Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 129 The emperor is overjoyed! Praise from all the people! National hero

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In the evening, return home.

The whole family is happy, so there is no need to say anything.

The most joyful thing is that Qingqing Gege can finally live at home legitimately.

At this time, she was already more than seven months pregnant and was about to give birth in two to three months.

By then, Su Yi's child in this world will be born.

After dinner, Su Yi had a secret chat with her sister-in-law Bai Feifei.

"Sister-in-law, how much money do you have at your disposal?" Su Yi asked.

Bai Feifei said: "A total of about three million taels of silver."

Three million taels is still far away.

According to the secret agreement, China will invest about 10 million taels.

This number sounds very alarming, but in fact it should not be too far off.

According to Su Yi's idea, a total of five factories would be built.

Two of them are for the country and the people. The construction cycle is long and the profits come slowly, but the investment is very huge.

Steel mills, textile mills.

Both of these are gold-eating behemoths.

A large number of workers are required, and the purchase of raw materials also requires huge funds. But it is extremely important to a country's industrial base.

Textile factories are better, and they may be able to make money within two years.

But the steel factory really doesn’t know how many years it will take to make money.

And the investment of 10 million taels is already considered very conservative. Later, Zhang Zhidong engaged in the Westernization Movement, and the Hanyang Iron Works alone cost nearly 10 million taels.

Of course, during Zhang Zhidong's time, the value of money had depreciated, and he also took many detours.

But these ten million taels are definitely needed, and may not even be enough.

And almost all the profit pressure in the first two years was on the other three factories.

These three factories will rely entirely on Su Yi's ingenuity and the wisdom from later generations.

The products of these three factories not only conquer the domestic market, but also conquer the world market.

Some products even have to participate in the London Expo to ensure they are a blockbuster.

According to his plan, some factories will be put into production next year.

Time is really tight.

But time waits for no one.

"Xiaoyi, what big thing are you going to do that requires so much money?" Bai Feifei asked.

Su Yi handed over the secret contract directly.

He will hardly show this secret agreement to anyone, but his sister-in-law Bai Feifei is the most trustworthy person, and she also plays a large role in this plan.

Bai Feifei read this secret agreement from beginning to end several times, and her whole body felt numb.

She really couldn't imagine that Su Yi was going to do such a big thing?

What a country should do, he does it alone.

"Xiaoyi, time is really tight then." Bai Feifei said: "According to the secret agreement, you will capture Jiujiang before June 30th, and you will have to raise enough funds by July 30th."

"So, there are only five months until you attack Jiujiang."

Su Yi said: "No, it's only about four months, because the secret agreement is based on the Gregorian calendar."

Bai Feifei was silent for a while and said: "I will persuade my father to take out all the money in the family."

"But even so, there is still a gap of six to seven million taels of silver. What are you going to do?"

Su Yi said: "I will find another way."

Six to seven million taels of silver, an absolutely astronomical figure.

Bai Feifei was about to speak but stopped.

Su Yi said: "Sister-in-law, what do you want to say?"

Bai Feifei said: "Princess Shou'an has a lot of private money."

Su Yi felt embarrassed immediately. It seemed that Princess Shou'an had been seen by her when she came.

But do you mean to let me have a concubine with her?

Su Yi said: "Sister-in-law, after these factories are established, you may be required to stay in Jiujiang."

Bai Feifei said directly: "I'll go."

She knew that this was the true foundation of Su Yi's great cause.

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next day!

Su Yi returned and announced in the court that the negotiations with the British had been successful and that the British would withdraw their troops unconditionally, which immediately spread throughout the capital.

The entire capital was plunged into intense doubts.

During this period, news about the British has almost become the hottest topic in the entire capital.

The Opium War more than ten years ago was also mentioned again.

Everyone feels that the British are the most difficult to deal with.

How many traitorous treaties were signed more than ten years ago?

The compensation alone is nearly 20 million taels.

It also ceded Hong Kong and opened several trading port cities. Later, even the customs was taken away by the British.

How could the British retreat obediently when they deployed such a large force this time?

Over in Guangzhou, there have been several battles, and the Qing Dynasty lost miserably. Even 20,000 or 30,000 people could not defeat others' 2,000 or 3,000 people.

Over in Tianjin, the British naval guns have almost fallen on the city.

With this posture, how does it look like he is about to retreat?

Su Yi must have been deceived by the British.

If the British were so easy to talk to, the past ten years would not have been so miserable, and the entire Qing Dynasty would not be full of opium.

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Today, the emperor did not go to court.

He had been restless since last night.

He read the contract Su Yi brought over over and over again.

The content is clear, and there is indeed no loss of power or humiliation to the country.

No compensation was paid, no land was ceded, and no trading cities were added.

It is said here that the reason why the British Empire sent troops was entirely because the Qing government broke its promise and allowed local officials to harm British businessmen. In order to protect the expatriates and British interests in China, it had to send troops. It was hoped that the emperor would fulfill his promise, and Punish relevant officials.

The emperor had never seen such a fair treaty.

It was so good that he couldn't believe it.

However, he desperately wanted to believe it was true.

"Look, do you think this contract is true?" The emperor handed it to Concubine Yi.

Concubine Yi looked at it for a while and said, "When I signed it, it must be true. Su Yi will not falsely claim credit."

The emperor said: "Then do you think the British will withdraw their troops?"

Concubine Yi thought for a while and said, "It's quite difficult."

The emperor said: "You mean Su Yi was deceived by the British?"

Concubine Yi said: "Even if this is the case, Your Majesty, don't blame him. His heart is good, but after all, he is old, has not dealt with the British, and does not know the cunning of the British."

The emperor said: "If... he was really deceived by the British, then how do you think we should make the British withdraw their troops?"

Concubine Yi said: "Let's talk with someone else."

The meaning is very clear. If it were to be negotiated with another person, it would really be necessary to sign some treaties that would be humiliating and humiliating the country.

The emperor said: "Who do you think should be sent?"

Concubine Yi said: "Prince Gong!"

The emperor was stunned, and then felt that it made sense. The woman in front of him was really smart.

Prince Gong Yi is indeed the most suitable person. His status is high enough and he gives the British enough face. But he was also a potential threat to the emperor, so asking him to sign a traitorous treaty would just be enough to ruin his reputation.

Kill two birds with one stone.

The emperor sighed and said: "If Su Yi is really deceived by the British, then... her reputation will be really ruined. If this is really the case, what do you think should be done?"

Concubine Yi said: "He is a talent and cannot be used. He will be demoted and kept in cold storage for half a year. When the impact subsides, let him come back."

The emperor said: "That's all we have to do."

It was at this time that there was a violent running sound outside.

Who dares to run like this in the palace?

Don’t you know that the emperor is in a bad mood?

At this moment, the eunuch Zenglu's voice came from outside: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, six hundred miles is urgent."

The emperor's hand paused slightly.

He doesn't know now whether he is afraid of this word or if he is looking forward to it.

But at least now, I am very scared.

I am afraid that what I will hear is a huge bad news, such as the British have attacked Tianjin.

Concubine Yi immediately retreated to the back, and the emperor said: "Let him come in."

"The Emperor is overjoyed, overjoyed, the British fleet has retreated."

The emperor couldn't help but said in astonishment: "What did you say?"

"Your Majesty, the British fleet has retreated from the Tianjin sea. It is absolutely true."

The emperor suddenly felt ecstatic.

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Several senior officials from the Military Aircraft Department quickly came to the emperor. Several military ministers could not believe their ears.

Did the British fleet really retreat?

"Your Majesty, we are not sure yet, because we have deployed tens of thousands of troops in Tianjin. The British only have a fleet and not much land, so it is possible to retreat temporarily. The key is Guangzhou. The British army has occupied Guangzhou City. Only Retreating from Guangzhou can be considered a true withdrawal."

The emperor suddenly woke up.

That's right, that's right.

Only when Guangzhou retreats its troops can it be considered a true retreat.

but……

Minister Bao Ling, if he wanted to give Su Yi a favor, he would definitely do it to the end.

And calculate the time clearly.

Only half a day later!

"Six hundred miles urgent!"

"Six hundred miles urgent!"

"The Emperor is overjoyed. The British troops have officially withdrawn from Guangzhou and withdrawn to Hong Kong!"

"The Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and the Governor of Guangdong have officially taken over the city of Guangzhou!"

Now, I am finally sure!

Next, the message became clearer.

Because there were dozens of memorials from Guangdong, all of which talked about one thing.

British troops withdrew.

it is true!

Su Yi really talked about it.

The emperor was about to explode with joy.

This huge pressure is finally relieved.

As for the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, in addition to surprises, the rest was astonishment and confusion.

This...why is this?

Is Su Yi that powerful?

How could such a difficult situation be negotiated?

This is incredible.

Have you never seen such a fair and just treaty with Britain?

How did Su Yi do it?

Looking back at the Treaty of Nanjing, the Five-port Trade Treaty, the Treaty of Wangxia, etc. more than ten years ago, what a shame?

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Su Yi's deal is done!

The British withdrew unconditionally.

The news quickly spread throughout the capital, and it completely exploded.

After falling into a brief shock, the entire capital fell into ecstasy.

The crackling sound of firecrackers is endless.

"Brother Su Yi, it's really the reincarnation of Zhang Yi and Su Qin! He said before that he would let the British withdraw their troops unconditionally. Who dares to believe it? But he really did it. This is an incredible feat."

"Look at the treaties signed by Qiying and Yilibu more than ten years ago. They were a loss of power, humiliation to the country, and disgrace to our ancestors."

"Look at Brother Su Yi. He just asked the British to withdraw without even paying a tael of silver. It's so annoying to compare people to each other!"

"If only Brother Su Yi had been born more than ten years earlier, the Qing Dynasty would not be in the state it is today."

It’s not just the Han people who feel this way.

Many Eight Banners hated Su Yi before, but now many people also changed their stance.

Especially the lower-level Eight Banners gave thumbs up.

"Look, look!"

"At the critical moment, we still have to look at our bannermen."

"Brother Su Yi is the one who holds the blue flag for us. It's true that the civil and military star has descended to earth to save our Qing Dynasty!"

"Look at Ye Mingchen and other Han people. They are all trash. The whole world has been corrupted by these people."

At this moment, Su Yi fully enjoyed the treatment of a national hero.

Immediately afterwards...

Eunuch Cheng Shou came to Su Yi's house to deliver the order.

"The emperor ordered Su Yi to come to the palace to have an audience."

When Su Yi went out, there was a crowd of Wuyang Wuyang people outside.

Countless bannermen surrounded his door.

"Brother Su Yi, well done!"

"Brother Su Yi, that's amazing."

"You really give credit to our ancestors!"

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Within the palace.

At this time, the emperor finally became interested and asked Su Yi enthusiastically what they were talking about.

Su Yi said: "Your Majesty, I have said before that Britain's biggest enemy is Russia. For the past few years, these two countries have been at war in a place called Crimea."

"Russia dispatched 700,000 troops, and Britain and France dispatched one million troops. These are real numbers, not imaginary like the Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

The emperor was surprised, there was such a large-scale war?

Simply unimaginable.

"Both sides suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties. The British won, but it was a miserable victory."

"Although this battle is over, the conflicts between the two sides cannot be resolved. I told Minister Bao Ling about the principle of making friends from far away and attacking close by. We, the Qing Dynasty, and Russia also have enmity. The enemy of our enemy is our friend."

"Britain should not attack us, but should win over us, so that we can curb Tsarist Russia's expansion in the east."

"And when war breaks out between Britain and Russia in the future, we, the Qing Dynasty, can stand on the side of Britain. They should not lose the big for the small."

"Bao Ling and I said that our friendship as the Qing emperor is much more important and precious than ten million taels of silver."

These words made the emperor's face flush and extremely happy.

Su Yi's words completely spoke to his heart. He himself felt that he was the emperor of the heaven, the most noble one, and his favor far exceeded a million gold.

"Well said, well negotiated." The emperor said with great joy: "When you went to negotiate before, I really regretted sending you. I was afraid that your negotiation failed and affected your future. Now the civil and military officials of the whole dynasty are interested in you." Opinion, I understand that a tree that is beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind."

"Now let those ministers open their eyes and see clearly. Is it okay if I don't send you on this errand? Who has such ability?"

"What was the negotiation between Qiying and Iribu like before? They don't understand the world structure at all, how can they have a good negotiation? They have no idea what the British are thinking."

"As expected, you did not disappoint me, and you did not betray my trust."

Then the Emperor began to search the globe for Britain's location, and for Russia's location.

"It seems that the Englishman Bao Ling still knows how to advance and retreat." The emperor said: "But this negotiation of yours must be difficult."

Su Yi said: "It's difficult. The British were not willing to give in at all at the beginning. I finally said that our Qing Dynasty is a kingdom of heaven and will not retreat an inch. If we don't retreat, then I will have nothing to do, so I will go back to Beijing directly, and then Lead the new army to attack Guangzhou. Even if our new army is completely dead, we still have millions of troops from the Qing Dynasty behind us, as well as billions of people."

"Deep down, the British still hope that we can contain Tsarist Russia. Seeing how tough we are, they are sure that they can't extort anything from us, so they agreed to withdraw unconditionally."

The emperor said: "Yes, you are right. But fortunately it is you. If it were anyone else, he would have been weak and compromised long ago. Anyway, what he is selling is the interests of my Qing Dynasty, not his own interests. . You are still loyal to the country. There has been no news from you in this month. I am really worried, lest the British take you into custody."

During the whole process, Concubine Yi could hear clearly from the next door, and she couldn't help but feel excited.

In the past two years, Su Yi has done many important things, but Concubine Yi is still overlooking her.

Regardless of whether they are civil and military leaders, or the new army commander who wins the war, these identities are all ministers and slaves.

But how powerful are the British? She knew that now that Su Yi could even deal with the British, this changed her mentality.

The emperor kept Su Yi talking for more than an hour before letting him go home.

An hour later!

Concubine Yi said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, today is the birth of Enie's son. I originally didn't plan to go back, because the emperor was concerned about state affairs, and I was not in the mood. But now there is great news. I am not in the mood. I would like to ask the emperor for a decree, so that I can go back and accompany Enie to have a baby."

The emperor was very happy and said: "Yes! It's not easy for you either. Although your home is in the capital, you haven't been back to your parents' home a few times since you married into the palace."

Next, the emperor generously rewarded many things and asked the eunuch to take them back with Concubine Yi.

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That night!

There was an endless stream of guests at Su Yi's house, and the whole house was filled with gifts.

After making such a big contribution this time, it was obvious that he was going to be promoted again.

Su Yi's rapid rise to the top was too fast.

Previously, Su Yi's family did not dare to hold a big banquet due to the official appointment and marriage.

Now it’s finally time to host a banquet with guests.

There were many more guests this time than the night he married Qingqing.

He was socializing with distinguished guests when suddenly his brother Su Quan came over and winked at him.

Su Yi walked out and Bai Feifei said: "Xiao Yi, Gui'er is here, right in the backyard!"

He couldn't help but be stunned.

Guier? What's going on when he comes here at this time?

For a moment, his heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate a bit.

Could it be...

Arriving at the backyard, the young eunuch Gui'er immediately knelt down towards Su Yi and said, "I have met my master, and I wish to congratulate my master."

Su Yi stepped forward, pulled him up and said, "Hey Guier, get up quickly."

The young eunuch Gui'er whispered: "Master, Concubine Yi wants to see you. She will do so privately without anyone else."

"You come with me!"

Su Yi's breathing couldn't help but stagnate, as expected.

Then, he followed the young eunuch Guier and walked somewhere in the night.

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