After the young man finished practicing his fists and feet, he was called into the military tent by Wang Shumao, Qiao Zhiqing sat on the handsome seat, and Yan Yuting and Pan Qiaoyu sat down on both sides of him playfully.The young man entered the military tent, knelt down on one knee and saluted Qiao Zhiqing, "Kid Huang Feihong knocks on the prefect." ”This boy is the famous Foshan Huang Feihong, young with the father of one of the ten tigers in Guangzhou to learn martial arts, and then with the famous master of Hong boxing Tieqiao three high apprentice Lin Fucheng for nearly two years, learned into the iron line boxing, tiger crane double shape boxing and I-shaped Fu Tiger boxing and other Hong boxing skills, at the age of fifteen years on the sound of Guangzhou.Qiao Zhiqing was hurt by the equipment problem of the rear division of the Qing Army, since Gordon stepped down as the commander of the Changsheng Army, he left China, and the foreign guns that Qiao Zhiqing originally planned to purchase were not found, it happened that Zeng Guofan sent his son-in-law Yuan Yu to Guangzhou to prepare military salaries for the Hunan army, Yuan Yusheng secretly went around to Suzhou and begged for a glass of wine here in Qiao Zhiqing, Qiao Zhiqing found the way again, and asked Yuan Yusheng to purchase arms for him, and the benefits were naturally given a lot.Yuan Yusheng was happy, and he was particularly active in doing things, he purchased arms for the Hunan army all the year round, everything was familiar, and soon got Qiao Zhiqing 20,000 foreign guns and 3 million rounds of ammunition, which solved Qiao Zhiqing's urgent need, and Huang Feihong who brought back from Guangzhou recommended it to Qiao Zhiqing, as for how they met, it is unknown.Qiao Zhiqing smiled, stepped down from the handsome position to help Huang Feihong up, and said, "Your family doesn't have to be formal, although you and I are meeting for the first time, but this handsome has heard of your name, you have made a name for yourself in Lingnan martial arts at a young age, you are really a young hero." ”Huang Feihong was flattered, he was only a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy at this time, where had he ever received such courtesy, and stammered back, "The adult is too famous, Feihong is just a fist and embroidered legs, and he is never famous in the rivers and lakes." ”"You don't have to be too humble, this handsome is now the time to employ people, since you were recommended by Brother Yuan, this official can't treat you badly, you can stay by my side as a personal guard first, and then make arrangements in the future."
Qiao Zhiqing's mind was thinking about the vacancy in the army, and he didn't have eyebrows for a while, and he didn't have a suitable personal guard, so he left Huang Feihong by his side."
Thank you for your love, Feihong will definitely live up to expectations, but Feihong and two fellow villagers also came to join the adult, and please take it in."
Huang Feihong hugged his fists and thanked him, and hesitated to recommend his little brother to Qiao Zhiqing."
It's easy to do, just let them follow you."
Qiao Zhiqing smiled at Huang Feihong, and instructed Yan Yuting and Pan Qiaoyu to take Huang Feihong and his two little brothers to the pro-military camp to find Hu Wenhai to train for some time and learn the use of firearms and military regulations and discipline.After the people in the camp were empty, Wang Shumao walked in and reported to Qiao Zhiqing on the drills of the rear division.Yuan Yusheng had already delivered the munitions, and Wang Shumao distributed them on the same day, and the soldiers and braves couldn't close their mouths happily, only a few of them had touched foreign guns before, and when they saw this new guy, they were all eager to try, and they couldn't wait to put a few more guns on the exercise ground."
Owner, is Shijie's situation in northern Shaanxi okay, I haven't heard from him for several days."
Wang Shumao couldn't help but worry about his nephew, Wang Shijie's flying pigeon biography was confidential, and only Qiao Zhiqing knew about it."
Don't worry, Shijie has already contacted my second brother, and they have built strong fortifications in Ansai County, Yan'an Prefecture, and they should be able to hold on to Gu Yunfei's assistance.And he saved a girl in Ansai, and he likes people very much, so he specially asked me if you would allow him to marry someone after his victory. ”Qiao Zhiqing chuckled lightly and chatted with Wang Shumao."
This kid, more than 100,000 soldiers are still thinking about these things."
Wang Shumao smiled bitterly, took out the dry tobacco bag in his arms and smoked it, he was worried about Wang Shijie's safety these days, and always relied on tobacco to calm his emotions."
Brother Wang, lend me your dry tobacco bag for use."
Qiao Zhiqing stared at Wang Shumao's dry tobacco bag for a long time, and suddenly a trace of inspiration flashed in his mind, because the procurement of arms from the rear division cost him nearly 300,000 taels of treasury silver, and now he was racking his brains to find the source of military salary."
The owner also wants to take a sip, the taste is very rich, this is the best Yunnan tobacco leaves."
Wang Shumao smiled and handed the cigarette pouch and pot to Qiao Zhiqing.Qiao Zhiqing smiled mysteriously, found a piece of rice paper from the military tent, tore it into a palm-sized square paper, and then took out some tobacco leaves from the tobacco pouch, and instructed the soldiers outside the tent to find some honey water to come in, sprinkle it evenly on the tobacco leaves, and then carefully roll it up with small paper.Wang Shumao sat closer curiously, not knowing what Qiao Zhiqing was going to do.Qiao Zhiqing handed the good tobacco leaves to Wang Shumao, and chuckled, "How about Brother Wang's smoking" Wang Shumao took the cigarette roll with a smile, lit it with a flint and steel, lit the cigarette, and took a deep breath."
How is it" Qiao Zhiqing looked at Wang Shumao expectantly.Wang Shumao changed his breath, spit out a cigarette, and praised excitedly, "Wonderful, how did the owner come up with it, this is much softer than dry tobacco, and it is much more refreshing to smoke." ”After Wang Shumao finished speaking, he couldn't help but take two puffs, and after a few cigarettes, he was smoked to the roots."
Brother Wang likes it, I still have something to do, so I can borrow Brother Wang's cigarette pouch and use it first."
Qiao Zhiqing laughed, secretly relieved in his heart, and immediately said goodbye to Wang Shumao and returned to the mansion.Wang Shumao looked at his inexplicable expression, smirked a few times, and led the soldiers to practice foreign guns after leaving the military tent.After Qiao Zhiqing returned to the study, he asked Pan Qiaoyu to summon her uncle Pan Yongquan to come over for discussion.After Pan Yongquan received the news, he thought that Qiao Zhiqing had solved the coal problem, so he hurriedly rushed over in a sedan chair, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Qiao Zhiqing lying on the desk fiddling with tobacco leaves, looking very serious."
Master Qiao, is there any news about coal" Pan Yongquan entered the room and asked after saluting.Qiao Zhiqing shook his head with a smile, raised his hand to signal Pan Yongquan to come closer, handed the good tobacco on the table to Pan Yongquan, and instructed, "Mr.
Pan, you are also a person who travels from south to north, how about trying to smoke the taste of this thing" Pan Yongquan took the cigarette roll inexplicably, picked it up and looked at it carefully, stuffed it into his mouth and smoked, frowned and replied, "Master Qiao, what do you mean this thing has no taste" Qiao Zhiqing smiled, took out a match in his arms, lit the cigarette roll, and raised it to signal Pan Yongquan to take another puff.Pan Yongquan chuckled, put it in his mouth and sucked it again, swallowed it into his stomach, closed his eyes and felt it carefully, he couldn't help but change his breath and inhale it again, a refreshing feeling instantly spread throughout his body, he occasionally smoked opium, and he was very intoxicated by this enjoyable feeling, and he smoked it clean after a while."
Master Qiao, how did you do this, it's amazing."
Pan Yongquan showed the same surprised expression as Wang Shumao.Qiao Zhiqing helped him to calm down, sat down and explained to him, "I asked you to come here today for this thing, not to mention anything else, with your knowledge as a businessman, do you think this thing will be welcomed after it is made" "This" Pan Yongquan thought about it carefully and asked, "How much silver is Lord Qiao going to sell" Qiao Zhiqing spread out the cigarette roll, revealing the tobacco leaves inside, and introduced with a smile, "The cost of this thing is very low, only a little bit of tobacco is needed, and there is a palm-sized piece of straw, so, The official's preliminary pricing is only one copper coin at a time. ”"Master Qiao, with all due respect, if you make this thing and throw it into the market, it will definitely sell like crazy, this is the price of a pill of Fushou cream, and it is also very enjoyable to smoke, I believe many people will be fascinated by it."
Pan Yongquan shouted excitedly, as if he had seen mountains of gold and silver.Qiao Zhiqing did give him a road to Jinshan, chuckled, and said, "This official is going to build a factory specializing in making this kind of cigarette rolls, and this kind of matches for foreigners, most of us in the Qing Dynasty still use fire folds, not to mention, it is quite difficult to use, are you interested in participating in the investment profits, you and I will share the profits." ”Qiao Zhiqing threw the matchbox in front of Pan Yongquan and looked at Pan Yongquan with a smile."
The deal, the adults have orders, the small people should be within their means, how much silver is needed, and the adults will do it."
Pan Yongquan's eyes are shining, he has been in the shopping mall for many years, and he naturally knows the potential value of cigarettes, not to mention the profit of 30%, even if he is given 10%, he is also 12% willing."
Since we want to do it, we can't be stingy with the cost, the official plans to build a factory of tens of thousands of people, invest 200,000 taels in the first phase, recruit 1,000 employees, and you and I will each contribute half of the funds.If each worker can make a thousand cigarettes a day, then it is worth one tael of silver, and a thousand people are a thousand taels, and there is a gross profit of seven hundred taels excluding the cost.If the market is opened, and we quickly expand to tens of thousands of people, then the daily dividends will be tens of thousands.When the sales of cigarette rolls expand, we will launch convenient and simple matches in due course, and they will definitely be very popular. ”Qiao Zhiqing imagined his plan with great interest."
Adults are wise, villains are also thinking like this, adults can be so gracious, so that the small people benefit, the preparation of the cigarette factory funds naturally do not bother adults, the villain can bear it alone, or according to the three seven shares."
Pan Yongquan hurriedly courted Qiao Zhiqing.Qiao Zhiqing smiled with satisfaction, secretly praised Pan Yongquan's consciousness, and discussed some details with Pan Yongquan, he just simply made the cigarette roll, the real cigarette also needs complex process requirements, this problem was handed over to Pan Yongquan to recruit people to study and solve, the two discussed until the middle of the night, Pan Yongquan retreated
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