Lin Gao Qiming

In the following three years, Zhou Lezhi spent most of his time in Zhaoqing, writing books and receiving education from his husband.

"The Kun thief is not a thing in the pool, I am afraid that he has the ambition to transform into a dragon."

Although Mr. Wang and Zhou Lezhi both suggested that Mr. Zhou bring a few more disciples, Mr. Zhou said that his energy is limited, so he can only cultivate Zhou Lezhi as best he can.

Having said that, he still tacitly allowed Zhou Lezhi to take a few students by himself - after all, Zhou Lezhi's time is precious now, and many trivial matters must be shared with others.

Under Mr. Zhou's suggestion, Wang Yehao completely pretended to be deaf and dumb towards the thieves, never interfering with their actions in Guangzhou, took bribes from the thieves with peace of mind, and opened the door for them in Guangzhou.It was only through the forces controlled by Liang Cunhou that they secretly monitored the Kun thief's every move.

If the Kun bandits use swords, the king's division will be defeated.This is the judgment of the entire Shi Weng small group.When he was in office, he naturally didn't want such a thing to happen.

If it is said that Wang Yehao still had the idea of ​​preparing the army and fighting the Kun bandits when he took office, as the Yuyuan Society collected more and more information, this idea has gradually disappeared.

So in the past few years, it can be said that the weather has been calm. Although the Shi Weng Group has planned some actions one after another, most of them are minor disturbances and have not had much impact.If there is any harvest, it is that it has successively attracted a large number of "anti-Japanese righteous men" and strengthened its strength.

As for money, now is the time when Wang Yehao is least worried.For him, the annual bribes given by the thief are not worth mentioning. The biggest benefit now is that when Zizihao issued non-preferred shares, he bought shares of 1 taels of silver according to Mr. Zhou's suggestion; The men under him set up a trading company, did business with the thieves, and made a lot of money.

With the money, Wang Yehao continued to expand his "industrial base" in Dongyang, making various "gadgets" invented or improved by Mr. Zhou, and made a lot of money.Of course, this kind of petty fighting can't satisfy Master Wang's appetite.It is his favorite to engage in all kinds of speculation and business with Australians.In the past few years when he was the governor, although Mr. Wang was worried about the ambitions of the gangsters and the future of Daming every day, this did not prevent Mr. Wang from doing business with the gangsters and making money every day.

Of course, Mr. Zhou's ambitions don't stop there. He sent people to Lingao, bought back many books and laboratory equipment, and constantly enriched the studios in Zhaoqing and Dongyang.It just costs a lot of money, but the effect has not been seen much.Many people in the small group were quite critical.Someone suggested that since Mr. Zhou knows so many tricks of kun thieves, it is better to let him run a gun factory and imitate kun cannons. Guangdong is famous for its casting, and there are many craftsmen who are good at casting guns. It can make a sharp weapon comparable to a gangster.

Unexpectedly, my husband refused directly, saying that he was not familiar with the cannon-making industry, and that he would cause trouble if he supervised the cannon-making. The difference is that the casting is better.As long as enough funds are given, similar artillery can be built.

These words aroused the dissatisfaction of many people in the Shi Weng Group, and Wang Yehao also had some criticisms.Zhou Lezhi is also very strange. With his ability, he can talk eloquently about casting cannons, military weapons, warships, and artillery vehicles. He has clearly explained the advantages and disadvantages of Chinese and foreign firearms. Why did he refuse this job?
"It's not that I'm greedy for ease and don't want to host. It's just that I can't do it well." Mr. Zhou smiled wryly after hearing Zhou Lezhi's question.

As for the casting cannon, I have never touched it before. Although there are a lot of information on paper, it is just information. It is used to guide the casting of the cannon, and there are too many details of the process that are unclear.Instead of going up and directing blindly, it is better to let the master continue to work according to the old rules-whether the guns made are good or bad, at least they can be used.

"It's the same as Mr. said about the telescope last time..."

"That's right, making cannons is easy to say, but it's actually not easy—otherwise, why would the red-haired man recruit cannon-casting craftsmen from Guangdong to go to Haojingao to cast cannons? Wasn't the Hongyi cannon sold to him in the first place?" Daming's?"

"Industry specializing in surgery."

"That's right. When it comes to the knowledge of firearms, I naturally know better than everyone else, but if I really want to do it, that's something in another field. After all, I have a little knowledge of metallurgy and casting. Do it hard It will only be a mistake."

"Sir, you are so humble..."

"It's not that I'm humble. I have to see clearly what my abilities are." Mr. Zhou was lying on the recliner with great interest when he spoke, eating lychees unhurriedly, "Besides, the Hongyi Cannon in Guangdong was originally Well done, as long as ICBC is not overly deducted, it is not difficult to make a few good guns."

"If you go to preside over the cannon, you will definitely be able to spend less money to make good cannons." Zhou Lezhi said, "I heard that only [-]% to [-]% of the money allocated for casting cannons will be completed..."

"If I do this, I won't be able to live until next year." Mr. Zhou said with a wry smile, "Cutting people's fortunes is like killing their parents, not to mention me, even Mr. Wang would not dare to do it. Only with the light and the dust can we be safe. Cannons are more expensive , It doesn’t matter if you cast a few less guns, anyway, a few more cannons can’t deal with the thieves.”

Zhou Lezhi was dumbfounded, he didn't expect his husband to say such dejected words.Can't help but said: "Since this is the case, why are you still running these things here? Why don't you just go and join the gangsters."

The gentleman's eyes stayed on his face for a while, he was a little surprised and quite relieved.Said: "You're right." After that, he slowly got up from the bamboo couch, with a very complicated expression on his face, "The things I do here are probably meaningless, and they can be left behind. It was just a few shouts."

These words were too complicated for Zhou Lezhi, but the expression on the husband's face showed that what he said was from the bottom of his heart.

"Kun thief Yu Daming, familiarity is strong and familiarity is weak?" Unexpectedly, the husband suddenly asked a question.

Zhou Lezhi thought for a while, and said in a loud voice: "Daming has a vast territory and a large number of people, and it pays tens of millions of taxes every year. However, there are Eastern captives outside and bandits inside, and the country is declining. Low land and few people can't last long. Comparing the two, the strength is between five and five."

Zhou Lezhi nodded slightly, expressing his approval: "Your words, if you go back to the early years of Wanli, maybe it makes sense. But today, it is too optimistic. In my opinion, if the Kun thief has the ambition to compete in the Central Plains, it will be difficult for the Ming Dynasty to resist .”

"The Kun bandits occupy a mere Qiongzhou prefecture..."

"Donglu, who is now a confidant of the imperial court, is just a savage Jurchen from Jianzhou. Nurhachi was just a soldier of Li Chengliang's subordinates." Mr. Zhou showed an aggrieved expression on his face that he wanted to say but couldn't say, " What if I said, maybe Donglu can rule the Central Plains?"

"This...impossible." Zhou Lezhi found it unbelievable, and felt that this statement was even more absurd than the thieves' pursuit of the Central Plains.

"Is there anything impossible?" Mr. Zhou took a sip from the teacup to moisten his throat in a cool manner, and said with a frown, "Why does this tea always have a strange smell?"

He continued: "The situation in Ming Dynasty is now in dire jeopardy. Trapped bandits and natural disasters are trapped inside, and eastern captives and thieves are trapped outside. It seems that a person was injured in a fight and cannot go back to recover. Instead, he has to wrap his wounds up again Fight—there are still several people fighting, no matter how strong this person is, he will be exhausted to death sooner or later..."

Thinking of what he had seen and heard over the years, Zhou Lezhi felt horrified.

"If the Ming Dynasty perishes, the rest, no matter whether they are Eastern captives or rogue bandits, will not be able to resist the thieves. Sooner or later, the Senate will rule the world." Mr. Zhou sighed, "It is not a bad thing to change the dynasty. A good thing, it's just..."

Speaking of this, he didn't say anything for a long time: "If the thieves won the country too easily, they would have underestimated the heroes of the world. What we are doing now is to let them know that there are many capable people and heroes in the world. Even if they win, they can't make it too easy!"

Zhou Lezhi still didn't quite understand, and asked, "Since this is the case, aren't we doing useless things?"

"That's right," the gentleman nodded, "Have you ever read the list of teachers?"

"I've read both of them."

"Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition was just doing his best to see if he could deserve the destiny. We are doing the same now." Mr. Zhou seldom said so many heartfelt words like today.Although Zhou Lezhi couldn't fully understand it, he understood the meaning of "knowing what can't be done and doing it".

"Hey, Master Wang is still planning to recruit the Kun thief."

"Recruitment?" Mr. Zhou couldn't help laughing, "The thief came to Daming, and he came here to win the championship. Even if he was recruited for a while, he would rebel sooner or later. But anyway, if he can be recruited, he can survive for a while."

The matter of recruiting security seemed to be going on in full swing for a while, during which Wang Yehao frequently met with various people who were related to the gangsters.One of them, Li Luoyou, called for meetings especially frequently.Zhou Lezhi heard that this person had a deep connection with the Kun bandits. At the beginning when the Kun bandits besieged Guangzhou, it was because of him to talk about Xiang that they finally redeemed the city and released the siege.Many people said that he made a lot of money doing business with the Kun thief, and even set up a shop in Lingao, and he has been trying to get the Kun thief to teach him the art of firearms.

Mr. Zhou Lezhi was very interested in hearing Zhou Lezhi talk about this matter.But his identity is kept secret, except for the people in the Shi Weng Group, outsiders don't know that there is such a person as him.So he sent Zhou Lezhi to meet Li Luoyou and hear what the Kun thief had seen and heard.And proposed to Master Wang to try to get Li Luoyou into the small group.

"I've thought about it." Wang Yehao frowned slightly after listening to his husband's suggestion, "It's just that this is not an ordinary businessman. Not only is the relationship between the DPRK and China deeply involved, but the boss behind him is not an idle person. We should accept him , I’m afraid that students should be the chief assistants.”