Han Xiufeng accompanied Ding Baozhen, Gao Yunfeng and Zhang Zhidong for dinner, and asked Yongzhuang to help boil a few pots of water. After the three of them took a shower and changed into clean clothes, they invited the three of them to the Zen room for tea and talk.

Gao Yunfeng rushed to his hometown in a hurry and found his second son's family. Someone saw his eldest son and his wife escaped with her baby before the city was broken. However, after the county town was recovered, he did not come back like his second son's family, and there was no news about his daughter and son-in-law's family. He heard that he might have gone to the provincial capital and found Guiyang all the way.

As a result, he did not find his relatives, but instead met Ding Baozhen, who went to the provincial capital to visit the governor and wanted to buy some grain, but he couldn't buy much salt and cloth. Ding Baozhen heard that he was going back to Chongqing Prefecture with Han Xiufeng to help train. He heard that Han Xiufeng brought back more than 200 foreign guns and came here with him. It was a coincidence with Zhang Zhidong, and Zhang Zhidong's father Zhang Ying was just an agent of the Taoist pedestal, but now he is still the prefect of Xingyi.

As for the bandits in Guizhou, the three of them brought good news and bad news.

The good news is that Yang Hanxi was killed by local regiments in Gezhuang, Shiqian Prefecture more than 20 days ago. Wu Sansheng, the fortune teller who bewitched Yang Hanxi rebelled and later became a "national protection military advisor", was also captured by the government army and local regiments in Yongning County. He was suppressed to the provincial capital Mingzhengdian. Tailor Shu escaped with his remnants, but the government army and regiments that surrounded and intercepted were more, so it was a matter of time before he was awarded the title.

The bad news is that although Yang Hanxi and Wu Sansheng were dead, Tailor Shu, who was fleeing everywhere, could not become a big deal. However, the remnants of the White Lotus Sect followed them to occupy Tongzi, occupy Renhuai, attack Suiyang, attack Qijiang, encircle Zunyi, and force Guiyang. They snatched flags and killed generals all the way, which not only endangered southern Sichuan, but also swept over half of Guizhou!

"Although Yang Hanxi deserves to die, he shouldn't die so early." Han Xiufeng pondered.

"If Yang Yanxi was not dead, the bandits would definitely follow Yang Yanxi's leader. If the operation was done properly, there would be a chance to gather the remnants of the White Lotus Sect and annihilate them. But who dares to let them become bigger?" Ding Baozhen sighed lightly and said helplessly: "Now, although the large number of bandits have been suppressed, a small number of bandits emerged overnight, and dozens of hills emerged at once. They could not defeat the suppression, and the officers and soldiers could only run away."

"The ground is not three feet wide, and there are mountains everywhere. It is really not easy to suppress those bandits and bandits drill into the ravine!" Zhang Zhidong couldn't help but say.

"What's going on everywhere now?" Han Xiufeng asked in a low voice.

Ding Baozhen said helplessly: "All the prefectures and county officials in various places are busy convening gentry training, and they are all working with the official army to suppress bandits and quell the rebellion. However, Wantitai's command has only a few thousand green camp soldiers, and they can't even take care of them or suppress them. Officials in various places can only rely on group training. Although the few counties that had fallen before have been recovered one after another, Guizhou is not as rich as Sichuan. The gentry in Guizhou is not rich, and even if they hold a group training, they can't afford to raise too many young and strong people. They can't care about the future. Therefore, the prefectures and county halls that came over here have been prepared to commit suicide by hanging their beams once the thieves attacked the city."

"Just in your hands, there is a mess outside the city?"

"The further away from the county town, the more chaotic it is."

"Will there be a big mess?"

"If you don't think of a solution quickly, it will be a big mess!"

"What's the solution?" Han Xiufeng asked.

Ding Baozhen was so eager to return home that he said bluntly: "I will never hide it from you. Baozhen's trip is not only here to buy guns from you, but also from you to buy grain, salt and cloth!"

"Buy grain, buy salt, buy cloth?"

"I have many mountains and few fields in Guizhou, and the soil is barren and the people are poor. In addition, the peace has been in peace for a long time, and the breeding of teeth is growing more and more. Except for the farming and silkworms in Zunyi, it is easier to make a living. The rest of the states and prefectures have no other benefits to live. Most people do not eat enough food and do not cover their bodies. In the Taiping era, there is a shortage of food, and the people can only rely on corn, red barnyard, oats, millet, buckwheat and other coarse grains to fill their stomachs. The only little rice can only be used to entertain guests and pay taxes. It is rare to eat a meal of rice, not to mention that now there is no peace."

Looking at Han Xiufeng's thoughtful look, Ding Baozhen continued: "The sky is sunny for three days, the earth is three feet flat, and the person is three cents of silver, which is not a joke. Lord Lang Baochenlang, who once worked as a food channel in Guizhou, once sighed: He was sent to the thousands of mountains and valleys, and he was idle to compare households to check the customs of the people. Wherever he went, he became barren soil, and there were corrupt officials here!"

"Brother Zhihuang, Guizhou is short of food, salt and cloth, I have heard of it for a long time. But the roads in Guizhou are so difficult to walk. Even if you have money to buy, how much can you leave when transported from here to Pingyuan, your hometown?"

"I'm not afraid of my brother's jokes. Baozhen is penniless. He can get to you by relying on Brother Ji Yue's help. I'm afraid he has to borrow some money from you when he returns tomorrow."

Han Xiufeng had never seen someone so poor and could not help but ask: "Brother Zhihuang, since you are penniless, why are you here to buy a gun? Not only are you planning to buy a gun, but you even plan to buy food, salt and cloth!"

"Fourth Master, Master Ding is not having no money, but he has spent all his family finances and organized a group training." Gao Yunfeng said hurriedly.

"Two, I have no other meaning, I want to say..."

Before Han Xiufeng finished speaking, Ding Baozhen said anxiously: "Zhixing, I don't mean to force others to do anything, nor do I think of asking you for your gun for nothing. Instead, I want to ask you to talk to the merchants and not to trade with Guizhou because of the bandits in Guizhou. Our Guizhou is poor, but we produce copper, lead, tea, and all kinds of mountain goods. As long as they transport grain and salt as before, they can exchange copper, lead, tea and various mountain goods. They will not lose money and will definitely be profitable."

"How smart the merchants are, they won't do business that loses money. It's just that your side is not peaceful, and they can't make money but spend money!"

"What are the brave and brave outside doing? You can send some soldiers and brave men to escort them all the way, just like transferring food and money to the quelling officials! The road was not peaceful, but now there are only a few small groups of thieves. If two or three hundred soldiers and brave men escort them at a time, you can find me if the wealth is robbed!"

Seeing that Han Xiufeng was unmoved, Ding Baozhen said anxiously: "If the merchants in southern Sichuan cannot pass, the tea and mountain goods from Guizhou cannot be transported out. The people cannot exchange money for salt, cloth, or even pay taxes. If the people have no way to survive, they will be deceived by the remnants of the White Lotus Sect, and they will most likely be thieves. At that time, not only will it endanger southern Sichuan, but the court will also let you Sichuan assist in more food and salary. The accounts of those officials who are in corpses and food will not be calculated. As a native of Ba County, you must not count!"

Thinking of his father's situation, Zhang Zhidong couldn't help but say: "Master Han, my father's side is short of food, salt and cloth."

Han Xiufeng nodded slightly, thinking about it, couldn't help but ask, "Brother Zhihuang, if I don't help this, if I just blocked the boundary marker, would you scold me?"

Ding Baozhen didn't expect Han Xiu Summit to ask this question, and couldn't help but laugh: "Yes!"

"I don't want to be scolded," Han Xiufeng patted his thighs and looked at the three of them with a smile and said, "To be honest, I have thought of what you said long ago. Even if you didn't come with Brother Ji Yue, I will send 3,000 Yongzhuang to station in Songkan in half a month, and 500 Yongzhuang to station in Hongguan and Hanya."

"Why don't you send more brave men to Loushan Pass?"

"I am the order of the Chongqing Prefecture's prefectures and counties, and not the order of the Guizhou delegation. I have to send three thousand brave men to the Guizhou government to the Songkan stationed in Guizhou to apologize for punishment. How dare I go further south?" Han Xiufeng paused and then said, "What's more, my stationed in Songkan is not as simple as my gateway to southern Sichuan. Songkan is the only water and land wharf in northern Guizhou. As long as the merchants in the eight provinces of Songkan can transport grain, salt and other merchants and goods to Songkan through water and land, and then transport them from Songkan along the Chongqing-Guizhou official road to various parts of Guizhou."

"Will you send troops to escort?"

"As long as those merchants are willing to take the risk of doing this business, I will definitely send Yongzhuang to escort them. After all, most of the food and salary of the few thousand Yongzhuang is donated by merchants."

"It's great, Zhixing, please help me, so that those merchants don't sell all the salt before transporting it to Guiyang, and you have to leave some for me anyway. After I go back, I will summon merchants from my hometown to raise money. After I raise the money, I send someone to Guiyang to trade."

"Okay, I can still do this."

"There is a foreign gun. Can you give me a hundred shots to credit first?"

As soon as Ding Baozhen finished speaking, Zhang Zhidong couldn't help but say, "Master Han, my father urgently needs firearms. If you have any foreign guns, the Zhidong will buy as much as your father. As long as you ship it to Xingyi, you will be given silver and you will never be in arrears!"

"Xiaoda, what are you doing? You are going to Beijing to take the exam. You should focus on your career, go around and review your homework quickly."

"Master Ding, you have spent all your family finances and trained. Zhidong has killed bandits with your father. You are in trouble with bandits in your hometown, and your father is not peaceful. This is the master, Zhidong can still help you do it." Zhang Zhidong knew very well what Xingyi Mansion lacks most now, and turned around and bowed: "Master Han, please!"

How could Han Xiufeng miss the buyer who delivered it to the door?

Although Ding Baozhen couldn't afford the money for a while, the identity of Shujishi of the Hanlin Academy was worth 10,000 taels. Han Xiufeng believed that he did not dare to pay the debt, so he pretended to weigh the pros and cons, and said helplessly: "Don't argue with you, two, there are only ninety shots left in foreign guns. How about the family forty-five shots?"

"Forty-five shots are forty-five!"

"Brother Zhihuang, don't worry, Xiufeng hasn't finished speaking yet." Han Xiufeng smiled and continued, "The gun Xiufeng can be sold to you, but you can't just take it back. First, it's not peaceful along the way, and it will be troublesome if it falls into the hands of the thieves. Second, how to use these foreign guns, Xiufeng has some experience, so Xiufeng is not just selling guns, but planning to sell them together."

"What do you say when you sell it together?"

"We can only be sharp when we gather together. Xiufeng plans to train two firearm groups that use all foreign guns. After the training is done, when those brave and powerful can go on the battlefield to kill the thieves, they will take the gun to your place to listen to it."

"Then what?"

"The gun is yours, and the person is mine. You have to pay my salaries. If you make military achievements in the future, remember to mention Lord Cao from Dongdao of Sichuan and Du Xingyuan, the governor of Chongqing. If you have the opportunity, you will be the supervisor who leads the troops and the regiment commander."

Thinking of the forty-five brave men who were all using fire guns and could with hundreds of village heroes who used long-haired machetes, Ding Baozhen blurted out: "A gentleman's word!"

"It's hard to chase after all!" Han Xiufeng smiled slightly, then turned around and said, "Xiaoda, can you help your father make this decision? If you can make this decision, I can not only sell the gun to you, but also send Xingyi to listen to the firearms group, but also send a few more groups to help your father suppress the bandits and quell the rebellion."

Thinking that although Xingyi Prefecture City was defended, the current situation was more critical than before, and it was full of dangers. Zhang Zhidong, who was already worried about his family, said without hesitation: "Yes!"
Chapter completed!