Ermao’s house is located in Suzhou Hutong in Chongwenmen. If you want to say that this Hutong has its origin!

When Zhu Di built the Beijing City, the one who presided over the construction was Yao Guangxiao, the most famous monk of the Ming Dynasty, who was the monk Daoyan!

Yao Guangxiao helped King Yan seize the throne, but he made great contributions. Zhu Di had absolute trust in him!

Yao Guangxiao was originally from Suzhou, so when he was building the Forbidden City, he remembered the clever craftsmen in his hometown. Through his influence, a large number of Suzhou craftsmen began to gather in Beijing, and their location was near Suzhou Hutong in Chongwenmen.

This is why the place name comes!

It is worth mentioning that it was Yao Guangxiao's matchmaking that a large brick in his hometown of Suzhou Lu Tomb became the floor tiles used in the Forbidden City. This is the well-known gold brick of the Forbidden City in later generations!

The origin of the BRICS is Yao Guangxiao’s hometown!

Nowadays, there are few Suzhou people in Suzhou Street. The inner city has long become the sphere of influence of the Eight Banners. As a powerful supervisor in the Forbidden City, Ermao can of course buy a house in this inner city!

As Ermao's identity, there are places to choose from in the inner city. At that time, the Empress Dowager and the Little Emperor wanted to find a house for Ermao near the imperial city. It would cost him no money to give it to him directly, but Ermao refused.

Finally, I searched carefully and bought a small courtyard in Suzhou Hutong, the southeast corner of the inner city. After a lot of money, I repaired it into Ermao's home.

The Empress Dowager once asked Ermao why he wanted to find a house so far away? Ermao just answered in secluded answers and was in the southern city after leaving Chongwenmen, which was convenient for purchasing things!

But these are all ***. Ermao’s main purpose of choosing here is because it is very close to Dongjiaomin Lane!

Now that Germany has founded its country, Prussia has been upgraded to the German Empire. Taking advantage of the victory of the French-Prussian War, the German envoys have reached a mutually recognized diplomatic agreement with the ** yamen, and the letters of state have been exchanged!

According to the provisions of the Public Law of All Nations, the Qing Dynasty had to build an embassy for Germany in the capital!

The open space not far west of Chongwenmen has been bought by the Germans, and the embassy is expected to be built in three years!

Ermao chose this place as a stronghold. Once any special situation occurs, the German embassy will immediately provide diplomatic protection and go to the embassy to cover it. The Qing Dynasty had no choice but to deal with him!

Never believe all the kindness of the Qing Dynasty. These people can turn against each other faster than reading a book!

Ermao invited Cai Bixia in the guest room. A ceramic ground dragon was installed on the ground in the living room. There was a servant burning large pieces of chopping wood outside. The warm wind blew under the floor. The whole living room was so hot that people were sweating!

The room was warm, and the basins of daffodils were beautiful. They were so energetic when they were placed on the windowsill. When it was dark, it suddenly started to wind and the weather became gloomy. It seemed that it was going to snow tonight!

"Ermao... Are you not afraid of the Tartars' eyeliner when you treat a meal at home?" Cai Bixia asked.

"Scared? Haha... Is there anything to be afraid of? My identity has been seen at this moment, and everyone in the court knows my true identity..."

"It's strange. Once my identity is exposed, I'm safe... I used to be called a scammer, a spy, but I'm going to be beheaded if I catch it, but now my identity has become a secret envoy, which is interesting!"

"The two countries will not kill the envoys when they are at war, even if they are secret envoys... I am safe, and I have to pass on some of their words!"

"Things that cannot be spoken openly have to be passed on by me in secret... Don't say that I'll treat you to dinner now, even if my godfather comes to the capital, I will be filial to you, and the people in the court will not be able to say anything!"

"I know there are eyeliners outside, so let them see. I had already had a showdown with the Queen Mother before coming. Whatever you say is good for the negotiation!"

When talking about negotiations, Cai Bixia put down his chopsticks, "My task is heavy! When the head of state sent me here, he said that this year, the Qing Dynasty must be cedeed out of six special zones. Our fortress plan cannot wait!"

"But according to my observation, the power of the conservative schools within the Qing Dynasty was still very strong. Even if Zai Chun nodded, without the cooperation of the entire bureaucracy, it would be difficult for this special zone to be established!"

"What we want is peaceful development. We can't fight them all one by one, right?"

Ermao nodded, "If you want to fight, we can sweep the entire Qing Dynasty coastline now, but we really can't fight along the Yangtze River!"

"With our troops, I'm afraid we can't even attack Jiangning... we can only negotiate and force the Qing Dynasty to give up the land in the special zone!"

"How do you force them? There is a trick here... You must use open conspiracy. If the conspiracy doesn't work, it will only backfire... Look at the secret letter my godfather gave me some time ago, and you'll burn it after reading it!"

Ermao handed Cai Bixia a telegram, and when he opened it, he saw Xiao Letian's instructions on the next plan!

The meaning is very simple. The Qing Dynasty was not a fool and they would not give up any land. Even in the concession, they would naturally resist!

Although we have influenced Emperor Tongzhi at present, not only the emperor is the only one who formed an empire, but also a huge bureaucratic group, and countless other forces that have been tempered by the imperial power!

How can they all accept my plan? By bribery or negotiate, they must take advantage of the enemy's fear!

We must make them afraid. Only when they become afraid will they willingly open the door to us!

At present, the biggest contradiction within the Qing Dynasty was the threat of civil war. The reformists and the conservatives were already in power, and your negotiations were about to enter the key point of war!

Amplify the fear in the enemy's hearts and force them to purchase our weapons and arms. If you don't have money, let them get the land!

After reading it, Cai Bixia quickly put the telegram on the candle and lit it. "So that's it. No wonder you asked me to prepare those arms contracts before. It turned out that this was the dry firewood for the Qing Dynasty to build firewood for the Qing Dynasty! Use arms sales contracts to scare these short-sighted people, let them know how much changes in the outside world!"

Ermao nodded, "It's not just to scare them. This is just one of the purposes, so that they can understand how foreigners outside fight and how to develop technology!"

"If you know the gap and you will be beaten in the future, these people will reflect and have the motivation to change!"

"And another point, if this arms contract can be completed, it may be a good thing! The profits of arms trading are so high. We should make at least 60% of the business of five million airships!"

"Although our Chinese people are very rich now, they also have to make money and spend money frugally... Do you still don't understand this truth?"

Cai Bixia stared at the candlelight and said quietly, "Of course I understand... Before I left, the head of state and us had met several times. In the future, the Navy will definitely enter a very terrible arms race!"

"We Chinese people are probably not able to compete with other people's British and American assets..."

"So we want to make money, make more money... You see, as soon as you appear today, this post will be flying all over the sky within three days!"

"You have lived with me for a while, and you can wait for someone else to invite your guests!"

Is there a ghost in Ermao's mouth? As soon as he finished speaking, the guards outside hurriedly knocked on the door, "Master General... General Cai... Prince Qing Yili directly posted a post to the two adults!"

"Three days later, the mansion will hold a banquet to entertain the Chief Executive and General Cai..."

"Haha... see, the sixth Japanese sect Yi Li was throwing a stone to ask for directions!"

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