Let's say that after Fang Linyan left Qiao's store, he went directly to Wang Wu, and then said apologetically:
"Brother, I really made you laugh today. Things are still not going well in business. I thought I could take the money back and give it to Mr. Song today, but I didn't expect that something might have happened."
Yes, it is estimated that there is still an hour left, and it is already July 26, 1894. In the history controlled by Fang Linyan, the Gaosheng has already sunk to the bottom of the sea long ago, and the bad news should have been conveyed along the telegram, but
Until now, there is still no news...
So the biggest possibility is that history has been changed!
At this point, Fang Linyan actually predicted it, but once it happened, the feeling of being out of his control was really annoying.
But now Lin Yan was forced to have no choice but to silently recite the words "let nature take its course" in his heart.
When Wang Wu heard what Fang Linyan said, he laughed and said:
"Brother Hu, I've heard about your story before. Who hasn't done a few ridiculous things when they are young? It's good if you know your mistakes and can correct them."
"Besides, it doesn't matter if we go here in vain today. We have nothing to do after all, so we just treat it as full and eat well and come to Chongwenmen for a walk."
Wang Wu said it lightly. In fact, for today's matter, he actually proposed a very good deal, that is, escorting the concubine of a Manchu official to go back to visit relatives.
This kind of work is easy, there are rewards along the way, the price offered by the other party is generous, and the risk of being hijacked is also small. It can be said that we never encounter it twice throughout the year.
But Wang Wu simply turned down the matter and focused on Fang Linyan, and he was determined not to take a penny. Fortunately, birds of a feather flock together, and the bodyguards and brothers around Wang Wu all agreed with him.
They were of the same mind and no one said a word to each other.
Fang Linyan nodded, and then took out two envelopes of silver to pay for tea. Wang Wu refused to accept it at this time, so Fang Linyan immediately changed his mind and said that he would invite everyone to drink, and the group immediately went there happily.
The heavy drinking lasted until midnight. Fang Linyan also put aside his worries at this time and got himself very drunk. Anyway, his safety was being watched by the drone and Laurent.
When he woke up the next morning, Fang Linyan found that the sun was shining directly into his room. He originally wanted to ask, but he immediately realized that if there was any news, Laurent would definitely be the first to ask.
Notify yourself immediately.
At this time, Fang Linyan didn't have any thoughts to do other things. Although he had no appetite, he still ordered some food and stuffed it in. After being a space warrior for so many years, one of the lessons he learned is that when you can eat, you must eat.
Eat well ------- because the situation changes rapidly and you never know when you will eat next!
After eating, Fang Linyan took a deep breath, took out the portable bench, and began to process the parts. At this time, he processed it by himself and felt that there were seven perfect parts in total.
This is the benefit of not being overwhelmed by art. Although the powerful skill of Dark of the Moon has been temporarily forgotten, Fang Linyan has never forgotten the production of related mechanical cores, and if he wants to summon more types of different mechanical summons by design,
Biological organisms require different mechanical cores.
If summoned at random, it would be too uncontrollable! A very powerful creature like the Lion King Huma, but it seems to be following the instructions but not the announcement... Fang Linyan didn't like this feeling.
Therefore, Fang Linyan ultimately wanted to use these perfect parts to summon a powerful and controllable creature. The benchmark was of course the strength of the Lion King Huma and the character of Rubes.
Fang Linyan's mood is as the components change bit by bit in his own hands, forming them, and then scribing, carving, sawing, filing, drilling, reaming, countersinking, reaming, etc. A series of operations are done in an orderly manner.
It soon calmed down.
Time also passed by little by little with his movements.
Suddenly, the door of the hotel was opened, and Laurent strode in vigorously. It was obvious that he had obtained the latest news from his special channel, and then Lin Yan nodded directly.
Fang Linyan's face relaxed, knowing that the news must be about the Gaoshenghao incident.
The Koshin incident was a landmark event in which the confrontation between China and Japan escalated and entered a full-scale war. It is also known as the Battle of Toshima. To put it simply, at Toshima, the Japanese ship Naniwa sank the Koshin. The ship carried thousands of people.
More than one Chinese soldier.
It is worth mentioning that the Gaosheng was a British merchant ship. When it was sunk, five British people on board were also buried at the bottom of the sea, causing an uproar in the UK.
It was precisely because of the Gaosheng incident that a wave of hostility towards Japan formed in Britain, and Song Yuren's plan (to directly attack Japan with the help of British power) became possible to implement.
"Master, compared with the situation you described, this battle has changed a lot." Laurent said straight to the point.
Fang Linyan said:
"How big is it?"
Laurent said:
"The Battle of Toshima has escalated!"
Fang Linyan said in shock:
"The Gaosheng is an unarmed merchant ship. How can the Naniwa be upgraded to fight against the Japanese army? The Naniwa is a cruiser!! There are more than 70 main guns, rapid-fire guns, and machine guns on it, and there are four more
Equipped with torpedo tubes.”
Laurent said:
"The news I got here is that the Gaosheng has been transformed. Not only that, but there is also a mysterious ship called Keshan that set off with the Gaosheng."
"So this battle was originally a battle between the Gaosheng and the Japanese ships, but in the end it became a battle between the Gaosheng and the Keshan vs. the Naniwa!"
Fang Linyan said in shock:
"There is such a thing!"
Laurent said:
"The information I received does describe it this way."
Fang Linyan took a deep breath:
"So the Japanese actually lost the final battle?"
Laurent said:
"After the Naniwa was damaged, reinforcements were called in. The two sides fought fiercely at sea for a long time. In the end, the Kosho and Keshan were both sunk, but a torpedo boat sent by the Japanese for reinforcements was also sunk."
"What's more important is that the Gaosheng docked on a small island before it sank. The thousands of soldiers and even about 88 million U.S. dollars of salary carried on it have all been transported to the shore. The British Jardines Company is very angry.
, has already started operating in China.”
"Not only that, there were thirteen members of the East India Company and thirty-seven Russians on the sunk Keshan. Now the entire international situation has become a mess, and the Russians are already clamoring.
The debt must be paid with blood."
After hearing this series of news, Fang Linyan suddenly felt a little overwhelmed.
In normal history, the sinking of the Gao Sheng was actually an independent "rage" act by the Japanese navy. The Japanese army at that time had even shown a semi-independent state, and incidents of defeat and defeat often occurred.
Later, as long as the prime minister did not agree with the military's wishes, he would either get out or be assassinated. He was so domineering!
The Japanese Prime Minister Hirofumi Yoto at the time even learned about the Koshin incident from the Shanghai telegraph, rather than from the navy report. The abnormal situation in the country is evident.
Japan directly carried out crisis public relations and even spent money to bribe the British media. In the end, the matter was suppressed. Some voices in the UK believe that supporting Japan to fight Russia is currently the most beneficial thing for the British Empire in East Asia.
s Choice.
And unfortunately, these voices finally convinced Congress by a narrow margin to "ignore" Japan's offense.
But now, the situation is very complicated!! Both Britain and Russia are the main victims, but the conflict of interests between Britain and Russia in Europe is very fierce. It is impossible for both sides to unite to accuse Japan for this trivial matter.
If Russia goes to war with the Japanese over this matter, Britain might even give Japan great support.
Of course, no one cares about the feelings of Li Gongzhang and the Qing government, because in the eyes of the great powers, they do not deserve to have feelings...
Fang Linyan squinted his eyes, and he quickly realized that someone was trying to muddy the waters to complicate things, and it was only now that he realized a huge possibility:
“If the Russo-Japanese War had started early, wouldn’t the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War have been impossible to fight at all?”
"If this kind of thing happens, then my main mission will completely fail! And the guy who completely usurped the entire history and changed it beyond recognition will undoubtedly reap the richest reward."
"By the way, the essence of this time is a war of nations! The camp is the skin color!! The Chinese nation, the Tatar nation, the Yamato nation of the Japanese, the Germanic nation of the West, the Russian nation of Russia, the English nation...
Each ethnic group has its own demands!"
At this time, Fang Linyan brought up the war progress bar again and discovered something strange. After the Battle of Toshima, China's winning rate suddenly jumped to 22.21%, and Japan's winning rate dropped to 68.79.
%, which adds up to exactly 91%.
So where did the remaining 9% winning rate go?
Obviously, a third party has appeared, and this 9% probability of disappearing implies that the final winner of the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1899 may be neither China nor Japan, but a third party!!
After hesitating for a while, Fang Linyan shook his head and readjusted his thoughts to the current situation:
"Forget it, for now, the overall trend is still in my favor... The expansion of the Toshima naval battle will have a devastating blow to the shipping industry in the near future. In this case, I will hoard
The increase in imported goods is bound to be even greater."
"No matter how the situation changes, the war between China and Japan, and the struggle for fate between the Chinese nation and the Yamato nation will always be the core. I am a human being, not a god. The international situation at this time is ever-changing, and it is impossible to predict the rest of the space.
No matter what a soldier does, he can only carry out his plan to perfection."
After making up his mind, Fang Linyan was not in a hurry to go to the market at this time and continued to work on the machine. The market now needs time to ferment, but he did not expect that two hours later, the waiter from the front shop came and said there was a customer.
When he came to pay his respects, Fang Linyan hurriedly greeted him and found that the person who came was none other than Mr. Song, a native of Song Yu.
After seeing Fang Linyan's face, he no longer cared about any interests, but said with a face full of shock:
"My brother's vision is really brilliant. I heard you say a few days ago that the Japanese are ambitious and unruly, and will inevitably go to war with our country in the next few years. To be honest, I still feel that my dear brother is a bit exaggerated.
, I didn’t expect them to be so arrogant that they wouldn’t even spare the British ships!”
Fang Linyan smiled bitterly:
"Master Song has been in Europe for a long time and has never seen the Japanese being so cruel and arrogant! I saw it with my own eyes, so I was deeply touched!"
"Maybe Mr. Song doesn't know much about the current situation in Japan. Those in the Japanese military department are actually semi-independent of the government. Even people like Yin Teng Bowen, who is very political, can't find it difficult to do it."
Complete control.”
Song Yuren had studied abroad several times and was considered a man who had seen the world, but he still said it was difficult to understand. He sighed and shook his head:
"It's really unimaginable."
Fang Linyan hesitated and said:
"Master Song should know Zeng Wenzhenggong (Zeng Guofan) relatively well, right?"
(After the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was destroyed, the armed forces actually possessed by the Qing court were already very weak. Zeng Guofan established the power in his hands and had 300,000 arrogant generals. It would not be difficult to replace him, but at that time, the great powers were surrounding him.
The consequences of proclaiming himself emperor would inevitably cause China to fall apart, so I gave up the idea)"
Song Yuren immediately stood in awe and said:
"Of course."
Fang Linyan said:
"The situation of the Japanese military as a whole in Japan at this time is similar to the position of the ambitious/rebellious version of Zeng Wenzhenggong in the country..."
Song Yuren took a breath and said:
"Is it that exaggerated?"
Fang Linyan said:
"The actual situation should be a bit more extreme."
Song Yuren sighed and said:
"I reflected on it when I went back that day. I originally thought that what I said was exaggerated. But if I get up now, the situation may be even more serious than what you said. If this situation is allowed to develop like this, the situation will be critical!"
"Everything is done in advance, otherwise it will be ruined. The strategy that my brother talked about to me before is now useful. I think it is time to prepare."
After hearing Song Yuren's words, Fang Linyan immediately understood what he meant and said simply:
"Don't worry, Mr. Song. I went to the market yesterday to collect the money. I will be able to raise 500,000 taels of silver the day after tomorrow at the latest for you to take away. The rest of the money will be transferred through HSBC in the UK one after another. Be sure to
You won’t miss anything important.”
Song Yuren has also been in the officialdom for a long time, and he knows that there should not be too many people talking big words nowadays. Fang Linyan said before that he could raise millions of cash. Song Yuren was actually discounted in his heart. In fact, he felt that this young man
It would be great if someone can help raise as much as ten thousand or eight thousand taels.
After all, looking at China's five thousand years, those who can generously contribute to state affairs, even if they have impure motives, are nothing more than Lu Buwei and a few others.