"Lord Wen, it's one thing for us to take revenge, it's another thing for your country to exterminate the rebels, haha, to exterminate the Lu army, the price we have to pay for the four-nation alliance is very large, and if there is no benefit, it won't work, haha!"

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Wen Xiang's face was a little gloomy, and he replied: "It's just a matter of one and two, two and one; Don't your army want to take revenge, if you don't want to, then please ask your army to leave China, our treaty is clearly written! ”

"Okay!"

Bazin said disdainfully, "We can withdraw our troops immediately, and we don't want to take revenge, but whether the rule of your government can be maintained, it is difficult to say, Lu Army, it's not that I look down on you, just with your country's Green Camp Army, 300,000 is not the opponent of the Lu Army!" ”

Wen Xiang was completely speechless, because what Bazin said was not false at all, just with the green battalion soldiers, really 300,000 is not the opponent of the Lu army! What's more, the Lu army still has the Chu army and the Huai army as helpers?

"Okay, the conditions are good, we will definitely not let your army work in vain, General Bazin, please be able to mediate for us, the benefits are indispensable to you, you also know that the benefits are divided equally between the four countries, it is better than one country to take a big head, it is really ......"

Wen Xiang's words moved Bazin, yes, not to mention England, even Spain will share a lot of benefits, if you can stand on the side of the Qing government at this time and help say a few good words, you can't say it, the benefits will definitely be the greatest!

"General Bazin, now that the Lu army, the Chu army, and the Huai army have all defected, we need to build a new army again to maintain our rule, even if this force is not as strong as the Lu army, at least it must surpass the Hunan army and the Huai army, our Yizheng King intends to build a new army of 100,000 people, all equipped with Western firearms, this firearm is naturally to be purchased from your army, the equipment of 100,000 people......"

Bazin's heart was shocked!

The new equipment of 100,000 people, that is, at least 100,000 Western muskets and more than a dozen artillery battalions of artillery are needed, no less than four or five hundred! As for bullets and shells, that's an astronomical number, according to a hundred rounds of ammunition per person, and a hundred shells for each artillery, that is, 10,000 boxes of bullets, 40,000 or 50,000 shells! How much does it cost? How profitable is that?

"Lord Wen, what you said is true? Do you know how much silver is needed to equip an army of 100,000 people? At least four million taels of silver! Are you sure that your government is willing to put the supply of these arms in the hands of our French Empire? ”

Bazin asked in a deep voice.

"Of course!"

Wen Xiang replied: "In addition to this, our king also intends to build an offshore fleet, and will also purchase a fleet of warships needed by the fleet from Europe in batches, as well as a part of the coastal defense guns, to be deployed in the coastal waters. ”

Bazin's heart jumped, the weapons and equipment of 100,000 people needed a lot of silver, and that fleet needed a lot of silver! Let's not talk about anything else, just the purchase of seven or eight capital warships, that's millions of taels of silver!

If these two arms purchases can be completed, they will generate huge profits in the millions, and everyone in the world knows that the profits of the arms trade are really too high, to 100 percent, or even 200 percent!

"Okay, this matter is settled, I will personally communicate this matter with General Houghton and General Dundas, and the specific procurement matters will be handed over to the ministers of our two countries to negotiate with your country in more detail!" Within a few days, I think we will attack the Lu army in Hejian Province and Shandong! ”

Bazin was in high spirits, he didn't expect that the two treaties would enable the French Empire to receive more than 30 million taels of indemnity, and the next military procurement would also allow France to make a windfall again!

Wen Xiang breathed a sigh of relief, the goal was achieved, of course, this is only a preliminary intention, and there will definitely be other conditions in the future, but now that Bazin has been bought, I believe that Dundas and Houghton will also be convinced, the two superpowers have agreed, and the rest of Spain will not disagree.

Leaving Langfang, Yi Xun, who had been holding back for a long time, asked urgently: "Master Wen, why haven't I heard the sixth brother talk about these two military purchases?" When did it happen? That's not a small number! ”

Wen Xiang sighed and replied, "Where did the military procurement come from?" This is just my temporary decision, Lord Wang, you must be clear, sooner or later we all need to rebuild the army, the Lu army, the Chu army, and the Huai army have all defected, and only the remaining Hunan army is already in decline, there is no new military force, even if the foreigners help us clean up the Lu army, we will also not be able to maintain the rule of Manchuria, and the Chu army and the Huai army will continue to make trouble, what should we do? With just the Green Battalion, can it work? Therefore, it is imperative for us to prepare for the new army! ”

Wen Xiang paused for a moment, and then said: "Since it is imperative to build a new army, why not take it out now and use it to make a favor?" We can win over England and France, and we can enrich our armed forces, killing two birds with one stone......"

"But,"

Yi Xun hurriedly said: "Lord Wen, where did we get so much silver?" Raise an army of 100,000 men! How much money does that cost? ”

Wen Xiang shook his head and replied: "Lord Wang, I didn't say that an army of 100,000 people or an offshore fleet would be built in a day or a month, it's a big deal that we will spend a few more years to purchase weapons and equipment for 10,000 or 20,000 troops a year, and in five or six years, or even ten years, the army and fleet will always be established. Westerners are all masters who see money, as long as the rebellion can be put down, we pay such a price, it is worth it! ”

Yi Xun suddenly realized, couldn't help but give a thumbs up, and shouted: "Master Wen, amazing, amazing!" ”

Wen Xiang sighed lightly and replied: "Lord Wang, I would rather Guo Ye did not rebel, one Guo Ye can be worth tens of millions of taels, this is a priceless treasure, but it is a pity that the mistake is wrong, the situation can no longer be recovered, the biggest support left by the first emperor to us Zhongxing, alas, ......"

Wen Xiang's face was full of gloom, now that he is in his sixties, his health is not as good as before, how long can he help Prince Gong, he doesn't know, in the future, who else can assist the court? (To be continued.) )