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After the three of them sat down again, Yan Long told his true intention of coming to Swallow Dock this time. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

After An Xiuyun listened, she didn't speak.

Ahn Hee-yeon was also silent.

After a while, An Xiyan said to Yan Long: "Lord Yan Helm, do you know why our Weiyuan Chamber of Commerce has always been reluctant to swallow the rudder of the Red Gun Society's Changli? Even after they put forward such harsh conditions against our Weiyuan Chamber of Commerce, we still chose to compromise. ”

Yan Long said without thinking: "Because what you are afraid of is not the Changli rudder, but the entire Red Lance Society behind them!"

An Xiyan nodded and said, "With the strength of our Weiyuan Chamber of Commerce, we can deal with Changli's rudder and protect ourselves." But once the helmsman of the Red Gun Society intervenes, the situation is not optimistic. ”

Yan Long said, "President An, your concerns are right, but your prediction of the situation is completely wrong. ”

An Xiyan's eyes flashed with a slightly surprised look, and asked, "I would like to hear about it." ”

Yan Long said calmly: "Because whether you compromise or not, sooner or later, the helm of the Red Lance Society will annex your Weiyuan Chamber of Commerce. ”

"Why?" An Xiuyun obviously was also concerned about this issue, so she interjected and asked.

"Because your Weiyuan Chamber of Commerce is too rich, you have many ships and a wide range of business connections, even more than the Red Lance Society's Changli rudder. These are all necessary conditions for ocean trade and the development of shipping routes. Moreover, some of the coastlines under your control, although not conducive to the entry and exit of cargo ships, can form a horn arch with the coastline of the Changli Wharf of the Red Lance Society, and complement each other. All these benefits add up, like a piece of fat in the wolf's mouth, and the Red Lance Society will inevitably swallow you. Because they must find the strongest point in terms of shipping in order to fight against our Sky Gang!" Yan Long said the last sentence, especially accentuating his tone.

An Xiyan sighed lightly and said in a slightly sad and angry tone: "Tigers and wolves are around." Both of you and the Red Lance Society are tigers and wolves, and both have attempts to annex our Chamber of Commerce, right?"

"No, you're wrong!" Yan Long said firmly.

An Xiyan listened, raised her head, and asked in a stubborn tone: "Isn't it?!"

Yan Long met her gaze and said firmly, "The Red Spear Society has no choice but to annex you out of strategic considerations. But our Sky Gang is different from them. Because we don't need it at all!!"

"Hmph, you can tell me, why didn't the Sky Gang covet the heart of our Weiyuan Chamber of Commerce?" An Xiyan said.

Yan Long said calmly: "As we all know, the forces of the Changkong Gang are basically inside the Guan, and the forces of the Red Gun Society are basically outside the Guan. The Changkong Gang has countless land and water docks in Daming, and our Haifeng Wharf in Shitan Town is just one of them. In terms of the number of ships and the breadth of the veins, the Sky Gang is more than a thousand times stronger than the Weiyuan Chamber of Commerce. For the sake of this little benefit, why did the Changkong Gang risk the infamy of the world to rob the Weiyuan Chamber of Commerce. ”

Ahn Hee-yeon was silent.

Yan Long continued: "The Red Lance Society is different from us, their main forces are outside the pass, in order to expand their power in the pass. They urgently need to consolidate and expand their power in the waters near Shanhaiguan. However, due to their extreme lack of maritime power, they urgently need a large fleet that can support their maritime blueprint to help them lay the foundation. Your Weiyuan Chamber of Commerce is the best choice!"

An Xiyan pursed her lips and said, "Although the Red Gun Society is strong, our Weiyuan Chamber of Commerce is not papery, and they can't scare us." ”

Yan Long sighed: "Although the Changli rudder of the Red Gun Society is still standing now, as long as the time comes, their chief rudder will send someone to intervene in this matter, even if your Weiyuan Chamber of Commerce resists to the end, it will only be a situation where jade is burned." ”

After hearing this, An Xiyan said with a pale face: "I...... I ......"

An Xiuyun saw that An Xiyan was uncomfortable, so she gently stroked An Xiyan's hair, and then looked at Yan Long with sharp eyes: "Can you guarantee that after this cooperation, you will definitely be able to fulfill your promise?"

Yan Long said solemnly: "Senior, as long as the Changli rudder of the Red Gun Society is captured, I, Yan Long, promise that your Weiyuan Chamber of Commerce will always maintain its independence, and it will be unimpeded in Haifeng Wharf, Changli Wharf, as well as in Leting County and Changli County, and the docks and routes of the Changkong Gang in Shijiutuo and Xiangyun Island will also be open to you." And you only have to do one thing for us!"

"What's the matter?" Ahn Hee-yeon asked.

"Since your ships are still free to enter the Red Lancers' Changli Wharf, I want your ship to secretly help us transport some people and a batch of things. Yan Long said.

"What is it?" Ahn asked.

"Artillery!"

......

When Yan Long went out of the Swallow Dock, it was already close to dusk.

An Xiyan watched him leave, until his back was no longer visible, and he was a little reluctant.

An Xiuyun walked up to her, patted her jade cheek with a smile and said, "Yo, our Yan'er, I finally found someone I like." ”

An Xiyan, who has always liked to joke with her aunt, lowered her head this time and said gloomily: "It's just that he seems to only care about cooperation with our Chamber of Commerce." ”

An Xiuyun listened, put her arm around An Xiyan's shoulders, and comforted with a smile: "Don't worry, girl! Our family Xiyan is such a good flower, it is already a blessing for him to be able to look at his pile of cow dung, if he doesn't agree, his aunt will beat him all over the ground to find teeth." ”

An Xiyan is the closest person in her life is this aunt, and when she heard her say something interesting, she smiled again.

......

Yan Long returned to Shitan Town to split the rudder.

What I saw was Lu Gang.

Lu Gang grinned, as if he had just swallowed a few catties of honey, and smiled so much that he couldn't see his teeth.

Wang Shuang teased him and said, "You have eaten, why do you laugh like a dog!"

Lu Gang smiled: "The helmsman, the deputy helmsman, is overjoyed... What a joyous event. ”

Yan Long smiled: "Don't sell it, let it go if you have a fart!"

Lu Gang said: "I just bought four Portuguese-made Shenwei cannons, as well as a batch of gunpowder and cannonballs, the price is so cheap that you don't believe it!" Before the goods were finished, they were so happy that they couldn't stop laughing, and then wiped their saliva and began to talk again.

Yan Long listened for a while, and finally knew the reason why Lu Gang was so excited. It turned out that there was a second-tier dealer who specialized in reselling all kinds of imported goods from other cities, and he got a batch of firearms from a group of Portuguese, which he originally planned to transport to the area of the capital, and then entrust the relationship to trade with the Ming army.

After arriving at the dock and unloading their goods, the men went to the town's casino to gamble all night, and as a result, they lost a lot of money and owed a lot of debt. As a last resort, he had to use firearms to pay off his debts, but these firearms were different from other goods, and not everyone could swallow them, so the casino owner didn't buy it at all, and was preparing to kill the second-tier dealer and his entourage.

After Lu Gang learned the news, he immediately rushed over to stop the casino owner.

After some negotiation with the casino owner, he helped the group of second-class dealers pay off their gambling debts at half the price, and by the way, he collected all their firearms from the ship.

Yan Long listened to it and said with a smile: "Lu Gang, you are really a lucky general." These four guns, together with the six guns that were previously captured on the air warships, we can now mobilize ten guns, which is almost enough to fight a war of no small scale. ”

Lu Gang said: "Helmsman, our Shenhuo Banner has recently sailed the ship to the open sea for gunners to train, and the brothers are quite familiar with their craft." I just don't know when I will have the opportunity to fight, every time I watch the brothers of the Sea Dragon Banner fight, there is a reward for silver. The brothers are very anxious, helmsman, when can we pull it out and practice?"

Yan Long smiled: "It's going to be right away." ”

Lu Gang's eyes flashed, and he said excitedly: "When?"

Yan Long said: "Tomorrow, someone from the Weiyuan Chamber of Commerce will come to contact you, and you will organize some capable and efficient brothers with strict mouths to be responsible for sending these cannons to their cargo ships." The specific operation matters will be told to you by the deputy helmsman Wang. ”

Wang Shuang and Lu Gang received the order, and they went to the Shenhuo Banner to discuss specific matters.

Then, Yan Long said to Dian Wei: "Tomorrow we will go to Leting County." You go and inform the Flying Eagle Banner Sikong Xing, and tell him to take all the men and horses of his subordinates with us. ”

Dian Wei asked, "Childe, what are we going to Leting County to do? Aren't we already preparing to attack the Changli rudder of the Red Gun Society?"

Yan Long said with a smile: "Isn't there still a deputy helmsman of Changli rudder in Leting County? wouldn't it be better for us to follow him and go back to the 'Steel Fort' where they split rudder?"