C2276 Gordon's Album

Ever since Zai Chun had arrived in England, he had always been well-received. This was the first time he smelled gunpowder.

Gordon looked at his majesty apologetically, he suddenly remembered the years of war in Jiangnan City, the mountains and rivers of Great Qing were still lingering in front of him, it would be a lie to say that he had no feelings.

He suddenly knelt down in front of Tongzhi and said with incomparable sincerity, "Please forgive this subject's rudeness, Your Majesty, but … However, this subject still needs to speak a few words of truth, and cannot challenge the patience of the Prime Minister. There is a limit to any attitude, please consider carefully, Your Majesty! "

Zai Chun said with a pale face: "These are Benjamin's exact words?"

Gordon did not answer directly. Instead, he said with a face full of worry, "The Prime Minister has aged a lot recently, and can't even rest for three hours everyday. He is under too much pressure.

On this matter, what else could Zai Chun say? Benjamin had already prepared two hands, it was so cruel to tear apart the truth.

Zai Chun nodded his head: "Give me one day, one day. Come see me tomorrow afternoon, I'll give you a confirmation letter!"

"Really? "Great, rest assured Your Majesty, I will definitely persuade the Prime Minister to give you the best conditions, and I believe that you will be able to make the right choice!"

Gordon stood up, bowed, and then turned around to leave. After taking two steps, he turned his head back and said tentatively, "Your Majesty, we really cannot give up on this opportunity. I am also one of the subjects of the Great Qing, I can assure you that the conditions you are facing are the best that the British have given you in the past hundred years …"

Zai Chun smiled bitterly and nodded: "I know, I understand your loyalty. Go back, let me think about it … "After all, this is related to the well-being of millions of people. I can't help but be cautious!"

Gordon nodded his head, "That's true, ruling over a large country is like cooking a small fish, I've heard Li Hongzhang say that before … "Also, here is a personal gift for Your Majesty. It might be able to ease Your Majesty's yearning for your hometown!"

When Gordon came, he brought a huge leather briefcase, who knew what was stuffed inside. However, when he opened it now, he found that it was actually a thick album.

"Your Majesty, this is the photo I took when I was in Great Qing for the past few years. It records a lot of scenes of me battling the Taiping Army, as well as Jiang Nan's broken body … Your Majesty, take a look! I really hope that the Great Qing will never encounter such a calamity again! "

"The Great Qing must strengthen themselves. The empire is really going to innovate!"

Gordon left, leaving behind his personal, treasured photo album, which was at least four wide, and was placed on his knees and pressed down heavily on his legs. The cover was made of leather and nitro, and the four corners had actually had a brass wrapping opening to prevent wear.

Even though Zai Chun was the emperor of the Great Qing, he knew that the Long Hair Chaos was all written in words. There were very few photos that spread to the imperial palace.

Most of the time, they existed in the illusions of the Tongzhi Emperor. The rows of words on the officials' reports that were less thick in ink were the tens of thousands of deaths.

The unremarkable change in numbers might have been the collapse of a thousand miles of land and refugees … The image of the Empire existed only in the mouths of ministers and in the words they wrote.

The emperor looked at his mountains and rivers. In between, there was a thick curtain of officials. Since ancient times, there had been countless jokes about not eating meat.

It was not because the Xiang Army could not afford a camera, nor was it because they did not use this new technology, but because they would not send any photos to the palace. They would rather use the most primitive method to communicate with the emperor than use this new technology.

The reason for this was very deep. In the end, an official was unwilling to let the emperor get close to the common people. If the emperor knew what it looked like, then there would be no room for them to turn back.

But Gordon was different, the British did not have as many playthings as the Chinese Officer, he would say what he wanted and record what he saw. He did not even need the emperor to speak, he was willing to offer out his treasures.

Upon opening the album, Zai Chun was immediately shocked by Xiao Sha, Shattered, and cruel: "So that war was actually this brutal?"

Beneath the dilapidated city walls, groups of Xiang Army captives were kneeling on the ground like animals waiting to be slaughtered. The decapitated heads formed a pyramid, and the complacent soldiers' faces were filled with a cruel smile.

The old man's eyes were filled with resignation as the cannons in his cannon collapsed the house and filled the picturesque landscape with smoke.

The refugees were piled up on the ground, covering the entire dirt road. In the distant porridge shed, soldiers were swinging sticks to maintain order. The beaten refugees didn't even have a hint of anger, only emptiness in their eyes.

There were also people on the market. The child with grass stuck in his hair looked at the buyer's choice in fear. The parents behind him didn't even have the guts to bargain with those big figures. A handful of copper coins and even a bag of miscellaneous food could buy a big girl.

"This... "This is my Jiang Nan?" Zai Chun's eyes were filled with tears.

The two eunuchs, Big Xiao Sixi and Xiao Sixi, knelt on the ground beside him. Your Majesty, don't be sad. Your servant's heart shattered when I saw your tears … "

"Although the ancestor has the rule that eunuchs cannot interfere, this servant can only risk my life to speak a few more words today …"

Da Sixi kowtowed and said, "Your majesty, the matter is urgent! The threat of Britain is not just empty words. If we infuriate them, they might really leave His Majesty to their own devices! "

"Your Majesty … We have been fighting in the Great Qing Dynasty for so many years, yet our nation is too weak. "Your Majesty, it's already too late to disagree …"

"I know that these bastards in England are all useless fools. They used the taxes of the Great Qing as a bargaining chip to exchange for the rights to build the railway, but the situation is better than the people, so we have to lower our heads!"

"The English can give us, or the Ministry of Revenue, or even the empress dowager …" Wouldn't it be better if it were in His Majesty's hands? "

"Give that money to Your Majesty, at least you have a proper use for it. Your majesty can carry out the new policies, or you can train your troops, and then you can eliminate the opposition one by one. After that, you will be the saintly master of the Great Qing!"

"As for the railway, take something and build it on our land. Let's let them earn some money for now. Isn't it obvious that they will want it back in the future?" "We're already strong, what's there to be afraid of …"

Zai Chun's hesitant heart was set in motion by the words of the two eunuchs. His expression changed back and forth before he abruptly closed the album with a "pa" sound.

"Good!" Since Benjamin wants this agreement, then I will give it to him! "

"Master! I'm sorry, can you exchange the letter of credence, can you start the negotiations … disciple, I do not have the ability to do so and I really do not wish to do so.