Chapter 27 Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang

"They want the young master to allocate funds to build a battleship!" Li Yunfeng said with some embarrassment. After all, just now he said that he didn't come to ask for money, but he thought of those two guys who were regarded as treasures by the young master. In the end, he spoke up!

"Didn't they develop those new equipment? Why do they want to build new warships!" Huo Shan didn't feel sorry for money, but wasting money was absolutely not allowed.

"They say that only at sea can we really test the xìng ability of these equipment!"

"Okay, I know!" After finishing speaking, Huo Shan turned back to his desk, picked up the pencil on the table, and wrote down a lot of data ......, and finally reviewed it, and after feeling that there were no mistakes, he handed it to Li Yunfeng and said: "As long as the warships they designed and built can meet the data requirements above, I will allocate funds to them!"

"That's good, young master! If the young master doesn't have any explanation, then I'll go back first!" Li Yunfeng carefully folded the paper in his hand and put it in the pocket of his military uniform, then got up and said goodbye to Huo Shan,

"Well, you go back, besides, the expansion of the military factory can't be stopped!"

"Got it, young master!"

Looking at Li Yunfeng's distant back, Huo Shan muttered to himself: "You must succeed! Young Master's navy is waiting for the new warship!"

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"Master, now the news that Taiwan is going to build a railway has been spread outside, and the consuls of Western countries such as England, France, Germany, and Russia have all come to our Governor's Mansion to inquire about the news of the Huo family in Taiwan! I heard that even the one in the capital also knew, although he didn't say anything, but that person was on the side of the conservatives, I am afraid that this matter will also have some impact on the official reputation of the adults!"

After listening to the old housekeeper's words, He Jing touched the white beard under his chin, and after thinking for a while, he said with a smile: "It's okay! Now the imperial court has seen the strength of the Westerners' ships and guns, and the one in the capital who is also afraid of the foreigners will once again hit the capital to overthrow the Aixin Jueluo family! Therefore, although she stood on the side of the conservatives, she did not stop Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong, Liu Kun and other Westernists set up industries, allowing Westernists and conservative forces to fight against each other, not only fighting against those forces that supported the emperor's pro-government, but also using the Westernization movement to let the people of the world see that the idea of an industrial power in the imperial court maintained the rule of the imperial court. It's really not easy for a woman to be able to play with the emperor's wrist to this extent!"

Sensing that he was a little off-topic, the old man laughed a little and continued: "Now that the two factions in the court are balanced, no one can fight against the other, but in the local area, it is indeed the Western-style faction that has the upper hand! The current governor of Fujian, Ding Rìchang, is not only Li Hongzhang's Huaijun lineage, but also the hardcore of the Western-style faction! Before, he had been clamoring for the imperial court to attach importance to Taiwan and set up a governor of Taiwan, and now the old man is building a railway in Taiwan, and he also follows his wishes, I hope he can make the old man clean!"

"Then why did the old man marry the little lady to that boy of the Huo family, the son of a merchant, how can he marry my daughter of the He family?" the old butler continued to ask with a puzzled expression.

"He Fu, now is not the past, you look at those Western powers, those big businessmen who are not businessmen are respected, those big businessmen in the United States can not only influence the national politics of a country! There are even many who have become presidents! The outside world is constantly changing, we have to learn to adapt!" He Jing looked at the beautiful scenery outside the window and said with a sigh of emotion.

"What the master means is that the Huo family is a big businessman like a Westerner! How is this possible?" Listening to his master's words, the old housekeeper said with a look of disbelief. The circle in which he lives is too narrow, and he is far from having the understanding of the outside world as a feudal official like He Jing!

Thinking of what he learned from other sources about the Huo family's large-scale industrial establishment on Taiwan Island, He Jing secretly thought in his heart: "The Huo family, but a sleeping dragon hidden underwater!"

"Master, the new counselor of the Governor's Mansion is asking to see you outside!" At this moment, the family members below came to report.

"Let him in!" He Jing straightened his clothes and sat on the Taishi chair in the middle of the living room.

With the sound of hurried footsteps, I saw a strong man in a horse coat walk in.

"Cheng Changxin, the general of the Fuzhou City Defense Army, has seen the governor!" Seeing the old man sitting on the top seat, the strong man said respectfully.

"What's the matter?"

"My lord, someone came to report that there was a gang of bandits in Ningde Mansion, Fujian!" Cheng Changxin hurriedly said.

"Bandits, why didn't you listen to the reports from the officials of the prefectures and counties below?" He Jing said disapprovingly. Since ancient times, no matter which dynasty in China, the 'bandits' have always been twisted, even the most powerful Han and Tang dynasties, tenaciously surviving on the land of China. In the two provinces directly under his jurisdiction, there are many reports of bandits raiding homes and robbing houses, and even occupying county seats, which is not unusual, especially after the Longhair Rebellion, the number of bandits in various places has surged. Therefore, after hearing his words, He Jing didn't take it to heart.

"My lord, I have already inquired before I came, this gang is called bandits, and they only operate in the towns below and those poor villages, and they have not attacked the county towns ruled by the imperial court, so the officials of the prefectures and counties don't want to do much, so most of them hide it and don't report it!" Cheng Changxin hurriedly said.

After listening to this, He Jing nodded, understanding that what he said was the truth, there are too few capable officials in the current Qing Dynasty officialdom, and the number of corrupt officials is huge. As long as those bandits do not attack the county seat, in order to keep their official positions, no official will report the news of their restlessness. Otherwise, if he is dismissed from his official position by the imperial court, I am afraid that he will not be able to return after exterminating the bandits.

"Okay, I know! Later, I will personally give an order to let the officials of all provinces and counties send troops to suppress the bandits! You go down first!" He Jing said with a wave of his hand.

"Yes, the lower official has retired!" Cheng Changxin opened his mouth, he originally wanted to tell the news that those bandits were armed with muskets, but seeing that the governor had already issued an expulsion order, he had no choice but to leave!

"Sir, ......do you see what he said?" asked the old butler hesitantly.

"Forget it, it's not a big deal in the first place! Now the situation outside is chaotic, and the power struggle in the court is fierce, I don't have time to care about these trivial things, you just go down and talk to them!" He Jing waved his hand a little irritably and said.

"Yes, sir!

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"Report, Lin Guoping, the leader of the fifth squadron of the 'Cheetah' Special Brigade, reports to you!" A young soldier with a rifle on his back and a fierce face on his face, wearing the camouflage combat uniform of the Huo Jiajun, saluted loudly with a serious face!

"Please take a break!" After finishing speaking, Huo Jianguang couldn't help laughing!

"Your captain Huo Bao and I are old acquaintances, you don't need to be so polite here, sit down!" After finishing speaking, he reached out and took the stool handed over by the orderly, and said with a smile.

"Thank you, chief!"

"Did the young master have any new military orders before he came?"

Huo Jianguang's kind attitude made Lin Guoping also relax and touch his head! After all, the person in front of him is a colonel and a teacher, and he is just a major!

"Hahaha...... We all know the young master's virtues, just say what you said!"

"The young master said, 'Let Huo Jianguang's kid, don't let the natives be dazzled, if his army is weak in front of the Dutch, I will send him to be a monk!'" As soon as Lin Guoping finished speaking, Huo Jianguang couldn't help but smile on his face, and said secretly in his heart: "It's really the young master's style!"

"By the way, the young master also asked me to bring it, fifty 'poisonous scorpion' light machine guns that we have just mass-produced, as well as three hundred Type 80 pistols, twenty sixty-zero mortars with five base ammunition! The young master also said that you should hurry up and train your own artillery, machine gunners, logistics troops, and other technical troops! This is the military order that the young master asked me to bring over!" After Lin Guoping finished speaking, he handed over the warrant that Huo Shan personally handed over to him.

Huo Jianguang was also very happy to hear that there were so many new equipment supplements, when he first came to Borneo, these weapons were still being tested, but they were only produced in small batches and equipped with Huo Bao's special forces!"Now I finally have a real guy in my hands!"

"By the way, why don't there be heavy machine guns and 70mm infantry guns! According to the schedule, they should be mass-produced, right?" Huo Jianguang asked with some doubts.

"Yes, mass production! However, the output is too low, and we have too few qualified artillery personnel, so there is only a small amount of equipment, and the combat area of the fifth regiment is in the tropical rainforest area, so the heavy equipment that is difficult to move will be bought and not replenished!" Lin Guoping hurriedly explained.

"Alas, fighting in this broken place is not as good as fighting in China, in the battle report that came from the General Staff last month, I saw that Huo Hu and Liang Wendong's army was about to expand to 40,000 people, and even the kid from Yueshan, who set off a month later than us, now has an army of 20,000 people, which is like me and Donglin are only working hard now and only have 10,000 troops!" Huo Jianguang said with a full stomach. However, most of Borneo and Sulawesi are still in a state of wilderness, and development is slow, and only 200,000 people have moved from the country!

"Okay, let's not talk about that! I have read the military orders of the General Staff! However, after your 'Cobra' special forces are formed, you must help me fight a few battles!"

"Yes, Chief!"

"Let's go, let's go see those new equipment, I can't wait!"