Chapter 24 Political Investment Shotguns for Guns

Seeing that Yu Feng seemed to be a little disapproving, Liu Chengbin glanced at the cloth ruler, and saw that the cloth ruler did not react, so he explained in detail.

It turns out that although this cloth ruler is only an eight-grade inspection, there is really a backer behind it. The Bu family has had children as officials for several generations, and although there is a sign of decline, there is still no shortage of children who are officials in the central part of the court. Liu Chengbin faintly revealed that although the Bu family does not currently have a second-grade or third-grade member, there are people who serve in the six sections, don't look at the official position in this matter is only the seventh grade, and it is also a speech official, and it seems that there is no real power at all. But anyone who knows a little bit about the officialdom of Daming knows that this is a promising position. Anyone knows that the six branches have a few years of seniority in the capital, and once it is released, Tie Tie is a big member, and with the help of the Bu family, this force should not be underestimated.

This cloth ruler is not good at reading, but the mind is not bad, with the help of the family, it is good to get such a position, you have to say that the Bu family does not pay attention to him is not necessarily, in this position, not to say how much silver must be sent to the Bu family every year, but for the Bu family's industry in all aspects of care, it can still be done, if there are people in the officialdom, this family business can be much better.

The Bu family is a family of eunuchs, and it is good to have a lot of land, but there are also a large number of other industries that are not. In the six branches, what a noble position, the cloth family in this position, naturally to cherish the feathers, unwilling to lose the reputation in the matter of money, because of the small loss of the big is too unwise, therefore, all the expenses in the capital are supported by the family, and because of this, in the matter of money, the entire cloth family still attaches more importance to it, and the cloth ruler that can bring some help to the family's wealth has also improved a lot.

The reason why the cloth ruler can make up his mind to let go of his body and interact with Yu Feng is probably one of the big reasons.

Yu Feng listened and nodded slightly, and from time to time he picked up a few chopsticks and dishes, seemingly indifferent, but he was a little happy in his heart. In this way, it seems that there was no evil in the first place, but it was really my luck, maybe, I can catch this line, as for the adult in the matter, it is an excellent object of political investment, and now the problem is that even if you lean on it, people have to look at it.

A small eight-grade inspection, in the eyes of the six departments, is really nothing, although this is only a seven-grade inspection. It is estimated that in front of the cloth ruler, whether you can show a little face and talk a few words is a question, and there is no such little person in the eyes of people! Although everyone is surnamed cloth, even a clan with the surname cloth has hundreds of people who are not.

The cloth ruler is still like this, and the people he introduced can imagine what it will be. Looking at the cloth ruler in front of him, Yu Feng felt for the first time how far away he was from the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, just like in later generations, a small county party secretary, maybe in the eyes of those big officials, is just an ant-like figure, but in the eyes of those flat-headed people, it is already the sky.

Yu Feng was very anxious, he was anxious that his time was running out, it was now the sixth year of Chongzhen, he remembered, from Chongzhen to the sixth year of Chongzhen, the northwest of the Ming Dynasty has been making a famine, and the displaced people are everywhere, he remembers that it is this year, Chongzhen Dynasty's first-class fierce general Cao Wenzhaofu took office, and he has basically extinguished the civil unrest in Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan for several years. At present, the court is in turmoil, and there are good news everywhere, but he knows that this is just a return to the light, after this wave is over, he is familiar with Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and other fierce people who have not been famous in the past few years, one by one, they are about to perform, and the Manchu Tartars outside the gate are quite tacit with these fierce people.

However, this inner anxiety can't be seen by the two in front of him, he doesn't even want to continue to go deeper on this topic, too much trace may not be a good thing, some things, rush is not in a hurry, knowing that the Bu family has this energy, it is worth investing in yourself, just like buying stocks, even if you have money, you have to find a suitable opportunity to enter the market.

Expressing his admiration for the Bu family lightly, Yu Feng diverted the topic, this time, he turned the topic to the purchase of ordnance, speaking of which, it was Wu Yanran who stimulated him.

"I'm afraid it's hard!" Sure enough, Bu Qi shook his head with a wry smile, as soon as Yu Feng opened his mouth, he asked for five hundred spears and a hundred waist knives, if he hadn't stopped the other party's words quickly, looking at the posture, he was afraid that if he continued, he would dare to say anything forbidden in the army such as bows and arrows armor.

"There is no arsenal in this Lingshan City, but Jining City does, but even if there is an arsenal, this is not a general in the army, if you want so many weapons, I am afraid that before people leave the city, Jinyi Wei will have to find the door!"

"There is a Lingshan Wei General Banner down there!" Yu Feng said, but he was slightly surprised by the other party's words in his heart, the name of Jinyiwei is like thunder after three hundred years, could it be that this small spiritual mountain still has Jinyiwei?

"That's easy!" Bu Qi was stunned for a moment, and seemed a little surprised, but he immediately understood, this Yu Feng really wants to get the official body of the general flag, it is really not a difficult thing, "This Jining City, my Bu family has some good friends, I will go back and repair a book, and help Yu Dangjia ask!" ”

This can be regarded as a promise, Yu Feng nodded. Even if this batch of weapons tosses all his current net worth into it, he doesn't care, with a gun in his hand, are you afraid that he won't have money? However, if no one was involved, it would be really difficult for him to buy these weapons from the official arsenal.

"That's right!" Liu Chengbin next to him, who often runs errands in the people, saw Yu Feng a little displeased, frowned, and came up with an idea: "This Lingshan City, there have been many refugees recently, among these people, if you look for it with your heart, find some craftsmen who can build weapons, I'm afraid it is not difficult, if Yu Dangjia is in a hurry, you might as well work hard in this regard!" ”

"The craftsmen are all registered in the government, how can the imperial court let them become refugees, if they are taken captive by Kong Youde and others, wouldn't it have contributed to the strength of the thieves!" Wu Yanran, who had been quietly listening to their conversation, heard this suggestion and couldn't help but say, she is not a pampered young lady, these folk things, she knows much more than others, those craftsmen are fixed in the place, there are many constraints, and they have to complete the customization of the government every month, or farm tools, or weapons, if you don't do it, you have to take out the money to pay off. As for the escape, don't even think about it, once you are caught, the whole family will be beaten into slavery.

Moreover, she also knows the most critical point, although the government's exploitation of these artisans is also powerful, but it is still slightly better than other people, at least, the artisans can barely make a living, and she will never believe it if these artisans fled to become refugees. The whole family was caught running away, and they were unlucky, and they could barely survive if they didn't run, and the brains of these craftsmen were not broken, if the city was not broken by thieves, who would want to run out as refugees.

"This brother...... You don't know! Liu Chengbin's tongue snorted, he really didn't know how to call Wu Yanran, and finally simply replaced things with an honorific title: "I'm not talking about our craftsmen in Shandong, but from the north!" ”

Wu Yanran and Yu Feng glanced at each other, exchanged glances, and understood in their hearts where the north side of Liu Chengbin's words was referring to.

Dengzhou Mansion was poisoned by Kong Youde for nearly two years, Laizhou Mansion has also suffered a lot of impact, Pingdu Prefecture was breached once, Kong Youde was originally a general under Mao Wenlong in Liaodong, and his subordinates are naturally Liaodong's military households, Kong Youde in February this year, has gathered his troops to board the boat and go to sea, which has been serving in the army, and there are many left in the war, these craftsmen may not be willing to be in Kong Youde's army, and they will naturally break away from the rebels if they have the opportunity, plus since the Manchurian Tartars raised troops, Liao people either enter the customs, or cross the sea to Shandong, among which there are indeed many people who know how to craft.

At the beginning, Kong Youde rebelled and killed nearly 100,000 people in Dengzhou Mansion, except for a few hundred young women who were kept as camp prostitutes, the rest of the people in Dengzhou Mansion were either killed or eaten as food when they were besieged. The Ming army mobilized a large army to encircle and suppress, and these officers and troops were not strictly disciplined troops, and the local area was tantamount to being ravaged twice. In this way, the people in Denglai are eager to remove the bones and skin of the culprit Kong Youde, and they also hate the border soldiers of Liaozhen who are in rebellion with him.

These people are in the midst of refugees, and the situation is as hard as you can imagine, not to mention the wages, but only to be able to take care of the food, but I am afraid that a large number of people are willing to follow you. Yu Feng secretly thought: If it is really according to what Liu Chengbin said, it is a convenient way to recruit some craftsmen and build weapons by himself, which is much safer than buying weapons outside.

After the dinner, the cloth ruler arranged for Yu Feng to rest in his house, according to the meaning of the cloth ruler, it was necessary to arrange two concubines to warm Yu Feng's bed at night, don't think that this is a very out-of-the-ordinary thing, at that time, this custom, among the scholars, but it was a very popular "elegant" thing, and the ordinary people wanted to do this thing is not qualified enough.

Yu Feng declined the kindness of the cloth ruler, he liked the beauty, but when he thought that he was drinking the foot washing water of the cloth ruler, it was a little disgusting, and then these subordinates around him, although they would not say anything, but there was also a Wu Yanran who was not, with her friendship with Xue Niang, I am afraid that this matter could not be concealed. When I think of the gentle and graceful little lady in my family, it is very likely that she will turn into a little lion in Hedong with a cold face, and what thoughts does Yu Feng have.