Chapter 189 Arms Dealer of Unknown Origin

The two agreed on a deal and acted separately.

Shanda returned to Jiangsu with 100,000 taels of silver to prepare for arms, of which 50,000 taels were Li Dongshu's deposit, and the other 50,000 taels were used to open up the joints.

Li Dongshu went to Tianjin and asked the British to rent and ship the goods.

The two plan that the arms purchased in Jiangsu in Shanda year will be shipped to Tianjin first, and then by sea through Dagukou to Anzhou, North Korea. After the goods arrive in Anzhou, the goods will be delivered every year. Li Dongshu will pay the money, the transaction will be completed, and they will go their separate ways. As for the final where of this batch of arms, Shan Nian did not care about it.

Returning to Jiangsu in the grand year, he took advantage of his uncle Sheng Xuanhuai's reputation, coupled with the connections and a lot of money of the Changzhou Sheng family, and opened up and down the joints, and got 3,000 rifles, 100,000 bullets from the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, and even three wild cannons and 200 shells. These weapons were imitated by the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau. If it is produced, the performance will be improved.

In addition to the 100,000 taels of silver, this batch of arms has also converted 200,000 taels of silver in Shannian, with a total value of 300,000 taels. With freight and labor costs, it is expected to cost about 350,000 taels, while Li Dongshu's price is 3 million taels, which is a good deal. You can earn at least one million taels a year.

Shannian took this batch of arms and went north to Tianjin. Shannian's mind was also fine. He knew that selling arms was not a small deal, so he purchased a large number of cloth tea in Tianjin, mixed the arms in cloth tea, disguised it seamlessly, and then rushed to Dagukou.

When he arrived at Dagukou, he did not see Li Dongshu. However, there was a British merchant ship waiting on the dock. The British captain told Shannian that Li Dongshu had an emergency and had gone to North Korea to wait for him in Anzhou. He had paid the rent of the merchant ship. Please rest assured to board the ship.

In the Qing Dynasty at the end of the 19th century, the people's attitude towards foreigners was extremely contradictory. The people hate foreigners for their power, but at the same time, the people recognize the business reputation of Westerners, and it is more reassuring to do business with Westerners than with Chinese people.

The grand year was a British merchant ship. Although I didn't see Li Dongshu, there was no doubt about it. Then he took the goods on the ship.

After the outbreak of the war, in order to prevent the Qing army from sending more troops and supplies to North Korea, the Japanese combined fleet sent a guerrilla fleet to cruise in Bohai Bay to check the ships. Once they found arms transported to North Korea, they immediately seized them. However, with the gradual defeat and retreat of the Qing army in North Korea, the war in North Korea is coming to an end, and the joint fleet has also adjusted its focus from North Korea to Shandong, and North Korea's coastal blockade has gradually relaxed.

Since the Gaosheng incident, Britain has made strict negotiations with Japan. Although Japan calmed down the incident through quities, the British are rude and tough, which also left the Japanese with lingering lingering. In addition, the Qing War has entered a critical period. Japan does not want to attract interference from Western powers. The base camp ordered to The fleet strictly prohibits the use of force against Western merchant ships traveling out of the Bohai Sea.

Therefore, Shannian took arms to the British merchant ship and went smoothly along the way without being intercepted by Japanese warships. Soon arrived in Anzhou, North Korea.

When the grand year arrived in Anzhou, the Qing army had lost Pyongyang, and the defeated soldiers ran directly to the Yalu River. The main force of the Japanese army is still gathering in Pyongyang, and North Korean Prime Minister Kim Hongji led Lu Wenjun and others to take over Anju and establish pro. Japanese government. The Japanese army has a small number of troops stationed in Anju, but the local administration of Anju is still in the hands of the North Koreans.

Grand Year arrived at Anzhou Pier at 5 p.m., and the agreed delivery time was 8 p.m. with three hours left. This grand year, the journey was tiring, and the second trip was the first time I came to Anzhou, North Korea. When I heard that the North Korean girl in Anzhou had a unique charm, I stored the goods in the dock warehouse, sent my confidants to watch them, and ran to the fireworks place in Anzhou City alone.

North Korean girls are really different. They are originally gentle, not as open as prostitutes in the Qing Dynasty, and they have never seen any world. When they see the grand year, the rich man of the Qing Dynasty, they are very timid. This kind of timidity and shyness is unique. The grand year was like a wolf and a tiger. He pressed one down and felt that he was still not satisfied. Then he pressed down two, and then he left 300 taels of silver. In the words of gratitude of the North Korean girl, he dragged his weak feet and left the brothel with satisfaction.

The grand year's toss took four hours. When he returned to the dock, it was an hour later than the agreed time. However, this hour saved his life!

At that time, it was already late. Shannian heard the sound of gunfire on the dock from afar. He suddenly felt that the big thing was not good, but he did not dare to make trouble. He rushed to the cliff by the dock and lay in the rocks to look down. At this, he suddenly cried bitterly.

On the dock, Li Dongshu and a group of North Koreans wearing civilian clothes were surrounded by North Korean officers and troops on the dock. There were about 30 North Koreans, and there were at least 300 officers and soldiers. The group of North Koreans were outnumbered and forced to retreat into the warehouse. Using the warehouse wall to resist tenaciously, the North Korean officers' combat effectiveness was very weak, ten times that of their opponents, and they could not attack. On the contrary, they were killed and injured by Li Dongshu's people.

Not long after, a group of Japanese soldiers came, with a small number of people. There was only one team of more than 30. As soon as the Japanese soldiers entered the war, the people of Li Dongshu in the warehouse could not stand it. In less than ten minutes, the Japanese army attacked the warehouse.

Then, a violent explosion in the warehouse and the flames rose to the sky. Li Dongshu and his partners ignited the munitions and died with the Japanese soldiers.

On the cliff, Shannian was so scared that he peed his pants! It took a long time to touch my head - my head is still there!

Obviously, Li Dongshu was entrusted to buy this batch of arms, and the real buyer of this batch of arms is not the Korean court in Seoul or the Anzhou government.

He should be outside the system. The purpose of their purchase of arms is unknown, but it is clear that the North Korean government and the Japanese do not allow them to exist!

Shannian lost arms and spent hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. What's worse, the Anzhou authorities and the Japanese strengthened the vigilance of the dock, investigated the origin of this batch of arms, and seized suppliers. Shannian couldn't return to China and didn't dare to stay in Anzhou. He escaped from Anzhou City overnight.

Shannian originally wanted to go north through the dry road to the Yalu River to return to China, but at this time, the Japanese mixed brigade marched north, and all the way was full of Japanese soldiers. The Japanese soldiers were quite polite to the North Koreans. Once they found the Qing people, they were arrested on suspicion of spies regardless of indiscriminate. If they were lucky, they were sent to the prisoner of war camp. Yes, shoot on the spot.

Shannian had no choice but to turn south and go south from Anzhou to Pyongyang, but Pyongyang is an important Japanese defensive town. Shannian finally came outside Pyongyang and saw the Japanese flags from afar and did not dare to enter Pyongyang.

North and South can't go, and Anzhou can't stay. In the grand year, they are facing a desperate situation.

At this time, Zhang Jun completely annihilated the Japanese mixed brigade, forcing the first Japanese army to retreat to the Linjin River, and Zhang Jun recovered Pyongyang.

It was only in the grand year that he boldly entered Pyongyang City. After this toss, the grand year was penniless and could only live on begging. Just when he saw Wu Peifu's list for virtuousness and his grand year, he went to unveil the list and gave Wu Peifu an idea to sell the register as a scalper. As a result, Wu Peifu was turned into a gangster*.

Shannian has no intention to reveal his identity. Anyway, as a member of the Changzhou Sheng family, Shenghuai's son and nephew, he will beg for a beg. If this spreads, he will be laughed at. Wu Peifu just saw the silver, and he didn't bother to ask him where he came from.

Today, Zhou Charter saw through his collection in a few words. Shannian knew that he could not hide it, so he had to blush and tell his identity in detail.

After Shannian finished speaking, Wu Peifu was greatly surprised: "Shengnian, do you really not know the origin of Li Dongshu?"

"Mt. Wu, I really don't know. He doesn't want to say it, and I can't ask in detail. This is a rule in business." Shan Nian said with a bitter face.

"Then how dare you believe him! This is a matter of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. Aren't you afraid that he will blacken your money? Zhou Charter asked.

Shannian shook his head and said, "The villain is also a person in the business field. He usually reads countless people. Generally, he can see people inseparable. Li Dongshu is extremely bold, sincere and not a treacherous person. And, more importantly, the person who introduced him to the villain is not an ordinary person.

"What's the unusual law? Is it your cousin?" Wu Peifu asked.

I looked at Yao Xi in the grand year.

Zhou Charter said, "Yao Xi is my adjutant. I can listen to him!"

Shannian said in a low voice, "To tell you the truth, Li Dongshu's name is Mingjiu. This prime minister may not have heard of it, but everyone in the capital knows him. He is a walking minion in Prince Gong's mansion!"

Speaking of Prince Gong in the grand year, Zhou Charter and Wu Peifu looked at each other in condescenance. The so-called "walking shogun" is a less respectful expression, and the generally respectful term is "housekeeper"!

If everything involves Prince Gong, that's a big deal!

Since it's a big deal, a small businessman naturally dares not ask more.

Zhou Charter nodded and asked, "Wu Peifu, what do you think Li Dongshu are*?"

Wu Peifu thought for a moment and said, "I think there are two possibilities. First, the people who have always refused to accept the Japanese; second, it may be the resistance organization organized by the Korean gentry; however, whether it is Dongxue or the ordinary people of North Korea, they don't have so much financial resources."

Zhou Charter nodded: "You're right. North Korea's people have limited financial resources, and ordinary gentry don't have that much money. I have a guess, will Li Dongshu be from the court in Seoul?

Wu Peifu shook his head: "No way, Shannian said that the people who chased them in Anzhou were North Korean officers and Japanese soldiers. Obviously, Li Dongshu and the officers and soldiers are not at peace."