Chapter 1838: Exorbitant Reward

If he could obtain these fifty crates of Yinzhou Drunk.

A single auction would be enough to make him earn a fortune!

Such a bargaining chip almost made Pano, a fox-like merchant, fail to maintain the cold expression on his face.

He placed his right hand on the table, revealed a standard smile, and said, "Miss Hu Xi'er, the bargaining chip you have offered is simply too high, which forces me to consider the dangers involved."

"Introducing Jiang Xuelan to you is a simple matter for me, and I am very willing to help you, but I do not want to place myself in a dangerous environment because of this."

"I am just a merchant," Pano said, using retreat as a means of advance.

Hu Xi'er let out an "oh."

Before inviting Pano, she had already anticipated what kind of situation might occur.

Getting involved with them was a troublesome affair; Hu Xi'er had never intended to hide it from the start, nor could she have hidden it.

After all, anyone with functional eyes could see the British Soldiers in the shadows, dressed like roasted lobsters.

Hu Xi'er understood what Pano meant: the bargaining chip was satisfactory, but not enough to move Pano to take risks for this matter.

Hu Xi'er leaned back and said with great confidence, "Mr. Pano, you can tell me directly what kind of reward you want."

Pano chuckled; he liked this straightforward approach and leaned forward to close the distance between him and Hu Xi'er.

He held up one finger in front of Hu Xi'er.

"One hundred crates of Yinzhou Drunk, and I will tell Jiang Xuelan everything you wish to express."

"One hundred crates of Yinzhou Drunk?" Hu Xi'er raised an eyebrow.

If it were an ordinary person, the cost of one hundred crates of Yinzhou Drunk just to have the other party deliver a message would indeed be too high.

One hundred crates of Yinzhou Drunk is not a small amount, strictly speaking.

But it is not a large amount either.

Yinzhou Drunk is a very precious liquor in Longyan, and its price is not low.

Hu Xi'er agreed immediately: "Deal!"

Pano had not expected Hu Xi'er to agree so simply; he had thought he would have to engage in some bargaining with her.

As a successful merchant, he naturally knew the actual value of Yinzhou Drunk; this stuff could be considered expensive even in the capital of Longyan.

Not to mention in Europe.

He had not expected the other party to agree so easily, which simply exceeded his expectations.

"Since there is no problem, sign this agreement. As for how you will receive payment, hand this letter to Jiang Xuelan, and she will give you what you want."

Hu Xi'er took out a letter and an agreement.

The content of the agreement was regarding commercial cooperation.

Pano looked at the agreement and smiled, "Is this necessary?"

Hu Xi'er smiled and said, "This agreement is just a promise. Merchants should have a spirit of contract, am I right?"

"Mr. Pano."

"Rest assured, as long as you help me fulfill the agreement, what harm could this document possibly do?"

"It doesn't prove anything."

Pano carefully examined the specific contents of the agreement; indeed, the contents here proved nothing.

This was a simple commercial agreement.

"Fine, that's acceptable."

Pano signed his name on the agreement, picked up the envelope Hu Xi'er wanted him to give to Jiang Xuelan, and said, "In one week, I will bring you news of Jiang Xuelan again."

"However, whether the content inside can move her, and whether it can make her transfer the silver directly to us for the trade, all depends on your ability."

"I do not guarantee success."

Hu Xi'er stood up to thank him: "Yes, you just need to deliver this letter to Jiang Xuelan's hands exactly as it is."

Pano nodded and turned to leave.

Hu Xi'er nodded slightly toward Leibniz to express her gratitude.

The two left together.

After Newton and Mo Cheng watched the two of them leave, they looked at Hu Xi'er and said, "Is this really done?"

Hu Xi'er narrowed her eyes and said, "Of course."

"As long as the letter is delivered to Jiang Xuelan's hands, we will have a chance to leave this place."

Hu Xi'er said with absolute certainty.

Newton and Mo Cheng looked at each other; there was nothing else they could do now.

And at this moment, in Longyan.

After Stephenson arrived in Longyan, he did indeed deliver the letter Hu Xi'er had given him to Zheng Yue Ru.

She was now in charge of all matters, big and small, in Longyan.

Zheng Yue Ru wrote a letter to Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng wrote a letter to Hu Xi'er.

But this letter did not reach Hu Xi'er's hands; it was detained by Britain.

That was why Hu Xi'er had not received any letters from Longyan until now.

Since arriving in Longyan, Stephenson had been leading the research work on the Steam Train.

Under his improvements, the Longyan Steam Train was already capable of carrying over fifty thousand tons of ore.

At this time, in Europe.

The Ottoman Empire.

After receiving Jiang Xuan's request for help, Hamis and the Prince of Yong immediately arranged for the Longyan Navy to patrol the Red Sea to prevent a surprise attack by British forces.

But at the same time, what they needed to be more concerned about was Tsarist Russia, which occupied a large area of land in Poland.

Elizabeth I held a grand wedding for Peter III.

This completely confirmed the heir to the Russian throne of Tsarist Russia.

Stabilizing the situation in Tsarist Russia was certainly not good news for the Prince of Yong and Hamis.

"The Russian Army has been restless lately; we need to be on guard."

The Prince of Yong said with great concern.

Hamis sighed and slapped a document onto the table: "Sigh, spies have also infiltrated the Ottoman Empire. Prince of Yong, I think we need to act quickly."

"It is very likely that Tsarist Russia has already manufactured Bicycles; perhaps within this period, they, the Ottoman Empire, might launch an attack."

The Prince of Yong was stunned. Tsarist Russia? Bicycles?

Although Tsarist Russia now had Factories, it was an imperialist country with an unreformed system, and their technology was still very backward.

However, their troops were powerful and possessed a considerable scale of Cossack Cavalry, which was what ensured that Tsarist Russia still stood at the pinnacle of the world to this day.

Otherwise, they would have been wiped out long ago.

But if one were to say that the Russians had the ability to manufacture Bicycles, he would not believe it even if he were beaten to death.

As for the Variable Speed Device of the Bicycle, Liu Zheng had spent a lot of time developing it successfully back then.

This also required a large amount of calculations to be designed.

Given the technical level of Tsarist Russia and those scientists, it would take at least a year to possibly develop this kind of Bicycle with a special Variable Speed Device.

"That's impossible, how could Tsarist Russia possess such a technical level?"

Hamid shook his head and said: "It is not that Tsarist Russia possesses such a technical level, but that our design blueprints were stolen by Tsarist Russian agents."

"Those were the basic design blueprints."

"They don't have the ability to research Bicycles, but they are capable of copying them by following the pattern."

After hearing this, the Prince of Yong was stunned for a moment; he did not yet know about the loss of the design blueprints.

Spies from Tsarist Russia had actually infiltrated the secret Factories of the Ottoman Empire.

And they even stole the design blueprints for the Bicycles!

This matter was huge; Longyan relied on Bicycles for rapid marching, and if Tsarist Russia really managed to develop them, there would be unpredictable changes to the situation on the battlefield.

"Hamid, it seems we need to prepare immediately."

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