The peace talks were successful.
Bazel Ackerman, Iris Roberts and other Russians who returned to Huitong Hall were in a very bad mood.
It’s a pity that there is no medicine for regret in this world.
How much more do they give now?
It also helped the Jia family and helped Dazhao win the hearts of the Mongolian tribes.
This is really unbearable to think about. I feel like vomiting blood when I think about it.
"Did you get the six-shooter?"
General Aerys asked his followers again.
No one dared to speak.
Because I can't get it.
I couldn't get it no matter what I tried.
They look different from the people of Dazhao, and they attract attention wherever they go.
It is also impossible to get to the heavily guarded weapon manufacturing bureau.
The missionary who had helped to get the grenade had returned to his country. Needless to say, the grenade would soon be seen in the West.
"Didn't Jia Lian accept your gift?"
Iris then asked Deputy Prime Minister Basil, "He just accepted it for nothing? You went there so many times, but you didn't see him once?"
Originally he did not agree to give the two guns.
Firearms with a trigger mechanism have not been widely promoted in their Rakshasa country, but it is obvious that its potential will be unlimited in the future, and all future firearms will be equipped with a trigger mechanism.
But Bazel disagreed, and there was nothing he could do.
"I did accept it," Bazel said frustratedly, "but I've sent too many gifts to their house. The last time we met, we just talked about the six-shot gun, and he got busy and said we could talk about it another day."
There has been no news since this change.
He said helplessly: "Later, I asked people to check every day, but he was not at home every day."
There was nothing he could do since the other person was not at home.
They thought of going to the Ministry of War to block them, since they couldn't enter there.
In order to let the soldier guarding the gate pass on a message, he gave away his newly acquired pocket watch.
It’s hateful that after the things were delivered, the soldiers guarding the gate were replaced.
After a big fuss, the other side brought a bunch of soldiers, all wearing the same military uniform, but he couldn't find the person who took his pocket watch.
Basel thought he had a very good memory. He could always recognize at a glance the high-ranking officials of Dazhao who they needed to pay special attention to. However, he had some impression of the soldier who took his pocket watch, but after meeting so many people, his impression became vague.
From then on, he never went to the Ministry of War again, and of course, he never told anyone about it.
It's so embarrassing.
"We'll go again tomorrow."
Iris Roberts gritted her teeth, "Goodbye..., the musket must be returned."
He didn't want to let the Jia family get away with it anymore.
But in fact, at this time in the weapon manufacturing bureau, Basel's firearm had already been disassembled into parts.
This flint-fire device uses the friction between flint and steel to produce sparks for ignition, which is obviously more convenient and faster than a matchlock, and is not affected by weather.
As soon as Jia Lian received it, he sent it to the Instrument Manufacturing Bureau for the masters to study.
This device was used on landmines by Qi Jiguang, a famous general who fought against Japanese invaders in the previous dynasty. It was also called steel wheel ignition.
It is a transmission mechanism placed in the receiver. When the enemy steps on the trigger, the falling stone in the receiver falls, driving the steel wheel to rotate, which rubs against the flint rapidly to ignite the mine and detonate it.
Nowadays, Dazhao also has a large number of deployments in border towns, mainly used for defending the cities.
I didn’t expect it could be made so small and used for muskets.
However, it is obvious that the Rakshasa country has only been developing it for a short time and has not yet distributed it to the entire army. Otherwise, the outcome on the battlefield in the northeast would not have been the same.
The next morning, Bazel and Iris brought a lot of people to Rongguo Mansion.
Last night, they were all mad at the people from Mongolia.
Those bastards lost their sense of direction after drinking. They even lit a bonfire in the yard in the middle of the night, singing and dancing.
Humph~shameless! How dare you sing and dance like that when it’s not your own skill? They were angry all night and arrived at Jia's house early in the morning. Jia Lian was still not at home. However, this time Lin Zhixiao was particularly good at dealing with people and prepared two tables for them on the spot.
The Rakshasas also love wine. It is said that because the climate there is bitterly cold, they like particularly strong wine.
The Jia family has this thing!
No matter how angry Bazel and Iris were, faced with pots of liquor and delicacies that even the people of Dazhao could not afford, they could not help but indulge themselves for a while.
But Wang'er had already rushed to the weapon bureau and told Jia Lian that the other party wanted the gun.
Jia Lian had no choice but to go to Liu Zhi.
The Weapon Manufacturing Bureau produced a self-firing rifle, but, like the six-shot gun, some modifications were made to facilitate loading of ammunition.
Liu Zhi said last time that if the other party never mentioned the gun again, then forget it. But if they did, they could find him and he would talk to them.
"Okay, I know about this."
Liu Zhi smiled kindly, "Don't worry, I will be the one to handle the Luosha people from now on."
If the peace talks are successful, everyone will be friends.
There are no eternal friends or eternal enemies between countries.
"Before they leave, you should hide in the weapon manufacturing bureau and ask the masters there to fix their guns."
Jia Lian: “…”
He knew that this guy had to make preparations for both scenarios.
Jia Lian couldn't afford to offend someone as cruel as his aunt.
In view of his cousin Jia Zhen's pity, Jia Lian bowed respectfully in front of this man: "Yes!"
Liu Zhi was very satisfied with his respect. He waved his hand to let the man go and went to see the emperor himself.
"Sir, you've come at the right time. Let's see what Magistrate Yu has said."
The emperor handed the memorial to Liu An, who held it in both hands and gave it to Liu Zhi.
Good man, you really don’t know until you see it, once you see it…
Liu Zhi's eyebrows flew up, "Yu Zhifu is a god, but he is only a small prefect in Tianjin, which is a waste of his talent."
"Hahaha!" The emperor laughed, "Then I will let him enter the capital ahead of time."
He originally thought that once the Rakshasa delegation left, he would drive away the Japanese delegation and then go to Beijing to receive the title. But now, since Japan is to be held accountable, the delegation members in prison are not that important, and he does not need to stand there and watch.
The emperor drafted the decree on the spot.
"Your Majesty, Jia Lian said that Bazel went to him to ask for a gun."
Um? The emperor stamped his seal on the drafted imperial edict, then looked up and said, "Then go ahead and have a good talk."
He knew that this guy was still learning Rakshasa language recently.
It is said that they have learned it well. "When necessary, we will also send a delegation to accompany them to the Rakshasa Kingdom."
Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle.
The emperor also wanted to know what these people wanted to do by attacking him again and again across the mountains and seas.
If necessary, can Dazhao attack them across the mountains and seas and make them behave themselves?
"yes!"
…
At Ningguo Mansion, Chen Ning couldn't help laughing when she heard that a group of Luosha people who wanted guns got drunk and were pulled by Lin Zhixiao on several carts and sent back to Huitong Hall.
"I'm afraid those people will come again when they sober up."
Wang Xifeng had no choice but to smile and say, "You have such a strong liquor, please give me a few more jars!"
"Move there yourself."
Shen Ninghao didn't care, "It's not easy to make friends with them in the East Mansion, but it's okay in the West Mansion. When they come over next time, you should entertain them like you did today." After thinking for a while, she said, "Find more people who can drink well to accompany them."
“Hey!”
Wang Xifeng had no objection.
Jia Lian was doing something big, and as his daughter-in-law, she would definitely do her utmost to help.
So, Basel, who woke up at night, saw that the director and the servants of Huitong Hall, who seemed to look down on them, all smiled and said that the Jia family had sent them ten jars of good wine. Not only that, Lord Liu Zhi came to find them in person, and left only after hearing that they were drunk.
Bazel and Iris sobered up from their wine almost instantly after the translation.
"You went to the Jia family several times before. Are they so nice?"
Iris felt something was wrong and asked Bazel immediately.
"without!"
They were just accompanied by the steward to drink a cup of tea, and they didn't even get a second cup before they were served their tea and sent away.
Basel still doesn't understand what the difference is between serving tea and serving tea.
"Then today..."
Iris directly asked the translator to ask the owner why the Jia family suddenly became so enthusiastic towards them.
The owner was simply stunned by the question.
How would he know?
But so far, there are only a handful of people to whom the Jia family can give gifts.
He could only use the peace talks as an excuse, saying that the talks had not yet ended and the Jia family had to avoid suspicion or something like that.
There are many things to avoid in official circles, so it should be okay if he says so.
"When Lord Liu came here, did he tell me what it was about?"
Are we looking for them now because the peace talks are over and we can talk normally? "I don't know about that. My Lord didn't tell me either!"
She is a popular figure around the emperor.
The owner of the museum never thought of getting close to Liu Zhi.
She is a ruthless person like Madam Shen, who dares to peel off the faces of many officials in the court.
"become!"
Bazel waved his hand and asked him and his men to leave. Then he said, "Maybe it's not to avoid suspicion, but for my two guns."
However, even if they don't take out the guns, I think they will be able to figure it out quickly when they see it on the battlefield.
Anyway, as far as he knew, many border towns of Dazhao used instantaneous mines to guard key passes.
"Then...shall we go again?"
Iris was a little anxious.
The musket has been in Jia Lian's hands for quite some time.
If you don't take it back, people may have figured it out.
"Tomorrow."
No more drinking tomorrow.
Drinking will cause trouble! Bazel warned himself.
But the next day, Jia Lian was not at home, so Jia She entertained him personally.
I heard that he was the heir to the title, a first-rank general, and the real head of the Duke's Mansion. Since Basel and Iris entered Dazhao, they had never been treated well by Dazhao officials after they were caught off guard by Yu Zhifu, a small fourth-rank official.
Although both sides had to listen to the translator when speaking, they certainly could not refuse Jia She's smiling invitation to drink.
So that day, they got drunk again.
But this time when they sobered up, they were all out of breath.
Jia She apologized to them and said that they were implicated by the Japanese.
In the east, over at Ningguo Mansion, his eldest brother was killed by the Japanese, and his sister-in-law and nephew were assassinated by the Japanese several times. Only then did Ningguo Mansion vent its anger on them after taking action against the Japanese.
The reason why his nephew Jia Zhen was beaten was entirely because his sister-in-law was still obsessed with her deceased brother.
When it comes to affectionate women, the Rakshasas are more tolerant.
At the same time, it deepened my resentment towards the Japanese!
…
Xuzhou Prefecture Prison.
The leg injuries of Shoji Kaneda and Nami Kuroiwa have almost healed.
But his former partner Hirota Hashimoto did not survive.
His injuries worsened after a training session, and he died in pain after suffering a high fever for several days.
Now they are alone.
"Nami, do you really want to do that?"
"...What else?"
Two thieves were locked up yesterday, and they used stones to knock on her in a secret language that only she could understand.
All the clansmen in Dazhao were finished. Even the diplomatic envoys were still trapped in Tianjin Prison like them.
"We failed in our mission and implicated everyone else."
In the dark cell, Kuroiwa Nami's eyes flashed with a faint light, "The culprit is Shen from Ningguo Mansion. So many of us are lost here, we must take her life."
"But if we do that again... what if Ishii and Nakamura-sama get angry again..."
Kaneda Shoji didn't want to agree.
"… It's already like this, can it get worse? Even if it does get worse…, it may not be because of us, but because Da Zhao is going to deal with us."
Nami Kuroiwa was helpless and sad.
Was there something wrong with their original plan? No problem at all.
It is a strategy that can be used for attacking when advancing and defending when retreating.
But it was distorted by the Jia family and some officials of Dazhao, so that even the delegation was labeled as accomplices.
All the tribesmen on the Jiangnan side, not one by one, as long as they were in the open, none of them escaped.
They... had already been on the edge of a cliff, with no way out.
"And when I go out, I can disguise myself as an ordinary woman from Dazhao."
Not everyone can recognize her disguise.
Besides, Shen had never seen her.
Regardless of success or failure, Kuroiwa Nami doesn't think that she will bring any more trouble to the diplomatic mission.
"My Lord, please cooperate!"
“…”
Kaneda Shoji nodded silently.
Judging from the news brought by the two thieves, he... has become a criminal of Japan.
No matter what is said, there is no restraint on Nami anymore.
In the evening, before the red glow in the sky faded, his shouting voice could be heard from the cell.
When the prison boss came to check, he saw Kuroiwa Nami lying on the ground with blood all over her head, dead.
He checked the place on the wall where he was hit, shook his head, dragged over a torn straw mat, and dragged it out with his men.
They didn't care much about the death of this Japanese woman.
Women are all like this, they feel there is no hope in life, so they hit their heads against the wall, hang themselves, or take drugs...
It doesn't matter if he dies, as long as Kaneda Shoji is still alive, he is the leader of the assassination team.
The newly arrived prefect of Xuzhou didn't care too much. These Japanese were going to die anyway, and it made no difference whether they died early or late. It would be unlucky to keep them in jail at this late hour. He waved his hand and had them thrown into a mass grave.
The prison bosses are very experienced in this matter.
They quickly rushed to the scene before it got dark and dumped Kuroiwa Nami in a depression in the mass grave.
The ground wasn't even dug.
After all, the croaking of frogs and nightingales here is more creepy than that in other places. (End of this chapter)
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