The struggle for hegemony between Tsarist Russia and China in the Far East finally came to an end, not in April 1874, but in fact at the end of 1873, when the feat of flying over the Tianshan Mountains was completed, there was no change!
Wu Langeli left the Daqing Gate, but Zai Chun and Cai Bixia behind him did not actually go to eat snacks. Instead, they secretly climbed up the tower of the Daqing Gate and hid inside to look outside.
This senior sister was also bad enough. She led her junior junior brother to spy on Ulan Geli's every move. They all saw what the Tsarist Russian minister did.
"Look, this guy staggered while walking... he almost fell down!" Zai Chun said excitedly as he put his head around.
"Keep your voice down, be careful not to let him hear... Ulan Geli is so frightened by us that he has even lost his soul. Why is he buying candied haws?"
"Bah... to win people's hearts? Do you want to do good deeds by giving sweets to children? It's too late, what did you do earlier..."
Why does Cai Bixia think something is wrong? "Why does Wulan Geli look so reluctant to leave? His eyes are always paying attention to the inconspicuous things in the market?"
"Is he going back to Moscow? I have to report to Naha quickly. If the tsar changes generals on the battlefield, the negotiation plan will have to be rearranged!"
Today, Zai Chun is much more confident than his senior sister. "Haha... the soldiers will come to cover up the water and the soil. No matter how many times he comes again, they will kill him without leaving a single piece of armor behind!"
"I don't believe it anymore. Isn't the Qing Dynasty Tongzhi ZTE? As long as Tsarist Russia signs the contract, in my hands the Qing Dynasty will be restored to the territory of its heyday..."
"Haha... I even snatched Lake Baikal that Emperor Kangxi had thrown away!"
"You brat, stop cocking your tail. You're making trouble again. Give me back what's mine... If you let the Queen Mother know about it later, you'll have to complain that it was us Chinese who led you into trouble!"
"Call me... I'm used to it!"
"Hey... senior sister, don't worry. I won't yell randomly when I get back to the palace! Well... senior sister, please tell the master, why are the ones at the back of the airship I ordered not yet in stock?"
"The contract was signed a long time ago, but only one is given now... If there are two or three airships, I will fly the airship directly to blow up the lair of the Rakshasa ghost!"
Cai Bixia glared at him, "Do you think airships are blown up? Do you know how much labor and parts it takes to make an airship?"
"The Chinese have not even commissioned their own airship troops. Luckily for you, they are already in actual combat in Yili. Isn't that enough for you?"
"If you want it fast...add 10% overtime pay!"
"Hey, hey, hey... don't do it! Why do you just... raise the price on the spot? Are you bullying people? Do you have any business ethics?" Zai Chun felt aggrieved when he heard that the price was going to be raised.
"Oh... Your Majesty, does he still know about business ethics? To tell you the truth, arms trade is different from other commodities. Ordinary commercial contract rules cannot be used to restrict arms trade!"
"This is not a gun, this is a super war machine. The process is complicated, the technology requirements are extremely high, and the technological content is top-notch!"
"Many parts cannot be mass-produced and are all made by hand. If you say speed up, just speed up? If you don't give workers overtime pay, who will do the work for you?"
"Besides, airships are actually just like steel battleships. The unit cost is too high and they are updated quickly... so each one must be improved from the previous one!"
"They can't all be exactly the same... For example, the armament of your current airship only has two steel-framed Gatling guns on the left and right..."
"The new airship that our Chinese people are designing now should have been designed long ago!"
"The heavy machine gun is no longer placed in the air, but has a closed design chamber with glass on the left, right and front!"
"The machine gunner can shoot in position through the internal passage. He no longer has to climb over in the open air at risk... Do you think this new glass shooting cabin will cost more?"
"Is it enough to just have a heavy machine gun that can shoot? Impossible. The new airships also need to be equipped with artillery shells with delayed fuzes. We call them aerial bombs!"
"How much would it cost to re-shoot a fully mechanically operated bomb bay?"
"In future airship battles, there will be no need for soldiers to throw their hands down... The powerful aerial bombs in the pod will explode directly! The enemies will explode directly above their heads!"
"Is it a good thing? Do I need to pay more? Well... you kid said... do I need to pay more?"
"Ouch... You are so disgusting, kid. Why are you drooling and not talking? I will bring you new drawings and models the day after tomorrow for you to enjoy..."
"Let's go, let's go... Wulan Geli has gone to Nancheng for dinner. Where is the lunch you prepared for me? Just drink the northwest wind here?"
Cai Bixia scolded his younger brother, and Zai Chun scolded his third grandson. The little eunuch behind him was so frightened that he fainted.
But Zai Chun still did this. The more the senior sister scolded him, the happier he got. He was just a bitch!
It was almost the New Year, and Cai Bixia did not stay too much in the capital. Three days later, he went to Tanggu Outer Port to take a warship back to Naha.
Before she set off, she specially sent a telegram to report Ulan Geli's abnormal behavior in the past few days to the head of state. After three days of sea voyage, Cai Bixia finally rushed back to Ryukyu Naha before the New Year.
Leaving the salute to the servants at home, Cai Bixia did not dare to delay at all and went directly to the Head of State to meet Xiao Letian. It was better to come early than to come by chance.
When Cai Bixia arrived at the palace of the head of state, there happened to be a luncheon held in the palace of the head of state. Cai Bixia was the favorite of the two ladies and treated her like a daughter, so she was dragged to the palace without saying a word.
In the Baibu Pavilion of Chuanlinliushui, a long pavilion with a complex structure along the creek, ten long round tables were set up near the mountains and rivers. All the women of some status in Xiao Letian's house were served.
Cai Bixia saw that the two ladies were the first, and the twelve golden hairpins were serving as two tables, followed by the housekeeper's wife of the inner house, the maids in charge of various ministries, and even the confidants of the ladies, who were all qualified to attend the banquet today.
This is a privilege that Xiao Letian gives to the inner house every year. Before the Spring Festival, these women will have a good time. There is no distinction between big and small in today's banquet. Everyone does it together without saying who is serving whom, and then we sit together and have a day of fun. .
"Oh...our Hua Mulan is back...the flower of the navy!" When Huniu saw Cai Bixia back, she clapped her hands happily, walked over and squeezed her hands, touched her face and couldn't see enough of it. .
"I've met the two mistresses! My disciple, I came back in a hurry and didn't bring the New Year's goods to my door! Just open your mouth and you'll know how to eat!"
Fu Hui smiled and pinched Cai Bixia's mouth, "It's just your mouth! Look at how smart you are, no wonder the head of state asked you to be the female special envoy!"
"Ten men are no match for you! Sit down quickly, there is plenty of wine and meat, and you are not allowed to leave until you are drunk!"
While they were laughing and joking, Cai Bixia suddenly stood up from the show bench as if there was a spring under her butt!
