Chapter Seventy-Eight: A Reason to Live

Goxinga was not interested in the lawsuit of the bearded man and the big Peter, and what caught his attention was the carts they had brought with them. A four-wheeled carriage that can only be pulled by four horses, looking at the tired appearance of the pack horse, the carriage must be loaded with something very heavy. In view of the identity of Big Peter, Guo Xinga guessed that there was arms on the car, but there would be a gap when the rifle was stacked, and it would definitely not be so heavy.

"Open!" Goxinga waved his hand for the guard squad to open the tarpaulin on the car.

"Sir, you can't touch my private property like this, you don't have such a right." The bearded man shouted loudly, but Goxinga's response to him was simply to ignore it.

"Is this Oriental kid in a Danish military uniform the government army in your mouth?" The bearded man, who was ignored by Goxinga, turned his head and yelled at Big Peter again.

"This is a Danish uniform?" Before Big Peter could answer this time, Goxinga was talking, and he always thought that he was wearing some kind of rare American military uniform.

"Danish Army Captain's Uniform." The bearded man seemed to just want to attract Goxinga's attention, and answered Goxinga's question very calmly.

"Let him go! Give him another glass of water, and then show me the merchant's list of goods! Goxinga's impression of the bearded man suddenly improved, this guy has more knowledge than Big Peter, and maybe he can get something that Big Peter can't.

"General, you can't do this, he just robbed me and almost killed me, he's a robber. For the sake of our friendship, please punish this wicked man, not let him go. Big Peter pleaded hoarsely. If the bearded man and him achieved an equal position in front of Goxinga, then as long as he left Goxinga's sight, the bearded man would bury him alive.

"Dear Peter, I already cherish our friendship very much. If it weren't for friendship, I would have ordered you to be shot when I saw you just now. Twelve hours ago I fought a thousand enemies with Enfield M1853s with the tattered rifles you sold me at a high price. I should thank God that I am alive, and you should thank us for our friendship when you are still alive. Now please be quiet and wait for me to talk about business, okay? Guo Xinga smiled and pushed Big Peter aside.

"Uh......" Big Peter had nothing more to say. If Goxinga really took the revolver he sold and went to engage in a firefight with a mainstream rifle like Enfield, the consequences could be imagined.

The guard squad had already pulled the tarpaulins from the first two carts, and they were covered with big wheels and wheels, felt, wooden poles, and the like. Goxinga was a little excited, because these things were accessories for some more important things. The guard squad opened a few more carts, on which were some rifles and shells, and Guo Xinga felt like he was being hung up. This was followed by a large pile of tools, as well as half a cartload of goods that Goshinga had previously paid to Big Peter. It wasn't until the tarpaulins of the last three cars were lifted that Goxinga saw what he wanted, but it was a little shocking.

"M1857 Light Twelve-Pounder Cannon!" Goxinga looked at the bearded man in disbelief. Napoleon cannon, Goxinga has fantasized about its appearance countless times, but before it was just a luxury, I didn't expect it to really appear in front of him, and there were eight Napoleon cannons lying quietly on the carriage.

"Marvel at the breadth of your knowledge, there are not many Orientals who can name them!" The bearded man didn't like Goxinga, and in his eyes, Goxinga was an oriental monkey who only stole human clothes, and he was very dirty. He didn't take a sip of the hot water that Guo Xing'a offered.

"Let's talk about the price! I want it! Guo Xing'a was a little overjoyed, he was already used to the atmosphere, and put on a rich face.

"Five thousand taels of silver for one door! Of course, the cost of rebuilding other artillery pieces is not included! The bearded man didn't want to sell the cannon to Goxinga at all, he just wanted to mock the yellow-skinned monkey who had soiled his clothes.

"That's ten times the original price!" Peter the Great gave Goshinga the ratio of silver taels to the current mainstream currency, and one dollar was equivalent to one tael of silver or tenths of a pound sterling. The price of the Napoleonic cannon was about five hundred dollars, or five hundred taels of silver.

"You can't sell anything at the original price here?" The bearded man was very impatient, and the person who opened the cart without permission was still standing on the cart.

"I'll pay twice the price, and you're not at a loss!" Eight thousand taels of silver Guo Xing'a actually can't take it out, and he has to use grain and other physical goods to top a part, if he is not too reluctant to be a bearded supplier, Guo Xing'a is also reluctant to pay this price. Two hundred taels can buy a three-entry courtyard in Beijing, and eight thousand taels is a real huge amount of money.

"Or please release us immediately and return our things to us, this is a contract of hundreds of thousands of taels, you don't have this young man with this strength." The bearded man said very politely.

"Negotiable! What can you think? Guo Xing'a smiled undiminishedly, but he felt a little uncomfortable, no one had spoken to him in this tone for a long time.

"Nothing to negotiate, I'm going to find my client, please release us immediately!" The beard grew tougher.

"Who are your customers?" We can work together too! Guo Xing'a thought that the bearded man was going to the camp in Jiangnan, but he didn't believe that He Chun could have the brain to do business with foreigners. If the bearded man is going to the Jiangnan camp, Guo Xing'a will definitely go with him.

"The customer is my privacy, and at the same time the customer's own privacy, you have no right to know, I ask you to release us immediately and return all our belongings." The bearded man has already begun to blow his beard and stare at him.

"As a local garrison, I think I have reason to know, and it's a private matter for you, but I and your client may be colleagues, so it's a business for us, and I have the right to know." Goxinga would rather have a dead face than a Napoleonic cannon.

"I'm not going to answer any of your questions, and I'm asking you to release us immediately, you're kidnapping an American citizen, do you know what that means?" The bearded man waved his arms angrily.

"This is a war zone!" Goxinga still exercised restraint.

"I'm a U.S. citizen." The bearded man kicked his nose and face.

Seeing that Guo Xing'a no longer spoke, and his face changed uncertainly, the bearded man thought that Guo Xing'a was afraid of his status as an American citizen and was struggling with how to deal with the aftermath. At this point, there is no possibility of cooperation, and Guoxinga has only two ways: release people or grab it. The Napoleonic cannon was placed in front of him, even if the cannon was bought by He Chun, Guo Xing'a had to grab it, how could he be willing to let go. Guo Xinga is just struggling with the question of whether to kill someone after stealing something.

"Their cannons are to be sold to Longhair." Originally, Goxinga still needed to make up a suitable excuse, but Big Peter saved Goxinga a lot of time.

"My friend, that's not true, is it?" Goxinga looked at Peter and laughed again.

"Honorable general, of course it's true, this guy has been doing business with Longhair for a long time, and he is Longhair's weapons supplier! They came here to sell these guns to Longhair. Big Peter jumped out happily and pointed out the beard, his brother had told him what kind of person Goxinga was, and the bearded man's attitude was enough to make Goxinga murderous.

"Is what he said true?" Guo Xing'a turned his head and asked the bearded man very politely.

"It's none of your business, sir." The beard is still arrogant.

"Looks like I've got a reason to confiscate these cute big dicks and smash your nasty face with one shot. As a reminder, it's been a long time since anyone has spoken to me in this tone. Goxing Aleng said a few words to the bearded man, and flew like a big butterfly to his Napoleonic cannon.

"You can't do that, I'm a U.S. citizen!" The bearded man was a little panicked.

"Makes sense, Peter, my friend, I'll give you a chance to take revenge! I heard that you have been robbed, so I will give you the opportunity to execute the robbers! The bearded man protested for a long time, and only then did Goxinga get out of the rush of directing the unloading of the car, and while making fun of the beard, he shoved a hand* into Big Peter's hand.

"No...... I...... There is no ...... "Big Peter never expected that Goxinga would let him kill."

"Go ahead! My friend, kill him! Gohinga patted Big Peter on the shoulder.

Big Peter was about to explain something, but suddenly there was the sound of a rifle* being moved behind him. On the ground, Peter could see several shadows, and several Qing soldiers raised their guns behind him, probably aimed at the beard, but also at his own back.

"You can't do that, I'm a U.S. citizen!" The bearded man was pressed and knelt on the ground by several Qing soldiers, but he was still struggling.

"Forgive me! …… I'm sorry......" Big Peter trembled and walked towards the beard, he was already crying inexplicably, Big Peter had never killed anyone.

"It's simple, my friend!" Goxinga suddenly came from behind, took the hand of Big Peter with the gun, and put the muzzle of the gun against the bearded man's forehead.

"Bang!" The gunshots were thought of, and the bearded skull burst open like a watermelon,* and blood splattered all over the ground behind him.

"It's easy, isn't it?" Gochena took the pistol from Big Peter's hand and patted him on the back.

"Vomit ......" Peter knelt in front of the bearded corpse and vomited wildly.

Several soldiers dragged away the bearded corpse, the cart was also pulled away and mixed with the supplies of the Qing army, and the artillerymen cheered and began to assemble the twelve-pounder Napoleon cannon under the guidance of Goxinga. The captives, who had been tied up in a row and had been standing by the convoy to watch the bustle, were pulled under the city walls and stood in a row.

The Chinese among them looked left and right stupidly, and they didn't know what to do after standing here, and the white people all turned pale, such a scene they had never seen. A group of Qing soldiers who had just changed into Enfield rifles walked up to them and raised the rifles in their hands that had just been wiped off the blood.

"No...... No...... Spare ...... NO...... "The people who were tied up couldn't stop crying.

"General, you can't!" Peter the Great exclaimed, he did not expect Gohinga to execute all the people, including his guards.

"My friends, they are witnesses to your murder! Diplomacy is troublesome! They have no reason to live. Gochena was calibrating a Napoleonic cannon, and took time out of his busy schedule to take care of Big Peter.

"No...... It won't ......," muttered Big Peter, he didn't want to kill, he didn't kill people, but he didn't plead for the witnesses anymore.

"Don't, I have a reason to live, I'm a technician, don't kill me, I'll cast a cannon!" A white man roared hoarsely.