"Tell me what it feels like to go to Madras."

An hour later, Zhao Xin, who was tired of being tired, asked Deng Fei about India in the restaurant on the Thor.

"Local governance is just a big colander, and no news can be hidden. The British already know the secret agreement between us and the French, but they still don't know the agreement between us and Mysore. But this is also a big deal. With the British's urinary nature, I think it will take less than half a year to figure it out."

Deng Fei took a big sip of tea and continued: "Their governor is Hobart. He is very polite on the surface and asked a lot about us. He also knew the group of British people he met in Dagukou. It can be seen that he was very afraid of our interference. In addition, he also gave me a letter, hoping that we can visit the British mainland while going to France. I think they are very interested in the technology of the Thor, and they asked questions before when they were in Dagukou."

"The French have been in a mess for this period. At least, don't expect that before Napoleon has risen. The era when the British dominate the Indian Ocean is coming." Zhao Xin continued: "We must give them eye drops in India, otherwise these guys will be free to go to Malacca and northern India."

Deng Fei nodded and said, "Yes! According to our history, in six years, the Sultan of Tipu will be destroyed and die. The next step for the British will be to deal with the Maratha Alliance. Defeat each one... I said, do you think the British are a bit like the Qin State that destroyed the six countries?"

Zhao Xin smiled at this: "'Brigging his powerful ministers to disrupt his plans' is considered to be a part of provoking divisions! The British currently have not the strongest military strength in India, so they naturally have to use conspiracies and tricks to assist."

In history, in the 92 years when the British East India Company conquered India with an armed conquest, there was no complete and unified military strategic plan at all, which also led to the East India Company being unable to conquer India by simply relying on military means. Although they cultivated and developed a military armed force that could be used for invasion, their performance on the battlefield was not satisfactory, and they relied on diplomatic measures and even conspiracies from the side, and became increasingly skillful. Looking at the previous wars of the British conquest against India, only the "Asayer Battle" in 1803 was a battle won purely by military factors.

Deng Fei carefully said: "In my opinion, the biggest problem in the military of Mysore is not the difference in weapon generation or the number of people, but the failure to form its own military system. They rely too much on the instructors sent by the French. I visited the military school opened by the British for indigenous officers in Madras. Although it was just a quick look, my personal feeling is much better than the French."

Zhao Xin nodded and said, "Those power plants think that they can conquer the world with cross-age guns and cannons. I am lazy to explain to them. Behind the military revolution has never been a simple weapon technology. The most important thing is the combination of centralized government and fiscal taxation! Without enough funds, it cannot support the training and management of modern troops. The hot weapons era requires huge funds and management costs. Don't look at the princes and princes in India wearing gold and silver, their little money is far from enough."

Deng Fei said: "Yes, so I proposed to Tipu at that time to support him in unification of South India. Otherwise, with his little financial resources, he would be the standing army of the two battalions at most."

Zhao Xin took a sip of tea and moistened his throat and continued: "They have a close relationship with the French. Look, the British will sooner or later use France as an excuse to deal with him."

Deng Fei then mentioned the language issue, and Zhao Xin felt that he was overwhelmed when he heard it. Whether it was the people in the Special Forces Camp who studied French or the people of Mysore to learn Chinese, it was impossible to do without a year or two. Like Deng Fei's view, "scramble teaching" is the only choice at present.

"Before I left, Guofeng had already set out with the first batch of arms and 500,000 silver coins. I guess he had arrived in Ryukyu now. I guess the Sultan would be more at ease when he saw the goods. What is our land called? The name is so difficult to remember, and I can't remember it."

"Pazayalai."

"Forget it, in the future, our official records will be called Pacheng, which is simple and easy to remember. After the weapons arrive on the shore, they will be placed in Pacheng first. If you want to visit, you can do it. You can't let them take them back to Mysore before using it."

"Tip gave us a lot of gold crafts. You can take the time to take a look and then take them away quickly. I let the guards guard every day and I can't sleep well."

"Um."

Zhao Xin looked at the wall clock and saw that it was already past four o'clock, so he decided to end the conversation and go back to the cabin to sleep. He had to cheer for Thor tomorrow, so Deng Fei would have to be busy for at least a long time.

The next morning, Deng Fei refused the invitation from the French officials in Bourbon on the grounds of maintaining the Thor, and then began to prepare for the cheering.

Speaking of which, the fuel consumption of an ocean-going ship includes the fuel consumption of four parts: the main engine, generator set, boiler and port-to-shore power. Take Thor as an example. The ship is equipped with a 2500kw marine diesel engine. If it runs at full speed, the fuel consumption per hour is 488 liters, which is 11.7 kiloliters a day; while the Thor's oil tank is specially modified and can be equipped with 200 tons of fuel at a time. In addition to supplying the main engine, plus the fuel consumption in other places, the calculation is full, and 15 days is the cordon level.

Usually, Thunder is running to the Sendai Fan and Kuye Island, and there is no problem, but once it is going to take a long-distance voyage, Zhao Xin must be on the field. According to the voyage, he must appear. Otherwise Thunder will have to fall into bed. So you know why Beihai Town dares not send the larger Thunder to Europe, which consumes at least 20 to 30 tons of diesel a day!

Even if Zhao Xin can bear it, the diesel production on Kuye Island will be difficult to increase! If Deng Fei had not urged him before, Zhao Xin would not have asked Ding Guofeng to drive the Jinglei to India. This is also the reason why he was thinking about Sumatra. If these two cargo ships in Beihai Town want to frequently enter and exit Malacca in the future, there must be an oil supply point in Southeast Asia.

Just when Zhao Xin arrived at Bourbon Island, He Xiwen, who was ordered by the North Navy's General Staff, had already taken a boat north from Bacheng, crossed the Strait of Malacca, and arrived at Georgetown on the British Prince of Wales Island (Penang Island). He wanted to meet a Kapitan from Fujian here. This man was once a small leader of the Tiandihui Society, named Gu Lihuan. Speaking of which, the later generations, Gu Hongming, who was known as the "ghost in the late Qing Dynasty", was his direct great-grandson.

In 1786, the British East India Company sent Captain Francis Wright to the Sultanate of Kedah to negotiate the ceasing of Penang in exchange for military protection of the British East India Company. Soon the British obtained Penang, renamed it "Prince of Wales Island", and named the settlement on the island "Ge Town", which was actually a village--Ge Town.

Gu Lihuan was in the second year after his arrival in the UK. While visiting the British, he also brought hundreds of Chinese from Siam to help the British clear and level the land. At the inauguration ceremony of the head of Lettun, Gu Lihuan gave him some fishing nets as gifts, and was later appointed as the first Kapitan.

So look, speculation is really a science, and the gifts are not important. If the time is right, you can be an official even if you give a rag. But then again, Gu Lihuan is quite capable and has a correct vision. Moreover, this person knows both English and French. He has a very good relationship with Alam Saiya, the son of Sultan of Aceh, and has a good relationship with Sultan of Kedah. He is deeply trusted by the British governor. Within a few years, Gu Lihuan relied on the big tree of the British and became the upper class in Georgetown.

"Master, someone sent a greeting letter in the afternoon and two boxes of gifts."

In the evening, in a house called "Guard" in Georgetown Chinatown, Gu Lihuan, who had just returned home and finished clothes, took a bright red post from the butler. When he opened it, he was stunned.

The housekeeper said again: "The sender said that they did not live in the city, and they are now living on a Tang ship in the port."

"He Xiwen..." Gu Lihuan frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly his eyes narrowed, thinking that he had gone to Annan to become an official? He had heard of this person before when he was in Siam. It is said that it was also from the Heaven and Earth Association. Later, he became a pirate. A few years ago, he transformed into Nguyen Phuc Ying's naval general. Although he is now a "upper person" in the village, who has never been poor at the beginning? The same thing is, why not enter the Heaven and Earth Association?!

"Well, I'm staying on the boat." Gu Lihuan responded casually. He turned his head and saw two large carved boxes on the table. He had not gotten married yet, so no one in the family dared to move. When he walked up to him and opened one of them, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air in surprise.

The box was filled with a ginseng tied with a red rope. With Gu Lihuan's knowledge, it was definitely a good Northeast ginseng, which was rare in the South China Sea area. He then opened another larger rectangular box and found that it was full of cut sika deer antlers inside.

What a guy! He Xiwen actually gave such a valuable gift. What is he planning to do? The British don’t get involved in Guangnan. Do he want to buy weapons from the British?

Gu Lihuan looked at the clock on the table. It was already past eight o'clock in the evening. It was not suitable to visit the port now, so it would be better to go tomorrow morning. Thinking of this, he asked the butler: "Do you know which boat they are on?"

"I know, someone told me."

"Okay! Now you take my post to the dock and tell the Master He, no, it's Lord He, just say that Gu is visiting him on time at the beginning of tomorrow."

On a 500-ton Tang ship parked at the port, Huang Zhongtong asked He Xiwen curiously: "Brother, let's come to Penang to meet Gu's surname. Is it useful to have such a big circle? According to me, it would be better to go to the opposite side of the strait to find the Aceh Sultan to buy land directly, which would be so convenient!"

"You know nothing! Do you know local dialect?" He Xiwen said disdainfully with a toothpick in his mouth: "The General Staff's order said that this time, not only will you buy the village opposite, but you also have to buy the southernmost part of the island from the Sultan of Johor. This Gu is a local snake from Penang. He talks to several Sultans and asks him to do this with twice the result!"

He Xiwen has not studied many books. Since becoming an official in Guangnan, he often has an idiom that the donkey lips are not right. Huang Zhongtong thought that it would be "too twice the result with half the effort", but he gave up after flattening his mouth. He had been scolded several times for this matter.

"Brother, I heard from the boy named Zheng that after we finish this matter, we will have to go to Beihai Town to take some lessons in the spring next year. Who will come to see Ryukyu in the future? Will King Zhao take off the mill..."

He Xiwen interrupted with a glaring glance: "Don't talk nonsense! Prince Zhao, you dare to discuss it, don't want to live anymore?"

Huang Zhongtong turned around and looked at the door of the captain's room and explained: "Aren't I asking you this? How dare I say that Prince Zhao is not."

He Xiwen snorted, frowned and ignored him. To be honest, he couldn't understand the arrangement above. He had just been staying in Ryukyu for half a year and had not sat in the hot water yet. He sent him to Nanyang and wanted to buy land. In his opinion, the North Navy ships are strong and cannons are powerful, so what should I buy? Just go ashore and grab them. Whoever dares to blow up the thorns will bombard them with big cannons!

As for the North Navy, there are so many rules that he has to go to school when he becomes an official. He remembers the homework that Zheng Wenxian said to him before, and he can't help but suck his teeth. It's so life-that it's like!

The next morning, Gu Lihuan brought the long-sai who sent the post yesterday to the port on time. Speaking of which, when He Xiwen and his boat entered the port yesterday to check and register, they borrowed the name of Wang Zhusheng, the King of Kabidan, Bacheng, and said that they came here to purchase spices. So before Gu Lihuan approached, they saw many Malays and Chinese people shouting to buy business on the pier.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Because it is a local figure, everyone in the port greeted respectfully when he saw Kabidan coming. Gu Lihuan asked his followers to get on the boat to inform him, and he smiled and bowed to the people he knew. At that time, he saw two people walking down from the Narcissus Gate of the Tang Ship. One of them was tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a national face, wearing a sun-shaded hat on his head, and a dark lake silk robe; the man behind him was wearing a short-shot and also wearing a hat.

"I'm here He Xiwen, I have long admired Brother Gu's name, and I'm lucky to meet you today!"

"Brother He, I have long admired him!"

"This is my deputy, Huang Zhongtong."

Because the dock was too noisy, when the three of them saw Li, Gu Lihuan was led onto the boat and went straight to the captain's room. As soon as they entered the door, He Xiwen raised his right hand, pointed his thumb to the sky, his little finger to the ground, and pressed his three fingers in his heart, saying to Gu Lihuan: "Muli Fights the World and the World!"

Seeing this, Gu Lihuan smiled slightly and made the same gesture and said, "The Hongshui Sangha is the same!"

"Haha, He once heard in Guangnan that the Pinang Jiabidan was my brother of the Tiandihui. When I saw him today, it was true! He was from Sichuan. He was introduced to the meeting by Zhang Ting and his elder brother in Huizhou in the 49th year of Qianlong."

"After this is the 47th year of Qianlong's reign, he was introduced to the association by Brother Yan Yan in Zhangzhou. In the 49th year of Qianlong's reign, he was wanted by the court, but he had no choice but to go to Siam. The name of Brother He has been known for a long time!"

Then the two sides discussed their age again, and He Xiwen was seven years older than Gu Lihuan. Although Gu Lihuan was a local Jiabi Dan, he was still a businessman in nature. Compared with He Xiwen's third-rank official position in Guangnan before, the difference was not a little bit, so he called the other party brother.

After that, when the sailor on the boat brought the tea and snacks, Gu Lihuan bowed and said, "Brother He, the gift you asked someone yesterday is really expensive, I am ashamed of you! Since I am here in Penang, if you need help from me, please tell me bluntly. I am still familiar with the local people, and the British also say something. As long as I can help, I will definitely do it beautifully!"

"Okay!" He Xiwen smiled and said, "You don't have to be too humble. Now from Java to Siam, who doesn't know that you are awarded the first Kappa Dan in Penang? Just a mere polite gift, just a little congratulations."
Chapter completed!