After Luo Outline and Wei Ze talked for nearly an hour, Wei Ze arranged a job for Luo Outline. Go to Hong Kong and transport a batch of equipment back to Guangzhou.

At this time, the Minne rifle had not really appeared, but rifling and fire caps had been popularized in Europe, and flint guns were being phased out throughout Europe. I have seen the cap guns of Wei Ze's troops, and I have seen the shells used by Wei Ze's troops in the attack on Guangzhou City. In particular, under Weese's arrangement, British, French, and American diplomats in Canton visited Weese's troops. There is a "fairly intuitive" understanding of Weese's military power.

Since Weeser's troops were able to produce their own muskets without relying on Europe, there was no reason for British and French diplomats to think that Weeser would be bluffed by them. Britain, France, and the United States immediately expressed their willingness to engage in arms deals with Weeser. Of course, Wei Ze will not object to doing business with foreign devils. Under a recent commercial agreement, Britain and France sold a large number of weapons to the Governorate. Including 40,000 British-obsolete flints, and 25o French-made 12-pounder mountain howitzers. These British, French, and American diplomats all have their own corporate consortia behind them, and such a big deal is an inevitable deal for them.

Wei Ze said that if the goods this time can satisfy him, Wei Ze can come again in the next purchase. So the price is very cheap, with a full set of accessories including bayonets for a second-hand flint gun priced at four taels or three, buy three get one free, the total price is 40,000 taels of silver. Since the American Civil War had not yet exploded at this time, the price of a 12-pounder mountain howitzer was 16o taels of silver per piece, and 25o of this artillery was sold for a total of 40,000 taels of silver.

The total trade quota of 50,000 taels was indeed not a large order in this era, but Britain and France were very satisfied. They have finally opened a channel for the sale of weapons to China. Wei Ze was also very satisfied, after the second Ya war, China was robbed of 1.3 billion taels of silver, compared to this figure, 50,000 taels of silver is a ball.

In addition to the arms trade, Britain had trade channels with Japan, and there were trade routes with Chile, and they supplied Weezer with saltpeter, sulfur, and copper ore at very cheap prices. These supplies were very important to Weese, and of course he was happy to make a trade deal with the British.

The British were bold enough, and they needed a lot of cash to pay for the large quantities of tea and raw silk. Weese's deal can be regarded as a solution to the urgent need of the British. So Weeser arranged for Luo Xuan to go to Hong Kong to receive weapons sold by the British.

Luo Xuan completed the task very well, and the troops carefully checked the 5,000 rifles, carefully checked the list, and then transported the weapons back to Guangzhou. It took four days to go back and forth, and when Luo Xuan returned to Guangzhou, he was called aside by his wife Su Sanniang on the dock. She whispered a message to Luo Xuan, "Outline, the water thief you caught last time is the younger brother of Liang Changtai, who is in charge of artillery. ”

"Huh?" Luo Xuan can understand this matter, but he doesn't know Liang Changtai, so he can't match people. So Luo Outline asked: "Then what does Liang Changtai want to say to me?" ”

Su Sanniang shook her head, "Then Liang Changtai will make another mistake, but it will not come to this point." You don't know him at all, and you don't know his brother. The evidence of his brother's robbery is conclusive, where does he dare to trouble you. But this time, there are a lot of people who seem to be talking a lot behind their backs, and I'm just suing you. ”

After getting the warning from his wife, Luo Jian thought about it and finally found someone to ask. That is Wei Changrong, the commander of the First Division who marched into Jiangxi with Luo Xuan. After handing over the weapon, Luo Xuan immediately went to find Wei Changrong.

Wei Changrong, who was busy at the headquarters of the First Division, heard the question raised by Luo Xuan, and his face changed immediately. He dragged Luo Xuan into a small office, and then explained the matter to him.

The punishment of the Liberation Army for looting is very severe, and the so-called chaotic times use heavy punishments, and such vigorous killings are to achieve the effect of deterring Xiaoxiao. Luo Gang sent Liang Changtai's younger brother Liang Chang'an's gang of water thieves to the Public Security Bureau, and the Public Security Bureau quickly sorted out the human and physical evidence and interrogated Liang Chang'an's gang and the gang. There are escorts and other witnesses, and the matter is handled quickly. The next day, the police sent the gang to the procuratorate next door. The procuratorate quickly opened the case, and the court opposite proceeded to hear the case. Within three days, after a full set of judicial procedures, Liang Changan and his gang were sentenced to death. Outside the courthouse, a notice was posted that there was a trial of water thieves.

This judicial announcement is also included in the internal information circulation system of the Liberation Society, and Liang Changtai, who is now in charge of artillery training, saw the execution announcement during his studies, the names of people, places, and the location of the crime, and Liang Changtai felt that he could not sit idly by and ignore this matter. He ran to the prison to see that it was his younger brother.

After listening to it, Luo Outline was also relieved, in the past, Luo Outline used to think that the system of public, procuratorate, and law carried out by the Governor's Mansion was very cumbersome, but now it seems to be very beneficial to everyone. Catching water thieves is Luo Xuan's job, if Luo Xuan doesn't catch water thieves, Wei Ze will not let Luo Xuan go. Besides, no one knew that the water thief was Liang Changtai's younger brother beforehand. Although Liang Changan's gang of water thieves were caught by Luo Xuan, Liang Changtai had no reason to count this account on Luo Xuan's head.

However, Wei Changrong said to Luo Xuan with a stern expression: "Chief of Staff Luo, you should not know about this matter. Don't say anything! ”

"Huh? Why? Luo Xuan asked in surprise. Wei Changrong's attitude was a little too strange, which couldn't help but make Luo Xuan vigilant. Liang Changtai is not a famous figure in the Guangfu Army, so naturally he cannot be as fierce as the uncle of Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East. But why does Wei Changrong care so much?

Wei Changrong asked, "Brother Luo, let me ask you something." Do you think Liang Changtai's younger brother should be killed? ”

Luo Xuan couldn't answer for a while, if Liang Changtai's younger brother was regarded as a water thief, then naturally there was nothing to say, he had to be killed. However, treating this water thief as Liang Changtai's younger brother will involve more complicated personnel issues, and killing this person will definitely cut Liang Changtai's face. So after thinking about it, Luo Xuanxian found it really difficult to answer this question. However, Luo Xuan was fifty years old after all, so he changed his perspective, "What do you think, Commander Wei?" ”

Wei Changrong was not angry at Luo Xuan's cunning answer, and he introduced the judicial system of the Guangfu Army to Luo Xuan. In the judicial system of the Liberation Army, legislation and law enforcement are separated. Of course, the legislative power was in the hands of the Guangfu Governor's Office, and this system had been established as early as the time when Wei Ze was still the King of Qi of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Although this was not clearly understood at the time, when Weese was in a court-martial, when all the terms were clear, the senior officers had to listen to the legislator to explain the terms of the law, and finally voted.

As a high-ranking officer of the Liberation Army and a member of the Liberation Society, Liang Changtai participated in the discussion and voted in favor of the relevant legal provisions for killing water thieves and the policy of suppressing all kinds of disgusting gang crimes in Guangdong. Therefore, the policies implemented by the judicial system have been legally written, and they are all things that Liang Changtai himself clearly supports. Everyone knew that Liang Changtai didn't want to kill his younger brother, but everyone couldn't publicly say that they spared Liang Changtai's younger brother Liang Chang'an.

At that time, when the military law was formulated, all the people involved in the review had a consensus, which was a question that Wei Ze pointed out mercilessly at that time, "What should I do if my family members break the law?!" ”

The current judicial system of the Liberation Army is completely born out of military law, and if one's own family members flee from the battlefield on the battlefield, there is no need to consider such good things as extrajudicial favors. can not implicate the family, everyone thinks it is quite benevolent. There is no need to think about the question of whether to kill or not to kill.

Now everyone knows that when they first arrive in Guangdong, if they can't stand up quickly, it will be unfortunate for the entire Guangfu Governor's Office. was recaptured by the Qing army in Guangdong, and even Liang Changtai himself would not have any good results. So from top to bottom, no one dared to come out and speak.

After listening to Wei Changrong's explanation, Luo Xuan's heart was even more stable. After seeing the East King and the nonsense of the East King's family, Luo Xuan hated this kind of nepotism. In fact, he really hoped that he could kill Liang Changtai's younger brother to clean up internal discipline, so as not to make it like the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Luo Outline said to Wei Changrong, "If Brother Liang asks me for a project, I will say that I can't do things according to law?" ”

"The point is that there is a problem in the law!" Wei Changrong pointed out the final key, "As early as when my fourth uncle was the king of Qi in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, there were regulations. As the supreme commander, my fourth uncle has the right of pardon in his hands! ”

"Oh......" Luo Xuan didn't know what to say. Weeser is the supreme leader, and it is not surprising that he has the power of pardon in his hands. Just as the emperor can order pardons, Wei Ze should naturally have the same power. After listening to Wei Changrong's words, Luo Jian finally understood why Wei Changrong was so cautious. If according to the operation model of the judicial system of the Guangfu Governor's Mansion mentioned above, Liang Changtai's younger brother Liang Chang'an is dead, and when this matter enters the judicial system, especially when the court makes the verdict public, no one can save him.

If Liang Changtai was just an ordinary officer, he would not have had the opportunity to see Wei Ze at all, and naturally it would be impossible for him to seek pardon for his younger brother. But as a high-ranking officer of the Liberation Army, Liang Changtai had enough opportunities to meet Wei Ze.

From the analysis of what Wei Changrong has said so far, Wei Changrong does not want to let go of the water thief. Luo Xuan had no intention of letting go of the water thief, and after knowing that the water thief was Liang Changtai's younger brother, he even wanted to make an example and establish rules. Even if it was Liang Changtai, Luo Xuan also believed that if it weren't for the water thief being Liang Changtai's younger brother, he would not let the water thief go.

"Brother Wei, I won't go to see Wei Dudu with Brother Liang because of this matter." Luo Outline solemnly stated.

However, this statement did not make Wei Changrong particularly satisfied, looking at Wei Changrong's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Luo Xuan continued: "Don't worry, I have only heard about this matter, but I will not say anything about this matter to Wei Dudu!" ”

After listening to Luo Xuan's statement, Wei Changrong's attitude finally relaxed. He sighed regretfully, "Brother Luo, it's not that the brothers are ruthless. Brother Liang joined our team in Wuzhou three years ago, if his brother comes to us to ask for an official position, even if he doesn't ask for an official position, but just eats under us, who can not take care of him? Now he has done such things, or after we have taken Wuzhou for a few days, it is clear that he wants to be the enemy of our Guangfu Army. It's impossible for my fourth uncle to let him go. If Brother Liang went to beg my fourth uncle alone, it was because he valued brotherhood. This is human nature, and my fourth uncle will not have any dissatisfaction with Brother Liang. But if someone does this with Brother Liang, not to mention my fourth uncle, what will we think? ”

"Huh!" After listening to Wei Changrong's words, Luo Xuanyi was happy, "What do we think? We must think that he is trying to find a way out for his own family! ”

Wei Changrong nodded again and again, "That's it!" That's it! Whoever does this, it must be that he wants to give his family some way back, and if something happens, they can follow this example to spare his family. Brother Luo, you are a decent person, you said that our brothers' heads should not be on the waistband of their trousers to fight the world, just to let these bastards do nonsense? Where is this truth! You caught the person, if Brother Liang comes to you for a paragraph, you must not get involved in this matter! ”

"I know!" Luo Xuan solemnly made a promise to Wei Changrong.

But after the conversation was finished and Wei Changrong's headquarters was out, Luo Xuan suddenly thought of another thing. As a very prestigious person in the boat army, at the moment when Wei Ze is obviously not at ease with the boat army, even if no relatives are involved in some things, many old people are afraid that they will inevitably have a fierce conflict with the Governor's Mansion of the Restoration of the Governor's Mansion. If that time comes, what choice will Luo Outline make?

Wei Changrong has made it clear that he will never support letting these people go. Judging from what Wei Changrong said, Wei Ze will not let go of those who dare to sing against the Governor's Mansion of the Restoration of the Metropolitan Government. Therefore, Luo Xuan even had some doubts that Wei Changrong spent so much effort to tell this, whether it would be due to Wei Ze's instructions.

But Luo Outline couldn't produce any evidence, and besides, Luo Outline himself never had a good impression of criminals. He didn't think he would intercede with Weeser for the sake of criminals.

After calming down and sorting out his thoughts, Luo Xuan went to the Governor's Mansion to return to Wei Ze about the errand of going to Hong Kong to get back the guns, and at the same time, he also wanted to tell Wei Ze about what he had seen and heard about going to Hong Kong. After the Manchus were expelled from Guangdong, the British army in Hong Kong was the closest military force to the city of Guangzhou. Not to mention that Luo Outline actually doesn't like foreigners at all, purely from a military point of view, Luo Outline must also pay attention to this military force that is not controlled by the Governor's Office. After all, Luo Xuan has received staff training, and he knows the earth. Able to fight all the way from the British Isles thousands of miles away to Hong Kong in a hundred years, conquering cities and controlling a large number of colonies along the way, the British are indeed a fierce enemy.

When he went to see Wei Ze, the guards stopped Luo Jian outside the door of Wei Ze's office. Seeing that there was a person kneeling in front of Wei Ze in the house, talking with tears in his eyes, but when he heard the words "brother" and "spare his life", Luo Xuan immediately guessed that the person in the house was probably Liang Changtai!

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