How much money can be made from arms trading, not only Chen Zilong cares, but Shi Kefa is also extremely concerned, so he ran to Luo Jian's Mansion to settle accounts today.

"Okay, Maozhong is also there, that's the best, let's eat quickly, let's settle the account after eating." Shi Kefa said anxiously.

Under Shi Kefa's urging, several people hurriedly had lunch and went to Luo Jian's study.

"We've sold 6,000 pieces this time, right? It's no problem with a net profit of one hundred and eighty taels each, right? Oh my God, that's one million and eighty thousand taels, we can do a lot of things. Shi Kefa said in surprise.

"So much? Inspector, Ke Xinghua and Xiao Liu said that they were going to sell the rifles eliminated by the Fourth Division, and the profit was more than that. Chen Zilong said beside him.

"Xinghua, it's definitely not okay to sell them directly, we have to take them to the factory to renovate them." Shi Kefa said very expertly.

Chen Zilong turned to look at Shi Kefa, as if he was looking at it or not him, he didn't expect Shi Kefa to say such a thing at all.

"Maozhong, don't look at me like this, aren't I also poor? We still have so much to do, and we can't do it without money. Shi Kefa said a little embarrassed, and said to Luo Jian after speaking: "Xinghua, the Dutch also want to buy muskets, why don't you sell them to them?" ”

"We have to solve the Taiwan issue this year, and we can't drag it out any longer, the Dutch haven't done anything good in Taiwan in the past few years, and if we want to sell, we have to wait until the Taiwan issue is resolved, otherwise if we fight, it will increase our casualties." Luo Jian said.

"Xinghua, didn't the Dutch also send envoys? Shall we negotiate with them first? Shi Kefa said, he has been fighting all these years, and Shi Kefa is a little annoyed by fighting.

"Hehe, Brother Xian and Brother Mao, do you think that the envoy sent by the Dutch represents the Dutch country? Not at all. They are only representing the Dutch East India Company, and they have been paying attention to the trends in our country, and this time they sent envoys to see if our country has stabilized and see how our strength is. Luo Jian said.

"Is that so? I thought they were paying tribute like other countries. Shi Kefa shook his head and said.

"Tribute? Ever since they first went to sea to fight the Dutch East India Company, they have been paying close attention to us. Brother Xian, there are a lot of Dutch people who have come to Nanjing to do business over the years, right? Do you think they're just here to do business? Luo Jian turned his head to look at Shi Kefa and said.

"What else can you do but do business?" Shi Kefa asked suspiciously.

"Collect our intelligence, evaluate our strength, and make corresponding decisions according to our situation." Luo Jian said solemnly.

"Xinghua, are you telling the truth? I think it's a little strange to hear you say that. Shi Kefa said.

"What's so strange about this, we are also gathering intelligence on them, and we understand that the Dutch East India Company has been recruiting since last year. Their garrisons in Taiwan City and Chiji City had increased to more than five thousand men. Luo Jian said.

In the history of another time and space, the Dutch East India Company had never had more than 2,000 troops on the entire island of Taiwan at that time, and now because of the great increase in the strength of the Wehrmacht, the Dutch were forced to continue to increase their forces on the island of Taiwan.

"Xinghua, how is the combat effectiveness of the Dutch army?" Shi Kefa asked worriedly.

"Brother Xian, do you have no confidence in our own combat effectiveness?" Luo Jian asked with a smile.

"That's not it, you always have to know yourself and your opponent when you fight." Shi Kefa said with a smile.

"Brother Xian, Brother Maozhong, we have been leaving Taiwan unresolved. It is one thing to be busy, and on the other hand, to keep the Dutch on the island of Taiwan as a transit point for trade. Although we have made less money, we have finally freed up the navy to solve the problems of Japan and North America, and now that our domestic problems have been solved, it is time to solve the Taiwan issue. Luo Jian explained to Shi Kefa and Chen Zilong.

"Xinghua, do you talk to the Dutch envoys first, or do I talk to them? Let's also salute first and then soldier? Shi Kefa asked.

"Let Brother Changshou talk to them first, and the main thing is to make it clear to them our determination to take back Taiwan first." Luo Jian said.

If this was set aside a few years ago, Shi Kefa really didn't have such a lot of enthusiasm for recovering Taiwan Island, and it may have been influenced by Luo Jian every time he looked at the map of the whole country over the years. When he saw that the island of Taiwan was marked with the words "occupied by the Dutch", Shi Kefa felt very uncomfortable.

For this reason, he also specially searched a lot of historical materials, which show that China has been ruling and managing Taiwan since a long time ago, which made Shi Kefa even more determined to take back Taiwan.

"Xinghua, you can't be sloppy about this, you have to start planning as soon as possible." Shi Kefa said.

"Brother Xian, today is not busy, should you also bring Minister Zheng to discuss, he knows the situation in Taiwan best, and he has always been doing the intelligence gathering work in Taiwan." Luo Jian said.

"Okay, bring Xiao Wang over, this is a war with foreigners, and I can rest assured that Xiao Wang is still out." Shi Kefa said.

Luo Jian went out and asked Suozhu to quickly send someone to find someone, and several people returned to the study while continuing to talk.

Zheng Zhilong came quickly, he never dared to be sloppy in the summoning of the Metropolitan Governor and the Governor, he could have come by carriage, but he thought that there were many people on the street, and the carriage could not run fast, so he actually led a few entourages to run over, although his house was not very far from the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, but it also allowed him to run for nearly ten minutes.

"Brother Feihuang, how did you get this sweat? Hurry up and wash up. Luo Jian asked people to fetch a basin of water and said to Zheng Zhilong.

Wang Qiang came but was not in a hurry, it turned out that he was taking Xing'er to Luo Jian's mansion, which was a coincidence.

"Chief, Supervisor, are you going to fight Taiwan? All right! I'm going too. As soon as Wang Qiang arrived, he began to snort, and scratched his head after speaking, "I'll just go and be Damu's deputy." ”

Luo Jian saw Wang Qiang coming, and beckoned him to sit down.

"Master Wang, how can I let you be Damu's deputy? The last time Oki came back from a trip to Japan, he always told me that he learned a lot from you. Zheng Zhilong washed his face and came over, and when he heard Wang Qiang say this, he hurriedly came over and said.

"yes. Xiao Wang, when you go out with Da Mu, haven't you always been the Lord? Why do you want to be a deputy to Daki this time? Shi Kefa asked with a smile.

"It's hard to say, anyway, if you want to fight Taiwan, you must have to be dominated by big trees, and no one can take this credit." Wang Qiang said.

"Huh? Metropolitan Governors and Governors, are you going to fight Taiwan? Zheng Zhilong didn't hear Wang Qiang's words clearly just now. I didn't know what Wang Qiang and Zheng Chenggong were going out to do together, but they just subconsciously gave in to Wang Qiang, and this time they heard Wang Qiang's words clearly.

"Yes, Taiwan is our territory, and it has been occupied by foreigners for so many years, and it's time for her to go home." Luo Jian said.

"Hey, where am I going? It turned out to be a fight against Taiwan, where is the need for Master Wang to go out in person. If I had said this five or six years ago, it would have been my Zheng Zhilong bragging. It really doesn't take much effort to take Taiwan now. Zheng Zhilong was a little surprised by the caution of the metropolitan governor and the superintendent on recovering Taiwan.

"Oh, Brother Feihuang, come and sit down and talk. Why doesn't it take much effort to recover Taiwan now? Luo Jian let Zheng Zhilong sit down on a chair, but fortunately, Luo Jian's study was spacious enough, and it was not too crowded for five or six people.

"At the behest of the Grand Governor, I have been following the situation in Taiwan all these years, although the Dutch have been increasing their troops on the island of Taiwan in recent years, but so far. It was only a little more than 5,000 people, and the artillery and muskets they used were not even comparable to those of the Manchu court. Where is the need for Master Wang to go out in person. Zheng Zhilong said with a smile.

"Besides, as far as the Dutch warships are concerned, since Da Mu cleaned them up last time, he saw the warships of our Wehrmacht, and they were all dodged if they could, but they really couldn't dodge. They all sent people to say hello early, and they were very polite, for fear that we would clean them up again, and if I put aside my previous temperament, I would have to rob them all. Isn't this the Governor of the Metropolis? When Zheng Zhilong said this, he felt a little embarrassed, and laughed a few times.

"Feihuang, what you said is true? How vulnerable have the Dutch become? Shi Kefa asked suspiciously.

"Overseer, it's not that the Dutch have become vulnerable, it's that we're strong!" Zheng Zhilong said this, with a sense of pride.

"I think it's better for us to be cautious, or wait for Daki and them to come back before preparing to use force?" Luo Jian was still a little unsteady in his heart.

"Metropolitan Governor, don't we have the 'Qi Jiguang' and 'Huo Quai' now? Coupled with a few gunboats, it would be easy to destroy the Dutch fleet, without waiting for them. Zheng Zhilong said with great certainty.

Liu Lan went to a few factories today, and she didn't eat in the house at noon, so she just came back from her busy work, and when she heard the excitement in the study, she rushed up to take a look, and saw that Zheng Zhilong was talking about fighting Taiwan, so she took over and said.

"No, you can't do this, you have to wait for Damu to come back." Liu Lan said very resolutely.

Shi Kefa, Zheng Zhilong and Chen Zilong all looked at Liu Lan a little strangely, Liu Lan has been busy with the affairs of several factories in the past two years, and rarely directly manages the affairs of the government, and today I feel a little strange to see her so resolute.

"Anyway, this matter is not in a hurry, we brought Brother Fei Huang here today, first, we want to ask about the situation in Taiwan, and second, we want to ask Brother Fei Huang to talk to the Dutch with Minister Zhu, if we don't use force, let's try not to use it, wouldn't it be better not to fight the soldiers of the people?" Luo Jian said.

"Yes, I think so too, let's salute first and then soldier, but Xinghua, you have to do this preparation in front." Shi Kefa also said.

"I think so, if the Dutch are interested, we can set up a trading point for them on the island of Taiwan, and they will continue to do their business, but the army must leave Taiwan, and at the same time, our defense forces must garrison troops on the island, and if they are not interested, we will directly expel them by force." Luo Jian said.

"Grand Duke, as far as I know about the Dutch, I'm afraid it's a little difficult to get them to spit out the fat in their mouths, so let's be prepared to fight." Zheng Zhilong said.

"Okay, the Dutch only have 5,000 people on the island, and we don't need so many people, Xiao Wang, you transfer two regiments, and start some adaptation training in the coastal area after the year." Luo Jian instructed Wang Qiang. (To be continued.) )