Feng Jian smiled and said, "These foreign craftsmen are not as difficult as you think. They all traveled across the sea from the distant West to our Ming Dynasty. They were just financial opportunities. In the past, they followed the governor Sun Yuanhua in Dengzhou, because Sun Yuanhua could provide them with generous treatment and silver. Now when they come to Huluyan, as long as the money and benefits we provide will only be higher than those in Dengzhou, they have no reason not to do things for us, and you don't have to worry at all."

Seeing that Zhang Dalai and Liang Yuanhao were still worried, he turned to Chen Xiaoshan and joked: "It seems that what you just told me really scared the two major supervisors of our Military Research Institute. Hurry up and find a way to remedy it."

Chen Xiaoshan smiled and said, "This is easy to deal with. If these foreign craftsmen really want to make things difficult for the two major supervisors, they will let Guo Tai come forward and hunger them for a few days to ensure that they are obedient."

Feng Jian laughed and scolded: "I will have a blind idea. If I really do this, I guess our Red Barbarian Cannon will not be built."

Everyone at the table laughed, talking about these foreign craftsmen, and Liang Yuanhao came up with ideas and thoughts about them.

Everyone was born into bandits, so they could not help but speak vulgarly. Panier, who was sitting on one side, turned red when she heard it, and her beautiful eyes stared at the vulgar people.

If it were another occasion, Panier would have left without leaving, but it would be difficult to leave rashly in today's occasion.

Chen Hanyang, who was sitting beside Panier, had a straightforward temper. When he saw Panier embarrassing, he loudly reminded everyone to be cautious when speaking.

Feng Jian also realized that an unmarried girl was indeed inappropriate among a group of vulgar men, so he said to Panier: "If Captain Pan's medical team has something to do, you can leave first, and don't be tainted by these rough words."

After hearing Feng Jian's words, he felt sad for no reason. Tears kept falling like broken pearls, sobbing a few times. He covered his face and ran out of the conference hall.

Feng Jian was a little stunned. He said that because he was completely concerned about it. He didn't know why Panier was crying.

Chen Hanyang sighed, stood up and said, "I'm going to see what's going on with Ni'er!"

"Yes, Dr. Shen went to see if Captain Pan was wronged. Ask the whole story clearly. If you have any difficult things to solve, you can directly contact me." Feng Jian said.

Chen Hanyang agreed, but shook his head secretly. It seemed that Panier was tender and the commander was unaware of it!

Sun Fang and Qin Huaibao are the chief and vice presidents of Huluyan General Mutual Aid Association. They are in charge of Huluyan’s money and grain exchanges and are truly powerful figures in Huluyan’s finances.

However, in the past few days, the commander's major moves without warning, Huluyan's finances face unprecedented pressure, which made Sun Fang and Qin Huaibao worry and couldn't sleep or eat.

Sun Fang planned to give Feng Jianliang a clear idea of ​​the difficulties faced by Huluyan.

Huluyan harvested wheat in summer and corn, soybean and grains in autumn last year. In addition to returning it to the village households, the Mutual Aid Association maintains its operation and the military needs of nearly 10,000 people in Huluyan. Most of the remaining grains were transferred through the Dayou Grain Bank.

The grain is sold through the Jiaolai River water transportation to the Beijing-Tianjin area of ​​Zhili for trafficking and sale, and then purchased various materials locally to transport Pingdu and surrounding areas. Excluding the cost of grain, the profit generated by the Jiaolai River water transportation alone is almost equivalent to 30% of the grain harvest.

It can be seen that with the opening of Jiaolai River water transportation, its huge benefits are gradually emerging. The control of this golden waterway is now in the hands of the Xunying Camp in Pingduzhou. In the future, it will be another important source of Huluyan's finance.

Just talking about Huluyan Finance, the total gross income of silver last year was 1.1 million taels. More than one million taels of silver looked a lot, but the expenses everywhere in Huluyan were like bottomless pits. Silver disappeared like flowing water.

At the beginning of the year, Huluyan General Mutual Aid Association made a budget for the annual income and expenditure. Sun Fang, Qin and Huaibao were also very confident. After careful calculations with their subordinates, Huluyan's finances will not only not lose money in the year, but also have some surplus.

However, a few days ago, a navy fleet of 100 warships suddenly appeared. The silver cost of maintaining this huge navy fleet was not a small amount, at least 500,000 taels a year. This expenditure was not included in this year's budget, and the finance department suddenly had a gap of 500,000 taels of silver.

That's not all. The day before yesterday, the commander took away nearly half of the deposits of Dayou Grain Store, and now he agrees that Zhang Da will expand the Military Research Institute.

In just a few moments, Huluyan's finances became less than enough, and the fiscal budget for one year had to be greatly modified. No wonder Sun Fang and Qin Huaibao looked like bitter gourd.

Sun Fang complained to Feng Jian: "Commander, you know best how much money our Huluyan finance has. You can purchase raw materials in the budget at the beginning of the year and pay for nearly 10,000 soldiers. The labor subsidies for the Mutual Aid Association, the Mutual Aid Association, the Military Research Institute, the breeding farm, the pigeon farm and other expenses require at least 900,000 taels of silver. In addition, the miscellaneous expenses can just be balanced. You have added a burden of 50,000 or 600,000 yuan, and the Huluyan finance will be unbearable!"

Feng Jian also knew the difficulties of Sun Fang, Qin and Huaibao. Huluyan was not like a year and a half ago. Now it has two major systems, Zhenshan Camp and Mutual Aid Association. All aspects need money and grain support. Huluyan's grain income last year seemed to be a lot, but there were more expenses.

Both of them are not professionals, so it is rare to be able to support the smooth operation of Huluyan in all aspects. Feng Jian was very satisfied with this.

This time, it was also a reason for suddenly taking out 100,000 taels of silver from Pingdu Dayou Grain Store. Feng Jian came to Huluyan this time to explain to the two of them.

Also, although Sun Fang, Qin and Huaibao felt sorry for the commander Feng Jian who threw out 100,000 taels of silver to bribe important figures in the court, Sun Fang, Qin and Huaibao felt sorry for him, he could understand.

The commander's purpose was to control the Dengzhou Navy warships in his own hands. As long as the emperor and court ministers allowed it, the court would have a fixed amount of money every year, and the Huluyan finance would not have to bear the cost of the navy.

In fact, even if the court does not bear the food and salary of the navy, it is not a big problem in Feng Jian’s opinion. The food harvest of Huluyan Mutual Aid Association has increased year by year. The trafficking of water goods on the Nanjiaolai River, coupled with the charging of river checkpoints, are all industries that generate huge profits.

Even another navy with the same organization can support it, and now the finances are only temporarily tight. Feng Jian believes that Sun Fang, Qin and Huaibao can see this.

Feng Jian said: "President Sun, President Qin, I know the difficulties of your mutual aid association. However, the navy is an important force in whether our Huluyan can ship freely on the sea and fight against the enemy. Moreover, even if the food and salary supply of the navy fleet requires the financial burden of Huluyan, the silver required is not something that your finances need to be taken out at once, but is allocated monthly. I think the mutual aid association's budget should not be a big problem."

Sun Fang said to Feng Jian with a bitter face: "Commander, if the new budget is not added, the mutual aid association's finances will be difficult, but they can still cope!"

Feng Jian smiled and said to Sun Fang and Qin Huaibao: "In fact, increasing fiscal expenditures means that our Huluyan is growing rapidly. Now investing now will bring ten or a hundred times returns. This is a good thing in my opinion. Your mutual aid will take the financial attention in the long run, so think about it carefully!"

Although everyone didn't understand the words in the commander's words, they could still understand the general meaning, and the words were full of motivation. The two of them hurriedly nodded and agreed.

After lunch, Shen Xiaoshan and Guo Tai were leading the way. Feng Jian met the foreign craftsmen who were kidnapped by the 27 soldiers of the enemy hunting soldiers.

When we saw a group of people wearing the Ming army's red battle jackets coming, a young man wearing the fifth-rank military official uniform was surrounded by the group. The foreign craftsmen were a little surprised, but no one spoke. Many foreign craftsmen stared at Guo Tai in the crowd. There was a look of resentment in their eyes.

Chen Xiaoshan walked a few steps forward and said to these foreign craftsmen: "You have always wanted to see my master. Now my master is here."

As he said that, he bent down to Feng Jian and said, "Commander, this is the foreign craftsman rescued by my enemy hunting department."

A bearded foreigner in his forties suddenly stood up and said, "We are not craftsmen. We are messengers who came to the distant East to spread the gospel of God. We are hired by Lord Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai. Please respect us."

Feng Jian knew the identities of these people. In May of the third year of Chongzhen, Sun Yuanhua was appointed as the governor of Denglai. At that time, Xu Guangqi planned to recruit more than 300 Western soldiers as mercenaries. Just as these 300 mercenaries were on their way to Beijing, Lu Zhaolong wrote a letter to the clerk to oppose it, and was finally sent back to Macau by Chongzhen.

Sun Yuanhua submitted a memorial to debate with Lu Zhaolong and asked to transfer these mercenaries to Dengzhou. As a result, only twenty-seven Portuguese gunners came to Sun Yuanhua's command, including Xilao, who had originally mercenaries commanded Gongsha and Lu Ruohan.

This should be the event after Jimao in March of the fourth year of Chongzhen, because Lu Ruohan completed the task of sending the recruited mercenaries back to Macau, returned to Beijing to report to Chongzhen, and published a "Reply Commentary on the Certificate".

It was these twenty-seven Westerners who built more than 20 red artillery cannons and more than 300 Western artillery in Dengzhou City in just one and a half years, which made people admire them.

Prosecutor Feng stepped forward and said, "Of course we respect you and your religion. I am Prosecutor Feng, the garrison officer of Xun Camp in Pingdu Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty. If my subordinates had any offenses before, please forgive me if they were from afar."

All the foreign craftsmen were focused on Feng Jian. They could not imagine that this gentle and gentle military officer would have a group of vicious subordinates!

The foreigner who had spoken before bowed slightly and said, "General Feng, you don't need to be polite. I, Lu Ruohan, are you a translator for us twenty-seven people."

Feng Jian nodded slightly and said, "It turns out to be Mr. Lu, I'm disrespectful!"

"I dare not be called a sir. General Feng can just call me Lu Ruohan. I would like to ask why General Feng sent someone to capture us and others here."

Feng Jian's lips curled up slightly, showing a sign-like smile: "What you said is wrong, it is not to capture you here, but to rescue you here. You don't know that Dengzhou City has been captured by Kong Youde's rebellious soldiers! After the rebellious soldiers captured Dengzhou City, they burned, killed and looted everywhere. Both officials and the people may be killed by the rebellious soldiers. If you continue to stay in Dengzhou City, you may be unable to escape the fate of being killed."

Most of the foreigners present could understand Chinese. Feng Jian's words made them unbelievable and they all looked shocked. Some people kept drawing crosses to pray.
Chapter completed!