Anti-Qing: I'm actually an honest person

Chapter 114 Enough to Make a Table of Mahjong (Two in One)

"Brother Liu, the old man has grown up on you a little bit, don't you mind if I call you that?"

"Prince Pingxi, whatever you want, come and drink tea."

"Why are you so strangers? Although you and I met for the first time today, we hit it off right away. If you don't mind, call me Brother Ang, or Brother Gui, and tell you big brother. Our buddies have strengths and strengths." You know you Brother Gui, just two words, fastidious."

"You flatter me, Brother Gui came looking for me in the middle of the night for something."

"There are no outsiders here, brother, shall I chat with you honestly?"

Well, another one who doesn't treat himself as an outsider.

I had no choice but to say, "Brother Gui, tell me."

"Brother, the idea of ​​building a company you proposed today is great, but do you really expect these people to help you achieve success?"

"The people at this table today... are all outstanding people."

"Hahahahaha, brother Xiao Liu is pretending to be confused, Sun Yanling, a soft-boiled person, his own wife can't handle it, and now they are going to fight each other. This son's success is more than failure."

"Shang Zhixin and Geng Jingzhong are just relying on the generation of their father and grandfather Yu Yin. Geng Jingzhong became King of Jingnan last year. People in the army have not fully recognized him, let alone Shang Zhixin, who was arrested by the Qing court when he was young He was transferred to the central government as a hostage, and he has never brought soldiers for a few days. His father is happy, although he is not dead, but the old man in his seventies is dim-sighted and has no courage. , Tujiwagou."

"That what De Hele, a red-haired devil who is in business, has so many broken ships and I don't know how to make a fuss. If it is not my race, it will have a different heart. What is the use of a few broken money? You can buy it. Is this thousands of miles of mountains and rivers?"

"As for Princess Changping and Yuan Chonghuan's son, they are not the ones doing big things at all."

Liu Dapao smiled wryly when he heard the words: "As the prince said, isn't this anti-Qing and Ming-ming thing just a mirror image? Since they are unreliable, who can I rely on? Who can I rely on for the great cause of anti-Qing? "

"From my point of view, on this table today, the only ones who can be called heroes in today's world are the king and the laurel."

Liu Dapao laughed and picked up the teacup and drank it down with him, saying: "I am not Liu Bei, and you are not Cao Cao. Brother Gui, you may as well tell me what you want to do."

"It's refreshing, brother, the anti-Qing matter is now on the line. I have soldiers and you have money, and you and my brothers are enough to sit down Jiangnan. Instead of being with these insects, arguing endlessly over such trivial matters as stock capital, Why don't you and I make a secret covenant."

"I want to establish a brand new company based on the four provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan, and Sichuan. Brother, you continue to carry out strategic cooperation with me with your West Pacific company. You pay for it, and I will fight. After we are full-fledged Let's take down Jiangxi together, divide and encircle Geng, Shang, and Sun Sanfan, and force them to surrender. At that time, half of the world will fall into my hands. Naturally, I will be the emperor or the regent, and you will be my one. Word side by side king."

"Brother Gui, you're really brave."

While talking, Mrs. Chen knocked on the door again and came in.

"What's the matter?"

"Geng Jingzhong and Shang Zhixin came hand in hand to see you."

"Hey, am I so hot?"

Wu Sangui quickly stood up and said: "The two of them came just in time, I was just about to listen carefully to what they will tell you, don't say that I have been here."

After all, he slipped away and hid under the bed.

I saw Sun Yanling.

It was embarrassing for a while.

Then Geng Jingzhong and Monk Zhixin entered the room, and the two of them hurriedly made a motion of keeping silent, and began to eavesdrop seriously.

Liu Dapao also pressed his temples, endured the pain in his brain and said with great reluctance: "The two princes are visiting late at night, what is the matter?"

Shang Zhixin laughed loudly: "Hahahahaha, little brother Liu, we have dealt with each other a lot, and my fifth younger brother has suffered a lot under your command, and I always thought you were a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty. Who would have thought that you would hide it so deeply."

Geng Jingzhong said with a wry smile: "Your fifth younger brother just suffered a bit. He asked for it. This king really suffered a big loss at the hands of Brother Liu. I am a fake Tiandihui, but I was killed by Liu. The little brother's true nature will kill the army and ruin the army, which will greatly damage the army's prestige."

When Liu Dapao saw that the two of them brought up the old matter, he had no choice but to say: "At that time, Kangxi's intention to withdraw from the feudal domain was not as obvious as it is now, but in short, the mistakes were all the fault of my subordinates. Here, I apologize to the two princes."

"Where is it, what is there to apologize for? As the saying goes, don't know each other if you don't fight. To be honest, the three of us are neighbors and have always had conflicts. Therefore, the two of us know each other better than Wu Sangui, Sun Yanling and others. You are far-sighted, not a mortal. I heard there is news from the Tiandihui that their second young master has schemes of ghosts and ghosts. If you think about it, it must be you. With the status of the Tiandihui, you can have today's situation. I think You are well-deserved of the four words of the conspiracy of gods and ghosts."

"You two are being polite. It's all a coincidence. If you insist on talking about your skills, maybe it's just luck. The two princes came late at night. I must have something to do. Please speak bluntly."

But he was really too lazy to go around in circles anymore, he was tired.

"Okay, little brother Liu, there are no outsiders here, so let's talk straight."

Ha ha.

The house is full of outsiders now.

"Brother Liu, the three of us are true neighbors. In fact, there is no denying that if any two of you and I are at odds, the three of us will feel extremely uncomfortable, and even have to Only by annexing each other can we develop, between us, there is only a family, and life and death are two paths, there is absolutely no middle ground."

"You two, what are you talking about?"

Geng Jingzhong said: "Wu Sangui and Sun Yanling are located in Xichui, but they are completely different from us. Whether it is Yunnan, Guizhou or Guangxi, they are both places where poor mountains and rivers are full of troublesome people. How can they compare with our Fujian and Guangdong provinces with beautiful mountains and clear waters and outstanding people. As for Hongmao Fan, I thought we could only use them for help, and we must not rely too heavily on them, after all, they are not of my race, so their hearts must be different."

Shang Zhixin heard the words and said: "Wu Sangui is capricious, he is a real villain. Sun Yanling is a softie. If you ask me, he is useless. Once Wu Sangui cavalry, the southwest half of the wall must be full of wars. Let us The two provinces of Fujian and Guangdong have the great advantage of connecting the world with business. Brother Liu is in business. The speed at which he can make money is much faster than that of Zheng Chenggong. Why don't the three build a country from the soil, sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and at the same time accumulate strength, wouldn't it be beautiful to reap the benefits of the fishermen?"

"Crack the soil and seal the country? Sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight?"

Geng Jingzhong said: "Just wait for the war to rise, and I only need to send troops to occupy Xianxia Pass, which is enough to stop the enemy in the north with natural dangers. Brother Liu, if you send troops to Ganzhou, you can build a pass on the Ganshui River. Li, using it on the great river, it can be said to be a sledgehammer, but this powerful enemy from the west, with Brother Shang's soldiers and horses, it is easy to stop Sun Yanling if he wants to."

"In this way, the Qing government must concentrate its efforts to eliminate Wu Sangui first. We might as well exchange military supplies, grain and grass with Wu Sangui to do business, and at the same time open up sea trade and accumulate strength. They fight their battles, and we earn ours. Qian, when they finish fighting, no matter who wins and who loses, both sides will suffer. I am afraid that we have already taken the opportunity to grow stronger. At that time, whether it is going west to Changsha, Jiangxi Province, integrating the remnants of Wu Sangui, or going to Nanjing. Isn't it easy to rule the river?"

"No matter how the world changes hands, I'm afraid that the winner will no longer be able to conquer us, so we can only admit it with a pinched nose. We will still be our vassal kings, and you will still do your business. If you like , you can invite Mrs. Jiu Nan again to display the banner of the Ming Dynasty, isn’t this also an anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty?”

"Oh~, I understand what you two mean. Let Wu Sangui and Kangxi fight. We only need to fight the fire. We can also do business with them and sell their arms. In addition to the benefits of the sea trade, there will be a three-year five-year war." Let’s face it, the more they fight, the weaker we fight, the stronger we fight. If we retreat, we can block the southeast, and if we advance, we can unify the country. Is that what it means? It’s just how do we trust each other, and how do we coordinate with each other?”

"The two of us are also well aware of the benefits of sea trade, so we plan to use our Wangzhuang to invest in West Pacific Company. We don't ask for more, as long as we can add up to more than 30%. Brother Liu is the chief helm of the Tiandihui. It is impossible for Tiandihui to only have business in Chaozhou, right? We plan to set up a brand new company with the two of us besides the West Pacific Company, with the entire Fujian and Guangdong provinces as the capital. Please come and invest in it. These two companies cooperate with each other and are nested with each other, which is enough to ensure that the three of us rely on each other and restrain each other, and we can also think and work together."

"Oh...so that's the case, but in this way, you still have to rely on the Dutch. You have also seen that Luyter and the others are planning to increase investment in our Far East this time. If you can participate It’s too little, I’m afraid that if we add another piece, we won’t even be able to make up 30% of the share capital, if we break up the southeast, will it end up being manipulated by the Dutch, and end up getting married for them...?”

Before he could finish speaking, someone knocked on the door again.

"My lord, Lord Potter and Luyter have come together to see you."

Geng Jingzhong and Shang Zhixin glanced at each other.

"Listen to what this red-haired devil wants to say, don't say we have been here."

Then, the two also got under the bed.

Then I saw Wu Sangui and Sun Yanling under the bed together.

The atmosphere was a little awkward.

Liu Dapao was also speechless for a while.

Enough to open a table of mahjong.

This is my study room, the bed is for napping instead of doing business, and it’s not too big, how did you squeeze the four old men out?

Just as he was thinking wildly, Porter and Luyter also arrived. Liu Dapao poured tea for them and said, "Both of you, there are no outsiders in this room. I am really tired. If you have anything to say, let's speak directly." , My brain is about to explode right now."

Liu Dapao was also very particular, knowing that there were ears under the bed, so he didn't speak Dutch directly, so as not to make the four people under the bed suspicious.

Anyway, it's already like this, so I simply spread out my cards.

"Dear Liu, we still feel that we can only tell you some things. After all, you are our approved partner. Our cooperation with you is not only because of your power, but more importantly, your thinking. Your thinking is completely different from that of other officials in the Qing Dynasty. Even if you are from a high position, many places are higher than our professional world businessmen. Your other lords in the Qing Dynasty are mediocre mediocrity. They don't understand how vast the world is, they can only pretend to be a small Qing court, and our journey is the world and the sea, right?"

Liu Dapao had no choice but to say: "Yes, are you bourgeois? Everyone's level is different. Looking at the entire Qing court, I am the only one who is connected with you, so..."

"So dear Liu, in fact, we are not interested in either the Qing Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty. In fact, if the Qing court can be divided into many different regimes and divided into several countries, it will be more convenient for us to do business. There is an advantage."

"And our goal is to build a country where the bourgeoisie is the master and truly belongs to our merchants. This country doesn't need to be too big. It can do business very well. It is enough to ensure the safety of our lives and property 100% gone."

"Well... so what are you going to do?"

"We hope that the southern region of the Qing court can maintain a long-term separatist rule. On the surface, we will support you and the four lords we met today. We can give them money, give them weapons, and trade with them, but in fact, we hope To establish a closer cooperative relationship with you, if they take a stake in Westpac, I suggest that we secretly set up a brand new company, only we, you know, Circular Holdings, we can secretly eat away at their shares."

"We hope that no matter how many lords fight with your court, Chaozhou, as our window, can be built into a country within a country, kick out all those feudal, corrupt, and stupid guys, and establish a We have the final say, and only the country or company that we have the final say on.”

"We can nibble away those stupid lords bit by bit through loans, finance, circular holdings, etc. Of course, you can also ask your businessmen from the Qing Dynasty to join in this process. We don't care whether this new country is run by It is composed of any nation, but there is one thing, it must belong to our bourgeoisie."

"If you agree, we are willing to support you to become the king of this new country, Liu. We admire your foresight and vision beyond the times. As businessmen, we are willing to create a new era under your leadership, and then Conquer the world and fulfill the dream you said, your dream is also the dream of all of us!"

(End of this chapter)