Although Lu Fatzi himself didn't know how many kinds of glue formulas he knew, in order to hurry up and make it easy to use, Lu Fatzi, who had always liked to engage in counterfeit and shoddy products, simply used the common kraft glue in the medicine store to use it as a wood adhesive, and added the kraft glue to the process to make three shoddy primitive rockets overnight - in fact, most of the materials were used in the original second-stage rocket fire dragon out of the water, but the dragon's mouth was sealed and changed to a conical shape that was conducive to breaking the air, and the second-stage rocket was changed to explosives and detonators. With the addition of a balance wing and tail to maintain stability during launch, the Miyoshi Shanzhai missile was declared complete.

Early the next morning, Lu Fatzi pulled up Wu Yingqi, Wu Guogui and Gao Dejie, three accomplices, and went up to Nule Peak again for test firing. Because there was still a surplus of the target during the first day of artillery test firing, so this test firing was even more trouble-free, but the site was cleared and the test site was protected, and it was set up on the improvised launch frame to aim at the target, Lu Fatzi personally lit the lead of a Sanhao brand cottage missile, and the slightest crack of the lead burned and quickly drilled into the tail of the cottage missile, only to hear a 'whoosh' sound, the cottage missile dragged a fire snake to shoot, and the lightning generally shot to the target three miles away.

With a loud "boom," the Sanhao brand cottage missile exploded about 10 steps to the left of the target mound, causing earth, rocks, grass and blades to fly on the ground. Fat Lu's cheers also rang out, "Good! Quick, put the second rocket on, I'll have to test another shot! ”

"Whew——!" Another primitive rocket flew out and exploded more than twenty steps behind the target, and Fat Lu jumped up happily, applauding again and again, and was so self-absorbed that he was so intoxicated. Seeing this scene, Wu Yingqi and Wu Guogui inevitably looked at each other a little, and Wu Yingqi said suspiciously: "This thing is not as accurate as the Hongyi cannon?" Why is Yifeng still happy like this? ”

"Second prince, you don't need to be very accurate!" Gao Dejie saw the significance of the Sanhao brand cottage missile at a glance, and shouted excitedly: "Second prince, you haven't seen that this rocket of Yifeng is not used for attacking fortifications, but for field battles?" Think about it, if we were on the battlefield and when the two armies were fighting, and we suddenly shot dozens or hundreds of such rockets into the enemy's dense formation, how many enemies would we be able to kill? Can the enemy's formation still be a formation? Blowing up the enemy's team, we scattered with a whole blow, is it still a sure victory? ”

"That's right, this thing shoots extremely fast, and it's also the nemesis of the enemy's cavalry." Wu Guogui also quickly came back to his senses and said: "The Hongyi cannon cannot be used in field battles, mainly because it is too troublesome to reload and reload, and it takes two or three minutes to shoot a cannon in Western watches, and there is no way to restrain the enemy's cavalry charge on the battlefield." As long as there are enough of these things, they can easily shoot dozens or hundreds of them in a short period of time, which is enough to blow up most of the enemy's cavalry. ”

"Oh." Wu Yingqi's reaction was a little slow, and it took a lot of time to understand the essence of it, but after reacting, Wu Yingqi also shouted happily, "That's right, that's the truth, on the field battlefield, this thing doesn't need to be too accurate, as long as the number is enough, the power is much greater than the Hongyi cannon!" ”

"It's called replacing quality with quantity, and replacing precision with ambiguity!" Lu Fatzi ran over at some point, and said proudly: "The best thing is that the cost of this rocket is very low, the propellant only needs to be filled with one pound of black powder, and two pounds of explosives can be shot on the enemy's head, and it is also very easy to manufacture, in addition to being made of wood and bamboo, it can also be made of cheaper and more convenient thick paper tubes, and the cost of a rocket is far lower than the cost of a shell fired by the Hongyi cannon." Using this rocket instead of the Hongyi cannon on the field battlefield can not only save money, but also strengthen the density of firepower, and also increase the firing frequency to make up for all the shortcomings of the Hongyi cannon! ”

"That's right, there's a huge benefit to this thing." Gao Dejie nodded and said: "That is, it is light in weight, easy to carry and use, which can greatly reduce the pressure on logistics, and can also achieve rapid mobility, without the need to carry hundreds of catties of Hongyi cannons with the army." ”

"General Gao, Second Prince, there is another good news for you." Lu Fatzi said with a fluttering eyebrow: "Because of the rush of time, I made several rockets today temporarily, and there is still room for improvement in the tail, balance wing and nozzle, as long as I am given a little time, I can re-improve this rocket, make it more accurate, shoot farther, and make it more convenient to manufacture and carry." ”

"That's it, you hurry up." Wu Yingqi nodded again and again, and said, "When the best rocket is made, I will ask my father to make a large number of rockets and give us a large number of equipment for the army of Pingxi Palace." ”

"If that's the case, then our Hongyi cannon can indeed be built less, as long as dozens of them are built for attacking, the field can be replaced with this rocket." Wu Guogui also nodded in agreement. At the end, Wu Guogui asked curiously: "Also, Yifeng, you said last night that you could let the soldiers of our Pingxi Royal Mansion fly into the sky and throw explosives directly on the enemy's head, what is going on?" ”

"This, keep it secret for the time being, and give you and the prince a big surprise when the time comes." Fat Lu smiled mysteriously, and said: "But if you want to let the soldiers of our Pingxi Royal Mansion fly to the sky, the second prince, you must help me get some rubber from Nanyang." ”

"Rubber? What is Rubber? Wu Yingqi was full of confusion.

"Wrong again." Lu Fatzi slapped himself lightly, and quickly explained: "I said it wrong, rubber is the name of the West, in Sumatra and Bo Ni in the South Seas, there is a kind of ancient tower tree, after cutting the bark, some white thick juice will flow out, this thick juice is called rubber (accurate called Malay gum or Guta gum), I just want this white thick juice, the more the better." ”

After that, Fat Lu lowered his voice again, and added mysteriously: "As far as I know, Taiwan is now using this kind of thing to build an incendiary bomb, which is specially used in naval warfare, and the demand is also very large. ”

"Cheng, it's up to me." Wu Yingqi suddenly realized that he patted his chest and said, "When I return to Kunming, I will immediately ask our merchants from the Pingxi Royal Mansion to find a way, and let them get me a few thousand catties of such things no matter what." ”

"Then please leave it to the second prince." Fat Lu smiled, and said: "Also, please ask the second prince to let the merchants get me some samples of silk cloth, the silk cloth is not beautiful, as long as it is strong, the stronger the better, and when these things are in hand, it will not be long before I can let the second prince, General Gao, and General Wu also fly to the sky to see the magnificent rivers and mountains of our China with your own eyes." ”

"Really?" Wu Guogui was skeptical and said, "You should be bragging, right? Can people fly to the sky? ”

"Why don't we make a bet?" Lu Fatzi took the opportunity to say: "If I lose, I will be a cow and a horse for General Wu for the rest of my life, and I will lose all my family property to General Wu!" General Wu, if you lose, you will ....... ”

"What do I lose to you?" Wu Guogui asked casually.

"You don't have to lose anything, just marry your baby daughter Xiaosu to me." Fat Lu blurted out. The result was very natural, as soon as the words fell, Gao Dejie and Wu Yingqi sat on the ground with their stomachs covered with laughter on the spot, but Wu Guogui pulled out his waist knife without saying a word, and slashed it with a knife, and roared with a blue face: "Fat Lu, no wonder you run to Lao Tzu's back tent all day long, it turns out that you have long had ill intentions towards Xiao Su!" Lao Tzu hacked you to death! ”

"Second Prince, General Gao, help! General Wu, I'm making a bet with you, if you don't bet, forget it, you can't make a ......, help! Help me! Killed——! ”

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Finally got rid of Wu Guogui's pursuit with the help of Wu Yingqi and Gao Dejie, and finally said what he thought Lu Fatzi didn't dare to stay in Nule Peak - if he stayed any longer, he would really die, he got on the horse after going down the mountain, and returned to Qujing City, which had been absent for three days, and took time to go to the Qujing Green Camp located at the Sanchakou Pass on the way, depending on the training situation of the Qujing Green Camp. And when I returned to Qujing City, the time was already close to evening.

I didn't go home for three days, and Lu Fatzi had to go to his wife to sue for a crime, and pay a compensation for the arrears of public grain. Although he was the top boss of Fat Lu, Zhang Gaomo didn't dare to put on a show when he spoke in front of Fat Lu, but nodded and said: "Lord Lu, I'm really sorry, I really shouldn't have come to you so early, but this fact is too urgent and I can't afford to delay, so if you are offended, please don't care about Lord Lu." ”

"Zhang Futai, what are you talking about?" Lu Fatzi smiled bitterly and asked: "You are my boss, what is the official business, send someone to say hello, and the subordinate will go over to receive the order, why do you come here in person and say such a foreign thing?" If you have anything to say, please give direct orders to the lord, and the lower officials will definitely serve. ”

"If only I had the guts." Zhang Gaomo, who witnessed the death match between Lu Fatzi and Li Shuzu from beginning to end, muttered in his heart, and said with a smile: "Actually, it's not a big deal, last night, the Governor sent someone to send an urgent official document quickly, saying that when the team set off from Kunming to return to Guiyang, passing through our Qujing, the Governor planned to stay in Qujing for a few days, inspect our Qujing's government and military affairs, and let us prepare for reception." ”

"Oh, that's it." Fat Lu smiled and asked again, "Then what is the approximate time?" ”

"Today, it's either noon or afternoon." Zhang Gaomo said: "The messenger told the lower officials that the captain's team had left Kunming City yesterday morning, and that they would arrive at Qujing City by this evening at the latest. ”

"Then let's get ready." Lu Fatzi said: "It's too late to go to the water distribution pass, let's hurry up and prepare for it at the three-way pass, if you have anything to serve the officials, please just command." ”

"It's really going to be very hard, Lord Lu." Zhang Gaomo said with a sad face: "Because the messenger of the Governor brought another message, asking you to greet the Governor by name, and you must be prepared to accompany the Governor throughout the whole process. - So, Lord Lu, I'm afraid I'm going to wronged you this time. ”

"What do you mean by this?" Lu Fatzi was confused when he heard this, and said: "The Governor is inspecting Qujing, and the subordinate is the magistrate of Qujing, so it is a matter of course to accompany him throughout the process, how can Lord Futai say that he has wronged me?" ”

"Because, because the lower officials heard that the last time you went to Guiyang, Lord Lu, you had some unpleasant trouble with the governor." Zhang Gaomo squirmed a few times, and said a little shyly: "Also, the last time the Governor went to Kunming and passed by Qujing, you didn't go to greet you, and the Governor didn't enter our Qujing City. The subordinate is worried that if you and the governor are still having trouble and refuse to accept this order, then the subordinate will ...... and it will be difficult to be a man. ”

"Oh, I see." Lu Fatzi smiled, and said in his heart that my reputation for hitting my boss is really stinky, if Xiao Mazi or Wu Lao Hanjian planned to let me change places to be the prefect of the county that day, the prefect of that place would probably be frightened. After laughing, Lu Fatzi hurriedly said: "Lord Futai, please put a hundred hearts, the lower official and the governor are indeed a little unpleasant, but the public is public, private is private, and the public and private cannot be confused. So please rest assured, when the time comes, the lower officials will definitely accompany the governor to inspect Qujing throughout the whole process, even if you are not treated by the governor, you will not miss your official business, and you will not be embarrassed. ”

"Then I'll be relieved." Zhang Gaomo breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly ordered: "Lord Lu, then you can arrange it quickly, and you will go to Sanchakou Pass with the lower officials to greet the marquis in a while." But Lord Lu, don't blame the lower officials for talking too much, according to the lower officials, the Governor still attaches great importance to you, otherwise, the Governor will not specifically name him and ask you to accompany him to Qujing throughout the whole process. ”

"I hope so." Lu Fatzi pondered in his heart, "I am Gan Wenkun, who was secretly impeached on the night of June 17, and today is July 27, with a gap of 40 days, which is enough news to run back and forth from the capital to Yunnan - if Gan Wenkun already knows the news that I secretly impeached him on suspicion of colluding with the Pingxi Palace, then can I gain his trust, it seems that he has made this trip to Qujing." ”

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In the afternoon, Gan Wenkun's team successfully arrived at the three-way pass, and when Fat Lu followed his ass and went up to salute, not only did he not like to throw his face at his boss as usual, but also made a standard salute, and faithfully fulfilled the respect that a subordinate should have for his boss. And Gan Wenkun is also a corporal of courtesy, personally dismounted to pick up Zhang Gaomo, and beckoned Qujing officials of all sizes to get up, at the end, Gan Wenkun pointed to the nearby Qujing Green Camp camp, and proposed to go to Qujing Green Camp to inspect and review, Zhang Gaomo and Lu Fatzi's cousin Qin Yong and others dared to disobey, and quickly invited Gan Wenkun into the camp of Qujing Green Camp and arranged for soldiers to practice.

After several months of painstaking management by the Lu Fatzi brothers, Li Tianzhi and others, although the Qujing Green Battalion does not dare to say that it has been reborn, it can definitely be regarded as a new thing, the establishment of 2,000 soldiers has been replenished, needless to say, the weapons and equipment have been replaced, the sabers forged from fried steel are bright and mighty, the spear barrels after repeated soaking in tung oil are shining, and the two hundred brand-new arquebuses newly equipped are also very eye-catching, the flag armor is distinct, and the majestic style is not the same as the backward equipment a few months ago. The demoralized Qujing Green Battalion was in stark contrast.

The layman looks at the excitement, the insider looks at the doorway, Gan Wenkun was born in a military family, of course, he will not just look at the appearance of weapons and equipment and flags and armor that can be smashed out with silver, what really makes Gan Wenkun very satisfied is the spiritual outlook and skillful movements of the Qujing Green Battalion - between the team's performances, those neat steps, skillful movements, and the immovable standing posture and unified and coordinated rhythm are the fruits that can only bear fruit after rigorous training. Such an army is the army that Gan Wenkun needs and attaches the most importance to.

Satisfaction is satisfaction, but in front of so many people, Gan Wenkun didn't praise a word, and he didn't say a word to Lu Fatzi from beginning to end, just waited for the performance to end, then nodded, stood up and said: "No, it seems that Qin Dusi is quite diligent on errands, and when the military department was assessed this year, this governor made them rank first." Okay, after the drill is over, it's time for the governor to go and see the harvesting of your Qujing Eight Banners Fushou Cream. ”

"Lord Governor, it's getting late." Zhang Gaomo said cautiously: "Why don't you go into the city to rest first, and then inspect the fields tomorrow?" ”

"It doesn't matter, anyway, there are fields of Eight Banners Fushou Paste all over the way, let's watch it while walking." Gan Wenkun shook his head, looking like a diligent and loving people. Zhang Gaomo and others had no choice but to quickly send someone to arrange on the road, while accompanying Gan Wenkun back to the city, and accompanying him to inspect the harvesting of Eight Banners Fushou ointment.

On both sides of the road back to Qujing City from the three forks, the mountains and fields are indeed full of fields planted with Eight Banners Fushou Paste, but now it is close to the Mid-Autumn Festival, the harvest of Eight Banners Fushou Paste has come to an end, Gan Wenkun's team walked five or six miles, and then came across a piece of Eight Banners Fushou Paste Field that is still being harvested, Gan Wenkun also fulfilled his promise, personally went down to the field to inspect and visit the work of the people harvesting the Eight Banners Fushou Paste, and asked about the details from time to time, showing the fine style of the Qing Dynasty officials who are diligent and close to the people.

Because the fields were still being harvested, Gan Wenkun did not allow the brigade to go to the fields, and only took a few cronies, Zhang Gaomo and Lu Fatzi into the fields. And when the inspection was over, Gan Wenkun first glanced at his brother Gan Wenjiong, and then pointed deeper into the field, and said to Lu Fatzi: "Yifeng, accompany Bendu to take a look there." ”

After that, Gan Wenkun took the lead and walked in, Lu Fatzi had to follow, Zhang Gaomo and Zheng Yuan, the new Tongzhi, planned to follow, but Gan Wenjiong stopped them and deliberately said that they would be checked here, leaving them in place, making room for Gan Wenkun and Lu Fatzi to talk alone.

The fields in Qujing County are very smooth, and the roads are easy to walk, so Gan Wenkun led Lu Fatzi to throw everyone away from him without much time, and walked to a crystal clear stream. ”

Fat Lu was silent for a long time before he said, "Because, Lord Governor, you are unfair and biased in favor of Li Benshen. ”

"So you went to the secret fold and impeached the governor for colluding with the Pingxi Palace?" Gan Wenkun asked lightly.

Fat Lu was silent again, and after another half an hour, Fat Lu asked in a low voice, "Lord Governor, you know everything?" ”

"The emperor will expedite with six hundred miles and hand over your secret fold to me." Gan Wenkun asked lightly: "Are you in such a hurry?" I didn't see the Governor's personality and position clearly, so I suspected that the Governor's visit to Yungui this time was planning to collude with the Pingxi Palace, betray the court and the emperor, and exchange for the Governor's personal interests? ”

Fat Lu lowered his head in shame and stopped talking. Fortunately, Gan Wenkun didn't necessarily ask Fat Lu to answer this question, but just asked again: "I believe you know what the governor did in Kunming." Now, you should trust Bento, right? ”

Fat Lu hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Your Excellency the Governor forgives me, but the lower officials still don't dare to fully believe you." ”

"Why?" Gan Wenkun smiled and asked, "Then you say, what exactly is the governor going to do, so that you believe that the governor will not collude with Wu Fan?" Is it loyal to the emperor? ”

Lu Fat Man stopped talking again, and after a while, two crystal tears suddenly oozed out of Lu Fatty's fat eyes, and he knelt down on Gan Wenkun's knees with a bang, and cried with tears like a spring, and choked up: "Lord Governor, forgive me, the lower official really can't believe it, the lower official is in Yunnan, no one dares to believe it!" Xia Guan's side is full of eyeliner from Pingxi Palace! The left and right of the lower officials are all the annihilation of the Pingxi Palace! If you are not careful, you will die without a place to bury......! Xiaguan, it's difficult! ”

Gan Wenkun stared at Lu Fatzi and didn't speak, but the more Lu Fatzi cried, the more sad he became, and the more he cried, the more sincere he became, and he sobbed and said: "In August last year, Xiaguan sent someone to contact the secret post station of the Thirteen Yamen, and asked the emperor to quickly send important ministers to come forward and take away the Eight Banners Fushou Paste Seeds in the hands of Xiaguan. He also warned the lower official that if it weren't for the fact that the lower official was still somewhat useful, then he should have killed the lower official, and he would dare to be un......grateful next time. The lower officials still don't understand, what is wrong with that incident............ ”

"This year, by the emperor's favor, the Qujing green camp was handed over to the cousin of the lower official, ......, as a result, the prince immediately sent a county to the lower official to monitor all the money and grain transfer of the lower official, the lower official in order to make the Qujing green camp strong again, in order to be of great use, but everywhere by the constraints of people, everything was restrained, the weapons used to arm the army were often robbed, the right town of the palace also increased the army, at any time the Qujing green camp can be stepped on the flat ............. Woo, Lord Governor, who else can the lower officials trust? Who else dare to believe? ”

The more Lu Fatzi cried, the more sad he became, and the more he said, the more desolate he became, and in the end, Lu Fatzi simply couldn't cry, "These actions of Pingxi Palace, Xiaguan can still bear it, Xiaguan is a courtier of the Qing Dynasty, and he has taken on the mission of the emperor, and he has long been prepared to sacrifice his life for the country anytime and anywhere ...... the ...... of the emperor's knowledge." But what makes the lower officials even more sad and painful is that it is still the difficulty from above, the four grids in charge of the thirteen yamen, because they can't lure the lower officials, take advantage of some of the hypocrisy and grievances of the lower officials who have to be in the Xiwang Mansion, and slander the lower officials in every possible way, and change their ways to frame ............. ”

"Don't cry." Gan Wenkun handed a handkerchief to Lu Fatzi, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the emperor knows your difficulties, and I also know your difficulties, so I won't blame you for the matter of impeaching me." Come, dry your tears, and don't let anyone else see them. ”

"Your Excellency Governor." Fat Lu sobbed and agreed, took the handkerchief and wiped away the tears on his face, but the painful tears in his eyes were still flowing down.

"You can't blame Si Gege completely." Gan Wenkun comforted: "She is also loyal to the emperor, so she has to be careful to protect you." To be honest, I was also worried about you before, because Wu Sangui was really good to you, not only did he send you an official position in Qujing, but he also personally officiated in marriage, and married Xiao Gege of Pingnan Wangfu to you, which can be regarded as a mountain of kindness to you. ”

"He is here to deliberately humiliate the prince of Pingnan." Lu Fatzi choked up and said: "The prince of Pingnan has not dealt with him all his life, Xiao Gege and I are in love, and voluntarily followed me to Qujing, he didn't have any good intentions at all for me to marry Xiao Gege, just to deliberately humiliate the prince of Pingnan - let everyone in the world know that a seven-grade slave from the Pingxi palace can marry the baby daughter of the prince of Pingnan." ”

"You know that, just know it." Gan Wenkun nodded, and asked again: "Then do you know that my own uncle died at the hands of him Wu Sangui?" Our Gan family and their Wu family are also not in the same place? ”

"Yes? Is there such a thing? Fat Lu's face was full of surprise, and he said, "Why haven't you heard of it?" ”

"That was the matter of the previous dynasty, and at that time, he Wu Sangui was still the chief soldier of the former Ming Dynasty." Gan Wenkun said lightly: "After Wu Sangui returned to our Qing army. Lord Sage (Dorgon) forgave him all his previous sins, so not many people know about it. ”

"I see, I see." Fat Lu nodded again and again, looking suddenly realized. At the end, Fat Lu asked anxiously again: "Your Excellency the Governor, why don't you immediately move the Governor's Yamen to Qujing?" This is the throat of Yungui, and the location is extremely important, only if you sit here, can you prevent it. ”

"It's not a trivial matter, we can only discuss it slowly." Gan Wenkun shook his head, and suddenly said with a straight face: "The emperor's secret decree, Lu Yifeng accepted the decree." ”

"Weichen Lu Yifeng took the order." Fat Lu hurriedly saluted.

"Lu Yifeng, it's really ridiculous that you impeach Gan Wenkun, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, for colluding with Wu Fan to harm the country and seek personal gain!" Gan Wenkun recited: "Gan Wenkun is the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou appointed by me, he has received the grace of my knowledge, he is the minister of my humerus, and he is loyal to me, how can he do such an ungrateful thing? Ridiculous, ridiculous! ”

"Wechen is ridiculous, Wechen is a capital crime." Fat Lu's body trembled slightly, and he looked terrified.

"However, I don't know you in advance, this move is also to be cautious and careful, and to pardon your innocence and not pursue it." Gan Wenkun's tone changed, "From now on, you must obey Gan Wenkun's dispatch, work hard, and work diligently." Chin this. ”

"Lord Lu, now, you can trust Bentu, right?" Gan Wenkun asked with a smile.

(To be continued)