"You mean, the merchant surnamed Qin...... Qin Lang, he asked the new army of the imperial court to accept the Western military advisers he sent, otherwise he refused to sell guns and ammunition to the imperial court? ”

"That's right, sir. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" Bai Siwen replied cautiously, while secretly observing Yang Ru's face, and then added: "This person is really rude." ”

"Well, he is a little bolder, after all, there are foreigners who support him." Yang Ru nodded, but he didn't show an angry face as Bai Siwen and the other staff members expected, and even he was still smiling, as if he didn't care about Qin Lang's rude request.

It's not like his usual behavior, which is quite a surprise. Bai Siwen exchanged a few glances with his staff, and then asked, "My lord, do you see this matter......

"Does he have what it takes to do that?"

"Your Excellency?"

"Does he have what it takes to do that?" Yang Ru repeated it and paused, as if he was worried that Bai Siwen still didn't understand what he meant, so he added: "Qin Lang, does he have the ability to send advisers to the new army of the imperial court?" ”

"Yes." Bai Sven said. Before returning to Lima, he carefully investigated the situation of Qin Lang's two companies, especially the "security service company" that sold umbrellas under the name of the company - of course, of course, the final result surprised him.

"There were a lot of American officers in that company, and many of them were senior generals from Washington." He slowly recalled, "In addition, that company also has thousands of soldiers, and last year Qin Lang was hired by the U.S. government and sent nearly 2,000 people to the Guangzhou Bay Concession. And ......"

"What else?"

"Xia Guan heard that last year, Qin Lang sent thousands of soldiers to Abyssinia to help the Abyssinian Emperor fight against the Italian army."

"Is the information reliable?"

Bai Siwen hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded firmly. "Absolutely."

Yang Ru fell into deep thought. The information that Bai Siwen brought was quite important—if they were all true, then Qin Lang was the person he had to pay attention to, not an insignificant ordinary businessman. His ability to recruit high-ranking U.S. generals, organize private armies, represent U.S. military concessions, and send troops to another country to fight against Italy without U.S. government interference shows that he is no ordinary character.

Then he remembered the arms deal that led to this incident, since the Americans handed over the business to Qin Lang's company without any hesitation, it was clear that all the signs fully indicated that this person had a deep and inextricable connection with the US government.

Even to a certain extent, his attitude is that of the U.S. government; Perhaps, his offer to send military advisers to the Forces nouvelles and his brazen threat of interrupting the arms deal were precisely what the US Government had instructed him to do...... Most likely.

The problem has become more complicated.

Yang Ru slowly stomped his steps in the room, then suddenly stopped, then turned around twice, and finally walked in front of Bai Siwen. "Bai Siwen, this official orders you to return to the United States immediately, and tell Qin Lang that this official is willing to recommend his military adviser to the imperial court."

Bai Siwen was stunned, and so did Yang Ru's staff. "My lord, this ......"

Yang Ru stretched out his hand and motioned for them to be quiet. "I know what you want to say, but this official is only recommending his military adviser to the imperial court, as for whether the imperial court will accept it, that is not the official's business."

As for whether the arms deal would be interrupted by the imperial court's refusal to accept Qin Lang's military advisers, it was also not his business - like all seasoned politicians, Yang Ru was adept at passing the buck. As long as he can hand over the hot potato, whether anyone will be burned to death in the end is not a question he needs to care about.

But Bai Sven and his staff were still confused. It's not surprising to shirk responsibility, but Qin Lang is just a businessman, is it worth his action?

Yang Ru smiled and explained: "You must understand that Qin Lang was able to make a request to send military advisers, and at the same time, he had the audacity to threaten to interrupt the arms deal, which must have been at the behest of the U.S. government. Otherwise, how dare a small businessman do such a thing? ”

"And." He continued, "Haven't you thought about how he would have been able to recruit so many soldiers and raise so many private troops without the backing of the U.S. government? As for garrisoning the concession and sending troops abroad to fight, it is even more impossible. ”

Bai Siwen and his staff all showed a look of sudden realization, of course, according to the usual practice, followed by a burst of praise such as "Adult Gao Jian". But in fact, although I don't know if many of the staff members really understand, at least Bai Siwen feels that there are still some problems that have not been solved.

"If all of this was dictated by the U.S. government, then why didn't the Americans propose it directly to the imperial court, but through a businessman?" He wanted to know.

"It's just a trick to cover your ears and steal the bell." Yang Ru smirked, "The Americans must have thought that forcibly recommending military advisers to the imperial court would cause opposition from European countries, so they achieved this goal through Qin Lang, making it seem like a businessman doing his own thing--who can be deceived by this kind of little trick?" ”

Bai Sven blinked. Just a trick to cover your ears and steal the bell? He felt that Yang Ru's speculation seemed to be wrong, but he didn't have any clue where there was a problem. After thinking about it for a few minutes and confirming that he couldn't find an answer, Bai Siwen had to accept Yang Ru's speculation in its entirety.

After all, Lord Yang has much more experience than me. He told himself. It's just a self-comfort, but it seems like that's all it can be.

He bowed to Yang Ru. "Xia Guan immediately returned to the United States and conveyed the adult's reply to Qin Lang."

"Be careful," Yang Ru finally reminded, "this person is working for the U.S. government, and his identity is unusual." You must not offend him, and you must pay attention to the tone and choice of words when you speak. ”

"I understand, sir."

Then Yang Ru waved his hand lightly, the conversation was over, Bai Siwen gave one last salute, and then respectfully exited the room.

Once the sound of his footsteps disappeared completely, the smile on Yang Ru's face disappeared completely, replaced by a heartfelt worry. The staff immediately noticed the obvious change, but no one could have imagined why. After secretly guessing for a while, someone asked, "My lord, what are you worried about?" ”

Yang Ru didn't seem to hear his question. He muttered softly, half to himself. "An arms dealer backed by the U.S. government, and with thousands of soldiers." He glanced down at the bewildered staff, "That Qin Lang may be a danger." ”

"Why do you think so?"

"Last year in Chongyang, there was a group of rebels who tried to create a riot in Guangzhou, but it was only because of poor organization and coordination errors that the ordnance did not arrive in time, so it did not cause a disaster." Yang Ru said slowly, "Now this group of rebellious remnants is looking for help, an arms dealer with thousands of soldiers, this should be the helper they need." ”

In fact, Dr. Sun had asked Qin Lang for assistance and talked to Yi Shui before planning the Canton Uprising, but received nothing—but Yang Ru's aides did not know this, so they were rightly surprised and frightened to hear his speculation.

If an arms dealer, backed by the U.S. government and with a private army, colludes with the rebels, the court is in big trouble.

"Your Excellency should immediately go to the court and alert the court to it." There was no need to whisper, no need to exchange glances, and all the staff quickly reached a consensus.

But this is simply nonsense, even without their advice, Yang Ru knows what he should do. It's just that he doesn't think it's time to do that yet. "Not yet, we should observe for a while."

"Your Excellency!" Almost everyone was skeptical of Yang Ru's decision, and only one of the staff members looked thoughtful. "That's right, we should watch for a while. Judging from the current situation, Qin Lang may not collude with the rebellion. ”

"What do you mean......"

"It's just that I think that Qin Lang's relationship with the U.S. government is like a chess piece and a chess player, as long as there is no American order, he will not act casually." The staff member glanced at Yang Ru, who had a smile on his face again, and knew that he had guessed correctly—at least he agreed with Yang Ru, so he became bold. "But right now, I don't see any need for Americans to support rebellion."

"Now the U.S. government still supports the imperial court, so we don't need to worry too much." Yang Ru continued, "But things in the future are not so easy to say, so I think Qin Lang may be a danger." ”

"If that's the case...... "Another aide seemed to think of something, and he said loudly, "Your Excellency, you should go to the Imperial Court, and ask the Imperial Court to hire a group of American military advisers for the New Army." ”

"Why...... That's right, you're quite right. Yang Ru also thought of it. Since it was the idea of the U.S. government to ask the imperial court to hire U.S. military advisers, the Americans would surely be annoyed if the matter did not work out; Although it is not enough to cause them to stand on the side of the rebellion, with the cunning and viciousness of the foreigners, they will definitely provide a small amount of assistance to the rebels through Qin Lang, so that these people can create trouble as revenge......

It will be so. Yang Ru thought worriedly, and then felt a burst of happiness: Originally, he only asked Bai Siwen to give Qin Lang a perfunctory answer in order to shirk his responsibility, but now, this is really a wise move.

Of course, this alone is not enough. Yang Ru knew that it was necessary for him to write a letter to the adults in the Military Aircraft Department. (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.) )