The telegraph was connected, only a short distance of 100 miles, which may be the shortest telegraph line in the world, and of course it was another meaning in the Great Qing Dynasty, and the first telegraph communication system was completed.

Zhang Yingquan asked John to further study the 'telephone', that is, to evolve the 'telegraph' into a 'telephone' for direct conversation, is it possible? Listening to his theories, what amplifiers, transformers, transistors, microphones, etc., John has been deeply involved in them, he does not doubt its possibility, since he studied the telegraph system, he has touched the bypass, eager to try, his status as a priest, has long been thrown out of the clouds.

People who are familiar with Zhang Yingquan have a common impression, this is an unpredictable person: he can't recite the scriptures, but can preach the scriptures. And the head is the Tao, there is no doubt about it, every word can be fulfilled, genius!

The general soldier is reading the newspaper, this is a newly created internal briefing, compiled by Zhenshantang from all sides, Dahu, irregularly, not in chronological order of news, enough pages to come out, sometimes three reports in January, sometimes one report in January, this is the first newspaper of the month.

Here are a few big things:

First, foreigners abducted a large number of our compatriots in the coastal areas of Fujian and Zhejiang and sold them to the United States to work as coolies.

Second, I got news from the government that the foreigners demanded that the treaty be amended, forcing the entire imperial court to open up, proposing the legalization of the tobacco trade, and threatening to force them to submit by force.

Third, the Taiping army went north, coerced the displaced people, and entered Henan, and the momentum was not small. Also, the Taiping army invaded the Sanxiang region of Hunan for the first time, and Zeng Dashuai's troops were defeated and retreated.

The area of Fujian and Zhejiang, except for those dirty things with foreigners, is relatively peaceful.

Bit sent a letter from a foreigner, Attn: Danny Garcia. Garcia〉. Garcia didn't accept it, saying that it was sent by mistake and asked Bit to return it, but Bit had no choice but to find the chief soldier.

A year ago, shortly after Garcia was rescued, Bit sent a letter to the Western legations in China, asking for assistance in finding Garcia's family, and accompanied Garcia's self-memory description, to tell the truth, except for the fact that Garcia's name was not said, everything else was true and not false.

For more than a year, someone asked Bit, but they couldn't get the number, this time the American consulate sent a letter, saying that the Garcia people had sent a letter, confirming that there were family relatives and friends, missing in China, including a little girl, about the same age, the specific time is not clear, and said that more than ten years ago, the kinship is far away, has never met, can not be identified in person, and hopes that the consul in Qing will interview on behalf of him, clearly informing that Dani's parents are no longer alive, and the clan only fulfills their obligations and is indifferent to family affection.

Garcia saw this letter and cried bitterly, whether it was Garcia's people or his own family, the two were no longer important, in Garcia's consciousness, he had long been mixed together, he was an orphan, and the clan didn't bother to recognize each other's orphans.

Oriental and Westerners, left and right are all lifelong, and they are worthy of being human when they live happily!

Zhang Yingquan's thoughts are unknown to others, he needs a reliable person, with the legal identity of a Westerner, to take over the so-called 'Nanyang assets', and then invest in the concession, to put it bluntly, it is money laundering, technology laundering, good 'natural development', Garcia is the best agent, of course, it is better to find her family at the same time, her life should be happy.

Garcia agreed to cooperate, only one, just stay with Shanzhen or Zhang Yingquan, as for the identity, it doesn't matter which country is from any country, it doesn't matter, saying that he is a Qing countryman, no one believes him when he is killed, and the government doesn't believe it, is it that people must have a source? America is the United States, at least the name is good, and the least favorite is the name of Spain, which is terrible!

"Han Tianfu!"

"The subordinates are here."

"Are you familiar with the coastal area?"

"Know everything!"

“……？”

"I've been a pirate!"

"Take twenty people and go to Ningbo with me and Garcia."

"Yes."

The consul of the United States in Shanghai agreed to meet in Ningbo on the tenth day of the new year, and the Ningbo branch of Qili Foreign Bank was interviewed.

A group of people, dressed casually, with foreign and earthy weapons, are well stored, and there are talking and laughing along the way, but it is Garcia, who is in a bad mood, for fear of being sold, followed by the dead soldiers, holding on to his arm, is a little foreign girl who has not grown up, not small, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl.

It's not the first time I've come to Ningbo, I'm familiar! This is a small city with a small bridge and flowing water, the port and the surrounding business districts, a bit of a prosperous shadow, mainly foreigners gathered, all kinds of people and so on.

Settle the group in Hanzhang Foreign Bank, take Garcia to go shopping, the purpose is to change into a dress, and the eyes are lit up 'Yiren Dress', this brand is good, just stepped in, as if it was familiar there, a noble, upright figure flashed.

"Yo! The big treasurer, Garcia. Rare guests! Rare guests! ”

This person is the real princess Lan Qin, who still doesn't show her feet and doesn't smile her teeth.

Since Princess Lanqin opened a store in Hangzhou, she has faded out of Zhang Yingquan's sight, but Xianyun and her second sister-in-law often meet with Lanqin and buy goods! So it's not rusty at all. I don't know when she closed the store in Hangzhou, regardless of coming to Ningbo to develop, according to her, there are many foreigners here, and the clothing styles designed by herself and the mountain town are just in line with their appetite and are easy to sell! It is also true that the store is not small, there are many employees, and the money of sailors and crews is really good.

Lan Qin dressed Garcia beautifully, the little foreign girl was naturally beautiful, and she was beautiful no matter how she cleaned up.

"Look at this one! Go to church and have a wedding without losing your share. ”

"Let's go! Go to the church. "Garcia is especially happy, it is a woman's nature to love beauty.

"Wait! If you want to marry the big shopkeeper, it's not your turn yet, so you have to queue up! "Lanqin is not what it used to be, and the princess has also begun to fall into the vulgar.

The interview with the American consul was very dull and smooth. It is no surprise that Garcia's identity is easy to confirm, he is not a Qing country at all, and it is impossible to be suspected of fraudulently claiming an inheritance, this Garcia family went bankrupt ten years ago, there is no inheritance relationship, and the immediate family members have also passed away, which is not profit-making. Her own statement is complete and reasonable, after all, she was too young at that time, and there were no answers to her questions, because the family confirmed that there was a lost relationship, and she was recognized as a citizen of the United States of America, and she could reapply for identification and documents, and she was willing to help her return to China, and nothing else could help.

Unexpectedly, in the Ningbo branch of Qili Foreign Bank, I saw an acquaintance from a distance, Regan, a foreign comprador who sold telegraphs, and he was talking about things at this time.

After coming out, Garcia said that he listened to Regan, and he would ship a group of Chinese laborers tonight, beware of patrolling and checking, etc., and he didn't hear anything else.

Using the legal transport vessels of foreign companies to trade in human beings?

"Han Tianfu, you go check the ships docked at Qili Foreign Bank."

"Yes!"

There are advertisements for recruiting Chinese workers on the street, compared with domestic laborers, the conditions are absolutely superior, and the only thing that is not clear is how far is the recruitment place from the Qing State? People say that the goods will die on the ground, and when the time comes, they will be slaughtered, and it is really called that the heavens should not be, and the earth is not spiritual, but no, the two places are not worshipping the same god, if you know that by the distance, no one will go, this is a liar, deceiving you into being fooled, trafficking in human beings, too hateful.

Han Tianfu soon returned, and got the news that Reagan temporarily rented a warehouse on the dock in his personal name, which was said to be full of recruited laborers, ready to board the ship, the ship was half loaded with cargo, the destination was the United States, the front and rear bilges were empty, it seemed to be loaded with people, and tonight with the low tide to dock at Zhoudao, it is said that there are many laborers concentrated on the island, and the ship will not sail until the trade winds rise in the past two days.

"If you save the laborers, teach the foreign devils a lesson, and don't reveal your identity, what can you do?"

"Go to Zhoudao to start, foolproof."

Han Tianfu once ran a sea ship, lived in Ningbo since childhood, learned knowledge with the master ship, his master can have knowledge, had been in the West to ask for a living, when he was young in the East school, after returning to the Qing Dynasty, he was hired by foreign businessmen to run the business route, as the first mate, captain, the owner of the ship is an Oriental, and the master and apprentice get along well, a big earthquake, the old owner was killed, the young owner who took over was arrogant and unreasonable, and there was a conflict under righteous indignation, the master was arrested by the police who followed, and then heard that he died in prison.

When the United States invaded the East, the world was in chaos, Han Tianfu and a group of Qing sailors had no livelihood, no way to live, angrily seized the ship, drove back to the small islands around Ningbo to hide, this ship, was originally a short distance of the fast boat, a group of outlaws, disguised it as a pirate ship, shaved its head, wrapped in black cloth, hung up a black flag, served Han Tianfu as the boss, called Brother Tian, listened to his orders, did the same, and did the business of hijacking ships and goods.

At that time, the Qing Dynasty had just opened its port, and the sea was full of foreign speculators, and occasionally there were unfortunate masters, who were targeted by them, and they could eat for a year with one vote, and joked in private: This business! If it doesn't open for three years, it will open for three years.

Later, with the prestige of the Western gunboat, the clipper was unfortunately sunk, Han Tianfu climbed ashore, and then bid farewell to the black flag career, and was absorbed by the Heaven and Earth Society. There are still many black flags of the year, still operating the business of 'opening for three years', the black flag relies on the family background of the year, divided into the north and south, and is still expanding, and also worships the 'Brother Tian', although many people don't know who Brother Tian is? It is right to identify the righteous one!

As soon as Han Tianfu came to the dock, he saw the 'old department' of the year, in fact, it was only a year or two apart, and there was still contact with everyone during the Heaven and Earth Meeting, without interruption, no matter how close it was, it was like a family. Now the black flag 'listens to persuasion', slightly changed, using the 'belongings' created by Brother Tian back then, running the offshore transportation business, but in the event of 'uneven' things, the black flag is still hung up, and the reason of 'uneven' is also the people, hidden in the wharves and commercial houses, and the foreign businessmen who are alone are still 'open for three years' in their bones.

It is said that acquaintances are easy to do! Can't you ignore the matter of 'Brother Tian'? Dealing with foreigners? As in duty bound!

A fast boat, quietly drifting not far from the harbor of Zhoudao, no one cares.

Ten years ago, Zhoudao should have been occupied by foreign devils, and a year later the foreign devils left, and the island became important, and was set up as Zhili County (Hall), that is, a county at the same level as the state capital, and directly under the jurisdiction of the provincial governor Yamen, but it was still called Dingxian, with a total army to defend, about 3,000 people, all concentrated in the fort camp, far away from the dock.

It was night, the night by the sea was not quiet, the sea was raging and sleepless, more than 20 people, one color night uniform, holding a knife, seemingly Oriental katana, carrying a gun, a unified short gun, could not see that it was a gun, quietly sneaked into the dock .............