第298章 横行香港
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原本因为战乱四处流动的劳动力被土地迅速的固定下来,周瑞东在报告中对越北局面的改善信心十足,枪杆子在手,一切的政策又有南洋银行在身后作为推手,有钱有枪,什么事情办不得!
光是在完成土地兼并的五府之地,出去已经完成承包的土地外,还有接近一百六十多万亩的土地处于闲置状态,此外,还有大片的荒地可供开发,毕竟越北雨水充足,只要有心开垦,到处都有耕田可供开发,现在,秦铠有了推动下一步计划的基础。
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临近香港维多利亚港湾的总督府内,现任的香港总督宝文爵士正在接见一个来自广州的客人,宝文曾在维多利亚、昆士兰、新西兰担任多届总督,但是,今天却是第一次碰到如此紧迫的外交问题。
来的客人是一位年轻、瘦高个子的男子,他带来了清国南洋大臣、两广总督秦铠的公文,是来交涉关于广西官员郑观应被非法绑架的外交事件!若是不能及时解决,两国可能会因此进入战争状态!听到这个年轻人一脸义愤的抗议后,宝文爵士显然还没搞清楚状况,答应立刻给予处理。
等他把香港警署探长麦克叫来后,才知道确实有这么回事,只是事情与那位叫唐绍仪的年轻人所描述的情况颇有些出入,这个叫郑观应的中国人据说是与太古洋行有经济上的纠纷,太古洋行的鲁克经理要求对方赔偿十万元的损失,因而发生了争执。
只是……这不过是简单的经济纠纷,这类的纠纷即使在清国也能通过正常渠道得以解决,这太古洋行为何要把人扣在香港,这让这位新上任的香港总督没想明白,他招过来麦克探长,低声问道:“麦克,这涉及到商业纠纷,警署为何会参与其中,似乎更应该通过政府层面啦解决吧!”
麦克探长自然明白,这位新总督对太古洋行的背景可能完全不了解,便凑到他耳边轻声说道:“宝文爵士,立法局的官守议员杰弗森、卡提尔这两位都与太古洋行关系密切,这件事情上,他们一定是插手其中了!”
宝文总督一听,看了眼麦克探长,这事情……估摸着这位也是插手了吧,否则警察又怎么会把人给扣了起来!不过,现在情况却有些麻烦,毕竟扣押的可是一名清国的官员,而非普通的商人,而且还惊动了现在清国最强势的军中少壮派人物秦铠总督!
他把两广总督府发出的公文递给对方,这种事情自己也就只能踢皮球了,“麦克,这人是你们抓的,现在清国已经派人来抗议我们随意逮捕清国官员了……这不再是一起商业纠纷,而是一起外交事件!”
“外交事件!”麦克探长显然也是十分意外,不就抓了个中国人嘛,对于中国人的抗议有必要这么在意嘛!他匆匆从总督府出来,直奔杰弗森议员的官邸。
“外交事件?!黄皮猴子也懂得这个名词?我看是宝文那个老头给吓昏了头吧!”一个身材浑圆、挺着啤酒肚中年胖子大声的捧着一大杯红酒边笑变大声嚷嚷着,这位就是太古洋行菲洛经理。
他对面坐着的麦克探长和杰弗森议员显然也被他肆无忌惮的狂笑所感染,脸上露出不置可否的表情,一头白发的杰弗森议员把红酒杯放在下巴的位置享受的闻了闻,又品尝了一口后,这才意犹未尽的说道:“菲洛,这事情还是小心处置吧,既然让总督大人难堪了,我看这事情还是要小心处置才是!”
“把他放了?”马克探长听到议员的话有些意外,好奇的问道。
“必须放,清国人把这件事情闹大了,若是我们官方还插手其中,还真能闹成外交纠纷……这次清国与法国的战争,让黄皮猴们十分兴奋,恐怕他们还真能闹出些什么事情来!不过你们商业上的纠纷,完全可以私下解决,马克探长也有不方便出面的地方嘛!”
菲洛经理点点头,笑着说道:“杰弗森议员,那暂时把郑买办送到我们公司,我派人亲自与他谈着赔偿的问题,让他把事情坐实了,到时候再放人!”
唐绍仪此刻再次出门去总督府谈判,这外交上的紧迫式的策略,有助于加快事情的解决,果然,宝文总督已经确认会尽快释放扣押的中国官员郑观应,不过从衙门里出来,一个身形利落的随从匆匆跑来报告,“唐大人,在警署蹲点的兄弟报告说郑副使被人接走了!”
“……”这怎么可能呢,这奇怪的消息让唐绍仪有些措不及防,“谁接的人?”
“宋大人带人跟下去了,”来人忙解释道。
“噢!”唐绍仪这才松了口气,总督大人让这对精悍的侍卫来帮忙,那可是绝对发挥了作用,要不然碰到这情况,自己还真没法处置……没想到英国人竟然如此卑鄙,也不知道在搞什么名堂,不过,既然英国人不主动告知这事情,自己也就故作不知。
到了傍晚十分,宋云泽带着三四个人回来了,脸上更是十分的不满之状,见到唐绍仪忙说道:“唐大人,出了点偏差,我看英国人要搞小把戏啊!”
“云泽,来接郑副使的是什么人?莫非郑副使香港也有熟人?你打探到什么消息了?”
“唐大人,我原本也没猜到,跟着马车才找到地方,你猜是那里?”
“……”
“太古洋行!”
这下唐绍仪显然明白了英国人的意思,根本就没打算好好处置这件事情,现在就开始玩起太极推手了,明天自己去的时候,听到的消息肯定是郑观应已经被释放了!至于怎么放的,郑观应跑哪里去了,总督府可没义务来解决。
“云泽,你有什么打算?秦大人那边有没有新安排?”唐绍仪自然明白现在是必须拿出对策的时间了,看得出这太古洋行在香港的势力果然不同凡响,就连警署也受到他们的控制!
夜色之下,太古洋行却是大门紧闭,作为目前在远东实力强劲的英国洋行,他们甚至还雇佣了一支保安的军队,此刻胖子菲洛正在最里面的一间屋内,门口还有两名保安来回巡视!
宋云泽趴在隔壁刚刚租下来的小阁楼上观察了一阵这洋行的布局,五六个军官在他身后小声的汇报着白天和刚才看到的情报,他一边听一边点头,然后坚定的下达了命令!
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