It turned out that Dong Shuheng was not greedy for these gold, silver and jewelry because he was not that short of money.
After all, it wouldn't be good for his reputation if word about robbing things got out in the future, although he didn't feel burdened by robbing the Qing court's things.
After he entered the treasure hall, he was fascinated by the scene in front of him. This was simply a huge cultural relic museum! Any piece of it would be worth hundreds of millions to future generations!
What is that, oh, my God! This is the Qing Qianlong-style hexagonal vase with pink and blue sauce-glazed exterior and gold and anemone pattern on the outside, hollowed out three more melons and fruits on the inside, and blue and white intertwining flower pattern on the inside that I saw on the post - uh...
...The name is a bit long, but this shows how precious it is.
This bottle is a new variety invented by Tang Ying, the pottery official of the Qing Dynasty. It is also the transitional period for the invention of the "rotating bottle". It is very high in terms of craftsmanship and technological content. Especially the outer layer is not round and spherical, but
Hexagonal hollowing adds another level of manufacturing difficulty in terms of shaping, billet making, hollowing, sandwiching and other processes.
Hanging on the wall is the "Picture of Admonitions of Female History" by Gu Kaizhi, a great painter of the Eastern Jin Dynasty!
In addition, there are Zhou and Shang bronzes, ceramics of the past dynasties, lacquerware, ivory carvings, agate, crystal, amber, wood carvings, jade, gems, calligraphy and painting, clocks, classics of the past dynasties, etc.
There is a dazzling array of these things, many of which Dong Shuheng, an art novice, cannot understand at all. Gao Xing explained them carefully and carefully, acting as a tour guide. This little eunuch may have served here before and knows these things very well.
Dong Shuheng discovered that this little guy had the potential to be a museum interpreter, and he might even have picked up a treasure.
"Master, what do you think of these things? These are unparalleled treasures!" Gao Xing asked carefully. This little guy changed roles quite quickly.
"Move, move them all. I want to move them back and protect them carefully. If they are snatched away by foreigners, the loss will be great." Dong Shuheng said through gritted teeth.
In later generations, most of these things ended up in British and French museums. These two hypocritical countries sometimes even took out one or two unimportant collections and returned them, which won the applause of a lot of people. I can't believe it.
Understand the psychology of these people.
In the eyes of these Westerners, hypocrisy, greed, and cruelty can all be described as democracy, generosity, and tolerance. There are also a large number of media to help wave the flag.
Just because they speak based on their strength, as long as they are strong enough, it doesn't matter what they do, because everything they say will prevail.
The race with the strongest nationalistic tendencies in the world is white people. It seems that they also created the classification of people on earth based on skin color. The main culprits of racism in later generations are also white people.
Dong Shuheng was thinking wildly, and quickly shook his head to bring his thoughts back, "I'm glad, are there any cars in this garden?" It was obvious that so many things couldn't be transported back just by Huai Haijun's carriage, and many things had to be packed carefully.
, otherwise it will be easily damaged.
"Going back to the master, there is a driver's department in the garden. There are many carriages and pack horses, all of which are prepared for the nobles in the palace." Gao Xing said.
"Happy, why don't you call me president from now on. Stop calling me master." Dong Shuheng reminded again.
"Yes, President."
The rest of the matter was simple. Dong Shuheng took his people to live in the Old Summer Palace. He divided the soldiers into several teams. Some were responsible for collecting things and packing them under the leadership of Gao Xing. Some were responsible for transporting them to the warships in Tianjin.
They quickly moved all the treasures looted by generations of Manchu emperors.
Dong Shuheng has already thought about building a large museum next to Wenchang Pavilion in Yangzhou. Not only these things, but also the good things collected by Huai Haijun from all over the world will be stored here.
If this museum opens, it will definitely attract many intellectuals to Yangzhou.
After Dong Shuheng had moved, the emperor's decree came down. However, the 1 million taels of silver paid by the court in cash were wiped out. The reason was naturally because Dong Shuheng had moved all his treasures.
In this regard, Dong Shuheng also expressed his understanding and did not continue to struggle. To be said, Dong Shuheng was polite enough and did not destroy the garden. During the few days in the garden, except for searching and moving things, Dong Shuheng did not allow soldiers to enter the palace.
When Dong Shuheng returned the garden to the Fat Controller, the garden looked unchanged, except that the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall and the jade treasures on the table were missing, and the treasure hall was empty.
After the handover, Dong Shuheng and his soldiers rushed to Tianjin that day. As for whether the Fat Controller committed suicide by drowning in the river or something, he had no control over it.
In the temporary refugee camp, after a few days of food preparation, the condition of the refugees is much better. They will be transferred to Tanggu, Tianjin in several batches.
"Wen Jin, you have also seen the results of our discussion with the imperial court. Are you willing to go to Tanggu New City, or stay in Tianjin?" Dong Shuheng came to Liu Wenjin in Tianjin City and asked.
"Common people, you are willing to go to Tanggu New City." Liu Wenjin said without thinking. Although he did not govern Tianjin, it would be good to be able to manage a new city.
It is conceivable that with so many good policies and Tanggu’s advantage of having a seaport, Tianjin’s businessmen will definitely shift their focus to Tanggu, and even attract more northern businessmen to move in.
"Okay, if Wen Jin is really courageous, then I will give you the task of presiding over the construction of the new city."
"I will plan the new city and send craftsmen to help you. But building a new city requires a lot of funds. What I mean is to set up a new city management company. Huaihai Company will invest a large amount of money to hold 51% of the shares.
, you can arrange for the remaining equity to be sold in the north." Dong Shuheng said.
Dong Shuheng's arrangement was within Liu Wenjin's expectations. Huai Haijun had invested so much in this new city, so he must have the say in the new city. However, Dong Shuheng's ability to give 49% of the shares to northern businessmen was beyond Liu Wenjin's expectations.
Expected.
Dong Shuheng was not stingy and directly contributed five million taels, which did not include the various professional talents sent by Huaihai Company. The name of the newly established company was Great Wall Company.
This company will control the management of Tanggu New City. The main function of this new city is trade, and of course it will also establish some preliminary processing companies.
Some of the trade routes and warehouses that Huaihai Company previously operated in the north will also be sold to Great Wall Company. In the future, Huaihai Company will mainly develop in Southeast Asia and overseas.
The areas controlled by the Qing Dynasty in the north will be run by the Great Wall Company. This is the third company controlled by Dong Shuheng.
In addition to developing commerce in the north, Great Wall Company's main business is the development of mineral resources. In fact, Dong Shuheng just wants to change his skin and develop in the north.
After what happened last time, Huaihai Company will definitely be stared at by many eyes in the north, and it is really inconvenient to show off its talents.
The three major companies, Great Wall Company, unite northern merchant groups, and are mainly engaged in commerce and mineral resource development in the north including Mongolia, Siberia, Northeast and Far East.
Huaihai Group is mainly responsible for Huaihai Navy's technology research and development, heavy industry, southern commerce, planning and development of export industries, and overseas business expansion activities.
The Yangtze River Group has joined forces with southern business groups to develop the financial industry, light industry, etc.
The three major companies basically cover Dong Shuheng's business layout.
On February 2, the dragon raised its head, and the mixed division of the Huaihai Navy heading north finally embarked on its return journey. People in Tianjin rushed to the river to see each other off, and even several people from Langfang traveled hundreds of miles to say goodbye to their savior—
—Huai Haijun.
The refugee camp in Haidian has basically been emptied. Dong Shuheng ordered Liu Wenjin to transport them in batches to Tanggu for resettlement. Spring is about to start. They will be the first batch of builders of Tanggu New City, and they will also be the first batch of residents of Tanggu New City in the future.
Cities such as Tianjin Langfang will be gradually handed over to the Qing court. Liu Wenjin's Pujun has arrived in Tanggu, and Huai Haijun has left a group of instructors to train these regiments. From now on, Pujun will be responsible for the security of Tanggu New City. Their names have been changed
For "Great Wall Security".
Just when the Huaihai Navy reached an agreement with the court, Lin Fengxiang's Taiping Army, which had been resting for a few days, also took action. After eliminating the old and weak in Tongzhou City, the Taiping Army still had more than 60,000 people, half of whom were refugees from Langfang and other places.
Recruited from the residents of Tongzhou.
Seng Gelinqin's siege of the Taiping Army was tight in the west and loose in the east. After Shengbao's defeat, the number of troops surrounding the Taiping Army was much smaller. It was impossible to achieve a complete encirclement.
Defending the east side of the Taiping Army was one of Shengbao's former subordinates. After Shengbao was captured, all his former subordinates were placed under the control of Seng Gelinqin.
Of course, the morale of these people will inevitably be affected. If their old commander is arrested, their future will inevitably be affected, so their morale is not as good as before. This is why Seng Gelinqin gave up the least important east of Tongzhou City to
These people defended themselves.
Li Kaifang's words on the hospital bed that day reminded Lin Fengxiang. The Northeast is vast, sparsely populated, and crisscrossed by mountains and woodlands. The fact that Boar Skin was able to compete with the Ming Dynasty there for decades shows that it is a treasure land.
If you retreat southward, you will be surrounded by the open plains in the north, which are the core areas of Qing rule. You will easily be surrounded by Senggelinqin.
So the only way for them to survive next is to go east, to the northeast.
In fact, there was another reason that prompted Lin Fengxiang to go east. He recalled the long time since he sent his troops north from Yangzhou and the various arrangements in Tianjing. In his heart, he was disappointed with Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing and others. If he went to the Northeast
It may not be impossible to carve out a piece of your own world and build a heaven in your own mind.
Therefore, the Taiping Army, led by Lin Fengxiang, easily broke through the siege of the Qing army of the former Shengbao Department in the east, and headed towards Luanzhou with light weapons.
Along the way, the Taiping Army divided its forces to attack the city and plunder the stronghold, coercing Qingzhuang to join the team, and attacked Luanzhou with lightning speed, and quickly headed towards Shanhaiguan.
At this time, there were not many troops in Luanzhou and Shanhaiguan. When they besieged the Taiping Army, most of the Qing troops here were transferred to the teams of Shengbao and Senggelinqin.
Seng Gelinqin also did not expect that the Northern Expeditionary Army would abandon the capital and escape toward the outside of the pass. It was the home base of the Qing court, and the Taiping Army basically did not receive much support from the people there.
In the eyes of the Qing court, the Taiping Army's arrival outside the Pass was simply a path of no return.