Usurping the Qing Dynasty: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 129 The emperor is overjoyed! Praise from all the people! National hero

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In the evening, return home.

The whole family is happy, so there is no need to say anything.

The most joyful thing is that Qingqing Gege can finally live at home legitimately.

At this time, she was already more than seven months pregnant and was about to give birth in two to three months.

By then, Su Yi's child in this world will be born.

After dinner, Su Yi had a secret chat with her sister-in-law Bai Feifei.

"Sister-in-law, how much money do you have at your disposal?" Su Yi asked.

Bai Feifei said: "A total of about three million taels of silver."

Three million taels is still far away.

According to the secret agreement, China will invest about 10 million taels.

This number sounds very alarming, but in fact it should not be too far off.

According to Su Yi's idea, a total of five factories would be built.

Two of them are for the country and the people. The construction cycle is long and the profits come slowly, but the investment is very huge.

Steel mills, textile mills.

Both of these are gold-eating behemoths.

A large number of workers are required, and the purchase of raw materials also requires huge funds. But it is extremely important to a country's industrial base.

Textile factories are better, and they may be able to make money within two years.

But the steel factory really doesn’t know how many years it will take to make money.

And the investment of 10 million taels is already considered very conservative. Later, Zhang Zhidong engaged in the Westernization Movement, and the Hanyang Iron Works alone cost nearly 10 million taels.

Of course, during Zhang Zhidong's time, the value of money had depreciated, and he also took many detours.

But these ten million taels are definitely needed, and may not even be enough.

And almost all the profit pressure in the first two years was on the other three factories.

These three factories will rely entirely on Su Yi's ingenuity and the wisdom from later generations.

The products of these three factories not only conquer the domestic market, but also conquer the world market.

Some products even have to participate in the London Expo to ensure they are a blockbuster.

According to his plan, some factories will be put into production next year.

Time is really tight.

But time waits for no one.

"Xiaoyi, what big thing are you going to do that requires so much money?" Bai Feifei asked.

Su Yi handed over the secret contract directly.

He would hardly show this secret agreement to anyone, but his sister-in-law Bai Feifei was the most trustworthy person, and she would also play a large role in this plan.

Bai Feifei read this secret agreement from beginning to end several times, and her whole body felt numb.

She really couldn't imagine that Su Yi was going to do such a big thing?

What a country should do, he does it alone.

"Xiaoyi, time is really tight then." Bai Feifei said: "According to the secret agreement, you will capture Jiujiang before June 30th, and you will have to raise enough funds by July 30th."

"So, there are only five months until you attack Jiujiang."

Su Yi said: "No, it's only about four months, because the secret agreement is based on the Gregorian calendar."

Bai Feifei was silent for a while and said: "I will persuade my father to take out all the money in the family."

"But even so, there is still a gap of six to seven million taels of silver. What are you going to do?"

Su Yi said: "I'll find another way."

Six to seven million taels of silver, an absolutely astronomical figure.

Bai Feifei was about to speak but stopped.

Su Yi said: "Sister-in-law, what do you want to say?"

Bai Feifei said: "Princess Shouan has a lot of private money."

Su Yi felt embarrassed immediately. It seemed that Princess Shou'an had been seen by her when she came.

But do you mean to let me have a concubine with her?

Su Yi said: "Sister-in-law, after these factories are established, you may be required to stay in Jiujiang."

Bai Feifei said directly: "I'll go."

She knew that this was the true foundation of Su Yi's great cause.

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The next day!

Su Yi returned and announced in the court that the negotiations with the British had been successful and that the British would withdraw their troops unconditionally, which immediately spread throughout the capital.

The entire capital was plunged into intense doubts.

During this period, news about the British has almost become the hottest topic in the entire capital.

The Opium War more than ten years ago was also mentioned again.

Everyone feels that the British are the most difficult to deal with.

How many traitorous treaties were signed more than ten years ago?

The compensation alone is nearly 20 million taels.

It also ceded Hong Kong and opened several trading port cities. Later, even the customs was taken away by the British.

How could the British retreat obediently when they deployed such a large force this time?

Over in Guangzhou, there have been several battles, and the Qing Dynasty lost miserably. Even 20,000 to 30,000 people could not defeat others' 2,000 to 3,000 people.

Over in Tianjin, the British naval guns have almost fallen on the city.

With this posture, it doesn't look like he's about to retreat.

Su Yi must have been deceived by the British.

If the British were so easy to talk to, the past ten years would not have been so miserable, and the entire Qing Dynasty would not be full of opium.

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Today, the emperor did not go to court.

He had been restless since last night.

He read the contract Su Yi brought over over and over again.

The content is clear, and there is indeed no loss of power or humiliation to the country.

There was no compensation, no land was ceded, and no trading cities were added.

It said that the reason why the British Empire sent troops was that the Qing court did not keep its promise and condoned local officials to harm British merchants. In order to protect overseas Chinese and protect Britain's interests in China, it had to send troops. It hoped that the emperor would fulfill his promise and punish the relevant officials.

The emperor had never seen such a fair treaty.

It was so good that he couldn't believe it at all.

However, he was extremely eager to believe that this was true.

"Take a look, do you think this contract is true?" The emperor handed it to Concubine Yi.

Concubine Yi looked at it for a while and said, "When it was signed, it must be true. Su Ye would not falsely report his merits."

The emperor said, "Then do you think the British will withdraw their troops?"

Concubine Yi thought for a while and said, "It's difficult."

The emperor said, "Do you mean that Su Ye was deceived by the British?"

Concubine Yi said, "Even if that's the case, Your Majesty should not blame him. He has good intentions, but after all, he is old and has never dealt with the British, and he doesn't know how cunning the British are."

The emperor said, "If... he was really deceived by the British, then how do you think the British should withdraw their troops?"

Concubine Yi said, "Change someone to negotiate."

The meaning is very clear. If someone else goes to negotiate, some humiliating treaties will really be signed.

The emperor said, "Who do you think should be sent?"

Concubine Yi said, "Prince Gong!"

The emperor was stunned, and then felt that it made sense. The woman in front of him was really smart.

Prince Gong Yi was indeed the most suitable person. His status was high enough to give the British enough face. But he was a potential threat to the emperor. If he was asked to sign a traitorous treaty, it would just ruin his reputation.

Kill two birds with one stone.

The emperor sighed and said, "If Su Ye was really deceived by the British, then... his reputation was really ruined. If this is really the case, what do you think should be done?"

Concubine Yi said, "He is a talent and cannot be used. He should be demoted and kept in cold storage for half a year. When the influence fades, he can be brought back."

The emperor said, "It's the only way."

At this time, there was a burst of fierce running sounds outside.

Who dares to run like this in the palace?

Don't you know that the emperor is in a bad mood?

And at this time, the voice of eunuch Zenglu came from outside: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, six hundred miles of urgent."

The emperor's hand paused slightly.

He didn't know whether he was afraid or looking forward to this word.

But at least now, he was very afraid.

He was afraid that he would hear a huge bad news, such as the British had already attacked Tianjin City.

Concubine Yi immediately stepped back, and the emperor said, "Let him in."

"Your Majesty is overjoyed, overjoyed, the British fleet has retreated."

The emperor was stunned and said, "What did you say?"

"Your Majesty, the British fleet has retreated, retreated from the sea of ​​Tianjin, it's absolutely true."

The emperor was immediately ecstatic.

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Several senior officials from the Military Affairs Office quickly came to the emperor.

Several military ministers couldn't believe their ears at all.

Did the British fleet really retreat?

"Your Majesty, it's not certain now, because we have deployed tens of thousands of troops in Tianjin, and the British only have a fleet, not many land forces, so it's possible to retreat temporarily. The key is Guangzhou, the British army has occupied Guangzhou City, and only retreating from Guangzhou can be considered a real retreat."

The emperor suddenly woke up.

That's right, that's right.

The retreat from Guangzhou is considered a real retreat.

But...

As for Minister Bao Ling, since he wants to do Su Ye a favor, he will definitely do it to the end.

And the time was calculated clearly.

Only half a day later!

"Six hundred miles of rush!"

"Six hundred miles of rush!"

"The emperor is very happy, the British army has officially withdrawn from Guangzhou and withdrawn to Hong Kong!"

"The Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi and the Governor of Guangdong have officially taken over the city of Guangzhou!"

This time, it was finally confirmed!

Next, the news became clearer and clearer.

Because dozens of memorials were submitted from Guangdong, all talking about the same thing.

The British army withdrew.

It's true!

Su Ye really negotiated it.

The emperor was so happy that he was about to explode.

This huge pressure was finally relieved.

And the civil and military officials in the court, in addition to surprise, were left with astonishment and confusion.

This... why is this?

Is Su Ye so powerful?

Such a difficult situation can actually be negotiated?

This is incredible.

I have never seen such a fair and just treaty with Britain?

How did Su Ye do it?

Looking back at the Treaty of Nanjing, the Five Ports Trade Treaty, the Wangxia Treaty, etc., which were more than a decade ago, what a shame!

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Su Ye succeeded!

The British withdrew their troops unconditionally.

The news quickly spread throughout the capital, and it exploded immediately.

After a brief moment of surprise, the entire capital fell into ecstasy.

The crackling sound of firecrackers was endless.

"Brother Su Ye, he is really the reincarnation of Zhang Yi and Su Qin! He said before that he would make the British withdraw their troops unconditionally, who dared to believe it? In the end, he really did it, this ability is so great."

"Look at the treaties signed by Qiying and Yilibu more than a decade ago. They were humiliating and disgraced our ancestors."

"Look at Prince Suye again. He didn't even pay a tael of silver, but he let the British withdraw. It's so annoying to compare people!"

"If Prince Suye had been born more than a decade earlier, our Qing Dynasty wouldn't have fallen to the point it is today."

It's not just the Han people who think so.

Many of the Eight Banners hated Suye before, but now many have changed their stance.

Especially the lower-level Eight Banners, who all gave thumbs up.

"Look, look!"

"At the critical moment, we still have to look at our bannermen."

"Prince Suye is from our Bordered Blue Banner. He is really a double star of civil and military affairs who has come to save our Qing Dynasty!"

"Look at the Han people like Ye Mingchen. They are all trash. The world is ruined by these people."

At this moment, Suye was completely treated like a national hero.

And then...

Eunuch Chengshou came to Suye's house to pass on the imperial edict.

"The emperor ordered Su Ye to come to the palace to see him."

When Su Ye went out, there was a huge crowd outside.

Countless bannermen surrounded his door.

"Brother Su Ye, you are great!"

"Brother Su Ye, you are amazing."

"You really make our ancestors proud!"

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Inside the palace.

At this time, the emperor finally became interested and asked Su Ye how he talked.

Su Ye said: "Your Majesty, I have said before that Britain's biggest enemy is Russia. In the past few years, the two countries have been fighting in a place called Crimea."

"Russia dispatched 700,000 troops, and Britain, France and others dispatched a million troops. These are real numbers, not like the fictional ones in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

The emperor was surprised. Such a large-scale war?

It is simply unimaginable.

"Both sides suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties. The British won, but it was a bitter victory."

"Although this war is over, the grudge between the two sides cannot be resolved. I will tell Minister Bowring the principle of making friends with distant countries and attacking nearby ones. Our Qing Dynasty and Russia also have a grudge. The enemy of our enemy is our friend."

"Britain should not fight us, but should win us over, so that we can curb the expansion of Tsarist Russia in the east."

"And when Britain and Russia go to war again in the future, our Qing Dynasty can stand on the side of Britain. They should not lose the big picture for the sake of the small."

"I told Bowring that the friendship of our Qing emperor is much more important and precious than 10 million taels of silver."

These words made the emperor blush and extremely happy.

Su Ye's words completely touched his heart. He also felt that he was the emperor of the Celestial Empire, the most honorable, and his favor far exceeded a million gold.

"Well said, well talked." The emperor was delighted and said, "When you went to talk before, I really regretted sending you, fearing that you would fail and affect your future. Now the whole court has opinions about you. I understand that the tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind."

"Now let those ministers open their eyes and see clearly. Can we not send you to this task? Who has such ability?"

"What did Qiying and Yilibu talk about before? They don't understand the world situation at all, how can they talk well? They don't know what the British think at all."

"You really didn't let me down, and you really didn't live up to my trust."

Then, the emperor began to look for the location of Britain and Russia on the globe.

"It seems that this British man, Bao Ling, still knows how to advance and retreat." The emperor said: "But your negotiation must have been difficult." Su Ye said: "It was difficult. The British were unwilling to give in at the beginning. Finally, I said that my Qing Dynasty is the Celestial Empire and will not retreat. If they don't withdraw their troops, then I will have no choice but to return to Beijing and attack Guangzhou with the new army. Even if my new army is wiped out, there are still millions of Qing troops and hundreds of millions of people behind them." "Deep down, the British still hope that we can contain Tsarist Russia. Seeing We are so tough, and they are sure that they can't extort anything from us, so they agreed to withdraw unconditionally. "

The emperor said: "Yes, you are right. But it's fortunate that it's you. If it were someone else, they would have been spineless and compromised long ago. Anyway, they are selling the interests of the Qing Dynasty, not their own interests. You are still loyal to the country. You haven't sent any news back in this month. I am really worried that the British will detain you. "

During the whole process, Concubine Yi heard it clearly next door, and she couldn't help but feel excited.

In the past two years, Su Ye has done a lot of great things, but Concubine Yi is still in a state of looking down.

No matter whether he is a double champion in civil and military affairs, or the commander-in-chief of the new army who won the war, these identities are all ministers and slaves.

But how powerful are the British? She knows that now Su Ye has even dealt with the British, which has changed her mentality.

The emperor pulled Su Ye to talk again, and talked for more than an hour before letting him go home.

An hour later!

Concubine Yi said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, today is my mother's birth day. I originally didn't plan to go back because your Majesty was concerned about state affairs and I was in no mood. But now that great news has come, I would like to ask your Majesty for permission to go back and accompany my mother to celebrate her birth."

The emperor was very happy at this time and said: "Yes! It's not easy for you either. Although your family is in the capital, you haven't returned to your parents' home many times since you married into the palace."

Then, the emperor generously rewarded many things and asked the eunuch to take them back with Concubine Yi.

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That night!

There was an endless stream of guests in Su Ye's house, and the gifts sent filled the whole house.

This time he made such a great contribution, it is obvious that he will be promoted again.

The speed at which Su Ye rose to prominence is too fast.

Before the official appointment and marriage, Su Ye's family did not dare to hold a big banquet.

Now they can finally hold a big banquet with a legitimate reason.

The guests who came this time were much more than the night he married Qingqing.

He was entertaining the guests, and suddenly his brother Su Quan came over and winked at him.

Su Ye walked out, and Bai Feifei said: "Xiao Ye, Gui'er is here, in the backyard!"

He couldn't help but be stunned.

Gui'er? What's the matter with him coming here at this time?

Suddenly, his heartbeat accelerated a bit.

Could it be...

Arriving at the backyard, the eunuch Gui'er immediately knelt down to Su Ye and said, "The slave has seen the master, and the slave congratulates the master."

Su Ye stepped forward, pulled him up, and said, "Good Gui'er, get up quickly."

The eunuch Gui'er whispered, "Master, the Imperial Concubine Yi wants to see you, in private, without anyone else."

"Come with me!"

Su Ye's breathing stagnated, as expected.

Then, he followed the eunuch Gui'er and walked towards a certain place in the night.

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Note: The first update is here, and I wrote it all night until eight in the morning! Now it is still double the monthly ticket. Once you fall behind, it will be difficult to catch up.

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