Bulbulon spoke nervously: "God! That guy Wenhan is crazy, no, he must have gotten more benefits from you. Please believe in our sincerity, and the British are all the same."

Helping robbers and vampires, you must have been deceived by them. What conditions did you agree to Wenhan?"

Li Yunzhong deliberately made a serious face and said: "I think this does not require the Minister to worry about it."

Bulbulon recalled what he saw when he entered the city. The city of Nanjing was heavily guarded. The soldiers were more energetic than the numbness in the past. The people lived and worked in peace and contentment. It seemed that the Qing Dynasty was about to lose control of South China and be replaced by the big men in front of them.

France. France must not stand against the Han State, otherwise there will be nothing. Damn the British, let them take the lead again.

Bourblon made up his mind and said: "What the British can give, we in France can also give, but please give us the same treatment as the British."

Li Yunzhong took the opportunity to take out the prepared list and gave it to Bulbulon.

600 Cronswick rifles, 10,000 rounds of ammunition

Brown Bass 00 rods, 30,000 bullets

10 cannons and 1,000 shells

15 howitzers and 1,500 shells

100 barrels of gunpowder

Bulbulon shook his head and said: "No, there are too many. Your Highness, you must know that France does not have great interests in the Far East, so there are very few troops deployed here. Even if we take out all the weapons in active service, there will not be as many as you want."

, Also, I don’t believe that the British can give you so many weapons, which violates the agreement between our three countries.”

Li Yunzhong smiled and said: "Of course the British don't give us that much, but as I said just now, don't you hope that the French's interests in the East will exceed those of the British? Do you want to know what the British get from me?

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Lieutenant General Li Yun handed a copy of the treaty signed with the British to the French Minister.

Bourblon looked at the treaty above, his face turned from white to green, and then from green to red. He slapped the treaty on the table and said anxiously: "Your Highness, you cannot agree to the British conditions. In that case, we French will have nothing."

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Li Yunzhong pretended not to care and said: "Then it depends on whether you French people are sincere?"

Father Gebida next to Bulbulon picked up the treaty and said, "Can I take a look?"

Seeing Li Yunzhong nodding, Father Nanglu also leaned over and started discussing in a low voice. Then he saw the two priests arguing with Bulbulon. On the other side, Ma Keshi looked embarrassed but did not translate.

Meng Shengsheng, Hu Yihuang and others looked at each other in confusion. Even Li Yunzhong didn't understand. The situation looked like the priest was blaming the minister. Bulbulon kept explaining something, and the two priests kept shaking their heads.

Hu Yihuang whispered: "Are those two old men the senior officials, and they have to obey them?"

Meng Shengsheng nodded and said decisively: "I think they are just playing tricks on us. They found someone who can't make the decision and talked with us for a long time. Your Highness, let's drive them out of the city."

Although Li Yunzhong could not understand the situation on the French side, he did lack advanced guns and cannons. He estimated that as long as he had 00 foreign guns, he could attack the Jiangnan camp and become invincible.

When Markus heard that the Han people were giving up, he hurriedly explained in Chinese: "The President of our country is particularly concerned about the development of Catholicism in the Far East, so church people have some...rights, and even the Minister has to consider their opinions.

Okay, the two priests are complaining about Mr. Minister because you have given too many privileges to the British Protestants."

Meng Shengsheng, Hu Yihuang and others seemed to understand but Li Yunzhong understood that it turned out to be related to the struggle between Protestantism and Catholicism.

Bulbulon looked frustrated and said to Li Yunzhong: "Your Highness, I will try my best to help you collect your list, but it must be purchased with gold, otherwise I will not be able to explain it to Mr. President. This may take a long time. Please be sure

Promise that the rights enjoyed by the Protestants under your rule will also be equally enjoyed by the Catholics. Of course there are other contents in the treaty."

Li Yunzhong said happily: "Of course it's no problem. In order to let you know more about our Han country, you can consider staying in Nanjing for one night and leaving back to Shanghai tomorrow. How about it."

Bulbulon said: "Then thank you for your hospitality."

After Huang Jinwen and Baiyin General took France and his party to the post house, Jiao Liang couldn't help but said: "Can they really sell us a bird system for 00?"

Li Yunzhong corrected him: "I think they will definitely transport all the inventory in Shanghai and sell it to us. Also, that's not a bird weapon, it's a rifle."

Hu Yihuang said excitedly: "I heard that the foreign devils'... rifles can be used in thunderstorms. I don't know if it's true or not. Recently, the Qingyao in the direction of Hubei is ready to move. If there are hundreds of rifles, they will be able to attack Wuchang again."

When Li Yunzhong heard that Hu Yihuang was planning to attack Wuchang, he shook his head and said: "We'd better forget about Wuchang for the time being. If our army's front is too long, it will be difficult to defend. Didn't the Taiping Army attack Sichuan? Will they send troops to attack Hubei?"

Zuo Zongtang said in disbelief: "How can we not use Hubei? It is the heart of China. Its terrain is the upper reaches of the Liangjiang region and it is also an important grain-producing area. If our country, the Han Dynasty, captures Hubei, it will divide the Qing Dynasty into two halves.

Several provinces are bound to be in constant panic, and it will be easier for him to conquer the world."

When Li Yunzhong saw Zuo Zongtang's objection, he suddenly lost his mind. He objected to occupying Wuchang only because in his previous life, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom repeatedly fought tug-of-war with the Qing army in Hubei. In the end, they lost the battle and withdrew from Hubei. Many people commented that if the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom developed southward, what would happen to it?

Maybe it will change.

Li Yunzhong worried: "When I gave up Hubei, I had already planned to develop southward and capture Jiangsu and Zhejiang. If I enter Hubei again, I may not have enough troops!"

When Meng Sheng saw that Zuo Zongtang would continue to refute in public, he was afraid of damaging Li Yunzhong's prestige, so he quickly interrupted: "It would be much easier if Hubei could be obtained at the minimum cost."

Hong Xuanjiao saw that they had been discussing for a long time and had not yet come to a conclusion, so she compromised and said: "It is better to let the Taiping Army occupy Hubei. Not only will it weaken the Qingyao, but it will also make the Taiping Army thank us."

Zuo Zongtang said with relief: "To capture Hubei, we must have the cooperation of the navy. Our navy is not strong, and we still have to defend Nanjing, so we should give up Hubei to the Taiping Army."

Li Yunzhong glanced at Hong Xuanjiao approvingly and encouraged everyone: "When we consolidate Jiangnan, we will definitely attack Hubei and Hunan, and then attack the two lakes in one go."

Hu Yihuang seemed very disappointed. He originally wanted to preside over the western expedition to Hubei, but he didn't expect that the King of Han was not interested at all. He said: "Luzhou, the capital of Anhui, has not been captured yet. Please allow me to lead an army to attack Luzhou."

Li Yunzhong nodded and said: "The Seventh Army occupying Luzhou can be completed alone."

Hu Yihuang was deeply convinced and continued: "Then I will go back to Anhui tomorrow to prepare."

In the dead of night, Li Yunzhong and Su Sanniang were engaged in human-creation exercises. After struggling for an unknown amount of time, both of them were exhausted and lay on the bed panting. Li Yunzhong rested for a while, then hugged Su Sanniang and stroked her smooth back.

He put the beauty's body on his back and looked at the squeezed chest. Li Yunzhong said happily: "I finally understand why the kings in the past were so obsessed with women."

Su Sanniang felt that this posture was too embarrassing, so she slipped off Li Yunzhong, rested her head on his shoulder and advised: "Now the lives and deaths of so many people depend on you alone. You must not imitate the king who subjugated the country!"

Li Yunzhong laughed softly and said: "Just for you sisters, I will not let the big man perish."

Su Sanniang asked in a low voice: "Sister Hong and I are now your wives and are no longer suitable to be in the army. Who do you plan to let take over the positions of commanders of the First Army and the Fourth Army?"

"Some people have enough qualifications but not enough ability, and some people have enough ability but not enough qualifications. Sanniang, do you have any good candidates? Forget about the fourth army. The first military is very important and cannot be careless." Li Yunzhong sighed.

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Li Yunzhong also planned to build the First Army into a model army, slowly deploy firearms, personally train grassroots officers, and later expand the army, all of which would require key officers from the First Army to serve as officers, so the position of commander was crucial.

Su Sanniang thought about it and said: "You personally promoted Li Xiucheng from private soldier to division commander, and Li Chunfa is your cousin. Both of them must be coveting the position of military commander. Choosing one of them will hurt the other, so why not transfer

Luo Gangyou should come back as army commander."
Chapter completed!