Chapter 18: Returning to Wang Gongchang
When I woke up, I had a good conversation with Xu Xiake last night, and there were stunning beauties who frequently poured wine, and finally, King Xin stumbled back to the mansion with Li Changcai's support, and fell asleep.
I stretched my limbs, felt my muscles ache, my limbs were weak, and my head was splitting; Barely coming to the courtyard to breathe fresh air and move your limbs, the weather is about to enter the summer, and this kind of weather makes people feel refreshed.
Qiu Xiang took a set of toiletries, and after serving, Qiu Xiang reported: "Lord Wang! β
"What?"
"The Prime Minister's Mansion Yan Gongzi and the Cabinet Minister's Minister's Mansion asked to see Gongzi last week, and they have been waiting for a long time."
"Oh! What did they do when they came to the king? King Xin was puzzled.
"Looks like it's for perfume?"
"Perfume?" King Xin looked at Qiu Xiang and asked, "Didn't Yan Kuan sell a lot?" β
"Slaves don't know!" Qiu Xiang was timid, and hurriedly lowered her head and did not dare to speak.
King Xin saw that her submissive appearance was cute, so on a whim, he deliberately scared Qiu Xiang and said, "Isn't it that Yan Gongzi has a crush on which of your sisters?" I heard that Yan Kuan is a stubborn, lustful tight! β
When Qiu Xiang heard this, she was so frightened that she shivered, her little face turned pale, and she hurriedly shook her head and said, "The slave and maid would rather die than obey, and the slave and maid are willing to serve the prince for a lifetime!" β
"Hmmm! Anyway, if the deacons dare to come nonsense, this king must break his dog's legs, and wait for this king to see! A wicked smile appeared on the corner of King Xin's mouth, and he walked away.
Qiu Xiang stuck out her tongue, her neck shrunk, and she hurriedly ran across the courtyard, she wanted to inform the other three sisters as soon as possible, the wolf is coming! β
When I came to the main hall of the front yard, I saw Yan Kuan crossing Erlang's legs, and he was shouting with Zhou Papi Bai!
"It's not my brother, I'm talking, if you have a 'rose perfume', it's too late to guarantee that your dream lover is dead and begging for nothing, brother, I'm a person from here, Xiao Taohong is now obedient to me, I serve me, that's cool, don't just don't drop! Hey, hey, "Yan Kuan spat at the stars and flew around, showing off beautifully.
Listening to the side of the week, I was fascinated, and I didn't know it!
"Bang!" King Shin coughed and walked into the hall.
"Oops! Your Highness, you miss me! When Yan Kuan saw King Xin's arrival, he hurriedly jumped up from his chair and shouted with a flattering face, and Zhou Papi followed closely behind, bowing his waist and back, looking at King Xin like a 'living bodhisattva'.
"Go, go!" King Xin hurriedly waved his hand, goosebumps fell to the ground, and said coldly: "Young Master Yan, why did you come to see this king so early in the morning?" β
"Hey, hey! Your Highness, I solemnly recommend to you a good friend of mine," Yan Kuan said with a grim face, and then pulled Zhou Peel.
"Meet His Royal Highness King Xin, my name is Zhou Babi, and my father is Zhou Yanru, the first assistant of the cabinet, hehe!" Zhou Papi smiled more than Yan Kuan.
"Hmmm! So what's going on? β
"Your Highness, I heard that there is a 'rose perfume' for sale in your house, I want to buy some, is it convenient for you? Hey! β
"Is Shousuke going to use 'Rose Perfume'?" King Shin asked amusedly.
"Hey, hey! Look at what you said, Your Highness, does that old immortal use perfume? It's me, hahaβ’β’β’β’It's me who wants it, heheβ’β’β’"
"You? What do you want perfume for? King Shin asked, pretending to be confused.
"This one! This...β’β’" Zhou scratched the back of his head and looked at Yan Kuan for help.
"Your Highness is a fellow traveler, what are you doing in a hurry?" Yan Kuan pulled Zhou Papi away and explained: "Your Highness, Zhou Papi wants to sell 'Rose Perfume' to give to his dream lover!" β
"What's the 'same path'? It's just 'nonsense, a bunch of nonsense!' When King Xin heard this, his nose was crooked!
"Hey, hey!" Yan Kuan hurriedly covered his mouth, looked outside, and then said with a wicked smile: "Your Highness, look at my mouth, yes, yes, you know this matter, I know it, tacitly, hehe!" β
"Hmmm! Perfume, a batch has been produced now, but is it! "King Shin walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, as if he was thoughtful!
Seeing this, Yan Kuan and Zhou Papi followed behind him one after the other, and the thieves stretched out their heads to look around, afraid that the king would not sell!
King Shin stopped suddenly, and the two of them stopped, and the foot that had just been raised was frozen in mid-air at the same time, stretching his neck, and listening intently!
"However, now there are not only 'rose perfumes', but also 'jasmine perfumes', 'tulip perfumes' and 'lemon perfumes', I wonder which perfume you want?"
β’β’β’β’β’β’ long β’β’β’β’β’β’ long time!
"Your Highness! What did you just say? Can you say that again? Yan Kuan shook his head and asked in disbelief.
"Now there are not only 'rose perfumes', but also 'jasmine perfumes', 'tulip perfumes' and 'lemon perfumes', which perfume do you want?" King Shin repeated.
Yan Kuan suddenly smiled, danced with his hands, and said happily: "Your Highness, I want it all, I want it all!" β
King Shin looked at him, smiled, and said, "Not now! β
"Why?" Yan Kuan wanted to cry without tears.
"Because of these products, they will be sold collectively on the opening day of the store on Wangfujing Street, and more new products will be launched at the same time!" King Xin looked at the two of them and continued: "As a loyal customer of the palace, this king can give you a membership card!" β
"Open? New products? Membership? "You look at me, I look at you, and then they all look at King Xin.
"Yes, the 'perfume' toiletries ** store, three days later will be officially opened on Wangfujing Street, due to the limited number of products, will be limited to purchase, the specific purchase limit, is a trade secret, now it is inconvenient to disclose, however, if you rely on the membership card, you can give priority to the purchase of any product of Xinwangfu, including new products, and enjoy discounts!" King Xin flickered.
"Really?" The two believed it.
"How can this king talk nonsense with you!" King Shin pretended to be angry.
"Yes, yes, yes!" The two of them couldn't help nodding, Yan Kuan leaned over and rubbed his hands, and the thief smiled: "Your Highness, what kind of card, when can you send it to us?" β
"Is this one!" King Xin hesitated, looked at the two, and said, "Tomorrow!" Tomorrow afternoon, a new product press conference will be held in 'Tianxiang Pavilion', and it will be distributed on the spot! Of course, if you refer more customers, the higher the level of the membership card, in short, the higher the level, the more benefits, you know? β
"Understood, understood! We will definitely attend on time and invite more friends to participate! The two were elated and geared up.
"Alright! That's it, this king has other things to do, go back! "King Shin was really annoyed enough by the two mushroom heads, and issued an eviction order.
"Yes, yes, yes! Your Highness, we are going to take our leave, farewell! Hey, hey," the two hurriedly ran away.
Watching the back of the two leaving, a smile appeared on the corner of King Xin's mouth, and he hurriedly summoned Wang Chengen and the four girls of spring, summer, autumn and winter for an emergency meeting!
After arranging the affairs of the palace, King Xin came to Wang Gong Factory to inspect the reconstruction work of Wang Gong Factory; Since the last time he arranged for Li Ruoqi, the deputy commander of the palace, to send 200,000 taels of silver tickets, King Xin has always been concerned about the production reserves of Wang Gong's factory, which is related to the life and death of the front-line soldiers.
As an important production reserve base of the national military industry, Wang Gong's factory is extremely well defended, especially after the explosion, King Xin asked Xue Fengxiang and Ding Sancang to strengthen the guard of Wang Gong's factory; At the same time, the construction of a radius of kilometers around is strictly prohibited, on the one hand, for the safety and confidentiality of Wang Gong Factory, and on the other hand, it is also to prevent accidents and accidents, resulting in heavy casualties.
The factory covers a very large area, backed by a hill, hollowed out of the hill, used as a storage of firearms and firearms, and added three cast iron gates, which can be described as tightly guarded.
Xue Fengxiang and Ding Sanpao accompanied King Xin to inspect the treasury reserves, and King Xin asked as he walked: "You are from the same brotherhood, who did you learn from in the development of firearms?" β
Xue Fengxiang replied: "Back to Your Highness, family teacher Xu Guangqi!" β
"Oh!" King Xin was stunned for a moment, stopped and looked at the two of them and asked, "But Xu Guangqi, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites?" β
"Yes, Your Highness! The tutor has returned to his hometown due to physical reasons. β
King Xin shook his head and sighed, "Alas! Overkill, I'm afraid it's not for physical reasons, right? β
Xue Fengxiang wanted to speak and stopped, Ding San was straightforward, and said: "Your Highness, the family teacher saw that the country's military industry was declining, and he was disheartened and had no intention of going to court, so he returned to his hometown after illness!" However, before leaving, the family teacher told the senior brother to defend the northern frontier to resist the Tartar captivity, and ordered me and the second senior brother to keep Wang Gongchang no matter what, so we stayed here!"
"Your senior brother is Sun Yuanhua who helped Yuan Chonghuan achieve the 'Ningyuan Great Victory'?"
"Exactly!"
"No wonder! One family and three masters, the court is ashamed of your family teacher! King Xin sighed, and both of them were silent.
Xu Guangqi was originally from Shanghai County, entered the Jinshi during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, devoted himself to serving the country, met Westerners when he was young, was infected by the advanced concepts of the West, began to learn Western knowledge, and made great achievements in mathematical geometry, astronomical calendar, and farmland and water conservancy.
While talking, the three of them passed through the three gates, came to the door of the warehouse where the firearms were stored, and after ordering the guards to open it, King Xin slowly entered the warehouse, and what caught his eye was a mountain of all kinds of old firearms, Ding Sanpao hurriedly stepped forward, came to a row of wooden shelves, and introduced them one by one:
Firearms: for the standard light firearms, the design is exquisite, the amount is small, as a standard firearm widely equipped with the army, half a meter long, caliber 3 cm, two people cooperate when shooting, one person is responsible for bracket and aiming, one person is responsible for ignition shooting, the range is 180 meters.
Three-eyed gun: It is an important individual weapon of the Ming army, which can be fired continuously and constitutes intensive fire suppression against the enemy, especially against the Manchurian cavalry who move very fast.
Ten-Eyed Firearm: A repeating firearm, with ten sections of copper caliber 10 excessive barrels, one round per section, can be fired ten times in bursts, but the range is short.
Short-handled arquebus, individual firearm, 40 cm long, reloading, can shoot three times in a row, with a maximum range of 150 meters.
Long-handled arquebus: a single firearm with a bayonet mounted on the top of the barrel, which can be used as a cold weapon after firing and is easy to carry.
Fire Dragon Water Rocket: Suitable for naval warfare of naval divisions, the first stage rocket is tied to the outside of the cylinder, and there is a second stage rocket in the dragon's mouth, which increases the thrust to attack the enemy ship after launching, and the range can reach 1500 meters.
A swarm of bees: a launcher with multiple launches, the range is about 300 meters, this kind of burst is relatively more stable than ordinary rockets, and is currently used in large-scale equipment in the army!