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Chapter 219 Installment Payment

For a moment, the conversation became a deadlock, and even Dong Shucheng was embarrassed when he was on the side.

In the end, Li Changxian refused directly, "Xu Hai, you can take it away, but don't think about the matter of the Divine Power Cannon. I don't want to be responsible for a crime of affair with the rebels."

But Wu Shiqing smiled and said, "What if we buy it in the name of King Wu?"

The Second Prince, King Tang Yan of Wu, and Li Changxian frowned when they heard this. Could it be that the Second Prince was so nakedly disregarding the royal face for the sake of the throne?

On the other hand, Tang Nanyun said, "If we provide you with a map of the sea and twenty large sea boats, would you still be satisfied with such conditions?"

Li Changxian still shook his head. The sea map and sea boats are small matters. At worst, he could use money to buy sea boats or Wanling County shipyard to make them themselves. The sea map can also allow his fleet to take a few more trips and find a sea route suitable for the Wanling County fleet.

What he is worried about now is the attitude of the second prince. If he does not sell it to the second prince, he will probably have a feud with the second prince.

If sold to the second prince, he would probably be enemies with other princes and even the entire Jin court.

"Don't talk about the Shenwei cannons, I won't sell them, and the technician who makes cannons is no longer in Wanling County, and we don't have any extra cannons to sell."

Tang Nanyun and Wu Shiqing met each other and saw that Li Changxian was so firm and found a very bad reason. Do you think anyone would believe it?

The two of them were still a little unwilling to give up and continued to persuade: "Where can we see the cannons in Wanling County?"

Buying cannons is not possible, but looking at cannons is OK. You can't help but lose face to both of them. It's just a chance to eliminate their embarrassment.

"Okay, then come with me!"

In the position where the divine power cannons were arranged, the small cannons had already been withdrawn, leaving only a dozen divine power cannons. Because they were too bulky and inconvenient to drag back and forth, they still stood on the position.

When he approached the Shenwei Cannon, Li Changxian could clearly see the fanaticism in the eyes of Wu Shiqing and Tang Nanyun. Before Li Changxian could explain anything, he couldn't wait to touch the cannon barrel that was more than three meters long with his hands.

Li Changxian didn't mind letting them see that these divine power cannons were successfully cast by smelting masters Li Qing and Liu Renquan and others for more than a year. Moreover, the reason why the divine power cannon has such great power is not only the divine power cannon itself, but also the important factor of gunpowder.

According to the smelting technology of the Great Jin Dynasty, they might have imitated the Divine Power Cannon, but in terms of gunpowder, they were far from it.

"A magical artifact, this is really a magical artifact!"

Tang Nanyun didn't understand, but Wu Shiqing knew very well. Combined with the power of the cannon he had talked with many rebel generals, if this divine power cannon was used well, it would definitely be a magic weapon to attack cities and villages.

Although the many city gates of the Great Jin Dynasty were very strong, under such a powerful weapon of magic cannons, no city gate could withstand artillery attacks. Even the built solid city wall may collapse under artillery attacks.

When he returns to report to the prince, he must persuade the prince to buy the prince's divine cannon from Wanling County.

It would be best if it could be copied, and then it would no longer be limited to Wanling County.

Moreover, according to the process of his dealings with Li Changxian, the first thing that County Magistrate Li wants is profit and secondly reputation.

If you don’t want to sell the Shenwei Cannon, you may still give him too little benefits and will not attract his attention for the time being. After you go back, you will have a good talk with the prince and you must make a great profit to get the Shenwei Cannon.

After visiting the Shenwei Cannon, Wu Shiqing and Tang Nanyun were not inconvenient to stay here for a long time, so they took Xu Hai away.

That night, the entire rebel army evacuated. Whether to head east or attack Sichuan Province, Li Changxian would not be able to control so much as he stopped attacking Lingnan Prefecture City and Wanling County.

To be on the safe side, all the officers and soldiers of Wanling County stayed in the original camp for two days. It was not until after hearing the news that the rebels left Lingnan Road that Li Changxian asked the officers and soldiers of Wanling County to return to Wanling County.

Li Changxian and Li Changyuan took people to Lingnan Prefecture City to meet Mao Zheng, the governor of Lingnan Prefecture. In addition to reporting to him about the rebels' retreat, Li Changxian also wanted to ask the governor for his promise to him.

Along the way, Li Changyuan wanted to speak but stopped. Yu Gong wanted to ask Lingnan Prefecture about the Shenwei Cannon. Yu privately, he couldn't speak, not wanting to make Li Changxian embarrassed.

When Li Changxian saw it, he said directly: "Changyuan, I know what you are going to say. Don't tell the prefecture master about this divine power cannon for the time being. I want to go back and discuss it before making a decision."

Li Changyuan said in surprise: "Brother, are you planning to sell these Divine Power Cannons?"

Li Changxian nodded. The divine power cannon showed its might in this war. This matter could not be hidden from the Lingnan Prefecture, and I am afraid it would not be hidden from the Great Jin Dynasty court in the future.

What he has to do now is how to use this divine cannon to obtain more benefits.

To be honest, he really doesn't pay special attention to this divine power cannon. The divine power cannon only brings great psychological shock to the enemy during battle, but the actual killing effect is limited.

Moreover, from the very beginning, he had no idea of ​​becoming king in the Great Jin Dynasty. He only protected himself in Wanling County.

The world is so big, why bother with the Jin Dynasty? What he wants is to conquer this sea area and find a new continent.

So he did not reveal those small cannons to outsiders, and the craftsmen in Wanling County are now studying how to apply small cannons to sea boats.

When the sea ship had a powerful cannon, Li Changxian also wanted his fleet to walk around the world, and also let Western countries taste the taste of strong ships and powerful cannons, and by the way, occupy a territory in those uninhabited places.

Moreover, Li Changxian was not worried that someone would imitate the Shenwei Cannon. Without excellent smelting technology and accurate gunpowder, these imitating the Shenwei Cannon will always lag behind the craftsmen in Wanling County in terms of technology.

When they arrived at Lingnan Prefecture City, they saw the prefect Mao Zheng leading all the officials to welcome Li Changxian and others at the city gate. They probably had known about the rebels' retreat a long time ago, and the arrival of Li Changxian and others further proved their speculation.

Li Changxian bowed and saluted: "Sir, the official is satisfied with his expectations and led all the officers and soldiers of Wanling County to defeat the rebels. Now the rebels have evacuated."

"Mr. Li, please don't be so polite."

The prefect Mao Zheng smiled kindly, and he was no longer as embarrassed as he had been a few days ago. He also asked considerately: "Mr. Li is very miserable. This time, he can make the rebels retreat to Lingnan Prefecture. It is up to Magistrate Li to lead the officers and soldiers of Wanling County to fight bravely."

Li Changxian said respectfully: "Mr. Xie, it is not hard to be a senior official. Lingnan Prefecture can avoid the invasion of the rebels this time, and it is also the result of the prefect who loves the people as much as his son and has good command."

As the saying goes, everyone carries a sedan chair. Li Changxian still understands this in the officialdom. Li Changxian's words just now directly made the prefect Mao Zheng feel very satisfied.

After a greeting, everyone hugged each other and walked to the government office. On the way, you can see the people of Lingnan Prefecture starting to celebrate on the streets, and some even started to set off fireworks.

When he arrived at the government office, before Li Changxian could mention the 1.5 million taels of silver, Mao Zheng asked someone to take out some silver notes and handed them to Li Changxian, "Changxian, thank you for allowing Lingnan Prefecture to escape this disaster, but Lingnan Prefecture is also full of disasters. On the one hand, we must appease the refugees outside Lingnan Prefecture, and on the other hand, we must compensate the casualties of Lingnan Prefecture officers and soldiers and ordinary people.

This time, the government office and many merchants can only raise one million taels. The remaining silver needs to be paid to Wanling County after the court's relief."

Payment in installments? Li Changxian was not surprised. The Lingnan Prefecture Office was able to take out one million taels after the war disaster, which surprised Li Changxian very much.
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