Anti-Qing: I'm actually an honest person

Chapter 115 Fudge (Three in One)
Under the bed, there are now four old men squeezed into a small space.

I would have hated embarrassment.

Especially for Shang Zhixin and Geng Jingzhong who came later, Wu Sangui said angrily, "Both of you, you must be kind."

"The two of you came here earlier than us, I'm afraid you may not have said anything human.",,. ?
"Okay, stop arguing, let's listen to what this red-haired fan has to say, don't you think it's weird for this red-haired fan to join in today's game?"

Everyone nodded.

Then he listened attentively.

When he heard that the Hongmao fan actually wanted to kick the four of them out to work alone with Liu Dapao, he felt a little bad for a while.

What is the situation!

There are only a few people in Hongmao Fan, so could it be possible that they really have the ambition of swallowing elephants, wanting to swallow the world just like the Manchus entered the customs?
Didn't you say that these are all businessmen?You still want to trick Liu Dapao into selling them?Has this tooth grown?
"What does Liu Dapao mean by this? He doesn't really intend to betray us with these red-haired fans, does he?"

"This statement is wrong. We agreed to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty together. If Liu Dapao betrays us with this red-haired fan, it will be a traitor to the country."

"Traitor? We are more professional in this matter."

"I heard that this red-haired fan is very rich. If it is really a traitor, do you think we can jump over the cannon and make this money directly? This country is sold in our hands, maybe we can sell it well Price."

For a while, the four people under the bed were still a little tempted.

After all, the greatest value of Liu Dapao, the general manager of Chaozhou, is that he has money, and this money, after all, is earned from these Dutch people.

Let's talk about Liu Dapao, when Lao Le said this, he actually felt a little bit in his heart, and quickly stretched out his hand to signal him not to say any more. He probably also figured out the calculations in the minds of the four people under the bed at this moment. .

But how to deal with it, to be honest, Liu Dapao really didn't think about it, and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

In fact, he probably can understand the thoughts of these Dutch people. The bourgeois revolution? In fact, the Glorious Revolution in England was originally promoted by these people, but now because of his own existence, he came to him It's here, and it's in Manchuria.

Liu Dapao is soberly aware that he is witnessing and even deeply participating in this great history. When this page is turned, the whole world will enter a new era in such a silent manner.

In the final analysis, the disaster day in the Netherlands was essentially that the capitalists were too greedy to pursue commercial profits, so that they ignored the interests of the people. William III, who represented the feudal forces, seized the opportunity to incite the masses, and then suffered backlash.

The Netherlands, they will definitely not be able to go back, but no matter how talented William III is, it would be a miracle to keep the interests of the Netherlands from leaking out, and these countless overseas colonies belonging to the Dutch East India Company will definitely have to fight with him. Criticism.

This is also the most troublesome point about the power of capital compared to the power of the old era. The essence of this thing is fluid, and there is no way to limit it. Such a big crisis made them feel unprecedented panic and drove them crazy. Generally in pursuit of power.

As for Liu Dapao, of course he wants the overseas assets of the Dutch East India Company. If this thing can be kept in his pocket, the Chinese nation can save 80 or [-] years of struggle, and he really hopes This bourgeois revolution can take the lead in breaking out here, and it is better to be led by yourself to break out on its own initiative, than to be forced to break out after being bombarded with strong ships and cannons to open the country a hundred years later.

From this perspective, his purpose is completely consistent with the Dutch.

But there are two problems here. First, the customer is bullying the store. Originally, the partner he cooperated with was Porter, and he was confident that he could still suppress it. Now, the partner he cooperated with suddenly became most of the assets of the entire Dutch East India Company. The class has changed, and the representative has changed from a small Far Eastern governor to the war god of the entire Dutch navy. Can I still hold them down?

Second, the Qing Dynasty was no bigger than the United Kingdom. The size of the country is here. After all, it has a small territory and a small population, and the United Kingdom is also the second most powerful country in the world. Capitalism has already sprouted, and the bourgeoisie of the British East India Company itself Not weak, and the royal family has been dirty for a long time. After the accident in the Netherlands, it will be sad. It is natural to let go of the old grievances of the past and combine them together. On the Manchu side, the bourgeoisie sprouts that existed at the end of the Ming Dynasty are also It was rudely interrupted after the Manchu Qing entered the customs, and even drove back all these years.

Of course, the most important thing is that the United Kingdom has long had a Great Charter to limit the power of the monarch, so the so-called Magna Carta came into being later, which actually has the basis of a constitutional monarchy, regardless of whether it is the Manchu or Chinese traditions. It is all the land of the king in the world, and there is basically no soil that restricts the imperial power.

Hastily letting these Dutch people mess around in the land of the Qing Dynasty, if the strength is insufficient, it is very likely that they will split the country. Be careful that you might really become a traitor. The water here is too deep, and you can't grasp it with just your own words.

I am too weak after all.

Thinking about it, Liu Dapao was really enlightened.

We all know that among the people talking at the table today, none of them is a good bird. The gentleman and others have nothing to do with Wu Sangui and others. Come to yourself, so that this small meeting opened and opened again into a large meeting.

How did I become a sweet potato?
This is because I am the weakest!

Not only is it too weak compared to the Dutch, but it is also too weak compared to San Francisco and the Four Towns.

On the one hand, it has the smallest territory and the least number of troops, and only has an advantage in the navy, but the strength of the navy in this kind of civil war is also limited.

On the other hand, my qualifications and prestige are also shallow. Politics and rebellion have never been about sitting in line to eat fruit and fruit. Competition is not just about fighting power on paper. If there are more than 4 to [-] people, the remaining two kings and one general are between [-] and [-], and they are not much better than themselves.

However, they have controlled the green battalions of the whole province for many years. In the military towns of various places, from the generals to the generals, down to every assistant leader, they may be their former troops, such as the second generation like Shang Zhixin, and the third generation like Geng Jingzhong. , this kind of incense may gradually fade, and people may not follow him to rebel, but Wu Sangui is a serious soldier and horse half his life.

Don't say that Yunnan and Guizhou provinces are all his people from top to bottom. The entire south of the Yangtze River can be said to be his old troops everywhere. Wu Sangui has always been the leader of the Liaodong generals, who knows if they will form cliques?
This is the so-called background, the so-called prestige.

Monk Geng Jingzhong still has the power of his father and grandfather to show off, even if Sun Yanling is a softie, at least he has a dead father-in-law who can squeeze his wool. Besides, he was a veteran in the battlefield before he was a softie, otherwise Kong Youde would not have given away his daughter. marry him.

Only Liu Dapao, because he has risen so fast, there is no so-called old department at all. If there is such a thing as prestige, it comes from the stock market. Who still recognizes him?
To give you the simplest example, after these people rise up together, the world will definitely be shocked, especially in the south of the Yangtze River. If there is a Han guerrilla general in Jiangxi who wants to surrender when he sees that these rebels are strong, then Will he vote for King Pingxi, who is in full swing, or Liu Zhongtang, who has just risen in the past year?
Unless it is to disregard the overall situation and attack their so-called allies brazenly, otherwise when the day comes to rebel, Liu Dapao's Chaozhou city will certainly not be the main direction of the Qing army's counterattack, but he wants to fight out and expand his territory. But it is also extremely difficult.

Probably can only hide in this small city of Chaozhou, responsible for making guns and cannons for other allies, transporting food and grass, etc. For others, there is almost no threat, only being annexed, there is no reason to swallow others.

But he still has money, so he can provide material assistance for them to fight the war.

Isn't this a great help?
This is even more so from the perspective of the Dutch. I only have Chaozhou City in my hands. This capital is actually not enough in front of the entire Dutch East India Company. If the money and assets raised by the East India Company If all of them were invested in West Pacific Company, their own shares would definitely be greatly reduced.

As for turning the table, once these businessmen really abandon the Netherlands and turn to Chaozhou as a new base camp to operate, their own Chaozhou navy, even with the entire naval power of the Yanping Palace, can be regarded as the best in the history of Europe. In front of the legendary admiral Lao Le, I am afraid that he is not a fart.

The power to overturn the table rests with others.

And I do resonate with their capitalists ideologically, and even surpass them, and I really still hold Chaozhou City in my hand.

To put it bluntly, I am their irreplaceable and ideal partner, or even their agent, in the Far East. They don't even mind pushing themselves forward to be an emperor or something.

But to put it bluntly, I am the perfect leader for them, and a super traitor with inestimable effects.

In essence, he is still an assistant? !
Is there a way to use the power of the Dutch to check and balance the San Francisco, and use the power of the San Francisco to check and balance the Dutch?

After all, if there is a hero to assist, that's all, and rebel with these things, who wants to be this assistant!

"Zhongtang, Zhongtang?"

Perhaps it took a long time to think about the problem this time, and Potter couldn't help waking Liu Cannon up and interrupted his thoughts: "Lord Zhongtang, are you okay?"

"Ah? Ah, ah, it's okay, it's okay, I was thinking about something just now, and my mind was distracted, oops, I'm so tired this day, really, sorry, where are we talking?"

"Say we cooperate, secretly set up a company, and then..."

Liu Dapao took out two cigars from his pocket and lit them, lit another cigar himself, took a sip, and guided with a smile: "It's really a decision to focus the entire East India Company's operations on the Far East. ?”

"Since Liu Zhongtang also has the idea of ​​​​establishing a country, and the four most powerful lords in the entire south are planning to rebel, and with our help, according to my calculations, at least the south of the Yangtze River should not be a big problem. It is a good place for us subjugated people, if necessary, we people are even very willing to join the Ming nationality, I heard that there are also Europeans who directly serve as officials in the Qing court."

"Well, Nan Huairen, from Belgium, there seem to be a few Portuguese people, I haven't seen them but I've heard of them, but to be honest, what kind of help can you provide to our cause?"

"In terms of the navy, I don't think it needs to be said. Under extreme conditions, I can even recruit more than a hundred plywood ships to form a naval fleet, which is enough to ensure unimpeded access to all seas and even inland rivers in the entire Far East. , you know that with our strength, if our rebellion stops south of your Yangtze River, we can easily cut off the entire Yangtze River."

"In terms of weapons, let's not talk about the support we can provide you with artillery and guns. I still like to use money to talk about things. What I can assure you is that all the money we can raise will be paid in one go. If you take it all out, at least it will exceed 1 million taels of silver. If it is not enough, you can dig again. You may not know our strength. We only have a silver mine in Peru, and its reserves have far exceeded yours. All the silver that is in the national market is almost unlimited to you."

Of course, this is a bit of bragging. If you want to say that these businessmen have more than [-] million taels of silver in assets, Thaksin trusts him, or even [-] million. , That must be nonsense, and now it may be a problem whether their stocks in Amsterdam can be sold or not.

As for silver mines, although the stock of silver mines in Peru is really high, it is still quite difficult to mine, and the Spaniards and the French in that place are also thinking about it. The pirates in the Caribbean Sea alone are enough for them to drink a pot. The cost of mining and transportation is not low.

Liu Dapao didn't expose him either, he originally wanted to scare the four people under the bed through this old Le, but sure enough, as Lao Le's voice fell and translated, Liu Dapao could even hear it very clearly with his ear skills. The sound of gasping for beriberi came from under the bed.

The eyeballs of the four big traitors turned red when they heard this.

What kind of concept is this, it is simply unlimited money!If we really need so much money to support us in fighting, then why can't we win the war?
No wonder, these red-haired devils actually have the ambition to devour the Central Plains.

After smoking a cigar, Liu Dapao smiled and asked again:
"However, since you have decided to settle in the Far East and establish a separate regime, why do you still look for me instead of the four lords at the wine table today? Except for Wu Sangui, Shang, Geng, and Sun's territories are all close to the sea, so why don't they go to the four lords who are at the table today? They all have good natural harbors, and as for the navy, to be honest, since you have come here in person, my navy will definitely not be your opponent."

This question was asked on behalf of the four people under the bed. He knew that three of the four people would definitely have such an idea, so he asked them for them in advance, saving them the trouble of trying again.

"Liu, you must be joking with me. How do they know what is bourgeois and what is global business? After all, we are still businessmen. Even if we have the idea of ​​building a country, our purpose is still to do business, and They cooperate? They deserve it too?"

"Whether it was the Ming or the Qing, as far as we know, the management of commercial affairs is extremely strict, and the politics, system, and culture of extremely resettling the land are far more feudal and conservative than any country in Europe. We fled the Netherlands without hesitation. The purpose of Wanli's coming here is to create a pure commercial land. At present, in the entire Far East, only you are the same as us, who can understand and even order our thoughts, and you do have the ability to help us realize our dreams. "

"Yeah, Zhongtang, this kind of joke is not funny at all. If our partner is not like you, it is not so much the land in the Far East that we value, it is better to say that we value you as a person. We are here. I came to you for cooperation, if it wasn’t for you, how could we want to settle in the Far East.”

"Except for you, it is impossible for us to have such an in-depth cooperative relationship with people in the Far East. If our cooperation breaks down, we will only choose to return to Europe. We have money, ships and routes, and we will take it wherever we go. guest."

"Oh, hahaha, then I really thank you for your love."

"Liu, none of the lords in feudal politics is worthy of our trust, so regarding our proposal..."

"Oh, you mean, kick out of San Francisco and I will secretly form a small group with you, right?" Liu Dapao took a puff of cigarette, his mind was spinning rapidly, but he said habitually first: "It's small , the layout is small."

Hearing this, Lao Le didn't feel anything, but Potter's eyeballs couldn't help but sparkle.

He is very familiar with these words. Every time Liu Dapao starts with these words, what awaits him next will be a top-to-bottom, head-to-toe baptism, which will refresh his worldview. It gave him the urge to kneel down and worship Liu Dapao.

"What insight do you have? Please forgive our short-sightedness, your wisdom is like the sun rising in the dark night, and please don't hesitate to enlighten us and guide the direction for those of us who have been abandoned by our own country."

"Heavy words, serious words, and it's not that exaggerated. It may not be a bad thing for you to be abandoned by your own country. What you lose is not only your backing, but also the shackles that bind you. In fact, the flow of capital should not be restricted. The constraints of national borders, to be honest, I feel very relieved that you can think of me at this time."

"But your layout is really small. Tomorrow I can take you to visit the bastion of Chenghai City. I don't think Chenghai City will never fall, but at least it can be said to be impregnable. If it is only for the protection of basic life and property safety, it is enough for us to establish a state in Chaozhou, you know, the area of ​​Chaozhou Prefecture is no smaller than the European Netherlands, so there is no need to make any further fuss."

"We want to set off a bourgeois revolution, but the purpose of our revolution is not just to satisfy the gains and losses of a city or a region, but to truly sweep the entire world."

It happened so suddenly that Liu Dapao didn't have time to prepare, especially considering that there were four vassal kings listening under his bed, and he had to pay attention to the scale, so he could only make an impromptu speech. , In order to achieve the purpose of fooling Lao Le and Porter, he has already started talking nonsense.

"Porter, Leo, let me ask you, what is the real powerful weapon of our bourgeoisie? Is it guns? No, it is ideas. Ideas are the best weapons. We want to awaken the bourgeoisie all over the world. Dyeing the world into an ocean of our bourgeoisie, instead of plundering positions one by one, is called a single spark, which can start a prairie fire."

Potter and Lao Le were stunned when they heard this.

"Zhongtang, this... is a bit esoteric, I don't understand it very well."

That's right, the red slogans are all applied against the white background, Liu Dapao himself is confused, you can only understand it if you understand it.

But he really hasn't had time to come up with any ideas in his head now, he is just an ordinary person, and he only learned the news that this old Le came to Chaozhou in the afternoon, and in the whole afternoon, he only talked with today's table The bastard is fighting wits and bravery with the idiot, how can I have time to think about the plan and the speech?

There is always a limit to quick wit.

Then talk them out first, make them confused and foolish, how can this matter be delayed for a few days, a few days should be enough to think of a detailed and feasible plan, and by the way, you can also pull them I used the big flag as a tiger skin to frighten the four under the bed.

So the customary revolutionary quotations came out and said: "To make a revolution, we must first recognize one thing, who is our friend and who is our enemy? Revolution is to do everything possible to make our friends Lots and lots, the enemy did a little bit."

"Potter, Lao Le, you should be the largest group of capitalists in the world. You even colonized the entire world. I thought you would have a relatively forward-looking vision. Unexpectedly, you are conspiring to seize power in a country. How is this different from an ordinary feudal lord? How is this different from a robber? Didn’t you say you want to settle in the Far East? How can you make it look like a colony? You are very willing Live in a colony?"

When the two heard this, Lao Le was still a little dazed and confused, but Potter couldn't help but began to nod: "You are right, Zhongtang."

"Essentially speaking, the core of the contradictions of the feudal regime lies in the competition for land and population, which have also become the cornerstone of the regime. However, capitalism and feudalism are completely different, because we are separated from the land, or at least dependent on the land. Greatly reduced, for capitalism, what we want are raw materials, markets, and means of production.”

"So why do we entrap the San Francisco and the four towns? Does it make sense? To lose the unlimited market, raw material supply, and means of production for the sake of limited land. Isn't this a waste of money? Why do you think a divided Manchu Qing is more suitable for us? The interests of the colony? The thinking of the colony is at work! Potter, Lao Le, your path dependence is too serious."

"So Liu, you mean that San Francisco is not our enemy, but our friend? But..."

After taking a puff of the cigar, Liu Dapao said flatly, "It's too small, and the layout is too small."

　Thanks to the leader, the boss, the blade, and many big bosses for rewarding, I am so grateful.Today's ten thousand changes are presented, it is considered to be a new chapter, and tomorrow will continue ten thousand changes to thank the boss.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)