Heaven's Martial Fate

Chapter 63 The Wool

No kidding!

People's hearts are changeable, and their own interests are involved. Blood relatives such as parents, brothers and sisters may turn against each other, let alone the so-called former colleagues in the army.

In the feudal era, especially the army in the late Qing Dynasty, there was no such thing as friendship in battle. The situation of the Black Banner Army was better but only limited.

Otherwise, even if they were deliberately targeted by the court, with the reputation and strength of the Black Banner Army, it would be very easy to properly arrange nearly a thousand dismissed brothers.

Wu Dong didn't think much about it. With three hundred soldiers of the Black Banner Army joining the militia, the size of the militia suddenly reached nearly a thousand people.

That's not to mention, there are quite a few local young adults who have been intending to join the militia.

Although the benefits of the militia are mediocre, it is no problem to support themselves, and it also attracts many local young adults who are struggling.

Huang Feihong occasionally mentioned that a large number of local young adults want to join the militia.

Considering the logistics supply and the government's response, they did not open their mouths to accept people.

Otherwise, I am afraid that the number of members of the militia at this time has exceeded [-].

However, the addition of three hundred off-duty soldiers once again made the life of the militia a bit tight.

It is inevitable that some veterans will complain.

After all, the number of people required to purchase agricultural and fishery products is not that exaggerated, and it is not a labor-intensive industry.

In order to increase the source of income, Wu Dong has begun to raise poultry and livestock on a plot. In the absence of feed, the scale cannot be scaled up and there are few people who can be diverted.

At this time, he had no choice but to start some plans that had been prepared for a long time...

"Tell me, how do you need the support of the Black Banner Army?"

As an intermediary, Huang Feihong informed Liu Yongfu of Wu Dong's intentions.

Liu Yongfu was worried about the dismissal of the soldiers of the Black Banner Army, so he responded immediately. He invited Wu Dong to avoid the discussion in person, and asked directly after meeting.

"Does Master Liu have the courage to deal with foreigners who committed crimes in Foshan?"

Wu Dong was not polite, and said bluntly, "It's the foreign sailor who runs the boat!"

"no problem!"

Liu Yongfu's eyes flashed brightly, and he said without hesitation: "If the foreign sailors commit crimes on their own initiative, the Black Banner Army has the responsibility and the obligation to punish them!"

In his heart, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Wu Dong's words just now misunderstood him a bit.

If they directly confronted merchants or consuls from the foreign side, the pressure from the Black Banner Army would be too great.

It's not that I'm afraid of foreigners, but I'm worried that the court will think too much.

"That's it!"

"Little brother, can you speak more clearly, Liu didn't understand!"

Don't say that Liu Yongfu didn't understand, none of the people including Huang Feihong understood Wu Dong's thoughts.

"I plan to set up some shops at the wharf and earn money from foreigners directly!"

This……

After listening to Wu Dong's "rhetoric words", Liu Yongfu was at a loss for a moment. This is the so-called solution?

Is foreign money so easy to earn?

But they don't know that Wu Dong really thinks that money from foreigners is very easy to earn.

Many means that people do not want or want to use on Chinese people have no psychological burden on foreigners.

If it weren't for the fact that the Black Banner Army's area of ​​activity was strictly limited to the borders of Foshan, Wu Dong felt that neighboring Guangzhou would be a better place to play.

With the endorsement of the Black Flag Army, soon the Foshan Hedao Wharf was dedicated to the berthing area for foreign ships, and several newly built shops were added.

In the shop, they sell either desserts or various drinks.

In addition, there are dance halls that imitate the setting of bars, as well as mobile small gambling stalls in private.

In the modern life, Wu Dong learned how to make some Western-style pastries, especially cakes. In short, it can be summed up in one word: sweet!

When the shop opened, it soon attracted many foreigners and sailors.

Whether it's snacks or drinks, they are quite popular.

The key is that the hostesses imported from Nanyang attracted these foreign sailors to linger and forget to return, so they were so excited, and they didn't feel distressed at all when they spent money like water.

As for the small mobile gambling stalls, the income is astonishing, and the speed of extracting oil and water is fast enough and fast enough.

In a short period of time, several shops here have become real prosperous shops, and the daily turnover and profits are enough to make others jealous.

The sailors who run the sea in this era have a high income but put their heads on their belts. No one knows when they will be unlucky and die in a storm or other accidents.

Therefore, once the sailors of the sea ship arrived on land, they really spent a lot of money, explaining what it means to be drunk today.

Crucially, they spend dollars and pounds that are directly linked to gold.

The consumption of one or two people is higher than the profit earned by buying and selling fresh fish and shrimp in a few days, an absolute huge profit.

It's a pity that other forces on the pier dare not get involved in such a business, and can only watch and drool.

No way, these foreign sailors are not good men, they will make trouble no matter they are drunk or lose all their money.

At this time, without the full support of the Black Banner Army, the government would not easily help.

That's right, the Black Banner Army treated the foreign sailors who dared to make a fuss in those shops, and they were merciless when they encountered one by one.

Wait until the other party's ship leaves, and then send them directly to the ship to let them go.

It can only be said that fortunately, although foreigners in this era are arrogant, they have not yet reached the point of becoming the Supreme Emperor.

At this time, the Qing court had not yet experienced the defeat of Jiawu and the Gengzi Rebellion, and it was not completely convinced of the foreigners, but was very jealous.

Otherwise, foreigners are unable to even set up an embassy in the capital at this time, which is the best proof.

The Black Banner Army was a strong army that had fought head-to-head with the French army, and was able to win the battle. Naturally, they would not be afraid of arresting foreign sailors who committed crimes, which would cause any bad consequences.

At this time, the truly powerful foreigners in Guangdong Province were the English. Most of them occupied the Guangzhou area and won the fattest cake.

As for Foshan, it is the American businessmen who have not yet exploded, and foreigners from other countries who are not strong enough to come to do business.

The American businessman Sassoon, the big villain in Huang Feihong's movie, is actually not a fart in the circle of foreigners in Guangdong Province at this time.

As long as the Black Banner Army stands firm and their methods are not so fierce and cruel, they can easily deal with it. This is Wu Dong's idea, and the effect is quite good.

Although the Foshan local yamen received protests from foreigners from time to time, they still had some headaches, but they did not panic.

Relying on such unappealable methods and relying on the huge profits of a few shops, the financial crisis of the militia was quickly resolved, which caused Liu Yongfu, the leader of the Black Banner Army, and Huang Feihong and others to be dumbfounded for a while.

They never expected that what was a headache would be solved so easily...

(End of this chapter)