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Lin Haifeng was smiling secretly in his heart, looking at Ali Guo's slightly thoughtful look, he suddenly leaned forward again, and asked mysteriously, "Do you think my trip this time is a little too ...... Too that? Hehe, the generals around me, as well as the colleagues in Tianjing, seem to be reluctant to ask me to go, meaning that it is too dangerous. Sometimes, when I can't sleep at night, I think quietly, in fact, I still have a lot of enemies, maybe someone will really hit me from behind. ”

Ali Guo was stunned for a moment, and immediately shook his head vigorously, lest this Director Lin would put that indefinite thing on the head of the British Empire, "No, how can it be, Your Excellency's trip will bring immeasurable prosperity to the European continent, who will not care about money." ”

"What you said is also reasonable," Lin Haifeng seemed to have received encouragement from Ali Guo, and became relaxed again, "I am sending money to everyone, if anyone is mischievous with me at this time, it is that he can't get along with himself." You say yes, right? With that, he laughed.

Ali Guo is also laughing on the surface, but he is secretly ruthless in his heart, wait, the British Empire still needs you to jump, and when you are not needed, the "black gun" will find you, the world's number one, sooner or later.

"Thirty small broken ships, you actually slaughtered Yixin's three million taels of silver with one sword," Lin Haifeng didn't care what Ali Guo was thinking, just followed his own thoughts. He looked down at the wisps of green smoke rising from the burning pipe, and sure enough, as Ali Guo expected, he brought the conversation back to the question of the warship in front of him. However, Ali Guo's thoughts had already been disturbed by him, so although his words sounded soft, the words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Ah Li Guo's heart fiercely, "If this business does this, it will be no different from blocking the road and robbing the road." ”

Ali Guo's forehead suddenly sweated, although his thoughts changed quickly, but his mouth was always neat, "Pavilion...... Your Excellency, this ...... It's not just the cost of buying a ship, it's ...... And two hundred of their sailors and non-commissioned officers for study and accommodation......"

"I heard that you forcibly prevented these 200 cadets from returning to China, and forcibly brought them to serve in your Indian fleet and Japan, right?" Lin Haifeng didn't listen to Ali Guo's explanation.

Ali Guo lowered his head, not daring to face Lin Haifeng's eyes looking straight at him, and there was an obvious lack of confidence in his tone, "Yes...... They are all ...... They are all die-hard supporters of the Manchurians, and they are the ...... It was their own reluctance to return. ”

"Huh...... Hehe...... "Lin Haifeng glanced at Ah Liguo, wait, rabbit cub, set eggs in front of me, then you just wait to see how Lao Tzu slaughtered you!" Facing the nonsense of Ali Guo, Lin Haifeng felt sick for a while, but his face still looked like he didn't care about anything, and continued to say to himself, "According to the standards of your own naval fleet, these thirty warships, of which there are only five that can be classified as fourth-class warships, most of them are only fifth-class warships mainly used to attack merchant ships at sea, that is, cruisers, and the rest are those sloops that belong to sixth-class warships used to deliver messages and escort ships. This idea, even if you add the food and accommodation expenses of more than 200 people for more than a year, even if you are full, it will not exceed a million taels of silver, right? ”

"This ......" Ali Guo had to raise his head and look at Lin Haifeng in embarrassment.

"Hehe, don't tell me you don't understand the manufacturing cost of warships," Lin Haifeng began to knock his head into the ashtray again, "However, there is one thing you do that is even worse." As he spoke, he methodically continued to load a pot of tobacco, and then held a matchstick in one hand and a matchskin in the other, but did not wipe the fire, and his eyes became extremely mean-spirited to look at Aliguo, "Half of the ships are second-hand goods that you have replaced for temporary replenishment. Even the new ships used oak were nowhere near the drying standards for warships. To put it bluntly, it is a fake and shoddy product, a counterfeit product. ”

Ali Guo took out a handkerchief and was busy wiping the sweat that was running down his face. However, at this point, he still doesn't have the shame of ordinary people who want to find a crack in the ground to get into. Diplomats are always thick-skinned, or they don't have any skin at all. He just took the opportunity to wipe his sweat and thought about it, how to explain other people's questions?

"Look at it, look at it, patronizing and gossiping, how can you forget the business you came to," Lin Haifeng seemed to be a king with a changed face, and suddenly became so friendly again, "Is it that your government has figured it out and plans to officially trade with us?" ”

"Yes...... Yes......" Before he could think about it, a new problem popped up here, so Ali Guo had to wipe his sweat while quickly telling Director Lin what their government meant, and at the same time describing the closed-door soup he ate in Tianjing.

"Trade is a good thing, and when you have more friends, you will naturally have more roads," Lin Haifeng listened and nodded again and again, "But it's ......"

Ali Guo is afraid that the two words spoken by the Chinese are "but".

However, Lin Haifeng's "but" after what he said called Ali Guo still felt very realistic, "On this issue, if there is no huge resistance from Tianjing, it should be surprising." You say yes, right? ”

"Yes......" Ali Guo nodded, and as soon as he finished answering casually, he immediately put his head into a rattle again, and scolded himself in his heart. Why is it normal to talk about resistance in the British Empire, and surprise if there is no resistance? Didn't I become a self-confessor," actually...... In fact...... In fact, between our two countries...... Still...... There are still a lot of misunderstandings......"

Lin Haifeng lowered his head and fiddled with the pipe in his hand, deliberately pretending not to see the strange appearance of Ali Guo being tossed by him, and continued to say his own words, "Some people say that the initiator behind the armed invasion of our Tibet by the Gurk and Samba people is your East India Company. To be honest, although there have been many unpleasant encounters between you and me, oh yes, that is, the misunderstanding you just mentioned, but after all, in the end, we have been ravaged by you, and our Celestial Empire has not done anything to offend your government. I prefer to believe that this qiē is just a shameless and despicable act of the Gurks and Sambas, and that the involvement of the East India Company does not represent the will of your government. That's right? ”

"Oh......" Ali Guo almost nodded his head again, and hurriedly stiffened his neck at the critical moment. He pretended to bow his head and twist a dripping handkerchief to hide his indecency, "This...... What is happening there in Tibet is not very clear to the contemptible people. But Your Excellency is right when you say that our government will never be able to engage in such shameless and degrading acts. Your Excellency, I will do my best to give back the information you have provided to Her Majesty the Queen and the Cabinet, and to remind the Government to warn the East India Company not to engage in any trouble with those barbaric and wicked men, lest it cause unnecessary misunderstandings and affect the friendship between our two countries. ”

"That's good," Lin Haifeng stretched out his hand, and smiled and motioned for Ah Liguo to take a sip of tea that had not been moved to relieve the heat, "We have been fighting for nearly six years, and we are tired from the top and bottom, and we need to rest and recuperate." Therefore, unless something like Gork comes to the door to ask for trouble, we want to maintain permanent friendship with all the countries and peoples of the world. Of course, it also includes you, your country, and your people. ”

"Yes, it will," Ali Guo nodded vigorously this time.

"I'm sure it will be so. So, you've come to me this time to find the right person," Lin Haifeng also nodded, and smiled at Ali Guo with some big bags. Then, looking at Ali Guo and asking mysteriously, "Guess what, what was the total amount of trade we had with France last year?" ”

"This ......" Ali Guo frowned, pretending to ponder for a while, then raised his head to look at Lin Haifeng, shook his head and shrugged his shoulders, "I really can't guess it." ”

Lin Haifeng stretched out four fingers and waved them in front of Ali Guo's eyes, "Forty million, even in the tense situation last year, those bits and pieces don't count, just what I know, we still imported French goods equivalent to 40 million silver dollars." ”

And that's just France, what if you add the United States and the Netherlands? Ali Guo held the teacup on his chest in both hands and secretly swallowed and spat in his stomach.

"Alas...... This guy is really ...... Bulbron," Lin Haifeng said and frowned, pursed his lips, and looked dissatisfied, "He didn't even give me a handkerchief." I knew it was like this...... Forget it, let's not talk about that. By the way, let's talk about the thirty wrecked ships......"

"Hum......" Ali Guo's head was dizzy, his hands couldn't help shaking, and the tea he hadn't drunk was poured all over his body, and even the cup almost fell to the ground.

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