"It can be disbanded on the spot, and the cost of recruitment will be borne by this candidate." Wu Zheng said abruptly, "According to this estimate, this possibility will never happen." ”

Wu Zheng said very confidently, with a kind of momentum that would give up on others.

In fact, Wei Kuangguo also knew in his heart that this matter had no harm in the Holy See.

The Holy See did not have any investment, and Wu Zheng did not spend a penny less on the money that should be spent, and the outflow of musket casting technology, for the Holy See, after all, it was tens of thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty, and it did not have the slightest influence at all.

However, the Holy See thus obtained a promise from Wu Zheng, that is, he could share with Wu Zheng the experience and pros and cons of using muskets in this war, so as to improve the muskets in a targeted manner.

This is where the real interests lie, and it has a bearing on the dominance of the war in the future.

And the only disadvantage or disadvantage is that if the Qing court knows about this, the Holy See may become hostile to the Qing court, but the two sides are also thousands of miles away, what if the Qing court really knows? These craftsmen were still beyond the reach of the Qing court in the land controlled by the Ming army, and even if something happened, they could calmly go to sea and return to China.

What really needs to be borne by the Holy See is that if the Qing court is at odds, Jesus God will not be able to spread in the land controlled by the Qing court.

But there is another possibility, that is, Wu Zheng can really defeat the Qing army and recover the lost territory by using muskets on a large scale, so he doesn't have to care about the reaction of the Qing court.

Wei Kuangguo used this to prevaricate before, but it was just an excuse.

"Well, as Your Excellency said. I just hope that you will keep your promises. ”

Wu Zheng said happily: "A gentleman's word, a quick horse, Mr. Wei can rest assured." From this day on, I will face the land of the Nine Mansions, and the voice of God will be unimpeded. ”

"Thank you, Your Excellency." Wei Kuangguo was also overjoyed when he heard this, this is what he really needs.

……。

After Wei Kuangguo left.

Mo Zhinian shook his head and said, "The lord is anxious, in fact, this matter is not difficult. Merchants from all over the world gathered in Hangzhou, and it was not difficult to buy 10,000 or 20,000 muskets at a high price. ”

Wu Zheng smiled: "The difference between fish and fishing is that the future!" ”

"Future?" Mo Zhinian frowned slightly and said, "Has the lord forgotten that Wei Kuangguo said that all European countries are not equipped with muskets on a large scale?" If it is really a treasure to defeat the enemy, why don't countries use it on a large scale? Moreover, Wei Kuangguo also organized musketeers in Jinhua City to assist the Ming army in resisting, but the effect was not good. ”

Wu Zheng turned his head with a smile, and Mo Yiqing, who was covered with a scarf behind the screen, said, "What does Qing'er think about this?" ”

Mo Yiqing got up when he heard this, bowed slightly, and then said: "Since my husband knows the disadvantages of this musket, but he insists on spending a lot of money to recruit craftsmen and buy casting equipment, and even sends 200 people to a foreign country, I must have a way to deal with the disadvantages of the musket, and even improve it." I don't know if what Qing'er said is right? ”

Wu Zheng laughed, pointed at Mo Yiqing and said to Mo Zhi: "It is said that ginger is old and spicy, and this old saying is not valid today." ”

Mo Zhinian was quietly realized by Mo Yiqing's words, he was not unexpected, but the authorities were fascinated.

He is Wu Zheng's money bag, and this money is almost the Mo family's private money.

More than 30,000 recruits were recruited from Yingtian and Suzhou, Wang Zhiren's newly built 8,000-man naval division and a large number of ships, as well as Wu Zheng's rewards and pensions after the battle.

Really spending money like water.

If Mo Zhinian hadn't lent out the more than 20 million silver, he would still be able to let Wu Zheng "squander" for two or three years, and even fight a few big battles, but if he really had to do that, Wu Zheng would have caught fire behind him.

The people's hearts are lost, and no matter how many battles are won, I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses.

Don't be obsessed with the authorities, he is not full of heartache for money, from the moment he recognized Wu Zheng as the master, Mo obsession is equivalent to pushing himself and the entire Mo family onto the blocking table, shuttle, there is no room for maneuver.

He was just thinking about how to achieve the goal and pay the least price for himself.

Therefore, after hearing about the many drawbacks of the musket, such as the low range and low accuracy, his first reaction was that it was better to spend so much money than to recruit a new army from the civilian population, which would enhance his own strength.

It's not worth wasting a lot of money on this kind of chicken ribs.

But at this time, when his granddaughter Mo Yiqing said this, Mo Zhi came back to his senses, yes, Wu Zheng is obviously not a stupid person, knowing many drawbacks, how could he invest a huge amount of money in it, and promised a lot of conditions.

Naturally, there is a way to deal with it or improve it.

Mo Zhizhi immediately arched his hand and said: "I am old and confused, and I didn't even notice the mind of the lord." ”

Wu Zheng shook his hand and said, "Mo Lao doesn't have to care, I didn't make this clear to you." However, this matter is complicated, and it is not something that can be explained clearly in one sentence or two, but one thing is certain, if you want to use the land of Jiufu to fight against the Qing court, which occupies most of the territory, and not be defeated. Then all I can think of is a musket. ”

Mo didn't understand the matter of muskets, what he cared about was the profits of Hangzhou's silk, porcelain, tea and other special products sold to Europe.

Merchants from all over the world gathered in Hangzhou, and most of the pictures were made of these products.

But it is precisely because of the change of hands in the middle that most of the profits obtained by Ming merchants have undoubtedly been cut by half.

Therefore, this time, Mo Zhizhi deliberately introduced Wei Kuangguo, mainly to open a direct sales channel to Europe with the help of Wei Kuangguo.

But today, the main theme of Wu Zheng's conversation with Wei Kuangguo has always revolved around the musket, which made Mo Zhinian very disappointed.

After Wu Zheng finished speaking, Mo obsessed and said: "The lord may not know that the old man originally wanted to establish a trade channel between Hangzhou and Lisiboa (Lisbon) as a missionary of Wei Kuangguo, so that my Ming silk, porcelain, tea and other specialties can be directly sold to Lisiboa and surrounding countries, and the huge profits do not have to be intercepted by those merchants." ”

Mo Yiqing, who had been listening to Wu Zheng and Mo Zhinian's conversation over there, spoke at this time: "It costs a lot of money for the husband to raise troops and form a new army, and the taxes of the land of the three mansions alone are probably far from enough, not to mention that the husband wants to buy the equipment for casting muskets, hire a large number of foreign craftsmen, and then have the steel, iron, and coal needed to cast muskets in the future, all of which need huge financial support. ”

Wu Zheng smiled and looked at Mo Yiqing, and then looked at Mo Obsession.

Mo Yiqing hurriedly got up, and said with a blessing body: "Qing'er has spoken in vain, please punish your husband." ”

Wu Zheng waved his hand casually and said: "I invite you to come and listen, I just want to hear what you mean, I can't blame you for talking nonsense." ”