Although today is the Lantern Festival, after such a show in the Qu family's old house, where does Qin Baichuan still have any thoughts about appreciating the lanterns and taking a walk, and when he returns to the Baihua Workshop, it is already the middle of the moon, Qin Baichuan refused everyone's invitation to drink, returned to the room and took a comfortable hot bath under the care of the family, and then turned over and got into bed.

After sorting out all the things that have happened since the appearance of the first person of the Tan Sect, Qin Baichuan realized that if he continued to stay in Jiangling, then King Yi might send more people to "help" him, now is the honeymoon period for the two to cooperate, Qin Baichuan can control these people unscrupulously, but once the cooperation breaks down, then these people will inevitably kill their own sharp knives.

So, the first question he faces now is whether to leave Gangneung, and the anti-righteous king urges him to just make money, where is it not the same? Moreover, Qin Baichuan's talent had almost been exhausted in Jiangling, and he could only go to a strange city to develop again, which was a suitable excuse to persuade King Yi to let him leave.

There are excuses, but there are still many things to worry about leaving Jiangling Qin Baichuan now, for example, the Hundred Flowers Workshop has not yet established a stable sales channel, for example, the recruitment work of the Bliss Sect has not yet been completed, and there is not even money to build weapons and armor, for example, Liu Yuanyuan does not seem to have come back until now, if he leaves, Yuanyuan will not be able to sit in Wangjiang Tower, and Qin Baichuan will not have a score.

Putting everything together this night, Qin Baichuan found that it seemed that he still had too many things to do now, and even so much that he didn't have time to pick up girls, let alone "help" Sister Lan's little favor. Under this cranky thinking, Qin Baichuan did not fall asleep until dawn, and when he got up the next day, it was close to noon.

He came out of the room after washing, he had already dealt with the things he had ordered Tan Jiaotou last night, and he went to Qingfeng Academy in person with a token in the spring breeze, Qingfeng Academy had been on holiday since the twenty-second day of the lunar calendar a year ago, and students from all over the country had returned home, Xue Shihan passed the word that students had returned to the academy one after another recently, but the official opening of the academy would not be until the twenty-fifth day of the lunar calendar, and the academy would have a grand opening ceremony that day, which was the time when the flow of people was the most dense.

In other words, what kind of exhibition and sales Qin Baichuan wants to do, he will have to wait for another ten days even today. Of course, because of Qin Baichuan's performance in the Anyang Academy competition, although Qingfeng Academy is usually not allowed to carry out any commercial activities, this time as long as the Baihua Workshop is willing, it can be stationed at any time, which can be regarded as opening a back door for Qin Baichuan.

The second thing is that Tan Jiaotou got up early in the morning and went to the Jiangling Mansion to find Du Bo, because Jiangling has introduced a lot of new decrees in recent days, and the government is not very manpowered, so Du Bo was mobilized and has been busy from the third day of the lunar calendar to the present. If someone else invited, Du Bo would inevitably refuse, but Qin Baichuan sent someone to pass on a word, and Du Bo agreed.

Understanding these situations clearly, Qin Baichuan instructed Tan Jiaotou to prepare the carriage, and the two of them first went around the main city, Qin Baichuan bought some gifts, and then rushed to Zuixiao Tower at the appointed time. Du Bo was already waiting in the elegant room wearing a fast public uniform, and when he saw Qin Baichuan bringing people in, he got up first and hugged his fist: "Brother Qin, during this time, Du was busy with official business, and since the opening of Wangjiang Tower, he has not even been able to visit on Chinese New Year's Eve, Brother Qin forgive me." ”

"Brother Du, our brother is in this relationship, what are you talking about." Qin Baichuan was a little embarrassed to return the salute with his fists, and said with a smile: "Thanks to Brother Du's care these days, a little bit of my brother's heart is not a tribute." ”

Qin Baichuan handed the gift to Du Bo, Du Bo only glanced at it, although he didn't know what was inside, but with Qin Baichuan's identity, how could he be stingy when he made a move? Du Bo wanted to accept it a little, but he felt that it seemed a bit foreign, so he simply put the gift in his hand and said with a smile: "Brother Qin has a heart, Du Mou is welcome." Come on, come on, please sit down, this drunken Xiaolou cook's skills are good, the foolish brother is inconvenient to drink on official business today, so Brother Qin will drink a few more glasses. ”

said that Qin Baichuan was a treat, but Du Bo showed that he wanted to spend money, and without waiting for Qin Baichuan to refuse, he pulled Qin Baichuan to sit down and filled him with a glass of fragrant wine. Qin Baichuan didn't act either, picked up the wine bowl and touched Du Bo's teacup, and the two of them drank it all.

Counting that they haven't seen each other for more than 20 days, many things have happened in Jiangling these days, the opening of Wangjiang Tower, the splendid victory of the tripartite cooperation, and many government decrees of the Jiangling Mansion, etc., although the topic of small talk covers a wide range, but it seems that everything is inseparable from Qin Baichuan. After finishing these gossips, Du Bo raised his teacup and said with a smile: "Brother Qin, I know that your affairs are complicated, if you don't have anything, I'm afraid that you won't have such leisure, have a light meal with Brother Yu?" ”

"Brother Du guessed wrong this time, he just wanted to have a meal and give some benefits to Brother Du." Qin Baichuan was already three points drunk, and said with a dry smile.

"Really?" Du Bo was a little unsure, with his understanding of Qin Baichuan, this guy would definitely go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, otherwise, with Lord Lu pampered and Lord Lu respected, how could he think of his little catcher for no reason? Seeing that he didn't mean to speak, Du Bo guessed again: "Let me think about it...... I heard that Brother Qin, you have recently pulled up a team, don't you want to ask me for help with something? ”

"Brother Du also knows about the Bliss Army?" Speaking of the Bliss Army, Qin Baichuan mentioned some interest.

"The imperial court has extremely strict restrictions on private armies, and Jiangling has such an extra team out of thin air, how can I not know?" Du Bo smiled and said: "But Brother Qin, you don't have to be embarrassed, the imperial court has already issued a secret order, ordering all states and governments to recruit troops as long as they have strong financial resources. This secret order will probably be issued to the whole country after the first month, so Brother Qin, the time has come for you to show your strength. ”

"Brother Du, you all misunderstood...... I didn't set up the Bliss Army to fight against the barbarians, I just wanted to protect myself. Qin Baichuan shook his head and said.

"Haha, Brother Qin, it doesn't matter what the purpose is, the important thing is that when you see the barbarians trampling on Da Song and forcibly occupying Wangjiang Tower, can you still sit still with your temper?" Du Bo's eyes flickered: "I've heard that the Bliss Army is composed of teenagers, and it has begun to take shape in just half a month, and the high elimination rate is terrifying, but the salaries and food are only stronger than the Song Army...... Tsk, if it weren't for Lord Lu's recent busyness, I would even want to quit my job as a head catcher and have a good job with my brother! ”

In many contacts, Qin Baichuan had actually already noticed Du Bo's true intention to take the initiative to befriend him, and at this time, he expressed his attitude even more on the topic of the Bliss Army, but Qin Baichuan did not refuse, and said with a smile: "The Bliss Army is the time to use people, if Brother Du can come, it would be the best, but now it seems that the time is not yet ripe." So be it...... No matter when, as long as Brother Du is willing, the door of the Bliss Army will be open for you. ”

"Really?" Du Bo was a little excited.

"Of course it's true." Qin Bai raised his hand: "Do you want me to swear to Brother Du in person?" ”

"Brother Qin's words are true, I can trust myself!" Getting Qin Baichuan's personal promise, it means that his kung fu was not in vain, and he only thought that he was looking for him for the matter of the Bliss Army, Du Bo lowered his voice and said, "Brother Qin, are you here for weapons and equipment this time?" ”

"How does Brother Du know?" Qin Baichuan is really not looking for Du Bo this time, he is a small yamen headhunter, and he can't help with this matter at all. It's like...... In modern times, Qin Baichuan has a police friend who can trust him with life and death, and he can't take out a large number of guns from the Public Security Bureau and hand them over to him. However, Qin Baichuan couldn't say this, and it was easy to hurt Du Bo's face.

"If it weren't for the lack of weapons and equipment, how could Brother Qin let those teenagers train with stones on their backs, and how could they let them bare hands?" Du Boshen smiled mysteriously and said, "If it's just a weapon, the foolish brother may be able to help you a little." ”

"Oh?" Qin Baichuan was quite surprised.

"Did you forget, brother? The imperial court has already liberalized the policy of private armies among the people, so how can the regular army not be expanded? A few days ago, the Jiangling Mansion received the emperor's order to build 3,000 war knives within three months, and all of them were more than three catties! Du Bo whispered: "Brother Qin, you calculate, three thousand war knives will require nine thousand catties of refined iron!" This matter has been handed over to me by Fu Yin to be responsible, when casting in the Ministry of Industry, I only need to take out some refined iron and fill it with other materials, I dare not say more, it is more than enough to prepare five hundred catties of stainless steel for Brother Qin! ”

"This is not very good...... Du Bo's suggestion did make Qin Baichuan a little moved, but he is really going to the battlefield, this war knife is the life of the soldiers, if he reduces the quality of the war knife for his own Bliss Army, in case the war knife is very easy to break on the battlefield, wouldn't he Qin Baichuan have to bury some people's lives in vain?

"Brother Qin is worried about the quality of the sword?" Du Bo saw through Qin Baichuan's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Du can take his life as a guarantee, if a certain proportion of charcoal powder is added when the war knife is built, the weight of the war knife will not be affected in the slightest, and the sharpness and tenacity will be increased by at least two percent!" ”

"Brother Du lied to me, if adding charcoal powder can improve the quality of the sword, why does the emperor order that it is all made of iron?"

"Emperor Lao Tzu is high, how can he know these folk tricks? You might as well tell Mr. that it is not someone else who proposes this method, it is the old man of the Chu family! That year, the old man Chu was still the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and the weapons he made made the barbarians suffer a lot! After discovering that the charcoal powder had the effect of improving the quality of the sword, he wanted to hand it over to the imperial court, but at that time, the emperor was no longer enterprising, and Lord Lu was demoted to Dongying after stabbing blood, and the old man was disheartened, so he resigned from his official position and came to Jiangling. ”

Du Bo was a little thirsty, drank a cup of tea by himself, and said in a low voice: "Brother Qin may not know that the Chu family has accumulated tens of thousands of family wealth, and it is from this war knife that they start!" Later, the control of the imperial court became stricter and stricter, and the old man Chu put an end to the weapons business and only did some strange and obscene skills! ”

"Yes!" Du Bo mentioned that the old man of Chu, Qin Baichuan, slapped his head hard, I am the second Ao, in his consciousness, the Chu family will only do carpenter work, occasionally making some iron tools, but he ignores that the old man was once the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and he is responsible for providing weapons for the imperial court! day, if the Chu family workshop is not used, what kind of arsenal does he bother to build?