Ma Jin asked, "Shall we consult our father?" ”

Gao Hongbing said: "Marven has made it very clear in the telegram that we can just report to our father when we leave." ”

Ma Jin said: "Okay, let's rest early tonight, early tomorrow morning, the four battleships Zheng He No. 6, Zheng He No. 15, Wuchang No. 8, and Wuchang No. 19 will set sail on time." ”

Gao Hongbing said: "This red wine will be drunk again when you go back to the ship, I will go back to the ship first, and you will also come to Zheng He's No. 6 ship tomorrow." ”

……

The next day, Gao Qingsong and Shayer, dressed as Persians, also boarded Zheng He No. 6 to meet Gao Hongbing.

So, Gao Hongbing, Gao Qingsong, Ma Jin, and Shail sat down in the battleship's meeting room.

Gao Qingsong is the fifth son of Gao Junshan, nicknamed Wubao, born to Suena, the nephew of the Persian king Abbas II, and the plenipotentiary representative of the Huaxia State in Persia.

As soon as Gao Qingsong saw Gao Hongbing, he asked, "Big brother, are you in such a hurry to leave?" ”

Gao Hongbing said: "This is my father's order. ”

Gao Qingsong said: "Since it is the order of the father, you should hurry up, don't delay the big event, and when you come back from your errands, Wubao will definitely do the friendship of the landlord and feast the eldest brother." ”

Gao Hongbing said: "Wubao, eating is a trivial matter, our brothers have a lot of time to sit and eat together, let's wait for later!" ”

Gao Qingsong asked: "Listen to the big brother, I didn't come back so soon when I went to the UK this time?" ”

"Exactly. After my father asked me to go to England this time, he would live in England on his behalf. ”

Ma Jin, who was on the side, was surprised when he heard this, and asked, "Dabao, are you really going to live in the UK for a long time?" ”

Gao Hongbing turned to Ma Jin: "This is the will of my father." ”

"There's something wrong with that!" "If we don't have any major conflicts with Britain, you won't have any problems in Britain, and besides, to put it mildly, you won't make much difference; If we have a conflict with the British, you, as the prince, will be held hostage by the British, and your father will be passive. ”

Gao Qingsong was young after all, only sixteen years old, he was the youngest in the seat, and he spoke a lot less maturely, he said to Gao Hongbing repeatedly: "Can't go, can't go, big brother, you can't go!" ”

Gao Hongbing said with a smile: "Wubao, you don't have to be nervous, the eldest brother must carry out the emperor's orders." However, what Ma Jin analyzed is not reasonable, and we can jointly send a telegram to my father to share our views. ”

Shayl said: "What Dabao said is very true, you two brothers explain the situation to the emperor. ”

Ma Jin said: "Count me in, the three of us jointly signed and told our father our opinions." ”

Gao Hongbing stood up and said to Gao Qingsong and Shayer: "Wubao, Shayer, you go back first, the battleship will set sail soon, and we will report to our father on the way." ”

Gao Qingsong also stood up and said, "In this way, let's go back first, big brother, remember to send a report." ”

"Remember, remember." Gao Hongbing agreed.

"When I come back, the eldest brother will tell Wubao first, I will receive you well!"

……

Gao Junshan was on the third floor of the Royal Restaurant in Bangkok, and received a telegram from Gao Hongbing on the battleship, and after reading the telegram, Gao Junshan sent a reply to Gao Hongbing and Ma Jin:

I have been informed that my suggestion will be fully considered, and for the time being, it is most appropriate for you to go to England, and you must be clear that the alliance between China and Britain is long-term, and this is my strategic policy of long-distance friendship and close attack. However, it is not considered that I let Dabao live in Britain for a long time, the current British is the period of military rule, you must not have the intention of harming people, and the heart of defense is indispensable, just in case, you will live on battleships after arriving in London, and your necessary supplies will be provided to you by the headquarters of Chinese businessmen in Britain, London is your position, we are about to start a war with the Netherlands, and your task is to work closely with the British side to exchange military information with each other. You mentioned in your phone call the issue of hostage-taking, and there is no reason for the British to do so at the moment, and you must obey my orders when you return.

After the telegram was sent, Gao Junshan called Marven to visit several industrial areas in Manchester City. Marven told Ko Jun Shan that the industrial areas of Manchester City are mainly distributed in five areas: Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, and Long Tsai, and Ko Jun Shan decided to go to Samut Prakan first.

Samut Prakan in the south of Manchester, is the mouth of the Chao Phraya River, is the city of goods import and export of goods in the city, here the terrain is flat, the transportation is convenient, the water source is sufficient, is the best place to open a factory, at present Huaxia country has opened more than 50 factories here.

Accompanied by Marven, Gao Junshan first took a steamer for more than 20 miles to the Samut Prakan Wharf, then changed to a horse-drawn carriage and headed for the Samut Prakan Industrial Zone under the protection of the Imperial Forest Army.

The convoy left the docks, passed several warehouses, and entered the market. Because Samut Prakan is a low-lying area, the local people mainly rely on fishing for their livelihood, so there are many fish stalls in the market, and you can see the industrial area with many large chimneys through the block.

"Father, which factory should we go to first?" Still on the way, Marven, who was sitting next to Gao Junshan, asked.

"Let's take a look at the military factories first."

Marvin explained: "There is a large shipyard here in Samut Prakan, which is currently building a 10,000-ton cargo ship, as well as a shell factory and a firearms factory. ”

"Go and see the Shell Factory."

"Yes!" Marven received the decree and ordered the convoy to turn to the artillery factory.

The artillery shell factory is in the northernmost part of the industrial area, and the horse-drawn carriage travels for twenty minutes to the gate of the artillery factory.

The factory gate is heavily guarded, and there will be a convoy of carriages in and out of the factory, and all carriages entering and leaving must go through strict inspections before they can pass.

Gao Junshan got off the car at the factory gate, the director of the shell factory was surnamed Wu, who was also a disciple of Chongwen, and he heard that the emperor had come to inspect, so he led his technical backbone out of the factory to greet him.

"Welcome to the mountain chief to guide our work!" As soon as they met, Director Wu said enthusiastically to Gao Junshan.

Gao Junshan said: "There is going to be a war, so I will take a look at the production of your shells." ”

Director Wu said: "Please go to the factory to rest first, and the students will introduce you to the shells produced by our artillery factory one by one." ”

Gao Junshan led Marven and his party to follow Director Wu into the artillery shell factory, the factory area is very large, and the factory headquarters of the artillery shell factory is in the east of the factory.

Director Wu said while leading the way: "Chief Shan, when we were listening to you talk about naval guns, we heard you mention using torpedoes to attack the enemy's capital ships, can you explain the specific structure of some torpedoes to the backbone of our artillery factory?" ”

"You want to produce torpedoes?"

Director Wu had a smile on his face: "Yes, of course I want to." ”