Beitang is not far from the capital, Ye Yongjia only rode a horse, and he arrived not long after walking. The church was located just outside the city, on a dirt hill west of the port, and it was very different from the surrounding scenery.

He went up the hill, saw that the slope was a little steeper, dismounted and walked, and gradually walked to the door of the church. It is more opulent than the one in Kyoto, with a marble tower several stories high in the center, a large courtyard surrounded by a Buddhist temple outside, and a much larger crowd of people.

I saw two priests dressed in black guarding the door, interrogating the believers who had come to worship. Ye Yongjia looked at it with relish, and suddenly someone bumped his shoulder, but it was an old man with his hands folded, running to the front, and chanting the words in his mouth: "Amitabha Buddha ......" caused a burst of laughter.

When Ye Yongjia heard the laughter coming from behind, he turned around and saw an old farmer leaning under the locust tree with his burden, still smirking at the crowd.

He was curious, so he walked up and asked, "Old man, what are you doing laughing at people?" ”

The old peasant rolled up his sleeves, pointed at him and said, "He's an old fool who doesn't understand, you're young, don't you know?" ”

Ye Yongjia pretended to be puzzled: "I was stupid in my later life, and I asked the old man for advice." ”

"You're still a late student, and you're stunned to read books!" The old farmer smiled, "I see that you are still a foreigner, so I will tell you about the origin of these things." The Wu Sijing who wore red was the leader, a few years ago to build this temple, just began to say some strange things, because no one paid attention, the temple was deserted, so he asked a few people to shave their hair, picked up the set of Buddhism to bluff people, called themselves 'host', and set up the name of the law, saying that this religion and Buddhism have the same origin and the same root, are all about Buddhism, and gradually some people believed. Later, he asked the believers to take money to 'worship the Buddha' to keep them safe, and Wu Sijing collected a lot of money. He took advantage of this to open a jewel shop in the city, and he took the licensed goods to trade with the merchants. After that, he opened more than a dozen shops in the county, and sometimes in the name of preaching, he went to cover for maritime merchants and secretly did illegal business. ”

Ye Yongjia was shocked when he heard this, and only muttered: "What Mr. Jian said is true, this person is not simple......"

"What do you say?" The old farmer patted him on the arm.

"Oh, nothing. You know so much, I get it. After that, Ye Yongjia didn't stay any longer, took his horse, and walked towards the church.

"Are you a friend of Jian Wensheng?" Wu Sijing sat on a sandalwood Taishi chair and looked up.

Ye Yongjia walked into this small room and saw that he was wearing a purple-edged black robe, his hands were almost full of gold rings, his face was a pale color, and his eyes revealed a trace of cunning.

"Mr. Jane is older than me, so he can't talk about friends, he just respects him."

"It doesn't matter who he is, but as long as Brother Jian speaks, then I will help you out in his affection," his language is much more fluent than Jian Wensheng, "I don't like to beat around the bush, just say anything out." ”

"That's right, I would like to ask you to ask the merchants on the sea, do you buy and sell firearms? Preferably a bird gun. Ye Yongjia sat down slowly.

"It is true that some caravans traveled to the South Seas and the East to sell, but they never reached the Heavenly Empire. If the adults have a way to get the imperial court to come forward to contact, it is still possible. ”

"How many strokes can I buy at one time?"

"I have asked a few questions, saying that many countries are urgently buying shotguns, and the inventory is not abundant, and there are only more than 200 rods left."

Ye Yongjia felt a headache: "How many taels is a shot?" ”

"It's precious, thirty-one taels."

"Thirty-one taels!" Ye Yongjia almost jumped up, this figure alone caught up with the planned five thousand taels, even if you add the most taboo freight in the household, it can't compare to such a terrifying number.

Seeing that his reaction was so intense, Wu Sijing hurriedly asked, "It seems that you want to buy a lot." ”

"Yes, such a thousand poles will definitely not agree."

"Haven't you ever thought of making your own firearms?"

"After thinking about it, it only costs 5,000 taels, but it's a pity that Lord Chen of the Ministry insists on the difficulty and danger of transporting materials, and the cost will increase suddenly, and this move will disrupt people's livelihood and mislead state affairs, so I oppose it."

"Then Wu has an idea." Wu Sijing's eyes lit up, and he rubbed his palms a few times, "I heard from Fanshang that the big businessmen of several gun factories in Nanyang all want to come to the Celestial Empire to set up factories, but unfortunately the law strictly prohibits it, and I deeply regret it." If Lord Ye wants to buy this thousand shotguns, he can go to the imperial court and make the merchants enter the country to set up factories; The adults then tempted them with long-term benefits, urging them to build one by one, and buy them all at a low price. The raw materials are sent by their own merchant ships from Fujian, Guangdong and Nanyang, and there is no worry about freight. In the long run, the Celestial Empire will have no effort, and it will have countless guns, and it will be a great good thing for all nations to come to the court in the future! ”

Wu Sijing said it wildly, trapping Ye Yongjia into it, causing the latter to applaud: "Okay, good strategy!" ”

"So......," he glanced at his eyes, "if you want me to ask them for you, you'd better put an official seal here, so that you can convince those merchants." ”

As soon as Ye Yongjia touched his arms, he really brought a jade seal, so he didn't think about it, and took it to Wu Sijing. Wu Sijing immediately smiled and took out a note, which made Ye Yongjia stamped a deep mark.

Ye Yongjia didn't feel that there was anything wrong, and after finishing the matter, he chatted with him for a while, and he was very happy to be flattered by him.

Seeing that it was not early, Wu Sijing used the matter in the sect as an excuse, so that several priests sent him out in a good voice, and Ye Yongjia also took the horse and left.

When he left the church, he was naturally full of spring light, looking intently at the surrounding scenery.

"You're the same scholar from before, aren't you? How can you be so happy? ”

Ye Yongjia hurriedly stopped, saw that the old farmer was still sitting under the locust tree, and beckoned to him.

"Yes, after finishing a major matter in my heart, there is hope for the future!" Ye Yongjia stroked the horse's mane, and it was difficult to hide his joy.

"Alas, that Wu Sijing is quite deceiving, you won't fall for him, right?"

"He ......" Before Ye Yongjia could speak, his face suddenly changed, his eyes froze, and he suddenly patted his head, sweating like pulp. He thought to himself, 'I shouldn't have given that seal away!' These merchants were illegal in the South Seas, and almost controlled their country; If I take the opportunity to enter my Celestial Empire and plot against me, will I make a big mistake! When the time comes, I am afraid that I will not be able to wash away my crime! ’

Thinking about it, he flew on his horse in horror, threw up his whip, and hurriedly said goodbye to the old man: "Thank you old man for waking up!" So he galloped down the earth mountain and went in the direction of the capital.