Chapter 897 The snake wants to swallow the elephant
Korea's Bangzi suddenly strengthened its naval construction without any reason, which must have ulterior motives.
Otherwise, it doesn't make 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 for him 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 her figure, 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. After that, she could only see her slender fingers.
With one flick, 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, bright clothes, 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 and talking 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, the reputation of Qi, entrenched in Nanyang, has now reached a transcendent level 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 ambition. 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 is heading towards Shandong Province, we will have the capital to compete with Dafeng. Then, we can take advantage of the trend and expand northward. 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 because you want to borrow from them?
Should we attack Dafeng with our hands? If the Eastern captives win, Korea will take the opportunity to send troops; if the Eastern captives lose, we will eat their remaining troops. No matter what, we will not suffer losses. This strategy is the famous mantis stalking the cicada, Huang
The strategy of keeping birds behind. I just don’t know at the moment how far this strategy has been implemented.”
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 only 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 can 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 mentioned by my father. 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 cursing a few times, Xiaotong couldn't help but move her slender 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 wolfish ambition of the King of Goryeo. In this case, why not go with the flow and spare their lives? Or let them transport low-quality wood back to Goryeo. This can be regarded as a calculation.
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Well, that's it.
For the rest of the matter, President Bu Laoqi was deeply involved, and Xie Jiong handled it, which was enough.
What she had to do was to convey this information to Qiongzhou as soon as possible so that her father and others could know about it.
In addition, a special letter must be sent to Fu Xian in Dawan, asking him to pretend to be a Fusang pirate and gently ambush Jin Liufu on his way back. Although this move will not kill them, it may provoke Goryeo and Fusang.
mutual suspicion among them.
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 reach 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 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 successfully sailed back.
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 amount of income.
For Dahua, which had just founded the People's Republic of China, this was undoubtedly a timely financial aid.
Comfortable!
Very 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 in every possible way, and had gone to great lengths to rescue the hijacked Pacific Fleet. However, he never thought that he would be captured by the scheming convoy in the end.
The British made a counter-attack.
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 junks were inferior imitations made in China, even so,
Lao Duan didn't want foreign dogs to get a glimpse of the secrets.
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.
Overall, 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, but still said unbalancedly: "I really didn't expect that these foreigners can have such tricks. If I have a chance, I will definitely match their wits with them."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a guard rushing to report: "To inform the president, there are envoys from Great Britain coming to see you."
What?
Did you even take the initiative to deliver it to your door?