Chapter 539 The Chinese Devil and Gold Chart (please vote, please order)
The gilded chandeliers at the Grand Hotel in San Francisco cast mottled light and shadow on Natalia's face. She pulled her hand back from Sam Brannan's palm and gently tapped the tabletop with her fingertips: "Sam, I heard from Abraham, you and the truth." There are some misunderstandings between Bishop Hong of the Yosai? I happened to know a diplomat from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and maybe I can resolve it for you."
"Misunderstanding?" Sam Brannan's fist hit the oak table, shaking the liquid from the coffee cup, "Those True Josephs are not Christians at all, they are disciples of the devil!"
"Domine disciples? I thought you were just having an unhappy fight for some Irish believers." Natalia's blue eyes narrowed slightly and stared at Sam Brannan.
"Irish?" Sam sneered and took out a book of the "Book of Mormon" with a gilded cover from the inner bag of the suit. There was a yellowed drawing between the pages. "Hong Renzheng knew where the gold was buried! He had a Zhang Xi Coast's gold distribution map! "He pointed to the yellowed drawing, "This is what a loyal believer of mine disguised as an Irish woman and got into Hong Renzheng's bedroom. This is just that gold distribution map Part of it! And the price is "The Senator's yellow teeth creaked, "When she was discovered, she was already a body covered in bruises, and her body was pierced by a long knife three times!"
Lincoln stood up suddenly: "This is murder! Sam, the sheriff in San Francisco doesn't care?"
Sam Brannan snorted and shrugged, "This is the West, my friend."
Natalia snorted softly: "Sam, your believer did not sacrifice in vain. Her death shows two problems. One is that there is really a devil-like existence, and he gave Hong Renzheng the golden map; the other is that Hong Renzheng I am not a devil, he is just a human being who sells his soul to the devil. Because the devil should not be tempted by a beautiful woman."
Lincoln turned his head and stared at Natalia: "Madam, do you believe this statement?"
"Abraham," Natalia took out a telegram from her handbag and handed it to Lincoln. "This is the last telegram His Majesty received before his death - a curse from the East. It has the seal of the Tsar's office on it. !”
Lincoln took the telegram and looked at it, frowned: "Is Tsar Nichola really cursed to death?" He suddenly felt something was wrong again and looked up at Natalia, "Natalia, you Is it the person from the Tsar Spy?”
"I'm just a magic investigator," Natalia said lightly. "Britain and France have established special institutions to study magic and science in the East. Of course, we, Russia, cannot be behind in this regard!"
Her words meant that she had already admitted that she was the magic investigator of the Tsar Spy Bureau!
Sam Brannan's breathing has become a little rapid: "Madam, are you talking about the person behind Hong In-jung who has mastered some supernatural power?"
Natalia nodded: "That's right. Hong Renzheng is just a puppet, the real devil is in the East. He not only knows where the gold is buried, but also predicts the future. "She suddenly looked at Lincoln again, "Wu Chongyao is actually the devil's." Spokesperson, why did he find you?"
Lincoln's face changed drastically when he heard this. He was indeed found by Wu Chongyao. He had just been "frustrated in the selection" and had to go home to open a law firm. Jardine's big deal came to him. He originally thought he was praying to God. Seeing the effect, I didn't expect to be targeted by the devil!
"What should we do?" Sam Brannan asked in a trembling voice.
"Go and grab it!" Natalia's voice was cold, "While they hadn't fully controlled the West Coast, take the golden map over."
Sam Brannan's Adam's apple rolled: "It's not easy to grab it! The cathedral of Zhenyoupai is in the center of Chinatown in San Francisco. It is as strong as a fortress. The surrounding walls are high and thick, so even light artillery is difficult to shake. Moreover, Hong Renzheng also has a True Crusader, with hundreds of people, some of whom have participated in the Chinese civil war, and my believers may not be able to deal with it."
"Sam, I can help you invite the Russian Expeditionary Force on Vancouver Island. They are enemies of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!" Natalia suggested.
"Please ask for Russian soldiers?" Lincoln was speechless, "I'm afraid this is not good, right?"
As a Western charlatan politician, Sam Brannan is not so particular. "You can let these people dress up as gold diggers and enter California, and they will take my Mormon militia to attack Chinatown." He bit again Huang Banya, "Natalia, tell me how much does the Russians charge to help?"
Natalia smiled and said, "Sam, I can arrange for you to have an interview with Major General Zavoyko, the Consul of the Russian Empire. I think that major general must want to make a deal with you, a big shot in the US Senate."
Sam Brannan held his head tightly and smiled, "I think so too!" He looked at Lincoln again, "Abraham, what do you think?"
This time Lincoln nodded: "Now, we in the United States and Russia have common interests in the territory of the British Hudson Bay Company!"
Tianwang City Port, Tianwang Castle.
Luo Dagang took Chen Ji, the translator of the Expeditionary Army Central Army, Han Yulin, the chief of staff of the Expeditionary Army, and Yu Dabao, the first division commander of the Expeditionary Army, and walked into the extremely simple decorated conference room with James Douglas and Richard Douglas. There was also a British Hudson Bay company translator who took his seat separately.
"Governor Douglas, how much sincerity did you bring this time?" Han Yulin saw that the guests had all sat down, and smiled and straight to the point.
"Two thousand brown basses are rifled! Fifty thousand rounds of ammunition." James Douglas said coldly, "As long as you can regain Fort Victoria and Fort Vancouver, you will be given another one hundred thousand pounds!"
"Add fifty 12-pound cannons." Of course, Luo Dagang had to start the price.
Now the news of the defeat of the British and French coalition forces on the Kerch Peninsula has reached the King Castle. Compared with the offensive and defensive battle of Petropavlovsk fortress in May, the Taiping Army is so awesome. It is worth the price!
"Fifty 12-pound cannons?" James was shocked, "Is there too many? Your expeditionary army has only less than 3,000 regular troops. How can you use fifty cannons? And your Pioneer Castle already has many cannons !”
"Not many, not many." Luo Dagang said, "There are 30,000 to 40,000 militias in the western United States. In the United States, guns are flooded, but artillery is hard to find!"
"Thirty Doors," James gritted his teeth, "No more."
"Forty doors, delivery within ten days!" Luo Dagang stretched out his two fingers, "In two months, I will hand over both Fort Victoria and Fort Vancouver to you!"
"Give up to twenty gates within ten days." James shook his head, "No more gate! I'll give the rest when my people take over Fort Vancouver and Fort Victoria."
"Trade!" This time Luo Dagang did not insist anymore, because he knew that the British did not have much inventory, and he had already smelled the smell of anti-Chinese floating on the west coast of the United States - his nose was very flexible in this regard, in Nanyang I often smell the same smell.
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Beijing, Prince Yu’s Mansion.
Zuo Zongtang's sedan chair was parked outside the magnificent gate of the royal palace. When he lifted the curtain and got out of the sedan chair, he found that there was no one on Chaoyangmen Street. Only Luo Yaoguo and a few guards stood smiling under the eaves of the royal palace waiting for him. .
"Your Highness the King of Wu is a good method," Zuo Zongtang stared at Luo Yaoguo, who was wearing a simple commoner. "The huge Beijing city was cleared by your order!"
Luo Yaoguo laughed: "Ji Gao, it's cleared, it's easy to paint a piece of white paper. With Zuo Ji Gao, you are the governor of Northern Zhili, and are you afraid that there will be no one in Beijing? Now the most in the four provinces of mountains and rivers is people! "
Zuo Zongtang smiled bitterly, shook his head and walked towards the Yu Prince's Mansion with Luo Yaoguo: "I am a good governor of Northeast China. Before I officially took office, I was replaced by you as the governor of North Zhili. It was a mess. How can I clean up?”
"Take it slow," Luo Yaoguo said with a smile, "First pack up Beizhili, and with a foundation, the other three provinces will be easier to deal with. Moreover, Shanhe and the four provinces are said to be four provinces, but Shanxi is still in Qing Dynasty. In the hands of demons, there are also many territories in Henan that are controlled by Qing demons. These are not moved, which will give Li Hongzhang and Zeng Guofan a headache. We are mainly responsible for the main problems of Shandong, Zhili and most of Henan, which are actually only one, with a large number of people. If the land is small, just send more to Northeast and North America. Yang Xiuqing, Hong Renzheng, and Luo Dagang are short of people. You can get more out and build the Yellow River channel, and then you will have them?"
Zuo Zongtang smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, you really stand and speak without aches. You have to build the Yellow River and provide disaster relief. This autumn harvest will not be collected. What should I do next spring? Shandong and Henan will definitely have a famine! How many can I send someone out? There are many lands in the Northeast, but few are cultivated! North America is also similar, right? This battle is fought."
"Okay, there is no hurdle that cannot be overcome!" Luo Yaoguo pulled Zuo Zongtang and walked into the palace, while smiling, "Ji Gao, you are fighting well in the Kamchatka Peninsula this time, and you are famous all over the world. The world knows how powerful we are! Let me tell you, our world ultimately means someone’s fist is hard. As long as the fist is hard, there is no reason why you can’t go on. Go back and send someone to Beizhili and Shandong , please touch the bottom of Henan and see how much food is missing. I will find a way to buy some from Vietnam, Siam, Myanmar, and North Korea. "Okay, let's not mention these disappointing ones. Are you happy today? I asked the chef to prepare a table. Hunan cuisine, we have to get drunk before we can stop!"
Tianjin, Dagukou.
When Luo Yaoguo and Zuo Zongtang were drunk, Xianfeng and Deling were supporting each other on a steam sailing boat that crossed the ocean to America. The lecture class they were studying in the Prince's Mansion was a short training class. Very short and very short! When Yang Xiuqing's army drove to Tianjin with treasures collected from the inner city of Beijing and the Old Summer Palace and fed to Liaodong in batches, they also graduated gloriously and were with the fifteenth classmate. A classmate and a senior brother Lei Laohu were assigned to the North American diocese where Hong Renzheng was in charge.
Standing on the deck of the steam sailboat, he had quit opium, changed into a red robe, his braid was cut, and he wrapped in a red scarf. Xianfeng, who had a slim knife hanging on his belt, looked at the gradually moving away The motherland suddenly heard Lei Laohu's sad singing: "The rivers and mountains are only in my dreams, and the motherland has not been close for many days."
Chapter completed!