Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Anhui, Shanxi, and the three provinces outside the pass jointly combined the aid materials of each province and were transported to Shandong one after another, which surprised Zhao Guanhou to find that he had such a good popularity.

Among the generals in these provinces, they were either sworn brothers or those who had received their favor. For example, Zhang Bianshuai of Xuzhou resolutely donated twenty antiques and brought 100,000 silver dollars of blood that had been taken away. They were not the elders of Shandong, nor were they millions of refugees, but the hereditary first-class marquis and the identity of the princess who were granted the pre-Jin era.

Ni Jichong's Anhui came from the gift of Zhao Guanhou. As for Shanxi, it was simply a terrifying ruthless disease. He was afraid that Zhao Guanhou would drive refugees into Jin, so he simply spent money to buy peace.

According to Chen Lenghe and Jane Sen's estimates, the budget will be spent in less than two months. But in fact, less than half of the money was used in two months. At the same time, donations from various places have also begun to be transferred to Shandong one after another, which will be of great help to the disaster relief cause.

This is thanks to the camera selected by Zhao Guanhou, and combined with Su Hanzhi's fame, she raised and donated from all walks of life as a well-known female writer, and took the lead in donating the royalties of a book.

She has a lot of hard-core readers in China and even in Thailand, and has a strong appeal. Under her leadership, there are almost 200,000 yuan in funds now, and subsequent funds are also coming in one after another. The two female gods of wealth are planning that the situation will probably be easier than expected.

This money is naturally not a waste of money, but a thing that can be seen and touched. But there are many things in it, which ordinary people think are not worth it. For example, foreigners pile up equipment that cannot be sold in warehouses, and hiring some foreigners to work in factories.

Even when Shandong people find a job themselves, they still have to hire foreigners, which makes many people unable to understand. After all, the salary expenses of a foreigner are five to ten times or even more than that of a Chinese. They don’t believe that a foreigner can really work as much as ten Chinese?

However, with Zhao Guanhou's iron-fisted style and Bai Siwen's magical power to reverse black and white, these complaints are meaningless. The situation in Shandong is getting better and better. This is an indisputable fact. Although it is considered to be a waste of money, factories and railways are still rising one after another. There are more and more businesses opening doors to do business, and there are fewer unemployed vagrants wandering on the streets.

If anyone feels uncomfortable, it is probably the merchant who came to Shandong to find gold from his hometown. The price given by Shandong is not small in terms of heart. However, compared with the actual situation where refugees are everywhere in troubled times and disasters, the price is not as high as expected.

After all, every year of disaster, it is normal for grain prices to rise ten times. In Shandong, grain is still sold at a fair price, and it is not allowed to be sold, and grain is sold according to human hair. Isn’t this clearly destroying market laws?

In terms of payment methods, Shandong paid for Lu tickets, as well as Shandong's daily necessities, light industrial products, etc. The real money that merchants wanted had to be discounted before they could get it. This is another place that made merchants feel very upset. Some merchants with big tempers decided to terminate the trade, but were told that because of Liu Heiqi's rampantness, grain and cotton are now listed as military-controlled materials and are registered in and out. The grain entering Shandong is unlikely to take away...

Those who can be a big businessman naturally have a relationship of one kind and another. A young fellow villager from Duan Zhiquan angrily raised the table and said that this was obviously illegal. He transported his own food and provoked whom? As for the consequences, he was arrested before he could leave Shandong. As for the charge, it was said that he was spitting everywhere.

Zou Xiurong, Meng Siyuan, Sai Jinhua and even Su Hanzhi and Jiang Fengzhi who truly represented the Zhao family in public identity. There are many people who can come into contact with, but whoever they come into contact with, they actually have different ways of getting to the same end. These people are just as hard to talk to and cannot get in.

Meng Siyuan was the owner of even the checks given by the President to donate to the charity organization. Who could impress him? As for other women, they were even more unsuccessful fortresses. The officials in charge could be bought, but when it came time to do business, they did not have the signatures of those responsible persons, and their decision was useless.

After several twists and turns, some merchants realized that Shandong was actually an extremely strong iron bucket. It was a daydream to scrape oil from its casserole. In the end, they could only pinch their noses and accept the conditions proposed by Shandong, and complete the trade in a way that does not take advantage of it.

According to the estimates of the Fusang people, the actual part used for disaster relief was no more than 70% of the parts, and the remaining part should have entered the warehouse of the Shandong army. When this information was fed back to Banshi Hachiro, the highest leader of the Fusang Oriental Intelligence Agency, Banshi, who was also a close associate aide next to Yuan Weiting, laughed without anger.

"Very good. Zhao Guanhou is worthy of being a hero recognized by Teacher Aoki and I. He does things differently from ordinary Chinese monarchs. If he was born in Fusang, I swear that he would support him as prime minister. If anyone doesn't vote for him, I will let someone throw the fried eggs into this person's home."

Rizhi smiled and said, "It's a pity that according to the laws of our country, a Chinese person has no chance to run for the prime minister, so I can rest assured that he will not become my opponent. Now he is collecting a large amount of supplies, obviously seeing our determination, and at the same time, he is also showing his determination, right? He is unwilling to cooperate with the empire, and he has also recruited the Prussians to help the boxing, and hoarding so many supplies. Is he going to fight to the death?"

"I actually thought of this, so I used so many people to exchange his life, but unfortunately, I failed." Onishi Hachiro groped in the scabbard at his hand. "He was like a dog protecting the territory. Whoever entered his territory must be aware of being bitten. Without this courage, it would be better not to go. This determination and will can often infect his troops and make his subordinates go crazy with the chief officer. Such an enemy is definitely a tough bone, but a pity... He chose the wrong opponent. No matter how fierce the dog is, he is destined to be unable to fight a tiger. The order I give to my subordinates now is not to destroy those warehouses, but to figure out their locations and make marks so that the army can accept them."

"Affected by the weak economy in Thailand, the empire's economy has reached an extremely dangerous point. It is always a good thing to be able to gain more. At least those chaebols will be very happy. The news I have heard about the war is that the battle will be completely resolved within a week."

Banxi shook his head, "This kind of remark is obviously not something that has not been visited in Shandong on site, so he will speak vernacularly. In fact, according to the most optimistic estimate, it will take about a month to solve Zhao Guanhou. Of course, if he is smart enough, he will choose to make sums when the war is about two weeks old. The time I give him is twenty days. If he chooses to lower his head to make sums before twenty days, we will become good partners in the days to come. After all, Yuan has not much time left. In the future, we need a smart enough person to be a partner in China. Warlord Zhao is undoubtedly a goal worthy of support."

"What if it's more than twenty days?"

"Then we have to use this saber to help him become a Buddha. Unfortunately, it is not time to take action now, and we can only take action until the battle between Albion and Prussia begins. The past era belonged to the Thais. They rode warships, rushed around and occupied every country within their sight. The future era belonged to Fusang. We were fortunate to be born in this era, so we first used Shandong as a stepping stone. Further, the whole of China, followed by Asia, and finally the world."

Banishi Hachiro's finger flicked on the table, "If those people knew that the supplies they helped would eventually become our spoils, what would they think? The Albion people have always regarded the sea as their own world, but this time, everything may change differently. In my opinion, one era is about to pass and another era is about to come. We are fortunate to be born in this era, so we should make a career and take the whole world into the hands of the Fusang people! For this goal, all the roadblockers must be eliminated!"

When Little Liman's fleet was about to set sail, it set out with four simple steam warships, which was not worthy of any sailing ship. At this time, it seemed to be a risky and unscheming blind move.

Although the steam warship has the advantage of fast speed, it takes an hour to prepare from ignition to departure. Once the boiler breaks down, the entire ship will be paralyzed. Using such a warship to carry out missions independently is simply a death sentence in the Albion Navy's view.

Even if the firepower is competed, the firepower of the four warships cannot be compared with Albion's huge sailing fleet. Even if they are given a chance to raid, they will be a loss in the end. Judging from the paper data, no one is optimistic about the amazing results these four steam warships can achieve.

It is a secret, and Liman will not reveal the details, but the expression on his face reveals absolute confidence. This time his navy is not a rock with an egg, nor is it a death. Instead, he is full of confidence and achieves achievements.

The farewell banquet was not large, and even Bishop Andrew did not attend, only Zhao Guanhou, Hannah and Little Liman. Earl Bassen went on a war with Little Liman. As for the tasks they performed, they were still kept confidential. Hannah also understood the rules in the army. The conversation between the three people did not involve the movements of the troops or the combat aspects. However, Little Liman took the initiative to mention Zhao Guanhou

"Yantai and Rizhao, I need to have enough coal-fired reserves, the most experienced repair workers, and all the components needed for steamships, as well as brand new boilers. In our purchase plan, these things are available, so don't say you can't prepare here. I know that you want to build your own steam fleet, and I fully support the idea that the old Albion Navy is still addicted to how many warships they have, but I can't see that the future era is the era of steam warships. Soon, those beautiful sailboats will be completely eliminated by the ocean, and paddle wheels, boilers and steam are the masters of the ocean. However, with Shandong's current industrial capabilities, it is not enough to support you to build a steam fleet. You will not be able to leave these materials behind. After the empire defeats all the enemies, I will help you train a real navy."

Looking at the energetic Li Man, Zhao Guanhou nodded, raised his glass and said

"Take care of yourself."

"Hannah, will I see you pregnant with his baby next time I come! You know, you are not young anymore, and if you don't have a child, you will become very dangerous in the future."

A glass of wine poured down his head, turning the confident admiral into a chicken.

When the four steam warships roared away from the military port, Zhao Guanhou pinched Hannah's hand and whispered: "If you want to cry, you can cry, it's not embarrassing."

"Why do I cry? My father's greatest ideal is to die in the battlefield! This is his chance to realize his ideal. In fact, it is the first time he has been so happy since he left the army. I will not feel sad for his choice, but will only be glorious for him. Maybe you all think that Prussia is going crazy and trying to challenge the whole world with a few countries, but I think the final result will definitely surprise all of you. Everyone has their own battlefield, and Liman's battlefield is on the sea, and my battlefield is here."

She pointed to the earth behind her, kissed Zhao Guanhou in the face, let go of his hand, and walked towards his horse. "You accompany me to the mine, I want to contribute more ore to the empire. Also, I saw the iron ore you bought from Hebei, which is indeed very good, and is considered a first-class ore. In addition, the Prussian technicians and coke from Shanxi, soon, the name of Shandong Iron Factory will surpass that of Hanye Ping Iron Factory. This is part of the friendship of the empire. As for the other part, I believe you will know it soon."

Outside the sea of ​​Shandong, the patrol of Fusang warships has been in less than a day or two. Due to the entanglement of interest from various countries, the blockade of Shandong's waterways is not a problem for the time being.

However, they occasionally come out to disgust Shandong's shipping or provoke Shandong's navy, but they do a lot. Even if there are two iron ribs and wooden shells and one Baoshun ship, Shandong does not dare to conflict with the Fusang Navy. They always hide if they can, and even if they can't escape, they will swallow their anger.

The Fusang people have always respected evil and deceived the good. The more they give in, the more they become, the more unscrupulous they are. The Fusang Navy, who performs harassment missions, regards daily patrols and inspections as part of entertainment. Unless they are ships with Albion or Yankee flags, other ships will suffer some losses as long as they are discovered.

Although the patrol fleet consisting of nine sailing warships does not have steamships, its strength cannot be underestimated. Even if it is openly contested with the Shandong Navy, the Southern Colonel still does not think he will lose.

Today is another day for him to hunt routinely, and with the domestic mobilization order, Fusang's attitude towards Shandong has become increasingly tough and has begun to implement a blockade. He doesn't mind that in this environment, teaching Shandong ships some lessons, even if he is wearing the Thai flag, it will not prevent him from taking inspection!

A flag slogan suddenly appeared on the ship in front, and the ship flying the Prussian flag was found, sailing out from Shandong. The southern colonel became particularly excited because of the discovery of prey. "Stop them and check them." He decided to destroy several ships today as a commemoration of hunting.

Fusang decided to unite with Albion. The Prussian flag has lost its protection. These idiots still want to use Prussia as a shield? Or use shells to wake them up. In Asia, only the Fusang navy is the king!

The nine warships surrounded the Prussian flag in a half-moon formation, while preventing the other party from escaping. The prey did not realize that they would turn around and escape, but instead rushed towards the Fuso warship at full speed.

"It's a gunboat! This is not a merchant ship, it's a warship! The Prussian warship!" With the removal of the camouflage, the Fusans were surprised to find that the new type of naval gun installed on these prey were not small fish, but giant sharks!

Accompanied by the thick black smoke column, four giant sharks began to eat, and the relationship between hunters and prey was reversed from the beginning. Their goal, from beginning to end, was this Fuso fleet. The sound of cannons was rumbling and the flames were blazing. With the hull breaking and the flames reflected, the sea was covered with broken wood and sails, and the Fuso naval flag that drifted with the flow and drifted with the flow.
Chapter completed!