第二五五章 广州禁烟(十九)
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筑一座新城的花费可是不菲,伍长青连忙道:“凌大人,元奇不远千里来昌化开采铁矿,这对于昌化的民生经济都有莫大的益处,总不至于让元奇亏本吧?”
“伍公子误会了。”凌斐然含笑道:“修筑新城,劳工皆是免费,材料亦可就地取材,花费不了多少银子,估计,最多不会超过五万两。”
“行,成全凌大人。”易知足爽快的表态道:“不过,修筑新城需得等到铁路修建完成之后再开始,元奇捐输五万两。”
“谢易公子。”凌斐然连忙拱手道。
“凌大人不必客气。”易知足含笑道:“既是修筑新城,整个老城将完全归元奇所有。”
“这是自然。”凌斐然毫不迟疑的道。
易知足点了点头,瞥了他一眼,道:”凌大人对于昌化的历史应该很熟悉吧?”
对于昌化的情况,凌斐然自然熟悉,但却不知道易知足这话指的是哪方面,当即沉吟着道:“易公子指的是.......?”
易知足笑了笑道:“顺治五年海寇陈武伪装总兵,占据崖、昌、感各州县,致使昌化兵荒马乱,民不聊生。
顺治十一年,陈武率海盗从昌化港登岸,夜袭昌化城。翼守潜伏昌化城作内应,杀戮城守李跃祖,生擒知县欧阳思,夺取县印鉴,破坏城池。
顺治十四年,落洒峒诸黎打劫沿海乡村,县令陆观光带兵追逐至黎峒,数百黎人降服。县令对降服者奖励物品,与黎首歃刻箭为约,黎汉和好。
康熙二十三年昌化县遭兵祸,贼兵焚烧户口、田亩册等。加之大旱,官府征收虚粮重,民众逃荒。
嘉庆元年,石碌铜矿被议开,后因兵戈扰乱,加之瘟疫流行,官方又令禁止开采。
道光八年,县境内瘟疫泛滥,死亡者不计其数。
道光十年,崖州黎人张红发、韦色荣等造反,昌、感、儋、定、临诸县黎人响应。”
听的易知足一条条背诵,凌斐然自然明白对方的意图,当下试探着道:“易公子的意思......。”
“大清立国以来,昌化兵匪不断,黎族反复无常。”易知足沉声道:“元奇不能无所防范,我欲成立护矿队、沪港队,以维护矿场的正常运转,当然,也会全力协助昌化新城的安危。”
“多大规模?”
“各自一营。”
矿区几千人,一营的护矿队根本不算多,凌斐然爽快的道:“这没问题,就以团练的名义,本官向上官恳请。”
“那就有劳大人。”易知足含笑道:“总督大人,巡抚大人,元奇皆已打点好,有大人上书,自然是更为顺理成章。”顿了顿,他接着道:“昌化盛产蔗糖、棉花,凌大人可着百姓多多栽种,元奇是以商业为本,必然不会亏待昌化百姓。”
凌斐然连忙拱手道:“谢易公子。”
广州,九龙海战规模虽然不大,但意义却不小,对于义律来说,这就是一次试探,这让他清楚,广州目前的局面不是二三只兵船所能打开的,除非是大规模出兵侵华,否则,对华贸易,不是终止就是被全面压制!
对于虎门水师来说,这一仗却是打出了气势,经此一战,水师上下都减少了恐惧洋船炮火的心理,一众官员更是自信满满,态度空前的强硬起来。
《西关日报》对九龙海战亦是不遗余力的宣传,并且号召广州商界捐钱捐物大力支持广东水师抗击英吉利的英勇行为,元奇带头捐输了五千银元,短短两天时间,广州商界就捐了上万银元和大量的米油猪肉等,敲锣打鼓的送往虎门和沙角。
这可是广东水师从来未有过的殊荣,水师上下官兵登时士气高涨,八月初五日,即尖沙嘴小接触后一个星期,西班牙的米巴音奴船停泊潭仔洋面,水师守备黄琮,误认为是惯带鸦.片的英船丹时那号,主动出击,放出火船围攻,把米巴音奴船整个烧掉。
所有外国商船一片哗然,纷纷通过澳门葡萄牙和清国官员向虎门提出抗议,弄的林则徐焦头烂额。
见的清国水师官兵士气旺盛,手头无兵的义律自然是不敢再造次,潜回澳门,托由葡萄牙大兵头转向清国澳门同知递了说帖,请求谈论“重要事件”。
清英之间的和平谈判,先因义律拒绝不谈而陷停顿状态,并经二十余日己趋决裂的局面后,现又重新出现曙光。
此时,与昌化县城的知县以及一众士绅反复商谈,妥善商议了修建昌化至八所铁路和石碌铁矿开采等事宜的易知足一行已启程赶到了海口——琼州府,府治所在地。
到的海口,易知足与伍长青自然是免不了拜码头,琼州知府、琼州总兵、海口汕头、海南会馆、广州会馆、高州会馆、福建会馆......不论官商,他都放下身段一一登门拜访。
对此,伍长青很不理解,这日,从福建会馆出来后,他终是忍不住,寻了个机会,问道:“拜访官府也就罢了,这些个会馆,有何必要一一拜会?如今是他们求着元奇。”
易知足瞥了他一眼,含笑道:“长青莫非忘了,元奇可不是只局限于广东一隅之地,待的实力雄厚,咱们就会向外省挺进,这些商人,可都是元奇日后的客户。”
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