Wu Jincai was furious when he heard this: "Lao Tzu's silver has been fed to the dogs, and Lao Tzu will never give it away in the future." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

"Dad, I think you should go and find Liu An of the thousand households in Fuliang County again, we can't sit still." Wu Tianli said.

"Don't mention that dog, he wants you to be his fifth concubine, so he is willing to send troops. Alas......" Wu Jincai said with a sigh.

Hearing this, Wu Tianli's face turned red and white, and after a while, she gritted her teeth and said, "Dad, you go and tell that Liu An, as long as he sends troops to rescue my brother, I will be his concubine." ”

"Daughter, no, this Liu An is a bad seed, eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, everything is complete, I can't send you to the fire pit." Wu Jincai said.

Wu Tianli said mournfully: "Dad, the lesser of two evils, I always want to get married, it is still worth it to exchange me for my brother to come back, my brother wants to inherit my family's incense, my family can't live without my brother." She burst into tears.

Wu Jincai listened to his daughter's words, and couldn't help but burst into tears, his heart was like a knife, his daughter and son, he was really difficult to choose.

Gritting his teeth, Wu Jincai said: "It's a big deal, I sold the kiln and the house, and scraped together enough 500,000 taels of silver to redeem your brother and those porcelain." ”

"Dad, the mountain bandits are not reputable, and when they collect the money and still don't release the people and goods, what will you do?" Wu Tianli said with tears in her eyes

"Really? What will I do then? Oh my God, are you going to destroy my Wu Jincai? Wu Jincai shouted angrily at the sky.

Immediately, the family of three cried together......

"Master, someone outside asked to see you, saying they were here to help you." A doorman ran in to give a report.

"How can I be helped? What do I need help with? Wu Jincai stopped crying, held back his tears, and said suspiciously.

The old wife Wu Liu also stopped crying and scolded: "Old thing, are you dizzy, isn't your son still detained on the mountain by the bandits of Qianshan Tianzhu Mountain." ”

"Oh, yes, yes, wait for the old man to meet him." Wu Jincai said, wiped his face with a towel dipped in water, and hurriedly walked out.

When he arrived at the door, Wu Jincai walked out of the side door and saw seven or eight people standing at the mouth, one of the old men, Wu Jincai knew, was Liang Tianfu, an old kiln worker in Jingdezhen, and he didn't know the rest of the people. Maybe a dead horse should be a live horse doctor."

Thinking of this, Wu Jincaiqiang squeezed out a few smiles and said, "Isn't this Master Liang, how can you be free to come to me today." Where are these heroes? ”

"Outside the army, I heard that there is a trouble in the house, and we are here to help you." Zhao Guohua stepped forward and said.

Looking at him, Wu Jincaiqiang smiled and said, "I don't know which gang and which faction the hero is from?" ”

"Outside of the soldiers, can we go in and say. There are some things that are inconvenient to say outside. Zhao Guohua said lightly.

Wu Jincai didn't want to deal with the gangs in the rivers and lakes in his heart, for fear that there would be trouble in the future, but the matter in front of him, the people in the government did not move. Lowering his head and thinking about it, he gritted his teeth, Wu Jincai's hand stretched out, bowed down and said, "Please." Then he led the way to the house, and Zhao Guohua and others followed.

When he came to the main house, he saw Miss Wu and Mrs. Wu, looking at the two of them, Zhao Guohua smiled and nodded kindly. Miss Wu glanced at him and lowered her head with a red face.

The host sat down, and the servant woman of the house offered tea and then withdrew.

After taking a sip of tea, Wu Jincai couldn't help but ask again: "I don't know which gang and which faction the heroes belong to?" ”

With a faint smile, Zhao Guohua said: "We are not people from the rivers and lakes, we are officials and soldiers." ”

"Huh? Are you officers and soldiers? Wu Jincai asked in surprise.

Zhao Guohua nodded with a smile, and when he saw that Miss Wu and Old Madam Wu were also looking up at him, he nodded to them again. Miss Wu blushed and lowered her head again.

Looking at Zhao Guohua and others, Wu Jincai was suspicious of the identity of their officials and soldiers, and said that it was because Zhao Guohua and others looked solemn, not like the ruffians on the faces of the Jianghu people, and they didn't believe it, because the government had been prevaricating before, but at this time, there were inexplicably people representing the officials and soldiers of the government.

Thinking about it, Wu Jincai still decided to find out the authenticity of these people's official and military identities, so he said: "Is there any evidence for what the general said? ”

With a slight smile, Zhao Guohua took out the waist card of the fourth-grade military attache and handed it over.

Trembling hands took it and looked at it carefully a few times, and saw that it was made of pure gold, yellow and cancan, two inches wide, one foot long, the upper double dragon, the lower two tigers, the beginning and end of the card are round holes, and the red silk is through. The back is engraved with the word "Wu", and below it is the words "Zhao Guohua, the Governor of the Loyal and Righteous Protector Army".

It was confirmed that it was the waist card of the four-grade military attaché, Wu Jincai walked over, knelt down in front of Zhao Guohua's leg with a "plop", hugged his leg, and cried sadly and said: "Please save the little old man's dog, after the matter is completed, the little old man will not forget the general's great kindness, and he will definitely thank the general." ”

"Outside the army, you are making a mushroom, get up quickly, get up quickly." Zhao Guohua hurriedly pulled Wu Jincai to get up

Wu Jincai didn't get up alive or dead, he cried; "If the general doesn't promise the little old man, the little old man won't get up"

"If you don't get up, I won't promise to save your son." Zhao Guohua said seriously.

"Huh? This ......" Wu Jincai was stunned, not knowing what to do.

It was still Miss Wu Tianli who was smart, she walked over with a red face, and said in a coquettish voice: "Dad, get up quickly, the general is here to help our family." ”

"Yes! Yes! People are confused......" Wu Jincai laughed and stood up.

Glancing at Zhao Guohua, Wu Tianli walked away again with a red face

The dark clouds that shrouded the sky in Wu Mansion were blown away by Zhao Guohua's strong wind, and Wu Jincai's eyes were full of brilliance again.

"Come on, kill pigs and chickens, and entertain these generals." Wu Jincai commanded loudly with a smile.

"Yes. Master. The maid of the house agreed to go out

Seeing that the servants had gone to prepare for the banquet, Wu Jincai asked with a smile: "I don't know the general's name, where is the festival?" ”

"In Xia Zhao Guohua, garrison Macheng County, Anhui." Zhao Guohua said with a smile.

Wu Jincai listened, bowed down, and said movingly: "The general came from afar to help the little old man, and the little old man can't thank him enough." I just don't know if the general was sent by that adult? ”

"No one sent it, I found it myself." Zhao Guohua said indifferently.

Hearing this, Wu Jincai was stunned for a moment, and asked puzzledly: "What does the general mean by this?" ”

"Uncle Liang can tell you more about this matter." Zhao Guohua said.

The old man Liang Tianfu walked up and told Wu Jincai about the whole story...... After listening carefully to Liang Tianfu's narration, Wu Jincai groaned and did not speak for a while.

Seeing this, Zhao Guohua said: "There is no need to worry about the soldiers, in the future, one is to raise military expenses, and the other is to find a kiln to fire porcelain with a new formula on hand, once this kind of porcelain is fired, our army's funds will be greatly increased." With funds, you can improve your equipment, and you will have a much better chance of winning against the Tartars in the north in the future. Of course, if Wu Yuanwai really doesn't agree to this matter, it doesn't matter, I will still send troops to rescue Ling Gongzi. After all, it is also the duty of a soldier to protect the territory and the people. ”

After thinking about it carefully for a while, Wu Jincai said: "General Zhao, as long as you rescue the dog, my kiln will be counted as your half share."

"Thank you. At present, although our army's funds are also tight, for the sake of our long-term interests in the future, I still plan to invest 50,000 taels of silver as the preliminary trial production expenses. Zhao Guohua said

"Prototype? What does General Zhao mean is that this new recipe of porcelain has not yet been available? Wu Jincai asked.

Zhao Guohua smiled and said, "No, it's already available, but it's just a very small amount." ”

"Since the amount is extremely small, how did the general get the formula?" Wu Jincai asked curiously.

Miss Wu Tianli interjected: "Dad, you are old and confused. This is the secret of General Zhao. Why do you just ask? ”

After listening to his daughter's blame, Wu Jincai reacted, patted his head embarrassedly and said, "General Zhao, don't blame, the second child is abrupt." ”

"It doesn't matter! Anyway! Zhao Guohua said with a smile

After talking again, everyone began to eat, chicken, duck, fish, meat, ham, sausage, etc. filled the table, and the wine had two kinds of daughters, red and bamboo.

After eating and drinking, Zhao Guohua said: "Outside the Wu Yuan, I suspect that there are people in Fuliang County who are colluding with bandits to be unfavorable to you, so you have to instruct your family and family servants to keep what we said today strictly confidential, and not to disclose any news to anyone to avoid things from changing. ”

"Thank you, General!" Wu Jincai bowed and bowed.

"Let's wait for good news at home. We took our leave. After speaking, Zhao Guohua arched his hand to Wu Jincai and Mrs. Wu, nodded to Miss Wu Tianli, and left.

Back at the inn in Jingdezhen, Zhao Guohua wrote a letter and instructed in front of the Liang father and son: "Niu Huan, you go back quickly, give my letter to Cheng Chong, Lu Qing and Ma Shouying, they read the letter and will arrange to suppress the bandits." After the task is completed, let Ma Huan take a thousand cavalry to escort the bandit leader to send Wu Gongzi back as soon as possible. Fifteen days later, I'm waiting for them here. ”

"Yes." Niu Huan said and went downstairs.

The Liang father and son sat in Zhao Guohua's room for a while, and then they respectfully said goodbye

In Fuliang County, several people were drinking wine in a room, a middle-aged fat man with a fat head and big ears, a man in his forties with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks, a man in his fifties with a treacherous face, and a forty-something officer with a drunken face and wearing a thousand-household official uniform.

The middle-aged fat man with a fat head and big ears is named Yang Song, the largest porcelain dealer in Jingdezhen, and the sharp-beaked monkey cheeks and a forty-year-old man is called Du Dana, who is the largest porcelain factory owner in Jingdezhen, and the man in his fifties with a treacherous face is called Miao Tianran, who is the owner of the fourth largest porcelain field in Jingdezhen, and the thousand-household officer with a wine-colored face is Liu An, a thousand households in Fuliang County.