Chapter 72: Standard Gunpowder (I)
In the early morning, in front of the Rongguo Mansion, a carriage was parked there, with a very simple appearance, and a middle-aged man was sitting in the driver's seat. In addition www.biquge.info there are a number of horses that enclose the carriage in the center.
Yang Shen walked out of the Rongguo Mansion surrounded by more than ten people, boarded the carriage, and the carriage slowly set off. More than a dozen retinues were guarding both sides of the carriage.
Although it was a carriage ridden by Yang Shen, the head of the family, the decoration in the car was still not luxurious, only a small wooden table, a few plates of snacks, and a pot of hot tea.
The Yang family's carriage is naturally unique in design, and the driver's driving ability is beyond doubt.
Yang Shen lifted the curtain of the car, looked at the bustling flow of people outside, and looked at the lively scene in the wilderness of Chang'an City.
Since the crossing, he had only seen this scene with Ye Lingbo once, and Yang Shen was very interested in this market style similar to the ancient Huaxia Kingdom.
The sound of hawkers, the juggling of performers, the sound of children playing, and the scolding of adults are all in the ears, and the noise of popularity makes Yang Shen's spirit also cheer up.
The only fly in the ointment is that when the people on the street saw this carriage surrounded by more than a dozen tall horses, they all subconsciously hid far away, unwilling to approach.
The reverence for the powerful is as good as ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign.
The carriage quickly drove to the gate of the city, and the soldiers at the gate of the city seemed to want to stop but did not dare to stop when they saw Yang Shen's great style, and they were quite cowering, seeing this scene, Yang Shen sighed softly in his heart.
It is not a blessing for the country that the defenders of the city gate are burdened with heavy responsibilities and are so afraid of the powerful. The so-called apocalyptic scene can also be seen in the tube.
He gestured slightly to a man on a horse, who did not dare to slack off, took out a token from his arms, and gently showed it in front of several defenders, and the defenders breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and saluted Yang Shen's side one after another, and each retreated.
The carriage went out of the city, turned around, and soon came to a place outside the village.
The Zhuangzi is very large, with a radius of thousands of square meters, and the Zhuangzi that occupies such a large place in the high-priced place around the capital can only be done by a top wealthy family like the Yang family.
Outside Zhuangzi, there were already hundreds of people waiting there, and the first one was a middle-aged man with a fat face, and behind him stood more than a dozen middle-aged men who looked like Zhuangding. The remaining seventy or eighty people were all dressed as peasant households.
Without waiting for Yang Shen to get out of the car, the middle-aged man led everyone to bend down and salute in unison, saying, "Meet the head of the family!" ”
The men remained in a hunched posture, motionless.
An entourage had already lifted the curtain for Yang Shen, he stepped out of the carriage and said to the middle-aged man gently: "Steward Yang has worked hard, let them all disperse." As he spoke, he gestured to the farmers.
The Yang family naturally not only wants to buy an additional property here, but also tens of thousands of square meters of land around the Zhuangzi are also the Yang family's industries, and these farmers standing here are all tenant farmers of the Yang family.
Steward Yang hurriedly responded, he greeted a few villagers, and saw these people come forward and disperse the farmers.
Yang Shen has the memory of the original body, and he is no stranger to this place, he asked Steward Yang beside him as he walked inside: "Have the Dao Masters I arranged arrived?" ”
Steward Yang said respectfully: "They are all here, and they have been tinkering in the back yard for the past few days, except for the occasional rumbling sound, and the subordinates don't know what they are doing." ”
Originally, these Taoists made such a big movement in Zhuangzi, which made the chickens and dogs in Zhuangzi restless, and Steward Yang had long wanted to go in to find out, but a few days ago, the people around Yang Shen had an explanation, no matter what kind of movement those Taoists made, they were up to them, and he was not allowed to ask the slightest.
"Hmm" Yang Shen hummed lightly, and then asked, "Have the things I ordered to be sent here ever been delivered?" ”
Steward Yang replied: "After the wood, sulfur, saltpeter, etc. were sent, the subordinates did not dare to slack off, and they were all sent to several Taoist masters. ”
He felt a little strange in his heart, as far as she knew, these things were used by Taoist priests to assist in alchemy, could it be that those Taoist priests couldn't do alchemy for the head of the family in the courtyard? The head of the family wants to pursue immortality?
If this is the case, it is really not a blessing for the Yang family.
Yang Shen naturally didn't know that Steward Yang beside him was slandering himself in his heart, and when he heard that the things he arranged had been properly handled by his subordinates, he smiled slightly and said with some appreciation: "You did a good job." ”
Steward Yang showed a look of sincere fear: "The subordinates don't dare to take credit, it all depends on the proper arrangement of the head of the family." ”
Yang Shen smiled and said, "Don't be modest, take me to a few Dao Masters." ”
Steward Yang replied, cautiously half a step ahead of Yang Shen, and took the lead.
The etiquette of the national dynasty is strict, and there are few subordinates who dare to walk in the front when they walk with their superiors, but there are naturally exceptions, and leading the way is one of them.
After a while, Yang Shen was led by Steward Yang to an independent courtyard behind Zhuangzi.
At this time, the roar of "boom, boom" sounded, and the sound was deafening.
Steward Yang complained to Yang Shen: "Listen, head of the family, these days, whether it is day or night, this kind of sound always sounds in the Zhuangzi, which makes people startled, and the farmers can't sleep well. As a result, even the farmers' daytime work will be delayed. ”
Yang Shen patted him on the shoulder and said lightly: ". This is an important matter, and there is no room for delay, so you order the people to be patient for a few days. Rest assured, it won't take more than ten days. ”
Yang Shen's matter here is really important, it will be of immeasurable help to him in the future to dominate the world, this kind of sound just now must not be heard by others, this matter can only be completed here in Zhuangzi Yang Shen can rest assured.
This Zhuangzi is surrounded by the fields of the Yang family, with a total of tens of thousands of square meters, which can be described as vast and boundless, and the sound cannot reach the ears of outsiders at all.
He stopped in front of the door and said slowly to Steward Yang: "With the people I sent, you have taken care of everyone in this Zhuangzi for me, and no one is allowed to leave without my order." ”
Steward Yang's heart was shocked: "Yes, family master." ”
A few days ago, there were dozens of middle-aged men who came with a few Taoist priests, and when Steward Yang asked them about the purpose of their coming, those people took out the edict of the head of the house, informing him that those people had their own system and were not under his control. They just asked Steward Yang to help prepare food and lodging, and he couldn't take care of the rest. In the past few days, he has been patrolling around Zhuangzi, which makes Steward Yang quite confused.
Originally, Steward Yang was still unhappy because of the arrogant and rigid attitude of these people, but when he heard the words of the head of the family, he realized that these people were used by Yang Shen to supervise their whereabouts.
These people came with those Taoist priests, and it can be seen that what was going on in the small courtyard in front of them at this time must have been very favored by Yang Shen.