Back to Ming Dynasty with Industrial Revolution System

Chapter 346
"What? You said that our military leader remembered wrongly? How could our military leader remember wrongly?" Deng Qianlong shouted in a low voice.

"Dare not dare, we must have made a mistake... When I return to Batavia, I must ask a few more local natives for questioning. Maybe the rubber trees needed by your army are in the deep mountains and old forests." Antony, a businessman in Teresa, took out a handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Well, you don't have to rush to find it, I will ask the military leader for instructions first, and wait for his next instructions." Deng Qianlong said.

Xiong Wencan saw clearly from the sidelines that most of this situation was really caused by Chu Yun's mistake, but the Fu Liao Army just refused to admit their mistakes, so what can they do?And look at the obedient look of this Dutch businessman, not only was he not angry at the behavior of the Fu Liao army, but he tried his best to please the Fu Liao army as much as possible.

"Didn't you Dutch people come to Guangdong to plunder in Wanli these years, and have a lot of strong ships and guns? Why are you also afraid of returning to the Liao army?" Xiong Wencan asked Anthony privately.

"Master of Ming Dynasty, we Netherlanders are also human beings. If we can't defeat the Liao Army, we have no choice but to curry favor with them. Not long ago, they drove away our governor of Yizhou, and all the trade with Daming was controlled by them. If we make them angry, we won't be able to buy Ming Dynasty tea, silk and porcelain..." Anthony showed a bitter face.

It turned out that the lifeblood was in the hands of the Liao army. No wonder the Dutch merchants followed the Liao army officers, obsequiously.

"What kind of information is Mr. Xiong stealing about our Liao army?" Deng Qianlong asked Xiong Wencan and Anthony, muttering to each other.

"Ahem, how can you treat me like this? Master said, it's a great pleasure to have friends coming from afar. I just care about the guests from the other side of the ocean." Xiong Wencan hurriedly looked serious.

"My lord, why don't we go to the yamen of Guangzhou Mansion and take a look at the customs here." Deng Qianlong said, "Please lead the way."

"I am the governor-general of Guangdong and Guangxi conferred by the imperial court, and one of the border officials. How can you let me lead the way for you?" Xiong Wencan said angrily.

"Master Xiong, don't say that. In the next few years, I will lead the captain to station in the Pearl River. There are still many opportunities for us to cooperate. In the future, I will often come to drink with you, Mr. Xiong." Deng Qianlong said.

"Brother Deng, why don't I call you my lord, and you should come to me less often in the future. I'm an upright official with a clean sleeve, but I don't have any wine left." Xiong Wencan said aggrievedly.

"Don't worry, our Liao army has never bullied people, and I will bring my own drinks when the time comes." Deng Qianlong said.

leave.Xiong Wencan said in a low voice.

"Lord Xiong doesn't seem to welcome me. Although I don't understand the local dialect in Lingnan, I have been doing business in the southeast coast for a long time in the past two years, and I have dealt with many businessmen in Guangdong. I know that this is a curse word." Deng Qianlong suddenly look away.

"Huh? Is there any? I just transferred to Guangdong recently, and I don't know any Lingnan dialect." This time it was Xiong Wencan's turn to act stupid.

"Really? Hahaha, let's go." Deng Qianlong took the Cantonese businessman to the Yamen of Guangzhou Mansion without hesitation, as if he regarded this place as his own territory.

Xiong Wencan could only follow Deng Qianlong with a group of yamen servants and guard soldiers, and he didn't dare to do anything to Deng Qianlong. After all, the Liao Army had forcibly occupied the fort, and there were six gunboats and two troop carriers blocking the pier .

There are also some black-tailed boats near the pier, but the black-tailed boats that are only a few feet long look so small in the face of large warships that are more than ten times their size.The only larger one is the large merchant ship used by Guangdong merchants for ocean-going trade.

"My lord, the Liao army is trying to occupy the magpie's nest. There are millions of people in Guangdong, why should we be afraid of them? Why don't we take advantage of the opportunity when their leaders go ashore, and let us capture the thief first..." said a yamen servant.

"Do you think you are the reincarnation of Yue Fei? The Liao army just happened to have no excuse to attack Guangzhou, and their warships are coming. If we detain the responsible officials on their side, they will have an excuse to send a large army ashore!" Xiong Wencan stared. glanced at him.

"Then we just let them run amok in our Guangzhou mansion?" the yamen servant said dissatisfied.

"Wait for the imperial court's order. If the imperial court really wants to reopen the Guangdong Shipping Department, we will try to negotiate with the Liao army so that we can also share the tariffs. As for their forced landing and occupation of the fort, I will report it The imperial court, let the imperial court judge separately." Xiong Wencan was a little helpless.

"But... from our Lingnan to the capital, and back to Lingnan, we traveled long distances. When the court made another judgment, the Liao army had already established a firm foothold on the shore. We have nothing to do with them," said the yamen servant.

"You really shouldn't be underestimated as a yamen servant. When will you understand these principles?" Xiong Wencan said, "We have nothing to do now."

"Follow them quickly, and don't let him take over our government office again."

Xiong Wencan urged these government servants and soldiers to keep an eye on Deng Qianlong and the others.

Deng Qianlong led a group of soldiers and Guangdong businessmen to the city of Guangzhou, walked among the streets, looked at and shook his head: "This place is far worse than ours in southern Liaoning."

"Your Excellency, you are wrong. Our Guangzhou Mansion is the most prosperous area in the south of the Five Ridges. Although it is a bit far behind the big northern cities, it shouldn't be far away, right?" some Cantonese businessmen said dissatisfied.

"The master who restored the Liao army is right. If you go to Dalian Port in southern Liaoning, you won't think there is something wrong with what your master said." Some Guangdong businessmen who have been to southern Liaoning to do business refuted their own words. accomplice.

"Everyone, I am not using comparison to highlight our sense of superiority in southern Liaoning, but I think that Guangzhou should be more prosperous and become one of the best cities in the southeast coast." Deng Qianlong said, "Dalian Port is for the trade of the North Sea. Jiangsu and Zhejiang have The East China Sea, and the South China Sea belong to the government of Guangzhou."

Um!Hearing what Deng Qianlong said, the Guangdong businessmen present all stroked their beards and showed satisfied expressions. Obviously Deng Qianlong's words aroused comfort among them.

"In the next year, we plan to set up the Guangzhou Maritime Commission to be responsible for collecting customs duties and shipping taxes. We will also set up a Chinese language school for training overseas businessmen and some processing factories. We plan to recruit thousands of workers in Guangzhou. In the future, we hope to be able to Some people moved to Hainan Island to expand the influence of our Huaxia system." Deng Qianlong revealed a little information to these businessmen.

These Cantonese businessmen listened carefully and nodded frequently.

Xiong Wencan was depressed. He was a good governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, but his words were not as effective as an outsider.

(End of this chapter)