Chapter 32: Meeting the Lord
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In a drowsy state, I could only hear a rough voice shouting, "Where is the kid from the Black Tiger Gate, who dares to make a mess in front of our Silver Soldier Workshop?"
The man passed by Ji Aojian's side and saw him sitting on the ground covered in blood, he couldn't help but glance at him, and suddenly said, "Aren't you Brother Ji, why are you injured like this?"
Ji Aojian reluctantly opened his eyes and saw a big man with a meaty face, who was a passenger who had traveled to Suzhou with him.
On that day, everyone on the ship encountered a Western gunboat, quite a little bit of the same hatred of the enemy, Ji Aojian received a strong arrow from the British official shรจ, and they became more familiar with each other, and everyone exchanged their names before getting off the ship.
This big man is one of the entourages of the big boss of Suzhou Yinbingfang, ranked third, named Di Qiang, who previously went to other places to purchase a batch of raw materials. He was saved by Ji Aojian, and when he went ashore, he invited Ji Aojian to be a guest at the Silver Soldier Workshop. It's just that Ji Aojian still has a lot of arrangements, and he didn't agree.
Seeing that Ji Aojian didn't speak, Di Qiang said again, "You were injured by the dog cub of the Black Tiger Gate?"
Ji Aojian didn't know that Wang Feihu had left, and he was afraid that he would be affected, so he reluctantly said, "The person chasing me has a gun in his hand." โ
Di Qiang shouted, "Isn't it great to have a gun, if he dares to use a gun against Lao Tzu in the Black Tiger Gate, the big boss can't spare him." โ
Ji Aojian still didn't care about him, and said, "He is Da Mingwei." โ
Di Qiang said angrily, "The Black Tiger Sect has not grown up, and it is really a shame for the Martial Arts Sect to join the Jinyi Guard." โ
Ji Aojian said strangely, "You're not afraid of Da Mingwei?"
Di Qiang was impatient, and said in his heart that your injuries should be healed as soon as possible.
Stretched out his hand to pick him up, carried him on his shoulders and left, and said, "We Suzhou people have never been afraid of any factory guards, and the tombstone of the five princes is still standing there!"
In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian, a eunuch of the powerful imperial court at that time, sent people to Suzhou to arrest Zhou Shunchang, who had been the head of the Ministry of Officials and a clerk for the selection of documents. The citizens of Suzhou complained about it and fought with Wei Zhongxian's henchmen, and five of them were later investigated and killed.
Later, the scholar Zhang Pu wrote "The Tombstone of Five People", praising the five righteous men who were born among the common people and had never received the teachings of "poems" and "books", but they could be inspired by righteousness and set foot on the place of death without hesitation.
Di Qiang carried Ji Aojian and walked out of the alley quickly, came to an armory shop called "Cadre General's Workshop" on the street, entered a room in the backyard, and put him on the bed. said, "Brother, wait a minute, I'll find you a doctor right away." โ
The doctor who invited him was already a trembling old man, and after seeing the injury on Ji Aojian's back, he said, "The projectile is still in the body, and it has to be taken out." โ
Di Qiang said, "Then you take it out quickly." โ
The doctor sighed, "Old and old, old and old, and I can't lift a knife anymore." โ
Ji Aojian's heart was desolate, now there is no Xiao Su by his side, otherwise the green-clothed sister will make a little move, and this little injury will not be dealt with long ago.
So he said, "Brother Di, please use a knife to help me dig out the warhead." โ
Diqiang was surprised, "What did you say?"
Ji Ao swordsman, "Haven't you ever fought with someone with a knife, have you ever seen blood, and you don't dare to do this little thing?"
Di Qiang's face turned angry, "Why don't you dare, my knife is already hungry and thirsty!"
He took a sharp knife and hesitated, "Brother Ji, can you really bear it?"
Ji Aojian nodded. I thought to myself, in this era, I don't expect to have anesthetics, and it is inevitable that I will suffer a lot when digging up meat and getting bullets.
If my Xiao Su digs up bullets for me, I will definitely be hungry. Your brother did it for me, the pain is a pain point, but I can still bear it for the sake of my life.
The doctor said, "Di Laosan, you have to roast the knife edge on the fire, don't take the projectile, let the patient get inflammation." โ
This cut the flesh and took the bullet, and the pain was so painful that Ji Aojian was dead and alive, and even his lower lip was bitten.
He thought, Xiao Su said, practicing the spirit can not only make the mind sharp and alert, but also make the will tenacious, and he will definitely be able to withstand it.
Di Qiang dug twice, and his hand shook first. Then I saw that Ji Aojian was still silent, and his body was stiff and did not react at all, as if it was a piece of wood. My heart gradually relaxed a lot, and I quickly took out the projectile.
He gasped for breath, only to realize that he was sweating unconsciously and soaking wet.
The old doctor hurriedly dressed Ji Aojian's wound medicine and wrapped the wound.
Ji Aojian's heart was relieved, and he finally fell into a deep sleep.
He had lost so much blood that he slept so deeply that he could sleep for a day and a night. But the next morning, he was awakened by the sound of clanging banging.
Those who practice martial arts are deaf and clear-sighted, and they are extremely alert to abnormal movements. After entering a certain realm, the master likes to stay away from the hustle and bustle of the city, at least at night, and go to a suburban residence to rest.
The so-called "no master in the city" on the rivers and lakes means that among the large and small gangs in the town docks, there are few masters with more than seven turns of qi and blood on weekdays at night.
This is also the reason why the martial arts family is located in a country manor, and the martial arts school is in the mountains and deep mountains.
Ji Aojian's mental strength was no less than that of a seventh-turn master, and he naturally felt very uncomfortable after staying in the city for a night, not to mention that he was still in the weapons shop with the most noisy sounds.
He sighed, got up from the bed, and when he saw a sumptuous meal on the table, he ate it unceremoniously.
I changed my shirt in front of the bed and walked out the door. In front of him is a weapons workshop, building tools in full swing.
When Di Qiang saw him come out, he hurriedly walked over and said, "Brother Ji, you are seriously injured, so don't come out." โ
Ji Aojian shook his hand and said, "It's okay." โ
He looked at the work in the workshop for a while, and was surprised, "You are an armory shop, why don't you make weapons, but you cast a loom?"
Di Qiang said, "The armory shop is also a business, and whatever money comes from, it will be built." These iron machines were ordered by a big customer, and they were used for weaving. โ
He paused and said, "Since ancient times, looms have been made of wood, but the jacquard faucets of these looms are made of iron, and the number of perforated threads can be a hundred times that of wooden looms. โ
Ji Aojian took a closer look, and was even more surprised. What you see is clearly the Jacquard loom invented by the French in the early 19th century. When weaving patterns, this loom no longer needs someone to assist in lifting the silk thread on the flower floor, but uses thousands of perforated cards instead, which greatly improves the production efficiency of the old wood machine.
He turned back to Dick Qiang and asked, "Which master conceived these iron machines?"
Di Qiang said, "It was the manufacturing drawings that the big customer bought from abroad and handed them over to us to build in the Silver Soldier Workshop. โ
Ji Aojian was about to ask again, but saw a person hurrying in from outside, shouting, "Third Brother Di, the younger brother has to meet the Ming Lord!"
This man was a pessimistic and disappointed young scholar on the ship that day, and later reported his name as Su Jinnian.
Su Jinnian, a young scholar from Hubei, is a famous local prodigy, a thirteen-year-old talent and a seventeen-year-old scholar. It was only because the great Confucians of the Ming and Qing dynasties advocated the unity of knowledge and action, and even after practicing the prophet, he traveled abroad to increase his knowledge.
Su Jinnian saw Ji Aojian and said in surprise, "It turns out that Brother Ji is also here." โ
Di Qiang saw the noise of striking iron outside, so he said, "Go into the house and talk." โ
The three of them entered the room where Ji Aojian slept last night and closed the door.
Ji Aojian saw that Su Jinnian was full of energy at this time, his complexion was extremely energetic, and he no longer had the slightest discouragement and depression that day, and he couldn't help but be very curious in his heart, not knowing what adventures he had.
I remember what he once said, "Extraordinary situations require extraordinary people to break the situation." "Could it be that he really met the Child of Destiny this day?
Su Jinnian arched his hand and said, "Third Brother Di, thank you for your guidance yesterday to join the Dragon Soul Gang." โ
Di Qiang said with a smile, "The Dragon Soul Gang is recruiting and employing people, I think Brother Su has a belly of ink, unlike those rough people, you may be able to become a military advisor in the past." Gangs like us who are mixed up on the road are most lacking in readers. โ
Ji Aojian suddenly said, it turns out that you went to join my sixth sister yesterday.
Su Jinnian's face was full of spirit, "The Dragon Soul Gang is really generous and bold. This time, the purpose of recruiting a strong fleet was to wage war with the foreigners. โ
Di Qiang was taken aback, "Isn't the Dragon Soul Gang's fleet already scattered...... I understand, the Jade Gang Leader really wants to rebuild the fleet, so he will recruit people like this. โ
He lowered his voice and asked, "How big are their fleets going to build, are they bigger than the foreigner gunboats we saw that day?"
Su Jinnian said with a smile, "The gunboats I saw that day were only third-class warships among the foreigners. The Dragon Soul Gang ordered twelve first-class warships this time. โ
Ji Aojian was stunned when he heard this: Twelve first-class battleships?
Di Qiang clapped his hand, "Okay, when the Dragon Soul Gang's fleet comes out, let's see how the foreigner still shows off his might." โ
Su Jinnian nodded and said, "When Xiao Sheng was in his hometown, he heard that the Dragon Soul Gang was crisscrossing the sea and shocking all countries. When I saw it yesterday, my enterprising heart was really far better than the imperial court, and if I wanted to resist this catastrophe, I had to help the Dragon Soul Gang. โ
Ji Aojian thought, you are clearly the mentality that you can build the Beiyang Naval Division once and for all. Even if there are 12 first-class battleships, they are all sailboats, and after a few decades, ironclad ships will be rampant, and in a few years the dreadnoughts will come out, and our great China will still be pressed and beaten by the European powers.
Di Qiang asked, "Brother Su, what kind of reuse did you receive in the Dragon Soul Gang?"
Su Jinnian said excitedly, "Miss Yu asked me to be one of her staff, and now she wants me to learn Spanish and read more Western books, especially strategies related to naval warfare." โ
Ji Aojian touched his nose and thought, man, you have finally begun to open your eyes to see the world. If you want to speak this foreign language, I have also passed the fourth or sixth level, in fact, I have an advantage over you. As for naval warfare, as a lover of military history, I have a more advanced vision of the times.
Di Qiang exclaimed, "Have you seen the Jade Gang Master?"
He rolled his eyes and asked, "Brother, I heard that the Jade Gang Master is the number one fairy on the sea, is it really that beautiful?"
Su Jinnian said with an intoxicated face, "When Xiao Sheng saw Miss Yu, he was immediately shocked, and he felt that the words that he had seen in the book describing the beauty of the woman could not describe her. What's even more rare is that such a fairy-like character still has the great insight and big pattern to turn the tide, and it is really a blessing for Xiaosheng to meet such a master. โ
Di Qiang was stunned, and said with a smile, "Brother Su, you are now the dog-headed military master next to the Jade Gang Master, with your character, talent, appearance and demeanor, as long as you are always attentive and use more thoughts, maybe you can hold the beauty." โ
This Su Jinnian is not only a prodigy of Shilin, but also born with clear eyebrows, red lips and white teeth, he is really a talent, a beautiful son in the turbid world.
Ji Aojian suddenly felt impatient in his heart, and coughed again and again.
Su Jinnian said, "Third Brother Di, don't blaspheme Miss Yu." Although Xiaosheng has a love for her, he has no distraction. โ
He heard Ji Aojian's cough, and seemed to finally realize his existence, "Brother Ji, you also have a good ability, why bother to wander the rivers and lakes, why don't you come to the Dragon Soul Gang to see the new world and reverse the fate of my China, wouldn't it be better?"
Ji Aojian said slowly, "There are still several years before those warships are built and formed into an army, so there is no need to rush for a while. โ
Su Jinnian was surprised, "Therefore, you need to start learning the art of water warfare now, otherwise how can you go into battle immediately?"
Ji Ao Kendao, "Brother Su, Ji is just a person who practices martial arts, and being a sailor is not my strength." In the future, when you fight against the foreign fleet, Ji will join the Dragon Soul Gang, be the escort of the gang leader, and keep her safe. โ
Su Jinnian shook his head and said, "The escort of the gang leader, how can you do it as soon as you join the gang." However, when it arrives, he will definitely sponsor Brother Ji. โ
Ji Aojian smiled slightly, "Then thank you Brother Su." "But I thought to myself: You didn't investigate my identity and origin, so you promised to recommend me to it. With a staff officer like you by the side of the sixth sister, I really can't rest assured of her safety.
A few years later, if the Dragon Soul Gang has another battle with the British Navy, will he really have the ability to protect the safety of the sixth sister at that time?