The issue of arms sales to the Ming Dynasty, which had been discussed at the end of last month, finally came to an end, and the result was that an inspection delegation was sent to Liangguang to conduct on-the-spot inspections. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The purpose of the expedition team was not entirely to go through the motions, and the purpose of their trip was mainly two, that is, to negotiate with Shen Youlong, and to know how the other party would form a new army, whether it would be formed from the original guard officer army, or re-recruit soldiers.

Recruiting soldiers may be impeached, but this is an extraordinary time, and extraordinary times must use extraordinary means, one is that he has the support of the gentry class, and with the support of the gentry class in Liangguang, even if someone in the court impeaches him.

Shen Youlong's influence in Liangguang is still very large, in addition to his influence in the officialdom, his influence in the people is also very large, and the people think that he is a good official, a good official who can lead everyone to eat well and wear warm clothes, such a good official is very difficult to find.

Of course, there are not many such good officials, so the common people naturally hope that he can sit in the position of governor of Liangguang for a few more days, so as to ensure that their lives are getting better and better.

As for the gentry class, it is mainly to protect their own interests, and there is no need to think about so many troublesome things if he is there.

The Australian side has cooperated with him for a long time, and the two sides have established a strong relationship, so it is natural to hope that he will be able to pick up the overall situation in the future and become the first assistant of the Southern Ming court, which has a great deal to do with strengthening the cooperation between the two countries.

The main members of the delegation were representatives of the military and government, as well as business representatives, and the military came to focus on examining their capabilities, whether they have the ability to form a new army, and to help them communicate on how to train and other matters.

The government officials are negotiating on the terms of exchange between the two countries, and the representatives of the enterprises are providing some data introductions, so that the other party knows what models are available, what their performance is, etc.

Therefore, the main personnel of the inspection group were composed of these people, and the delegation was about 10 people, and they went to Hong Kong on a warship that changed guards, and then passed through here to go to Liangguang.

After arriving in Hong Kong, he must have a break to communicate with Zhou Yang, after all, as the chief official here, he must know more about Daming than they know about it, and there are still some things that need to be known about talking to Shen Youlong.

"In this way, Shen Youlong can actually agree to the conditions as long as they are not too harsh, and Zheng Zhilong also wants to come to us."

As a negotiator, Wu Zhengdao came to Hong Kong again, this time in a different capacity, he is the head of the delegation, he will represent the Australian government to inspect the Ming Dynasty, on what they should come up with for mortgage exchange.

There are a lot of things that can be taken out by Liangguang, such as customs and taxation, opening up a few ports, and agreeing that it is more convenient for Australians to import and export to Liangguang, etc., in short, a lot of things can be taken out depends on whether Shen Youlong is willing or not.

What I learned from Zhou Yang was that Shen Youlong was very interested in forming a new army and was very supportive, as long as it was not too excessive, he would agree.

If that's the case, it will be very advantageous in the negotiations, and the probability of success will be higher, after all, he has high expectations for Australian weapons.

It's just that what Wu Zhengdao didn't expect was that Zheng Zhilong would actually invite the delegation to go, and their sense of urgency was quite strong, but they didn't know if they would be able to come up with what Australia wanted.

Now Zheng Zhilong no longer has the advantage of Japanese trade, so to speak, there are only a few things they can come up with, tea from Wuyi Mountain, and special products such as silk. There is also the market in the mainland, which can be exchanged for these things.

Of course, for the support of the Zheng family, the military did not agree much, the military personnel were very worried, once the Zheng family became bigger, it would be a danger to the future Southern Ming court, the Southern Ming court is the main object of Australia's support in the future, so it can't be too weak, this Zheng family's private army of 100,000, is already equivalent to the strength of the Liangguang region, if it is expanding, it will inevitably become the biggest competitor of the two Guangxi in the future.

The old Zheng family has always been very uneasy, this point of view is known from history, Zheng Zhilong can go from a pirate to the general army of Fujian, and it is absolutely impossible to encounter such a troubled era without a little idea, after saying that the main reason why he likes the sharpness of Australian weapons is not that he is afraid that the strength of Liangguang is too strong and surpasses him, so he did this.

Liangguang can be said to be his main competitor in the future, and no one is more likely to pose a threat to Fujian than them.

Therefore, Zheng Zhilong's worries are not superfluous, and people are also considering the problem from the actual situation.

In addition to these, the successive victories of the peasant army also gave him the idea of chasing the Central Plains.

After all, the world is in turmoil, this is an opportunity, holding a powerful army in his hand is equivalent to controlling his own destiny, it is impossible for him not to think that in his cognition, Shen Youlong is trying so hard to expand the army, maybe he has his own ideas, so he is so eager to expand.

This Australian delegation is an opportunity, and we should make good use of this opportunity.

"It may be a little difficult to sell Zheng Zhilong's arms, and the military doesn't agree with it, but if the conditions he offers are big, he will definitely be supported by some domestic capital, which you should know."

Now Australia's domestic capital has been quite strong, the rise of private consortiums is influencing the decision-making of the Executive Committee, this matter is not a secret, Zhou Yang has known in Hong Kong, it is said that private consortiums have participated in many domestic infrastructure bidding projects.

If the conditions given by Zheng Zhilong are really so good, let alone say it, maybe they will facilitate the government to pass it.

Privately, Wu Zhengdao understood the meaning of the military, and their meaning was also obvious, it was okay to pass, but it must be guaranteed to be within a controllable range, if it exceeded this range, they felt that it would be a threat to the future Australian army to participate in the war.

Therefore, the number of cannons exported will be absolutely limited, as for other weapons and rifles, there may also be certain restrictions, even if the consortium rises, but the meaning of the military still needs to be considered, after all, the military is the defender of Australia's interests, without them, the overseas investment of these consortiums will not be so safe, yo they are equivalent to a guarantee at least.

(To be continued.) )