Chapter 337： War in the south

"My Lord Duke, after opening up free trade, can we lift restrictions on the trading of some commodities. For example, steam engines are urgently needed, but there is no way to buy them all the time."

Albert saw that Wu Changqing was very good at talking, so he made an even more demanding request.

"This is definitely impossible. It involves our country's secrets. Let alone your foreign businessmen, that is, domestic businessmen who want to buy steam engines, there are also many restrictions."

Wu Changqing refused without hesitation and gave them a steam engine. Didn't it make it difficult for him to unify the world on purpose?

Although one day someone will leak these secrets under the temptation of money, but how long can be kept secret. Wu Changqing will not take the initiative to help Western Europe develop.

"This steam engine is not a weapon. How can it involve national security? We open up the restrictions on steam engines and let our sailboats be equipped with steam engines, so that one round trip from Dahua to Europe will save time and effort. It is important for the promotion of commerce. It works."

Albert continued to persuade.

"Albert, I invented the steam engine. Don't I understand its significance? This is something that can affect or even determine the form of warfare at sea. It is naive to say that the steam engine is not a weapon.

As for trade exchanges, I have already promoted this. Before long, our Dahua steam engine caravan will sail to Europe. At that time, since we are old friends, I allow you to rent some of our steamboats. "

Now Nanjing is vigorously building ships, and when those steamships come out, it will be the time for the great Chinese merchants to sail the world.

Wu Changqing's words left Albert speechless, let alone a national secret, but the secret recipe of a small wine shop, which was also carefully hidden and could not be disclosed to others.

Hurd didn't expect to buy a steam engine from a formal channel, so he made a round with a smile and ended the topic.

Later, they expressed their desire to establish diplomatic relations with Wu Changqing on behalf of the Netherlands.

This Wu Changqing doesn't care very much. Diplomatic relations during this period are far less important than later generations, and they are dispensable.

Moreover, he positioned the Great China Empire as hegemonism, not requiring equal diplomacy, only the kneeling and licking of other countries.

After Hurd and them were sent away, Wu Changqing received the next visitor.

The person who asked to see was under Wang Zhiren's heart. He brought Wang Zhiren's words, hoping to surrender anyway.

This, Wu Changqing is naturally welcome, it is always a good thing to be able to fight less battles, and to reduce the number of deaths.

Those soldiers are all powerful laborers.

The development of society must rely on these labors.

"What are the conditions for him to surrender?"

Wu Changqing asked.

If it weren't for asking for treatment, it would not send an envoy specially, and it would be done by surrendering directly.

"Xing Guo Gong said that he could, anyway, cooperate with Wu Guo Gong in the city. At the same time, he hoped that after surrendering, he could have the position of the main division commander, while retaining the title."

Wang Zhiren's messenger was talking while observing Wu Changqing's expression.

He found that Wu Changqing's expression was a little bit disdainful, and immediately knew that Wu Changqing might think that Wang Zhiren's requirements were too high.

He guessed right, Wu Changqing felt that Wang Zhiren was totally unqualified to ask for so much.

If Wang Zhiren asked for the position of a general division commander, Wu Changqing could still agree, but the other party pointed out that he wanted to be a main division equipped with flintlock and cannon.

Wu Changqing currently has only four such masters.

Wang Zhiren is not such a powerful character. Why sit in this position? If he sat in this position, how could the other generals in the Wu Jun be convinced.

The rewards and punishments are not clear, how does he persuade the crowd.

As for retaining the title, it is even more impossible.

Wang Zhiren's current title is Duke, which was completely blindly named by Zhu Yihai in desperation, and it was very mismatched.

In Wu Changqing's plan, neither Li Shaobin nor Liu Hansan would be named dukes directly, but first coaxed them with a marquise.

If it is directly given to the Duke, what if they do meritorious service in the future? Is it possible that they still have to give a different surname to the king?

"The main division does not have, at most one general division's commander. After he has done his work, he will be transferred to the main division. As for the title, there is no need to think about it, at most one viscount or baron.

Go back and let him consider it carefully. If you are willing, let him contact Liu Hansan directly. If you don't want to, I won't force it. With the current strength of our army, any surrender is nothing more than icing on the cake, rather than giving charcoal in the snow. "

Wu Changqing directly set the bottom line and let Wang Zhiren choose.

No matter how Wang Zhiren chooses, he doesn't particularly care.

After all, even if Wang Zhiren does not surrender, Wu Jun is still pushing forward.

Just relying on Wang Zhiren and Fang Guoan to want to hold Zhejiang, it is simply wishful thinking.

Wu Changqing vaguely remembered that in the original history, Boluo seemed to have wiped them out in a month or two, and Zhu Yihai also fled to the Zhoushan Islands for refuge.

And now, they are several times stronger than Boluo.

Attacking a Zhu Yihai, isn't that still a ruin?

In short, Wang Zhiren is not a particularly capable person, and it is not worthy of Wu Changqing's excessive attention.

This.......

The treatment Wu Changqing gave was too far from Wang Zhiren's expectations, and the messenger was embarrassed for a while.

He wanted to fight for the master again, but seeing Wu Changqing's expression of anger and prestige, he didn't dare to speak again.

This one in front of me is no ordinary 17-year-old boy.

Although young, he is a hero who will soon become emperor.

As the saying goes, the emperor's anger floats thousands of miles away, this kind of figure who has the power to live and kill hundreds of millions of people, naturally has a kind of majesty in his body.

In front of such people, ordinary people will be very stressed.

People who have never seen the world tremble easily when speaking in front of Wu Changqing.

"The villain must bring the words."

The messenger finally only suffocated such a sentence.

"Go down."

Wu Changqing said.

The messenger returned quickly, and Liu Hansan's army was already attacking Hangzhou.

The war in the north is progressing smoothly, and so is the war in the south.

In late August, Liu Hansan's army had already captured Jiaxing and Huzhou, pushing the front to Hangzhou.

Jiaxing, Huzhou and other places did not encounter any strong resistance.

However, in Hangzhou, Fang Guoan and Wang Zhiren assembled a heavy army, reaching 50,000 people in total, which is almost the entire family of the Lu regime.

If these 50,000 people were to be spelled out, Zhu Yihai would have to continue to flee.

Faced with Hangzhou, where there are 50,000 people, Liu Hansan also encountered some trouble.

Of course, the most important reason is not because of these 50,000 people, but because Fang Guoan has a large number of grenades in their hands.

Although their grenades are relatively heavy, they don't have much impact when defending the city, so they can be thrown down the city.

The effect of the grenade to defend the city was so good, it exploded a large piece, which caused Wu Jun to suffer.

In order to reduce casualties, Liu Hansan can only wait for the air force to come and support.

The Air Force killed many people in the last war, mainly because it was difficult to control when it landed, and most of the hydrogen balloon was broken.

Therefore, when they went south, Hansan Liu and the others did not bring the air force, but let the air force continue to make more hydrogen balloons and train more air forces.

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