Zhumu looked at Dong Shutong lovingly, feeling both grateful to her husband and deeply apologetic in her heart.
She felt that her husband gave up the opportunity to return to China for her own sake.
You must know that your brother-in-law is also a high-ranking official in the Qing Dynasty, so your husband will definitely live a better life after returning to China than now.
But now the husband has rejected the man who came to pick him up.
Although her husband said that he would take her back to visit him if he had the opportunity in the future, but he didn’t know that he would have to wait until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse.
And going back to see means going back to be a guest. Obviously, my husband has regarded this place as his home.
Zhumu wanted to say thank you to Dong Shutong, but for some reason he couldn't.
"Young master, since you decide not to go back, we will all stay and help you. This was also the president's original order." Ma Chun stood up and said to Dong Shutong with a firm look.
"Ma Chun, it doesn't have to be like this. If you don't go back, what will happen to the fleet?" Dong Shutong thought that Ma Chun was reluctant to suffer alone in South America, so he stayed to help him.
"Young Master, this is not my personal temporary decision. Before we set off, the president had already considered the possibility of this happening. So he made several plans in advance." Ma Chun explained.
Then he continued: "Since you, eldest master, have decided to stay and develop, in accordance with the president's prior order, all the forces that our Huai Navy has invested in South America will accept your leadership."
"I'm going back to Lima in the next two days to process the goods we brought this time. Next, we will use the money to help those indentured laborers pay off their debts and let them regain their freedom."
"Then we will apply to the Peruvian government to invest and develop in the Junin area."
"Young Master, we brought more than 2,000 people to Peru this time. I want to know if we can accommodate them here." Ma Chun asked.
"There is plenty of space, but these people are unable to start production here for the time being, and the tribe cannot produce so much food," Dong Shutong said.
There is not much land suitable for farming in the Andes, and most Indians still graze alpacas.
With so many people pouring in all at once, the tribe's food supply will definitely be insufficient.
"If it's because of grain, then it's no problem. We can buy it in Lima and bring it over. I believe the Peruvian grain merchants will be very happy." Ma Chun said with a smile.
"Yes, there is certainly no shortage of food in Peru as a whole. There are many large farms in the plains of western Peru, which produce a large amount of food every year." Dong Shutong nodded.
"Young Master, in fact, the two thousand of us are all militiamen on the farm. They have all received military training, but their weapons are all on the ship. We have to find a way to smuggle them out. So can you send some familiar people here?
The men of the road will answer.”
"Hiss..." What Ma Chun said shocked Dong Shutong. If it were just the guard in front of him, the Peruvian government would definitely not say anything. But when two thousand armed men came in, those Peruvian officials knew
I probably won't be able to sleep.
But with these people, Zhumu and I can do what we originally wanted to do.
"Zhumu, it seems that we can subdue all the surrounding Indians, and then we will develop westward, all the way to the west bank of the Aine River, which is suitable for establishing large farms." Dong Shutong turned to Zhumu and said.
"Really? Shutong, that's great, but you said you would wait first." Zhumu was very happy. She could finally do what she had always wanted.
"At that time, our strength was insufficient. If we went to war with other Indians, we would only be attrition. But it is different now. We cannot live up to the strength that our brother has given us. With these militiamen and these guards sitting here
, we can quickly integrate the Indian tribes in Juning. Even if the white government in Lima knows about it, we don't have to be afraid," Dong Shutong explained.
"Young Master, Lao Tian is the commander of our army this time. I think it's best to let Lao Tian take command after the militiamen come ashore. He is familiar with the situation of the army."
Ma Chun said, and at the same time introduced Tian Fang to Dong Shutong. He was worried that Dong Shutong would hand over the army to the command of the Indians.
Tian Fang stood up and greeted Dong Shutong. Dong Shutong also said hello to Tian Fang.
"Don't worry, I won't get involved in commanding the army. I will only provide you with targets. Most of the Indians are light cavalry. They can only help you conduct reconnaissance and lead the way and pursue and intercept escaping soldiers." Dong Shutong said.
Ma Chun felt relieved. If it was just about subduing other Indians, Ma Chun would still be confident. Moreover, this was a conflict between Indian tribes, and it could avoid the attention of the Peruvian government in the early stages.
With the power sent by the Huai Navy, Zhumu and Dong Shutong could finally start their plan to integrate the Indians.
It won't be long before this force composed of Chinese and Indians will appear on the political stage in Peru, and even gradually penetrate into the entire South America, opening a new chapter in the history of South America!
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At the end of the year, Huai Haijun was all preparing for the year-end summary and assessment work.
Dong Shuheng has countless documents to sign every day. Even if he doesn't sign, just stamping them is still very tiring for him. The key is that he still has to review them.
For this purpose, he specially selected several young military government officials and placed them under the management of Li Cunxun's Attendant Office of the Presidential Palace.
The Attendant's Office is mainly responsible for arranging the president's daily affairs and assisting the president in carrying out his work.
At the end of the year, Huaihai Academy had a holiday, and Wei Yuzhen also came to Yangzhou. Dong Shuheng simply pulled her over to help.
With the added fragrance of red sleeves, my work efficiency immediately increased.
In a few days, Dong Shuheng's mother and Hui'er will also come to Yangzhou to celebrate the New Year. At that time, Dong Shuheng will take Wei Yuzhen to see the old lady and try to decide the marriage in advance.
Otherwise, Lao Wei might have to talk to him again.
Of course, Dong Shuheng also had a headache. He didn't know whether Wei Yuzhen would accept Hui'er, and whether Hui'er could accept having another young mistress.
However, Dong Shuheng has been staying in Yangzhou recently and hasn't run around much.
We are discussing with Wei Yuzhen how to conduct business in the Commercial Press built in Shanghai.
Li Cunxun came over to report how many people had arrived in Tianjing City.
"Oh, who is he? Did he say anything?" Dong Shuheng asked.
"Sir, this is an old acquaintance - Yang Ximei, and Fu Shanxiang, a female champion of the Taiping Army, and several others, all of whom are officials of the Dongwang Palace. They said they were coming to discuss the truce." Li Cunxun reported.
road.
"Armistice?" When did the Taiping Army learn to compromise?
In the evening, Dong Shuheng and Wei Yuzhen met Yang Ximei and Fu Shanxiang alone at the Presidential Palace.
As for the other people, they were all left to Zeng Xianfeng to receive them.
The reason for this is because Dong Shuheng knew that Yang Ximei was the one who talked about the matter here. Before she came, Dong Wang Yang Xiuqing must have explained something to her.
So he asked Yang Ximei to discuss the general framework first, and then left the next details to Zeng Xianfeng and the officials of the Dongwang Palace to discuss.
The negotiations were held in the small round table conference room of the Presidential Palace. Since the woman had a criminal record, Ai Nengqi insisted on personally protecting Dong Shuheng's safety.
So there was a martial arts idiot standing there with a cold face in the corner of the conference room.
"Long time no see, Miss Yang!" Dong Shuheng was the first to say hello.
Yang Ximei did not glare at Dong Shuheng coldly this time, but greeted Dong Shuheng politely.
"Shi Fu Shanxiang, Chief of the East Palace of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, met with Mr. Dong, President of the Huaihai Navy." At this time, Fu Shanxiang, who was next to Yang Ximei, bowed. Dong Shuheng originally wanted to help him, but when he saw Fu Shanxiang's beautiful face, his outstretched hand changed.
For help.
Beautiful women are not to be messed with casually.
Yang Ximei was extremely warm to Wei Yuzhen, just like two good friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time.
"Ahem..." Dong Shuheng coughed twice, interrupting the two women's greetings.
Fu Shanxiang on the side also looked embarrassed. This Fu Shanxiang looked much more mature and steady than Yang Ximei.
"Ms. Yang, let's talk about business. I know you can't stay in Yangzhou for long, so we must keep things short."
"President Dong, please." Fu Shanxiang made a gesture.
The four of them sat down. Yang Ximei glanced at Fu Shanxiang, and then said: "Master Dong, I think you should thank us for helping you destroy the Jiangnan Camp. Without the Jiangnan Camp, your Huaihai Navy will be the only one in Jiangsu."
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"Does this woman know how to negotiate? How can she expose someone else's background at first glance?" Dong Shuheng thought angrily in his heart.
"Miss Yang, you don't look like you are here to negotiate. Since you want to negotiate, you must first give your conditions. What you just said are irrelevant things." Dong Shuheng said with a sneer at the corner of his mouth.
"You..." Yang Ximei was speechless for a moment, "Okay, we came here to agree that both sides would stop fighting. The Taiping Army promised not to send troops to the north, south, and east of Tianjing."
"This looks like a negotiation. I think you are preparing to go west with all your strength? I have ceased the war and let you go west, but what can I gain?"
"It's already a good condition that our heavenly soldiers won't come to fight you. What else do you want?" Yang Ximei said with a frown, as if Dong Shuheng owed her money.
"Then what are we talking about? You can just attack, and our Huaihai Navy will take over." Dong Shuheng said angrily, this woman is spoiled.
Fu Shanxiang on the side saw that the conversation was about to break down, so he quickly stood up and smoothed things over: "Master Dong, please calm down. We, Master Yang, did not mean that. If Master Dong has any conditions, can we put forward any conditions."
"My conditions are very simple. I can only promise not to attack Tianjing City. But I will not make guarantees in northern Anhui and southern Anhui. And I only promise not to move to Tianjing within half a year."
"Humph, what kind of conditions do you have?" Yang Ximei snorted.
"Isn't this bad? I didn't ask you to pay anything." Dong Shuheng spread his hands and said.
Fu Shanxiang glanced at Yang Ximei. Dong Shuheng's conditions basically met the requirements of the East King. Now the East King's troops basically guard the peripheral security of Tianjing, and most of the troops marching westward belong to other kings.
The bottom line for the East King is that it would be fine if the Huai Navy did not attack the subordinates of the East King's Mansion outside Tianjing.
"Mr. Dong, we basically agree with your conditions. In addition, we have one more thing we would like to ask for your help."
"Your Excellency, we know that our Northern Expeditionary Army reached Tianjin, but the army went deep alone and the logistics supplies could not keep up. So we want to ask Huaihai Company to help us transport a batch of supplies. We can pay in cash for this matter."