Chapter 163: Coming as promised
Dolha left the capital overnight, traveled lightly and rushed to the port of Tianjin with nearly 1,000 men and horses to personally welcome Peter's arrival. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info Jingshi has always been the scope of his business, and Tianjin and Jingshi are close to Dolha, of course, he will not let go.
When the Tianjin prefect learned of Dorha's arrival, he opened the city gate early and personally waited at the city gate to greet him.
When Dorha arrived, the sky was already slightly bright, and he sat on his horse, looked condescendingly at the prefect kneeling in front of him, and said coldly: "Has there ever been a ship on the other side of the harbor?" ā
The prefect is a middle-aged man of medium stature, and the roe head mouse does not look like an official of the people's parents, and when he saw Dorha's question, he immediately replied with a haha: "Lord Qiqi, I haven't seen any ships arrive yet." ā
Dolha's eyes were full of cold light, staring at the prefect tightly, looking at him in the heart, and then he said gently: "Take care of the city gate to this king, if there is any accident, be careful of your dog's head." ā
In the face of Dorha's indifferent tone, the prefect was very afraid, he did not dare to have any dissatisfaction, and promised again and again, and promised to be optimistic about the city gate.
Dolha nodded with satisfaction, and continued to set off towards the port with nearly a thousand officers and soldiers. Looking at Dolha, who had gone in the dust, the prefect slowly got up and collapsed to the side as if he had collapsed.
Tianjin Port is an important port in Beijing, because of the arrival of foreign powers, although the port is not open to the outside world, it is still very prosperous. Every day, there is an endless stream of cargo ships from southern Fujian and Guangdong.
At this moment, because of the rebellion in the capital, the port has been sealed by Dorha's order, and the port will inevitably begin to be lively and noisy in the past. But when Dorha arrived, it was deserted, and there were no ships in sight.
Dorha himself climbed the lighthouse and looked up to see four steamers approaching at an even speed at sea level. From the glasses, you can see that the flag of the United States is flying high.
It was only now that Dorha's gloomy face improved, and he knew that Peter had finally arrived.
Sure enough, four huge ships soon docked in the harbor, and Dorha and his men waited ashore. In the faint light, you can see that Peter himself is at the forefront of the disembarkation procession.
Peter also saw Dolha from afar, with an exaggerated smile on his face, and greeted Dolha very affectionately: "Hahaha, the prince actually came to pick it up in person, it is really an honor." ā
Although Peter's mouth of Chinese is very smooth, it is still very awkward to listen to, but at this moment, Dolha is obviously very happy, and he also laughs and greets him: "It's hard, I can't imagine that General Peter can come as promised, Dolha is grateful." ā
Peter was obviously an old fritter too, and he was very impressed by what he heard. Peter said he was a general, but it would be more appropriate to say that he was a businessman through and through.
In the eyes of businessmen, as long as there are profits to be made, there is no such thing as hard work. Dorha seemed to start a mutiny, and Peter only needed a little effort to help Dorha. In the future, he can get countless rewards, and Peter will not let go of such a good thing.
At this time, the soldiers who had come with Peter were disembarking one after another, and with them were large wooden boxes carried by four people.
Dorha knew what was inside, and her eyes lit up. Seeing this, Peter was not verbose, and directly asked people to put down a wooden box, and after opening it, he smiled and said: "Everything has been brought, the prince might as well take a look first." ā
Dorhayi went up to look inside the wooden box, and in the light of the torches, he saw a brand new musket neatly stacked inside. The pitch-black barrel has a metallic sheen that is eye-catching.
Picking up a musket in his hand, Dorha looked at it with a satisfied expression, it was clear that they were all brand new and unused.
Unlike the second-hand goods that Dorha traded with Peter in the previous times, it seems that Peter has also made a bloody investment this time for the benefit of the future.
"How? Is the prince still satisfied? There were 3,000 muskets and 10 cannons, all of which had been shipped from our country and had not yet been used. A hint of reluctance flashed across Peter's face, but it was quickly hidden.
Dorha was slightly stunned for a moment, with a little annoyance: "Peter, you don't have to say anything about the quality of your guns, but this quantity doesn't seem to match what we agreed before!" ā
Peter still smiled, shook his head and said, "No, no, don't misunderstand, you also know that I came as soon as I received the news, and there was not enough time." The remaining half will be delivered one after another, and this prince can rest assured. ā
Knowing that it would be sent one after another, Dolha's tense face also eased, but it was only a relief, if you talk about the understanding of these foreigners, he Dorha's experience in dealing with them for so many years can easily see through Peter's thoughts.
He dared to guarantee that even if there were guns sent later, most of them would be second-hand goods, and there would never be any goods like now. But only Peterken cooperated with him in front of him, and Dorha didn't dare to be too strong for a while.
"In that case, this king has nothing more to say, and the benefits of the general, I, Dorhathah, will definitely double it." Dorha clenched his fist at Peter, and then ordered the nearly 1,000 men he had brought with him to help carry the things.
By the time everything had been loaded into the wagon, it was already dawn, and two men in black in the darkness of the harbor had seen the scene completely.
One of them stayed and stared, while the other quickly turned and left, taking advantage of the light that had just dawned, sneaking all the way out of the harbor.
Peter had 3,000 men, but he took them with Dorha to the capital, and he left the remaining 2,000 men in the harbor to guard the ship.
In this regard, although Dorha was very dissatisfied in his heart, he couldn't say anything? Although the two sides have worked together many times, no one is stupid. Especially for a shrewd businessman like Peter, it was inevitable that he would keep these men just in case.
Besides, Dorha's men were sufficient, and the only thing he lacked was an efficient weapon to break through the city's tall walls.
As long as he can break through the city wall and have three thousand muskets in his hand, the little emperor has nothing to worry about. Dolha still has this confidence.
The only thing that makes him feel sorry is that Peter is still so careful, in fact, this time he also wants to take the opportunity to swallow Peter, and after taking the throne, he will also kill Peter, and then swallow everything he has. This includes, of course, the four ships that are staying in the harbor at this time.