Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 253 Rear Loading
Inside the Chang's ancestral hall, only Jia Ying and Chang Youke were talking. Chang Zudao could intervene occasionally, but he had to carefully check Jia Ying's expression changes.

People in the Chang family are not fools, just looking at Jia Ying's demeanor, one knows that this person in front of him is not simple, and thinking of the superb medical skills of his family's old uncle, it is not uncommon to make friends with some nobles .

It's just that noble people who can stand up for the uncle's family are very rare.

Many people thought of Chang Zhenling again, and they couldn't help gossiping in their hearts. This is a climb to a high branch, and it may be that the person in front of them will be their Chang family's uncle in the future.

Everyone looked at each other calmly, and began to look forward again in their hearts, who would this person be in front of him?Maybe, Chang's can solve the current predicament in this way.

Xi'er walked in, went straight to Jia Ying's side and whispered: "Second Master, someone from the Lu family is here, he is the son of the man who forcibly married Miss Chang. I have inquired about it, and the Lu family has no nobles now. , only guarding an empty shelf in the uncle's mansion, and now the second room is in charge, and he is currently the governor of Danyangwei Town, Zhenjiang Prefecture."

An envoy?
Jia Ying nodded understandingly, looked at Chang Youke and Chang Zudao and said, "The ancestral hall is a quiet place for your family, let's go out and have a look."

A group of people followed Jia Ying out of the hall.

When Jia Ying and the others rushed to the door, the place was already surrounded by soldiers and guards, including the arresters from Danyang County and the guards.

"Master, they are the ones who hurt us." The steward of the Lu residence pointed at Jia Ying and the others, and said to a young man beside him.

The personal guards confronted the arresting officers and soldiers. Although they were at a disadvantage in numbers, they were happy and fearless.

"Okay, if you dare to commit crimes in Danyang City and ignore my law, even if this lawsuit reaches the Golden Palace, we will still be justified. The Chang family colluded with brothers and disciples, and they can't escape. Your men will take down the thief."

This son of the Lu family is not stupid, knowing that the other party is staying here, he has a sense of confidence. He presumably has an official background. At this time, he will use the law to suppress him.

Yu Butoudang even waved his hand to his subordinates, and he was about to come up to arrest him.

Naturally, Jia Ying's personal guards would not be indifferent, and drew their swords out of their sheaths one after another.

"Hmph, I know you won't be arrested without a fight." The young master of the Lu family said to another person beside him, "Zhao Baihu, it's up to you."

The police are in charge of arresting people. If the other party has an official background, the lawsuit will go to the Yamen and leave. As for the accompanying local guards, it is to prevent the other party from jumping over the wall in a hurry and arresting and injuring others.

That Zhao Baihu nodded, then stood up, looked at Jia Ying and the others and said, "I don't care what your identities are, if you hurt someone, you will be punished by the law. It's best to put down your weapons." , otherwise don’t blame me for being rude.”

As he spoke, he waved his hand lightly, and the officers and soldiers of the guard behind him raised their spears one after another, approaching the arc-shaped line of defense surrounded by the personal guards.

Seeing Jia Ying's gloomy face but no movement, the members of the Chang family showed worried expressions and looked at Jia Ying one after another. Someone seemed to want to stand up and separate the relationship, but Chang Zudao stopped him with a look.

No action is the greatest confidence, that is disdain, Chang Zudao thought so.

Sure enough, Jia Ying immediately gave a glance to the entourage beside her, and Xi'er immediately stood up.

"I am appointed as the governor of the Jiangnan Navy, and the official Jingning is here, who will reform it!"

Governor of the Jiangnan Navy, this is an unfamiliar official name. In fact, this official position is just a job, and there is no permanent yamen.

But the word "Qin Ren" is different to everyone's ears, and there are three words "Jing Ning Bo".

This is not the empty shelf of Anpingbo Mansion, but a real earl.

Chang Zudao looked at Jia Ying with bright eyes. He didn't know who Uncle Jingning was. There were so many nobles and nobles, but in Danyang, he knew everything about the Japanese rebellion that day. Yes, it seems to be the current governor of the Jiangnan Navy, and the other party is from one of the four top noble families.

Uncle Anping's mansion, in front of Jia's family, is the younger brother.

"I found a treasure!" This was Chang Zudao's first thought, and at the same time, the way he looked at his niece behind him became different.

"Humble job Danyang guards hundreds of households, Zhao Tongxi pays homage to the lord, I don't know that the lord is here, and I hope the lord will forgive me if I offend."

Zhao Tongxi was about to scold all the [-] generations of the Lu family's ancestors. Before offending someone, didn't the Lu family know how to inquire about the other party's details?Really used to domineering in Danyang, I don't know there are people outside.

On the other side, Yu Butou and his subordinates followed Zhao Tongxi and knelt on the ground, kowtowing constantly, not daring to say a word, the two sides were not on the same level at all.

"Rushing against the official and driving, trying to assassinate the imperial envoy, is your Lu family trying to rebel?"

Jia Ying looked at the direct descendant of the Lu family, and knocked his big hat down.

The reason why Xungui was able to run rampant in the village, and good things are fearful, is because of the team building between Xungui and the unity of interests. Offending Jia Ying means that the Anpingbo Mansion, which has long since fallen, has lost even the last support. As long as Jia Ying is willing, a memorandum will allow the imperial court to issue an order to remove the plaque on the gate of Uncle Anping's Mansion. At that time, the Lu family will really have nowhere to go.

The third housekeeper of the Lu family and the steward, who were stunned on the spot, kowtowed and begged for mercy. The one in front of them was indeed a huge dragon, too big to fit in the small pond of Danyang.

Jia Ying ignored the two of them, but looked at Zhao Tongxi and Yu Butou and said, "The guards are for stabilizing the place, not for thugs, take your soldiers and horses back to the camp, and wait for them to be dealt with. "

"And you, take the arrester back too."

"Yes, the little one will go back to the camp immediately, and the adults will let me know after hearing this."

Zhao Tongxi led his subordinates to leave cleanly, and Yu Butou and his subordinates also ran back to the county government office in a desperate manner to report to the county magistrate.

As for the kneeling members of the Lu family, Jia Ying ignored them.

"Has the house been cleaned up?" Jia Ying asked Chang Zudao.

Chang Zudao recovered from the shock, and quickly replied: "Everything is packed, let's take the adults there."

"Third Uncle, please."

Jia Ying was about to go back to Jinling, the New Year was getting closer and closer, and it was impossible for him to dare to return to the capital before the New Year's Eve, so he simply didn't worry, and stayed in Danyang with peace of mind, and rested for a night before going back to the capital. Hurry up.

It is impossible for him to stay here for a long time, as for Uncle Anping's mansion, he has his face, and he thinks the other party will not lose his head and give him face.

As for the matter of Chang's family, on the way, Chang Zudao took the opportunity to talk about Chang's family with Chang Youke. It is nothing more than someone's eyes on Chang's medicinal material business. Medicine halls and shops in various places have encountered a lot of troubles in the past two years and closed down. There are quite a few, but the general shelf is still there. I guess I want to use my own hands to solve these troubles.

Jia Ying didn't pick up on it, and she wouldn't ask the cause and effect of it.

Without Chang Youke and Chang Zhenling, the Chang family would have no chance to have anything to do with him. There is too much difference in class between the two sides. He doesn't care about the affairs of the Chang family at all, as long as Chang Youke, grandson and grandson are fine. .

Not long after settling in, people from Anping Bo's Mansion came, the owner of the second house came in person, accompanied by the master of the third house, Jia Ying came to meet them.

After all, they are all nobles, so it is not good for Jia Ying to disregard affection, even though the two families may not have much contact.

It depends on whether the other party knows each other.

After seeing the two of them, Jia Ying looked directly at the person in charge of the Lu family, and said calmly, "I don't like trouble, and I never cause trouble easily."

Lu Youde, who was just about to speak, choked back the confession he had prepared for a long time, and thought carefully about the meaning of Jia Ying's words, for fear of saying something wrong.

Don't like trouble.

In other words, if things slow down, the other party will not hold on to them.

don't get into trouble easily
What if there is trouble?

Then, completely. Hiss!
Lu Youde understood, and without talking nonsense, he immediately took out two deeds and placed them lightly on the table next to Jia Ying.

"This is the marriage letter and silver deed written by Chang Zuchi. There is only one copy. The Lu family will never get involved in this matter again. The silver taels owed by Chang Zuchi will be cancelled."

"Please forgive me, my lord."

After finishing speaking, Lu Youde bowed deeply, and gave his brother a look, Lu Youcai immediately knelt down.

"I don't care about Chang Zuchi and your affairs."

Jia Ying put away the marriage certificate, while Yin deed pushed it back.

Lu Youde was stunned for a moment, picked up the silver deed, and tore up the deed on the spot in front of Jia Ying and Chang Youke and Chang Zhenling.

Chang Youke, who was by the side, got up, took out a bank note, handed it to Lu Youde and said, "Master Lu, this is a 1000 tael bank note, and the remaining 5000 tael, please wait for a while, let the old man raise money." Fan, it must be enough to make up."

He practiced medicine all his life, but most of them wandered in folk villages, and he couldn't save much money. The 1000 taels was originally the dowry money he saved for his granddaughter, and there were 2000 taels
If it doesn't work, just sell the house.

Jia Ying's impression of Chang Youke couldn't help but improve a bit.

"Don't dare, Chang Lao, why worry about some yellow and white things, if you say it's a write-off, it's a write-off." When speaking, Lu Youde still didn't forget to look at Jia Ying from the corner of his eye.

Chang Youke insisted: "Master Lu, 3000 taels of silver is not a small sum, so how can you say that it's okay? I never owed others in my life. What my unfilial son caused, the son's debt and the father's repayment." , there is no reason for the Lu family to contribute money."

"Take it, each pays." Jia Ying said lightly at the side, and then instructed Xi'er: "Give the 3000 taels of silver to Mr. Lu, and the excess will be regarded as interest."

"No, no, how can I let the adults pay for it?" Chang Youke hurriedly stopped him.

"Old Chang, why are the lives of Prince Suzhong and I not worth this money?" Jia Ying said with a smile.

When everyone in the house heard this, they were even more surprised.

There is also a prince as a backer, and it is a life-saving grace.

"You can't say that, anyway, you can't accept money from adults." The two of them, the grandpa and grandson, were surprised to receive a lot of kindness from others.

A trace of disappointment appeared on Chang Zudao's face, but he still took the opportunity to interject: "Yes, that's the reason. I paid for the money for third uncle."

My niece doesn't look bad, but if I don't have that kind of relationship now, I can't say for certain in the future, even if it doesn't work out, just a life-saving grace alone is enough for Chang's family. The key now is to let Chang's stay in Jia Ying's heart. impression.

Jia Ying no longer insisted, the matter that had troubled Chang Youke's grandparents for many years was resolved in this way, Chang Zhenling's face showed a relaxed look.

"From now on, no one will be able to force you to do anything. If you have any more problems, just come to me." Jia Ying smiled and said to Chang Zhenling.

This is also for Chang Zuchi, Jia Ying dislikes selling children and daughters in order to pay off debts.

"Well, thank you." Chang Zhenling rarely showed a girlish innocent smile.

"You are Welcome."

After the Lu family brothers left, the magistrate of Danyang also came, but Jia Ying refused. Jia Ying didn't bother to care about that official of a hundred households, it wasn't worth it.

Stayed in Danyang for one night, Jia Ying left with his bodyguards early the next morning, Chang Youke brought his granddaughter to see him off, Chang Zudao also came, he still didn't give up.

Jia Ying didn't say anything, Xiang Chang and his grandfather and grandson arrived separately and set off.

This trip to Jinling is aimed at the Military Weapons Bureau.

Jia Ying had no choice but to guard against being assassinated twice when she went out of Beijing. The assassin brought firearms and restrained the guards. Jia Ying didn't want to experience the feeling of being shot again.

Although it is said that Dagan civilians are prohibited from carrying firearms privately, is he a civilian?No, he is an officer.

The firearms assigned to his personal guards are different from the assembly line flintlock guns sent to the army. This assembly line is Jia Ying's reference to the production model of his previous life in order to increase the production speed of firearms and reduce costs. Researched, how to produce flintlock parts, and formed a simple assembly line.

Although it is still very crude, there has been a huge change in the control of the production speed and cost of firearms.

Let’s put it aside for the time being, and let’s say that this is a flintlock gun that is different from ordinary muskets. It is actually inconvenient to stay away from. The only thing that has changed is the way the sub-powder is loaded.

The original front-loading has been changed to rear-loading. The lead bullets and gunpowder in the sub-powder are wrapped in buckskin paper. In this way, the step of using a cleaning rod to tamp the gap in the barrel is omitted, and the operation is more convenient. There are many, and the airtightness is good.

Thanks to Jia Ying, a bug in the world, Dagan's level of firearms craftsmanship has surpassed that of the West by at least ten years, and at most decades.

The most important thing is to bring a new concept of producing firearms to the craftsmen, which is to add sub-drugs after the installation.

As for metal bullets, Jia Ying asked craftsmen to try them out, but they are only in the concept stage. Without new power equipment, many things cannot be made.

Only five of this kind of guns have been made, two long and three short. Although it is only a slight modification, it is not easy to realize it. The blunderbuss cannot be disassembled, the failure rate is relatively high, and the production cycle is long. It is not suitable for popularization at the moment.

Although Jia Ying has official status, it is not easy to blatantly take the musket out of the barracks, so the craftsman saw the barrel of the gun short so that he can carry it with him. The two long guns are to prevent being surrounded. The long barrels have a short range. Several times as far as the tube gun.

After getting the guns, the group set foot on the journey back to the north.

(End of this chapter)