? "Mr. Hong, what do you think of the negotiations with the British?"
"Mr. Hong, what do you think of the negotiations with the British?" After the day's negotiations with the British, Vézé directly named Hong Renxuan at the meeting of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Vézé directly asked an outsider who was temporarily recruited, and this person was a relative of Hong Xiuquan. The people who attended the meeting were either surprised or thoughtful.
Hong Renxuan thought for a moment and said: "Ten thousand people come to court, the Four Barbarians and Di Rong barbarians, all the light words need not be said. Covering the light words is a matter of verbal victory, not practical, and will cause trouble. "
"Are you afraid of the British?" Luo Dagang, who also participated in the meeting, asked calmly. As the leader of the navy, he had many opportunities to deal with the British on the water. Luo Dagang was also asked to familiarize himself with diplomacy with the British.
Hong Ren Xuan calmly replied: "If we also have strong ships and cannons, there are many machinery industries, and compete with the British, kill the past, that is for profit. Cursing because we can't win against the British is just venting our anger. No matter how much we scold them, it won't help. "
Vézé had begun to nod. He actually wanted to see Hong Renxuan's ideals and ideas in diplomacy, but he did not expect Hong Renxuan to take a very realistic attitude. This attitude was exactly what Vézé's Ministry of Foreign Affairs needed most. In the negotiations with the British these days, the diplomats in the Viceroy General's Office were annoyed by the British's domineering attitude. They never gave up any possibility of infiltrating, influencing, or even leading the Viceroy General's Office, customs, and justice. Even if Vézé's attitude clearly set the bottom line, the British did not give up. Faced with such a situation, the group of people in the Viceroy General's Office even suspected that the British were preparing to fight with the Viceroy General's Office.
Under such strong opposing emotions, abuse of the British has become a common thing, and after a lot of abuse, all kinds of tricks have been used. From foreign devils to Yingyi, and later on, even such a genteel term as "Di Rong" was used. Vézé had also asked in private and found that about 50% of the cadres who scolded the British understood what "Diron" meant. Vézé, on the other hand, was rather pleased. Cursing had actually become a form of knowledge dissemination.
However, Vézé's subordinates were probably not as calm as Vézé. Li Yuchang, who was in charge of diplomacy, asked Hong Renxuan bluntly, "Mr. Hong, we are unhappy because we are unhappy. There is no need to greet these Yingyi with a smile!"
It was obvious that Li Yuchang's words represented everyone's thoughts. The British placed great importance on the recovery of the Viceroy's Office, and this importance included military importance. In the Hong Kong concession, although the British did not dig trenches or carry out preparations for war, they implemented a considerable degree of control in the concession. Hong Kong's army and navy maintained a considerable level of combat readiness. The Liberation Army was a fairly modern military force, and they could see the British attitude perfectly well. Therefore, these people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs looked at Hong Renxuan with considerable dissatisfaction.
Vézé did not want everyone to vent their unfriendly attitude towards the British on Hong Renxuan. He waved his hand, "This is not Mr. Hong's business. If we are useless, then we have to admit that we are useless."
Cursing was naturally useless. If Vézé had a dreadnought navy in his hands, he would not need to curse. He could directly hang the whole world in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. But he did not have such an armed force in his hands, so Vézé really did not dare to completely fall out with the British. If the two sides played a long-term confrontation now, the British could hit too many important targets of the recovery of the Viceroy's Office. Since Hong Renxuan's attitude towards diplomacy was very correct, Vézé continued to ask, "Then how does Mr. Hong think we should deal with the aggressive posture of the British?"
Hong Renxuan hesitated for a moment, revealing an embarrassed expression that he wanted to talk to Vézé in private.
"Our Recovery Society does not adopt a system of one person acting arbitrarily, but democratic centralism." Vézé first introduced the system of the Recovery Society to Hong Renxuan, then continued, "So even if I want Mr. Hong to join, then I have to relay Mr. Hong's ideas to my comrades. I think Mr. Hong knows very well that once something is relayed, it will be distorted, so it is better to let Mr. Hong say it himself. "
Vézé's frankness stunned Hong Renxuan for a long time. Finally, he finally stood up, first cupped his hands to the crowd, then said, "I have been in Hong Kong for a few years, and I have seen what the British have done, and I really have some feelings. The system established by the British is indeed much better than … than Manchu Qing. So I feel that at this time, the British should be my teacher. So in the past few years, I have been thinking about how to establish a new system. In addition to consulting learned people, I have also thought about it again and again, and this time I have a preliminary idea. "
After talking about his main ideas, Hong Renxuan took out his ideas. These ideas are basically the British, as well as the European and American systems that Hong Renxuan met through missionary work in Hong Kong. After thinking and summarizing, Hong Renxuan came up with a work point that needs to be completed. Including the development of transportation, postal services, mining of mineral resources, water conservancy, incentives for manufacturing, banks and insurance, the establishment of village officers and soldiers, the establishment of press officers, the establishment of public treasury and tax authorities, the prohibition of corruption, the development of cultural, educational and health undertakings, the encouragement of charity, the prohibition of superstition, the prohibition of drinking and smoking, the prohibition of drowning infants, the prohibition of human trafficking and the use of slaves, etc.
Hong Renxuan summed up the contents of the 28 things that need to be done, and at this time also began to calmly talk about such a pile of eloquent talk, looking quite frightening. Many of the comrades in charge of foreign affairs of the Recovery Society stared blankly, and some even began to quickly record in their notebooks.
Luo Dagang said with a somewhat malicious smile, "I didn't expect Mr. Hong to be such an all-rounder, knowing so many things!"
How could Hong Renxuan not hear the meaning of Luo Dagang's words? He quickly replied, "I've been in Hong Kong for a long time, seeing how the British govern Hong Kong, I think there are some good ways, so I just came up with them. If you want me to say how they do business, I can tell you what I've seen and heard. But if you ask them how they run these businesses, I don't know. If you ask me to do it, I'm afraid I'll do something bad. I don't think I can do this as well as you. But some of the things I just mentioned, we can do it ourselves, and some of them we need to learn from the British. So when negotiating with the British, if we can't reach the key point, we might as well not talk about the key point, and only talk about what we need to learn and what we need to cooperate with. "
"What if the British refuse to give up fighting with us?" Li Yuchang asked.
"Refusing to give up fighting with us doesn't mean that the British will fight with us now." Hong Renxuan's attitude is still relatively calm. "As far as I've seen the British, their purpose in fighting is to make money, and they are definitely not willing to do a losing business. In this case, as long as we can make the British feel that fighting with us is a sure loss, and that it is impossible to recover in the future, they will think clearly about the pros and cons, and then make a choice! "
Although Li Yuchang was a Huizhou businessman, he was, after all, a Chinese, and accepted Chinese culture. In Chinese culture, war is first and foremost a righteous event. Compared with this righteousness, losing money or making money seems very unimportant. But Hong Renxuan clearly pointed out that the basis of the British's view of war is to lose money or make money, which made Li Yuchang feel unhappy and even more contemptuous of the British. He first snorted with disdain, and then said, "Barbarians are barbarians, barbarians are all beasts with human faces, and fear power but not virtue!"
Such a statement clearly resonated with the crowd. Everyone either chimed in or nodded in agreement.
When Vézé saw this situation, he couldn't go on. Naturally, in his heart, like Li Yuchang and others, he didn't have the slightest good opinion of the British. Vézé thought he was not a racist, but he felt that when he could build a large fleet that could cross the five oceans, it would be best to kill all the British. Thinking of the extermination of the British for the purpose of the British, Vézé's conscience didn't feel self-condemned at all.
It's just that the situation is stronger than people. Vézé is about to march into Qiongzhou, and if he completely falls out with the British, the British can attack Vézé's ships at sea. At this stage, Vézé will lose a lot of money. So Vézé adjourned the meeting, and then called Li Yuchang, Hong Renxuan, and Luo Dagang to the next office.
"Before we have the combat power to fight the British at sea, I am not ready to enter a state of war with the British." Vézé said fiercely. "In the future, we can't fight the British now!"
After expressing his attitude, Vézé asked Hong Renxuan, "But I have something to ask Mr. Hong, would you like to join us in the cause of building a new China?"
Hong Renxuan didn't look surprised. He was not stupid. Vézé repeatedly asked Hong Renxuan to participate in the recovery of the Commander-In-Chief's office, and the intention of soliciting him was clear. Hong Renxuan slowly said, "Military Governor Wei, you are a capable man. If we follow you, we will be able to establish a new China. But I just want to ask one thing, how are you going to deal with the Taiping Rebellion? "
"When Manchu Qing is still here, I will naturally not take the initiative to fight with the Taiping Rebellion." Vézé stared at Hong Renxuan and replied, "However, when we are about to liberate the whole of China, if the Taiping Rebellion blocks our way, then we can only win with swords and spears! But that is only because the two sides have different positions, not because I have any malice against the Taiping Rebellion and the brothers of the Heavenly State. As for you, Mr. Hong, although you are a relative of Hong Xiuquan, I just want to ask if Mr. Hong is willing to join us, and if you are willing to go on the same path with us. If you are willing, then you are our comrade, and we will certainly not regard you as a relative of Hong Xiuquan! "
Hong Renxuan listened to this and sighed, "Since Military Governor Wei thinks so highly of me, then I will serve the Military Governor Wei. But in the future, if I want to leave … "
"If you want to leave, we won't stop you. Everyone has their own aspirations, and we can't force them. " Wei Ze said frankly, "However, if you want to leave, we only request that you publicly tell everyone that you're leaving and why you're leaving. As long as you can speak frankly, then we will not only send you away, but also give you travel expenses! "
Li Yuchang frowned and wanted to say something, but didn't say it. Luo Dagang couldn't help but smile, and even nodded slightly.
Hong Renxuan was silent for a moment. Vézé's words sounded too lenient, but if he questioned Vézé's words at this time, it would be too ridiculous. The most important thing was that Hong Renxuan didn't hate working for Vézé. At this time, Hong Renxuan finally made up his mind. He said, "I don't know how to fight …"
Vézé smiled and said, "I don't want Mr. Hong to join the army. This time, I want Mr. Hong to lead the negotiations with the British!"
"What about me?" Li Yuchang couldn't help but ask.
"Comrade Hong Renxuan said that covering the word" light "is a matter of winning by arguing, not practical, and will lead to disaster. Comrade Li Yuchang, it's good that you firmly support our interests in restoring the commander-in-chief's office. But when negotiating with the British, we need to adhere to our principles, but at least a cooperative attitude and an attitude that doesn't bring personal emotions into the negotiations are also necessary. Comrade Hong Renxuan will be responsible for this matter. You do some more detailed work! "Vézé gave orders to Li Yuchang.
"Commander-in-chief!" Li Yuchang shouted.
Vézé looked at Li Yuchang's aggrieved expression, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Comrade Li Yuchang, if you say that I want to kill all the British, I can be no less than you. You probably just want to kill all the British people in Hong Kong. Kill all the British people who have dealings with us. But what I want is to kill all the British on the whole earth. "
At this point, Vézé couldn't help but gnash his teeth. He stopped talking, took a few deep breaths, and then continued in a calm tone, "But since this can't be done, and we can't beat the British fleet at sea. Then we will cooperate with the British and accept their existence. People say that a villain takes revenge from morning to night, but a gentleman takes revenge ten years later. The river flows east for thirty years, and the river flows west for thirty years. Once we become stronger, we'll be able to deal with these British devils however we want to! To forge iron, we need to be strong ourselves. Let's bury our heads and work hard first! "
Li Yuchang actually knew that Vézé didn't have a good opinion of the British, but at this time, after listening to Vézé's words, the deep hatred was a hundred times deeper and more resentful than Li Yuchang's dissatisfaction because of the setbacks in the negotiations. If Vézé wasn't a clever liar, then he must have really wanted to kill all the British. This kind of attitude was no longer the anger that came from anger, but the unforgettable hatred that could only be found in those who had endured hardships to gain courage.
In the face of such an even stronger emotion, Li Yuchang didn't dare to insist on his own opinion. After thinking for a moment, he finally said, "I will listen to Military Governor Wei's orders!"
Seeing that Li Yuchang had expressed his stance, Vézé turned to Hong Renxuan, "Then comrade Hong Renxuan will be in charge of the following negotiations!"
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