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Chapter 550: The Daughter of King Feng Nan, the Disciple of Tianshi Luo (Request for subscription, request for votes)
Luo Yaoguo's eyes swept back and forth between Rinko and Qianye Yuna's faces, and finally landed on Rinko's face: "Ah Rin, you have killed many people for the Shinyo Faction, including some famous warriors, but you look so petite. How did you do it?"

"Rinko was born in Iga," Rinko's tone was very gentle, even a little sad, making people want to cherish her, "She has been learning the art of killing since she was young! Although Rinko is petite and her martial arts are not outstanding, she is good at using poison, disguise, and seduction."

"So it's an Iga ninja!" Luo Yaoguo was a little surprised, "Then would you sleep with the person you want to assassinate?"

Rinko nodded, her tone becoming softer: "Yes! Not only is she the target of the assassination, but she has also had sex with many men. They are all very satisfied with her services, and some of them still remember her."

Some people Luo Yaoguo glanced at this woman who didn't look dangerous at all, and thought to himself: "Those men who didn't miss her must have been killed by her, right? She's really dangerous!"

"Okay!" Luo Yaoguo nodded, "Rinzi, are you willing to be my subordinate?"

"Yes!" Rinko was overjoyed, but as soon as she said "yes", she suddenly felt something was wrong. After all, she was Hong Daquan's subordinate, so she quickly turned her head to look at Hong Daquan.

Hong Daquan stroked his beard and smiled, "Rinzi, this is my reward for you! From now on, you are the direct retainer of His Majesty the Angel! How is it, are you satisfied?"

"Satisfied! Rinzi is grateful!" Rinzi bowed to Hong Daquan first, and then kowtowed to Luo Yaoguo, "Rinzi is willing to die for His Royal Highness the King of Wu. No matter who His Royal Highness wants me to kill, even if it is a mission that means I must die, Rinzi is willing to sacrifice my body to help His Royal Highness achieve his goal!"

Luo Yaoguo was confused for a moment after hearing what Linzi said, and his eyes turned to Hong Daquan: "Daquan, what did you say to him?"

"Your Highness," Hong Daquan said with a fist, "I just told her that you have an extremely difficult and dangerous task for her to complete, which is likely to be fatal!"

Although he did not say it explicitly, Luo Yaoguo knew very well that the mission he was talking about was to assassinate Yang Xiuqing.
"Rinzi, are you really willing?" Luo Yaoguo turned his gaze back and looked at Rinzi.

"Yes!" Rinko kowtowed heavily.

"What do you want in return?" Luo Yaoguo asked.

"Being loyal to an angel is the greatest reward!" When Rinko said this, she suddenly looked up at Luo Yaoguo and then bowed to the ground.

Luo Yaoguo suddenly laughed: "Very good, Rinzi, you are indeed very loyal, but I don't have any missions that will get you killed, and I don't need you to kill anyone. But I have a very important mission to entrust to you, and only you can do it well!"

Rinko asked: "Not killing anyone. I wonder what the lord wants me to do?"

Luo Yaoguo said, "Become the daughter of King Fengnan. Go with him to visit Europe, pretend to be a princess of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and perform some special tasks. Tasks that King Fengnan's own daughter cannot and should not do. Are you willing?"

"Yes! Rinko will do her best to complete the lord's order no matter what!" Rinko almost understood that Luo Yaoguo had given her the task of acting as a high-level pornographic spy, which was certainly within the scope of her professional capabilities.

When she helped Hong Daquan kill people before, she usually seduced them first and then killed them. Even if she couldn't seduce the target, she would seduce their subordinates to get information and get a chance to get close to the target.

Therefore, the task of going to Europe to be a high-level pornographic spy was given to her, which was a perfect match for her profession.

"Yuegui," Luo Yaoguo waved to Xu Yuegui who was guarding outside the Dianchun Hall, and then pointed at Linzi, "Take this Linzi away. From now on, she is my female guard."

Watching Xu Yuegui and Rinzi leave, Luo Yaoguo frowned and looked at Hong Daquan again, his tone heavy: "Daquan, do you want to assassinate that man?"

Hong Daquan stood up quickly and said, "Your Highness, that man's ambition is growing. Sooner or later, he will become a great threat to the Kingdom of Heaven. It is better to strike first!"

Luo Yaoguo snorted softly: "When has that man's ambition ever been small? Am I always on guard against him? But no matter how ambitious he is, he is still the king of our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and a member of the Council of Kings. Some precedents should not be set if possible. Do you understand?" His tone was already a little gloomy, and Hong Daquan suddenly felt a chill on his back.

In fact, he had already made a plan to assassinate Yang Xiuqing. In addition to Rinko, Chiba and the several groups of female assassins currently being trained by Hong Daquan were all prepared to assassinate Yang Xiuqing. However, it was difficult for Hong Daquan to send female assassins to Yang Xiuqing, and the only channel to send people to Yang Xiuqing was Daozi, but Daozi was personally managed by Luo Yaoguo.

Moreover, the position of this woman Daozi is very volatile. Perhaps only the "angel" Luo Yaoguo can get Daozi to help send the assassin who can kill Yang Xiuqing into the East Palace.

Therefore, after receiving the order from Luo Yaoguo that he wanted a high-level female spy, Hong Daquan brought Rinzi, who had just returned from the United States, to Shanghai. After all, she was the sharpest sword in Hong Daquan's hand!

"Daquan," Luo Yaoguo sighed softly as he looked at this capable subordinate who liked to work alone, "Let Yuegui go to Japan with you later! You just need to take care of the Japanese diocese of the True Pact. The Japanese diocese controls the west coast of the United States, which is very important!"

Hong Daquan's heart skipped a beat. Although he and Xu Yuegui were husband and wife, their relationship was only in name only. He had had a lot of fun in Japan in the past two years. If Xu Yuegui came in as the "special envoy of the King of Wu" to "play" with him, his life would be difficult in the future.

After Luo Yaoguo finished speaking, he waved to Hong Daquan and Qianye Yuna, ending today's meeting.

When the whistle of the "Jianghai" broke through the mist of the Yangtze River, Luo Yaoguo was standing on the deck outside the paddle wheel cabin. This steamship, which had been on a trial run on the Huangpu River two days ago, had a slender hull, a paddle wheel on both sides, and three masts on the deck for hanging sails. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's Panlong flag flying on the tallest main mast was particularly eye-catching in the morning light.

"Teacher, the cost of building this ship is only 30,000 silver dollars, and this is the cost of the first ship. If it can be mass-produced, it will definitely be cheaper." Wang Yan held the account book, his tone full of pride, "The hull, mast, keel, paddle wheel and steam engine are all made in China! Without the sails, the speed can reach eight knots."

After Luo Yaoguo's eldest disciple Wang Yan graduated from the lecturer class, except for the initial period, he has been working in administration. He has been in charge of land distribution, served as a minister in the royal palace, and worked as a prefect. His latest position is the Minister of the Navy. A Minister of the Navy who has never worked in the navy!
However, his work as the Minister was good. He was the one who built the shipyard of Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. Although he knew nothing about the navy or shipbuilding, he was diligent and studious. He was also a workaholic who only slept four hours a day. He was full of energy and never tired of running around the construction sites and the grassroots. Under his supervision, the Jiangnan Shipyard was run successfully in less than two years. The dock, slipway, steam engine factory, paddle wheel factory, technical school, technical school, and even the affiliated primary school were all established one by one.

Moreover, the cost was not high and the construction standard was very high. The docks and slipways were built according to the standards of "10,000-ton ships". English teachers were invited to the technical schools and vocational schools. The teaching buildings and teaching tools were the best, and all the textbooks were translated into Chinese!
All this, including the operating expenses for three years after the official completion, cost 400,000 silver dollars. If the "Jianghai" class can be mass-produced, the shipyard will soon be able to make a profit - this is the most important thing!
During this process, Wang Yan also learned some English and could have simple conversations with English engineers and technicians at the shipyard. As the saying goes, those who are capable should do more work, so Luo Yaoguo also included him in the list of people to visit Europe, and he went to Europe in the name of the head of the Navy Department's inspection team.

Luo Yaoguo reached out and touched the teak planks on the side of the ship. These woods were shipped from Southeast Asia. Although they were not cheap, they were strong and durable. He turned and looked at Natalia behind him: "Natalie, what do you think of this ship?"

"Natalie" and "Natalia" only differ by one syllable and have the same meaning, but "Natalia" is the Russian pronunciation. In Italy, this name is "Natalie".

Luo Yaoguo calls "Natalia" "Natalie" because her current public identity is Maria's sister - they actually look quite similar, both have blonde hair and blue eyes, and their figures, well, the key parts are well-made!
When Natalia heard Luo Yaoguo's question, she was worried about the future of her motherland, the Russian Empire. Although Luo Yaoguo had told her that the Russian Empire would be destroyed sooner or later, and she agreed on the surface, but as a "Romanova", she still wanted to try her best to save Russia.

"It's about the technological level of Europe 20 years ago," Natalia's English still has a Russian accent, and her blue eyes are full of the superiority of an advanced European country. "But it's cheap. It's still a bit shabby to be used as a diplomatic vessel for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom."

Luo Yaoguo looked back at Wang Yan and asked with a smile, "Can you understand Natalie's English?"

"I can understand a little." Wang Yan had difficulty listening.

Luo Yaoguo smiled and said, "She said that our thousand-ton ship is still shabby! It is twenty years behind the advanced level in Europe. What do you think?"

Wang Yan smiled and said, "It's only 20 years. Students are confident that they can catch up in 20 years!"

"Can we catch up?" Luo Yaoguo asked, "We are making progress, and so are they!"

"We can catch up!" Wang Yan was full of confidence. "The advanced European countries have only tens of millions of people, and we have 40 million. As long as we learn with an open mind, work hard to introduce their technology, and run a solid education system, and train ten times more engineers and technicians than the advanced European countries, we can catch up with them with ten times the effort!"

"Okay!" Luo Yaoguo nodded approvingly, his eyes cast on Rinzi, who was standing quietly beside him and had changed into a Chinese-style jacket and skirt. No, it should be Feng Wanlin.
(End of this chapter)