Xuan Zheng was also taken aback after reading this information, and he didn't know what to say.

It turned out that the intelligence was very simple, that is, the British and Yishan, Qishan and others in Guangzhou finally reached a peace agreement and wanted to withdraw their troops from Guangzhou.

As a condition of the peace talks, the Qing provincial troops were to withdraw from Canton and agree to cede Hong Kong, and the Thirteen Lines of Canton were to pay the British six million taels of silver as a ransom fee.

"This is yesterday's information, it should have been delivered to me today, but because we were fighting and blocking traffic, it was only now in my hands. Li Xian said.

"Qi Shan and the others are bastards, such terms can be agreed, this is the compensation for land cession, a shame that I have never had in the Qing Dynasty for hundreds of years. Xuan Zheng couldn't help but be angry.

Although Xuan Zheng did not deal with the imperial court, but it was impossible for Xuan Zheng not to be angry in his heart when the high-ranking officials of the imperial court gave away the land of their country to foreign clans so easily.

"That's not the point, the point is the six million taels of silver. Li Xian sighed and pointed out the really key place to Xuan Zheng.

"Six million taels of silver, what's the key to this? By the way, where are these six million taels of silver at the moment?" Xuan Zheng suddenly reacted and hurriedly asked.

"According to the intelligence, six million taels of silver were delivered to the British garrison of the Sifang Fort yesterday, and today because of the war, it has not been able to be loaded and shipped out, so it should still be in the Sifang Fort. Li Xian pointed out the key places in the intelligence to Xuan Zheng.

Xuan Zheng suddenly understood what Li Xian meant, his face changed, and he couldn't help but be silent.

"Do you want to rob the six million taels of ransom fees?" Xuan Zheng asked after a long while.

"That's nature. It stands to reason that we cannot afford to see such a huge sum of money fall into the hands of the British.

If that were the case, what we did today would be a joke in the eyes of future generations. Li Xian said with his chest straight.

Xuan Zheng understood that Li Xian still had a real meaning that had not been pierced, that is, whether it was the Three Yuan Sect or the Mixed Yuan Sect, such a huge sum of money was needed.

It is true that both parties have recently made a fortune and are not particularly short of money, but the more money is a characteristic of this kind of thing, the faster it can be spent.

Li Xian wanted to upgrade the industrial strength of the Mixed Yuan Sect, run schools and education, and expand the number of escort troops, all of which required a lot of money.

To put it simply, the average monthly salary of a member of the escort is now 3 to 5 yuan (excluding combat subsidies and income), plus food, training, clothing, etc., that is about 6 yuan per month.

In this way, the annual expenditure of each escort member is about 70 yuan, plus the cost of equipment such as muskets and grenades, which is counted as 30 yuan a Chinese New Year's Eve, then the cost of maintaining a escort is about 100 yuan a year.

This is just the daily expenses of the infantry and the cost of light weapons, if it is artillery and navy, or if it is a warrior who needs to consume a lot of cultivation resources, this maintenance cost can easily be doubled.

In other words, Li Xian wants to expand the escort team to 10,000 people, and the average annual expenditure is about 1.5 million yuan, which is the cost when he only does training and does not fight, and if he goes to fight, the cost will be even more difficult to control.

Li Xian carefully calculated that with the current management ability of the Mixed Yuan Sect and the windfall made during this time, it would be able to expand to about 10,000 people within a year, and any more would be unsustainable, and industry, education, and the training of martial artists would be greatly affected.

If he can get these six million taels of silver, even if he has to divide it equally with Sanyuanguan, Li Xian will have enough financial resources to expand the escort team to about 30,000 people, and I am afraid that it will not be enough to run rampant in the world at that time, but it is more than enough to occupy the entire territory of Guangdong.

Xuan Zheng also understood the meaning of the six million taels of silver, and was speechless for a while.

"What do you want to do?" After a long while, Xuan Zheng asked Li Xian.

"Heaven does not accept it, but suffers from it. We can't watch China's silver flow into the hands of the British in vain. Li Xian replied.

"There are at least seven or eight hundred Britons in the quadrangular battery, there are strong batteries and military installations, and there are a large number of reinforcements outside, can you take them?"

"I have thought about it, the so-called forts and military facilities were all made by the Qing army themselves, and the British army occupied the Sifang forts for too short a time, I am afraid that there is no time to rectify them, and I am afraid that they have no intention of rectifying.

As for the reinforcements, the British defense focus is still on Hong Kong and Humen Fort, and the current number of troops in Guangzhou is still very small, if they can end the battle as soon as possible, and make a time difference, they should be able to end the battle before the reinforcements arrive, and move the money back to Sanyuanguan.

So, the real threat was the seven or eight hundred Britons stationed at the fort, and other factors had little effect. Li Xian explained.

"It seems that you have made up your mind to fight the Quartet, and I will not stop you. It's just, do you need my help?" asked Xuan Zheng.

"Naturally, we need both of us to work together in this matter, the first thing is to go back to the banquet and tell the village leaders that we will gather our forces tomorrow to attack the Sifang Fort and avenge the villagers. Li Xian understood that Xuan Zheng had decided to advance and retreat with him, and said with a smile.

The two discussed for a while, finalized some details, and then returned to the banquet.

Xuan Zheng announced that Sanyuanguan would organize troops to attack Sanyuanguan according to the villagers' request, which caused bursts of exclamation and cheers among the villagers.

In the end, Xuan Zheng said that the soldiers were very fast, since they decided to attack, they could not delay time, everyone went back today to have a good rest, and set off to the Sifang Fort tomorrow morning, and be sure to take down the fort occupied by foreigners.

Naturally, the villagers agreed to the promise and said that they would act according to Xuanzheng's requirements.

Most of these villagers should be trustworthy, but there must be people who are particularly close to the imperial court, and even spies arranged by the imperial court around the Sanyuan Temple, and there are some important things that should not be let them know well.

In any case, in this way, the banquet ended hastily.

After the villagers left, Li Xian took the officers and warriors to a secluded place, showed them the information, and told them about their plans to enter the army.

These people are all bold lords, and during this time they have won battles one after another, and when they talk about the swelling more than the villagers, they are all excited after knowing that they can seize six million taels of silver, and say that they will definitely fight this battle.

"With this money, there is no one in the whole of Guangdong to restrain us. Yang Tianming said happily, but he said what was in everyone's hearts.

"Let's rest well today, and tomorrow we're going to destroy the British. Lin Pingzhi, who is usually a little taciturn, also became excited and said loudly.

"It's certain to destroy the British, but if you want to rest well today, I'm afraid you can't. Li Xian shook his head and said, "I mean, don't wait for tomorrow, I'll go and occupy the Sifang Fort tonight." ”

The people present couldn't help but be taken aback, their mouths opened wide, and they couldn't answer for a while.

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