Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 126 The dust has settled! Long live friendship!

Soon, Sir Burling and Bashali were also awakened.

They also came to witness this amazing scene.

Then, they looked at the pale yellow powder in the bottle again, looking at each other in disbelief.

"Amazing Orientals!"

Minister Burling said: "Professor Liu Jin, please immediately evaluate the value of this so-called penicillin, one-year value, five-year value, and ten-year value."

Professor Liu Jin said: "Yes."

Then, Bashali said: "Do you want to invite Sir Su Ye back tomorrow?"

Minister Burling said: "No hurry, no hurry."

For Burling, the greatest value of this penicillin is whether it can cure syphilis.

In this world, this is a terminal illness.

If it can be cured, it will be a big gimmick and can play the greatest value.

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Next, Su Ye went to the prefectural government office to clock in for work every day, even though there was no one there.

But over time, the people finally knew that a new prefect had come.

To some extent, Su Ye wanted to confirm his concept of being the prefect of Guangzhou.

Because acting as the prefect does not mean actually taking charge.

Then, the second day, the third day...

Ten days passed.

The other party still did not invite Su Ye.

It was not until the evening of the tenth day that the Chinese interpreter Wu Rentang finally appeared in front of Su Ye again.

"The Minister wants to see you."

In the past few days, Su Ye learned about the background of this Chinese interpreter.

He was very powerful. His family was once the top of the Thirteen Hongs in Guangzhou, a real wealthy merchant.

It was just that a few decades ago, this family had officially turned to the British.

So now the business is bigger. Some of the family members are in the UK, and some are in Hong Kong. To some extent, they no longer consider themselves Chinese.

No wonder they are so arrogant. The way they look at others is like the civilized world looking at the barbaric world.

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Su Ye once again returned to the Governor's Office.

British Ministers Bowring and Bashali were already waiting here.

On the table, penicillin was placed.

There is still 80% left to be used up.

For Bao Ling, this thing is too precious. Since its efficacy has been proven, there is no need to waste it on ordinary soldiers.

Only by using it on dignitaries can more profits be earned.

"Sir Su Ye, it is simply a miracle, a miracle given by God." Professor Liu Jin said: "It's just a pity that it was given to the Eastern world instead of the Western world that is struggling to pursue the truth of medicine. God favors you too much."

Bashali said: "Sir Su Ye, may I ask how its output is?"

Of course it is very low.

Before chemical technology reaches the standard, it can only be cultivated with traditional starch.

Bai Feifei only recruited dozens of people at the beginning, in the capital.

Later, he recruited hundreds of people.

At most, more than 100,000 kilograms of rotten fruits and vegetables were purchased every day.

It took two full years to stockpile a considerable amount of penicillin.

However, the upper limit of this method is too low, the output is too low, and the cost is extremely high.

It can be used as a stepping stone, but it is impossible to rely on it to make the main profit.

Su Ye said, "Not high."

Bashali said, "Things are precious because they are rare. I have a suggestion."

Su Ye said, "You say."

Bashali said, "First, name it God's medicine. Second, don't advertise that it can cure pneumonia or wound infection. Just advertise that it can cure terminal syphilis."

Su Ye immediately understood what the other party meant.

Because pneumonia and wound infection are too common, and they may not kill you.

Treatment of terminal syphilis sounds very interesting and can be more magical.

If you add treatment of pneumonia and wound infection, it will reduce its style.

Of course, there is another reason. There are too many wounded soldiers in the army during the war.

Treatment of wounded soldiers is a moral issue, but it violates the issue of interests.

If you don't treat the wounded, it will cause a moral crisis. But you are destined not to make much money.

Liu Jin said: "Although this violates humanitarianism, it is right to do so in order to maximize profits, so that penicillin can be sold at a sky-high price." Su Yi said: "Are you sure it is effective for syphilis?" Liu Jin said: "It is incredible. Syphilis, a terminal disease that has plagued mankind for hundreds of years, has been conquered just like that. I feel it is unreal now. Shouldn't it be more epic? Shouldn't it be a team of dozens or hundreds of people, working hard for decades, generations of efforts, and finally a breakthrough in an instant by chance, and then a complete sensation." "It should have happened in Paris, London, or at least in the United States." "I didn't expect it to happen silently in China." According to the results of the experiment, it is not only effective, but also miraculous. It can almost be called a cure. Magical Orientals. Su Yi said: "Then can we continue the conversation?" Bashali said: "Of course." Professor Liu Jin said: "I am a scientist and do not participate in politics, so I will take my leave first." Then he left directly.

There were three more people present, continuing the negotiations ten days ago.

Bashar said politely: "Tell me your plan."

Sir Bao Ling said: "Your Excellency Su Yi, I want to ask first, is your penicillin production enough to support the industrial profits you mentioned?"

Su Yi shook his head and said, "No, its output is very low."

Sir Bao Ling said: "I understand, you continue to talk about your plan."

Su Yi said: "We sign a secret agreement. You will withdraw your troops unconditionally, and then designate a test area in Jiujiang. The two parties will cooperate to build four or five factories. In the first year after completion, you will be guaranteed a profit of 2 million taels."

Sir Bao Ling said: "Some time ago, didn't you say three million taels?"

Su Yi said: "Three million taels is just my estimate, but the amount signed in the secret contract can only be two million taels."

Basharli said: "What if the profit cannot be reached two million taels, and the annual growth rate in the future does not reach 20%?"

Su Yi said: "Let's sign a gambling agreement. If the net profit distributed to you in the first year after the factory is built is less than two million taels, I will dedicate the patented formula of penicillin to you."

As soon as these words came out, the other party's eyes lit up.

Now they know too well the value of this patented formula of penicillin.

They even had the urge to directly detain Su Yi and risk his life to force him to hand over the patented formula of penicillin.

Although there is a suspicion of killing the goose that lays eggs, when the benefits are large enough, it is worth the risk.

The British say they are gentlemen, but in reality they are robbers.

"Please wait a moment, we need to discuss it." Basia said politely.

Then, he and Bao Ling retreated first.

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In another room.

"We now need to weigh the pros and cons of detaining him directly and forcing him to hand over the penicillin formula." Sir Bao Ling said.

Basharli said: "That's very simple. Will the secret agreement he mentioned be successful?"

Minister Bao Ling asked: "What will happen if it succeeds?"

Ba Xiali said: "If the first step is successful, then the annual profits of the experimental zone that cooperates with Su Yi will exceed the profits of the entire British trade with China. Ten years later, the profits that can be obtained by the British Empire will be There are fourteen million taels of silver, which is nearly four million pounds."

Minister Bao Ling asked: "If the development continues, a giant similar to the East India Company will be born?"

Ba Xiali said: "That's it. If everything is as successful as Su Yi said, then you and I can both enter the cabinet with this merit."

Minister Bao Ling's eyes suddenly became hot.

Basharli said: "If we go one step further and China really becomes an ally of the British Empire in East Asia, or a vassal to be precise, then you will be a legend in the history of British diplomacy and you will enter the textbooks."

Sir Baoling said: "But, but... do you know what I mean?"

Ba Xiali said: "Of course, you didn't mean to say it, and I know it well."

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About an hour later.

Ba Xiali appeared in front of Su Yi again and said: "Sir Su Yi, we are very interested in your secret agreement."

"But..., the contributions from both of us are still too disproportionate."

"You should know that we have spent a lot of money on this military operation, but we have not received any substantial benefits, nor have we received any compromise from your Qing country. Do you know what the consequences of this will be?"

Of course I know that Congress will feel that this is a failed military operation.

Basharli said: "The most important thing is that our British image will be damaged in the world. Even people in your country will look down on us because of this, thinking that we are bluffing and are paper tigers."

After dispatching troops with alarming momentum, they retreated without reaping huge benefits.

It is true that the Congress cannot explain it.

It will even make the United States, Tsarist Russia, France, etc. look down upon.

Bashar said: "It is true that, according to what you said, once a secret agreement is signed, it may be of huge benefit to us. But you also know that it is a secret agreement and cannot be publicized publicly. So once we withdraw our troops, in the eyes of Congress, In the eyes of the people of the British Empire, and in the eyes of our allies and enemies, we are retreating in despair and gaining nothing.”

Su Yi continued to remain silent.

Bashar said politely: "So, I will give you two options."

Su Yi said: "Please speak!"

Ba Xiali said: "The first plan is to pay eight million taels of silver as compensation. I believe this condition is enough for you to pass the test with the emperor."

It is indeed possible to pass the test on the emperor's side.

Because before the trip, the emperor had already given Su Yi a bottom line, which was almost eight million taels of silver.

But in that case, Su Yi would no longer be a hero of the Qing Dynasty, and would have no merit.

As time goes by, he will become a sinner and will be considered to have signed a treaty that is humiliating and humiliating the country.

If it's someone like Yi Shan, of course it doesn't matter. He doesn't need reputation. If he's bad, he'll be bad.

Su Yi will usurp the throne in the future and can only be a national hero.

Su Yi said: "This plan is not feasible and will bring political stain to me."

Basharli said: "The second option is that you hand over the formula of penicillin, and we will use this formula to convince the Prime Minister and the Queen. I believe they can also see the huge benefits in this."

This is even more unacceptable.

In Su Yi's plan, the penicillin formula can only be used as collateral in the secret gambling agreement.

Once he hands it over now, he will lose an important bargaining chip.

Moreover, this thing has huge value, not only the profit value, but also the strategic value.

How could he hand it over?

Basia said politely: "How?"

Su Yi said: "I'm very sorry, I can't accept this second plan either."

Ba Xia said politely: "Sir Su Yi, you should know that our Congress, and even our Queen, only value real interests. Your so-called secret agreement is not real interests. Seeing the interests now, one and a half years later , even more distant.”

"Without substantial benefits, we cannot explain to Congress, nor can we explain to the Queen."

"You should know that in this negotiation, both of us were very honest and there was no bargaining at all. For example, you said that in the secret agreement, you wanted to account for 51%, and we had no refutation. And this time I let go of the price of 8 million The compensation of two taels of silver is also a direct bottom-line price, rather than a reduction from 30 million taels.”

"You are a wise man, and I think we are already friends, so I am extremely honest and tell you that you must agree to one of these two conditions, otherwise our negotiations will break down."

"Perhaps the secret agreement you mentioned is very beneficial to the interests of the British Empire, but we cannot jeopardize our own future for the interests of the empire."

"How about I give you three days to think about it?"

"After three days, you give us an answer, YES or NO."

"It's getting late, I'll take you back."

Then, Ba Xiali once again sent Su Yi away from the Governor's Mansion.

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After leaving.

Basharli, Sir Baoling, and Rear Admiral Sima Migli had a secret conversation.

"Do you think Su Yi will agree?" the rear admiral asked.

Basharli said: "He has no choice. He has a bright future and cannot be tainted by politics, so the eight million compensation is absolutely unacceptable. Although this penicillin formula is extremely valuable, compared to his own future, it is But it’s nothing.”

Minister Bao Ling said: "His ambitions are too big. Once this negotiation breaks down, everything after that, including the secret agreement and the Jiujiang Experimental Zone, will be ruined. So he cannot afford such a price."

The three nodded in agreement.

"Weakness is the original sin!"

"Yes, being weak is the original sin. Sometimes, I really feel sad for Sir Su Yi, staying in such a weak country."

The rear admiral said: "Gentlemen, although we all know that he will eventually compromise, we have to prepare for the worst. What if he refuses?"

The three fell silent.

If you don't see the benefit, that's it. But now that I have clearly seen the huge benefits, I will not be willing to give up.

However, both Bao Ling and Ba Xiali are professional diplomats, so there are some things that are difficult to say.

Rear Admiral Simakoli said: "You are gentlemen, and I am a soldier, so if it is inconvenient for you, let me do the talking. We have already seen huge benefits, so it is impossible to give up anymore. Although we put on suits, we were still on the ocean ship and singing pirate songs. So after three days, once he refused, I directly ordered him to be detained until he agreed to hand it over. Until the recipe.”

"Of course, all this is entirely my personal will and has nothing to do with these two gentlemen."

Bao Ling and Basiali looked at each other, then nodded.

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Three days flew by quickly.

The time for the ultimatum has arrived.

Su Yi came to the Governor's Mansion Yamen again.

Once again, a detailed search was conducted and no dangerous items were found.

There are only two glass tubes, one large and one small, both containing light yellow crystal powder.

The officer didn't take it seriously. After all, Su Yi had just taken out penicillin in a similar form not long ago.

"You can go in, the Minister is waiting for you."

Su Yi entered the Yamen of the Governor's Mansion.

But at this time, they were no longer meeting in a private drawing room.

Not in a large conference room, but in a small conference room.

Opposite the table, Minister Baoling and Sir Basili were sitting.

Look serious and formal.

Of course, what Su Ye didn't see was that the rear admiral was in the office next door, and hundreds of British soldiers had guarded every entrance and exit.

As long as the order is given, they will immediately go in to arrest people.

They even thought of the reason for the arrest. Su Yi was suspected of participating in the kidnapping of the British businessman and needed to cooperate with the investigation.

Of course, they have no evidence, and they don't even think so because they are completely guessing.

But as long as it's a reason.

"Please take a seat, Sir Su Yi." Guangzhou Consul Basha said politely.

Su Yi sat down.

"Two options, which one do you choose?" Basharli said: "I reiterate, you must choose one, otherwise we will directly regard the negotiation as a failure and completely suspend the negotiation."

"Is it the eight million taels of compensation or the formula of penicillin?"

Su Yi was silent for a while, shook her head and said, "No, I won't choose either one."

Basia Li and Minister Bao Ling looked at each other, then stood up to leave.

"I'm very sorry to inform you that the negotiations failed, but you still left us with an extremely deep impression." Guangzhou Consul Bashali said: "You can leave now, of course I mean leave Guangzhou."

Then, the two turned and left.

The matter of arresting people was handed over to the Navy Rear Admiral. The Minister would still express anger and ask why Sir Su Ye was arrested. He would also express strong protests to the military, but finally expressed helplessness.

But Su Ye couldn't let this happen.

Suddenly, he said: "My lords, wait a moment."

Bashali and Bao Ling stood still and turned around.

Su Ye said: "I want to show you something new."

Su Ye picked up two glass tubes, one large and one small.

In the small one, there was only a little powder.

And in the big one, there was a whole glass tube, a full one or two hundred grams.

Consul Bashali said: "What is this? Is it another magical medicine?"

Su Ye picked up the small glass jar and smashed it towards the open space in the distance.

"Boom..."

A loud noise and a violent explosion.

Bashali and Minister Bowring fell to the ground.

The British soldiers outside rushed in frantically.

At this time, Su Ye had come to Bashali and Minister Bowring and whispered, "My lords, are you all right?"

Then, he helped the two of them up in a gentlemanly manner.

In his hand, he always held another glass tube.

The little bit of crystal powder in the small glass tube just now could cause such a strong explosion.

If this big glass jar fell, the power could be imagined.

It was enough to blow Su Ye, Bashali and Minister Bowring into pieces.

Minister Bowring was still in shock, but he tried to calm himself down and said, "Sir Su Ye, what is that in your hand?"

Su Ye said, "I named it fulminate of mercury. This is a new product I want to show you two ministers."

Consul Bashali said, "Sir Su Ye, we invented fulminate of mercury forty years ago."

Su Ye said, "Ah? Is that so? It seems that I am behind. I thought I was the first to invent it and was about to show it to you two."

Minister Bowring said, "Sir Su Ye, you must hold it firmly, otherwise if it falls, the three of us will be crushed to pieces."

After that, he waved his hand and asked all the British soldiers to withdraw.

Now, even if Su Ye was shot to death, it would be useless. The large tube of fulminate of mercury in his hand would still fall directly to the ground and explode violently.

From beginning to end, Su Ye did not threaten or tear his face.

But he showed an extremely firm will.

The whole process was always gentle and elegant, like a storm in a teacup.

Su Ye said: "My Lords, I have one last thing to say. Is it convenient to say it?"

Minister Bao Ling said: "Of course, but we are not in a very happy mood now, so the effect of your words will be greatly reduced."

In fact, Bao Ling was very angry at this time.

But he couldn't irritate Su Ye.

They didn't expect Su Ye to have anticipated this scene and reacted so violently.

Consul Bashali said: "Sir Su Ye, we understand your feelings very well. But I still say that you must accept one of the two conditions, otherwise we cannot explain to the Parliament and the Queen, nor to the people, and other countries will look down on us."

"In history, Britain has never had the diplomatic compromise you require."

"If we withdraw our troops unconditionally, the future of the three of us will end, and the subsequent so-called experimental zone cooperation will be out of the question."

Su Ye nodded and said: "Yes, it sounds like your reasons are extremely sufficient and irrefutable."

"But I also want to say a few things."

"First, you are not prepared for a full-scale war against China. This time you invaded Guangzhou, with 4,900 people on the surface, but in fact there are only 2,000 troops, some mercenaries, and the rest are all British expatriates with weapons."

When these words came out, Bashali and Minister Bao Ling were slightly stunned.

"Second, you didn't get the approval of Congress for this military action, and even your country doesn't know about it. This is just a military adventure discussed by the three of you. So the withdrawal does not need the approval of Congress at all."

Suddenly, Bashali, Bowring, and the Rear Admiral's faces changed drastically.

This is completely top secret, how could Su Ye know?

"Third, the military expenses for this military operation were paid by several foreign companies and several big businessmen."

Consul Bashali said: "Sir Su Ye, everything you said is completely false. We don't know where you got the information. Of course, even if that's the case, why should we withdraw? There is even less reason."

Su Ye said: "Of course, I agree with you on this point. After sending troops once, there must be enough benefits to gain, especially for you. If I'm not mistaken, Minister Bowring will retire in two years at most."

Minister Bowring nodded.

Su Ye said: "When the secret agreement between us is successfully signed, I will be very honored to invite you to become the honorary director of our cooperative economic entity."

Although the pie drawn is tempting, it is only on paper after all.

Su Ye said: "I am best at making profits for my friends. If there is not enough profit, I would not want to retreat, so I specially sent a big gift."

Bashali said: "What gift? Is it greater than eight million taels of silver?"

"Eight million taels is only for Britain, not for you. And my gift is for the three of you." Su Yi said: "A gold mine, a very rich gold mine, a gold mine that is very easy to mine."

As soon as these words came out.

Bashali, Bao Ling, and the Navy Rear Admiral's eyes suddenly lit up.

Su Yi said: "We all know that the easiest way to get rich in the past hundred years is to pan for gold. But the most difficult and costly thing about panning for gold is to know where there is gold."

"Especially the very shallow and easy-to-mine gold mines, which are priceless."

"And I just know one, or even more than one."

"I hope the three of us can become a community of interests. This first gold mine will be mined every year, and I will take 20% of it, and the remaining 80% will be distributed by yourselves."

"I will be responsible for pointing out the location, and you will be responsible for mining."

Bribery, this is naked bribery.

But the three people were very tempted.

National interests are important, but personal interests are also important.

And every gold rush is accompanied by a wealth myth.

"Of course I believe in the morality and character of the three gentlemen, but a business contract is still needed, isn't it?"

"So, we need to sign a three-person contract about the distribution of this gold mine."

"Of course, this contract is entirely a private act of the three of us, and has nothing to do with the Qing Empire and the British Empire. It has nothing to do with the withdrawal of troops that we are about to discuss, and the Jiujiang Experimental Economic Zone."

Minister Bowring said: "Sir Su Ye, are you sure there is this gold mine? And it is within our mining range?"

Su Ye said: "Of course, I have shown my credibility before, and next, I will continue to show this."

Minister Bowring smiled immediately.

"Sir Su Ye, have you got a mysterious treasure map?" Sir Bowring said: "I am very much looking forward to our business cooperation, so are you ready for the relevant contracts?"

Su Ye said: "Ready."

Then, he took out four contracts from his arms, which were clearly drawn up.

"Do you want to sign, my friend?" Su Ye said.

Minister Bao Ling took the contract and looked at it, saying, "Hey, why is your profit 15% in the contract? You said 20% just now?"

Su Ye said, "Ah? That's the case. I must have made a mistake. It's really sad."

"Hahaha, we like your humor, Sir Su Ye."

After hesitating for a while, Bao Ling signed his name on the contract.

Then, Bashali stepped forward and signed his name.

Finally, the rear admiral stepped forward and signed his name.

Then melted the wax and stamped his seal.

Then, the four people divided the contract.

Su Ye said, "Then I'll take my leave first. I will send someone to send the specific address of the gold mine next."

Minister Bao Ling said, "Of course!"

Su Ye left.

Half an hour later, someone sent a very detailed map and the address of the gold mine.

The Sokor area on the Malay Peninsula happened to be a British colony.

And the data Su Ye gave was very accurate, almost accurate to within tens of meters.

Minister Bowring said: "If there is really a gold mine here, then this Sir Su Ye is really a magical Oriental."

Consul Bashali said: "If there is really a gold mine here, it is really incredible. For us, it is a windfall."

Minister Bowring said: "The location he gave is so accurate. Immediately find someone to go to the Malay Peninsula to verify it. Remember to find the most trusted person."

Bashali said: "I will go in person this time."

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More than half a month later!

Guangzhou Consul Bashali returned by ship.

Looking at Minister Bowring and the expectant eyes of the Rear Admiral.

Bashali still couldn't hide the surprise and shock on his face.

"There really is a gold mine, my friend!"

"We are going to get rich. This is not only a rich mine, but also very shallow, with low mining difficulty and cost."

"I really can't describe my inner emotions in words now. Our oriental friend is simply a magician."

"All this is amazing!"

"I think it is more in our interest to maintain a long-term close friendship with him."

"Great national interests, equally great private interests!"

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