C21 We Still Have to Put in a Lot of Things

Dundas was called out by the interpreter. He didn't know what these people wanted him to do.

Before coming to the Far East, he felt that this battle would be very difficult to fight. After all, the Great Qing was also famous.

But after fighting a war, he discovered that the Great Qing was only so-so. The people were very ignorant, and the army had long decayed. In the end, not long after he was happy, a warship that he had never seen before appeared in the Qing Dynasty. According to him, this warship should be made of steel.

The cannons were also very powerful. The British ships also had Flowerfire Bullets. Their equipment ratio was 40% Flowerfire Bullets and 60% Flowerfire Bullets, but the two were not on the same level. The Qing warships could blow up their own warships, but their own cannons could not hit them. Even if they could hit them, they would not be able to do much damage.

What surprised him even more was that this Qing warship's cannon firing speed was extremely fast. It was likely that it would be able to load very quickly, but it was a pity that he had lost this battle. Moreover, he had lost in a very cowardly manner.

Could it be that these Qing people wanted to insult him? Dundas's heart sank when he thought of this. This was different from before. In the past, the westerners regarded China as a wealthy country with gold everywhere. The people in China were the smartest and most polite people in the world.

However, ever since Magarne's diplomatic mission to China 50 years ago, this impression had changed. Magarne's description of the Qing Dynasty after returning was terrible. In their opinion, this country was no different from India.

Dundas would not be surprised if such a backward nation did anything uncivilized.

Especially when he saw a skinny middle-aged man with an eight-word beard and a small hat, he felt even more uncomfortable.

He did not expect that the other party would ask about military secrets and how many ships the British Empire had.

"I'm sorry, this is military secrets, no comment." Dundas said coldly.

"I knew Young Master Lin was bragging. How many warships can a small country like England have?" Grandmaster Soong smiled coldly and told the interpreter to translate.

The interpreter also said what Grandmaster Soong said.

"You can insult me, but you can't insult the British Empire. The British Empire's territory is spread all over the world. It is the Unsetting Sun Empire. The land of the British Empire is bathed in sunlight for 20 hours a day."

"Don't think that you can disregard the dignity of the British Empire just because you defeat my fleet with a single ship. Our British Empire has more than 300 ships and thousands of cannons. Sooner or later, we will teach you a lesson!" Dundas said loudly.

He called himself a gentleman. He hated gentlemen the most. Naturally, he could not insult his country.

The interpreter told Grandmaster Soong everything he had said.

"Let's talk about it when you can defeat the warships of the Qing Dynasty." Grandmaster Soong waved his hand and asked him to take him away.

Then he called a few more people. Their answers were similar. It seemed that the English had more than three hundred ships.

Grandmaster Soong went back to report the situation to Yi Shaan.

"So Young Master Lin did not lie. It seems that we need to make some preparations." Yi Shaan stroked his goatee and said with a slight frown.

Yi Shaan had been an official for many years and knew one very important thing, which was to have a beginning and a end. No matter how well you did at the beginning, it was useless. If there were any mistakes later, the Emperor would not think that what you did before was very good. The better you did in the beginning, the more severe your punishment would be.

Lin Chen's words just now resurfaced in his mind. Once the English soldiers came in different directions, even if his ship was strong, there would only be one. If Lin Chen wasn't there, the Guangzhou City would be in big trouble.

Previously, he had thought that the Qing army only had bad equipment. If they were equipped with the western guns and cannons given by Lin Chen, they would be unstoppable. However, what happened a few nights ago had reminded him that his men were afraid of being beaten up by the British.

Furthermore, he knew what kind of officials were like now. Even if he gave the ship to the Guangzhou Navy, they probably wouldn't be able to form a fighting force in a short period of time. At this moment, only Lin Chen could rely on them.

The reason why the Emperor still wanted to guard against Lin Chen was because he didn't know the true situation in England. He had the same thought, but the situation was so serious. If the British really attacked, it would be really troublesome.

Thinking of this, he didn't have any thoughts of guarding against Lin Chen or being suspicious. It was more important to protect Guangzhou City. If Guangzhou City was saved, his credit would be saved. Otherwise, all his efforts would be in vain. Not only could Lin Chen not be left to the side, but he also needed to be put in an important position.

Yi Shaan clearly understood the principle of letting others work for him and give him some benefits first. He immediately asked Grandmaster Soong to invite Wu Bingjian over.

Wu Bingjian didn't know what this special envoy wanted him to do. However, it seemed like there was nothing else besides money.

As expected, Yi Shaan started to talk about money after exchanging a few polite words with him.

"Merchant Wu, you heard about Young Master Lin breaking the British fleet, right?"

Wu Bingjian quickly replied, "Yes, my lord. I heard about it. " It was a good fight. I think the British know about the Qing army. "

He thought, "I know more than that. I even witnessed it on the ship, but I can't say it out loud.

"Young Master Lin has made great contributions and was given the title of Guangzhou Naval Fleet Training Deputy Grade 4 Official. He is responsible for training the navy in Hong Kong Island. You all have contributed greatly to the destruction of your family. I have already reported it to the Emperor. The Emperor will definitely reward you." Yi Shaan nodded and said.

What he said was the truth. He had already said the matter of the 13 banks donating money. The Emperor also said that he would reward and the personnel had also set off. However, the journey would probably take more than a month to arrive. Although they would not be rewarded with silver or anything like that, but there would definitely be some official or official or exemption from some taxes.

"Thank you, my lord. It is our responsibility to share the Emperor's worries. It is a shame to accept it." Wu Bingjian stood up and clasped his hands towards the north.

"The Emperor has always been clear about rewards and punishments. There is no need to mention it. It is just that there is one more thing that I need to ask the Chief Merchant to help me with." Yi Cuisine smiled and waved his hand, saying.

"I don't know what it is. As long as it is something that a lowly official can do, I will definitely do it." Wu Bingjian acted like he was listening attentively.

"It is like this. I told Young Master Lin to rent his warship and defeat the English fleet. As for the price, it's one million taels. However, you also know that Guangzhou really doesn't have much money in front of you. I wonder if Merchant Wu can lend it to me. Once Guangzhou is restored to peace, I will return the silver to Merchant Wu as well. Yi Shaan looked at Wu Bingjian and told him his true intentions.