Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 196 Wu Qing'er's Plan
Wu Qing'er and Qin Ling managed the garment workshop and the bulletproof vest workshop. They knew that these were part of the military equipment, especially bulletproof vests, so they were always very cautious, fearing that something might go wrong.

Even though she was pregnant, she would personally visit the two workshops every day and check the quality of the bulletproof vests from time to time.

This thing needs to be able to withstand swords, guns and cannons on the battlefield, and there can be no room for carelessness. If something goes wrong and people die, there will be no way to explain to Chen Gu.

Qin Ling picked up a bulletproof vest and checked it over and over again, then cleaned up the loose threads on it. She then folded the vest, waistcoat, hat, and apron together, put them in a sack, and then packed them into a wooden box.

A wooden box will hold ten sets of bulletproof vests, which will then be sealed and placed in a warehouse before being distributed to where they are needed.

After getting a set of bulletproof vests, Qin Ling stood up and stretched her arms and legs, then asked Wu Qing'er, "Sister, when do you think Grandpa will be back?"

Wu Qing'er thought for a moment and said, "It should be soon. I heard that the master is about to fight in Shaanxi. After the fight in Sichuan, he should rest for a while!"

Everything these two have comes from Chen Gue. If anything happens to Chen Gue, they will be doomed too, so they can't help but feel resentful towards Chen Gue.

What's more, they were already pregnant at that time.

"Madams, Wu You is waiting for you in Zhongyi Hall!" a woman ran over to report.

"Wu You?" Wu Qing'er frowned and thought for a while before she remembered who Wu You was.

After all, Wu You did not stay in Fobao for a long time. He only hid in Fobao for a while after Liu Er died and Chen Gu killed Delentang. After Chen Gu killed Lebao, Wu You went to Jiangjin County to work again.

In addition, Wu Qing'er and Qin Ling were Chen Gu's female relatives after all, and Wu You would not see them unless otherwise agreed, so they were actually quite strangers to each other.

However, since they all had the surname Wu, Wu Qing'er remembered Wu You, the youngest son of Wu Hua.

"Isn't he in Jiangjin County? Why did he want to run back to Fobao, or to meet the two of us?" Wu Qing'er frowned, knowing that she would not get an answer from the woman, so she asked the woman to support her, and then she and Qin Ling supported each other and went back to Zhongyi Hall.

"You, meet the two ladies!"

Seeing Wu Qing'er and Qin Ling coming back, Wu You quickly stood up and saluted. The young lady of the Wu family was not so reserved. She ran to Wu Qing'er and shouted in a flattering manner, "Aunt, Aunt!"

The two families had no relationship and didn't even know each other before, but that didn't prevent them from establishing a relationship with each other.

Wu Hua naturally hopes to be closer to Chen Gu, and Wu Qing'er also hopes that she can have some external support.

Compared to the simple-minded Qin Ling, Wu Qing'er thought a lot more. After all, Chen Gu's identity was there. He was about to conquer the whole Sichuan, and it was not impossible for him to seize the whole world in the future.

Therefore, the child they are carrying now may become a prince, and Wu Qing'er has to be pregnant for a month first, which means that the baby in her belly is most likely the eldest prince.

Although it is a little too early to think about these things now, it is better to be prepared after all, and it doesn’t cost anything, so why not do it?

Wu Qing'er patted the head of the young lady from the Wu family lovingly and asked with a smile, "Did you study hard today?"

"Of course I do. Today, the teacher praised me, saying that if I were a man, I might be able to pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar!" The young lady of the Wu family said proudly. Several adults couldn't help but laugh. The teacher of Fobao himself was only literate, so how could he know what a top scholar was? He just said that to please the Wu family.

Wu Qing'er smiled and said, "Master, I don't look down on women. Since you are allowed to study, I will naturally let you take exams in the future. Maybe my youngest sister will really become the top female scholar."

"If I pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar, can I also become an official?" the young lady from the Wu family asked naively.

Wu Qing'er was stunned, thought for a moment, and said, "It's hard to say whether I can be an official, but I can definitely be a workshop manager."

"That's fine. It's also very prestigious to be the manager of a workshop!" said the young lady of the Wu family with satisfaction.

After joking with the young lady of the Wu family for a few words, Wu Qing'er looked at Wu You and asked directly, "What's the matter?"

"The leader has sent a letter by carrier pigeon. Please take a look, madam!" Wu You said as he handed the original copy of Chen Gu's pigeon letter to Wu Qing'er.

Wu Qing'er took it and looked at it. There were only a few simple words on it, "Mingliang is leading more than 10,000 troops down the river. Jiangjin County will send troops to reinforce Chongqing as appropriate. Urgent."

Pigeons are small and have to fly such long distances, so it is impossible for the carrier pigeons to carry too many words.

Wu Qing'er put away the note, frowned and asked, "What do you want when you return to Fobao?"

"Fu Cha Mingliang is a famous general of the time. Since he was able to escape from the leader and threaten Chongqing, his methods are obvious. He is also leading an army of more than 10,000 elite soldiers. Chongqing only has 7,000 to 8,000 miscellaneous troops to defend the city. It must be difficult to defend against Mingliang's siege.

Jiangjin County only has 200 elite soldiers of the new army, and the rest are just the Chengdu peasant army and the local joint defense team, all of which are unusable. If we want to lift the siege of Chongqing, we must have elite soldiers. "Wu You stopped talking.

Wu Qing'er frowned and thought for a moment, then asked, "So you want to mobilize the 1,000 new troops of Fobao?"

"I only need 800 subordinates, but I hope we can also deploy some weaponry such as submachine guns, muskets, detonators, bombs, etc." Wu You replied.

Wu Qing'er hesitated for a moment and said, "For such military and national affairs, you should go find the relevant people. How can I, a woman, understand these things?"

"Having said that, the Buddhist treasures' military strength and armaments are related to the safety of the two ladies. I will of course seek their opinions first!" Wu You said.

"Okay, go and negotiate with the relevant people. Military affairs are important. My sister and I are in the Buddhist treasure and no one can threaten our safety. As long as the Buddhist treasure is not safe, I'm afraid that the troops and armaments we have will be of no use!" Wu Qing'er sighed.

"I'll take my leave!" This was what Wu You was waiting for. As long as Wu Qing'er agreed and had a record, he could go and ask for things and people in the name of both of them.

The Buddhist treasures were neither small nor big, and the Zhongyi Hall in particular was the focus of everyone's attention. When Wu You left the Zhongyi Hall and went to ask for things and people, everyone gave them what they wanted.

Even though Wu You asked to be mobilized immediately, everyone agreed immediately. They shipped the Buddhist treasures out that day and loaded them onto a ship for emergency transport to Chongqing the next day.

Wu You arrived in Chongqing almost at the same time as Fu Cha Mingliang, but one docked at the Jialing River and the other at Chaotianmen Wharf.

(End of this chapter)