Chapter Twenty-Six: The Plan of Qinglong Village
"Third child, what's the urgency you're looking for me? Is there a goal for action again? Wang Hu asked with a big grin. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Glancing at Liu Fangfei cautiously and greedily, Lu Qingcai said: "Big brother, that's the case, the eldest son of the Yang squire in Yongxin County sent a letter asking us to intercept a batch of goods halfway, and he sent someone to tell us the route, time and place of each shipment of this batch of goods and the number of people who held the goods. ”
Wang Hu asked, "Who is this batch of goods, and what is it?" How much is it worth? ”
"He said in the letter that these goods were made up by the villagers of Mingfeng Village and a barbarian who came back from overseas, called soap and shampoo, and each trip was worth more than 10,000 taels of silver." Lu Qing said.
"Ten thousand taels of silver? Soap and shampoo? Wang Hu's heart trembled when he heard this, and he thought: "Lao Tzu sent people out to sweep for a year, but he only got this number, this vote is 10,000 taels of silver, mother, it's ****, a group of mud legs in Mingfeng Village, what are you afraid of, the brothers rushed and collapsed, Lao Tzu is not even afraid of the officers and soldiers of the guard in Ji'an Mansion, but also afraid of a group of mud legs." Thinking of this, he waved his hand and said; Let's go to the Righteous Hall and gather the brothers to discuss the specific plan. ”
Liu Fangfei giggled; "Big brother, I heard that this soap and shampoo are good things, but they are sold for more than 10,000 taels of silver, and this ticket can be worth a lot of votes."
"That's it, the fifth sister is right." Lu Qing said flatteringly.
When the three of them arrived at the Juyi Hall, Wang Hu asked Steward Yang some more things, and then asked a few little minions to lead them down. Then he called someone to inform the other two leaders, and after a while, the five leaders all arrived, and seeing that everyone was seated, Wang Hu coughed a few times, and then said: "Brothers, Qinglongzhai is very prosperous under the governance of our five brothers, and there are many people, not only the nearby cottages dare not mess around, but even the officers and soldiers of the guards in Ji'an Mansion dare not provoke us, it can be said that our Qinglongzhai is already the boss of hundreds of miles in this area......"
"It's all the work of the eldest brother......... the other four leaders said in a chaotic manner.
Waving his hand, Wang Hu said again: "It's a good thing that the village is bigger, but it also needs a lot of money, and now there is a big job."
Worth 10,000 taels of silver, waiting for the brothers to do it, I don't know if the brothers want to do it? ”
"Big brother, what kind of cargo is that? Stuck in the dots? The second leader, Bantam Tiger Chen Dashan, asked.
Liu Youtian, the fourth leader, said: "Big brother, although money is a good thing, you must also have a life to spend it. ”
"That's right! The fourth brother is right. Liu Fangfei smiled and glanced at Liu Youtian, and Liu Youtian felt his heart skip a beat.
Wang Hu thought for a while and said, "What the fourth brother said is also right, then the fourth brother will work hard." ”
"Playing for the eldest brother and contributing to the cottage is what I should do." Liu Youtian said, stood up and bowed.
After discussing this matter, everyone dispersed, leaving only the three leaders Lin Lihu and Lu Qing to deal with the cottage affairs in the Juyi Hall, Wang Hu and Liu Fangfei fooled around for a while, and their bodies were also a little tired, so they went back to the house to sleep, and the second leader Chen Dashan went back to continue drinking.
After going back to the house and cleaning up, Liu Youtian went down the mountain to inquire about Mingfeng Village.
In the city of Ji'an, a middle-aged man wearing a staff shirt, a staff hat, and white-soled boat-shaped shoes, white and fat but not bloated, was talking and laughing with Qian Wancai, the boss of Yongxiangzhai, and it seemed that the relationship between the two was very good.
The white fat middle-aged man said with a smile: "Cousin, this soap and shampoo is really a good thing, you see that it has not been a few months, the rich people in Ji'an Mansion have used soap and shampoo, looking at the bitter appearance of Liu Mazi, who sells soap horn and Zhu Ling paste next door, I am so happy, you don't know, he used to have a good relationship with Yang Decai, who wholesaled soap horn and Zhu Ling cream, and his selling price was almost equal to my buying price, but I almost closed the door when I squeezed it...... Today the situation is finally reversed......"
It turned out that the white and fat middle-aged man was Qian Wancai's cousin Zhang Shigui. I used to open a shop called "Washle", which sold soap horn and pork jelly, but now I buy soap and shampoo instead.
"Of course, such a good thing, Da Ming is unique, and he is not afraid that he will not be able to sell it." Qian Wancai said proudly.
Zhang Shigui took a sip of tea and asked curiously: "I heard you say that Mr. Zhao, who did this wonderful thing, came back from overseas Huaxia, but I asked many maritime merchants, and they all said that they had never heard of this country, what is going on?" ”
Seeing him roll his eyes, Qian Wancai said: "I have seen the small picture that Mr. Zhao brought back from Huaxia Kingdom, the image is extremely clear, the painting can never be painted, the beautiful high-rise building on the picture, the flat and wide road, I think it is more beautiful than the palace, you will know that what I said is true or false, and then the Huaxia Kingdom is on the other side of the sea, I heard Mr. Zhao say that you have to sail straight towards the place where the sun rises for a year, and you can only reach it when the wind and waves are calm, and those maritime merchants take the route of Zheng He to the Western Ocean, Can one who goes east, the other west, and the west reach the kingdom of the east? ”
After listening to Qian Wancai's words, Zhang Shigui thought about it carefully, slapped the table and said, "Yes, the ship that wants to go west reaches the country in the east, isn't this the opposite direction?" I'm so stupid...... Hey, hey, hey, hey......" he laughed to himself.
After laughing for a while, he asked, "Cousin, I know that there are more and more people selling soap and shampoo, and the purchase volume is a bit large this time, and I am worried that someone will rob me halfway, which will not be good." ”
"Cousin, you can rest assured, every time the goods are escorted by the security guards of Mingfeng Village, you haven't seen those security guards, and there are not many soldiers in the border army, a small group of thieves is not an opponent, unless you encounter a large group of bandits, and there are no large groups of bandits in the vicinity for dozens of miles, so you can rest assured."
"Okay, count my cousin too much. If necessary," Zhang Shigui said with a smile,
Zhao Guohua helped Zhang Bao recruit some franchisees in Nanjing, and taught Zhang Bao how to recruit franchisees. Looking at the faces of the two of them, Bi Maokang knew that the result was not good, so he asked, "Wei Sanxi, haven't you seen your master?" ”
Wei Sanxi lowered his head and said: "I saw it, and he also saw the parts of the handcuff, but he still didn't know how to make such a handcuff after two days of research." ”
Hearing this, Bi Maokang was stunned, and after a long while, he said; "Forget it, you two have worked hard, go back and rest for a day before coming back to work."
"Thank you, sir!" The two handed the cloth bag containing the pistol parts to Bi Maokang, knelt down and kowtowed, and went home.
After Bi Maokang returned home dejectedly, he sat in a daze, Zhao Guohua and Zhang Shun returned home and saw this, they couldn't help but be stunned, and when they saw the cloth bag on the table, Zhao Guohua understood the reason.
"This pistol is a product more than 300 years later, and it will hell if Daming can make it now." He thought to himself.
walked over and gave a salute, and he said comfortingly: "Uncle, you don't have to be sad, according to the current ability of Da Ming, it's not surprising that you can't make such a handcuff, and you may be able to do it in a few years." ”
"Well, I hope that's what you say." Bi Maokang said leisurely.
After eating, Bi Maokang said: "Guohua, I have delayed you for a long time, the old man is very sorry for you, if you have anything to ask the old man to help, just say it, the old man who can help will definitely help." Zhao Guohua was overjoyed when he heard this, he was really sleepy and met a pillow, and he was about to ask Bi Maokang to help sell some Lu Mi guns, so he took the opportunity to say: "Uncle, if it's convenient, can you help me buy some Lu Mi guns?" ”
"You want to buy a Rubi gun?" Bi Maokang asked in surprise. Zhao Guohua nodded.
Looking at him, Bi Maokang said, "Aren't you making soap and shampoo?" What do you buy Lumi for? ”
Zhao Guohua said: "Uncle, you don't know, since my soap and shampoo began to sell well, it has attracted the attention of some people. ”
"Is that really the case? Why didn't you report it to the county government? Bi Maokang asked.
"Uncle, if you don't believe it, you can ask Brother Zhang Shun." Zhao Guohua said calmly.
After looking at him fixedly for a while, Bi Maokang walked out. After a while, I walked back.
Entering the house, he glanced at Zhao Guohua, sighed and said: "It's not that the old man is too careful, firearms are the important weapons of the country, and the non-human ones are the great harm of the country, why don't you have more bows and arrows and spears, those can also be used as defensive weapons." ”
Zhao Guohua said: "Uncle, I came back from overseas Huaxia, and I am used to the use of firearms, and I can't use knives, guns, bows and arrows. ”
"Do you want to fight the Tartars in the future?" Bi Maokang stared at him with burning eyes.
Zhao Guohua nodded, and said in a firm tone: "The rise and fall of the country, the husband is responsible, how can the people of the Ming Dynasty be bullied and slaughtered, how can the land of the Ming Dynasty be allowed to be arbitrarily entered and exited by the Tartars, for the sake of the thousands of people killed by the Tartars in the Ming Dynasty, I am willing to bury the bones and horse leather shrouds in the green mountains." ”
Hearing these words, Bi Maokang looked excited, stared at him for a while, and then said, since you have such ambitions, the old man will try his best to help you, but you need to go to Yongxin County to find the county order to ask for an approval, so that the old man can act. ”
Zhao Guohua knew that Bi Maokang was doing things according to the rules, and he didn't blame him, after all, this is his character, pioneering and persistent, only such a character can make such a great contribution to the development of firearms, so he respectfully took a deep look and said: "Guohua thanked my uncle, I will go back to Yongxin to find the county order, and ask my uncle to wait for me for a few days." ”
"Go ahead, I'll wait for you......," Bi Maokang said.
called Zhang Shun, and the two of them rode away towards Yongxin County.
Liu Youtian, the four leaders of the mountain tiger, went down the mountain, and then slipped to the vicinity of Mingfeng Village to observe and investigate. In order to understand more clearly, he assumed the alias Liu Hai, pretended to be a homeless person looking for a job, and mixed into the chemical workshop to become a fire worker.
But when he slept at night, he hesitated, he was the leader of Qinglong Village, he was used to being clean, and he was disgusting to look at the sweat on the shop, but in order to find out the situation, he still forbears the dirtiness of the shop and sleeps with the workers.
After four or five days of listening, he figured out the security force of the chemical workshop and the number of people escorted each time.
After a few more days, he left without saying goodbye. The workers felt strange, so they reported to Sun Laohan, who checked it, and found that nothing was lost or destroyed, thinking that he could not endure the hardships and left, and without thinking much about it, the matter passed.