Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

The Elbe River's water rippled all the way to the North Sea. The famous German city, which had a history of more than a thousand years, appeared in front of the Chinese Expeditionary forces in a field of bright lights.

The stone roads on both sides of the river were filled with the sounds of carriages crashing through rocks. The bright gas lamps emitted a soft glow, making the city feel as if it was in a dream. The streets were filled with men and women in dresses walking arm in arm. In the gentle candlelight of restaurants along the street, one could faintly see customers eating in low guffaws.

The's flight path was very wide, the Dutch scissor boat could enter from the entrance of the sea and directly enter the city center. Although Jonas strictly forbade new soldiers from going onto the deck to avoid unnecessary trouble, the military officers were not under this rule.

Xiao Hexin and the other high ranking officers stood at the highest point on the deck, looking at the lights coming from the Western Civilization city, and could not help but sigh in their hearts.

"F * ck, there are quite a few big cities in China, but I've never seen anyone so bright at night. The streets are all lit up with lights, how many lamps must be burning …" Luo Huo this bumpkin, the moment she opened her mouth, she exposed her cowardice.

"Don't embarrass yourself, that's a gas lamp, the pipes are all buried under the road, the required fees are all taken from the city's taxes, unlike the Qing Dynasty, who only dare to collect taxes and not a single person …" Xiao Hexin said indignantly.

Just then, Bing Tai pointed at the pipes on both sides of the river and shouted, "What is that? Why are the rivers buried underground? "

"Foolish brat, that is not a river, it is the city's sewer! "Mister once said that it is not just about the sight of a city's civilization. It is about a place that you can't see. The city's sewers are the city's conscience …"

"Under this city, around the foundations of countless forest houses, there are countless drainage pipes connected into a grid. The rain, snow, water from the sky and the sewage from the people's lives can all be poured into the underground river and then into the river through the drain. "There's no land on a sunny day, only mud on a rainy day …"

, Luo Huo and Luo Huo were the first to come in contact with Xiao Letian and his disciples who were studying in the west. Among them, Xiao Hexin had the best foundation for learning in the west and also the highest achievement for studying in the west, so he naturally became everyone's teacher.

The history of the western cities could be traced back to the time of the ancient Greece and the Ancient Rome. In the construction of the cities of these two nationalities, emphasis was placed on the construction of Infrastructure s, especially the shocking water and sewerage systems and the very developed public health facilities during the Roman era.

In front of these freshmen, this was a wonderful world. This was a dazzling civilization, and perhaps under the light from the gas lamps that illuminated the entire city, these soldiers' hearts had already slowly opened. They were the first batch to open their eyes to the world.

The scissor boat slowly moved forward on the Elbe River, as if deliberately trying to stall for time. The boat finally passed through the entire city when it was past midnight, and in the silence, they saw the continuous military camps on the east side of the city.

"Gentlemen, we are almost there. The hamburger Army has already vacated a living quarters, and before we sign the agreement, you will stay here …" Under Jonas's guidance, a brightly lit riverside pier appeared in front of them. In the distance, there was an endless army camp.

The scissor boat steadily landed on the bridge, Sima Yun led a company and jumped onto the shore. Under the stunned gazes of countless German, two walls of people holding onto their spears led to the camp, and all the Prussian soldier s were blocked outside.

The soldiers at the pier and the military camp must have received the order. None of them stepped forward to stop them, and only looked at the wall in confusion, silently providing the second realm.

A hundred people formed into two rows of human walls and directly entered the army camp. Soon after, a group of new soldiers carried the heavy wood box and jogged towards the army camp, one group after the other, in an endless stream.

1 million silver taels for a total weight of 35 tons. According to the 26 grams of Ying Yang, the total amount of silver coins discharged this time was as high as 1.35 million silver coins. With such a huge amount of money, it was no wonder that these new troops would use their lives to protect them.

The bright gas lamps on the dock illuminated the eastern faces. Prussian soldier never thought that the main characters of the secret military order would be a group of Asian, at this time Germany still had no plans to colonize the entire world. The distant east was still a mysterious synonym in their eyes.

Countless soldiers held their torches up high as a supplementary source of light for the gas lamps to illuminate these people, who were whispering to each other.

"Could these Asian faces be Chinese? How were they different from the newspapers and pictures? "Why is there no braid …"

"It should be Chinese, right? Now, what country in Asia is more powerful than China? "Apart from China, it's even more impossible for other countries to have such elites …"

"But according to the English and French, the Chinese have changed their country's name to what was called the Qing Empire. God knows what that name means …"

"Guess what's in these boxes? Porcelain and silk, I guess, but definitely a gift for the king... "

Before he could finish his words, as if intending to refute the bored guess of this group of people, a group of newbies carrying a box kicked on the rock, and a heavy silver box fell onto the ground with a loud bang. The iron sheet was flung open, and a box of white Mexican eagle s fell onto the ground.

"Oh, God! "It's money, it's countless silver coins …" The Prussian were all dumbfounded. At this point of time, Germany did not have all their money, so their currency was a type of crude silver coin called the Taler Silver Coin.

Now Prussia, under the iron rule of three generations of emperors, had become a huge military camp, and its economy was being squeezed to the brink of collapse. This was not Germany, which was blessed by the future generations. When the people of Prussia rose up, they could not even be compared to the people of the Qing Dynasty.

Even after a year of hard work, the workers still might not be able to get a few silver taels. Normally, they would use low quality Billowing Dragon Silver Coins, which was basically a very low amount of silver.

The commoners who could afford it could be considered to be living quite well. Most of the commoners used copper coins. This period of time was the period for Germany to amass wealth. After all, after the Franco-Prussian War, the France compensated Germany with 5 billion Gold franc s worth of silver taels, equivalent to a total of 720 million silver taels.

The current German would not be able to enjoy such a huge fortune. Their suffering was far from over, but today, when they suddenly saw the silver coins scattered all over the ground, everyone was stunned. There were even some soldiers who subconsciously stretched their legs forward.

However, a hundred years of military training was not in vain. The greed in the eyes of all the soldiers only lasted for a moment, and the strict discipline they received quickly calmed them down. It was just that a few torches were placed in a place filled with silver coins.

The two soldiers started to pick up the silver coins after squatting down, but got whipped twice by the furious Luo Huo, "Go back to the ship immediately and continue carrying them, what are you doing picking up the money at this time? Wait until the end before tidying up... "Damn, this is really a waste of time!"

The soldiers ran back into the cabin and began to move the silver coins, which were then scattered on the ground and trampled back and forth by the pairs of soldiers.

This was a play, a long planned play. They wanted to use this small 'accident' to spread the news across Germany, on one hand, to let the people know the plan to borrow money, and on the other hand, to show the powerful financial power of Xiao Letian to the German nobles.

If you want to continue working with my family's Prime Minister and get more benefits in the future, then you should obediently follow the contract and not play any tricks. Don't throw away the whole watermelon for the sake of a sesame seed. Several million silver taels really aren't much. In the face of the Sino-German cooperation's grand plan, it doesn't even count as a sesame seed.

The new army had to spend an entire two hours to move the 1.35 million silver into the army camp. In the end, Xiao Hexin and the rest stood around the dirty silver coin.

"Pick them up. This amount of money is enough for the food and lodging expenses before the agreement is reached. Bring the logistics officers from the German military camp over …" Not long later, a bearded quartermaster trotted over. Although he did not know what the ranks of the Chinese were, he could tell from the glittering stars on the collar that they were bigger than his officers.

Stand at attention and salute. The quartermaster did not dare to neglect him. "My lord, I have received the Prime Minister's order. I will be in charge of your logistics during this time …"

"Xiao Hexin nodded towards Jonas, with the intention of letting him do the translation. Mr. Military Officer, there are ten thousand Mexican eagle here, we will be depositing them with you first. Please help us convert them into currency in Germany and we will be rid of your problem of accommodation and food during this period of time … "

Jonas said, "Finally, we have safely arrived at our destination. You all should rest in peace here, if nothing unexpected happens, we will be able to receive the king and the prime minister's reply in three days. "In addition, you have gotten rid of the excellent reporters and contributors that I've been looking for. I'll give you an answer within the next few days …"

After Jonas left, the three hundred new troops silently entered the barracks. Very quickly, they fixed their sentry posts and mobile sentry posts. A small country appeared in the eastern side of hamburger City, next to the side of the Elbe River.

What Xiao Hexin and the rest didn't know was that, at the moment they were stationed in the army camp, the surroundings were already isolated by the Prussian Army. The most elite army replaced the normal army camp and surrounded the Chinese army camp, isolating all inside and outside information.

Not only that, but at noon on the second day of their stay, another serious quarrel broke out in the Berlin palace.

"Prime Minister, I definitely will not accept the conditions of the Chinese. This bunch of Asian cowards have already been defeated by the English and French twice, and even the Russian has cut off their huge territory. Such a people are not worthy of cooperating with the noble German Nationality …"

"Your Royal Highness, you don't seem to know how difficult the empire's finances are. Do you know how big of a deal we can accomplish with just a $2.5 million loan for war? "You want guns, cannons, and more troops from me, but you need money …"

"Hahaha, respected Prime Minister, when did I say that I did not want this wealth? We can take it over, but can't we just give these Chinamen interest in the future? "As for military cooperation, let's skip it …"