XXXV. Steamship Crossing (1)

"Woo~~~" The whistle sounded continuously on the sea surface of Zhejiang, and a fisherman who pulled up the fishing net on the sea was taken aback, raised his head, and saw the white canvas boat that appeared on the sea level continuously, and the fishing net in his hand couldn't help but throw it down, "This is this, the foreign devil is here again!" ”

"Nonsense!" Mu Yang'a smashed the cup in the yamen of Ningbo Mansion, and was furious, and the attendants underground did not dare to speak, "Blind your dog's eyes, what foreign devils are calling again?!?!? ”

"Now the Qing Dynasty is Haiqing Heyan, there is no war, these foreign devils are sent all the way to the ironclad ship we bought, but they are just some darts, it is worth your fuss! A bunch of gallant mice, hum. Liangguang is also some waste, these ships are so north, they can't see it? Could it be that he flew over stealthily like Sun Wukong! Mu Yang'a obviously forgot that when he received a message that foreigners led the army to appear on the sea surface of Ningbo again, he was paralyzed on the ground, and he spat and scolded loudly, perhaps to hide his weakness.

A Shaoxing master on the side, Master Li waved his hand and asked the people below to go down, "Go find a few interpreters and get ready to negotiate," and when the attendants below came out of the signing room, Master Li said to Mu Yang'a, "Dong Weng, but do you want to take the ironclad ship next in our Ningbo Mansion?" ”

"And, if it's next, this money will be too much."

"But Dong Weng is already about to be promoted to Beijing," Master Li made a suggestion, "If this errand is done, when you get to Beijing, it will be a great achievement in front of the Queen Mother." ”

"Merit is merit, but this silver, tsk," Mu Yang bared his teeth, and it hurt a little when he thought about it, "Bebo Mansion is full of businessmen, and thousands of sails sail away every day, you know, let alone this seat, even Zuo Zongtang, I can't see the silver in our library, the long-haired chaos, the silver is transported out like water, and I don't have much left in my hand!" And the foreign guns and cannons, ho, Zeng Guofan is also embarrassed! ”

"Sir, what you said is very true, this credit is there, but we haven't figured out the meaning of the Queen Mother, does the Queen Mother want to go south or north first? I don't know. ”

"What Dong Weng said is very true," Master Li pondered, "During the Daoguang and Xianfeng periods, the foreigners all attacked from the south to the north, and if they were forward, they couldn't put the warships in the south. ”

"If it's in the south, it's naturally easy to do, and I'll get a cheap one when I change hands, but if I want to go to the north?" Mu Yang'a shook his head, "As soon as those foreign devils' sailors and soldiers leave, what should we do?" Can't pull it with a cow? So let's wait and see first, wait for the queen mother's will, if you want the Ningbo Mansion to pay," Mu Yang'a's face wrinkled, "Master, I might as well go north as soon as possible!" ”

"Yes, yesterday the governor of Jiangning handed over an official document to ask for this month's military salary, and the students will send it out?"

"No," Mu Yang'a shook his head, "Now that the rebellion has been settled, what does he want so much money for?" Also, if they want foreign guns and cannons, they should pay according to the market price, and they are not allowed to ask for nothing, isn't this becoming a slander? Besides, he once Lao Jiu defeated Jiangning City, and Hong Xiuquan's treasury was all embezzled, but he still had the face to ask me for money? Could it be Pixiu? Only in but not out? Mu Yang'a sneered, his little eyes flashing with a cold light, "Now that the rebellion has subsided, what Huai Army and Xiang Army will always disband, give money, how can Jingshi explain there?" ”

"What does Dong Weng mean, there is news in Beijing?" Master Li hurriedly asked.

"The Queen Mother gave me a letter, that is, my daughter, which said, tell me to be a good errand, and only the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother should be the first to look forward, which is true," Mu Yang'a was grateful for a while, "If it weren't for the grace of the Queen Mother, how could I still have a Queen Mother in this family?" That's what I meant in my heart, I always have to repay it with broken bones, and you also saw the previous Di Bao, and asked Zeng Guofan to 'kill carefully', but the reward for pacifying Jiangnan has not come down yet, but I look," Mu Yang'a shook his head, "Zeng Lao'er wants to be crowned king?" That's not the door, the king, sitting in Jiangnan, and his own private soldiers, hehe, if I am the king of the government, I'm afraid I can't sleep at night, if Zeng Guofan is in Jiangnan for a day, there are many generals, and he is deeply popular, then don't think about being the king, I add to Zeng Guofan's blockage, that is, to share the worries of the center, even if I clearly receive the military reprimand, they must be deeply aware of my actions against the official. Mu Yang'a shook his head and smiled, "Besides, our governor of Zhejiang, but the national domain is a little unpleasant, I do this, Lord Futai can only help us." ”

Master Li knew in his heart that the current governor of Zhejiang was Zuo Zongtang. It stands to reason that even if they can't become good friends, they won't get to the point of being like fire and water. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for the recommendation ticket, your support is my biggest motivation. )

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