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Chapter 0010 Arms Smuggling

The church strengthened its guards, and John transferred fifty Marines to protect Li Weiguo and guard against the assassination and revenge of the Tiandihui Society.

However, Li Weiguo knew that if the Tiandihui people really wanted to kill him, it would be far from enough to rely on the protection of these fifty soldiers alone.

The person who tied the bell must be untied. After Li Weiguo thought hard, he already had a response strategy in his mind.

"What? Do you want three hundred muskets?" John asked in surprise.

"In addition, three tons of raw lead and one hundred barrels of gun medicine!" Li Weiguo thought about it and added.

There are no standard bullets in this year, and all musket bullets are melted by soldiers using matching bullet molds. This raw lead is the bullet material.

"What the hell do you want to do?" John asked in confusion.

"Of course, it's time to settle the world!" Li Weiguo smiled and looked at John and added: "But don't worry, if I care about the borrowing of this arms, I will pay you back the capital and profit in the future, and I will guarantee that you will not suffer any losses."

John frowned. Three hundred muskets and three tons of raw lead were of great significance. If there was no sufficient reason, the British military would never agree. Of course, if it was profitable, it would be a different matter.

"Are you sure you borrowed it? You have to pay back the principal and interest?"

"Of course! You have to believe me." Li Weiguo nodded and smiled mysteriously.

John stared at Li Weiguo for a long time. He felt that the other party was full of confidence. Combined with the performance of Jiang Zhuang helping him get the freight terminal a few days ago, I think he should be sure.

"Okay! I'll find a way for you!" John nodded heavily and made a great decision. After all, he didn't want the people of the Tiandihui to kill Li Weiguo.

Later, people from the Tiandihui came to visit, and John looked nervous and ordered all the soldiers to prepare for battle.

However, Li Weiguo still showed a calm look, as if he was confident in seizing the world. At this point, John shook his head and smiled bitterly, sighing that he was not as good as he did.

In the reception room, the atmosphere was tense. The three members of the Tiandihui Association came in and they were filled with strong murderous aura, which made people breathless.

This is a warning. John and others don’t understand this kind of atmosphere, but Li Weiguo understands it.

There were three guests, and the leader was a young man who looked handsome and even women were jealous. There was a big man standing on the left and right behind him, looking fierce and evil. Most people were so scared that they could only take a look at him.

Li Weiguo glanced at the three of them, did not get up, but raised his hand and said ignorantly: "Sit down!"

This behavior is surprising. When ordinary people see the Tiandihui, they must be raving forward and beat thousands of times, pour tea and water, and give them the main seat to sit for them. However, the person in front of them sat crossing his legs and sitting in the main seat without moving. Not to mention coming down to greet him, he didn't even say the word "please" and just said "sit" two words, as if he was giving alms, and he really didn't take them seriously.

"I said boy..." One of the big men got angry and wanted to scold him.

"Don't be rude!" The young handsome young man quickly stopped him, looked at Li Weiguo up and down, smiled slightly, turned around and sat aside.

The two big men glared at Li Weiguo with anger, and then stood behind the handsome young master.

Li Weiguo smiled slightly. He should not be weak when dealing with people like Tiandihui. You must show stronger than them. Otherwise, if you show weakness, they will definitely be eaten by them.

The way of the world only applies to the laws of the jungle, and the king is respected.

"I wonder what this young master is called, what kind of guigan is there?" Li Weiguo asked, directly ignoring the two big men, obviously treating them as servants.

Why are we here for this? Isn’t this aware consultant?

The two big men glared at each other when they heard this, especially the big man who wanted to scold Li Weiguo just now couldn't help it.

But the handsome young man kept smiling, waved his hand to stop his two subordinates from getting angry, looked at Li Weiguo with interest, and replied: "It is said that heroes are young, but today I saw it, I was really eye-opening. Mr. Li was only twelve years old, but he had unique skills. He fought against the Jiangzhu Gang a few days ago and became famous in one fell swoop. It is admirable. Su Sanlang, the leader of the Fire Hall of the Xiatian and Earth Association, came uninvited, and I hope Mr. Li Haihan."

He turned out to be the Lord of the Liehuo, one of the five masters of the Tiandihui Society. He is so famous!

Li Weiguo was also shocked.

However, in this way, he could not show weakness. The other party must have something to do, so he snorted coldly: "It turns out to be Master Su, I'm so respectful and rude! I didn't expect that just a batch of goods would be lost, but it actually alarmed the senior management of the Tiandihui Society to come forward in person! This is the rhythm of destroying me!"

"Why did you get the word "destroy"? Mr. Li is so serious!" Su Sanlang said lightly: "As long as Mr. Li can get this batch of goods back within three days, our world will assume that this incident has not happened."

Li Weiguo sneered: "The Youth Association is the leader of **. What are the changes you don't know? Who stole your goods? I believe you have already known in your heart. Since you insist on making things difficult for me, then draw a trail. If I can accept it, I will sell you for a face. If you bully people too much, you will be able to kill you."

Li Weiguo is strong and reveals the key point in one sentence, and does not argue with the other party.

Su Sanlang looked surprised. It was hard to imagine that a twelve-year-old boy could see such a profound experience in the real purpose of their Heaven and Earth Society.

In fact, Li Weiguo himself also speculated that if the heaven and earth intentionally wanted to destroy him, he would not have to send one of the five hall masters to come in person. Since he had sent senior staff, there must be other important things, because only senior staff could make a decision.

"Mr. Li is really surprised!" Su Sanlang smiled and continued, "Since Mr. Li has made the words clear, there is no need to hide them. That's right, we do know who stole our goods, but the dock is your Mr. Li. Our goods were stolen at your wharf, and you Mr. Li cannot escape. You, Mr. Li, don't deny this?"

"I said I thought I was unlucky. It was reasonable for me to steal someone's job and being retaliated!" Li Weiguo said deliberately impatiently, but he felt relieved. Seeing that his judgment was correct, the other party must have something to ask for. As long as he asked for it, it would be easy.

Su Sanlang smiled bitterly. He was one of the five major hall masters of the Tiandihui Society, and he was not respected anywhere. However, the young man in front of him did not give him any face at all. He spoke strongly and was full of gunpowder, as if he had owed him money in turn.

You are still a child, I don’t care about you, so I save the news that people say I have lost my identity!

Su Sanlang thought in his heart, but he did ask for help from others when he came here. He deliberately sent a message to make things difficult for Li Weiguo just to make a move. He thought that Li Weiguo was frightened to be weak, so he came to beg for him obediently, and then he followed the flow and put forward the conditions. Everything came naturally. But now, he didn't scare the other party, but the other party guessed the real purpose of his group, which really made him lose face.

I still have no experience. If the late old hall master is here, how could Li Weiguo, the twelve-year-old boy, show off his power?

Su Sanlang smiled bitterly and shook his head, and said openly: "Since Mr. Li also admitted that he was responsible, I will just say it. We can snatch the goods back by ourselves, and we will no longer ask Mr. Li for compensation, but please help me."

Li Weiguo immediately felt relieved, but he still held his face and showed strong performance, saying, "I don't know how to help?"

Su Sanlang smiled and said, "It's very simple. It's just a small task for Mr. Li. I heard that Mr. Li is the counselor of the British Embassy, ​​so it shouldn't be difficult to help us transport this batch of freight to Guangxi, right?"

So that's it!

Li Weiguo immediately understood that it was not easy to pass the inspection of the Tiandihui's weapons along the way from Jiangning to Guangxi. If it were British ships, it would be much easier. After all, the Qing navy did not dare to investigate British ships.

"I have to say that you will make a good plan! You can use the British to help you smuggle arms. It's so high, so I admire you!" Li Weiguo said with a smile on his face, making people feel that it is a praise or a criticism.

Su Sanlang said a little embarrassedly: "If Mr. Li can make this happen, the world will be grateful."

Li Weiguo communicated with John in English, and John said that there was no problem, so Li Weiguo turned to Su Sanlang and said, "This matter is no problem, but there is a win-win deal. I wonder if Lord Su is willing to do it?"

Su Sanlang asked curiously: "Young Master Li, come and listen!"

Li Weiguo replied: "Your association transported the weapons to Guangxi, probably because it was planning to help Hong Xiuquan rebel?"

As soon as these words came out, Su Sanlang stood up suddenly, stared at Li Weiguo with his eyes, and asked back with a high alert, "What do you say about Mr. Li?"

Li Weiguo was also shocked and thought to himself, is it necessary to be so nervous?

"Be calm, be calm, Master Su is a little restless, sit down and listen to me." Li Weiguo advised him in an old and angrily manner, signaling him to sit down and not to make a big deal, it is scary.

Su Sanlang also regretted it. Supporting Hong Xiuquan was only his own idea, and it was not reported to the head of the Tiandihui Society. Because Su Sanlang had just taken over as the Liehuotang from his adoptive father, he was too young to convince the public and urgently needed to do a big thing. He happened to learn that Hong Xiuquan was about to rebel, so he decided to transport a batch of weapons and bring people to join Hong Xiuquan's team in person to do something in order to consolidate his position as the head of the Liehuotang. Only he and a few confidants knew about this. Li Weiguo should not know it, but he stood up and told the other party that this matter was true. If the other party was bluffing him, wouldn't he have fallen into the trap just now?

This boy's scheming is really not simple!

Su Sanlang's expression changed a few times and was a little confused. He sat down slowly and said, "Young Master Li, don't speculate randomly. Rebellion is a matter of losing one's head!"

"Will your heaven and earth fight against the Qing Dynasty every day and be afraid of losing your head?" Li Weiguo just finished speaking and saw Su Sanlang standing up again, he hurriedly comforted him and said, "Okay, okay, just kidding, don't worry, I just want to help you!"

"Take it seriously? How can I help me?" Su Sanlang immediately regretted it again as soon as he spoke. This is like not asking for advice.

The two big men behind him shook their heads and sighed, looking at each other, as if saying: The master of the hall is too young and can't hold back. This time our Fire Hall is so embarrassing, and the opponent is only a twelve-year-old boy.

Even Li Weiguo forced himself to laugh. Su Sanlang was not good either, he lacked exercise.

To avoid embarrassment between the two sides, Li Weiguo said directly: "In fact, it is indeed a clever move for Master Su to help Hong Xiuquan. Now that Hong Xiuquan is forced by the Qing army, it is a good time to help. If Hong Xiuquan becomes the climate and help, it will only be icing on the cake. However, Hong Xiuquan probably has no shortage of such swords and weapons, and you may not be valued if you give him these things."

"What does Mr. Li mean?" Su Sanlang asked, feeling it makes sense.

Li Weiguo smiled and said, "You forgot what I do? The British foreign guns and cannons are so powerful that they can defeat the Qing army and were forced to cede land for compensation. I intend to help you get a batch of foreign guns and cannons. You take these guys to find Hong Xiuquan. This weight is a hundred times stronger than those swords!"

"You are serious about this? Mr. Li, don't joke with me!" Su Sanlang seemed very excited. He naturally knew the power of foreign guns and cannons, but the control was strictly prohibited.

Li Weiguo nodded and said, "If Master Su doubts, what if we are not weak, we will become sworn brothers first?"

Being sworn brother?

Everyone in the hall was stunned, and Su Sanlang's expression was even more wonderful, a little amused and crying. The two big men behind him wanted to strangle Li Weiguo to death.

"Does Lord Su look down on me?"

Well, it was Li Weiguo's turn to fight back, and one sentence forced Su Sanlang to desperately go.
Chapter completed!
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