sThanks to Tian Da Di Da Da for remembering to go home together for the reward.
"President Fan, I have already met Tian Shenglan and Chen Liyun, and I have brought my words to them." Huang Yunfa said.
"What did they say?" Fan Yongdou held the tureen in his hand, took a sip, and asked, "Have you agreed to join the Fanji Chamber of Commerce?"
"Dr. Huang, your tea."
The servant brought a cup of hot tea to Huang Yunfa.
Huang Yunfa took it, blew the hot air on it, and said, "Tian Shenglan was a little moved at first, but after I explained the conditions for joining the Fanji Chamber of Commerce, neither of them agreed. It seems that they want to be in line with the tiger-character flag." The road ends in darkness.”
"The two of them are really ignorant." Fan Yongdou said, "Originally, they were brought together to deal with the Tiger Flag. However, even without them, the Tiger Flag would not be able to dance on the grassland for a few days."
The first snow of the year has not yet fallen here in Xuanfu, but it is already very cold, and a charcoal brazier is burning in the house to keep warm.
At this time, the charcoal in the basin was almost burning, and the servants brought some new charcoal. As soon as the door was opened, a gust of cold wind blew in, and Huang Yunfa, who was sitting directly opposite the door, shrank his neck.
Huang Yunfa covered his tureen with both hands to warm his hands, and puffed out white mist from his mouth as he said, "Are the conditions we proposed a little too harsh? If there were not such harsh conditions, I think Tian Shenglan would have joined the Fanji Chamber of Commerce."
"No need, one Tian family can't accomplish anything." Fan Yongdou said while holding a tureen, "Have all those who want to join the chamber of commerce in Tiger Character Banner been notified?"
"The notice has arrived." Huang Yun said with a smile, "As expected by President Fan, as soon as those people heard that our Fan Ji Chamber of Commerce was dealing with the Tiger Flag on the grassland, they all stopped joining the Tiger Flag's Chamber of Commerce. Tian Shenglan and Chen Liyun The two of them were even left hanging in the Fuman Building."
"They're just a bunch of wallflowers." Fan Yongdou snorted coldly, then he put down his bowl and stretched out his hand to the servant waiting on the side.
When the servant saw it, he hurriedly handed the heater over.
Picking up the heater handed over by the servant, Fan Yongdou put it in his sleeves and held it with both hands.
Huang Yunfa said, "Su Nang Taiji really promised to help us deal with the Tiger Flag."
"Don't worry." Fan Yongdou leaned back on the cushions on the back of the chair and said, "Su Nang Tai Ji has long disliked the tiger-character flag. The people I sent to the grassland and Su Nang Tai Ji As soon as his general Wo Lunkuo told us about dealing with the Tiger Flag, Su Nang Taiji quickly agreed to work with us to deal with the Tiger Flag and help us force the Tiger Flag to lower the prices of the goods in their shops."
Huang Yunfa said with a smile, "With Su Nang Tai Ji taking action, I think Tiger Flag has no other choice but to start a price war with us."
Fan Yongdou sneered, "As long as the Tiger Flag starts a price war with us, with the strength of the Fanji Chamber of Commerce, it is certain that the Tiger Flag will be crushed. If Liu Heng of the Tiger Flag has the determination to cut off his own strength, he might just lose the business on the grassland." , if he continues to fight with us on the grassland, over time, he is guaranteed to lose even the old foundation of his business in Datong."
Huang Yunfa said, "The Dongshan Iron Field in Lingqiu is a cornucopia. If we can get it, we will never have to buy iron goods from Tiger Flag again."
"Don't worry, as soon as the tiger-character flag falls, these are the belongings of our Fanji Chamber of Commerce." Fan Yongdou said, "Su Nangtaiji promised me that as long as the tiger-character flag is squeezed out of the grassland, we can also use it in Tumut in the future. To open shops, what Tiger Flag has now will be what our Fanji Chamber of Commerce will have in the future.”
"Put the wedge in, raise the muzzle angle, that bump in front of the target, idiot, how can such a small angle work? Didn't Jose teach you how to calculate the angle? Go ahead and change to a larger wedge."
Before they even got close to the artillery field, they heard Xi Mang's rough voice yelling and cursing loudly.
Bang
A sound of gunfire came from the artillery field.
"Instructor Xi Mang is training our gunners." Huang Zhong explained, "Since we had the instructor Xi Mang in our gun range, the level of our Tiger Flag gunners has improved a lot. Now this is the third batch of gunners trained by Xi Mang. He is a gunner trained by Mang, but he has just been sent here and his level is still a little low."
"Let's go in and take a look." Liu Heng said with a smile and walked into the artillery field.
Liu Heng was followed by many people. As soon as he appeared, he immediately attracted the attention of the gunners and Xi Mang who were training in the gun range.
"What are you doing here in a daze? Clean the barrel right away." Simang shouted to the gunners who were dazed beside the four-pounder.
The gunners hurriedly used brushes to clean the medicine residue and other objects inside the barrel.
Simang did not wait to see the gunners clearing the barrels of the four-pound cannon. Instead, he trotted up to Liu Heng, put his right hand across his chest, and shouted respectfully, "Simang, I have seen the master."
"Haha, Xi Mang, you do as the Romans do. You already know that you are in charge, and you are becoming more and more like a member of my Tiger Flag." Liu Heng said with a smile.
Ximang, who didn't know much Chinese, scratched his head and said in confusion, "What does it mean to do as the Romans do? However, I, Ximang, have officially joined the Tiger Flag Artillery Team. I am a Tiger Flag instructor and also a Tiger Flag instructor." Flag man.”
Liu Heng smiled and nodded.
Xi Mang joined the Tiger Flag and became an instructor of the Tiger Flag with his consent.
Louis, who came to the Tiger Flag with Simang, although he cast cannons for the Tiger Flag at the artillery field, it was just an employment relationship. Unlike Simang, who joined the Tiger Flag's soldiers, Possibility of promotion within the word flag system.
When it comes to casting cannons, Simang is not as good as the priests Louis and Tang Ruowang, but he was already a very good gunner before coming to Xiangshan'ao. Now that he has come to Tiger Flag, he can make the best use of his resources and stay at the artillery field. Become an instructor and train qualified gunners for the Tiger Flag.
Huang Zhong on the side said, "The boss is praising you again. You are becoming more and more like us Han people."
"Thank you for the compliment, Master." Xi Mang performed another military salute unique to the tiger-shaped flag.
Liu Heng smiled and nodded, and then asked, "How is the gunner's training going?"
Simang turned back and glanced at the gunners surrounding the four-pounder. He spread his hands helplessly and said, "They are the worst gunners I have ever seen."
Liu Heng smiled and said, "I believe you, Ximang, will be able to train them into excellent gunners."
"Of course, I, Simang, am the most powerful gunner, and the trained gunners must also be the most powerful." Simang assured, patting his chest.
"They have been training for half a month. Let them control the four-pounder cannon and let me see the results of the training." Liu Heng said to Simang.
"Yes, I will make arrangements now."
Simang agreed, turned around and ran towards the gunners not far away.
Soon, two four-pound cannons were pushed to the front. The eight gunners were divided into two groups, with four people in each group standing behind the four-pound cannons. The other gunners stood in a row behind and watched.
"Target, the mound directly ahead, load and shoot by yourself." Simang raised the command flag in his hand.
The gunners of the two batteries began to be busy around the four-pounder gun.
First, adjust the angle. After determining the angle, drive a suitable wedge, and then the four-pounder cannon is fired.
With the sound of two cannons, the two iron balls flew out. The first point of impact was not the mound, but much closer. It was not until the iron ball bounced on the ground several times that it rolled from the side of the mound. It fell to the ground motionless.
"Idiots, a bunch of idiots. How many times have I told you about angles? It seems that I need Jose to teach you. If you can't even calculate the angles accurately, you won't even be able to hit the enemy on the battlefield." Simang Yell and curse loudly.
These gunners trained under him for about half a month, but they still performed at such a level, which made him, a gunner instructor who considered himself an excellent gunner instructor, feel embarrassed.
