Until today, the Qing Dynasty understood how good the technology of this Westerner was. Looking at the telegram sent by the Guangzhou General, everyone in the Hall of Yangxin sighed.

Ci'an kept sighing, "What did we think before? Why did this telegram be so good, so why did you think of it as a disaster at that time?"

Yi sighed, "It's not that we are a telegram or a beast, but the key is that those officials in the court who don't know anything think this thing is a beast! Until today, there are still people in the court saying that this thing is a little ghost running wildly in it to send messages. Otherwise, how could it be so fast!"

Today, Cixi and Ci'an truly understand the benefits of technology. The second piece of information sent by the **yamen was just sent by the Guangzhou General. The news above was shocking.

On the telegram, the Guangzhou General reported the latest information about the Nanyang Dynasty to the court. It turned out that the Russian expeditionary fleet had arrived in the Lion Kingdom, which is commonly known as Sri Lanka by foreigners.

The Chinese have a long history of business in South Asia, so there is no need to mention the events during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. In fact, since the Song Dynasty, the Chinese have had a unique influence on South Asia, a land of thousands of islands.

From ancient times to the present, it has been the back garden of Chinese merchants and is also a place ruled by Confucian culture. Every time there is a war in the Central Plains, a large number of people will come here to take refuge.

Forever, the influence of the Chinese on this land has become so great that even Western colonists cannot underestimate them.

Since Nanyang is a place where domestic laws cannot control it, businessmen have a very high status on this land and there are no messy constraints at all.

Therefore, from Arabia to Southeast Asia, there were Chinese merchants everywhere in this vast area. Moreover, Chinese merchants at that time were deeply influenced by Confucianism and had a strong sense of family and country concept, so they did not have the odor of fighting in a messy nest like later generations.

At this time, overseas Chinese businessmen were very together and dared not say that they shared resources, but at least they were shared in intelligence.

The Russian fleet had been discovered by Chinese traders on the Indian Ocean when they first entered the Indian Ocean and appeared on the east coast of Africa. They started to publish messages with their own unique channels. Coupled with the power of the increasingly formed global telegraph network, the fleet soon began to gather in China.

Perhaps those Chinese businessmen just wanted to share a war opportunity at the beginning. After all, there are always huge sources of wealth behind the war, but there are always some patriotic people willing to send this information to the country. Of course, some people recognize the country of Xiao Letian, and some people recognize the country of the Qing Dynasty.

The Guangzhou General was the most important Manchu minister in the imperial court placed in Guangdong. His Manchu Eight Banners soldiers were not only responsible for garrisoning the local area, but also monitoring the Han ministers and collecting intelligence at any time.

When three independent channels conveyed the same information to him, he finally confirmed the authenticity of this information and did not dare to neglect the Guangzhou General quickly sent a report to Beijing City, which was the top secret message placed on the dining table.

"I suddenly realized it! I understood everything now... Lao Zeng is showing his loyalty to us, and I did not read it wrong!" Cixi sneered and looked at the telegram.

"We can all learn about the Russian main fleet coming to Asia in Beijing. Can Zeng Guofan of Nanjing not know? At such a critical moment, how could the general not make a statement in advance? These Han officials are so angry, ridiculous and respectable!"

Cixi didn't need to explain it clearly. Everyone present knew what that meant, Yi? Nodded, "I didn't say that. Since the Marshal made such a statement, the court should not be stingy anymore. Let me mention it to the close relatives and nephews in the Marshal's family. Including Zeng Guoquan, you can't be slow... It seems that the Zeng family is still loyal!"

Cixi raised her lips and sneered, "Loyalty? Haha... They are loyal to this country, not our Manchu family. Don't mess around with you, Japanese devils!"

Yi? The old face was stimulated by the words, blushed slightly. "How can I forget what I said..."

...

At the same time, outside the front door, three nobles in the small box on the second floor were drinking and talking. Yang Zhi, who was sitting in the front seat, kept pouring wine for Li Tuo and Lao Jiang who had just arrived. He was really eye-opening what he heard today.

Today is the first day of the New Year. It is logical that all major restaurants in Beijing will close their businesses. It does not mean that these buyers and sellers are unwilling to make money and want to rest, but that no one comes when they open the door. After all, according to the old man, who is not eating at home on the first day of the New Year?

But what Yang Zhi never expected was that the store door that he was a lord, including three times the reward, could not be opened. Li Tuo slammed his fingers three times, and then he said a few words slowly. The door of Quanjude actually opened.

There are only one table of guests in the entire store, and the level of serving them is also very high. The boss Yang Quanren personally went to the hall to serve the dishes, and the former imperial chef Sun personally hanged the duck to roast it. This treatment may not be possible even if it is a prince or a minister on weekdays.

The crispy duck is sliced ​​into small thin slices, dipped in sweet sauce and shredded vegetables, which is so sweet that it is in the mouth. Various small cold dishes for wine are slowly gathered around the table, and the old ginger is like a starving ghost reincarnation.

If the service is good and the food is good, the price will definitely not be low. Yang Zhi not only has to pay for this table, but also has to pay for the table that the boss and chef outside opens. In addition, he has to give red envelopes to open the stove during the New Year. Just this meal, Yang Zhi had 250 silver dollars.

If you don’t have a bond, you need a shiny dragon-patterned silver ocean. Boss Yang kept saying beautifully, “It’s the New Year, I don’t want a piece of paper. How happy do you give me some of the things you pressed down on me?”

Okay! Anyway, Yang Zhi doesn’t lack money. Not to mention 250, he has to spend even two hundred and fifty. For the knowledge he has increased today, the money will be worth it!

"Brother Li, drink slowly, some wine... Brother, I will bring you a duck! Tell me the tricks here, let alone those two telegrams, I was a little confused even today's banquet!"

"On the first day of the Chinese New Year, why can't even be called by a prince or a minister? You can open a single kitchen with just a few words? To be honest, what is your identity?"

Lao Jiang's mouth was filled with vegetables, and after drinking a glass of wine, he laughed, "What's the identity? A sixth-rank Xiao Zhangjing, in this 49th city, this identity is a little higher than that of coolie!"

"But Sir, don't underestimate us. The so-called small characters also have great worlds. Sometimes we have to do big things about changing the day. Do you agree?"

"Ah?" Yang Zhi was stunned. "What does it mean? Small characters also have great martial arts?"

Li Tuo drank a glass of warm rice wine and breathed a sigh of relief, "Sir! In your eyes, what is this court? Those beasts dressed in the court with five or six people, are they all descending to earth in the sky?"
Chapter completed!