Countless small boats sent the captains of each ship to the St. Peter. Of course, it was impossible for all captains to attend the meeting, mainly the captains of the twelve main battleships, and the highest ranking among the three frigate captains. The total number of fifteen people is exactly an odd number, and there will be no tie in voting on some important matters.
The spacious captain's room was soon filled with smoke. Open vodka and whiskey were placed on the table. The officer leaned on the back of his chair and shook the wine, listening to Stefanski relaying the latest intelligence.
Moliere was just the intelligence coordinator provided by France. He did not have the right to attend such a high-level meeting, but in the guard room next to the captain's room, he could use the copper pipe to listen to the entire meeting.
The Russian language, which was mixed with many dialects and slang, was very difficult to understand. Molière had to rely on two of his men to translate in low voices to keep up with the progress. When he heard the exclamations of the fifteen captains in the room, he smiled, laughed. Extremely happy.
"Since ancient times, money has fascinated people. These polar bears are really scared of poverty. If ten tons of gold still can't impress them, I will dig out their eyes..."
"Sir... is this information a bit distorted? Ten tons of gold! Is it possible with Xiao Letian's financial resources..."
"Is it possible? Please don't use rhetorical questions, please use affirmative sentences..." Molière sneered and said, "Xiao Letian is as cunning as a fox. He has already seen clearly the price difference between gold and silver between Europe and Asia, and he has already done it." Understand the silver arbitrage game we have been playing..."
"He minted silver coins and issued tradable bonds. In the final analysis, he wanted to take the lead in poaching more resources from the Qing mainland, mainly gold reserves..."
"There are many gold and silver mines in the Japanese archipelago. As far as I know, all the gold mines in Japan are controlled by Fuso Bank. Once the gold is smelted, it will be shipped away immediately. Where is it shipped to? I really didn't know before, but now I just realized that Xiao Letian actually dug many treasure caves on the Pacific Ocean..."
The subordinate asked, "I'm sorry, I'm still a little doubtful. Is this information really true? This, this, this... this is a bit too bizarre!"
"Haha... the latest news from Hong Kong, this is information spit out by a real big fish, the credibility is still very high..."
Molière was right. Just 12 hours ago, a sudden accident occurred on the south shore of Victoria Bay in Hong Kong, the most prosperous area in the north of Hong Kong Island.
On the busiest Queen's Road, three figures suddenly ran out of the alley. One of them was covered in blood, and the other's arms were bulging with things. Occasionally, one or two silver coins would even fall to the ground.
The third man was even more tough, holding a wrist-breaking knife in his hand, which was also stained with blood.
Beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep... the police's copper whistle was blowing sharply. The police from the early colonial era, holding a baton in one hand and a round shield made of rattan in the other and wearing a bamboo hat on their head, were chasing after them.
"Catch him! Catch the robbers... They robbed the Dafa Gold Store... Catch the robbers..."
When the citizens heard that they were robbers, they dispersed in fright. The Dafa Gold Store was heavily guarded. These three brothers actually dared to rob anything in the daytime. They looked like gangsters and only fools helped.
People on the street fled one after another, and the police behind them were panting. Even the reinforcement police officers were almost exhausted. However, anyone with a discerning eye could see clearly that these old fritters did not bother to pursue them at all. It's just workmanship.
After a while, there was a sound of leather boots trampling on the stone pavement on the street. It may be that the robbery was serious, so it alerted the British soldiers nearby, and many important intersections on Queen's Road were closed.
There was a sound of doors closing on the street. Only people on the second and third floors dared to watch the arrest of thieves from the cracks in the windows. Everyone could not understand why an ordinary robbery would alarm these British soldiers. People, don’t they always care about the little things about local security?
Of course, no criminals would dare to cause trouble to foreigners, and colonists would always be first-class citizens here.
In an alley attached to Queen's Road, a small building that was 80% new was also alarmed by the robbery. The owner saw many people below running home one after another, and there were sounds of doors being closed everywhere. He also asked the housekeeper to quickly move the house. Keep the door closed to avoid getting into trouble.
But just when the housekeeper was about to close the door, a slender hand suddenly stretched out from the crack of the door. The seemingly weak hand firmly grasped the wooden door. The housekeeper suddenly felt that the wooden door was as if it had taken root and could not be pushed open. move.
"Girl, who are you looking for..." Before he could finish his words, the wooden door was forced open, and a woman wearing ordinary Chaoshan clothes walked in from the outside.
There was white sand hanging on the big bamboo hat. The housekeeper couldn't see the woman's face at all, but he could guess from the hands alone that this woman must be very beautiful.
"I'm looking for the owner of your house. I know he is on the second floor. No need to notify me. I will go up myself..."
"Hey, hey, you girl, why did you force your way in? How could you do it without notifying me?" The housekeeper tried to stop him, but he couldn't.
The woman had just walked to the middle of the hall, when four burly men suddenly rushed out from the surrounding rooms. The revolvers in their hands were pointed at the woman. Needless to say, murderous intent was already spreading.
The housekeeper swallowed, sighed, shook his head, and closed the door behind his back, "Why bother..."
The woman didn't show any fear at all. She smiled faintly and looked up at the stairs. "Mr. Sakamoto Ryoma, isn't it rude to treat guests like this? You will meet me, I believe you will definitely meet me..."
"To tell you the truth, in order to prevent you from escaping, we deliberately staged a robbery outside. Now the British soldiers have blocked all the passages around here. If you don't cooperate, I'm afraid you will be the one who suffers in the end. !”
There was a steady sound of footsteps on the stairs, and Sakamoto Ryoma, who had just left Ryukyu, appeared in front of the woman. He looked at the woman wearing a bamboo hat indifferently, "Who are you? Who do you represent?"
"I am..." The woman hadn't finished her words. Just as she opened her mouth, she saw a flash of white light beside her. The woman was caught off guard and the bamboo hat on her head was flashed by the white light.
A warrior held a sword and flashed past her. The moment he stopped, the bamboo hat and white veil were split into two pieces and fell to the ground.
"My lord, please don't hide your head when you see me. This is very rude!" The samurai sword returned to its sheath, then he bowed slightly to the woman, took three steps back and gave up his position in the middle of the living room.
A beautiful face, with many advantages of a southern woman, she is indeed a beauty that is pleasing to the eye. But Ryoma Sakamoto has never seen such a beautiful woman. Such an 80-point beauty is not enough to impress him.
The Yidao girl was not afraid at all. She smiled and bowed and said, "Sir Ryoma, I represent Beijing, and I can also represent the British... Is this weight enough to talk to you?"
