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The newly built Zhenhaihou Mansion is located on the Hongkou River, covering an area of more than 100 acres, typical Jiangnan garden style, rich in flowers and trees, the mountains and stacked stones and waterscapes reflect each other, the layout of the house is free, the building is simple, the hall is arranged as appropriate, the structure is not formal, the pavilion and the corridor sill, just like turning in the meantime, being in the middle, just like in the landscape painting.

In the study, Charlotte, a chemist and pharmacist from Citigroup, took out a small glass bottle and a piece of brown paper.

Then he carefully poured out some white crystalline powder from the glass bottle, and said with a light in his eyes: "Sir, we should have invented a new potion!" I've tried it, and it has a much higher analgesic effect than morphine, and it can be used as a high-intensity anesthetic. ”

Is the analgesic effect much higher than morphine? Yi Zhicontent glanced at the other party quietly, and said, "Is it synthesized with morphine as the main raw material?" ”

"Ugh." Charlotte hesitated before nodding, "yes, this thing shouldn't be as addictive as morphine." ”

Won't it be as addictive as morphine? What a joke! Yi Zhizhi picked up the white crystalline powder and took a closer look, not surprisingly, this thing is a crow. A piece of poison is a bigger drug - the sea. Lo. Because - commonly known as the four.

The reason why he reused this chemist and pharmacist who came to Shanghai to pan for gold was not even a third-rate pharmacist, in order to develop two things - aspirin and hai. Lo. Because, he had a faint impression that these two were written by a chemist, and they came out one after another in less than a month, and there should be a great connection between the two, but he only knew that the main ingredient of aspirin was salicylic acid. Lo. The main ingredient is morphine.

For him, both of these things mean great wealth, aspirin is one of the three classic drugs in the history of medicine, and is the most widely used antipyretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug in the world. Lo. Needless to say, the West has dumped opium into China for so many years, and now it is their turn to taste the consequences of feng shui.

"Mr. Yi." Charlotte said excitedly: "Shall we choose a name for it and apply for a patent?" "He is not modest to invent this thing, it is indeed because of the mention of contentment.

Applying for a patent for number four? Yi Zhishu was speechless for a while, does this want to leave a stench for 10,000 years? Shaking his head slightly, he said in a deep voice: "Morphine is highly addictive, this thing is synthesized with morphine as the main raw material, and it is estimated that it is also highly addictive. ”

As he spoke, he opened the drawer, wrote a check for 1,000 yuan and handed it over: "This is the reward you deserve, and then there are achievements, the reward will be doubled, your invention patent, Yuanqi will buy it out at a high price, you don't have to worry about this, first carefully develop the synthesis of salicylic acid, and the two results will be clinical trials together at that time." ”

For Charlotte, a thousand silver dollars was a huge amount of money, and after receiving the check, he thanked him excitedly, and promised to develop a synthesis of salicylic acid as soon as possible.

Sent Charlotte away, Yi Zhizhi excitedly lit a cigarette, No. 4 was developed, aspirin is estimated to be not far away, a drug and a drug, not only can Yuanqi quickly open the foreign market, but also bring a lot of money to Yuanqi, no, this No. 4 can't let Yuanqi operate, that thing will smash Yuanqi's signboard sooner or later.

Just thinking about it in her heart, Lin Meilian walked quickly to the door and reported: "Master Hou, the English Minister Sir Davis and others are here. ”

"Invite them in." Yi Zhicontent said and stood up, Wen Xian and Davis are private visits, naturally it is not appropriate to make a big show, and he does not plan to greet him at the gate, however, it is still necessary to greet him at the gate of the courtyard, the identity of the two is not as good as the consul in Shanghai, and it is really not good to put on a score, besides, he has dealt with Davis several times and has a good impression of him, besides, this time he also has a request for others.

At the gate of the courtyard, Davis and his group of three people were greeted, and as soon as they met, Davis praised in Chinese: "This garden is so beautiful, and it has its own merits with the Wu family garden." ”

Seeing that he was familiar with the idiom, Yi Zhizhi smiled and said: "Mr. De has stepped down, and he is very interested in my country's culture. ”

"I'm still going back to China to report on my work." Davis said with a smile: "If you can be free, you will definitely come to Shanghai." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and introduced: "This is my country's new Minister to China, the Governor of Commerce in China, Sir Bonham." ”

The two of them inevitably exchanged courtesies, and then the group walked through the courtyard into the hall and sat down, as soon as they sat down, Yi Zhicontent said directly: "The two envoys have arrived in Shanghai, and the fleet must arrive at Wusongkou in the next two days, right?" ”

Davis didn't answer, but said: "Sending a fleet to blockade Wusongkou is not a small risk for us..... ”

Is this not met for the conditions offered? Yi Zhixiang glanced at him, did not say a word, waited for the following, seeing this situation, Wen Xian took over and said: "The most fundamental reason for Davis's voluntary resignation is that Hong Kong's finances cannot make ends meet, and we hope to get Mr. Yi's active support to change this situation." ”

Davis continued: "Hong Kong's annual expenditure is nearly 500,000 pounds, but the income is less than 200,000 pounds, such a heavy burden is very detrimental to the development of Hong Kong, and the whole country is also complaining, our life is very sad. ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly, "Everyone, this is only a small account, not a big account, your country's trade and investment in China, how can the profit a year be only three or four hundred thousand pounds?" ”

Davis smiled wryly: "That can't be mixed up, Hong Kong can't make ends meet for a long time." ”

In order to prevent the British from using Hong Kong as a base to continue to expand abroad, Yuan Qi bought all the land opposite Hong Kong Island in one go, and built wharf street houses to attract Chinese and foreign businessmen by various preferential means.

Yuan Qi is not only famous, but also the strength and power in Nanyang are also thriving, far more popular than the British, and even many foreign businessmen are willing to live in Kowloon on the other side of the strait rather than live in Hong Kong, which cannot attract people, and naturally has no financial resources.

Slightly muttering, Yi Zhizhi said: "Standing in Yuanqi's position, I also hope that Hong Kong can prosper, which is a good thing for both of us, Hong Kong is a leased land, in essence, it is a concession, if you want to prosper, the first condition is to create a relaxed, free and good institutional environment, so Yuanqi is happy to work with you to build Hong Kong into a pearl in the Far East." ”

Davis groaned: "What Mr. Yi means is that Hong Kong should follow the example of Shanghai's concession, fully open up to your country, allow your people to trade and live freely, and protect their property and personal safety ....... ”

"If your country can manage Hong Kong as an autonomous city, I think this situation of making ends meet will be alleviated very quickly." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "If this is the case, Yuan Qi will be very happy to work together to develop." ”

Whether Hong Kong can develop or not, the key lies in Yuan Qi, can get Yi Zhi's contentment of this statement, Wen Xian is already satisfied, when even said cheerfully: "I am honored to have the opportunity to help Mr. Yi, however, the fleet blockade of Wusongkou, the slightest carelessness will cause friction, leading to the ...... diplomatic disputes between the two countries." ”

"That's reassuring." Yi Zhizhi said disapprehantly: "There is no possibility of any friction. ”

Davis said: "In the Qingpu case, our three missionaries are not lightly injured, and we also need to give the church an explanation ...... ”

"It's not negotiable." Yi Zhizu shook his head slowly, and said, "The missionaries of your country violated the agreement and crossed the border to Qingpu County to preach without authorization, causing disputes, and they are to blame. Although this matter is small, its impact is very great, and the government and the opposition are paying close attention, and if the prime minister's yamen compromises, it will inevitably be condemned by the whole country, and it may also trigger a large-scale conflict between the people and religions.

I would like to remind you of this, why is Christianity and Catholicism banned? It is because of the conflict with Chinese culture and etiquette that it is not easy to win the ban, and I hope that missionaries from all over the world will cherish it, and if there is a similar conflict between people and religion again, it is very likely that the ban will be reinstated and banned again. ”

Hearing his tone so tough, Wen Xian didn't dare to speak for a while, he didn't understand the other party's temperament, but Davis said: "The territory of your country, the missionaries are not familiar with it, and crossing the border is mostly a misunderstanding, and now after all, people are injured ......" ”

"I have always had a good impression of missionaries, and I have been friends with many missionaries, such as Bo Jia, Olifin, Wei Sanwei, etc." Speaking of this, Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly, "Those three missionaries are also commendable and admirable, so how about it, after the incident, I will entertain the three of them in the name of the treasurer of Yuanqi, and then donate money to the church." ”

"Okay." Davis said with a smile: "If they can get Mr. Yi's banquet, they can be regarded as a blessing in disguise, and the church should be calm when they can get Mr. Yi's donation." ”

Two days later, on the morning of the day, the British commander Biedman led six warships flying the rice flag to Wusong, and then lined up at Wusongkou, the gun doors were all open, and the muzzles of the black holes of one door were facing the river, and the posture of blocking Wusongkou was put on a posture, and the defenders of Wusong Fort were in strict formation, and all the officers and soldiers poured into the fort group, each of them stood at their posts and waited for orders.

No one on either side fired artillery, so it was a stalemate, but the news spread quickly through the train, for a while the people of Baoshan and Shanghai were panicked, and the Cao Gang in Qingpu and Shanghai were even more nervous, both afraid that the British army would come in, and that the imperial court would arrest them and hand them over to the British.

The tense stalemate lasted until about one o'clock in the afternoon, and another fleet of eight Western sail warships crossed the Haikou into the Yangtze River and slowly approached Wusongkou. The Qing people deliberately tricked them into coming to Wusongkou in order to catch them all.

"Report ——。" The lookout post shouted, "The other side is flying the flags of Spain and the Netherlands." ”

A combined fleet of Spain and the Netherlands? Biedman's mind is a little insufficient, what is the situation? Why did Spain and the Netherlands form a combined fleet to come to Shanghai? Is it also here to block Wusongkou? It's impossible, the Qingpu lesson plan has nothing to do with these two countries, what are they here to make a fuss about? It is not possible for these two countries to declare war on the Qing State and also want to conclude a treaty with the Qing State, well, it is really possible!

However, after holding the telescope and taking a closer look, Biedman felt that something was wrong, the style of the sail warship was not that of Spain and the Netherlands, but of Citigroup! But the officers and men running around on the deck of the ship were dressed in Dutch and Spanish uniforms, and he wondered, what was going on?

After hesitating for a while, he ordered: "Send someone to contact the other party, and in addition, send someone to Shanghai to inform Your Excellency the minister." ”

The officers sent to liaise with the Spanish-Dutch combined fleet soon returned to report that they had been invited to assist in the blockade of Wusongkou and to give up half of the river.

Hearing the report, Biedman didn't think much about it, so he ordered to give up the right half of the river to let the Spanish and Dutch combined fleets deploy, after all, England and the Netherlands had a good relationship, and it was impossible for the combined fleet to attack them, besides, the blockade of Wusongkou was originally a joke, and they would not fire, in addition, giving up half of the river was also a good thing for their fleet, in case of any accidents, it would not be directly under the guns of Wusong Battery.

Wusongkou added eight Western warships, the situation became more tense, the news spread, a large number of wealthy people in Baoshan and Shanghai went to the city to avoid trouble, a scene of chaos.

The British Consulate in Shanghai, hearing the report, Davis, Bonham, and Elcock couldn't help but look at each other, who invited Spain and the Netherlands to send fleets to help blockade Wusongkou? If this causes a misunderstanding and the two sides fight, it is really unclear!

Seeing Wen Xian's sharp eyes, Elcock hurriedly said, "It's not me, and I can't move them patiently." ”

This is also true, not to mention that Elcock is just a consul in Shanghai, that is, as a minister in China, it is impossible to easily invite the Netherlands and Spain to send a fleet to Shanghai, Wen Xian muttered: "Is it a coincidence? These two countries also wanted to follow the example of France and the United States to conclude a treaty with the Qing state? ”

"How could it be so coincidental?" Davis said in a sullen voice: "Nine times out of ten, this is arranged by Yuan Qi!" ”

"What does Yuanqi want to do?" Bonham wondered.

"Then I have to ask the shopkeeper of Yi Da." Davis said angrily, as he spoke, he took out his pocket watch and looked at it, and said, "It's already four o'clock in the afternoon, according to the agreement, we should also go to the Prime Minister's Yamen, just to ask for an understanding." ”