Li Zhen's brows gradually frowned, and he was already wrinkled into a Sichuan character. His right hand rested on the desk, tapping gently, his eyes narrowing slightly, thinking about ways to make money.

At present, the most profitable is undoubtedly arms.

It's just that the bullets of the metal cartridge case have not yet been manufactured, and the guns manufactured at the moment are not suitable for sale, otherwise they will affect themselves after being sold. Once the bullets of the metal shell are made, the weapons of the soldiers under Li Zhen's command will have an essential leap, and the combat effectiveness will immediately reach a new level.

At that time, Li Zhen will be able to sell the original weapons on a large scale for profit.

Seeing that Li Zhen didn't speak, Liu Taiping said, "My lord, the old man has a suggestion. ”

Li Zhen immediately asked, "What suggestions?" ”

Liu Taiping pinched his beard and said solemnly: "When the handsome man got married, the bigwigs in the Guangzhou business community gave the handsome a surprise, depending on the situation, they wanted to have a good relationship with the handsome. Lao Yu thinks that the marshal can raise funds from them, and with the family assets of Fan Kai, Mu Zhongyuan and others, once they agree to fund the marshal, it will be at least more than one million taels, which can solve the current dilemma. Moreover, the marshal's official fortune is prosperous, and the bigger the marshal's career, the more benefits they get. ”

Li Zhen frowned and said, "Sir, the method of fundraising can only be alleviated for a while, not for a long time. ”

Liu Taiping shook his head with a chuckle, and said: "At present, the marshal is still developing in Guangdong, and vigorously supports the construction of hospitals, and also plans for the people, and large-scale expansion of the arsenal, and even the formation of a water division, and at the same time expands the number of troops. ”

"These things are extremely expensive."

"Everything costs money, especially the army, which costs countless amounts of money. With Guangzhou's current economy, it is impossible to stabilize the situation with tax revenue. Under the governance of the marshal, it is estimated that the situation will not be reversed until next year. The only way is to raise money. After the economy improves, Guangzhou's tax revenue will increase, which will be enough to support the development of the army. ”

Liu Taiping said earnestly: "Dashuai, this is the most suitable way at present." ”

Li Zhen's brows furrowed, still unwilling.

Finding someone to raise money is not a long-term way after all, rather than this, it is better to find a businessman who belongs to him, or find someone who specializes in taking care of money.

Li Zhen had this idea in his heart, and immediately thought of Fan Kai.

Fan Kai runs a money village and is a wealthy man in Guangzhou.

With Fan Kai's method of running a money bank, he is very familiar with using money to make profits. As long as Fan Kai has enough start-up capital, he will definitely be able to solve the dilemma for Li Zhen. Moreover, compared to Mu Zhongyuan, who traveled back and forth between the UK and Guangzhou to do business, Fan Kai's money bank operation was more brainy, and if he could persuade Fan Kai to work for him, it would be a good way.

Li Zhen said: "Sir, borrowing money is not a way, I have a new idea!" ”

Liu Taiping's eyes lit up and asked, "What's the idea?" ”

Li Zhen said: "My plan is to ......" As soon as the words came out, a figure immediately ran in outside the study. The figure was very fast, and it had already reached the study in a puff of smoke. He stopped, hunched over, pressed his hands to his knees, and hung his head and gasped for air. The person who came was none other than Lu Shaochuan, a general in the army.

At this moment, Lu Shaochuan's face was flushed. I wanted to open my mouth to speak several times in a row, but because I was panting too quickly, I stopped and gasped as soon as the words reached my mouth.

Li Zhen frowned and said, "Don't worry, say it slowly!" ”

However, Li Zhen looked at Lu Shaochuan's anxious appearance and the pain he revealed, and a bad premonition rose in his heart. From Lu Shaochuan to the present, Lu Shaochuan has had times when he was anxious and sometimes in pain, but it has not yet reached the point where he is so hurried that he can't speak, which shows that the matter in front of him is extremely serious.

Liu Taiping said: "Captain Lu, take a breath and talk." ”

Lu Shaochuan paused for a minute or so, his breath calmed down slightly, and then he walked to his seat and sat down, with a sad look on his face, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, I just got the news that there is news from Turi Island on the sea of Guangzhou, and all the people on the island have been detained by the Japanese invaders. Some of them have already been slaughtered by the Japanese invaders. ”

"Smack!!"

Li Zhen slapped the desk and stood up with a grim expression.

The gaze in his eyes revealed a chill through his heart.

At this moment, the killing intent in Li Zhen's heart was irrepressibly emanated, the cold expression on his face seemed to be a glacier that would never be melted for thousands of years, and the killing intent in his eyes was even more crazy. Seeing this, Liu Taiping's brows furrowed slightly, he didn't understand why Li Zhen was so angry, it was difficult to understand.

The Japanese slaughtered the people, and they should be exterminated.

But what Li Zhen showed made Liu Taiping feel puzzled, because that look was like hatred had penetrated deep into his bones, and it had reached the point of eating his flesh and sleeping on his skin.

Li Zhen said in a deep voice: "Lu Shaochuan, what's the specific situation?" Why did the little devil kill Turi Island? Last time, we led our troops to exterminate thousands of Japanese robbers such as Onizuka Seventeen, and carried out a thousand cuts on the chickens in the field in Guangzhou City. ”

Lu Shaochuan said: "The specific situation is not clear, but according to the information that has been reported, the people who landed on Turi Island are not samurai like Onizuka, they have enough firearms and are well-trained, like an army. ”

"The army?"

Li Zhen squinted his eyes slightly, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

If it is an army, it means that Japan, the military, and the military have already taken action. When it comes to the armies of the two countries, it is not a simple issue. But Li Zhen still didn't understand, because according to the development of Japan, the Japanese shogunate and the reformers who were ready to launch the Restoration were already like fire and water, and the energy of both sides was at home, so how could there be an army?

The situation is very complicated.

Li Zhen looked at Lu Shaochuan and said solemnly: "Mobilize the soldiers in the army, prepare the battleships, prepare the artillery, and forcibly land on Turi Island after sending the troops." This time, we must let the little devil learn a painful lesson. As soon as he thought of the slaughter of the people on the island, Li Zhen felt a faint pain in his heart, and he was full of hatred.

This damned nation actually slaughtered the people, and it was simply looking for death.

Lu Shaochuan got the order and immediately went to prepare.

Li Zhen looked at Liu Taiping and said, "Sir, there has been a big accident on the island, and I have to deal with it personally." The money matter will be put aside for the time being, and I will solve this problem when I deal with the little devils. ”

Liu Taiping nodded in response, knowing that he could only do this.

Li Zhen left the Admiral's Mansion and went straight to the Kyushu Daily and found Wei Yuan.

At this time, Wei Yuan was still writing, but it was all foreign articles. Seeing Li Zhen's serious expression, Wei Yuan asked with a smile, "Hongyi, what happened?" ”

Li Zhen said in a deep voice: "I just got the news that the Japanese invaders have captured Turi Island on the sea and wantonly slaughtered the people. I am ready to send troops to exterminate the Japanese invaders, and I am tired of Wei Lao cheering me on. ”

When Mr. Wei heard this, he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

He stomped his feet again and again, and said in a deep voice: "This group of crazy widows really deserve to be killed." Although Hongyi sent troops, the old man wrote an article for you to cheer you on, so that the people knew about it. ”

Li Zhen nodded and left the Kyushu Daily. He went back to the Admiral's Palace, changed into a military uniform, comforted Zhilan, who had just become a bride, in the backyard, and then ran towards the barracks.

ps: It's three shifts today, a little rest. Japan's line is gradually pulled out, and it will become more and more violent, asking for support.