Count Roche's thoughts were all on the construction project of the Kobe residential area. It was indeed the first time I heard from Chuemon that the British wanted to sell fleets to the Qing.

Be silent!

As an old acquaintance, Count Roche knew that Chuemon had no need to deceive him. But having said that, he also guessed Chuemon's thoughts. The French came forward to mess things up, so why can't subsequent orders be handed over to French businessmen?

Very simple reason, I represent France to disrupt the situation, I can only say that it is just in case, and it will not allow us France to get immediate benefits. Although I will definitely do this thing, but I can't guarantee what it will be and what the result will be.

tsk tsk...

Sure enough, it was an old fox, and he started bargaining with Chuemon at once. It's just that Chuemon is not afraid that he will ask for a price in the sky. You don't want to ask for a price these days. If you only wait for your price, that's a bottomless pit that can't be filled. As long as Count Roche is willing to make an offer, Chuemon can counter-offer.

Both sides are on the road, and this matter is easy to say. Chuemon Rongsuke came forward and told Count Roche that the shogunate was willing to negotiate and borrow 3.7 million gold francs in French foreign debt. In addition to the money used to continue building a new-style army of a division, there is also a considerable part of the communication fee for Count Roche.

How much is the specific communication fee, and what regulations are there in the middle, that is what Count Roche and Suke six need to talk about, and there is no need for Chuemon to be responsible for this kind of shit. If you take care of everything, the country is so big and you will die of exhaustion sooner or later.

After hearing that he wanted to borrow 3.7 million gold francs, Count Roche finally nodded, but there was no special expression on his face. The handling fee is something, and it's not something he enjoys alone. The managers of those banks and the staff who handle it all have to share the profits.

In addition, he is more concerned about whether the shogunate can use Shenguangguan and Besshi Copper Mountain as collateral for loans. Especially Besshi Copper Mountain, with such abundant reserves, Count Roche was quite jealous.

Fees and so on, for a one-shot deal, you will share 10,000, and I will share 20,000. After everyone gets this vote, there will be no more. But the twenty-five-year mining rights of Besshi Copper Mountain, the red copper worth millions of gold francs every year, is just a small amount of money. The Count of Bauche Roche kicked his legs and left a rich legacy for his children.

In France, if you don't have any money, it's hard to mix in high society. Just an installation fee, as well as the money for holding **** and salons, can consume more than half of the gray income of these French officials.

Wear the same clothes three times, and someone will laugh at you for being a poor man!

There are even rumors that three hundred French households will starve to death as soon as the Dharma King holds a dinner and dance party. The expenses of the upper class in Paris are too high, and there is no way to go back to Paris without looking for a little more money outside.

Since Count Roche has already spoken, what else can you say? Of course it is mortgaged to the French.

As for Count Roche himself, how much interest he will occupy in the Besshi Copper Mountain is not something that Chuemon can manage. They are French and Sumitomo Yoshihide themselves. As long as Sumitomo Yoshi is not eaten and wiped clean, Chuemon will not intervene.

The Kobe Shipyard built with the aid of the French will also be handed over to Sumitomo Yoshihide before the loan is in place, to ensure that Sumitomo Yoshihisa can start building steamships immediately.

So this order, for the sake of peace between Britain and France, let us the Tokugawa shogunate take over.

After taking the handling fee and the promise of the Beszi Copper Mountain mortgage, Count Roche was quite satisfied. Although he didn't promise anything to Chuemon immediately, he also promised that he would turn around on the matter. On the French shipyard side, there is no guarantee for the time being, but on the British side, he will definitely mess things up.

Fine.

A secret conversation ended smoothly, and it was winter in the blink of an eye. It snowed heavily in Edo as usual, and this year's snow was even heavier than in previous years. Almost every day, the members of the investigation team can be seen noisy and dancing in the open space of Edo Castle's Honmaru. Who knows what the result of their quarrel is.

Chuemon only knew that news came back from India that the armies of Britain and France had arrived in the Indian colony and were in the process of replenishing their weapons and equipment. Once the replenishment is completed, it will set off for the Qing Kingdom.

If history does not show any surprises, the British and French forces will arrive in Hong Kong in February next year. After a little rectification, he went down to Zhoushan in the first battle, and quickly moved his troops north.

According to the current situation, all this development should not have much change. Chuemon, who was a bystander, couldn't do anything about it. The only thing that interfered was that Count Roche went to Shanghai by boat again. Go and negotiate with the French Minister to the Qing, Bourblon, how to interfere with the plans of the British.

In addition, there is another piece of news that the Anzheng envoy to Europe has finally arrived in the United States after more than two years of inspection visits. The essence of the United States at this time is naturally on the east coast, and the construction of the Pacific Railroad has not been completed. After visiting important towns such as New York, Philadelphia, Washington, etc., the envoy passed through the Azores, turned to the Cape of Good Hope, and finally prepared to return to China.

At the age of twelve and a half, Lieutenant General Tokugawa Keifuku was sent to Europe and the United States. When he returned to Japan, he was a sixteen-year-old "adult".

Mizuno Tadashi, Ando Nobumasa, Mouri Kakin and Matsudaira Keiyong who went to Europe and America with him will also return to Japan. Tokugawa Keifu is the owner of the Shimizu family and does not need any placement. However, after Mizuno Tadashi and Ando Nobuyoshi, who were envoys as old middle schoolers, returned to China, I am afraid it would be a little difficult to settle them down.

In particular, Mizuno Tadashi, who was originally one of the three auxiliary ministers left by the Tokugawa family to the Tokugawa family, not only acted as a bridge between the shogunate and his relatives and genealogy, but also actually took charge of the shogunate's finances.

Now that the old school and the establishment of the survey have been selected by Shimadzu, what should I do after Mizuno Tadashi returns? It's not okay to let Shimadzu's definition get out of the way, and Mizuno's best to give praise and promotion. As an old middle school, what position can he have when he moves up? The first place in the old middle school?

Ke Songping has been appointed as the chief minister, and the de facto prime minister no longer needs the first place in the old middle school. In other words, let Tadashi Mizuno go to work for the old middle and infantry?

No, no, no, no!

There are also two unsightly guys, Mouri Keiki and Matsudaira Keiyong, who will appear in Edo again, jumping up and down every day, making people angry. It was really annoying when I saw them, and there was no other way.