At first, when the merchant ship entered the port, he was not surprised by the majestic forts in the distance. Instead, the ship docked. After he got ashore, he saw a pier made of cement, a huge steam tower crane, a gantry crane, etc.
It almost made him feel like he had entered the world of giants.
After he checked into a hotel, the lights in the room that turned on without fire, the toilet in the bathroom, the silver mirror so clear it could reflect the hair on his face, the nozzle that automatically dispensed hot and cold water, etc., all made him feel that his optic nerves were affected.
Extremely exciting.
After that, he went out on the street and saw the bicycles ridden by naturalized people, which aroused his curiosity even more.
The occasional steam car passing by on the street frightened him so much that he took a few steps back, thinking he had seen a monster.
When the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Xinghai Kingdom invited him to attend the National Day celebrations, he saw the neat formations of the Xinghai Kingdom infantry, groups of artillery drawn by mules and horses, etc., which made him stunned again and again.
He is relatively knowledgeable among the senior officials of Zheng Jiajun, so he can vaguely understand what kind of power the Xinghai Kingdom displays.
However, in the next few days, the senators only invited him to attend the banquet, but never made a commitment to assist the Zheng family army, which almost made him think that this time he would return in vain.
But who would have thought that just when he returned to the room and asked his entourage to run the water and prepare to soak in the bath to relieve his fatigue, a naturalized citizen employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs knocked on his door and informed him that
He went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before ten o'clock the next morning to discuss the terms of the aid.
It has to be said that this surprise almost made him unable to get a good rest at night.
At six o'clock in the morning the next day, he got up early, washed up, had breakfast and rested for a while, and then hurried to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Xinghai Kingdom.
Due to the rapid expansion of the urban area of Xinghai City, various departments of Xinghai Kingdom are no longer crowded together to work as before, and have all built their own new office buildings in the newly divided office areas.
Since Xinghai Kingdom has intervened in the affairs of Jiaozhi, Nanming and other places during these times, it has also made the outside of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office building a little more lively.
The Zheng regime in Jiaozhi and the Zhaowu regime in the Southern Ming Dynasty both sent their own permanent envoys to the Xinghai Kingdom. They would go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from time to time for some liaisons and exchanges. While enhancing the friendship between the two countries, they also built up personal relationships for themselves.
There is no doubt that if a stronghold like the Xinghai Kingdom is kept stable, it will also be of great benefit to the envoy himself.
The capitals of countries such as Champa, Canglan, Siam, and Johor sent envoys either formally or informally.
The officially sent envoys naturally hold official documents and hold official positions. The informal envoys are replaced by businessmen. They mainly want to inquire about the situation of Xinghai Kingdom and do business by the way.
So when Zheng Hereditary arrived at the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he saw several foreign envoys waiting in the reception room.
Well, he has almost become familiar with these foreign envoys these days.
For example, the envoy who occupied the city was eager to establish diplomatic relations with the Xinghai Kingdom, and even went one step further and formed an alliance.
After all, during this period, as the Zheng regime in Cochin destroyed the Nguyen regime and gradually took over the territory and wealth of the Nguyen regime, Champa, a small country that had fought many wars with the Nguyen regime, became tense.
No way, the senior officials in Champa are not fools. They know a lot of news about Jiaozhi. For example, the fact that the Zheng regime was able to defeat the Ruan regime in one fell swoop this time and become a powerful country on this continent is all thanks to the blessing of the Xinghai Kingdom!
With the support of the Xinghai Kingdom, the Zheng regime changed its guns for guns. Not only did it receive generous loans from the Xinghai Kingdom, it also purchased powerful and advanced firearms.
Obviously, with the demise of the Nguyen regime, Champa will be bordering the Zheng’s regime. Occasionally, Champa can gain some advantage in the hands of the Nguyen regime, but it no longer has this confidence in the face of the Zheng’s regime.
Hence, if you can hold on tightly to the Xinghai Kingdom, you don’t have to worry about the threat posed by the Zheng regime to you.
The envoys from Canglan, Siam, and Fozhou are all part-time businessmen.
After all, these countries have not been threatened for the time being, and they have no motivation to pursue advanced firearms. They are just taking precautions and checking the situation in advance.
In this way, there is no need to send formal envoys, and it is most suitable for businessmen to work part-time.
Just as Zheng Xixi was chatting with several envoys and killing time, he heard the cheerful shout of a newsboy from outside: "Extraordinary number! Extraordinary number! The fleet going south defeated the Helan fleet and greatly enhanced the country's prestige!"
“Outside the number! Outside the number! The fleet going south...”
What? The fleet going south defeated the Helan fleet?
Is it the Helan Fleet that I know?
Zheng Xixi could not help but be a little stunned at this time. After he went out and bought a copy of Xinghai Daily, he sat in the reception room and started reading.
Although I am a little uncomfortable with the variant characters on this Xinghai Daily, I can still understand it in general.
Yesterday, twenty-six warships of the Xinghai Kingdom's southbound fleet were attacked by the Helan Fleet in the sea near Yuxian Port. Under the situation that the enemy was outnumbered, the southbound fleet carried forward the spirit of not being afraid of hardship and tiredness, and dared to fight against the strong.
The enemy dared to fight with bayonets. In just two hours of fighting, more than 200 enemy ships were destroyed and damaged, so that the menacing Helan fleet had to break off its arms to escape.
In short, what is written in this Xinghai Daily is relatively true, but it only slightly flatters the Xinghai Fleet.
After all, it would be a bit embarrassing if it were written according to the real situation. After all, the Star Sea Fleet is indeed a bit immature, and it made a lot of jokes at the beginning of the war.
But no matter what, after reading the newspaper, Zheng Shixi was in a state of panic.
Zheng Hereditary was well aware of the power of the Helan people.
Even though the Zheng family's army had countless warships crisscrossing the sea, Zheng Xixi was really excited when they really faced off against the Helan people.
No way, the Helan warships are too big!
One battleship has more than three to four thousand materials. The reason why Zheng Zhilong was able to defeat the Helan people in the past was all because of the terrain and hard work.
The Helan people were blocked at the mouth of a narrow river, and then a large number of fire ships were used to rush up to risk their lives. Only in this way could they win the victory.
But the price for such a victory would be too high.
After all, the Helan warships are not incompetent and can fire cannons from a distance. If there were not a sufficient number of fireships, I don't know who the balance of victory will be.
Zheng Zhilong spent an unknown amount of money just on pension after the war.
And such a victory is inevitable. After a fire ship attack, the Helan people learned their lesson and never fought with Zheng Zhilong in a place like this again.