Putmans looked strange: "The temporary government formed by the local expatriates has announced their allegiance to your Jiuzhou Army, and it is clearly the commander of your Jiuzhou Army behind your back."

"Mr. Putmans, you should be cautious when speaking. All of this is the spontaneous behavior of local expatriates. If they take the initiative to be loyal to our Jiuzhou Army, we certainly don't mind accepting them. After all, their roots are on our Chinese land." Xiong Wencan said.

"So are your Jiuzhou Army going to help them?" Putmans stared at Xiong Wencan's expression, trying to see the attitude of the Jiuzhou Army he represented by through the reaction on his face.

"Do you East India Company plan to assist Florence?" Xiong Wencan asked Putmans back, wanting to see the East India Company's attitude.

"If the Kyushu Army intervenes in the war on the Malay Peninsula, our East India Company will definitely help the Folangji people. I hope your Kyushu Army can handle this matter properly." Putmans said.

"What if we don't interfere in the Malay Peninsula?" Xiong Wencan asked.

"It depends on how the war is happening on the Malay Peninsula." Putmans said, "We only have one principle. The Strait of Malacca, as one of the necessary paths between us Westerners and Europe, must be managed by us personally. The Malay city-state, as some small city-states north of the Strait of Malacca, is a buffer zone between us Westerners and Siam, so the Malay city-state must be maintained. The Chinese coalition forces cannot go south to annex them."

Xiong Wencan nodded frequently when he listened: "I understand your East India Company's view. As for our Jiuzhou Army's view on this matter..."

Putmans leaned forward slightly, eager to get the attitude of the Jiuzhou Army: "How is it?"

Xiong Wencan touched his chin and said, "Nothing can be told."

"Hmm?" Putmans's face turned aggrieved as if he had been deceived. "How much did I say to you, you have nothing to say? Even if there is no threat?"

"I said nothing, the time is up, please." Xiong Wencan called the yamen runners.

"I protest, you are deceiving, shameless!" Putmans still shouted in dissatisfaction when he was taken out by the yamen runners.

Xiong Wencan probably heard the idea of ​​East India Company: "It seems that East India Company does not want to easily interfere in the war, so we have more time to prepare."

Three days later, Xiong Wencan brought some officials from the Jiaozhi Governor to the dock of Shenglong City, preparing to welcome the arrival of the commander of the Zhili Fleet Nelson. After they notified Nelson, Nelson immediately replied to Shenglong City and wanted to discuss matters with them in handling the matters in the South China Sea.

The six ministries established by Chu Yun are different from the previous six ministries. Although the Ministry of War manages military affairs on the surface, it actually manages more logistics and belongs to the civil service system. The Ministry of Navy is a military system and has the same status as the Six ministries, so Xiong Wencan has a slightly lower position than Nelson, and it is also a ritual matter to come to greet him.

"I heard that General Nelson has not participated in the war for a while. The Nanyang Fleet often fought in the Nanyang, and the Beiyang Fleet also occasionally participated in the war in Japan. I wonder if the Zhili Fleet suddenly intervened in the Nanyang war, will there be pressure?" Some officials from the Jiaozhi Governor's Office had never seen the Zhili Fleet and had some doubts about the actual combat capabilities of the Zhili Fleet.

In their impression, after Chu Yun entered the capital, the Zhili Fleet has silently assumed the mission of protecting the capital and patrolling the East China Sea. It has always been very low-key. It is not as famous as the Nanyang Fleet and the Beiyang Fleet, and has defeated the surrounding indigenous navy. So everyone knows that the Zhili Fleet exists, but few people know how terrible the Zhili Fleet hidden by Chu Yunxue is.

"But I heard from the officers of the Nanyang Fleet that many soldiers of their Nanyang Fleet were trained under the officers of the Zhili Fleet. The officers of the Zhili Fleet are all naval warriors who have experienced many battles. Even if they haven't fought for two or three years, they shouldn't be slacking off." Xiong Wencan and the commander of the Nanyang Fleet Deng Qianlong met when they were in Guangzhou Prefecture, and they knew a lot about the Navy from Deng Qianlong.

"Look, the ships of the Zhili Fleet have arrived!" Some officials shouted.

Everyone looked up the river eastward and saw a formation of warships coming. The leading sail battleship was twenty feet long, the main mast was twenty feet high, the Qinglong flag of the Navy was clamoring, and the three-story artillery deck was like a fortress city!

The waves rolled up by this huge battleship splashed onto the dock, which shocked the officials who were very close to the edge of the dock several steps back.

A large and cold muzzle faced the dock, most of which were cast iron cannons, and the 32-pound long cannon shocked the officials of the Jiaozhi Governor General.

The main ship of the Nanyang Fleet, Daqin, was a battleship with more than 50 artillery pieces. It was already the top warship in Nanyang. This sail battleship arrived had hundreds of artillery pieces, which was much larger than the Daqin. This shocked the official of the Jiaozhi Governor who had never seen the Zhili Fleet and thought that the Nanyang Fleet was the strongest fleet among the three fleets of the Jiuzhou Army.

"Victory..." Xiong Wencan had seen Victory twice or three times before, and when he saw the Victory, the heaviest tonnage of the Kyushu Army Navy again, he was still quite shocked.

After the huge Victory battleship landed, the gangway stretched down, and a man under thirty years old came down surrounded by a group of naval officers.

Well?! Xiong Wencan saw the man who was less than 30 years old and his eyes widened, as if he had seen something extremely impossible happening in front of him.

In addition to Xiong Wencan, there are a few other officials from the Jiaozhi Prefecture Department who also seemed to be terrified and also showed a look of surprise.

"Is that man the General Nelson? I heard that his daughter is in her twenties. He should be in his forties or fifties this year. Why do he look so young?"

"No, you see, he is not wearing a navy uniform, not much like other men."

Most of the officials of the Jiaozhi Chief Secretary whispered and whispered, not understanding why the one who appeared in the front was a man under thirty.

Xiong Wencan quickly shouted to his subordinates in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense, this is the leader of our Jiuzhou Army, the leader of the six tribes, and the supreme ruler of the territory of thousands of miles."

Lord Military Master! There was no chance to see Chu Yun’s Jiaozhi Chief Secretary’s officials change their colors. No one expected that this consul who manages the boundless territory would appear here!
Chapter completed!