Chapter 879: Crazy again

? "This Li Chuyuan seems to have finally gotten his way."
　　
　　 Xiao Ming laughed a lot after seeing Li Chuyuan's book.
　　
　　 At this time, he was in the cabinet office. The nine cabinets were all in place. Seeing Xiao Ming smiling so happily, Pang Yukun smiled and asked: "The emperor is so happy, it seems that something good has happened."
　　
"That's for sure. Li Chuyuan wants to buy more artillery, muskets and ammunition from us, and the scale is beyond imagination, because he lifted the ban on firearms in Chu State, and now the wealthy families in Jiangnan crane their necks one by one. Want to get firearms to arm yourself." Xiao Ming said.
　　
　　 "The firearms ban has been lifted!" Pang Yukun was also a little surprised. "It seems that Li Chuyuan finally saw through Sima. He thought that Sima would help him, but he never thought that Sima would have been wronged long ago."
　　
　　 Fiji knows the Sima family best. He said: "The old official once said that if the Chu King dies, only Sima can take over the country of Chu. Now it seems that it will be fulfilled soon."
　　
　　 Xiao Ming nodded slightly, "If this is the case, I will have more reason to send troops, but before that, I still think about how to make more money."
　　
Everyone laughed, and Zhan Xingchang said: "During the Northern War, we confiscated a lot of export-type artillery from the princes. We were able to sell to them at this opportunity, and the first batch of artillery was also produced because of material problems. After the bombing, since they want better artillery, they will also sell these artillery that is about to be eliminated."
　　
　　 "It's just that the firearms seized from Goryeo have been sold to them, and now they can only let the military workshop produce them if they want them." Yang Chengye said in deep thought.
　　
"It doesn't matter. The structure of matchlock and flintlock guns is simple and easy to produce. A group of old workers are transferred from the military workshop and asked them to bring some workers to reopen the obsolete production line, which can fully meet their requirements." Xiao Ming said.
　　
　　 "If this is the case, the next official will immediately order the mobilization of resources for production, and we will make a lot of money before going south." Pang Yukun was very excited.
　　
　　 Obviously, the rich South will bring them more war dividends. With these dividends, the industrialization and railway construction of the North will speed up again.
　　
　　 They will have sufficient military expenditure to attack the country and stabilize the north.
　　
　　 This matter was decided, the entire cabinet began to function, and the nine people headed by Pang Yukun began to cooperate in all aspects of the firearms trade.
　　
　　 The military workshop that received the order quickly pulled out a part of the old workers, and soon the flintlock production line was fully restored, and flintlocks and matchlocks came off the production line.
　　
　　 From June to October, the court has been in a frenzy of firearms trade for four months.
　　
　　 What did not disappoint them is that they really made a lot of money this time.
　　
　　 In addition to the normal purchases made by the Royal Mansion of Chu, this time the rich and powerful people in the south showed their heroic side. Now Xiao Ming finally understands that the people are rich and the country is poor in the late Ming Dynasty.
　　
　　 These southern gentry and tycoons sell firearms just like contemporary Shanxi coal bosses sell their houses. Basically, these gentry can digest as much as they produce.
　　
　　 In order not to affect the firearms trade, he even postponed the plan to go south for a month. The firearms trade did not cool down until November.
　　
　　At this time, the silver taels, gold, tea, porcelain, silk, and ore shipped from the south have been converted into 60 million taels, which is about 200 million golden dragon coins.
　　
　　 The cost of making weapons in these young states has been recovered, and they have also made huge profits several times.
　　
　　 But Xiao Ming is still not satisfied with this figure, because he knows very well that even this is only a small part of the wealth of the rich. The rich southern rich still have a lot of oil and water to pump.
　　
　　 And this last cut will be solved by war.
　　
　　 On November 5, when the weather in Qingzhou gradually turned cold, two divisions with falcon rifles took a train from Qingzhou to Dengzhou, and then boarded the ship from Dengzhou to Jinling.
　　
　　 "Although the firearms trade is lucrative, the attack in the south will inevitably be more difficult. I hope the Falcon rifle can really exert its outstanding capabilities."
　　
　　 Niu Ben is a little worried on the train.
　　
　　 This time, Xiao Ming is also preparing to go to Jinling City with his concubines and heirs. Now the cabinet is operating steadily and the government affairs are handled in an orderly manner. He doesn't need to stay in Qingzhou all the time.
　　
　　 So, taking advantage of the opportunity to go south, he was also planning to visit Jinling City for a while, and at the same time to visit Jinling Mansion. In the past, this was the crown of Wei Wang, leaving many elders left.
　　
　　 Both Pang Yukun and Fiji have a headache here.
　　
　　 "Why should the general worry? The rich family in Jiangnan scolded me stupidly while buying weapons. Don't you think so?" Xiao Ming laughed.
　　
　　 Niu Ben's face paled, "The old minister would never dare."
　　
Xiao Ming smiled and said: "In fact, both the rich and the merchant councils know that I will go south. This is the reason why they rush to buy firearms. For them, I know that but I still have to buy weapons. Arm the enemy, but they don’t understand that without an industrial foundation, the muskets in their hands will soon become fire sticks."
　　
　　 "Fire stick?" Niu Ben was puzzled.
　　
Xiao Ming continued: "I have ordered Yue Yun to block the sea routes of Great Yu. Neither Britain nor France can supply them with ammunition from the sea. At the same time, I have ordered the Yizhou government to ban the sale of saltpeter to the south. As long as they run out of ammunition, what use are artillery and musket?"
　　
　　 Niu Ben suddenly realized, "The final will understand that Li Chuyuan deliberately pestered the merchant council to fight, so that their ammunition was consumed very quickly, and they would not have much left when we shot."
　　
"Exactly, in order for Li Chuyuan to continue to muddle the water, I promised his prosperity for the second half of his life~EbookFREE.me~ Xiao Ming looked to the south. After the officials he sent arrived in Lin'an, Li Chuyuan This request was made secretly.
　　
　　 The reason why he wanted to talk to Qingzhou officials was because he couldn't believe anyone in Lin'an.
　　
　　 Niu Ben's face relaxed a bit, while Luo Quan was full of confidence. For him, the Great Yu country had been split for too long, and now they are finally about to complete the great cause of reunification.
　　
　　 Three days later, Xiao Ming arrived at Jinling City.
　　
　　 Back again, Xiao Ming found that not only the prosperity was restored here, but also better than before. Through the dock, he even saw the plumes of smoke floating in the sky. This is a typical feature of a steam engine factory.
　　
　　 Seeing this, Xiao Ming had to sigh with emotion, this Jinling City indeed occupies too many advantages.
　　
　　 However, there are more places in Jiangnan that occupy excellent terrain, such as Songjiang, because this is contemporary Shanghai, and this is also the first place of this southward attack.
　　
　　As long as we take this place and build a wharf, Qingzhou's materials can be directly transported to Songjiang, and the province's materials will be dumped from Jinling.