I want to ruin the country

Prince Gong saw his expression and said,

"You said you haven't paid the balance for this warship yet. If you can convince them to sell it to us, we will definitely cooperate with you!"

Saxony didn't know how to answer. It was impossible to get back the warships that had been sold!

Li Hongzhang said,

"Director Saxony, how was your contract signed? If the warships are delivered and the military doesn't pay, wouldn't they be in breach of contract?"

Saxon's eyes lit up and he said,

"The military has breached the contract. According to the contract, the military must pay 70% of the ship's value once it's launched, and the balance must be paid upon delivery!"

Prince Gong asked,

“How should compensation be paid if a breach of contract occurs?”

"This, this..."

Prince Gong saw that Saxon was in some embarrassment, so he said,

"Forget it, let's go back, Mr. Factory Director, you should think about it carefully!"

After sending Prince Gong and his companions back to the hotel where they were staying, Saxony began to think hard.

He is in a very difficult situation now because the military has not paid for this warship.

Logically speaking, the military had breached the contract, but he did not dare to ask the military for compensation for the losses, and was even cautious in asking for the balance.

Today, Li Hongzhang reminded him that he could not go on like this and he would go to the military to ask for an explanation.

The person who had signed the ship purchase contract with him had been fired, so Saxony had to go to his superior.

But now that the old is replaced by the new, everyone is in a panic and no one is willing to take charge of this matter. What should we do?

This is also the reason why the warship, although delivered, is parked empty in the port.

Finally, Saxony tried every possible means to find one of the heirs. That person was quite good and told the truth directly.

Now there are not only internal problems, but there will also be major changes externally, so no one really cares about this warship of the navy.

The most important thing is that those who have money now don’t spend it, and those who don’t have money can’t make the decision.

"Since you can't receive the balance, why don't we terminate the contract?

Don't ask for compensation. Just return the deposit I received and do whatever you want with the warship!"

In fact, dealing with Saxony in this way is a disadvantage, but he doesn't feel it's a disadvantage because the Qing people are waiting for this warship!

The key is that this warship can also bring orders for several warships, which is the most important thing!

However, he did not have any extra funds to give to the heir to terminate the contract.

There was no other way, he could only come to Prince Gong!

Saxon was honest and told the whole story in detail. Prince Gong understood it.

"You mean you want us to pay you a portion of the money first so you can cancel the contract?"

Saxon Road,

"Your Highness, that's exactly what I mean!"

Prince Gong said,

"That's fine, but how can you make me believe that what you said is true?"

Saxony was confused again. Prince Gong’s question made sense. What if you were lying?

Finally, he gritted his teeth,

"Your Highness, I can use our factory as collateral!"

"Hahaha, since you're so sincere, there's no need for a mortgage. We'll cover the money for you."

Prince Gong is also the nephew of the King of Hell - the ghost lamb, how could he suffer any loss?

He calculated that Saxony would not give up the subsequent orders just to cheat him out of hundreds of thousands of silver coins.

The matter was resolved satisfactorily, and Saxony went to terminate the contract with the military.

Prince Gong was in a good mood and took Li Hongzhang out for a stroll.

He and Li Hongzhang walked in front, followed by the four guards of the palace and Yi Gaige and others.

The housekeeper feels uncomfortable in his stomach today and is resting at home!

They are a little tired of eating foreign food these days, Prince Gong said,

"Lao Li, let's take a stroll and see if we can find a Chinese restaurant for a good meal.

This foreign food is fine for two meals, but after two days it feels like medicine!"

"Your Majesty, I've had enough!"

Li Hongzhang deeply agrees. Not to mention on the ship, even in London, they have a chef, but most of the time they cook for themselves.

But since I went to France and then came to Germany, I have been eating foreign food almost every day, and I am really getting tired of it.

Germany now is not like it is in later times, where there are Chinese restaurants everywhere and it is very difficult to find a Chinese restaurant.

After walking around for a whole morning, I finally found a Chinese restaurant.

This restaurant is not big. There are only three eight-person tables in the dining room, which can seat at most a dozen people.

Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang sat at one table, and the guards and Yi Gaige and the other eight sat at another table.

The boss is a Chinese man named Zhu, but his wife is a dark-skinned African woman.

The boss was overjoyed to see his compatriots coming and greeted them in his broken Hokkien.

It turned out that he had been with his father since he was a child, and his father had died.

He was so poor that he couldn't get married, so he finally married an African woman when he was in his thirties.

His African wife gave birth to three dark-skinned sons.

Prince Gong and his entourage did not reveal their identities, but simply said they were in Germany to do business and told the boss to take whatever he wanted.

The boss worked for a long time and prepared eight dishes for each table. After everyone tasted them, they said the dishes were just edible.

The restaurant did not have any Chinese wine, so Prince Gong ordered a bottle of brandy.

He and Li Hongzhang drank wine and ate inauthentic Chinese food, commenting on it as they ate: this one was too salty, that one was too bland, this one had too much heat, that one had too little!

Shopkeeper Zhu knows his own skills, so he is not annoyed!

Have some wine, Prince Gong asked the boss,

"Boss, do you have any buns, fried dough sticks, flatbreads, steamed buns, or anything like that?"

Shopkeeper Zhu laughed and said,

"My dear, I still want to eat what you said. I can even wake up from my dreams because of it. It's a pity that I can't cook it!"

Li Hongzhang asked,

"Didn't your father teach you?"

Shopkeeper Zhu's words,

"My dad doesn't know how to teach me!"

"What to eat then?"

"Only bread!"

Prince Gong smiled and said,

"Given your cooking skills, the Germans are kind enough to not starve you to death. What the hell, this is so weird!"

The shopkeeper said,

"Even these stir-fries were made by my dad and I learned them by accident. Otherwise, we would have no business every day!"

Prince Gong's chivalrous heart came out again.

"If you're serious about learning, I'll find someone to teach you in a few days. What the hell are you doing? You're a disgrace to your ancestors!"

When the man heard this, he was overjoyed.

"Really? I really want to learn!"

Prince Gong pointed at Li Hongzhang and said, "Next time, you can find him and ask him to arrange the people!"

Li Hongzhang said in his heart, Prince, you are really great, and you still think I am not busy enough!

After finishing the meal, the boss said he didn't want any money. Prince Gong said,

"Give him more. I can't bear to see our people suffer!"

A guard took out a ten-liang silver ingot and threw it on the table.

"Shopkeeper, you are lucky to have met our master. Take it!"

Prince Gong glared.

"Damn it, how can you be so stingy? We came all the way here and it's fate that we met. Haven't you seen how hard life Lao Zhu has been through? Give me more!"