Chapter 54: The Merchant Seeks Profit

Jin considered himself orthodox, and had a relationship with Jing Nan as a monarch and a minister, and if he wanted sweet potatoes, he had to order Jing Nan to submit it himself, and he would only sue for force after being refused. And the Southern Tang Dynasty is facing internal turmoil, although it has the heart but is powerless, at most it is just to send troops to the border to move, and will not take the initiative to attack.

The state of Chu is convenient, and it can invade Jingnan from Langzhou and Yuezhou, and it is powerful, but the current king of Chu, Ma Xifan, only knows how to rob beauties on the street, and then build a prostitute cave for his enjoyment.

The greatest possibility should be Shu, adjacent to Guizhou, the closest, Shu lord Meng Chang has succeeded to the throne for five years, from the admonition Ruliu, there is no lack of wise ministers under his command, so Shu is the most likely to attack.

And Mowgli waited for an excuse to fight back in self-defense.

"Sir, it's been a long time since you took charge of the intelligence network, and now you can make progress?"

"Lord Yu, the fine work has penetrated into Kui, Zhong, and Wansanzhou, and there may be surprises in the future."

"Very well, hard work sir."

In fact, Baili Wuji still has an idea in his heart, that is, to establish an independent scout team in the army.

At present, every battalion in the army has a scout, but the effect is reduced when it is used in a decentralized manner, and what Wuji wants to establish is a team that specializes in military intelligence gathering under the direct jurisdiction of the army. The function of the intelligence network in Xu Shiming's hands is to collect political and economic intelligence from various countries, so that the two intelligence teams will cooperate in a division of labor, and the effect should be better.

But it is not easy to form such a team without corresponding leading generals. Wuji has no experience in this area, so he can only secretly record the fragments of the Dao he knows little by little, so as to make some preparations for the future.

In early April of the third year of Jin Tianfu.

Good news came from the Armory Shop again.

After repeated testing, grenades, mines and explosives packets have been finalized.

The cartridge casing was a white iron commonly used at that time, with cross grooves specially added by Mowgli, and the outer width and inner narrowness were wedge-shaped, which was so that when it was exploded, it would not be directly split into half, but exploded into fragments to increase the lethality.

Solved the open flame ignition step before grenade throwing, using pull ring flint friction ignition.

In addition, the initial moisture-proof and moisture-proof treatment was carried out, but it was still unusable in heavy rain.

At the same time, the armory suggested recruiting carpenters to complete the mass production of wooden handles for grenades.

It's not that hard.

Baili Wuji ordered the armory workshop to carry out the mass production of three types of firearms.

At the same time, the Black Flag Guard was ordered to take the battalion as a unit to conduct rotational training in the throwing of firearms.

And there is still no good news on the side of the R&D team of the armory.

Baili Wuji is not in a hurry, he knows that the good news will come sooner or later.

Since then, the people of Padang have often heard the bombardment...... Thunder.

But the strange thing is that the sun is shining, and it is light and thunder and not rain.

More than ten miles outside the armory workshop were guarded by black flag guards.

The people had no way of knowing about the bang...... What's going on with the boom.

So the people had to pray to the gods.

The monks in those temples counted the incense and silver coins, and they were so happy that they couldn't find the north.

On this day, Lu Shiyun came to the door with Xiaocui.

The first batch of medical workers and medical nurses were reported to the Medical Department.

"So fast?" Baili Wuji was very surprised.

Indeed, I don't have the impression of three or four years, but one or two years, and it's only a few months to get it done?

But after listening to Lu Shiyun's explanation, Baili Wuji believed it.

Lu Shiyun's explanation is that these medical workers can only treat the external injuries of the golden cluster, and they are not used at all in the civilian population except for the use of the army.

Lu Shiyun suggested: "Ziqing, this group of medical workers is only learning, and there are not many opportunities to practice, and Yun'er cannot guarantee how many people will be qualified in the future." Yun'er hopes that it is best that none of them have the opportunity to practice. ”

Baili Wuji understood Lu Shiyun's meaning.

But in today's troubled times, this is impossible, and the opportunity to practice will soon come.

……。

Everything is being prepared in an orderly manner. It seems to be waiting for an opportunity, and then it explodes.

On this day, Baili Wuji and Xu Shiming were receiving Zhu Jiang.

Discuss how the armory will distribute dividends in the future.

Zhu Jiang and the others threw nearly half of their savings into this workshop.

It is reasonable to want to make the armory shop make money and dividends as soon as possible.

However, in addition to producing firearms day and night, the current armory workshop has never produced a sword, a shield, or a bow.

This made Zhu Jiang and the others panic, and the two came to the county government to listen to Baili Wuji's explanation.

I learned what I was going to do.

Baili Wuji explained in a good voice: "The two patriarchs, please rest assured, this county guarantees that the firearms produced are also ordnance, and the output of each firearm will be included in the dividend. However, the two of them also know that the surrounding feudal towns are eyeing sweet potatoes, and Badong County is likely to face a big war at present, and the firearms produced by the armory workshop must first ensure the needs of the Black Flag Guard, so the two should be able to understand, right? ”

Zhu Pengliang and Jiang Jiliang exchanged glances, Jiang Jiliang said: "The county order, a certain and Zhu patriarch are also the people of Badong, and they can still distinguish which is more important, and they also understand the truth that there are no eggs under the nest." The two of them just wanted to know that if the armory only produced firearms in the future, where would the profits come from, and could the iron ore from Padang be cast into iron and sold elsewhere? ”

"Ha Lu Ha ......." Baili Wuji and Xu Shiming laughed when they heard this.

Zhu Jiang and the two were so laughed that the second monk was confused.

Xu Shiming explained: "The two patriarchs, please rest assured, the profit of firearms is much higher than the swords and other ordnance you mentioned, and the county decree does not say that swords will no longer be produced from now on. It's just that now we have to make sure that the Black Flag Guard's equipment needs are first met. ”

Baili Wuji nodded and added: "Also, after completing the equipment this time, the Black Flag Guard needs to replenish firearms, and they will all buy from the armory workshop at the cost price plus a profit of one percent, as for the price of selling to the outside, then it will be another matter, the county says so, are the two of you satisfied?" ”

Zhu and Jiang lowered their heads and thought about it, feeling that there were still some problems, Jiang Jiliang asked: "County order, how to ensure that there is no discrepancy in the number of firearms or sword weapons produced by the armory?" ”

Baili Wuji heard it, this is not believing me, afraid that I will make a false account ...... then.

Businessmen, although these two are patriarchs, they are businessmen in their bones, whether they are Zhu Pengliang who is like a nouveau riche, or Jiang Jiliang who is a Sven. The profit-seeking nature of merchants is the same in any dynasty.

Baili Wuji closed his eyes and thought for a while, then opened his eyes and said, "In this way, the two of you can go back and send one of your henchmen into the armory warehouse to verify the number of weapons produced every day." However, the confidentiality discipline of the armory workshop must be observed, and the management of the armory must not be affected, only to verify the output. So, can you rest assured? ”

Zhu Jiang and the others were satisfied at this time, and retired after giving a salute.

Before Baili Wuji had time to complain to Xu Shiming, the yacha came to report that the three Black Flag Guards would bring twelve captains to ask to see him.

What is this singing?

Baili Wuji glanced at Xu Shiming in surprise.

Xu Shiming also shook his head suspiciously.

"Biography."