Upon hearing this, Zhang Xianzhong signaled to his military advisor.
Seeing this, Xu Yixian moved out the chairs prepared in advance and asked Li Zicheng to take a seat.
When Li Zicheng saw it, he showed a smile on his face and did not refuse. He sat down facing Zhang Xianzhong and said with a serious expression: "I, the Dashun country, and your Persian country can't stay any longer. We must continue to stay away from the Ming Dynasty, the further away we are. The better, the logistics of the Ming army cannot keep up and the Ming Emperor is exhausted, I don’t believe that the Ming Emperor will continue to pursue us in the future!"
At this point, he suddenly remembered something, shook his head and added: "No, I want to kill that damn Duke Xingguo! Everything is caused by this damn Duke Xingguo!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xianzhong remembered that all his adopted sons had betrayed him, and only Zhang Kewang still followed him, and he said bitterly: "Good people don't live long, and he will definitely not live long!"
When Xu Yixian heard that their topic was going off topic, he quickly interrupted and asked: "Then where should we continue to retreat? I heard that the west of Persia is called the Ottoman Empire, which is much stronger than Persia and the Mughals. The Turks Country! To the north, it’s..."
After hearing his words, Li Zicheng came back to his senses, turned to look at Xu Yixian, and returned to the topic: "In principle, it is to be as far away from the Ming Dynasty as possible. Therefore, it is impossible to go north. Oirat All the troops have defected to the Ming Kingdom, and the northern part is occupied by the Oirat Mongols."
"Then where are we going? Are we going to fight the Ottoman Empire?" Zhang Xianzhong asked in confusion after hearing this.
Although the Ottoman Empire was large and said to be powerful, it was obviously impossible to say that Zhang Xianzhong would be afraid.
After hearing this, Li Zicheng turned to look back at Zhang Xianzhong, shook his head and said: "We can't compete with the Ottoman Empire, otherwise even if we win, it will be a miserable defeat. Moreover, further west, there are those Western barbarians who have great mastery of firearms. Likewise, It’s not easy to provoke…”
"Is it possible that you want to go to heaven and earth?" Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but said with a little sarcasm when he heard that he couldn't do it left or right.
Zhang Xianzhong didn't take it seriously after hearing this. He just said seriously: "I have discussed this matter before coming here. Our only way out is to go southwest after passing Persia. There is a land over there that is far larger than the Ming Dynasty. There are many continents, at least as big as five or six Ming Dynasties! And many places are rich in Kunlun slaves. The people there are still very backward and cannot be our opponents!"
Having said this, he said with a confident smile: "The two of us join hands and go to a foreign country. As long as we get there, you and I will each build a country and become brothers to each other. We will deal with foreign enemies together. How about that?"
Zhang Xianzhong was very calm. After hearing this, he did not agree immediately. Instead, he thought for a moment, then stared at Li Zicheng and said: "If you don't tell me, let me stay here to attract the attention of the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers and block the Ming Dynasty." Wouldn’t it be better for the officers and soldiers?”
Obviously, he doubted Li Zicheng's words before speaking.
After hearing this, Li Zicheng smiled bitterly and said, "If it's possible, of course I'd be willing to do it!"
This answer is considered to be frank and honest. Therefore, Zhang Xianzhong did not get angry after hearing this. He just stared at Li Zicheng and waited for him to continue.
Just listen to Li Zicheng continue to say to Zhang Xianzhong: "But if I want to do this, I have to pass through your territory first. It is not that easy without your permission! In addition, to go to the place we want to go from Persia, we have to wear We crossed the Ottoman Empire, and we were not familiar with the deserts and deserts along the way. This expedition was not that easy. Only by joining hands with our two families can we ensure that as many of our people as possible reach there and become the rulers of the country. The foundation of the edge!”
Zhang Xianzhong listened, thought seriously for a while, nodded, and acknowledged what he said.
Then, Zhang Xianzhong turned his head and glanced at Xu Yixian, then turned back to look at Li Zicheng, and made a decision on the spot: "Okay, let's do it!"
For him to be alive today, he obviously has the decisiveness he deserves. When he encountered such a big thing, once he thought about it clearly, he had no mother-in-law and no nostalgia for Persia.
Li Zicheng was very satisfied after hearing this, and immediately said with a smile: "I knew that Brother Zhang would agree. So, let's make preparations and try to be as fully prepared as possible before leaving!"
Guides, food supplies, weapons and equipment, etc., as long as they may be used on the road, try to collect them as much as possible.
After he finished speaking, when he saw Zhang Xianzhong nodding, he smiled and said: "Gold and silver money are the most useless things, why not replace them with firearms and gunpowder!"
Obviously, Li Zicheng was interested in the firearms that Zhang Xianzhong currently had on hand.
After hearing this, Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but sneer and said: "Didn't you just laugh at me that the firearm in my hand was leftover from the Ming Dynasty? Why, you want such garbage?"
Although he has promised to cooperate, this does not prevent him from regaining his place.
Li Zicheng was obviously thick-skinned. When he heard Zhang Xianzhong's sarcasm, he didn't take it seriously. He still said with a smile: "You take the lead, and I will give you 10% of the firearms that are sold!"
"Thirty percent!" Zhang Xianzhong said without hesitation upon hearing this.
"At most 15%!" Li Zicheng smiled bitterly and shook his head.
However, Zhang Xianzhong pretended that he could not see his face at all and continued to quote: "Two and a half percent, no more!"
"Forget it, you and I each take a step back and it's 20%!" Li Zicheng said seriously, "Otherwise, I will find a way out myself!"
"Deal!" Zhang Xianzhong, who had just seriously lowered the price, immediately agreed upon hearing this, and then said with a smile, "Lao Li is just happy, so it's settled!"
The Portuguese instructor is still in his army, and if he wants to buy more arms, it is just a matter of words for him. He got 20% of the arms for nothing, which made him very enthusiastic about Li Zicheng.
Li Zicheng looted far more property than Zhang Xianzhong since leaving the Ming Dynasty. When the big order was announced, the Portuguese immediately sent people back to Goa without saying a word.
Naturally, the Portuguese in Goa did not have that much arms, so they came to the Ming Dynasty to purchase supplies.
After Sun Chuanting found out, he was a little hesitant.
He knew with his toes that the person buying firearms this time must be Li Zicheng's gang of thieves.
Although Sun Chuanting's position made him qualified to know Duke Xingguo's layout, if Li Zicheng wanted rifled guns now, once they resisted in Persia, they would inevitably cause unnecessary casualties to the imperial officers and soldiers.
For this reason, he immediately reported the relevant matters to the court.
In the past, this news would have been very slow to come back and forth.
However, Ming Dynasty's own rubber trees have reached harvest age, and rubber factories have been established in the south to supply telephone lines.
When the imperial army fought westward, the telephone lines were strung up all the way. For this reason, a cavalry of thousands of people was even formed to patrol the telephone lines to ensure smooth communication.
Therefore, Sun Chuanting called back. After several transfers, he contacted Nanjing.
Emperor Chongzhen summoned Zhang Mingwei urgently to explain the situation.
After all, these layouts were laid out by Zhang Mingwei. Of course, what decision should be made now depends on Zhang Mingwei's opinion.
After hearing the news, Zhang Mingwei said without hesitation: "Just give it!"
"Sir, Sun Qing is worried that after Zhang and Li possess a large number of firearms, they occupy Persia and resist the imperial army, which will inevitably increase the casualties of the imperial army!" Emperor Chongzhen heard this and thought that Zhang Mingwei was unclear, so he reminded him.
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei immediately smiled and said: "It's okay, just give it, but you can only give black powder. As for white gunpowder, no one can give it now."
White gunpowder is three times more powerful than black gunpowder, and white gunpowder leaves no residue after burning, while black gunpowder does, requiring cleaning of the barrel, which takes more time and shortens the life of the barrel.
Having said this, he paused and continued to report the good news to Emperor Chongzhen: "The breech-loading guns in the laboratory are almost ready, and they will be ready for mass production next year at the most. In the future, all breech-loading guns will be eliminated. Take advantage of the opportunity and sell them all!”
As soon as white powder came out a few years ago, breech-loading guns became possible. If Zhang Mingwei hadn't been so busy, he would have developed it long ago.
Emperor Chongzhen had seen a breech-loading gun in a documentary and knew how powerful the breech-loading gun was, and how it could even change the mode of war. Therefore, when he heard Zhang Mingwei's words, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.
But before he could speak, Zhang Mingwei spoke first: "Also, I estimate that Li Zicheng was actually frightened and did not dare to fight to the death with the imperial officers and soldiers. Therefore, it is more likely that they will continue to flee westward. We Provide guns and cannons so they can continue to lead us to the west and save us a lot of trouble!"
There are many things to do in this province, mainly including things that are obviously difficult to do. And if these difficult things are not done, it will also be an obstacle to the future governance of the Ming Dynasty.
Emperor Chongzhen certainly knew this, because Zhang Mingwei had analyzed it for him a long time ago. Therefore, when he heard this, he nodded.
However, Emperor Chongzhen still had doubts and asked, "What if they refuse to flee westward?"
"Then force them to flee westward!" Zhang Mingwei said without hesitation after hearing this, "When Sun Chuanting captures Kandahar next spring and kills the Persian emperor, he will still use the step-by-step method to force them to continue. Flee west!"
"Okay, then sell it!" Emperor Chongzhen decided after hearing this and no longer worried.
Rifled guns have been sold for a long time, but they are slowly becoming unsaleable in Europe. However, the profit of this arms is really high. After Emperor Chongzhen no longer had any scruples, he was naturally very interested in selling arms.
So, after the court's decision was passed back, after a lot of troubles, Li Zicheng finally got the arms he had dreamed of, and his strength increased a lot.
