Chapter 344: No way to do anything...

The Navy of Two Lakes lost nearly a quarter of the boats, which was not counted as the losses of the fishing boats recruited, and the number of soldiers killed was more than twice that of the other party. Fu Kangan secretly thanked that he had not followed the advice of his subordinates. He suffered such a heavy blow to fight a small squadron. If he really wanted to pounce over, he would really die.

Therefore, Fu Kang'an continued to recruit fishing boats and gathered troops from all walks of life in Jiangning Prefecture. At the same time, he arranged artillery fire in Wuyuzhou and Sanjiangshan to strengthen defenses to prevent the British from invading again. In addition, he quickly asked Qianlong for help.

After hearing this letter that was an urgent report on the surface, but actually a request for help, Qianlong was both happy and worried. He was happy that he finally heard good news. He was worried that the other party's strength was still there, but he just didn't drive the British out of the Yangtze River. Now, these damn British people are still greedy, not only blocking the passage of canal transportation, but also thinking about attacking Jiangning Prefecture.

After hearing that Fu Kang'an had gathered the enemy to Wuyuzhou and temporarily blocked the British Yi's footsteps to Jiangning Prefecture, a layer of cold sweat rose on his back.

Jiangning Prefecture is not only a political and military center for the Qing government to rule the Jiangnan region, but also an economic hub and cultural center. It has been a dangerous place for military strategists to compete for since ancient times. The gains and losses of Jiangning not only affect the safety of the southeastern half of the Qing Dynasty, but it can even be said that it will directly affect the survival of the Qing regime.

Although there was good news, I still couldn't find a solution until noon. At this time, a eunuch quietly said something to a guard, and the guard stepped forward and said something to Qianlong's confidant eunuch. Then, the eunuch carefully possessed himself to Qianlong's ear and muttered quietly.

Qianlong just glanced at the eunuch and waved his hand to signal him to retreat, and waited for about a quarter of an hour before finally announcing the severance of the court. All the ministers in the study asked Qianlong to send eunuchs to stop him and go to the West Warehouse Pavilion to discuss matters.

Everyone came to the Western Warehouse with mist on their backs. After meeting Qianlong, Qianlong cleared his throat, pointed to the things on the desk, and said to Agui: "Look, this is what I just delivered. Please give me Gongwen from English."

"Please talk to Gongwen." Agui felt that he was too old and his head was a little too hard to turn. The emergency document sent by Fu Kang'an just now was still very happy and asking for troops to be the general. Why did the English-Jiyi actually submit a request to Gongwen in a blink of an eye?

"That's right, this is shortly after Fu Kang'an sent the military newspaper first, he received an invitation from the British envoy and official documents. He did not dare to be good at it, so he sent people to send it to him eight hundred miles." To be honest, when he heard the news in the Yangxin Palace, Qianlong could not react. Besides, he didn't know what the other party meant, so after the court meeting dispersed, he read the invitation and tribute, and asked the eunuch to stop the group of confidant officials back.

Agui glanced at the people who came to the West Warehouse with him. Seeing that these people were all bowing their heads, he knew that no one of these guys was willing to stand up. He sighed in his heart, stepped forward, took the invitation from Qianlong and looked at it.

"This... these Englishmen are really outrageous!" Fang looked at a few of them. Agui gave the above terms and all his hair and beards, and the above terms were exactly the same as last time. However, those British crimes were only suitable for British law. The British committed crimes in the Qing Dynasty and must be handed over to the British for trial, etc., so that Agui, the chief minister of the Qing Dynasty, could smoke the seven orifices. "This agreement was not only unliterate, but also nonsense. The Englishmen committed crimes in our Qing Dynasty. They should be governed by the officials in the court according to the law. How could these people make such a fool of themselves?"

A Gui glanced at Qianlong secretly. He did not say anything completely. After all, no one knew what Qianlong, who had a gloomy face, thought. A Gui had been ups and downs in the officialdom for so many years, and became a cunning person. So, just attack him. Anyway, Qianlong would definitely not agree with this one. As for the others, there are so many ministers here, is he the only chief minister not a mute?

"Emperor, although the methods of these Englishmen are despicable, since they ask for peace, this is exactly an opportunity for our Qing Dynasty. Although the Fujian and Guangzhou naval forces were frustrated, the main force is still there. We can use the reasons of negotiations to delay time, gather the elite of the navy in various provinces, and fight the British in the Yangtze River to the death."

"It should not be done like this. I think that in the southern border of the Qing Dynasty, besides the British, there are many Westerners. If they can win completely, it would be fine. If they cannot win, those who forget their righteousness will definitely take action. At that time, all the navy leaders of the Qing Dynasty will be lost. What should we do to resist?"

It was a headache. Qianlong did not expect that although he received the other party's request and tribute, the situation did not improve at all. Because he could not accept the above treaty. You must know that he was so proud that he had a good face and had a lifetime of old age. He encountered such a shameful thing again, which really made him so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.

But the question is, no matter how powerful the energy is, what is the use of it? Now the other party has already come to the door and threatens to cut off the canal transportation. If you want to agree, the court will really lose all its face and cannot even deal with a small British. It would be strange if the people who are very determined in the world are not ready to move.

Heshen, who had been silent and drooping his eyelids, fell into Qianlong's eyes. What happened to this resourceful favorite who knew his best, actually became a silly chicken. Qianlong frowned unhappily: "Heshen."

"The slave is here." Hearing the displeasure in Qianlong's tone, Heshen quickly stepped forward and answered respectfully.

"You haven't expressed your opinion on this matter yet, but you haven't thought about it. Or I still haven't thought about it. I want to hear your opinion." Qianlong was not willing to talk nonsense today. If he spent more time, his face would have to cut off the British guys he looked down upon.

"I have an idea, but I don't know if I can solve the current predicament." Heshen's head lowered, and he cursed in his heart. He had already shrank aside. He didn't expect that Qianlong's eyes were so good, but he even pulled himself out.

I am not a military general, so I don’t know how to fight this battle. If I really understand military tactics, why should I command blindly in the past? I even annoyed Agui, an old guy with a bad temper, and almost practiced military tactics.

"Oh, let me tell you, let me follow the staff officer." Qianlong narrowed his eyes slightly while stroking his snow-white beard.

"Then I will say that if there is anything wrong, please forgive me. In fact, I have received a letter from Liang Pengfei, the general general of the Navy of Humen Town, Guangdong. He once talked about Western barbarians, who put profit first and took the blame for faith and righteousness. He once said that if Western barbarians attacked our Qing Dynasty, if our Qing Dynasty did not punish them severely and shocked these foreign barbarians, the seaside borders will always be disturbed by other barbarians in the future, so..."

Heshen didn't want to take responsibility, so he directly exposed Liang Pengfei. After all, he could become a favorite minister below one person and more than ten thousand people. He had real knowledge, but he relied more on the favor of the old emperor. This idea was indeed from Liang Pengfei occasionally mentioned when he was in correspondence with him in the past.

Therefore, it is not inappropriate for him to use it now. Besides, if the old emperor thinks it is feasible, he and someone will have the merit of recommending others. If the old emperor thinks it is not feasible, then Heshen will not lose anything. Anyway, it is not his own who came up with the idea.

"This is a solution, but it's beyond the reach..." A Gui could only sigh. During this period, he knew that the British had a colony in the east, but at least there were thousands of miles. Even if he rushed there, it was useless to the current situation of the war. Therefore, A Gui sighed like this.

"..." Everyone was silent. Most people disagreed with this method and did not do anything else. Just say that the navy of the Qing Dynasty could not even clean up when the other party attacked the door, and they also wanted to go to other people's hometown to play with big swords. This is not a joke.

Heshen also smiled: "Yes, so I want to see if there is a better way to solve the current problem than this, but I am really..."

Qianlong shook his head without considering it, "Forget it, all my dear friends are back and think about it. I am tired, so please kneel down and rest assured."

All the important officials looked at each other, and could only kneel down and go home and think about how to figure out. As for whether they can think of it, then God will know that it will only be clear.

Seeing these ministers who had withdrawn from the Western Warehouse one after another, Qianlong looked at the letter of invitation and tribute, he could not afford to lose his old face, but he couldn't help feeling powerless, a feeling of powerlessness towards the British man.

"If I had known this, I would have built a few more naval troops, so as not to let people come to the door, but there is no soldiers to send." Qianlong slammed the letter of invitation and tribute with a hateful punch, but he forgot that he built gardens every year, enjoyed it, and occasionally went to the south of the Yangtze River to enjoy beauty. The silver he spent was as huge as millions of taels of taels of money, but he was reluctant to vigorously rectify and replace the naval warships. Most of the naval warships in various places were intercepted by the provinces themselves, and even allowed gentry from all over the country to fund the construction.

If you don’t take the country’s naval master seriously and take care of your own enjoyment, just like that, can you still expect the navigator to do better? Such things can only be a joke...
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