Chapter 366: Leaders of the Powers Join Together to Cheer

Chapter 366: Leaders of the Powers Join Together to Cheer

Chapter 366: Leaders of the Powers Join Together to Cheer
"Hello, Your Excellency, the Respected Lord of the Far East. Let me introduce you, this is my brother Alfonso, the European Lord of the Society and the head of the Rothschild family."

The two Eurasian masterminds shook hands.

Alfonso was more stable than Gustav, and had the demeanor of a middle-aged German gentleman. "Master Shao is very prudent. Not only did he help us get rid of the Bank of France, he also wiped out all our competitors in France and sent them to the guillotine."

"Our family is the most business-credible. You have exceeded your mission, and our compensation is also above the target. I believe you have received our first payment, right?"

Well, it turns out that 120 million francs is the reward for helping to destroy French financial capital. Then I can take it with peace of mind.

For this, two thousand Huai Army soldiers died. This money must be used for the construction of the Chinese nation to be worthy of the brothers who died in Paris.

"This is a box of red wine produced by my family's Chateau Lafite in 1787. It's not a gift of respect."

Rong Hui ordered the guards to accept the gift. Alfonso looked at Shao Quanzhong with a smile and said, "Your Excellency has maintained good relations with the British Empire, Russia, France, Germany, and the United States. I think this is unwise."

"When the world is at peace, our investment in the country as merchants will depreciate. Now, our investment in France has greatly increased, which may help France win the war in the future. I hope that we can maintain unity and avoid conflicts among members at that time."

"In addition, your father-in-law, Alexander II, has exerted strong control over Lucia and rejected the goodwill of financial capital. I think this is very bad. Capital should circulate around the world. I hope you don't have backward ideas."

Shao Quanzhong smiled and responded, "I am a warrior and don't understand finance. You can do whatever you want. When the time comes, my gun will definitely be useful to deal with someone. All members of our society should stay united and make money together."

"Okay! Your Excellency, you are a smart man. Let's maintain long-term cooperation."

The two bosses had a brief conversation and quickly shook hands and said goodbye.

As soon as the two Rothschild brothers left, Shao Quanzhong's face changed immediately. "Hui'er, draft a telegram and tell Xiu'er that the money was a bonus from a gangster, so don't worry and take it."

"Send a coded message to Sven, telling him that if the infiltration of the Rothschild Bank gets in the way of his governing France, then the bank should be confiscated. Even if I don't take the next nine bonuses, I can't delay Sven's important affairs."

The Huai Army's telegraph code was created by the Intelligence Department. It was very primitive and consisted entirely of numbers. The recipient used the numbers to find the page number and the number of the word in a book and spell out the answer.

The problem is that this book is often changed. It is determined by Jiang Chunlin, deputy director of the Intelligence Department. It is difficult for foreigners to guess the book used by Jiang Chunlin. The current one is "Unabridged Edition of Embroidered Illustrations of Jin Ping Mei"...

Soon Zhang Siwen called back, "It's okay, second brother. The original financial capitalists have all been guillotined. We also need a knowledgeable financial company to manage the banking industry for France."

"They should have been making additional investments over the past decade, and it will take more than a decade for them to recoup their high profits. We will decide whether to close the business or not by then. You can take the bonus without worry, second brother."

"Report! Blanqui wants to see you."

Um, the French Foreign Minister is here. Does he want me to help him reduce the indemnity in the treaty? This is difficult. The Germans are determined to break the backbone of France once and for all. Don't they want you to turn over?
But it turned out that was not the case at all. Blanqui came to report about Shao Quanzhong's personal grudge.

"Your Highness, due to the post-war chaos in Paris, we have only now found your enemy."

"Unfortunately, the person you wanted to find the most, Yang Fang, fell ill and died on the warship from Shanghai to France. He didn't even see the French coastline."

"His family had been living in Paris. However, after the Huai Army joined the war, the people of Paris learned that you had joined the war out of revenge because of them. The angry masses burned their home, and their family was destroyed in the chaos. Now only Wall's widow and a child under four years old are left. Look—"

Shao Quanzhong waved his hands and said, "Since Yang Fang is dead, his family has also suffered retribution. Death eliminates karma, so let's just let it go."

After all, Yang Fang wanted to kidnap Wenxiu but failed, right? Cough cough cough, cough cough cough... Alas.

The next day, the Treaty of Frankfurt was officially signed, the Franco-Prussian War came to an end, and Shao Quanzhong was about to return home. On the third day, Shao Quanzhong took a special train to Antwerp, boarded the Zhenyuan, and headed for London, preparing to bring Shao Jizeng back home.

As soon as we got off the boat in London, Rong Hui behind me couldn't help but vomited all over the floor.

"What's wrong? Hui'er, you're not seasick, are you? Did you get sick from eating German food?"

Rong Hui punched Shao Quanzhong on the back and said, "It's all your fault. It's over now. I can't go back. I have to stay in London again."

Shao Quanzhong laughed up to the sky, "Okay! Then stay for another two years. If you find London too smoky, I'll buy you a villa in Oxford."

Shao Quanzhong now has nine children, and Isabel and Rong Hui are pregnant with two more. Rong Hui has three, Xiu'er has three, Hu Liuniang has two, and the rest have one, which actually represents how much Shao Quanzhong values ​​and loves his wives... Ahem, I forgot to count Shao Jiliang.

It’s over. I don’t have a secretary this time. Fortunately, after the big things are done, I will return home, so it doesn’t matter.

Shao Quanzhong carefully helped Rong Hui back to the apartment, gave her instructions again and again, and was about to leave when he heard, "Report, an old man who can't take care of himself wants to see you."

What the hell? You can't take care of yourself and you come to me, what's the big deal?

Shao Quanzhong met the visiting old gentleman in the living room. He came in a wheelchair, followed by a nanny.

The old man's hands were shaking as he held an English magazine, but Shao Quanzhong could tell at a glance at the cover that it was the English version of the "Journal of Xiaoxiangya University" published by Hailing.

The old man's words were a little unclear, so the nanny spoke for him, "Mr. Charles Babbage expressed his gratitude for your investment in science and hoped to take your warship to Hailing and see the 'Difference Engine' he designed in person before he died."

"The Academy of Sciences you invested in has built a large differential machine with a precision of 20 digits designed by you, which has achieved high-precision machine calculation of logarithms. It is a miracle in the scientific community. This is the old man's lifelong wish. I hope you will meet his requirements."

What is machine calculation? What is logarithm? Shao Quanzhong was confused.

But he knew that his wallet would lose money again, and Maxwell would definitely ask him for funds for this thing.

Okay, okay, bringing the old man back won’t take up much space, but you must not die on the boat.

Ten days later, the Zhenyuan arrived at the port of Cadiz, ready to return to the Far East. Deng Shichang, escorting the newly-formed "British Empire Far East Fleet" and the main force of the Huai Army, had already returned home.

However, there are still a large number of warships gathered here, waiting to go to the capital with Shao Quanzhong, to support Shao Quanzhong.

Including British Prime Minister Braxton, who was on the Minotaur battleship, and also brought the Agincourt and Northumberland, three of the most advanced Minotaur-class battleships.

French Foreign Minister Blanqui brought four "Provence-class" battleships.

Russian Foreign Minister Gorchakov and the entire Baltic Fleet are here.

German Chancellor Bismarck was also going to visit the Qing Dynasty, traveling on the newly commissioned "King William", which was over 9,700 tons, as well as the Friedrich Karl, the Crown Prince, and the Arminius.

European powers formed a delegation to visit the Qing Dynasty, bringing cannons and huge ships to support Shao Quanzhong. Shao Quanzhong's journey home must have been a turbulent one.

(End of this chapter)