Chapter 92: I sold you

After Bakesh and four others said goodbye, Foreign Minister Zou Kaizhi and Academic Minister Guo Liangjun came to Xiyin Academy again and signed a peace agreement with the Northern Kingdom. Zou Kaizhi also returned to Nanjing. As for the attachment clauses such as Shanghai ownership, other officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs followed up.

The Southern Dynasty was raising arms for the northern country, and the day this batch of arms arrived in Shanghai was naturally the time to receive the so-called pension silver in the northern country.

"Silver bills are OK, but they must be one of Standard Chartered, Li Ru, Sheng and Sanxing." Ye Zhao's white fingers gently fiddled with the tea bowl, looking very relaxed.

"My subordinates understand." Standing under the desk, Zou Kaizhi nodded slightly. He naturally knew the prince's intention and could not let the northern country make new tricks on military compensation.

In Shanghai, these three bank accounts are the absolute leader, monopolizing more than 90% of large-scale financial businesses.

Zou Kaizhi was just over 40 years old this year, but he became the leader of the Southern Dynasties. He was really successful in his youth, with a grand spirit, capable and knowledgeable foreign affairs. The only thing that is criticized is his experience of serving in the Hong Kong Church for many years in the past. Although this experience made him look outside the country early, it is rumored in the officialdom that he joined the Jesus Church and was a member of the Jesus Church. It is said that there are many people who are blowing the air in the regent's ears.

Zou Kaizhi knew that there was a powerful boss in the Southern Dynasty who wanted to defeat him.

Zou Kaizhi didn't know whether the Regent believed these rumors, but he could feel the pressure. Recently, he heard another rumor that Hong Renyu could escape from Nanjing was because he secretly helped him because he was in Hong Kong when he was close friends with Hong Renxuan. When Hong Renxuan first came to Tianjing to participate in politics, he wrote four or five secret letters to him.

Looking at Ye Zhao who was drinking tea slowly, Zou Kaizhi knew very well that this young and handsome regent prince was unpredictable. He seemed to value you very much, but in fact no one knew what he thought. It was like the governor of Jiangxi, Lu Hanchao, who was recommended by Li Hongzhang, a great celebrity in front of the regent when he stepped down. But a few days ago, the regent removed his errand and sent him back to his hometown to retire. Li Hongzhang's face has been quite ugly these days. The political situation of the Southern Dynasties is really hard to figure out.

Shen Baozhen, who had been under house arrest for several years, released a few days ago and appointed the magistrate of Shangyuan County, Nanjing Prefecture, but I don’t know what the signal was.

"Has the ministers from the four countries of Britain, France, Prussia and America been finalized?" Ye Zhao asked lightly.

"Yes, the list will be presented to the prince tomorrow." Zou Kaizhi bowed a little. When he was in Guangzhou, the Prime Minister's affairs offices had already sent people to the Taiwan countries to fight for the front station. Only now did he really send out the permanent ambassador who could represent the Southern Dynasties.

Ye Zhao said: "You must pass the mission of the North quickly."

"Yes." Zou Kaizhi bowed and agreed that the North would send a delegation to Europe in a few days. In fact, the most important task was to buy warships. I heard that the North was preparing to purchase three to five steamer warships this time, maybe ordering from the Europa Shipyard, or just buying the Europa Navy service ships directly. In short, it is inevitable to win.

Ye Zhao said again: "I will add a few people to you by then. These people will go to your Foreign Affairs Department to report tomorrow and have a good experience."

"Yes." Zou Kaizhi responded again. What these people did to Europa were not asked by Zou Kaizhi himself. He felt that it might be related to the purchase of warships in the North, but it was not very accurate.

Ye Zhao looked at Guo Liangjun and said, "The apprentice who has been selected from abroad will also report to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs tomorrow."

Guo Liangjun bowed to answer his order.

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Sitting in the carriage that was returning to the cloth shop, Ye Zhao silently shook his folding fan. On the carriage, Rui Si reported the movements of several local officials in a low voice.

Ruisi knew that the officialdom of the Southern Dynasties is now turbulent, especially after the news that the master was preparing to set up two vice premiers to assist the government, the political arena of the Southern Dynasties became lively. In recent years, the Southern Dynasties have gradually formed several political groups, such as the Minister of Justice Li Jianchen, the Minister of Supervision Zhou Jingshan, the Deputy Minister of Academic Affairs Zheng Zhen, and Yu Quyuan, etc., all of them are relatively conservative old ministers. The actions of Li Xiaocun, Li Hongzhang and others have gradually become more and more criticized. For example, the former governor of Jiangxi Lu Hanchao, who was greedy for tens of thousands of taels of agricultural practice, was found by Zhou Jingshan. Although the Lu Han Dynasty quickly filled this amount, he still had to step down in disgrace. Among them, there were naturally no need for swords and swords of the old and new schools.

Among the new school, there are several hills, such as Li Xiaocun and Li Hongzhang, all of his own small circles.

And Li Xiaocun and Li Hongzhang didn't know why they became enemies, they were real mortal enemies.

There are also Guizhou Governor Yuan Jiasan, Health Minister Mao Changxi, Transport Minister Yihaqi and other Hou Party. In fact, the Hou Party is just Ruisi's speculation. In the Southern Dynasties political group, Yuan Jiasan is relatively close to Li Jianchen and others. Zhejiang Governor Feng Dengfan is also a surrender official in the Northern Kingdom, but he followed Li Xiaocun and promoted step by step. He is a powerful general in Li Xiaocun's camp.

In short, no matter how down and outdated Li Xiaocun, Li Hongzhang, and Li Jianchen were, years later, they have become important political giants in the Southern Dynasty.

Perhaps these people were cautious and cautious in front of the Regent, and each was as respectful as a slave, but in the south, which one was not a giant with lush branches and leaves?

Even heard that in Pingyuan's army, they each had their own supporters, such as Li Jianchen and Harichi who were close friends, while Li Xiaocun and Han Jinchun had children and in-laws.

This big ship in the Southern Dynasty was really the only one who could hold back and control the steering of the circle.

The current news that the State Council will set up two vice premiers is revealed. These people naturally show their abilities across the sea and strive to be the first to go further. I also heard that someone lobbying on Guanyin Mountain to gain support from the two palaces.

What about the master, who do you mean? Rui Si didn't know, and his master had never spoken in front of him, but the Southern Dynasty Bureau was no longer the case in Guangzhou in the past. Rui Si sometimes couldn't help but sigh. The master was afraid that he would be more and more tired. Why didn't none of these servants make the master worry-free?

After Rui got off the carriage halfway, Ye Zhao ordered the carriage to turn to the Xicheng Police Station. In fact, the bigger the stall, the longer he was, he would no longer be as free as before. Perhaps only after the scattered yamen could he truly relax.

I haven't replied to Bu Xing these two days. It seems that it's impossible to wait for her to take the initiative to change her mind, so I can only continue to be a bully by myself.

When Ye Zhao thought of Zhu Sisi, his mood became brighter, and the haze seemed to be swept away. The open and secret struggles between the political tycoons in the Southern Dynasty were thrown behind his mind.

He was wearing a black police uniform, and the heroic Zhu Sisi got on the carriage. He strangely found that Ye Zhao did not force her into his arms, but leaned on the carriage a little tired, looking at her and smiling.

"What's wrong with you?" The first time I saw this pervert showing fatigue, Zhu Sisi even doubted whether he was a stunning man before.

Ye Zhao said: "What can I do? I'm so tired of fighting with a group of old guys." I laughed when I thought about it. In fact, there weren't many of the officials under my command who were too old, and there were even more. For example, Li Hongzhang became a popular powerful minister under the age of 40, but compared with Ye Zhao, they were naturally old guys.

The past two days of political affairs, Taiwan refused to surrender, and the Nanyang area was not worry-free. The Dutch checked the Chinese merchant ships in a very tight manner, and even a case of beating Chinese merchants occurred. Britain and France began to instigate the northern countries to buy gunboats; the Southern Dynasties' treasury was dry, and the five-year plan they were preparing to formulate was quite unwavering; but gradually, they had to figure out the thoughts of these officials. The ruler of a country is really not so easy to do.

I have been lazy for twenty years, and now the string is getting tighter and tighter, but I am also happy with it. It seems that I am really not the material for a fool.

"Are you talking about business with someone today?" Zhu Sisi asked.

"That's right." Ye Zhao smiled.

Zhu Sisi said, "What should I do? Go back to the cloth shop early to rest." It can be seen that the pervert is not a fake, he is really exhausted, and it seems to be very tired. Zhu Sisi couldn't help feeling a little distressed, and then thought, why would I feel sorry for him? He was obviously a bastard.

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "No need, if you let me hug you, I won't be tired."

Zhu Sisi didn't say anything anymore, Ye Zhao grabbed his arm and pulled it, and her soft body was hugged in Ye Zhao's arms.

Hugging the beautiful female police officer, smelling the fresh breath on her body, Ye Zhao gently kissed her white forehead, then hugged her and slowly closed her eyes.

After returning to the cloth store Zhu Sisi went to change her clothes, she got on the carriage and asked Ye Zhao: "Didn't you cheated all your money?" She naturally felt that Ye Zhao was depressed, and said that he had intrigue with a group of old guys, how could he fight other people? Maybe he was cheated all your money by cheating.

Ye Zhao has been thinking about Taiwan. Do you really have to attack Taiwan by force? That would be at least tens of thousands of lives. It would be fine if you had to, but just because of the few officials in charge of Taiwan, it was bloody, and the most painful thing was the ordinary people.

Zhu Sisi's question aroused another thought, yes, silver, let alone the five-year plan. The survey team only roughly estimates that the front line from Nanjing to Fuzhou will be at least 20 to 30 million taels. Now the survey team has been ordered to explore the front line of Nanjing and Shanghai. The 10 million taels of silver that the northern country has to pay can only be built first. So it is still a little surplus. As for the major arteries in the conceived north and south, we can only find ways to raise money.

"Silver?" Ye Zhao shook his head and sighed.

The carriage slowly set off, and Zhu Sisi said, "Go and play billiards."

Ye Zhao was stunned and looked up and asked, "How do you do?" Zhu Sisi nodded and pink cheeks.

It is said that night clubs are already being planned on the Qinhuai River. No wonder, a city with a population of more than 400,000, coupled with immigrants from all over the Southern Dynasties, and central government offices have moved here. I think it is also known that this will be another metropolis in the south, so merchants naturally flock to it.

However, there are really few leisure and entertainment venues in Nanjing today. The Regent banned smoking in Nanjing, and the opium opium restaurant was unable to enter Nanjing. Therefore, the prosperous now is the Danzi house. There are always more than a dozen luxurious and simple Danzi houses in Nanjing, all of which are large and small.

In fact, some simple bulgard rooms are simply not a playground. The pool table is shoddy, the tabletop is uneven, and there is no rubber in the table. The wooden balls are light and fluttering. But there is no way. The rich have the way of playing the rich, and the poor have the things of the poor. There is no way to do it if you spend a few words of copper in an hour. It is even more contemptible.

Ye Zhao and Zhu Sisi naturally went to a good gang room. The environment was elegant and accompanied by tea and snacks.

Zhu Sisi's light green uniform and leather shoes are beautiful and fashionable. They almost attracted the hot eyes of the men in the audience. The luxurious marble room is not short of women, but the beautiful socialites wearing cheongsams are immediately overshadowed by Zhu Sisi's unique temperament.

Zhu Sisi's ball skills are half a pound of pounds and Ye Zhao, but the two of them are hard to match and have a lot of fun.

"Is this lady's surname?" A man wearing a white tuxedo came next to him. He was elegant and elegant, and had a braid cut, looking very energetic. He did not hide his enthusiasm in his eyes. It seemed that he had been with Western characters for too long and had long forgotten the implicitness of the East.

Zhu Sisi ignored him. She had seen many people like Xiguan. There was even a young talent who gave him a bouquet of flowers every day for a year, but every time he asked Zhu Sisi, he would have to give up and end up giving up.

He is elegant but not necessarily arrogant. It seems that the man in the suit rarely hits a wall. He blushed and looked back at his companion who was frowning at him at the bar not far away. He couldn't get off the table. He coughed and chased Zhu Sisi and said, "Miss, I am a first-class document in the French Consulate. My little surname is Ye, this is my business card."

Zhu Sisi didn't take his business card and bent down to hit the ball. The club almost hit Mr. Ye. Mr. Ye jumped down before dodging. The bar immediately burst into laughter.

Mr. Ye's face gradually turned blue, and he turned to Ye Zhao. He looked at Ye Zhao wearing a silk robe and looked contemptuous, saying, "Hey, your skills are worthy of playing with this girl. Let's have a bet, ten dollars of Yinyang, you win, Yinyang takes it away, lose, lend this girl an hour to me, I will teach this girl the skills, it will be a good deal for you!"

Ye Zhao rubbed his nose and thought to himself that why my ancestors had such a person? He heard that the accent was from my hometown, but maybe it was my relative, otherwise it would be boring. He said, "If you want to say ten taels of gold, I can consider it."

Zhu Sisi rolled her eyes in anger and glared at Ye Zhao fiercely.

The current price ratio of gold and silver in London market is 1:15.12. One tael of gold can be exchanged for more than fifteen taels of silver, and ten taels of gold is more than two hundred silver dollars.

Mr. Ye smiled when he heard Ye Zhao's words and said, "How about twenty yuan? You ask for a price everywhere, and I will pay it back on the spot."

Ye Zhao was revealed in his heart, thinking that this kid is not a good person, who is the most angry person in bargaining like this? That must be Zhu Sisi.

Sure enough, Zhu Sisi was already angry, but she said to Mr. Ye: "How are you playing the marble very well? Let's bet together."

Young Master Ye immediately became interested and smiled and said, "Yes, I don't know what the girl is betting?"

Zhu Sisi said: "Just bet on ten taels of gold!"

Young Master Ye was slightly stunned and smiled and said, "Okay! Just two hundred silver dollars."

Ye Zhao coughed, and saw Zhu Sisi glaring at him again, so he had to stand aside and wait for a while to lose money. However, he was thinking that this man named Ye was working in the French Embassy and was so impetuous that he could easily take it down. He turned around and told Hui Ruisi that he would do this and be a spy.

Mr. Ye didn't know that in other people's eyes, he had become his spy. He was very excited about softball. He thought that it would be better for the bearded man to not be able to afford the money, so he could ask him to keep this girl. However, he had to take it slowly and not hurry. He invited her to dinner later and then sent her home. Wouldn't he be moved immediately?

Who knew that when the ball was opened, Mr. Ye was immediately poured with cold water. Zhu Sisi seemed to have changed her body. She almost didn't give Mr. Ye a chance. She cleared the stage in two shots.

Ye Zhao was also stunned. It turned out that this little girl had been giving in to her just now, but she couldn't even see it. Oh, yes, she changed hands. It turned out that she was left-handed when playing billiards, and she couldn't even see it.

Thinking that people's hand-changing games were hard to distinguish from themselves, Ye Zhao was immediately ashamed.

"Get the silver." Zhu Sisi stretched out her snow-white little hand.

Mr. Ye's face turned pale and he went to make money with his companions. It seemed that he was a regular customer, and he even borrowed money from the billiards room owner. Then he raised up two hundred Yinyang and handed it to Zhu Sisi.

Zhu Sisi just took it, but who knew that a man came over from Mr. Ye’s companion and showed his ID. He turned out to be a plainclothes policeman. He said to Zhu Sisi and Ye Zhao casually: “Someone reported that you two set up a trick to cheat people. It’s a fairy jumping into the party. Let’s go back to the police room with me.”

It turns out that I'm waiting for them here.

Zhu Sisi frowned slightly and showed her ID to the plainclothes policeman. The plainclothes policeman was stunned and his face turned pale. He quickly saluted and laughed and wanted to say something. Zhu Sisi and Ye Zhao had already left.

"What's going on?" Mr. Ye ran over and asked dissatisfiedly.

The plainclothes policeman cried and said, "It's over, Brother Ye, I'm afraid I won't be able to do this police errand. You, you don't know that she is the deputy director of the Nanjing Prefecture Police Bureau."

"Ah?" Young Master Ye was stunned and looked at Zhu Sisi's beautiful figure who had already reached the mahogany gate, but his eyes were even more hot.

After getting on the carriage, Zhu Sisi threw the bag of silver dollars and notes to Ye Zhao and said, "I know you have a big business and this little money is nothing, but it's enough for you to spend a few days? What kind of business are you doing? Can I help me? If you want to be supervised, I will find someone who knows what you know and I will take out a loan when I finish."

Ye Zhao rubbed his nose and said, "How much can you borrow? I'm tens of millions of taels of silver."

"No serious words." Zhu Sisi glared at him with clear eyes, turned her head angrily, and ignored him.

Ye Zhao laughed: "Where are you angry?"
To be continued...