"Five thousand is not enough?" Ling'er shook her head like a rattle, "I really can't agree to your request, no matter how much money I give you."
"Then three thousand." Lin Qi took a step back and said, "As long as it is a Western-style musket with good performance, the price is no problem."
"People say it's no longer possible, and you still make things difficult for me..." Ling'er also changed her tone, "Then I'll go back and help you inquire for a while. You know, I also know many Western businessmen. Let's ask them to help with the purchase later. ."
"Then I don't care. Anyway, as long as the goods are good, I will give you money." Lin Qi said, "But the muskets alone are not enough. I may need a lot of things. I have a detailed list here. Sister Ling'er, please pass. Take a look."
The details are only on one piece of paper, but they are all written neatly and densely in small regular script...
"Five thousand pairs of special fish skin scales, ten thousand pairs of rubber non-slip boots, two hundred telescopes, fifty thousand explosive rockets, five hundred light lifeboats, ten thousand rubber lifebuoys, fifty portable small warships, Ten thousand pairs of lightweight folding stretchers, a hundred luminous watches, cans, candies, chocolates..."
Ling'er was speechless after reading it.
"Sister Ling'er, these things are only available in Yanyun County, and only you can get them. I don't dare to tell Brother Xiao, he will definitely not give them to him. Even if he wants to give them, he can't. These are military materials. Supplies." Lin Qi said.
"You mean buy it?" Ling'er corrected his wording.
"I just want to buy it, but no matter how much money I spend, I can't buy it, so as long as I can buy it, I can spend any amount of money." Lin Qi said, "As long as Sister Ling'er can help me get it, I'll give you the money first. You can ship it later."
"I can't promise you this, I can only help you find out." Ling'er didn't finish her sentence.
"Okay, then I'll wait for the good news from you, Sister Ling'er." Lin Qi said, "By the way, there are still some things I haven't written. When the cattle and sheep are fat in the summer, Sister Ling'er, you can help me buy some at a cheaper price. , the mutton in Northern Xinjiang is the most delicious.”
"Hmph, do you want cattle, sheep or war horses?" Ling'er sneered.
"That's why I often say that the smartest person in the world is you, Sister Ling'er!" Lin Qi was overjoyed, "It would be great if there were thousands more war horses."
"You are a naval fleet, why do you need war horses?" Ling'er said.
"When I was in Langya County, I heard Brother Xiao talking about it. The Yanyun Navy has established a new branch called the Marine Corps. It is mainly used for landing operations. I thought that since it is a landing operation, of course there must be horses. Otherwise, how can we quickly push deep into the enemy's hinterland?" Lin Qi said, "By the way, there are also armored ballistas."
"Oh..." Ling'er didn't ask any more questions.
After Lin Qi and Yuan Ren left, Ling'er jumped into Xiao Chen's house and asked, "Brother, what on earth is Lin Qi trying to do?"
"Haha, he asked you what you want?" Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"See for yourself!" Ling'er handed the details to Xiao Chen, "In addition to these, he also needs war horses and armored crossbows!"
"Well, you are so capable, you can definitely help him get it." Xiao Chen glanced at it and was not surprised.
"Ah? These are really all given to him!" Ling'er wondered.
"It's not for him, it's for Li Qiu." Xiao Chen said, "Lin Qi wants to help Li Qiu build a trusted army, just like Li Feng's White Dragon Guard."
"Wow, Lin Qi is too courageous, isn't he?" Ling'er shouted.
"Haha, this kid Lin Qi is using the emperor's chicken feathers as an arrow." Xiao Chen said with a smile, "He is much more courageous than Lin Dongyang. He dares to think and act, and he acts vigorously and resolutely!"
"But why does Lin Qi insist on looking for me, so he can just tell you no?" Ling'er said.
"Lin Qi's identity is different now. He can continue to be friends with you, but he must distance himself from me. Li Wanjiang wants him to assist Li Qiu, so he must lean more towards Li Qiu." Xiao Chen said.
"But brother, aren't you also assisting Li Qiu to rise to power?" Ling'er said.
"Yes, but I am me, Lin Qi is Lin Qi, we are all Li Qiu's people, but Lin Qi is not mine, do you understand?" Xiao Chen said.
"Does this mean that Lin Qi will no longer be your younger brother, but will be on an equal footing with you?" Ling'er is actually very smart, but she is too lazy to use her brain to think about things.
"By the way, not only are we on equal footing, but we may also check and balance each other in the future. Lin Qi, although he is young, he has a deep scheming mind, extraordinary courage, and a superior IQ. You may not be able to see it now, but in time, he will show his sharpness. Li Qiu If you get him, you will be as powerful as a tiger!" Xiao Chen said.
"Oh, no wonder, brother, you haven't allowed him to come back to Yanyun with us. It turns out you wanted to leave him to Li Qiu." Ling'er actually understood everything.
"Well, actually I can't bear to let him go." Xiao Chen said, "If Lin Qi goes to Yanyun and lets the old man Bai Qingxiaosheng and the others train him for a few years, he will definitely be able to stand alone in the future, and even take over the old man's position, but for the sake of the overall situation For the sake of my own sake, I can only reluctantly give up my love."
"Brother, why do you want me to buy these things for him? It would be great if you let Xiao Yu, Xu Wenzhou and the others do it." Ling'er said, "Or you can ask Shi Mingtao."
"They are not suitable because they are all from Yanyun County. Lin Qi cannot have too close contact with them. Besides, Lin Qi is not someone that ordinary people can defeat. Only you can." Xiao Chen said.
"They are all your subordinates, brother, but I am your biological sister. Aren't you the ones who asked me to do everything I do?" Ling'er said.
"That's not necessarily true." Xiao Chen smiled, "For example, when you made friends with Gong Shouli, was it I who asked you to do it? When you cooperated with him to open a candy factory in Fengyang City, was it I who asked you to do it? You Is it what I asked you to do to make friends with Wang Xiaoer, Wang Xiaoliu and the others? Is that what I asked you to do when you gave Zhao Yu so much money?"
"Hey...brother, how do you know that Wang Xiaoliu and I are friends?" Ling'er grinned.
"Humph, why didn't I know? Wang Anbang became suspicious because of this, thinking that I asked your stupid distant nephew who instigated his rebellion to be an undercover agent! But after he checked again and again, he found that you and Wang Xiaoliu are really just ordinary people. My friend, I didn’t drive him away now...don’t ask me how I know, your brother, I know everything!”
"Haha, that Wang Xiaoliu is also very interesting. He can make people laugh to death with just one sentence. Wang Anbang sent him to give you something last year. I asked him who sent him, and he said it was my uncle. I still think he did it. I’m so confused, giggle..." Ling'er was amused when she thought of Wang Xiaoliu's airy and nonchalant manner.
"Since you can be friends with that big fool Gong Shouli, and you can be friends with that little fool Wang Xiaoliu, you can see that you are also a silly girl, the kind who can do anything. In fact, this is As for your character, outsiders don’t know your heroic nature, so they all think you like to do whatever you want." Xiao Chen said.
