Under Xiao Ye's arguments and persuasion of Ambassador Gu, Sun Zhenfu was embarrassed for a long time, reluctantly agreed, and went back to ask Jiang Qianhu to reduce the use of weapons in Shiguantun Baihu, but the number of twenty war horses could not be reduced.

Xiao Ye, who was overjoyed, thanked the two officials, took out two black silk short coats and gave them to them, which finally made Sun Zhenfuguan's face soothe. Especially Gu Zhenying, when he took advantage of the rest time after lunch, Xiao Liuzi quietly entered his room, and after giving him a dressing mirror, he pulled the captain of the guard and nagged for a while.

Hearing Xiao Liuzi's return, Xiao Ye just snorted lightly, although he was unwilling, but the problems of officials in the Ming border army have always been like this, he has heard about it a long time ago, and now he has experienced it himself.

Thirty Shiguan fire guns, twenty sturdy war horses, were quickly handed over to the guards of the town magistrate, looking at the sergeants who unloaded their bodies one by one, Xiao Ye's face showed a faint tiredness.

This kind of helplessness that can't be concealed, Sun Dezhang saw it in his eyes, his face was smug, even Gu Zhenying raised his eyebrows and nodded secretly, as long as he can follow the rules of officialdom, he has a future in the future; However, looking at this kid's stubborn temper, he will take the life of a thousand households in the sky, and it is worth the effort to make friends.

Although these thirty firearms were fired more than forty times, they were basically scrapped, and there were not many projectiles, Jiang Qianhu's unreasonable military order made Xiao Ye alert again; If there is a next time, so what.

From now on, the fifty guns in the hands of the sergeants, plus the twenty in the hands of the guards, if there is no need, will be exposed. Thinking of this, Xiao Ye was full of bitterness.

I just want to gain a firm foothold in Shiguantun, to be able to resist the attack of the Tartars, and to be subject to the eyes of thousands of households, and I am aggrieved.

Fortunately, the two shotguns were taken out by Xiao Liuzi and Qin Dazui, and the shrewd Ambassador Gu couldn't tell what was wrong.

With the harvested weapons and war horses, Sun Zhenfuguan and Ambassador Gu left, and before leaving, Ambassador Gu's strange eyes, Xiao Ye ignored it, he was still on fire.

Back at the Baihu Office, Xiao Ye, who was angry, ran to Yang Tianshou, and the two muttered for a long time, which eased the resentment on their faces.

Yang Tianshou is indeed sick, the wind and cold on the mountain, and the old age, he accidentally suffered from the cold, and he is recuperating and taking medicine on the kang at home; For this reason, the private school was also closed for several days.

Xiao Ye was most satisfied at this time, that is, he invited Li Langzhong to go up the mountain, but he cured several sick old craftsmen, and the children in Tunli who had headaches and brain fever could also be treated in time.

Sent guards to recruit Huang Deshan, this seemingly loyal but cunning guy, Xiao Ye also saw that the Huang family was the master who didn't see rabbits and didn't scatter eagles.

"Xiao Baihu, I don't know what the adults are looking for the villain?" Xiao Ye was forced to take out the fire gun and the war horse, Huang Deshan could see it clearly, and naturally understood that the Lord Baihu was angry, and of course he spoke respectfully.

Outsiders call Xiao Ye Ximen Baihu, but the military households in Tunli are willing to call Xiao Baihu, which is both cordial and not rude, and he Huang Deshan is very accurate.

"Well, Shopkeeper Huang, you also saw it today, Qianhu was very dissatisfied with my private transaction with the Persians, and confiscated half of the official's fire guns and war horses, so the official decided that except for the yellow plaster, the other goods will be increased by one percent in the future, and you can inform Young Master Huang," Xiao Ye took a sip of tea lightly and picked up the books on the table, "Go down,"

The implication is that I have the formula for yellow plaster, but I have a loss, and I have to increase the price of other goods, otherwise, you should find another home.

"Well, this, this," Huang Deshan was stunned for a moment, the third young master's plan to kill two birds with one stone, I didn't expect to get such an ending, if Xiao Baihu and others really went into business, then the Huang family's loss would be great.

Of course, it is estimated that it is impossible for Huang Deshan to ask Xiao Ye to hand over the location and contact person for the transaction with the Persians, just by the days he has been on the mountain, it can be seen that Xiao Baihu is not a person who looks so good at talking.

"What, the words are finished, shopkeeper Huang still has something?" Xiao Ye put down the book in his hand and frowned displeasurefully; If you want to say that Yang Tianshou has mixed with officialdom in the end, after a few analysis, I have come to the conclusion that this sudden move of Qianhu must be implicated in the Huang family.

Otherwise, how could Qianhu know so clearly, and he asked for fire guns and war horses by name, and the number just made Xiao Ye's flesh hurt, which was directly pinched on Xiao Ye's soft underbelly. Even the guards sent officials.

Lice on the bald head, obviously.

"You, you shouldn't easily agree to the war horse, the horse is much more valuable than the fire gun, especially the war horse," Yang Tianshou's leisurely words reminded Xiao Ye of Ambassador Gu's eyes, no wonder Sun Lao Xiang was happy to hurry down the mountain, it turned out that he was afraid that he would regret it.

"Xiao Baihu, Lord Baihu, this is absolutely impossible, Suzhou Commercial Bank is waiting for the next batch of goods, and the deposit has already been collected," Huang Deshan, who was in a hurry, shook out the third young master's private words in a panic.

"Your business is prosperous, I am here to eat military law, this business is really not done," his words made Xiao Ye's face even more angry, "You go and tell Brother Huang, brothers belong to brothers, but if the business does not make money, I will not do it, and I will be found by Jiang Qianhu in the future and cut off my head, no matter how much silver I have, I will not be blessed to enjoy it, it is better to honestly guard Shiguan,"

With a wave of his hand, the guards outside the door came in, glaring at Huang Deshan with their eyes, "Shopkeeper Huang, please,"

In the afternoon of the next day, when the snowflakes were falling, more than a dozen fast horses covered in mud galloped from the direction of the gravel fort.

Hurriedly rushed to the hundreds of households on the mountain, walked into the small courtyard, and Huang Changzu, who was cold, saw Xiao Ye wielding a waist knife and practicing knife skills in the courtyard. That's it, with a look of resignation, it's not business material at all, Huang Changzu frowned disdainfully.

"Oh, good third brother, you still have time to practice knives, Jiang Qianhu has already reported your private transaction with the Persians to the guard, and the matter is not easy to handle," Huang Changzu, who looked anxious, had not even heard a familiar sound from the time he went up the mountain to the present, and he was slightly happy in his heart.

"Oh, big brother, why are you here?" Xiao Ye stopped the waist knife in his hand in surprise, put it into the scabbard with a snap, threw the waist knife to the little six sons on the side, took the handkerchief handed by Mei'er, and greeted it while wiping his sweat.

"I received the news from the health center last night, why don't I hurry up and tell you, you are my righteous brother, I don't have to worry about it," Huang Changzu, who was concerned, hurriedly pulled Xiao Ye into the house, "Miss Yang, accuse,"

Entering the room, a warm air made Huang Changzu's body warm, took off the big hat, sat on the study chair first, and sighed for a long time, "You are reckless, the transaction with the Persians was originally a confidential matter, and now even the guard knows about it, so how will it be good in the future?"

According to his thoughts, he urged the third brother to simply hand over the foothold of the Persian merchants on the steppe, and he could go directly to the transaction, and the third brother of the province wanted to participate in it.

"Big brother, don't worry, I have already sent personal guards to the steppe to inform the Persian merchants that this year's trade will be canceled, and they will also be transferred to other places, and there is no way to find out about the matter," Xiao Ye, who had a faint smile on his face, sat down unhurriedly, "But the eldest brother is in a hurry, and the younger brother is still grateful,"

Xiao Ye's neat words directly disrupted Young Master Huang's full plan, and he didn't expect that what Huang Deshan said in his letter would become a fact, if the price was not raised, people would just stop doing it, and there was really no way on the official side; After all, catching thieves and taking stolen goods, those merchants can't be found, and they can't even convict Xiao Ye.

He is not like those military households in Shiguantun, he is satisfied with food and clothing, but his business achievements are related to his future status in the family, and he must not be sloppy.

If Xiao Ye was really afraid, he would have insisted that the fire gun was a captured tartar, or simply picked it up, and no longer bothered with the Persian merchant, the first person to be angry was Huang Changzu, as well as the dressing mirror and the crossbow, and the silver of the white flowers.

Huang Changzu, who stole sheep and made a fuss, finally found that it seemed that the third brother had made up his mind, and he was resolutely unwilling to do this serious thing. In the end, the money earned was given to the thousands of households, and no one did it.

But if you agree, it's just a sentence, and if you take some silver taels, you can also get it back from the handover transaction, Huang Changzu sat on the chair with a changed face, hesitating and unable to make up his mind.

"Actually, don't worry about the eldest brother, the third brother and I are guarding Shiguantun, but there are Tartars attacking, and I am just fighting to the death, why not," Xiao Ye, who thought that the eldest brother was worried about himself, said with a smile; If he knew Huang Changzu's thoughts, I am afraid that he would also scold the statues in the Land Temple for two days.

"Then, big brother, the goods I agreed with other shops are just that, it's just a big deal to match some silver taels," Huang Changzu, who still refused to pull down his face with Xiao Ye, was smacked painfully, "Brother, I was also hurt by that damn Jiang Jie,"

"It's not necessary, junior brother, I still have inventory, six vanity mirrors, and twenty crossbows, enough for Brother Huang to deal with those shops, but this is the last inventory of the year, as for the business of the fire gun, hey," Xiao Ye comforted Huang Changzu and said regretfully.

Huang Changzu played on the spot, and under Yang Tianshou's earnest teaching, his head also brightened. Otherwise, the next time I will be cheated with a large amount of money, I am afraid it will be too late to vomit blood.

His words made Huang Changzu also feel like he was picking up a stone and smashing his feet, and he was uncomfortable with the cold air, but it was next year on the grassland, so he would persuade him when the time came.

Frustrated, Huang Changzu took the goods and left overnight, this heavy snow, I can't say that the road will not be able to travel tomorrow, he still went back to the town, and went to the gravel fort by the way, and got half of the guns and war horses that he deserved.

However, before he left, Xiao Ye gave him a handcuff, and the end of this matter still relied on the Huang family to cover up; This kind of revolver, after Wang Dali and a few blacksmiths disassembled and inspected, they came to the conclusion that it could be imitated, but Xiao Ye's grievances dissipated a little.

Of course, hand-made revolvers, hand-loaded projectiles, and the effect of black fire/medicine are not the same as stone-ground handcuffs.

After understanding that the handcuff in Xiao Ye's hand is much less effective than the Shiguan fire gun, and it can be imitated, for the Huang family, Yang Tianshou's strategy is to tie up the fish, but give it to people to fish.

Although he was reluctant, Xiao Ye knew his father-in-law's hard work, so he agreed to his bitter plan. That night, a goose-feather blizzard suddenly came, and the activities in Shiguantunli basically stopped.

The heavy snow fell for a day and a night, and as soon as the snowflakes had slowed down, the sergeants, under the command of Xiaoqi, each took a shovel in sections, and began to open the road down the mountain, as well as the road to the coal pit; With the yellow plaster paved stone path, the sergeants sweated profusely to complete their tasks.

The watchtower built on the top of the hill at the highest point, the sergeant in charge also climbed up, wrapped in a black silk cotton coat, and raised a monocular. On the rocky mountain, people began to do what they could again.

The real ease was the sergeant of the water drawing group, as long as the upper layer of the snow was cleaned, collected into the water storage tank and piled up with pressed porcelain, today's task was completed.

Huang Deshan soon found Xiao Baihu and said that he wanted to buy the handcuffs made by the craftsmen of Baihu, which aroused Xiao Ye's interest; "Shopkeeper Huang, do you have carrier pigeons in your shop?"

Breeding carrier pigeons has become popular in the Ming Dynasty, but in view of the fact that carrier pigeons are on the way, because of the weather, natural enemies, and human culling, etc., the success rate is low, the cost is too high and the confidentiality is low, and it has not been taken seriously.

It is the Huang family that uses carrier pigeons, and the important thing must be two or even three pigeons, and they are used at the same time. Huang Changzu did not go up the mountain, nor did the guards brave the snow to go up the mountain, so Xiao Ye naturally thought of the carrier pigeon.

"Yes, the Huang family has a special person to raise carrier pigeons, and I have two in the shop," Huang Deshan does not hide it, and he can't hide it if he wants to, if he bites to death, then it's okay, fire guns and birds are the favorite activities of the sergeants.

"Well," Xiao Ye nodded, pinched a piece of dim sum from the small plate on the table, took a bite slowly, and asked while eating, "What's the matter with the yellow shopkeeper?" ”

"Young Master Huang sent a letter, if you want to buy a hundred handguns, twenty are enough, and hundreds of projectiles," replied cautiously, Huang Deshan didn't want to be rejected by Xiao Baihu again.

"There are only forty guns left on the Fire Gun Mountain, and I am also short of 100 handguns, vacate five, and the projectiles are still acceptable, and no matter how many officers there are, they can't guarantee the use of sergeant drills," Xiao Ye thought about it and gave the number, since he vaguely felt that he was pitted by his eldest brother Huang Changzu once, he also slowly became old.

"Cheng, when can it be handed over to the villain?" Huang Deshan was overjoyed and bowed down to thank him; He didn't expect that Xiao Baihu was so generous, and he wanted to give a few sticks, even if it was good.

"In two days, the official will go down the mountain to relax," Xiao Ye said casually.

"Bah, bah, bah," On the training ground in the distance, there was a faint sound of handcuffs shooting, and Huang Deshan could also hear that this was not the sound of firearms.

Although the heavy snow closed the mountain, the number of sergeants who went out to patrol was greatly reduced, and Xiao Ye was rotated to the coal pit to ensure the use of charcoal in the tun and the consumption of stone mills, so he had to hoard a large amount of charcoal.