across the heavens

"The new admiral arrives today, and tomorrow he will invite local gentry and celebrities from Foshan to hold a banquet. Your master is also invited, and he is going to take you to see it!"

Aunt Thirteen said.

"Oh"

Han Dong replied uninterestedly, the original admiral was killed by himself, and the new admiral took office so soon?

But calculating the time, more than half a month has passed, and it is almost this time.

"This time, the admiral invited not only local gentry, but also foreign consuls from various countries in Foshan. Han Dong, your foreign language is better than mine, so I will help you to translate it for your master!"

Aunt Thirteen continued.

"Foreigner?"

Han Dong's heart skipped a beat.

He is planning to get rid of the Yankees who have accumulated a lot of good fortune. Maybe he can get some useful information from going to the banquet this time?

In Han Dong's plan, there was a very important part that was tricky.

That's how to get on an American ship!

The American ship is docked by the sea, and a tall pavilion has been built where it docks, and there are musketeers guarding it 24 hours a day.

Forcing it would definitely not work, he still couldn't stop the bullet.

But American ships will certainly not allow Chinese to enter easily.

Swimming from the sea to an American ship is even more bullshit!

The American ship came from the mainland of the United States. It was a huge sea vessel capable of crossing the Pacific Ocean, not a fishing boat!

Although the ocean-going ships of this era are not comparable to the giant steel ships of later generations, they are not in the age of sailing ships either. Sailing ships sailing by wind power are comparable to ships powered by steam engines with huge hulls.

The side of the ship on the deck is as high as seven or eight meters away from the sea surface. Even if you swim across it, how do you get on the boat if you don’t have the guts?

Not to mention, there are thousands of foreign soldiers with muskets on board, patrolling the deck in turn!

So, how to get on the boat, Han Dong still has no good way!

In the movie, Huang Feihong and the militia pretended to be women and got on the boat.

Let Han Dong pretend to be a woman too?

It's infiltrating just thinking about it!

Go to the banquet and have a look, maybe you can get some news from the foreigners!

Han Dong, who was determined to pay attention, went to see Huang Feihong with Aunt Thirteen and said nothing.

The next day, Han Dong followed Huang Feihong and Thirteenth Aunt to the admiral's inauguration banquet.

In Han Dong's eyes, the new governor and the local gentry who came to the banquet were just passers-by, so he didn't bother to pay attention.

His interest is in foreigners, and during the banquet, his eyes flick around.

This is a banquet imitating Western Europe and the United States. The venue is arranged in the style of a big dance, and everyone holds red wine and chats in piles.

All kinds of characters walked back and forth on the field, and tall foreigners from Europe and the United States walked proudly in the field with red wine glasses in their hands.

Many officials and lords with a pig's tail hanging from their heads and plumes on their heads bowed their heads and talked beside the foreigners.

Dressed similarly to Han Dong, with hair cut and a fake foreign devil in a suit, he was constantly dealing with officials of the Qing court and foreigners. This is a new role comprador businessman in this era!

Han Dong also held a glass full of red wine in his hand, standing in the corner of the dance hall, his eyes flicked around the crowd.

He wanted to find the goodness in the movie and see what it was like in reality, but he didn't know if he didn't come or what happened, and he couldn't find it after searching for a long time.

"Aha, master!"

Just as Han Dong was looking around, there was a French voice behind him, which he felt vaguely familiar with.

Turning his head, he saw a tall foreigner in a French navy uniform walking over, greeting Han Dong as he walked.

Taking a closer look, Han Dong also smiled. It turned out that it was the French Navy Lieutenant Commander Raphael he met on the sea ship when he first came to this world.

Raphael came over, patted Han Dong's shoulder very familiarly, and said:

"My friend, it's nice to see you again!"

This Raphael, after being easily defeated by Han Dong on the seagoing ship, actually developed a good impression of Han Dong, and became a friend after more than a month of voyage.

Looking at the military rank on Raphael's shoulder, Han Dong smiled and said:

"Major Raphael, have you been promoted? I should call you Colonel Raphael!"

Raphael laughed loudly, hugged Han Dong's shoulder, and said:

"Recently, I've had better luck. I was transferred to the Consular Section as the Director of the Commercial Section, that is, to handle some business matters with China!"

After finishing speaking, he winked at Han Dong and said with a smile:

"Including the issuance of comprador qualification certificates for Chinese, um, you should understand!"

Han Dong was taken aback for a moment, and then realized.

A comprador is a unique type of businessman in this era. It not only coordinates the relationship between foreigners and the Qing court, but also provides help for foreigners to do business in China.

Of course, the so-called coordination, nine times out of ten, is all biased towards foreigners, providing help and so on. To put it bluntly, they are acting as lackeys to settle everything for foreigners who are not familiar with the situation in China!

Due to its special status, the benefits of oil and water are quite huge. Even the national bourgeoisie that emerged during the Republic of China later sprouted from here.

Well, compradors have the most frequent contact with foreigners and the best relationship!

Thinking of this, Han Dong looked at Raphael with eager eyes.

Five days later, Han Dong, Yan Zhendong, Liang Kuan and his party appeared at the port.

Han Dong had a white round cap on his head, a white suit, and a cigar in his hand. He looked like a successful person.

Yan Zhendong behind him was dressed in silk and satin, looking like a wealthy businessman from China.

Liang Kuan was far behind, dressed as a bunt entourage, and followed Yan Zhendong and Han Dong.

Han Dong led the way, and the three of them came to the American port.

Standing in front of the tall pavilion, Han Dong said in English to the American soldiers guarding in front: