Things fell into two directions. Cao Peng saw the telegram from Zhao Xin early in the morning. He was eating breakfast and spit out a mouthful of porridge without holding it in his mouth. When his newlywed wife Lin Sanyue saw this, he hurriedly communicated with the maid to help. tidy.
"Eat slowly, what happened?"
"This Prince Zhao! He is so ambitious! After merging Europe and South Asia, I think he is even more troublesome than the British!"
Lin Sanyue didn't understand her husband's nonsense, and sat on the steps of the porch playing with the kitten. After they got married, her black braid disappeared and was replaced by a woman's bun. At first, she styled her hair like Li Chaogui. The most common hair bun for married women is the "kong bun" (pronounced the same as the enemy), but Cao Peng thought it was ugly, so he asked Shen Xuan for advice and changed it to the "? bun" hair style of the Ming Dynasty married women.
At this time, the sunlight outside the house was shining down, making March's hair even darker and shinier, and her fair neck glowed with a strange brilliance in the sunlight, which made Cao Peng a little crazy.
Yue Yue felt that the sound of snoring and eating porridge behind her suddenly stopped. When she turned around and saw Cao Peng, she couldn't help showing a hint of shyness and rolled her eyes at him.
Oops! Cao Peng thinks such a small life is really wonderful!
Life had to be lived, and business had to be done. He finished the last piece of pickled radish on the plate, lingered for a while, then got up and changed his clothes, led two of his men out of the house, and went to talk to Shibata Kakuzo. .
Shibata Kakuzo was promoted from the Sendai clan's "headsuke" - that is, the secret agent leader - to the clan's chief executive two years ago, specifically responsible for docking and Beihai Town-related affairs. Such as labor export, arms purchase, Aoba Camp Staff recruitment, etc. were all transferred to his name. Of course, he also came forward to borrow money from Beihai Town.
Seeing Cao Peng, Shibata Kakuzo changed his poker face that had not changed for thousands of years, showed a smile, stood up and held his hands, and said in slightly stiff Mandarin: "Brother Ling Han is here?"
Yes, Cao Peng now has a nickname. Before leaving Beihai Town, he asked Duan Yucai to give him a nickname. Otherwise, he would feel uncomfortable when he thought of being called "Cao Sang".
Duan Yucai first asked his birthday and then his place of origin. Of course, Cao Peng did not dare to say that he was born in the 1980s, so he reported the year according to the eighteenth century. The lunar month and day were true; what was his place of origin? Naturally, it was She County, Anhui Province, a hometown of Cao Wenqi. Duan Yucai thought for a moment and wrote three options: "Hai Qiu, Yi Zhi, and Ling Han" on the paper. Cao Peng fell in love with the last one at a glance.
Cao Peng smiled and cupped his hands towards Shibata Kakuzo and said: "Xi Basang, I have been entrusted by the Zhao Palace, and I came to you today to discuss a major matter."
Don't be surprised, the pronunciation of "Shibata" in Japanese is "shi ba". Whenever he thinks of the meaning of the word "西八" in Korean, Cao Peng can't help but feel happy. He thinks it's quite touching to call him this.
As soon as he heard that Zhao Wangdian had an order, Xibasang, oh, no, Shibata Kakuzo immediately backed away, knelt down and sat up straight, assuming a posture of accepting the order. Cao Peng then sat down cross-legged and leaned into the opponent's ear. Bian whispered for a moment.
After hearing this, Shibata Kakuzo asked with a surprised look on his face: "Brother Ling Han, is there anything wrong with this domain that would dissatisfy Prince Zhao?"
This guy is obviously more than ten years older than Cao Peng, and he has four cards, but it's natural to say "Brother Ling Han" every time.
Cao Peng shook his head in surprise and said, "Why did Xiba Sang say this?"
Shibata Kakuzo said: "This domain and Beihai Town have the same strength. They can even raise 15,000 troops, not to mention five thousand, so why go to Edo?"
Cao Peng thought about it. Now the Sendai Domain alone has a population of nearly 700,000 in the Mutsu Domain alone, not to mention the 600,000 in Minami Kyushu. In addition, Zhao Xin has provided guns and military pay this time.
If the Sendai clan had sole control, it would probably make a lot of money.
It is said that the Sendai clan has borrowed more than 7 million taels of debt from Hokkai Town in recent years, so that it can maintain its position as the leader of the "Mutsu Deha Alliance" and lead a bunch of poor small clans to fight against the Tokugawa shogunate.
He is even thinking about seeking the position of Guan Bai. Even though the head of the family, Date Saimura, is only 17 this year, he has sent several sums of money to the court in Kyoto and is now a fourth-ranked Lieutenant General of the Guards. And in history,
Until his death, Date Saimura was nothing more than a fourth-ranked Guards Major General.
The problem is that the money borrowed from the merchants can be ignored, but the money borrowed from Hokkai Town to the Sendai Clan cannot be ignored even if it is a hundred dollars. However, just relying on the output of the Sendai Clan and Minami Kyushu, seven million taels is enough for one hundred years.
Not even that. Now that there is a sudden opportunity to make a fortune, how can Shibata Kakuzo let the Tokugawa shogunate take a piece of the pie?
Sure enough, in the meeting hall of Aoba Castle Ninomaru the next day, everyone including the head of the family, Date Saimura, agreed with Shibata Kakuzo's approach. Isn't it just 15,000 soldiers? Sendai Domain is completely covered!
Not even the dregs of the soup can be left to the Tokugawa family!
It is said that the island country has had a good relationship with the Dutch over the past two hundred years, and has developed many orchid scholars. They have long learned from the Dutch books that the land in Southeast Asia can produce three crops a year, and they are extremely envious.
In the past, there was no chance, and neither the Spanish nor the Dutch could afford to rebel; but it is different now. With the support of the Northern Navy fleet, it doesn't matter if there are some people. However, Ishikawa Murafumi has more ideas. He thinks that if he can
Reclaiming a piece of land there will definitely greatly alleviate the shortage of grain production. In the future, there will be no need to import wheat from Beihai Town, which will save a lot of money.
To the islanders, rice is called food, while wheat, buckwheat and the like are evil heretics!
Shibata Kakuzo then conveyed the meaning of Ishikawa Murabumi, but Cao Peng could not make the decision in this matter, so he sent a telegram to Bacheng, and also mentioned the Sendai Domain's request to provide all the troops.
Because Zhao Xin ran back to discuss the matter of buying a ship, Cao Peng waited for five days before receiving a reply. Zhao Xin told him that as long as Kalimantan was captured, the Northern Navy would assist the Sendai clan in acquiring the long and narrow Palawan in the northeast.
Island. But there is one thing. In the middle of the island, the North Navy wants to carve out a section to open up a port as a transfer station to the Nansha Islands in the future.
The reason why Zhao Xin chose this island is that although it is 425 kilometers long from north to south, it is only 40 kilometers wide from east to west, so there is no strategic depth at all. If there is any trouble, the North Navy can easily penetrate it by attacking from both sides.
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After Shibata Kakuzo learned the news from Cao Peng, he was overjoyed and immediately reported it to the head of the family, Date Qimura, and the family elder, Ishikawamura Fumi. After learning about it, the young Date Qimura was so excited that he couldn't sit still. This was a start.
There is nothing to be afraid of when expanding territory, as long as the big ships in Beihai Town can help transport people.
In the future, no matter how many sons you have, you won’t have to worry about losing your fiefdom, and you won’t have to become a monk anymore!
As for the first batch of troops, for the sake of confidentiality, Ishikawa Murafumi decided to allocate them directly from the Sendai Domain laborers who were building the railway in Hokkai Town, and then deploy replenishment later. Since Hokkai Town imported railway construction workers from the island country, the Sendai Domain Alliance and the Shogunate Hokkai pursued
They have always been fighting on their own terms. The two sides are hundreds of miles apart and cannot be seen at all.
Three days later, Cao Peng, on behalf of Beihai Town and Date Qi Village, signed an agreement on related matters in a secret room in Ninomaru, Aoba Castle.
The two parties agreed that no later than the end of January 1793, that is, December 17, the fifth year of Kansei, the Sendai Domain must transfer the first batch of 5,000 healthy soldiers to Beihai Town for training, and provide many
Two hundred feudal officers as reserve officers; the second batch of 5,000 men should be delivered no later than the end of April 1793 - that is, March 15th of the sixth year of Kansei; the third batch of 5,000 men should be delivered no later than the end of June -
That is, May 15th, the sixth year of Kanzheng.
Hokkai Town will train all soldiers and feudal lords in accordance with the standards of the Aoba Camp, and provide all equipment including military uniforms, weapons and ammunition. After these troops complete their missions and return home, all weapons and equipment will be left to the Sendai Domain.
During the service of all officers and soldiers, Beihai Town will pay monthly allowances based on the standard of 10 to 100 Beihai dollars. The relevant death and injury pension standards are the same as those for officers and soldiers of the same level in the North Sea Navy. In order to control it, Ishikawa Murafumi also allows the families of the officers and soldiers to receive it on time.
money, a special clause was also added to the agreement that all subsidies will be deposited into the savings account of Ishinomaki Port Hokkaido Bank and shall not be paid directly to individuals.
While Cao Peng completed the agreement, the fishing boat and several small boats purchased by Zhao Xin also completed the delivery procedures. What he got this time was a medium-sized tuna seine fishing boat that had just been launched a year ago, because he wanted to hunt for tuna.
Group, so the main engine power is up to 3800kW, the speed can reach 14~17 knots. The length is 60 meters, and the total tonnage is 1000 tons.
The most special thing about this ship is that there is a thick mainmast behind the deckhouse, and there is a fish lookout on the top, which is perfect for observing the surrounding situation. Since its speed is unmatched in this time and space, it is not added
To install the 75mm cannon, Zhao Xin asked the mechanics on the Thor to weld a set of multi-purpose gun mounts on each side of the ship's side and install two "Kord" heavy machine guns.
The only regret is that because I bought it in a hurry, I spent a third more money. However, almost every time Prince Zhao buys a boat, he is in a hurry, and he is used to being taken advantage of...
The personnel of the crocodile hunting team have been selected, and the Marine Corps and the Security Team are divided half and half. After the personnel are in place, they will shoot close-range moving targets at the shooting range every day. All team members were told that they can only hit the crocodile's head, and never the body.
Pina is a good thing.
Hunting crocodiles does not mean waiting for the crocodile to come ashore and shoot it from a few dozen meters away. It means baiting the crocodile in the river with an iron hook. If you find that the crocodile has been hooked, drive the boat over, pull the rope to lift the crocodile's head, and then hunt again.
Shoot.
The leather-making workshop is staffed by the court from local immigrants, and a few dozen people are enough. Traditional leather-making in China generally uses vegetable tanning or oil tanning, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. The vegetable tanning method involves boiling bark.
Extract tannic acid liquid and soak it; oil tanning method generally uses fish oil solution to soak it, which is what is commonly known as oil suede. Bacheng is close to the sea, and there is no shortage of fish oil.
In addition, tanning leather also requires quicklime and a large amount of sea salt. Limestone is easily mined in southern Sumatra, and its reserves are extremely abundant; in addition, a salt drying farm must be built.
The immigrants who came to Bacheng have been growing coffee in addition to sugar cane in recent years, and a few people are farming. Now with Zhao Xin's idea, everyone from top to bottom is busy. You know, just mining lime from Sumatra Island requires a lot of work.
To build a dedicated fleet, you also need to recruit a group of miners.
Zhao Xin checked the information and found that the southern part of West Java is rich in limestone and iron ore reserves. He thinks that the cement industry can be developed in Bacheng in the future. At least bridge building, road construction and port construction are all needed. But to get it done
To do this, we still have to deal with the Dutch in the south and the surrounding Sultanate.
Due to time constraints, a group of French people spent a hot Christmas in Bacheng. After living in Bacheng for two weeks, several French people were already a little bored. Three cities with Tiananmen Square, places to go
That's all, and the church in Bacheng has been converted into a hospital, and there is not even a place to worship. The problem is that there is no church in Beihai Town, and there are only two priests. They are Orthodox and are incompatible with Catholicism.
Furthermore, the houses built for them in Beihai Town can only be started after the snow melts in the spring next year. Now they can only live in Mukoleng, and the conditions are far worse than those in Bacheng.
Zhao Xin brought two Christmas trees from another time and space, decorated them with snowflakes, bells, puppets and a star on the top of the tree, surprising the "Ra Gods" and Louis Charles. In addition to arranging a delicious meal
After a feast, he also bought a lot of gifts, painstakingly removed the labels, wrapped them in colored paper, and placed them at the door of every house on Christmas morning.
Is it easy to hire a few intellectuals for Beihai Town?