After Qiao Zhiqing left the study, he went directly to the pro-military camp in the backyard of the government.The fire wolf returned overnight last night, and he also took Xu Shou and his party with him, who were imprisoned in a cell in Shanghai.After Huang Feihong arrived in Shanghai with the Fire Wolf team, he immediately connected with Liang Kuan and Lin Shirong's team under the response of the Fire Fox.Soon found out the whereabouts of Xu Shou and his party, and they were imprisoned in the prison next to the Shanghai County Ya, because of the extermination of the Xiaodao Society's traitors, the Huai army searched and arrested in the city, and everyone who was involved with the Xiaodao Society was imprisoned.Li Hongzhang arranged a guard of the Huai army near the prison.Every day, two shifts of people alternately guarded, and there was no slackness.At this time, Li Hongzhang led a large army to attack Jiaxing Mansion, and the defense in the city was empty, and only four battalions of soldiers and horses defended the four gates of the county.Huang Feihong made a quick decision and decided to rob the prison by force, let Liang Kuan and Lin Shirong and his team make trouble on the street in advance, and took the initiative to be put in prison by Huaijun as an internal response.At the same time, the steamships at the secret ferry port were ready to set sail at any time, and three horse-drawn carriages were arranged near the county government to meet them at the same time.After everything was deployed, on a dark and windy night, the gunfire suddenly rang out in the county town of Shanghai, which had been calm for many days.Where had the officials of the county government seen what a shell gun was, and when Liang Kuan and Lin Shirong and their team were detained, they did not conduct a thorough search.After the walls of the prison were blasted in a directional manner, the fire wolves, who had seized various favorable locations in advance, joined forces with each other, and in three or two clicks, the servants of the cell and the Huai army of a sentry were emptied.Let the Huai army with a flintlock pistol shoot indiscriminately against the fire wolf with a shell gun and shoot at a fixed point, just like a child waving his fist and smashing at an adult, it is simply a living target.After the battle began, the prisoners in the cell took advantage of the chaos to disperse.Where have Xu Shou and his entourage seen such a scene, they were all put on the carriage by the fire wolf at the mercy of others, and quickly broke through the West City Gate.A group of defenders at the West City Gate had already been carefully killed by the fire wolf, and after the carriage left the city, the fire wolf also stopped and retreated, and finally all of them got on the steam freighter without danger.After a busy morning, Qiao Zhiqing finally found time to visit the unlucky scientist in person."
Dashuai, you're here."
Huang Feihong and a group of brothers had just woken up, moved their muscles in the yard, and when they saw Qiao Zhiqing coming, they hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.Liang Kuan and Lin Shirong hadn't seen each other for many days, and they had lost a lot of weight, so they followed Huang Feihong and greeted him."
It's okay if you haven't rested, why are they all depressed" Qiao Zhiqing looked at the two people behind Huang Feihong, frowned and chuckled."
Dashuai, we were wrong, we didn't complete the task, please punish you."
Liang Kuan and Lin Shirong were a little ashamed, and hurriedly hugged their fists and knelt down for Qiao Zhiqing, hanging their heads and panting."
Okay, let's get up, it's all over, just pay attention in the future."
Qiao Zhiqing indifferently gave an order to the two, and under the leadership of Huang Feihong, he entered the wing room where Xu Shou and his party lived."
Brother Xu, I frightened you, you have lost sight, atonement, atonement."
After Xu Shou and his party fell asleep for a while, they had already opened their eyes.These people are murderous in Shanghai, and now they have been abducted here, and they still have the mind to sleep there, and they all gather together to discuss how to deal with this matter.After Qiao Zhiqing entered the door, he saw that everyone was there, and hurriedly laughed and clenched his fists."
It's your brother Qiao, why are you here" Xu Shou looked at Qiao Zhiqing stunned for a while, suddenly came back to his senses, and hurriedly stepped forward and hurriedly held Qiao Zhiqing's hands to greet him, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw."
Uncle Qiao, please save us, we don't know who kidnapped us here" Xu Shou's son Xu Jianyin also greeted him with a panicked face, and pleaded again and again.Hua Yufang, Gong Yuntang, Zhang Sigui, Li Shanlan and Wu Jialian are also familiar with Qiao Zhiqing, when they were in Anqing, Qiao Zhiqing often dealt with them, and now they are also worried, looking at Qiao Zhiqing expectantly.Qiao Zhiqing laughed, hugged his fists and explained to everyone, "Don't panic, the person who invited everyone here is here, and this is the Suzhou Mansion." ”"It's you, you're the Qiao Governor's Mansion, what the hell is going on" Xu Shou's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.Everyone in the room was also surprised."
Brother Xu, don't blame you, little brother also cherishes your talents, and doesn't want you to waste this talent in the Shanghai Concession, so I persuaded everyone to come to Suzhou to do their best.At that time, the younger brother had important things to do, so it was naturally inconvenient to reveal his identity.Who knew that later you encountered an accident on the road and were detained by the Huai army as a thief.The younger brother was anxious when he found out, so he sent someone to rescue everyone by force, and please don't blame you. ”Qiao Zhiqing explained sincerely, and clenched his fists again and again."
Lord Qiao, please hurry up, how can I wait for He De to receive such a big gift.For the grace of saving lives, please accept my waiting. ”Xu Shou's face was full of flattery, and he figured out the cause and effect of the matter.hurriedly took the lead in giving Qiao Zhibin a big bow on his knees, and everyone in the room also knelt down and saluted."
Brother Xu, please get up, everyone get up, it's not enough to worry about it."
Qiao Zhiqing hurriedly helped everyone up one by one, and everyone sat down in surprise on the seat, still looking uneasy."
Master Qiao, I didn't expect Anqing to say goodbye, you actually achieved the position of the prefect of Suzhou, which really impressed the old man.I really didn't mistake you at the beginning, you are indeed a person who has achieved great things. ”After Xu Shou sat down, his hands were still trembling, and he sincerely praised Qiao Zhiqing.When Qiao Zhiqing came to the Ordnance Institute to ask for a bayonet, Xu Shou saw his majestic appearance and expected him to have something to do, so he disobeyed Zeng Guofan's order and secretly built a battalion of bayonet equipment for Qiao Zhiqing, but he didn't expect him to have such a great achievement."
Brother Xu, Qiao Dashuai is not only the prefect of Suzhou, but now he is also the chief soldier of Jiangsu, only a little younger than Li Hongzhang."
Huang Feihong stood behind Qiao Zhiqing, couldn't help but smile and proudly added.When the people in the room heard this, there were bursts of exclamations."
Brother Xu, you still call me Brother Qiao, if it weren't for the bayonet you built for us at the beginning, where would the Qingzi Army develop to its current scale."
Qiao Zhiqing smiled, although there was some modesty in his words, but this was an indisputable fact.The flintlock pistol is only suitable for long-range intensive shooting, but when faced with close-range combat, it is no different from a burning stick.Qiao Zhiqing only added bayonets to foreign guns based on the experience of later generations, and taught the Qing army the technique of fighting bayonets, which greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the Qing army.You must know that none of the armies that used foreign guns in the Qing Dynasty were equipped with bayonets.Li Xiucheng's foreign spear team fought in Huzhou City, and when facing Zhang Zongyu's cavalry, it suffered this loss."
Master Qiao, since you are useful to everyone, what do you want us old bones to do, even if it is, we will definitely not give up."
Xu Shou saw Qiao Zhiqing, as a member of the party, still looking at these ordinary people with a modest and respectful appearance, and couldn't help but feel a surge of heart, giving birth to infinite pride, and hurriedly hugged his fists and asked for his life."
Yes, Master Qiao, you can tell me if you have anything."
Hua Yufang, Gong Yuntang and others also hugged their fists and excitedly asked for their lives."
Well, in that case, I have nothing to hide from you.Our Qing Dynasty is now bullied by foreigners, lying at the feet of foreigners like dogs and waging their tails and begging for mercy.The reason why this situation occurs in dignified China is that the foreigners have strong ships and cannons, but we don't.The official of the cannon has barely built some of them now, but the official of this strong ship has no idea where to start, so the official invited everyone to come in order to prepare for the construction of an ironclad warship that specializes in manufacturing foreigners. ”Qiao Zhiqing talked eloquently, he didn't think of this, every time he couldn't stop gritting his teeth and hating foreign devils, he couldn't wait to build an aircraft carrier to beat down all the foreign devils in the world.The room was quiet all of a sudden, and everyone was completely impressed by Qiao Zhiqing's momentum for the country and the people at this time, if there was any hesitation before, after all, Qiao Zhiqing openly hijacked the prison, which was a big crime for the Nine Clans.Now that I heard Qiao Zhiqing's generous words, it was naturally worth the death."
Don't worry, Lord Qiao, our brothers will definitely repay Lord Qiao's kindness to the death, complete Lord Qiao's instructions in the shortest possible time, and build our Chinese ironclad ship."
Xu Shou didn't know why tears suddenly flowed from his eyes, it seemed that he hadn't been so moved for a long time, and took the lead in responding with a fist, breaking the silence in the room."
Please rest assured, Lord Qiao, your subordinates swear to serve your life."
Several other old brothers also followed Xu Shou and replied with their fists, their faces full of reverence and responsibility.From today, our steamship factory in Suzhou was officially established, and Brother Xu served as the factory director to manage everything in the factory.The factory site is located in Taihu Lake, which is inspected and built by you.We don't have to think about all the problems of manpower, material resources, and talents, and we just leave everything to the responsibility of the official.In a word, money is not a problem, there is only one problem, that is, to build a great wall on the sea for me as soon as possible. ”Qiao Zhiqing said this, everyone was amused by his humorous tone, laughed out loud, but at the same time, there was an invisible pressure spread throughout the body, and he couldn't wait to start working immediately to repay Qiao Zhiqing for his kindness.Everyone discussed some specific details together, and Qiao Zhiqing's salary to everyone once again made people can't help but exclaim.Except for Xu Shou's two hundred taels of silver per month, the rest of the people have one hundred taels of silver per month, and their families also have a living allowance of ten taels, which makes everyone's eyes fall with joy.After talking about it all the time, Qiao Zhiqing suddenly remembered that everyone hadn't had lunch yet, and hurriedly asked Huang Feihong to order the kitchen to prepare some wine and food, and after eating happily with everyone, he hugged his fists and said goodbye.After Qiao Zhiqing returned to the study alone, Zhang Zongyu had already left, and after Ling'er and Hui'er got out of school, they also cleaned up the house neatly, and Yan Yuting didn't know what to say on the couch, so they laughed shyly.Seeing Qiao Zhiqing enter the door, his face turned even more embarrassed, and he quickly got up and slipped out from both sides of Qiao Zhiqing
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