Although Mrs. Zhang said it vaguely, Zhu Ping'an still heard the key at once.

During this period of time, he was busy with the preparation of thousands of households, but he ignored the concern for Zhu Yujian and his wife in the high wall, always thinking that Shi Yingzhao was dead, and there was another Wang Pin who was quite enthusiastic about himself, Zhu Yujian and his wife could finally live a stable life, but they didn't expect to give birth to such a change.

For a while, even Zhu Ping'an himself was a little unsure whether he should be happy or be more vigilant about such a thing.

According to common sense, Zhu Ping'an does not have a very clear impression of his biological mother, his father Zhu Yujian has been bumpy for half his life, although he is still imprisoned, but Zeng is pregnant, and he does not have to be too nervous in his future life, and the family is finally happy.

But Zhu Ping'an knows that such a thing may not be a good thing for him.

Not to mention the intrigue and bloody intrigues within the clan, just talking about her stepmother, the princess Zeng has no good impression of herself.

Most of the people in the palace didn't know Zhu Ping'an's true identity, and they all thought that he was just a family child. But the princess Zeng had already seen the clues, and soon after Chongzhen married Zhu Yujian in the third year, she figured out the origin of Zhu Ping'an. As early as when he was in the palace, he couldn't look at Zhu Ping'an, and he also had a lot of stumbling blocks in the open and in secret, but fortunately, the old eunuch Yao Shaoqin maintained it in many ways, and Zhu Ping'an finally got all the way to the present.

Now the Zeng family is pregnant with Zhu Yujian's blood and bones, which is the son-in-law of the real Tang Wang's lineage. In the near future, Zhu Yujian will ascend to the sky in one step, and this sister-in-law is the logical prince of the Tang Palace. At that time, will Zeng and he be able to tolerate Zhu Ping'an, an alien species?

Confused, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but shake his head. Maybe he really thought about it a little too much, from the moment he crossed over, he didn't plan to do anything with the help of Tang Wangfu, he didn't do it before, and he won't in the future. Zhu Yujian's rise and fall are only in a moment, and Zeng and her sister-in-law may not be able to do anything about themselves. What's more, Zhu Yujian's ascension to the throne is destined to end in a tragedy, how can he be compared with himself if he wants power or power, money or money, and soldiers without soldiers?

Thinking of this, Zhu Ping'an's mood finally calmed down a bit. Due to the restrictions of identity and bloodline, it is indeed a bit difficult to do something in this era, but when he thought of the Manchu Tartars who were about to wield a butcher's knife to the south in a few years, Zhu Ping'an's blood suddenly boiled.

"The big husband has something to do and something not to do, since God has let me come to this era, I will never come to make soy sauce, in this case, why bother with those intriguing pickled things, it is better to let go and do a vigorous career, after all, this trip was not in vain!"

Zhu Ping'an thanked Mrs. Zhang gratefully, but Mrs. Zhang smiled and waved her hand, "My lord Xie Lao Shen has done a lot, in fact, he should thank Master Duan the most, it can be seen that it is inconvenient for him to talk to the adult directly about these things, so he borrowed the old man's mouth to explain the matter to the adult!" ”

Zhu Ping'an smiled, Duan Xinian seems to be rude, timid, and unprincipled, but he can still distinguish priorities at critical times. Even if Zhu Yujian was once the prince, but now he is a prisoner, for Duan Xinian, taking care of the living life of their couple is considered to be the master and servant of the year, and Duan Xinian's promotion to command Tongzhi is to share Zhu Ping'an's credit, as long as he keeps this in mind, he will not hide anything from Zhu Ping'an.

Zhang Dagou's matter had to be put aside first, and the top priority was to give the marriage of the second dog. At the age of twenty, he was already the father of several children in a rural farmhouse, and the old woman was too old to hold her grandson, and this matter could not be delayed any longer.

The family surnamed Sun, the Sun family is very happy about this family business, and they did not make any excessive requests, but the daughter of the Sun family put it forward, in view of her mother's health, she wants to set the date of marriage at the end of the year, and then the mother's health is good, and she can also send her daughter to marry with her own hands.

The future daughter-in-law puts filial piety first, and Mrs. Zhang naturally agreed, and then rushed to complete a series of cumbersome etiquette such as three media and six ceremonies before the day of marriage. Fortunately, among the thousands of households now, there are people who want money, and they can always handle Zhang Ergou's marriage properly.

Zhu Ping'an and the old lady talked about the marriage of Ergou, and when they were talking happily, Zhang Dagou shouted and walked into the house and came to Zhu Ping'an's side, "My lord, those people at sea are back!" ”

Zhu Ping'an, who said a word, stood up suddenly. Who else could there be on the sea, it must be López's people. These days, not to mention Yue Jinfeng, Hong Fatzi and others are uncertain, even Zhu Ping'an has no bottom in his heart, and a lot of gold and silver have been handed over to Lopez and them, in case there is a mistake, all the hard work of Cao Wuxian over the years has been in vain.

What's more, in the past six months, only with those fields, it is only enough for thousands of households of all ages and children not to be hungry, but there is no way to talk about further equipping the soldiers, plus the money that has already been spent, if Lopez and they don't come back, then Zhu Ping'an will really have to smash the pot and sell iron.

At the moment, he said goodbye to Mrs. Zhang in a hurry, and Zhu Ping'an walked quickly to the front yard, at this time, Wang Pin and everyone were drinking to the drunken place. Zhu Ping'an didn't plan to let Wang Pin know so much about the affairs in the Qianhu Institute, but he just glanced at Qiu Ze and Yue Jinfeng, left Zhang Ergou, Wang Jinfa, and Hong Fatzi behind, and ordered Wang Pin to be treated well, and he deduced that there was an urgent matter in the Qianhu, so he got out.

As soon as Zhu Ping'an arrived at the barracks, except for his own personal soldiers, he sent all the soldiers out and scattered them in all directions of the camp to ensure that no one could peep into the camp.

Unexpectedly, López did not come to Fengyang this time, led by Liu Xiaodao. With nearly 200 men and more than 20 carts, it seemed that people were sleepy and tired, and it seemed that they had suffered a lot on the road.

"Why didn't you say hello, just come over directly, is it still too peaceful on the road?" Zhu Ping'an's heart palpitated, looking at the posture, Liu Xiaodao transported the gold and musket together, and now in this world, there are either officers and soldiers or thieves on the road, as well as countless robbers and horse thieves, how did such a large piece of fat meat be transported to Fengyang safely and steadily.

Liu Xiaodao smiled directly, and there was a color in his tone that could not be concealed. "Lord Haojiao learned that the villains and others were used to this kind of buying and selling capital, and they had some friendships with various cottages and gangs in the Jianghuai area, and the thieves were all driven to the Sichuan area by the official army, that is, the government side, and there was a little trouble, but as long as there is silver to open the way, there is no ditch and ditch that cannot be passed!"

Liu Xiaodao took out a stack of banknotes from his arms and presented it to Zhu Ping'an with both hands, "This is a voucher for withdrawing 100,000 taels of gold, and the gold and silver of the goods handed over to us by the adults, including antiques, calligraphy and paintings, are converted into a total of 1.2 million taels of silver." After deducting the expenses of the villain and the expenses and dots along the way, the total is 900,000 taels of silver. According to the ratio of gold and silver in the Wa Kingdom, 180,000 taels of gold should be paid to the lord, and this time I brought 80,000 taels. The rest of Mr. López were all exchanged for silver tickets from the JAC Salt Merchant, which could be withdrawn at any time. Mr. López also said that all the money has been erased and adults can use it with confidence. ”

"However", Liu Xiaodao paused, "Although the Lord didn't say it explicitly, Mr. López still found that the gold and silver entrusted by the Lord had something to do with the Shanxi Merchant Group. Mr. López specially reminded your lord that although there is no problem with gold at present, the power of your Shanxi merchant group in the north cannot be underestimated, and they may not be able to find out about your adult's body, please take care of your lordship, and never forget the promise between you and Mr. López! ”

Liu Xiaodao was originally a rough man, but this remark was said in a measured manner, obviously dictated by López, Liu Xiaodao memorized it by rote, although it was blunt, but it was a kind reminder from López.

Zhu Ping'an nodded, "Mr. López's kindness, this official understands it." After Liu Dangjia goes back, please be sure to convey the official's thanks,

finally memorized such a big call, Liu Xiaodao was also relieved, and in a blink of an eye, he regained his true colors as a tycoon. stopped talking nonsense, personally led someone to unload a wooden box from the carriage, pried it open in front of Zhu Ping'an, and removed some of the bulk goods piled on it, revealing a neat and neat rectangular oil-paper bag.

"Each bundle of five firecrackers is the most accessible style in the hands of the Franc machine at present, and I heard that it is also used in the army, and the power is naturally extraordinary!" Speaking of his own musket, Liu Xiaodao was obviously a little proud.

Zhu Ping'an picked one up and looked at it, the inscription on the butt was still brand new, the body of the gun was greased, and the maintenance was quite good, but Zhu Ping'an still frowned, "Arquebus?" ”

Seeing Zhu Ping'an's face a little uncertain, Liu Xiaodao was a little surprised that although the Francois business group is not a good man and a woman, it has always paid attention to business reputation, although this arms trade is a loss, but it is to pave the way for future large transactions, López also specially detained a batch of French-made muskets shipped to the Japanese country, which was used to supply Zhu Ping'an with all his might, but he didn't expect Zhu Ping'an to look not very satisfied.

"Don't you have a flintlock pistol?" Zhu Ping'an suddenly asked.

"Flintlock pistols? What is it? This question actually stopped Liu Xiaodao.

"Are you talking about the kind of firecracker that strikes flint with machinery, ignites gunpowder and shoots, and is not afraid of wind and rain?" Liu Xiaodao thought for a while before he understood.

Liu Xiaodao smiled bitterly, "The adult's insight and villain are admired, but, please forgive the villain for telling the truth, this kind of musket, even in the Franc Machine and Europa countries, can only be used by the royal family guards and individual elites." This time, Mr. López specially deployed a French army-standard equipment for the goods sent to the adults! ”

Zhu Ping'an slapped his head and secretly scolded himself for being confused, how could he forget this. The flintlock pistol has appeared in Europe at this time, and has been produced in Spain and France, but the flintlock pistol at this time, its performance and shooting accuracy, and range are still quite different from the arquebus that has been used for a long time, and the cost is expensive and the workmanship is cumbersome, so it is not equipped on a large scale in the combat troops, and it is even more difficult to see in the far east.

However, in the eighth year of Chongzhen, the prototype of the flintlock pistol also appeared in the Ming Dynasty. Bi Maokang, the former squire of the military department, developed the first flintlock pistol in the history of the Ming Dynasty. However, due to the fact that the Ming Dynasty was in a period of internal and external troubles at this time, this technology was not actually applied to the military industry, let alone equipped in the Ming army.