Ten consecutive days, Suha and others investigated in Guangzhou Prefecture and Huizhou Prefecture. When they were tired, they rested at the inn. It seemed that the Han people were indeed afraid of Manchu Banners, especially the Banners of the General's Mansion. They even had their waist cards.

I don't have to show it, just eat and drink in these places for ten days!

On the way, they also met people dressed in the same bannerman, but they looked like Han military flags. When Su Ha pretended to talk to them in Manchu language, they all knelt down to salute them.

Ten days later, Suha and others finally returned to Hong Kong Island.

At this time, the bases near Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Harbor have begun to take shape.

Timur asked nearly a thousand Qing army prisoners salvaged by them to cut down all the trees on the Kowloon Peninsula and burned bricks and tiles nearby. Two simple barracks that could each accommodate 20,000 people had already risen.

Of course, they obviously cannot build formal castles, but the barracks' walls are still extremely strong after using concrete.

The port was also rebuilt. At this time, the two piers were poured with concrete using the steel pipes laid before. Naturally, they could not compare with the formal piers in later generations, but they were already very good in this world.

"Your Highness"

Under the persuasion of everyone, Timur still lives in Hong Kong Island, but obviously she can only have tents. Just in the tent, Timur listened to Suha's report.

"There are about 5,000 green camp soldiers from the Guangdong general in Guangzhou City, and 3,000 Manchu soldiers in the inner city. In addition, in Zhaoqing Prefecture, Huizhou Prefecture has three thousand green camp soldiers each. The only one that can arrive as soon as possible is this 14,000.

Military power”

"In addition, in Leizhou Prefecture, Chaozhou Prefecture, there are two warships under the jurisdiction of the navy guerrillas. On Xiamen Island in Fujian Province, there are about fifty warships under the jurisdiction of the Fujian Navy Admiral, but they are distributed from Fuzhou

Go to the long coastline of Xiamen Island”

"The Qing army navy mainly deals with hand-to-hand combat, supplemented by a small number of musketeers, carrying guns, and fewer artillery soldiers, and they are all arranged on the first deck"

"The current governor of Guangdong and Guangxi is Li Shiyao of the Han Army Banner, and the Guangzhou General is Yongwei. The governor of Guangxi should still have some military strength. However, due to the chaos in Annan, many Annan people or rebels fled to Guangxi from time to time. Most of the regular troops in Guangxi are in charge.

Arranged near Annan Country”

Timur nodded, "For you to see why the Qing army has not come here for a long time?"

Suha thought for a while and said, "It is probably because the entire army of Wu Bida, the admiral of Guangdong Navy, scared them, and they will definitely not send troops in a hurry."

Timur looked at Su Wenying, "Wenying talks and reads"

Su Wenying said: "I'm afraid it's not that simple. From the perspective of the ministry, it's mostly brewing bigger actions. Did you send a quick horse to report to Beijing? They can arrive in Beijing quickly with 800 miles in a hurry.

”

Timur said to Suha: "You are from the Qing Dynasty. If you were Li Shiyao and Yongwei, what would you do in the face of this situation?"

Suha replied: "Without finding out who the enemy is, we will obviously not send people to Beijing to report immediately. Moreover, both Li Shiyao and Yongwei are all well-received bannermen, and they will definitely find out the situation.

Let's get in touch first, if the battle is unfavorable, then decide."

Timur shook his head, "But the navy of both sides has already fought. A Guangdong naval admiral died in battle. This is not a trivial matter. Wouldn't they report it immediately? They must have escaped back in this naval battle."

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"This..."

Timur took a sip of tea.

"From my perspective, Li Shiyao and Yongwei obviously knew who we are. They knew that this matter was very important and did not dare to decide at will. They also knew that the military strength of Guangdong Province could not compete with each other. Therefore, they must have sent a fast horse to Beijing as soon as possible.

”

"From here, we go to Beijing by land, and follow the 800-mile rush method. It takes at least half a month to go there. This is the ideal situation. If you arrive in Beijing, you have to discuss and take measures, then that is

Things will happen in a month”

"Their fastest men must have come from the sea, but the fall of Wu Bida's navy reminded them that it is not safe to come from the sea alone, so the people on the land are also in emergency recruitment"

"It's impossible to go there for less than three months, but since they knew that we were coming from thousands of miles away, they knew that it was impossible to carry too many people, so whether it was for the sake of face.

, I still really feel that it is possible to defeat us. With the shame of Zhungar, they are sure that they will send troops”

"So we have at least three months of construction time, so that a squadron and escort eight cargo ships to Hongji Port must reserve enough coal and a large amount of cinder before the war comes"

"At the same time, I bought a lot of food from Annanguo. As for vegetables, I just bought it from Macau"

"At the same time, dig a few ponds near Kowloon Castle Village in Hong Kong Island that can store a lot of fresh water. Well, it's better to focus on Hong Kong Island and dig a few more. According to the confession of the fishermen we captured, we will also do so in recent days.

It's raining"

Timur did not bring his wife Benetita, but instead stayed in the Portuguese Governor's Palace in Macau, and left some personnel there to do this in advance.

"If this is true, the Qing Dynasty must have come to attack us with all its might. Our current wall will definitely not work. We must strengthen and increase it before their army arrives. It is conceivable that they will have overwhelming people and horses.

Come from the north of Kowloon”

Suleiman reminded: "Your Highness, if this is the case, our cement will not be enough"

Timur asked: "You don't need to ask me about such a thing. You are responsible for solving it yourself. I ask you, have you found clay in two places these days?"

"That's true, it's just a place close to the Shenzhen River"

"What are you waiting for? Take the prisoners... Forget it, since the enemy does not dare to move for the time being, then let's play a big shot, Suha"

"The job department is here"

"In addition to investigating the enemy situation in the past few days, have you ever explored the Qing people's kilns and where is the mine?"

Su Ha slapped his head and smiled and said, "It's not your highness to remind me, I really forgot. I've been to Foshan. It's really the most prosperous place I've ever been to. There are many kilns and smelting houses, and the place is inside.

The waterways are crisscrossed and large ships can be used”

"There is also a place called Shunde to the south, with a large number of kilns, which not only produce ceramics, but also people smelting iron there. By the way, they also used coal. Since they can produce ceramics, they obviously have clay, and in Shunde, they are in the territory of Shunde

There is a wide waterway that leads directly to the Pearl River”

"They piled cinders and slags in one place, and some people came to buy them at a very low price. It was obviously used to level the ground. The place where slags and cinders were piled is the kiln!"

Timur also smiled, "Since that's the case, there are not too many ships to Hongji Port, just four ships are enough. The rest are escorted by a squadron to Shunde, and at the same time, they are also brought with them a regiment of soldiers.

That's it, bring enough short-barrel cannons and light mortars”

"Dig more slag and clay there, by the way, there is also lime, how to solve it?"

Suha said: "I have seen lime kilns, but they are in Foshan Town. Although they are also leaning against the waterway, they are a bit far away..."

Timur waved his hand quickly, "Is there no lime kiln in Baoan County? Hurry up and interrogate the prisoners again? If there is a place north of the Shenzhen River, why do you have to run far? Suha, you are going out in the past few days,

Just investigated in Baoan County, and found out, come back and report quickly”

"In addition, I will catch a few more lime-burning craftsmen back. There are many islands near Hong Kong Island. I don't believe there is no limestone. Suleiman, you can't just focus on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula. In this way, send someone to take a boat to stand immediately.

You can't just rely on others when you go to explore the islands."

Suleiman nodded, "The main thing is slag, lime, and clay. In fact, there are also Kowloon Peninsula, but the quality is slightly worse, but the key to making cement is slag or shells."

"Then we will dispatch all the people, leaving only two Batulu and one Bogda. All the remaining ships will be dispatched. Foshan is a major smelting site in Guangdong. If you see slag, you will capture it!"

After saying that, he asked again: "This matter will be taken immediately tomorrow morning, but I want to ask you before I get busy with this matter"

"Your Highness, please give me instructions"

Seeing a very difficult problem, Timur solved it in a few words. Everyone admired it very much, so they stood up and answered in unison.

"According to the ability of the Qing people to obtain intelligence, even if a sailor fled back, he would not dare to conclude that it was Truqin. If they wanted to figure this out, they would definitely send someone to hide in the dark and observe it carefully."

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"In addition, since we come from the sea, they will also ask the thirteen-way maritime merchants of various countries. Since they have not started for a long time, they obviously knew our true identity early in the morning."

"Except for Portugal, Dutch, French, British, and Spanish will not take the initiative to cover us..."

Su Wenying asked: "French?"

Timur nodded, "In the past, the entire Bangladesh was the French sphere of influence. Although we had conquered half of it with our assistance, they obviously did not want to see a more powerful force than the British."

"Now Britain and France are all big countries with a population of over 10 million, and they are all ambitious. Unlike Portugal, which has a population of only two million, and it also needs to protect many colonies. I am the king's son-in-law, and they are the most willing to cover up.

Our "

"Not to mention the Netherlands and Spain, their mood is probably the same as that of the British and French"

"In other words, the above four countries hope that our country will fight a war with the Qing Dynasty and hope that we will be defeated"

"But if the Qing officials did not ask, these people would not take the initiative to provide information, so there was only one possibility"

Su Ha looked shaking, "Thirteen ties?"

Timur nodded, "The one who knows our details best is undoubtedly the Thirteenth Line, especially the Pan Family's Tongwenxing. If I guess well, it is probably the one who is eager to achieve success because of the failure of the imperial examination.

Mr. Pan has won the fame and fortune”

"This can be seen from his willingness to leave Huang Gongzhi's wife. Have you not seen it? He seemed a little disappointed when I left the mother and son"

"As a wealthy person like them, money is definitely not a problem, but how to save money is the problem. I have consulted Luo Fangbo. In order to make up for the financial deficit, the emperor has sold official positions and titles on a large scale. Every official position and title are clearly marked, but it is important

The seat can't be obtained by money alone"

"If Mr. Pan takes the initiative to report us, this matter will make sense"
Chapter completed!