Emperor Liu Hong

After arranging these things, Liu Hong happily returned to the palace.And the production of new guns has also begun vigorously.Since Liu Hong had found enough technicians to help, in just two months, the [-] guns were left for him to deliver.

"That's right, Cao Cao and the others just sent the guns to Funan!"

It will take some time for Cao Cao and the others to rush back.Now, Liu Hong first replaced the guns for his escorts.

"For the first batch, let's change clothes for the Habayashi Army and the female guards first. With tens of thousands of them, it is enough to ensure my safety!"

The guards who replaced the guns this time, as long as they were the Habayashi Army and his inner palace female guards, did not include the Central Army.After all, there are too many people in the Central Army, and these [-] guns are not enough to equip them, so they can only wait for the next batch.But the Yubayashi army and the female soldiers have changed their outfits, so he doesn't have to worry too much.

As the first batch of replacement equipment, the Habayashi Army and the Female Guards, let alone the excitement.All of them are holding new-style guns and can't put it down.But Liu Hong looked at the old gun that had been replaced, but was worried.

"What about these guns? Although they are obsolete, they are all usable. It would be a pity if they were scrapped directly!"

Although there are only tens of thousands of guns in front of us, with the continuous equipping of the army with new guns, hundreds of thousands of guns will be replaced.With such a large number, it would be a waste if they were directly dismantled and returned to the furnace for ironmaking.

"People of later generations will sell these old equipment to those weak countries. Do I have to learn from later generations?!" Looking at those guns.Liu Hong couldn't stop thinking about it, and finally shook his head, "No, these guns are gunpowder guns. Once they are sold to those foreigners, it is equivalent to handing over the gunpowder formula to them directly. Although gunpowder is considered an obsolete product in Dahan , but its power is not small. Once it is leaked, it will definitely hinder my process of fighting for world hegemony!" [

"Should we really just scrap them all?!" Looking at these guns, Liu Hong was really distressed.You know, these guns are definitely the pinnacle of gunpowder guns.I think he spent a lot of energy in making them back then.Thinking of this, Liu Hong shook his head secretly again, "No way. It's a pity to scrap them directly, and absolutely can't do this. Even if you can't think of how to deal with them for a while, even if you store them in the warehouse, you absolutely can't scrap them directly."

"Or, I'll just sell them. Sell them to the people of the big man, so that they can also use guns to defend themselves."

In Liu Hong's view.The state prohibits private ownership of firearms.There is absolutely no need.It is good for the people to have guns. With the deterrence of guns, when someone wants to bully the people, they have to weigh it carefully.In that case, what kind of forced demolition, what kind of urban management and so on.It will definitely not run rampant.

Of course, some people will say that the proliferation of guns has hidden dangers and endangers the safety of the people.Can this and the world.What is not a hidden danger, what is not a hazard to safety.In Liu Hong's view, there are many things that are more dangerous than guns and more harmful to people's safety than guns, but why not ban them all.In the final analysis, those things only harmed the common people, but did not threaten those in power.

However, although Liu Hong is in favor of the people having guns, he is quite clear that as long as he governs the country and the people are peaceful, no one will rebel even if the people have ten guns.But he knows that now is not the time to fully popularize guns.After all, once guns become popular among the big men, the formula of gunpowder will inevitably be leaked, which is no different from selling guns directly to foreigners.Therefore, even if it is to popularize guns to the common people, it will not be possible until after this war.

"It will take several years for this campaign to be completed. Could it be that these guns will be sold out after a few years?" Thinking of this, Liu Hong shook his head again, "After a few years, the new guns will already have the ability to spread outward. If you have the ability, there is no need to use these things. After all, the new guns are not only powerful, but also keep the secret of gunpowder, which is much more valuable than this gunpowder gun."

"Oh, this doesn't work, that doesn't work, what should we do?" Looking at these guns, Liu Hong was really worried, but at this moment, he thought of mercenaries, "By the way, although the guns can't be used now Sell ​​it to the common people, but I can definitely sell the gun to those mercenaries!"

Outside the domain, Liu Hong has always used mercenaries as an army.Such as capturing slaves, clearing up occupied areas, etc., all of these are done by mercenaries.Therefore, although they are not a regular army, they can be regarded as Liu Hong's army.Moreover, at the very beginning of the establishment of the mercenaries, he took strict precautions, and even made a special law, so that the mercenaries would never become a threat to the imperial court and their royal family, so it is completely feasible to sell these muskets to them .

"By the way, I'll sell the guns to those mercenaries!"

Thinking of this, Liu Hong finally smiled.In his view, it was a perfect choice.You must know that the price of these gunpowder guns is not cheap, and they will be eliminated by the new muskets in a few years. If they are sold to the common people, it is almost like cheating the common people out of money, which makes him somewhat uneasy.

But if it is sold to mercenaries, it will be fine. They use this thing to create value. It can be used for several years, and they are definitely enough.Moreover, the biggest advantage of selling to mercenaries is that you don't have to worry about leaking the gunpowder formula.You know, as long as the mercenaries live, there are only a few of them. He can sell gunpowder guns directly in the mercenary's habitat, so that they can replenish them nearby, instead of giving them the gunpowder formula directly.

"It's good to sell these gunpowder guns to mercenaries, but are these mercenaries willing to buy them?"

Liu Hong was quite skeptical about this question.You know, those mercenaries are willing to shed blood, and what they give is to make money.As for the musket, the power is great, but its gun is a consumable, and replenishing the gun is also a big expense.Moreover, Liu Hong knew that most of the mercenaries now use Liannu, which is not much less powerful than muskets.However, it has more arrows than Zixing, so I don't know if they are willing to buy muskets.

"No, muskets must be sold to them. Even if they don't want to buy it, I must lure them to buy it!"

After finally finding someone who can handle these muskets, Liu Hong would not let it go easily.Therefore, he began to think about how to get those mercenaries to come and buy his muskets on their own initiative. [

"If the price of the musket is cheap, those guys are definitely willing to buy it. But if the price is set too low, it won't be much different from just scrapping it!"

Liu Hong knew that the best way to deal with these mercenaries was to attract them with benefits.But the value of muskets lies here. Even if it is sold as scrap iron, it is worth a lot of money. Therefore, reducing the price is definitely not a good way.And if he lowers the price to attract those mercenaries, it will appear that he is too capable as a time traveler.

"But if you don't lower the price, what will you use to attract those mercenaries?" Liu Hong pondered over and over again, and suddenly his eyes lit up, which made him come up with an idea, "These mercenaries are in the outer domain, and what they are doing is killing blood with knives." If they are in the business, then they will definitely value things that can ensure their safety. And if I buy my muskets, I will provide them with a certain degree of protection, so that they can make money with peace of mind, and they will definitely be willing to buy these muskets of!"

Although Liu Hong has always been committed to protecting the people of the big Han people, outside, under normal circumstances, he just wants to keep them safe and will not go to war.Now, Liu Hong was thinking, as long as those mercenaries bought muskets and were bullied outside, the big man's army would be responsible for avenging them.In this way, they can feel more at ease, and buying muskets will not be a problem.

Thinking of this, Liu Hong realized that there is really a lot to do here.You know, it won't be long before the two new governors, Cao Cao and Sun Jian, are about to leave, and as soon as they take office, a new round of war will start.But now that the big man is so powerful, the nearby countries are all cautious about the big man, and they dare not offend him at all.Therefore, whether it is Cao Cao or Sun Jian, it is really difficult to find a reason to start a war.

Although, it doesn't matter whether you want a reason or not, as long as you put your mind to it.But if there is a reason to be a fig leaf, it is much better than crusade against the vassal state, especially, the big man has always advertised the state of etiquette, and has always valued the importance of righteousness.

"It just so happens that I can take advantage of this opportunity to sell the muskets and at the same time solve the reason for the war together!" Thinking of this, Liu Hong began to ponder, "I don't know, get some 'private certificates' Whether it works or not, if this thing works, it will be a perfect solution to the problem!"

The "private certificate" is an idea in the novels of the previous life.For a period of time, this thing was quite popular, and almost all novels about mercenary groups had this thing.In Liu Hong's view, this thing is really a pretty good idea.Especially now, when the mercenary group got this thing, it was equivalent to getting the permission of the country, and they could plunder other countries as if they were scrupulous. After all, having a "private plunder certificate" meant that the army of the big man would support them.And those countries are plundered, and they will definitely come out to retaliate.In this way, the big man found a reason to attack them.Although this reason is very far-fetched, but Liu Hong just needs an explanation, as long as he can explain the past and let the common people know how to raise their troops for no reason.

"Easy or not, it's useless to think about it here, let's just try it!" Thinking of this, Liu Hong called someone to start making arrangements. (To be continued..)