Although Wu Zheng didn't know how Wei Zhongxian offended Wei Kuangguo, when Wu Zheng thought about it, when Wei Zhongxian died, Wei Kuangguo had not yet come to Daming, and there was no intersection between the two.

But Wu Zheng didn't want to pursue the matter, "In your heart, how can you tell the difference between the good and the bad people in this world?" ”

Wei Kuangguo looked at Wu Zheng puzzled, not understanding what Wu Zheng wanted to say?

Wu Zheng smiled and said, "Why is Wei Zhongxian a bad person? If you only kill and don't kill to distinguish between good guys and bad guys, then both sides are killing people on the battlefield, are they both bad guys? ”

Wei Kuangguo asked rhetorically: "Then how does Your Excellency distinguish between good people and bad people?" ”

Wu Zheng gently dusted his sleeves, "From the perspective of this candidate, those who are in the interests of this candidate are good people, and those who do not meet the interests of this candidate are bad people." ”

This made the atmosphere freeze.

Wei Kuangguo began to get nervous, he was not Han after all, and he couldn't understand whether Wu Zheng's words were alluding to him.

Fortunately, Wu Zheng didn't embarrass him, and continued to ask: "In your heart, is it inevitable that the Qing State will destroy the Ming Kingdom?" ”

"No, no...... What I mean is that the Ming State fell in the hands of the Qing State, that is, civilization suffered a barbaric invasion, which is a human tragedy. ”

Wu Zheng nodded and said, "But as a messenger of God, Mr. Wei refuses to help me to resist the barbarians' invasion of civilized countries. In fact, for Ben Hou, Mr. Wei is also a bad person, because you gave me hope, but you rejected me. ”

Wei Kuangguo was obviously stunned, and he defended: "If you want to buy muskets or machines for casting muskets from Europe, I can contact you for you, but your Excellency needs a large number of craftsmen to come to Hangzhou, which will obviously cause misunderstanding between the Qing Kingdom and the Holy See. ”

"Is Mr. Wei afraid of being burned?"

"Huh? No, no...... If you must think so, then so be it. ”

Wei Kuangguo's straightforwardness made Wu Zheng unable to continue.

But Wu Zheng was not a kind person, he said abruptly: "Mr. Wei should know that from the Qiantang River to the Yangtze River, the land of the nine provinces in the middle is already under the control of the imperial court, and there are tens of millions of people living in these nine provinces. And I wanted to allow you to do what you asked, but you let me down. I think that God's blessings also require the devotion of the believers. ”

Wei Kuangguo was a little dumbfounded.

In front of him, the most powerful figure in Jiangnan, he showed a different kind of unreasonableness.

But one thing is certain, no matter who it is, it will be like this, Wu Zheng is just doing it more obviously.

Wei Kuangguo hesitated, he understood the threat in Wu Zheng's words.

If he does not agree to his request, then perhaps the messenger of God will be expelled by him from Hangzhou and other places.

Wei Kuangguo regretted coming to see Wu Zheng with some regrets.

Wu Zheng suddenly smiled, smiling like a spring breeze, "If Mr. Wei is willing to help Ben Hou, then not only the land of Jiufu, but any place that is recovered in the future, you will get permission to preach." In addition, you and your companions will be rewarded handsomely for the arrival of every excellent craftsman. ”

Wei Kuangguo asked tentatively, "How many craftsmen do you want?" ”

Wu Zheng waved his hand, "The more the merrier." ”

"Good craftsmen are very expensive." Wei Kuangguo's mid-air is somewhat insufficient.

"Ben Hou doesn't spare any money, you just have to say."

Wei Kuangguo gritted his teeth and said: "An excellent craftsman needs twenty pounds a year, which is equivalent to one hundred and twenty taels of silver. ”

Listening to Wei Kuangguo's lion open his mouth, he coughed dryly.

But Wu Zheng ignored it, and said with a smile: "How about two hundred taels a year?" ”

Wei Kuangguo was stunned, "Why do you have to ask the craftsman to come, with the silver you hired the craftsman, it is enough to buy 10,000 muskets." ”

Wu Zheng said: "You said before that it will take two years for 10,000 muskets to be shipped to Hangzhou, but you have also seen the current situation, and I can't wait that long." ”

Wei Kuangguo was right to think about it, so he said: "Then I will write to the Holy See to explain this matter, and try my best to hire a hundred craftsmen for Your Excellency." ”

Wu Zheng shook his head and said, "No, a hundred people is not enough, at least a thousand." ”

Wei Kuangguo shook his head violently and said, "No, no, it's impossible. Such a number of people is enough to cause a dispute between the Qing State and the Holy See, and Your Excellency should know that the Holy See has no intention of making enemies with the Qing State, and this will definitely not be accepted by the Imperial Court. ”

Wu Zheng smiled and didn't speak, just looked at Wei Kuangguo.

Wei Kuangguo hesitated for a long time before words popped out of his mouth, "Two hundred, it is impossible to have more, I am afraid that I have to declare to the outside world that they are envoys who have come to the East to preach, and Your Excellency needs to agree that their employment period shall not exceed three years." ”

Wu Zheng suddenly relented and said: "Okay, I agree, but I still have a request, I hope you will convey it to the Holy See, and I will also send 200 people to Europe to study casting, and ask the Holy See to make proper arrangements on my behalf." ”

When Wei Kuangguo heard this, he suddenly realized Wu Zheng's intention, "Your Excellency wants to learn the art of musket casting?" ”

Wu Zheng knew that he couldn't hide it from Wei Kuangguo, so he didn't want to hide it, "There is no large-scale war in Europe at this time, and the use and improvement of muskets are still being explored. Rather than this, it is better to try it on a large scale in the land of the Ming Dynasty, so that the pros and cons of the musket will be obvious. ”

Wei Kuangguo hurriedly said: "I'm afraid this will not be accepted by the Holy See, Your Excellency wants too much." ”

Wu Zheng shook his hand and said, "The Ming Kingdom is too far away from the Holy See, and it will not have any impact on the rule of the Holy See." You only need to convey one word from me, that is, the experience and pros and cons of the use of muskets in this war, which I will only provide to the Holy See, and will never disclose it to any forces hostile to the Holy See. ”

Wei Kuangguo was a little moved by these words, he understood the meaning of Wu Zheng's words too well.

The large-scale use of any weapon needs to be improved with the experience accumulated from human life.

And the war between the Ming and Qing dynasties, because of the emergence of Wu Zheng's forces, has obviously been variable.

It was also in the interest of the Holy See to test and improve the musket on a large scale in this war.

In this way, the Holy See will be in the best position to deal with future wars.

Wei Kuangguo said: "I will send someone back to the Holy See to report this matter, but it will take at least one or two months to go." ”

Wu Zheng shook his hand and said: "There is no need to waste time so much, in my judgment, the Holy See will definitely agree to this matter, so that I will not waste time if I select two hundred people and go to the Holy See with your messenger." ”

Wei Kuangguo said: "But I need the authorization of the Holy See to recruit domestic craftsmen." ”

Wu Zheng said with a smile: "You can send people to directly recruit craftsmen, gather at the port, and once the Holy See allows it, you can set off directly to Hangzhou." ”

"But what if the Holy See doesn't agree?"