Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 118 Trying every possible way to increase your strength
Unfortunately, Chen Gu's main purpose in taking out the oil was to get the Han family's submachine guns and repeating rifles. Although Bian Shichun was envious, he knew that he could only get a share of the profits.

Bian Shichun thought about it carefully, and said to Chen Jue, "Shao Shantou, can you give this lubricant to my Bian family for full sales?"

"Not impossible!" Chen Gu smiled and said, "Any business in this world can be negotiated, but I don't know what price the Bian family is willing to give?"

"As for the price, the Bian family is willing to give 15 coins per pound!" Bian Shichun paused, then continued: "However, the Bian family is willing to lend all the blacksmiths who make rifles to Shao Shantou, and can also help Shao Shantou find a goldsmith!"

This was the condition Bian Shichun came up with after careful consideration.

The Bian family was able to produce excellent rifles, but their power was not as great as the rifle in Chen Gu's hands. The technology was never able to be overcome. Not only the Bian family was unable to overcome it, but even the Han family was unable to do so.

In fact, even if they conquered the technology of rifles, it would not be of much significance, because it was impossible for the Bian family to rebel without scruples like Chen Gu did. Not to mention the Bian family, even the Han family would not dare to do so.

Because in their view, the strength of a prefecture or a county is simply not enough to fight against the imperial court that owns the entire world, and the end of rebellion can only be the extermination of the entire clan.

Instead of trying to do something that is doomed to fail, why not keep the wealth you have now?
They are not barefoot people like Chen Gu. Although they are not as good as the rich and the poor, they are more than enough. Their food, clothing, housing and transportation are all the best.

Since it's just about making money, why not try a more profitable way and replace the blacksmith who makes rifles with lubricating oil? Although the usage of this thing is not large, it's a unique business and the scale is not small when considering the national market.

There are countless vehicles, ships and mills across the country that need this lubricant, and there is also a market for it among foreigners.

If the Bian family gets the exclusive agency rights for lubricants, they will not only be able to make money, but will also greatly expand their network of contacts, allowing them to move beyond Jiangjin County, Chongqing Prefecture, and Sichuan, and become a large family with influence all over the country.

By then, the people you can contact and the information you can hear will be different.

When it comes to measuring a family's strength, connections and sources of information are often more important than money.

If you have enough connections, you will have more options in many matters. It is just a matter of exchanging interests. If you find the right person for the job, you can get things done at a lower cost.

The more sources of information you have, the smoother your family can develop, not only avoiding many dangers but also seizing more development opportunities.

Take the case of Chen Gu's attack on Jiangjin County as an example. Ordinary people could only follow the crowd and accept their bad luck if they were accidentally injured, while the major clans in Jiangjin County were able to avoid dangerous places in advance.

This is the consequence of different information sources. For ordinary people, an accidental injury could be a disaster.

There was also the two-toothed hoe that Chen Gu had made. The well-informed wealthy families not only divided up the cobblestone land of the entire Jiangjin County, but also purchased a lot in the surrounding prefectures and counties. However, ordinary people got nothing and could only watch the wealthy families take action in a daze. By the time they reacted, everything had already been settled.

Although lubricating oil is an inconspicuous thing, it is a unique business with a wide range of applications. The Bian family can use it to open the doors of many people and get in touch with many people they could not get in touch with before, thereby greatly increasing their own network of contacts.

"Okay, but the Bian family must find me 300 goldsmiths within three months. I don't care whether you are framing me or kidnapping or extortion, you must find me 300 goldsmiths within three months, no more, no less!" Chen Gu put forward his own requirements.

With the blacksmiths of the Bian family, rifles were almost enough, but the gap in bullets was large. The more rifles there were, the larger the gap in bullets was, so Chen Gu hired more goldsmiths to make bullets. Especially after Chen Gu got the technology of the chain gun and the submachine gun, the demand for bullets was even greater. Moreover, bullets were consumables. After a high-intensity battle, the consumption of bullets was very large.

In the eyes of outsiders, Chen Gu's strength was very powerful, even stronger than the court's strongest army, the Jianrui Battalion. However, the reason why he was so powerful was that he consumed a large amount of bullets.

Moreover, Chen Gu hoped that quantitative change could lead to qualitative change. With so many skilled goldsmiths gathered together, they could always think of ways to mass-produce bullets like an assembly line, and it was also possible to make more sophisticated things.

Bian Shichun gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement: "Okay!"

It is indeed not easy to get three hundred goldsmiths, but it is not impossible with lubricating oil as a stepping stone. After all, in the current officialdom, as long as there is interest, everything can be exchanged, such as the county magistrate who ruined the family and the prefect who wiped out the clan.

"Come and deliver the lubricating oil in seven days. Bring me the other two kinds of oil as soon as possible and contact the Han family. I need to make submachine guns and repeating guns to deal with the encirclement and suppression by the imperial army. Tell Han Yuanxiao that if the Han family is unwilling to do this business, I will take people to Chongqing to get it from the Han family themselves." Chen Gu said fiercely.

Chen Gu led his men to attack the county town. Although he retreated in the end, he annihilated the Five Hundred Elite Battalion, burned down the county government office, and captured Delentang, the Chengdu general. There was no way the imperial court would just let it go like this.

The situation of Addis was unclear, and the local authorities were unwilling to cooperate as it was none of their business. The court could still turn a blind eye and take things slowly.

But this time, Delentang’s goal is clear. If the court is still slow to act, I am afraid that the world will be in chaos.

In order to shock the world, the imperial court will certainly react quickly and suppress Chen Gu with thundering force.

Therefore, Chen Gu had to try his best to enhance his own strength in order to protect himself. At this time, if the Han family did not know how to deal with the current situation, Chen Gu would not be polite.

"Understood!" Bian Shichun nodded and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Young Master. I think the Han family is willing to cooperate with you."

If Chen Gu was a powerful and dominant person, the Han family might still consider whether to support Chen Gu so strongly, but now Chen Gu is a fair deal, and the Han family is already supporting the rebels, so there should be no reason to refuse.

The thinking patterns of large families are actually similar. They are unwilling to take risks themselves, but they also like to bet on long positions.

For something like this that will change the world, no matter how much you invest, as long as you bet on the final treasure, you will never lose money. It just depends on how much you can earn.

Of course, where some people make money, others will lose money. After all, some people cannot bet on several sides. For example, the millions of relatives of the Zhu family in the Ming Dynasty and the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty today will all be the targets of slaughter in the end.

By then, even if Chen Gu will let them go, the Han family and the top ten clans in Jiangjin County will not let them go. Even if they will not do anything to them openly, there will be no shortage of various plots and traps in secret.

The only difference is whether it is a tragic demise or a slow demise.

(End of this chapter)