In this battle, Lu Feiyan took full advantage of Wang Guansan's contempt for her and wiped out Wang Guansan's forces in one fell swoop, capturing three to four thousand Nian bandits and several thousand large livestock.
These young bandits will be sent to the mines in Xuzhou for mining. Steel and cement equipment purchased from the United States have arrived in Xuzhou, which has greatly increased Xuzhou's demand for coal, iron ore, including various lime ores. And mining requires a large amount of
There are some manpower in the mine. Some places in the mine are relatively dangerous and ordinary people are not willing to do it. It is just for these prisoners to do it.
Healthy horses and mules from the large livestock will be selected for use by the Feiyan Army. The rest will be given to the farm for use. Before the internal combustion engine was developed, it was difficult to mechanize agriculture. To improve efficiency, the only way to improve efficiency was through
Large-scale use of livestock.
Basically every farm in Huaihai Agricultural Reclamation has an animal husbandry department. Through the transaction with Beidaying, Huaihai Company has reserved a large number of livestock, including a large number of cattle and horses. In addition, Dong Shuheng has imported a lot of imitation animal power machinery from abroad, which has provided the farm with
Agricultural development has made significant contributions.
At this time, Dong Shuheng had already taken Peng Yulin and others on the Yangzhou and embarked on the road to Shanghai under the escort of Yangtze River No. 1.
This time he went to Shanghai to formally meet with the consuls of various countries. Now that these people have noticed Huai Haijun, Dong Shuheng cannot continue to be an ostrich. He still has to face what he has to face. Negotiation is nothing more than an exchange of interests.
The United States is still just a soy sauce player, and through the brokerage of John Cena, there are still a large number of orders. The United States should not make things difficult for the Huai Navy. On the contrary, Britain and France are more difficult to deal with. After all, they are old powers and are arrogant. They are now indeed
With this strength, you must know that Britain can now organize hundreds of warships and armed merchant ships in the Far East at any time.
Now the Huai Navy is rising strongly in Jiangsu, and Shanghai is already under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu at this time, so Britain and France cannot sit back and watch the Huai Navy grow. Dong Shuheng is not ready to confront Britain and France yet, so he can only go to communicate with them in person.
Of course, he will not go to Shanghai empty-handed this time. He has prepared 5 million silver dollars and is preparing to send out a lot of orders. Dong Shuheng believes that the money will not be wasted, and he is also sure to get the money from foreigners.
Earn it back in your hands.
The boat went down the river, and he stayed on the boat again for one night. In the morning, the boat just arrived at Wusongkou, where the gunboat turned into the Yangpu River. Dong Shuheng stood on the boat and looked at the ruined Wusong Fort to the west, with mixed feelings in his heart.
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"Xueqin, have you seen that abandoned fort? In the 22nd year of Daoguang reign, the British army captured this place and opened the door to the Yangtze River." Dong Shuheng said to Peng Yulin with a heavy heart.
"Hey... I didn't expect that the coastal defense was so dilapidated. How could such a large fort be breached? It was so high up on the fort, and there were constant supplies from the rear. Even if we were defeated, it must be because the defender was incompetent, right?"
We can't blame Peng Yulin for not knowing. Under the whitewash of peace by the Manchu Qing court, it was impossible for Peng Yulin who was far away in Hunan to know this period of history.
"Xueqin, you guessed it wrong. General Chen Huacheng who guarded the fortress was one of the few famous generals in that war. In the end, he severely damaged many British warships and died on this fort.
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"General Chen is really a hero, but Xue Qin was wrong. President, why did General Chen lose?"
"Do you know when this fort was built?"
Peng Yulin shook his head. There were very few books that introduced these things.
"This fort was built during the Shunzhi period and has a history of two hundred years. Do you think it is possible to defeat the British warships with such an old antique?"
Peng Yulin also sighed slightly in his heart.
"The rule of the Qing court will only make China keep going back. They only care about their own dominance, and they still think about the same old methods of emperors. Little do they know that the great powers have opened China's door, and the times have changed."
Peng Yulin looked at Dong Shuheng at this time and admired him very much. These words strengthened his determination to follow Dong Shuheng. How many people can open their eyes and see the real world now? Wei Yuan can see it, but he can't
He knows how to walk. The only person who can see and know how to walk is probably the president in front of me.
Not long after the ship sailed along the Huangpu River, two British warships approached.
Dong Shuheng ordered the captain to restrain his sailors and ignore the British provocation.
The sailors on the British warship looked at the two gunboats curiously, "When did the ignorant Chinese use ships? And there are guns on the ships, but the caliber is pitiful and the number is pitiful.
The combined guns of the two ships are not as many as the side guns of one of our own warships.
Many sailors on the British warships made strange movements towards the two gunboats. The sailors in the Huai Navy did not understand, but Dong Shuheng knew very well what these movements meant. The ones who yelled the most fiercely were the Indian sailors on the warships.
I don’t know what these Asans are proud of. The British only asked them to board the warship to do dirty and tiring work of wiping the deck and washing toilets. Now that they see the Chinese gunboats, they feel that they are superior to others.
It seems to be saying: "Look, I am a dog in a noble family, so I am certainly more noble than you, a commoner."
Wu Junchao, the captain of the Yangzhou, said angrily: "Foreigners like the president bully others too much. I really want to shoot them a few times."
"If you want us to go to the Huangpu River to feed the fish together, just fire a few cannons and try. It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. In less than ten years, I will let these arrogant and hypocritical British taste the bitter pill! Save the anger in your heart
Get up and join me when the time comes to beat them until they lose their armor!"
"Yes, President!" Wu Junchao looked at Dong Shuheng and said firmly.
"President, Xueqin will also work hard with you!" Peng Yulin also said firmly.
In this way, Dong Shuheng's two gunboats, under the surveillance of two British warships, passed through the Bund Concession on their own country's inland waterway and arrived at Shanghai County.
Liu Qingbei and a group of local Shanghai gentry and businessmen were waiting at the dock surrounded by an official.
"Your Majesty, Yuan Zude, is waiting for the arrival of the Admiral."
Everyone was surprised when they saw Dong Shuheng, such a young official.
Because he was preparing to take over southern Jiangsu, Dong Shuheng sent people to investigate officials in several Jiangnan prefectures. Yuan Zude was able to serve in such an important place as Shanghai, and he was quite capable. However, many people commented that he was Zhang Tang of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. This is
Said he enforced the law too harshly.
However, Dong Shuheng thinks that Yuan Zude's behavior is related to the environment in Shanghai. The area around Shanghai can be said to be the place with the largest floating population in the Qing Dynasty. A large floating population will inevitably breed unstable factors. Why did the Xiaodao Uprising occur in Shanghai?
This is largely the reason.
Dong Shuheng was ready to investigate Yuan Zude again and did not want to leave him alone.
"Master Yuan, please get up. You're welcome. Everyone, please get up." Dong Shuheng said to everyone.
Dong Shuheng then walked up to Liu Qingbei and said: "Brother Qingbei, thank you for your hard work in Shanghai." Everyone was shocked, this Liu Qingbei was so valued.
"Master Dong, please come to Heping Restaurant. The gentry in the city hope to welcome you." The speaker was a middle-aged uncle, and Liu Qingbei quickly introduced him.
"Oh, it turns out to be shopkeeper Yang. I often hear Qingbei mention you as a righteous merchant in Shanghai." Dong Shuheng quickly said hello. After all, he is also Liu Qingbei's father-in-law, so he still needs to give him some face.
"Oh, sir, you are really flattering me." Yang Fang felt happy, Dong Shuheng had given himself enough face. You have to know who Dong Shuheng is.
He holds two powerful weapons, Huaihai Company and Huaihai Navy, and it is said that the newly-emerged Yangtze River Bank is also his. The most important thing is that he is now the plenipotentiary ambassador for Nanyang Business Negotiations in the Liangjiang Governor's Office, which is holding the fate of Shanghai businessmen in their hands.
No matter how many people put up poles, they can't climb it.
"Okay, everyone, please stop standing here. Mr. Yuan, please, let's have a few drinks together today."
The group of people walked towards the county town of Shanghai. For Dong Shuheng's safety, Zheng Jian, the director of the Operations Bureau, rushed to Shanghai after handling the affairs in Fujian. Even Shen Yi, the president of the Chinese Jingwu Association, got involved with a group of gentry and businessmen.
Among them, the main force of the Jingwu Association is in Shanghai. As the speaker of the largest martial arts school in Shanghai, Shen Yi is naturally qualified to participate in this gathering.
After the founding of the Jingwu Club, the expansion of the special forces was much faster than before. Mr. Shen's reputation in the world was already very well-known. Now he founded the Jingwu Club to allow people in the martial arts community to have a good home. Therefore, it attracted
A large number of martial arts people joined the association, and the number of members grew exponentially.
Of course, this depends on Dong Shuheng's continuous investment of funds. Most people in the martial arts world are not rich. In order to recruit them, the Jingwu Association must first support their families. Therefore, the Jingwu Association has basically been in a state of loss, but he has gained something for Dong Shuheng.
A lot of talent.
Mr. Shen made a secret move on his own, so Dong Shuheng didn't say hello specifically at the riverside dock just now.
When having dinner with these wealthy businessmen and gentry, the conversation was basically about the scene. Everyone valued the strength of Huai Haijun and hoped to be protected by Huai Haijun. Naturally, they all had good things to say.
But now Dong Shuheng is not ready to draw the Huai Navy to the vicinity of Shanghai, which will greatly stimulate the great powers entrenched in Shanghai.
However, Dong Shuheng has promised to set up a large camp in Changzhou to block the Taiping Army's eastward path. This gives everyone who is doing it a reassurance.
After the banquet ended, Yuan Zude did not leave immediately. Instead, he met with Dong Shuheng alone after everyone left. In his words, he expressed his willingness to serve as governor Wei, and expected him to obey him.
Dong Shuheng was not surprised by Yuan's defection. Smart people can see who has the final say in Jiangsu now.
Dong Shuheng was also happy to accept Yuan's service. After all, this person was still a very capable and practical person. Yuan Zude also reported to Dong Shuheng about the Little Sword Club. It turned out that he had discovered the clues and recruited a team of team trainers in the city, but
The strength is too weak.
Dong Shuheng also knew about the Xiaodao Club, and Shanghai's "Tank" and "White Rose" had been keeping an eye on this matter.
It has basically been determined that the Xiaodao Society will revolt in the near future. Dong Shuheng knows that if the Xiaodao Society’s uprising in Shanghai succeeds at this time, the biggest profits will definitely be the powers in the concession. Shanghai is now like a nail, proving that Shanghai is still in the Qing Dynasty.
Under the jurisdiction of the government, once the Little Knife Society captures Shanghai, the great powers will have a reason to send troops to Shanghai County, and then the customs and Shanghai will fall into the hands of the great powers.
Even if you want to come back in the future, you will have to pay a huge price.