Chapter 322 A self-righteous atypical mental retard--
Although Qianlong was extremely arrogant, he was very wary of the British, especially after hearing the descriptions of the ministers who accompanied the envoys to Beijing, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
Although he, like all the rulers of the Qing Dynasty, stubbornly rejected all new things and disdained to let the quick-fire cannon given by Macartney be released for his interview, he still admitted the strength of the British warship, but he felt that the other party's disadvantage on land was extremely obvious in the east.
However, what he did not expect was that the British had made continuous technological progress in army equipment. One day, the British would find a way to infiltrate the will of the British into Chinese history.
And Changlin, the prince Shaobao, noticed a fact in Yanjing that these British looked strange, and their contempt for everything they saw made Changlin feel uncomfortable and even vigilant.
Chang Lin, who was appointed as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, was also talented among the Manchu people. At the beginning of his tenure, he had learned about the officials who were familiar with the affairs of Guangdong and Guangxi. Only then did he know that the British were definitely not good birds, and they were not kind people.
At the beginning of Qianlong's accession to the throne, the British had been constantly colonizing overseas and expanding their power to the East. British warships that escort delivery ships often invade the southeast coast of China and intercept ships from other countries. In the seventh year of Qianlong (1742), the British [***] ship robbed a Spanish merchant ship in Macao and brought it into the provincial river. The governor of Guangdong and Guangxi sent Yin Guangren from Zhixian County in Dongguan to interrogate, and the British ship was forced to release 299 prisoners. In the ninth year of Qianlong (1744), four British armed warships intercepted French merchant ships in the Guangdong Ocean. In the 46th year of Qianlong (1761), British ships arrested Dutch ships in Huangpu. Li Hu, the governor of Guangdong, once warned: "If you are still stubborn and do not abide by the rules of the heavenly dynasty, you will dare to break my law one day in my heavenly places, disturb my merchants, and scratch a piece of grass and a tree. No matter the public class or the Hong Kong foot of the ship, the headquarters will always follow the order of the emperor, even the big class of people are the same as the main offenders, and treat them seriously. Broad loan.
The other party is still keeping a low profile, but their degree of harassment is more and more arrogant and domineering. Therefore, Changlin made a request to Qianlong at the beginning of his trip to Guangdong. He once heard that people in Fujian, Zhejiang and Liangguang could look for something under the sea water.
I hope Qianlong can agree that he can recruit these people as soldiers. Even if he can't do anything else, he can dive into the water to saw the enemy's rudder, so that the thief ship cannot be transported, and our army can naturally dominate. At that time, won't these warships fall into my hands?
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Although this idea is a little naive, it shows that this brother has at least one more heart than others. Although Qianlong did not explicitly agree with his request, he did not mean not to allow it.
From this point, Liang Pengfei has heard that the old man Qianlong is indeed worried about the British, but he is afraid that if he really wants to agree, he will feel that he has lost the face of the heavenly dynasty. Therefore, he simply had an affair with Changlin, the new governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Of course, it did not mean that the two had an ambiguity beyond the friendship between normal male surnames, but that he maintained a silent attitude towards Changlin's request.
And Changlin was worthy of being in front of the emperor for a long time. He quickly understood Qianlong's thoughts. He just invited an imperial edict to rectify the Guangdong sailors and suppress pirates, and then went to Guangzhou to take office.
After reading the imperial edict, Changlin directly asked about the situation of those Western countries in Guangzhou and Macao. Naturally, Wang Shouli and others did not dare to hide anything and answered one by one.
When he heard that there were nearly a hundred armed merchant ships from Western countries in Macao, and the Portuguese Eastern Fleet and a French sub-fleet were stationed here, the hidden worry in Changlin's eyes was caught by Liang Pengfei.
After Chang Lin's questioning, he frowned and said, "... Although these remote places have witnessed the strict legal system in our dynasty, I don't dare to cause trouble. Now that the emperor's candlelight is shining on the anniper, we, as ministers, should be prepared. The governor's sailors are bows and arrows, and the Yichuan also has rifles. It seems appropriate to find another way to win and extend what he knows..." Then he said the above about the conscription of people to join the army.
Liang Pengfei sat among the generals. Although there was no inappropriate expression on his face, he was actually speechless to the extreme, naive and naive. These two words were really too suitable for the governor.
If the naval battle can really win a brilliant victory by relying on a few diving champions to saw the rudder, the powerful sea power countries in the world will simply go to train divers and build huge ships.
A picture of killing brain cells appeared in Liang Pengfei's mind. The warships were galloping on the sea, and rows of artillery spewing out daunting flames. Then, a water ghost who came out of nowhere was squatting on the tiller of the giant, using his small hacksaw, oh, wrong, it was small The iron saw, squeaking the rudder made of giant wood... "Maybe the largest ship the governor has ever seen is the boat, but I don't know how long it will take this brother to take a pocket watch and try to cut a giant rudder?" Liang Pengfei viciously guessed whether the governor suffered from a severe illness such as congenital cerebral palsy.
"The governor's opinion is high, but those people's surnames are fierce and difficult to control. In addition, the people's fishing industry and their gains should be more than food..." At this time, Guo Shixun, the governor of Guangdong, frowned first frowned and said. It seems that Guo Shixun also felt that the governor was not normal, but he was embarrassed to say it, so he had to find a reason to excuse him.
"It doesn't matter." Changlin nodded to Guo Shixun with a smile: "The benefits of fishing are more than the food of joining the army. This governor still knows it. However, if there are such soldiers in the navy camp, this soldier can be used as a number of soldiers in a thief ship. I don't know if you generals and what I say?"
"The Governor-General, I admire you." After a long time in the sailor, he also understood the governor's naive thoughts. Wang Shouli, who scolded his mother in his heart, only got up and agreed with Changlin's point of view. There was nothing he could do. Who let the brother in front of him not only be his immediate superior, the governor of Liangguang, but also carrying a hadith, rectifying the Liangguang sailors and suppressing pirates. With this sanctification purpose, naturally, he wanted to dictate to the sailor, and Wang Shouli could only grit his teeth and admit it.
"Well... Since Wang Titai and the governor both recognize this policy, it is not impossible to solve the matter of those greedy people joining the army. In this way, each person recruited will be given double war food, and if it is allocated to other camps in other provinces, each person will be given 20 taels of silver. It is not only possible to win the Yichuan, but also to say that it is very powerful to catch and thieves in the sea. What do you think? What do you think of General Fu?
"The governor's words are very good. If it is handled in this way, the people will be greedy and enthusiastically abandon their jobs and return to the camp. There will be one more elite teacher in the court. Fuchang, the general of Guangzhou, who almost fell asleep, couldn't help waking up excitedly. With an inexplicable face, Chang Lin, who was super intelligent, had to explain to him patiently. After General Fu immediately raised his hands to agree.
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"It looks like a stupid bird." A group of sailors were secretly communicating with their eyes. Liang Pengfei really endured the hard work. If it hadn't been for the fact that all of you present were members of the court, he might have rolled to the ground with a belly smile.
Changlin turned his eyes to the general of the sailor. Naturally, everyone stood up and expressed their attitude towards the governor's proposal.
"In the future, I immediately issued a document to recruit the people as soldiers. I also hope that you will be the emperor and do your best for the court to repay the emperor's kindness." Changlin stood up with satisfaction and clenched his fist to the north to show his respect for Qianlong, the emperor in the northern capital.
Then, Changlin's eyes fell on Liang Pengfei. When I was in the capital, I once visited General He Linhe. The general once said that among the Guangdong sailors, there was a tiger general, who was brave, brave and good at fighting, and brave in doing things. Today, I saw that he was indeed a tiger general..."
"Ah? ...I'm ashamed. That's the love of the general. The last general really can't afford the praise of the general and the governor. Liang Peng's head was full of fog. He didn't know how the governor could see that he was a tiger general with a few glances.
"It's right, your record, I have heard of it, Liangguang, Fujian and Zhejiang, the name of Liang's soldiers, but it can stop children's night." Changlin stroked his long beard with an admiration on his face. Now, Mr. Liang, you are a soldier in Humen. The whole defense of the Pearl River is in your hands. I hope that Mr. Liang will not live up to the high expectations of the governor.
"The Governor can rest assured, but there is a last general. Whether it is a thief or Xiyi, the last general will never let a sail invade the hinterland of Guangzhou." Liang Pengfei replied with courtesy.
"A self-righteous [***] type retarded and stupid B." After Liang Pengfei left the governor's mansion, he only gave his two physical and mental bodyguards a very pertinent evaluation of the new governor.
When Liang Pengfei's generals and counselors listened to Liang Pengfei's description of the story that happened in the back hall of the governor's mansion that night, they were first stunned, then laughed, and even Wu Qianjin seriously patted a companion around him. We have also used the method of sinking enemy ships, but it is only used to deal with small boats. Today's warships have water compartments, so this move has no effect when dealing with giant ships. The governor has come up with a new trick for us. Well, you can try it another day.
"Get out! I don't have the spare time to saw wood to play. The brother directly threw his eyes back, and also gave him a middle finger.
"Such a governor, Changlin, I have also heard many times that his people are sensitive and speechful, and Ju Cao has a voice, which can be regarded as quite talented among the people. However, it is really... to be invincible to use such a self-righteous civil servant to the governor to handle military affairs with such a court?" Ni Ming shook his head, with a trace of joy in the helplessness.
(to be continued)