Chapter 165 Su Ye's Victory War Ultimatum

Chapter 165 Su Ye's victory! War ultimatum!

(This chapter has nothing, and it is still under review, so no changes can be made)

Finally agreed!

This is of course a great victory.

But some battles have just begun, and the negotiation of detailed terms is the most torturous.

First of all, the first clause is the issue of the shares of both parties.

The British insisted that their investment was sufficient, and they were responsible for all the machines, overseas transportation, a considerable part of the raw material procurement, overseas market sales, related technologies, related engineers, related managers, related patents, etc.

So, they insisted on holding 55% of the shares, and Su Ye's side held 45% of the shares.

However, Su Ye's side was firm, as long as one side held 51% of the shares, there was no room for compromise.

On this point alone, the two sides argued fiercely for three days.

In the end, the other side insisted on holding a bottom line of 51% of the shares, and would never waver.

Bashali and Bao Ling tried to mediate between the two sides and try to bridge the gap.

However, several British consortiums were determined not to give in on this point, and insisted that patent technology rights should also become part of the shares.

And Su Ye is waiting here.

Hum.

Talking to me about patent rights, right? Talking to me about the advancement of technology, right?

The Jenny loom you own has evolved for many generations, but it is still backward now.

The truly advanced improved version design is here with me.

Then, Su Ye threw out a thick stack of drawings.

The other party didn't believe it at all. The British had absolute confidence in the loom.

How could you, Su Ye, an Oriental, have a more advanced design?

But the heads of these consortiums couldn't understand it, so they sent people to Shanghai overnight to find relevant engineers.

Then, let him sign a confidentiality agreement.

Finally, the relevant drawings were handed over to him.

The two engineers studied for a day and a night and finally came to a conclusion.

The drawings given by Marquis Su Ye are indeed an upgraded version of the existing loom, which is indeed more advanced and can improve efficiency by nearly 10%.

So!

On this most critical issue of shareholding, the British chose to give in.

Of course, the design of this textile machine was only one of the reasons.

The most important thing is that they clearly knew that this was Su Ye's bottom line and it was impossible to break through.

Even bribing him privately was useless.

At first, they thought Su Ye was the most clumsy negotiator, because he showed his psychological goal at once and didn't know how to hide.

Later, they found that this was the difficult person.

Because his psychological price was his bottom line.

After breaking through this most critical point, the second difficulty was faced.

About the steel plant.

The British side believed that there was no need to build a steel plant in Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone.

The steel needed by the factory can be directly transported.

Because the British side felt that this kind of steel plant was a heavy industry with too much investment. Now it already needs so much silver on paper. After the actual construction, who knows whether it will need additional investment?

Typical large investment and slow results.

But for Su Ye, this steel plant is the top priority.

It is the foundation of industry.

Without a steel plant, there is no sign of the future manufacturing bureau.

For the future arsenal, don't even count on it.

If you want industrialization, a steel plant is indispensable.

Su Ye certainly knew that building a steel plant in Jiujiang was not the best choice, because there was no large iron ore group here.

But Zhang Zhidong built a large steel plant in Hankou, which might not be as good as Jiujiang to some extent.

Because Xinyu, not far from Jiujiang, has one of the largest iron ore groups in China.

Dexing, which is closer, has the largest copper ore group in China.

Steel is important, and copper is also extremely important.

The most important metal for future electrification is copper.

Even the most important thing for future military industry is copper.

The British side firmly believed that it was better to buy than to make steel.

Because iron ore is too heavy and needs to be transported continuously from overseas colonies, the cost is too high.

So!

Su Ye took a group of people to Chengmen Mountain in Jiujiang.

There is a small mining group here, with iron ore and copper mines.

Although the size cannot be determined yet, the quality is good.

After the copper mine was discovered, the British attitude was completely different.

They were not very interested in iron mines, but they were very interested in copper mines.

Because they also made copper, in China, it was not only a metal, but also a currency.

Then, in this ore group, they also found silver and even gold.

So, the British attitude changed 180 times.

Agreed to build a steel smelter, but there was a condition that this ore group must also be included in the property of Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone, that is, the British must also hold 49% of the shares in this ore group.

Su Ye made an extremely strong opposition.

The negotiations between the two sides once again fell into a brief stagnation.

Su Ye emphasized that this ore group belongs to the Chinese people and cannot be included in the assets of the economic zone.

The two sides negotiated again and again.

Bao Ling and Bashali conducted rounds of mediation, and several large blisters appeared on their lips.

In the end, both sides took a step back.

Su Ye agreed to include this mining group in the assets of the economic experimental zone, but in exchange, a ten-kilometer railway must be built from the Chengmenshan mining group to Jiujiang city.

The other party felt that there was no need for this at all, and the steel plant could be built next to the mine.

The two sides had another tug-of-war.

Su Ye insisted on building a railway from the mine to the steel plant and then to the dock.

In the end, the other party agreed, after all, it was only about ten kilometers.

The entire negotiation process could only be done by Su Ye himself, because he was the only one who understood English.

And the core content was in his mind.

The British, however, had a professional team of dozens of people.

So every time he negotiated, it seemed that Su Ye was fighting against dozens of people alone.

However, in every important negotiation, Hu Xueyan and Shen Baozhen would be on the side. Although they could not actually participate, they could learn and gain a deep understanding on the side.

Then, Bai Feifei also joined in.

She was an excellent operator. After all, in the capital, she had multiplied her dowry assets several times in just a few years.

But after joining this negotiation, she felt that her vision had been greatly improved.

She was even addicted to it.

When she was doing smuggling business before, she also dealt with foreigners, and even had friends overseas.

However, she had never participated in such a high-end and in-depth negotiation.

Even Su Ye himself racked his brains every day.

Almost as soon as he had time, he would go online immediately.

His knowledge could not keep up.

Many people have joined the small group.

Talents in steel smelting, textile, finance, geology, and business have joined in.

They all gave advice to Su Ye.

Therefore, this scene often appears.

During the daytime negotiations, a professional team on the British side raised a series of questions and dug a series of pits, thinking that Su Ye would not find out.

And Su Ye did express silence, as if he did not understand.

But at night, these contents were sent out for the most professional people to solve.

If some big cows in the group could not solve it, they would start the great summoning.

If the doctor could not solve it, he would find a mentor.

In a very short time, he could give Su Ye a perfect reply.

So, the next day, or the day after, the day after!

Su Ye once again fought against dozens of people alone.

He showed amazing professionalism, solving the problems raised by the other party one by one, and filling the other party's pits one by one.

This made the British side almost doubt life.

Is this a ghost?

Su Ye is obviously alone? Why does it feel like he has the most powerful group of staff in the world behind him?

Our British talents are the most advanced and professional.

I thought that in this negotiation, Su Ye would be controlled in minutes, and he would definitely take countless advantages.

What was the result?

Exhausted!

Facing a person who knows everything, it's too scary.

Geology, economy, smelting, medicine, biology, textiles, machinery, etc.

So, in this negotiation, although Su Ye was alone, he still won.

But in fact, Su Ye was so tired that he doubted his life every day.

As long as he didn't go online, after the negotiation every day, he sometimes didn't eat and lay directly on the bed, motionless.

But she couldn't fall asleep, her mind was very active, and she had to review the situation.

Shen Baoer brought hot water and stripped Su Ye.

Then she lay there and helped him take a bath.

She was a very qualified concubine, serving Su Ye with all her heart, and she didn't even ask anyone else to do it.

But in Jiujiang, she was like the only mistress.

In a short time, she established her authority.

Not only did she let everyone know that she was Su Ye's wife, but she had the final say in front of all the servants.

Qingqing, the big baby, didn't have this ability.

She was full of romance, love, and literature.

Su Ye was reviewing the gains and losses of today's negotiations in his mind, and suddenly felt his body soften.

A sheep came up and made a humming sound.

"Husband, you are tired." Shen Baoer whispered in her ear: "But..."

Su Ye said softly: "Yes, I'm a little tired, you can do it yourself."

Then, she sat down slowly.

Moreover, she said in Su Ye's ear with a half-crying voice: "Husband, it's full..."

You are amazing.

You have the ability of a wife of a rich family to control people.

You also have the unconventional ability of a thin horse in Yangzhou, right?

Shen Baoer is really like a cat.

No matter her voice or her letter.

Unfortunately, before, Su Ye thought she was a very cold and arrogant person who could not serve people, let alone please people.

As a result,

this woman's ability to please people is so high that it reaches the sky.

The ability to compete for favor is even more invincible.

On the contrary, Hong Renli is arrogant and domineering.

In addition, Shen Baoer almost never speaks when she wants to get something, but just looks at you with her big watery eyes.

Full of expectations.

But she doesn't say it out loud.

You are a green tea.

Su Ye said, "You want to join the negotiation, too?"

"Can I?" Shen Baoer said in surprise, "I'll sit next to my husband and help you register, okay?"

Su Ye said, "Okay."

The other party rubbed against her again.

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The next day, she sat next to Su Ye.

With a serious and cold face, she took a notebook and recorded carefully on the side.

During the whole process, she was serious.

And she did not have any intimacy with Su Ye, and she played the role of an assistant completely.

And she also called Su Ye "adult".

Bai Feifei next to her glanced at her, but did not say anything.

Women know women best, and she certainly knows Shen Baoer's scheming and competitiveness.

On the contrary, Hong Renli does whatever she wants.

She is extremely smart for what she wants to do.

When she doesn't want to do it, she is reluctant to spend any energy.

Hong Renli has been very relaxed recently, and she has relaxed mentally.

Because she is more and more sure that her choice is right, and the guilt in her heart has been resolved a lot.

She has saved the fate of tens of thousands of poor women.

At the beginning of the Kingdom of Heaven, the slogan of liberating women was issued, so many heroines joined.

But after arriving in Tianjing, these men did more than the Qing court.

Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing occupied more women than the Qing emperors.

The sisters in the women's camp had a worse life.

Two years ago, Yang Xiuqing abolished the system of separating men and women into camps, allowing women to return to their families. Even nominally arranged marriages.

However, there were still a large number of women in the women's camps, and the women's camps in various places were still preserved.

The men of the Kingdom of Heaven went out to fight, and all the women undertook extremely heavy labor, moving bricks, building cities, and digging trenches.

There was no pay, and the daily rations were much less than men, and they had to be subject to other aspects.

Therefore, every day there were women who committed suicide.

Even Fu Shanxiang, who was known as the top female scholar, did not show any talent and was just a plaything of Yang Xiuqing.

After arriving in Jiujiang, these women had the freedom to work, their food and clothing were upgraded by several levels, and they were paid for their daily work.

It really felt like going from hell to heaven.

Hong Renli felt that she had saved the fate of these tens of thousands of sisters, and her spirit was also redeemed.

Moreover, she felt that she had the responsibility to lead these tens of thousands of sisters to a better future.

She felt threatened by Shen Baoer's sudden rise.

She clearly saw that there were three forces around Su Ye.

The Bai Feifei family, the Shen Baozhen family, and the Taiping Army.

Bai Feifei and Su Ye were a family, and they contributed money and effort, so Hong Renli didn't want to fight.

But Shen Baoer was too aggressive. Shen Baozhen controlled all the internal affairs of Jiujiang, and now Shen Baoer also participated in Su Ye's industry.

I heard that Shen Tingen and several of Shen Baoer's brothers also came to Jiujiang.

The whole family, all served Su Ye and worked for him.

If Shen Baoer's family was too powerful, it would probably encroach on the right to speak of the Heavenly Kingdom.

Wei Jun was a guerrilla general of the Green Camp, who had a certain amount of military power, had nearly a thousand Taiping Army veterans in his hands, and was also loyal to Su Ye.

But he didn't have enough weight.

It was a pity that Lin Qirong was in Tianjing, otherwise he and General Zeng Tianyang would have been enough weight together.

The key is that the Heavenly Kingdom is on Su Ye's side, with the largest number of people, but no outstanding talents.

Hong Renli is not good at this kind of thing, and she immediately thought of a person, Fu Shanxiang.

Unfortunately, Tianjing would not let her go, so she had to find a way and pay a greater price to borrow Fu Shanxiang.

Then, she found Lin Shang'er again.

This fat girl was struggling in the kitchen.

She was not very good at cooking.

However, for desserts, because she liked them very much, she showed amazing talent.

Seeing this scene, Hong Renli was furious and slapped Shang'er's big round butt hard.

"Ah, it hurts!" Shang'er covered her mouth and jumped up.

"Eat, eat, eat, you only know how to eat, it's useless." Hong Renli scolded.

"Come out, I have something to tell you." Then, Tiba grabbed Shang'er's ear and pulled her out.

Hong Renli looked at this little fat girl, who was actually very cute.

The key is that she is white, and... she has a famous instrument.

Because of good nutrition, they are already over-developed.

"Let me tell you something, are you willing to marry Su Yi as your concubine?" Hong Renli said.

"Ah..." Lin Chang'er was stunned and looked troubled.

Hong Renli said angrily: "Why, you still don't want to?"

Lin Chang'er said: "But mother, aren't you his mistress? This is not good."

Hong Renli said: "How many times have I told you, I am not your mother."

Lin Chang'er said: "But, I'm afraid of pain."

Hong Renli said: "Why does it hurt?"

Lin Chang'er said: "It doesn't hurt, you cry like a ghost every time."

Hong Renli gritted his teeth and said, "You kid, what do you know?"

"Forget it, let's discuss it with you. That's it." Hong Renli said, "If you don't agree, I'll beat you to death."

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Capital City!

The emperor was furious.

He just received two messages.

First, Shen Baozhen married his daughter to Su Ye as a concubine, and held a grand wedding banquet with thousands of people, hoping that the world would not know.

Second, Shen Tingen has moved his family with several grandchildren, leaving the capital and heading to Jiujiang.

What does this mean?

When you, Shen Baozhen, left, I specifically asked you to talk, openly and secretly, to help keep an eye on Jiujiang and Su Ye.

What happened to you?

You turned around and completely surrendered to Su Ye, and tied him up completely?

Does this mean you don't take me as the emperor seriously at all?

The key is why?

Su Yi is just a governor of Jiangxi, and I am the emperor.

I am the one who has complete control over your future.

Su Yi is indispensable in the current situation in the south, and he needs to be used to check and balance the Hunan Army, but am I still in need of you, Shen Baozhen?

Your position as the prefect of Jiujiang was given to you by me.

I can give it to you, and I can also take it back from you.

In addition, the emperor received two other messages.

As the governor of Jiangxi, Su Yi never went to Nanchang at all, nor did he go to the governor's office for a day. The entire government affairs of Jiangxi were handed over to Hu Linyi.

What do you mean?

Give up to the Hunan Army?

This is not your style, Su Yi.

I told you not to make the fight with the Hunan Army too ugly.

It turns out that you are doing well. You stopped fighting at all and handed over all your power. What do you want to do?

Another piece of news is that Su Yi frequently visited various provinces.

You are the governor of Jiangxi. You just take care of your affairs in Jiangxi. Why are you visiting?

Without my will, you left the territory without permission?

What do you want to do?

Only imperial ministers are qualified to go to other provinces and visit frontier officials to discuss matters. What matters do you, the governor of a province, have to discuss with them?

Even if we want to talk, is that also the power of the central court?

What do you mean, Su Yi? Are you proud of your favor?

So the emperor summoned Sushun and Du Han.

"Tell me, what does Shen Baozhen mean?"

Sushun didn't answer.

Du Han said: "Your Majesty, this matter is obvious. Shen Baozhen felt that he had no future in the Hunan Army at that time, so he had already taken refuge in Su Yi and played a double act in front of the Emperor."

The term "double reed" originated during the Jiaqing period of Qianlong.

These words directly angered the emperor.

As an emperor, what he hates most is the deception of others.

Then, he asked: "And this Su Yi, why is he frequently visiting other provinces? What does he want to do?"

"What did he go to Sichuan for? What did he go to Yunnan for?"

Some people seem very small.

Su Yi went to Hubei or even Liangjiang, but no one reported to the emperor.

As a result, when I went to Sichuan and Yunnan, someone reported it.

"In addition, why didn't Su Yi, the governor of Jiangxi, go to Nanchang or go to the governor's office? Instead, let Hu Linyi completely handle Jiangxi government affairs?"

Who secretly reported to the emperor?

It's definitely not the Hunan Army's side. They wish the emperor didn't know about it at all.

"Sushun, please tell me." The emperor said.

Sushun thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, Su Yi is now focused on running factories and engaging in foreign affairs, so he has handed over all government affairs. As for visiting various provinces, he is probably also talking about cooperation related to running factories."

When the emperor heard the words "setting up factories and doing foreign affairs", he became very angry.

I could hold it back before, but now I can't.

"Nonsense, nonsense..." The emperor slapped the table and said, "Did I make an exception and promote him to let him run a factory? Do I want him to engage in Westernization? I want him to deal with rebellious people and not do his job properly! This is to make me Did your words fall on deaf ears?”

Du Han said: "It is better to send an imperial envoy to investigate."

The emperor pondered.

Sushun said: "It's not appropriate."

The emperor said: "How do you say that?"

Sushun said: "If you send an imperial envoy to go there, I'm afraid that the contradiction will be made public and it will be difficult to step down. It is better to send a secret envoy to secretly admonish him."

For a moment, Du Han couldn't help but glance at Sushun.

Su Zhongtang, isn't Su Yi your political enemy? Why show mercy?

Sushun is a very complicated person.

He has a beautiful mind and a proud heart, but his eyes are high and his hands are low.

He was impatient with the Manchus, but he valued the Han people. To be precise, he had a high regard for capable people.

And Su Yi is undoubtedly a capable person.

Du Han regarded Su Yi as his mortal enemy, but Su Shun did not take it seriously. He considered himself inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people, and he did not bother to regard Su Yi as a political enemy.

And he somewhat admired what Su Yi was going to do.

Deep down, I want to fulfill two goals.

However, he was obedient to the emperor and did everything for the sake of the Sacred Heart.

Therefore, it was impossible for him to really help Su Yi speak.

The emperor said: "Then do what you said and send someone to reprimand Su Yi and let him return to the right path, otherwise I will be very unhappy. In addition, what is the point of asking him to secretly teach Shen Baozhen? If there is no reasonable reason Reply, he will not be the magistrate of Jiujiang, I will replace him."

"Then, who should be sent to reprimand?"

Du Han thought for a while and said: "I recommend Kuang Yuan, the Minister of Civil Affairs!"

The emperor thought for a while and found out that this person held the title of official, and someone from the military aircraft department had recently left. He wanted to add someone to the army, and the emperor also liked this person.

"Okay, then let Kuang Yuan go." The emperor said: "Be sure to make it clear to Kuang Yuan and be stricter. Be sure to let Su Yi return to the right path and do my job well."

Then, the emperor added: "If Shen Baozhen resigns, then who will be the prefect of Jiujiang?"

Du Han said: "I recommend Weng Tongshu."

The emperor frowned slightly. This man was removed from his position last year.

Together with Dexing'a and Boyan, they failed in the political struggle.

Du Han said: "Whether Shen Baozhen is unwilling or unable, since he can't keep an eye on Su Yi, let someone else keep an eye on him."

Last year, Weng Tongshu was dismissed because he impeached Su Ye for falsely reporting his military achievements.

If he were to be the prefect of Jiujiang, the relationship between the emperor and Su Ye would be awkward.

The emperor said, "Let's discuss it again! Let's see how Su Ye responds and how Shen Baozhen responds, and whether he is really stubborn."

"Hey!"

At this time, a voice came from outside.

"Your Majesty, the British envoy wants to see you, and the monk king sent someone to bring him here."

The emperor frowned and said, "No!"

Then, he said, "Forget it, I will formally meet him at the court meeting tomorrow."

Sushun and Du Han took their leave.

When leaving the palace, Du Han couldn't help but say, "Su Zhongtang, we showed mercy to Su Ye today, but he may not show mercy to us?"

Sushun said, "There is no such thing as showing mercy or not, why should I need others to show mercy?"

After that, he left.

Du Han sighed in his heart.

Su Zhongtang was too arrogant, even his political enemies were not taken seriously.

The next day, the court!

The emperor formally summoned the British envoy.

The British envoy was extremely angry at this time.

Elgin sent him to the capital to see the emperor, which was originally an ultimatum.

To force the emperor to agree to revise the treaty, to force the emperor to release the arrested Guangzhou diplomatic officials, and to force the emperor to dismiss Ye Mingchen and deal with Ye Mingchen and others.

As a result, as an envoy, he was arrested by Senggelinqin's people before he landed.

He was inexplicably detained in Tianjin for more than half a month, and no one interrogated him. He was inexplicably released and sent to the capital.

"The British envoy, seeing the great emperor of my Celestial Empire, why don't you kneel?" The Minister of Rites said coldly.

The envoy said angrily: "Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, on behalf of the British Empire, I formally make three demands to you."

"First, agree to all our country's requests for treaty revision and fulfill the previous contract."

"Second, immediately release all our diplomats and military personnel who have been arrested."

"Third, immediately dismiss Ye Mingchen and other relevant officials and severely punish them."

At this time, the envoy who had been detained for more than half a month did not talk about any diplomatic etiquette.

He just wanted to finish the process quickly and leave immediately.

Now the British Empire is mobilizing troops and warships to the Far East, a total of tens of thousands of people, which will take a long time.

But as long as the first batch of troops is sufficient, the war will start immediately.

And the process he has to go through is to carry out the final coercion.

Lest someone say that the British Empire is fighting without declaration.

The emperor said coldly: "I have already said that the matter of revising the treaty is a fabrication and cannot be discussed again."

"I have no idea about the arrest of your diplomats, but I will ask about it."

"The dismissal of Ye Mingchen and others is our internal affairs. Your request is absurd."

The British envoy said: "Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, this is our ultimatum. If I don't get a response, then our country will be forced to use war to solve the problem."

All the civil and military officials in the court laughed.

You foreigners keep saying that war will solve the problem, but it turns out to be a complete paper tiger.

Last time, they sent troops directly, but they still withdrew unconditionally, allowing Su Yebai to pick up a great credit.

Now let's talk about war again.

The British envoy said: "I'm very sorry, it seems that our final negotiation has broken down!"

"Goodbye!"

Then, the British envoy left directly.

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