Chapter 20: Planning for the Future

On the way back to the camp with victory, Shi Bin's brothers and the two generals who went with them were all in a good mood and overjoyed, and they couldn't help but recall the excitement of the previous battles against bandits. Not only was there a lot of loot, but what made Shi Bin even happier was that no one was killed, and only one of the guards who was trying to protect him was seriously injured and lost an arm, and more than ten people were slightly injured by bad luck.

And Wang San was much more shrewd, and told the other brothers and soldiers not to say a word about the loot. And when you enter the camp, you have to cry and look like a day worker. Once someone asks, they can only say that they don't know, because the cottage has been burned, or they can ask Shidutou.

And on the way, the reward of five taels of silver was even more joyful to the soldiers, you must know that when you set off, you only said three taels, and not only did not kill a single person in a battle, but also gave two taels more; And the guard who protected Shi Bin actually gave thirty taels and didn't care about it, but just changed careers and became the leader of the gang, all of which made them even more determined to follow this generous and kind chief.

Maybe they don't know that "the wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it; Heaps out of the shore, and the flow will be turbulent; Walk above men, and the crowd will not. These are profound remarks, but they certainly understand the meaning of "wealth is not exposed".

After arranging these, Shi Bin's brothers discussed together how to spend the remaining money, Wang San had sold smuggled salt before, and sold salt, iron, and tea to remote places, and the soldiers in the capital were responsible for escorting it. In his opinion, it is absolutely not okay to sit on the mountain and eat empty, and these things are huge profits, and you can earn hundreds of taels of silver if you make a lump sum.

Li Chao and Liu Xiao, two water bandits, also advocated making money, but hoped to buy a few boats to take the waterway, because the waterway was convenient and safe. There are many hilly areas in Hunan, and there are only a few official roads, and the rest are sheep intestine trails. Even if you walk alone, you have to be tired to death, let alone carry goods, not to mention that there are mountain bandits everywhere. The southern waterways are well developed, as long as you get a few big boats to move forward carefully, and then greet the officials along the line, there will not be much danger.

Zhao Gang, a reckless man, didn't have any ideas, just sat on the side and watched the play. Yi Jun, the tomb robber, seemed to have something to say, but he hesitated to speak. are all brothers, of course, Shi Bin doesn't want to have a gap between each other, this kind of desire to stop talking is the worst. Seeing Yi Jun's hesitation, he said with a smile: "Brother Yi, if you have any opinions, just say it." The speaker is not guilty. ”

"Oh, really?" Yi Jun was still a little hesitant and didn't dare to speak for a long time.

Wang San didn't have such a good temper: "Yi Jun, why be so indecisive? Is the eldest brother the kind of person who doesn't keep his word? ”

Zhao Gang, a reckless man, was even more rude: "That's it, Brother Yi, if you have something to say, talk quickly and fart quickly." Don't waste time, we're down to business. ”

"Brothers, know what I do, we tomb robbers often get a lot of good things, but we don't dare to go out in the open and don't dare to sell a lot, so a lot of treasures are in our hands. And they don't dare to let others know, for fear of making a 'puffer innocent and guilty', because these dead people have lost their lives. We'll take these things into our hands and sell them to those who want them as trophies. Of course, I will lower the price so that others will not suffer, what does my eldest brother think of my idea? Yi Jun said tentatively.

"Isn't that good? Yi Jun, you are a nerd, you don't dare to say such a good thing, what is stuffed in your head? As soon as Zhao Gang heard this, he immediately laughed loudly, ran over and waved his thick and powerful hand and patted Yi Jun's thin body vigorously, beating him to the point where he was coughing.

Seeing that Yi Jun was so photographed that he was coughing, but Zhao Gang was still unconscious, Wang San immediately rushed over to protect him, and glanced at Zhao Gang with a frown. At this time, Zhao just realized that he seemed to be heavy, and smiled embarrassedly.

Shi Bin also agrees with this method, in his understanding, all the treasures in the tombs are obtained by absorbing the people's fat and people's anointment. However, it was said that at least half of the money would have to be allocated for firearms manufacturing and research. Although it was very surprising that Shi Bin wanted to spend so much money on firearms research, and he was a little scared, after all, any dynasty would severely punish the act of making weapons privately.

However, the other brothers recalled the power of firearms in this battle and agreed. Because the loud sound of the earth-shattering thunder alone made the bandits scurry around, not to mention the creepy appearance of those injured by the fragments of the cannonballs. If there is a man and horse equipped like this, then its combat effectiveness is definitely not inferior to that of an ordinary forbidden army.

So Wang San suggested that Shi Bin go to Jingzhou City after returning to the camp to try if it was possible to dig the corner of the Duzuo courtyard. In fact, he knew that it was very difficult to dig a corner, because the ancient class was very strict, the sons of military households were military households, and the sons of artisan households were also craftsmen, and most of them could not leave the local area for the rest of their lives. But it shouldn't be difficult, after all, few people follow the rules these days.

"Brother Xian, it seems that the craftsmen of this academy are organized, right? It seems that they are all registered, how can we dig them up?"

Wang San looked at Shi Bin's worried look, and couldn't help laughing: "I thought that my brother really had an insight into the ability of yellow and white things, but it seems that it is still a bit of a paper talk." Do you think they really do things according to the booklet? It's just that when the officials inspected, they went to the street to pull a few people to make up the numbers. Of course, some of them still have real materials, and I believe that Brother Xie can help us pick them out. ”

In the end, the few people decided to put half of the money into the research and development of weapons, and if the craftsmen could not dig it, they had to use the money to "second" it; Forty percent of them are smuggled; The remaining achievements should be used as international funds to pave the way for their own development and bridge building.

The two men returned to the camp in a very low-key manner, although the other soldiers knew that they must have made some benefits, but no one would have thought that they would make a lot of money, and even each soldier was given five taels of silver. Because they looked like they had done it for nothing, it was very comfortable, except for a few good people who came over to ask, no one else was interested in caring about this.

Shi Bin went to Xue Liang's private house in Jingzhou City, ready to ask him for help. and again with silver to make the way. When he entered the door, he gave a silver ticket of fifty taels, so that Xue Liang was even more happy to have such a "sensible" subordinate as him, and he came to give a "hush money" after knowing that it was convenient. So he opened his mouth again, if there is anything else that is convenient to say directly, he will definitely help if he can help.

Shi Bin was worried and didn't know how to ask Xue Liang to help dig the corner of the courtyard, and he naturally wouldn't let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Immediately said that he wanted to ask Xue Liang to help him get a few craftsmen who could make firearms from the capital courtyard to come over and help them make something. After it is built, he will not forget the old chief, and there will be benefits for Xue Liang.

Seeing that Shi Bin climbed the pole, Xue Liang touched his beard in difficulty, and only said that although the Jingzhou Capital Institute and the Jingzhou garrison had a relationship, it was not under the jurisdiction of the military. It's easy to be upset if you go just like that, and you'll think that his hand is too long, so things won't be easy.

Shi Bin smiled and took out a fifty taels silver ticket from his sleeve pocket and gave it to Xue Liang, calling it "tea money". As for the cost of the dignitaries and in what name they got over, it was a matter between him and Duzuoyuan, just ask Xue Liang to pull the strings.

Seeing a silver ticket in front of him again, Xue Liang's eyes lit up, and he only said that everything was on him, as long as Brother Shi returned to the camp and waited for the letter.

With these words, Shi Bin left the private house with peace of mind, thinking about the firearms workshop that was about to start.