Investigating the progress of the Zheng family's resale of arms, there has been a lot of progress, although the Zheng family's concealment every time the people who trade with them choose to be outside the remote and quiet city, but they are still found to be abnormal by the overseas secret service.

General Xiaozu, is the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty general Zu Dashou's adopted son Zu Kefa, this is the result of Ruan Tiantian's latest investigation, through the transfer she also knows that Zu Dashou has surrendered to Houjin, in the Songjin War that began in March last year, because of the defeat of the reinforcement Hong Chengchou, Jinzhou is completely hopeless, so Zu Dashou led the troops to surrender to the Qing.

To say that this Xiaozu general is more than his adoptive father to take refuge in Houjin, of course, his refuge is also half of the credit of his adoptive father. In the fourth year of Chongzhen's battle of the Daling River, he was detained as a hostage in the Houjin camp, and it was from this time that he was slowly persuaded by the Houjin.

Last year, Huang Taiji formed the Eight Banners of the Han Army, and Zu Kefa awarded the Han Army the deputy capital of the Yellow Banner, which can be regarded as a lot of reuse, and it is reasonable that he was sent by Huang Taiji to buy Australian firearms.

The Liaodong Army led by the father and son of the ancestral family is the main source of strength of the Eight Banners of the Han Army, and in addition to the fact that their father and son have been reused, they naturally have to work hard for the new master.

Obviously, the Zheng family knew the identity of the other party, so they did it so secretly to prevent being discovered, but their secret still failed to escape Ruan Tiantian's eyes.

This behavior of the Zheng family can be said to be a collaborator, but from the perspective of a businessman, it is only a commercial behavior, and this situation is very common in the Ming Dynasty, especially in the merchant group represented by the Jin merchants, and it is often seen that the items in it are resold to Houjin.

If you want to completely stop this kind of behavior, Australia can't do it, even the Ming court can't prohibit it, because it involves a huge network, and if these businessmen don't have the support of the ministers of the DPRK and China, how can they transport things out of the customs.

According to the number of purchases made by the Zheng family in the past few months, more than 500 1640 rifles alone have been purchased, and according to incomplete statistics, at least more than 300 have flowed into the hands of the Houjin army, as for the number of 26-pounder cannons, because the total number of exports is less than 50, and the Zheng family also needs these weapons to strengthen their maritime power. Not many were sold.

However, this Xiao Zu general, the purpose of Zu Kefa's visit this time is to target the 26-pounder cannon, which is less than a foot long cannon, which has already exerted its super long combat effectiveness on the battlefield, helping the Houjin army to attack the city and seize the land more conveniently.

As an ambitious Great Khan, Huang Taiji can naturally see the key role played by this weapon on the battlefield, especially in siege warfare, as long as you concentrate ten artillery pieces in one place, this place will definitely be blown up, and no matter how much you are an impregnable wall, you will have to be blown apart if you encounter a 26-pounder gun.

The place where the Zheng family and Zu Kefa met was placed every time, on a Zheng family manor outside Quanzhou City. First, the Zheng family stores the arsenal of arms purchased from Australia, and secondly, it is remote and quiet, and there is no need to worry about causing unnecessary trouble in the city when trying to run and test guns.

An important reason is that it is convenient to meet here, and it is not easy to be discovered, the Zheng family has reached this point, it can be said that it has become a well-deserved warlord in Fujian, and there must be countless people who do not like it, and everything must be careful.

"General Xiaozu, please forgive me. 26-pounder artillery my Zheng family really doesn't have, if you don't believe it, I can take you to the warehouse to have a look, the power of this small cannon is probably known to the generals, except for the one sold to you is my Zheng family's own use. ”

Zu Kefa was ordered to come and purchase artillery. If he didn't buy it back, his status in Huang Taiji's heart would inevitably decline, so he had to buy it anyway.

Please ask the commander to help, is there really no other way to do it? Zu Kefa clenched his fist at Zheng Hongqi and pleaded.

"This artillery is already an important weapon of the country. If General Xiaozu doesn't dislike it, I can help you get some Hongyi cannons from the Frankies, you see. ”

The Hongyi cannon Zukefa was also used. This kind of artillery was used before it surrendered to Houjin, not only was it huge, but it was laborious to operate, and the firing range was not as far as that of Australian artillery, so now the Houjin army generally prefers Australian artillery, which is not only long in range but also easy to carry.

"Can the commander buy some from the Australians, I heard that the Zheng family is Australia's agent in the southeast coast, and I guess as long as you propose, you will not refuse." Zu Kefa has not been idle these days, and he has also inquired about the affairs between the Zheng family and the Australians, but these are all known to many people on the bright side, and some things in the secret are naturally inquired.

It is possible that Australia will not refuse, but the frequent purchase of arms and weapons from Australia will inevitably attract the attention of the other party, and once they carry out an investigation, they will inevitably know about the transaction between themselves and their ancestors.

It is not the habit of the Zheng family to eat this meat to others, it has always been them who eat other people's meat to their mouths.

"General Xiaozu, to be honest, the Australians' artillery is actually exported, it is precisely because of the relationship with my Zheng family, seeing that my Zheng family's sea power is weak, so I exported this small cannon to let my Zheng family's merchant ships enhance their maritime power, if they knew that it was resold, how would they feel."

Not to mention that Australia really doesn't want to export 26-pounder cannons to the Zheng family, after all, the other party's power in the East China Sea is too great, and if it obtains powerful artillery, it may bring a certain threat to Australia, so there are clear restrictions on the number of exports.

If the Zheng family proposes it again at this time, maybe the Australian elders will mistakenly appoint the Zheng family with some ideas, so the Zheng family is also quite embarrassed about this matter, and they dare not directly explain to the Australians.

On the one hand, it is from the temptation of monetary interests, and on the other hand, it is from the suspicion of Australians, it is indeed very difficult for the Zheng family to deal with both things, and there is probably no other good way to continue to sell the artillery for their own use to the ancestral family.

"General Xiaozu, please wait a few more days, I'll go back and discuss with my eldest brother to see if I can get a few out of the artillery for my own use, what do you think?" Zheng Hongqi said apologetically to Zu Kefa.

"In this way, then there will be a commander of the army, if you can evenly out a few doors, the silver will definitely not let the Zheng family suffer, please rest assured that the lord is here." Zu Kefa knew that it would definitely not be possible to buy a few cannons without spending a lot of money, so he said so.

"It's okay, they're all old customers, how can you let General Xiaozu break the extra money." Zheng Hongkui said politely, but his heart was already happy. (To be continued......)