The political symposium, originally scheduled to be held at the end of 1792, was postponed due to Zhao Xin's plan for Kalimantan. After several telegram communications with Yu Deli, the meeting was changed to February 5, 1793, for a week. After the meeting was held, it was time to celebrate the New Year.

Fortunately, there are not many travelers who have been staying in this time and space for a long time, and all of them are only in their early 20 people, so it is not that troublesome to notify them. For Liu Sheng, who is far away in Ulyasutai, Fan Tong of Kobdo, Cao Peng and Boli Town in the island country, they all need Zhao Xin to pick them up in person. After all, it is cold outside and frozen, and it is even faster to return to Beihai Town from another time and space.

The new ship bought was named "Nanhua No. 1". Deng Fei promoted the first mate of Thor to the captain of the new ship, and then transferred eight crew members from Thor, including the second-pipe wheel, mechanic, radio operator, deck sailor and chef. In addition, he also selected a guy who had worked as a carpenter and the personnel responsible for operating the processing room and freezing room, so that he could gather the crew on the new ship.

The new ship cannot be driven just by bringing it, and it must be adaptive training. After all, the deck mechanical system on this ship is very different from the Thor. Zhao Xin plans to wait for "Nanhua No. 1" to be used for a year and a half to buy a few more.

First of all, we must understand the structure of the hull, check the quality and use of various parts of the ship, and understand the operation and use of various systems on the ship. Then we must also conduct navigation experiments, usually short-range or long-range, light-load or heavy-load navigation experiments. Through the above procedures, the crew can have a clear understanding of the speed and host horsepower, and be proficient in the maneuverability of the maneuverability, slewing performance, navigation stability, inertia and airworthiness for designated navigation areas, etc.

So Deng Fei's mission suddenly became heavier. He not only had to provide guidance to these crew members, but also had to take them to sea for training.

The arrival of "Nanhua No. 1" caused a sensation in Bacheng. After all, no one has seen such a strange ship before. The dark blue hull and the snow-white deck building are really pleasing to the eye against the blue sky. Everyone was curious about what the white boom on the deck, which was longer than the main mast, was used, and they were competing to guess, but because there was a fence around the berth that was not allowed to get close, they could only see from a distance.

Compared with local residents, the merchant ship owners and sailors who came to Bacheng were more interested in "Nanhua No. 1". Several ships tried to get close, but were then driven away by the Marines' gun warning.

By the way, the use of modern large-scale ship equipment has never been a single ship. It must have a supporting auxiliary system, at least a dock and an oil depot.

The Chinese are just Christmas and the Western New Year. So on December 23, the Bacheng Military Control Commission recruited workers in Chinatown and major plantations through the court to carry out earthwork construction of the new dock and oil depot one kilometer away from the east of the port. The entire floor area is as high as 30,000 square meters.

Compared to the women under the Qing Dynasty who had to tie their feet, the local Balinese women did not have this problem, and they all worked hard. The most important thing is that the construction site not only provided tools such as picks, shovels, and carts, but also had two meals every day. The wages of one or two silver taels are equal to net profit. So as soon as the news came out, men and women in the city flocked to it.

Because the excavation volume of earth and stone is too large and it has to be backfilled with sand and gravel, Zhao Xin took out three single-bucket excavators I just bought, with a bucket capacity of up to one cubic cube. The excavators were all selected from the Marine Corps. After a week of intense study, six people rushed to the shelves.

On the day of the excavator entering the construction site, although he made a notice in advance, when the excavator roared and waved a huge bucket and brought out thousands of kilograms of soil, all the people of Bacheng on the construction site were stunned. Everyone put down their tools and stared blankly. When everyone rolled the tracks and started moving forward and backward, the construction site was in an instant. With a "boom", thousands of people threw down their tools and ran away, and they didn't stop until they ran out of two miles.

Fortunately, the Military Control Commission has won a good reputation in the past two years, and the security team responsible for supervising the construction have also received vaccinations in advance and are ready. At this time, they held up an iron horn to persuade the Chinese workers to come back to work, patted their chests and swear to the sky that the iron animals would not eat people. With such a guarantee, the men and women who fled returned to the construction site hesitated.

Early the next morning, the people of Bacheng all went out to the city, helping the elderly and young people to see the iron animals outside the construction site. When they saw an excavator in one bucket, it was a big pit, bringing out thousands of kilograms of soil, everyone was stunned and their chins fell all over the floor.

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

He then asked the Military Control Commission to set up tents at the construction site, open literacy classes and study Mandarin. He studied for 20 minutes before work every day, regardless of gender. He also offered a reward. As long as he knew 50 words and could write his own name, he would be given 5 Beihai silver dollars; if he knew 200 words, he would be given 10 yuan; if he knew 500, he would be given 20 yuan; if he could know 1,000 words and had fluent Mandarin dialogues, congratulations, he would immediately recruit the Military Control Commission to do things.

The workers were confused by this move. What they didn't understand was that since ancient times, I always had to spend money on studying and literacy, but now I'm twisting it? But it's always a good thing to earn money, so don't be fools! So every morning, thousands of workers sat under more than a dozen straw huts, facing the blackboard, and following the instructors sent by the Military Control Commission, "Ahhhh, Bobbo" and started "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

In this case, the rich people in Bacheng thought that the military control committee had too much money and had nowhere to spend it, but they didn't know that Zhao Xin wanted to promote Mandarin to break regional barriers and enhance the cohesion of the Chinese, so as to break the clan social structure under the three-intention mode.

Of course, this is just the first step, take it slowly...

The use of new machinery also alarmed the Frenchmen of Condorse. When they saw an excavator with long arms and claws stretching out from a hundred meters away, they were all stunned and their chins fell all over the floor. They wanted to ask the military control committee staff on the construction site for advice, but the other party did not understand French; they wanted to visit, but the security team stopped them and refused to get close to them; they returned to the military control committee to find Deng Fei... Sorry, the guy went out to sea with "Nanhua No. 1".

When they finally saw Zhao Xin, the other party told them that this was just using hydraulic transmission technology, and he couldn't explain the specifics; when he arrived in Beihai Town, there would naturally be special books. He was actually not worried at all that the French had learned it. Without the corresponding processing equipment and technology, he could not create the principles even if he knew it.

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

Condorce and the four "Gods" both understood what the "static pressure transmission principle" is. After all, the great Pascal was the French, but they could not imagine that there were such advanced machinery in the world. The British invented them were really weak compared to this! Thor, excavators, and the newly emerged "Nanhua No. 1"... All these things cast more mysterious colors in Beihai Town, thousands of miles away, and made Condorce and others full of longing.

After Christmas, the New Year is coming in a blink of an eye. 1792 is about to pass. This year, Zhao Xin experienced the betrayal of his confidant, saw the truth about the Black Triangle Trade, and personally witnessed the blood and fire of the French Revolution. By the way, he almost made the National Guild...

Including the secret agreement I just signed with the Sendai vassal, how many secret agreements have Beihai Town signed now? Local governance, the Sultanate of Mysore, the Sendai vassal, and even made an agreement with Dai Qing to exchange Gurkha that could only be understood but not spoken.

Sometimes Zhao Xin can't help but feel a bad taste. He is planning to surpass Britain and the United States to become the world's number one messenger? He doesn't have this ambition...

On December 30, Mrs. Elizabeth, who had been under strict care, asked someone to pass on a message and wanted to have a good talk with the noble "Prince Zhao".

The next day, Zhao Xin went there as promised and arrived at a heavily guarded mansion on the west side of the Gillion Canal. The two sat in the living room on the first floor, and the sound of Louis Charles, Lamin and Teresa's three children were occasionally heard outside the door.

"Your Highness Princess, are you satisfied with living in this house?"

"Thank you very much for your care, Your Highness, the respected Prince. Everything else is fine except for not being able to go to the church."

In the middle of this month, Zhao Xin moved Mrs. Elizabeth and her three children from the small courtyard on the north side of the Governor's Mansion to the place. In order to take care of their daily life, he also borrowed several servants from the Huang family in the city and a chef who could cook Western cuisine to serve.

The problem is that the care is very thoughtful, and the yellow-skinned and dark-haired Chinese around her makes Mrs. Elizabeth feel that her every move is under surveillance. In addition, Degenie has been taking a boat to the local management for more than 20 days, and she is a little anxious. In fact, when the Thor passed by the Indian Ocean, she did not send the three of them to the local management for treatment, but brought them to Bacheng, which made her feel alert.

Although every time she saw Zhao Xin, the other party had a kind face and a sincere tone, Mrs. Elizabeth, who grew up in a complicated palace, knew that this tall man who dared to sneak attack the Temple Tower with dozens of people was definitely not a good 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 a large ship outside the port of Le Havre. All fools knew how many checkpoints they had to go through along the way from the Temple Tower to Le Havre, and the big iron box where the three of them hid at that time was 20 meters long!

Elizabeth didn't believe that these Chinese people could bribe all the checkpoints along the way. The only explanation was that they killed all the people who blocked the road...

Hiss~~!Elizabeth feels chill whenever he thinks of this.

Such a complicated move made her never believe what Zhao Xin said, just to prevent the British from occupying the Indian continent. This person must have wanted to get something from his nephew. Except for God, there has never been no effort in the world for no reason. If she didn't understand this, Elizabeth would have experienced so many intrigues in Versailles.

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

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, Zhao Xin, he is still quite young.

As a member of the Bourbon family, like Louis XVI, she has a round chin and a towering nose, and her rosy lower lips look slightly prominent. However, as the saying goes, one white covers three ugliness, her fair skin tone, and her deep blue eyes and long silver-gray hair make the princess look charming, and the more she looks, the more she looks.

In history, Elizabeth never got married until her death. As Louis XVI's sister, her marriage must be involved in politics, but unfortunately both engagements were terminated. The reason why this princess followed Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette and came to the guillotine was because she grew up in a luxurious palace since she was a child, which made her sympathetic to the lower class and often said something hated.

For example, she opposed any measures to weaken the royal family or the church's privileges, and even said bluntly that her brother was too weak and had been led by the National Guild. Such things made the French people hate the first one during the Revolutionary Revolution the queen, and the second one was this princess.

When Elizabeth noticed that the atmosphere in the house was not right, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly and just hit Zhao Xin's gaze. Almost at that moment, Elizabeth felt that the other party's black pupils were like the vast starry sky, the deep sea, full of the mystery of the east, which made her feel like she was about to fall into it, which made her feel for no reason.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! However, the palace education I experienced since childhood has enabled Elizabeth to hide her emotions well. She picked up the cup and took a sip of coffee, lowered her eyebrows and looked at the fruit plate on the table, and said, "Your Highness, is there any news about local governance?"

"I'm sorry." Zhao Xin shrugged after saying that.

"Your Highness, I am very grateful for your care and hospitality. Charles and Theresa have been almost restored, so according to your agreement with 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 panic and uneasiness in her heart and looked at Zhao Xin. In an instant, the momentum of being a princess of the Bourbon family finally showed up.

Although Zhao Xin is from the grassroots of the common people, the determination he has developed over the years of killing and decisiveness has made him look at all authority. Even those who have to defeat the vast imperial power are afraid of a princess from Europe?

"His Princess, to be honest, if Governor Leclerc comes to Bacheng, I welcome you very much. But you are going to manage locally, alas, it is really not safe there."

"Mr. Kedgenie said..."

"Dergine was just a translator in your office in Guangzhou. With his ability, he would not understand the ambitions of the British. Princess, I can guarantee that when the news of the declaration of war came back from Europe, it was the time for the British to take action."

“…”

Zhao Xin did not scare Elizabeth, he told the truth. Just before they left Paris, the British Parliament passed a proposal for war against France; and the day after the North Sea Town Mission arrived in Le Havre, the National Convention's decision to declare war on Britain was also passed.

The war in Europe is not so easy to start. The British will definitely focus on the overseas colonies of France first. The so-called "stop taking advantage of your illness and killing you, when will you not take action? Besides, as long as you win local governance, the French will definitely be an ant to go on an elephant if they want to support Mysore - they can't use it. However, with the painful news transmission speed of the 18th century, Zhao Xin estimated that there will be at least 4 months to prepare for local governance.

This is true in the history of another time and space. The National Convention declared war on February 1, and on June 2, the news arrived in Madras and on June 11, it reached Kolkata. Lord Cornwallis immediately ordered the fleet stationed in Dutch Ceylon to set sail and impose a maritime blockade on local governance.

The problem is that with the intrusion of Beihai Town in this time and space, the French who governed locally may not lose. The key is what Governor Leclerc will do. If he obeyed the order of the National Convention, he resigned and stepped down, the secret agreement signed by Beihai Town and locally governed before would be like waste paper; but if he continued to recognize the Bourbon family's rule over overseas colonies and refused to hand over power, the North Navy of Pazhayalai would implement the agreement and take the lead in launching an attack on the British garrison in Madras.

Zhao Xin tried to rescue Louis. Charles was not to give favors to Leclerc, but to French Louisiana on the American continent. The Bourbon family wanted to restore the throne, but without a huge amount of wealth, there was no chance. Louisiana will be the bargaining chips for the North Navy to support it.

Furthermore, if Louis Charles arrives locally, the French have to know the degree of confidentiality like a colander. In less than a month, the British will have to say what kind of beatings the British are? They will definitely try their best to keep the child in exchange for the interests of European and North American colonies.

Elizabeth stopped talking. Compared to the intrigue between the European royal family, the man in front of her made her feel safer. Although she didn't know Beihai Town, she only saw the other party's place in Southeast Asia. However, based on what she had learned before about Tsarist Russia's defeat in the East and the large iron ship outside the port, she was sure that the other party's strength was far stronger than Austria and Prussia.

But what is the point of leaving the Bourbon royal family in Europe?

Seeing that the other party was silent, Zhao Xin continued, "Princess, please believe me. I have no interest in the fight for the throne of France. There is more than 300 million people in the East that need to worry about. Everything I do is out of sympathy for a weak child. What you need to do is to let Charle grow up healthily and let him choose everything himself."

Yes, Elizabeth couldn't help but remember Marie Antoinette's words when she parted, that was the only thing she should do to make her child grow up healthy and safely.
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