Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 150 In the Qing Dynasty, there were such forward-thinking warriors?
Xujiang Pier is semi-enclosed.

Li Yu found a secluded warehouse,
Chat with Pan Saiyun!

Something about starting a business!

(Don’t laugh, rebellion and entrepreneurship are essentially the same. Small cost, high risk, pursuit of ultra-high rates of return.)
However, even when the beauty was in front of him, he did not relax his vigilance.

Still brought 4 guards,
Pan Saiyun, on the other hand, was alone, with all his entourage sent away.

She took off her veil,
He looked at his surroundings uneasily, and his eyes quickly became gentle:

"Master Li, are you so guarded against this little girl?"

"I've heard about the White Lotus Sect for a long time and are proficient in Qimen Dunjia. I'm afraid you have some sorcery."

Pan Saiyun chuckled,
Twisting her hair, she said:

"Master Li is joking. The slave family came here sincerely to discuss cooperation. They did not bring any weapons or poison. If you don't believe me, let your guards come and search carefully."

She acted like this,
Instead, the guard next to him was startled and took a step back.

……

Li Yu still stared at her with interest.
It wasn't until she was shocked by the sight that she asked:
"How do you want to cooperate?"

Pan Saiyun then stopped being frivolous and said seriously:

"Please screen back left and right."

"No need. They are all my most trusted personal guards."

"The slave family is the saint Pan Saiyun, who is the leader of the White Lotus Sect. She sneaked into Suzhou to overthrow the Qing court. Mr. Li is the hero of the house. He holds foreign guns and cannons and has dead soldiers under his command. Our two families have many people who can join forces. opportunity, what do you think?”

Li Yu nodded and did not deny it.

Pan Saiyun's eyes lit up and he continued:

"If you are a person like you and are willing to join the White Lotus Sect, Master Hong will welcome you and not hesitate to reward you."

Li Yu frowned:

"I have no intention of relying on anyone else."

"It doesn't matter, we can cooperate first. The leader said that he must first let you see the sincerity and strength of our religion."

"What does Miss Pan mean by sincerity?"

Pan Saiyun chuckled:
"Silver, women, disciples, helmsmen, and the secrets of our religion can all be shared with you as long as Mr. Li wants."

"Including you?"

Pan Saiyun's reaction was very calm and firm:
"Not only includes me, but also includes the 36 saints under the leadership of the leader, and your sister-in-law."

……

This time,
Li Yu felt defeated,

The White Lotus Sect is indeed a monster.

Sister-in-law, I haven’t called you that for a long time.

I don’t know where she is wandering or working among the white lotus.

"Where is my sister-in-law now?"

"If Mr. Li wants to see her, he will send her here within half a month."

Li Yu waved his hand:
"No need, everyone is their own master, it would be awkward to meet each other."

"1000 muskets, with matching gunpowder and lead bullets. Mr. Li, can you give me a price?"

"There are so many muskets, I can't get them all at once."

"Master Li is afraid that we can't afford the price. How about a price? 5 taels."

Pan Saiyun's expression was calm,
It seems that these 5 taels are just like rubbish.

Li Yu showed great interest and said with a smile:
"This price is fair. But~"

"But what?"

"Ahem, I need some time."

"Master Li is not prevaricating the slave family, is he?"

"Making a musket requires a lot of work and materials. 1000 muskets is not a small amount. Let's do this. I can sell 100 muskets first."

"Okay, I'll have someone deliver the banknote tomorrow."

……

Li Yu asked again:
"I need to know, where are you going to cause trouble when you buy so many firearms?"

"The slave family can tell you that it will never happen in Jiangsu. So, there is no need to worry about the war affecting your industry."

"How about selling you some artillery pieces?"

"What did you say?"

Seeing Pan Saiyun lose his temper in shock, Li Yu knew that he had set the fishhook correctly.

"I can sell you artillery. The prerequisite is to kill Fukangan."

"Governor of Jiangsu, Fukangan?"

"Correct."

Pan Saiyun was uncharacteristically calm and relaxed.

Said:

"The slave family cannot agree to your condition and needs to ask the leader for instructions."

"Please."

Watching this woman leave,

Li Xiaowu, who had been standing nearby, suddenly said:
"Will she betray us?"

"Not for the time being. However, if the White Lotus Sect wants to cause trouble, they may expose us to attract the attention of the Qing court."

Li Yu's guess was very accurate.

Leader Hong had the same plan in his heart.

Cooperate first, buy arms, and respond to requests.

When his musket saints were trained, he was ready to go to war with the Qing court.

Let the news out that "Li Yu is a big rebel",
Send another wave of dead soldiers, under the banner of Li Yu, to blow up Fukang'an.

then,

He could eat hot dry noodles and watch the officers and soldiers surround and suppress Li Yu.

Wait until both sides suffer,

Or any one of them is about to win.

He raised his arms in Yunyang Mansion, Hubei Province and said: "Maitreya descended to the earth, and the white lotus appeared in the world."

The Qing government was caught off guard, captured Wuchang, and occupied the land of Jingxiang.

……

He even thought generously,
If Li Yu is surrounded by the Qing army on three sides and suffers heavy casualties among his troops, but luckily survives, he will be admitted into Bailian.

I can graciously make him the hall leader and establish a new gun hall.

He also rewarded his ambiguous sister-in-law and the girl Pan Saiyun.

If the supervisor is good at making guns, he can even be taught his own secret method of keeping healthy.

Once you learn it well, you can even be able to do this Chao Lao Ai.

There are not many people who can tolerate themselves to this extent.

thousands of miles away,

Li Yu sneezed and put down a rough-printed booklet, which could be said to be an ancient tauren theme.

Every page challenges the world.

The Qing Dynasty actually had such forward-thinking warriors.

"Who wrote this novel?"

"I don't know. They are all sold secretly by black book stalls, and the author is anonymous."

"Anything else?"

"Have."

Li Xiaowu picked up a dozen of them, but they were all from the same series.

Look at the writing style, look at the paper, look at the printing marks,
It should be the same author and the same printing house.

"Tell Liu Qian to help me find the source of this series of books. I can be useful."

"As ordered."

……

Pan Saiyun sent someone to deliver 5000 taels of silver notes, which was very generous.

No receipt was issued, let alone when the delivery would be delivered.

Li Yu pondered for a long time and ordered someone to select 100 old matchlock guns from the inventory.

The quality of this batch of goods is good.

The butt of the gun was cut and changed into a cane-shaped curved handle standard in the Qing army.

He also asked someone to put a steel seal on the barrel of the gun:

"Guangzhou Eight Banners Firearms Camp, Supervisor."

Although the White Lotus Sect may not believe it, it is always good to have an extra layer of smoke bombs.

Critical moments can make people hesitate and unable to make up their minds.

Hengtang Town,
As peaceful and lively as ever.

However, Liu Qian and his men had been squatting nearby for a long time.

He wants to dig out the contact network of Pan Saiyun's group.

Li Yu's conditions for assassinating Fu Kang'an were half true and half false.

To be honest, it was because Fukangan was indeed a big trouble and had already targeted him.

He lied because he wanted to take the opportunity to find the headquarters of the White Lotus Sect.

……

In Mr. Qian's house, every person who goes out will be watched.

Especially Pan Saiyun's cheap dad. According to Liu Qian's calculation, this person should be a homing pigeon.

As expected, he guessed it.

Early the next morning, this "Papa Pan" quietly went out.

I got on a passenger ship and went to Jiangning Mansion.

Liu Qian only left a handful of people behind and continued to guard the Qian Mansion.

The rest of the elite disguised themselves, divided into several groups, and also took the water route.

From the Jiangnan Canal,
All the way into the Yangtze River, and finally anchored at Yanziji Pier in Jiangning Prefecture.

I watched this old man Pan get off the boat and stay at an inn near the dock to eat and rest.

Nothing unusual,

The next day we continued to take the boat to Jingzhou.

This ship is very big, costing about 2000 materials.Half of the cabin is filled with cargo and half with passengers.

The fare is not cheap either, 1 tael does not include food.

……

Liu Qianyi gritted his teeth and prepared to divide his troops to follow.

Six people followed him and boarded the ship in the name of merchants.

Another 10 people, controlling a 200-material boat, also went up the river.

Going upstream, the boat speed is slow.

So along the way, the passengers were very leisurely, chatting, watching the scenery and eating.

Most people brought dry food to avoid the expensive meals on board.

A bowl of rice, a plate of fish, and a bowl of tea cost 400 Wen.

before eating,
The sailors shouted and asked which guest wanted to buy food?Just make one more serving.

Liu Qian is not short of money, so he naturally doesn’t want to treat himself badly. He often comes with a steaming meal.

As time passed, the ship boss became deeply impressed by this generous Mr. Liu.

I often share with him some interesting sailing stories and unofficial histories of the Yangtze River.

"Old Wang, are you married?"

"Hehe, one wife, one concubine, and three sons."

The boss of the ship raised his head proudly.

Liu Qian also silently gave him a thumbs up.

In the Qing Dynasty, it was not easy for ordinary people to mix to this extent.

At least it shows that Lao Wang can make money.

……

but,

People who travel on boats all year round sometimes only go home once every two months.

Liu Qian wanted to make a joke, but thought about it and swallowed it.

A sailor on the side of the ship cheered and pulled up the fishing net.

Taking advantage of the short interval of stopping for supplies, he cast a net and the harvest was good.

There are just a few big bass, as well as some grass carp and swordfish.

The fishing net was pulled to the deck, and the fish came out of the water and struggled hard.

The sailor knocked him unconscious and took him behind the deck to disembowel him.

"Old Niu, do you want some for lunch?" "It's a must. Leave me a portion each of seabass and prawns."

Liu Qian calls himself "Niu" whenever he goes out.

Anyway, these two are quite close.

He threw down a small ingot of silver bravely.

"It's much, much more."

"Then save it for next meal."

The boat boss smiled happily and took the money.
Following behind, he helped Liu Qian dust off the dirty things on his back.

This is not flattery, the deck is really dirty.

The ships that sail long distances these days are just a little better than a pigsty.

……

Liu Qian and his party tried their best to treat themselves as normal passengers, and passed Father Pan several times.

It seems that everything is normal.

Until the ship was approaching Jingzhou, a navy clipper blocked the way!
The boss of the ship rushed to agree.
Look at the flag, it's a river patrol ship of the Eight Banners stationed in Jingzhou.

As soon as the two ships approached, the Eight Banners soldiers raised their swords and boarded the ships to inspect them.

"Master Jun, it's just a small thing."

The leading young officer collected the money,

But his eyes were still alert, scanning the cabin.

There is nothing contraband in the goods.

The passengers all lowered their heads, not daring to look at this fierce Eight Banners officer.

"According to the military order of Lord Tong, we will strictly investigate the rebel bandits."

"Everyone, unpack your bags and take out your household stamps."

Liu Qian was secretly wary, but he felt that it was not for him.

Unless all the eight banners garrisoned in Jingzhou are gods.

He calmly took out his waist badge. It was not a forgery, but a serious government official's waist badge from Suzhou Prefecture.

The Eight Banners Soldier who was inspecting was surprised, then waved his hand and continued to inspect others.

……

Liu Qian was very nervous.

Because, he found that Father Pan was too nervous.

My forehead is sweating. Isn’t this telling the world that there is something wrong with me?

Sure enough, the officer noticed it and quickly pulled out his saber.

Walk up to him:
"Han Gou, your household sticker?"

Father Pan, trembling, took out the household sticker:

"Little, little~"

The officer glanced at the door sticker and shouted:
"you have a problem."

The blade was also placed on the side of his neck.

Liu Qian knew that this was a scam, and it was up to him to see if he had any evil intentions.

However, Father Pan immediately knelt down and burst into tears:

"Jun, Junye, I am a good person."

When it was over, Liu Qian closed his eyes.

Sure enough, Father Pan, who was behaving abnormally, was kidnapped by the Eight Banners soldiers.

Got on the patrol boat.

……

"Head, what should I do?"

"You can't do anything. Let's wait and see."

Liu Qian had a gloomy look on his face, feeling very annoyed.

Seeing that they were about to encounter the secret of the headquarters of the White Lotus Sect, it turned out to be like this. It was really God's will.

The subordinate quietly came closer and said: "Boss, what if he doesn't survive the punishment~"

Liu Qian was shocked.
That's right, it doesn't matter if you tell the White Lotus Sect, don't drag Weigtang into the water.

In an instant, his eyes turned murderous, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"Go ashore first and look for opportunities."

"We can't take action now, otherwise we will be seeking death."

The deck of the passenger ship is high, while the deck of the river cruise ship is short. Everyone crowds the side of the ship to watch the excitement and chatter.

On the river patrol boat,

Father Pan was severely beaten by the Eight Banners soldiers and rolled around on the deck.

The officer leading the team seemed to have noticed something, and kicked him hard while shouting curses.

……

The two ships arrived at Jingzhou Pier one after the other.

Not far away is the towering Jingzhou City, which is heavily fortified.

Jingzhou is full of people, occupying half of the entire city.

The city is full and the terrain is higher.

The other half, where the Han people live, is on the low side.

This design has two purposes:

One is surveillance and condescension.

The second is flood prevention.

Jingzhou is an important town on the Yangtze River, with huge flood control pressure and frequent embankment breaches.

When the flood comes, the whole city will be safe.

Of course, this is limited to less severe floods.If the main embankment breaks, the whole city will become the Dragon King's Crystal Palace.

Liu Qian led his men to keep a distance and followed the group of Eight Banners soldiers.

They found a prison car at the dock and put Father Pan in it.

A dozen Eight Banners soldiers escorted them on horseback.

……

Walking to a busy city,
Father Pan, who had been curled up and languid, suddenly went crazy and laughed.

"Han Gou, what are you so crazy about? I will suffer the consequences of you when we get to Dutong Yamen later."

"Bah, boar skin."

The escorting Eight Banners soldier was angry and drew his sword to show his strength.

But Father Pan suddenly shouted loudly:
"A great calamity is approaching, the sky and the earth are dark, the sun and the moon have no light, the white lotus descends to the earth, all the people turn over, and Maitreya Buddha comes to the world."

The people who were watching the excitement were all dumbfounded.

The slogans this prisoner shouted seemed very inappropriate.

The escorting Eight Banners soldiers were more sensitive and immediately shouted:

"This guy is a bandit from the White Lotus Cult."

However, Father Pan was already dying and bleeding from his mouth and nose.

He roared with the greatest strength in his life:
"White Lotus's 10 holy soldiers will bloodbath Jingzhou City tomorrow."

"From the official office to the green camp, they are all our people."

"Uncle Pan has a message for you, run away for your lives."

Eight Banners soldiers opening the prison car,

Before he could beat him violently, he was found dead.

His orifices were bleeding and his expression was distorted.

After being stunned for a while, the people around him shouted and fled in all directions.

Rumors spread that the White Lotus Sect had revolted and that Jingzhou City was being massacred with blood.

Father Pan is an inexperienced believer. He is afraid of death and pain.

So in the prison car, I took the poison that I had been hiding.

before dying,
Acting as a hero once, but talking nonsense.

……

in the crowd,
The secret cultist of White Lotus, who was originally preparing to meet him, witnessed the whole process without revealing anything and quietly left the city.

Bai Lian has a large car shop near the pier, which serves as a secret contact point and is mainly a receptionist.

Followed all the way to the city.

Liu Qian was in awe, this was a respectable colleague.

"Head, what shall we do?"

"Escape quickly, board the ship and leave before the city gate closes."

Countless smart people,
They rushed towards the city crazily, some of them were afraid of being massacred by Bai Lian.They were more infected by the atmosphere of terror and couldn't help but run for their lives.

It turns out that these people are lucky.

Only half an hour later, Bu Letai, the commander of the Eight Banners garrisoning in Jingzhou, ordered all city gates to be closed.

All the brave soldiers went into battle and took over the city in a wartime manner.

The suspension bridge slowly rises,

The people who were still on top fell down one after another.

Immediately afterwards, a fire broke out in a street in the city.

I don't know if it was intentional or an accident.

In short, as the news spreads, the rumors become more true.

……

Jingzhou City, to the east of the city is Mancheng.

Tutong Bulotai, who was standing on the city wall, saw the fire in the city and cursed angrily:
"Sure enough, there are white lotus rebels in the city who are responding to them, passing orders, and implementing a curfew. Anyone walking around on the streets will be killed without mercy."

"Are you going to kill both officials and civilians?"

"Yes, the Han people cannot be trusted."

500 riders rumbled out of the city.

They brandished sabers and began enforcing the curfew.

While shouting: "Master Dutong has ordered you to go back to your house immediately. Anyone who goes out without authorization will be killed."

Wherever the cavalry went, the frantically fleeing people fell down like wheat.

The rest of the people hurriedly fled into the house, enforcing the curfew in disguise.

On the city wall, a cannon suddenly roared.

The crowd outside the city became even more chaotic, and the number of people killed by trampling was ten times and a hundred times more than those killed by cannonballs.

"Who fired randomly?"

"I feel that among these people, there must be Bai Lian's spies."

Many flag soldiers have this attitude. The Han people are cattle and sheep, and they are also potential enemies.

The Eight Banners in the capital are relatively better off, and their combat vigilance has gradually been lost.

No matter how much the emperor emphasized the Manchu and Han defenses, they all felt that the world was at peace.

The Eight Banners on the border are relatively more vigilant about fighting.

Jingzhou has a special location.

Compared with other garrisoned Eight Banners, they are more vigilant and cruel.

……

All the ships around the pier were leaving quickly.

There are already shells falling on the river,

This crazy behavior makes people confused about what happened.

Many people fled with their heads in their hands, and then told passers-by that Bai Lian had probably occupied Jingzhou City, so they fired indiscriminate bombardments.

Liu Qian was in a panic, but fortunately there was a rescuer who risked his life to get them on board.

It's really uncomfortable to swim to escape in this weather.

After changing into clean clothes, everyone lay on the deck, unconscious.

"Head, what happened?"

"Three people become tigers. Uncle Pan's rumor turned Jingzhou City upside down. He died in a worthy manner. He was a man."

"Then what shall we do?"

"Return to the voyage and report to the master."

Liu Qian leaned against the side of the ship, drinking ginger soup.

Looking at the chaotic Jingzhou Pier in the distance.

Such a big movement may even shock the emperor of the Forbidden City.

Such a classic case is worth studying when we go back.

However, what he did not expect was that fierce conflicts broke out among the first batch of bannermen who arrived in Suzhou.
Historically known as: Beijing Banner Battle with Sauron!

(End of this chapter)