Xiao Chen is sure of this, why? Because he has a batch of Western muskets in his hand, and there are more than one batch...
At that time, Madman's arsenal had just begun to be built, and it was still unknown whether it could produce muskets, so Xiao Chen asked Wilson to help order two thousand of the latest Western tunnel-fired muskets.
As a result, when they arrived half a year later, Madman had already developed the first batch of muskets, and their performance was even better than Western muskets.
This incident made Xiao Chen extremely depressed. If he had known better, he would not have spent this unjust money!
Those Westerners are really not particular about it. Their muskets are fine and the quality is guaranteed, but they only have guns and no replacement wearing parts.
These parts are extremely difficult to manufacture and are time-consuming, labor-intensive and not worth it.
But this thing cannot be distributed, because all the weapons used by the Yanyun Army are standard, and the ammunition caliber used in these Western muskets is different from their own production, and cannot be used universally at all, so Zhuge Xiaosheng, Lin Yue and others all
Don't want it.
Later, when the muskets in the arsenal were constantly updated, their performance had already far exceeded those of these Western muskets. There was a generation difference, and it was impossible to use them.
The high-end goods you bought at a huge price can't be used, and it's not expensive to recycle them. It's a pity to lose them, so they can only be left in the warehouse to gather dust.
This happened two years ago. If Li Wanyun hadn't mentioned it, Xiao Chen would have forgotten that he still had such a batch of 'treasures'!
In addition, after Xiao Chen and others captured Shunfeng City and Jinsha City, they found two secret arsenals, which contained more than 20,000 brand-new Western muskets. This was the result of Governor Peter sensing the crisis at that time and applying for emergency transfer from Ross.
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But they were captured before they could use them, so these became Xiao Chen's trophies.
If it were before, Xiao Chen would be overjoyed to get such a batch of arms, but now he really doesn't take it seriously and orders people to seal it up.
It wasn't until Wanyan Pingqiu attacked Gao Juli that Xiao Chen gave him five thousand. Now you know how awesome the equipment of the Northern Guard is, right?
How surprised were the Japanese people of Gao Juli to see that the cavalrymen of Northern Xinjiang had such advanced firearms!
These nomadic tribes in Bageya Road are actually switching from guns to guns. Speaking of which, their superb horse archery skills are already a headache. Now that they are all using muskets, who can stop them?
In fact, the main ones who use muskets are the soldiers of Yanyun County under Chen Zicheng, because the cavalry of the northern Xinjiang tribe are still not used to using this thing. After all, it requires a long period of training to become familiar with it...
Rather than leaving it to gather dust in the warehouse, it would be a good idea to give it to Li Wanyun. It would not only make him owe you a favor, but also allow some of the funds to be withdrawn, which is a double benefit.
"When will the prince prepare to return to Jiangnan?" Xiao Chen asked...??m
"The Queen Mother is seriously ill. I want to send her away before... The Emperor also means the same thing." Li Wanyun let out a long sigh and his eyes turned red.
Although the family relationship between the emperor and the emperor was weak, mother and son were connected, and the Queen Mother was about to die, so it was inevitable for him as a son to feel sad.
"The Queen Mother has always been in excellent health, who would have expected...sigh..." Xiao Chen could only sigh.
"My father was a craftsman, hehe, he was actually a cooper. At that time, Shanyou suffered from repeated droughts, and there was no food harvest year after year. The business was extremely depressed, so my father could only go out to work to make a living.
The Emperor and I were both young at that time, and it was not easy for the Queen Mother to support us alone..."
Li Wanyun suddenly recalled old events and was extremely moved. Xiao Chen could only listen attentively.
In fact, they are all from Shanyou, but they moved to Jingzhou later. Their father worked hard in Jingzhou for more than ten years, accumulated some money, and then started a business. It was his luck, and he became rich in a few years.
With great wealth, the Li family also became a big family in Jingzhou.
It was precisely because of the money that Li Wanjiang was able to recruit troops to start a rebellion, but the fact that his father was a cooper was definitely not mentioned because it was a taboo for the venerable.
So he has always regarded himself as a Jingzhou native, but he has completely erased his experience in Shanyou. But if you don't mention it, everyone in the village will know your details, okay?
I also know that you have been nicknamed "Li Tong'er" since you were a child, because you are the son of a cooper...
Since you are from Jingzhou, why do you not need us Jingzhou people to be high officials when you become emperor? Also, all the relatives of the emperor in the court are from Shanyou, but there is not a single Jingzhou person.
It's a shame that so many of our Jingzhou disciples died in order to achieve your imperial career... You Li Tong'er is so ungrateful!
By the way, can the wooden barrel hoop industry be strong? Sooner or later, you will lose the bottom!
But it was said that Li Wanyun recalled the hardships of his childhood for a while, and also talked about the difficulty of conquering the country with Li Wanjiang. Somehow, he also mentioned the exclusive power of his relatives. Of course, he did not mention it directly, but mentioned it in a very subtle way.
"If you want to say that they are ignorant, let's take Shi Mingtao as an example. Relying on the protection of the Queen Mother, he secretly engaged in smuggling business and made a lot of ill-gotten wealth... Why did I hear that Xiao Chen, you have a good relationship with him?
"Li Wanyun asked suddenly.
"It's not bad, we just have some business dealings." Xiao Chenxin said that Shi Mingtao and I have a good relationship, but Shi Mingtao also has a good relationship with Nanfeng. I don't believe you don't know!
"Well, there are also Qin Gang and Shi Mingwen who are even more arrogant and domineering. Although everyone is dead, their reputation is still not very good. Don't you think they are bringing discredit on the Queen Mother's face? The emperor is also a filial son, knowing that they are doing all kinds of things.
, but they have never been punished..." Li Wanyun's hint became more and more obvious.
"And this Lin Han, I remember he was just a small householder in the beginning, but he became General Jiangdong in just a few years? In the end, he still relies on the Queen Mother... Of course, this has nothing to do with the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother is dedicated to worshiping Buddha.
I don’t even care about these commonplace matters, it’s just the people from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Civil Affairs who randomly guessed the Queen Mother’s wishes.”
"When I met the emperor this time, I also told him about this matter. I advised the emperor to put the world first and family ties first, and make up his mind to eliminate relatives for justice! But the emperor is still hesitant..." Li Wanyun was no longer implying, but making it clear.
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Warn Xiao Chen that if you have any contact with those relatives, you must cut them off immediately! Because the emperor will attack them as soon as he speaks. As the saying goes, pull out the carrot and bring out the mud. I am afraid that many people will be involved this time.
He only used Shi Mingtao and Lin Han as examples to show that these two people's problems are not big. As long as they are sensible, they can still save their lives. But it is not necessarily the case for other relatives, because with Li Wanjiang's style of doing things, they either don't do it or they don't do it.
Just do it!
The banquet didn't break up until the afternoon. Lin Han and Chen Zi'ang were both drunk. Xiao Chen didn't know where they lived, so he simply took them home to settle down so that they could sober up.
Shi Mingtao never left, and was still chatting with Xu Wenzhou. Xu Wenzhou was very interested in his smuggling channel, and the two of them talked in depth.