Li Zicheng's words seemed to break a certain kind of imprisonment and shackles of Song Yingxing's thinking, became broader, and then said: "Boss, today's imperial court is treacherous, the current situation is very unstable, the cabinet ministers and the officials of the six ministries have changed one stubble after another, and the Donglin Party and Wei Zhongxian's remnants are very powerful. At this time, those who are talented and willing to serve the court are not willing. In particular, those who are proficient in firearms, either because of partisan disputes or are implicated, are often left aside and cannot be reused. ”

Li Zicheng was stunned for a moment, with a puzzled look on his face, and asked, "Mr. Song, what do you mean...?" ”

"Boss, I think that we can take advantage of this opportunity to send some people we can trust to infiltrate the capital. Moreover, these people not only have flexible heads, but also have to act calmly and capably, and when they inquire about the news of the imperial court, they also recruit talents from all walks of life for our use. Especially for people in firearms, the capital is a place where heroes gather. ”

Li Zicheng hesitated for a moment and did not reply immediately, while Song Yingxing was still telling, reasoning with facts, trying to persuade the boss.

"At this time, it is Wei Zhongxian's remnants in power in the imperial court who control the cabinet. With the resignation of Han Yi, Qian Longxi, Cheng Jiming and other Donglin people, Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren entered the cabinet one after another, which means that Emperor Chongzhen has no intention of implementing the new policy. In the near future, perhaps within a year or two, the Donglin Party members will be unlucky and will be dumped and slandered by these people. ”

"People like Sun Chengzong, Mao Yuanyi, and Sun Yuanhua either have a bad relationship with Yuan Chonghuan, or they belong to the Donglin Party. At that time, it is only a matter of time before they are framed by Zhou Yanru and others, or they will be dismissed from their posts and thrown from their posts, or they will be put in prison and sent to a wild place. ”

Song Yingxing said so much, seeing that Li Zicheng was still looking as usual and hesitant, he seemed to think of something, and said further: "Boss, Sun Yuanhua doesn't need to be a general, you know his talent in firearms." However, you don't know, looking at the world, if you talk about the degree of familiarity with firearms, except for me, Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua, and Jiao Miao, it belongs to Mao Yuanyi. This person is not only proficient in firearms, but also knows astronomy, knows the number of arts, is well versed in the way of marching soldiers, and is familiar with the ancient and modern art of war. ”

"Not only that, the capital is also a place of yearning for foreigners who come to the west, and some learned foreigners are in the capital, such as Jinnige, Deng Yuhan, Eliotus, Long Huamin, etc., these people are either proficient in the art of firearms, or they are well versed in the astronomical calendar, and some people know how to medicine."

Li Zicheng's heart was moved, and his heart was surging, whether it was firearms, astronomy and Western medicine, they were all what he longed for. One day in the future, when the time is ripe, the large-scale use of firearms, the wounds caused by bullets will need to be treated by Western surgery!

Therefore, Li Zicheng did not hesitate any longer, immediately agreed, and asked again: "Mr. Song, I really don't understand, how can you be so concerned about recruiting talents in this area?" ”

Song Yingxing smiled bitterly, with some selfish shame, and did not hide anything: "Boss, I won't tell you the truth, I am also a member of the Fushe Society, and I can be regarded as a member of the Donglin Party." Moreover, Wang Wei needless to say, like Mao Yuanyi, Sun Yuanhua and others, they are also close friends. As I know them well, unless there are major changes, they will never betray the court and join our base. ”

Li Zicheng nodded suddenly, and even heard the reason why Song Yingxing didn't say it, the reason why he was so concerned about convincing himself and sending someone to sneak into the capital was to get an insurance, once Song Yingxing's friends were in prison and worried about their lives, they could save them with their own hands.

Li Zicheng is very knowledgeable, and he didn't break this meaning. Although Mao Yuanyi, Sun Yuanhua and others could not be obtained in the short term, they could be secretly taken captive by those foreigners, and they could be brought to the base area, so that they could assist Song Yingxing in making firearms and teach the people in the base area the knowledge of medical science, astronomy, mathematics, physics, etc.

The original foreigners are not like those literati, who have no integrity at all, as long as they threaten their lives, they will be able to impart knowledge honestly!

Thinking of this, Li Zicheng stretched his body, pretended to take a long sigh of relief, in order to ease the somewhat heavy atmosphere, and then said loudly: "By the way, Mr. Song, listen to Liu Fangliang and they will have them, they have captured some foreigners and brought the experimental equipment." Let's go and take a look, anyway, these books are here, look at those foreigners and experimental instruments, maybe it will be useful to you? ”

Soon, in a remote place in the village of Zhongnanshan Base Area, under the leadership of Liu Fangliang, Li Zicheng and Song Yingxing both came here. Especially Li Zicheng, holding the telescope in his hand, kept fiddling, looking east and west, and asked casually: "Big head Liu, where did you get this telescope?" Is it that when you transfer the things in the church in Xi'an City, you can easily take it as your own? ”

"Uh... How does the Boss only know that this thing is called a telescope? Moreover, the boss's word game is getting more and more slippery, what is transfer? That's obviously a secret robbery, okay?! ”

Liu Fangliang thought like this, and pretended to be aggrieved: "Boss, you have wronged me, this thing was given to me by a foreigner named John Tang." If you don't believe it, wait until you see him in person, and you will know if it's true or false as soon as you ask, and I didn't lie to you? ”

Hearing this, Li Zicheng and Song Yingxing showed excitement on their faces, and glanced at each other with great tacit understanding, and they both saw the inexplicable light of surprise in each other's eyes, Li Zicheng no longer played with the telescope, stared at Liu Fangliang directly, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and the smile on his face was more like full of evil.

Seeing such a smile, once Liu Fangliang didn't feel that Li Zicheng was happy, he chuckled in his heart, only to feel that the unscrupulous and black-bellied boss was back, the chrysanthemum tightened, and a cool breath suddenly arose from the tail vertebrae, straight to the back of the head, and there was an urge to cry without tears.

"Boss, don't look at me like this, it's a big deal that you don't want a telescope, so your subordinates should honor the boss!"

After saying this, Liu Fangliang couldn't help but slap himself, what is it to show off in front of the boss? I really don't remember what I eat, I forgot the "painful lessons" of the past, and I lost so many good treasures.

Li Zicheng smiled, smiled brightly, nodded, and did not say anything to Liu Fangliang's "filial piety", but said loudly: "Tell me about the process of action in Xi'an City, how did you get people and things from the church to Zhongnan Mountain?" And Wang Wei's side, who are the people who got the base in total? ”

Liu Fangliang just wanted to answer, but then reacted, and then looked at Li Zicheng and Song Yingxing, and saw the appearance of the two, only then did he know that he was too sensitive just now, and the boss did not have the idea of playing with a telescope, but was very interested in foreigners.

However, as soon as the words came out, Liu Fangliang could only break his teeth and swallow inside, and began to recount the actions of Xi'an City one by one.

The more Li Zicheng and Song Yingxing listened, the more excited they became, they were so excited, they really just dozed off, and someone brought a pillow!

After Liu Fangliang finished speaking, Li Zicheng looked at Song Yingxing and said heartily: "Mr. Song, before I leave, I will implement the matter of firearms manufacturing. In the depths of the base area, choose such a place, and let Jiao Miao, Tang Ruowang and others assist you in developing the Three-Eyed Gun and the Thunderbolt Gun. ”

"Okay, just do what you say, boss." Song Yingxing also had this idea in his heart, and immediately agreed. After all, the Zhongnan Mountain base is close to Lantian County and Zhouzhi County, and a lot of ready-made iron materials can be obtained.