This is the second question he wants to figure out, what is the purpose of the Australians?
There is no pie in the sky. The Australians have shown so much enthusiasm for the Denglai rebellion. They obviously have their own purposes.
Please ask others to help. In the final analysis, it is just an exchange of interests. You may not be able to exchange for the interests at the moment. It depends on how much interests you have in the future.
What do the Australians want? Sun Yuanhua was very puzzled
Confused, the two parties had already reached a tacit understanding on the matter. That night, Lu Yang and Lu Wenyuan hosted a banquet for Sun Yuanhua in the inner hall.
The food and drinks were very simple, and everyone was not thinking about eating and drinking. After three rounds of wine, Lu Wenyuan sent everyone around him out, and the two parties immediately had a serious talk about "in-depth cooperation"
Sun Yuanhua made a request to "borrow troops to assist in the suppression". Specifically, he asked them to send a navy to blockade Dengzhou to prevent Dengzhou from colluding with Dongjiang.
As for his plan, it was very simple. He planned to go straight to Laizhou early the next morning, pick up the remaining troops there, and at the same time ask for help from Yu Dacheng, and hold on to Laizhou and Qingzhou with the support of reinforcements.
Historically, it was the persistence of Xie Lian, the successor governor of Denglai, and Xu Congzhi, the governor of Shandong, in Laizhou that limited the scope of the rebels' activities to the Denglai area, giving the court the opportunity to mobilize reinforcements for the suppression.
Lu Wenyuan also agrees with this point. If Sun Yuanhua doesn't enter Laizhou, he won't be able to do anything, and he won't be able to explain his whereabouts. From the perspective of taking the initiative, the sooner he gets to Laizhou, the better.
"It's just that I only have three servants around me now, so I have to ask Mr. Lu to send someone to give me a ride."
"Easy to say, easy to say." Lu Wenyuan nodded, "I will send a fast boat to take Mr. to Laizhou tomorrow. As for Mr." he thought for a while, "I'm afraid it's not enough to have only three servants, not even a person to help with the paperwork... …”
Sun Yuanhua was right: all his staff and servants were trapped in the city, and there was not even anyone to help with paperwork.
Although Laizhou is also within his jurisdiction, the relationship between his governor and the local county magistrate and prefect is not subordinate to his subordinates. If he loses Dengzhou, it is still unknown what these officials will do to him without bringing his own team. , I’m afraid no one will be able to drink a glass of water by then.
Lu Wenyuan then said that he had prepared a team of servants, including masters, servants, servants and maids, and they would all go with him to Laizhou.
"They are all Catholics and most of them are local people in Shandong." In order to weaken Sun Yuanhua's wariness, he specifically said
It is true that most of these people are local people in Shandong. After all, Sun Yuanhua went to Laizhou to go deep into a dangerous area. There was no need to send too many naturalized people like servants. He recruited some from local refugees, but only a few of them were naturalized. The assistant clerk was a naturalized citizen from Zhejiang Province. He was originally a scholar. However, he was thrown out by his master after he failed to "learn".
This man was sent to prison in Leizhou because he had no money to manage him, and he was almost tortured to death. At the beginning, Leizhou Station specially searched in prisons at the prefecture and county levels in Leizhou in order to recruit naturalized citizens who had "suffering great hatred". So I rescued him, a dying hapless guy. This time I specially sent him to Shandong to arrange for him to be with Sun Yuanhua.
As for the blockade of Dengzhou, Lu Wenyuan fully agreed - first of all, this is not a problem, and secondly, whether to blockade depends on the need - they will not blockade Dengzhou until Kong Youde is fattened up. In history, there were tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Dongjiang. Kong's subordinates defected to Dengzhou. Seven to eight thousand people came from Chen Shi's group alone.
As for the reward, Lu Wenyuan set out the terms of the Senate:
1. Sun Yuanhua tacitly allowed them to do things for their own convenience in the Denglai area, including buying land under false identities, hiring workers, and taking in refugees. He allowed them to freely transport people out of Shandong and provided them with all conveniences.
2. Australian ships can freely enter and exit all ports in the Denglai area.
3. Allow Australians to freely train local warriors in the Denglaiqing area, and give them a name
4. Sun Yuanhua, the Australian’s unit, was not allowed to be mobilized at will, and could only communicate with Lu Wenyuan through his contacts.
5. Some food and salary subsidies for rural braves compiled by Sun Yuanhua for Australians
Regarding the last item, Lu Wenyuan said very magnanimously that considering his current situation, he did not specify a specific number, but just needed to supply a little as appropriate.
At the same time, Lu Wenyuan also expressed his position: All Australian warriors and naval forces will not fly under the Australian flag, but will be paid in the name of local warriors.
Sun Yuanhua thought over and over again and thought that these five conditions were not too excessive and immediately agreed to them all.
The two parties reached an agreement and immediately had a good time drinking and talking. Lu Wenyuan reminded:
"Sir, before going to Laizhou, please write a letter to Xiangguo Xu and Xiangguo Zhou - the student will arrange a ship to Tianjin Wei."
"Yes, yes, I'm confused," Sun Yuanhua said repeatedly. He secretly blamed himself for being so excited that he forgot about this important matter.
Xu Guangqi is his mentor and in-law, and Zhou Yanru is the person he stuffs with money. They are his biggest helpers in the court. They must inform the situation as soon as possible so that they can speak for themselves in the court.
Of course I can't talk about my capture, nor can I talk about my private discussions with the Australians, but I might as well give more details about my next whereabouts and plans.
Sun Yuanhua deliberated and wrote letters to Xu Guangqi, Zhou Yanru, Xiong Mingyu, Minister of the Ministry of War, and about a dozen other officials who had connections with the court and could be cited as aid, and sealed them and handed them to Lu Wenyuan.
"I will arrange for special personnel to drop letters at each house," Lu Wenyuan said, "If there is any reply, I will also bring it with me."
"I'm afraid the reply won't be so soon..."
"It's okay. Sir, just add a sentence on the cover of the letter: Ask them to give the reply to Qiweizhan in the capital for delivery. It will only take three to five days and it will be delivered."
"Okay" Sun Yuanhua nodded repeatedly. Australians are really meticulous in handling things.
Lu Wenyuan asked people to pack Sun Yuanhua's luggage and prepare a fast boat. He sent him to Laizhou early the next morning and called his master, pointing at him and saying
"If you have anything to do from now on, you can ask this gentleman to tell the students if you have any news, and you will also report it to your Excellency through him."
Because he knew that Sun Yuanhua could not completely trust this master, it would be better to simply give him the status of a "liaison person" so that Sun would not dare to underestimate him.
At this time, Cheng Lingsu came over with a package and offered it to Sun Yuanhua, who looked at it in confusion.
"Please take a closer look, sir," Lu Wenyuan said with a smile.
When he opened it, he was shocked to see that it was the governor of Denglai, Guan Fang. Sun Yuanhua couldn't help but be shocked. His governor, Guan Fang, was lost after the fall. He was probably kidnapped by the rebels. Unexpectedly, he saw it again here - where did they get it from? of?
However, if he looked more closely, he saw that this shield was not the original one. Although the entire shield was made perfectly, even the number was exactly the same when it was cast by the Ministry of Industry - there were even gaps and wear on the strokes on the edge of the number, but he could still feel it. It turns out this is a fake seal
"this……"
He looked at Lu Wenyuan - although losing the big seal brings a lot of inconvenience and is also one of the "crimes", it would be unsightly to use a fake seal rashly once it is discovered.
Lu Wenyuan asked someone to bring the rice paper and put a large cinnabar-colored red seal on the white rice paper. Sun Yuanhua was once again surprised - the weight and wear of the strokes on the fake seal, no matter how Even a skilled seal craftsman cannot make it exactly the same. However, the handwriting printed on this seal is almost exactly the same as his original one.
Considering that it was unlikely that Sun Yuanhua's governor's seal would be found at the same time when he was rescued, intelligence personnel in Dengzhou City began to collect Sun Yuanhua's various notices and writings a few months ago, and passed them through the computer in Zhou Dongtian's printing factory. Processed and then engraved using a joint processing center. As for the big seal itself, it was found from historical materials. As for the various details on the seal, Huang Ande once managed to photograph it with a digital camera. Therefore, after it was produced, all the details were the same. Everything is ready, and finally we perform aging processing based on the photos.
Lu Wenyuan just smiled slightly. He believed that Sun Yuanhua would not object to this. He was now out of trouble, and he had the defense of Governor Denglai in his hands, which was like adding more power to a tiger.
In the end, Sun Yuanhua just handed it over and thanked him - with relevant precautions in hand, no matter what he does, it will be much more convenient.
On the fifth day of the first lunar month, Sun Yuanhua, escorted by Qimudao Xiangyong, arrived in Laizhou by boat. The magistrate of Laizhou was originally in panic. There were many rumors outside. Some said that Sun Yuanhua was dead, and some said that Sun Yuanhua was a prisoner. He sent people to Yu Dacheng was in a hurry. Unexpectedly, Yu Dacheng was helpless after receiving the news of the fall of Dengzhou. He hid in the Fuyuan chanting sutras. The servants and officials secretly called him "White Lotus Courtyard." The people sent by the Laizhou Prefect gave no instructions. Got, didn't get reinforcements
Just as he had no choice, Sun Yuanhua suddenly arrived. The magistrate of Laizhou was surprised and happy. He was so happy that he finally had a backbone. He was so shocked that he didn't know where Sun Yuanhua came from. Fortunately, he had met Sun Yuanhua many times, and there were many people around Sun Yuanhua. There were dozens of servants, so he immediately opened the city to let Sun Yuanhua enter Laizhou, and immediately asked people to arrange to clean up the mansion and serve as Sun Yuanhua's governor's headquarters.
As soon as Sun Yuanhua settled down, he immediately revised a letter and sent it to Yu Dacheng, and sent Sun Yuan to send it immediately. He knew very well that with this rebellion, Yu Dacheng and he were "common", and the two of them must maintain a coordinated stance on how to deal with it.
Yu Dacheng is at most indirectly responsible for Kong Youde's rebellion. As long as he handles it well, he is very likely to be punished and continue to serve. This will give him more room for maneuver in Shandong's future response.
Afterwards, he immediately started writing the memorial
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