Chapter 81: Zheng Baihu

Zhang Luo calculated a hexagram for Xu Shouye in Tianyang Tower last time.

Let Xu Shouye go to Fuzhou to inquire about Yan Maoqing's situation.

I didn't expect to come back quite quickly.

See how he looks.

It should be a good job.

Zhang Luo and Xu Shouye walked to a corner.

asked Xu Shouye:

"What, this trip to Fuzhou has a big harvest?"

"What a catch!"

"This time, my father praised me a lot in front of everyone."

"Say I'm doing a good job."

"I also plan to let him serve in the army."

"Said he would leave the firearms workshop to me."

"That's good, Young Master Xu, your good days are here."

Zhang Luo is just a random hexagram.

Let this kid go to Fuzhou Mansion to try.

I didn't expect him to get the information.

Xu Shouye patted his chest and said:

"When I arrived in Fuzhou, that Yan Yushi had just arrived at the Dusi Yamen."

"I found an uncle who works in the Dusi Yamen."

"I've been inquiring about Fuzhou for a long time."

"Finally let me know the most important news."

"What's the news?"

"Don't say it, that Yan Yushi is straightforward."

Xu Shouye swallowed his saliva and continued:

"I found out that Yan Yushi has already issued a price."

"Thirty to fifty taels for a flag, depending on the number of officers and soldiers."

"100 households pay 100 taels."

"Thousands of households pay four hundred taels more."

"A great commander like my father."

"Give him three thousand taels of filial piety."

Zhang Luo didn't know what to say.

This Yan Maoqing Yan Yushi asked for money so directly.

Alas, you can have grabbed more.

Kindly come to the price.

Xu Shouye said:

"The people from the Yan Yushi and the Dusi Yamen explained."

"This is the guarantee money given to the military guards."

"If there is no problem with the Imperial History Verification Office."

"The money can be returned."

"If you don't pay the guarantee money."

"It was found out that the ancestor had committed a crime."

"The guilty silver is three times the amount of the guarantee silver."

Zhang Luo would not believe in the return of the silver.

This is a little trick of corrupt officials to make money.

Zhang Luo lowered his head and pondered for a while.

a hundred taels of silver.

It's really not okay to spend money to eliminate disasters.

However, it does not mean that if you pay the money, you will not be in trouble.

Yan Maoqing is likely to add money to money.

I can't say if I want you a few hundred taels more.

Zhen Haiwei's biggest enemy is Liu Dahu and his younger brothers.

There is his presence.

It's not necessarily okay to pay the money.

Invite Zhang Shengwen's brother to drink tonight.

I have to inquire about the situation in the county office.

Zhang Luo asked Xu Shou in a blink of an eye:

"Young Master Xu, you said that my father wants to let me manage the firearms workshop?"

Xu Shouye said with a smug face:

"That's right, the paperwork has come down today."

"It's all your credit, Brother Zhang!"

"Such an important location."

"I've begged my dad for years."

"I didn't even get my hands on it."

"If it weren't for the meritorious service in Fuzhou this time."

"How could my old daddy give me an errand?"

"Can you take me to see the firearms shop now?"

"Brother Zhang Luo, do you want to go to the firearms shop?"

Xu Shouye looked at Zhang Luo puzzled and said:

"The firearms shop is full of sparks, iron, and a lot of smell."

"I'm still in for a treat, let's have a drink together."

Zhang Luo explained with a smile:

"Young Master Xu also knows that my military family is from."

"Our 100 households in Zhenhaiwei also want to build a place to make firearms."

"This is not a hundred households to find me."

"I've never seen a firearm."

"Yesterday, I went to the Xu Mansion to find the young master, and I wanted to talk about it."

"It's just right now, the young man is in charge of the firearms workshop."

Xu Shouye patted Zhang Luo's shoulder.

Said:

"You hundred households are too open-eyed."

"Brother Zhang is such a powerful person."

"I even asked you to do craftsman work."

Zhang Luo pretended to nod.

and Xu Shouye complained about Zhang Liansheng together.

Then he said helplessly:

"Young Master Xu is right."

"Alas, it's a pity, Young Master Xu, you can take me there."

"Okay, it's not a big deal, let's go!"

Walk onto the main street.

Xu Shouye beckoned his subordinates to get a carriage.

The two of them walked into the carriage.

Xu Shouye boasted:

"Brother Zhang, how is this carriage?"

"This is the carriage in which my father rewarded me."

"The horses are the best red horses."

Zhang Luo looked in the direction of Xu Shouye's finger.

See that this red horse is not big.

But the horse's legs are strong.

It's a good war horse.

There should be a lot of war horses in Quanzhou Wei.

I just don't know the red war horse in front of the car.

I haven't been on the battlefield.

The two of them got into the carriage.

Xu Shouye expanded his arms.

Said proudly:

"Brother Zhang, I'm majestic."

"In the future, I will also be in charge of the head of the yamen."

"How is this carriage, is it majestic?"

Zhang Luo smiled and nodded.

Xu Shouye showed off to him for the second time in a row.

It can be seen that he likes this carriage very much.

In feudal times.

A good carriage.

It's the same as the modern supercar, the Ferrari.

Xu Shouye has always been very red-eyed at his father's carriage.

Now he can sit in the carriage drawn by Hongyang.

Watching Zhang Luo keep staring at his horse.

Xu Shou clapped his hands:

"If Brother Zhang likes this red yang horse."

"Wait until I'm comfortable."

"Lend it to Brother Zhang."

Zhang Luo softly refused.

Xu Shouye spoke.

There's always a different feeling.

It makes people feel that he has some kind of fetish.

The two chatted.

The carriage slowly drove out of the city.

The gunpowder in the firearms workshop can easily explode.

The Ming Dynasty firearms workshops were all located outside the city.

Sitting in the carriage of Quanzhou Wei.

Naturally, the officials at the city gate did not dare to stop it.

After recognizing Xu Shouye's identity.

Soon let the carriage go.

Zhang Luo watched all this.

I thought in my heart that being a powerful person is refreshing.

It is no wonder that the status of scholars in the Ming Dynasty is high.

Scholars can take the imperial examination and become officials.

Born in the Ming and Qing dynasties, if you don't want to be ordinary all your life.

The most suitable way is to take the imperial examination.

Becoming an official can not only change your life.

It also benefits the whole family.

Several gentry families in Jinjiang County.

The ancestors of the family have all been in and out of the Jinshi.

Relying on the family business of the ancestors.

and the talent in the family.

Able to stabilize their position all the time.

When Zhang Luo looked down and thought about it.

The carriage stopped a moment.

I felt a strong smell of sulfur.

Zhang Luo was sure that the firearms workshop had arrived.

Xu Shouye coughed a few times.

Covering his mouth and nose, he stepped out of the carriage.

Soon, a middle-aged man in a brocade robe ran up.

"It's the young master, oh no, it's not in charge."

"If you want to come to the firearms shop, why don't you make a noise."

"So that all the people in the shop will come and greet you."

Xu Shouye waved his hand casually.

said to Zhang Luo:

"The big man in front of Brother Zhang is Zheng Baihu from the firearms workshop."

"He used to be in charge of the firearms shop."

"He's my father's right-hand man."