Chapter 1434: Letter from Longyan

A port city!

That is the city Tsarist Russia dreams of; as long as a port city exists, Tsarist Russia can break its current shackles and return to competing for world hegemony.

Moreover, this is a promise from the Catholic Pope; although the Catholic Pope has no power, he has the ability to grant Tsarist Russia a port city.

A promise made by the Catholic Pope in the name of the Lord will not be retracted.

If he facilitates the success of this matter, then he will be a great hero in Tsarist Russia.

His own noble title could rise a bit higher, and there would be hope for both a fief and military power.

At the thought of this, Boerniefu's heart beat violently for a moment, but it soon calmed down.

He looked at the Envoy of Catholicism and said very calmly, "I need to report this matter before giving a reply."

Huoer did not show much emotional fluctuation; he was just slightly stunned, then a smile immediately appeared on his face, and he bowed slightly before turning to leave.

After seeing Huoer leave, Boerniefu called for his Strategist and instructed, "Go quickly to Moscow and deliver this letter into the hands of Councilor Naleishi."

"Yes."

The Strategist was about to leave; having him deliver letters was something that happened often.

"Wait, there is one more thing."

Boerniefu called him back. The Strategist was slightly stunned; he turned his head and saw the expression on Boerniefu's face changing unpredictably.

The Strategist was puzzled; the General had never shown such a look before.

Finally, Boerniefu sighed: "Pass on my order: investigate which of our soldiers believe in Catholicism and have them all locked up."

The Strategist's pupils shrank violently, and he asked abruptly: "General, a great battle is imminent; doing this is unwise!"

Boerniefu also knew that the Longyan army and Hamid could attack at any time.

Investigating the army for no reason at this time would lead to unstable morale.

This is a great taboo in military affairs; although Boerniefu was a novice, he was very familiar and seasoned in the art of war.

"I know, do as I say," Boerniefu said in an unquestionable tone.

The Strategist wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by a wave of Boerniefu's hand.

Seeing this, the Strategist had no choice but to execute Boerniefu's order, even if this military order seemed completely wrong to him.

Boerniefu felt conflicted; if he did not investigate his own army now,

these Catholic spies would become a major threat to his heart later.

With a great battle approaching, if these Catholic spies caused any trouble, that would be the true catastrophe.

Although Catholicism is hostile to Protestantism, Catholicism is equally hostile to their Eastern Orthodox Church.

One must absolutely not take this matter lightly.

If Catholicism detonated a hidden mine, he would absolutely have no place to be buried at that time.

He could not afford not to guard against it!

Even if it shook the morale of the army, these Catholics had to be found; they could not be allowed to continue acting as spies in his army.

……

At this moment, Liu Zheng once again received a letter from Longyan City.

Ever since Liu Zheng stabilized the port city in Austria and used it as his own frontline base, letters from Longyan had become increasingly steady.

However, every time, the letters from Longyan were instructions from his parents.

And his old man using drawings to tell him that they were still waiting to hold a grandson or granddaughter.

Every time Liu Zheng replied, it was: "Working on it, working on it..."

Liu Zheng looked at the letter from Longyan and frowned, thinking to himself that it must be his parents lecturing him again.

Although he looked troubled on the surface, he was very happy in his heart; having been away from home for a long time, he had not seen his parents for a long time.

He tore open the envelope.

Liu Zheng looked at the letter and was slightly stunned; the first page was actually not his parents urging him for a grandson or granddaughter.

The first page was actually news from the Liangzhou Laboratory.

Breath.

Liu Zheng fell into memory, recalling that when they left, the Liangzhou Laboratory was still researching the Steam Engine.

However, Liu Zheng had also given them another project: to research electricity.

As for what kind of thing electricity was, those scientists did not yet have a clear understanding.

Liu Zheng gave them the example of lightning in the sky.

Those scientists were confused, feeling as if Liu Zheng was talking about something impossible; they did not know how lightning was produced.

But Liu Zheng actually wanted to take lightning and use it—this was simply a fantasy.

So for so long, this group of scientists had not figured out how lightning was produced.

Only now did this group of scientists have a tiny bit of progress.

Liu Zheng read the contents of the letter carefully.

"Lord Liu Zheng, in an interesting experiment, we discovered that a released Paper Kite can absorb lightning; it sounds quite scary, fortunately it only burned the Paper Kite."

"But fortunately, we also captured electricity through the Paper Kite, but there is no Method to store it... the experiment was declared a failure."..

"This was an interesting experiment; that day, an experimenter wearing clothes made of wool touched a person, and both felt a stinging pain."

"Afterward, the two said it felt as if they had been 'electrocuted'; first it hurt, then it was numb."

"Inspired by these two unlucky fellows, we discovered that electricity can be produced through friction, so we rubbed two wool sweaters together and discovered man-made electricity for the first time in the dark night!"

"In the darkness, they were so dazzling and so gorgeous!"

"Unfortunately, we still have no Method to store this electricity, but we feel it is very necessary to tell you about this major breakthrough."

Liu Zheng pinched the corner of his eye; if he had known, he would have told them—this static electricity cannot be collected.

I should have told you all long ago that there is no Method to collect the lightning in the sky.

Sigh, this can be considered some progress, at least.

Liu Zheng sighed; in his past life, things like batteries were everywhere, but it was a pity he never studied how such batteries were produced.

However, Liu Zheng was not discouraged; he was already accustomed to such things.

Having progress is a good thing.

Liu Zheng smiled and shook his head, comforting himself.

Immediately after, he flipped to the second page, and upon seeing the content on it, the corners of his mouth twitched; as expected, what was meant to come would come.

"Liu Zheng! Your mother orders you to hurry up and have a big, chubby baby with Xie Chan; boy or girl, your father and I aren't picky!"

"Your father is of the same mind!"

After reading it, Liu Zheng was left between laughter and tears; he could almost feel the expressions on his father and mother's faces when they said these words.

But this matter, it cannot be rushed, it cannot be rushed...

The main thing is that there is a war going on right now, so where would there be time?

Then Liu Zheng saw the item that was always included in every letter his father sent.

Liu Zheng's old face flushed red when he saw this painting; he hadn't expected his father to be such a man of passion.

Just at this moment, Xie Chan ran over, looking at the painting in Liu Zheng's hand with great curiosity.

"What is this? Did Long Yan send it?"

Seeing that it was Xie Chan who had come, Liu Zheng hurriedly tried to put the painting away, but it was snatched away by Xie Chan.

She looked at the content on the painting, and her little face instantly flushed red.