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苏州河北岸江边人头涌动,江堤上活跃着无数灾民的身影,江边临时搭建的高台上,易知足在幕僚包世臣、知县刘光斗、掌柜严世宽的陪同下眺望着热火朝天的工地,看着衣衫褴褛的灾民肩挑手抬或者是推着独轮车来来往往的忙碌,易知足忍不住暗自感叹,太落后了!

包世臣看了一阵,对严世宽道:“严掌柜,既是修堤筑路,为何不优先修筑外滩一带?”

“包学生可问错人了。龙腾小说ltxsba.com”严世宽笑道:“这是大掌柜吩咐的。”

听的两人对话,易知足转过身看了一眼苏州河对岸的外滩,笑了笑,道:“那一片将会是上海最为繁华的地方,可不能修筑土堤,我向英吉利订购了一批水泥,等明年水泥来了之后,从小东门口一路修筑过来。”

最为繁华的地方?包世臣狐疑的看了他一眼,道:“东翁为何如此肯定?”

刘光斗却是难以置信的道:“还能比县城更繁华?”

“朝廷已经同意上海开埠。”易知足含笑道:“上海将与广州一样成为对外开放的通商口岸,从明年海贸旺季起,世界各国外商都会蜂拥而来。”

这个消息对于身为上海知县的刘光斗来说,无疑是一个天大的好消息,这意味着本就是肥缺的上海知县将更肥,他连忙问道:“朝廷同意了?”

“再有半个月,应该就能正式签约了,朝廷已经同意条约草案。”易知足说着一笑,“如今苦尽甘来,刘大人可得想法子坐稳了。”

上海知县本就是令人眼红的肥缺,这一开埠不知道会有多少人惦记,刘光斗自身也没什么得力的后台,否则也不会在战争期间被调来上海了,一转念他就反应过来,能不能坐稳上海知县的位置,关键在于易知足这个上海道台,他连忙躬身道:“下官唯大人马首是瞻。”

见他上道,易知足含笑道:“刘大人与本官也算是共过患难,若能清廉自勉,尽心办差,本官必然会在诸位大人面前为刘大人美言。”

听的这话,刘光斗登时心花怒放,易知足虽说只是个道台,但却手眼通天,往来的尽皆两江和朝廷大员,有他提携,今后的仕途必然一帆风顺,他当即将本就躬着的身子再功躬了躬,沉声道:“下官必定清廉自守,竭心办差,不负大人所望。”

长江口,一直封锁江口的英军定海舰队现在接到璞鼎查的命令之后,迅速的扬帆起航,撤回定海,消息传回上海县城,自然是一片欢腾,随后,一个接一个好消息相继传来,松江府调拨一万石粮食赈济灾民,元奇船队即将返回广州从海路运送粮食来上海,驻扎在上海的元奇数千团练和数千英军战俘即将离开上海。

随着这一个接一个的消息传开,原本节节攀高的粮价开始回落,手头囤积了大批粮食的一众粮商和地方士绅在意识到大势所趋之后,都明智的争先恐后的抛出手里的粮食,粮价一天几变,快速下跌。

十日后,五艘悬挂着元奇海魂旗的西洋战舰、二艘蒸汽轮船、一艘测量船缓缓抵达吴淞,宝山县城北门谯楼,易知足带着元奇团练几个军官看着当前那艘缓缓而来的庞大战舰,一个个都兴奋的难以自禁。

“三级战列舰——“伯兰汉”号,上次进犯上海,就是以这艘战舰为主。”

“一艘三级舰,二艘四级舰,二艘轻巡舰,还有两艘蒸汽轮船。”

“有这几艘战舰加入,咱们元奇完全可以组建一支舰队了!”

“那是,就算广东水师不还咱们那几艘缴获的战舰,咱们现在组建一支舰队也绰绰有余。”

听着众人兴奋的议论,三团团长肖明亮却是惊讶,这几艘完好无损的战舰,大掌柜究竟是如何从英军手里弄来的?略微沉吟,他忍不住道:“战舰上有没有火炮?”

易知足知道他想问什么,看了他一眼才道:“有,所有战舰,火炮一门不少,这是用所有英军战俘交换来的。”

“俘虏那么值钱?”肖明亮咧嘴笑道:“那咱们以后尽量争取多抓俘虏。”

易知足没理会他,看向那几艘战舰,这五艘战舰到手,也确实应该组建一支舰队了,虽然规模小,但在大清这片海域应该能够横着走了,就是在南洋,只要不遭遇英吉利印度舰队,也是无敌的存在。

不多时,琼州舰舰长勒小旗就乘着小船上岸,上了谯楼,大步走到易知足跟前一脸兴奋的敬礼道:“报告校长,圆满完成任务。”

易知足点了点头,道:“在吴淞修整一日,明天返航。”

“是。”勒小旗应了一声,才道:“那艘三级战列舰——“伯兰汉”号,名字太拗口,还请校长重新命名。”

易知足随意的说道:“这艘战舰得自镇江,就叫“镇江”号,舰长,由你担任。”

整个元奇如今就这一艘三级战列舰,担任这艘战舰的舰长意味着什么,不言自明,勒小旗兴奋的一脸通红,连忙敬礼道:“学生遵命,定不负校长厚爱!”

缓缓点了一支雪茄,易知足才道:“精兵是打出来的,元奇团练,不论海军陆军都欠缺实战,如今元奇有大小战舰二十余艘,还有三支船队,这一年时间抓紧训练,南洋几个藩属国,咱们也该收回来了。”

一听这话,勒小旗大为振奋,连忙道敬礼道:“学生遵命。”

肖明亮眼睛也是一亮,校长这是要打南洋?看样子元奇以后有的是仗打!

十月三日,清英双方在江宁静海寺正式签订《江宁条约》结束了战争,十八日,英吉利、法兰西、美利坚三艘战舰抵达上海。

三国战舰抵达小东门外码头,易知足自然知道,但却根本没有出迎的意思,而是坐在道台衙门听幕僚包世臣汇报这一段时间的公务,他这个上海道接任也已经快一年了,但一直就是个甩手掌柜,道衙里大小事情他基本就没过问,一应事宜都是包世臣在打理。

不过,随着《江宁条约》的签订,随着上海开埠,江海关革新也即将提上日程,其他的公务他可以不管不问,任由包世臣打理,江海关的事情,他却是不能假手他人。

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