The Ming Dynasty has just been exiled and the Luzon system has awakened.

The New Year is approaching, and the festive atmosphere in China is getting more and more intense.

Although there is no such thing as a winter holiday among the people, officials do have to take a holiday!

Even the year-end holidays for Man Qing officials lasted from the Winter Solstice to the Lantern Festival, lasting a full month.

During this period, officials will always purchase various goods in large quantities. This is the most profitable time of the year for merchants, and it is also one of the busiest times in the market.

But this year, those businessmen in the capital who were originally planning to make a fortune were quite confused.

Because in the past, the officials who bought all kinds of supplies have disappeared en masse this year!

This is not right!

It's already time for the officials to take a sealed vacation!

We finally got all kinds of rare things, but now where are the people?

While the merchants in the capital were still looking at the piles of goods in confusion, the furious Kangxi in the Forbidden City had already scolded the civil and military officials of the court so loudly that they did not dare to breathe.

Still want to take a vacation?Take a fucking vacation!

The whole of Fujian has been lost. Who dares to take a vacation at this time without fear of death?

If Kangxi really allowed a month's sealing leave, when they came back, it would be unclear whether the country's surname would be Qing or Ming.

Although, it doesn’t really make much difference whether there are these officials or not, but sometimes, these people can still be used as a microphone, a punching bag, or a scapegoat.

"There are 7 to 7 troops stationed in Fujian, and it was a city defense battle! However, all the troops were wiped out in just more than ten days. Is the Ming army too strong, or are you just a loser? [-] to [-] people! That's [-] to [-] head It’s not like they were all killed in such a short period of time!”

After receiving the loss of Fuzhou and the gradual occupation of Fujian by the Ming army, Kangxi cursed the Manchu officials as usual.

That's right, as letters about the war in Fujian were delivered one after another, Kangxi's rage became routine, and officials knelt on the ground motionless as usual, not breathing.

As for how many people actually listened?I don’t know then, but it looks like it’s done enough.

After a long time, Kangxi was tired of scolding, and he sat back on the dragon throne again.

"Immediately transfer the Zhili Han Army Firearms Battalion and the Shengjing Han Army Firearms Battalion to the south. If the weapons bureaus still have firearms in stock, they will also take them out and send them to Hengzhou Prefecture."

"Send someone to contact the Hong Mao Fan to see if they can buy firearms from them. If possible, hire them to fight for our Qing Dynasty."

As soon as Kangxi finished speaking, a minister below wailed:

"Your Majesty, the Han Army Firearms Camp is under direct control. The Han Army Firearms Camp in Shengjing is the place that protects the capital and Longxing. It cannot be moved!"

Kangxi looked at several ministers who jumped out to oppose him with a dark face and said coldly.

"What I am issuing now is an edict, not asking for your opinions. If anyone really has an opinion, then take off the flower feathers on your head and get out of my sight!"

As soon as these words came out, the officials below fell silent instantly.

After all, opposition is opposition, but no one will make fun of his official status. After finally climbing to his current position, who is willing to give up this high-ranking official and his salary to become an ordinary citizen.

No one pressed anymore, and the meeting ended.

In Kangxi's view, instead of leaving these two fully-armored troops in the Qing Dynasty to retire, it would be better to mobilize them to places where they are really needed.

And even if these two troops are left behind, when the Ming army reaches the capital, the results will not change much with or without these two troops.

But these two troops alone are still far from enough. What can a total of 25 subordinates and 5000 troops do?Give heads to the Ming army?

It was obviously too late to make firearms at this moment, not to mention that Dai Zi was still on his way back to Beijing.

Therefore, Kangxi thought of the Dutch again.

Those Dutch people who value money more than anything else.

And what I lack most in the Qing Dynasty is money!

Kangxi remembered clearly that the Dutch were a fully firearms force, and those people had sold firearms to him back then.

As for hiring the Dutch, it was also not a whim. When they invaded Taiwan, the Qing army actually hired a Dutch fleet to fight. In that battle, the Qing army also saw the power of the Dutch warships. .

Therefore, under the current situation where Manqing Navy was basically useless, Kangxi thought of hiring the Dutch.

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Just when Emperor Nanxi wanted to bury the Dutch with money, several armed merchant ships flying the flag of the Dutch East India Company were floating on the sea outside Dagukou.

"Major Sinclair, do we really want to sell this advanced rifle to the Qing people? This kind of rifle is not even equipped by the domestic army!"

On the deck of an armed merchant ship, Captain Wells looked at the man in military uniform who was playing with a new rifle in front of him and asked doubtfully.

After all, in his opinion, selling one's own most advanced equipment is neither wise nor the habit of the Dutch.

"Mr. Captain, although I am reluctant to part with this new rifle, this is a decision made by the company's board of directors. You and I just need to obey the orders."

"You may not know how much money the company spent to redeem the unlucky ones in Puerto Princesa after the Ming-Dutch Agreement was signed. It was a full 20 pounds!"

"Oh my God, they were imprisoned for less than a month in total, and those greedy Ming people actually asked for 20 pounds for room and board!"

"Even if each of them eats a cow every day and lives in a palace, they still can't afford that much money!"

"So, the company's top management now hates those greedy Ming people. Now these Ming people are attacking the Qing Dynasty, and they are making rapid progress. Those Qing troops armed with swords and spears are not the opponents of the Ming army at all. In this way, It is only a matter of time before the Ming army retakes the entire country and rebuilds the Eastern Empire. However, a powerful Ming Empire is not a good thing for the Netherlands, so the senior officials will give priority to selling this new rifle to the Qing people."

Major Sinclair explained, holding his rifle.

Captain Wells nodded thoughtfully after hearing this.

The new rifle in Sinclair's hands is actually a type of Minie rifle.

In fact, the Minie rifle does not refer to a specific rifle, but any rifle that uses Minie bullets can be called a Minie rifle.

The Dutch found a lot of Mini bullets from the battlefield that had fallen due to flying too far and finally losing power. They also spent a lot of money to get a broken Mini rifle that was lost on the battlefield.

As a result, the Dutch's new rifle came online.

At this time, the Qing's spear and sword team was being beaten by the Ming army, so the Dutch immediately thought of selling this new rifle to the Qing people.

On the one hand, you can earn a lot of money, and on the other hand, you can also create a stumbling block for the Ming Dynasty.

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