On the way to the study, Zhang Juzheng asked again.

"Have you received the pig's head meat from the Kaoru Wind Pavilion?"

"Roger."

Qi Jiguang hurriedly replied.

Qi Jiguang doesn't have a special hobby, that is, he has a hobby of eating pig's head meat, and he must eat Xunfeng Pavilion. Therefore, he would often send people to the capital to purchase, and then ride back to Jizhen quickly, and Zhang Juzheng would occasionally buy the best pig's head meat from Xunfeng Pavilion and send someone to send it to Qi Jiguang's line in Jizhen by mule cart.

"It's just too much, it's five or six hundred catties, how can Xia Guan eat it alone."

"If others don't understand you, how can I not understand you."

Zhang Juzheng said with a smile.

"Others say that every time you buy pig's head meat in Xunfeng Pavilion, it is a hundred catties when you buy it, saying that it is to fulfill your appetite, but every time you give it to the generals, usually I give you the pig's head meat, you will give it to the generals, and even the soldiers of the Great Wall outpost, and the rest of your own is enough to eat a meal and satisfy your cravings, so I ordered you to send you a little more every time."

"Thank you Shoufu for your care,"

Qi Jiguang looked at Zhang Juzheng's haggard face and said with concern.

"Shousuke-sama, I haven't seen you in a few months, but you've lost a lot of weight."

"There are a lot of affairs, I can't help but have the slightest slack, these years, there is too much backlog of things in the Ming Dynasty, and I want to deal with it clearly for a while, just to sort out a clue, it is also extremely annoying."

Referring to the affairs of the DPRK, Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but sigh.

"I just want to deal with all the things in the world as soon as possible, and when the things in the world are dealt with in the future, I can return to Your Majesty, and then I can retire to the mountains and forests to live and recuperate."

"Why did Shousuke say that?"

Qi Jiguang was shocked.

Zhang Juzheng smiled slightly, and then said:

"Your Majesty has grown up, and he is bound to be pro-government in the future, I just want to do more things in the past few years, thinking that I will be forever, okay, don't mention this, this time you come to Beijing, but what's the matter?"

Seeing that Shoufu diverted the topic, Qi Jiguang, who knew that it was inconvenient to continue to ask again, hurriedly said.

"Actually, this time the lower official came over to ask Shoufu for a favor."

"Asking for a favor?"

Looking at Qi Jiguang with a smile, Zhang Juzheng said with a smile.

"Yuan Jing, this is not like your person, but it is rare for you to beg me, say, as long as you don't violate the laws of the imperial court, I will grant you this favor."

"Thank you Shoufu, however, this favor is not for the lower officials, it is owed by the lower officials, so I want to ask for personal favors for others."

Qi Jiguang said truthfully.

"Oh, you owe someone? Let's hear it, what kind of favor does you Qi Dashuai owe, you actually want to come to me and beg me to help you repay this favor. ”

Zhang Juzheng asked with a smile.

"Shousuke, can you remember the "Thunder Gun" that I told Shousuke in my letter a few days ago? ”

Qi Jiguang's inquiry made Zhang Juzheng nod and said.

"The "Thunderbolt Gun" fires with stones, which is as fast as lightning, and after applying a bayonet, it can be turned into a gun and replaced by a spear, which is sure to be a divine weapon."

Although they are far away in the capital, because the two often exchange letters, Zhang Juzheng naturally knows the "Thunderbolt Gun".

"The last time you said that you would train soldiers who use all "Thunder Guns" in Jizhen, didn't I already allow you? ”

Looking at Qi Jiguang with a smile, Zhang Juzheng was a little curious why he mentioned this matter again.

"Shoufu confirmed that he was a subordinate official, but I originally wanted others to make this thunderbolt gun, maybe he wanted to let all nine sides use the thunderbolt gun, and now half a year has passed, and people have done what I asked him to do, but my side ......"

Looking at Shoufu, Qi Jiguang said.

"But there is no movement yet, so I want Shoufu to come forward and let Xuandazhen try the "Thunder Gun" first, so it's a matter of concern. ”

lest the first assistant think that he was selfish, Qi Jiguang deliberately emphasized again.

"The lower officials trained more than 10,000 musketeers in Jizhen, and after the drills of the lower officials, they thought that the combat strength of these more than 10,000 musketeers was no less than 30,000 or 40,000 in the past.

Qi Jiguang's suggestion made Zhang Juzheng look at him, although he did not doubt the truth of his words, but if he used the Thunderbolt gun, this cost.

"Does Yuan Jing know how much silver does it cost to use the Thunderbolt Gun on the nine sides?"

"Shoufu, this is exactly the reason why Xia Guan wants to ask you for a favor, because this favor is not only owed to him, but even Da Ming owes him this favor."

"Oh."

Zhang Juzheng stroked his beard and responded, this human affection ...... It's a bit of a big deal.

As he spoke, Qi Jiguang ordered someone to fetch a thunderbolt gun and a bird gun, and then asked,

"Shousuke, please see, this is the Thunderbolt gun, this is the bird gun, Shoufu can know, how much do these two cost?"

Even a layman can see the advantages and disadvantages between the guns at a glance, and he carefully examines them.

"This Thunderbolt has extra things like bayonets and wrench springs, so the price should be not bad."

Listening to Shoufu's answer, Qi Jiguang smiled.

"The Ministry of Industry needs three taels of silver to make a bird gun, and in the opinion of the first assistant, how much does this "Thunderbolt Gun" cost? ”

"Well, it shouldn't be less than four taels, or even five taels."

"What if the lower official says that he sells this thunderbolt to us, and only sells it for three taels and one yuan!"

"What?"

This time it was Zhang Juzheng's turn to be disgraced, he looked at the exquisitely crafted musket in surprise, how could he not have imagined that it would be like this...... Cheap.

"This, how could this be so cheap."

"How is it so cheap, the lower officer doesn't know, but he made this thunderbolt gun, he must not be able to make money, and the thunderbolt gun is of high quality, and the soldiers have no worries about exploding the chamber when they use it, and the most used in the army has been no less than hundreds, and it is still used as usual, and the subordinate thinks that such an excellent weapon should be promoted in the army."

Of course, Qi Jiguang didn't know that even if it was a price of three taels and one money, the Lugou Iron Factory still had more than 50% of the profits, after all, the processing and manufacturing of many workpieces had been simplified, and the improvement of the production process from ironmaking to barrel manufacturing had directly led to a significant drop in costs, of course, all of this was reluctance from outsiders.

In fact, if Shi Yiwen had a darker heart, he could have set the price a little higher, but for him, he valued the market share more than the high price.

"This ...... It's so cheap! ”

Zhang Juzheng said with a sigh, and even involuntarily picked up the thunderbolt gun and looked at it carefully for a while to determine whether it was possible to cut corners. In the end, he looked up at Qi Jiguang and asked.

"According to you, that man is indeed sincere, tell me, who is this man?"

"Shi Yiwen, the fellow of Jinyiwei's dismissal!"

The moment he heard this name, Zhang Juzheng's eyebrows raised slightly, and he couldn't help but say.

"It's him again!"