History of Cannon Fodder Struggle [Qing]

After entering the study, Lin Yuan handed over an ink cartridge.

Lin Mo quickly took it with both hands.

Lin Yuan pointed to the box and said, "Open it and have a look."

After Lin Mo opened the box, he was taken aback, "Uncle, this..."

Inside the box was a stack of bank notes, all of which were issued by the Bank of Beijing, and the top one had a denomination of 100 taels.

This thick stack must have at least two or three thousand taels.

Lin Yuan motioned for him to accept it, and said with a big belly, "Don't think too little, you guys have all of them, these are just the start-up capital for you, I can't afford any more." He ran around a few years ago After moving, my body has already lost weight. After years of years and years of eating and drinking, I have gained weight again.

Lin Mo returned the box and said, "Uncle, I can't accept this."

Lin Yuan gave up and said, "I know that you are all just starting your business, and you must be short of money. I will treat these as loans to you. When you develop in the future, if you still want to pay me back, I will not stop you. Now Treat it as a loan to you, accept it!"

Lin Mo felt a little grateful, he didn't insist on returning the box of bank notes, and replied seriously, "Then my nephew will accept it, and I will definitely return the principal with interest to my uncle in the future."

Lin Yuan pointed to the chair on the opposite side of the table and said, "Sit down, let's put this aside in advance, I haven't asked you yet, how have you developed in the past few years." Lin Yuan didn't care, and spent some small money to fund it Lin's descendants.

As long as one of the hundreds of people sponsored is promising, for him, this reward is enough.

He has been relieved of his duties now, and he is still waiting for the review results from his superiors. He can't help much in other respects, and can only support him financially. After that, it will depend on how these children perform themselves.

As soon as Lin Mo was moved, he told about one of his brothers accidentally picking up the treasure map and the decision of several brothers to go treasure hunting together.

He also talked about how he met Wei Rushi, spent a little money to buy a boat, was introduced to join the boat union, and earned some money to buy firearms.

Lin Mo concealed Zhu Yan's matter, he was really embarrassed to say that he embezzled a patient's medical treatment money to buy a boat.

Fortunately, the 5000 taels left for Zhu Yan can last at least half a year, and half a year is enough for him to pay back the other 5000 taels.

After Lin Yuan heard this, he couldn't help sighing in his heart. It can be said that compared to Lin Kun who was prosperous in Japan, Lin Mo really started from nothing.

It was with his help that Lin Kun got such a big fortune.

"It's not a big deal to mortgage the family book to the bank. If you have money, you can redeem the book as soon as possible." How can Lin Yuan not know about some tricks in the bank.

This bank was organized by him alone, and he knew everything about it.

After some valuables are mortgaged to the bank, the bank will never take the initiative to call for the payment before it is about to expire. After the time passes, this thing will naturally become the bank's.

Take things into your hands at a low price, convert a small amount of silver to offset the arrears, if 20% is not enough, the extra arrears have to be paid back.

Banks have always been easy to get in and hard to get out, but the food is much better than that of banks, which is why they are welcomed by a large number of people among the people.

In essence, the two are similar. There are many ways and tricks for banks to make money, while for banks, there are only one or two ways to go back and forth.

Now the banks in various places are gradually being infiltrated by the young people of the imperial court, and the banks are no longer under his control. His words are still effective in both the capital and the new city, but Qingdao is really out of reach.

After hearing this, Lin Mo replied: "I have already signed an agreement with someone to lend the book to the bank for a period of time. Before the time is up, the book cannot be retrieved. But don't worry, uncle, I will definitely return the book when it is about to expire." Take back."

Lin Yuan nodded.

Lin Mo asked at this time, "Uncle, this time I'm here, I actually want to ask about the treasure map. I always feel that this matter is a bit unreliable." He looked at Lin Yuan's expression seriously, thinking What to see from it?He didn't believe that his uncle hadn't heard about the treasure map.

Lin Yuan encouraged him with a smile, "It's okay, then you also have a treasure map, so follow along, and you will definitely get something."

Lin Mo immediately had a conclusion in his mind. Although his uncle didn't say it explicitly, his words clearly implied that the treasure was indeed a possibility.

That's fine, Lin Mo doesn't want to waste time on a trip.

"It's rare for you to come to the capital, but you have to stay here for a few more days. I will introduce a few people to you."

Lin Yuan originally wanted to introduce Lin Mo to Master An, but he thought that Lin Mo's qualifications were not enough, so he gave up his idea and planned to introduce him to Huo Ting instead.

Huo Ting has been a proud man recently, but he is in charge of the company established by the shipyard.

Although he stayed at home for the time being and waited for the inspection from above, and all the duties in his hands had been relieved, Huo Ting was recommended by him to Master An. It is only temporarily in charge, but just explaining to the fleet below can also take care of Lin Mo.

It is also good to have more protection for your children when you are away from home.

What's more, Huo Ting is still a close friend of his younger brother Lin Yang, and Lin Mo can be regarded as his nephew, so he should take more care of him.

Lin Mo replied with some embarrassment, "Our ship is docked at the port of Tianjin and is queuing up to load the cargo. After the cargo is loaded, we may not be able to stay and go to the country of Wa immediately. My nephew may not be able to stay longer this time."

Lin Yuan was not disappointed either, and said: "That's just right, I will take you to visit a person in the afternoon, and your fleet will follow his fleet."

Lin Mo didn't expect to get such an unexpected result, so he agreed in surprise.

But Shifu, which is half an imperial city away from Linfu, is another scene.

The Shi family is probably the most lonely one among the Eight Dukes. After the eldest son who inherited the title died of illness, only one orphan girl was left behind, and the title fell to the second son Shi Ding.

Shi Ding was not trained according to heirs, and he has no great talent, but he has some winks, and with an old lady who married into the Rongguo Duke's mansion as his backer, his development has been smooth and stable over the years.

At this time, in a wing room in the deep courtyard of the Shifu, a woman's sobs could be faintly heard.

"I said big sister, don't cry. This matter is also your fault. Since brother-in-law is willing to promote the descendants of the Lin family, it is necessary for you to let him be promoted. Are you anxious by the side?"

Mrs. Shi, the wife of Shi Ding in Shi's mansion, couldn't help complaining that this eldest sister-in-law has been back for nearly a month, especially in the past half month, she has to cry every day, she looks like she is dead Like his father, he caused some bad luck for no reason.

At first, Mrs. Shi still wanted to coax her, but after a long time, she became impatient.If she asked her to say this, it was because her brother-in-law did nothing wrong. It is obvious to all that the Lin family has no children. My sister-in-law has not given birth to a half-child for my brother-in-law for so many years, and my brother-in-law did not divorce her in the name of being childless. , already regarded as face to Shifu.

But this eldest sister-in-law didn't know what to think, and the older she got, the more she acted.

A few years ago, I probably figured it out. I no longer insisted on having children by myself, so I hired a good concubine who could give birth. The concubine stayed at home for five years and finally gave birth to a son.

Afterwards, the eldest sister-in-law took advantage of her brother-in-law's going out and carried the concubine's pawned child into her yard, didn't her brother-in-law say nothing?

Now the brother-in-law's children are still young, and they just promoted some Lin's children, and the eldest sister-in-law didn't know what to think, and got into a fight with others, and went home with the package without saying a word.

This time it’s good. I haven’t seen anyone come to pick me up for a month after I came back, and no one built a ladder. My sister-in-law couldn’t get off the stage for a while, and she wasn’t as confident as she was at the beginning. She didn’t want to hide in the room like that little girl all day long. crying.

According to Mrs. Shi, if you marry a sister-in-law, you will be unlucky for eight lifetimes, and you will be a complete troublemaker.

Mrs. Shi couldn't help but wonder if the aunt in Rongguo Mansion took advantage of her brother-in-law's downfall and forced her sister-in-law to others.

Speaking of which, my sister-in-law is a bit shorter, a bit fatter, and her appearance is not outstanding, but her temper is really good, and she is also clever. It has only been a few years since she stood up, and she has even pulled the Lin family. He is also a famous master when he is away from home.

I don't know what my sister-in-law is up to. If her daughter also has such a relationship, she must thank God. If her daughter dares to play with her temper, she will not be able to spare her as the first one.

Sister-in-law probably lived a lot of good times, and her temper became more and more strange.

She probably forgot that the old Hou Ye died long ago, and she was no longer a Hou Ye's daughter.

Now that she has no one to back her up, if she continues to act like this, if she really offends her brother-in-law later and puts the words here first, she will not accept such an ancestor.

To put it bluntly, the only person who can support her in this world is her brother-in-law, Shi Fu will not confront her brother-in-law for such an incomprehensible elder sister-in-law.

Mrs. Lin was still crying. The grievance in her heart was obviously for her own master's sake, but the master accepted it, and still attacked her in front of outsiders.

If you want her to say, what's so good about that group of people?This time the master had an accident, apart from visiting at the door at the beginning, it is not always that he wants to distance himself from the master.

What is there to train those white-eyed wolves, and they pay such a large sum of money every year.

Throwing such a large amount of money out does not make Mrs. Lin feel distressed, but secretly looking for someone to get the money back, and the master is so angry at her, I really don't know what kind people are. Who is she for, not this family?

Don't forget that he still has a son to support, and the family business will belong to his son in the future. Now that the money is thrown out, what will be left for Dun'er later?

Seeing her expression, Mrs. Shi could not know what she was thinking?

This eldest sister-in-law is also a strange person, she never listens to what others say, and insists on her own ideas, come on, this time she was persuading again in vain.

Mrs. Shi looked at this person, thinking that she should separate her niece from her own daughter and sister-in-law. If she also got these temperaments later, where would she cry?

"Lin Yuan, who has no conscience, actually got angry with me because of outsiders. Brother and sister, you and the second brother must make decisions for me. Don't fall into the prestige of our Bowling Marquis Mansion!"

I knew there were some things that I couldn't think about, no, Mrs. Shi just thought about this, and my sister-in-law turned around and brought it up.

Mrs. Shi chuckled in her heart, wishing she could leave right away, not to mention that her master would never show up for the eldest sister-in-law, even if she did, it would be impossible to offend her brother-in-law.

My master is now relying on his brother-in-law.

It turned out that relying on the legacy of my father-in-law, I received a false title without even a salary.The Shi family's family business has been ruined for a long time, and they are almost out of food. Apart from the things put outside to support the facade, her dowry is almost pawned, and the family of four has calculated their rations.

Doesn't she feel sorry for her own daughter who has to do embroidery work with her to earn money at a young age?

So what if you feel bad?You can't just sit and eat and watch the whole family starve to death.

A few years ago, the master found out his brother-in-law out of shame, and the brother-in-law took him to make a small fortune, which relieved the family's predicament.

Yu's master said that his brother-in-law is closer than his sister who hasn't returned to her natal family for several years. It is wishful thinking for the master to make decisions for the eldest sister-in-law.

However, Mrs. Shi didn't dare to say these words so bluntly. She rolled her eyes and decided to turn the tide of disaster.

"Eldest sister, the master is the only one supporting the family in the Shifu now, brother-in-law, such a capable person, how can the master be able to deal with it." Speak up.

"Sister, why don't you go find your aunt, she is the old lady of the Rongguo Mansion now. She was the one who pulled coal for you back then, not to mention Cousin Min married to the direct branch of the Lin family? In this way, you two are still considered clansmen." Dear, the relationship is closer, and it is the right person to find the aunt. And the aunt is the elder, if you have any dissatisfaction, you can ask him to call your brother-in-law to reprimand him."

Mrs. Lin's eyes lit up when she heard these words.

"I wonder if it's convenient for my aunt now?"

Why did she forget her aunt?Her aunt is her backer. In the past, how could Lin Yuan dare to be so cruel to her, that is, he didn't know what to do outside these years. He became so bold that he dared to murder her for the sake of outsiders. Now go back and tell aunt, let aunt Find him to settle accounts!

Mrs. Shi couldn't wait to say, "It's convenient and convenient. Eldest sister may not know that my aunt has been raising her little grandson Baoyu for the past few years, and she doesn't go out on weekdays. If you want to see her, you must see it first."

"Then hurry up and call someone to pack my luggage, and I will go to Rongguo Mansion to stay for a few days."

As soon as she heard what my sister said, Mrs. Shi quickly called the maid beside her to help her pack her things.

This servant girl was still with her. When the eldest sister came back, she didn't even bring the servant girl with her, she just brought a package.

The family was already thrifty, but when the eldest sister-in-law came, she also gave up the only maid around her to the eldest sister-in-law.

Fortunately, the Rongguo Mansion did not lack maidservants. After sending away the eldest sister-in-law, the mansion finally calmed down. Even if it was peaceful for a few days, Mrs. Shi was thankful.

This aunt is really hard to take care of, she is not satisfied with the food, if she is not generous and willing to pay the money, Mrs. Shi would have lost her face and chased her away.

But this time the money is useless, she would rather give up the chance to earn money than suffer this pain again.

"But isn't it good to come to the door suddenly like this?" After packing up her things, Mrs. Lin hesitated again.

Mrs. Shi really wanted to see her off in person. Seeing her dawdling like this, she said patiently, "What's wrong with that? She's your real aunt. She can only be happy if you come to visit her."

Mrs. Lin still hesitated, and finally said, "Why don't I take my niece with me, let's say I take the children to visit the house."

Mrs. Shi readily agreed, "Then bring Xiangyun, Xiangyun is only one year younger than Baoyu, so we can play together." If she had to choose, she would definitely choose to sacrifice her niece to keep her daughter.

Mrs. Shi never waited to see the old matriarch of Jia's house, she was already a married aunt, and she even pointed fingers at her natal family, wishing to be the old matriarch of the two houses. If she really thought about her natal family, why didn't she see her helping her? Live in my mother's house?

Mrs. Lin agreed, anyway, for her, it doesn't matter which child she brings, the child is just an excuse.

Mrs. Shi couldn't wait to bring Xiangyun, and sent her to Rongguo Duke's mansion together with Mrs. Lin.

Because she was riding in the only carriage in the house, she did not forget to tell the coachman to bring the carriage back as soon as possible after sending the people away.

After all, this is the only means of transportation in the mansion.

After this person finally left, Mrs. Shi breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't expect this elder sister-in-law to be really stupid. She really believed her when she told her to go find that aunt.

The brother-in-law went to the eldest sister-in-law, and it really made things difficult for him.

However, Mrs. Shi thought that although her house was fine, it seemed that brother-in-law Lin had brought trouble.

She quickly told her master about it, and his master sent a message to her brother-in-law, so that her brother-in-law would not be caught off guard.

After lunch, Lin Yuan took Lin Mo out to find Huo Ting.

Huo Ting temporarily took over the affairs of the shipyard. During this time, he performed very well. Lin Yuan knew deeply that Mr. An always valued personal ability very much.

Handing over the fleet to Huo Ting is a test for him. If he does well, he will be reused in the future.

Because Lin Yuan was accused of recruiting a large number of Lin's children, he was suspected of forming a clique and evading his superiors.

After receiving the news, the higher-ups were very cautious, and directly formed a review team to go to investigate.

And during this period of time, Lin Yuan was trapped in the capital, and all his duties were relieved, waiting for the results of the inspection below.

If the result is unfavorable, Lin Yuan may even be completely trampled down.

Now that this business kingdom is getting bigger and bigger, it can be said that there are a large number of talents in it. Naturally, there are secret people who are jealous of his face in front of Master An. If they don't step on him, others will have no chance to stand out.

This is the source of his crisis this time.

Lin Yuan is not worried about the review results at all. Although he has indeed recruited a large number of Lin's children, only a few of them have actually absorbed commercial Korea and the like. To put it bluntly, it is just to give some help and invest some money, and they will develop themselves went.

Most of them are sent to study in the academies opened by themselves.

He deeply knows that in this era, scholars are the ones who can speak.

Through the orphanage, Mr. An has cultivated many scholars over the years, and these scholars have infiltrated into all walks of life.

The first batch had already passed the exam and was assigned to other places as county magistrates.These students who have learned the same knowledge can watch each other only if their minds are close.

Lin Yuan always felt that Master An was playing a big game of chess, and as a piece on the chessboard, Lin Yuan could vaguely guess what Master An meant.

If his guess is true, then only by studying and becoming an official can be truly reused by Master An.

After all, these young new officials are able to get close to Master An's thoughts and understand Master An's meaning.

Lin Yuan couldn't wait to send Lin's descendants to study in the college, didn't he just want to catch up with this opportunity?

He believed that after waiting for Master An to inquire, he would definitely understand what he meant.

This is why Lin Yuan is confident and stays at home with peace of mind.

The place where Huo Ting lives belongs to him. He didn't move to the yard allocated to him.

Even when it was proposed by the above, he directly declined it, bluntly saying that there are still many people waiting to be allocated a house below, and the house is still given to those who are in urgent need of the place where he is not short.

These words immediately moved the housing department, and the boss of the housing department had the urge to become sworn brothers with him on the spot.

Sure enough, I met a sensible person, how could he arrange so many people who asked him for a house all day long?It's rare to meet someone who refuses, but he won't be moved to tears.

If everyone was like him, life would be easier for their Housing Department.

Now there are more than a thousand people waiting in line for a house, and Huo Ting is the one named above, and he hastily vacated a house for him.

When Lin Yuan brought Lin Mo to the door, Huo Ting was at leisure.

The fleet in his hand was the first to load the cargo, and it had set off ten days ago, and it was almost still on the way to the country of Wa. After all, they were all wooden boats and could only advance by sail.Although there are a few steel boats guarding the outermost perimeter, but because the wooden boats are slow, it naturally slows down the speed of the fleet.

However, the production of steel ships is too slow at the moment, and the wooden ships in the fleet have to be replaced slowly, even if it is urgent, there is no rush.

Fortunately, there is a fleet of ships in the country of Wa to pick up the goods, and the sales channels are all opened up. Then the fleet has a fixed location for loading and unloading, and he does not need to help.

After the ship left, he was mostly fine.I also have time to stay at home and deal with Jiangnan affairs.

There was news that he might be in charge of Jiangnan's affairs next. No, he first borrowed the materials and came over to study first.

When Lin Yuan brought someone to the door, Huo Ting was still a little surprised. He had heard about this person, but he didn't expect that at such a critical moment, he would drag someone out for a stroll and even wandered to his house come up.

It's not that he has a big heart, or he doesn't take the crisis in front of him at all.

No matter what it is, Huo Ting knows that Mr. Lin is not easy to mess with. If he passes this level, he doesn't know how many people will suffer.

"I didn't expect Mr. Lin to come today. He is really a rare visitor." The servant led him in, and Huo Ting cupped his hands with a smile.

He has just entered this business kingdom, since he does not participate in the battles among the factions.No matter which faction came, he would welcome them well.

Lin Yuan gave a "hmm" before opening his mouth, "Isn't this a day of growing fat at home, and I'm getting impatient, so I just want to come out and talk to someone, I wonder if I'm bothering you?" He put his hands behind his back, It seemed that his stomach was getting bigger and bigger.

Huo Ting quickly replied: "No, Mr. Lin is here, and I'm naturally honored." He turned his hands over, pointed to a row of chairs next to him, and said, "Please sit down."

After Lin Yuan took Lin Mo to sit down, Huo Ting quickly called someone to make a pot of good tea and bring it up.

He sat down, glanced at the unfamiliar Lin Mo, and asked, "Is this one you haven't consulted yet?"

Lin Yuan said, "This is my distant nephew, this time he came here to see me specially, it's considered intentional." Speaking of this, his face was full of smiles, he looked at Huo Ting and said, "I know you and Lin Yang are good friends , this child can be regarded as your nephew, I don't know if you have any indication?"

A smile suddenly appeared on Huo Ting's face, "It turned out to be the eldest nephew." He took a jade pendant from his waist and handed it over, "Come on, this is a gift from uncle."

Lin Mo was stunned by his unrestrained behavior, this piece of jade was very expensive.

Lin Yuan on the side patted him on the shoulder, and reminded, "Hurry up and accept it, and say thank you, this is a big family in Jiangnan, there is no lack of this gift."

Lin Mo felt embarrassed. He was in his 20s, so he couldn't ask for a gift, and the person in front of him was at most ten years older than him, so it would be shameful to call him an uncle.

But his uncle had already reminded him, and Lin Mo didn't dare not to listen, so he had to bite the bullet and take it. If the uncle couldn't call out, he could just say thank you.

Huo Ting instantly felt a lot pleasing to the eye. It's one thing to have a good relationship with Mr. Lin, but it's another thing whether you recognize this young man or not.

It was easy for him to see that Master Lin brought this young man here just to get acquainted and let him take care of him.

Among Mr. Lin's many cheap relatives, only this one in front of him asked him to help him.

In the past, which one didn't Mr. Lin beckon and rushed to Mr. Lin's house in a hurry.

It was the first time that he had left the mansion voluntarily for someone else.

Just by virtue of making Master Lin an exception, Huo Ting felt that he should look up to this young man.

After this cutscene, Lin Yuan revealed his purpose.

"This kid got two boats and set up a fleet, and he also helped to transport the goods of the imperial court. He hasn't traveled to the Wa country yet, and he is afraid that this will be the first time something goes wrong, so he wants to get acquainted with your ships. channel."

Huo Ting was a little embarrassed when he heard it, "but the ships I manage have left long ago."

Since Lin Yuan found him, he naturally knew something about it. He waved his hand and said indifferently, "It doesn't matter, how far can it go in ten days with your wooden boats? With the east wind blowing in spring, your boats are running against the wind, and you can't run far if you want to." Then he patted Lin Mo's shoulder and said to Huo Ting, "My nephew is very capable. He made two steams The boat, fueled with enough coal, has been chasing it for two days, and it will definitely be able to catch up."

For a while, Huo Ting didn't know what his idea was, and he was willing to give him this face, as he wanted.

"That's fine, I'll write a letter now. If my eldest nephew meets my fleet later on, I'll give the letter to them. They will definitely agree to take him along."

Only then was Lin Yuan satisfied.

In fact, the main purpose of finding Huo Ting is not the route problem, but how to sell the goods after arriving in the country of Wa.

The real rich people in Wa country are the upper class and monks, and the lower class of common people and farmers is the lowest class.

This time, the one hundred shipments prepared by the imperial court were not prepared for the poor at all.

Naturally, the target was aimed at the wealthy people of the Wa Kingdom. Because the land of the Wa Kingdom was narrow and the mineral veins were extremely scarce, a large number of daily necessities were actually imported from the Qing Dynasty.

This time, so many prosperous and impractical things were prepared yesterday, which may directly cause the problem of product saturation.

After all, the majority of people in the Wa Kingdom are poor people, and the rich are only a minority. It will definitely be difficult for this group of people to eat the goods of a hundred ships next time.

After this is done, how long will it take to digest it?

It can be seen that the imperial court only intends to make this sum. After making a fortune this time, they will definitely not be satisfied with only this one time.

There are few villains in the Wa country, although they can't eat so many goods, even if they force him to eat, it will easily make him choke.But Nanyang, there are many countries in Nanyang.

Many of them were countries along the Silk Road back then. If these goods were transported there, they would definitely be able to swallow as many as they sent there.

The gold-absorbing ability of the Silk Road has been obvious to all for thousands of years.

Of course, these are all things to say, and the current vision is still on the country of Wa.

Now you have so many goods, according to the Japanese country, it will be easy to lower the price. Lin Yuan naturally knows his own affairs. The fleet organized by the shipyard is a group of elites. When dealing with people, there are naturally shipping channels.

Lin Mo followed, and the extra batch of goods he brought could be easily sold, and the price would not even be lowered.

After all, it is his own child, Lin Yuan naturally has to make up for these twists and turns.

Lin Mo didn't know Lin Yuan's kindness at this time, after Huo Ting wrote a letter, he took it belatedly, did he figure out what his uncle wanted for this letter?

It's not that he doesn't know the sailing route to Wa country.

After leaving the Huo Mansion, Lin Yuan told him, and Lin Mo finally understood.

"Thank you uncle for worrying about my nephew."

After Lin Yuan took him to sit in the carriage, he said, "At any rate, I will call you Uncle, and I can't let you suffer. Lin Kun is also going to set off in the next few days. If you meet him at sea later, don't forget to follow his advice." I bought some firearms over there, and the firearms on his side are all very exquisitely designed and very practical."

Lin Mo nodded silently, and then asked a question that lingered in his mind for a long time, "Didn't the imperial court prohibit the use of this firearm by the people? But I find that new products are invented from time to time."

Lin Yuan patiently explained to him, "The imperial court bans firearms, but it can't be banned for a while. Besides, those firearms didn't come from the imperial court's firearms camp at all. If the imperial court wants to ban them, they have to find the source."

Lin Mo pointed upwards, "Hasn't it been found there?"

Lin Yuan smiled, "Who said it wasn't found? The imperial court would occasionally find a batch of firearms, but they never revealed them. The quality of those firearms was so poor that they were thrown out for inspection by the higher authorities. I don’t take it to heart, I just think it’s a folk imitation.” The quality of the firearms is inferior to that of the imperial court, so the imperial court naturally looks down on them, and the force of recovering them is much weaker.

As for the northeast area, because the land is sparsely populated, a large amount of land has actually fallen into their hands in private.

Doing some research in secret, there will be reports from all directions, and when the court finds out, they will have disappeared long ago.

What's more, the railway in the northeast is now being built, and the railway alone is enough to attract the attention of many people.

I still remember the last time the railway between Shengjing and Fushun was opened, and when the train started to run for the first time, there were many people driving horse-drawn carriages to watch the excitement.

Although the speed of the train is not as fast as that of a carriage, this thing can run as long as it needs carbon, and it doesn't need to rest like a horse.

Moreover, there are a large number of coal mines in Fushun. After the coal was pulled to Shengjing by train, the price of coal immediately dropped. Shengjing has never been short of coal this winter.

This one thing alone can make people aware of the convenience of the train.

The speed of the train is slow now, but it can't stand it running all day and all night.

Now people in the entire Northeast hope that the railway will be completed as soon as possible. With this train that connects various places, the Northeast, where the land is large and sparsely populated, is no longer afraid of running for ten miles without finding a single person.

It can be said that the appearance of the train has attracted the attention of many people. At present, the most mentioned in the Northeast is the train railway, and no one has noticed the hidden firearms research.

The carriage stopped at the gate of the Lin Mansion, and it was already around three o'clock in the afternoon. Although the sun was still there, it was no longer powerful.

After getting off the carriage, Lin Mo followed Lin Yuan to the mansion, and Lin Mo proposed to return to Tianjin overnight.

Lin Yuan let him stay for another night and sent him there tomorrow.

But Lin Mo had been away all day and night, so he was naturally a little worried about the boat.

The people on the boat must have noticed that he was not there, and those people didn't know how crazy they were on the shore.

The other side is okay, I'm afraid that those young boys' impulsive temper will cause trouble.

Lin Yuan wanted to return to Tianjin as soon as possible while it was still early.

"If you go back now, you won't be able to make it in the evening. Why don't you leave early tomorrow morning and arrive in the evening." Lin Yuan persuaded him to stay.

Lin Mo was also embarrassed, and left after only staying for a while. Hearing that his uncle was so eager to keep him, he agreed to stay another day.

After entering the mansion, the housekeeper delivered a letter.

Lin Yuan took it apart and took it apart, then snorted coldly and didn't take it to heart.

The old lady of Jia's mansion, he still hasn't taken it to heart!