"Rachel, are you crazy?" Yi Shui questioned loudly, but in reality, he thought that he might be the one who would go crazy in the end—if he couldn't get Rachel to dispel her crazy thoughts. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The imperial court in Beijing would never allow anyone but itself to recruit soldiers in China, and there was no doubt that such a move was too dangerous, more dangerous than selling weapons and ammunition to civilians: ordinary people were neither good at shooting nor knowing tactics, but trained mercenaries could easily defeat the Qing army.

Yi Shui made a simple calculation based on Abyssinian experience that if fortifications were relied on and ammunition was sufficient, a squadron of mercenaries could hold back at least ten times the number of Qing troops in defensive operations. But offensive operations are difficult to estimate, and if the Qing army remained the same as it had been during the Sino-Japanese War, the management of prisoners of war would have become a serious problem, but this may not have been the case.

Of course, in the present situation, the use of force to overthrow the government still seems extremely difficult and pointless - Qin Lang believes that unless the Qing government loses again in foreign wars, or China becomes more semi-colonized, it is impossible to launch a revolution, and the traditional war of dynastic change is completely unrealistic.

So in reality, a group of Chinese mercenaries could not really lead to the collapse of the regime in Beijing, but the imperial court obviously did not understand the problem correctly, and it did not want to see another Taiping "rebellion".

The imperial court could not tolerate potential threats that could affect the stability of the regime, especially when a rebellion came close to breaking out in Canton and the rebel leaders took refuge abroad. Of course, Beijing's bureaucrats may have ignored the seriousness of the threat, but Tan Zhonglin, the governor of Liangguang, took it seriously.

Because no matter what goes wrong, he's going to be the first unlucky guy.

He will use any means possible to stop Rachel from recruiting mercenaries, just as he would stop Hartman and Wang Zhen's sales pitches.

By any means.

"You should remember the riots that Hartman and Wang Zhen caused, Rachel," Yi Shui warned, "and they are in big trouble just by selling arms in Canton, and if we recruit new mercenaries in Canton Bay, then our trouble will be even bigger." ”

"Obviously, you're overestimating the risks of my plan, Yi Shui." Rachel tried to answer in an understated tone, though she knew it would make Yi Shui more nervous. "There were a lot of Chinese in the troops stationed in Guangzhou Bay, but the Chinese government didn't do much."

"Because they, at least nominally, are U.S. military personnel."

"Then we're recruiting nominal U.S. soldiers."

"But that's ridiculous, isn't it?" Yi Shui retorted fiercely, "The U.S. army recruits soldiers in China, and Washington is going to trouble us before the imperial court protests." ”

Rachel shrugged nonchalantly. "The British also have a 'Chinese Legion.'"

"That's what the British government does, but we can't speak for Washington. No, we can't even represent the American army in the Far East. He said angrily, "If you do that, the Far Eastern Fleet command will be the first to trouble me." ”

"Come to think of it, the first person to get you in trouble would have been Alfred. Mahan, easy water. She smiled, not as if she cared about his concerns—but in reality, she had considered all the problems that might arise and had come up with what she thought was reasonable.

"You're taking the problem too seriously." "You see, if it's just an American security company recruiting employees in China, I don't think the Chinese government is going to protest," Rachel said. The officials you're worried about won't be clear about the relationship between security guards and mercenaries. ”

"If the owner of this American company that is recruiting Chinese employees is a Chinese, and he also offers to provide military advisers to the imperial army, then they must be very worried."

"Maybe."

"Qin Lang won't agree with you, Rachel." Easy water warning.

Rachel, however, began to laugh and stopped for a moment before pulling out a telegram. "Unfortunately, he's agreed."

He took the telegram. It was indeed Qin Lang's callback, and as she said, Qin Lang agreed. But Yi Shui also noticed another problem, Qin Lang did not directly say "I agree" but declared in the telegram: "As the current head of the Far East business, you can act according to your own opinions, and the company believes that you have the ability to properly solve various problems." ”

He brushed himself off.

"You know what that means, Rachel." Yi Shui waved the telegram and tried to dissuade her one last time, "Qin Lang doesn't fully believe that your idea will succeed. ”

"So I'm going to give him a little surprise, Yi Shui. Qin Lang should know that he is not always absolutely right. ”

He shrugged as if her words were illogical. But now it makes no sense to say anything, so Yi Shui doesn't make any more attempts. He cleared all objections from his brain and began to think about how he could help Rachel deal with the troubles that might arise.

And the recruitment campaign has officially begun.

Suixi County.

Cai Yunnan was wandering aimlessly through the streets, sometimes stopping in front of a restaurant and casting a longing glance inside. Of course, he really wanted to go in and have a big meal...... But it's just "very hopeful", and it won't be long before he gives up on that idea.

Because his current situation is not very optimistic, he only has a few copper plates in his pocket. The money from the sale of the land had long since been used by him, and his place in the gang had been taken by a fiercer hunk than he was, and as a result there was a slight problem with his finances - there was no problem with eating, but it was a luxury to eat and drink; Of course, eating white food is an option, but his body is a little thinner.

Cai Yunnan is a wise person, after carefully assessing his pockets and physical condition, he can always bury his appetite in the bottom of his heart, and at the same time slowly walk away.

But this patience will not last long, and one day, the desire in the heart will be uncontrollable. Therefore, Cai Yunnan thinks that he should find a way to make a fortune as soon as possible. It's time to do that.

The question is, how?

"Theft? Robbery? Cai Yunnan shook his head, both of these things were too difficult for him - even if he was a gangster. So...... Beg? He thought about it, but then gave up on a third thought: the beggars were an obstacle he couldn't get over anyway.

"What else can be done?" He scratched his hair twice, thinking as hard as he could, but found that there was very little he could do, not even to work as a coolie at the docks. Like all the poor creatures who have gotten mixed up to such a miserable point, Cai Yunnan's problem lies with himself, not for any other reason.

People like him are bound to die of poverty in the end, but fortunately, he still has a little luck: Cai Yunnan saw Wen Desi and a small group of mercenaries led by him suddenly sighted.

"Brother Wen! Brother Wen! Without a second of delay, he screamed and pounced on Wen Desi, as if he had seen a loved one he hadn't seen in years. This is despite the fact that they have only been exposed to it a few times.

But no matter what, Cai Yunnan still pounced, after all, this was his last straw.

He was extremely bewildering to him - he didn't have much of an impression of someone he had only met a few times. The mercenaries he led, however, became nervous and put all their hands on the grips of their pistols. But in the end, Wen Deji finally remembered who the person who was rushing over. He stopped the mercenaries before they could draw their pistols and open fire, then took a step forward.

"Mr. Cai, do you have something to do?" He asked.

"It's nothing, it's just that Cai is very happy to see Brother Wen again." Cai Yunnan said with a smile, "Brother Wen seems to have not been to the county seat for a long time?" ”

"Most of the time is in the barracks, or maintaining law and order in the concession." Wen Deji replied simply. He was on a mission and didn't want to waste time on Cai Yunnan, but Cai Yunnan's purpose was the opposite.

"I see." He exclaimed exaggeratedly, and then said in an almost flattering tone: "Since it is difficult for Brother Wen to come to the county seat once, it is better to do this, let Cai be the east, and go to the best restaurant in the county town to drink two glasses——"

"There's no need, Mr. Cai." Wen Deji interrupted him, simply and directly rejecting his suggestion. "I'm on a mission."

"Oh." Cai Yunnan pretended to be suddenly enlightened, and then asked, "I don't know what Brother Wen is going to do, is there anything Cai can help with?" ”

Wen Deji looked at him and thought about it carefully. He knew that the man in front of him was a gangster, and in a way, it did seem that he could help somewhat. So he said: "Umbrella Security Services in the United States has decided to recruit some people locally to work as security guards. ”

Cai Yunnan didn't know what he was talking about, but he finally knew what "America", "company" and "recruitment" meant, and he began to be tempted. A minute ago, Cai Yunnan's plan was to trick Wen Desi into having a big meal in the restaurant, and finally make him pay, but now, he felt that he could use him to get a position for himself in that company.

Cai Yunnan has seen some compradors, all of whom are very rich, and because of their close relationship with foreigners, they can not take the court officials seriously.

He wanted to be like that.

"Brother Wen, can you introduce me to me?" He asked.

At this moment, Wen Desi finally understood Cai Yunnan's intentions. But instead of refusing, he smiled. "If you can introduce some people to apply, you can."

"No problem." (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )