Tang Jingsong knew that this tattered rifle from ninety years ago only needed ten silver dollars to get it, and Tang Jingsong was immediately tempted. Because ten silver dollars is not expensive, once it arrives on the mainland, it can be exchanged for thirty taels of silver, and everyone has begun to place orders with Wang Guorui. However, Wang Guorui also demanded that those who placed orders first pay him half of the deposit, which was five silver dollars for a rifle, so that he could place orders with the so-called Western smugglers. Moreover, Wang Guorui only accepts cash silver, and does not owe it on credit, even the silver bills are not recognized. However, thinking that the other party is an arms smuggler, it is normal not to collect cash tickets.

"Wang Zhixian, now that we have a steady stream of soldiers coming, it is estimated that it will not be long before we will be able to reach five thousand people, which is the strength of a reinforced regiment. But ......"

Hearing this, Hu Wei was a little stumbling, Wang Guorui said impatiently: "But what? ”

"However, some people don't seem to be willing to join the army, but are strong men who are forcibly pulled by other local governments. They are because those magistrates are greedy to help Wang Zhixian You can get a lot of benefits by recruiting troops, so they were forcibly pulled over by those magistrates to make up the numbers, and they are also a little unbearable to these trainings, and some are disgusted with training. Hu Wei said.

Wang Guorui frowned, because he realized that those magistrates of other counties had actually forcibly pulled Zhuang Ding over. Because the conditions given by Wang Guorui are so good, every time a qualified soldier is sent, then those local officials will also be able to get the three old-fashioned rifles that Wang Guorui gave them. And these old-fashioned rifles can be sold for thirty taels of silver in the mainland, and the profits in them are too huge. Because China is actually very chaotic now, all kinds of landlords are armed with countless people, and many landlords have established their own guards, or militia groups, and these people belong to the private army.

The armament of these landlords' militias actually originated during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty took the initiative to authorize some landlords to form their own private armed forces in order to be able to fight the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom as much as possible. Although this is a way to quench thirst, once the military power is given, it means that it is difficult to take it back. What's more, this kind of landlords throughout the country are all forming their own troops, and if they want to take it back, they are moving the cake of the landlords all over the world. Although the Manchu Qing Dynasty was invaded by foreign races, later they all regarded the landlord class as their own support in exchange for the landlord class's support for the Manchu Dynasty. Therefore, the Manchus could not offend the landlords, otherwise the final result would be the loss of the right to rule.

In this case, the establishment of those landlord armies was tantamount to sowing the seeds of warlord division within the Manchus. And after decades of evolution, the Manchus were lucky, because the landlord class was obviously underfunded. In addition, all weapons and equipment had to be imported from outside, so the Manchu central government, which controlled the source channels of weapons, was able to maintain domestic stability. As long as those landlords are not allowed to have too advanced weapons, then it is not a big problem. However, the landlord class is not vegetarian, and they will also find a way to get foreign guns. However, it is almost impossible for China to produce foreign guns in its own territory, and the rifles produced locally are all for the army controlled by the central government, and the landlord class has no share. Therefore, in this case, foreign guns are priceless, and those landlords who want to form their own armed forces also hope to obtain foreign guns and then defend their rights and interests. These foreign guns are all priceless and unmarketable, and there is certainly no worry that there is no market.

Wang Guorui got foreign guns, and those magistrates also wanted to get these foreign guns. As for the method of obtaining it, it is very simple, that is, it is only for the Kingdom Swiss soldiers. And they're all very smart, they don't recruit soldiers directly, it's too slow. They directly issued an administrative order, and then asked those officials to arrest the strong men, gradually arrest those qualified men, and then send them to Wang Guorui to be regarded as soldiers. And Wang Guorui is also full of all kinds of people who were unwilling to be soldiers, and they can be regarded as strong men who have been forcibly pulled over.

"This is a solution, I'll fix it in a few days? It's already early March, and I'm afraid it won't be long before we have news. The terms of peace talks between the imperial court and the Japanese are very harsh! Wang Guorui said.

Hu Wei sighed again, he knew that the Japanese were going to win. Now everyone knows that although the news from Taiwan came relatively late, there was news anyway. At this time, news had already come that the Japanese had issued a notice to the Manchu government to negotiate peace, and that peace talks between China and Japan would soon take place. But everyone knows that this time between the Manchus and Japan will definitely end with the Manchus losing the war. It's just a matter of whether the compensation is more or less.

"Damn, I'm a big country in China, and I can't even beat a single wolf!" Hu Wei said angrily.

Hu Wei is really difficult to accept, because the Chinese still have great self-confidence in front of the Japanese, because Japan has been a subject country of China for more than a thousand years, but now it has been defeated by the subject country, which is obviously the following offense for the Chinese. But he was still defeated, and he still had to pay compensation, or even cut the land, which was very difficult for everyone to accept. If you lose to the Western powers, then you can't swallow this breath, but now you have lost to the Japanese, then this is really irritating.

"Hu Wei, this time our court negotiated peace with the Japanese Emperor, I'm afraid that my crying won't make it so easy for us to pass the test!" Wang Guorui said.

"What? Do you want to cut the land? Hu Wei asked.

And Wang Guorui said: "Go and call all the officers!" ”

Soon, Wang Guorui's officers above the battalion level came, and these people were all dug by Hu Wei from the green camp, and the oldest was no more than twenty-five years old. Originally, they were all left and right, or even lower, but now that they have come here, they have all been "promoted", one by one has become the battalion commander, and even one has become the commander of the second regiment.

"Everyone, now there is news that the imperial court has negotiated peace with the Japanese Invaders, and this time I estimate that the Japanese Invaders will not give up with the Imperial Court, and will definitely blackmail the Imperial Court. And this time, it is nothing more than land cession and reparations. However, where to cut the land, but there is a point of attention. Wang Guorui said.

"Wang Zhixian, where do the widows want?" Someone asked.

Wang Guorui took the initiative to say: "The Japanese have now occupied Liaodong, that is, the land of Longxing in the Qing Dynasty, and they have already eaten it in their mouths, so they will not spit it out so easily." So Liaodong, most of them can't be saved. And their other target is the land under our feet -- Taiwan. ”

"What?" Everyone exclaimed.

They were all surprised that the target of these Japanese robbers was actually Taiwan, which was incredible. If so, then it's really a big deal. You must know that they are all officers of the Green Battalion, and the Green Battalion is a Manchu army, which has been a soldier for generations. The father retired, and the son went up, so this kind of soldier is a generation. And these green camps guarding Taiwan, although their ancestors may be outsiders, they have also lived in Taiwan for several generations. It can be said that Taiwan is already their hometown, and now that they hear that their hometown is going to be ceded to Japan, they will immediately fry the pot.

"How can the court be like this, bastard!" A grumpy man immediately said angrily.

"Does the imperial court really want to cede Taiwan to us?" One asked more calmly.

Wang Guorui took out a map, which was obviously a map of China, and showed it to everyone.

"Everyone is optimistic, let's estimate the thoughts of the Japanese with the thoughts of the Japanese Invaders. You may not know that the Japanese have to take the encroachment of our China as their fundamental strategy, and this war is only the first step for them to destroy our China. If you look at my map of China, they occupied Liaodong, that is, they had the foundation to continue to break through the Shanhai Pass and invade our Central Plains at any time. And at the same time, they also want to occupy our Taiwan, and our Taiwan is the southern gate of China, if they occupy Taiwan, it will strategically block our southeast coast. Even, after they occupied Taiwan, they could have sufficient army supply bases. At that time, they can land at any point on our southeastern coast and attack from the south to the north at any time with the help of the navy. In this way, they will be able to fight from both sides and destroy our China! You must know that as early as the Ming Dynasty, they already had the idea of conquering our China. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the important leaders of the Japanese Invaders, had a plan to conquer Korea, then China, and finally India. ”

"However, you should all know that this Toyotomi Hideyoshi did not succeed in the end. He didn't even fight North Korea, and then he failed. Supporting Korea that year happened to be one of the three major expeditions of Wanli in our Ming Dynasty. He once wrote in a letter to his family that he wanted to conquer Beijing and then make Beijing the capital of Japan. Then he even said that he wanted to move to Ningbo, because Ningbo was very close to India, and he could easily conquer it. Of course, his idea was very ridiculous back then, and he was taught a lesson by the Ming Dynasty. ”

But now, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's ideas have completely left a seed in Japan, and now they have become towering trees. Why don't they follow the path of Toyotomi Hideyoshi again? First conquer Korea, then conquer China, and finally conquer India, then rule the world. “

Wang Guorui's words immediately made everyone's faces turn green, because they really didn't expect that Japan would have such big ambitions. In their eyes, Japan has always been a deferential subject state, at least for more than 100 years since the founding of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. But I didn't expect that Japan had such ambitions, and it really made everyone's thinking not know how to change.

"Wolf ambition, really wolf ambition!" Hu Wei said angrily.