After everyone came back from Qianhusuo, Liu Juntao did not return to Yushanji in a hurry, but took everyone to stay in Dong'e County for two more days.

During the period, Liu Juntao and Hu Dexing and others played, ate and drank around Dong'e County, and had a good leisurely time, not only tasting various special foods in Dong'e County, drinking and talking happily every day, but also experiencing the lively New Year's folk customs here, and shopping in the streets and alleys.

And after accompanying Liu Juntao and his party for a day in Dong'e County, the official Zhao stopped accompanying him under the pretext of being entangled in official business.

Before leaving, Liu Juntao naturally gave the Zhao Dianzhi a little "benefit".

Compared with the leisurely and leisurely of Liu Juntao, Zhou Zongsheng and others, Hu Dexing, Sun Xu, and Meng Fanchen were not so leisurely and elegant, and the three of them were still muttering in their hearts what Liu Juntao said to Baihu that night.

Hu Dexing and the three of them muttered repeatedly, for fear that something would happen to Liu Juntao.

"Jun Tao! Just tell me about it, I've been having a hard time these days! If you don't tell me, I'm going crazy! ”

Looking at Hu Dexing's sad face, Liu Juntao couldn't help but smile dumbly, and said, "Master Hu, you don't believe what I say now. Let's put it this way, I'm really not calculating anything, I'm just asking those hundred households to do me a small favor! ”

Hearing this, Hu Dexing, Sun Xu, and Meng Fanchen all stopped, and the three of them looked at Liu Juntao together, waiting for Liu Juntao to continue.

"That's all! No matter how detailed the matter is, when the hundred households come over, everyone will understand! ”

After speaking, Liu Juntao smiled and continued to go shopping, Hu Dexing and others hurriedly followed, always pestering Liu Juntao to talk in detail.

Seeing this, Zhou Zongsheng and the other twenty-one guards also followed not far behind, and everyone was also leisurely strolling down the street.

At this moment, a small flag officer came over in the crowd, found everyone and ran over, hugged his fist at Liu Juntao and said: "Mr. Liu Lian, it turns out that you are here, but it really makes me easy to find!" ”

"This brother has worked hard! Is there something wrong? ”

"Mr. Liu Lian, my family asked me to bring you a message: The things entrusted by Mr. Liu Lian have been completed, please go to the agreed place to meet on time."

"Haha, good! It's hard work! ”

After speaking, Liu Juntao laughed and walked towards the inn, Hu Dexing, Sun Xu, and Meng Fanchen looked at each other, and they all chased after each other quickly.

And Zhou Zongsheng gave the little flag official two taels of silver, thanked him, and left with twenty-one personal guards.

After everyone returned to the inn, Liu Juntao said to Zhou Zongsheng: "Hurry up and settle the bill, we have to go back!" ”

Zhou Zongsheng nodded, and then beckoned the guards to pack up, and he went to find the shopkeeper's checkout.

At this time, Hu Dexing couldn't hold back any longer, grabbed Liu Juntao, and said loudly: "Juntao, can you say it now?" What the hell is going on! ”

Liu Juntao saw that Hu Dexing was already a little angry, so he no longer hid it, and said: "Actually, it's not a big deal, I just asked the hundred households to help me find a few craftsmen who can make firearms." ”

"A craftsman who can make firearms? That's it?! ”

Hu Dexing, Sun Xu, and Meng Fanchen shouted almost in unison, and the faces of the three of them suddenly turned pale and pale, obviously frightened.

"You don't have that much reaction, do you?"

"Jun Tao, let me tell you, now I even know the mind of hacking you, do you know!"

Hu Dexing said angrily: "This firearm is the most important weapon of the country!" Some swords and short spears are not tightened, as long as they do not fight against the government, it is nothing. However, this firearm, like armor and spears and halberds, as long as the government knows about it, it will be encircled and suppressed by the army, and it will be an ironclad capital crime! You're even thinking about building your own firearms! ”

Sun Xu and Meng Fanchen next to him also looked terrified at this time, and both of them asked cautiously: "Mr. Liu Lian, you don't want to rebel, right?" ”

Liu Juntao immediately laughed, pointed to himself and asked, "Do you think I look like a thief?" ”

Sun Xu and Meng Fanchen looked at each other, and they didn't know what to say for a while, but looking at the looks of the two, it was clear that they already believed that Liu Juntao had bad intentions.

Liu Juntao looked at Hu Dexing, who was red-faced, gradually put away his smile, and said: "Master Hu, you and I have known each other, whether I want to rebel or not, you should have a scale in your heart." Starting from the extermination of Yushan Town, this way, it was not my Liu Juntao and the villagers of Yushan Ji who were forced to resist that time! I tried my best to collect firearms, which was also to strengthen the combat power of the escort team, and to protect the more than 10,000 villagers in Yushanji! ”

Hu Dexing frowned and thought for a while, and said, "But isn't the strength of the Yushan Guards enough now?" Even if there are no firearms, it is the number one in Yanzhou Mansion! ”

"What about the Chen family! Master Hu, don't forget, the Chen family has a team of horses and archers! Although now that my Yushanji and the Chen family have reconciled, this is only temporary, maybe the Chen family will be killed one day! ”

Hu Dexing was silent when he heard this.

Liu Juntao continued: "Previously, every time I fought in Yushanji, there would be young men and women who would die, and there would be more orphans and widows in the village!" But if we have firearms, our Yushan Guards will be able to minimize the casualties of young people, so I must equip the guards with enough firearms! ”

Hu Dexing sighed heavily and said: "Now that we know the thousands of households in Dong'e County, as long as time passes, the friendship between our two sides will definitely be deeper!" At that time, even if the Chen family is killed, we can rely on the strength of the Dong'e County garrison to completely defeat the Chen family to the end! ”

"Could it be that Lord Hu thinks that just relying on soldiers and horses like Lord Qian, who like silver, can really protect us from the Chen family's attack?"

Listening to Liu Juntao's words, Hu Dexing was speechless for a moment, recalling Mr. Qian's style, Hu Dexing was really bottomless!

Liu Juntao sighed and said: "Master Hu, everything must rely on yourself, only when your own strength is strong, can you be regarded as having a real reliance!" ”

Hu Dexing didn't know what to say at this time, but he kept shaking his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a while, Hu Dexing stared at Liu Juntao and asked, "Juntao, where are you going?" ”

"Master Hu, rest assured, no matter what time it is, I, Liu Juntao, will not do anything rebellious!"

After speaking, Liu Juntao saw that Zhou Zongsheng and other personal guards had already packed up, so he said to Hu Dexing: "Master Hu, let's go back, you and I are brothers, I will not shy away from you when I do things, and you don't have to be suspicious of me." Everything I did, although some of it was in conflict with the laws of the Ming Dynasty, was forced to do something helpless, and I would never do anything unfavorable to the court. ”

"After all, I don't want to die young!"

After speaking, Liu Juntao laughed and walked out, and Zhou Zongsheng and other guards were already waiting on the street with their war horses.

After hearing this, Hu Dexing stood in place and was stunned for a while, until Sun Xu came over and pulled it, and then came back to his senses.

"Big brother, I don't think Mr. Liu Lian will mess around, we are all lifelong friends, and we should believe Mr. Liu Lian."

Hu Dexing was noncommittal and asked Meng Fanchen, "What do you think?" ”

Meng Fanchen shook his head and said, "Big brother to be honest, I really don't know what to do!" ”

Hu Dexing frowned and took a deep breath, and then said loudly: "Sun Xu is right! Juntao and I have a lifelong friendship, and this trust is still there! Let's go back together! ”

After speaking, Hu Dexing strode out of the inn and turned over on the horse, and Sun Xu and Meng Fanchen also followed closely on the horse.

Seeing this, Liu Juntao laughed and said, "Haha! Brother Hu, let's go and see what treasures the hundred households have brought to us! ”

"Drive!"

Liu Juntao shouted, and the horses rushed onto the streets, Hu Dexing, Zhou Zongsheng and others followed one after another, and more than 20 people rode together on the street, causing the surrounding pedestrians to exclaim again and again.

After everyone rode out of Dong'e County, they went north and south along the official road.

In less than an hour, Liu Juntao, Hu Dexing and his entourage rushed to ten miles south of Dong'e County.

And the hundred households of the Thousand Households were already waiting here with three henchmen, and there was a carriage behind several people, and there were four men sitting in the car, all of whom looked like young people in their early twenties.

Everyone dismounted one after another, and Liu Juntao and Hu Dexing strode forward and greeted Baihu with their fists.

"Thank you, big brother, for making it happen!"

The hundred households smiled and said, "Brother! I've had a lot of trouble for the people you want, and it's so hard to do! ”

The voiceover of the hundred households, Liu Juntao naturally understood in his heart, and waved his hand behind him, Zhou Zongsheng stepped forward quickly, still holding a silver bag in his hand.

Baihu took it and immediately smiled, knowing that there were at least a hundred taels of silver in the bag in his hand!

"Brotherly pride! If there is anything that needs to be done by my brother in the future, my brother can speak! ”

Liu Juntao smiled and clenched his fists and said, "Then it's decided!" Maybe I'll trouble my brother in the future! ”

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and the hundred households left with their subordinates.

At this time, Liu Juntao stepped forward and said to the four craftsmen: "Where are you four from?" What firearms will be made? ”

The four craftsmen hurriedly got off the station, and one of the craftsmen was a little older, and said timidly: "If you go back to the adult, my name is Wang Wu, and the four of us are from Henan." What firearms you are talking about, we don't know how to build them, we are all blacksmiths in Dong'e County. ”

As soon as the words fell, Liu Juntao's face was suddenly full of anger, and Zhou Zongsheng behind him was even more angry, and said loudly: "Mr. Lian! I'm going to chase that bastard back! ”

Saying that, Zhou Zongsheng was about to chase after him with his personal guards, but was stopped by Sun Xu and Meng Fanchen.

Hu Dexing pulled Liu Juntao aside and whispered: "Juntao, forget about this matter, although the hundred households are not things, they are people in the government after all, and we can't move them!" Besides, we are going to dig fireware craftsmen, and this matter is not on the table, and we will suffer wherever we go! ”

Liu Juntao forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart and said in a cold voice: "Brother Hu, don't worry, I won't be impulsive!" ”

Hu Dexing just breathed a sigh of relief, but heard Liu Juntao say again: "However, if you want to tease me Liu Juntao, you will have to pay a price!" ”