After listening to Liu Taiping's words, Li Zhen's eyes suddenly turned cold and he said in a deep voice: "At this stage, Bojia is needed to establish the general structure of the hospital and lay the foundation for the hospital. During this period, Bojia must be working hard for the hospital.
It is difficult to take into account other matters. When the hospital develops, Bojia will still focus on the hospital, so naturally there is no need to pay attention to it. If Bojia frequently sends news to the Americans, it will not be too late to deal with it. "
Liu Taiping pondered for a while and said: "Sir, let me arrange this matter for you. The hospital needs spies, and I can arrange for people to come in. They can develop into the pillars of the hospital and be loyal to you."
Li Zhen changed the topic and said: "Sir, we have Western medicine, but do you think it is possible to set up a hospital with Chinese medicine?"
Liu Taiping pondered for a moment and said: "It's a bit difficult. Even if you find a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, it's likely that his medical skills are not good. The threshold for people who have been practicing medicine for generations is high, and people may not be willing to come. You have to work hard to find it."
Li Zhen said: "Then let's postpone it for now and establish Western medicine first."
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Beijing, Forbidden City.
Xianfeng rarely left the Old Summer Palace and returned to the palace to go to court. He happened to encounter the memorial sent back by Li Zhen. Hearing that the foreigners had returned home defeated after repeated setbacks in Shanghai, Xianfeng was extremely proud. Some time ago, many ministers in the court demanded that Li Zhen be severely punished.
So as not to offend foreigners. Now Li Zhen spoke with facts and slapped him in the face, which made Xianfeng feel very comfortable.
At the same time, Xianfeng also firmly believed in the idea of using Li Zhen.
The good thing did not last long, Xianfeng was not happy for long, but he learned that the British and French forces had arrived outside Tianjin, and sent someone to inform Xianfeng, hoping to revise the treaty made during the First Opium War twelve years ago.
When Xianfeng got the news, he was so angry that his mouth was full of smoke.
The treaties signed with Britain, France and the Qing Dynasty in the past belonged to his father, Emperor Daoguang, which was a shame. Now, he was asked to continue this shame. The anger in Xianfeng's heart was suddenly ignited, and he ordered his ministers to sternly refuse.
With generals like Li Zhen, Xianfeng also gained confidence.
Even though Xianfeng was afraid of foreigners, he was still unwilling to smear his face. When the news of Xianfeng's rejection reached the British and French forces docked at sea, Rahel, Bourlon, Baoling and Adams immediately discussed countermeasures. Among them, Rael
Er and Adams decided to immediately attack Dagukou, Tianjin and approach Beijing.
Bao Ling and Burlong disagreed, believing that a direct attack on Tianjing would easily lead to a large-scale rebellion by the Qing Dynasty. They both agreed that the war must start from point to point. They should attack Guangzhou first to frighten Emperor Xianfeng, and then go north to attack Beijing. Bao Ling
After making the decision with Bourlon, Russell and Adams also agreed, and the fleet began to return south to Guangzhou.
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Guangzhou, Governor's Mansion.
In the study, an old man in his late fifties, wearing a black robe, with slightly chubby cheeks, a mustache on his lips, a sparse beard under his chin, and eyebrows, sat upright.
This person's name is Ye Mingchen (chen), who is the current governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and a veritable official in the border areas.
In history, Ye Mingchen is a well-known figure.
Ye Mingchen was born in the Imperial Academy and was already a governor before he was forty years old. He can be said to be a tumbler in the officialdom. This man was outstandingly talented and full of strategies, but he was also an extremely complicated person. It would not be an exaggeration to call him a weirdo.
After the Second Opium War started, the British army attacked Guangzhou.
During this period, Ye Mingchen did the surprising "Six Nos".
When the British and French forces arrived, Ye Mingchen did not prepare his soldiers for war. He did not prepare at all, which was called "no war." The troops in Guangzhou city could not defeat the foreigners and were not on the same level at all, but Ye Mingchen did not choose to seek peace, which was called "disharmony."
; More than a thousand foreign soldiers rushed to the outside of Guangzhou City. The city gate was wide open and the foreigners entered the city easily. This was called "not guarding".
When the city of Guangzhou fell, it stands to reason that Ye Mingchen should have fled in despair, but Ye Mingchen made the choice to stay behind, which was called "not leaving"; foreigners captured Guangzhou, and Ye Mingchen chose to stay, so he had no choice but to surrender, but Ye Mingchen
He also acted against common sense and refused to surrender, which was called "not surrendering"; at this point, since he refused to surrender, he must be an enemy of the foreigners, and had no choice but to die for his country. Ye Mingchen was still alive, which was called "not dying".
It is difficult to speculate on such a strange idea. It not only shows loyalty to the Manchu Emperor, but also reflects personal integrity. At the same time, it also contains the shame of surrendering without a fight...
All these cannot be judged based on ordinary people's thoughts.
At this time, Ye Mingchen obviously had not reached this point.
Ye Mingchen is now the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and it is a time of great prosperity. At the beginning of the year, he accepted funding from the United Kingdom and the United States, suppressed the Tiandihui in Guangdong, received awards from Xianfeng, and massacred nearly 100,000 people, which was extremely ruthless. During that period
, it can be said that the blood is flowing like a river and the scalp is numb, but Ye Mingchen can do it.
Such a character is far beyond what Qi Shan can compare with.
Besides Ye Mingchen, there were two other people in the study.
These two people did not shave their foreheads or wear a braid. Instead, they wore blue Bagua robes, held a whisk in their hands, had long hair on their heads, and wore lotus crowns. They were obviously Taoist priests.
.These two people are Taoist disciples. One of them is named Xuanming and the other is named Xuanqing. They believe in Lu Dongbin, Chunyangzi of Taoism.
It just so happened that Ye Mingchen was a person obsessed with Taoism.
Historically, Ye Mingchen often held witchcraft activities, and all major military events depended on divination. When the foreign troops attacked Guangzhou, a large part of the reason why Ye Mingchen did not resist was the result of divination. The result of the divination was that the foreigners would not be able to resist.
Dare to attack the city, Ye Mingchen actually believed it, causing the foreigners to easily enter the city.
Ye Mingchen looked at the person sitting on the left and asked: "Xuanming Great Immortal, the foreigners negotiated repeatedly and wanted to amend the previous treaty with this governor. The governor refused. Although the foreigners did not forcefully send troops to attack, they led the army northward.
I’d like to ask the Immortal to tell you whether the foreigners’ journey north will go smoothly?”
The person on the left is Xuan Ming.
Ye Mingchen asked, and Xuan Ming immediately replied: "Your Majesty Governor, Pindao received a dream from Chunyangzi last night. The foreigners' trip to the north will definitely not go smoothly."
"Oh, does Master Chunyang know that this governor is going to ask questions?"
Ye Mingchen became excited and felt that the Xuanming Immortal in front of him could communicate with the gods. At this moment, Ye Mingchen suddenly relaxed and thought that there was no problem. Xuanqing, who was sitting on the right, announced a title and said: "Your Majesty the Governor
, Pindao saw in his dream last night that foreigners went north to Tianjin, were scolded by the real dragon emperor, and returned without success, sir, don’t worry. "
Ye Mingchen was even more happy after hearing what the two immortals said.
Xuan Ming rolled his eyes and said: "Your Excellency, Pindao and his junior brother have discussed it and decided to open an altar in the future to worship the Great Immortal Chunyangzi. I hope that the Immortal will give you some predictions. However, before the altar is opened,
I’m afraid it will cost you again.”
These words are extremely straightforward and have no technical content at all.
Ye Mingchen waved his sleeves and said without hesitation: "Don't worry, you two immortals. Tomorrow I will have someone allocate 50,000 taels of silver to sacrifice to the great immortal Chunyangzi. You two must behave well and never neglect Chunyangzi."
Great Immortal Yangzi, do you understand?"
"Infinite Heavenly Lord!"
The two of them announced their greetings, waved their whisks, and a flash of joy flashed in their eyes.