Chapter 1o7 pulls the tiger's skin to make a banner

【1O7】Pull the tiger skin to make a big flag

Yao Fan would definitely invite Sun Maowen, Wei Guofu, and Liu Ziming to have a meal together every week, and before the incident, he hoped that these Jiaozhou officials would completely reassure him and even indulge him.

Tonight, Yao Fan still set up a banquet at the Shijia Hotel.

Under the eaves of the hotel, four red lanterns are still hanging high.

After three rounds of drinking, Wei Guofu opened his mouth and asked Yao Fan: "Brother Yao, I heard that there are more than 100 people in your current Township Brave Regiment, and the soldiers are strong and strong and practice all day long, why bother with this." Wei Guofu looked at Yao Fan after speaking.

Yao Fan glanced at Wei Guofu, he didn't know if Wei Guofu was inquiring about it or inadvertently. But he is now bold, where does he care what Wei Guofu thinks: "Big brother! The Japanese wolf ambitions, repeatedly tested our country's bottom line, and dared to climb 6 Korea, slaughtering the Korean army and civilians, I estimate that our Great Qing Kingdom is about to go to war, if the big husband can command the army for the country, how fast it will be. Yao Fan did not answer Wei Guofu directly.

Wei Guofu saw the solemnity of what Yao Fan said, and hurriedly said: "Brother Yao is righteous, but the matter of North Korea, I am afraid that it will not be our brother's turn to make a move. ”

Yao Fan shook his head slightly: "I think if I can train an elite soldier and give it to Master Li at a critical moment, his old man will be happy." ”

Wei Guofu disagreed with Yao Fan's thoughts, and even sneered.

He felt that Yao Fan's idea was too unrealistic, and he hoped to train a fighting force to join Li Hongzhang in order to gain appreciation and ascend to the position, but the task was too difficult. But he didn't persuade Yao Fan again, firstly, because his eloquence was not good, and secondly, because he felt that Yao Fan was rich anyway, and he was willing to burn his head here to tie up with Li Hongzhang, but it may not be a good thing to dissuade him.

Sun Maowen stroked his beard and said: "Li Zhongtang has a lot of soldiers, and I am afraid that he can't look down on the township warriors of hundreds of people, but Brother Yao, these villagers have really helped me a lot, and now they have put away the money and grain, which is much more profitable than before." Besides, Brother Yao is a merchant transporting goods, and if there is no escort from Xiang Yong, it is inevitable that there will be thieves to make up his mind. ”

Wei Guofu remembered the feud between Yao Fan and Guo Jixiu, and immediately came to his senses, patted his thigh and said, "What Master Sun said is that if you want to prevent people from calculating, you have to have someone in your hands. ”

Yao Fan said with a smile: "The last time I saw Master Li in Jinan, Li Zhongtang asked me to help him purchase aircraft and warships, and encouraged me to say that I should train my country bravely, don't cherish money, be well-equipped, and worry about the country." Not only to buy guns, but also to buy guns. The next time his old man wants to come to see the equipment I purchased, if it is good, he will buy it too.

I thought, after I spent money to buy foreign guns and foreign cannons for Xiang Yong, I was finally worried about the country, right? Even if Lord Li doesn't look down on my guns, if Lord Li is short of soldiers in the future, I can send Xiang Yong to fight in Korea, and maybe the name can be mentioned on the premise of the emperor. "Chapter 1o7 pulls the tiger's skin to make a big banner

Yao Fan thought to himself that sooner or later the news that he had guns and cannons would spread, so it was better to blow the wind as soon as possible to make them mentally prepared. He didn't dare to say that this was his own decision. Jokes, if there is a ready-made tiger skin like Li Hongzhang, it is called a waste of resources.

"Lord Li asked Brother Yao to buy a foreign gun? Still want to buy guns? Wei Guofu hurriedly took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped his mouth and asked, in his opinion, Yao Fan is so red and purple, he will actually be ordered by Li Hongzhang to purchase weapons on his own!

"My family has already helped me buy a British musket, because I heard that Master Li is also equipped with an English musket, so that in the future, when Xiang Yong is sent to Lord Li's camp, the gun can also be used. In addition, the most important thing is that Master Li also asked my family to buy warships on his behalf, and the two gunboats have now placed an order in the shipyard and are in the process of being manufactured. Yao Fan bragged that he didn't think about the margins at all, but he still didn't say that he had bought a cannon for the time being.

Everyone only knew for the first time today that Yao Fan was actually received by Li Hongzhang last time he went to Jinan!

So the three of them were surprised by Yao Fan's favor. A person actually got Ding Baozhen's weapon heavy, and then hooked up with Li Hongzhang, this kid will pay it back in the future? For a while, Yao Fan was praised for his great future.

So Yao Fan bragged about the scene when he met Li Hongzhang in Jinan, saying that Li Hongzhang entrusted him Yao Fan to purchase warships and aircraft, and that he trusted and cared for him very much, and once again emphasized that he trained the troops for Li Hongzhang's entrustment and trust.

But Wei Guofu was surprised and envious, obviously he still felt that Yao Fan was being stupid to spend money on military training, and he said sincerely: "Brother Yao really can't afford to spend this money to train soldiers, you must know that the rifle and gun are extremely costly. Let's just talk about that gun, it will rust if it is oiled! And the gunpowder, which was left for a few more months and then damp. But if you really use it, you are burning silver. Buying these back to equip the brave soldiers is equivalent to wasting money in vain. I think it's better to go to the Laizhou Staff General's Yamen to buy some knives and guns to use them. After finishing speaking, he thought that this was Li Hongzhang's idea, and immediately felt that he was cheap, and changed his words: "Since Lord Zhongtang wants his brother to buy, he should naturally try his best to do his best, I just hope that Lord Zhongtang can take a fancy to Brother Yao's goods, then Brother Yao will be rich and prosperous, I am afraid that he will forget what the old man said, and teach Brother Yao's silver for nothing." ”

Since Wei Guofu was recommended by the Huai Army to come to Qingdao to take charge of the garrison green camp, he has been paid empty all day long, and Yao Fan has never seen him practice bird guns or other firearms. Yao Fan knew that not to mention the green camp these days, even Li Hongzhang's Huai army was also in Mafang Nanshan, and a spearman could only shoot 1o bullets a year. Everywhere are officers who eat empty pay and practice silver.

Yao Fan could see that Wei Guofu was not afraid of spending money to train his own troops, but he really felt that it was too much of a waste of money.

"Kung fu always has to be learned, in case Li Zhongtang remembers it one day and asks Brother Yao to see people and guns, Brother Yao can also prevaricate." Liu Ziming agreed with Yao Fan's caution, but he also felt that Yao Fan was using a needle as a mallet and wasting money. Thinking about it, Li Hongzhang just said beautiful words in his mouth, Chapter 1o7 pulled the tiger skin to make a big banner

That's it, how can you really ask hundreds of villagers to go to war.

Thanks to Yao Fan's blessing, at present, Qingdaokou sea trade is prosperous, and Liu Ziming has really made a lot of money in the customs, for him, Yao Fan's collusion with Ding Baozhen and Li Hongzhang is absolutely reliable. Since Yao Fan has a big backer, he must be able to make Jiaozhou officialdom peaceful, which is good for everyone, so he doesn't bother to ask Yao Fan where he is transporting many goods from now, and batches them at Qingdao all day long. Yao Fan explained this, saying that it was transported to Qingdao from the wharves of Yantai and other places through Route 6.

Yao Fan smiled at this time and took out three silver tickets from his sleeve pocket, with a denomination of 1,000 taels each, and distributed them to the three people.

"This is the filial piety of the younger brother this month, and the brothers laugh at it."

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