In a house by the Qinhuai River, a simplely decorated carriage walked gracefully to the gate.

Pierre personally greeted visitors at the door. This is his trading partner in China for many years, an important trading partner.

The two of them were like ordinary meeting visits, and they were full of appearances at the door. But when the two of them arrived at the Little Flower Hall, and the servants who brought tea and water had gone down, Pierre's face changed, and the expressions of his trading partners also changed, and both sides became serious.

Pierre looked at his old friend across from him with a hint of determination, like an outlaw seeking his last chance after doing something big.

"It's a very, very confidential thing." Pierre said.

"Pierre, you know the rules of the people behind me, we have a long-term relationship with each other, we have a friendship like friends, and they will not treat friends badly."

As a veteran of the MIA, the man across from Pierre sat up straight, he knew Pierre well, so he was sure that he would make a big deal this time. It's really possible that Pierre got his hands on an A-class piece of intelligence.

"Deckerma had a secret conversation with Perrière yesterday and then I got the details of the conversation between the two of them. I can swear to God that the Netherlands is moving closer to Paris! “

The MIA intelligence officer across from Pierre was stunned.

"Yes, don't be surprised. The Netherlands is really getting closer to Paris! “

"The blockade policy adopted by the British greatly harmed the interests of the Dutch. Amsterdam turned to London for a solution, but the results were not ideal. “

"And the British insisted that the Netherlands withdraw from the Armed Neutrality League, and that the Netherlands enter the war and that loans to France, the United States and Spain be banned."

No matter how specific things Pierre did, not even Dyquemar and Perrière. But in just two short sentences, the information revealed in them is incomparably huge and important.

The British have seriously damaged the interests of the Netherlands, and the big windmill is going to kick off John Bull, a good friend, and live happily with the Gallic rooster? What kind of joke is this?

"Pierre, you've made a big deal. As long as we confirm the correctness of this information, you will get the thing you have been dreaming of for a long time. “

Isn't it just a yellow book, as long as the boss doesn't pursue it, even Pierre's contact person can handle it for Pierre.

Pierre, who had been sent away, returned to his bedroom alone, trembling all over, although it was not the first time he had made a deal with that old friend, but Pierre knew the meaning of this time.

Whether it is the East or the West, there is a crime of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, and all of them must be beheaded.

What he is doing now is the treason of Hongguoguo.

But he couldn't help it, and in another month, he would have to leave China. Leaving this place where he had lived for many years and which had brought him great wealth. On a French merchant ship loaded with munitions, he crossed the ocean, broke through the British blockade at sea, arrived in Mysore, India, taught all the arms to the Sultan of Mysore, Haider Ali Khan, and then returned to Europe and returned to Paris.

Just thinking about the dangers of the period makes him go crazy.

So he urgently needs a yellow book and needs to obtain the family's permanent residency in China.

If the Dutch suddenly fell out with the British, Chen Han's army of sea and land could instantly sweep through Batavia and completely destroy the last European colony in the East, and then Jinghai's sailors would go straight to Ceylon, laying a solid foundation for China's next step of penetrating into the Indian continent and providing the best convenience.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the significance of this incident involves the overall strategic situation.

Chen Liang immediately spread the news to Chen Ming, although the information provided by Pierre had not yet been confirmed.

"I remember that Perrier signed an arms agreement with the Logistics Department, and took 20,000 flintlock pistols and 100 five-pound guns at one time, as well as the corresponding ammunition?"

"Keep an eye on this batch of munitions."

If the Dutch and the French really had a tacit understanding, the arms would have been conveniently transported through Malacca to Ceylon. According to the explanation of the French, they were going to sell this batch of arms into Mysore, so how to bypass the British blockade and safely transfer the arms to the French unarmed port of Mysore depends on how convenient the Dutch give them.

Whether the Netherlands wants to collude with Paris or not, you can see the traces by looking at this batch of arms.

"Your Majesty is wise." Chen Liang said hurriedly.

The MI is actually already doing this. Even if there was no top-secret news from Pierre, they would have kept an eye on the shipment.

That's 20,000 guns.

"Haider Ali Khan of Mysore is really determined to fight the British. Since last year, Mysore has bought tens of thousands of guns and cannons from us, greatly expanding Mysore's military strength, and now it has won the support of many Indian princes and Frenchmen. The French navy is expected to sail to the Indian Ocean by next year, when the British will also encounter formidable opponents at sea. “

"If the Dutch also wait for the opportunity to side with the French, the British interests in India will be put to great test."

Chen Liang's eyes lit up as he spoke, and if the British suffered a crushing defeat in India, then China's path to India would be paved.

Even if the French regain a foothold in India, they will not be able to compare with the British.

Chen Ming glanced at Chen Liang calmly, he clearly knew that India had finally become one of the brightest jewels in the British crown. In other words, the French, who had a great advantage in history, were not able to turn the tables, and it is conceivable that the end of Mysore must have been miserable.

Compared with the premise of basing the plan on the premise of the defeat of the British, Chen Ming felt that it should be based on the premise of the victory of the British. Or this time Britain and France will be evenly matched, because there is still Chen Han, a spoiler.

"Your Majesty, Mysore has an army of 100,000 men. Haider Ali Khan had at least 40,000 musket troops, some of whom had been trained by the French. The cavalry of Mysore was the best light cavalry in India, numbering no less than 10,000 people. They also had a special artillery factory that produced 18-pounder guns under the direction of the French, and a considerable number of French gunners and officers served in their artillery units. And Mysore also has a specialized rocket force and a naval unit. "Although the rockets in Mysore are completely different from the Chinese rocket forces.

But Mysore's strength is really not to be underestimated.

If the French did manage to reach Mysore, it would be possible that the latter's army units would be fully equipped with muskets. And the British colonial troops in India and the genuine red shrimp soldiers combined, the total strength is less than 30,000.

Chen Ming didn't speak, and Chen Erbao, who was present, shook his head first and said: "In a war, you can't think that whoever has more soldiers can be tough. Although the army in Mysore was numerous, the vast majority of it was a rabble. Only a small portion of Haidel's firearms unit had undergone Western-style training, and most of the troops were only able to stand on target. “

"The British East India Company's native troops have been a model for the training of new armies in the Indian kingdoms such as Mysore and Maratha, and these infantry, trained to European standards, were overwhelmingly superior to the old armies in the battles between the Indian maharajas, but were less effective against the real European armies." In recent years, the Metropolitan Government has also collected information on many neighboring countries, and India is the top priority.

"It takes a lot of money and time to build a new army in the true sense of the word, in terms of discipline, organization, weaponry, etc., and most of the troops that Mysore can put into the battlefield are still old-fashioned armies, even if they are armed with muskets. In addition, the proportion of European officers in the new army in Mysore was relatively small, while the British colonial army in Bengal had a high proportion of career officers, because the income of officers in India was much higher than that of the mainland, and although there was danger, there were still a large number of British officers who took the initiative to serve the East India Company. In general, in terms of specific military command, the Anglo-Indian colonial army was more professional and talented than the native Indian natives. Even if Mysore's army far outnumbered the Anglo-Indian army in Bengal, it would not necessarily be victorious.

Personally, I think that the British have a better chance of winning this battle. “

In the Metropolitan Governor's Palace, Chen Ming emphasized to everyone more than once that there is only one opponent in China, and that is Britain.

Don't look at the fact that there are so many powerful countries in Europe, but there are only two countries that can threaten China's fundamentals beyond Africa - the British and the French.

The political environment of the French here is too bad, and Chen Ming has asserted that if France's financial crisis cannot be reversed as soon as possible, it will sooner or later bring great disaster to France. But for the UK, Chen Ming praised the infinite possibilities of this country.

Therefore, Chen Erbao does not have a strategic vision that has no contact, but he is very optimistic about the United Kingdom, and such an analysis is not unreasonable.

Chen Han himself is the most realistic example of 'elite wins rabble'.

With the speed at which the news is spread in the East and the West in the current 'year', everything will not be revealed until next year. Next year will be 1780 in the Western calendar.

After Chen Liang and Chen Erbao retired, only Chen Cong, Liu Wu, Liu Dezhao, Wang Huizu, Pang Zhenkun, and Xiong Bingzhang were still around Chen Ming.

Next year will be the second cabinet, and there are people in the current cabinet who go out as officials, and there are a few people like Cai Xin who are the widows of the emperor, and those who should retire, and the entire court situation will have to change.

Originally, the appointment of these ministers was in Chen Ming's hands, and it was completely up to him to cut it off.

But Chen Ming is unwilling to wait until the ministers he appointed make mistakes before making amends, and he hopes that the ministers he appoints are the best choices. Chen Ming hated that there could be a system that could digitize the abilities of all ministers, including loyalty, and then look at the data to easily rank the positions. It's a pity that his bug is not a system, and a lot of things need to be summarized from the boss's stack of materials, so the amount of work required is huge, and he can't take care of it alone.

The people in front of Chen Ming are even an audit team that he directly leads.

Check the merits of the resume one by one, and then present their feelings to Chen Ming. It's unimaginably powerful. Of course, it's also very hard.

"Pang Zhenkun, what's going on with Wu Xueli's assessment? Can't you avoid your relatives just because he's your best friend? “

There are three or five candidates for each position, Chen Cong and Liu Dezhao After they have seen a position, they will score it with their own review, first the suitability of the position, then personal ability, and then slightly detailed comments. The final candidate will be decided by Chen Mingshen after reviewing it.

Wu Xueli's next term is the salary of Xinjiang and the Central Plains, Pang Zhenkun handed over the fold, Wu Xueli and the position of the governor of the salary of Xinjiang are only a few circles, and the total score is five circles.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister felt that Wu Xueli was not suitable to serve as a governor in Xinjiang. The frontier is also a frontier land, with many ethnic groups, new immigrants, and huge conflicts over trivial matters. Although Wu Xueli is upright, down-to-earth, and general, he is cautious, abides by grammar, and is not good at becoming quick and wise. "Compared with salary, the position of the governor of the Central Plains is more suitable for Wu Xueli, but Pang Zhenkun knows that the possibility of Wu Xueli being the governor of the Central Plains is almost zero.

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North Korea, Seoul, Taiheikwan.

This is the serious residence of Chen Zhongsheng after arriving in North Korea. The envoys who came to the court in the Ming Dynasty lived here, and most of the envoys of the Manchu Qing Dynasty lived in Nanbetsu Palace.

Sun Xu originally thought that Chen Zhongsheng left him to discuss the recent changes in the situation in Seoul, although Sun Xu spent more time running around the north and south of Korea, but he was not completely ignorant of the situation in Seoul. Especially when he just returned to Seoul this time, he could feel a different atmosphere.

The mountain rain is coming, the wind is full of buildings, and the black clouds are overwhelming the city and the city is about to be destroyed.

It's just that Sun Xu never expected Chen Zhongsheng to open his mouth to say a news that shocked him physically and mentally: "According to the news from the inside, one of Li Yu's concubines may be pregnant. Recently, Li Di's attitude has ......, which is very different. In other words, Li Yu's attitude has been repeated recently.

It was like a thunderbolt hitting Sun Xu's head on a sunny day, making his eyes bloom.

This is a major event involving the internal attachment of the DPRK, and Li Yi, who had previously shown an attitude of wanting to attach to the interior, has recently changed his pro-China rhetoric in the past, and has obviously snubbed Chen Zhongsheng. It's a real snub, not a sham made on the surface.

The latter was sent by Chen Ming to visit the Joseon royal family, and he had been staying in Korea for a long time, like a great god that could not be provoked pressing on everyone's heads.

Because of his presence in the open, the intelligence agency's operations in North Korea can be much more convenient. And although Chen Zhongsheng himself is under the attention of the North Koreans, he also enjoys a respect that he could not imagine in Nanjing.

But this news came so suddenly, whether it is true or not, it is impossible to verify it at all. It is rare that the secret line planted by the intelligence services inside North Korea can spread the news.

Suddenly, Sun Xu, who got the news, was scared and was about to pee, not long ago they sent good news to Nanjing, if this news was also sent to Nanjing, it would be equivalent to sending away the future of him and Chen Zhongsheng.

Sun Xu's brain immediately began to shift gears, quickly putting aside his previous considerations about the Min family, the Jin family, and the royal family, and instead thinking about the impact of this change. The more I thought about it, the more I broke out in a cold sweat.

"No, no. Master Chen, there's something wrong with this. Sun Xu's face was gloomy, "We all know that the monarch of North Korea is in good health, but there has been no good news for many years." There is a lot of gossip inside North Korea. But now the Korean monarch has just intended to be attached to the heavens and the dynasty, and it is at this time that good news came from his harem, is this too much of a coincidence? “

Although the news of Li Bao's pregnancy is still a secret, and although it is also a secret that Li Bao handed over the attached performance to Nanjing, these are not real secrets.

Chen Zhongsheng's face was covered with cold frost, and Sun Xu's words couldn't make him feel a little happy. Originally, he thought that North Korea was already ripe fruit, but now he suddenly forked such a thing, which is too bad a mood.

"The North Koreans blocked the news very carefully, and there was no way to find out the truth in a short period of time from the inside line, and they didn't even know which daughter of the Anton Kim family was pregnant." I only know that it is Anton Kim's people.

"Let's think about how to save the situation in North Korea."

Didn't Chen Zhongsheng doubt it himself? But this has a bird use, and Li Yu's attitude has been repeated, which is the biggest disadvantage for Chen Han.

What does Chen Ming want? It was the North Korean melon that fell into China's pocket by itself, and now there is this extra thing, so that Chen Zhongsheng has a kind of boiled duck to fly away.

"Your Excellency. The key to this matter is not our guesses, but whether we can sit down with them. “

"Then since Li Di doesn't know what to do, he directly ended up with him."

"As for the moment, let's spread the news first while the news is still being kept secret. Let's just say that the Andong Kim family messes up the royal bloodline and wants to kill the Korean monarch. "Just give the back black pot.

A pregnant one suddenly appeared in a group of women who had not had the slightest sign of pregnancy for many years, and then the woman's husband died, leaving behind such a big family business, and this pregnant woman was the daughter of her husband's biggest partner, Anton Kim's family, hehe, no matter how you think about it, it's weird, isn't it?

Sun Xu's face showed fierceness.

At this time, there is no need to consider whether Li Hao really has children, but to see whether Li Hao has a 'second heart'.

He advocated Li Di's life, and he saved himself from making a moth, and now he is more determined in his attitude at this time.

"My lord, we must save this situation. Otherwise, how can we explain to Your Majesty? "The two people who looked at each other coldly at the beginning are now grasshoppers tethered to a line.