Chapter 116 The Greedy East India Company
Yang Meng also knew in his heart that once he was about to go to Guangdong again, the matter there would inevitably be a very urgent moment, and people would have to be brought by him.
It took five or six years to expect foreigners to play peaceful means with Qing merchants. Now, except for the smooth operation of opium business, other businesses are also difficult to do.
The reason is nothing special, but the Qing Dynasty is too soft, and the merchants do not have a strong backstage, so they can't stand up! The foreign devils invaded step by step, and the Qing Dynasty retreated one after another. If this continues, they can only be exclusive.
Other transactions that conflict with the great powers can only wait for bankruptcy. Tubu is the first one to be unlucky. From Tubu it, it is unknown how many industries in the Qing Dynasty will gradually wither.
How to lead troops into Guangzhou is worth studying. Whether you can fight against foreigners with a knife is unsure of Yang Meng. Muskets must be brought, but if you take them openly, it is to find trouble.
If the foreigners don’t have to cause trouble for themselves, the Qing court will be anxious. These brown besieged muskets, some are long and short, and it’s good to make a gun holster. If you cover things outside, you won’t be too conspicuous.
"Wei Tuozi, come here! How many short brown besieves are there in our camp? Come and get a sample gun. I asked Taichen to go to the warehouse to look for it. When practicing guns these days, I will select those swordsmanship and accurate marksmanship. I will use them recently."
"Master! Take me with me! I haven't killed anyone for half a year, and my bones are a little soft. Is it possible for Lao Wei to have a market this time?"
"Get out! You are the commander of the troops, why do you still want these things? Follow the teacher to read the text and write well and learn some military books. Master Ge still has a lot of knowledge. It's still a big deal for you to lead the troops! Don't mess up the matter, you should mess with me then, I'm not polite!"
The excited Wei Tuozi was scolded and sweat beads oozed out of his forehead. The third master said this well. Although the third master donated a guard for him, he knew very well how much he had. These days were all in the training of troops and put his affairs behind him.
If you want to gain a foothold in the Yang family, besides loyalty, you have the ability. You have the ability, but you have the ability! It's still a lot of apart. The third master said it's right. I should learn hard with my husband, otherwise I will be pushed down by the boys below, and then my old face will be taken to pave the way.
I asked Ding Taichen and asked about the number of short brown bees. There were really a lot of them. There were still one or two thousand pieces at home, which was enough. Wei Tuozi was collecting the short brown bees, which also attracted Ge Shiyang's attention. Although this short brown bees are exquisite, it is better to remind me if you can't get as long as the ones.
"Lord, these short brown bees are naval carbines. Although they are exquisitely made, their range and accuracy are not as good as those produced in English locally. Using these carbines brown bees must be melee battles. If you encounter a long spear, it will be a disaster!"
"Oh... I really don't know this. I think my surname can be almost the same! It's okay if I'm ten meters or eight meters away. This time I have something to do. The spear is too conspicuous and I can only use it."
Ge Shiyang has performed well recently. If he hadn't reminded him, if it was time to use a gun, ten meters and eight meters would be a deadly distance!
"Taichen, you took the craftsman and selected all the carbines brown besieged in the warehouse, and collected two thousand pieces of short guns. The same is true for short guns. They have ammunition and barrels of foreign gunpowder, and they are also equipped with thousands of pounds.
The gun should be repaired and the gun should be replaced. Let the cobblers make gun holsters. The less conspicuous the better. The best way to put a foreign knife in this holster. Zhuangzi's tiger squat cannon brought me two doors and prepared enough lead.
The Xishan side will bring up all the nearest inventory, prepare the ship, leave enough 2,000 people, and say hello in advance at the transfer station along the road."
As soon as Yang Meng said this, Ding Taichen frowned. He also understood the situation in Guangzhou, but he didn't expect it to be so serious.
"San Master, is this gun made of bamboo strips? It's too late for the cobblers to make it. I'll ask the bamboo craftsmen to weave bamboo boxes! There are many people doing this job, and they can prepare it in three or five days.
Do you need to send more personnel in Guangzhou? Recently, Mr. Wei Wu sent a hundred accounts to Kunming, and he still lives in Yiliang and has not set off!"
"Well! The gun is a fine object. If the bamboo box is reliable, it will be as you said. Those managers should cut off half of it! When you go back, go to Minghu Academy and find Qin Ziqi for me, and at the same time urge Mr. Wei to send my staff to the manor as soon as possible."
After sending Ding Taichen away, Yang Meng found Ge Shiyang again. Recently, his foreign master was also busy enough. There was no way. Without the right staff, he could only work harder for those who could do it.
"Master Wei, you prepare a list. The machinery required for making guns and the machinery required for making gunpowder must be listed on the list, but don't just call the equipment that is the type of equipment. Start from other aspects, such as mining machinery, civil machinery, etc. Do you understand what I mean?
It has been almost half a year since your letter was sent. I think your family is almost at the Qing Dynasty. If this is the right time, I will bring your family with me when I come back.
You also write a letter, and I have something to rely on. This time I went to deal with East India Company. If you can't deal with your family, I can still use it."
Yang Meng originally planned to take Ge Shiyang with him, but Master Ge knew too much, and was afraid that he would never return. Yang Meng also guessed the news about his family. The time was almost over. If everything went well, he should be able to successfully bring his family back this time.
"Thank you, Lord, things may not go so smoothly. I'm afraid that someone in my country will obstruct me, so my family's affairs should be placed in a secondary position!
I will prepare the list of those goods as soon as possible. I wonder how big a gunpowder workshop will be built by Lord? Do you have to buy some other equipment?"
Ge Shiyang is also a reasonable person. He knows how he came from the Qing Dynasty, but he is afraid that someone will stumbling in his country.
"It's okay! This time I picked up your family, and I asked someone to bring thousands of taels of gold over there, so there should be no problem.
As for the gunpowder workshop, it is very large, at least three or five times that of England. As for machinery, salt making technology, mining technology, and arms manufacturing technology, that are ranked first. The most important thing is European steelmaking technology, and I will write more suitable objects. No matter how much money I spend, I will do these things.
There are also all the science and technology books in Europe. You also have to make a list. I will let you do it together. Don’t care about the amount of funds. If you translate these things, I will naturally let you do it."
The matter in Guangzhou suddenly made Yang Meng's time extremely urgent. With a clear goal, some things must be accelerated. If talents from the Western world cannot be invited, they can only try their best to purchase technical equipment.
"As for your order! Lord Lord!"
Yang Meng's words moved Ge Shiyang very much. This was the first time he said the word "obey order".
Whether to go to Guangzhou or not, you have to wait for your father-in-law's letter. While there is still some time, Yang Meng decided to help Qin Ziqi, and took this opportunity to prepare all the staff in Guangzhou.
If the trip to Guangzhou goes well, they will be kept. If it really doesn't work, they can only evacuate.
After Qin Ziqi arrived at Hulukou, he also brought good news. Wei Wu invited his master to arrive and he could open the show. When he heard the news, Yang Meng was very happy and did not stay at Hulukou. He took Qin Ziqi back to Minghu Academy directly.
This time, I happened to hand over the big and small affairs in Yunnan, and let my staff do the messy things. While instructing Yunnan, I would also train the personnel recruited by Qin Ziqi.
When Wei Wu arrived at the academy, he had already established a staff team. Cen Yuying, a little boy, actually became his chief of staff. He was more than twenty younger and had no expression on his face. He should have chosen the person Wei Wuxuan.
Those dozen people with rebellious and dissatisfied expressions were Shaoxing's deceitful masters.
"Yan Qing! You are my first chief of staff, and you are a little younger, but this is not a problem. You only need to be quick when you work with me. If you don't go well, you will be killed. This is the power I give you.
You aides, too, and you are doing things for me sincerely and can't treat you badly in money. If you dare to be careless with me, no one of them will ever want to leave Yunnan alive.
Those who are not convinced, don’t hold your neck. If you leave home, Mr. Wei invites your family to come. If you don’t say anything, then you will arrive. Don’t think about going back when you come to Yunnan. Do your work well, otherwise you will be the lonely ghost in Yunnan.”
Recruiting talents is not a humble person, and Yang Meng has no such problem. Once he says harsh words, most of the Shaoxing masters are defeated, and there are still a few left, which is really difficult to deal with, so he can only throw them to Cen Yuying.
It took Yang Meng two days to explain the affairs of Yunnan one by one. In addition to explaining the matters in Yunnan, he also gave Qin Ziqi a guide to Qin Ziqi's manpower at night.
After the matter in Yunnan was explained, Yang Meng started training Qin Ziqi to recruit elites in the academy. Three days were still abundant, but Sun Boqing had to rely on himself. It took him a lot of time to travel back and forth by land to western Yunnan, which should not be less time than to Guangzhou.
As expected, after the training of Qin Ziqi, the letter from Guangzhou came in less than two days.
After Qin Ziqi read the letter, Yang Meng scratched his head a little. He thought that things in Guangzhou were just difficult, but he didn't expect that the bloody battle had begun.
Thirty elite swordsmen sent to Guangzhou were missing, and the whereabouts of ten thousand jin of Yunyan were unknown. The finger was pointed directly at the arrogant East India Company. Pan Shicheng's shop in Guangzhou was also banned by the East India Company in disguise.
Now, both Yunyan and Pan's business have come to a standstill. Moreover, Pan Shicheng's own safety is somewhat unpredictable. Lixiang Garden is located outside Guangzhou City.
Near the bay, there are often people who have appeared recently. The East India Company also gave Pan Shicheng an ultimatum. If they do not agree to the exclusive sale within a month, they will put pressure on the Qing court.
"Hmph! You're playing hard, let's try it. Ziqi brings your men and returns to Yiliang with me and calls Cen Yuying. I have something to do."
He handed some backhands to Cen Yuying, and Yang Meng went back to Yiliang Manor directly. Time was too tight, so Ding Taichen only completed most of the mission, the guns and ammunition were ready, and Yunyan was ready, but the ship was still half short.
"Pretending less Yunyan, at least one thousand people must be brought with you. You can continue to prepare the boat. I will go to Guangzhou first, and the remaining one thousand people and Yunyan will be allowed to wait for my news on the border between Guangdong and Guangxi.
It took about one or two months to go back and forth in Guangzhou. I wouldn't come for three months, so I asked Wei Tuozi to lock the Yanjin Ferry directly and cut off the ties between Yunnan and the court.
Quick horses go to western Yunnan and let Sun Boqing station on the spot. His people in western Yunnan were under his control. After Wei Tuozi locked Yanjin, he asked him to directly clean up the green camp troops in Yunnan. If militias in various places do not know each other, they should not leave a living person."
Cen Yuying is in charge of the government and Ding Taichen is in charge of the army. Once the matter in Guangzhou cannot end, he will have to rule Yunnan.
The East India Company has a firm attitude and the huge market of Yunyan has made these foreigners crazy. If the East India Company can suppress it this time, then I can buy more time for Yunnan. However, the future is unknown, and the result can only depend on God's will. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!