Chapter 125: A Letter with Ulterior Motives
While the soldiers vomited, Yang Lin was waiting, waiting for these soldiers to get used to this feeling, to get used to this scene, until they became numb, because on the battlefield in the future, such things will be seen everywhere, and a soldier must go through the baptism.
I don't know how long it took for these soldiers to recover from their vomiting and no longer be in the fear of murder. Although their faces were still a little pale, their eyes had become calm, and they began to carry the corpses in twos and threes, find a pit to bury, or clean up the blood on the ground.
Yang Lin looked at all this indifferently, very satisfied and happy in his heart, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and his mouth couldn't help but tilt slightly.
Eventually, all the soldiers returned to normal and worked together to clean the battlefield and restore the road to its original appearance.
After everything was settled, Yang Lin first took the soldiers back to the previous cave and brought them back to the inside of the followers. Then, he instantly moved those iron pieces to the followers, where the iron pieces were stored, and found Zhao Xiang to have a conversation.
"Hey, Zhao Xiang, these pieces of iron that I got back this time, arrange manpower as soon as possible, and strive to make thirty machine guns, forty mortars, and the rest are made into Lianzhu."
"Marshal, don't worry, within three months, I will be able to get them all out, with quality and quantity, and you will be satisfied!"
"Zhao Xiang, we've been getting along for a long time, don't boast and brag about Haikou in my place. Three months, can you make these things? I remember the last time I made a Lianzhu gun, it took more than three months, not to mention that this time there were a lot of mortars and machine guns, all of which were delicate work? ”
"Yes, it took a long time to make the Jewels. But marshal, don't forget that we have an assembly line, since you proposed the concept of making bird guns on the assembly line, the speed at which we make Lianzhu guns has greatly increased, far better than before. ”
"Hehe, how did I forget this stubble. Okay, you can do it. Once all the weapons have been manufactured, each soldier must be familiar with them, understand them, and fully master them to be able to use them proficiently. ”
"Okay, marshal, don't worry, I will definitely arrange the rest of the matter."
"By the way, Zhao Xiang, how is the matter of finding a manager candidate? Are there any eyebrows? ”
When it came to the question of the person in charge of logistics, Zhao Xiang's self-confidence disappeared without a trace, and he became deeply helpless, and he still had to continue to take charge of the logistics arrangements for weapons research.
Seeing Zhao Xiang's worried look, he knew that things were not going well, so he changed the topic again and asked, "Zhao Xiang, how is the chemical research team in the new building?" ”
As soon as he said this, Zhao Xiang's eyebrows suddenly danced, and he said excitedly: "There is already a small team of more than 20 people, and most of them are still people in our weapons research room!" ”
"By the way, Marshal, those books and equipment you brought with you last time are so useful, I like them very much. After figuring them out and knowing how to operate them, I instantly became obsessed with them, and even my wife ate their vinegar, blaming me for spending less time with her, hehe~"
"As long as you like it, it's not in vain. Okay, I'll not tell you, it's time for me to go. ”
"Well, okay, marshal, goodbye."
"Goodbye."
After Yang Lin appeared in the outside world, he took out his horse and immediately galloped towards Guangzhou Mansion. However, this time I made a detour, returning to the city from the East City Gate and returning to Yahang.
However, Yang Lin secretly returned to Yaxing from the back door, and as soon as he walked into the study, he didn't remember to take a sip of tea and take a breath, when Yang Xiao rushed in and asked anxiously: "Young master, where have you been running for so long?" No matter how much I look for you, I can't find it. ”
"What's wrong? Is something wrong? Why are you in such a hurry to find me? ”
At this time, Yang Lin just picked up the teacup and was about to drink tea, but Yang Xiao unceremoniously snatched it away, followed by a gurgling cow drink.
After drinking happily, Yang Xiao was relieved again, and then he said clearly: "Young master, in the middle of this morning, the superintendent of the Customs Department sent a servant to send you a letter, saying that after you read it, you will reply to him in the afternoon." ”
"When the official saw that you were not in Yaxing, he waited in the yamen for an hour, and you had not returned, so he handed me the letter, and repeatedly instructed that no one should read this letter except you, and that it must be handed over to you by his own hands."
"It's close to noon, and you haven't come back yet, so I'm in a hurry, worried about delaying the reply in the afternoon, so I looked for you everywhere, almost the entire Guangzhou Mansion, and I didn't see your shadow of the young master."
As Yang Xiao's mouth spoke, the foaming stars flew sideways, Yang Lin's face became more and more gloomy and ugly, and the atmosphere around him became more and more solemn. However, Yang Xiao did not feel the abnormality of their young master at this time, and still talked about it selflessly.
Gradually, Yang Xiao was talking, and suddenly felt that the temperature in the study had dropped, and his whole body was suddenly agitated, and then he noticed that the young master's face was gloomy and terrible, which made people feel chills in his heart, and he was staring at himself deadly.
In an instant, Yang Xiao closed his lips tightly, nervous, knowing that his old mistake had been committed again, he broke his mouth, and stood there honestly, without saying a word, waiting for the young master to fall.
After a while, the silent man began to open his mouth and asked coldly, "What about the letter?" ”
Hearing the cold words without emotion, Yang Xiao couldn't help but shudder, didn't dare to hesitate any longer, quickly took out a letter from his arms, and handed it over without looking at it.
Yang Lin didn't take the letter, but first looked at the envelope, then at Yang Xiao, and finally returned his gaze to the letter, with a trace of anger between his eyebrows, the corners of his mouth twitched twice, but he didn't have a seizure, and asked faintly: "This is the letter you have been nagging for a long time~?" ”
"Letter? What's wrong? Master, is there anything wrong with the letter? As he spoke, Yang Xiao couldn't understand why the young master had such a reaction after seeing the letter, and also looked at the envelope.
I saw that the letter in his hand was crumpled, as if it had been rubbed thousands of times, Yang Xiao was stunned, his face was full of embarrassment, and he said again and again: "This, this, young master, this is indeed the letter~" After finishing his words, he lowered his head in shame.
"Yang Xiao, don't tell me that when you get this letter, it's already like this?"
"No, no, young master, when you get it, it's normal, it's flat and neat."
"How did that come to be like this? What exactly did you do? ”
"That, that, young master, that's like this. After I got the letter, I waited left and right, and when I couldn't wait for you to come back, I would go out to look for you. Along the way, I was worried that I would lose the letter, so I held it in my hand. Unexpectedly, it became like this. ”
Yang Lin was so angry that he hated iron but not steel, and finally took the envelope, slowly unfolded the rubbing envelope, and slowly took out the letter paper, stopped his movements, and said reprimandedly: "The letter has been given to me, and I am still standing here, waiting for me to reward you~?" ”
Hearing this shout, Yang Xiao felt like he was electrocuted, his whole body trembled, and he immediately ran away, looking funny, leaving a word full of fear.
"No, no, I'll go, I'll go."
Seeing Yang Xiao running away, away from himself, this funny appearance, I couldn't help but wonder, the cold appearance just now disappeared in an instant, and he returned to his previous demeanor, as if nothing had happened just now.
As he slowly unfolded the letter, Yang Lin muttered: "What the hell, it's so troublesome, and you have to write a letter to convey it." If anything, call me over and it won't be long before it ends. ”
After the envelope was unfolded, the contents of it appeared in view, and Yang Lin began to read silently. However, the deeper he went, the more Yang Lin's face became unpleasant, cloudy and uncertain, but more confused and full of incomprehension.
The general meaning of the content is that Yang Lin proposed to reduce the taxation of the merchants, and the above has promised and approved. However, Yang Lin needed to collect some data, take a boat to Macao, learn about the situation of foreign merchants there in the fire, and finally summarize and hand it over, and archive the summary information as a basis for slowing down the taxation of the merchants.
The content is very normal, but the words are full of reminders, and the feeling of caution makes Yang Lin's heart furious, and he feels a trace of abnormality, which is contained in it.
However, there is a mistake in what Yang Xiao conveyed, and after reading this letter, Yang Lin does not need to reply anymore.
Although I don't know what the purpose of the overseer is, I secretly remind myself of this and don't tell the reason. But Yang Lin already knew in his heart that the trip to Macao was not so simple, so he was on guard, quietly waiting for the official document and ordering himself to go to Macau.
While thinking about it, Yang Lin's bright eyes flickered, snorted coldly, and said quietly: "Hmph, it's best not to have anything greasy in it." Otherwise, I'll let you know what will happen to you~" (To be continued.) )