Korea's Bangzi suddenly strengthened its naval construction without any reason, which must have ulterior motives.
Otherwise, it makes no sense.
In view of this, in addition to asking Xie Jiong to intervene, Qi Xiaotong also decided to find out personally.
However, due to his special status, it is inconvenient to act openly. It seems that he can only pry in secret.
So, she put on her long-lost night clothes and sneaked away quietly under the cover of night.
About half an hour later.
In a corner of a certain inn, half of a pretty face poked out. After looking around, the man flew down and landed on the ground.
It's clean and crisp, like a pin falling to the ground, and doesn't bring up a trace of dust.
Suddenly!
She flashed like a ghost again and flew to the window sill.
This beautiful figure is naturally Qi Xiaotong.
After she stabilized herself, she immediately took out a delicate diamond pen from her arms and lightly scratched the corner of the glass window, and a thin mark appeared. Then, with a flick of her finger, a tiny hole the size of a bean appeared on the glass window.
Through this hole, you can get a glimpse of the interior of the room.
Look intently!
But I saw a wealthy man like Sun Dacai sitting on the main seat in the room. He was wearing gold and silver, and his clothes were bright and he looked wealthy.
I think this person is the local tycoon Jin Liufu from Korea.
And sitting on another chair was an old butler with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks.
At this time, the two of them were whispering something secretly.
The voice was as loud as a gnat. If Qi Xiaotong hadn't been in a state of detachment, he might not have been able to hear even a single word.
Just listen to Jin Liufu say: "Currently, Da Fengchao is going all out to develop the navy. The accumulation in the past two years has begun to take shape. In particular, Qi's reputation in Nanyang has now reached the level of transcendence that dominates the world. If we don’t catch up, we will be controlled by others in the future. So I think our Lord’s idea of revitalizing the navy is not only correct, but also very far-sighted.”
The master said 'hmm' and then said: "Speaking of Jun Shang Lai, we have to mention his ambitions. Unlike the late king, he has a very strong desire to open up new territories. According to his vision, If we can include the Liaodong area where Dafeng dynasty is the capital of Shandong Province, we will have the capital to compete with Dafeng. Then, we can take advantage of the trend and expand northward, and within a few years, we can create a dominating force. The great empire comes.”
Jin Liufu nodded and said with a smile: "If it were not based on the consideration of opening up the territory, how could your Majesty lose money to support these unreputable bastards like Donglu? To put it bluntly, isn't it just to borrow their power? Should we attack Dafeng with our hands? If the Donglu win, Korea will take the opportunity to send troops; if the Donglu lose, we will eat their remaining troops. No matter what, we will not suffer losses. This strategy is the famous mantis catching cicada, Huang The bird behind the scenes plan. But I don’t know yet, how far this plan is currently working?”
After a pause, he said sternly: "Although the Donglu army is tough, they are just ordinary men with no plans. In front of the powerful Dafeng, they are unlikely to make a profit. In other words, their utilization value is not very high. Gao, forming an alliance with them is just a temporary measure. In the long run, only when a real navy has been developed can one be qualified to form an alliance with the arrogant Fuso Kingdom. At that time, the two parties will make an appointment to attack together and decide But we can catch them off guard, and as long as we use our troops quickly, we may be able to achieve great things."
"What your lord said is true!"
"..."
Ah!
I really didn’t expect that the small country of Korea would actually try to swallow an elephant. Aren’t you afraid that you won’t be able to swallow it and will choke?
And that Fusang Kingdom is simply three points more disgusting than the Imperial Examination Gongtong that my father said. I really want to eat its flesh, drink its blood, cramp its muscles, and finally crush its bones and raise ashes.
They should be lucky that their geographical location is not around Nanyang, otherwise, they would have been killed by their father thousands of times.
After a few curses, Xiaotong couldn't help but move her delicate hand to the hilt of the sword on her back.
Just when she was about to carry out the decapitation operation, her arm suddenly stopped there.
Killing them can only relieve their anger for a while, but it cannot stop the Goryeo King's ambition. In this case, why not go with the flow and spare their lives? It might as well let them transport the low-quality wood back to Goryeo, which can be regarded as a calculation.
Well, that's it.
President Lao Qi was deeply involved in the rest of the matter, and it was enough for Xie Jiong to handle it.
What she had to do was to spread this information to Qiongzhou as soon as possible so that her father and others would know.
In addition, a special letter must be sent to Fu Xian in Dawan, asking him to pretend to be a Fusang Japanese pirate and gently ambush Jin Liufu on his way back. Although this move will not kill them, it may arouse mutual suspicion between Goryeo and Fusang.
After making these arrangements, Xiaotong started to get down to business.
The first priority at the moment is to prepare military supplies for Hong Tao.
All other things can come second.
Xiaotong thought about it and decided to give him some conventional military equipment in addition to the sled. For example, core weapons such as muskets and serial crossbows.
There is only so much that can be done.
As for whether he can achieve the level of Feng Langju Xu, it depends on his true ability.
…
A month passed by in a flash.
During this period, the two things Qi Xiaotong promoted have achieved good results.
The military products requested by Hong Tao were completed as scheduled and shipped north as scheduled. The feeling of smoothness was like eating noodles.
In addition, Jin Liufu and his party also sailed back smoothly.
Although they were deeply dissatisfied with Dahua's administrative intervention methods, they eventually had to swallow their sense of cowardice because they were frightened by the government's power.
In any case, this trip was not in vain, and I could barely go back to resume my life.
Dong Yun calculated the accounts in private and found that this transaction had defrauded the Korean people of 80,000 taels of silver. Although it could not be called a shocking wealth, it was still a considerable income.
For Dahua, which was not long after the founding of the People's Republic of China, this is undoubtedly a timely financial aid.
Comfortable!
Extremely comfortable!
Everyone, including Qi Xiaotong, smiled sincerely.
Yes!
Blessings come, and misfortunes lurk.
Before the excitement had passed, bad news came.
Duan Zicheng wrote a letter to express his bitterness, saying that he had planned and calculated everything, and it took a lot of effort to rescue the hijacked Pacific Fleet. But he never thought that he would be tricked by the scheming British people in the end.
After the handover was completed, he discovered that all the steam engines installed on the battleships had been dismantled by foreigners for research. Although these junk goods are all low-quality imitations made in Dafeng, Lao Duan does not want foreign dogs to spy on them even if they are such things.
well……
This also corresponds to the old saying: A wise man will lose something after a lot of worries; a fool will gain something after a lot of worries.
Generally speaking, Lao Duan's letter mainly explains the reasons and does not propose effective solutions.
Even how he rescued him was not even mentioned in detail.
According to Xiaotong's estimation, unconventional means that are not easy to explain must have been used.
Seeing that the CEO seemed to be in a dilemma, Xie Jiong quickly advised: "Actually, I really don't blame Mr. Duan for this matter. Even if someone else were to rescue him, the result would be the same. If we really want to blame him, blame the imperial army for not living up to expectations. "
"Well, that's true!" Xiaotong shook his head slightly, still unbalanced and said: "I really didn't expect that these foreigners can have such tricks. If there is a chance, I will definitely match their wits with them."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a guard rushing to report: "President, there are envoys from Great Britain coming to see you."
What?
Did you even take the initiative to deliver it to your door?
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