Chapter 259 [Capital turnover, want to build a shipyard] Part 1
Mu Linfeng supported Hong'er, and Hong'er quickly pushed Mu Linfeng away and stared at Mu Linfeng for a long time.
Mu Linfeng pretended not to see it, but looked at Li Xin beside him. He was sweating profusely, his eyes were straight, and his face was pale.
Mu Linfeng looked at Li Xin and sneered in his heart. Then he turned to Hong'er and said, "This is a preliminary warning to Li Zicheng. I, Mu Linfeng, am not someone to be trifled with. I hope he will take care of himself!"
Hong'er looked at Mu Linfeng and didn't speak for a long time. She knew in her heart that Mu Linfeng couldn't be blamed for this. Who told Li Zicheng to have such a whim that he wanted to kill Mu Linfeng? He couldn't kill Mu Linfeng, so he should have expected this result.
But the result was good. Mu Linfeng did not forcibly seize the firearms sold to them, but only killed a few assassins to give Li Zicheng a warning.
Hong'er couldn't help but turn her head and glance at Li Xin as she thought about it, then she let out a long sigh, went downstairs, and disappeared into the streets.
Mu Linfeng had no intention of retaining Hong'er, but after looking at the same thing in a daze, he turned to look at Li Xin and said: "Mr. Li, Mu advises you to wait here, the people from the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau will arrive soon
The goods are shipped here.”
Li Xin looked at Mu Linfeng in a daze and never said a word.
Mu Linfeng said to Kong Wu: "Brother Kong, please let some brothers stay here to protect Mr. Li's safety until Mr. Li leaves Yangzhou safely!"
After Kong Wu received the order, he immediately ordered twenty musketeers to surround Li Xin's room, and then left the inn with Mu Linfeng.
As soon as Mu Linfeng left the inn, he asked Kong Wudao: "In addition to Li Xin and Zhou Yanru's people, there is also a group of Japanese people. Is there any news?"
Kong Wu shook his head and said: "They seemed to have disappeared in Yangzhou City overnight..."
Mu Linfeng pondered for a while, and then said to Kong Wu: "Send more people to take care of the Mu Mansion in the past few days. We can't let the incidents of several ladies being robbed happen again..."
Kong Wu couldn't help but nodded when he heard the words, and said: "I understand, Kong has already dispatched manpower!"
Mu Linfeng nodded slightly when he heard the words, and immediately went to the Yangzhou government office with Kong Wu. Wang Zhizhen also returned to the government office with Shi Kefa soon. When the two saw Mu Linfeng, they immediately stepped forward to say hello: "Is Commander Mu okay?"
Mu Linfeng laughed and said: "If they want to kill me, Mu Linfeng, they still owe me some heat!"
Shi Kefa and Wang Zhizhen looked at each other and smiled, but Mu Linfeng asked: "How did you catch the assassin?"
Wang Zhizhen shook his head and said: "We have searched the entire Yangzhou, and we haven't seen a single trace of the assassin!"
Mu Linfeng thought to himself: "There is even an assassin in the room next to Li Xin, but you can't find it. Why do you expect you to find the assassin..." Thinking of this, Mu Linfeng said: "The ban on the whole city should be lifted. Such a fuss is just a big deal.
It will affect the normal life of the people. Since this matter has passed, let him go!"
Shi Kefa kept nodding at the side and said: "Yes, Mu Shuai has a point. If the assassin cannot be caught for a long time, then the people of Yangzhou will be unemployed for a long time? This is not the way..."
Wang Zhizhen echoed: "As long as we strengthen the patrol in the city, there should be no problem for the time being. But Mu Shuai, you must be careful, because if they fail the first time, there will be a second time!"
Mu Linfeng smiled and said: "That's not scary. What Mu is most afraid of is that after this time, there will be no next time for them!"
Shi Kefa, Wang Zhizhen, and Kong Wu couldn't help but tremble when they heard this, and they all said in their hearts: "It seems that he is determined to capture these assassins!"
Seeing that the three of them were silent, Mu Linfeng said to Kong Wu: "Oh, by the way, Brother Kong, please go to the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau, and then accompany Zhong Tian and General Zhong to the iron factory.
Let them transport the firearms to the north gate of Yangzhou, and then ask someone to invite Li Xin..."
Kong Wu immediately handed over his hand and was about to go to Zhenyuan Escort Bureau, but heard Shi Kefa say: "Wait a minute!"
When Kong Wu heard this, he immediately stopped and looked at Shi Kefa and then at Mu Linfeng, as if waiting for Mu Linfeng's order.
But I heard Shi Kefa cupping his hands towards Mu Linfeng and saying, "Mu Shuai, there is something unclear about Shi, and I hope Mu Shuai can give me some advice!"
Mu Linfeng smiled slightly when he heard this. He already knew what Shi Kefa wanted to ask, and then said: "Master Shi wants to ask, since Li Zicheng sent someone to assassinate Mu, and Mu could have seized the firearm, why did he insist on returning the firearm to him?
Li Zicheng?"
Shi Kefa's heart trembled when he heard this, and then he raised his hands and said: "Mu Shuai is smart, that's exactly what Shi means. It turns out that Mu Shuai already knows, so please give Mu Shuai some advice!"
Mu Linfeng said to Kong Wuda: "Brother Kong, I'm sorry to help you..."
Kong Wu saw that Mu Linfeng still asked him to go to the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau, took a look at Shi Kefa, and then left the Yangzhou Yamen.
As soon as Kong Wu left, he heard Mu Linfeng say: "Master Shi must have thought that Mu sold the firearm to Li Zicheng as a threat to ourselves?"
Shi Kefa cupped his hands and said, "Exactly. Could it be that Shi was wrong?"
Mu Linfeng smiled slightly and then said: "No, Mr. Shi's worries are not bad at all!"
Wang Zhizhen also said at the side: "Although Wang doesn't know anything about military affairs, he still understands it. Doesn't this mean that he has lifted a stone for the enemy to smash his own feet?"
Mu Linfeng laughed when he heard this, and then said: "The firearms were sold to Li Zicheng, let alone the profit Mu. We at least have a certain amount of funds at our disposal to equip our own soldiers with muskets, and even if the firearms are sold to Li Zicheng
In his hands, his first enemy will only be the imperial court, not us. First of all, the Chuang army is thousands of miles away from us. Even if he wants to deal with us, he must first make enemies of the officers and soldiers and defeat them all the way.
Only the officers and soldiers can come to our territory and become our enemies, right?"
The exclusive text version of this 16k novel is the first to be published. It may not be reproduced or excerpted without permission. For more latest and fastest chapters, please visit .16k.n! Hearing this, Shi Kefa and Wang Zhizhen couldn’t help but nodded. Mu Linfeng was right.
The place in Yangzhou was within the sphere of influence of the imperial government and the imperial army. It was impossible to directly oppose Mu Linfeng.
But he heard Mu Linfeng continue: "And even if he can get through all the way and fight directly to Yangzhou City, how many cities in the imperial court will he have to capture first? Is the imperial court just like a human being, a wine bag and rice bag without any anger?
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Hearing this, Shi Kefa couldn't help but clapped his hands and said: "Yes... If so, there will be a fierce battle between the Chuang army and the imperial court... Yes, since the Chuang army has firearms, how can the imperial army be his opponent?"
When Mu Linfeng heard this, he couldn't help but clenched his fists and smashed the table angrily, saying: "The most hateful person is Zhou Yanru. If he can really get Mu this business from the imperial court, Mu will definitely not owe him anything."
What a pity..."
When Shi Kefa heard this, he immediately said: "I'm afraid this is not Zhou Yanru's intention. I'm afraid it's the emperor's intention!"
Mu Linfeng snorted coldly and said: "No matter who means it, as long as they offend me, Mu Linfeng, I will let them know the consequences!"
Shi Kefa said: "I wonder what Mu Shuai plans to do next?"
Mu Linfeng sneered and said: "Mu has his own plan!" Then he turned to Shi Kefa and Wang Zhizhen and said: "Mu Shuai is planning to establish naval forces in Yangzhou and Huai'an. I wonder what Mr. Shi and Mr. Wang would suggest?"
Wang Zhizhen asked curiously: "Commander Mu, why do you want to build two naval forces?"
Shi Kefa didn't wait for Mu Linfeng to speak, and immediately said: "Master Wang, you don't know something. Mu Shuai must want to develop two naval forces, the navy and the Jiang army!"
Mu Linfeng smiled slightly when he heard the words, clapped his hands and said: "As Mr. Shi said, this is exactly what Mu meant. The navy of the Yangtze River was established for Mu to use when preparing to go south. This is the most important thing at the moment, and the navy,
It can be temporarily relieved, but it must be established!"
Shi Kefa immediately said: "Yes, we don't have any sea enemies at present. If the navy is established first, military salaries will be a big expense. It is best to establish the Jiang army first!"
Mu Linfeng nodded and said: "Yes, but if there is financial support, the navy must be built as soon as possible... By the way, two adults, who do you think is better responsible for this?"
Wang Zhizhen said from the side: "Wang does have a candidate. This person's father is the commander of our Yangzhou navy, and his ancestor is Hai Jing Fang Guozhen, but when he gets old, he no longer cares about the affairs of the court.
, but his son is also familiar with this, and I believe he will be able to help Mu Shuai!"
Mu Linfeng clapped his hands and said, "Okay, I don't know what this person's name is, and where he lives?"
Before Wang Zhizhen spoke, Shi Kefa on the side said: "Master Wang is talking about Fang Jiahang, right?"
Wang Zhizhen immediately said: "It is this person. So Master Shi also knows this person?"
Shi Kefa smiled and said: "This person is cynical and should not be entrusted with important responsibilities!"
Mu Linfeng asked curiously: "Oh? Why did Mr. Shi say this?"
Shi Kefa said: "A few years ago, this person committed an important case and was originally sentenced to death. However, his family used money to smoothen the relationship and the sentence was changed to three years' imprisonment. I'm afraid he is still in prison in eastern Zhejiang!"
Mu Linfeng's heart trembled when he heard this, and said: "Still in jail?"
But Wang Zhizhen said: "Wang knows that he has been released this summer!"