was placed in front of Su Yu, and he was very headache.

Other large urban infrastructure, especially the construction of a large number of residential buildings, is completely profitable.

But this Jiujiang Building will be the office center of the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone in the future, that is to say, you have to pay out of your own pocket.

There is also one of the most critical issues, elevators.

Although ten years ago, someone had already invented the elevator and put it into practice.

Moreover, Su Yu has given more advanced elevators here, and several have been built.

But...... This is the first time this thing has been used at such a high height, and safety is not guaranteed. And the high-level people in the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone are life-saving, so it is impossible to experiment with such a high elevator with their own lives.

Therefore, even after the Jiujiang Building is completed, there is a high probability that it will only work under the tenth floor, walking up and down the stairs every day.

More than 10 floors are to be empty, and the elevator can not be put into use until it is fully mature.

Also, what about the water at the top? And so on and so forth, all of them are problems.

Of course, the most critical thing is the cost of construction.

If only 100 meters are built, then the entire construction cost will only be about one million taels.

But if it is 162 meters, then the entire construction cost may exceed three million taels.

In modern times, money is needed everywhere, and the funding gap is so large that it is completely unnecessary to build a flashy and low-utilization first building.

Therefore, Su Yu lost a height of 162 meters.

However, the top of the board of directors of the Economic Experimental Zone, especially the top of the foreigners, repeatedly and strongly demanded that 162 meters be built.

Moreover, they used Bashali as a lobbyist to persuade again and again.

In the end, this group of vain capitalists directly said that they were willing to bear two-thirds of the construction cost.

It was in this environment that the height of 162 meters was approved.

Of course, in fact, the theme building is only 130 meters, and the remaining 32 meters are the spire of the building.

It's vain, but at least the effect is gorgeous.

Despite the large infrastructure of the city, only a fraction of it was completed.

But when Yehnara arrived, he was completely shocked, as if he had arrived in another world.

Standing on a boat, looking at the brightly lit city, unable to make a sound for a long time, this is a completely different world. Su Yu's development of Jiujiang, at best, is it seven years, does it have such an effect?

This...... Is this the real future?

"That'...... Is that the Jiujiang Mansion mentioned by the first emperor? Yehnara asked.

Zhu Sanniang said, "Yes, madam." It's just that the original plan of the prince was only ninety-nine meters high, but he was forced to get taller and taller by those foreigners, and now it is one hundred and sixty-two meters high, which is the tallest building in the world. ”

The Yehenara clan spent a long time converting in his mind, and said, "This, isn't this to the heavens?" ”

People in this era exaggerated, buildings of sixty or seventy meters, all said to be terrifying to the heavens, let alone 162 meters?

Especially at night, light bulbs are installed on this 162-meter-high building, and all of them are lit.

The visuals are even more stunning.

"Is the light of this Jiujiang Mansion lit every night?" Yehnara asked.

Zhu Sanniang said: "No, it is only lit at a very few specific times, and it is lit up tonight because Mrs. is here." ”

After getting off the boat and landing, Qingqing Dagege, Su Yu's parents, had already come to greet him.

In the following time, the Yehenara clan spent unforgettable days in Jiujiang.

Here she is free, and accompanied by Qingqing and others, she can go anywhere.

Eat at the cafeteria, visit factories, take the train, and go to various foreigners' shops to buy things.

"So many foreigners?" Yehenara said.

Qingqing said: "There are more than 7,000 foreigners working in the test area. There are also many foreigners who come here to do business. ”

In Jiujiang, her residence is a villa estate along the river.

There is a large grassy garden with large glass windows.

The floor is paved with smooth marble.

We renovated it with materials from that era.

Comfy sofas, ubiquitous electric lights.

There is also a cinema room with countless records.

"Oh my God, it's much more comfortable than the Imperial Palace in the capital." Yehenala said: "The Old Summer Palace, Changchun Garden, and Chengde Palace are not as good as here. ”

"The room here is several times the size of the palace room, and the living room here is several times larger than my flower hall in the capital."

"Living here, I never want to go back to Beijing again."

In this way, Yehenara spent a comfortable three months in Jiujiang.

In the capital, these three months are the hardest because it is too hot.

And this manor villa, with the introduction of living water, circulates throughout the house, even in summer it is much cooler than outside.

Mid-July.

Yehnara gave birth.

More than a dozen gynecologists stayed in this gorgeous manor villa to prevent any risks from happening.

However, everything went well.

On the night of July 18, Yehnara gave birth to a daughter.

Su Yu didn't make it to the end of the day, just like other women giving birth, he now has four sons and three daughters.

But when no child was born, he was around, there was no way, he was too busy.

"Congratulations to Mrs. Hexi, Mrs. Hexi, she is a daughter."

When looking at the child, Yehenara was also full of love.

But after the child was taken away, tears still fell from the corners of her eyes.

Why a girl, why not a son?

Qingqing held Yehenara's hand and said, "The husband loves his daughter more, and he can have another life." ”

Yehnara cried, "You don't understand, you don't understand. ”

Then, she asked, "Princess Shouxi is also pregnant, probably male or female?" ”

Qingqing said: "I didn't give birth, how do I know?" ”

Yehnara said: "You have experience, you must know about it. Actually, I probably knew it was a daughter before I was born, but everyone picked what I liked to hear, saying that it must be a son. You tell me, do you think the child in Princess Shouxi's belly is probably a son or a daughter? ”

Qingqing said: "Probably, it's also a daughter." ”

Then, Qingqing comforted: "What can still be regenerated, what can still be regenerated." ”

Hui Zheng's wife next to him said: "Su Yu is really not here at this time." ”

"I don't want him to come, it's better to wait until I'm slim and good-looking." ”

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Capital!

"Plug it, block ......"

"Push it in and help them!"

"Don't come out."

Princess Shou'an desperately pressed Su Yu and didn't let him come out.

After a long while, Su Yu said: "It's almost okay, stay in it again, I'll have to re-stone again." ”

"Come, who's afraid of whom?" Princess Shou'an said.

Now that she's in her thirties, pregnancy is already very risky.

But she was very persistent.

I've tried many times before, but I didn't get pregnant.

This time, she was escorted by 3,000 troops to Uriya Sutai, a truly remote and bitter cold place.

"It's all your fault, it's all your ......" Princess Shou'an hugged him and said: "Originally, he and I have already reconciled, and it will be officially announced, but you just asked me to go to guard Mobei, so I can't make the news of the divorce public." ”

Princess Shou'an was originally the princess of Fumeng, the wife of the king of the Mongolian county, and it was appropriate to guard Uriya Sutai.

But in this way, the matter of reconciliation and separation will have to be postponed for several years before it is announced.

"I'm sorry, at this time, I still want you to help me." Su Yu said softly.

"No, I'm happy." Princess Shou'an said: "I am counting on the sixth sister's stomach to fight and give birth to a son." But she's never been promising, just good-looking, it's useless, so I'll do it myself. ”

"Huh?" Su Yu said: "What do you mean?" ”

Even if Princess Shou'an is reconciled and divorced, she probably can't marry Su Yu publicly.

Princess Shou'an said: "I gave birth to a son and handed it over to Shouxi, so I will treat it as if she gave birth to it." ”

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Two days later, escorted by thousands of troops, Princess Shou'an and Monk Lingqin headed north.

Began the vigorous disarmament of the Eight Banners.

Immediately afterwards, Wu Ren came to say goodbye to the Queen Mother.

In recent years, Uren and Su Yao have been very estranged, and he does not approve of many of Su Yu's policies.

However, this time he went to Shengjing to preside over disarmament, but he did not shirk anything.

and told the Empress Dowager Ci'an that even if he was broken, he would complete the dismantling of the Shengjing Eight Banners Army.

Then, Zuo Zongtang led the army to Xi'an and presided over the dismissal there.

The next day, Rong Lu said goodbye to the Empress Dowager Ci'an, and he was going to Chengdu to preside over the Eight Banners disarmament.

At this time, almost all the ministers of the War Department were gone, which made the little queen mother a little uneasy.

"You are all gone at once, what should I do if someone in the capital is in trouble? We were left with orphans and widows. Empress Dowager Ci'an's eyes were red and she said, "Tomorrow, you have to leave too." ”

"No, you're not allowed to go."

Su Yu said softly: "It doesn't matter, Zhaobu, Zhang Guoliang, and Feng Zicai are all in the capital, and no one can afford the storm." ”

"Wan'er, I won't come to say goodbye tomorrow, I'll set off for the south early in the morning."

The Empress Dowager Ci'an replied in a low voice.

"You let me hug me, okay?" Su Yu said softly.

Empress Dowager Ci'an blushed, you are a person, you usually pretend to be careless, and you have hugged you many times.

Why do you have to say it, and you have to make me agree?

This...... Doesn't that make me seem to be unchaste?

"Is that how you coaxed the one in the west?" Empress Dowager Ci'an said.

Su Yu shook his head and said, "I have a lot of women, but ninety percent of my thoughts and patience are used on Wan'er." ”

"You are not a good person, who knows which sentence is true and which is false?" Niu Hulu said in a low voice.

Su Yu stepped forward, gently hugged her into his arms, and sniffed the smell of her.

"Wan'er, why is it so fragrant?" Su Yu asked.

Bathing twice a day, I don't know how much flower dew essence to use, can it not be fragrant?

Su Yu exerted a little force, and Niu Hulu seemed to be held and couldn't struggle, so he looked obedient.

In fact, in the past month or so, she has obviously become much more beautiful.

Her skin is delicate and pink, and at the age of twenty-six, she is even younger than before, but she looks like she is seventeen or eighteen years old.

There is also light in the eyes.

Because, this is probably still her first love.

Although he has been married to the first emperor for more than ten years, it is the first time he has really fallen in love.

And Su Yu did bring her the feeling of complete first love, which is delicate, ambiguous, and cute.

It's not as rough as it was to the Yehnara clan.

"Let's go......" Su Yu put a kiss on her earlobe.

Then, just left.

Niu Hulu stood in place, looking at Su Yu's back, infinitely reluctant.

Since marrying the first emperor, she has been very indifferent, as if she is not interested in the relationship between men and women at all, and thinks that she is not interested.

Now she found out that she ...... Probably not that he is not interested in the relationship between men and women, but that he is interested in ...... The first emperor was not interested.

And Su Yu is probably the lover of a wealthy woman's dream.

Although she kept saying that Su Yu was a liar, a bastard man, and cheated in front of her.

But she firmly believes that Su Yu treats her completely differently from other women.

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The next day, Su Yu left Beijing and headed south.

As he left, the prince of the Eight Banners in the capital breathed a sigh of relief, as if the mountain above his head had been removed.

The entire undercurrent into the city began to surge.

And as he went south, the entire southern governor became more and more nervous.

Because, the dictatorship of the southern governor is not only a few provinces controlled by the Hunan army.

Even the governors of Guangxi, Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guangdong maintained great autonomy, with military power and financial power.

In particular, the new governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, as well as the governor of Sichuan, are all facing great enemies.

Because Su Yu wants to ban opium and reform the financial bureau, they have already moved their lives.

Of course, the most important thing is the hundreds of thousands of Hunan troops.

After a long period of brewing, everyone also knew that Su Yu's so-called China Merchants Conference was the recruitment of the Hunan army.

Zeng Guofan and others, what choice did they make?

Su Yu first went to Tianjin, and then took a boat south.

At this time, Shen Baozhen, a member of China Merchants and the future Minister of Foreign Affairs, rushed to Suzhou to talk with Zeng Guofan.

"Zeng Gong, please don't doubt the sincerity of the prince." Shen Baozhen said: "Whoever controls foreign affairs in the future will have power." It is useful to master the army in troubled times, and what to do in the world to control the army? ”

"The Hunan army has a large number of talents, elites are gathered, and the future of the country's great cause, the prince hopes that you can make great efforts."

Zeng Guofan said: "I don't know how the prince arranged for me to wait?" ”

Su Yu said: "In the Hunan army faction, two people enter the center, and one of them will enter the political hall. ”

"All Hunan troops must be abolished, and 40,000 people will be selected to enter the new army of the empire."

"A high-ranking officer in the Hunan army, after being trained by the Imperial Army Academy, can serve as a senior general."

"Or to put it more bluntly, two division commanders can be appointed in the Hunan army."

Zeng Guofan fell silent, and the two division commanders seemed to be very harsh.

But in fact, Su Yu's line is now only three division commanders.

Moreover, the entire team surrendered to Su Yao, and at most two or three division commanders.

Even if Li Shixian is as talented, he can only start as a brigade commander first.

However, the 40,000 people selected by the Hunan army will never accept the command of his former state vassal in the future.

Even the two division commanders of the Hunan army probably did not command the army composed of the Hunan army.

"Two central places, two division commanders, and the next round of Western-style sports will occupy 26% of the equity." Shen Baozhen said: "This is the biggest bargaining chip that the prince can give, you are used to dealing with the prince and you know that he does not bargain, and directly gives the highest conditions, even in the face of the British Empire." ”

Zeng Guofan said: "The stakes are very high, let me think about one or two, how about it?" ”

Shen Baozhen said: "You don't have to reply to me, anyway, the prince has already gone south, and the China Merchants Conference will be held in Shanghai on August 17, and you can just express your stance at the China Merchants Conference." ”

"But, I still have to remind you that this is the last chance."

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After Shen Baozhen interviewed Zeng Guofan, he left Suzhou and went to Shanghai to prepare to meet Su Yu.

Daughter Shen Baoer followed by her side.

He looked at his daughter with an expectant expression, and his eyes were full of infinite longing and anticipation.

"At that time, I thought it was a risky move, and I thought it was a helpless move to survive, but I didn't expect that there would be today's situation." Shen Baozhen couldn't help but sigh.

Shen Baoer said: "My father has great plans in the future, he is the prime minister of the cabinet, and he is also looking for things. ”

"Prime Minister, don't dare to say it." Shen Baozhen said: "But more than my father-in-law, it is a certainty, when the sun rises, I really didn't expect that there will be today." ”

Then, he couldn't help but say: "Bao'er, you and the prince get together less and leave more, do you feel happy?" ”

"Happiness." Shen Bao'er said: "The husband is a man in heaven, and if he gets together for one day, he will be better than countless people in the world." ”

To say a cold word, thinking back to Zhang Yuzhao at this time, it seems to be a world away, as if it is ...... There was a break in my memory, and it was as if a few years had faded away. ”

Shen Baozhen said with a smile: "You can keep this and say it to the prince." ”

"However, I am really proud to be a father with you as a daughter."

Shen Baozhen is indeed proud, among the many women in Su Yu, Hong Ren has power and no children.

Princess Shouxi has a noble name, she is a wife, but she does not hold power, and this baby is probably a daughter, Shen Baozhen's wife has watched it carefully many times.

Qingqing is a big personality, has children, and has power, but she is weak by nature and does not like to take care of things.

Only his daughter Shen Bao'er has children, and she is also the confidential secretary by Su Yu's side, and she has mastered some core things.

Especially in this interview with Zeng Guofan, Shen Baozhen's heart was full of a sense of superiority.

Before, he looked up to Zeng Guofan, but now he ......

When he saw Zeng Guofan, he only had one sentence in his heart, no matter if you descend this time or not, you will not be able to catch up with the height of my Shen Baozhen in this life.

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The American minister and the Russian minister came to pay a visit to Zeng Guofan.

This is already an unknown number of secret meetings.

"Don't be intimidated by Su Yu, the enemy he faces this time is not in China, but in us."

The Russian minister said: "The war between us and the Soviet Union is destined to break out, and our army on the Sino-Russian border in the Far East has exceeded 50,000 people. ”

"In the Crimean War, we Russians fought to a draw with Britain and France, which shows how strong our combat strength is?"

"And three or four years ago, a mere 10,000 British and French troops defeated the 100,000 army of the Qing court."

"Our fighting standards are no less than those of the Anglo-French army. And the cold of the northern battlefield is more suitable for us to fight. ”

"We're out 50,000 people, do you know what that is? It is completely possible to destroy Su Yu's 100,000 army. ”

"And Su Yao has an army of 100,000? No, far from it. ”

"In addition, our fleet has already traveled thousands of miles from Europe to the Far East, and the British do not want to use pirate tactics to harass our rear in the Far East."

"And next, in the northwest of the Qing Kingdom, there will be at least three rebel armies, more than hundreds of thousands of people, half of which are under our influence and control."

"So, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for your Hunan army. Su Yu will face an unprecedented enemy, and this time he is destined to be destroyed. ”

"You should boldly refuse Su Yu's offer."

Minister of Russia, repeated, over and over again.

The American minister, as well as the British Sir Wittoma, also smoked cigars on the side.

After the Russian minister finished speaking, the American minister said: "The Civil War in our country is coming to an end, and because of the success of the Suyu Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone, we also intend to make all-round investments in Japan and China. For a long time, we have had an in-depth and pleasant cooperation. Therefore, I think that you, the Hunan army, should dominate the power of the Westernization movement in the south, and should not hand it all over to Su Yu alone. ”

"Many British consortia have made a fortune on Su Yu, but there are many more consortia that can't be squeezed into their circle of interests. So they're looking at you, you have a lot of control over the southern provinces, and a lot of the raw materials are produced in your provinces. The conditions in Jiujiang are not good enough at all, and the conditions in Wuchang, Yangzhou, Suzhou, and Shanghai are much more than those in Jiujiang. As long as there is enough technology and enough money, we can completely replicate the second Jiujiang and the third Jiujiang. ”

"Su Yu is too strong, even if the British Empire faces him, many times he has to bow his head, especially when he recently proposed a ban on opium, which completely infringes on the interests of the British Empire."

"So whether it is the prime minister or the Congress, they all hope to break Su Yu's monopoly of power in the Qing State, and we are also willing to fully support you in the Westernization movement."

"Or to put it more bluntly, I want to compete for the position of British Empire's Minister to China, and we are very eager for the next few years to have Lord Tsang Guo Fan at the helm."

Zeng Guofan shook his head and said, "This is impossible, I am Han." ”

Wei Tuma said: "Then at least you and Prince Gong will be in charge of the center." ”

"Lord Zeng Guofan, please believe me, if you surrender to Su Yu, then you are just a mediocre person in history, and there is even only one paragraph about you in the future history books."

"But if you choose not to surrender, then there may be half a book in the future, all your content."

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With the approach of Su Su's footsteps.

The top level of the Hunan army once again held a secret meeting.

There has to be a decision.

Zeng Guofan said slowly: "The words have been said countless times, and the pros and cons have been analyzed countless times. ”

"Su Yao will be in Shanghai tomorrow, and we must make a statement."

"Either way, we need to make a decision about our fate."

"Let's vote by a show of hands."

"Raise your hand against surrendering Su Yu."

Zeng Guoquan raised his hand, Li Xubin raised his hand, Li Xuyi raised his hand, and Li Hongzhang raised his hand......

Many Hunan military giants present raised their hands one after another.

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Next!

Su Yu's fleet officially arrived in Shanghai.

All eyes on you.

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Note: I finally finished writing it at eleven o'clock, don't you, can you continue to give me the monthly pass? Thank you very much.

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