I am rich in martial arts, but choose culture to win

So Zhu Fugui originally planned to detain Master Li directly, and then report a shipwreck to Zeng Guofan, so that he could die for the country.

Anyway, as long as he is not exposed to the Manchu and Qing bureaucrats for the time being, Daming can still recruit immigrants legally and smoothly, and it doesn't matter who Zhu Fugui cooperates with.

However, it was later learned that Li Hongzhang came to Citigroup this time to solve the problem of the fleet sold by Yi Rujin, and Zhu Fugui immediately felt relieved.

To say that Devil Six is ​​really talented!

As early as 1861, he realized that China could not live without a navy.

At that time, Yi Jujin was still negotiating with the British and French allied forces to take back the city of Beijing, and at the same time he played to Emperor Xianfeng.

The name of the memorial is "Please Buy Ships and Cannons". In the memorial, Yi proposed to join hands with Gui Liang and Wen Xiang to establish the Qing Empire Navy Fleet.

In the end, Xianfeng agreed to Yi Jujin's memorial, and the latter used the appropriation, private and foreign bank loans to pay a total of 148 million taels of silver in installments, and bought a Far East No. 12 Navy with [-] large and small warships!

It can be said that in terms of horizontal comparison, this navy in the 1860s is not inferior to the Beiyang navy, and it is absolutely invincible in Asia.

However, there are six devils in success, six devils in defeat, or in other words, it is impossible for the British to allow such an invincible fleet to appear in Asia.

A good thing turned into a farce in the end. From the beginning to the end, the control of this fleet was in the hands of the British. In the end, Yi Jujin could only spend another 1 taels of silver to ask the British to drive the ship back. sell.

And the Qing Dynasty finally recovered the silver money...only 60 taels...

To do business to this extent, Yi Rujin is unprecedented, and there will be no one to come after.

However, in his personal account, there is an extra "0" in the deposit.

This kind of business where no one suffers, only "My Great Qing" loses blood, Zhu Fugui naturally wants to get a foot in it.

Not to mention, those are 12 warships that are worth the money to buy!

Therefore, the matter of Li Hongzhang's visit must not be sloppy, and everyone in Ming Dynasty mobilized to cooperate with Master Li to complete this visit trip for the sake of the warship.

……

At the same time, in the city hall of Seattle, Emperor Charles I was receiving the admonition from Yin Wei, the commander of the Jinyi Guard of the Ming Dynasty.

Charlie's wife and children have long been kindly invited by Daming to live in Fengdu, and become neighbors with the Donald and his wife.

Being able to be a neighbor to the future King Pingxi, Grand Duke Charles has nothing to complain about.

In addition, since Da Ming conquered Xinji, Seattle has basically been a lonely city, and there is no possibility of receiving foreign aid, so Charlie has basically resigned to his fate.

The most important thing...he found out that being this ignorant man...needles don't stick!

Seattle completely banned guns, and the defense was handed over to the inner guards of Daming Jinyiwei, and the rest of Ming Dynasty did not interfere.

After all, what Daming signed with him back then was the "Imitation of the Treaty between the Golden Horde and the Principality of Moscow".

In other words, Daming, like the Mongols, adopted a tax package system.

As long as Charlie can pay taxes on time, and turn in controlled weapons, and cooperate with Da Ming's rule by force, then Da Ming will not care about his spending time, drinking, and fish and meat at all.

The Mongols implemented a tax system in the Central Plains, and it was over in less than a hundred years, but in Europe, this system worked much better.

In fact, even in the Central Plains, the landlord class welcomed this tax package system, and even called the Mongols' policy "unprecedented in ancient times."

But the Chinese people are not Slavic serfs who can't stand Feila. Usually, they can endure hardships and stand hard work for their wives and children, and submit to it. But as long as the lord's arrogance and lust break through the bottom line, they can immediately explode with terrifying power.

Princes and generals have kindness, which is a martial virtue that Europeans will never possess.

Anyway, after more than a year of running-in, squeezing the bottom white skins and uniting the top white skins, Ming's rule over Seattle was considered a success.

At least when the engineering team of the Ministry of Industry moved into Seattle and built the "White House" with prefabricated panels, the few white people who dared to make trouble were hanged by the masters of the Grand Duke's mansion.

……

On October [-]th, the second year of Dewu, the ocean transport ship "Civilization" finally crossed the Pacific Ocean and arrived in Xinjin.

Accompanied by Joseph and others, Li Hongzhang, Minister of the Five-port Trade of the Qing Dynasty, and a group of staff from the Five-Port Trade Bureau walked down the escalator, followed by 200 Xianghuai children.

Like the young children studying in the United States initiated by Yung Wing and led by Li Hongzhang and Zeng Guofan in history, the average age of this group of children is not very old, only 14 years old.

They are all sons of the Hunan Army and the Huai Army with innocent family backgrounds. They have certain cultural knowledge, but they are by no means scholars.

After all, in this era, no one knows what it means to study abroad, whether they can succeed in their studies, and whether they have a future after they return to China.

Only one of them is an exception, that is Li Hongzhang's eldest son, Li Jingfang, who is now 11 years old.

To say that Lao Li is also a ruthless person, in order to mobilize the Xianghuai children, he himself took the lead.

In case of failure to study abroad in the future, no one can complain, after all, Master Li also sent a son there.

However, anyone who knows a little bit about the inside story knows that Lao Li's matter is actually somewhat unkind.

The reason is very simple, this Li Jingfang is actually not Li Hongzhang's own son, but Lao Li who has not had any heirs for a long time and came from his hometown.

But a few years ago, Lao Li was hit by a cannon shot in his middle age, and he was blessed with a son.

Moreover, this child was born by his stepwife, Zhao Xiaolian, and he is the direct descendant of Zheng'er Bajing.

At that time, Liu Bei adopted Liu Feng, and later had his own son Liu Chan. Liu Chan was not a son of a concubine, but a concubine.

Now Lao Li's mentality is more or less the same. Although he doesn't mean to intentionally punish his adopted son, he knows that his future political resources are not his.

Therefore, it may be a good thing to find another way to study in the United States.

……

On the pier, Donald and his party were welcoming him. Li Hongzhang straightened his clothes and was about to step forward when suddenly there was a bang and the cannon roared.

boom!

boom!

……

A full 220-gun salute shook the ground and changed the color of the sky. A group of Qing officials almost fell to the ground in horror. Li Hongzhang's top-wearing feathers fell to the ground without knowing it.

"The power of the cannon, why is it here!" His brain was buzzing, and it took him a long time to hold back this sentence.

Donald smiled and explained: "Master Li, don't be afraid. Fire the salute. This is the tradition of Westerners to welcome distinguished guests! It's the same as you setting off firecrackers in the Qing Dynasty."

"Even the cannons are fired for the welcome ceremony, Citigroup is really well-equipped! But...is there too much noise?"

Li Hongzhang was really frightened. This was more than 50 cannons firing in unison, and they fired 4 rounds in a short period of time. If they were replaced by Huai army cannons, their chambers would have exploded long ago.

"Not much, not much. It will be exactly 220 years since the founding of the Qing Dynasty. My Lord specially chose the number." Donald laughed.

"The commander has a heart."

Li Hongzhang nodded, he was quite honored to be valued by such a powerful Western country.

But what he didn't know was that the reason why Zhu Fugui fired 220 cannons was naturally not to commemorate the 220 years since the Manchus entered the customs, but to alert the army and the people that China had been stolen for 220 years.

Chapter 209

"Dududu-"

Just as the smoke cleared, ten pickup trucks had already sounded their horns.

Tang Na knew that Li Hongzhang didn't understand, so he said nonsense, "This is the big car of our Citi country. A car can carry hundreds of soldiers, and it can travel 20 miles a day and [-] miles at night, but they are here to pick up the Imperial College. Students, so a car can only carry [-] people."

"Are you going to enroll so soon?" Li Hongzhang was taken aback.

"Of course, Mr. Li, you can rest assured. We, America, have always treated foreign students preferentially. We have already prepared three schoolmates for them to take care of their lives. You can rest assured!"

With Tang Na's guarantee, Li Hongzhang and others had no choice but to bid farewell to the 200 Xianghuai children at the pier.

Seeing the students being pulled into the car one by one, Li Hongzhang couldn't help shouting: "You should study hard in Citi Country, don't disappoint the emperor's favor, and return home as soon as possible to serve Long Live and the court!"

Then, he straightened his face and said to the eldest son: "Jing Fang, although you are studying in Citi Country, you are still Dongxiang Li's family. You can't miss the study of sage scriptures, do you understand?"

Li Jingfang, who was only 11 years old, nodded quickly, "Father, I know, I will never forget my father's instructions!"

At this time, other young children also shouted:

"Lord Li, we must study hard and build strong ships and guns for the court in the future!"

"Lord Li, take care!"

Li Hongzhang nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Kids, take care!"

……

Others can be played by Bai Nu, such as pilots and gunners, can only be played by Ming soldiers who have been made up.

It's just that makeup is a technical job, and Zhu Fugui fully understands that a single makeup can ruin most of his brain cells, so he doesn't bother to study other things.

Therefore, if you observe carefully from the perspective of Lianliankan, there are at least 80 soldiers on the pier.

Of course, although it is a uniform makeup, each person's appearance is different, and the appearance is naturally different.

In addition, in this era, not only foreigners are blind when they see Chinese people, but Chinese people are also blind when they see ghosts. Naturally, there is no risk of exposure.

As the car drove away towards Xinfeng, the originally huge mission shrank by more than half, and Li Hongzhang inevitably felt more miserable in a foreign country.

Tang Na persuaded: "Master Li, don't worry, these dolls have a good foundation, and they will be great talents in the future. They will definitely be loyal to the imperial court and Lord Wanshui!"

"Yes, loyalty to Long Live is the most important thing!"

Li Hongzhang nodded, and a big stone fell to the ground in his heart.

When it comes to studying abroad, what he is most afraid of is not that these students will not learn something, but that they will fail to learn from foreigners.

Now it seems that these American people are really nice, and the children they teach are capable and loyal, so I can finally feel at ease.

"Master Li, it's time for us to get in the car, the front is twisting!"

"Oh? I heard that New York is the most prosperous place in the world, but unfortunately I don't have time to travel carefully..."

"It's okay, it's the same when you're sitting in the car, Elbow, Master Li, let's get in the car!"

……

The car Li Hongzhang was riding in couldn't be a pickup, but a second-hand Geely Vision X1 modified with a gas engine.

Where did Lao Li ride in such a high-end car? He sat on the artificial leather upholstery and didn't dare to move.

Tang Na put on his seat belt thoughtfully, and with the rumbling black exhaust, the car started.

20 minute later.

"Master Li, look, this place is just twisting your waist, Master Li, are you okay?"

According to Daming's deceit, Li Hongzhang and his party always thought that they had arrived on the east coast of the United States. In other words, they did not have any awareness of the east and west coasts. command.

Comparing Xinjin to New York, to be honest, it is probably equivalent to disguising Beijing with a small county.

People who know how to see it have been worn out for a long time, but for the mountain people who have never been out of the village or watched TV in the mountain nest, they may not be able to see through it at a glance.

What's more, Li Hongzhang just sat in the car and watched the flowers, and all he saw was the most prosperous Fugui Road in Xinjin.

Compared with high-rise buildings, Xinjin with high-quality reinforced concrete buildings is really worthy of New York in this era.

The Xinjin Customs Building is already seven storeys and 7 meters high, and is likely to be the second tallest building in North America.

The first tallest building is Xinfeng Fugui Department Store, which is also 7 floors high, but the floor height is higher.

It was the first time for Li Hongzhang to ride a car, and he had already suffered from motion sickness. He relied on his belief in maintaining the face of the court to keep from vomiting, so he didn't have the energy to enjoy the street scene.

He only took a look when Tang Na pointed, so all he saw were majestic buildings like the Customs House.

"As expected of New York, there are indeed many tall buildings, which are unique... vomit... um... I'm holding back!"

When the car drove into Xinjin Railway Station, Li Hongzhang's face had turned from red to white, from white to purple, and he almost disappeared.

As soon as he got out of the car, he held on to the car door and vomited furiously. Tang Na covered his nose with a handkerchief and avoided it far away.

After vomiting for 10 minutes and taking another sip of hot water, Li Hongzhang finally recovered.

Then, for the first time in his life, he boarded a train.

The train departed from Xinjin, went around Xinlu at a speed of 20 km/h, and then arrived at "Washington".

This time, instead of changing to a car, they changed to a western-style carriage and slowly drove into the "White House".

……

At the same time, in a reception room of the "White House", Steve Vanderbilt was walking around in boredom.

As the son of a top rich man, Steve felt that this flamboyant Rococo-style building was weird from materials to layout.

In fact, the appearance imitates the classical configuration of the White House, and the interior uses a large number of aluminum decorations and diamonds, as well as tough carpets of various unknown materials, which is very absurd in itself.

If it weren't for the fact that the mayor named Charlie seemed honest and honest, Steve would have almost thought he had entered some strange religious den.