C447 On Militant Transformation in the Dark Room (1/2)
When Shang Tai finally decided to make contact with him, and after ten minutes of trying to negotiate, in a hidden military warehouse, Liang Kun, Fan Lian and a few other managers, managers and more than a dozen officers of the Letian Firm, were gathered together.
This was already the person in charge of Xiao Letian's current position in the Ryukyu. If the French battleship obtained this information, with one shot, Xiao Letian's entire command system in the Ryukyu would be paralyzed. This group of people would die for over ten years.
”Why are you making it so bright? ”Extinguish two more oil lamps!” old shopkeeper Fan Lian was a little stingy, there were originally only four lanterns lit in the warehouse, but now two more lamps were extinguished, causing the atmosphere in the warehouse to become extremely tense.
Dozens of top-grade Cuban cigars were distributed among the group. Almost everyone was given one, regardless of whether they knew how to smoke or not. Each of them cut one another's heads and lit it up. Soon, the warehouse was filled with the thick scent of cigar smoke.
No one said anything. Everyone was deep in thought. In the darkness, they could see many sparks of fire flickering in the air. Those who didn't know the ins and outs of this place would think that this place was haunted.
After a long silence, old shopkeeper opened his mouth and said, ”Brothers, the situation in Ryukyu is already at its most critical moment. Our enemies aren't just the French, there's also Gong Cheng, the traitor … Don't think that this old thing is easy to deal with. Not only is he able to use the power of the British, he is also closely linked to the Manchu dynasty … ”
”Eh? Gong Cheng could even seduce with the imperial government? Wasn't he widely acknowledged as a traitor in Manchu society? Isn't the Yuan Ming Yuan burnt by him? ” asked an officer in the darkness.
”Cough, cough, cough …” ”There are no eternal enemies, only eternal benefits …” General Liang Kun, who was lying on the blanket coughed a few times, ”I have heard of this Gong Cheng before. After he followed the British to live in Shanghai, he did not stop to advise the soldiers who want to kill the Kingdom of Heaven. Do you remember Sir Gordon from the UK? Behind us, there is the shadow of Gong Cheng pulling the strings and connecting the two parties … ”
”Now the Purging Demons have understood. Although they burnt the Yuan Ming Yuan, lost a lot of silver and signed an agreement with the young and the old, in the end, they still obtained help from the Western Devil. Many of you don't know, but the British mercenaries are really strong. How many people died when the small knife attacked the tenancy? ”In the end, I was still unable to hit him down …”
”When that foreign devil called Gordon arrives, this group of soldiers will train the Gun team for the Purging Demons. They have killed quite a number of our brothers! ”In the end, a third of heaven was destroyed by these foreigners …”
Liang Kun was a classic fierce general, he hoped that he would not be able to analyze these things, and these were all Xiao Letian's knowledge in the small class. It was just that Liang Kun was a person who had experienced it personally, and felt it the most.
Gong Cheng sold off his country, destroyed his garden of ten thousand gardens, made the Qing Dynasty apologize and pay his respects to him. After paying the compensation and finding a city in the harbor, the had no choice but to open up.
Initially, the royals thought that the foreigners were a bunch of robbers. However, this group of foreigners were all stubborn. They actually said something about a treaty with the Great Qing, then they would admit that the Great Qing was China's only master, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was a traitor.
Since the Great Qing is in trouble, and our two countries have just signed a 'friendly' agreement, it's not impossible for us to send some mercenaries to help you get rid of the rebels, but you have to ensure the quality! Low fee, oh kiss! The effect was significant!
The heck! The noble Master Yang had just burned the Beijing, and now he turned around to help Da Qing? Where in the world could one find such a good thing?
If they did not agree, then Ci Xi's group of people would really die, if they did not agree, then they would just have to pay the tax, and in the end, they would receive the tax from the Chinese, spend their money, and the lives of the dead foreigners, and lastly they would protect the mountains of Manchu, and if they did not agree, then they would really be punished.
A blessing in disguise, a curse in luck. The Manchu understood the essence of this sentence once again. From a different perspective, if they knew that the foreigners were so loyal, why didn't they sign the agreement earlier? At that time, they wouldn't have spent much money and the Yuan Ming Yuan would still be safe.
More than once, when Xiao Letian's lecture had reached this point, he threw away his chalk and sighed for a long time, ”Western Civilization does believe in strength as a thing of honor. In many ways, they look no different from bandits, but their spirit of contract is truly worth for us to learn!”
During the final phase of the suppression of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Manchu dynasty and the Han Manipulation could be considered to have tasted the 'sweetness' of the foreigners. They had all kinds of weapons and equipment that were sold across the ship, and there was a large amount of loans in the foreign bank that could be done business as long as they had collateral.
In the end, the Master Yang's mercenaries came, led by a British lord. This made the Qing Ting very satisfied, and it even made them lose a lot of face in front of the British.
”Look, this is the majesty of the Great Qing Dynasty. Although they had some conflicts with Britain, but didn't the British come to serve the Great Clear? ”Come on, give this Gordon the title of Governor, yellow horse coat, and peacock plumes …”
When 1864, the first year that Xiao Letian came to this world, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was finally destroyed. The entire Manchu dynasty Hall was in jubilation, and by then, their hatred for the British had already been thrown into the Pacific Ocean.