"Marquis's kindness to us is as heavy as a mountain. If Marquis has any orders, we will do our best to fulfill them! Boss Lin, please tell us what we should do! "
As soon as Cao Wendong finished speaking, Liao Xifan stood up and cupped his fists.
"That's right, that's right! Helping Marquis share his burdens is a matter of course. But as for how to do so, I hope Boss Lin can give us a plan. We will definitely do as you say! "
The rest of the people also agreed.
"Everyone, please take a seat and listen to me!"
Lin Wenyuan saw that the time was right. He gestured with his hands and said, "Marquis intends to use the name of the Yan Huang Chamber of Commerce to solicit donations from all the merchants of Great Tang. Although our Yan Huang Chamber of Commerce has only been established for a year, under Marquis's wise leadership, we have become the most influential chamber of commerce in Great Tang. Now that the country is facing a crisis, we have to share the burdens of Marquis and share the burdens of the country!
Tomorrow's Datang Daily will publish a notice to raise funds for the military. At that time, all the merchants of the world will know about this from the newspapers. As for us members of the chamber of commerce, first, we need to mobilize the forces around us to contact the other merchants around us and spread the news in these two days. Second, in three days, Marquis has authorized me to hold a donation gathering. All the merchants who are interested in donating will attend. At that time, I hope that the members of the Yan Huang Chamber of Commerce will take the lead in donating and set an example... "
Lin Wenyuan explained the plan that Li Ke had given him in detail. Everyone was silent for a moment before they agreed.
"So that's how it is. Don't worry, Boss Lin. Once I return, I will pay a visit to some of my friends in the capital. They have always admired the Marquis. I don't think they will refuse this fundraising event!"
"Haha! I also have many business friends in the capital. When I return, I will contact them immediately! "
"Our Zheng Family has many business friends in Jiangnan. But the donation gathering is in three days. I'm afraid there won't be enough time!"
At this moment, Zheng Qianjun frowned and spoke.
The Zheng family's Misty Rain Villa was famous for its influence in both the underworld and the underworld of Jiangnan. In the business world of Jiangnan, the Zheng family was a force to be reckoned with. As long as Zheng Qianjun's father, Zheng Yinhong, made a call, more than half of the merchants in Jiangnan would respond. However, Jiangnan was nearly a thousand miles away from Chang 'an. No matter how influential Zheng Yinhong was in Jiangnan, it was impossible for him to get the merchants of Jiangnan to come all the way to Chang' an for donations. Moreover, even if they were willing to come, they wouldn't be able to make it in time for the donation ceremony in three days.
"Young Lord Zheng's worries are not without reason! Jiangnan is a long way from Chang 'an. I'm afraid we won't be able to make it in time. "
Lin Wenyuan nodded. He looked at Zheng Qianjun and said, "Time is tight. We can only mobilize the merchants near the capital to raise a batch of military funds. We can show Marquis, the imperial court, and His Majesty the power of us merchants! Think about it, why would His Majesty agree to Marquis's request to gather merchants to raise military funds for the country? This is a great opportunity for us!
Scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants, we merchants have been looked down upon for hundreds of years. Everyone says that we only care about profits. But this time, when we raise military funds for the country, we want the world to see that we merchants are not petty people who only care about profits. We care more about righteousness, about the country's righteousness! "
After hearing Lin Wenyuan's words, Cao Wendong's eyes lit up. He hurriedly said, "Boss Lin's words have hit the nail on the head! Scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants, we merchants have been prejudiced by the world for hundreds of years. If we want others to think highly of us, we have to unite ourselves and do things that others think highly of us. This time, when we raise military funds for the country, it is a good opportunity for us merchants to show our righteousness. I don't care about others, but the Cao Family will donate no less than twenty thousand strings of cash! "
As the largest silk and cloth merchant in the capital, Cao Wendong had always been working hard to establish a Chamber of Commerce to raise the status of merchants. However, his ability and influence were limited. He could only have the will but not the strength. Last year, after many twists and turns, Cao Wendong finally managed to hitch a ride with Li Zexuan and the Yan Huang Chamber of Commerce. In this year, he had watched the Chamber of Commerce expand bit by bit. The status of the members of the Chamber of Commerce had also gradually increased.
This point might not be obvious in the Great Tang, but it was absolutely obvious in Lantian County! This was because Li Zexuan had implemented a complete set of protection systems for merchants in Lantian County. There was a special Department of Commerce to deal with disputes related to merchants. In Lantian County, the status of merchants was no longer at the lowest level of society. Everyone was equal!
Lin Wenyuan's words made Cao Wendong realize that this matter of raising military funds was a good opportunity for merchants to increase their influence. Of course, putting this aside, if merchants wanted to do business peacefully, they needed a stable environment. And the prerequisite for this stable environment was that the Great Tang had to win the war with the Turks!
Otherwise, not to mention doing business, in this chaotic world, it would be difficult for ordinary people to even survive!
Due to these reasons, Cao Wendong was willing to put in a lot of money to support Li Zexuan's military fund raising conference.
"Good! Boss Cao is indeed very bold! "
Lin Wenyuan's face lit up as he said, "Boss Cao is so righteous, I admire you! Here, I will make it clear to everyone. For this military fund raising, I will donate no less than twenty thousand strings of cash! Of course, this is only this Lin's guarantee to all of you. As for how much you and other business friends can donate, Marquis and this Lin will not force you. Everyone should do what they can. No matter how much you donate, it's still a token of our sincerity! "
"Good!"
Everyone inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, although everyone present had some wealth, not everyone could casually throw out twenty thousand strings of cash like Cao Wendong and Lin Wenyuan. (Strictly speaking, whether it was Cao Wendong or Lin Wenyuan, neither of them was so rich that they didn't care about twenty thousand strings of cash. Taking out so much money all at once would still cause them some heartache. The reason they were willing to part with it was because they could see the big picture. So when they heard that Cao Wendong was going to donate twenty thousand strings of cash, some people couldn't help but worry. Would this fund raising conference turn into a donation contest? Would one person donate more than the other?
Lin Wenyuan's last sentence could be considered to have temporarily put everyone at ease.
"Alright! It's getting late, and I've finished what Marquis asked of me! I'll have to trouble everyone to start contacting your friends in the capital today and publicize the fund raising conference in three days! "
Seeing that everything was over, Lin Wenyuan stood up.
"Good! Then let's go and contact them! "
Everyone stood up, clasped their hands and bade farewell.
The secret meeting of the Flaming Yellow Chamber of Commerce ended just like that.
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"Soldiers, listen to my command. Twenty-five people in a row, get into formation ~!"
Lin Wenyuan brought the members of the Flaming Yellow Chamber of Commerce to discuss the issue of raising military funds. In the Black Armored Army's camp, where the Wu Battalion was training, Li Zexuan and Sun Zhiping were organizing the soldiers to carry out cavalry charging training.
According to the first edition of the 《Heavy Cavalry Drill》 compiled by Li Zexuan, starting from three o 'clock in the afternoon, there would be three hours of cavalry charging training. All the soldiers would put on their helmets and armor, and their horses would put on their armor. They would practice charging techniques, and they would follow every order in a uniform manner.
At this moment, Sun Zhiping gave the order, and the one hundred soldiers of the Wu Battalion immediately mounted their horses. Twenty-five people in a row, and they quickly formed a horizontal line of heavy cavalry.
There was a reason why they used a horizontal line instead of a column.
This was because charging in a horizontal line could maximize the impact of the heavy cavalry. When three or four rows of heavy cavalry charged at the enemy at the same time, the enemy's solid defensive formation would quickly collapse. The cavalry could then scatter and turn to the side, and then regroup behind the other cavalry lines. They would then attack the next round of charging from the front line. Through this method, they could create a strong impact and continuously deplete the enemy's energy.
Before Napoleon, the horizontal line was the basic form of all cavalry charging. In the entire eighth century, there was only one situation where the cavalry would charge in a column when breaking through the enemy's encirclement.
"Target, the wooden stakes three thousand feet away, charge!"
In just a few breaths of time, the one hundred heavy cavalry soldiers were quickly assembled. Sun Zhiping nodded his head in satisfaction. This proved that their training yesterday was not in vain. Immediately, he pulled out the long sword at his waist, pointed at the rows of wooden stakes three thousand feet away, and gave the order loudly.
"Kill ~!"
The soldiers did not respond loudly. Instead, they shouted the word "kill" in unison. The one hundred cavalry soldiers began to charge at a fixed speed towards the wooden stakes in front of them.
"One, two, one, two, one!"
The essence of the heavy cavalry charging tactics was that every cavalryman had to maintain a uniform movement, and every warhorse had to maintain the same pace. Only in this way could the heavy cavalry exert the most powerful impact and give the enemy the greatest visual and auditory impact! Therefore, Sun Zhiping also got on his horse at this time and moved forward with the first group of soldiers of the Wu Battalion. At the same time, he also shouted the slogan that Li Zexuan taught him to control the marching rhythm of the soldiers.
Li Zexuan also made detailed rules about the marching rhythm of the heavy cavalry charging in a horizontal line in the 《Heavy Cavalry Drill Manual》. At the beginning, the horizontal line should start moving as slowly as possible. This was to accumulate momentum. Then, it would turn into a fast trot. When they were about three hundred meters away from the enemy, they would gradually increase their speed and turn into a fast trot. When they were about twenty to thirty meters away from the enemy, they would move forward at full speed.
"Stop ~!"
Li Zexuan, who was observing from the side, suddenly shouted when the first group of soldiers moved twenty to thirty feet away.
"Shh ~!"
"Thump ~!"
One hundred cavalrymen immediately reined in their horses. The horses' hooves landed on the ground and made a series of uniform sounds.
Li Zexuan rode forward and said sternly, "First row, fifth and twelfth from the left. Second row, third from the left. Third row, tenth from the left. Fourth row, seventh, eighth, and twenty-first from the left. Everyone that I just called out, step forward!"
Hearing Li Zexuan's unfriendly tone, everyone was silent for a moment. The soldiers that were called out hesitated for a moment, then they all moved to the side of the square formation and waited in fear for Li Zexuan's "punishment".
Li Zexuan looked at this annoying person indifferently and then said loudly, "The seven of you were either half a step faster or half a step slower. You can't keep the same pace as the others! You guys stand aside and watch. The rest of you, return to your original positions and rearrange the formation! "
"Yes ~!"
The rest of the soldiers cupped their fists and answered. Immediately after, the front troops turned to the back and quickly returned to their original positions.
At this moment, Li Zexuan said in a deep voice, "Field Officer Sun, you will ride at the front and lead the team. The rest of you will follow behind Field Officer Sun. Control your warhorses well and maintain the same pace as Field Officer Sun. If there are any faster or slower horses, I will pull them out and let you all train individually!"
"Yes, General!"
Sun Zhiping responded and rode to the front of the cavalrymen.
Since Li Zexuan was helping him supervise from behind, all he needed to do was to lead the team from the front.
The rest of the soldiers didn't expect Li Zexuan to be so strict that they couldn't even move their horses half a step faster or slower. For a moment, everyone was on full alert because if they wanted to meet Li Zexuan's requirements, they had to maintain a high level of concentration. This was not only a test of their individual reaction speed, but also their ability to control their horses! There was no room for slacking off!
"Everyone, listen to my order and charge with me!"
Sun Zhiping pulled out his long sword and pointed it at the wooden pole in front of him again and ordered loudly.
Neat and uniform! This was called neat and uniform! The momentum of the cavalrymen charging team was slowly accumulating! Ready to go!
"Da, da, da, da, da!"
When they were about three hundred feet away from the wooden pole, Sun Zhiping's horse suddenly sped up. After a short adjustment of pace, the soldiers at the back quickly caught up with Sun Zhiping's rhythm. The sound of horse hooves became neat and uniform again, and as they moved forward, the sound of horse hooves became faster and faster, just like the war drums during a battle. The drumbeats became more and more frequent, to the extent that everyone had an illusion that their heartbeats were also getting faster and faster!
"Da, da, da, da, da, da!"
When they were about fifteen feet away from the wooden pole, the speed of the cavalrymen finally reached the maximum. However, Li Zexuan did not give the order to stop, so Sun Zhiping naturally did not dare to give the order to stop. However, the hundreds of soldiers at the back were about to hit the wooden pole. If they did not stop now, they would definitely be thrown off their horses. For a moment, the originally neat and uniform troop finally had some messy sounds of horse hooves, and the formation of the cavalrymen also became a little messy.
"Why is Commander Li not giving the order to stop? At this speed, it will be too late to stop! "
Not only the cavalrymen on the field, but the other Black Armored Army soldiers who were watching from the side were also secretly anxious.
Li Zexuan's eyes were cold, and he did not say a word. He had no intention of stopping the cavalrymen at all. This was because he was very dissatisfied with the chaos that appeared in the cavalry charging team just now. In his opinion, the most important thing in a cavalry charging team was to be neat and uniform. If the commander did not give the order to stop, no one would listen. Even if there was a bottomless abyss in front of them, they still could not stop!
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