mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 542 Don't Offend Allies
Jiu'ao Mountain is very close to Taipa Island, and he received a reply just after lunch.

Tan Bili hid when he heard the wind.

Now several gambling houses are closed, and the boss has fled.

Shushan business is booming.

"Headmaster, Big Brother Tao said that although Tan Bili is in hiding, he is contacting the Japanese to get rid of his charges. He yelled, how did the seized weapons be confiscated, and how to send them back."

Zhao Chuanxin frowned: "Hey, the toad yawned so loudly."

"Then we?"

"Let's see what tricks he has, but I guess it has something to do with the Japanese."

At this time, Chuishui Ju went up to Jiu'ao Mountain.

He is on duty today, so it's time for him to take over.

When he got closer, Chuan Shuiju pointed to a lamb kneeling and drinking milk in front of a house not far away, and said wonderingly: "Look at that tail wagging, master, how did that sheep grow so tall?" Like a dog?"

Zhao Chuanxin looked at it, and it was true.

This should not be a native breed.

Zhao Chuanxin said cheerfully: "You don't know, this is a sheep dog, not a dirt dog."

Blowing Water Ju just laughed, but another member of the adjudication team, who was about to take a break, left thoughtfully.

At this time, a snot-nosed child ran over with red eyes and complained, "Uncle, my father beat me again after drinking."

Zhao Chuanxin couldn't control parents beating their children.

He casually stuffed a piece of candy into the snot baby's mouth.

This is the cure for childhood.

Sure enough, Snot Baby smiled, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "He hit me after drinking, I hate it!"

Zhao Chuanxin squinted his eyes and asked, "What do you hate?"

The snot baby pouted, smacking the sweetness: "I hate the person who invented wine."

"..."

Zhao Chuanxin was taken aback: It makes sense to hate
……

Tambury did not leave the island of Ao, and his hiding place was even on the island of Taipa.

After visiting Zhao Chuanxin and the Erchenmaru merchant ship incident, Lu Lianruo easily found out where Tan Bili was hiding and visited him.

Tan Bili was in the reception room, and said calmly: "Nephew Lu Xian, is there something to do when you come to the door?"

The attitude is neither hot nor cold, as if talking to you is only for the sake of your damn old man.

Lu Lianruo was not annoyed at all, and said sincerely: "Uncle Shi, come to the door today, Lianruo persuaded me to make peace."

Tan Bili frowned: "Persuade? What kind of reconciliation?"

Lu Lianruo said: "Actually, Mr. Zhao Chuanxin, Mr. Zhao's original intention may not be to fight against all the gambling houses in our Australian island. Wouldn't it be better for everyone to make money and continue to do business?"

Tan Bili sneered, took a sip of tea, and did not answer.

Lu Lianruo had no choice but to say again: "Actually, we were the ones who started this matter from the beginning to the end. Why don't you give in? See, Uncle Shi, you have also provoked the navy of the imperial court recently. One thing more is worse than one thing less... "

This time, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Tan Bili, who said in an arrogant tone, "Nephew, are you here to see Tan's joke? Tan said today that the navy of the imperial court will not only release two Chen Wan, I have to return all my quick guns, and this time Tan doesn’t need to spend a tael of silver. Tan is not Wuxia Amon, even if your father is here, you have to give Tan a three-pointer today.”

Lu Lianruo opened his mouth, said no more, got up to leave.

No matter how deep the self-cultivation is, this can be regarded as an insult to the deceased father, and the clay bodhisattva is still three-pointed.

But I was thinking in my heart: I just told Zhao Chuanxin the news, Erchen Wan was detained, this matter is obviously related to him.This Tan Bili has already stepped half of his foot into the gate of hell, and he doesn't even know it?

Fortunately, I came to persuade me with guilt, but it's really hard to persuade a damned ghost!

What's the use of being arrogant now?If you provoke Zhao Chuanxin, can you have good fruit to eat?

Well, just sit and watch him build a tall building, entertain guests, and the building collapses!

……

Originally, the captain of the Erchen Maru had accepted the punishment and decided to obey the punishment.

The Guangdong Fleet of the South China Sea Regional Administration of the Qing Dynasty had a total of 37 ships.

In fact, the Qing Dynasty also had warships, otherwise it would not have fought the Sino-Japanese War.

It is said that the warships of the Qing court are quite advanced.

Just being beaten up.

The total tonnage of the Guangdong fleet is 1.1 tons, which is controlled by Zhang Renjun, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

After the battleship was seized and the batch of guns and ammunition confiscated, especially Tan Bili was wanted, Tan Bili immediately became anxious.

Immediately call your Japanese friends, offer them the benefits you deserve, and beg them to deal with this matter.

After various relationships, Japan's third fleet, the third-class cruiser "Izumi", issued a report to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Japan was on good terms with Britain at this time, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately contacted the British, who contacted a high-ranking official in the capital.

The man's name was Robert Hurd, and he turned out to be an Englishman.

The first-rank official residence has the title of chief minister and is in charge of the general taxation department of the Qing court.

I have to say it's weird.

This guy's involvement in the Qing court was very deep, and he even extended his claws into the navy.Fortunately, Li Hongzhang's head was clear and he stopped his behavior in time.

This person is a powerful opportunist. He first sought a high position in the Qing court, and then used his influence in the Qing court to gain the recognition of the British and was appointed as the British Minister to China.

On the one hand, he is proud that he is a British, but at the same time, he also has feelings for the Qing court, because all his "skills" come from the power given by the Qing court, so he still can't understand how foreigners treat Chinese roughly.

However, at every critical moment, he will always be more inclined to the British side.

For example, this time, when the British side contacted him, he immediately joined forces with the new Portuguese governor Rosada on Australia Island and the Japanese side to collude.

Not only did they deny that the Erchen Maru had a permit to carry weapons into Macau legally.

As if they felt that the Qing Dynasty was not worthy of detaining their things, they even bit back, saying that the island of Australia belonged to Portuguese territorial waters, so the interception by the Qing court was an illegal seizure.

Japanese Minister Lin Linquan assisted the Qing court in a note, claiming that the Qing court had breached the contract and acted barbarously, quickly released the Erchen Maru, returned the national flag, and severely punished all illegal officials.

The Portuguese Minister Bai Langgu sent the note to the Qing court two days later, but his tone was equally unfriendly: the seizure of the Erchenmaru violated Portugal's coastal rights and hindered Portugal's sovereignty.

When Zhang Renjun got the news, he was furious: "It is unreasonable to refer to a deer as a horse! Immediately call the court, and must refute it back. The Erchen Maru must not be released!"

However, when he handed the booklet into the Forbidden City.

Cixi said this to the ministers: "It's just a merchant ship, don't offend your friends, just let it go. That Zhang Jian'an is too hostile."

Jian'an is Zhang Renjun's word.

Ministers: "..."

Although there were opinions, no one refuted them.

So promise.

But Lafayette only said that the boat was released, without details.

Therefore, some bottom-line ministers discussed in private and felt that they should not be so embarrassing, at least they had to find a way for themselves.

Therefore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to Japanese Minister Hayashi Quansuke and said: "Neutral countries should be invited, not Japan, nor Portugal. The British Fleet Admiral should be invited to serve as an arbitrator, and the case should be judged publicly."

In fact, now, in the hearts of Chinese people, who is the world's largest country?
It is not the United States, not Tsarist Russia, not Portugal, and Japan, which has just risen for a few years, is even less ranked, but the British Empire, which is known as "the sun never sets."

In the hearts of the officials of the Qing court, it is fair to invite the British fleet commander to judge.

However, Lin Quanzhu categorically refused: "Our Empire of Japan, and Portugal, agree that this matter is the fault of Er and others, and there is no need for a British public judgment.

Not only that, but I also want to make five demands to the Qing court.

First, put it back on the Erchen Maru immediately.

Second, when the cargo ship was returned, the warships of the Qing Dynasty had to fire cannons to apologize.

Third, the detained guns and ammunition must be purchased by the Qing Dynasty, with a total price of 21500 yen.

Fourth, deal with the officials responsible for the seizure of the Nitshinmaru, as well as the crew.

Fifth, compensate for the loss caused by the incident and the delay in business opportunities.

Only when these five items are met can the Erchen Maru be completed.

Otherwise, the cruiser Izumi of the Empire of Japan is just a vanguard, and we will unite with the Portuguese warships to ask your country for an explanation. "

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Qing court was afraid of this, and they were numb when they heard it.

Report this matter to Cixi immediately.

Cixi was furious, and slapped the table on the spot and said: "Is there no lesson from the past? Because it is a small merchant ship, is it worth it? Immediately released the Erchen Wan for me, and agreed to those conditions by the way. It is no big deal. For the most important."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed Lin Quanzhu of this matter, and Lin Quanzhu smiled after his tense and serious face for many days.

As soon as this decision was made, Zhang Renjun who received the news was like a thunderbolt: "What? Confused, the princes of the Manchu Dynasty are really confused, too..."

Seeing that he was in a hurry and his face was white, and he was not choosing what to say, the master hurriedly stopped: "Taiwan Supervisor, don't lie."

Zhang Renjun took a deep breath: "But this, this, this is a great shame."

The master rolled his eyes: "In fact, there may not be a turning point. Why don't you go find that person and talk about it?"

"Who?" Zhang Renjun asked angrily.

The master pointed to the southwest: "Commoner surnamed Zhao."

The master is also bad, with one sentence, he secretly replied to the sentence that Zhang Renjun said many days ago.

Now the country's major affairs really depend on a mere commoner.

Zhang Renjun wanted to object subconsciously, but the words stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say anything.

After a while, he let out a long sigh: "At the imperial court, the queen mother has already spoken, and there is no room for change. The old lady is so soft-spoken that she may be unable to recover. It seems that she can only try her luck. So, you go..."

The master shook his head: "There are too many people who know me. If they are found out, the news will reach the ears of the person in the capital, which will delay the major affairs of Taiwan. We don't need to make a big fuss. We just need to send a lifetime of faces to the island to bring the news to the immediate Yes. If it can be done, it will be done. If not, the supervisor will try his best.”

"Okay, let's do it like this!" Zhang Renjun died as a horse doctor.

However, Cixi seemed to agree to the five conditions quickly and implement them even faster in order to eliminate the disaster as soon as possible.

Almost the next day, the Guangdong Navy of the Qing court was preparing to release the Erchenmaru on the Kyushu Ocean.

Zhang Renjun, who is in control of the Guangdong navy, of course knows this.

The corners of his mouth froze in anxiety: "What's the matter? Has the courier arrived yet? The 21500 yen is already ready, hey..."

"Non-stop, change horses without changing people, we will definitely arrive." The master smiled wryly. He never expected that the Buddha in the capital had been kneeling for a long time, and even such a shameful thing was too slow to do it: "It's just that this time, it's just a matter of time." Come back, can Zhao Chuanxin catch up?"

(End of this chapter)