"Look, what is that..."
Suddenly, a sailor pointed to the sea and shouted.
As he shouted, everyone looked towards the sea. It turned out that there were several corpses floating on the sea. Under the starlight, they could vaguely see more corpses floating on the sea.
On the undulating sea, corpses were drifting with the current like logs floating on the sea.
"This this……!"
Liu Kunpeng's expression changed slightly, but soon he sighed. They had all been on the battlefield, so they naturally knew where these corpses came from.
Why are there so many corpses?
This question does not seem to be important. The most important question now is whether it is the Taiping Army or the official army that controls the Jiaxing coast.
However, it seems that this has no impact on them. Their trading partners are not limited to one party. Just as the owner said - a qualified arms dealer must sell arms to both warring parties so that they can
Keep killing for a long time.
Chang Kun, who was leading a group of troops as usual, would always look towards the sea involuntarily. Would he encounter a foreign ship?
But nothing seemed to happen on the sea.
Ever since Prince Chitose led his troops to conquer Jiaxing a few months ago, there have always been some foreign ships docked at the seaside, bringing in gunpowder, muskets, and sometimes even artillery that the Taiping Army urgently needed.
For generals at all levels, it is a great achievement to be able to buy foreign guns, foreign cannons and gunpowder from their foreign brothers.
"If I can buy dozens of barrels of gunpowder from our foreign brothers, I might be able to be promoted to brigade commander..."
While he was muttering to himself, suddenly, a shadow on the sea attracted his attention. It was a ship!
Although Chang Kun was born in the inland, he is no stranger to sails, and the silhouette of the boat is still a Western boat.
"Yes, they are foreign brothers from the sea!"
Although he couldn't see the shape of the ship clearly, looking at the shape of the sail, Chang Kun said happily, since it was a foreign sail, it must be a foreign brother.
"Quick, Xu Youcai, you quickly find a boat and row over. Ask where the foreign brothers are from. Ask them if there are any foreign guns or cannons on the boat. If not, gunpowder will do! Let them bid...
…”
After receiving the order, Xu Youcai quickly ordered a few people to find a small wooden boat, lit torches and rowed toward the sea. Chang Kun also asked his subordinates to light torches. For a moment, the originally dark coast suddenly lit up.
"We've been discovered!"
The sudden light on the shore made Liu Kunpeng's heart tighten.
"Someone is coming!"
Seeing a small boat approaching from the shore, the sailors on the boat immediately fired their muskets and aimed at the torch-lit boat as if they were on guard against pirates. Seeing this, Li Fugui shouted.
"No one is allowed to shoot! First find out why they are here."
Who is coming?
Is it the Qing army or the Taiping army?
Finally, when Li Fugui and the others saw clearly the people on the boat, his mood suddenly became extremely complicated - it was the Taiping Army!
Once upon a time, they also had such long hair!
"Are there foreign brothers on board from overseas?"
"Exactly, exactly, we are ships from overseas, specially coming to trade with our brothers in the Taiping Army."
Standing on the bow of the boat, Liu Kunpeng replied.
"This ship is carrying goods that are urgently needed by the brothers of the Taiping Army. Please let me know, Brother Youlao, on your behalf!"
…
From the moment he woke up, Wang Botao felt a little unsteady. He had always believed in this feeling. During these years of fighting in the north and south, it was this feeling that allowed him to escape from death many times.
"Is it possible that the Qing Yao from Hangzhou came and killed us?"
But after thinking about it, he felt that it was unlikely. After all, the troops of King Zhong Qiantou and King Qiantou were currently in Zhejiang. Even those in Hangzhou wouldn't dare to kill them even if they had the guts of a bear and a leopard.
But what exactly is wrong?
Suddenly a soldier reported that a foreign brother came by ship to trade and asked to see his commander-in-chief. After hearing the report, Wang Botao felt relaxed and happy.
"The foreign brothers came here in a big ship. They must have brought a large number of foreign guns and cannons. Now we have to show our face in front of the King Chitose..."
But then his brows furrowed again - no money!
"Scribe Zhao, what do you think we should do about this?"
Wang Botao called the scribe and complained.
"The spring silkworms haven't come out yet, there's no silk, there's no tea, what can we exchange for guns and guns with our foreign brothers?"
In fact, it's not that I have no money, but that all the money I paid was handed over to the Holy Treasury. It seems that this uneasy feeling in my heart is due to today's incident.
"Commander, what's the big deal? If it really doesn't work, let the holy soldiers fight the autumn wind that rebels against the people. Naturally, everything will happen."
Zhao Shian said directly.
"Well, that's all. Don't let any of those big dogs go."
Anyway, that’s how money and food come from.
"Foreign brothers have traveled thousands of miles to come to my heaven... Oops!"
When he saw Mir for the first time, Wang Botao felt weak under his legs.
Oh my god, there are foreign brothers here and there!
He is clearly the Yaksha in the play!
No wonder they are called ghosts. They really look like ghosts. Their skin is actually black, as if they have been splashed with a layer of ink. Only the teeth and the whites of their eyes are white. If it were not for broad daylight, they would really look like ghosts.
I thought it was a kid running from King Yama.
What is this nigger mumbling?
Just when Wang Botao was startled by the black man in front of him, he suddenly heard someone beside him say to him:
"Mir Taipan sincerely wishes the general good health and victorious battles."
After hearing this, Wang Botao calmed down a little. Only then did he see a Chinese standing next to this black foreigner. Once he saw the Chinese, Wang Botao regained his confidence as a general.
"Who are you and why are you here?"
Of course, this was said to Liu Kunpeng. He didn't want to look at Mir at all. This man looked too weird.
"Pan Mir is here, of course, to help the Holy Soldiers of Heaven. General, our ship has brought thousands of muskets, thousands of barrels of gunpowder, and hundreds of barrels of gunpowder..."
"What!"
Wang Botao said in surprise.
"There are actually so many!"
Surprised, he said quickly.
"Oh, this is such a sudden emergency! Tell Taipan Mir, you don't have to worry about money. Even if the money is insufficient, we will use raw silk to make up for it, and the price will be guaranteed to be fair..."
While Wang Botao was talking, Liu Kunpeng kept talking to Mir in Portuguese, seemingly translating, but in fact it was just a casual chat. After Mir said something, Liu Kunpeng said.
"The general misunderstood. Mir Taiban said that we came here to trade not for money, but for another business..."
This chapter has been completed!