"Britain has developed a ship that can rival our Long Yan. It seems that Jiang Xuan and Britain have made some progress in the giant steam engine cooperation they have negotiated." Fang Dalong said lightly.
Wan Shang said quietly: "It's a battleship like this. I don't know if it's a good thing for us."
Fang Dalong pondered for a moment and said: "At least their British warships will be bound to the framework of our dragon flames."
"This matter was decided by Master Liu Zheng. He may have other considerations."
Wan Shang nodded and lit the message with a candle, which recorded that the French supply fleet was intercepted by Britain.
"Britain cuts off France's supply lines. Brother Fang, what do you think Richard will do next?"
Fang Dalong laughed: "I guess Richard will definitely ask for help. They need a strong reinforcement. After all, Quebec is very important to them."
"I think Richard, come to us now."
The two looked at each other and laughed.
As long as Richard is coming, then it's time for them to make decisions.
Now in North America, the only one that can provide assistance to France is Longyan City.
However, Richard learned about the opening of the Panama Canal and wanted to occupy this golden canal and start a war with Long Yan.
This completely cuts off the possibility of putting the negotiation on the table, and we can only talk to the two of them privately about cooperation.
At this moment, a knock on the door suddenly sounded.
Dong dong dong...
The two looked at each other, and Fang Dalong stood up and walked to open the door.
Wan Shang cleaned up all the dust from the burned letter paper, leaving no trace behind.
Fang Dalong looked at the visitor, his face was startled, he hurriedly leaned forward and said respectfully: "Your Excellency Richard."
Hearing this name, Wan Shang's body shuddered for a moment, but he quickly recovered, and when he walked to the door, he bowed and saluted like Fang Dalong.
"I didn't know you were coming and I wasn't prepared. It's really rude."
Richard looked at the two people and walked in with a smile on his face and his hands in vain: "It's my fault this time. It came so unexpectedly. I should have informed you in advance."
The two stood up and invited Richard into the tavern.
This is their intelligence center, but it is also a normal tavern, and the decoration inside is very dragon flame.
Fang Dalong and Wan Shang asked Richard to take a seat.
"I don't know, why did you come here this time?"
Richard glanced at the two people and said with a smile: "You don't know yet?"
The three of them looked at each other and smiled, and Richard added: "You are the Minister of Intelligence of France. Although you are targeting Long Yan, you should know the news from Britain soon. Regarding the news on the St. Laurent River... …”
The two nodded and did not deny that they had already known about the news that the French army was defeated by British forces in the Atlantic and had its supply lines broken.
"Indeed, before Your Excellency arrived, we did know some information through informants in Britain, but we have not verified it yet, and we don't know whether it is true or not."
"Is it because of this matter that Sir Richard came to us?"
"Could it be that the battleship mentioned above that is similar to the Dragon Flame supply ship has really been produced by Britain?"
Richard nodded without any secret.
The expressions of the two people suddenly changed: "Isn't this impossible? Britain's technological level has already developed to this stage?"
"We have heard about Long Yan's supply ship. It is a collection of Long Yan's top technology."
The two of them silently added in their hearts that at least it is the top technology for countries like yours...
Richard sighed and said: "Really, our supply line on the St. Laurent River in France has been cut off by Britain."
"Brother Wan and Brother Fang, you two were businessmen before. You should know what Quebec means to us in France."
"Quebec?" Fang Dalong murmured: "Are you talking about the fur trading center in Canada?"
"There are high-quality furs there, and the daily throughput of that trading center is terrifying. It's also close to the east coast, and its geographical location is also very important."
Richard nodded: "Now Britain is about to launch an attack there, and our supply line has been cut off."
"Our troops will no longer have any supplies for the next battle, and Britain's troops not only have more powerful equipment, but now they also have an advantage in strength."
"If this continues, our French colonial area will lose the entire east coast of America, which will cut off the fastest route for our French troops to go directly to Europe."
Richard couldn't hide the fatigue in his eyes. He leaned back weakly and looked at the ceiling of the tavern, where candles were still burning, emitting a dim light.
His fingers tapped on the edge of the table, a small sound echoed in the air, but it was also extremely silent.
"Sir, what do you want me to do?"
Fang Dalong stared at Richard and said firmly.
Wan Shang also nodded heavily, stood up, wishing he could express what he was thinking, and said extremely seriously: "Your Excellency, please just say it. If we can do it, we will definitely help."
Seeing the two people expressing their opinions, Richard sat up straight, frowned and said: "No, no, no, this is too dangerous. I can't assign such a task to you."
Fang Dalong stood up suddenly, knelt down on one knee, looked at Richard's face, and said sincerely: "Sir, since you rescued us two from the sea of longyan, the two of us have never wanted to repay you. Kindness.”
"If you have any tasks, please leave them to me. Don't worry, I will take care of everything."
Wan Shang patted his chest and said, "Yes, we are willing to give our hearts to you."
Richard looked at the two men with such firm eyes, and he was very moved.
"alright, I got it."
Richard added: "We need Long Yan's weapons now. Now that we have started a war with Long Yan, it is no longer possible to directly talk to Qing Yangshuo about cooperation."
"I want to use the two of you to purchase a piece of weapon in Longyan and transport it to Quebec."
The two hesitated for a moment, but they already knew in their hearts that there would be such a result.
Richard looked at the changes in the expressions of the two people: "I know that this matter is very difficult, and you have a special status now."
"If you are caught by the Dragon Flame people, you two will face death..."
Wan Shang and Fang Dalong interrupted Richard and said in a deep voice: "Sir, there is no need to say any more. We know the consequences very well."
"You just tell us what weapons our troops need now and we will get them as quickly as possible."
Richard took a breath and exhaled it slowly. He didn't expect these two people to be so determined now: "We need more artillery and muskets now, as well as more black powder, the more the better!"
"we know……"
