At this time, Qing Yangshuo was far away in America.
They are meeting with the senior officials of Longyan City to discuss a joint attack by Britain and France.
What should Longyan City do?
If you want to defend, you need to formulate a strategy on how to defend.
"Reinforcing the city wall, first lay a circle of mines outside the city!"
"Let those who dare to invade Longyan City never come back!"
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The discussion in the conference hall was extremely heated.
Qing Yangshuo, who always looked calm and calm, now had a solemn look on his face, because according to the current news, Longyan City was very likely to encounter a French attack.
According to Wan Shang's report, Richard is now suspicious of them.
Even if not, Longyan City should prepare for a rainy day.
If France really calls, it will be too late.
Just then, the door flew open.
Everyone was stunned and looked over. It was the young man who broke in. Everyone frowned and was very unhappy.
"Is this where you came from?"
"Didn't you see we were having a meeting?"
Qing Yangshuo's face was also a little ugly. Normally, he had taught his servants not to be rash in doing things.
But today he made a mistake.
Qing Yangshuo was a little pedantic, but not unreasonable. He said indifferently: "What's the matter? You're in a hurry."
The boy didn't answer and glanced at everyone around him.
Under the unkind eyes of everyone, he ran forward and whispered: "Master, please come here and I will listen to you."
Qing Yangshuo frowned slightly, wondering why his servant was so unusual today.
But he still suppressed his curiosity and put his ear closer.
He leaned into Qing Yangshuo's ear and whispered: "Master, there is a letter from the lady."
Qing Yangshuo immediately turned his wheelchair and walked out as if he had been struck by a bolt from the blue.
"Today's meeting is cancelled!"
Seeing Qing Yangshuo leaving in a hurry, everyone was stunned and inevitably curious about what the boy said to him.
What information could make Qing Yangshuo, the Lord of Longyan City, so anxious.
The boy pushed Qing Yangshuo, and Qing Yangshuo asked in a deep voice: "Who sent it?"
Hu Xier hadn't sent him a message for a long time, and he didn't know what Hu Xier's current situation was.
What father is not worried about his daughter? Even Qing Yangshuo is very worried.
The boy said: "I don't know, that man was left at the door of our city lord, and he left."
"The guards at our city lord's palace didn't even notice any strange people coming."
After hearing this, Qing Yangshuo's face changed slightly and his eyes sank slightly.
Long Yancheng can receive letters from Britain, but if the letters are delivered in this way, then Hu Xier must have encountered some problem.
This is a contact method that will only be used in emergencies.
Qing Yangshuo quickly returned to his room, Xin was in Qing Yangshuo's room.
The envelope was not opened. Qing Yangshuo looked at the signature on the envelope, which was Hu Xier.
Qing Yangshuo opened the envelope and took out the only two pieces of paper inside.
The boy wisely left the room and closed the door.
Qing Yangshuo looked at the first sentence written on the letter, his face suddenly changed, and overwhelming anger rushed into his heart.
"Dad, Mo Cheng and I are under house arrest by Britain."
Qing Yangshuo's face was extremely gloomy and his hands couldn't stop shaking. At this moment, he wished he could pass the envelope and reach Britain.
"Those bastards in Britain!" Qing Yangshuo gritted his teeth.
Qing Yangshuo continued reading with anger. When he saw the next sentence, the anger that had just been ignited instantly turned into confusion.
"You don't have to think about rescuing us two. Mo Cheng and I are going to kidnap a group of scientists here. Mo Cheng recently found a man who wants to use steam engines on horse carriages, build steam cars, and use steam cars to transport things. It should be soon..."
Qing Yangshuo looked at the contents on the back of the envelope with a complicated expression. Except for the daily interactions with Mo Cheng and the daily information about being angry with his father, there was no other content.
After reading to the end, Hu Xier wrote in the letter: "Dad, Mo Cheng and I have a baby..."
Qing Yangshuo couldn't sit still when he saw this sentence. Qing Yangshuo turned to the next page and was stunned. There was nothing on the next page.
What's there?
What does it mean?
What did that nerd in Mocheng do to my daughter!
Countless bad associations instantly filled Qing Yangshuo's mind, and she could only feel her mind buzzing, and her irritable mood could not subside for a long time.
Qing Yangshuo couldn't sit still at all.
But there was nothing he could do. After a while of scratching his head and irritating his head, Qing Yangshuo threw the letter heavily into the wastebasket.
Don't want to see it at all.
But after calming down, he picked up the two pages again, put them in a book that he didn't read much, and stored them solemnly.
Qing Yangshuo slowly exhaled and no longer thought about this matter.
But I still have to think about a key piece of information mentioned in Hu Xier's letter. Someone in Britain already wants to apply steam engines to horse-drawn carriages.
Regarding this idea, Qing Yangshuo fell into deep thinking.
"Steam engines, horse-drawn carriages...interesting."
The steam engine is very large. The steam engine can be used as the power output of a transport ship, so why can't it be used as a horse-drawn carriage?
If such a land transportation machine is invented, it will definitely change the current situation.
Now the era of industrialization has arrived.
With the existence of this kind of transportation, the ability to transport items on land will be greatly improved.
Thinking of this, Qing Yangshuo paid more and more attention to this product.
And there is another person who attaches equal importance to Qing Yangshuo.
Mo Cheng also wrote a letter to Liu Zheng.
Liu Zheng looked at the letter and murmured: "Steam car..."
A flash of surprise suddenly flashed in his eyes, and the concept of a steam train immediately came to mind.
That is, trains.
Liu Zheng narrowed his eyes. The invention of the steam train directly accelerated the process of industrialization.
Moreover, steam trains are also of great significance to war. If there are steam trains, the circulation of resources will become extremely fast.
Although he had put forward similar ideas in Long Yan's country.
However, due to various reasons, the steam train was not successfully developed.
Unexpectedly, there are people in Britain who are also studying this.
If you can win over Long Yan, that would be the best.
However, now that both Mo Cheng and Hu Xier are under house arrest by Britain, this matter must be resolved.
Liu Zheng thought for a while and wrote in his reply: "This matter is not urgent. You should protect your own safety first. If you are in danger, find the local Almis Office and show this badge, and they will protect you."
"As for the problem of how the steam train turns, if we build guide rails on the wheels, this problem should be solved..."
After Liu Zheng wrote the letter, he sent it out.
