Weitoma waved a white flag and was led by Chen Ji, the "big coolie" from Yihexing Pier whom Matheson had found. Without much trouble, he climbed onto the north gate tower of Shanghai County where "Luo Angel" was located. I saw the legendary “devil” Luo Yaoguo on this tower!
This "devil" is really easy to recognize at a glance!
A big forehead, a tile face, a wide chin, a big nose, a pair of bull's eyes, and a big beard. He was tall and tall, sitting menacingly on a Taishi chair, holding a book in his hand and flipping through it. Surrounded by a group of male and female Taiping soldiers in red robes and scarves.
He did not look directly at Wade, but glanced at the tall, pale, thin man from the corner of his eyes, and then used his rich voice to speak in official Mandarin with a thick accent: "Why is your British Empire so weak? You can’t even defeat the clear demon!"
By saying this, Wade has no confidence to even be an imperialist!
If you can't defeat the Qing Dynasty, what qualifications do you have to be an imperialist? You have to be expelled from the empire!
"Are you really His Highness King Wu, the Holy Angel of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?" Witoma swallowed hard and did not argue with the "devil" in front of him, but first confirmed the other party's identity.
Of course, this "devil" is not Luo Yaoguo, but Zhu Ba, the general under Luo Yaoguo. In this Taiping Army's Eastern Expedition, he, as the division commander under the previous army, has been the vanguard of the entire army and participated in the landing expedition. Shiji, stormed Dangtu City, seized Yuhuatai, raided Xiaoling Guard, and stormed Dantu City and a series of battles. After being granted the title of queen in Luoyao Kingdom, she was also promoted to the commander of the "Shanghai Fourth Army" based on merit.
However, this military commander of the "Shanghai Fourth Army" is a vacant position for the time being, because Luo Yaoguo only has two armies, the Shangyi and Shang2. When the establishment of these "armies" is sufficient, there are more than 12,000 people, which is almost equivalent to the European army. A relatively large division of the New Army.
At present, the First and Second Armies are not yet completely full. Luo Yaoguo and Su Sanniang will certainly not blindly expand the Third and Fourth Armies.
In fact, according to Luo Yaoguo's thoughts, after taking Songjiang Prefecture and most of Taicang Prefecture, he will reorganize his army, fully adopt a new military system, and organize a division of about 40,000 people. Only then will Zhu Ba become "the leader of ten thousand men".
Before that, Zhu Ba, who had no troops to lead for the time being, was transferred to Shanghai by a secret order from Luo Yaoguo to pretend to be a "devil" and deceive the foreigners.
"It is this king!" Zhu Ba said calmly.
Weituma took out a "Great Book of Prophecy" and showed it to Zhu Ba, and respectfully asked: "Your Highness, King Wu, was this "Great Book of Prophecy" written by you?"
After the prophecy about the marriage of Napoleon III and Eugénie in the "Great Prophecy" came true, Aliguo and Weitoma did not pay much attention to it on the surface, but secretly sent an express message to Minister Wenxian in Hong Kong, asking him to come to Shanghai quickly. Handle matters related to the Great Prophecy.
After all, this "Great Book of Prophecies" contains prophecies about Her Majesty the Queen herself and the outbreak of war between Britain and the Russian Empire... These two things are no small matter!
In comparison, it doesn't matter whether Shanghai Customs can be captured or not. The glory of the British Empire has never been created by the army. In fact, the British Army often loses battles! It is the Royal Navy that truly creates the supreme glory of the Empire. As long as the Royal Navy is invincible , the British Army can afford to lose.
"The Great Book of Prophecy?" Zhu Ba seemed stunned for a moment, and then waved to a tall female general in red beside him, who immediately stepped forward and took the "Great Book of Prophecy" from Weitoma's hand. , and then held it up to Zhu Ba.
Zhu Ba put away the book in his hand, then stretched out a hand to take the "Great Book of Prophecy" and started reading it. After looking at it for a while, he said: "I didn't write the book, but the prophecies in the book are indeed Is there anything wrong with what I did?"
After that, he handed the "Great Book of Prophecy" to the female general: "Xiuying, take it and return it to Vice Consul Wei."
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This female general's name is Zhou Xiuying, the daughter of Zhou Lichun, the leader of Shanghai's local Tiandi Hui Luohan Party.
It was with the help of Zhou Lichun that Zhu Ba was able to sneak into Shanghai County. Zhou Xiuying followed her father's order to lead the way for "Angel Luo" and followed "Angel Luo" into Shanghai County and became a member of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The hero is now on the city tower of Shanghai County with "Luo Angel" to watch the British suffer.
The little girl is so excited and proud now, her breasts are so high!
Waitoma, who took over the "Great Book of Prophecy" from Zhou Xiuying, seemed a little nervous. After all, the man sitting in front of him was probably the "devil"! He may not have believed in religion before, but when the "Great Book of Prophecy" After some of the contents in "" came true, he had no choice but to believe it.
"Your Highness, King Wu," Witoma carefully chose his words and avoided using the word "transaction" as much as possible. "The Consul of Ali State hopes to cooperate with you to jointly attack the Qing army that has occupied the Jianghaiguan Yamen."
It's not that Wei Tuoma wants to cooperate, but that Ali Country wants to cooperate - this must be emphasized! This is called the injustice and the debtor. If you go to hell, let Ali Country go to hell.
"Oh, you British people have to ask us for help when you attack a customs office?" Zhu Ba looked disdainful and began to read the book in his hand again, "But why do you want to attack a customs office that is pure and evil? You don't want to. Pay taxes, or do you want to smuggle some prohibited items? Or is it the money stored in the customs office that attracts you?"
"We are just for free trade!" Witoma argued. "This customs office was established by the Qing Dynasty. All goods entering China from Shanghai must pay taxes to it... But the Qing Dynasty was no longer able to control the entire China and most of the Yangtze River Basin are already the territory of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Why did the Qing court charge this import tax?"
"What's this?" Zhu Ba smiled and said, "We in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will just accept another portion."
"This is a violation of the treaty!" Weitoma protested. "The tariffs our goods pay when entering the Shanghai port are for the entire Chinese market!"
Zhu Ba snorted: "Do you want to sell it or not? But if your things want to enter the territory of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, you must pay taxes to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom! How much tax should you pay? What can be sold? What can't be sold? Of course, it is up to us to decide
After all, this is called sovereignty!"
Wei Tuomaxin said: Another one who understands sovereignty! The Qing Dynasty understood it, and so did the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. What's going on with you Chinese people? How did you understand everything overnight?
But Witoma still refused to give up: "Your Highness King Wu, you should know how powerful our British Empire is. If your Taiping Heavenly Kingdom gets the support of our British Empire, then the destruction of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the unification of China will be just around the corner. And we
All the British Empire wanted was free trade, reasonable tariffs, and a seaport where merchants from all over the world could trade with peace of mind."
Zhu Bayi smiled: "Like Mumbai, like Calcutta?"
Witoma was stunned and thought: "This devil knows everything!" He argued forcefully: "Your Highness, King Wu, you don't know something. If our East India Company hadn't always provided help to the Indian Empire, India would have been
The country has fallen apart long ago, and the Mughal dynasty that ruled India has long since perished!"
"Hahaha..." Zhu Ba laughed.
Witoma asked: "Why is His Highness the King of Wu laughing?"
Zhu Ba smiled and said: "Victoria's heart is known to everyone on the road!"
Witoma looked at the "devil" in confusion, and Zhu Ba smiled coldly: "The Mughal dynasty has only been around for a few years, and your Victoria is going to take the Mughal crown and whiten herself as the king!"
"This is impossible!" Witoma shook his head repeatedly, "How can the Queen of England wear the crown of India... This is absolutely impossible!"
"It's impossible, we will know when the time comes." Zhu Ba said coldly, "But our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will never become the second Mughal Dynasty in India! You British people want to trade, of course we welcome it, but free trade is impossible
Yes! British goods can only enter the territory of the Kingdom of Heaven after they have received permission from the Kingdom of Heaven and paid customs duties in accordance with the requirements of the Kingdom of Heaven.
As for China's land, we, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, will not give up any land, nor will we allow concessions like a country within a country to exist!
Chapter completed!