Chapter 142: Bridgehead (2)
ps: There was a modification at the end of the previous chapter, and the silver two were halved.
Fourteen merchants donated five thousand six hundred taels of silver and one hundred cattle and horses.
For a Zhili Hall with a population of less than 300,000 in Songpan Hall, this is a huge number. Whether Wang Wendian and Pan Feipeng have handled so many silver taels in a year is a question.
If Liu Xian really just wanted to cut a knife on everyone, he could be satisfied.
But the truth is that Liu Xian has no such intention at all.
Huang Kun saw the completely motionless look on Liu Xian's face, and his heart was cold. Such a large sum of money can't satisfy the appetite of this Liu Junmen, so how much blood will their fourteen families have to produce today?
The fourteen people in the column all changed color, and Wang Wendian and Pan Feipeng also looked at Liu Xian in surprise.
Liu Xian spoke at this time, "Liu Mou is on an expedition to Xinjiang, and he is in short supply of military salaries and grains, and I am grateful for your generosity." In the coming day, the queen mother of the two palaces will be played to show the righteousness of the people. ”
"It's just that I invited you to meet you today, but a certain banquet is not made for this. The reason why I invited you here is to make a deal with you. ”
The hearts of Huang Kun and the other fourteen principals are like riding a roller coaster. Hu Long suddenly rose to his throat and eyes, and fell into his stomach with a bang. The vests were sweaty, but they had to keep a bright smile on their faces.
"Qinghai Mongolia 29 Banners, Yushu 40 Tusi, and then the eight tribes around the sea. Liu was dazzled and had a headache. But you must be able to list them one by one, very clearly. ”
"Liu is going to do a business with these 29 banners, 40 Tusi, and the eight tribes around the sea this time. I need your help. ”
The hearts of the heads of the fourteen families were completely put into their stomachs. Liu Xian still has a place to use himself, so he is not afraid that Liu Xian Lion will open his mouth and eat or drink dried blood at once.
Wang Wendian and Pan Feipeng also smiled again. They didn't want to offend Liu Xian, nor did they want to offend the fourteen principals. Not to mention the four heads of the five fanshang, it is the power and influence of Huang Kun and other families, if they offend them, Wang Wendian and Pan Feipeng will be elbowed left and right in Songpan Hall.
The two are not Liu Xian with heavy troops. Liu Xian can not expose Huang Kun and other families at all, but Wang Pan still needs the help of Huang and other families. Didn't the pro-people officials of the Qing Dynasty rely on the support of the gentry below? fell out with the gentry, and this official doesn't have to be an official.
Uzhumuqin Batur stood up first, "Serving the military is convenient for the country. How can we be justified? Uzhumuqin's family is not quitting. ”
That's what old people mean. I just don't know what business the military gate wants to do with the Qinghai tribes? Huang Kun clenched his fists.
None of the fourteen heads should be done.
Liu Xian's face was full of smiles, as if he was very satisfied with the attitude of the Fourteen families. waved and pointed at Huo Guangzheng, who never said a word, "This is Liu's cousin, who is in charge of this matter." ”
Huo Guangzheng's calm eyes had been looking at the expressions of the fourteen principals, and he smiled slightly at Uzhumuqin Batur, who was the first to get up, and clapped his hands lightly. Outside the hall, the two Liu Xian soldiers who had already prepared entered the flower hall with two long boxes.
The box was placed on the table, Huo Guangzheng picked it lightly with his fingers, and the two boxes were opened to reveal the real guy inside.
A sound of inhalation rattled in the flower hall. Wang Wendian was even more stunned, and the chopsticks in his hand fell off. Pan Feipeng is also as stiff as a puppet like a wooden chicken.
"Fire ...... Firearms ......"
A layer of cold sweat oozed from Batur's forehead in an instant, and his mouth was knotted.
The expressions of the nine Han merchants changed drastically, looking at the flintlock shotgun and the lifting gun in the box, their mouths were closed tightly, and they didn't dare to say a word.
Uzhu Muqin was deducted from the five merchants, and the four of them were accompanied by the heads of their respective small kingdoms, but they were all looking at the flintlock shotguns and raising the guns with extremely hot eyes. If it weren't for Liu Xian sitting here and intimidating them from being rude, these four people would have rushed forward and hugged the shotgun and the gun tightly in their arms.
"Lord Junmen, how many firearms do you have for sale? We can eat them all. Daji Phuntsok could reach out in his eyes to hook the musket away, but his brain was not completely burned by desire, knowing that Liu Xian put things out, it was not a benefit that his Daji family could monopolize.
"Lord Junmen, we can eat all firearms." All the tribes of the land of Qinghai need this thing to protect their interests. Batur did not fall behind in the face of the test, and the courage of the merchants was really not comparable to the Han merchants who were rooted in the Han land. "The price is absolutely satisfying."
"It's flintlock shotguns and carrying guns. Not an old arquebus. I have 500 poles of each of the two and 1,000 barrels of gunpowder, all of which I can give to you to sell and trade on the grasslands.
I'll give you a share of the profits.
Bring me back at least a thousand horses, and the friendship of the tribes. ”
Liu Xian pointed to all the Han merchants present, and he gave the Han merchants one last chance. Whether they can grasp it or not depends on their guts.
Then without looking at Wang Wendian and Pan Feipeng, he got up and walked out of the flower hall. The next thing is Huo Guangzheng's.
Subsequently, Wang Wendian and Pan Feipeng and seven Han businessmen walked out of the flower hall one after another.
After Liu Xian heard this, he sighed in his heart. He had long expected this to happen, so when he called the merchants, he ordered the five merchants to be called. Now I see, sure enough.
Of the nine families, only two remained. There are four local schools in Songpan Hall, and there is only one.
An hour later, Huo Guang came to see Liu Xian with a smile on his face, "Fifth brother, guess what, how many goods did the seven families take?" ”
Liu Xian's residence is still in the barracks, and he has been waiting for news since he left the state government. The smile on his cousin's face made him smile too. "Someone got a big deal?" The good news is for sure, but I don't know how big the satellite will be.
"All seven families took it. Twenty small mountain splitting cannons, not a single one remained. There are also 2,000 barrels of gunpowder, and a hundred catties of flint. 1,700 shotguns and 1,500 guns. ”
Huo Guangzheng did not pick up the payment. Because of this transaction, the seven merchants are not 'buying before selling', but purely agents. Yicheng's interest sharing, of course, it is impossible for all the seven families to be honest and not selfish at all, but with their own checks and balances with each other, absolutely no one dares to swallow it.
As for the flower hall, Liu Xian said that 1,000 barrels of gunpowder and 500 shotguns and guns each were carried out, which was purely a face-saving job.
If Wang Wendian and Pan Feipeng report upwards, they will set this number that is not too unusual.
At the same time, the state government study. Wang Wendian and Pan Feipeng were anxiously discussing how to report this matter.
How should the essay be written, and will Liu Xian retaliate after writing? This is a very strict question.
"Squeak, but that's not right. 1,000 guns, bird guns, and 1,000 barrels of gunpowder, although they are many, they will not sell them to the tribes of Qinghai after getting a thousand horses? Pan Feipeng really couldn't think of a way to get the best of both worlds, so he pondered Liu Xian's words again.
Wang Wendian glanced at him, he had known him for two years, and for the first time, he found that Pan Feipeng also had a bad brain. Liu Xian is stupid, he will tell the truth in front of the two of them......
"Huh...... Wrong. Wang Wendian was suddenly clever.
"Takami, Takami! Master Pan, there you are. ”