At five o'clock in the morning on April 17, a groggy Fu Qing got on the train back to the capital. This time he returned to the capital with the train carrying food.
Although there was no special train carriage, he could only build a simple resting place with grain bags in a grain carriage, but such a simple place gave him great peace of mind.
food! If food is transported back to the capital, the people of the capital can be stabilized. Under Fu Yin'er's arrangement, things finally turned around. Not only was the food sufficient, but dozens of tons of the most in-demand cement were even obtained!
Fu Yin'er and Luo Huo did not go to see off Fu Qing, but at the same time boarded the warship returning to Naha, a fast cruiser of more than 3,000 tons, protecting the young master and Luo Huo as they left the Bohai Bay.
Just after entering the Yellow Sea, we encountered three warships that had just returned from training in the Sea of Japan, and merged together to return to Naha!
Luo Huo asked Fu Yin'er at the bow of the ship, "If you can help Third Master get food, can you also get arms? There are too many people in the Great Council who hate the Manchus. Even if you use gold to lure them, there are still Who will listen?"
"Faced with this kind of hatred, even your father, the head of state, did not dare to be too oppressive and could only persuade and coax... You saw that bloody battle with your own eyes. Seventy percent of the people who died were Han Chinese. !”
"This is the source of hatred. It's not like the people in the parliament are so small-minded..."
Fu Yin'er nodded, "I know... I don't have any good ideas. I can only do my best! My father has taught me many times that as long as you think it is right, you can do it boldly!"
"There is no need to wait for everything to be arranged. Be 100% sure before taking action. There are not so many certain things in the world!"
"When my father came to Naha for the first time, his goal was just to become the nominal prime minister of the ancient Ryukyu Kingdom. What he wanted to exchange for was actually a legal qualification to purchase arms!"
"But I wanted to get it, but I didn't get the false reputation, but I got the title of a real head of state of the Chinese nation! This was actually not part of my father's plan!"
"The boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge. Let's move forward with an upright heart! Strategies are just the lubricant for us to move forward!"
Luo Huo smiled, "You are very open-minded... That's right. No matter whether you can pass the test in the Great Council, at least your food adjustment behavior this time is a good move!"
"The human heart is a ledger, and God will record it clearly for you! The Qing Tatars are about to die, and I think their ancestors' blessings will soon be exhausted!"
Since ancient times, when a country is about to perish, there must be evildoers. What does this mean? In the ancient world view, people could easily understand it!
It means that virtue is not matched and the blessings are about to be exhausted!
Without merit, people and things cannot be supported, and even if external forces perform blood transfusions, chaos will arise!
Fuqing's train slowly stopped at Guangqumen Station at 11 o'clock in the morning. Before the carriage door could be opened, there was a commotion outside.
Fu Qing knew that these were officials and civilians welcoming the grain, and perhaps reporters from the Qing Times! After all, he sent a telegram before setting off.
Sure enough, when the carriage door opened, the people outside burst into cheers when they saw the mountains of food!
"Food... Lord Fuqing has indeed brought food back... The negotiations with the imperial court must have gone smoothly..."
"There's food...a whole trainload of food...Long live it!"
Among the crowd were officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and his subordinates whom Fuqing was familiar with. Editor-in-chief Wenxiu of the Qing Times also brought a cameraman over to take pictures.
"Sir Fuqing... let me interview you. The Qing Dynasty Times has an extra number tonight, just for you..."
"Did the negotiations with the Chinese go smoothly this time? How much food did you purchase? How much military supplies were there... Did the Chinese make any difficult moves?"
Questions were asked one after another like a machine gun. Fu Qing had no time to dust himself off before he was surrounded by people.
Seeing that he was surrounded by officials and people, Fu Qing knew that the most important thing was to stabilize people's morale. He jumped on a wooden box and said loudly, "Comrades, gentlemen, and the people of the capital... I am very pleased to tell you that this negotiation is extremely important." smoothly!"
"The Chinese not only promised to sell us food, but also a large amount of arms and supplies... During the war, the Chinese promised to send ten special trains of supplies to the capital every day!"
"This train is a special food train. In the afternoon and evening, there will be military supplies and wound medicine, including cement that is in short supply..."
"Master Fuqing... what about the arms? Where are the arms that the court urgently needs?" an official in the crowd asked.
"Don't be anxious! The arms are also being transported in batches. Tanggu is currently short of inventory, and the Chinese have begun to transport them here from Naha. Please rest assured..."
"Supporting the imperial court and His Majesty is in the interests of the Chinese people. Of course the Chinese people will help! We all have our hearts in our hearts!"
"It is impossible for the Chinese to cooperate with the rebels! Think about it carefully, with whom did the Chinese sign treaties with so many concessions?"
"It's with our Majesty! The treaty including the foreigners was also signed with His Majesty... It has nothing to do with him, Guizi Liu, so think about it, who will support the rebels? Isn't this a problem for your own business?"
It was so simple and straightforward that even the civilians carrying big bags could understand it, and most of the gloom in the hearts of the people in the capital disappeared at once!
As long as there is strong foreign aid in the battle to defend the city, there is hope!
Fu Qing said a few simple words, and the guards around him began to drag Fu Qing to the carriage, "My lord, don't stay in this place for a long time. It's a mixed bag. I heard that more than 400 spies were killed last night..." There is even a distant relative of my family!"
"Who? From the Fucha family? Which room..."
"Sir, don't ask. Get on the sedan and let's go back to the palace and talk... Uncle Fuyuchuan was arrested in the west of the city last night. I heard that more than 200 kilograms of explosives were found in the house..."
Hiss... Fu Qing's spine is numb. The Fucha family is quite large. Fu Qing and Fu Hui are actually side branches, not the main family.
It was because of Xiao Letian's sudden rise that the poor children raised by his two stepmothers, Fu Hui and Fu Qing, became prosperous. Otherwise, this small family would have been too ordinary in the capital.
Fucha's main family is much bigger. Fuyuchuan and Fuqing are the elder brothers of the main family, but Pudai is too close to the main family and is also called "ye" by people.
Fu Qing didn't have a good relationship with him. When he was down, these people looked down on him. When he became rich, they flew over like flies to seek relatives.
I remember that when Fu Qing was serving as a guard in Xiling, he couldn't even get a hundred taels of silver from him. This shows how humane he is!
But no matter how you say it, they are all separated from the same family, and they all share the same surname of Fucha. He was actually arrested. Will Emperor Tongzhi distrust him?
