Mas was so angry that his face turned red with anger.
As a conscientious and reputable businessman, he had considered the long-term cooperative relationship between the two parties, so he lowered the price. After selling a thousand breech-loading rifled guns, the money he earned was only more than two thousand taels of silver. But Li
Li Zhen was not satisfied enough, which made Maas think that it was not suitable for him to cooperate with Li Zhen for a long time.
The officials of the Qing Dynasty were all so greedy!
Mas was thinking a lot in his mind, but he tried his best to suppress the rising anger.
Li Zhenxiao said: "You misunderstood. When I said the price was inappropriate, I didn't mean to lower the price."
"Oh, what do you mean, Mr. Li?"
When Mas heard this, his impetuous mood immediately calmed down.
Li Zhen said: "Brother Maas has come all the way, so I can't take advantage of you. Besides, you have to go back to China for business, so I can't let you earn too little, otherwise you won't be able to hold your head up when you return. I think there's a compromise."
The figures are twenty-five taels of silver for one gun and twenty-five thousand taels for one thousand guns. What do Brothers Maas think?"
"Oh my god, that's great, that's great!"
Mas's eyes flashed with joy, but his cheeks were slightly hot, thinking that he had insulted Li Zhen.
At this moment, Mas has already recognized Li Zhen.
Mas thought for a while and then said: "Dear Li, the thousand guns I brought from Italy are all in Guangzhou. When will you accompany me to Guangzhou to pick up the guns?"
Li Zhen shook his head and said: "Brother Mas, I can't go for the time being."
"Why?"
Mas immediately became anxious and very anxious.
Li Zhen explained: "As I said just now, I am a staff general of the Jiangbei Camp and a lieutenant general in the army. I cannot leave the camp easily. This time I was ordered to go to Nanjing to discuss matters with the authorities of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom."
"my Lord!"
Mas exclaimed and lost his voice: "You actually want to go to Nanjing to meet those devils. You are so impulsive."
Li Zhenxiao said: "Brother Mas, nothing will happen to you."
Maas had been insulted by Hong Xiuquan, and he was still frightened. He said worriedly: "Brother Li, the people in Nanjing are all devils and lunatics. I have God's blessing, but I have been insulted. If you go to Nanjing, you will definitely die in an ugly way."
As far as I know, you and the people in Nanjing are enemies, and it will be even worse if you go there."
Li Zhen shook his head and said: "Mas, I'll be fine if I go. Let's discuss the issue of rifled guns now. We have a thousand guns, but where are the bullets? How many bullets are there?"
Mas couldn't convince Li Zhen and sighed in his heart.
All he can do now is pray to God to bless Li Zhen and his big buyer.
After a pause, Maas replied: "In addition to one thousand breech-loading rifles, there are also one hundred thousand rounds of ammunition. One thousand breech-loading rifles cost twenty-five thousand taels of silver, and one hundred thousand rounds of ammunition are ten thousand taels."
A total of thirty-five thousand taels of silver."
Li Zhen thought about it for a while and had an idea in his mind.
Li Zhen looked at Mas and said: "Brother Mas, the money problem is easy to solve. But your guns are all in Guangzhou, and I can't leave, so you can only go south to get the guns and bring all the guns to Jiangbei."
Camp."
Huang Shihai stood aside and listened, already confused.
He couldn't understand what Li Zhen and Mas were saying, but he was very confused. Li Zhen used to be a soldier in the army. How could he know foreign languages without any strange behavior?
Could it be that you know it from birth?
Huang Shihai shook his head, feeling that Li Zhen was becoming mysterious.
Mas tentatively said: "Brother Li, if I go to Guangzhou to escort firearms and bullets to the north, I will have to spend a lot of money. I am penniless now and have no money!"
Li Zhenxiao said: "Brother Mas, don't worry, I will pay you part of the money in advance."
Mas was greatly moved and did not expect Li Zhen to believe him so much.
Li Zhen continued: "Brother Mas, you stay in Yanziji for a few days. When I return from Nanjing, you can take the money south and go to Guangzhou to pick up guns and bullets. What do you think?"
"Ok, Ok!"
Mas nodded repeatedly, with a smile on his face.
Li Zhen looked at Huang Shihai and asked, "Shihai, how much money do you have on you?"
Huang Shihai said: "There are still more than two hundred and fifty taels of silver."
Li Zhen said: "Give Mas two hundred taels of silver, leave one person to protect him, and let him rest in Yanziji for a few days, waiting for us to return from Nanjing." After finishing speaking, Li Zhen looked at Mas again,
Said: "Brother Mas, considering that you are not familiar with the place, can I stay alone with you?"
After taking the banknote, Mas nodded and said: "Okay, okay."
By this time, Mas had already regarded Li Zhen as his most reliable and trustworthy friend. Li Zhen's generous, enthusiastic, and considerate style had infected Mas, and he even thought it was God's blessing.
The sky was getting dark, and Li Zhen was in a hurry so he didn't stop.
He left a soldier to accompany Mas and took Huang Shihai towards Nanjing City.
Huang Shihai followed Li Zhen and asked: "Sir, you talked a lot with the foreigners, and the foreigners were grateful to you. What did you say?"
Li Zhen replied: "The foreigner's name is Mas, and he is an arms dealer. I bought his arms, so he is very happy."
Huang Shihai frowned and said, "Foreign guns are very expensive, how much do they cost?"
Li Zhen smiled and said: "A total of thirty-five thousand taels of silver!"
Huang Shihai raised his brows, twitched the corners of his mouth slightly, and said with a stutter: "Sir... Sir, we don't have thirty-five thousand taels of silver in our camp. Even if we sell more than a thousand soldiers in the camp, we won't be able to get enough."
Li Zhen said: "You can make money by going to Nanjing. If you have money, you can buy it."
Huang Shihai replied: "You promised to give Qi Shan one hundred thousand taels of silver. If it is less, can Qi Shan agree?"
Li Zhen said: "I have already thought about these things. When the time comes, Qishan will not only agree to me, but will also be grateful. We keep struggling like this to gain Qishan's trust and increase our own strength."
Huang Shihai said: "Your Majesty is wise, and in the end you will feel ashamed of yourself."
Li Zhen smiled and continued walking towards Nanjing.
When the group arrived in Nanjing, it was already dark, and the city gates in all directions of Nanjing had been closed. Li Zhen and his group were unable to enter the city, and planned to find a place to rest in the villages outside the city. To Li Zhen's surprise, Nanjing
The people around the city did not accept them, and no one dared to accommodate Li Zhen and his party.
In desperation, Li Zhen had no choice but to lead people to search for a ruined Taoist temple to find a place to stay.
Huang Shihai was indignant, but Li Zhen could understand. The people around Nanjing were controlled by the Taiping Army. They had to grow their hair and draw a clear line with the Qing Dynasty. Li Zhen and his party were dressed in Qing Dynasty clothes. If they received Li Zhen and others
People might be arrested and beheaded, so no one dared to accept them.
After nightfall, we finally found a dilapidated Taoist temple.
Li Zhen and his party rested all night and headed towards Nanjing at dawn the next day.
Nanjing, which had been changed to Tianjing at this time, became the capital of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
As the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, the city walls are strong and majestic.
After Li Zhen arrived in Nanjing, he stood outside the city gate, looking at the majestic ancient capital, with infinite emotion in his heart. Such an impregnable city could be easily breached. The Qing general who defended the city was really a fool. Huang Shihai followed with his guards.
Next to Li Zhen, everyone's thoughts were focused on Li Zhen, concentrating on him and not daring to relax at all.
"Sir, something is wrong."
Suddenly, Huang Shihai frowned, a look of worry flashed in his eyes.
Li Zhenxiao asked: "What's wrong?"
Huang Shihai pointed at the soldiers at the city gate and said: "Sir, please see, the city gate is heavily guarded, and the soldiers all look like they are facing an enemy. The soldiers at the city gate are so nervous, but they don't check the people coming in and out. In addition,
The Qing army did not attack Nanjing City, and the soldiers should not be like this. I wonder if they are waiting for us?"
Li Zhen looked up and found that the general at the city gate also looked over.
Their eyes met and separated as soon as they made contact.
Li Zhen tested it out and knew the situation, and said: "Shihai, no matter what lies ahead is a dragon's pool, a tiger's den, or a mountain of knives and a sea of fire, there is nothing to be afraid of. Yang Xiuqing does not dare to kill me. The most he can do is give me a warning. Let's go and take a look at Yang Xiuqing.
What good show is waiting for us?"
After the words fell, Li Zhen led Huang Shihai towards the city gate.
Ps: The second update, the fourth update today, and there are two more updates. Please collect and send flowers.
