Alchemy Greater China

After talking so much, Guangxu felt that it was almost time to come out today, so he bid farewell to Long Hao, put on those crappy and heavy clothes and went back to the palace.

Today's harvest is really not cheap, enough to make Guangxu so excited that he can't sleep.

On the third day, Guangxu came again. Apparently, this time he was taught and instructed by Weng Dishi and others to discuss more specific cooperation rules with Long Hao.

The general bottom line of Emperor Guangxu is: I will give you full authority over the interests of the South, and you can just fight with those foreigners and businessmen, while in the North, you must send Meiyang, and honestly hand over the control of Meiyang, and let me Guangxu took the lead to counter Empress Dowager Cixi.

Long Hao doesn't care about this bottom line, anyway, Jiawu is coming soon, when the time comes, the crazy little Japan will let you drink a pot...

There was no conflict in the tone, so the second conversation between the two parties was still relaxed and happy. It was still on the second floor of the small attic, and it was still about enjoying the snow and watching the plum blossoms. stomach.

It is said that Emperor Guangxu complained to Long Hao that he ate too many elbows the day before yesterday, and pulled them several times after returning to the palace. The chrysanthemums became loose and his legs became soft.

At this time, the cooperation agreement between the two parties has been basically negotiated, and the atmosphere is harmonious. Long Hao smiled and said, "Your Majesty, do you know something? I got the title from England because I am a pharmacist." Diarrhea, small matter, I will give you a tube of medicine, drink it and wrap it up."

After speaking, Long Hao took out a test tube, which contained green medicine.

Guangxu didn't doubt that he had it, so he raised his head and drank it, the potion entered his stomach, and a warm breath flowed all over his body, making Emperor Guangxu "ah" and bounced in surprise.

"Unexpectedly, His Majesty Hao is still a genius doctor! I'm healed, I'm healed. There's no pain there, and my body has strength!"

"Hehe, I'm not a genius doctor. I've said it all. I'm just a pharmacist."

"Of course they are genius doctors, those useless imperial doctors. They are far worse than you... They were just rumors before, but after experiencing it myself, I realized that rumors are far worse than meeting them!"

"Thank you, I still have a potion here, drink it, you should be like this..." Long Hao smiled mysteriously, but took out a dragon and tiger potion and handed it to Guangxu.

Unexpectedly.Guangxu hesitated for a moment, but did not answer.

"Hey, state affairs are still the most important thing right now. I want to let go of that for the time being."

"Alright, you keep it, I'm leaving tomorrow. Maybe I won't come here until next year, don't worry. Someone will follow up on the follow-up matters..."

Long Hao felt strange, but he didn't think too much about it. He smiled and forced the Dragon and Tiger Potion over, patting his butt.He walked away freely.

The matter of meeting the little emperor in Beijing has already been settled, and it would not be very meaningful to stay any longer.

Guangxu couldn't stop Long Hao from leaving, but this did not hinder his good mood after returning to the palace.

that night.He ate three times the amount he usually eats, causing Concubine Zhen and Concubine Jin to rush to inquire. Emperor Guangxu waved his hand, saying that it was nothing serious, and let the most favored sisters retire.

After Concubine Zhen's disappointed eyes disappeared behind the door curtain, Guangxu turned his head and fetched the utensils, and with a wow, he vomited out what he had eaten, making it a mess.

"Two ugly monsters, still want to sleep with you? Md, I'm so disgusted!"

It turned out that Emperor Guangxu's aesthetics was actually quite normal, and he had long been impatient with the sisters, Concubine Zhen and Concubine Jin.

As for why he favored these two people in history, and especially concubine Zhen the most?

That's because he couldn't see any hope at that time, so he had no choice but to hold up the little girl who dared to confront Cixi, suppressed his nausea, and bonded with her sisters like glue, in order to be angry with Cixi and sulk.

But it is different now, with hope, Guangxu will naturally not bear the burden of wronging himself. He is already fantasizing that after taking office, he will learn from the good example of Qianlong's ancestors, ride a horse and take a boat, and go to Haosheng, a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, to taste the tenderness and picturesque features A soft woman.

Thinking of this, Guangxu's heart became a little hot, he took out the tube of dragon and tiger potion, looked at it, and then carefully hid it...

The days passed quickly, and the entire land of China fell into deep winter. Everything was drowsy and about to hibernate, but in late November, above the Yangtze River, an event happened that made this winter unusual. !

It was so unusual that these gloomy breaths were swept away.

On November [-], a British warship was sunk by the Nanyang Navy in a certain section of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River near Nanjing City. There were more than [-] British sailors on board, and none of them survived! !

This news, or the bad news, shocked the UK and the world at the same time!

On November 24th, the British Fleet stationed in China reacted, gathered warships, and headed towards the Nanyang Navy's station in Nanjing in a mighty manner. There was no prelude to the negotiation, but it was a momentum to wipe out the Nanyang Navy!

The British are determined to use artillery to pay for their blood!

The Nanyang Navy was forced to fight. Governor Liu Kun dealt with the envoys from various countries coming from Shanghai in a steady stream, and at the same time ordered the Nanyang Navy not to stand still.

On November 29, a Sino-British naval battle broke out in the Yangtze River. The two sides invested a total of more than a hundred warships. Secretly, it is better than a rising tide... It is known as the third Sino-British war in history, and it is also known as the "Hundred Ships War".

At the end of this day, the result of the naval battle that killed even God to tears was not as one-sided as imagined.

When night fell and the rain that had been pouring all day was still pouring wantonly on the river, and when the sky was still like a water bag with a big hole broken, the Nanyang Navy had a total of eight warships broke out and headed towards the exit of the Yangtze River. Haikou fled.

According to statistics afterwards, 68 warships of the Nanyang Navy participated in the battle, 36 were sunk, 24 were severely damaged, and [-] escaped.

As for the British fleet, a total of 34 warships participated in the battle, eight of which were sunk, and ten of which were seriously injured. Of the remaining sixteen warships, fourteen of them took the lead and eight of them chased after them. The other two went up the river and besieged Nanjing City. Shock the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties with the sound of rumbling guns.

That night, the sound of wind, thunder and artillery bombardment continued... Anyway.The whole city of Nanjing was trembling.

The failure of the two consecutive Opium Wars gave the Chinese people the belief that the British are invincible!

To fight against the invincible navy of the British and start a war, the head of the governor of Liangjiang has entered the water of Taihu Lake!

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Zhang Ge is a small official in the Nanjing government. His ancestors were bannermen, but his mother was Han.So he can't get the standard salary, but in Nanjing City, his little life is not bad, it can be said that it is more than enough than the bottom, compared to those ordinary people who don't have enough to eat, they are undoubtedly very happy up.

Zhang Ge has no ambitions, he just wants to guard this little happiness, but, a few days ago.To be precise, since November 21, this little happiness has been completely destroyed by people.

Zhang Ge still remembers that morning, which was a very sunny morning, but when he received a newspaper that was still warm, he felt that the whole sky had collapsed.

Zhang Ge was literate, so he glanced at the newspaper and knew the news that the British warship sank yesterday. The newspaper and fried dough sticks fell all over the floor.

thereafter.The entire city of Nanjing was under martial law, and people from the government government came out to patrol the streets.People in the governor's mansion came in and out... In such a huge city, the alarm bells sounded many times.

Looking around, the whole crowd was panicked. Zhang Ge went to the yamen to report his arrival in a daze, but was kicked out. His boss asked him to appease the people.Especially find those civilians who are illiterate but like hearsay, and control them, so as not to let panic spread in Nanjing City.

This is a trivial and troublesome task, and Zhang Ge hated it deeply. After a few days of hard work.Whenever he was free, he would curse the alchemist king who started the free newspaper!

I heard that the free newspaper office was founded by the rich and powerful. Not only that, the newspaper office also hires people to sit in the teahouse and read the newspaper every day, such as overseas anecdotes, business opportunities for making money, European wars, noble feuds... Hearing about those The mudlegs were mesmerized and elated, so dazed that they didn't even know their last names.

At the beginning, Zhang Ge quite agreed with this change. After all, there are more leisure time chats and a free way of pastime. He sometimes goes to have a few drinks... But now, Zhang Ge can't wait to take someone there. Smash the signboard of that newspaper!

Of course, Zhang Ge just thought about it, but he didn't dare to do it!

Because of that newspaper called "Alchemy Global Express", since November 22, there have been many more guards with braided hair guarding the door. The spears in their hands are dark and lean, streamlined and enchanting... Once touched Zhang Ge, who had passed the gun, knew at a glance that this is definitely the latest foreign gun, and its power is terrifying. It is more than a dozen levels higher than those messy weapons of the yamen and the city defense army!

In addition, before the 29th, there were blond-haired and blue-eyed foreigners driving in outside Nanjing. Zhang Ge saw it once from a long distance. At the same time, Zhang Ge also felt the excitement and excitement from their toes as they walked.

It was a kind of excitement and complacency of raising a knife and fork to prepare a delicious meal. Every time Zhang Ge bought pork and came back to make a tooth festival, Zhang Ge felt the same way with his steps.

Zhang Ge doesn't know, and doesn't need to know, the high-level game. He just knows that on the 29th, God seemed to be angry suddenly. The rainwater opened the gates and kept going, flooding many streets in Nanjing city. , the low-lying dwellings were also filled with water. Zhang Ge was better, but he could only hide at home, with a wife, a concubine and two sons, squatting in the attic on the second floor, looking worriedly at the man with thick arms outside the window. Don't let the white water column crash into the ground like capital...

"Father, I want to go out and play with Little Shitou! I can play in water!"

Zhang Ge's eight-year-old son was making a fuss without reason.

"Prodigal son, calm down! Dabao, take care of Xiaobao, haven't you seen such a heavy rain? Go out and play in the water? I think the water is playing with you. Go out and try, and the rain will wash you away , rushed into the mouth of the Dragon King! Not to mention small stones, even big stones are useless, hey, it is hard to say whether the city wall of Nanjing can be preserved today!"

Zhang Ge knew a little bit about the inside story, and with a sad face and depressed mood, he slapped Xiaobao. After a while, he could hear the child crying, the mother-in-law complaining, and the 15-year-old Dabao hugging and coaxing the younger brother. the sound of……

As a qualified official, being well-informed is an essential skill. Therefore, Zhang Ge had heard a little about the naval battle on the river thirty miles outside the city today.

My God, the British warships are attacking our navy's camp.Needless to say, the victory or defeat?

The more Zhang Ge thought about it, the more irritable he became, so he kicked Xiaobao's mother and his concubine, who was fading in beauty, and shouted: "Sangmen ladies, don't cry! Tell you, if our navy master today Lost. Just wait for the city wall to be broken by foreign devils!"

Zhang Ge's ancestors are from Beijing. When he was a child, he heard the story of the British and French allied forces capturing Beijing and burning three mountains and five gardens (that is, burning the Old Summer Palace).

In his mind, the idea that the British are invincible is imprinted. Will this scene happen again in Nanjing City after more than 30 years?

As mentioned earlier, Zhang Ge is a very contented person, so he especially cherishes the little happiness in the present, so he is especially afraid of the failure of the Nanyang Navy.

but.The opponent is the invincible British guy, can, can it not fail?

Zhang Ge's official wife is a bit educated. After hearing the words, her cheeks and lips turned pale: "Master, sir, is it possible that Nanjing City will be attacked by foreigners? Impossible..."

Nanjing suffered a lot of fate. It was captured by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The older residents all have that gray memory.

Zhang Ge's first wife happened to be old Nanjing, she couldn't imagine it.In my impression, foreigners who are ten times more terrifying than the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will come in, what terrible encounters will I encounter!

perhaps.Will it be rotten?

And then thrown into a well, to rot and die?

"It's already on fire, it depends on how long it can last..."

Zhang Ge didn't hide it from his wife, and revealed everything he knew.

"The British fleet is attacking the navy? Well, that's a lost cause! My lord, I'm going to pack my things. Shall we escape?"

"Escape, how to escape?"

Zhang Ge gave a wry smile, and glanced outside Cheng Wangyang: "Seven days ago, the city could only go in and out, and there are many capable people who wanted to escape, but they were all stopped! I am a small person. Can I escape? Let's talk It’s raining so much, and I escaped from the city, huh huh, I was drowned right away!”

"Then what should we do? Woohoo, my big treasure and little treasure!"

"What should I do? Let's have cold salad, I can only resign myself to fate!"

Looking at the heavy rain that never stopped, Zhang Ge was in a terrible mood: "I just hope that the Nanyang Navy will fight a bit, maybe...can stop the British guys back!"

Can you stop it?

Zhang Ge's family felt hopeless and deceiving themselves. Although in recent months, they kept hearing the good news that the Nanyang Navy had purchased new warships and recruited recruits, but the other party was, after all, the world's most powerful country that had abused China for more than half a century—— British Empire, want to win?

Unless it is blessed by the gods!

Things did not go as expected by Zhang Ge's family. How can the gods see them as soon as they say they see them?

In the evening, there was a terrifying sound of cannons outside the city, and Zhang Ge's face turned pale: it's over, it's over, the sea battle is probably lost!Did you hear that, the opponent's warships have all attacked the city! !

He casually took a few mouthfuls of cold pancakes and saw that the rain outside seemed to be a little lighter. Zhang Ge put on his coir raincoat, dripping water, and walked outside the house.

At this time, the city of Nanjing was in chaos, and the sound of artillery fire was like a lit fuse, blowing out most of the people. Although there was a vast ocean outside, it was better than sitting inside and waiting to die.

The people who came out of the rain had hesitant faces and were quite disturbed.

There were quite a few people in this group, and Zhang Ge also got the news he wanted to know on the street. As a result, his legs and feet were weak, and the sky above his head collapsed: the Nanyang Navy was defeated, and the few remaining ships headed for the sea. After fleeing, there were two British gunboats outside the city, saying that they wanted to break through the city of Nanjing, come in and massacre the city, to avenge the dead British!

Massacre?

run away!

Seeing that there were signs of panic in Nanjing City, a group of soap-clothed men with guns ran out of the government office at the right time, shouting, splashing water on their leather boots, and drove back some people who wanted to take advantage of the fire, but those who refused to obey, messed up. The guns fired and crackled, and the situation stabilized in a moment.

Naturally, Zhang Ge was also beaten back. He didn't take a bullet, but he was hit with a stick. His whole body was covered in pain, but he didn't dare to complain.

Because he could see clearly during the beating that those men in soap clothes didn't have braids under their hats. After thinking about it, they were probably subordinates of the alchemy king!

Only they dared not to keep braids openly.

The night gradually deepened, and the sound of gunfire outside the city was still faint. Zhang Ge embraced his wife and children, shivering on the bed in the attic, curled up in the quilt and dared not move. It seemed that he had foreseen the future tragedy, so he cherished the present moment Peaceful scene.

An hour that can be stable counts as an hour!

Before he knew it, Zhang Ge seemed to be falling asleep.

"Dad, dad, there are wild dogs barking outside!"

"Let him cry and sleep, Xiao Bao, this is the last good sleep!"

"Father, Xiao Bao is right, not only dogs barking, but also people barking!"

"Someone shouted?"

Zhang Ge slightly opened his eyelids: Who is not worried, is he still making trouble outside?Make trouble again, can you escape the city?Even if you escape, the rain is flooding, can you escape the British shells?

"Don't care about them, let's go to bed, and tomorrow morning, let's have a good meal. Hey, mother-in-law, remember to make eggs and bacon at dawn. If it's later, I'm afraid there will be nothing to eat!"

Zhang Ge wanted to have a 'decapitated meal' now, but unfortunately it was too late, lighting a fire now would be a pain in the ass!

"Father, no, that shout is a bit weird!"

"Well, what's weird?"

"That seems to be the cry of a foreigner!" Dabao works in a foreign firm, and he is clever and can understand the language of birds.

"Won't?"

Zhang Ge was startled, and turned upside down. Could it be that the soldiers defending the city were fed by the Mitian Communist Party, and the British invaded?

"Absolutely, I'm sure, but, but the sound is kind of weird..."

Dabao frowned, and before he finished speaking, he heard a shrill and distinct scream, the scream of a bird's language! (To be continued..)