"The intersection of the two countries is more expensive than sincerity", Wan Qingqu didn't take it seriously, but he nodded solemnly, "Exactly!" We and the United States, that is the 'blood alliance' created by King Xuan, which is naturally different! ”

After a pause, "As for England, that's ...... Hey, it's not easy to compare, it's not easy to compare! ”

"Yes," Qian Dingming said, "At this level, Ying Li may not be uncounted, so when dealing with us, you can't put more thought into it." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"What the British are trying and plotting, is it ...... Is it also our 'two vertical and two horizontal'? ”

"This is natural," Qian Dingming said, "However, on the top of the 'two vertical and two horizontal', the Americans have already taken the lead, and the British have already fallen behind, even if they catch up, the biggest piece of cake is all American, and this layer, the British should also have a number in their hearts." ”

The metaphor of "cake", Wan Qingquinoa listened to it in her ears, felt quite disobedient, and was stunned for a moment before she realized what it meant?

"However, beyond the railroad," Qian Dingming continued, "there are many British people who can make money and can conspire—the cars on land cannot compete with the Americans, so they will compete with the steamers on the water—and the Americans cannot afford to carry the British." ”

"Yes, yes!" Wan Qingli said, "Didn't all the ships of our navy buy them from the British? ”

"Not all," Qian Dingming said, "There are also a few ships launched by the Fujian Shipping Bureau, but at the moment, we can only build small boats, and the larger ships are indeed ordered from the British." ”

After a pause, "Also, Bishop, the 'general office' of the Fujian Shipbuilding Bureau, is British, and the main technician is British, and all the machines used are also purchased from the British-"

Wan Qingqu let out a soft "oh", "That's right! ”

"So," Qian Dingming smiled, "even if it's a small boat, even if we build it ourselves, the money and the British people have earned a share." ”

"This ...... 'cake'," Wan Qingquio touched his beard and bowed slightly, "It's really not small!" It's worth the British people's attention! ”

"And that's not all—" said Qian Dingming, "in addition to the navy, most of the ships of the steamship China Merchants were also purchased from the British. ”

"Hmmm......"

"The navy has to do a big job, and the sea has to do a big job," Qian Dingming said, "Oh, and the inland river transportation—"

After a pause, "In the future, whether it is a military ship or a civilian ship, whether it is bought from outside or built by yourself, there will only be more and more!" There is also a shipyard - a Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau, sooner or later it will not be enough, and when a new factory is started, it will probably be necessary to use the British as the 'general office', the British as the technicians, and the machines, since the British are used as the 'general office' and technicians, needless to say, they still have to be purchased from the British-"

Speaking of this, he slightly accentuated his tone, "This 'cake' will only get bigger and bigger!" ”

Wan Qingqu nodded again and again, and said, "In this way, the British brought these two small trains from the Summer Palace and the West Garden...... Introduction? ”

"So to speak."

"I used to think that the hands of the British are really not small," Wan Qingli said, "and now it seems that this little thing is more than what he wants...... Hey, it's not much, it's not much! ”

"Please take a look at the lotus root," Qian Dingming said with a smile, "The British's 'hand' is still a little bit underneath." ”

Wan Qingqui picked up the gift list and continued to read it, and sure enough, "A small fire wheel, extremely high-quality decoration." ”

This time, his reaction was quicker, "Little Hot Wheel? Isn't it...... Also placed in the West Garden? ”

Qian Dingming nodded, "Yes." ”

After a pause, "There are also two such small steamers in the Summer Palace, which are sent together with the small train - one for each queen mother of the two palaces." ”

Well, whether it's the Summer Palace or the Three Seas, there are both small trains and small steamers, but now, it's lively.

"Land and water!" Wan Qingqu sighed slightly and said, "The British are really ...... when they play tricks Hey! ”

Speaking of this, across the desk, his upper body leaned slightly towards Qian Dingming, and his voice was slightly lowered, and he said: "Dingfang, I heard a news, I don't know if it's true or not, uh...... It's about us and the British, I don't know...... Is it inconvenient to ask the brother for verification? ”

Wan Qing Quinoa is up and down, he is the most cautious and serious, he will not inquire about things that should not be inquired, Qian Dingming said calmly: "What's the inconvenience? If you have any advice, please ask for instructions. ”

"That's the case—" Wan Qingquio still lowered his voice slightly, "I heard that the part of the artifacts of the Old Summer Palace, which fell into the hands of the British, has been collected by the British government, loaded and shipped, and has been ...... Arrived in Tianjin? ”

"It's true!" Qian Dingming nodded, "However, it's not 'already in Tianjin', it's already in Beijing!" ”

"Ahh

Wan Qingqui exclaimed softly, "This ...... Ouch, this congratulatory gift, but it's too big! ”

"Not bad!" Qian Dingming said, "This is indeed the biggest congratulatory gift for his accession to the throne today!" The British hurried to catch up with the enthronement ceremony today - finally caught up! ”

Speaking of this, he smiled to himself and said, "It's just that although it is the 'biggest congratulatory gift', it can't be included in the gift list, hehe!" ”

"This ......"

Wan Qingqui pondered for a moment and said, "Yes! In the end, things are our own things, and the British are just returning them to their original owners, so how can they be embarrassed to use them as 'congratulatory gifts'? ”

"Also," Qian Dingming said, "not only can it not be included in the gift list, but it cannot be put on the table with great fanfare—otherwise, the face of the French will be ugly." ”

Wan Qingqu nodded, "That's right—the French have the other half in their hands!" ”

"Don't hide it," Qian Dingming said, "The French have also said that they want to return a few pieces of artifacts from the Old Summer Palace to us!" ”

"Oh?"

"But," Qian Dingming sneered slightly, "it's really just 'a few' - three or five!" ”

"Three, five?" Wan Qingqu frowned, "The French are also ...... It's too small, isn't it? ”

"The British returned the artifacts of the Old Summer Palace," Qian Dingming said, "This is the second time—this, the lotus root also knows, but the first time the number is smaller, less than the eleventh of the people he robbed." ”

After a pause, "However, after the French found out about this, his acting minister, Borone, came to me and told me that the French government also intended to return some of the Old Summer Palace artifacts, and I asked him, how much is the 'part'?" He said, 'Three at least, five at most,' and a great ceremony—"

Wan Qingquinoa's brows furrowed even tighter, "Just a few things, what kind of ceremony do you want to hold?" ”

"yes!"

Qian Dingming smiled slightly, "I asked Prince Xuan for instructions, and the prince said, 'Either send them all back, and don't keep a single thing; Or, don't bother with one - please keep it for me first! ’”

Wan Qingqu shook his head again and again: "The French don't know anything!" The French don't know anything! ”

Guan Zhuofan also had a sentence, Qian Dingming didn't tell Wan Qingquinoa - "When the time comes, I will pick it up myself." ”

"The comparison between the two," Wan Qingqu continued, "shows that the British can be human!" This time, the capital of the British is too big! I've collected all these things, and I don't know how much it will cost? This one...... It's not like two small trains and three small steamers, right? ”

"The British did spend some money," Mr. Qian said, "but not as much as we thought." ”

After a pause, "The benefits of our things, foreigners don't understand very well, in the past two years, London held several 'Summer Palace' auctions - most of the artifacts looted by the British in the Old Summer Palace were scattered among the people in this way. At the auction, a bottle of 10,000 silver was often sold for a dozen silver dollars. ”

"Uh...... 'Summer Palace'?"

"It's the Old Summer Palace," Qian Dingming said, "'Summer Palace' is the name of foreigners." ”

After a pause, "Of course, since the decision was made to return the artifacts of the Old Summer Palace, such an auction will no longer be held. ”

"Hmm."

"Buy back," Qian Dingming said, "Naturally, the money spent is more than when you sell it, but when you sell it, it's really cheap, and when you buy it back, no matter how much it is, it's not much more." ”

"Of course, among the foreigners who buy the artifacts of the Old Summer Palace, there are also those who really know how to do it, or, although they don't know how to do it, they think that strange goods can live, but this kind of person is always a minority!"

"And if the seller offers a lot of money, the British government will ignore him - the British are not stupid, and they will not really spare no money."

"Also, not all of this money was paid by the British government itself, and many businessmen were also pulled in to get together - all shipbuilders, cannons, trains, machines, and so on."

Wan Qingqu understood, "It's all about doing business with us." ”

"That's right!"

Qian Dingming nodded and said: "In addition, not all the artifacts of the Old Summer Palace stolen by the British are scattered among the people, and the British government still collects a large part of it in its own hands, so there is no need to spend any money on this part." Therefore, although there are many things that are pulled back and a big ship is loaded, the money that the British government really spends is not too much. ”

After a pause, "This is the second batch, and the first batch was taken out of his own inventory by the British government and sent it back first, as a sign of sincerity—well, it's a 'stone's throwing'." ”

"After a year or two, the British felt that China and Britain could indeed - well, in the words of the British Minister Ali Guo, 'comprehensive and in-depth cooperation', and this really exerted their strength, and collected everything they could find, and sent them back in one go, plus the first batch, accounting for about eighty or ninety percent of what he snatched - the remaining one or two percent could not be recovered, and could only -"

Speaking of this, he sighed softly, "I can only sigh." ”

Wan Qingquan didn't mean to sigh, and his tone was very excited: "No matter what, I can comfort my ancestors!" Also, Emperor Wen Zongxian's abandonment of the world has a lot to do with the catastrophe of the three mountains and five gardens. ”

Speaking of this, facing the air, he arched his hand emptily, and said with admiration on his face: "This is all Prince Xuan's work to spin the world!" ”

When the two ministries were in the main hall and discussing their official business, one of them uttered a remark to a prince that "whirls the world", supplemented by such actions that are only done to the king under ordinary circumstances, which is really not appropriate.

However, Qian Dingming knew that this was because his identity was "Prince Xuan's cronies", and Wan Qingqui said and did it in front of him, with the intention of "showing loyalty" to the prince through himself, so although there was no interface, he smiled and nodded.

"Dingfang," Wan Qingquan said, "you just said that the French also intended to return a few artifacts from the Old Summer Palace, and asked for a grand ceremony—"

After a pause, "If there are only three or five pieces, it is naturally not worth holding any grand ceremony, but what the British sent back is a thousand theories!" So, let's-"

Qian Dingming shook his head and said, "Prince Xuan said, it's better to 'make a fortune in a muffled voice'!" ”

"This ...... Alas! Why is Prince Xuan so humble? Wan Qingqui frowned slightly, "This is a great feat comparable to opening up the territory!" ”

"The prince said," Qian Dingming said, "In the end, it's not really to expand the territory - if you win the battle, force people to sign the alliance under the city, and spit out all the people who robbed us before, it is indeed worth celebrating, but the British returned the artifacts of the Old Summer Palace, which is not the case, so-"

Speaking of this, he smiled slightly, "Save it for later!" ”

Wan Qingqu didn't hear the deep meaning of the words "leave it for later", he still followed his own train of thought and said: "Although the prince is humble, the sound and light of this great achievement can't be hidden!" Well, the temple shines! Add color! Today's enthronement ceremony...... It's even more scorching and dazzling! ”

*(To be continued.) )