The delegation returned to Hong Kong after staying in Huizhou for a few days. Overall, the meeting was pleasant, but it may not be called success.

The three major consuls all ignored Zhao Kuo's political request to "please strictly adhere to neutrality". Although they recognized that this was a group of East Asians who had just begun to believe in God, and that their military discipline and military style and the diplomacy of generals surpassed that of the Qing Dynasty, they were rebels of the huge empire of the Qing Dynasty.

Their purpose was to provide detailed reports to their ministers stationed in Shanghai. What they could do was that Zhao Kuo could influence them, but they were just some personal opinions when the consuls wrote the report.

A few days after the delegation returned to Hong Kong, Zhao Kuo received newspapers brought back from Hong Kong and Guangzhou City by Zhong Jialiang and the Tiandihui brothers. These Chinese and foreign newspapers published by foreigners were full of news and reports about the meeting.

In terms of hype and sensation, Zhao Kuo can still be said to have succeeded.

But after reading all the newspapers in one afternoon, the Marquis of Taiping Army, who was known as the "New Type of Far East gangster", went crazy and threw the newspaper on the ground, stomping and yelling.

He yelled: "These damn Americans!"

The foreigners were obviously divided into three camps: one was mainly missionaries and believers, who enthusiastically praised the Lord's glory shone in the Far East. Judging from Zhao Kuo's actions and academic level, he was undoubtedly the Knight of God in Guangdong; the second faction was the view of most foreigners, who were curious about Zhao Kuo, but maintained a wait-and-see attitude; the third was the "Anti-Zhao faction" represented by the president of the American Chamber of Commerce!

The Americans insisted that Zhao Kuo was a bandit and that apart from killing and deceiving, it could not bring much benefits to the great powers. Only one argument was made, and a stable Qing Dynasty was the interests of all countries.

Now, due to the activities of the Taiping Army, the interests of merchants from all countries in Guangdong have been greatly affected. Everyone should unite to help the Qing Dynasty eliminate Zhao Kuo and restore the land trade routes.

Forbes even took the lead in investing 20,000 US dollars, calling on foreigners from all over the world to donate money together, hire soldiers and purchase arms of the "Hong Kong Guard" who will block the border line of Huizhou and Hong Kong, investigate business travel, defend Hong Kong and Guangzhou, and reject Zhao Kuo.

In fact, this guard has been established for several months, and the Americans are the ones who lead and are the most active.

"I'm messing with your fucking American?!" Zhao Kuo cursed, picked up a newspaper with Forbes' avatar from the ground and tore it up and cursed: "Where is the policeman in the future world in your future generations? Now you are actually the Qing Dynasty!"

After tearing the debris all over the floor like a shrew, Zhao Kuo, panting, sat back on the chair with his head in his hand and thought about what the United States was at this point.

This country has only been independent for more than 70 years. It is completely opposite to the United States, which often shouts gorgeous slogans to maintain world justice and peace in the future. It is like a black child growing up and becoming a white man! It is impossible to tell that these two people are the same person!

What are the biggest characteristics of Americans today?

Apart from "profit-oriented" there is no word to describe this emerging country.

It was all done to make money: the first American ship arrived in Guangzhou in 1785. After the War of Independence, the American privateers (pirate ships that ransacked British merchant ships during the war, which was legal in the Western War) were unemployed, and the Antilles were not open to them, and the owners of Salem, Boston and New York were staring at the Chinese trade eagerly. American sloops and schooners first brought ginseng from Nutka, and fur from there after 1787.

In 1806, in order to give the Qing Dynasty fur, they almost killed all the seals and sea otters on the northwest coast of the United States;

Then they found that the Chinese like sandalwood, so they collected sandalwood from Hawaii and Fiji and sold it to the Qing Dynasty. By 1830, they were cut down.

This is not the "environmental pioneer" in later generations. This is simply the "extinction pioneer" who kills natural species just for a little money.

When a large gold mine was discovered in some part of the United States, all the surrounding towns became uninhabited towns. Why? Because the chef threw down his baked bread and carried a shovel to go out to find gold. The postman threw the letter and went to the gold. Even the thief who was robbing the bank and the bank clerk rushed to the golden place with his arms around. The police had no one to take care of it because the police station was empty, and everyone, including the sheriff, went to the shovel.

This is simply a country formed by a group of profit-oriented "promiscuous merchants".

Zhao Kuo finally understood why the American constitution has become a role model for generations, and why there has never been an emperor in the United States, because what businessmen are most afraid of? What they are most afraid of is that someone uses power to steal them, control them, and hinders them from doing business and making a fortune!!!

Even if the rebellion of Britain was caused, the fuse of its founding of the country was that the priest country collected too much tax.

The subsequent civil war between the North and South was the goal of splitting (South) and not splitting (North). This was actually because the tax systems needed by agricultural merchants and industrial merchants were different, which led to the fight.

The US government at the beginning may be essentially just a businessmen's chamber of commerce.

This group of Americans who are shameless in their eyes will not care about anything except money. I don’t care whether you believe in God or not, no matter what kind of pagans or pagans, as long as it is my enemy that hinders my money!

Britain still has great political considerations about the rebellion of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Their starting point must be global strategy; France also has religious considerations because their new emperor is holding the pope's thigh, but the United States only considers one thing - that is, your rebellion hinders my business with the Qing Dynasty!

At this time, the American minister had visited Nanjing controlled by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but unlike others, Britain and France, the minister was very annoyed before going, and wrote a letter to the Secretary of State: "No matter what those people do, only maintaining a unified and stable Qing Dynasty is in line with our (commercial) interests."

This is not necessary to investigate and draw a conclusion directly. If the United States had the strength of the British Empire and the Indian military base as a guarantee, regardless of whether the Qing Dynasty agreed or not, he might have sent troops to destroy the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

It was like a financial insurance salesman who had just knocked on the door of the family and sat on the sofa with the owner. The door of the inner room opened, and a man covered in blood rushed out, wrestled with the owner who looked like a dog, shouting: "He is a robber, kidnapped me, occupied this family! Help me!"

This insurance salesman doesn't talk about justice and freedom. He probably just took a brick and opened the original owner's forehead, and then said to the robber with a smile on his face: "Okay, there are no damn idiots that will interfere with our business. Now take a look at the insurance policy I recommend to you."

Even the "Black Ship" incident, which is considered a milestone by Japan (the US Navy Brigadier blasted the Japanese gate), the essence of the United States is to find a base in the Pacific to replenish supplies and coal for merchant ships. Japan is the closest country in the Pacific. With Japan, American merchants do not need to go to the far Atlantic route to the Far East.

This is the early American spirit.

But what makes people feel strange is that it is this profit-oriented businessman spirit that has evolved into the American spirit that is now manifested in Hollywood, exporting its American culture around the world, claiming to protect the earth's ecology and fight for justice. This change is amazing.

(Author’s note: Perhaps only negative moral values ​​are in line with human development, and positive moral values ​​can only create hypocrites.)

But no matter what, Zhao Kuo is sweating all over now. In the Far East, the United States has a lower influence than Britain and France, but he can influence Britain and France. If the Americans succeed in their plot, Zhao Kuo will be done.

And the British are definitely not easier to deal with than the Americans.

The overlord of the world is not obtained out of thin air.

Including Zhao Kuo himself, Chinese people often think that foreigners are just a little bit like fooling around.

They often don’t bargain in the market, and there are many wealthy people, and Chinese profiteers can easily ask them to pay out several times the original value;

, stared at the thief and saw that there were any small advantages to get.

Later, in order to make a fortune, Xiaomei went to Lao Ying's newly opened office to promote products, but as soon as she entered the door, a ragged little kid rolled her eyes: "Hey, what are you doing? Salesmen are not allowed to come in here, get out."

Xiaomei is so popular. She glanced at this guy and found that he was skinny and weak, and she was black and dirty all over. She hadn't taken a shower for many days. You know, although Xiaomei was not a Rolls-Royce driver from Lao Ying, he was also a Santana 2,000. How could she allow such a little brat to be arrogant in front of him. She kicked the little brat and slapped a few more times: "Don't be shameless! Do you believe me if I kill you?"

In this way, a few minutes later, Lao Ying and the others were holding today's regular work meeting. A dirty, black and poor child rushed into the conference room, hugged their thighs one by one, and shouted: "Brothers, you've beat me so well! Why are you so powerful? Have you eaten a bullwhip? Can you teach me it?"

This kid is Xiaori.

A legendary figure who later dared to slap from "Little Beauty" to "Old America" ​​in the face just to make a pearl necklace.

"Isn't Xiao Ri Lao Qing's assistant? Where is Lao Qing?" Lao Ying looked at the little black kid who was holding his thighs tightly, turned his head and asked Xiaomei.

"Lao Qing? Who is Lao Qing? I saw this child in their office." Xiao Mei looked puzzled.

Ying snapped her fingers and the group went to the next office in a mighty manner.

The office was indeed empty. Lao Ying pointed behind the door. Xiaomei and Lao Fa and others stared at each other with big eyes in surprise. They saw a man with ragged skin and black skin and braids sitting cross-legged behind the door, facing the wall, muttering in his mouth, and trembling rhythmically all over his body.

"He is Lao Qing, my new friend." Lao Ying smiled.

"What is he talking about?" Lao Fa turned his head and asked Lao Ying after hearing this for a long time.

"Since the day I met him, he has been saying 'I am the best in the world'." Lao Ying smiled sarcastically: "This friend has a problem with his head, and I suspect it's a roundworm on his brain."

Xiaomei was young and energetic. She turned Lao Qing's shoulders and stared at him and smiled: "My friend, do you want to have a braid? "

"Damn it! I'm the best in the world!" Lao Qing rolled his eyes and glared at Xiaomei.

"This person is sick!" Xiaomei was shocked.

"Lao Qing, people will sell you products. If you don't buy them, don't scold others. You are sick!" Lao Fa roared and pointed at Lao Qing's nose with his index finger.

Looking at the fingers standing in front of him, Lao Qing smiled proudly and shouted: "You aliens, it turns out that they are insects. With this amount of weight, dare to challenge me Lao Qing? Look at my awesomeness!"

After saying that, he bit Lao Fa's finger hard, "Ah! Help!" Lao Fa, who was bitten by Lao Qing, screamed in horror.

"Don't you know that he is born astigmatism? Look at me!" Lao Ying lifted up his sleeves, grabbed Lao Qing's braid, and punched the crazy man in the face with two bangs. Lao Qing fell to the ground head-on.

"It's disgusting!" Everyone took a few steps away, and then they realized why Lao Qing's eyes were blurred and his whole body was trembling. It turned out that his pants had faded and he was stroking his life with his hands.

"Lao Qing! These are all my buddies! Don't get sick! Do you want to issue a card?" Lao Ying is worthy of being the director. Seeing this despicable situation, he pretended to be invisible and pointed his finger at his nose and asked.

Lao Qing closed his eyes, but his hands were stroking faster, and murmured: "Everything is an illusion! I'm the best in the world!"

This is global office politics.

In terms of people and people, you can certainly laugh at foreigners for not telling lies and not recognizing lies, but in terms of gathering, countries and playing with each other, compared with these powerful powers with extreme emotional intelligence, the Qing Dynasty was simply a fool!

But Zhao Kuo was not even qualified to step on the threshold of this office.

The United States is profit-oriented and opposes itself extremely, but the United States generally does not use military force to interfere.

The only thing he prayed was that Britain and France must not interfere with their plans to siege Guangzhou. At this time, it will take 4 months for information transmission from Hong Kong to London!

Even if accurate and neutral information is not obtained, it will be successful as long as it can cause chaos in the UK's diplomatic strategy.

Otherwise he would have to jump into the sea.

Now the consuls of Britain, France and the United States are waiting for Yang to spread the news in Guangzhou.

"I don't know what the adults in the Qing Dynasty were thinking? Will it make him suffer when we meet him together?" the French consul said a little annoyed.

"Maybe, he underestimated the strength of the rebels. Without us, his Guangzhou was very dangerous." The American Consul said.
Chapter completed!