Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 93 Han Family
"I've found out!" Lao Nian said with a strange expression.

"Where is he and who is he?" Chen Gu asked excitedly.

Compared with Na Yancheng and the opium dealer, Chen Gu was more interested in the origin of the gun barrel, because the other party was not only able to make seamless gun barrels, but also had advanced technologies such as submachine guns and repeating guns.

Chen Gu was not particularly envious of the technology of submachine guns and repeating rifles, but he did not want this technology to fall into the hands of the imperial court, nor did he want this technology to fall into the hands of the enemy.

The best way is to take control of these advanced technologies in your own hands.

"The other party is the Han family from Chongqing Prefecture!" said Lao Nian.

"Han family?" Chen Gu frowned and thought for a while, as if he had no impression of them, so he asked, "Tell me, where did this Han family come from?"

"The Han family was founded by Han Cheng, the general of Chongqing Prefecture a hundred years ago. Han Cheng served as the general of Chongqing Prefecture in the early years of Emperor Kangxi and served for seventeen years.

Han Cheng was originally from Ganzhou, Shaanxi. In the early days of the court, Emperor Kangxi, in order to stabilize the country's foundation and consolidate his empire, recruited scholars from all over the world in the name of promoting civil governance. At that time, almost all the knowledgeable people in the world were recruited. Han Cheng and his two sons started their careers at that time.

First, Han Cheng served as the general of Chongqing Prefecture, and then his two sons also served in the army. One of them was promoted to the governor of Guangxi, and later the governor of Guangxi. However, the Han family has always developed in Chongqing.

During the reign of Emperor Kangxi, the country was still unstable and the power of a second-rank general was equivalent to that of a provincial governor. The fact that Han Cheng was able to become the general of Chongqing during the reign of Emperor Kangxi shows his ability.

This may be one of the reasons why the White Lotus Sect has never been wiped out. After all, without wars, the generals will have a hard life and will not have many opportunities to make money. If the White Lotus Sect continues to make trouble, the generals will have more power and opportunities to make money.

Chen Gu thought for a moment and asked, "How many troops are there in Chongqing now?"

However, as the country was pacified, the actual power of military officers was continuously reduced, and now a general of the second rank still has to be under the jurisdiction of a prefect of the fourth rank.

"Three thousand Green Camp!" Chen Gu smiled disdainfully.

"Chongqing controls the Three Gorges and is the confluence of the Yangtze River and Jialing River, so there are three thousand Green Camp soldiers!" said Lao Nian.

For nearly a hundred years, people from the Han family have always served in the military. Although no one serves as the general of Chongqing anymore, the army of Chongqing Prefecture is basically under the control of the Han family. They have people in Chongqing officialdom and even in all walks of life.

Given the current level of corruption in the imperial court, let alone the Green Camp, even the Eight Banners' combat effectiveness is not strong. Even though Chen Gu's soldiers are just beginning to form, Chen Gu is confident that he can capture Chongqing.

It is easy to conquer a country, but it is difficult to govern it.

This is why Chen Gu insisted that his soldiers read. Unfortunately, although there were two or three hours of reading time after snacks every day, Chen Gu also took out Pinyin. Everyone studied very seriously because of the temptation of rewards.

After a hundred years of development, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Han family is now the local emperor of Chongqing. "Lao Nian sighed after he finished speaking. Even the imperial court did not dare to touch such a large local family easily.

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was also unstoppable when it first rebelled, but as its territory expanded, all kinds of problems immediately arose, and in the end, the good situation collapsed in a short period of time.

The results in a short period of time are not significant. Let alone learning any culture, it would take years to recognize all the characters.

Therefore, the time was not ripe for Chen Gu to rebel. As for cooperating with big families like the Bian family, even if he could conquer the whole world, that would not be the world that Chen Gu wanted.

"Let's continue to send people to inquire about the Han family's situation. The target is still the gun barrel. Find out where their workshop forging gun barrels is. Let the brothers be more cautious and take their time. It's better to give up than to alert the enemy." Chen Gu said. "Yes, I understand!" Lao Nian replied.

"We also need to continue to investigate the situation of the White Lotus Sect. We can't let our guard down just because they focus their main energy on rebellion. After all, we have wiped out all the people in their entire stronghold. Who knows, they might think of revenge at any time!" Chen Gu said.

"I can save it!" Lao Nian hesitated for a moment and said, "But this way, the expenses will be even greater."

Chen Gu took out a silver note from his cloth bag and handed it to Lao Nian, saying, "Don't be afraid to spend money. Money is earned to be spent. As long as it is not wasted, spend what should be spent."

Gathering intelligence is indeed very expensive. In addition to the intelligence personnel arranged by yourself, sometimes you have to spend money to purchase intelligence from others, or even spend money to bribe the other party.

Fortunately, Chen Gu's need for intelligence at this time was not great, nor was it urgent. A lot of information could be collected slowly. One thousand taels of silver was equal to one million coins, which was enough for Lao Nianhua to last for a while.

Lao Nian put away the banknotes, glanced at Chen Jue with relief, and asked, "Still no news about Lao Piao?"

"There is no news. I have asked Yunhua to travel around the southwest for some time, but to no avail. It has been a long time!" Chen Gu sighed.

Lao Nian thought for a moment and advised, "Don't worry, Shao Shantou. Lao Piao is very skilled and has so much explosives on him. He also has a rifle for self-defense, so there shouldn't be any problems."

"I hope so. We can only hope that good luck will come to him. Even if he really encounters something, we can't help him." Chen Gu said with a wry smile.

"Okay, today is the big banquet, you should go back and join everyone in the fun. You have been sleeping outside in the open air all the time, thank you for your hard work."

Lao Nian looked at the opposite hill again and advised, "Young Master, let's go back together. The sun is setting in the west, and Lao Piao probably won't come back today."

"That's fine!" Chen Gu took a sip of rice wine and was about to turn around when he caught a glimpse of a figure swaying on the opposite hill.

"Wait, Lao Nian, can you look under the big tree opposite? Is there anyone?" Chen Gu asked uncertainly.

"That big tree?"

"It's the big tree on the left side of the cliff!"

In the last test, Chen Gu's eyesight was 1.9, while Lao Nian's eyesight was even better than Chen Gu's, ranging from 2.0 to 2.1.

After Chen Kui's reminder, Lao Nian looked at the opposite side carefully for a while and said with a smile: "There is indeed someone there. Judging from his height, it is probably Lao Piao, and he is pulling a stretcher."

"Really?" Chen Gui smiled, which was rare for him, and then shouted at the top of his voice: "Laopiao~!"

There is no obstruction between the two hills, and the sound can be transmitted very far.

"Hey~! I'm back~! Come and pick me up~!"

Lao Piao's voice came from afar!

(End of this chapter)