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第二四一章 广州禁烟(五)

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林则徐对比着看完两份禀帖,半晌没有吭声,两份禀帖都是义律转呈给两广总督邓廷桢的,第一份是上午呈送的,义律在禀帖里提出强硬抗议,要求总督邓廷桢于三日内发给护照,让全体英侨和英船得于十日内离开广州,否则他就认为英侨英船都被强制扣留,而不负一切后果的责任。

第二份禀帖是下午呈送的,义律在禀帖中态度大为转变,不再提抗议,而是语气异常温和的请求总督邓廷桢派官员前往十三行英国商馆,双方坐下来详细商谈,力争和平解决此次争端。

第一份禀帖,邓廷桢已经严辞拒绝,第二份禀帖,邓廷桢却没答复,亲自将禀帖送到了钦差行辕。

默然半晌,林则徐似乎是问邓廷桢,又似乎是自言自语的道:“短短不过一日,义律态度截然不同,前倨而后恭,原因何在?”

邓廷桢含笑道:“何须如此费神,管他是何原因,派人前去商馆面谈,先探探义律的想法。”

“义律反复无常,胆大包天,不可不防。”林则徐缓声道:“之前打探的消息,都说此人处事颇为公平,而且对于鸦片贸易也是持反对态度,但他昨日不请牌就率领三艘船冲入广州,一进商馆,就敢携颠地逃跑,可谓胆大包天,对于鸦片贸易的态度也是昭然若揭,两份禀帖,他只字不提呈缴烟土之事,很显然,他是诚心阻扰呈缴烟土之议。”

邓廷桢皱了皱眉头,道:“少穆兄可是担心义律借面谈之机,挟持官员?”

“这可说不准,兔子急了还咬人。”林则徐道:“不过,与义律面谈,还是必须的。但不能派大员去,着广州府知府、候补知府和南海、番禺两县令去见他,看他有什么花样。”

次日一早,知府珠尔杭阿、候补知府余保纯、南海、番禺知县等一众官员带着一大票随员前往十三行英国商馆。从上午九点等到下午五点,却是连义律的影子都没见着。

很显然,义律再次变卦,回避与一众官员面谈,对此。林则徐自然免不了一番谴责,不过,谴责归谴责,他心里也明白,谴责解决不了问题,即便再严厉的谴责,也不会促使义律改变态度主动呈缴烟土,是以,他连夜写了一篇《示谕夷人速缴鸦片烟土四条稿》。

一大早,邓廷桢便赶到越华书院的钦差行辕。义律的反复无常,令他深为担忧,包围十三行商馆区影响极大,不可能长期包围,商馆区内不仅有英吉利商人,还有花旗国商人,随着所有的中国人撤离和对商馆区的严密封锁,整个十三行商馆区实际上已经处于断水断粮的地步,真要出个什么意外,就是不小的麻烦。

见他到来。林则徐连忙招呼道:“昨晚刚写了一道谕令,维周兄先过过目。”说着,他对正在翻译《澳门月报》的梁进德吩咐道:“给大人奉茶。”

梁进德连忙搁笔起身,躬身退出。邓廷桢根本没心思看《示谕夷人速缴鸦片烟土四条稿》,快速的浏览了一遍,便道:“义律反复多变,商馆区也不亦长期封锁,少穆兄可有应对之策?”

林则徐含笑指了指《示谕夷人速缴鸦片烟土四条稿》最后一段,道:“呈缴而得优赏。”

呈缴而得优赏?这是打算变相收购?邓廷桢迟疑的问道:“少穆兄打算如何优赏?”

默然半晌。听的外面响起脚步声,林则徐才道:“一箱鸦片,茶叶五担。”说着,他伸出一个巴掌,见得梁进德进来,他赶忙住口。

邓廷桢忍不住惊讶的道:“二万多箱鸦片就是十万担茶叶,如今的茶价可不便宜。”

林则徐摆了摆手打住邓廷桢的话头,待的梁进德奉上茶,他将其屛退,听的脚步元离,这才含笑道:“一箱鸦片奖励五斤茶叶,十万斤,不过一千担而已,十三行出得起。”

“五担变五斤,这差距也太大了!”邓廷桢楞了一下,随即明白过来,指了指门口,道:“蒋干?”

林则徐自然明白他是指的蒋干盗书中的蒋干,当即哂笑道:“维周兄也忒抬举他了,他哪能与蒋干相比,此人是怡和行特意为钦差行辕聘请的翻译——梁进德。”

十三行商馆区,伍绍荣兴冲冲的拿着《示谕夷人速缴鸦片烟土四条稿》进了英国馆,当众向一众英吉利商人宣读之后,他朝义律使了个眼色,义律会意连忙邀请他上了二楼。

两人进了办公室,伍绍荣便含笑道:“总监督阁下方才可听清楚了?”

义律一脸不解的看着他道:“听清楚什么?”

伍绍荣也不解释,拿起《示谕夷人速缴鸦片烟土四条稿》,着重读了后面那句“呈缴而得优赏。”随即,他又从怀里掏出两道谕令放在桌子上,指点着道:“这是《谕各国夷人呈缴烟土稿》其中有‘夷商如能主动呈缴鸦片,本大臣必恳请朝廷酌予赏犒。’”

说着,他又指着《饬拿贩烟夷犯颠地稿》道:“将烟土首先呈缴者……定即先加奖赏。”

义律这下算是明白他的意思了,但却一脸不在乎的道:“上缴鸦片有奖励,你们的钦差,能奖励多少?”

“一箱鸦片,五担茶叶。”

五担茶叶?义律一楞,从前年十三行和茶叶公会联手再度垄断茶叶对外贸易之后,茶叶价格就一直维持在高价,一担茶叶三十二两,五担就是一百六十两,约合二百二十银元,这个价格已经比孟加拉的鸦片批发价格还高,这哪里是奖励,根本就是贸易。

看来,对方是见硬的不行,来软的了,义律登时大为心动,道:“这是钦差大人对你许诺的?”

伍绍荣白了他一眼,道:“钦差大人怎么可能会给我许诺用五担茶叶换一箱鸦片?”

“那这是?”

“是我安插在钦差大人身边的探子偷听钦差大人和总督大人谈话时听到的,清清楚楚。真真切切。”

义律脑子转了几转,一脸狐疑的道:“你们朝廷会拿出四百多万银元来奖励?”

伍绍荣哂笑道:“朝廷怎么可能会出这笔银子,无非是元奇银行、十三行、盐商出这笔银子。”

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