Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Since Xiao Mingyu insisted, Chen Gu did not insist any further. After all, it was just a meal, which was not worth mentioning at all compared with the loss of armaments.

As the capital of a province, Fuzhou has a huge amount of military equipment stored in its warehouses. Given the current environment of the Qing Dynasty, one can imagine how much is left. It was okay before, but now that they have encountered someone as serious as Lin Zexu, everyone naturally starts to grope in confusion.

If anything goes wrong in this kind of situation, and Lin Zexu really wants to investigate, I'm afraid many people will be doomed.

There were no fewer than three thousand cold weapons such as swords, spears, swords and shields in the account book. Chen Gu didn't know how many were left, but Xiao Mingyu had only delivered two batches, with only two hundred long swords and five hundred spear heads, which were relatively good stuff.

The things delivered after that were basically just barely usable, and after two more trips, nothing was delivered.

Chen Gu couldn't help but be speechless. There were only a few things, which was not much different from having nothing at all. The situation in other Type B warehouses was probably similar.

The government warehouses were divided into A, B, C, and D, and then further divided into one, two, and three. A warehouses were for money and grain, B warehouses were for armaments, and C warehouses were for miscellaneous items. There were no D warehouses before.

In the evening, there was no need to sign in at the yamen after finishing the mission, but Chen Ju still went to the yamen first, and Cao Minghu also went with him.

After all, as the foreman of the warehouse, Cao Minghu could not be bypassed for matters in the Dingzi No. 1 warehouse. If something happened, not only Chen Gu would need to take the responsibility, but Cao Minghu would also be the first to bear the brunt.

Since they had assumed responsibilities and taken risks, they should naturally get some of the benefits. So Chen Gu brought Cao Minghu along on the pretext that he did not understand the local customs and practices in Fujian.

Xiao Mingyu brought the two of them to the Fresh Fish Restaurant next to the government office. As the name suggests, it is a fish restaurant. Fuzhou is by the sea, so seafood is its specialty.

Chen Gu followed Cao Minghu into the No. 3 box on the second floor and found that there were seven people in total. The one sitting in the main seat was naturally Huang Hongen. Together with Chen Gu and the other two, they just filled up the large round table.

No one was surprised to see Cao Minghu and they invited the three of them to sit down.

"Chen Le, come here, come and sit next to me." Huang Hongen called out in a very affectionate manner.

The person sitting next to Huang Hongen quickly gave up his seat.

Chen Gu bowed to the person who gave up his seat with an apologetic look on his face, and then came to Huang Hongen, bowed to Huang Hongen first, and said with a smile: "Mr. Huang, you are so kind!"

"Hey, Chen Le, you're new here, so everyone should take better care of you!" Huang Hongen said with a smile.

"Thank you all, brothers!" Chen Gu bowed to everyone and then sat next to Huang Hongen.

As for what Huang Hongen said, Chen Gu did not believe a word of it. As the saying goes, when you give a gift to someone, you must have something to ask for. If you don't get what you want, you will get angry and embarrassed.

If this kind of thing happened in China, Chen Gu would have killed people long ago. But when it happened under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, Chen Gu would be happy to see it happen.

Naturally, I feel that it is not unacceptable to go along with these people.

"Someone, come and serve the dishes. Bring two more bundles of Huadiao, and they must be five years old!" Huang Hongen shouted.

A bundle of wine usually consists of six bottles. Chen Gu's disguised identity was a native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Huang Hongen's shouting for Huadiao was considered to be a way of giving Chen Gu a try.

At first, no one talked about anything serious. They just chatted about the food and wine on the table, and occasionally talked about the girls in Yihongyuan next door.

A bunch of men are drinking, so it's understandable that they tell some dirty jokes to go with the alcohol.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Chen Gu used the excuse that he drank too much yesterday and pretended to be drunk. Although Chen Gu rarely drank, his alcohol tolerance was actually quite good.

However, compared with an old hand like Huang Hongen, there was still a big gap. After Huang Hongen's repeated persuasion, he had to lie on the table, and everyone let him go. Cao Minghu was a good drinker, and he didn't need to be persuaded. He drank until he was eight points drunk, and he poured out all the methods that Chen Gu had told him yesterday.

He even promised that the Cao family could help him start a war, and if that didn't work, they could even find someone to pretend to be the enemy and act out a show with their own people.

After Huang Hongen heard this, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "It's a good idea, but it's a pity that acting is fake after all, the scale is not large, and the loss of military equipment is bound to be small.

The gap is too big, and we can’t hide it from our Lord Lin.”

"What should we do then?" Xiao Mingyu asked with a frown.

Huang Hongen glanced at Chen Gu and said with a smile: "After all, we still need the cooperation of the T-shaped warehouse."

"Just~!"

Before Xiao Mingyu could finish his words, Huang Hongen glared at him. Xiao Mingyu was so scared that he quickly shut up and didn't dare to say anything more.

Chen Gu, who was lying on the table, couldn't help but sneer in his heart. He understood what Huang Hongen meant. He just wanted him, Chen Gu, to take the responsibility.

But since Lin Zexu intended to investigate corruption, it would not be so easy to get away with it.

Chen Gu is actually in a dilemma now. If he stands on Lin Zexu's side, even if he brings down Huang Hongen and others, his future days will not be easy. After all, these people are backed by local big families. Chen Gu, an outsider, has offended these people. No matter what he does in the future, he will be constrained everywhere.

If we stand on the side of Huang Hongen and others, I am afraid that Lin Zexu will kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, and the outsider Chen Ju will be the poor chicken.

In this way, no matter what choice Chen Gu makes, Lin Zexu will not lose. This is also the reason why he arranged Chen Gu to come to Dingzi No. 1 Warehouse. After all, the local dignitaries are not easy to move, and an outsider like Chen Gu will be much more active.

If Chen Gu was an ordinary person, he would most likely die without a burial place. This is also a proof that people are valued when they leave their hometown.

Those who have support behind them can easily become victims of others.

Fortunately, Chen Gu is not an ordinary person.

The problem was perfectly solved as Cai Qian redeployed his troops to launch a feint attack, and even the 1,000 main forces of the Huaxia Department stationed in Wenzhou were mobilized.

After the war broke out, the demand for armaments increased greatly, and the loss of armaments fell on the shoulders of the leading generals.

With Cao Minghu's help, the numbers in the account books were quickly smoothed out.

Cold weapons are not valuable, so the inspection is not strict.

In contrast, guns, cannons, and gunpowder, even the raw materials of the two, are the bulk of the cost.

After the war started, everyone became active.

It was at this time that Cai Xi brought his men to Fuzhou.

"You actually came to Fuzhou in person, aren't you afraid of being caught?" Chen Gu asked jokingly.

(End of this chapter)