[Tomorrow will break out, hehe, it's still a change today, it's 50 chapters, the era of giant ship cannons has arrived, hehe! ] 】

Arrived near the Jinyun Inn, in order to avoid startling the snake, Qin Kai took a few villagers into a teahouse and waited, Zhang Kui was wearing civilian clothes, ran over to make a sound, and after a while, he ran back trembling.

"Instructor, it's indeed the letter sent by the guy from this inn, but the letter was sent ten days ago, and the person left early," Zhang Kui said this, his eyes looked at Qin Kai, and when he saw Qin Kai quietly, he smiled, "But the person who sent the letter is a foreigner, with a few attendants and an interpreter." ”

Qin Kai sighed, "Inform Ruidong of this news immediately, and let him pay attention to the foreigners and ships at the dock!" "A few villagers immediately ran out, and the security regiment has an internal contact method, and at this time, all major crossings in Fuzhou will stand on the eyes of the security regiment. So far, there are no direct clues, but he and Zhang Kui have both thought of a question, there are foreigners intervening, this matter may not be simple!

At this time, there are no new clues, so you can only wait with peace of mind, but fortunately, the big net has been cast, Qin Kai looked at Zhang Kui, who was sitting lazily, and asked, "Zhang Kui, Director Liao, are you familiar with it on weekdays?" ”

"It's familiar, it's a capable person! Even people like Director Xu admire him. Zhang Kui blinked his mouth, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"Do you know how much salary Director Liao paid when he came?" Qin Kai remembered something.

"How do I know, instructor, when the artillery bureau first opened, it should have been four or five taels!"

"Something seems to be wrong!" Qin Kai held the teacup and said to himself.

There are indeed some obvious suspicions in this, which have been ignored all the time, and the two immediately rushed back to the artillery bureau, and at that time recruited more than a dozen people from the British Whampoa Shipyard, and asked them one by one, but there were also a few people who knew Liao Dechang. However, there is not much confirmed news, and it is true that there is a person named Hu Changchang in Huangpu Shipyard, who is a friend of Liao Dechang, and Liao Dechang is also responsible for technical aspects in the shipyard.

A question mark popped up in both of their hearts, could it be that this Liao Dechang was a hook put by the British! That's going to have to steal a lot of technical data from the Artillery Bureau! However, the two immediately denied this point of view, and Liao Dechang's room was piled up with so many drawings and R&D materials, and no obvious deficiencies were found.

Qin Kai knows, many of them are drawings drawn by himself, if they are leaked, maybe the Chinese people may not care, and in the hands of experts who are familiar with machinery, they are definitely some cross-era things! However, these drawings are not missing, and Liao Dechang even numbered them and stored them very carefully.

If it is said that it has been copied and leaked, it seems that there is no need for this at all, and these drawings have never been asked to be recycled...... The more information the two gathered, the more confused they became.

In the afternoon, Sun Fu, who had just finished running an errand for Qin Kai in Tianjin, also heard the movement, and brought important news, he came forward to find the prefect's yamen Wang Zhutou, these are the authentic snakes of Fuzhou Mansion, and soon heard some news, saying that there was a strict dispute in Yuehe Restaurant last night, and one of them was dressed as a Mawei shipmaster technician, and the other was an Englishman, and later this person was persuaded to get in the car and go to Mawei Wharf.

Qin Kai slapped the table, it seems that it was indeed the British who did this, nine times out of ten it was the Guangzhou Shipyard, and it was very likely to be brought back to Guangzhou, "Brother Sun, you have something to do with Guangzhou, I'm worried that this Liao Dechang may be brought back to Guangzhou!" ”

Sun Fu nodded and said, "Then I'll go back and talk to Master Ding first, if you want to go to Guangzhou, I'll accompany you on a trip!" After saying that, he hurriedly left first.

In the evening, Zhou Ruidong brought back some news, which also confirmed what Sun Fu said, the patrol post at Mawei Port confirmed that there was indeed a group of British businessmen who got on board and left overnight last night, and the sailor patrol ship also confirmed this, because the situation was somewhat special, and the patrol ship also wrote down the name of the British ship -- the Tyron, which was a cargo ship of less than 1,000 tons, coming from Guangzhou.

Without further ado, Qin Kai also knew that he had to act now, the No. 501 training ship was still squatting in the dock, and now he was going to Guangzhou, so he had to borrow a ship from the Nanyang Naval Division, but this time he was closed, and it was said that Commander Liu took the fleet out for training. Training?! It is very possible to go out to run for transportation, Qin Kai gave the middle finger to this Liu Cai fan dozens of times in his heart. ,

In the end, Qin Kai went back to Ding Richang to ask for a general's order, and requisitioned the 'Ji'an' warship that was on duty in the port and hurried to Guangzhou, the Ji'an ship is also a new ship, and it has only been in service for three or four years, and the tonnage is similar to the "Tai'an" ship that Lu Han used to bring, and the pipe belt is Chen An, a seventh-rank lieutenant, who is over forty years old, and chatted a few words, only to know that he was transferred from the Fujian Naval Division.

This Chen Guan was very polite when he saw Qin Kai and Sun Fu, these two are now celebrities in Fuzhou Mansion, Lu Han and their independent camp in the past have more or less rumors spread to the Nanyang Naval Division, many people in the Naval Division are envious, watching this Qin Kai rise step by step, Lu Han and their promotion is a sure thing, this attitude is naturally very polite.

This "Ji'an" warship was also self-made in 1876 by Mawei, with average horsepower, but because it was a wooden-hulled ship, the cruising speed was also 11 knots, Qin Kai looked around, and there was no feature, so he went back to rest, and by the afternoon of the second day, he had arrived at the Guangzhou wharf.

This is the third time he has been to Guangzhou, and every time he comes, the feeling is completely different, the first time he is full of ambition, the second time is Top Gun, but he didn't expect that the third time is indeed to fight the fire.

Sun Fu got off the boat and went to Yamen to run the door, Qin Kai took people straight to the vicinity of the Huangpu Shipyard, found an inn to live in first, Zhang Kui offered to let him make an appointment with Hu Changchang to understand the situation specifically.

In the evening, Zhang Kui hired a carriage and came back, and a young man in his twenties who looked quite energetic came down from the carriage, but it was Hu Yuanyuan, who had been in contact with Liao Dechang. This Hu Changchang was obviously quite cautious, and it was not until Qin Kai showed the seal of the Mawei Ship Supervisor that he took out a few letters with Liao Dechang to identify himself.

Qin Kai told him Liao Dechang's situation in detail, obviously this was much beyond his expectations, after thinking about it, Hu Changchang took out a letter from his arms again, and said: "Lord Qin, Brother Dechang was also very troubled when he was hired to the Mawei Shipyard, his younger brother suffered from Yan zhòng's disease, and it took a lot of money to see a doctor, so he had to borrow a sum of money from the shipyard owner Tren, and it happened that someone came to the shipyard to recruit people privately during that time, and ran a lot of good workers, Tren asked Brother Dechang to apply for the job deliberately, which was actually to find out the news. ”

Qin Kai was really stunned when he heard it, it turned out that Liao Dechang came to Mawei to really play Infernal Affairs, took the letter and looked at it, this was obviously written to Hu Changyuan shortly after arriving in Mawei, and the words were full of surprise, in the letter he also revealed that he wanted to break away from the Whampoa Shipyard, but because the younger brother and his mother were still in the control of the shipyard, he was very conflicted.

After reading the other letters, the context of the whole thing was also revealed, obviously Liao Dechang had the intention of leaving the Whampoa Shipyard after he arrived at the Artillery Bureau, but his identity was special, and his younger brother and mother were still in the hands of the British, so he had been sullen, this time the British obviously wanted him to do something, and after the director turned his face directly, he was escorted back, and the reason why he did not resist was also because of his family.

"Lord Qin, you must save Liao Dechang this time, the British are not good characters!" Hu Changchang is obviously quite worried now.

"In the long run, don't worry, aren't we here in Guangzhou just for this," Qin Kai thought for a while and asked, "I estimate that Liao Dechang is in Guangzhou, do you have a way to find out his whereabouts?" ”

"I can try it, I'll come to you tomorrow if I have news, let's meet here!" Hu Changchang hurriedly left after receiving Qin Kai's assurance.

Qin Kai beckoned and called Zhang Kui, "Zhang Kui, you take a few people to pick up Xiahu tomorrow, as soon as he inquires about this, maybe it will attract the attention of the British, this is not our Fuzhou, it is better to be careful in everything!" ”

"Instructor, don't worry, I'll make sure it's safe here!" Zhang Kui smiled beside him again.

When Sun Fu came back, he also brought a piece of news, the "Tailun" cargo ship was indeed from the Whampoa Shipyard, and arrived at the port of Guangzhou early this morning, and he took the path of Liu Kunyi, the governor of Liangguang, who was a veteran general of the Hunan army, and several masters in the governor's mansion were all from the Hunan army, and Sun Fu was also at ease.

He brought three hundred taels of Cheng Yi, and Master He had already recruited the leader of the Guangzhou Prefect's Yamen to track down Liao Dechang's whereabouts.

But what was expected not to happen, but it happened again, the next afternoon, the news came from Master He's side, the person was not in the city of Guangzhou, but was sent to the British Concession of Guiziji, and the news brought by Hu Changchang also confirmed this, no one in the Whampoa Shipyard saw Liao Dechang come back. ,

Qin Kai scratched his head, in the concession, this is a big trouble, this can represent the face of the British, it is not impossible to get in, but it is also a little difficult to bring a lot of people to squat in, and it is not easy to find out the news inside, and it is a big problem to rescue on the territory of the British! He thought of a man......

In the Kiying Concession, Consul von Schleier is receiving more than a dozen Germans, these people are old and young, Schleier looked at their resumes, they are just some ordinary occupations, if you are in China, you may be able to find a good job in the German foreign firm, but he has better arrangements for them.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the dream country, the historical Central Empire, you can freely look for a satisfactory job here after obtaining the visa I signed, as a strict German national worker, you will be treated with due respect, of course, if you want, the embassy can also introduce you to a very meaningful job, if you have enough ability, I will recommend you to work in China's largest industrial empire!" After saying that, Schleier nodded politely.

"Mr. Schleier, how much do you mean to be paid for China's largest industrial company?" A middle-aged man asked, standing up.

Schleier flipped through his resume, "It's Dr. Hoffmann, it depends on your ability, where did Dr. David from Hamburg get paid one hundred taels of silver per month last time, and I heard that it has recently been raised to 150 taels and about 900 marks, and has received two patents for 20 years of rights and interests, of course, the empire will also give you a one-time living allowance of 1,000 marks for 12 months!" ”

900 marks was a lot of money even in Germany, and the people immediately began to talk about it.

Suddenly, the door of the living room was pushed open, and a German non-commissioned officer hurriedly came in from outside, holding a letter in his hand, whispering a few words in Schleier's ear, Schleier immediately asked the new deputy to take over to explain to these German immigrants, and hurried straight to the door of the embassy, and he shouted loudly from afar, "Dear Lord Qin, you should have told me earlier when you arrived in Guangzhou, and I will definitely go to the dock to meet you in person!" ”

Qin Kai looked at Schleier with a smile, and pretended to hug him affectionately, "Consul Schleyer, I'm here to collect debts!" ”

Schleier smiled slightly, "Lord Qin is really joking, the German skilled workers who promised to assist you will soon make up for it, go, go in first, I got a bottle of high-quality German Danfil red wine this time!" ”

Receiving Qin Kai, Schleier naturally spared no effort to let his subordinates arrange a place for Zhang Kui and the others to rest, he handed over a delicate wine glass filled with red wine, and then asked with a smile: "Lord Qin, I heard that you have done a big thing recently, and your country's textile industry has turned around because of you!" You're so great. ”

Surprisingly, even Schleier knew the news! Qin Kai naturally understood, and everyone else would guess that it was Ding Richang's relationship, but only Schleier understood the real power behind the horsetail, and he smiled slightly, "Dear Schleyer, this technique is not worth boasting about, come, cheers to our friendship!" ”

"Cheers!" The two of them touched their glasses and drank them all.

"I came here today because I want your help, and the composite armor I said last time has been successfully developed, and I still have a few achievements, I hope to share them with your country! Of course, I also hope that your country will continue to help us accordingly! "Talking about business, Qin Kai naturally put the barb, don't worry that this Schleier won't bite the hook.

Schleier heard that there were new technological achievements, which were more energetic than drinking any wine, and said with a smile: "Lord Qin, don't worry, I will definitely make every effort to make a statement to Chancellor Bismarck, and the German Empire will definitely give full support!" ”

Qin Kai nodded and handed over a list, which included the steel composite armor that had been developed, the industrialization plan for single-base smokeless gunpowder, and the last item was a multi-group catalyst in ammonia production.

Schleier doesn't know much about industrialized things, the first two are new products of military weapons, he naturally understands the value, the third catalyst for ammonia production, he doesn't know much about the value, Qin Kai doesn't bother to explain, the synthetic ammonia industry represents the production capacity of military gunpowder, but the value of this multi-group catalyst Schleier still understands, and the chemical catalysts in this era are all state secrets. ,

"Lord Qin, for your generosity, the German Empire will definitely repay you!" Schleier no longer hid his excitement in front of Qin Kai, "Tell me about your needs!" Your generosity will surely be fully reciprocated by us. ”

"Thank you!" Qin Kai handed over a large list very gentlemanly, and now is the time when the lion opens his mouth.

After reading it, he thought about it for a while, and then said: "Lord Qin, in terms of skilled workers, I will do my best to meet your requirements, and I think it is completely acceptable for you to put forward the needs of technical engineers in terms of mechanical fine processing, optical lens technology, and hull design, and I am not sure if some cutting-edge technical engineers can be provided in China, as for the requirements for funds, I think there is no problem at all with assistance within a reasonable range!" ”

Qin Kai's request was mainly focused on the assistance of various German technical engineers, and he urgently needed to solve the technical problems, not the technical difficulties. Of course, by the way, it is appropriate to ask the Germans to collect some interest, and the industrialization of synthetic ammonia can definitely quickly increase the military power of Germany.

"Consul Schleier, I have a little trouble left, I hope to get your help!" While Qin Kai finished the big thing by the way, he threw out the small problems.

"Please!"

"I have a friend, as I understand it, who was detained by the British Embassy, on this artificial island! I need exact intel on it! ”

It's really a troublesome thing, on the land of China, European countries as a whole get along relatively well, of course, from the perspective of national interests, the enemy of a friend is their own enemy, otherwise they will face the situation of losing a friend.

After a little weighing, Schleier made a decision, "Lord Qin, for the sake of our friendship, I have decided to use the Empire's internal line lurking in the British Embassy to provide you with information, but if we need to rescue by force, our German army can only provide covert help!" Presumably, Lord Qin can understand my distress! ”

"Thank you! I need you to provide a batch of firearms, and to smuggle my men into the embassy from the outside, and I will rest here in peace until I do anything!" Qin Kai was unceremoniously the overlord tenant.

"Welcome! Welcome! Schleier happily sent Qin Kai to the VIP room on the other side, Zhang Kui and the others had been waiting here for a long time.

Meaningless two days, two days after a complete daze, Schleier did not live up to Qin Kai's expectations of him this time, the news was not too bad, this time the British got the news that Mawei Shipmaster was manufacturing a textile machine, and instructed the consul in Guangzhou to be responsible for spying on the news, and this matter finally fell to the Whampoa Shipyard that had sent someone to infiltrate Mawei.

Unexpectedly, at the time of the connection, Liao Dechang resolutely did not agree to leak the news of Mawei, and the British had to use his family as a threat to take him to Guangzhou, where he is now detained in a British house opposite the embassy, guarded by a group of five British soldiers.

The efficiency of the Germans was very good, and soon the topographical map of the house and the situation of the guards were drawn and sent, and Qin Kai sent a message, asking Sun Futong, who was outside, to contact Liao Dechang's mother and younger brother first, but fortunately, Liao Dechang was brought back, and the British took care of his old mother and younger brother.

He was supposed to personally preside over the rescue operation, but Zhou Ruidong and Zhang Kui obviously disagreed, and strongly demanded that they carry it out, so Qin Kai only participated in the planning, they sat in the carriage, touched the terrain and roads around the house, and at the same time formulated a rescue and retreat plan, and it seemed that they were all in an orderly manner.

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