When he left the Liu family's mansion, Shang Kexi's heart was far more frustrated than joyful - although almost all the requests he made Chu Fan agreed without hesitation.

Needless to say, the new firearms that Lu Mi Gong and even Ushijima are about to create, the streamlined Minny bullets, the eight-bull crossbow that can be easily wound and the ballista shells that can explode, the sharp weapon barbed wire to restrain the cavalry, and the black fire * medicine explosion * bullet that can easily tear through the city wall...... But all the weapons and equipment he saw and wanted in this battle, Chu Fan was willing to sell them to him.

The only obstacle is one word - money!

As the deputy general of Guangludao, Shang Kexi had more than 3,700 men under his command who could fight, but the annual salary he could get ranged from 20,000 taels to 50,000 taels -- it depended on the result of Mao Wenlong's fight with the civilian officials of Denglai, and even the military department and the household department.

Even if it is calculated at 50,000 taels, all of which are exchanged for the cheap rice grain provided by Chu Fan, it is only 12,500 stone of grain, which is spread to each soldier, but it is just over 3 stone - exactly three or four hundred catties a year for one person.

In addition, the military equipment allocated by the Ministry of War, as well as the digging and logging of ginseng and logging in which the battalion leaders of Mao Wenlong's organization participated, these can be exchanged for some money, and it stands to reason that Shang Kexi can squeeze out some silver in his hands.

But Shang Kexi knew very well that the account could not be calculated like this, because on Guanglu Island, there were not only 3,700 soldiers, but also more than 8,000 women and children, the elderly, the weak, and the disabled!

These were either family members of the soldiers; Either it's relatives and friends who are old; Either they live in a partnership; Some are even half-closed and secretly prostituted...... No matter who they were, no matter what form they took, eventually their rations had to be obtained through the soldiers - Hiroshima was so big, there was no place to grow it!

As a result, the money sent to Hirokashima, even the proceeds from the sale of materials and ginseng, became the food of the people on the island!

And it's not enough!

Every year the ravines are filled in by famine. There are hundreds of people, if not thousands-this is also the reason why Shang Kexi put down his face and begged Chu Fan to open a rice shop, he really hoped that the soldiers and civilians on the island could at least survive through affordable food!

It's just that he can survive, Chu Fan counted the account for him with his fingers, and he could only look at these sharp weapons to kill Tartars and sigh - no money, no way to buy!

In the end, it was Chu Fan who gave him an idea that made his eyes shine.

That's exchanging people for money!

Chu Fan promised him. As long as he could persuade the displaced people to come to Jeju Island, the East India Company would pay him per capitation - 20 taels per soldier; 10 taels per person who is able to work without a disability, including a woman; Seniors over 50 years old can be 5 taels per person if they have a handicraft, and children under the age of 14 are also priced at this price, regardless of gender; As for the elderly who are disabled or have no skills, they will also be charged, but they will not pay extra anymore.

In order to dispel Shang Kexi's concerns about human trafficking, Chu Fan also patiently told him a lot of truths.

First of all, let Shang Kexi earn money to buy weapons and equipment, which goes without saying.

Secondly, the withdrawal of these non-combatants from Hiroshima would greatly reduce his burden - feeding 3,700 and feeding 12,000 people are definitely two different concepts.

Then Chu Fan repeatedly emphasized that he would never treat these homeless people harshly - spent money thousands of miles to transport people, and then sat back and waited for them to starve to death? Unless Chu Fan's head was kicked by a donkey!

In the end, Chu Fan also swore an oath. The money paid for these people is by no means money from the sale of their bodies, but only a "brokerage fee" for Shang Ke; Shang Kexi didn't understand what this "intermediary fee" was, but he believed in Chu Fan's promise - Chu Fan could even let go of the Korean herdsmen, so there was no reason to enslave his compatriots.

Rao is Chu Fan is so bitter, Shang Kexi is still inevitably worried in his heart - most of these homeless people escaped from Liaodong in response to the call of Dongjiang Town, and they were sold to Jeju Island like this, it would be strange to say that he had no pimples in his heart.

Fortunately, Chu Fan didn't force him, but just asked him to think about it after returning to Guanglu Island. After thinking clearly, he told himself through the rice line - this time he went to Guanglu Island to open a rice shop, and Chu Fan was ready to send someone by himself. It is also necessary to set up a pigeon station in order to strengthen the connection.

From the Liu family's mansion to the Jiuxian Monument camp, Shang Kexi thought about it again and again along the way, and finally when he saw the gate of the camp from afar, he figured it out - no matter what he was thirty-seven twenty-one, he would send the old people, children, and disabled people on the island first. Not to mention the lack of money, these people will stay in Hiroshima, and I don't know how much will be left next year!

After figuring it out, Shang Kexi's heart was much lighter, but when he entered the camp and saw Zhu Liangchen, he couldn't help but be shocked.

I saw that the head of this "deputy chief soldier" of Dongjiang Town was wrapped with fine linen. Only two dark blue eyes and half-swollen lips were left, and when he saw him, he grinned and said, "Brother Yuanji, you came just in time...... When I go back this time, if Mao Junmen asks about me, you can tell him that I will be here on Jeju Island for a few days...... Otherwise, you can say that I can raise military supplies here, and I won't go back with you anyway!" ”

Shang Kexi's eyes straightened when he heard this, and he said in his heart that this Chu Fan and his subordinates should not be from Huazi, and they kidnapped us in Dongjiang Town as soon as they finished speaking?

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Cow Island, a coastal plateau east of the pier.

A low table, a pot of wine on the low table, three dishes of side dishes.

On either side of the low table, the two sat opposite each other.

Although they are wearing the same robe with a Taiji fish on their chest, they have the same three long whiskers, but the two look very different: the one who has grown up on the left side of the body is filthy, and the sleeves are full of speckled holes, which seem to have been ablated by something, and his face has not been washed for a long time, and his eye feces are all pasted on his forehead, and he seems to be so restless that he doesn't notice the wine that has spilled on his long beard, and lets it drip slowly; The short one on the right side is extremely neat, there is not a single stain in a gray robe, even the socks in the cloth shoes under his feet are so white that they are piercing to the eyes, and the three long strands of beard are extremely smooth, and I don't know how many times I have combed them with a comb.

At this moment, the dwarf Daoist raised his glass to the sloppy Daoist and said, "Senior Brother Lingxu, listen to what you said, on this Niudao, there are all kinds of commercial equipment...... The variety of varieties and the ingenuity of the conception should be a big deal! ”

Of course, the sloppy Taoist is Lingxuzi - after he arrived on Niudao, he plunged headlong into the preparation and research of green alum water, and he lost his image.

Lingxuzi remembered the green alum water in his heart, but the low road was his junior brother, and he came to visit him thousands of miles away, so he had to put down the affairs in his hand and accompany him as a landlord, and at this moment he raised his glass and took a sip in ignorance.

"According to a conversation with the people on the island in the past two days, the production of Niudao is now expensive in fairy grass cigarettes...... I heard that it can be sold at a sky-high price in the Japanese country, which is a rolling source of wealth...... The whole army is armed and the goods go first, and it is smart! When the float is white! The short Taoist priest stroked his long beard and nodded in admiration, and took another drink to himself.

Lingxuzi couldn't understand what he was saying anymore, and looked at the dwarf road blankly and was silent.

After this cup, the low road seemed to be more relaxed, stood up, turned west, looked at the third group of homeless people who were noisily getting off the boat on the dock, and said to himself, "Take the Liao people as the foundation, take the recovery of Liao as the call, collect their hearts, and do their best...... Follow the trend, secretly fit the way of heaven, the scheming is deep, unpredictable...... How can it be like picking peaches on the contrary? If the east is captured, all Liaodong is collected, and the world is taken, isn't it to explore the bag and take things? ”

Speaking of this, he clapped his hands excitedly, and after two circles, he sat down again, knocked on the table and thought, "There are still three major joints in between, I don't know how my lord is in ...... place, one is called the Japanese Kingdom, the second is called Korea, and the third is called the imperial court."

After saying that, he fell into deep thought, and the Lingxuzi on the other side couldn't understand what he said, so his mind flew back to his altars and jars.

Just when the two of them were in a daze, a little white sail appeared in the field of vision, coming quickly towards the dock, and the low sound of a conch woke up the two.

After glancing at the winged net shuttle boat, the dwarf frowned and said, "If the name is not right, the word will not be good, and if the word is not good, it will not be done, it is difficult!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he smiled with relief, "I was born with this son, and there must be a way...... A certain is also stupid, what do you do on behalf of the heavens? ”

After laughing, he got up and said to Lingxuzi, "Senior Brother Lingxu, my lord is here, can you introduce someone?" ”

Lingxuzi didn't think about it, and he took him straight to the dock in a daze, and bumped into Chu Fan who had just gotten off the boat, and before he could introduce the latter, he saw the low road and walked straight to Chu Fan, straightened his clothes, and bowed to the ground and said loudly.

"Mountain man Song Xiance, knock to see my lord!" (To be continued.) )