His knowledge of Cantonese is limited to words such as "Pujie", "Duelei Loumou", "Mi Yijiuyang" and "吔吔拉你", as well as a very few Chaoshan dialects that are somewhat similar to Hokkien.
As for standard Cantonese, it means Cantonese conversation...
Xu Yun sounds like just four words:
It's like a book from heaven.
Therefore, if it were another situation, the chat between Tian Caiming and Xi Sheng was indeed very safe - Xi Sheng had just asked about his origins during the chat, and he was obviously well prepared.
It's a pity that what this comprador old man doesn't know is...
Xu Yun is a man with a halo plug-in.
This language plug-in can clearly translate Wheat's strong Scottish accent into English, and can also allow Xu Yun and Gauss Riemann to chat and laugh with those old Germans who are stuck in phlegm.
Therefore, speaking Cantonese, both complex and complex, and simple and simple, is naturally not a problem.
anyway.
I don’t know if this thing can be translated into Wengzhou dialect, which is the ultimate language with its own encryption system...
His eyes returned to reality.
Hearing that Xi Sheng proposed the idea of talking in Cantonese, Tian Caiming quickly glanced at Xu Yun:
"It doesn't matter what you do, this guy is really not from Guangzhou. His ancestor was called Fei Yuzai, and he was looking for food in Europe more than a hundred years ago." (I won't use Cantonese later, he is also half a bucket of water.
, I won’t come out to add to the jokes.)
After receiving Tian Caiming's second confirmation, Xisheng finally let go of his last worry:
"That's good. It saves some effort."
Then Tian Caiming gently held the brim of his hat, thought for a moment, and asked:
"Mr. Xi, have you brought everything we agreed on? That gentleman is a little impatient to wait."
Xi Sheng nodded and patted his left pocket gently with his left hand:
"They're all in the cabin, and the list is with me. It can be shipped out when the time is right."
Tian Caiming raised his chin towards the outside of the deck again. From the high platform, he could see that Ran Hongfu and several other delegation leaders were leisurely sipping tea on the ground:
"So what to do with those people?"
Xisheng followed Tian Caiming's gaze, locked eyes with Ran Hongfu and sneered:
"Brother Bo Lun, don't worry, these people are all internal affairs officials in the capital and are not familiar with water management."
"Although they knew about the transaction, they only knew that silk and tea were placed in the cabin. They thought it was a noble person who wanted to make a fortune along the way."
"Who knows that if such a big ship wants to draft two feet of water, how can mere silk and tea be enough?
"Brother Bo Lun, Prince Zheng has already made an explanation. After the matter is completed... these adults should stay in Britain."
"It is rumored that Britain's royal tombs occasionally allow outsiders to be buried in them. A craftsman named Newton seems to be like this. I wonder if these adults can be so lucky."
Tian Caiming was slightly stunned, but soon showed a smile:
"Now that Prince Zheng has made arrangements, Tian is relieved."
"...."
Looking at Xisheng and Tian Caiming who had "arranged" Ran Hongfu and others while talking and laughing.
While a chill ran down Xu Yun's back, some enlightenment quietly emerged in his heart.
So that's what happened...
When he got on the boat just now, he had a question in his mind:
Judging from the depth of the draft of this ship, it is obvious that it cannot be empty.
However, the number of exhibits exhibited by the delegation during this trip was far less than the materials they should theoretically carry.
But at the same time.
As a comprador, Xisheng can be an intermediary and pimp, but he wants to start such a big battle with officials accompanying him...
Then we might as well hope that rng can win the world championship this year.
Only now did Xu Yun understand after hearing the two of them chatting.
It turns out that Xisheng did not handle this matter on his own. Not only was there someone else behind him, but he also had a connection with Tian Caiming.
This way.
Xisheng just needs to do what he is good at.
And the main messenger standing behind Xisheng was obviously the Prince Zheng he mentioned.
Mentioned earlier.
In his previous life, Xu Yun once wrote a novel about traveling through the Qing Dynasty and creating an X, so he would have a better understanding of some key figures in the late Qing Dynasty.
Among them is Prince Zheng - because this person played a lot of roles in the late Qing Dynasty.
Classmates who were Emperor Xianfeng in their previous lives should know this.
When Emperor Xianfeng passed away, he arranged for eight ministers to take care of his life, which was regarded as a temporary entrustment before his death.
The first of them is Prince Yi Zaiyuan, who is also Xianfeng's confidant.
Zaiyuan was quite experienced in negotiating peace, but unfortunately every time the good situation was negotiated, it was ruined by Emperor Xianfeng's regrets.
The third one is a star among the eight ministers, named Aixinjueluo Sushun.
In many film and television works, Sushun is often regarded as the head of the Eight Ministers.
What is special about you is that this man is one of the few spiritual Han people in the Qing Dynasty:
Although Sushun was born in a noble family of the Eight Banners, he looked down upon the mediocre Manchu nobles and believed that these people could do nothing but make money.
At the same time and opposite.
He believed that there were many outstanding talents among the Han people, so he deliberately accepted and recruited them.
Guo Songtao, Long Zhanlin, Wang Kaiyun, Deng Fulun, Yin Gengyun, Gao Xinkui, Li Huangxian and other literati and celebrities were successively hired by him into the shogunate, and they were called the "Seven Sons of Sumen" by people at the time.
In the imperial court, he also strongly recommended Chen Fu'en, Kuang Yuan, Jiao Youying, Huang Zonghan and other Han officials to participate in political affairs, and he was very effective in combating corruption.
However, this man also has some dark spots, such as Wu Wu Gu, who avenged his private vendetta, etc., so I won’t go into details here.
Some people in later generations said that Liangbi's death led to the Qing Dynasty, and some people thought that Su Shun's death led to the Qing Dynasty. This shows this person's ability.
In addition to the above two, the remaining four to eight are:
Prince Consort Jingtao.
He was the brother-in-law of Emperor Xianfeng. He was the minister in charge of the bodyguard at that time and was a close confidant of Emperor Xianfeng.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Mu Yin, Minister of the Ministry of War.
One of the two negotiators, he was the one who ordered the detention of the British negotiator Parkes.
Kuang Yuan, Minister of Rites.
Du Han, Minister of the Ministry.
and Jiao Youying, the then Shaoqing of Taipu Temple.
Seeing this, some readers may find a question:
Where did the second one go?
Presumably most readers also thought of answers when they discovered the problem.
That's right.
Ranking second among the eight great ministers of Gu Ming was Aixinjueluo Duanhua, the fourth Prince Zheng of the Qing Dynasty.
He is also a well-known mediocre person.
Duanhua was a Manchurian Xilan Banner and the seventh-generation grandson of Prince Zheng Xian Jierhalang.
Born in 1807, knighted in 1846, and experienced a wave of happiness under Louis XVI in 1861.
How far does this person stretch his hips?
You should all have learned the fate of the eight great ministers who cared about life in history textbooks - these people were killed by a 26-year-old youthful version of the kind old witch when they were fighting eight against one and carrying the edict.
It was also the famous Xinyou coup.
When the coup occurred, Duan Hua was serving as the commander of the marching infantry and unified command of the escort troops returning to Beijing from Xianfeng Zi Palace.
Under his command were more than 20,000 troops stationed in Miyun, Gubeikou, and Rehe, as well as 2,000 troops in each camp of the Eight Banners who had escorted Xianfeng to rebel in Chengde.
There were also more than 4,000 cavalry reinforcements from various places in the Northeast and Xi'an.
At that time, the kind old witch's brother-in-law, King Chunjun Yixuan, directly took the command of the infantry army in front of Duanhua, and immediately seized the command of the garrison in the capital.
With the help of these military horses, Yixuan rushed to the Lingjia Brigade to arrest people. Except Duanhua, five and a half rookies and one and a half normal people were caught in the spring - one normal person was Sushun, and the other half was Mu Yin.
, after all, he dared to arrest the British while the two crows were negotiating.
"The Sword Comes"
Except giving away heads.
During his lifetime, Duan Hua also committed a crime that is too numerous to list:
Selling cultural relics.
Don’t look down on Duan Hua, he actually has a very high status in the Aixinjueluo family:
Not only was he the Minister of Gu Ming after the death of Emperor Xianfeng, Duan Hua was also the Minister of Gu Ming when Xianfeng's father Daoguang passed away.
Duanhua made a lot of treasures by virtue of his status. During the period of one crow and two crows, he witnessed Xianfeng's magical operation of escaping to Rehe, and he was extremely in awe of the British.
Maybe even those who are good at cooking have their merits.
Duanhua felt that the Qing Dynasty was over soon, so he relied on his authority to resell wealth to the British.
One of the charges on which Duan Hua was later executed was that he was "infecting the country's sick people and colonizing foreign vassals with goods."
Just follow the original timeline.
Duan Hua would sell his wealth on a large scale only after Er Ya, but now it is much earlier.
Maybe it’s because of the heightened exchanges between the East and the West in this timeline?
Also...
How much goods did Xisheng bring this time?
How many of them are true national treasures?
Who is ‘that adult’ that Tian Caiming is talking about?
Orientals in Britain, or some British dignitaries?
While Xu Yun was thinking, he reported the names of the new exhibits to Klein:
"A pair of oriental special armor..."
"Two pieces of porcelain..."
"A Yehenala glass massage stick..."
at the same time.
Xisheng on the side suddenly thought of something and asked Tian Caiming:
"By the way, Brother Bolun, are there any clues about that thing?"
Tian Caiming's face suddenly darkened when he heard this, a hint of gloom flashed in his eyes, and he turned to look at the other side of the deck:
"No trace has been found yet. Even Shi Yuanbiao and the others have been dispatched, but still nothing has been found."
Xi Sheng was silent for a moment and frowned slightly:
"Brother Bolun, you don't have to be too impatient. After all, no one would have thought that those people would rebel..."
"Mr. Xi, you put it lightly, how can I not be impatient?"
I don't know if he was hit at a painful point, but Tian Caiming's voice suddenly rose a little higher, abruptly interrupting Xi Sheng's words.
However, he soon realized that something was wrong. He glanced at Xu Yun, Klein and other coolies covertly, and then lowered his voice and said:
"Mr. Xi, if we can't find those people, our transaction can only be considered 50% completed at most!"
Looking at Tian Caiming, whose face was red due to the surge of blood, Xisheng kept uttering words of comfort, but a trace of vengeful gloating flashed in his heart.
It's better if we can't find those people.
In this way, Prince Zheng will probably only believe in himself in the future...
This topic brought up by Xi Sheng seemed to make Tian Caiming a little unhappy, so the white glove's tone couldn't help but be a bit harsh:
"Mr. Xi, now that the other group of people has disappeared without a trace, your burden will be heavy."
"It's hot summer right now, and Britain is different from the Qing Dynasty. Even the docks have a lot of industrial equipment, and the sailboats have wooden structures..."
"If the boat accidentally gets flooded, I may still be able to rely on that gentleman to mediate. Mr. Xi, I'm afraid you will have to stay in England like those adults..."
Listening to Tian Caiming's words with a gun and a stick, Xisheng waved his hand as if he didn't care:
"Hey, Brother Bolun, don't worry, I will definitely send someone to strictly guard the cabin day and night to ensure that nothing goes wrong."
Tian Caiming still had a sullen face and said coldly:
"That's for the best. After all, the things you and I are trading this time are extraordinary, even..."
Said here.
Tian Caiming suddenly stopped speaking and gave Xisheng a knowing look:
"Anyway, be careful with everything. Okay, Mr. Xi, Tian still has executive duties, so I won't bother you for now."
"If there is something urgent, you can send someone to the third pillar between platforms 9 and 10 of King's Cross Station to find a newsboy named Xiao Shitou and tell him, 'Today there are two Dingxiang Towers.
Just a portion of donkey sausage."
Xi Sheng silently wrote down this information and handed over to Tian Caiming:
"In this case, I won't leave Brother Bo Lun behind anymore, and I will leave slowly without seeing him off."
Tian Caiming lifted up his hat, revealing his bald head and nodded in greeting. After the ceremony, he put the hat back on:
"Farewell."
It's a coincidence.
While the two were talking, Xu Yun and Klein happened to count an exhibition painting that was more than eight meters long. Klein spent a lot of time recording and measuring it.
Therefore, Xu Yun seemed to be planning something, but in fact, he had time to listen to the conversation between the two of them.
Although the exchange between Xi Sheng and Tian Caiming was limited to a few points, it still revealed a lot of information.
The first is that ‘Shi Yuanbiao’.
When Tian Caiming spoke, he looked to the other side of the deck, and he could clearly see Scarface and others busy in his field of vision.
At the same time, look at the pronunciation.
The two words "Shi Yuanbiao" and "siyuepiao" are about 30 to 40% similar when read quickly.
For a foreigner like Kazyin Garao, this is a completely possible error.
In other words, Scarface's name is most likely Shi Yuanbiao.
Tian Caiming's ability to command...or contact Shi Yuanbiao to take action means that the person behind him is most likely related to Holt - the British policeman who was standing next to Shi Yuanbiao when Shi Yuanbiao slapped Tian Hao that day, and he was also a member of the Apostolic Society.
member.
Either the people behind the two are the same person, or they are cooperating within the same political camp.
Judging from Holt's position at the Apostolic Society meeting and Xu Yun's understanding of the early British police.
If nothing else happens, most of the political parties behind Holt are...
Whigs!
As for which Whig person or family they are involved in, it is temporarily unknown.
In addition, the conversation between Xisheng and Tian Caiming also revealed another piece of information:
Don't know why.
The reselling troops sent by Prince Zheng were divided into two groups and went to England respectively.
One of them is the ship that Xi Sheng is on, which is the British arriving in the name of a delegation.
The number of people, departure date and means of travel for the other part are unknown.
It might be a boat or a carriage.
Maybe even walking.
Of course.
The means of travel is not the key point, what really matters to Xu Yun is——
Others are missing.
Considering the identity of these Orientals, they...
Could it be the corpse found in Scotland as Lao Tang said?
That is...
Xu Yun himself!?
Think of this.
Xu Yun shook his head gently.
It doesn't seem right. After all, if "he" is that group of people, Xisheng should be able to recognize him.
But it seems unlikely that there is no connection between the two?
Then here comes the problem.
What exactly happened to these people?
Is it internal strife?
Or was he intercepted?
In addition, Holt once said something at an Apostolic Society meeting:
Last month, a group of thieves broke into London. His superiors directly issued a search warrant, and even the Bow Street Detective Team was dispatched (see Chapter 267).
Combined with what Tian Caiming said about dispatching Shi Yuanbiao, can we think that the group of thieves is another group of people?
True.
There are still some things that are not very logical in the whole link, but they must not be bugs, but Xu Yun still doesn't know enough information.
But overall.
Xu Yun's group of tool men today are really making a lot of money.
After Tian Caiming leaves.
Xisheng happily walked to Xu Yun, glanced at the form in Xu Yun's hand from the corner of his eye, and asked:
"Brother Luo Feng, I wonder how the inventory is progressing?"
Xu Yun showed him a smile as simple and honest as wheat:
"Mr. Xi, there are five items left. The task will be completed soon."
Xi Sheng nodded:
"That's great. It's just a hard work, little brother."
"No hard work, no hard work."
Xu Yun waved his hand honestly, then looked at the mast of the sailboat with an innocent and curious expression, and said to Xisheng:
"Mr. Xi, does this ship sail entirely on wind power?"
Xisheng was in a pretty good mood at this time. After hearing this, he patiently said to Xu Yun:
"That's right, have you seen those three masts? They can change positions with each other, making great use of the wind to move forward, saving a lot of manpower."
"But I heard from some British people in Guangdong Province that the British have now built giant ships that can be driven by steam, and can even sail against the wind, which is extremely convenient."
As he spoke, Xisheng put his hands behind his back and shook his head with emotion:
"Britain is worthy of being the most powerful country in the world, but we are no better..."
There was strong yearning and admiration in Xisheng's tone, a typical image of the early Shepherd Dog.
But now that he wanted to find out the news, Xu Yun could only follow what the other party said:
"I quite agree with what Mr. Xi said, but Mr. Xi, although the Oriental sailing ship is inferior to the steam ship, it is not bad to make an object for people to visit."
"I'm not afraid of sir's jokes. Although my ancestral home is from the East, this is the first time I've seen an Oriental sailing ship."
Hearing this, Xisheng laughed and patted Xu Yun on the shoulder:
"What I said is really a trivial matter. What's so difficult about it?"
"According to the agreement between the Qing Dynasty and Britain, the Hongze ship will be open to the public on the opening day of the expo, but only those with British titles can visit it in the first three days."
"I will reserve a place for you at that time. I can come when you want and leave when you want. What do you think?"
Xu Yun was waiting for his words. When he saw this, he quickly took half a step back, cupped his fists and said:
"Sincerity can do this, Luo Feng is very grateful!"
Xi Sheng patted his shoulder again. At this time, someone on the front deck happened to call him, so he said to Xu Yun:
"Brother Luo Feng, today's handover is of great importance. There seems to be something going on at the bow of the ship, so I won't stay here any longer."
"On the day of the ship viewing, the trivial matters on the ship will have been settled. I will make tea and talk to you then!"
When Xu Yun saw this, he didn't leave him alone, and the two of them said goodbye.
Half an hour later.
Klein's inventory has been completed.
He and Xu Yun stamped the seal at the same time, disembarked from the ship and found Big Ace to deliver the work.
.........
in the following days.
Xu Yun comes to the dock to work as a toolman every other day, which shows that he is quite diligent.
But unfortunately.
Tian Caiming seemed to have completed certain tasks and did not appear at the dock in the remaining days, let alone chatting with Xi Sheng again.
that's all.
Ten days flew by.
The day finally came...
The opening day of the Universal Exposition.
.......
Note:
Are there any friends in Chengdu? I heard that there was another earthquake there...
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