Chapter 137 Breaking through difficulties and making money
"Oh God, Hong, did you promise our laboratory that we were going to make weapons?"
When these people were taken to the arsenal by Hong Yun, they saw the groups of slaughtered men in black, as well as those buildings with obvious tough style, and some equipment inside, Tory's face changed.
"Of course not, but I'm afraid you've already known my identity here these days."
"Especially, some of you had wanted to escape back to the state capital, but were stopped by my people."
"That's right, as you know, we, in the words of the Qing court, are rebels, but I think we are heroes, heroes of this country and nation."
Hong Yun said, while his interested eyes swept across everyone's faces.
For a moment, several people secretly lowered their heads and did not dare to look at Hong Yun's eyes.
Because, half a month ago, these people heard what the working women in the factory said, and after learning that Hong Yun and others were actually thieves, they were worried that they would be implicated and wanted to escape.
However, they did not expect that Hong Yun had such strict control over the factory, and was stopped by the black flag soldiers before leaving the factory.
Of course, even if they can run out of the factory, they cannot live without Hongxiguan Village.
As the black flag soldiers trained by Hong Xiguan became more and more elite, and the special geographical location of Hong Xiguan Village, it can be said that within a radius of more than ten miles, Hong Yun had already been built into an iron bucket like an iron barrel.
"Hong, I'm sorry, some of us have made some bad actions, but please believe me, they have no malice, they just didn't expect to join the mercenary group, so they reacted a little overreaction..."
When Tori said this, he turned around and looked at the people behind him. Seeing that everyone had no objection, he spoke again.
"In fact, we don't care who we work for. We just hope that we can cooperate in a civilized way, rather than using some other means to force us to do things."
"Torry, you are right. I have always like fairness and justice in my work. However, you also understand the current situation in our country, and I also know the situation over you."
"So, now that you have accepted my invitation and have come here, and have learned so many secrets, it is impossible to leave for the time being."
"But don't worry, the conditions that promised you will not change, and I will not hurt you. After a few years, or say that, as long as you can help me crack the method of making generators and oil refining methods, you can leave at any time."
In fact, Hong Yun really didn't want to ask too much for these people. After all, he knew that these people were not reliable. The ancients said it well, that if they were not of my race, their hearts would be different.
Therefore, Hong Yun never thought that he would keep these people here and that after they were here for a long time, he would always be unable to help but cause something. These foreigners are so naturally.
As long as he can help himself solve the two major problems of generator and oil, if the weapons manufacturing equipment he brings can operate normally, everything else will be fine.
With weapons beyond this era, his Black Flag Army would definitely be invincible. By then, these foreigners would be fine if they were let go, and it would not matter if they defected to the Qing court.
Anyway, Hong Yun is sure that after building a modern army of thousands of people, he will definitely be able to invade the capital in a short time and kill Kang Mazi.
"No problem, this is OK, as long as you don't tear down the original promise, we don't care who we work for."
Tori took the lead in agreeing, and the others nodded in agreement.
At first, they suddenly knew that Hong Yun and others were "rebels" and they didn't want to get involved. However, after calming down afterwards, under the dual pressure of high salaries and the possibility of life-threatening pressure, these people chose to join without hesitation.
Anyway, for them, they never took the imperial power seriously.
We can't say that we don't take it seriously. We can only say that on their side, the emperor is just a kind of nobleman, but he has greater power, has more army, and has better authority.
Just like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in China, it doesn’t matter what countries are. As long as you meet the “wise master”, you can serve him wholeheartedly.
Once the wise ruler becomes a foolish monarch, he can leave this country at any time and go to another country to realize his ambitions.
Of course, these foreigners were not as honest as those of the ancestors of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. At that time, people still had a lot of constraints on rules and concepts.
Europa in this era can be said to be the era with the lowest binding force on people. Because the divine power has withered, the imperial power is still chaotic. In addition, the era of great navigation has begun, everyone is tempted by the huge benefits brought by those sailing "heroes".
For a time, everyone's so-called rules and moral values were all left behind, and there were only two types of beliefs, namely fame and profit.
To put it simply, it’s just one word, profit!
In the end, seeking fame is also for profit. One only needs to see benefits in a short time, and the other is to use a long line to catch big fish.
Just like the difference between long-term and short-term in the financial market, it is ultimately for making money.
"Since that's the case, we have reached an agreement. Everyone, you can rest assured that as long as you do things seriously, I may not guarantee other aspects, but I can definitely guarantee the rewards you should give and the personal safety of you here."
With Hong Yun's promise, Tori and others no longer complained. After all, they had already boarded the boat, could they still want to go down?
They are not familiar with the place here. Even if some people make friends with some officials, these people are ready to resist the Qing court. What can the officials they know do to others?
Of course, these people also had some fantasies in their minds, that is, once Hong Yun can really do this, after all, there are too many such situations on their side.
With the help of them and the exchanges during this period, I knew that Hong Yun’s thoughts were very advanced and there was a great chance of success.
By then, their group of people might be able to get a lord and become a true oriental noble.
Although they are not local nobles, all the nobles are nobles. If they become nobles here and carry forward their family on this mysterious land, they will have the same glory.
"Hong, we can't help but feel the impulse in our hearts. We are planning to start work today."
The more I think about it, the more excited I feel. Unlike many Chinese people in this era, who have the concept of loyalty to the emperor and serving the country, these people have no concept of family and country. After they gave up their hometown and came to this mysterious eastern land, they became a wanderer who only considers their future.
"Not busy, these are some things I have summarized these days. You can take a look first. Maybe it will be helpful to your work."
Over the past month, Hong Yun did not waste it. While teaching the ten foreign teachers Chinese, he also learned the languages of many countries through translation, and translated some of the theoretical knowledge he learned before his rebirth in several languages.
Although he didn't know the particularly detailed manufacturing plan, the knowledge he learned during school was theoretically perfect, and only some practical things were left, which was actually not difficult.
Even Hong Yun himself, if he had time, he could slowly figure it out in one or two years.
But he has too many things to deal with now, and he doesn't have a year or two to practice. He can only rely on these foreigners with imperfect theories, but there are some basic foreigners to help him complete them.
"Oh God, Hong, these theories of yours are so advanced, just like God, opening a flash of doors to heaven for us!"
Foreigners like to exaggerate when speaking, although these theories developed by Hong Yun are indeed something that transcends the times in this era.
All right...
Hong Yun also felt that his current state and strength were really fully displayed in the mundane world, and it might not be much worse than the God they mentioned.
"It's fine if it's useful to you, I hope you can help me solve these problems as soon as possible."
With a smile, Hong Yun put down the information and stopped caring about these people.
"Hong, don't worry, with your theories, at least we will solve this problem of oil in half a month."
This guy Tori is worthy of being a disciple who calls himself Galileo, and he speaks with confidence.
The same is true for others. After discussing for a while, they all felt that the oil refining technology was not a problem. After all, Hong Yun had already given them a key theory, and the rest was practical operation.
As long as you provide them with some crude oil and let them practice more, it may take less than half a month to solve the problem.
As expected, after Hong Yun brought some hot turbulent oil bought by his subordinates from the prefecture to these people, in just one week, these people found a method of refining and even developed a simple refining equipment for this.
Although it is very simple, diesel can be extracted, and it is basically enough for Hong Yun's generator to be used continuously for 24 hours.
As soon as this news came, Hong Yun was overjoyed. He came to the arsenal that day and brought people to everyone a lot of Chinese delicacies and rewarded them.
In addition, it was announced on the spot that they would give everyone a bonus this month, 20 taels of silver for each person, as the bonus for their development of this simple refining tool, and promised that if they could make more complete refining equipment, they would give them a large bonus and increase their salary.
For a moment, Tori and others were very excited, and they all became more motivated, yelling to make better and more powerful equipment.
On the other hand, as the diesel problem is solved, the textile factory is wrong. Now it should be said that it is a clothing factory more appropriate.
Under the guidance of Hong Yun, the clothing factory has now formed a complete production line, from raw material processing to the final ready-to-wear.
Of course, the main products are Westernized clothing. After all, rich people in China prefer silk products in this era. The number of clothing factories is enough. If they follow the high-end silk route, the quality is much worse than that of the handicraft workshops of the same era, and there is basically no market.
If you go to the low end, ordinary people don’t have any particular things to do with it. They don’t have much profit at all, so suits are a good market, and the first batch of products were only prepared and sold for 15 taels of gold.
Chapter completed!