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Soon, Xu Daguang brought Li Jianwei with him. They were originally acquaintances, the same year as the martial arts exam.

Li Jianwei saw Feng Yunshan, he was not afraid at all, he was polite, not at all like he was born in martial arts, but seemed to have the calmness of a few scholars.

Feng Yunshan asked about the performance of various types of artillery and bird guns in the Qing army, and Li Jianwei replied with a straight answer, and it seemed that he knew more about firearms.

Not only that, Li Jianwei also has a good understanding of some advanced muskets of foreigners: "Holy King, the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Holy Army are using bird guns and lifting guns, most of which are old-fashioned arquebuses, inferior cast barrels, high explosion rate, and a range of only 100 steps, less than 100 meters as the foreigners say, and the Qing soldiers and brave soldiers will not aim, 50 steps away, 100 shots but not 10 hits." ”

"And the foreigners used the most 'brown bass' smoothbore gun in the Opium * War, it is a mature flintlock pistol, I heard that many of them are produced by the East India Company, and I was fortunate to use an Indian 'brown bass' ultra-light short-barreled smoothbore gun P1812, which is light and broken, and the range can reach 250 steps, that is, the foreigners say 200 meters, fortunately, 80 meters away is not very accurate. It is said that this kind of musket is not only inexpensive, but also very easy to manufacture, and the foreigners alone can make hundreds of thousands of millions of them every year. After the Opium War, the British changed this 'brown bass' flintlock pistol to a firing type. Li Jian glanced at the shotgun on the guard's back, and said worriedly, "We're still complacent that some garbage-like shotguns can be half full." ”

"And I heard that the Western French musket was more sophisticated, originally equipped with the Charvail MLE 1777 flintlock smoothbore gun, as their emperor swept Europe, and later developed the Charville MLE 1842 new firing smoothbore gun, the rate of fire was much faster. The performance is even better than the British 'Brown Bes' smoothbore gun. ”

Feng Yunshan was stunned! He couldn't have imagined that among the children of a Qing army general in the city of Guangzhou, there was such a person who knew so much about the foreigners' new muskets. Found a treasure!

couldn't help but be overjoyed, and praised: "I didn't expect Brother Li to be so proficient in foreigners' firearms." Moreover, Brother Li is willing to join my Taiping Holy Army, and persuade Ling Zun to abandon the secret and turn to the light, which is really the best! ”

"The Holy King did not know anything, because of his mother's physical illness, he often sought medical treatment from foreign missionaries, and after a few years, he became more familiar with those foreigners, and could even speak a few short foreign words, and knew a little about their firearms. As for abandoning the dark and turning to the light, this is what I Han people should do. Jianwei also had to confess to the Holy King on behalf of his father. Li Jianwei explained.

"Lords, what a sin. What's more, Ling Zun is an official who is honest and honest. Feng Yunshan praised again, and then said his purpose: "Brother Li, this king heard that the foreigners in France have developed a musket called the Migne rifled gun, which uses a special cylindrical shell lead bullet, which is smaller than the muzzle and easy to stuff into the chamber, and the bottom of the bullet is made of cork material, which can make the sealing between the bullet and the chamber good when fired, which greatly enhances the rate of fire, range and safety of the gun." It is said that the firing range can reach more than 500 meters or even 7 or 800 meters as the Westerners say. Therefore, this king would like to ask you and Tan Lvshuai to go to Europe with the British Pastor Hexin, to inquire about these advanced muskets, and have the opportunity to buy some samples to come back. ”

Li Jianwei nodded, signaling that he understood what the Holy King meant.

Feng Yunshan saw that this Li Jianwei was smart and clever, and he was indeed not a spy of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and he had a family member in the city of Guangzhou, so he relieved himself. Li Jianwei was immediately promoted as the commander of the battalion, taking over the position of Tan Tiyuan, and was responsible for going to Europe with Tan Tiyuan to explore and purchase new weapons.

As soon as Tan Li and the others went out, Zuo Zongtang hurriedly came over again, saying that there was something to report.

It seems that it is really a big thing that is very difficult, otherwise, with Zuo Zongtang's decision, Feng Yunshan would still give him power, and he would not come to ask for instructions.

"The Holy King, the compradors of the thirteen foreign goods in the captured city of Guangzhou, under the leadership of the largest comprador Wu Chongyao, asked to see the Holy King." Zuo Zongtang briefly explained the origin of the matter.

"By the way, I almost forgot about this Wu Chongyao. This is the God of Wealth, if you don't slaughter and slaughter well, how can you be worthy of the name they call me the long-haired thief chief. Feng Yunshan laughed, took Zuo Zongtang together, and rushed to the yamen of the Guangzhou prefect, where he was imprisoned in the cell in the yamen as a comprador of the official gentry.

Feng Yunshan sat upright in the lobby of the prefect's yamen, and several guards escorted one person in. The man was wearing an embroidered hog, and although the suit was dirty, he still walked in with a full posture. It was precisely because he summoned the compradors and wealthy merchants in the city, established the "Western Bureau", and donated military salaries to the government to help exterminate the righteous army of the Heaven and Earth Society, Wu Chongyao, who made meritorious contributions, was rewarded by the Manchu Qing Dynasty with the rank of Taoist.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived in front of the hall, the guards forcibly pushed him to his knees, and the posture he had just condensed was instantly gone.

Feng Yunshan said with a sneer: "Who is in the hall?" But which of the demons is on the platform? ”

Wu Chongyao was silent.

"What a platform, it's just a false identity, it's just a trick of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to coax children! It's also a shame that some people believe it. Zuo Zongtang, who was standing on the side, said cooperatively.

"Oh, I see! It's a nice dress, but it's a little tattered! It's also a bit too expensive. Feng Yunshan said with a smile, "I heard that it is for these two clothes, from the Qing Demon Jiajing period to the present, your Wu family has used a total of more than 16 million taels of silver for donation and dotting in the past forty years. In this way, your dress is worth eight million taels. What a baby. ”

Wu Chongyao, who was kneeling in the hall, raised his head in disbelief: "How can you know so clearly?" ”

"Seems to be true? Brothers, help Mr. Wu up and take a seat. Feng Yunshan laughed, and then asked, "I don't know what is important for Mr. Wu to ask to see this king?" ”

"Holy King, Wu thought hard for two days and two nights, and decided to join the Taiping Holy Army. I hope to accept it! Wu Chongyao didn't sit on the bench handed over by the guard, stood up, and saluted Feng Yunshan.

"Hey, listening to Mr. Wu's tone, you're still a little reluctant? Forced by reality? Feng Yunshan smiled, "Presumably Mr. Wu is a smart person, he should know how to choose." ”

"That's right, Holy King. Wu didn't like what your army did, but the reality was that Guangzhou was the world of the Holy King, and Wu could only surrender. Wu Chongyao said frankly, "However, Wu has a few conditions, and I hope that the Holy King will agree." ”

"Mr. Wu, I just said that you are a smart person, why did you suddenly become unsmart again?" Feng Yunshan sneered and looked at Wu Chongyao under the hall, "Right now, you are a fish and meat, and the entire family is in the hands of this king, what qualifications do you have to negotiate with this king?" ”

"What if Wu said that in addition to the property that the Holy Army searched for his house, Wu also had a huge amount of money, which had already been transferred and hidden? In addition, Wu's business skills, the Holy King, must also know. As long as the Holy King agrees to Wu's conditions, in addition to handing over the hidden huge amount of money, from now on, I, Wu Chongyao, will wholeheartedly take care of comprador affairs for the Holy King. Wu Chongyao gritted his teeth and said.

Feng Yunshan didn't think about it at all, and shook his head directly: "This king doesn't like people to talk to me about conditions. As for the hidden money, it can't get out of Guangzhou City, and sooner or later it will still be the king's. ”

“……”

"Mr. Wu, you know that this king is very busy. If nothing else, the king will return. After being silent for a while, Feng Yunshan stood up and prepared to leave with Zuo Zongtang.

"Well, Holy King, you have won! I, Wu Chongyao, handed over the hidden money and let it be at the disposal of the Holy King. I only ask the holy king to let the women and children of the family have a way to live. Wu Chongyao begged for mercy directly.

Feng Yunshan and Zuo Zongtang looked at each other and smiled!

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