Lei Ting's secret liaison place in Guangzhou City is still in that secret room, and the difference is that at this time, it is no longer only Yang Lin and Qu Kun, but also Zhuge Mou, Shi Mingzhi, Chao Sheng, A Sheng, Wang Zhizheng and others, covering Yang Lin's high-level personnel of both sea and land forces. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Everyone sat around the round table, looking at Yang Lin in anticipation, waiting for the supreme commander's lecture.

Looking around, Yang Lin looked at everyone one by one, with a calm look on his face, no emotional fluctuations, and a slight mutter, and then said aloud: "Everyone, everyone present knows each other and has a certain understanding, so I won't introduce it." However, then again, this is the first time that we have gathered so together, including almost all the forces. ”

"Okay, I won't talk nonsense, let's get straight to the point, tell me about the purpose of summing you here, why are you gathered here?."

Suddenly, the expressions of several people became solemn, especially Chao Sheng, his body was tense, he stood straight, and sat there, which seemed so abrupt that it caused others to look sideways, only Yang Lin was the most indifferent, Zhuge Mou and Shi Mingzhi were surprised, and then returned to normal, after all, the two of them had been in the thunder for so long and had seen too many soldiers like this.

Yang Lin didn't continue to speak, but waited, brewing an atmosphere to support him to talk about what was next. Gradually, everyone entered a state, quiet, more and more quiet, no one spoke, not even a small movement. When the atmosphere was quiet to a peak, Yang Lin nodded slightly and said slowly: "I have said on different occasions more than once that the reason why I received everyone under the account is not for the courage of the moment, nor for the speed of the moment, but to have a greater goal and a higher ambition, which is to overthrow the Manchu Tartars and restore the rivers and mountains of our Han people." ”

"Whether it is the Qilin Gang, the Deaf and Dumb Hall, or the Thunder on the Sea, they are all beginning to take shape, with a total strength of nearly 100,000 people, not counting those who have not been included in the battle sequence. If you want to overthrow the Qing court, you must not only have the determination to put it to death, but also have sufficient preparations, and you can't blindly do it blindly with a hot brain. ”

"The marshal is right, once the action to overthrow the Qing court is launched, it is bound to be a protracted war, and according to the advantages we have, it will be two or three years at the fastest, and six or seven years at the slower. Therefore, in either case, it is an extremely money-consuming action, and food is the most important of them. After all, only by eating and drinking enough can you do things and accomplish great things. As a strategist, Zhuge Mou gave full play to his role and position, and added.

Yang Lin nodded, and said loudly: "Zhuge Mou is right, so in the short term, we must reserve at least two years of food, enough for 500,000 people, not to mention silver taels." ”

Speaking of this, Yang Lin looked at Qu Kun, Ah Sheng, and Zhuge Mou respectively, and asked, "Ah Kun, Ah Sheng, and Zhuge Mou, as you who are in charge of the money and grain accounts, did you tell us about the preparation of our grain and silver?" ”

After the words fell, Ah Sheng looked at Qu Kun, but Qu Kun looked at Zhuge Mou, after all, Zhuge Mou was his adoptee, and he was recreated, and the occasion for this kind of performance should be Zhuge Mou, not himself. seemed to understand what the two of them were thinking, Zhuge Mou did not postpone it any longer, stood up straight, and spoke unhurriedly.

"Marshal, colleagues, since Thunder is mainly active on the sea, whether it is the collection of food or the earning of silver taels, it is definitely different from the land. In the past two years, Thunder's way of obtaining silver taels was mainly to collect protection fees from passing merchant ships, or to plunder foreign merchant ships. ”

"There are more ways to raise grain and grass, there are two main ones, one is to loot the Qing court's transportation, of course, which is indispensable for the help of the Qilin Gang and the Deaf and Dumb Hall to provide information and convenience. Another way is to buy from various small countries in the South China Sea, such as copper and iron materials. After all, the Qing court was very strict in its control over grain, copper and iron, which everyone knows. ”

"In short, after two years of operation and operation, the silver taels and grain raised are enough for 200,000 people to eat for two years, and the reserves of copper and iron can make 300,000 to 400,000 birds. Marshal, I'm done. ”

Yang Lin didn't make any comment, just nodded approvingly, and looked at Qu Kun with an inquiring expression.

As soon as Zhuge Mou sat down, Qu Kun stood up and said directly: "Report to Marshal, according to your requirements, Paramount has been opened all over the country, all over the country, as long as it is a place like the state capital, there will be at least one branch." Due to the different conditions in different places, the turnover is different, so it can only be generalized. So far, in the past two years, after all kinds of expenses, there are about 10 million taels of silver deposited. ”

Ten million taels, when they heard this number, most people frowned, a little puzzled. Paramount, they know it, it can be said that they have some understanding, it is a daily gold, how can it be that there are only 10 million taels of silver? Although he was puzzled, no one doubted that this was out of a kind of trust, and Yang Lin would never put an incompetent person in a very important position. It seemed that he felt everyone's doubts and heard their voices, and Yang Lin's voice sounded at the right time, which surprised everyone.

"Well... Ten million taels, more than I imagined. Your situation there, I know that the silver taels you earn will not only be used to open branches and promote Paramount to the whole country, but also take out a part of it for the opening of Jishitang and the expenses and expenses of the Qilin Gang, so much can be left, you have done a very good job~! ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone showed a look of sudden realization, and Qu Kun was also relieved, and the nervous feeling was suddenly relaxed. seems to be confirming Yang Lin's words and proving Qu Kun's innocence, Wang Zhizheng and Chao Sheng spoke one after another.

"What the hall master said is that if it weren't for the long-term financial support of Paramount, it would be difficult for Jishitang to open all over the country in such a short period of time, almost monopolizing medicine everywhere, as long as there are slightly larger towns, there will be my Jishitang stores, and there will be intelligence officers of the deaf and dumb hall." Wang Zhizheng said a little excitedly, and said quickly.

"As the marshal said, without Qu Kun's early financial support, it would be difficult for the Qilin Gang's sphere of influence to expand, let alone spread to the surrounding state capitals, and the gang would be all over Fujian, Zhejiang, Guangzhou, and other regions." Chao Sheng is much calmer, still with the look of that soldier, a little stereotypical.

At this time, Yang Lin took over the topic, looked at Ah Sheng, and asked, "Ah Sheng, how are the actions of those remnants of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"Qiyu Hall Master, since the last time, Zhang Lin handed over the people you said to me, and I personally rushed to Zhongming Village in Jiangxi, Zhongming Fort in Guizhou, and Zhongming County in Hebei, and brought out their young and middle-aged people, combined with those people, all equipped with weapons, to form many small troops, scattered in various areas of the plane area, stirring up chaos in the Central Plains, attacking many county seats, and obtaining a large amount of silver and grain storage in the Tartar Mansion."

"Those silver and grain reserves, except for some daily use, have been hidden in strongholds and mountains in various places with the cooperation of the Kongtong army, and they are very safe. As soon as the big war begins, it can be shipped out and delivered to the front line. ”

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