After Ma Shali and Bo Jia said goodbye and left, Feng Yunshan remembered that there were nearly 2,000 captured Chen Kaiyi soldiers still held on Hong Kong Island, so he asked people to go to Kansai to invite John Jia, and ask him to come to Hong Kong Island, buy them from the British army, and then transport them back to Bao'an. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The reason for this is that Feng Yunshan is mainly worried that the British will interfere with it and use it to blackmail. In this era, most of the captured captives were sent to the Americas or Australia as labor slaves, and Feng Yunshan could not see death without rescue, and it was best for the American John to come forward.

John Ga's kinder man readily agreed to help when he heard that so many people were going to be sold into slavery.

At this time, Zuo Zongtang came to ask for a meeting.

Today, he was on Cheung Chau Island, outside the city, to inspect the construction of a large wharf and shipyard. Hearing that the British minister and the American commissioner were coming, he hurriedly rushed back to the governor's yamen, but he did not expect that the Holy King had already completed the negotiations with the foreigners in three or two clicks.

Knowing that a reconciliation agreement had been reached with the British, Zuo Zongtang was a little puzzled and said: "Holy King, why don't you take advantage of the victory to pursue, completely defeat the Yingyi, recover Hong Kong Island, and raise the prestige of our Chinese?" ”

Feng Yunshan couldn't help laughing dumbly, he couldn't imagine that this Zuo Zongtang still had an angry plot, but now Zuo Zongtang's ability, talent and strategy are all good, but his vision can't be compared with Zuo Zongtang in history, it's no wonder that he hasn't had much contact with foreigners.

Later generations of Zuo Zongtang, after experiencing the second opium war, was deeply touched, actively carried out the Westernization movement, and very early began to establish the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau and supporting iron works in Mawei, Fuzhou, becoming China's first new shipyard. Later, during his tenure in Gansu, he founded Lanzhou Manufacturing Bureau and Lanzhou Machine Weaving Bureau, creating China's first machine textile factory.

It seems that Zuo Zongtang at this time, usually follows himself, although he has come into contact with foreigners, he does not understand the world situation, nor does he know the strength of the British. As one of my own think tanks, this is definitely not good.

Feng Yunshan frowned and said, "Ji Gao, there are some situations that you don't know. Although the Holy Army was able to defeat the invading Yingyi army this time, the key was the weapons of the Yiren. Most of the artillery on the Humen Fort, especially the heavy coastal artillery, was purchased by the Qing Demon from the Portuguese people in Xiangmen. ”

The fort was almost broken by the British army, but fortunately, Lin Fengxiang led the holy soldiers with new foreign guns to arrive and defeat the British army. In addition to the brave battles of the soldiers, they relied on the weapons of foreigners. Ji Gao has forgotten that the first time Chen Kai's righteous army attacked Hong Kong Island, tens of thousands of righteous troops armed with swords, spears and birds were defeated by more than 1,000 British soldiers, and more than 2,000 people were captured. ”

"The British army's muskets are still old-fashioned muskets, with a killing range of less than half a mile, and I heard that a large-scale replacement of new muskets has begun in China, and the range has exceeded one mile." Feng Yunshan explained and analyzed the world situation for Zuo Zongtang: "This is just the musket of the British army, and the army fights, and there are more powerful artillery." Ji Gao, think about it. This time, it was so difficult for thousands of holy troops to defeat just a thousand British troops, and they also paid nearly a thousand casualties, while there were 160,000 such armies in the whole of Britain, and the weapons and equipment were more advanced. What will happen if the Holy Army confronts them? ”

Seeing that Zuo Zongtang's face was ugly, Feng Yunshan continued to add some fire: "This is only the army, Yingyi is the most powerful navy, and its combat power is several times that of its army." Yingyi's navy is the most terrifying! ”

Zuo Zongtang's face turned a little pale, and he finally realized that his thoughts were too wishful thinking. I also understood why Feng Yunshan asked him to go to Changzhou Island in the middle of the Pearl River to inspect the construction of docks and shipyards.

Seeing Zuo Zongtang's somewhat ashamed appearance, Feng Yunshan said slowly: "Ji Gao, we don't have to be too discouraged. Although Yingyi is strong, its center of gravity is still in Europe. And, one day, this king will let this world, other countries talk about the Holy Army, talk about the Han people, just like you and I talk about Yingyi, and my face will change for it, and I dare not offend! ”

Zuo Zongtang was shocked when he heard this, clenched his fists, and said yearningly: "Thank you Holy King for the point!" Zong Tang will do his best to follow the Holy King and achieve his ambition as soon as possible! ”

Then, Zuo Zongtang's face returned to normal, and he said with a little joy: "Holy King, Zongtang went to Changzhou Island in the middle of the river today, and found that the river there is open, the water is deep and gentle, and the island faces south and has a gentle slope, which is connected to the river bay next to it, and it is indeed a treasure land for building a shipyard. ”

Feng Yunshan nodded, of course it is a treasure land, this is the location of the shipbuilding factory of the Guangzhou Shipbuilding Group in the future, but it has been repeatedly demonstrated by a group of experts.

"The rest is to invite foreigners to help build it, let Wu Chongyao contact some foreigners more, Ji Gao, you are responsible for the choice, you can make some wooden sailing ships in the early stage, but in the near future, it will be a world of iron ships composed of steel." Feng Yunshan remembered something again, "To build a shipyard, you must have a supporting iron factory and wood!" Ji Gao, there are two places, you send people to investigate, find out the iron ore and coal mines, and build a larger steel plant as soon as possible. ”

After speaking, Feng Yunshan found the Dabaoshan Iron Mine and Quren Coal Mine in the later generations at the southern and northern ends of Shaozhou Mansion City on the map, and handed them to Zuo Zongtang.

Feng Yunshan also mentioned that US Commissioner to China Marshali came to meet with him today and was willing to provide weapons.

Zuo Zongtang thought for a while and analyzed: "Holy King, Meiyi definitely doesn't really want to support our holy army. One might be, as he said, that a weapon dealer would give him a favor if he asked him to find a buyer. Second, to be a commissioner in China, it must not be a simple person, and the purpose will not be so simple. Didn't the Holy King say that this Mashali had been in office for a long time, and the local officials ignored him, and he had not even been able to submit his credentials to the Manchu court? Zong Tang speculated that it was most likely because of this reason! ”

This Mashali had some resentment towards the Manchus, and when a friend asked him to sell weapons, he took advantage of the situation to sell them privately to my holy army. In this way, it will stimulate the Manchu court. If the Manchus went to him, he would not only be able to submit his credentials, but also ask the Manchus to agree to some of his conditions. If the Manchus did not go to him, he could continue to sell weapons and make a profit until the Manchus came to him. ”

After listening to Zuo Zongtang's speculation, Feng Yunshan couldn't help but be depressed, he knew that things were likely to be the same as Zuo Zongtang's speculation, when it came to grasping people's hearts, Feng Yunshan thought that he was not as good as Zuo Zongtang. In this way, wouldn't themselves and the Holy Army become pawns used by the Americans to stimulate the Manchus?

I don't care so much, as long as I can buy weapons, I will first equip the weapons of the holy soldiers. As for the Americans, let him realize in the future that not everyone can use them as pawns!

After Zuo Zongtang left, Feng Yunshan remembered that when he had just captured Daozhou, he still had time to give a few lessons to the people above the rank of the Holy Soldier Commander, but later, he was completely delayed.

And I really don't have so much time now, I have the heart to invite foreigners to give lectures, and there are really not many people who are willing to come, and who understand Chinese. Originally, he co-believed, but unfortunately he went back to Europe.

Feng Yunshan was thinking about it, and the guards came to report, and Haba'an led a few people to ask for a meeting.

However, it turned out that Feng Yunshan asked for a letter some time ago, and wrote a letter to invite Li Shanlan, Xu Shou, and Hua Yufang, who were in the Mohai Bookstore founded by the missionaries of the London Church in Shanghi, England, to Guangzhou.

Hexin only mentioned in the letter that he would compile the "New Edition of Naturalism", but he did not expect that Li Shanlan, Xu Shou, and Hua Yufang were strong lovers of modern Western scientific knowledge, and they had a strong interest in many mathematics, meteorology, physics, chemistry, etc. mentioned in Hexin's "New Edition of Naturalism", so they were directly invited.

Li Shanlan and others went to the clinic to find Hexin, but Hexin went to Prussia to invite the Krupp to come over in order to help Feng Yunshan, and went to Europe. Maybe Hexin had already confessed, so Haba'an brought them to see Feng Yunshan!

Li Shanlan, the leader, is in her forties, probably from a family of scholars, dressed as a scholar. Feng Yunshan has heard of his name, he is a famous mathematician in modern China, who has been reading and discussing Taoism all his life, and is not happy to make progress.

The two people who followed him, the tall and thin one was Xu Shou, who lost his father at an early age and lived in poverty, which made Xu Shou thin, but his eyes were radiant; A short and fat is Hua Yufang, born in a merchant family, free by his father's influence, familiar with the scriptures, he is the youngest, but the heart of learning is the most keen, Hexin's "New Naturalist Edition" aroused his itch, so he followed Li Shanlan and Xu Shou to Guangzhou. (To be continued.) )