Planning to build a private army! Wu Bingjian looked at Yi Zhizu with a calm face. He knew that this kid wanted to create a huge company with his own territory and military strength like the British East India Company. During the several conversations between the two, the other party did not hide his yearning for the East India Company. When choosing a site for Yixue, he also faintly revealed this meaning.

After pondering for a moment, he said, "Satisfied can be regarded as taking three steps in one step. Do you want to use the charity school to build a private army?"

"Pinghu Gong Mingjian." Yi Zhizu said without any hesitation: "If it is still peaceful today, if you want to avoid arousing the alertness of local governments, you can only build a charity school under the guise of charity."

"It seems that contentment has already made a decision." Wu Bingjian said: "Can you tell me in detail?"

Yi Zhizu glanced at him and said, "Duke Pinghu does not seem to be against the establishment of a private army? This is a serious crime of rebellion and killing the nine clans."

After hearing this, Wu Bingjian seemed to feel a little funny. He held the corner of his mouth but didn't laugh. After pondering for a moment, he said: "I am content in my prime, but I am about to get into the ground. The great business of Wu is true. Your Yi family will not be inferior to the Wu family for a few years. You are not afraid of contentment. What are you afraid of?"

After a pause, he continued: "Sincere enough, war will break out in Qingying, and the world will be in chaos. These days, I have also been thinking that since Jiaqing, there have been the White Lotus Rebellion, then the Tianli Rebellion, the Miao Rebellion, the Yao Rebellion, the waters near Guangdong and Fujian are not peaceful, and pirates are frequent.

Since Daoguang succeeded to the throne, there were Zhangge'er rebellions in the west, Yao people riots in the south, and crows. Films have been repeatedly banned and are becoming increasingly common. It can be seen that the Qing Dynasty's national situation is declining. If the Qing-English war is inevitable, the world is really a possibility of chaos. If this is true, it is better to follow the East India Company and build self-armed protection and protection of merchants."

"In recent years, smuggling of ravens is becoming increasingly rampant, and the outflow of silver is intensifying. Whether the Qingying will break out is the key to the two or three years. If the court strictly enforces a ban on smoking next year, war will inevitably be avoided." Yi Zhizu said and slowed down, saying: "The construction of Xinyixue will probably not be completed until next year. However, I didn't want to wait until the construction of Xinyixue was completed before I began to recruit students."

Wu Bingjian frowned slightly and said, "What is the plan for contentment?"

"In the name of doing good, we will host all beggars and refugees from Guangzhou and its nearby prefectures. This money will be paid, but it will be done in the name of Yuanqi and Thirteen Links." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Buy all the wasteland and fields around Xinyixue and distributed them to beggars and refugees. If a protective circle is added to Xinyixue, it will be difficult for outsiders to get close to Yixue, and it is not easy to peek at the movements of Yixue. Children and young people can concentrate on training and enlightenment."

"This is a great thing." Wu Bingjian said first: "However, in the name of Yuanqi Bank, it is enough, why bother to pull the Thirteen Lines?"

"There are too many owners in Yuanqi, and not everyone is willing to do good." Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "In the name of Yuanqi and Shisanxing, it can be said that the boss of Yuanqi is doing good deeds. For the merchants of the Shisanxing, this move is to enhance Yuanqi's reputation. Anyway, the merchants of the many merchants will not care about Yuanqi's actions.

Furthermore, for the need for training, students of Xinyixue will have to learn firearms in the future. The live-fire training of firearms is too static and can only go to deserted islands on the sea to train. This requires a large number of sea boats. Moreover, students of Xinyixue will also need reasons to frequently go to sea, which requires the help of Thirteen Lines..."

Practicing firearms? The private army that was preparing to build is preparing to focus on firearms? Wu Bingjian glanced at him and said, "What is the reason why the Thirteen Army has frequently gone out to sea?"

"To form a merchant fleet to go to sea for trade, and go to sea in the name of training crew sailors." Yi Zhizu said in a deep voice: "It is essential for naval troops to prepare for the construction of private troops. Thirteen lines must form a merchant fleet. One can be a huge merchant fleet, one can move forward and back freely, and the other hand, it is also for the needs of trade. Thirteen lines cannot always sit at home and wait for business to come to the door, so we should go out and take a look."

After a pause, he continued: "Pinghu Gong has a very good relationship with Qichang Foreign Company. I want to order ten cross-air armed merchant ships from the United States, two of which are best for fast-speed fly-scissors. All merchant ships should be more than 1,000 tons, and it is better to have two thousand tons. Try to require delivery within three years."

Wu Bingjian glanced at him and said, "Armed merchant ships? Why aren't they warships? Are you content with it and ready to form a merchant fleet to trade in Citigroup?"

"It is not the time to buy warships now." Yi Zhizu said: "Armed merchant ships can be both trained and traded, and both of them are not wrong. Besides, we do need to strengthen trade relations with the United States.

As for the current world pattern, if you want to curb the United Kingdom, your best partner is the United States. Although the United States is a newly built country, it is ambitious and is expanding rapidly. It is particularly important that the United States attaches importance to business, new technologies, and has a complete political system, which is incomparable to the Qing Dynasty.

In addition, with the United States, we can obtain many advanced technologies that cannot be obtained from the United Kingdom, such as steelmaking, ironmaking, firearm manufacturing, warship manufacturing, navigation technology, industrial technology, etc., and we can obtain them from the United States.

Strengthening trade and establishing good relationships is only the first step. Yuanqi will also open branches in the United States in the future. We will open companies and factories in the United States and send a large number of personnel to the United States. Only by truly integrating into the United States can we obtain the most advanced technology in their various fields and form a merchant fleet to trade in the United States is only the first step.”

After hearing these words, Wu Bingjian couldn't help but feel a lot. In the Thirteenth Line, in Guangzhou, and in the Qing Dynasty, no one had a deeper understanding of the vigorous development of the United States than he did. From the first American merchant ship "The Queen of China" entered Guangzhou in the 49th year of Qianlong's reign, the United States has become the second largest trading target of the Thirteenth Line. Among them, the Jardines Industry, which he controlled, has indelible contributions. It is Jardines Industry's unremitting support that the trade between the Qing Dynasty and the United States has developed so rapidly.

Now, Yi Zhizu attaches more importance to the United States than him, which made him very pleased and immediately said with ease: "How can I not support the purchase of the merchant fleet? I personally come forward to negotiate with Qichang. In addition, the Wu family is a part of the merchant fleet that went to the United States, and the Wu family also buys ten sea ships."

"My younger generation, Xie Pinghu Gong, loved you." Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "In addition to sea boats, there are firearms. Since Qichang Foreign Company can smuggle crows, they can naturally smuggle firearms. You have to discuss this with Qichang Foreign Company in detail. If you have nothing to do today, it is better to send someone to invite the owner of Qichang Foreign Company..."
Chapter completed!