1850 American Gold Tycoon

Ye Mingchen stroked his beard and said: "There are many ways to deal with foreigners, but in the final analysis, it is nothing more than one word."

Over the years of dealing with foreigners, Ye Mingchen has his own set of methods.

Xu Guangjin asked hurriedly: "What word?"

"Dealing with foreigners, in the final analysis, depends on the word "no." Ye Mingchen expressed his experience in dealing with foreigners.

"No?" Xu Guangjin asked confused.

"Yes, foreigners ask us questions and ignore them. Don't ask questions about foreigners' affairs. If foreigners want to fight, they won't fight. If foreigners fight, they won't surrender." Ye Mingchen said leisurely and contentedly.

Xu Guangjin was confused by Ye Mingchen's contradictory remarks. Xu Guangjin said in confusion: "Foreigners come to us and wait, and it may be okay to ignore them. But as long as we leave the foreigners aside, after a long time, the foreigners may Asking for trouble, stop looking for me and others.

But what’s the point of not surrendering without fighting? I'm ignorant, I hope Ye Shaobao can give me some advice. "

Xu Guangjin really couldn't understand how he could not surrender since he no longer wanted to fight.

"The foreigners have strong ships and sharp guns, and their soldiers are very sharp. The navy and green camp of Guangdong and Guangxi are useless. If we fight with the foreigners, we will definitely be in trouble." Ye Mingchen replied, "As long as we don't fight and don't cause trouble, Justice is naturally on our side.”

Ye Mingchen's remarks made Xu Guangjin feel speechless. Ye Mingchen's skills in dealing with foreigners were, to put it bluntly, bad.

Although Xu Guangjin does not interact with foreigners as frequently as Ye Mingchen, based on his understanding of foreigners, foreigners are by no means a good thing. It's not just a passive response that will solve the problem.

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Liang Yao and Perry's team is quite large.

Perry's American East India Fleet totaled four ships and thousands of sailors.

Liang Yao had two full infantry regiments, three warships and the crew of the four accompanying transport ships, which totaled more than a thousand people.

The expeditionary force of more than 4,000 people can be described as massive. The fleet has just arrived at Xiangshan. Even though Liang Yao had asked the Guangzhou merchants to inform the Guangdong authorities in advance, the Guangdong authorities still felt like they were facing a formidable enemy.

The panicked Guangdong authorities hurriedly transferred three battalions of green battalions from neighboring counties to Xiangshan to prevent any unexpected events.

Fang Jianyuan, the magistrate of Xiangshan County who had just taken office, complained endlessly and called him unlucky. He did not expect that he would encounter such a bad luck just after he took office.

Xiangshan is a wealthy county, and Fang Jianyuan finally got this good job through many efforts.

Fang Jianyuan's good mood disappeared over this matter. If this matter was not handled well, he would not be able to explain it to his superiors, and he might even lose the hat he just put on his head.

If we deal with it, he has never had contact with foreigners before, and he can't even understand what foreigners say, so how can he negotiate with foreigners.

"Liangfu (Ng Shangrong's nickname) save me!"

Fang Jianyuan, who was anxious, asked Wu Shangrong for help in Xiangshan County on the advice of his master.

"County Magistrate Fang is in no trouble, why should Wu be rescued?" Wu Shangrong said in surprise.

"The foreign warships are about to approach Xiangshan! Once the foreigners land and establish a foothold in Xiangshan, how should I explain to the governor and governor?" Fang Jianyuan paused and asked.

"Governor Ye and Governor Xu are already aware of this matter, so there is no need for Magistrate Fang to panic," Wu Shangrong said.

He came to Xiangshan just to wait for Liang Yao. Liang Yao had also discussed this matter with Ye Mingchen and Xu Guangjin in advance.

Wu Shangrong did not expect that the officials of the Guangdong authorities would react so strongly. However, when he learned that Liang Yao had come to Guangdong with seven warships and more than 4,000 soldiers, Wu Shangrong could not help but feel a little bit in his heart. He also understood why the Guangdong authorities Such a big reaction.

At this time, Liang Yao's fleet and Perry's fleet were slowly approaching Xiangshan, preparing to anchor near the ship repair yard, where they would make final supplies and rest before heading to Edo, Japan.

Through the telescope, Perry saw the uniformed Qing troops on the Xiangshan Fort operating the old artillery on the fort, and the muzzles of the artillery had been pointed at their fleet.

Unexpectedly, the coastal defense artillery used by the Qing Dynasty was still an antique from more than a hundred or two hundred years ago. The performance of this old artillery was not as good as the artillery used in the American Revolutionary War. Perry put down the telescope and then retracted the retractable telescope. Minimum.

"Your Majesty General, if we go further we will enter the range of the coastal defense batteries! Should we continue to go forward or stop the ship?"

Lieutenant Colonel Morris, the captain of the Mississippi, asked Perry for instructions.

"Where is Colonel Liang's Roland?"

Perry looked around and suddenly discovered that Liang Yao's fleet had broken away from the American East India Company's fleet and was sailing straight forward, within the range of the coastal defense batteries.

"What the hell, what is this guy going to do? Does he want to cause a diplomatic dispute? Aren't you afraid that the other party will fire?" Lieutenant Colonel Morris also took a breath of cold air.

On the Roland, which was on alert, Liang Yao stood on the bow, looking at his hometown 170 years ago with his hands behind his back.

At this time, Xiangshan was not yet a prosperous special zone, and only a few sparse small fishing villages could be seen on the coast.

Looking away from the small fishing village, Liang Yao looked coldly at the Xiangshan Fort. Through the telescope, he could clearly see the cowering and hesitant appearance of the uniformed Qing soldiers on the fort.

Liang Yao raised his eyes and looked at the Stars and Stripes hanging on the Roland, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The Qing Dynasty is still the Qing Dynasty. I really hope the soldiers on the fort can fire a few cannons at me."

The reason why Liang Yao just went on a rampage and sailed directly into Xiangshan Port was because he knew the Qing Dynasty and Ye Mingchen, the governor of Guangdong.

With Ye Mingchen's little courage, it was okay to suppress bandits and robbers and bully the little people, but it was undoubtedly a fool's errand to expect him to fight against the great powers.

"Guangdong's military preparedness has not been low for a day or two. Whether the artillery on the fort that is older than me can fire is a question."

Deng Yan also sighed.

"In other words, when Mr. Lin presided over the military administration of Guangdong, he reorganized Guangdong's armaments. When the people left the government, Guangdong's armaments deteriorated day by day.

Those artillerymen did not dare to fire. One reason was poor armament, but the most important reason was the fear that the people above would hold them accountable after firing. They could not afford this responsibility. "

"I heard that Xiangshan has just transferred three battalions of green battalions to guard against us." Liang Yao said calmly.

"It's not like you don't know the virtues of the Green Camp soldiers. The one who can be beaten to pieces by a group of hairy thieves, let alone three battalions of the Green Camp, even if there are thirty of them, they are no match for us."

Deng Yan had great confidence in both the California Infantry Regiment and the Arizona Infantry Regiment. He had personally trained and led these soldiers, as well as the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty. He knew very well how big the gap between the soldiers of the two sides was.

Liang Yao's fleet passed through the waters blocked by Xiangshan Fort in such a grand manner. The flag carriers of the Roland immediately signaled to the warships of the American East India Fleet behind them under Liang Yao's order, indicating that they should follow.

Perry thought for a moment and ordered to follow Liang Yao's fleet.