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Chapter 162
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Our Young Master Zhang has always been very thick-skinned when it comes to plagiarism. When the soldiers of the Slave Slaughter Army practiced the bayonet almost well, Young Master Zhang listened to the opinion of the chief instructor Zhang Dapao and announced a new rule, dividing the soldiers of the Slave Slaughter Army into nine The lower middle and upper Jimen pawns, the lower middle and upper Dimen soldiers, and the lower middle and upper Tianmen soldiers—of course, later generations usually call them the lower middle and upper Jimen Chengguan, the lower middle and upper Dimen Chengguan, and the lower middle and upper Tianmen Chengguan. .Every soldier starts from the lowest-ranked Jimen pawn, and regular competitions are held, allowing soldiers to compete one-on-one. The winner is promoted to a higher level and rewarded with one coin; A stick, plus a pack of wound medicine.In a word, you can either beat up your companions in the martial arts arena and earn some pocket money; or you will be beaten up by your companions, and then you will be beaten up by Young Master Zhang when you come down.

I have to admit that the set of rules left by Marshal Qi's family is really wicked. On the day of the competition, in order not to be beaten twice, and to earn some money, all the soldiers of the Slaughter Army were beaten like chicken blood. After practicing, he held a model military thorn wrapped in lime at the front end and slashed at his companions, chopped with a wooden knife wrapped in cotton, punched, kicked, and even used his teeth. You have to get your partner out of the ring, and let your partner go to the wrench to get the money yourself.In the valley of Jingeryu there were shouts of curses and fists and fists, regardless of the winner or loser, almost every soldier of the slave slaughter army had a bruised nose and bruises all over his body, while Young Master Zhang led a group of unscrupulous instructors who couldn't close their mouths with laughter.

At the end of the contest, more than 2000 soldiers of the slave-slaughtering army were promoted to intermediate-level Jimen city management and received rewards. In addition, more than 2000 unlucky ones were held down and beaten in batches. Those unlucky ones who were beaten yelled, "You deserve it! This is what happens to you if you are not good at learning! If you lose in the martial arts field, you will get a wrench, and if you lose on the battlefield, you will lose your head! If you want to avoid getting a wrench in the future , If you want to keep your head on the battlefield, and save your life to drink, eat meat and sleep with beautiful women, you must train me desperately! Sweat more in normal times, and bleed less on the battlefield! How many times do you have to say this sentence before you can remember it?"

"Remember." Most of the slave slaughter soldiers who were beaten agreed with a groan, and at the same time secretly made up their minds to get back the face and money they lost this time next time.At this time, one of Young Master Zhang's personal soldiers suddenly ran over in a hurry and reported to Young Master Zhang: "Master Futai, Mr. Lu Wanling, Mr. Lu came from Shanhaiguan with his new wife, saying that Mr. Xiong sent him here Negotiate with the adults, and introduce his family to you by the way."

"Lu Wanling, what is he doing here at Jimen?" Eldest Young Master Zhang was a little confused, thinking that the Zhangjiakou businessman surnamed Wang left only the day before yesterday, and Lu Wanling came today, and the appointment was made to prevent me from concentrating on military training, right?Having said that, when the eyeliner he arranged in Liaodong suddenly came back, Young Master Zhang immediately understood that something big was about to happen, so he hurriedly ordered to the soldiers who reported the letter: "Go and tell Lu Wanling not to come to Jingeryu , Waiting for me to go back in Jizhou. By the way, please send a message to Eunuch Fu, please prepare a table of food and wine for Eunuch Fu, and I will go back to clean up the dust for Lu Wanling and his wife in the evening."

"Obey." Reported to the soldiers to lead away.Young Master Zhang called Zhang Shitou to him again, and whispered in his ear: "Find a few tenant children from among my personal soldiers that we brought from Linqing, they must be people that Lu Wanling has never seen before, let them Put on the clothes of ordinary people, and secretly watch every move of Lu Wanling, his wife and their entourage."

"Lu Wanling is also watching?" Zhang Shitou was a little surprised.Young Master Zhang nodded, and snorted, "Be careful sailing for ten thousand years—that kid Lu Wanling is greedy for money, lustful and afraid of death, there's no guarantee he won't sell us." Zhang Shitou understood, and quickly went down to make arrangements.

In the evening, almost all the wounded soldiers of the Slaughtering Army lined up and returned to the camp. After the army was settled, Young Master Zhang entered the city to meet Lu Wanling and his wife.Not to mention, Miao Dazui, the shopkeeper of Zhangjiakou Fanji Company's Ningyuan branch, transferred to Lu Wanling's sister-in-law, Li Wanting, who is his wife. Quite tempting - if it were Young Master Zhang's sister-in-law, Young Master Zhang would absolutely be reluctant to give it up to Lu Wanling.As soon as they met, Lu Wanling hurriedly introduced Young Master Zhang to his wife. Li Wanting didn't hesitate, and walked up to Young Master Zhang to salute, and said in a coquettish voice: "My slave, Li Wanting, has met Mr. Futai, Mr. Futai, Wanfu Kim Ann."

"Sister-in-law, please hurry up. Brother Lu Nian and I are as close as brothers, so we don't need to make such a fuss." Young Master Zhang returned the gift and said with a smile: "The eighth sister-in-law and Brother Lu Nian got married at the beginning of last month. I am on official business. I was able to go to Ningyuan to congratulate my sister-in-law and brother Lu Nian in person, but I just sent two soldiers to give gifts. If I am rude, I hope my sister-in-law will forgive me."

"What did uncle say?" Li Wanting winked at Young Master Zhang, and said coquettishly, "Uncle is a person who does important things. He is busy with official duties. My slave and my husband are married. How dare you work on uncle's work? Besides, uncle sent someone to send him a gift. Respectful, my family and my husband are already very affectionate. If there is an opportunity in another day, my family will definitely 'thank you' uncle."

"Is this temptation?" Young Master Zhang heard Li Wanting's overtones, and subconsciously glanced at Lu Wanling - the hat on his head.At that moment, Young Master Zhang was no longer polite, and directly led Lu Wanling and his wife to the back hall where the banquet had already been arranged, to clean up the dust for Lu Wanling and his wife. One of the supervisors of Jimen, Man Gui, the chief soldier of Jimen, and Song Xiance, the master, accompanied them at the table.During the dinner, Young Master Zhang asked about Lu Wanling's purpose, and only then did he know that Lu Wanling's visit to Jimen this time was actually sent by Young Master Zhang's father-in-law, Xiong Tingbi, and Xiong Tingbi's goal was nothing else—it was the one who showed his might in the Xifengkou battle. Rifled sniper rifle!
"Tanhualang, Master Xiong asked the lower officials to bring you a message." Probably knowing that this matter is difficult, Lu Wanling first explained that this was what Xiong Tingbi meant, and then said with a sad face: "Master Xiong said, I told you to use that new style Bring out a hundred muskets and ask the subordinate officer to take them to Shanhaiguan. Master Xiong also said, if you have a lot of new muskets in your hand, send some more to him, but at least a hundred muskets must be brought in! Otherwise, He can't spare you son-in-law!" As he spoke, Lu Wanling took out Xiong Tingbi's letter from his bosom, and held it in front of Young Master Zhang with both hands.

"One hundred?!" Man Gui, Fu Yi, and Song Xiance were stunned at the same time—rifled sniper rifles with binoculars are expensive to manufacture, and require extremely high steel and craftsmanship. Manufactured by hand, two rifles can't be made in a month, and they can't be put into mass production at all. There are only two rifled sniper rifles in the entire Jimen Military Region, and Xiong Tingbi wants a hundred of them. Isn't this killing Young Master Zhang?What's more, the Jimen Military Region doesn't want to let its killer's trump card go out - if it is given to Jiannu by those trash troops, how dare people imagine the consequences?
"A hundred sticks? A small question!" Young Master Zhang's reaction and answer left Man Gui, Fu Yi and the others stunned again—Master Zhang turned his head first, winked at Fu Yi, and then said with a smile: "Fu Yi Father-in-law, you are the supervisor who keeps firearms and gunpowder. You check the inventory of new-style firearms in our Jimen Firearms Depot, plus the number of new-style firearms sent to us by the capital after a while. In addition to the new muskets, can you squeeze out one or two hundred for the Liaodong army?"

"Our family... Go check it out." Fu Yi understood, and said carefully: "I just don't know when the capital will send the next batch of new muskets, and I don't know how many will be sent, so Tanhua Lang has to Wait for a while before our family can give you a reward."

Sure enough, as Young Master Zhang had expected, before Fu Yi finished his sentence, Young Master Zhang caught sight of Li Wanting's face changing out of the corner of his eye, and a flash of fleeting fear flashed in his eyes.Young Master Zhang nodded secretly, and smiled at Lu Wanling and his wife without showing any trace: "Brother Lu Nian, sister-in-law, it seems that you have to wait for a while, because you don't know if my father-in-law is in a hurry to ask you to go back? Or else If so, you and your wife should go back to Shanhaiguan first, and after a few days the next batch of new muskets arrive, and then I will send someone to send them to my father-in-law?"

"This..." Lu Wanling wanted to agree—it wasn't because Lu Wanling was eager to go back to Shanhaiguan to endure Xiong Tingbi's temper, but because he wanted to go to Ningyuan to reap benefits. You know, in Ningyuan City, the governor of Liaodong spent three days Invite him to dinner at both ends.Li Wanting quickly squeezed Lu Wanling's thigh, and hurriedly replied to Young Master Zhang for him: "Don't worry, uncle, we can wait. Master Xiong has Mr. Mao on the side to act as an agent for the official documents. My husband, I will go back early." There is nothing to do." Lu Wanling also came back to his senses, and hurriedly smiled at Young Master Zhang: "Don't blame Tan Hualang, Master Xiong doesn't like me very much, if I go back empty-handed, I will definitely be punished again, so I Just wait."

"Well, brother Lu Nian and sister-in-law will stay in Jimen for a few more days, and I'll ask Shitou to arrange a house for you." Young Master Zhang agreed without hesitation, and then smiled at Fu Yi: "Eunuch Fu, I don't have any in the house in Jimen." Maids are all soldiers serving clothes and tea, can Eunuch Fu borrow two maids to serve my sister-in-law for a few days?" Fu Zhi understood, and immediately went down to make arrangements after agreeing.Over there, Lu Wanling and his wife also said that Young Master Zhang really cared about them, and thanked them quickly after a few polite words.

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After dinner, the two maids arranged by Fu Yi had also arrived. The maids waited on Li Wanting to settle in the temporary residence, while Lu Wanling was stayed behind by Young Master Zhang under the pretense of reminiscing about the past.After Li Wanting left, Man Gui and Fu Yi also left in a sensible manner. Young Master Zhang straightened his face and shouted at Lu Wanling: "Say, is it my father-in-law's idea to ask Jimen for a new type of musket? Or is it Yuan Chonghuan's idea?" Under the banner of my father-in-law, let this Li Wanting bring you to do it?"

"It's indeed Xiong Dushi's idea, but Yuan Chonghuan also wants to get a share of it." Lu Wanling didn't dare to hide it, and replied honestly: "After Tanhualang you beat back the Tatar cavalry at Xifengkou, Xiong Dushi heard that you It is the tactic of capturing the thief first and capturing the king first. Only by killing the Tatar generals with the new muskets can the battle be won. Master Xiong immediately made up his mind to get fifty new muskets from you. Yuan Chonghuan took the opportunity to propose that he also wanted the new muskets Firearms, Tanhualang, your father-in-law trusts and loves him very much, Master Xiong agreed, and changed the number of the new firearms to one hundred."

"How did my father-in-law know that I used the new musket to drive away the Tatars? Neither my victory memorial nor the imperial court newspaper (ancient official newspaper) mentioned this?" Young Master Zhang asked.Lu Wanling gave a wry smile, and replied: "Why does Tan Hualang ask knowingly? Besides the governor of Liaodong, who else could have poked this matter into the ears of Governor Xiong? ——But he made a good excuse. General Man Gui is His former subordinate, he said he knew about it from General Man Gui."

"Then what's the matter with your wife?" Young Master Zhang asked without stopping: "You represent the Liaodong Defense Zone to negotiate with the Jimen Defense Zone. It's an official business. Why did you bring your wife to Jimen? It's your wife. I have been pestering you, so I must come with you? Or was it arranged by the governor of Liaodong?”

"It was Wanting who pestered me to come, and the governor of Liaodong didn't make such an arrangement for me." Lu Wanling replied honestly.Young Master Zhang's triangular eyes rolled wildly, and he hummed after a long while: "He really doesn't need to make such an arrangement. With his shrewdness, how could he not have guessed that your wife will definitely pester you to come to Jimen?" After snorting, he asked again: "Then what is the purpose of your wife? Do you just want to get a new type of musket, or do you want to assassinate me?"

"Tanhualang, Wanting is not such a person." Lu Wanling was in a hurry, and hurriedly complained for Li Wanting, explaining: "Wanting has never had any contact with the Fan Family Company, except for talking with her sister, and usually with the Fan Ji Company. People never talk. She and I also met at the seaside in Ningyuan. Later, after we made a private appointment for life, I found out that she is the sister-in-law of Miao Dazui, the shopkeeper of Ningyuan Fanji Store. Later, when I came to propose marriage, Miao Dazui took the opportunity She asked for five hundred catties of dog potato seeds to agree, and Wanting also advised me not to make things difficult for her, and asked me to elope with her. Wanting is sincere to me, unlike the people at Fanji Company."

"Idiot, you can't even see this little trick...?" Song Xiance next to him wanted to curse, but Young Master Zhang stopped Song Xiance with a wink, turned to Lu Wanling and smiled, "That's good, I'm doing it for your own good, I'm afraid of you Being dragged into the water by those traitors of the Fan family. By the way, does your wife know about the private contact between you and me?"

"I don't know, Wanting knows that I am an official of the imperial court, and never dares to flip through my official documents and letters." Lu Wanling replied without hesitation.Young Master Zhang said with a smile: "This is the best. In the future, you should be more careful and avoid dealing with people from the Fan family." Speaking of this, Young Master Zhang yawned and said, "Okay, I'm tired too, go back and rest first Well, wait a few days for the new muskets to arrive, and I will give you a hundred of them to take back to Shanhaiguan. At that time, I will keep an eye on the governor of Liaodong. If he dares to sell one of the new muskets to Jiannu, I will demand him life!"

"Yes, yes, Tanhualang will rest early." Lu Wanling agreed wholeheartedly, and then was led by Young Master Zhang's personal soldiers to the temporary residence.As soon as Lu Wanling disappeared, Song Xiance immediately whispered to Young Master Zhang: "Master, this Lu Wanling is probably unreliable. In my opinion, it is best to bring him back to the capital, or just get rid of him and replace him with another one." Someone to help Master Xiong. Otherwise, if he leaks the secret military information of Master Xiong to the Fan family, it will be dangerous."

"What's the rush?" Eldest Young Master Zhang smiled and said with a sinister smile, "In my opinion, Lu Wanling is still reliable in a short period of time, and in a short period of time, his use value is even higher."

"My boss wants to play tricks again?" Song Xiance's eyes lit up.Young Master Zhang lowered his face, and reprimanded him: "Master Song, why did you use the word 'you'? Although your boss is not a good person, he has always been an upright person, leading soldiers straight - never engaging in crooked ways Conspiracy, how can you say I 'again' want to play tricks? Am I that kind of person?"

"Yes, yes, my boss is the most upright and honest gentleman, and the most straightforward and honest man. He never engages in conspiracies and schemes, let alone crooked ways—my boss, if Lao Jiannu and Huang Taiji heard what you said, I'm afraid Cry out?" Song Xiance asked with a smile: "However, the owner of a gentleman, what should you do next? Your father-in-law is still asking you for a new musket, how are you going to explain to him?"

"How to squeeze out the maximum use value of Lu Wanling's chess piece, I have to think about it carefully." Young Master Zhang squeezed his smooth chin to calculate, and then said casually: "As for my father-in-law, Master Song, you can write a piece of paper right now." A letter, telling my father-in-law why the new muskets cannot be mass-produced, although my father-in-law has a grumpy temper, he is not unreasonable, and after explaining it clearly to him, he will give up."

"Okay, I'll write it right away." Song Xiance agreed, and hurriedly picked up a pen and paper to write the letter, while Young Master Zhang was holding his chin in his seat and thinking.However, after Song Xiance finished writing, he asked Young Master Zhang when to send the letter, but Young Master Zhang replied: "Don't worry, let Lu Wanling take it to Shanhaiguan when Lu Wanling leaves. My father-in-law's place is not Very reliable, if this letter is delivered now, I am afraid that it will soon fall into the eyes of some people, and then this drama will not be easy to sing."

"What does the boss mean, to make Jiannu think that we really have a lot of new-style muskets?" Song Xiance asked tentatively.Young Master Zhang shook his head and said with a sinister smile: "Wrong, I want Fan Ji to think that we have a lot of new muskets in our hands." After finishing speaking, Young Master Zhang beckoned Zhang Shitou to him, and told him, "Shitou, go and get Zhang Shitou right away." Invite Eunuch Fu, the military supervisor, and tell Eunuch Fu that I have something to discuss with him about making a fortune together."

"Boss, Gao!" Song Xiance suddenly realized, he gave Young Master Zhang a thumbs up, and said with a sinister smile: "Fan Yongdou has a lot of money, it's time for him to bleed some blood and subsidize our Jimen army's military expenses."

"Is it enough to let Fan Yongdou bleed a little?" Young Master Zhang continued to pinch his chin, and said to himself: "Besides, Fan Yongdou would be stupefied if he did this. What kind of method should he use? If Fan Yongdou suffers from being dumb and dare not speak up, don’t you think that I already know that he is a traitor colluding with Jiannu?” He muttered to himself for a long time, until Fu Yi, the supervisor of Jimen, was invited into the room, Seeing the eunuch's clothes on Fu Yi's body, Young Master Zhang suddenly jumped up, slapped his thigh and shouted: "There is a way, this time I can guarantee that Fan Yongdou will suffer a loss and be fooled, and he will not suspect that it is me!"

"Tanhualang, what are you talking about? You scared our family to death!" Fu Yi who was startled exaggeratedly said while clutching his chest.Young Master Zhang grinned and asked, "Eunuch Fu, the day before yesterday I asked you to send someone to inquire about the background of Wang Dengku, the shopkeeper of Zhangjiakou Mahang, and secretly watched Wang Dengku and his party. Is there any news? Where is Wang Dengku now, leave Ji Is there a door?"

(End of this chapter)