Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 165 Su Yi’s victory! War ultimatum!

(There is nothing in this chapter. It is still being reviewed and cannot be changed no matter how hard it is.)

Finally agreed!

This is certainly a great victory.

However, some battles have just begun, and the subsequent negotiation of detailed terms is the most torturous.

The first is the first clause, the issue of shareholding between both parties.

The British insisted that their investment was sufficient, and they were responsible for all machinery, overseas transportation, a considerable part of raw material procurement, sales in overseas markets, related technologies, related engineers, related managers, related patents, etc.

Therefore, they insisted on holding 55% of the shares, and Su Yi's side held 45%.

However, Su Yi's side was resolute, as long as one side wanted to hold 51% of the shares, there was no room for compromise.

On this simple point, the two sides argued fiercely for three days.

In the end, the other party insisted on the bottom line of holding 51% of the shares and would never waver.

Basia Li and Bao Ling tried to reconcile the differences between the two parties.

However, several British consortiums are determined not to give in on this point, and insist that patented technology rights should also become part of the shares.

And Su Yi is waiting here.

hum.

Tell me about patent rights, right? Tell me about the advancement of technology, right?

Although the Jenny spinning machine you have has evolved for many generations, it is still backward.

Really advanced and improved design, here I am.

Then, Su Yi threw out a thick stack of drawings.

The other party did not believe it at all. When it came to textile looms, the British had absolute confidence.

You, Su Yi, are an Oriental, how could you have a more advanced design?

But the heads of these consortiums couldn't understand it, so they sent people to Shanghai overnight to find relevant engineers.

Then, he was asked to sign a confidentiality agreement.

Finally, give him the relevant drawings.

The two engineers studied for a day and a night and finally came to a conclusion.

The drawing given by Marquis Su Yi is indeed an upgraded version of the existing textile machine. It is indeed more advanced and can increase the efficiency by nearly ten percent.

Ever since!

On this most critical issue of shareholding, the British chose to give in.

Of course, the design of this textile machine is only one of the reasons.

The most important thing is that they clearly know that this is Su Yi's bottom line and it is impossible to break through.

Even bribing him privately would be of no use.

At first, they felt that Su Yi was the clumsiest negotiator because his psychological goals were immediately visible and he didn't know how to hide them.

Later, they discovered that this was the difficult person.

Because his psychological price is his bottom line.

After breaking through this most critical point, we faced the second difficulty.

Questions about steel plants.

The British side believes that there is no need to build a steel plant in the Jiujiang Economic Pilot Zone.

The steel needed by the factory can be shipped directly.

Because the British side feels that this kind of steel plant is a heavy industry and requires too much investment. So much money is already needed on paper. After the actual construction starts, God knows whether additional investment will be needed?

Typically, the investment is large and the results are slow.

But for Su Yi, this steel plant is a top priority.

It is the foundation of industry.

Without the steel plant, there is no shadow of the future manufacturing bureau.

Let alone the future arsenal.

If you want to industrialize, steel plants are indispensable.

Su Yi certainly knew that building a steel plant in Jiujiang was not the best choice because there were no large iron ore mines here.

However, Zhang Zhidong built a large-scale steel plant in Hankou. To some extent, it may not be as good as Jiujiang.

Because Xinyu, not far from Jiujiang, has one of the largest iron ore clusters in China.

Dexing, which is even closer, has the largest copper mine group in China.

Steel is important, and copper is also extremely important.

For future electrification, the most important metal is copper.

Even in the future military industry, the most important thing is copper.

The British side firmly believes that when it comes to steel, it is better to buy it than to make it.

Because iron ore is too heavy and needs to be transported continuously from overseas colonies, the cost is too high.

Ever since!

Su Yi took another group of people to Chengmen Mountain in Jiujiang.

There is a small mining group here, including iron ore and copper mine.

Although I can't tell the size yet, the quality is pretty good.

After the discovery of copper mines, the British attitude was completely different.

They are not very interested in iron ore, but they are very interested in copper ore.

Because they also manufacture, in China copper is not just a metal, it's a currency.

Then, in this mine group, they also discovered silver and even gold.

As a result, the British attitude changed 180 times.

Agree to build a steel smelting plant, but there is one condition: this mining group must also be included in the properties of the Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone, which means that the British must also hold 49% of the shares in this mining group.

Su Yi objected extremely strongly.

Negotiations between the two parties once again came to a brief stagnation.

Su Yi emphasized that this mining group belongs to the Chinese people and cannot be included in the assets of the economic zone.

The two sides negotiated again and again.

Bao Ling and Ba Xiali went through rounds of mediation, and several big blisters appeared on their lips.

In the end, both sides took a step back.

Su Yi agreed to include this mine group as an asset in the economic pilot zone, but in exchange, a ten-kilometer railway must be built from the Chengmenshan mine group to Jiujiang City.

The other party feels that this is not necessary at all. The steel plant can be built next to the mine.

The two sides engaged in another tug of war.

Su Yi insisted on building a railway from the mine to the steel plant and then to the dock.

In the end, the other party agreed, after all, it was only about ten kilometers.

The entire negotiation process could only be done by Su Yi personally, because he was the only one who knew English.

And the core content is all in his heart.

The British have a professional team of dozens of people.

So in every negotiation, it seemed that Su Yi was fighting one against dozens.

However, Hu Xueyan and Shen Baozhen will be on the sidelines of every important negotiation. Although they cannot actually participate, they can learn from the sidelines and gain an in-depth understanding.

Then, Bai Feifei also joined in.

She is an excellent operator. After all, in the capital, she has doubled her dowry assets several times in just a few years.

But after joining this negotiation, she felt that her vision had been greatly improved.

Even indulge in it.

When she was in the smuggling business before, she had dealt with foreigners and even had friends overseas.

However, I have never participated in such a high-end and in-depth negotiation.

Even Su Yi herself racked her brains every day.

Almost as soon as I have time, I go online.

His knowledge cannot keep up.

Many people have already joined the small group.

Talents in steel smelting, textiles, finance, geology, and business have joined in one after another.

They all made suggestions for Su Yi.

Therefore, this scene often occurs.

During the day's negotiation, a professional team from the British side raised a series of questions and dug a series of holes, thinking that Su Yi would not find out.

Su Yi, on the other hand, did remain silent, as if he didn't understand.

But at night, send out these contents and let the most professional people solve them.

Some of the big guys in the group couldn't solve it, so they activated the Great Summoning Technique.

If you can't solve it with a doctorate, you can find a mentor.

Almost in a short time, he could give Su Yi a perfect reply.

So, the next day, or the second day, or the third day!

Su Yi once again faced off against dozens of people.

He showed amazing professionalism, solving the problems raised by the other party one by one, and filling in the other party's pitfalls one by one.

This makes the British almost doubt their life.

What the hell is this?

Su Yi is obviously alone? Why does it feel like he has the most powerful staff in the world behind him?

We British are the most advanced and professional.

I thought that in this negotiation, Su Yi would definitely be able to figure it out in minutes, and he would definitely be able to take advantage of it.

The results of it?

Mentally exhausted!

It's so scary to face someone who knows everything.

Geology, economy, smelting, medicine, biology, textile, machinery, etc...

Therefore, in this negotiation, even though Su Yi was alone, he still came out victorious.

But in fact, Su Yi was so tired every day that she doubted her life.

As long as he was not surfing the Internet, after each day's negotiation, he would sometimes skip meals and lie directly on the bed, motionless.

But I couldn't sleep, my mind was very active, and I had to review it.

Shen Baoer brought hot water and peeled off Su Yi.

Then he lay there like this and gave him a bath.

She is a very qualified concubine. She is dedicated to serving Su Yi and does not even try to do anything to others.

But in Jiujiang, she seems to be the only hostess.

In a short time, she established her authority.

Not only did she let everyone know that she was Su Yi's wife, but she also told the truth in front of all the servants.

Baby Qingqing doesn’t have this ability.

Her heart is filled only with romance, love, and literature.

Su Yi was reviewing the gains and losses of today's negotiations in his mind, and suddenly felt his body go weak.

A sheep came up and made a grunting sound.

"Husband, you are tired." Shen Baoer whispered in his ear: "But..."

Su Yi said softly: "Yes, I'm a little tired, just do it by yourself."

Then, she slowly sat down.

Moreover, she said in a half-crying voice in Su Yi's ear: "Husband, it's full..."

You rock.

You have the ability to control the wife of a wealthy family.

You also have the special skills of Yangzhou Shou Ma, right?

Shen Baoer is really like a cat.

Whether it's the voice or the letter.

Fortunately, before, Su Yi thought she was a very cold and arrogant person who didn't know how to wait for others, let alone please others.

The result was good,

This woman's ability to please people is as high as the sky.

The ability to compete for favor is unrivaled.

On the contrary, Hong Renli was arrogant and domineering.

Moreover, when Shen Baoer wanted to get something, he almost never spoke, he would just look at you with his big watery eyes.

Full of expectation.

But he didn't say it out loud.

You are very green tea.

Su Yi said: "You also want to participate in the negotiation, right?"

"Is it okay?" Shen Baoer said in surprise, "Can I sit next to my husband and help you register?"

Su Yi said: "Okay."

The other party slapped him again.

………………

The next day, she sat next to Su Yi.

He had a serious and cold face, holding a notebook and recording carefully on the side.

The whole process was unsmiling.

Moreover, he didn't have any intimacy with Su Yi and acted completely as an assistant.

Moreover, Su Yi's title became "sir."

Bai Feifei next to her glanced at her, but didn't say anything.

Women know women best, and of course she knows Shen Baoer's scheming and competitive nature.

Instead, Hong Renli did whatever he wanted.

She was extremely smart about what she wanted to do.

Don't be stingy about putting in any energy when you don't want to do it.

Hong Ren was very relaxed and relaxed mentally.

Because she became more and more certain that her choice was right, and the guilt in her heart was relieved a lot.

She has saved the fate of tens of thousands of poor women.

At the beginning of the Kingdom of Heaven, the slogan of liberating women was issued, so many heroines joined in.

But after arriving in Tianjing, these men went even further than the Qing court.

Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing occupied many more women than the Manchu emperors.

For the sisters in the women's camp, life is getting worse every day.

Two years ago, Yang Xiuqing abolished the system of separate camps for men and women, allowing women to return to their families. Even nominal distribution of marriage. However, there are still a large number of women in the women's halls, and the women's halls in various places are still preserved.

When the men in the kingdom of heaven go to war, all the women have to do extremely heavy labor, carrying bricks, building cities, and digging trenches.

There is no pay, daily rations are much less than men, and they are subject to other conditions.

Therefore, every day, women commit suicide.

Even Fu Shanxiang, who claimed to be the number one female scholar, did not display any talents and was just Yang Xiuqing's plaything.

After arriving in Jiujiang, these women have the freedom to work, their food and clothing have been upgraded several levels, and they are paid for their daily work.

It does feel like going from hell to heaven.

Hong Renli felt that he had saved the fate of tens of thousands of sisters, and his own spirit had also been redeemed.

Moreover, she feels that she has the responsibility to lead these tens of thousands of sisters to a better future.

Shen Baoer suddenly emerged, and she felt threatened.

She could clearly see that Su Yi was divided into three forces.

The Bai Feifei family, the Shen Baozhen family, and the Taiping Army forces.

Bai Feifei and Su Yi are members of the same family, and Hong Renli doesn't want to argue.

But Shen Baoer was too aggressive, and Shen Baozhen controlled all the internal affairs of Jiujiang. Now Shen Baoer is also involved in Su Yi's industry.

I heard that Shen Tingen and Shen Baoer's brothers have all come to Jiujiang.

The whole family all joined Su Yi and worked for him.

If Shen Baoer's family is too powerful, they may usurp the right to speak of the Tianguo family.

Wei Jun is a guerrilla general of the Green Camp, who has certain military power. He has nearly a thousand veterans of the Taiping Army and is loyal to Su Yi.

But he wasn't big enough.

It's a pity that Lin Qirong is in Tianjing, otherwise he and General Zeng Tianyang together would be enough.

The key is that the Kingdom of Heaven is on Su Yi's side, with the largest number of people, but no outstanding talents.

Hong Renli was not good at this kind of thing, so she immediately thought of someone, Fu Shanxiang.

It's a pity that Tianjing won't let him go. He has to find a way and pay a higher price to borrow Fu Shanxiang.

Then, she found Lin Chang'er.

This fat girl is messing around in the kitchen.

She has a poor income from cooking.

However, she showed amazing talent for desserts because she loved them.

Seeing this scene, Hong Renli was furious and slapped Chang'er's big round buttocks hard.

"Ah, it hurts!" Chang'er covered her hands and jumped up.

"Eat, eat, eat, just eat, it's useless." Hong Renli scolded.

"Come out here, I have something to tell you." Then, Zhijia grabbed Shang'er's ears and pulled her out.

Hong Renli looked at this little chubby girl, she actually looked very cute.

The key is Bai, and... he has a famous weapon.

Because of good nutrition, they are already over-developed.

"Let me tell you something, are you willing to marry Su Yi as your concubine?" Hong Renli said.

"Ah..." Lin Chang'er was stunned and looked troubled.

Hong Renli said angrily: "Why, you still don't want to?"

Lin Chang'er said: "But mother, aren't you his mistress? This is not good."

Hong Renli said: "How many times have I told you, I am not your mother."

Lin Chang'er said: "But, I'm afraid of pain."

Hong Renli said: "Why does it hurt?"

Lin Chang'er said: "It doesn't hurt. You cry like a ghost every time."

Hong Renli gritted his teeth and said, "You kid, what do you know?"

"Forget it, let's discuss it with you. That's it." Hong Renli said, "If you don't agree, I'll beat you to death."

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Beijing!

The emperor was furious.

He just received two messages.

The first is that Shen Baozhen married his daughter to Su Yi as his concubine, and held a wedding banquet with great fanfare and entertained thousands of people, lest the world would not know about it.

Article 2: Shen Tingen has already moved his family with several grandchildren, leaving the capital and heading to Jiujiang.

What does it mean?

When Shen Baozhen left, I specially left you to talk. Overtly and covertly, I asked you to help keep an eye on Jiujiang and Su Yi.

What about you?

He turned around and completely surrendered to Su Yi, and was also completely tied up?

Does this mean you don't take me as the emperor seriously at all?

The key is why?

Su Yi is just a governor of Jiangxi, and I am the emperor.

I am the one who has complete control over your future.

Su Yi is indispensable in the current situation in the south, and he needs to be used to check and balance the Hunan Army, but am I still in need of you, Shen Baozhen?

Your position as the prefect of Jiujiang was given to you by me.

I can give it to you, and I can also take it back from you.

In addition, the emperor received two other messages.

As the governor of Jiangxi, Su Yi never went to Nanchang at all, nor did he go to the governor's office for a day. The entire government affairs of Jiangxi were handed over to Hu Linyi.

what do you mean?

Give up to the Hunan Army?

This is not your style, Su Yi.

I told you not to make the fight with the Hunan Army too ugly.

It turns out that you are doing well. You stopped fighting at all and handed over all your power. What do you want to do?

Another piece of news is that Su Yi frequently visited various provinces.

You are the governor of Jiangxi. You just need to take care of your affairs in Jiangxi. Why are you visiting?

Without my will, you left the territory without permission?

what do you want to do?

Only imperial ministers are qualified to go to other provinces and visit frontier officials to discuss matters. What matters do you, the governor of a province, have to discuss with them?

Even if we want to talk, is that also the power of the central court?

What do you mean, Su Yi? Are you proud of your favor?

So the emperor summoned Sushun and Du Han.

"Tell me, what does Shen Baozhen mean?"

Sushun didn't answer.

Du Han said: "Your Majesty, this matter is obvious. Shen Baozhen felt that he had no future in the Hunan Army at that time, so he had already taken refuge in Su Yi and played a double act in front of the Emperor."

The term "double reed" originated during the Jiaqing period of Qianlong.

These words directly angered the emperor.

As an emperor, what he hates most is the deception of others.

Then, he asked: "And this Su Yi, why is he frequently visiting other provinces? What does he want to do?"

"What did he go to Sichuan for? What did he go to Yunnan for?"

Some people seem very small.

Su Yi went to Hubei or even Liangjiang, but no one reported to the emperor.

As a result, when I went to Sichuan and Yunnan, someone reported it.

"In addition, why didn't Su Yi, the governor of Jiangxi, go to Nanchang or go to the governor's office? Instead, let Hu Linyi completely handle Jiangxi government affairs?"

Who secretly reported to the emperor?

It's definitely not the Hunan Army's side. They wish the emperor didn't know about it at all.

"Sushun, please tell me." The emperor said.

Sushun thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, Su Yi is now focused on running factories and engaging in foreign affairs, so he has handed over all government affairs. As for visiting various provinces, he is probably also talking about cooperation related to running factories."

When the emperor heard the words "setting up factories and doing foreign affairs", he became very angry.

I could hold it back before, but now I can't.

"Nonsense, nonsense..." The emperor slapped the table and said, "Did I make an exception to promote him to let him run a factory? Do I want him to engage in foreign affairs? I want him to deal with those who are rebellious and not doing his job properly! This is to make me Did your words fall on deaf ears?”

Du Han said: "It is better to send an imperial envoy to investigate."

The emperor pondered.

Sushun said: "It's not quite appropriate."

The emperor said: "How to say?"

Sushun said: "If we send an imperial envoy to go there, I am afraid that the contradiction will be made public and it will be difficult to step down. It is better to send a secret envoy to secretly admonish him."

For a moment, Du Han couldn't help but glance at Sushun.

Su Zhongtang, isn't Su Yi your political enemy? Why show mercy?

Sushun is a very complicated person.

He has a beautiful mind and a proud heart, but his eyes are high and his hands are low.

He was impatient with the Manchus, but he valued the Han people. To be precise, he had a high regard for capable people.

And Su Yi is undoubtedly a capable person.

Du Han regarded Su Yi as his mortal enemy, but Su Shun did not take it seriously. He considered himself inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people, and he did not bother to regard Su Yi as a political enemy.

And he somewhat admired what Su Yi was going to do.

Deep down, I want to fulfill two goals.

However, he was obedient to the emperor and did everything for the sake of the Sacred Heart.

Therefore, it was impossible for him to really help Su Yi speak.

The emperor said: "Then do what you said and send someone to reprimand Su Yi and make him return to the right path, otherwise I will be very unhappy. In addition, what is the point of asking him to secretly teach Shen Baozhen? If there is no reasonable reason Reply, he should not be the prefect of Jiujiang, and I will replace him with someone else."

"Then, who should be sent to reprimand?"

Du Han thought for a while and said: "I recommend Kuang Yuan, the Minister of Civil Affairs!"

The emperor thought for a while and found out that this person held the title of official, and someone from the military aircraft department had recently left. He wanted to add someone to the army, and the emperor also liked this person.

"Okay, then let Kuang Yuan go." The emperor said: "Be sure to make it clear to Kuang Yuan, be stricter, and make sure Su Yi returns to the right path and does my job well."

Then, the emperor added: "If Shen Baozhen resigns, who will be the prefect of Jiujiang instead?"

Du Han said: "I recommend Weng Tongshu."

The emperor frowned slightly, this man was removed from his position last year.

Together with Dexing'a and Boyan, they failed in the political struggle.

Du Han said: "Whether Shen Baozhen is unwilling or unable, since he can't keep an eye on Su Yi, let someone else keep an eye on him."

Weng Tongshu was removed from office last year because of the impeachment of Su Yi for falsely reporting military exploits.

If he was allowed to be the prefect of Jiujiang, the relationship between the emperor and Su Yi would be embarrassing.

The emperor said: "Let's discuss it later! Let's see how Su Yi responds and see how Shen Baozhen replies to see if he is really stubborn."

"Whoo!"

At this time, there was a sound from outside.

"Your Majesty, the British envoy asked to see you, and the monk king sent him."

The emperor frowned and said, "No!"

Then, he said: "Forget it, I will formally receive you at the meeting tomorrow."

Sushun and Duhan resigned.

When leaving the palace, Du Han couldn't help but said: "Su Zhongtang, we showed mercy to Su Yi today, but don't they necessarily show mercy to us?"

Sushun said: "There is no need to be merciful or merciless, so why should I need others to be merciful?"

After that, he walked away.

Du Han sighed in his heart.

Su Zhongtang is so arrogant that he doesn't even look down on his political opponents.

Court the next day!

The emperor formally summoned the British envoy.

At this time, the British envoy was extremely angry.

Elgin sent him to the capital to meet the emperor, which was originally an ultimatum.

Force the emperor to agree to revise the treaty, force the emperor to release the arrested diplomats from Guangzhou, etc., force the emperor to remove Ye Mingchen and deal with Ye Mingchen and others.

As a result, as an envoy, he was directly arrested by Seng Gelinqin's people before he landed.

He was inexplicably detained in Tianjin for more than half a month without being interrogated by anyone, and then was inexplicably released and sent to the capital.

"The envoy from the British side, why don't you kneel down when you see me, the Great Emperor of China?" the Minister of Rites said coldly.

The envoy said angrily: "His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, on behalf of the British Empire, I formally make three demands to you."

"First, agree to all our country's demands for contract amendments and fulfill previous contracts."

"Article 2: Immediately release all captured diplomatic and military personnel in our country."

"Article 3: Immediately remove Ye Mingchen and other relevant officials and severely punish them."

At this time, the envoy, who had been detained for more than half a month, stopped talking about any diplomatic etiquette.

He just wanted to finish the process quickly and leave immediately.

Now the British Empire is mobilizing troops and warships to the Far East, totaling tens of thousands of people, which will take a long time.

But as long as the first batch of troops is large enough, the war will begin immediately.

And the process he wants to take is to carry out the final persecution.

Lest anyone say that the British Empire went to war undeclared.

The emperor said coldly: "I have already said that the matter of revising the contract is a fiction and cannot be discussed again."

"I don't know anything about the arrest of your country's diplomats, but I will ask about it."

"The removal of Ye Mingchen and others is our internal affairs, and your country's request is ridiculous."

The British envoy said: "His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, this is our ultimatum. If I don't get a response, then our country will be forced to use war to solve the problem."

All civil and military officials in the court laughed.

You foreigners keep saying that war will solve the problem, but the result is completely a paper tiger.

The last time he sent troops directly, he ended up withdrawing unconditionally, which gave Su Yibai a big credit.

Now let’s talk about the means of war.

The British envoy said: "I'm very sorry, it seems that our final negotiations have broken down!"

"Farewell!"

Then, the British envoy left directly.

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Note: This is the second update, and I can’t think of anything to say to ask for a monthly ticket. I can only look at my benefactor, can you give it to me? Thank you all.

(End of this chapter)