Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

My dear, Pierre was a real treasure. In the seemingly ordinary price list of the colonial market, merchants were able to find opportunities to profit, and Pierre was able to discover important military intelligence?

Sometimes, the only difference between a talented person and a mediocre person was that the mediocre person would be able to find and break through the window while the mediocre person would only be able to wake up after being enlightened. Just like now, after Pierre explained the basis of his deduction in detail, the Prussian present suddenly realized that they could still obtain information this way.

French Indian colony, mainly concentrated in the Bay of Bengal, India fertile land produced cotton, black tea, spices... There were also various precious stones of the Sri Lanka. Countless goods were being transported to Europe.

At the same time, the colonies also carried the burden of dumping surplus European goods. Large amounts of cheap industrial goods were dumped into the colonies at a high price, destroying not only the fragile local economy, but also the plundering of wealth.

It was in this sort of near-frenzy of plunder that the fluctuations in the price of colonial goods became more and more severe, and the shrewd merchants found profit in the violent fluctuations, especially since the price analysis within the East India Company was the Bible of all businessmen.

In the nineteenth century, the number of colonies directly measured the strength of a country. Every established power treated their colony as a backyard, and protected it tightly, afraid that other countries would try something funny.

Especially now in India, where the British are growing stronger and more powerful, two-thirds of the continent is already in their possession, and now the British eye is on French India, where the greedy Queen is looking for a chance to stab them.

At this point in time, the French could not relax their guard over the colonies. According to intelligence, in French India, there was a fleet that was only second to the British in strength in Asia. That was the French Indian Ocean Fleet, with a supreme commander being Major General Bruce.

An army, especially a powerful navy, was always a monster that swallowed money. When a fleet stayed in one place for a long time, the local economy would naturally allocate a portion of their resources to support the fleet.

Soldiers had to eat, ships needed maintenance, and from time to time, the battle to exterminate the pirates would consume a large amount of ammunition and medical supplies. Daily maintenance of the battleships also required specialized warehouses, trestles and manpower.

All sorts of actions would greatly affect the local economy, but at the same time, such a fleet would also provide very strong firepower protection for the port city. Within the coverage of the battleship's cannons, any enemy would have to think twice.

During this period of time, the economy of the French colonies had been thrown into disarray. First of all, just as Pierre had said, rifles, gunpowder, food, cloth, and medical supplies had mysteriously increased. During this period, there were no conflicts in the colonies.

The only explanation for the anomalies was that the French were training infantry, and the only explanation for the training infantry was that there was something wrong with the fleet, which had always provided cover for fire. Without the protection of artillery, the colonial governors had to form a stronger army to protect the interests of the empire.

Why did the French Fleet suddenly leave the Bay of Bengal? What was their goal? Forget about Pierre, even a normal intelligence officer would be able to answer his questions. The only goal of the fleet was Xiao Letian's old lair, the Ryukyu.

Xiao Letian was his boss now, and was also the food security for the second half of his generation. To Pierre, Europe was currently the most dangerous place, and only by following Xiao Letian would he be able to have a stable meal.

Pierre did not dare to delay and immediately went to find Xiao Letian's wife. Currently, this woman was the only one who could mobilize the Prussian intelligence, and only she could quickly deliver the news to Xiao Letian.

"Madam, I have already listed all the battleships available to the French on the way here. There are quite a few of them in the Indian Ocean, but only ten of them are capable of carrying out ocean-going missions … "Take a look at this list, you must contact my lord now!"

At this time, the Translator beside Hu Niu had already started to quickly translate the French list in Pierre's hands. Specific data on French battleships appeared in front of Hu Niu's eyes.

"Two light cruisers... Shattered Waves and Treadmill... Single Floor Shooting Deck... "The average number of cannons is 20..."

"Heavy cruiser, seven frigate s... Zodiac s, Roman s, Holiness s, pious symbols, Sea God's horn, Channeling Wind sign … Double-decked shooting deck, the average number of cannons reached 60... Average tonnage, 1100 tons... "

"Oh!" There was also a battleship, and Glory s on the third level of the shooting deck … The discharge was 2162 tons, the Captain was 67.8 meters and the ship was 15 meters wide. The ship has three masts, and the mainmast is 61.5 meters high... "The number of cannons is 140..."

The group of data came out of the translator's mouth, and in the end, even Translator was dumbfounded and could not help but shout out, "Oh my god, are the French really all here? The total number of cannons has already reached 600? Are they going on another expedition to China? Who in East Asia can resist such firepower? "

Hu Niu could not understand how strong the stats of these battleships were, but she knew how to read them. Looking at the expressions of the people around her, she knew that the situation was critical.

I can't panic, I definitely can't panic. I have to stabilize my man's heart. The more urgent the situation, the calmer he has to be … Hu Niu encouraged himself nonstop in his heart.

"Mr. Pierre, please do not panic. This is not the most serious crisis my husband has encountered, nor is it the end of the world. Please recover your composure.

Especially Pierre. He stared at Hu Niu with his mouth agape as he said softly, "Madam, I think you probably don't understand how terrifying this fleet is. These ten battleships are already capable of sweeping through the seas of East Asia. All the countries, including the Qing Dynasty, would not be able to defeat this kind of fleet …"

"Madam, I am an ace intelligence officer. All my life, I have only been sensitive to data and information. You might not be able to imagine what this fleet sent by the French would look like. Now this fleet is invincible in Asia, except for the British... "

"The Indian Ocean, the Sea of the Arabian, the South China Sea, the Yellow Sea of East Asia, the Bohai Sea and the Pacific Ocean … "Even the Pacific Fleet is no match for us..."

"Shut up!" Are you messing with my morale? " Just as Pierre was trying his best to explain, Hu Niu suddenly shouted loudly with her eyes wide open. At that moment, the power on her body was not any weaker than his man, Xiao Letian.

"M'sieur Pierre, you must remember that from the moment you entered my husband's service, all you have to do is trust him wholeheartedly, and not blindly walk this horrible piece of information!"

"What's the use of saying all this? What's the use of telling me? Can we catch up with them across half the world? Can we change the fact that the French Fleet is approaching us? "

Under Hu Niu's might, Pierre subconsciously shook her head, but it was clear that Hu Niu did not want to let him off, "Since everything can't be changed, then there's nothing to be afraid of. At most, everything will fall apart and the worst will happen again! What are you panicking for? "

"My husband has encountered many crises along the way. You can't imagine that, but it's not like he hasn't experienced a more severe trial. I'm not afraid, so why are you trembling? "Hmph …" Just based on your current appearance, you will only be a intelligence officer your entire life … It couldn't be of much use! You want me to hand Fang Guan over to you with something like that? "

After being scolded by Hu Niu, Pierre's face became as red as a monkey's butt. However, after thinking carefully about what Hu Niu had said, he was unable to refute him.

Since ancient times, people who had achieved great things did not experience failure, especially when it came to major failures. If that was the case, then they could not be considered as having achieved success in cultivation. Even if the Ryukyu's foundation was destroyed by the French, as long as the essence energy in Xiao Letian and the brothers under him remained, there was still a chance for them to make a comeback in the future.

What they were most afraid of now was for the higher-ups to panic and lose sight of any future prospects for their subordinates. At that time, everyone would be separated from their families, and the monkeys would scatter. There would be no possibility of a comeback.

"I'm sorry! It was I who lost my composure just now, Madame's lesson is true! " Pierre was extremely respectful at this moment. He finally understood that not only Xiao Letian was not someone to be trifled with, even his wife was also not someone to be trifled with.

Hu Niu nodded at him, then looked around and said calmly, "A single Ryukyu, a single hegemony, is very important to my husband's career, but it isn't really that important … The size of China is unimaginable to German. Even though China lost two wars abroad, the wealth accumulated by the citizens was not much. It is still so huge that you would not dare to imagine it! "

"This is the confidence of us Chinese. We have thousands of years of history, so we can endure one failure, two failures, or even ten defeats. As long as we win once, we can make a comeback …"

In Hu Niu's arrogant tone, all the Prussian shrank back a little. They actually did not dare to look straight into the eyes of an Eastern woman.

"Hehe …" I was born in a declining Jin Shang family, my family's small fortune is already more than a few million pounds, can you imagine how much wealth the Shanxi Merchants have? "What about the whole of China?"

"Humph!" It's just a bully, even if she turns into ruins, in less than a year, we Chinese will be able to rebuild it, and it will be ten times more prosperous! Wasn't it the French fleet? "What's there to be afraid of? Pierre, what you need to do now is to continue analyzing and help us reduce our losses so that we can rise up faster!"

"Besides that, you should not have any selfish thoughts, and you should not have any fear!"

Hu Niu's voice became more and more serious and her tone became more and more high-pitched. At the end, everyone, including Pierre, all the ordinary plainclothes police officers started to involuntarily listen to her lecture.

Everyone had a feeling in their hearts. This woman was so scary, even men might not have such a tiger's might. Besides Xiao Letian, no one else would be blessed with this woman.

At the end of the lecture, Hu Niu cleared her throat and said to Translator: "Bring Mr. Paul over, I need to use the military telegraph system, I ask that this information be transferred to Master immediately."

Finally, Hu Niu turned her head and said to Pierre, "You were the first to find out the information. Count yourself in for the credit. "Immediately!"