Chapter 221: Two Sorrows (Text)
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In fact, when entering the Roche Mansion, little Contrinoah's mood was both happy and bumpy.
Fortunately, as one of the more than a dozen senior agents with high-level authority supported and appointed by the West Tianzhu Colonization Headquarters, he was fortunate to seize a development object and channel with great potential and rapid ascension.
But the bumpy thing is that with the asymmetry of status and the change in the direction of demand, he finds himself becoming dispensable. Therefore, as a last resort, I used the last bit of relationship that remained in the management of the Borneo Society, hoping to retain and consolidate this line as much as possible.
You must know that the Southern Dynasty and Great Xia, although they are in the same vein as Liang Gong, but because of the filthy and resentment on the official face over the years, coupled with the contradictions and competition in overseas colonization, they have not developed decent transportation channels and more breakthroughs in internal relations for many years.
The Liang Clan's Great Xia, known as the three continents, ruled the territory of thousands of miles, and the vassal allies of the vassal states were not counted, but in addition to the basic national policy, the infiltration and erosion of Taixi Daqin (Byzantium), and the basic strategy of armed colonization of the southern Shanzhou was unshakable.
In terms of the country's internal interests and external attitudes, they are not completely consistent, but according to the natural belonging of hell, they are divided into several factions with their own interests and plans.
For example, under the cover of Contrinoa Jr.'s identity as an arms dealer, the forces subordinate to him represented the interests of the Western Tianzhu Protectorate, as well as the moderate faction in the Great Xia Kingdom, which tended to be conservative, advocated easing relations with the Southern Liang, and jointly managed and digested the political groups in the vast area of Tianzhu in the Five Directions.
As a veteran agent, he was active both inside and outside the Southern Dynasties, and also had a lot of convenience to run and develop his own private trading company and fleet, but only if he could prove his potential and channels in order to obtain more resources and convenience.
He thought about it, calculating his chips and the upper limit of his overdraft, and organizing his words to make the most moving words.
A moment later, in the small flower hall with a cool breeze and humid air, he spoke eloquently
"I can provide 300,000 catties of Tianzhu iron material for your family's industry every month......"
"In addition, there are 500 square meters of white betel iron (Uzi steel) for fine materials,"
"There are also all kinds of iron tools and weapons...... It can accept the customization of specific shapes, and the larger the quantity, the more discounted
"My family can also charter the sea ...... near Jiaozhou"
"It's just that the quantity is too large, please weigh a little bit in the price."
After listening to him boast for a long time about how his trading company is strong in various kinds of overseas countries, and how he has a wide range of hands and eyes, a wide range of channels, and can accomplish many things that others cannot,
"None of that for now, I just want to know"
I waved my hand impatiently, interrupting his self-recommendation.
"How much saltpeter can you offer? …… The kind of powder that has been ground and refined."
"I'm afraid it's not easy to do......"
He was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, and said with a sincere expression
"If it's a raw mine, it's as much as it ......."
"There are many origins in Tianzhu, so the raw ore is quite cheap, and the cost is only labor and freight......
"But the nitrate that has been carefully studied and refined is extremely strictly controlled in the military...... Involving the heavens and the system"
"The sky is greater than the system, then it is not unthinkable......"
I smiled slightly, finally having a reason not to cut off the line.
"What conditions and costs are needed...... Let's hear about it."
If it is a saltpeter raw mine, then the local streets of Guangfu are all over the street, as an important raw material for the means of making ice and heat in the soil under the humid and hot weather all year round, almost from the palace to the official and private people, every household has a certain amount of existence
But when it comes to refining powders, it is a controlled product with a wide range of military uses.
But no matter what, there are two of them, and after a splash of foam, coercion and temptation, there was almost no threat to be tied up and sent to the official, and this dead fat man fat hole pleaded with a low posture, but he bit the so-called bottom limit and refused to let go, and he almost didn't use the reputation of his ancestors to gamble and swear after repeated tug-of-war.
In the end, I reluctantly negotiated an intention, according to the ten-to-one amount of imported iron, and his shipping company provided me with crude saltpeter particles from Tianzhu, that is, the product of the raw ore put in a wooden mortar to mash and grind and filter out the first impurities, as a certain kind of matching.
And it must wait until the first batch of transactions has been inspected on the spot before it can be established. Although it is not a refined product for direct military use, it can be regarded as an acceptable result, and my family also has the tools and techniques for purification, but it just takes a lot of effort and adds some dangers and daily risks.
I looked at the sighing and sighing, as if I had been on a thief ship, and I had suffered a lot of fat holes, and the bitter gourd face that was suffocated, I couldn't help but feel a little brisk, and let people bring in an ice drink and talk about easy topics such as Tianzhu scenery.
"In addition to selling your goods, can you also accept the consignment sales ......of your property?"
Suddenly, another key came to mind
He thought for a moment before he said
"I have to see what kind of goods it is, so that I can make plans......"
So when he left, I had an additional underground channel to sell the stolen goods, which of course started with bartering for the time being. He took a list of my family's supplies back to contact customers, and at the same time left me a copy of the various goods and specialties that he was willing to buy at a high price.
I studied it carefully, but most of them are so-called northern goods such as ginseng and leather goods, pearls, and clams, which are also local specialties from outside the mountains and even in the north, and I don't know if it is a coincidence or luck, but I have to wait for the group of advance ships that went to Liangshan with Luo Kedi, and then we will talk about it on the return trip
Junction of Henan Road, Liangshanbo,
In the large reeds that were burned, the smoke curled, men, women and children scattered among the burnt coke searching for something, and for the large corpses that occasionally appeared, they were a little insensitive, but they just picked up the objects that seemed to be usable, and then loaded them into piles and taxis for centralized disposal.
This is the most basic concept of epidemic prevention. Sun Chenyuan, the stall king who had almost lost a lot of weight, held the account book and recorded something.
His elder brother Pengju once again thwarted the attack of the official army on Liangshan, turning the rear camp of thousands of official troops into ashes, forcing the officers and troops of the two routes to retreat one after another.
The news of another victory is certainly exciting, but the current situation is getting more and more difficult, but it is obvious to all, the harvest near Liangshan is about to be halved again, they have passed two difficult winters, if it were not for the remnants of the people who came to invest in Dengzhou Town, they brought some emergency supplies, but I am afraid that the people who will freeze and starve to death will be even more
And this year, the water chestnut was scooped up to dig reed roots, and even the inch-long small fish were scooped up for the hungry Liangshan people to spend the days of spring famine, which is also unforgettable......
Suddenly, there was a shout that interrupted their work. But it was a thin young man, holding a fast raft and leaning towards him.
"It's General Luo Er's back"
The young man who reported the news shouted as he gasped
"I also brought back a whole shipload of things......"
"Luo Shouza ordered all those who could be counted to put down their hands and rush over to help......"
Large carts and small carts were hauled from the seaside all the way to Liangshan, grain, oil, clothing, quilts, salt, wine, sauce and vinegar, vegetable and butcher shops, tools and agricultural tools, as well as a large number of pig iron ingots, all kinds of loading and unloading from the boats, piled up like a hill, making people look at it full of confidence and security.
Liangshan, which is trapped and surrounded, finally ushered in the first batch of backup materials, and some people can't help but burst into tears and various gaffes.
"It's him"
In front of the Luo Kedi, who returned with a full load, the eldest brother with slightly whitish sideburns sighed as he looked at the rolling shore
"I knew that this person was not a thing in the pool, but I didn't want to have this kind of background and future......"
"It's no wonder that I can't look down on this gain or loss on Liangshan......"
Luo Qiqi seemed to have misunderstood something, but no one could correct him.
"But after all, it's a good fate......"
"If he can bring a future to tens of thousands of people in Liangshan, even if I condescend, it is not impossible......
Luo Hu rode in front of his younger brother, and the gesture of revealing some true feelings can be said to be extremely low.
"What ......is a little fame and gain or loss?"
The days when he took over Liangshan were enough for him to understand some things.
Although it has repeatedly thwarted the attacks of the official army, Liangshan is not as beautiful and strong as the outside world imagined, and it is even a little tired.
After the failed attack, those officers and troops gradually figured out the situation and geography of the periphery of Liangshan, and the so-called natural dangers of the 800-mile water pool and the maze of reeds several times were gradually ineffective under the gradual advancement of the officials and troops to set fire to and fill the river.
In fact, on today's Liangshan, in addition to the old part of Liangshan headed by the Luo brothers and attached by Liu Qi and others, there are also several smaller hills.
For example, Yue Pengju's revival army, they are the biggest new blood that Liangshan has obtained; The remnants of Dengzhou represented by Keshan Meng, they have corresponding river and sea vessels and other boatmen, craftsmen, and craft apprentices, which can be regarded as the auxiliary force that Liangshan is lacking; and some of the desperate people who were cleared and persecuted by foreign officials and soldiers, and successively joined the rebels and villagers of Liangshan.
There are even some old feudal town soldiers from the nearby Qing, Zi, Mi, and Xu prefectures, who were scattered, and their former relatives and benefactors were cut off by the means of killing people with knives from Luodu, or after being killed in a fierce fight in the civil strife, those tooth soldiers and pro-army families were also liquidated, and the people of the people were not angry and voted for Liangshan, but most of them were no longer established, and it was difficult to become any climate.
However, Luo Hussar was not happy at all, and now that all the thorns in the eyes of the officials and troops trapped in the place were gathered on Liangshan, the near future would be the final attack of the thunder sweeping hole, and it was only a matter of time. Or it depends on those behind the officers and soldiers, when they can make up their minds.
He can't openly refuse the votes of these forces, so as not to destroy people's hearts and foundations. Maybe finding a suitable master, handing over this qiē, and being a martial artist who obeys orders is the right way.