Anti-Qing: I'm actually an honest person

Chapter 85 Prepare to Rebel Countdown

In Chaozhou City, many big businessmen from other places are still waiting for Liu Dapao eagerly, so Liu Dapao must not delay too long in Xiamen.

After half a month of discussion, after initially confirming the cooperation intention between the two parties, Liu Dapao enthusiastically invited Governor Porter and Governor Anthony to come to Chaozhou for inspection, meet other future shareholders by the way, and continue to discuss the development of Chenghai Discuss in detail.

"Hey, construction has started in Chenghai County?" Liu Dapao asked Lei Zhentian in surprise.

"Some chambers of commerce have already begun to open their guild halls. These merchants are smart. Anyway, Chenghai County will definitely develop vigorously. The rare houses in the city have been bought and rebuilt."

"Alright, let Wei Chunhua take care of these trivial matters. They are all trivial matters. The local people in Chenghai have suffered a lot because of the relocation of the sea over the years. The house prices have risen and they can live happily for two years. When the demolition is demolished As for the future, this house in Chenghai itself is not prepared for ordinary people."

"You treat Wei Chunhua... a little too nicely?"

"It can be regarded as compensation. Later, you send someone to watch her. Without my permission, Wei Chunhua is not allowed to leave Chaozhou City for half a step."

"You are afraid of Xiaobao..."

"The relationship between him and Kangxi is so good, we have to guard against it."

Lei Zhentian used to do dirty work, and when he heard this, he actually agreed with it, but he also knew that Liu Dapao must not get his hands dirty with such a thing, so he changed the subject immediately when he knew it: "And the Dutch , is this the end of the discussion?"

"How can it be so fast, but the general direction has been finalized, and the rest are details, but the specific details will not be mentioned one by one, otherwise this book will be too watery, and they have already sent people back to Europe. I have reported it, and if there is no accident, a group of East India Company delegations will come to Chenghai to inspect the situation within a few months, but the problem should not be serious, and the city here can be built first."

"There are two urgent tasks. One is the reorganization of the three armies. In the near future, some red-haired ghosts will join our navy and land armies as mid-level officers. We also need to select some trustworthy brothers from the army to go to sea and place them in their army. This Dutchman , The tactic of queuing up and shooting is still very good, you have to learn it.”

"In terms of initial construction, the most important thing is the shipyard, artillery factory, and gun factory. They can be built before the arrival of European technical consultants. Shipbuilding takes time, but guns are processed by machine tools. Within a month or two It should be ready to go into production.”

On the contrary, Lei Zhentian was a little worried with Liu Dapao's initial plan: "Is this a bit...too bold? Can the Qing court agree after knowing it? Even if it is self-sufficient, it is too..."

"Uncle, I heard that in the past half a month, Shang Kexi has followed the order after receiving the imperial court's order to withdraw the domain, but his son Shang Zhixin is quite reluctant, so that he has not made the trip yet?"

"It's not just Shang Kexi, the latest news is that both Wu Sangui and Geng Jingzhong have submitted their petitions to the Qing court to request that they cut down their vassals. This..."

No wonder Lei Zhentian felt worried. After all, Liu Dapao had done so many things here, and his greatest confidence was that he was sure that the San Francisco would be rebelled within two years. This was their only chance to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty.

But looking at the situation now, the San Francisco has already requested to cut down the clan. It seems that this matter is going to be such a peaceful transition.

If the San Francisco does not rebel, wouldn't Chaozhou Town be the target of public criticism for causing so many incidents?Taking a ten thousand step back, if Geng and Shang are abolished, the strategic position of Chaozhou will also be greatly reduced. How can there be a need for a feudal official to bother to guard it?

However, Liu Dapao said confidently: "Master, don't worry, San Francisco will definitely rebel. Wu Sangui and Shang Kexi's move is nothing more than testing the bottom line of the Qing court. If Kangxi rejects their withdrawal, they will fight steadily, and the age will be reduced first." The biggest Shang Kexi is torn down, and in the future, he will slowly plan for the Wu and Geng feudal clans, it is expected that Shang Kexi will not be able to do it alone, maybe he will withdraw honestly, and there is still a chance for stability in this world."

"However, I expected that Kangxi, who was young and full of vigor, would directly approve of Wu Geng's two vassals' request to withdraw their vassals. In this way, the three vassals were forced to a dead end at the same time, and they must rebel!"

"Kangxi...is he really so stupid?"

"Are you young, a group of sycophants around him boast that he is wise and powerful, and that the people will return to the world to be healthy, and so on. Maybe they really believe it."

"Then the San Francisco really won't be captured without a fight?"

"Impossible. To put it bluntly, this act of withdrawing the domain is purely to kill the donkey. They themselves agreed, and the soldiers below would not agree. Now Shang Kexi is trying every means to delay the time and prepare for war."

Lei Zhentian thought for a while and said, "Are you sure?"

"Yes, San Francisco must have objections, but after all, Geng Jingzhong is already the third generation of Jingnan King. A few days ago, he was defeated again by accident, and his prestige is not as good as before. He is already grown up, old and feeble, and obviously wants to sing a double reed about father's kindness and filial piety with his son, so the two of them must have a fight with Wu Sangui, so the key to this matter depends on when Wu Sangui plans to do it. .”

Lei Zhentian thought for a while, but suddenly gritted his teeth, and said: "Senior brother, he has traveled all over the top ten sub-rudders of our Tiandihui in less than two months, and has appointed you as the next chief helm. If you are so sure, why not send an order to the brothers of Chihuotang in Yunnan to cooperate with Wu Sangui?"

"Cooperate with Wu Sangui?"

"Yes, now you are already considered a small feudal clan. If Wu Sangui could cooperate with you and echo each other at the beginning of his army, he would surely have caught the Qing court by surprise. Besides, in this position in Chaozhou, everyone in the world now thinks you are Loyal dog of the Qing court, even if Geng Jingzhong and Kexi want to echo Wu Sangui, if they don't find out your reality, I'm afraid they won't dare for a while."

"Cooperating with this traitorous dog, isn't Master Uncle disgusting?"

"As long as we can fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, we are not afraid of death. What disgusting thing is there to be afraid of? But, if your judgment is wrong, you, me, Chihuotang, and even the entire Tiandihui will all suffer disaster."

"Misjudgment is definitely not possible, it's just... hey~, that's okay, so, don't rush to reveal your identity to him, you send an order to the Fragrance Masters of the Heaven and Earth Association to form their own chambers of commerce and come to Chaozhou as merchants Take the job, just say that I plan to subcontract the construction work of New Chenghai City to them, so that it will be convenient for them to earn some money, and it will also be convenient for them to develop their respective forces reasonably and legally. It means to respect Chihuotang."

"As for Wu Sangui, I think I can send someone to contact him in an official capacity first. I just want to ask him to help me cut off the ancient tea-horse road. I might as well use this as a test to test his attitude."

"Appear in an official capacity? Who in our Tiandihui is suitable for this job?"

"How about Wu Shuntian, I sent my master to find him in person, so it's not a neglect."

"Wu Shuntian...is that okay?"

"On the contrary, I think he is the most suitable, hey, Old Wu?"

"what?"

"Tonight, please go to Tianxiang Tower."

"Huh? Ah, okay."

(End of this chapter)