Li Guo is going to stay in Nanjing for a few days, in addition to meeting with some officials, contacting feelings, and hoping to cooperate to earn money and do business in the future, it looks pretty good. [23] [wx].

Plus, there are some important things that need to be done. This is also the reason why Li Guo brought Qi Laohan here.

Li Guo visited Xu Zheng, the head of the War Bureau in Nanjing, who was in charge of the firearms manufacturing department.

Qi Laohan knows Xu Zheng, they are old acquaintances, and they have a good relationship. And Xu Zheng is also a famous family, it is said that he is a relative of the famous great scientist Xu Guangqi in the Ming Dynasty, and it is said that Xu Zheng has some methods for the research and manufacture of firearms.

Qi Laohan took Li Guowei to serve Jianxing, and inquired about Xu Zheng's residence, and the two of them saw that the courtyard door was open, and they didn't wait for someone to be called, so they went in directly.

I saw that under the dry gourd stand, two energetic old men were drinking tea, and suddenly saw Li Guo and Qi Laohan break in, and they were stunned.

An old man stood up and asked, "Who are you two and what are you doing here?" ”

Qi Laohan stepped forward and clasped his fists with both hands, "Brother Xu, has you always been good?" ”

It turned out that the person was Xu Zheng, Xu Zheng rubbed his eyes, and was in a daze, "Old Qi?" Am I not in a dream? ”

Qi Laohan laughed and said, "Yes, it's me." How? Aren't you welcome? ”

"Oh, after many years, I didn't expect us to see each other again, what a blessing! Fast! Come and sit! Xu Zheng's face became excited.

"Who is this?" Xu Zheng pointed at Li Guo.

Qi Laohan introduced: "Brother Xu, do you know which one is the most talked about in Nanjing City these days?" ”

Xu Zheng hesitated: "If you want to say that there has been a lot of discussion in the past few days, it is Li Guo, the little general who came from the border pass, right?" ”

"Not bad. This person is Li Guo! Qi Laohan said with a smile.

Li Guo bent down, gave a deep salute, and said apologetically, "The kid took the liberty to visit." I don't know if it's disturbing. ”

"How can this be considered an inference? General Xiao Li is here, it's really brilliant! Xu Zheng was even more excited.

Another old man sitting on the side also hurriedly stood up: "Is it really General Xiao Li who defeated the Tartars?" Lao Xu and I are talking about you! ”

Xu Zheng hurriedly introduced, "General Xiao Li, this is an old colleague and friend, Lei Zhenzi of the Gunpowder Department of the Nanjing Military Bureau. ”

Li Guo was happy in his heart, he and Qi Laohan had already discussed, after visiting Xu Zheng of the Weapons Division, he would also visit Lei Zhenzi of the Gunpowder Division. I didn't expect to meet them together.

When Xu Zheng and Lei Zhenzi heard that it was Li Guo, they both stepped forward quickly and grabbed Li Guo's two arms tightly. It looks a little out of shape.

Qi Laohan complained on the side, "What? You guys just met Rourou and ignore me? ”

Xu Zheng and Lei Zhenzi both laughed, let go of Li Guo, and let Li Guo Qi Lao Han under the gourd stand. I found two small stools and asked them to sit down.

Xu Zheng shouted, "San'er! Go to the street and buy a duck. Come on a pound of beef in sauce! Buy some more peanuts, bad eggs, and drink together! ”

Li Guo excused himself and said, "How good is this, I have to disturb when I first come." ”

"What's bothering here, it's giving him a face." Lei Zhenzi said on the side.

The crowd burst out laughing.

Li Guo asked, "The two old men just said that they were talking about me, I don't know what they were talking about?" ”

Then Xu Zheng said, "The two of us actually admire you, and I heard that you don't have any firearms, so we defeated Houjin." It's really admirable. ”

Li Guo sighed and said, "This is also where my heart hurts. Although I defeated the Tartars and killed countless of them, my soldiers also lost Yan zhòng. If our firearms are well-armed, we will surely annihilate the enemy. That's why I'm meeting with both of you. ”

"What firearms did you have?" Xu Zheng asked.

Li Guo smiled bitterly: "It's just a thunderbolt." ”

Xu Zheng and Lei Zhenzi sighed unconsciously, "It would be nice if there were more firecrackers and divine cannons." ”

"I'm here this time to hear from the two of you, how is my Ming firearm? Is it easy to manufacture? Li Guo asked.

Xu Zheng replied: "Since the founding of Taizu, the development of my Ming firearms has been very remarkable. In terms of types alone, there are three-eyed guns, cluster rockets, divine fire crows, ten thousand enemies, fire dragon out of the water, Franc machine, fire gun, Hongyi cannon, ten-eyed gun, abductor gun, thunderbolt gun, five thunder god machine, tiger squat cannon, bird gun, gun and so on. ”

Xu Zheng spoke in detail.

"But what about some firearms that have not been used?" Li Guo asked.

"Hey, these weapons aren't made very much right now." Xu Zheng sighed.

"How?" Li asked.

Lei Zhenzi on the side lost his temper, "Aren't we Daming officials who want to make more money." ”

Li Guo understood when he heard it. I think that the eunuch in charge of the War Bureau actually received a report in order to make money. And even if some firearms are made, the materials are not good, the quality is not good, and the death of some famous generals who are good at using firearms, firearms were somewhat depressed in the late Ming Dynasty.

Li Guo said, "In fact, I know the benefits of firearms best in my heart, and I don't want to hide from you two that I actually want to build a firearms unit." However, there are strict regulations on the configuration of firearms in Daming, so Li Mou is not talented and wants to make some by himself. ”

Xu Zheng shook his head, "Let's not say whether this matter is against the law or not, because firearms can only be manufactured by the War Bureau, and even if they can be allowed, the human, financial, and material resources will cost a lot of money, so how can they be easily made?" ”

"I don't want to hide it, that's exactly what I think. It's just how to do it, but I don't understand that people can give advice. Senior Qi once said that there are two great talents, so Li sincerely wants to invite the two of them to follow me to Guangxi to help me guide me in the manufacture of firearms. Li Guo said sincerely.

Xu Zheng hesitated for a moment, "If you want to say that this matter is also a good thing, your General Xiao Li is loyal to the country, thinking about making firearms to defeat the enemy, it is said that you should help, but you are old and old, and Guangxi is far away, so you can't go." ”

Lei Zhenzi has a bold personality, "General Xiao Li, you go to prepare, when the preparations are completed, I, Lei Zhenzi, will definitely go to help, Lao Xu, I will also pull you together!" Grandma's, grinding foreign workers here every day, Lao Tzu has long been tired of it. Your General Li thinks about the country, let's do our best! ”

Xu Zheng glared at Lei Zhenzi.

Li Guo smiled.

At this time, the little guy named San'er had already come back from buying wine and selling meat, and several people were eating and chatting under the gourd rack.

From the conversation, Li Guo already understood that Xu Zheng and Lei Zhenzi, the two old guys, did not want to follow him to Guangxi to suffer.

Li Guo looked at Qi Laohan, Qi Laohan nodded, this was the same as they expected.

However, it doesn't matter, Li Guo's principle is that I don't care if you want it or not, that's your business. But I need you, and you have to help me, because it's my business!

Therefore, after three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Li Guo and Qi Laohan left with smiles on their faces.

Xu Zheng and Lei Zhenzi couldn't stop holding on.

Li Guo replied, "Because I will leave early tomorrow morning, I have to go back." But Senior Qi still has to stay here for a few days, and I still have some considerate words for Senior Qi to say to you? ”

Xu Zheng and Lei Zhenzi asked, "If you have anything to say, it's okay to say it now." ”

Li Guo shook his head: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed." Then he took Qi Laohan and left.

Xu Zheng and Lei Zhenzi were confused, but they soon knew what Li Guo was going to say to them. (To be continued......)