The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 494 I'm not happy
Just as Baoyu and the girls set off from the imperial capital to Bukui, Jiao Li, Dai Zhi, Lameihua and others returned to Pingyuan City with equipment such as firearms and steam engines purchased from France.

At this time, the Sheldon River was still in the freezing season. After landing at sea, some carriages and sledges were hired locally, and some carriages and sledges were purchased to transport the goods back on the ice.

Departed from France in mid-July last year, this trip took nearly eight months.

Back in Pingyuan City, Jiao Li and Dai Zhi immediately started building an arsenal.

After Feng Ziying and Wei Ruolan received the new equipment, they immediately equipped the self-governing army with weapons, began to familiarize themselves with the performance and usage of the weapons, and started tactical training according to the methods and ideas told by Jia Minxin.

Compared with the previous firearms, these equipments have made a qualitative leap.The original tactics are no longer applicable, and it is necessary to become familiar with the new tactics as soon as possible in order to maximize the power of firearms.

These new firearms and equipment made Feng Ziying, Wei Ruolan and the others, while realizing their powerful power, also saw the gap in their original understanding.

Only now did they truly realize how ridiculous the original deep-rooted notion of heaven and country, and the idea that except for the great virtues, are barbarians and ignorant lands.

Just in this kind of arrogance and complacency, the Celestial Dynasty has fallen behind.

In particular, they were even more shocked when they heard Jiao Li, Dai Zhi and others talk about what they had seen and heard in Europe.

Only now did they truly understand why Chief Min insisted on going to France at such a huge cost.

Joli, the ship, sailed around Dade from south to north.

Although I didn't go home along the way, I stopped at some ports for supplies from time to time. , and sometimes went ashore to rest for two days.

There, they learned a lot about Dade's current situation.

The situation in Dade, together with the news brought back from France, and the infiltration of European colonists in Nanyang and other places that Dai Zhi and the others saw along the way, gave Feng Ziying and others a sense of urgency.

Three days after Jiao Li and the others returned, Feng Ziying, Wei Ruolan, Lin Dajiang, Jiao Li, and Dai Zhi held a meeting together.

Among the seven people who knew Jia Min's plan to build a country, Chen Yejun was still in Bukui at this time, and he and Ping'er were busy with tobacco and other businesses.

Liu Cheng followed Jia Min and stayed in France.These five people are the actual decision-makers and executors of Jia Min's nation-building plan in Beihai.

"To be honest, when Chief Min said that my firearms were outdated, I was still very unconvinced. I thought it was the aggressive method used by Chief Min. Unexpectedly, when I returned to France, I realized that what Chief Min said was true. Our firearms are not only backward, but too far behind."

When Dai Zhi talked about this matter at this time, he seemed very sincere.

"Mr. Dai is right. In fact, we are not only behind in terms of firearms, but also in terms of military system and combat power. Although the Cossacks are strong, they are not the strongest now. Especially the navy, it is even more shocking .”

During Jiaoli's trip, he felt even more emotion, which was a complete eye-opener.

"Since ancient times, we have said that the sky is round and the earth is round, but now we know that the earth under our feet is originally spherical. This is called the earth. It is round, and it is still rotating..."

Regarding the fact that the earth is round, Dai Zhi has mentioned it many times when he came back this time. At first, others didn't believe it, but seeing what he said firmly and citing some examples, they were dubious.

After feeling for a while, I started to get down to business.

"Nowadays, the construction of the arsenal is our top priority, and it must be completed within three months. Although there is no war at present, the Cossacks may come at any time. They have suffered losses in our hands twice before. When they come again next time , there will be more troops, and the attack will be more ferocious."

Feng Ziying paused, looked at a few people, and continued.

"Feng Zijing, you need to hurry up and train your navy. Once you have trained your navy, you will be able to make a difference in troop transport and naval battles in the future. When the Sheldon River opens up, send your navy to the sea for training."

"To open an arsenal today, there are two imminent things. One is the need for a large number of workers, and the other is the need for a large amount of pig iron."

Gioli again raised a very practical question.

"We can recruit some more workers from Bu Kui, and we'll send a letter to Trainer Chen in a while, asking him to bring in some more workers as soon as possible."

Feng Ziying proposed a solution.

"Now that manpower is tight, Bu Kui has some exiles who have been released, and those whose livelihoods are poor there, might as well recruit more. I have an idea. While producing weapons, we also produce some farm tools and other civilian products. In France, I saw many I also collected a lot of samples for novelty things, and Mr. Dai brought back a lot of blueprints."

"I brought back Mr. Sherman this time. He is an expert in ore prospecting. I will take him out to look for ore tomorrow. If iron ore is found in the North Sea, it will save the import of pig iron from Bukui."

Gioli stated his plan, and naturally no one objected.

In order to gain a foothold in Beihai, the pig iron issue is a bottleneck that must be resolved sooner or later.

"Huang Xide and Zhao Bancheng, are they still here?"

Feng Ziying asked Wei Ruolan.

"It's still here. Yesterday, Yang Dianshi discussed with them about opening a bank account here, and it's basically settled."

"How's the recruiting going?"

"I have already sent people to Bukui to contact the chief trainer, and told him to recruit some more there."

This meeting lasted for more than three hours, and the five people expressed their opinions and offered their suggestions.The next action plan and key points of operation have been formulated.

On March [-]th, the second cargo ship that Jia Min rented in France was loaded with guns and ammunition, three steam engines, [-] improved new flamethrowers, [-] hand-operated cigarette rolling machines and other goods, and set sail from France. Go to Beihai.

The route of this voyage is the same as that of Dai Zhi's ship before.

Baochai, Miaoyu and Daiyu wanted to experience sailing at sea, so they followed Qin Zhong and others and came back with the boat.

Jia Min took Qingwen, Tamara, Gao Dazhuang, Qing Gele and others, and returned to Beihai by land through the Ross Empire.

The Servantes, Jia Qin and three others stayed in Paris to coordinate the follow-up cooperation with the Louvre Armory, the tobacco business, wine making equipment and other matters.

Bukui's May has entered summer.

Except that it is cooler at night, the climate during the day is actually not much different from that of the imperial capital.However, the rain here seems to be more frequent, so it is not like the imperial capital, which often suffers from drought.

In the city of Bukui, there are lively scenes everywhere.

Whenever he walked in the city, Chen Yejun often thought of the scene when the Fubing Corps first arrived in Bukui.

At this time, he was riding side by side with Bu Kui's general He Jialin on the street of Bu Kui.

"In the blink of an eye, I've been in Bukui for several years. Time flies by like a fleeting horse, and the dead are like a husband."

"Brother Chen, why should you be so emotional? I really envy you in this land of paradise, far away from the place of right and wrong in temples."

He Jialin's voice couldn't help but feel a little gloomy.

"Marshal Wang is still in Jiujiang?"

"It's been more than two years since I went there, and we are still there now. We are the Beijing Camp, and we were originally defending the capital. I didn't expect that now one south and one north, separated by thousands of miles. It is also strange to divide the Beijing Camp into two places abruptly. One piece."

"Well, once I entered the officialdom, I couldn't help myself. Back then, our army regiment was abolished just as it was said to be abolished. Now that I think about it, I still feel sad."

"It's a blessing in disguise. I think that Chief Min made the right move. It's a good idea to go to Beihai and settle down in a foreign land. Now I understand why he didn't let his brother-in-law fight for him in the first place."

"At the beginning, Chief of Staff Feng and Chief of Staff Wei and I felt sorry for Chief Min, and even felt aggrieved about him. Now that I think about it, Chief Min did the right thing."

"Officer Min is far-sighted, far-sighted, and independent. Those old people in the court will definitely not tolerate him. Instead of fighting with them every day, it is better to be like this now, and focus on planning for yourself."

"That's right. Now that the emperor is in poor health and the prince is in charge of the country, I'm afraid that the dynasty will change. At this time, the imperial capital must be full of swords, swords and shadows, with murderous intentions everywhere. But we are here, and we are still a little leisurely, laughing at Yun Juan Yun Shu."

"Brother Chen can do this, but we may not. Maybe at some point, the shadow of swords and swords will affect Bu Kui. It is really not easy for Bu Kui to be where he is today. I hope it will not affect here and leave a piece of peace for Bu Kui." place."

"He Shen, don't worry, they still don't care about this place now."

The two chatted all the way to the Red Chamber Nightclub.

Shen Bingyi came out to welcome her.

"Miss Ping'er hasn't come yet?"

"Busy over there to deal with some things, and I'll be here in a while. Trainer Chen, how much tobacco will be planted this year?"

"It has doubled compared to last year. Now the sales of tobacco leaves have increased greatly, and people from all over the world come to ask for goods. I didn't expect that such a gratifying situation would appear in just a few years. It was Chief Min who had the foresight at the beginning."

He Jialin drank a cup of tea and left.After a while, Ping'er came.

He chatted with Chen Yejun and Shen Bingyi while drinking tea.

Almost every day, several people would come together in this way, chat for a while, exchange their own information, some relatively big things, study together, and then they will be done.

Today's Bukui has become an important transit center for the Fubingtuan in Dadeok.

People, goods, and information from Dade are gathered here, and then they are continuously transported to Beihai.

Chen Yejun, Ping'er, and Shen Bingyi are now the agents of the government corps in Dade.

Several people were chatting, Shuangxi opened the door and came in, bringing a person.

"Captain Jia? Why are you here?"

Chen Yejun was startled, it was Jia Qiang who came.

"Brother Qiang, haven't you returned to the imperial capital? Did you come from the imperial capital?"

Ping'er was naturally also surprised.

She is now Jia Min's concubine, and she is a generation higher than Jia Qiang in seniority, so she is qualified to be called Jia Qiang's son.

"Report to Trainer Chen, Aunt Ping'er. I'm here to fight the front station."

"Stop at the front? Does anyone want to come?"

"Second Master Bao and Princess Yongping, all the girls from the mansion are here. They will be at Mazhuang tonight and arrive here tomorrow."

Are all the girls here?

Ping'er, Shen Bingyi and Chen Yejun glanced at each other, looking a little confused.

"This is a letter from Uncle Lian to you."

Jia Qiang took out two letters and handed them to Ping'er and Chen Yejun respectively.

(End of this chapter)