There are no secrets in the capital, and the conversation on the edge of Beihai has already reached the ears of Guiziliu and the others in just half a day!
Yixin and the others always thought that Cai Bixia was here to discuss the matter of adding a new special zone, but they never expected that Ci'an on the edge of Beihai would talk to them about arms!
Armored battleships and airships were new things that people in the Qing Dynasty had never heard of at the time, especially the airship. Xiao Letian's hot air balloon in Sijiu City had already caused a sensation in the entire empire.
People can fly in the sky. This is simply a magical skill. Otherwise, there would be no legend of the hidden dragon in the East China Sea circulating in the country!
But just over five years later, Xiao Letian actually said that he could upgrade the hot air balloon into an airship, so that it can be used for combat!
As long as something and war can be linked, it will arouse the vigilance of the government and the public. Now the Manchu Qing Dynasty has been forcibly opened the country. Although the people are still ignorant, the high-ranking officials of the empire can have access to new things outside.
Since the Manchus and Qing Dynasties have always been pushed to the ground by foreigners, their continuous failures have long made them lose confidence!
However, these people will not reflect on their own problems. They will not consider whether it is their own system, culture, economy, science, education... a series of their own shortcomings.
Encountering an enemy that was difficult to defeat, the Manchu Qing court first began to believe in weapons only theory!
That's right, the enemy is strong because they have foreign guns and cannons. It's not that we have a problem, our emperor has no problem, our Eight Banners has no problem, and our civil and military officials have no problem!
Foreigners are all demons, so it’s normal to get some demon weapons!
This kind of thinking can not only deceive ordinary people, but the key is that they can also deceive themselves. These Eight Banners nobles and civil and military officials are so cruel... they even deceive themselves!
They naturally accepted the weapon-only theory, because this argument could cover up their other shortcomings. It was under the influence of this concept that Xiao Letian's previous life, the Manchu Qing Dynasty, took a road of no return through large-scale weapons procurement!
From the army to the navy, everything from the army to the navy was purchasing foreign guns and artillery. Although they also invested in some machinery bureaus, it was already the end of the empire, and a little bit of production capacity could not change the fundamentals!
Today's Manchu Qing Dynasty is still like this. They continue to repeat the old tone of weapons only. They always believe that everything in the Celestial Kingdom is good. The only thing missing is the new weapons of foreigners!
As long as the new weapons from the foreigners are bought and equipped, even if the shortcomings of the barrels are made up, the other wooden boards will naturally be flawless!
The theory of weapons only has become the mainstream of the government and the public, so the court will pay close attention to any arms trade!
When Cai Bixia came to the capital, he didn't talk about the special concession area, but talked about arms. So these arms must be very amazing, and they can actually affect Ci'an!
Guiziliu's detailed work had already reported back everything that happened in Beihai. Ermao and Ci'an secretly discussed the details of the arms sales. Later, Ci'an punished Da Sixi, Xiao Sixi and Manshun by slapping each other. !
The three eunuch supervisors who followed Zai Chun abroad knelt on the gravel road and slapped him for half an hour. Their faces were as swollen as pig heads!
The reason for being punished was also very novel. It turned out to be because these three people didn't learn enough Western knowledge for someone else's 20 cents, and they didn't learn anything serious from a trip to Europa!
If you can't provide good advice and reference to Long Live Lord, you will naturally be punished!
Zai Chun also went crazy for a long time. He whipped the eunuch in Beihai and smashed three ice trucks alone!
The fact that the Queen Mother and the Emperor were so rude meant that this arms contract was really serious. When I inquired about it carefully, I almost scared Guiziliu to death!
Nine crappy airships cost 5 million taels of silver, and the naval plan is even more outrageous. It costs tens of millions of taels of silver!
When Yi Xin and Yixuan heard this number, they were furious. They immediately thought that Xiao Letian was blackmailing them. The Qing Dynasty finally saw some financial surplus. This rebellious person wanted to make money in the frying pan?
"No, not even a cent of silver to that bastard!"
But just scolding won't solve the problem. You have to study these two contracts carefully!
After calming down, the two men began to ask their staff to find information about the Franco-Prussian War. In Guiziliu's memory, it seemed that that broken airship had indeed appeared in the war. What was it like?
Not to mention the lack of information in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, as long as they have anything to do with Xiao Letian in this world, they are very concerned about it!
There are so many wars in Europe that they are not interested in, but they have to pay close attention to and study the war that Xiao Letian is involved in from beginning to end!
Newspapers and the intelligence shared by Dongjiaominxiang were found out one after another. When the two princes saw the detailed reports on airship operations in newspapers and military attachés from various countries, they were all dumbfounded!
Xiao Letian didn't lie. Xiao Letian really created a force that can fight in the sky!
Over the city of Paris, these airships cooperated with ground troops to complete many tactical missions, and even performed emergency rescue missions for the Red Cross!
The power cabin is hoisted under the spindle-shaped air bag, and personnel and weapons and equipment are also placed on it. Needless to say, this design has a cannon, and it is unbearable to drop bombs from the sky!
"Oh my God, once this kind of weapon becomes popular, all the city walls in our Qing Dynasty will be useless!"
"No one can stop them. When the time comes, they can blow up whoever they want. What will they do?"
There was no other way. The two princes thought about it and decided to ask for advice first. The Chinese were all businessmen from the same country, and the businessmen must be mercenary!
Let’s get in touch and see if we can get one or two ships for Xishan Camp!
Ci'an never expected that the arms contract she desperately blocked would finally impress the two conservative princes, and they would actually send Yi Kuang to contact the Chinese!
After receiving the invitation, Er Mao and Cai Bixia didn't hesitate to say, "Go, we have accepted this invitation!"
"General Cai... let's talk slowly. Don't be in a hurry. This arms contract worth millions of taels of silver was not said to be completed in a day or two!"
"Let's not be in a hurry. Let's send a telegram to the Führer first to see what our godfather thinks!"
When Xiao Letian received the telegram, he was no longer in the Lion City. He was rushing to Borneo on a speedboat. Huang Wanxia from Brunei had already sent three telegrams in a row, inviting the head of state to go for an on-site inspection.
Brunei's first stable oil well has officially produced oil!
This is a great thing! Xiao Letian couldn't sit still anymore and immediately said that he would go to Borneo immediately!
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