The best little eunuch

Chapter 124 Preparing for the Departure
Chapter 124 Preparing for the Departure
Going back to the chair and finishing it, Lin Feng said: "Mr. Wu, don't worry, this matter has already been taken care of for you."

Although I have some doubts, will Lin Feng send troops if he doesn't get any benefits?However, Wu Baoxing still said: "Thank you, Mr. Lin."

"You don't have to thank me, I should thank you." Lin Feng said to Wu Baoxing.They gave him so many cannons, why shouldn't he thank them?After all, this artillery is not so easy to buy. There are not many Folang machine merchants who often come and go to the Great Yan Dynasty, and most of them do not do arms business. Even if the profit is huge, they still cannot get arms .

Moreover, the risk of arms trafficking is too great. If the ship capsizes at sea or encounters pirates, the loss will be great.After all, this artillery is also expensive in France.And most of these businessmen who travel between Yanchao and Flangji are not very rich businessmen. After all, if they are rich, who is willing to take such a big risk?

When Wu Baoxing heard Lin Feng say that he wanted to thank him, Wu Baoxing was a little strange. What did Lin Feng thank him for?Looking at Lin Feng suspiciously, Wu Baoxing asked, "I don't know what your lord's words mean?"

"Thank you, there are two meanings: first, you donated so much silver to the people of Beijiang, I naturally want to thank you; second, Wu Yuanwai sent us ten cannons, how could I not Thank you?" Lin Feng already had a smile on his face, as if he was talking about something very easy.

Hearing the word artillery, Wu Baoxing's legs went limp and he fell to the ground.The worst result still appeared.Originally, he still had [-]% hope that he could find those cannons, but unfortunately, he was wrong, it was outrageously wrong.

"My lord, the grassroots deserve death. Please forgive me and spare my life." Wu Baoxing knelt on the ground and kowtowed vigorously.There is no way, if Lin Feng doesn't let her go, he will die, not only him, but also more than a hundred members of his Wu family will die.

"What is Yuanwai Wu doing? Get up quickly." Lin Feng said, and got up to help Wu Baoxing up.Then he asked: "I'm very curious, what did Yuan Wai buy so many cannons for? Is it to strengthen the defense of the Wu Mansion?"

"Your Excellency, you are joking. Even if you give me ten more courage, I will not dare to put cannons in my house." Wu Baoxing said with a wry smile, "These cannons were bought for others."

"Oh?" Lin Feng was puzzled for a moment, and asked: "Who bought it for? Who has such a big face, who can order Wu Yuanwai?" You know, Wu Baoxing is also a prominent figure in Beijiang. That's just a nod to say hello. Who can have such a big face and order Wu Baoxing to buy artillery?

Looking at Lin Feng, Wu Baoxing hesitated.Should I say it or not?After all, this matter involves too much.If one is not done well, it is very likely that something will happen.

"Why? Yuanwai Wu doesn't want to talk about it?" Lin Feng looked at Wu Baoxing amusedly and asked.It's already this time, if you still don't say it, isn't that just asking for death?

"My lord, the involvement in this is too great, even the little ones dare not say it." Wu Baoxing said.After all, there are too many people involved.

Picking up a cup of tea on the table, Lin Feng took a sip leisurely, and said, "It's up to you to say it or not. Since you don't say it, then you will be responsible for the crime. It doesn't matter if Wu Yuanwai you died? But Have you ever thought that there are more than a hundred people in the Wu family?"

"May I ask the master to let them go? The grass-roots people do things independently, so I just ask the adults to let them go." Wu Baoxing immediately knelt down and begged Lin Feng when he heard that Lin Feng would not let his family members go.

Looking at Wu Baoxing, Lin Feng asked: "Member Wu knows that the state owns the state laws, and the family has family rules. If everything can be solved by one person doing things and one person being responsible, then why are so many people being copied and beheaded?"

Sighing helplessly, Wu Baoxing seemed to be ten years older all of a sudden, and said, "This matter has subsided at first, but now that it has been involved again, let the grassroots talk about everything."

Lin Feng didn't speak, but was waiting for Wu Baoxing's next words.

"These ten artillery pieces should have arrived two months ago, but due to the monsoon that William encountered at sea, I don't understand their foreign words very well. The ten artillery pieces were almost two months late. We just landed." Wu Baoxing said helplessly.Things are really impermanent. If there is no so-called monsoon, this situation will not be like this.

"Who bought this cannon?" Lin Feng asked.Wu Baoxing talked nonsense for a long time, and didn't say who bought it, so Lin Feng simply asked.

"Wu Wang." Wu Baoxing said: "Wu Wang bought it. But all the handling was done by Caomin. William was also contacted by Caomin."

"King Wu?" Lin Feng asked in surprise.If the ten cannons had arrived two months earlier, King Wu might not have been defeated.No wonder King Wu said to himself that his defeat was God's will, so there was such a meaning in it.

Nodding his head, Wu Baoxing said, "That's right, it's the King of Wu. Before the King of Wu started the incident, he found out that I could get in touch with some businessmen who often travel between Yanchao and Flangji, so I came to Beijiang to meet Xiao. Yes, and told the little one that he was about to start an incident, and asked the little one to buy some artillery for him."

"Wu Wang dares to tell you such an important matter in advance?" Lin Feng asked in disbelief, Wu Wang's rebellion, this is not a trivial matter, what if Wu Baoxing didn't go to buy back guns, but directly sent Wu Wang to the court?So what?Did King Wu not consider the risks involved?

"Of course the king of Wu was worried that the young one would tell the story, so the king married the young one's daughter as his concubine. In this way, the young one was tied to the king of Wu. If the matter of the king of Wu was revealed, then the young one would There is no escape from death." Wu Baoxing said with a wry smile.

It was precisely because he was tied to King Wu that Wu Baoxing had to sacrifice his life for King Wu, and took great risks to meet foreigners to buy artillery for him.

"Since the cannon arrived two months late, why did you bring it back? After all, King Wu is already in the capital now, and this matter is over." Lin Feng asked.King Wu was defeated, and if Wu Baoxing brought the cannon back, do they still want to make a comeback?

"Hey..." Sighing, Wu Baoxing said, "It's all because the little one is greedy for money. After all, these ten cannons were bought at a high price, and the small ones are naturally reluctant to throw them away. That's why I took the risk." It was shipped back with such a big risk."

"Even if you bring this cannon back, so what? Besides causing trouble for yourself, what else is there?" Lin Feng asked.Wouldn't it be better if Wu Baoxing directly returned the ten cannons to William or simply discarded the ten cannons?
"Why don't you say that I am greedy for money for a while?" Wu Baoxing said: "I heard that some small tribes outside the pass like this artillery very much, so I am going to sell it to them, and exchange some ginseng, tiger skin and so on from them. In this way, not only will the small ones not lose, but they can also make a lot of money.”

Hearing that Wu Baoxing was going to sell the cannon to a foreign race outside the pass, Lin Feng felt very angry. "Do you know what you are doing? You are treason! Do you know what treason is?"

"The little one knows that it's all because the little one was blinded by the lard for a while. If the little one had just sunk the artillery on the spot, then nothing would have happened." Wu Baoxing said with some self-blame.If he hadn't been greedy for money, he wouldn't have lost 50 taels of silver, and he wouldn't have brought Xu and Wang's family to pay the money.

Moreover, it is very likely that even his own life will be involved in it now.Even with his own family.It's really not worth the candle!

"I can forgive other officials, but defecting to the enemy and treason is absolutely not acceptable! Do you know? What I hate most are people who betray their own country!" Lin Feng said sternly.Although the tribes outside the pass should not be the Qing Dynasty in the era he lived in, they may also be their ancestors. For these, they will only close the country and make China suffer from the bullying of the big powers, and there is no room for fighting back. Lin Feng treats them I don't like it at all!

"My lord, I know I'm wrong. I beg my lord to forgive me and let the young family go. I know that I have committed a serious crime, and I am willing to die. I just ask my lord to let the young family go." Wu Baoxing also knew. I definitely have no way out, so I don't ask Lin Feng to let me go, I just ask his family to let go.

"You are not dead, let's not mention it for the time being, let me ask you, did the Xu and Wang families participate?" Lin Feng asked, if Xu and Wang's families also participated, then all the four members of Beijiang have small children. The braid is in his hands.Then he can completely consider that the collection of commercial tax starts from Beijiang.After all, as long as there is no resistance from outside the four members, the other small businessmen will not be able to make any big waves.

Hearing Lin Feng ask whether Xu and Wang were involved, Wu Baoxing immediately said: "No, this matter was done by a small person. After all, the small matter is clear about the stakes in this matter, so I dare not tell others."

Nodding his head, Lin Feng also knew what Wu Baoxing said. After all, King Wu's rebellion was such a big matter, how could he not keep it secret and talk nonsense everywhere? "You stay in the barracks for the time being. As for how to deal with you, we'll talk about it in two days." After speaking, Lin Feng ordered Wu Baoxing to be taken away.

After Wu Baoxing left, Hu Dazhi walked in and said to Lin Feng: "My lord, with so much money, these local tyrants are really rich!"

"I'm afraid this money will hurt their vitality too." Lin Feng said.Although they are very rich, it is enough for them to spend so much all at once. "You send someone to Mr. Feng Yuanji to send 50 taels to temporarily resettle the victims of Beijiang, and tell him that he must do a good job in this year's spring plowing, otherwise, the court will not be able to support so many people."

"Yes, my lord, I will send someone there right away." Hu Dazhi replied loudly.

"Well, why don't you just get up and go to the provincial capital, now you are one of the main officials in Beijiang, what's the matter with staying here?" Lin Feng said to Hu Dazhi.After all, he is now the commander-in-chief of Beijiang, so he naturally wants to stay in the provincial capital of Beijiang.

"My lord, I still like this place. I can attack, retreat, or defend. The provincial capital is not good!" Hu Dazhi said to Lin Feng.The current positions they are in have been carefully selected by Hu Dazhi.An absolute battleground for military strategists.Moreover, it is close to the Yangtze River, so it can support the Nanjiang River or even further south at any time. For Lin Feng, it is also a good choice for an army to be stationed here.

After thinking for a while, Lin Feng said, "That's fine, but it's not convenient to handle official business." Lin Feng also knew that pirates are rampant in the southeastern provinces, and if necessary, Lin Feng would send Hu Dazhi's army to help eradicate pirates of.Here, you can go directly by water, which is much faster than land.

"Beijiang is now the last general's army, what kind of official business can it do? As for suppressing bandits, I'm afraid there is no banditry in Beijiang now." Hu Dazhi said to Lin Feng.In order to completely wipe out those rout soldiers, Hu Dazhi and the others spent a lot of effort to suppress the bandits.Even some robbers and robbers in the deep mountains and old forests did not escape.Therefore, the current Beijiang is quite stable.

"Alright, Beijiang is your army at the moment. You should choose some strong people from the common people to join the army. After all, you are in charge of the entire Beijiang province, and you even have to go south to support me when necessary. , Therefore, your military strength is very important." Lin Feng said to Hu Dazhi, Hu Dazhi's current manpower is almost 5000, and these people were all sent to Beijiang by Zhao Polu.

Later, of course, they also stationed in Beijing.Next, Lin Feng completely left this team in Beijiang.Hu Dazhi's men are all cavalry, and they are the most elite cavalry.

Although the cavalry is not weak in infantry combat, sometimes, when doing some easy things, there is no need for elite cavalry like Hu Dazhi to do it. Therefore, Lin Feng asked Hu Dazhi to recruit some soldiers. Supplementary to Hu Dazhi's army, responsible for stationing in various cities and some important places.The main force of Hu Dazhi is still stationed in the garrison camp.If you go north, you can support the border, and if you go south, you can support Lin Feng.

"My lord, how many people are suitable for recruiting?" Hu Dazhi asked. After all, although he has been leading troops, he has never done such a thing as recruiting people.Therefore, he really has no idea how many people are suitable for recruiting.

"I can't say how many people to recruit. You should discuss it with Mr. Feng Yuanji. Make sure that each city has a certain number of garrisons, not too many, but there must be garrisons." Lin Feng said to Hu Dazhi.

The number of troops lies not in their numbers, but in their deterrent power.After all, Beijiang is still a disaster area. If there are some people with malicious intentions who take advantage of the situation and make trouble, the presence of the army will also be a deterrent to them, making them hesitate to do things.

(End of this chapter)