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Chapter 79: The Undersea Treasures of Spain

You can't help with other things, and you can't be idle about building a ship.

What Zhang Yunfei is most worried about is the warships. Now the training of naval officers and soldiers on Oahu has been formed, and what is missing is the cultivation of practical experience and psychological quality on the battlefield.

Although Zhang Yunfei himself has a secretly built warship that is about to be completed and delivered, if the British Navy can be released, he will be more confident of defeating Japan.

Therefore, he needed to continue to do Lord Fisher's 'ideology and political work'.

"If your country cannot guarantee the completion of the warship on time, then I think the rest of the work will be handed over to the Pearl Harbor Shipyard to complete!"

What? You guys do it yourself?

No! Isn't that slap them in the face of the British?

No matter how other countries think of the British, their allies can't trust him. So will other countries still dare to order warships in the UK?

"Your Excellency, don't worry. I will urge the Admiralty to ensure that the warships you ordered in our country are completed on time! Please do not say such things that hurt our ally relationship!" Lord Fisher said.

Seeing Fisher slapping the fat man in the face, Zhang Yunfei thought to himself:

‘It would be strange if you believe in you!’

However, since people have said that, it is hard for me to insist on it anymore! The result of everything depends on the attitude of the British government. If they give up on Japan, they will naturally speed up the completion speed of Zhang Yunfei's warship.

"Since that's the case, I'll wait for good news from you!"

Lord Fisher saw what Zhang Yunfei meant. If you want to talk about other things, you must solve this problem first, otherwise you will not be able to talk about it.

So he said: "In order not to make our next cooperation unhappy, I will ask what our government means."

"Thank you so much!"

Afterwards, Zhang Yunfei kept sending Lord Fisher out of the hall.

"Zhang Si!" Zhang Yunfei shouted.

After a while, Zhang Si hit outside and came in.

"Young Master, call me!" Zhang Si asked.

"Well! I thought about it for a long time, and I always feel worried about the land in the Gulf of Mexico. You can go to the United States in person and order the head of the Wolf Knot to cooperate with you to sell this land to the Standard Company of the American Petroleum Trust Organization as soon as possible!"

Zhang Sida was surprised to hear that Zhang Yunfei suddenly wanted to sell the land in the Gulf of Mexico.

"Young master, why are you so anxious to sell it? We are not short of money now. Besides, that piece of land is constantly appreciating now. In less than 5 years, there will be a sky-high price there!"

Of course, Zhang Yunfei knew in his heart that even in the 21st century, he still discovered many large oil fields in the United States. At that time, it was even sky-high.

"Of course I understand. But judging from the current attitude of the US government and Americans towards Chinese people, it is too dangerous. I spent tens of millions of pounds on it. Once a problem occurs, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"What the young master means is that the US government may intervene?" Zhang Si guessed.

Seeing that Zhang Si is now more and more able to observe the situation, Zhang Yunfei was very happy. He saw that he was thinking about the problem and gave him the important task of Wolf Knot, which is related to it. Now that he has already made the progress, this makes Zhang Yunfei very pleased.

"Yes, Roosevelt has noticed it, let alone others. The United States is a country of merchants, and national politics is influenced by merchants. If someone jealous of our things, he will use any means to crack down on and frame us!"

Seeing that Zhang Yunfei was very worried, Zhang Si didn't say anything more. Of course he understood what Zhang Yunfei meant. So he said:

"When will I set out, Master?"

Zhang Yunfei took a deep breath and said:

"Tomorrow. Remember, after going to the United States, when you come into contact with Rockefeller of Standard Company, don't show that we want to be anxious to take action. You have to be calm to deal with them. I guess you can give us 10% if you sell half of your money to buy his trust shares! You can use our oil land in Australia to tempt him. Rockefeller has now monopolized oil in the United States and he urgently needs to find foreign investment locations. You can give him 20% of the Australian oil shares and drag him into the water so that we can have a helper in other actions in the United States and a backup in Australia."

"I understand, young master!" Zhang Si replied.

"By the way, young master!" Zhang Sigang turned around and suddenly remembered something, turned around and said:

"Young Master, we have found the man named Nikola Tesla that you asked us to look for, but he is very stubborn!"

"Oh! Really!"

Zhang Yunfei was very happy to hear that he found Nikola Tesla. This guy was a super talented man. He invented Tesla AC transformer, AC electric motor, modern computer basic NAND logic circuit computing, wireless communication, solar system, radar system, robot, dead light, lie detector, proposed the concept of electromagnetic radio frequency weapons, etc. These inventions and discoveries transcend several eras of science and technology at that time. Some theories cannot be perfectly answered even the most advanced science and technology today.

His life experience has always been a mystery, and many information shows that his identity is unknown. Even later generations used brainwashed by aliens to explain his great inventions and creations.

The reason why Tesla was "exposed" in the history of science is because he opposed relativity and adhered to the traditional view of physics, which was incompatible with the booming atomic physics of the time, and was unrealistic. Therefore, he was not welcomed by orthodox scientific groups, and was even denounced as a liar who showed off his magical arts. His laboratory was also portrayed as a place for medieval alchemists who exuded demonic energy.

Because he had the same genius ability of invention and creation as Edison, he was even far higher than Edison in terms of personalities. Because Edison was the boss of General Electric Company, he relied on team experiments to obtain inventions. Tesla independently completed inventions and creations based on his own knowledge and theory, so he was completely banned and hit by Edison and finally died of depression.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yunfei's interest immediately came.

He wanted to know what kind of person this genius who exceeded the limitations of the times was. Zhang Yunfei was excited to think that he was about to witness the most controversial person in this era but whose achievements were higher than Edison.

"He is indeed very stubborn, but he is the talent I must get, so no matter what method you use or how much you spend, you must protect this person. Give whatever he wants, and buy out all the things he invented and created and design drawings. You must count all the research equipment used in the field of research, and buy them with all your efforts, and then transport them back to Oahu. I will form a separate laboratory for him."

"Yes! Young Master!" Seeing that Zhang Yunfei attaches great importance to this foreign stubborn person, Zhang Si no longer underestimates Tras.

"By the way! Everything must be kept low-key and kept confidential, so that others cannot see our intentions!"

Zhang Yunfei added.

"Yes! Don't worry, young master! I will be careful!" Zhang Si replied.

"Also! If our intentions are known, try to save them as much as possible. If they cannot be saved, even if they kidnap, they must bring Tras back to Hawaii alive!"

After thinking about it, Zhang Yunfei added another one.

Zhang Si really felt that Zhang Yunfei attached great importance to this person, so he had decided in his heart to treat Tlas as a special prisoner.

"Don't worry, Master! I will handle it! Does the master have any other instructions?"

Zhang Yunfei thought for a while and said, "That's all about Trass! In a while, it will be the inauguration of US President McKinley. I will leave for the United States to attend his inauguration. At the same time, the warships we ordered in France and the United States will hand over together. Your other task is to prepare enough ammunition for these warships, and the remaining space on the transport ship is loaded with ammunition except for coal."

"Yes! Young Master." Zhang Si replied.

"It will take nearly three months to return to the air. Our naval officers and soldiers will continue to conduct live-fire exercises. You must ensure the supply of your ammunition as much as possible!"

"Yes! Don't worry, young master!" Zhang Si answered with certainty.

Seeing Zhang Si becoming more and more mature, Zhang Yunfei was very pleased and patted his shoulder and said:

"You will have a lot of hard work during this period, so you should pay attention to your health!"

Zhang Yunfei's simple and direct greeting deeply hit Zhang Si's heart.

For those who are the same size as Zhang Si, who are just around Zhang Yunfei, this is enough.

"Thank you for caring about the slaves." Zhang Si said gratefully.

"Didn't you say so many times? You are not allowed to call yourself a servant? You and Zhang Da and others have been stumbling with me since childhood. I only treat you as brothers! You are not allowed to say this in the future, do you know?" Zhang Yunfei said as if he was angry.

"Yes! Young Master. I understand!" Zhang Si said with a little redness in his eyes.

"Yeah! Then go! Be careful of everything!" Zhang Yunfei said with concern.

"Yes! Young Master Xie!" Zhang Si took the order and turned around and said:

"Master, when you receive the warship back, are you going to pass by Cuba, a Spanish colony?"

"Yes, we're going back to Hawaii from South America. Is there anything wrong?" Zhang Yunfei asked.

"Young Master remember the sinking of the Spanish treasure ship you asked me to inquire about half a year ago?" Zhang Si said.

After hearing this, Zhang Yunfei remembered that when he was forming the wolf cave, when Zhang Yunfei mentioned that he had to closely monitor the dynamics of the Cuban People's Liberation Army and the Americans, he said that a Spanish treasure ship had sunk in the waters near the United States in Havana, Cuba, and asked the Cuban wolf cave organization to collect information. It was very difficult to fish for a boat in the sea. At that time, Zhang Yunfei was just thinking about it and did not take it seriously.

Is the shipwreck famous?

"Yeah! I said. What's wrong?" Zhang Yunfei asked, the urgent hope in his heart was good news.

"That's right! Our people gathered the navigation logs and a large number of clues obtained from the fishermen's mouth. According to what you said, near the Key West Coast, Florida, USA, based on intelligence, it has been determined that the shipwreck is 12 kilometers away from the Key West Coast, with a water depth of about 15 meters. And there are nearly 30 shipwrecks there, several of which are armed shipwrecks with cannons, which are very similar to the Lady Atoka." Zhang Si said.

"Oh! The Lady Atoka is indeed a frigate. How do you people in Cuba determine it!" Zhang Yunfei felt that the wreck was the Spanish treasure ship Lady Atoka.

"That's it." Zhang Si then told the whole story.

It turned out that last month, a team of Cuban sugar transport ships set out from Havana, but soon after they left, they encountered a rare hurricane in a century. All the sugar transport fleets were sank instantly, and all crew members were killed except for a Cuban sailor who fled to Key West.

After the Cuban sailor returned, he rented a salvage boat from the Spanish colonial government in Havana and said it was to salvage the body of his friend.

The Spanish colonial authorities agreed without suspicion. However, a member of Zhang Yunfei's wolf den in Cuba's Wolf Knot found a suspicious point.

Because Li Dakui always remembers the treasure problem of the shipwreck that Zhang Yunfei explained, and the hurricane and the sunken fleet were surprisingly similar to the Spanish fleet two hundred years ago, and the sunken position was within the estimated sunk range of the Spanish fleet. He felt that perhaps the sunken position of this fleet would be near the sunken position of the Madame Atoka.

So Li Dakui took some members of the Wolf Knot Organization secretly followed the Cuban sailor to the sea area where something happened.

After observation, it was found that, as guessed, the Cuban sailor was not here to salvage his friend's body, but searching for something else nearby.

After nearly a week of surveillance, it was determined that the Cuban sailor was looking for a shipwreck, and it was an ancient shipwreck.

So Li Dakui secretly captured the sailor when he came out of the sea for the last time. After a cruel interrogation, the Cuban sailor explained the situation.

It turned out that when he was hit by a hurricane, he survived with his outstanding water quality. After the hurricane, he accidentally discovered that there were many ancient shipwrecks around this sea area. So he had the idea of ​​salvaging antique treasures.

The last search happened to discover several ancient armed shipwrecks, and there were jewelry inside.

After interrogation, Li Dakui has initially judged that it was a treasure ship, but it is not yet certain that the largest Madame Atoka ship is not the largest.

Since this sea area is near the main channel of Havana, Cuba, there are many fleets of ships coming and going. Today, Cuba's major cities are full of wars everywhere. Relations with the United States are also very tense. Salvage of shipwrecks here will be discovered by the US military, Spanish colonial authorities or the Cuban People's Liberation Army at any time.
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