"Three, I'm old. It's been ten years since Xianfeng. I can't even see the world clearly."

"My master is strong and smart. If the imperial court could not send someone else, let you guard this important place."

"Haha~ You are really good at talking. This Aihui is a fire pit. No one dares to jump except me. You said that what happened in Anqing, Jiangnan in February will be spread to Aihui in March. Is this true? It’s fake.”

"In the past, it would have exhausted all the people and horses, but now there is a small steamer."

Among the two people in this conversation, the one called "San" is a Shaoxing master, whose surname is Shen, whose name is Mao and whose courtesy name is Wancai. He ranks third, so he is also called "Shen San"; and "Master" is Ai Guan Bao, the second-rank official of Hui's deputy capital.

What the two were talking about was, "In February of the 10th year of Xianfeng, Zeng Disheng divided his troops into three groups and surrounded Anqing."

Although the conversation was about this, Shen San knew that the drunkard's intention was not the wine, but Lord Dutong had other thoughts.

Shen San was a newcomer who defected last year, but now in less than a year, he has become a famous person in Guanbao Mansion, relying on his skills as a threader. Mr. Guanbao questioned whether the news in Anqing was false, but his question was urgent. It's a big deal, after all, this is no joke. There is no turning back when the bow is fired. This pavilion can hold Dai Hualing up.

"Don't worry, sir. Lucia bloodbathed Jiangwanzi last year, and the tribes of Sauron are shouting for revenge every day. How can this be false?"

Hearing this, Guan Bao suddenly stopped spinning the two jade balls in his hands and glared over fiercely:

"The four families of Zhang, Wang, Li, and Hu are just businessmen when it comes to heaven. If something happens, I can't escape, sir. You—"

"Young man, I understand. If you use your head as a guarantee, you can't cheat anyone but the master."

Guan Baoqi smiled with one sentence, "You really want to be a slave, but do you have enough credit for raising the flag?"

The arrow is on the string and must be fired. Guan Bao also knows that no matter how worried he is, at this point, things can only be left to fate. In the final analysis, it is gold that makes trouble. This thing kills people invisible.

In the ninth year of Xianfeng (1859), the imperial court exchanged treaties with the Mi people and the Lucian people, and the "Tinmen Agreement" officially came into effect, and the Miaotun at the mouth of the Wulong River was officially opened - England and France were in the second The Battle of Dagukou was a disastrous defeat, and the two families failed to renew their contract.

Before the news reached the Wulongjiang General Office, the Mi people had built a business inn in Miaotun. If the merchants were very brave, the officials on both sides had not yet communicated well, and people came smelling the smell of money.

However, Miaotun is located in the lower reaches of Wulongjiang River. This trouble has nothing to do with Guanbao. He is the deputy commander of Aihui and is subordinate to General Wulongjiang. Miaotun is under the jurisdiction of another general. These are all "guarding Ula". Waiting for the General's troubles.

Guan Bao had his own troubles.

The former General of Wulongjiang, Yishan, had more and more disputes between the Saurons and the Lucians in the area under his jurisdiction, which eventually led to great chaos. He was labeled as "unfavorable" and both Yishan and the former Vice-Captain Aihui quit. The new general General Puchin took over the responsibility together with Guan Bao.

After taking office, Guan Bao realized that this was really a trick!

The Lucian envoy complained in the capital that "the people of Sauron are fierce, predatory and barbaric", but in fact this is not the case at all.

The Sauron people were living a good life. This Lucian bandit was killed from the upper reaches of the Wulong River. It was only appropriate to replace "Saulun" with "Lu people" - "The people of Lu are fierce and plundering." , extremely barbaric.”

You're not allowed to resist even if you're being killed!

It makes sense for Sauron's tribes to form alliances based on blood.

Silly X Yishan, when he was serving in Yangcheng, Nanhai, he was beaten to pieces by foreigners, so he was frightened out of his courage. When he was appointed as the general of Wulongjiang, he blindly submitted to compromise. Excessive suppression of the Sauron people not only failed to solve the problem, but also aroused the anger of the people.

Not only did the Lucians dislike him, but the locals also scolded him.

However, Yishan and the former Vice-President Aihui were dismissed from their posts and escaped the catastrophe. However, the two new officials, Puqin and Guanbao, could do their jobs when they took office.

Got the wax:

Never mind, this civil unrest was started by the Lu people.

This Yishan Mountain is nothing but a stick. The Lu people crossed the border and encroached on it step by step. They were so stupid that they suppressed Sauron's various ministries to fight back - they were not afraid that if they didn't eat enough, they would start to devour it!

Besides, Sauron was called Sheng Jurchen in the past, and the Manchus broke the bones and connected the tendons. This elbow cannot be turned outward.

No matter what, although the imperial court was wary of the Lu people, now that the culprits of the Changfa riot in Jiangnan, the Anglo-Buddhist allied forces borrowed the Yaluo and Monk Ma to start the war, Lu Xia couldn't afford to offend them now.

Faced with a hot potato, Wulongjiang General Te~Pu Qin simply made a big move. He said, "Guanbao, your jurisdiction, this matter belongs to you. I'm optimistic about you."

To be honest, Putin and Guanbao are much tougher than their two predecessors, but they can't stand it without having any troops - they have few troops to begin with, and they are still deploying troops to the pass every now and then. How can this Lusia do it?

Are you being reasonable? Besides, the tribes of Sauron who suffered a huge loss are not easy to appease.

Guan Bao knew Shangguan Tepuqin was in trouble, but a rope was worth two grasshoppers, and no one could escape. Therefore, while he was fighting between Solon and Lusia, he kept asking Tepuqin for money.

We need soldiers and food.

How can these things be produced in the bitter cold land outside the pass, so Guanbao can only hit a pole if there are jujubes but no jujubes, and there is really no hope - he has thought clearly, I have eaten, played, and seen it, and the worst he can do is to die.

Your Majesty, this is what is said: "If a person dies, a bird will look up to the sky, but he will not die for tens of thousands of years."

But "there is no way out despite the mountains and rivers, but there is another village with dark flowers and bright flowers."

There is no end to the road. In 1859, the temples and villages were opposite each other, and the two countries of Shandong opened a port for trade. Businessmen from this country also came to visit.

In the twelfth month of the ninth year of Xianfeng (1859), Shaoxing Master Shen San took the old post to the Yamen of Aihui Deputy Dutong, and congratulated Guan Bao, "Sir, you are going to post it!"

"I'll give you a big-headed devil!" At that time, Guan Bao wanted to chop Shen San to death regardless of friendship.

But "If you don't have San San, you won't dare to go to Liangshan." Shen San dared to come to the door, so he naturally had something to rely on - Shen San took out an advance map, no, it was a golden map.

This gold map marked several gold mining spots, and Guan Bao was stunned at that time.

The imperial court sealed off the outside of the customs, but it did not leave any openings. The "planer" and "lantou" were not cut off - the so-called "lantou" was originally a businessman. The planer was responsible for digging wild ginseng, and the planer was responsible for recruiting planers.

husband.

Later, businessmen who dug ginseng, mined gold, and purchased furs and other special products were all called "lantou", and the workers were all "planners."

Of course, you have to pay for traveling to Guandong. You have to take the lead, and the plowman enters with a ticket. Each ticket will give you a benefit of ten taels, and a businessman will receive six taels of his own money - the world is clear, and children are not deceived.

Guan Bao was short of soldiers, so he took over the job from the moment he took office. He checked the planer's business thoroughly - if the profiteers were missed, our money would be short. This is absolutely unacceptable.

But most of the gold mining spots on the gold map have never been heard of by anyone.

Guan Bao, who was dubious, asked his subordinates to go to several places to check, and found out that this picture was real!

To be honest, Guan Bao had murderous intentions at that time, but Shen San, as a Shaoxing master, was definitely professional, so he quickly explained: "This picture is not mine, it was collected by four businessmen, Zhang, Wang, Li and Hu, with a lot of money. This is the location." , I don’t think people can write it all.”

Guan Bao asked Shen San to introduce the background of the four families in detail. They said they were businessmen, but all three families were the families of officials for generations. The only rising star, Hu Guangyong, also had a background as a governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The "Taotai" where he donated classes was nothing ordinary. Good people.

Although as a member of the Zhenghuang Banner, the second-level officials are not afraid of security guards, but everyone is an old gangster, so it is impossible to fight - one by one, you can easily control the old loaches.

Therefore, "giving help in times of need" did not develop into "giving someone a life a thousand miles away", and Shen San was accepted by Guan Bao and became a master. In the spring of the tenth year of Xianfeng, four powerful merchants sent a large group of people to Aihui.

Don't tell me, this wealthy businessman who dares to enter Guandong is so clever

is different:

Guan Bao, the vice-president of Aihui, felt that everyone was getting rich together, but the stewards of the four families of Zhang, Wang, Li, and Hu told Guan Bao, "You can get whatever you want!"

"They say that our bannermen can brag, and these Han people are no slouch either."

Guan Bao then asked, "Do you have any Western ordnance? Get me ten red cannons." - Show off to me, let's see how I treat you.

This ordnance is an important weapon of the country, and ordinary businessmen would not dare to mess with it. Even if you can get it, it is illegal!

But the four families of Zhang, Wang, Li, and Hu are really unambiguous:

"I used to work for Prince Bodole Gatai, so I really have a way to do this."

In the fifth year of Xianfeng (1855), Seng Gelinqin broke through the long-haired Northern Expeditionary Army and captured the leader Lin Fengxiang alive, so he was named the "Prince of Boduole Gatai".

In the ninth year of Xianfeng's reign (1859), Seng Gelinqin defeated the British and Buddhist forces in the Second Battle of Dagukou.

At this time, in the spring of the 10th year of Xianfeng, this man was at his peak.

Guan Bao patted his thigh and said, "You can't find anything after wearing iron shoes. It took no effort to get here. It turned out to be a skilled hand." - Damn it, you didn't tell me earlier, you made people's hearts flutter.

It turned out that when Guan Bao arrived at Aihui, he realized that he had been too naive before. It was unexpected that the Lucians had sharp firearms, but Sauron's troops used rifled muskets. Could he be kidding me?!

After investigation, we found out that the Sauron people bought it from Westerners.

England had a big fight with Lucia a few years ago. Although they have negotiated a peace and ceased fighting, the hatred is still there. In order to prevent the enemy from controlling the mouth of the Amur River, they sent warmth from thousands of miles away and sold many military weapons to the Sauron people at low prices along the river.

It is said that at that time, British businessmen wanted to sell a batch of them to General Wulongjiang at a low price, but Yishan, a coward, did not dare to take them because the two countries were still at war!

"You don't want me to want it!" But Guanbao waited for half a year, but no one came to contact him. It was really frustrating.

But I never expected that the Gods of Wealth of the four families of Zhang, Wang, Li, and Hu actually had a way to make Western ordnance, and it was not a wild way. Serving Prince Dole Gatai must have been permitted by the decree. The profits of this ordnance are considerable. Although they say they are loyal to the imperial court, I am afraid they will earn a lot of money, and the four families will definitely not let go of this path.

Guan Bao was also very ambitious. He ordered a thousand rifled rifles and twenty cannons on the spot. He knew that it was taboo to buy arms privately, but while he wrote a letter to General Wulongjiang General Puqin, he ordered

Ordered a handwritten book.

The business of Zhang, Wang, Li, and Hu's family outside the customs was called Jili Warehouse. The chief manager who caught a cold was very kind and said that beheading must not be done, but if the foreign merchants in Miaotun wanted to sell things, Yunu would definitely have nothing to do with it.

I was quite uneasy about being quarantined at first. It was one thing to be banned, but it was even worse to have no money.

He had just taken office, and he hadn't made much money yet. The previous deputy Aihun had all been dismissed, so he had to wrap up his small savings and not even keep a penny.

Made a shortfall.

In fact, Guan Bao suspected that low-level people also had unclean hands and feet, but when he saw that all of his subordinates were wearing rags, he couldn't do anything without winning people's hearts.

But as soon as the big shop owner of Jili Warehouse reported the price, Guanbao was happy, "Fifty thousand taels of silver is not a big deal, use my butler's dividends from the gold mine as collateral!"

Guanbao had to buy the ordnance. When he first took office in the ninth year of Xianfeng (1859), the Lucians came to light the fire for him. "In March of the following year, General Wulongjiang was invited to Aihui and his party, and the two sides divided

boundaries.”

It turns out that in the eighth year of Xianfeng's reign, the two sides wrote in the ninth paragraph of the "Tinmen Agreement" that "the two sides sent personnel to survey the previously undefined boundary, and the boundary clearance must be included in this peace treaty."

This is a knife! According to old stories in the northwest, Lucia will definitely take a big bite this time.

But what can Guanbao do about the agreement signed by the imperial court? He has no choice but to buy weapons in advance for self-defense.
Chapter completed!