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Chapter 840 The goods from the household department (three shifts)
"My lord, what is the goods of the household department? Why is the big box so heavy, it's like there are iron blocks in it." The sailor who carried the box shook his numb arm.

"Good stuff." Da Yuer patted the big iron box.

Each big iron box is locked with a thick iron lock. As the goods specially sent by Dongfang to Dongying by the household department, and Da Yuer came to receive the goods in person, it is obviously very valuable.

"Here are the keys to all the boxes." Nelson handed a bunch of iron keys to Da Yuer.

"When is the submarine cable project from Dongying to the capital going to start, and how can our Beiyang Fleet help?" Zheng Zhilong said to Nelson.

"The telegraph operator of the Vostok will first set up a telegraph station in Yokohama Port, and then start laying submarine cables to the capital from here. You can send a ship to follow to prevent any accidents on the Vostok. Do you know that the submarine cables above have How much?" Nelson asked.

"How much?" Zheng Zhilong didn't know.

Nelson stretched out three fingers: "More than 3000 tons."

When Zheng Zhilong heard this astonishing number, he was surprised from ear to ear, and even Da Yuer was a little stunned.

What is the concept of three thousand tons!
"I heard from people in the factory in southern Liaoning that this kind of submarine cable has three layers, the inner core has several copper wires, the middle is an insulating layer made of three layers of rubber, and the outer layer is an armor made of 3 twisted steel wires. , Do you know why it is so heavy? Because the outer layer is made of steel wires. And there are repeaters and devices for powering the repeaters, which are used to amplify the signal along the way, I don’t really understand.” Nelson said.

"Technology is changing with each passing day, and I can't understand it at all." Zheng Zhilong was even more confused. What is an insulation layer and a repeater looks so complicated.

"It's good to have someone who understands the principles of this. We just need to know what we can achieve." Da Yuer was also a little confused, but she quickly adjusted her mentality.

The Kyushu Army introduces new technologies every year, and it is difficult for people who do not study this technology to understand.

Nelson is busy building submarine cables, and Da Yuer also has her own business. After bidding farewell to Nelson and Zheng Zhilong, Da Yuer ordered more than a dozen large iron boxes to be transported back to Edo Castle.The big iron boxes are extremely heavy, and almost every big iron box needs a carriage to transport.

More than a dozen large carriages marched into Edo Castle, which made the samurai guarding the city feel strange.

"What are these? Open them up and accept our inspection!" The city guards looked suspicious. There were more than a dozen large carriages, which were too weird.

"These are the goods of our Tokyo branch. According to Article No. 20 of the "Edo Treaty", the shogunate and its subordinate samurai are not allowed to inspect the goods of banks, schools, newspaper offices, and shops established by our Kyushu Army in Edo Castle. If you Insisting on inspection is a violation of the Treaty of Edo, which is deemed to be a declaration of war with our Kyushu army. Can you bear such a responsibility?" Da Yuer said to the samurai guarding the city.

When the samurai guarding the city heard that Da Yuer brought out the "Edo Treaty" that was humiliating and humiliating, his face was livid.Now is not the time to tear faces with the Kyushu Army, he really dare not take the risk of violating the treaty to forcibly search the goods brought by Dayuer.

"The goods can go in, but the dozens of people escorting the carriage all have muskets on their backs. They should be soldiers of the Kyushu Army!? You can't go in!" The samurai guarding the city gritted his teeth and pointed at the Beiyang Fleet escorting the carriage. Soldier.

These soldiers were temporarily dispatched by Zheng Zhilong to Dayuer.

"According to the Additional Clause No.13 of the Treaty of Edo, the number of Kyushu Army soldiers in Edo Castle shall not exceed 300. Even if you add them, it is far less than 300. Do you have any questions?" Dayuer pretended asked puzzledly.

"Let them enter the city." The samurai guarding the city reluctantly let Dayuer's convoy enter.

"Damn it, those old guys above signed the "Edo Treaty" with the Kyushu Army, and added all kinds of messy clauses to it. We can't do anything about it even if we want to fight them!" Passing by arrogantly, he punched the city wall hard.

"If this treaty had not been signed at that time, the rebels would have captured Edo Castle long ago." Another samurai said.

Their feelings for the "Treaty of Edo" are extremely complicated. Although the treaty gave the Kyushu Army many privileges, the Kyushu Army saved the shogunate after all.

"The Tokyo branch is not a shop. Suddenly, more than a dozen carriages and dozens of soldiers arrived. There are strange things in them. We must report this matter to Lord Abe Tadaaki." The samurai guarding the city knew that Abe Tadaaki was leading the Edo Bank fought against the Tokyo branch, so it hurried to find Abe Tadaaki to report.

"Miss, why did you come back so soon?" The employees of the Tokyo branch couldn't help being a little surprised to see Da Yu'er returning from the Yokohama Concession soon.

"I'm just going to pick up the goods from the household department." Da Yu'er said to the soldiers of the Beiyang Fleet escorting the carriage, "Brothers have worked hard to move the iron box on the carriage to the bank's warehouse."

"Good!" The soldiers of the Beiyang Fleet sent by Zheng Zhilong to escort the box were extraordinarily hard-working when they saw the beauty begging for her.

The iron boxes were transported to the back warehouse one by one, which attracted the attention of many employees.

What would be the goods transported all the way from the household department in the capital?
"During this period of time, you will stay in Edo Castle and be responsible for the security of the Tokyo branch. Our branch will provide you with meals and accommodation." Dayuer placed dozens of Beiyang Fleet soldiers.

These soldiers were sent by Dayuer, but they didn't feel wronged, on the contrary, they were very happy.

"The two of you follow me into the warehouse to check the goods." Da Yuer asked two people to enter the Tokyo branch's warehouse together.

Da Yuer took out the key chain that Nelson gave her.

"What are these more than ten large boxes? It must be expensive to ship them from the Ministry of Households, right?" said an employee in charge of counting.

"Of course it's worth a lot, because the box contains gold and silver." Da Yu'er pushed a big box away, revealing rows of dazzling silver ingots inside.

"More than a dozen big boxes are silver taels!" The two employees who counted looked straight.

"It's really not easy for the Ministry of Accounting to approve my plan. If it weren't for the main force of the army to resist public opinion, how could the Ministry of Accounting transport such a large amount of treasury money here, and there is a risk of sinking to the bottom of the sea on the way." Da Yuer His hands brushed over the rows of silver ingots. After handling so much silver taels, he might not even have a concept of money in the future. "In the past, our weapons were guns and cannons, but now they are gold and silver."

(End of this chapter)