1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 267 No

Ye Mingchen stroked his beard and said: "There are many ways to deal with foreigners, but in the final analysis, there is nothing more than one word."

Over the years of dealing with foreigners, Ye Mingchen has his own set of methods.

Xu Guangjin hurriedly asked, "What word?"

"Dealing with foreigners is ultimately a matter of no word." Ye Mingchen expressed his experience in dealing with foreigners.

"No?" Xu Guangjin asked puzzled.

"Yes, foreigners ask us questions and don't answer them. Just ask questions about foreigners' affairs. Foreigners want to fight, but don't fight. If foreigners want to fight, they don't surrender." Ye Mingchen said leisurely.

Xu Guangjin was confused by Ye Mingchen's contradictory remarks. Xu Guangjin was puzzled and said: "Foreigners looking for me, it may be okay to ignore them and not answer, as long as foreigners are left alone, after a long time, foreigners may Don't make fun of yourself, don't look for me anymore.

But what is the reason for not fighting or surrendering?I'm ignorant, and I hope Ye Shaobao can give me some pointers. "

Xu Guangjin really couldn't understand that since there was no war, how could he not surrender?
"Foreigners have strong ships, powerful guns, and sharp soldiers. The navy and green battalion in Guangdong and Guangxi are useless. If we fight with foreigners, we will be in trouble." Ye Mingchen replied, "As long as we don't fight or cause trouble, Justice is naturally on our side.”

Ye Mingchen's remarks made Xu Guangjin feel a little speechless. Ye Mingchen's way of dealing with foreigners is, to put it bluntly, bad.

Although Xu Guangjin didn't deal with foreigners as frequently as Ye Mingchen, but according to his understanding of foreigners, foreigners were by no means a good deal.It's not just a negative response.

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Liang Yao and Perry's team was quite large.

Perry's American East India Fleet has a total of four ships and thousands of naval officers and soldiers.

Liang Yao had two fully staffed infantry regiments, and the crew of three warships and four accompanying transport ships totaled more than a thousand people.

The expeditionary force of more than [-] people can be said to be very powerful. The fleet has just arrived in Xiangshan. Rao Liang Yao has already asked those Guangzhou merchants to inform the Guangdong authorities in advance, and the Guangdong authorities are still facing a big enemy.

The panic-stricken Guangdong authorities hastily dispatched three green battalions from neighboring counties to Xiangshan as a precaution.

Fang Jianyuan, the county magistrate of Xiangshan County who just took office, complained even more, calling it unlucky. He didn't expect such unlucky things to happen to him just after he took office.

Xiangshan is a rich county, and Fang Jianyuan managed to get this good job through many rounds of management.

Fang Jianyuan's good mood was gone, if this matter was not handled properly, he would not be able to explain to the governor above, or he would lose the top hat he just put on.

If it is dealt with, he has never been in contact with foreigners before, and he can't even understand what foreigners say, so how should he negotiate with foreigners.

"Liangfu (Wu Shangrong's word) save me!"

Fang Jianyuan, who was in a hurry, asked Wu Shangrong who was in Xiangshan County for help at the suggestion of his master.

"The county magistrate Fang is all right, so why do you need Wu to save him?" Wu Shangrong said in surprise.

"The foreigner's warship is about to approach Xiangshan! Once foreigners land and gain a foothold in Xiangshan, how should I explain to the governor and governor?" Fang Jianyuan paused.

"Governor Ye and Governor Xu have already known about this matter, County Magistrate Fang need not panic." Wu Shangrong said.

He came to Xiangshan to wait for Liang Yao, and Liang Yao had discussed this matter with Ye Mingchen and Xu Guangjin in advance.

Wu Shangrong did not expect the reaction of the officials of the Guangdong authorities to be so strong, but when he learned that Liang Yao had seven warships and more than [-] soldiers in Guangdong this time, Wu Shangrong couldn't help but thump in his heart, and he also understood why the Guangdong authorities Such a big reaction.

At this time, Liang Yao's fleet and Perry's fleet were slowly approaching Xiangshan, preparing to anchor near the ship repair yard, where they would take a final supply rest before heading to Edo, Japan.

Through the binoculars, Perry saw that the Qing army in livery on the Xiangshan Fort was manipulating the old artillery on the fort, and the muzzle of the artillery had already been aimed at their fleet.

Unexpectedly, the coastal defense artillery used by the Qing Dynasty was an antique more than one or two hundred years ago. The performance of this old artillery was not as good as the artillery used in the American Revolutionary War. Perry put down the telescope, and then retracted the retractable telescope. minimum.

"Your Excellency, if we go further, we will enter the range of the coastal defense fort! Should we continue to move forward or stop the ship?"

Lieutenant Colonel Morris, the captain of the Mississippi, asked Perry for instructions.

"Where is Colonel Liang's Roland?"

Perry looked around, and suddenly found that Liang Yao's fleet had broken away from the fleet of the American East India Company and was heading straight forward, within the range of the coastal defense fort.

"Hell, what is this guy going to do? Does he want to cause diplomatic disputes? Are you afraid that the other party will fire?" Lieutenant Colonel Morris also took a breath.

On the Roland, which was on alert, Liang Yao stood at the bow, looking at his hometown 170 years ago with his hands behind his back.

At this time, Xiangshan was not a prosperous special zone, and only a few small fishing villages could be seen on the coast.

Turning his eyes back from the small fishing village, Liang Yao looked coldly at the Xiangshan Fort. Through the binoculars, he could clearly see the timid and hesitant appearance of the Qing soldiers in livery on the fort.

Liang Yao looked up at the star-spangled banner hanging on the Roland, and couldn't help sighing: "The Qing Dynasty is still the same Qing Dynasty, I really hope that the soldiers on the fort will shoot me a few times."

The reason why Liang Yao drove straight into Xiangshan Port just now was because he knew the Qing Dynasty and the governor of Guangdong, Ye Mingchen.

With Ye Mingchen's guts, it's okay to suppress bandits and robbers, and bully the little people. It is undoubtedly a dream to expect him to fight against the big powers.

"It's not been a day or two since Guangdong's armed forces have been weak. It's a question of whether the artillery on the fort that is older than me can fire well."

Deng Yan also sighed.

"That is to say, when Lord Lin was in charge of Guangdong's military administration, he reorganized the military of Guangdong. When the people left the government, and once Lord Lin left, Guangdong's military equipment would deteriorate day by day.

Those artillerymen did not dare to fire. The lack of armaments was one reason, but the most important reason was that they were worried that after the artillery was fired, the people above would be held accountable, and they would not be able to bear the responsibility. "

"I heard that Xiangshan has just transferred three battalions of green battalions to guard against us." Liang Yao said lightly.

"It's not like you don't know the virtues of the green battalion soldiers. The one who can be beaten by a group of long-haired thieves, let alone the green battalion with three battalions, even if there are thirty, they are not our opponents."

Deng Yan had great confidence in both the California Infantry Regiment and the Arizona Infantry Regiment. He had personally trained and led these soldiers, as well as soldiers from the Qing Dynasty.

Liang Yao's fleet broke through the waters blocked by the Xiangshan Fort in such a grand manner, and the semaphore soldiers of the Roland immediately signaled to the warships of the American East India Fleet under Liang Yao's order to signal them to follow.

After a little thought, Perry ordered to keep up with Liang Yao's fleet.

　I am busy with new work and moving this month, so the update can not be stable, please forgive me, I try to code as much as possible, I am not a full-time author, my time is really limited, I am really sorry.

　　When the new residence and new job are stabilized, the previous update amount can be restored!

　　
　
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