Yi Zhi's heart can be described as a nameless fire, the previous slave shouted to hook their boat, that is not knowing their identity, now this woman knows their identity, and is so fearless, obviously expected that they dare not move the real character.

Seeing him with a straight face, Wu Changqing was worried that he would have a seizure, and he really wanted to clash with the other party, for fear that it would cause a lot of trouble, so he glanced around, and saw that many ships were watching, he hurriedly reminded softly: "Don't let people see Yuan Qi's jokes, the other party may not be motivated." ”

Although Yi Zhixiang was annoyed in his heart, he also knew the severity, even if he put aside the identity of the other party, he rushed at the other party to take the official ship of the governor's ministry, and it was not appropriate to have a conflict, after all, Yuanqi Tuanlian was only rewarded by the imperial court yesterday, and neither he nor Yuanqi Tuanlian could not leave an arrogant and domineering impression.

However, it should not be very possible to say that the other party is deliberately targeting him or Yuanqi group training, even if Qi Shan intends to target him and Yuan Qi group training, it is impossible for his daughter to come forward, to put it bluntly, the other party is just a willful and accustomed girl, thinking about this clearly, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Changqing is deliberately alarmist." After saying that, he commanded, "Let them hook." ”

Turning around, he looked at Jin Ling with a smile and said, "The girl is so good that she will leave some dignity for Lord Futai." After a moment's pause, he continued: "We don't have any female dependents on this ship, and if the girl is not afraid of damaging her reputation, she will not mind giving her a ride when she falls." ”

Jin Ling ignored his squeeze at all, and folded the fan skillfully, and arched his hand: "In this case, thank you Yi Shenrong." ”

Seeing her every move, smooth and natural, it was obvious that she often dressed as a man, Yi Zhizhi couldn't help but be speechless for a while, and ordered: "Take the springboard." Turning around, he said softly: "Qi Zhongtang is also a princely family, how did he raise such a wild girl?" ”

"Contentment is rare and strange." Wu Changqing said disapprerovingly: "The aunt and grandmother of the banner family are no better than our Han women, they have a higher status in the family, and they have been accommodated, indulged, and spoiled by the family since they were children, and they are also known for not following the rules. ”

After a pause, he said casually: "The chicken doesn't crow, the dog doesn't bark, the eighteen-year-old girl runs all over the street, this Beijing proverb is about the women of the Manchu family, they openly go in and out of the teahouse and wine shop to visit the theater to listen to books, men and women sit together, talk about each other, what is the same boat, for them, it is just an idle matter." ”

Flag man woman so open? Yi Zhishu was surprised, and couldn't help but think of Xu Yixuan and Jin Lanxiang, two women who often sneaked out in disguised as men, but they hadn't seen each other for some days, if they dared to be as open as a flag woman, they would be a little more fun.

Jin Ling cautiously crossed the springboard, got on the boat and first glanced at Tuan Yong, who was standing not far behind Yi Zhicontent, and then her eyes fell on Yi Zhicontent, and after a little look, she smiled and said: "I have heard of Brother Yi's name for a long time, and I don't want to see each other like this today." As he spoke, he arched his hand to Wu Changqing again.

Jin Ling has painted makeup, not only sticking her beard but also drawing her eyebrows, but her complexion is fair, and she can still see that her posture is good from the outline of her facial features, Yi Zhizhi only glanced at her, then withdrew her gaze, returned the salute, and said in a light tone: "The girl really wants to go to Humen?" The reason why he asked like this was that he didn't believe that Jin Ling was going to Humen, after all, Qi Shan only went to Humen yesterday, if Jin Ling had the heart to go, he would have gone with Qi Shan yesterday.

"What does Humen mean?" Jin Ling said with a smile: "I want to go to Macau, Brother Yi doesn't mind giving me an extra ride?" ”

"Qi Zhongtang estimates that he will also go to Macau." Yi Zhizhi said: "Aren't you afraid of encountering it?" Besides. Yi Zhizu pointed to the official ship and said, "If the girl wants to sneak to Macao to open her eyes, she will not take the official ship of the governor's ministry to go." ”

"You're boring." Jin Ling opened the folding fan as she spoke, looked at Wu Changqing, and said, "Brother Wu, this boat belongs to your Wu family?" ”

"Go back to my aunt and grandmother." Wu Changqing bowed slightly and said, "This boat belongs to Brother Yi." ”

Jin Ling said with a big grin: "Call me Brother Jin." ”

"Ahem," Yi Zhishu coughed lightly and said, "Brother Jin is interested in this steamer, how about inviting Brother Jin to play on the ship when I return from Humen?" ”

Jin Ling's purpose was to borrow a boat, and when she saw that the other party took the initiative to speak, she smiled and said: "Then let's make a decision, I'm going to Macau for two days." ”

"Done." Yi Zhizhi promised with a mouth, he just wanted to send this aunt away quickly, and he would talk about it later, and it was a big deal to borrow her for a few days to play in this boat.

Humen, Weiyuan Fort.

Guan Tianpei, who was awarded the title of third-class baron, led a group of generals to accompany the minister Qi Shan to inspect the large and small forts of Humen, Weiyuan Fort is a newly built fort, and it is also the largest and most gunworthy fort in the Humen Fort Group, with a total of 68 guns of various specifications at the gate.

Looking at the rows of swarthy and shiny Western artillery, Qi Shan couldn't help but sigh with emotion, compared with the Humen Fort, the Tianjin Dagukou Fort was shabby like a flower child, gently patting the dark and smooth body of a sixty-four-pound cannon, he asked casually: "These cannons are all donated by Yuanqi?" ”

"Back to my lord." Guan Tianpei said loudly: "All the artillery guns of the Humen Forts were all donated by Yuan Qi, and Yuan Qi was also responsible for purchasing, and Yuan Qi also hired Western artillery instructors to help train gunners. As he spoke, he pointed to other specifications of artillery and said, "The artillery of the same caliber on the Humen Fort is all of the same specification, and the shells can be used universally." ”

Qi Shan was very envious in his heart, if Tianjin could also have a Yuanqi, the Dagukou Fort would not be so shabby, let Yuanqi buy artillery for Tianjin, he really couldn't open his mouth, he had to complain in front of Daoguang when he went back, and he had to let the imperial court allocate some silver to strengthen Tianjin's defense.

After a slight hesitation, he asked, "If the Yingyi fleet attacks with all its might, Humen may resist?" ”

"It depends on the size of the Heroic fleet." Guan Tianpei said in a deep voice: "Yi Zhifu once said that under normal circumstances, one shore defense gun is enough to withstand six naval guns of the same specification, considering the limited training of the sailors and the lack of actual combat experience, it is still possible to fold in half, and there are more than 420 large and small artillery pieces of the Humen Battery, which is enough to resist the fleet composed of forty or fifty large and small warships of the Yingyi, if the ammunition is sufficient, and with the assistance of the Yuanqi regiment, the fleet of sixty warships should also be able to resist." ”

This tone is not small, but Qi Shan is not easy to say, after all, the Guangdong sailor has only won two big victories in a row, that is, bragging, and he also has this capital, looking at the river and muttering for a long time, he turned his head and said: "How is the combat power of the Yuanqi regiment training?" I heard that when the British troops stationed in Dinghai were attacked, they were making an epidemic, is there such a thing? ”

Who the fuck talks so much in front of the chincha? Guan Tianpei scolded secretly, thinking that if Qi Shancheng wanted to investigate, this matter would not be able to be concealed, and besides, the imperial court seemed to be a little jealous of Yuanqi's group practice, and even said: "My lord Mingjian, the Yingyi garrison stationed in Dinghai is indeed making trouble, but the number is not large, but it is about thirty percent." ”

Is Yuanqi group training a big bargain? Qi Shan didn't dare to be too sure, Yuan Qi Tuanlian dared to send troops to recover Dinghai, how could he not have confidence? The ordinary Eight Banners Green Battalion definitely does not have this courage, besides, there are 4,000 British troops in Dinghai, and seventy percent is also nearly 3,000 people, but I don't know if these thirty percent are credible.

Putting this matter aside, he continued to ask: "Is the Guangdong Navy Division Ammunition Bureau your Navy Division's or Yuanqi's?" ”

"Yuanqi's." Guan Tianpei didn't dare to hide it, and said truthfully: "The gunpowder made by the gunpowder workshop of the sailor is not only not as powerful as Western gunpowder, but also not resistant to storage, and the climate in Guangdong is humid, and the gunpowder produced can be stored for more than a month at most. Yuan Qi imported a complete set of machines from Citigroup to make Western gunpowder and cannonballs. ”

He set up an ambush here, the Yuanqiluoxi Ammunition Bureau provided the ammunition to the sailor for free, Qi Shan didn't ask about this, he wouldn't talk much, if the imperial court cut the ammunition budget of the Guangdong Sailor, it would be a big loss.

Qi Shan didn't know what was going on here, so he asked directly, "How about the gunpowder and shells made by Yuan Qi?" I heard that you can also make flower bombs? ”

"Whether it is the power of gunpowder or the storage time, it is much stronger than that made by our sailor's workshop, and the flowering bomb can be made, but the production is limited." Guan Tianpei said and said, "Why don't you buy some gunpowder and let Tianjin Dagukou Fort try it out." ”

Qi Shan glanced at him, and said in a light tone: "If Yuan Qi cuts off the water division's ammunition supply, have you considered this?" ”

What does that mean? Suspicious of Yuan Qi to this point? Guan Tianpei's heart tightened, and he hurriedly said: "My lord, the sailor has a month's worth of ammunition stored at any time. ”

What can I do with a month's supply? Qi Shan secretly scolded him for being confused, but this is not easy to say in his identity, he can only point to the point, after all, he is only a Qincha, not the governor of Liangguang, and he can't worry about this matter.

Coming down from the fort, Qi Shan, Guan Tianpei and his entourage returned to Humen Village by boat, Guan Tianpei sent Qi Shan back to his Admiral's Office, and met Yi Zhifen at the gate before he came out, he couldn't help but be happy, and said with a smile: "Contentment is specially here to drink celebration wine?" ”

As soon as he arrived at Humen, Yi Zhixiang heard about Guan Tianpei's promotion to the third-class baron, and immediately smiled and said: "Congratulations to the military gate, no, it should be congratulations to the lord." ”

"Come less." Guan Tianpei said with a smile: "The old man's title is all based on the merits of contentment. ”

"Don't say that." Yi Zhisuff said with a smile: "Without the military planning, where did the two great victories come from." ”

"Don't put gold on the old man's face." Guan Tianpei took his hand and said, "Let's go, if you don't get drunk today, you won't return." He knew that Yi Zhishu only got a third-class light car captain, and he was afraid that he would have a pimple in his heart, so he deliberately didn't mention it.

"The military is slow." Yi Zhixiang smiled: "Even if you want to drink, you can wait until you see Lord Qincha before drinking." ”

"Done." Guan Tianpei said happily: "Don't let us wait too long." ”

The two broke up and walked into the gate of the Admiralty's Office, Yi Zhishu was still a little disappointed in his heart, this time the reward of the sailor was much richer than the Yuanqi regimental training, however, he also figured it out, for the imperial court, the Eight Banners Green Camp is the division of the economic system after all, what is the Yuanqi regimental training? It's not as good as what my mother raised.

Qi Shan's entourage led him into the courtyard, Yi Zhizhi cleaned up his mood, entered the living room, and after the ceremony, Qi Shan asked directly: "Have you seen Lin Butang?" ”

Yi Zhizu nodded and said: "My lord, Yingyi's plenipotentiary - Yilu, used to be the general superintendent of commerce in China, and I have dealt with him in Xia, and since the smoking ban, I have negotiated with him many times, and this time I have handed over thousands of prisoners of war. ”

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Qi Shan said: "The Yuanqi regiment practiced a battle to sharpen the sword and the ocean, and then fought Dinghai, killing thousands of captured Yingyi, is it possible that you are still suspected of colluding with Yingyi?" Saying that, he smiled, stretched out his hand, and said, "Contentment does not need to be formal, sit." ”

As soon as he sat down, he continued: "Negotiating with Yingyi is not only to resolve this war, but also to re-examine the trade between the two countries. ”

"Your Excellency." Yi Zhisuff said politely and went straight to the point, "I heard that the adults had a discussion with Yingyi in Tianjin, I don't know what specific conditions Yingyi proposed?" ”

Qi Shan thought carefully for a while before he spoke: "Yingyi has put forward five demands, first, to compensate the crows destroyed by Humen. The price of cigarettes. Second, it was demanded that one or more islands be ceded as a place of residence for British merchants, "so that they would not suffer further hardships in the future, and that they should be kept in order." Third, the imperial court was required to compensate the arrears of the merchants in Guangzhou. Fourth, it is required that Chinese and British officials be treated equally in the future. Fifth, it is required to compensate for war expenses and envoy expenses. ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Yi Zhizhi and said, "Yuanqi's strength is so strong, how can the Thirteen Merchant still owe Yingyi Merchants?" ”

This matter is easy to be content and clear, although the loan given by Yuanqi Bank to the thirteen merchants is lower than that of Yingyi, but the low is limited, and there is a limit on the amount, some merchants are willing to default on the payment of Yingyi in order to maintain the business relationship between the two parties, he immediately said: "This one, adults don't need to worry, all the merchants owe, and they will be urged to pay off within a month." ”

After a pause, he asked, "What do you think of the remaining four requirements?" ”

Hearing this, Qi Shan shook his head and said, "Contentment should ask, what is the opinion of the Holy Lord on these requirements made by Yingyi?" ”

Yi Zhizu looked at him directly and said, "It's rare for adults not to have their own opinions? ”

"Absolutely. But it must not be contrary to the will of the Divine Will. Qi Shan said, hesitated for a moment before saying, "The Holy Lord refuted all the demands made by Yingyi."

So how can this negotiation be discussed? Yi Zhishu was a little dumbfounded, and after a while, he asked with a hint of luck: "Your Excellency came to Guangzhou to negotiate with Yingyi, does the Holy Lord have an edict?" In other words, how big can an adult be? ”

Qi Shan glanced at him in some surprise and said, "Negotiating with Yingyi, how can we make decisions on our own?" (To be continued.) )