Hua Ruohan looked at the ecstatic Guo Ye with a smile, and his heart was also a burst of pride, he was prescient, he got acquainted with this lucky star, two million US dollars, at least he could bring himself a fortune of more than 100,000 US dollars, which is a huge amount of money, not counting the future income.

Guo Ye continued: "Mr. Hua Ruohan, there is one more thing, that is, I need a batch of muskets, a batch of artillery, the number does not need too much, I need 3,000 muskets, and I need 30 cannons, I don't know how many pieces you can give me, I want to use them urgently!" ”

Hua Ruohan was stunned for a moment and asked, "Guo Ye, didn't you purchase a batch of arms from the United States?" Running out so quickly? Unlikely, right? ”

Guo Ye smiled bitterly: "Mr. Hua Ruohan, those arms were purchased from your country on behalf of the imperial court, and the right to use them was completely in the hands of the imperial court, almost all the muskets at that time were all equipped with the firearms battalion, Baoding Town and the army under the monk king, and some of them were transported to the south and allocated to the Xiang Xiang army of Zeng Guofan, there was no superfluous for a long time, and in the battle of Gyeonggi, the monk king's troops suffered heavy losses, and the more than 1,000 muskets equipped were all lost, and there was almost nothing left." The firearms battalion and Baoding Town have also gone through several major battles, and the losses are serious. Now I want to set up a training army in Shandong again, there is no place to find this firearm, I can only trouble you, I need to get firearms as soon as possible, the artillery can be slowed down first, but the musket must be configured as soon as possible! ”

Hua Ruohan suddenly realized that in the battle with the British and French coalition forces, although Guo Ye won many battles, the last stop was because he was bombed into the Tonghui River in order to save the monk king, and as a result, Monk Greenqin lost his biggest support, lost the first battle, and almost all firearms were lost.

Now Guo Ye wants to reorganize and train the new army, but there are no extra guns and ammunition.

Hua Ruohan groaned: "Guo Ye." The United States is thousands of miles away from China, and if you need it urgently, you can buy it from the United States, but it will definitely be too late, but fortunately, the quantity you need is not very large. I suggest that you can purchase nearby, in Hong Kong and Nanyang, I think I can get a batch of arms and support your use of ...... for the time being."

Guo Ye thought about it, even if it was the fastest, if he wanted to transport a batch of arms from the United States, it would take two months, two months, and training would take at least two to three months. Recruits can form initial combat effectiveness, that is, at least half a year, at that time, I am afraid that the daylily will be cold!

Guo Ye nodded and replied, "Okay, but we must ensure the performance and quality of this batch of muskets, and we are also helping me purchase 200,000 rounds of ammunition." I'll give you half a month, and you have to help me get it done. As for the payment, it's not a problem, I can still come up with the money. ”

3,000 rifles and 200,000 rounds of ammunition combined, it was only more than 100,000 taels of silver. For the current Guo Ye, it is not such a huge number, but it can still be afforded. It's just that, looking at it this way, this money is going to be earned by the British. After all, whether it is Hong Kong or Nanyang, it is almost the world of the British now, and only the British can come up with an inventory of 3,000 muskets.

Guo Ye continued: "One last thing! ”

Hua Ruohan's sweat came down, and he said urgently: "My Lord Futai, you have given me enough things, do you want to exhaust me to death?" ”

No wonder Hua Ruohan is in a hurry, this Guo Ye has been doing one thing after another, almost never broken, don't say that he is now a minister to China, and he has a lot of official business, even if he is his personal secretary, he can't do this, right?

Guo Ye was also a little embarrassed, and said with a smile: "The last thing, the last thing, this matter is only good for you, for your country, and for your businessmen, and there is no harm in the slightest......

Hua Ruohan said angrily: "Say it." If you can't satisfy me, Guo Ye, I'm going to throw up my sleeves and leave! ”

Of course, Hua Ruohan is just talking, really let him go, but he is reluctant, huge benefits, he has gained huge benefits from Guo Ye, where can he be willing to give up?

Guo Ye said with a straight face: "Hua Ruohan, now that I have become the governor of Shandong, it can be said that when the scene I originally described to you is realized, do you still remember the promise you made when we negotiated?" ”

Hua Ruohan was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and suddenly realized that Guo Ye had told him that one day he would become a feudal official, and the first thing he would do was to open the local market, allow American goods to enter Shandong, and even invest in setting up factories!

Hua Ruohan asked: "You mean the opening of the Shandong market?" ”

Guo Ye nodded and replied: "It's not just about opening up the Shandong market, I have made a decision, in order to attract businessmen at home and abroad to invest in Shandong, I am willing to exempt all people who come to Shandong to build industries and do business in two years. ”

Even so, this information is shocking enough for Hua Ruohan, this is shocking news, what a big deal!

Guo Ye continued: "Your task is to help me contact businessmen from all walks of life in your country and invite them to come to Shandong to set up an industry. ”

A chance to make a fortune? That's a certainty! Exempt from all taxes! Such a good thing can't be found with a lantern!

Warlord became excited, and the dissatisfaction just now was swept away, this matter was obviously directed against the United States, and only friendly Americans had this opportunity! As for the British and the French, they are a bunch of robbers who have just sacked China, and they are trying to get China to invite them in. By the time the relations between Britain and France and China eased up, the merchants and goods of their own countries could already dominate Shandong, and they couldn't do it if they wanted to turn back the situation and tire them to death!

Hua Ruohan laughed and said, "Okay, it's really a good opportunity!" I'm going to make preparations and send a telegram to our government, without me contacting, I'm afraid that there will be a massive influx of businessmen into Shandong! ”

Satisfied, Hua Ruohan stayed in Jinan for three days, and when he saw the large amount of materials carried by Chen Hai who had returned, he finally put down his mind, with so many materials plus Shandong finance and taxes as collateral, and wanted to borrow two and a half million US dollars from American banks, there would be no big problem, and he would come forward by himself, coupled with Colt's connections behind him in the United States, it would not be a problem to do this business! (To be continued.) )