Forty-eight years of Qianlong

The polity discussion, originally scheduled for the end of 1792, was postponed because of Zhao Xin's plans for Kalimantan.After several telegrams back and forth with Yudley, the meeting was rescheduled to February 1793, 2, for a week.It will be New Year's Eve when it's over.

Fortunately, there are not many transmigrators who stay in this time and space for a long time, and they all add up to no more than 20 people, so it is not so troublesome to notify.For Liu Sheng from Wulia Sutai, Fan Tong from Kebudo, Cao Peng from the island country, and some people from Boli Town, they all need Zhao Xin to pick them up in person. It is faster to return to Beihai Town from another time and space when it is frozen for thousands of miles.

The new ship bought back was named "Nanhua No. [-]".Deng Fei promoted Thor's chief mate to captain of the new ship, and transferred eight crew members from the Thor, including the second engineer, mechanic, radio operator, deckhand and cook, and also from the security team. We selected a guy who had worked as a carpenter and the personnel responsible for operating the processing room and the freezing room, so that the crew of the new ship was assembled.

New boats are not ready to be driven, they must undergo adaptive training.After all, the deck machinery system on this ship is very different from that of Thor.Zhao Xin plans to buy a few more pieces after the "Nanhua No. [-]" has been used for a year and a half.

First of all, it is necessary to understand the hull structure, check the quality and use of various parts of the ship, and understand the operation and use of various systems on the ship.Then there are sailing experiments, usually short or long, light or heavy.Through the above procedures, the crew can know the speed and horsepower of the main engine, and be proficient in handling performance, turning performance, sailing stability, inertia, and seaworthiness in designated navigation areas.

So Deng Fei's task became heavy. He not only had to guide these crew members, but also took them out to sea for training.

The arrival of "Nanhua No. [-]" caused a sensation in Bacheng, after all, no one has seen such a strange ship.The dark blue hull coupled with the snow-white deck buildings against the blue sky is really pleasing to the eye.Everyone was very curious about the purpose of the white boom that was longer than the main mast on the deck, and they raced to guess.

Compared with the local residents, the merchant ship owners and sailors who came to Bacheng were more interested in the "Nanhua No. [-]".Several boats tried to approach, but were later driven away by the Marines' warning shots.

In other words, the use of modern large-scale ship equipment is never a single ship. It must have a supporting auxiliary system, at least a dock and an oil depot.

The Chinese don’t celebrate Christmas or New Year’s Day, so on December 12, the Bacheng Military Control Commission paid 23 Beihai silver dollars a month—that is, one tael of silver, and planted them in Chinatown and major plants through the courthouse. The park recruited laborers and prepared to carry out the earthwork construction of the new dock and oil depot one kilometer away on the east side of the port. The entire site area is as high as 5 square meters.

Compared with the women under the Qing Dynasty who had to bind their feet, the local Balinese women did not have this problem, and they all endured hardships.The most important thing is that the construction site not only provides tools such as picks, shovels and carts, but also takes care of breakfast and lunch every day. The wages of one tael of silver is equal to the net profit.As soon as the news came out, men and women all over the city immediately flocked to it. …

Because the amount of earth and stone excavation was too large, and sand and gravel had to be used for backfilling, Zhao Xin sacrificed the three single-bucket excavators he had just bought with a bucket capacity of up to one cubic meter.The excavator drivers were all selected from the Marine Corps. After a week of intense study, the six people rushed the ducks to the shelves.

On the day when the excavator entered the construction site, even though it was notified in advance, when the excavator roared and took out thousands of pounds of soil with a giant bucket and a shovel, all Bacheng people on the construction site were stunned, and everyone put down their hands. The tools stared blankly; when the big guy rolled the crawler and started to move forward and backward, the construction site was fried in a flash, and with a "bang", thousands of people threw down the tools and ran away, and didn't stop until they ran two miles away. .

Thanks to the good reputation of the Military Control Council in the past two years, the security team members in charge of supervising the construction have also been vaccinated in advance and are well prepared.At this time, they held up a tin horn to persuade the escaped Chinese workers to come back to work, and swear to God that the iron animals would not eat people.With such a guarantee, those men and women who escaped hesitated to return to the construction site.

In the early morning of the next day, the people of Bacheng were dispatched all over the city, helping the old and the young to come to the periphery of the construction site to watch the iron animals.When they saw that the excavator was a big pit and brought out thousands of pounds of soil, everyone was dumbfounded, and their jaws and eyes fell to the ground.

Do you think this is over?Don't forget that the total amount of money in circulation also depends on the distribution of value.Zhao Xin plans to put a lot of Beihai silver dollars and copper coins through this project, so that the people of Bacheng can accept and get used to the currency system of Beihai Town.

He then asked the Military Control Council to set up tents at the construction site and set up literacy classes and Mandarin learning.20 minutes of study before starting work every day, regardless of gender.He also offered a reward. As long as you know 50 characters and can write your name at the same time, you will be given 5 Beihai silver dollars; if you know 200 characters, you will give 10 yuan; if you know 500 characters, you will give 20 yuan; if you know [-] characters, you will be given [-] yuan. And the conversation in Mandarin is fluent, congratulations, you will be recruited into the military management committee immediately.

The workers were baffled by the move.What they don't understand is that since ancient times, studying and literacy has always cost money. How can it be screwed up now?But making money is always a good thing, don't be a fool!So every morning on the construction site, thousands of workers sit under more than a dozen straw huts, facing the blackboard, followed by the instructors sent by the Military Control Council and started "Ah, ah, Pop Buddha."The voices came and went, like chanting.

In response to this situation, the wealthy people in Bacheng thought that the military control committee was too much money to spend, but they did not know that Zhao Xin wanted to break the geographical barrier and strengthen the cohesion of the Chinese by promoting Mandarin, so as to break the clan under the three-fate model. Social Structure.

Of course, this is just the first step, take your time.
The use of the new machinery also alarmed the Frenchmen in Condorcet. When they saw the excavators with long arms and claws from a distance of [-] meters, they were all dumbfounded and their jaws dropped.I want to ask the military control commission personnel on the construction site for advice, but they don’t understand French; if I want to get close to visit, the security team will stop them from approaching; when I go back to the military control commission, I will ask Deng Fei to apologize.

When they finally met Zhao Xin, the other party told them that this was just the use of hydraulic transmission technology, and he couldn't tell the specifics; when they arrived in Beihai Town, there would naturally be special books.In fact, he is not worried at all that the French have learned it. Without the corresponding processing equipment and technology, he cannot create it if he knows the principle. …

To know that in two years, the British will invent the world's first hydraulic press, but it was not until 1905 that the working medium was changed from water to oil.

Condorcet and the four "La Gods" all know what the "static pressure transmission principle" is. After all, the great Pascal was French, but they could not imagine that there is such an advanced machine in the world. Those invented by the British are similar to this. It's weaker than it is!Thor, the excavator, and the new "Nanhua No. [-]". All these have made the town of Beihai, thousands of miles away, cast more mysterious colors, and made Condorcet and others full of longing.

After Christmas, it's New Year's. 1792 is about to pass, this year Zhao Xin experienced the betrayal of his confidants, saw the truth of the black triangle trade, and personally witnessed the blood and fire of the French Revolution.
Counting the secret contract just signed with Sendai Domain, how many secret contracts has Beihai Town signed now?Local governance, the Sultanate of Mysore, the Sendai clan, and even with Oi Qing made an agreement to exchange Gurkhas from Outer Mongolia, which can only be understood but not spoken.

Zhao Xin sometimes can't help but have a bad taste. Is he planning to surpass the UK and catch up with the US to become the world's No. [-] shitposter?I don't have that ambition.
On December 12, Mrs. Elizabeth, who has been under strict supervision, sent a message to someone to have a good talk with the honorable "Prince Zhao".

The next day, Zhao Xin went as promised and came to a heavily guarded mansion on the west side of the Gillion Canal.The two were sitting in the living room on the first floor, and from time to time, the three children of Louis, Min and Teresa were playing and sparring outside the door.

"His Royal Highness, are you satisfied with living in this house?"

"Thank you very much for your care, Your Royal Highness. All is well except not being able to go to church."

In the middle of this month, Zhao Xin quietly moved Mrs. Elizabeth and three children out of the small courtyard on the north side of the Governor's Palace and moved here.In order to take care of their daily life, they also specially borrowed a few servants and cooks who can cook Western dishes from the Huang family in the city.

The problem is that no matter how thoughtful the care is, there are yellow-skinned and black-haired Chinese people around, which makes Mrs. Elizabeth feel that her every move is being monitored.In addition, it has been more than 20 days for Degigne to go to the local governance by boat, and she is a little anxious.In fact, when the Thor passed through the Indian Ocean, the three of them were not sent to the local governance, but brought to Bacheng, which already made her vigilant.

Although every time she sees Zhao Xin, the other party has a kind expression and a sincere tone, but Mrs. Elizabeth, who grew up in a complicated court, knows that this tall man who dared to sneak up on the Temple Tower with dozens of people is definitely not a kind person. .

She was always curious, but she didn't dare to ask how Zhao Xin took the three of them out of Paris and sent them to the big ship outside the port of Le Havre.All fools know how many checkpoints they have to go through on the way from the Temple Tower to Le Havre, and the big iron box where the three of them were hiding was 20 meters long!
Elizabeth doesn't believe that these Chinese people can buy all the checkpoints along the way, the only explanation is that they kill all the people who stop the road.
Sigh~~!Whenever I think of this, Elizabeth shudders. …

Such a troublesome move made her never believe what Zhao Xin said, just to prevent the British from occupying the Indian mainland, this person must want something from his nephew.Except for God, there has never been an unprovoked giving in the world. If you didn't understand this, Elizabeth would have gone through so many intrigues at Versailles in vain.

The atmosphere in the living room became a little weird at the moment. While Elizabeth was uneasy, Zhao Xin also took the opportunity to look at the woman in front of her.

The 28-year-old unmarried princess belongs to the ranks of old girls whether in the East or the West, but for a modern person like Zhao Xin, she is still young.

As a member of the Bourbon family, she, like Louis XVI, has a round chin and a high nose, and Hong Lan's lower lip looks slightly protruding.However, as the saying goes, one white hides three ugly, fair complexion, a pair of deep blue eyes and long silver-gray hair, on the contrary, it makes this princess look charming, and the more she looks, the more delicious she is.

In history, Elizabeth never married until her death. As the sister of Louis XVI, her marriage would inevitably involve politics. Unfortunately, both engagements were terminated.The reason why this princess went to the guillotine in the footsteps of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette was because she grew up in a luxurious court, which made her have no sympathy for the people at the bottom, and often said that Some hateful words.

For example, she opposed any measures to weaken the privileges of the royal family or the church, and even bluntly said that her brother was too weak and had been led by the National Convention.All these things made the French people hated the queen first and the princess second during the Great Revolution.

When Elizabeth noticed that the atmosphere in the room was not right, she couldn't help but raised her eyebrows and glanced, just in time to meet Zhao Xin's gaze.Almost at that moment, Elizabeth felt that the other party's black pupils were like the vast starry sky and the deep sea, full of the mystery of the East, which made her feel like she was about to sink in, which made her panic for no reason.

However, the court education she experienced since childhood enabled Elizabeth to conceal her emotions very well. She took a sip of coffee from the cup, lowered her eyebrows and looked at the fruit plate on the table, and said, "Your Highness, may I ask if there is news about local governance? Is it?"

"I'm sorry." Zhao Xin shrugged.

"His Royal Highness, I am very grateful for your care and hospitality. Charles and Teresa have almost recovered now, so according to the agreement between you and Governor Leclerc, I want to take them to local governance."

Elizabeth finally plucked up the courage to speak out. She tried her best to suppress the fear and anxiety in her heart, and looked at Zhao Xin. In an instant, the aura of being a princess of the Bourbon family was finally revealed.

Although Zhao Xin came from the grassroots of the common people, the will he has acquired from his decision to kill over the years has made him turn a blind eye to all authority.Even a person who wants to knock down the illustrious imperial power is still afraid of a princess from Europe?
"Her Royal Highness, to be honest, if Governor Leclerc comes to Bacheng, I would welcome it very much. But you have to go to the local government, alas, it is really unsafe there."

"Mr. Deguine said"

"Deguine used to be just an interpreter in your Guangzhou office. With his ability, how could he understand the ambitions of the British. Her Royal Highness, I can guarantee that when the news of the declaration of war came back from Europe, it was the British who did it. Time."…

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Zhao Xin didn't frighten Elizabeth, he was telling the truth.Just before they left Paris, the British Parliament passed a proposal for war against France; and the day after the North Sea mission arrived in Le Havre, the National Convention passed a resolution to declare war on Britain.

The war in Europe is not so easy to start, and the British will definitely focus on France's overseas colonies first.The so-called take advantage of your illness to kill you, when will you wait if you don't start at this time?Besides, as long as the local governance is won, the French will definitely be an ant on an elephant if they want to support Mysore - they will not be able to use their strength.However, with the speed of news transmission in the 18th century, Zhao Xin estimates that there is still at least 4 months of preparation time on the local governance side.

This is also true in the history of another time and space. The National Convention declared war on February 2. On June 1, the news reached Madras, and on June 6, it reached Calcutta. Lord Cornwallis immediately ordered to be stationed in Holland. The fleet of Ceylon set sail to conduct a maritime blockade of local governance.

The problem is that because of the mixing of Beihai Town in this time and space, the French who govern locally may not necessarily lose. The key depends on what Governor Leclerc will do.If he obeys the order of the National Convention and resigns from office, the secret agreement signed between Beihai Town and the local governance will be useless; but if he continues to recognize the Bourbon family's rule over the overseas colonies and refuses to hand over power, Pazayalai's The Northern Navy would fulfill the agreement and take the lead in attacking the British garrison in Madras.

Zhao Xin's efforts to rescue Louis Charles was not for the sake of Leclerc, but for French Louisiana on the American continent.If the Bourbon family wants to restore, there is no chance without massive wealth. After Louisiana, Louisiana is the bargaining chip in exchange for the support of the North Navy.

Furthermore, if Louis Charles were to govern locally, with the French colander-like secrecy, the British would have to know within a month.What's the point of beating the British?They will do their best to keep the child in their hands in exchange for the interests of the European and North American colonies.

Elizabeth stopped talking.Compared with the intrigue between European royal families, the man in front of her made her feel more secure.Although she doesn't know Beihai Town, what she sees at present is only a corner of the other side in Southeast Asia, but based on what she has learned about Tsarist Russia's fiasco in the East and the big iron ship outside the port, she is convinced of the other side's strength. Far more powerful than Austria and Prussia.

But, what's the point of leaving the Bourbon royal family in Europe?

Seeing that the other party was silent, Zhao Xin continued: "Your Highness, please believe me. I have no interest in fighting for the French throne. There are more than 3 million people in the East that need me to worry about. Everything I do is just out of respect for a The sympathy of weak children. What you need to do is to let Charles grow up healthily, and let him choose everything."

Yes, Elizabeth couldn't help thinking of what Marie Antoinette said when she parted, that it was the only thing she should do to let the child grow up healthy and safe.

"Okay. Your Royal Highness, I trust you."