Daming Junior Scholar

He Jiaan jumped off the horse, and after looking around for a week, he didn't see any figures. Just when he was wondering where these people went, the sharp-eyed Shixian pointed to the work shed not far away and said, "Master , there are people in that shed."

No matter what, I saw someone. He Jiaan hurried over, and as soon as he reached the door of the shed, there was a foul smell coming from inside. He Jiaan quickly covered his mouth and nose, and then looked inside.

In the small work shed, there were more than a dozen big men lying here and there, snoring one after another, and I stood here for so long, but none of them woke up.

He Jiaan finally couldn't bear it anymore, reached out and patted the door panel heavily, and then shouted loudly: "Wake up, what time is this, why aren't you going to work?"

The sound of knocking on the door was a bit loud, and these big men suddenly woke up from their confusion. They rubbed their confused eyes and looked at He Jiaan. They were stunned for a long time, and then asked curiously: "Who are you?"

The expression on He Jiaan's face was a little serious, he gave a few people a glance, and then asked: "I ask you, which father-in-law is in charge of this place now?"

Hey, as soon as He Jiaan came up to find his father-in-law, he must be someone with a background. Several people quickly stood up, nodded and bowed and said: "My lord, now this place is under the control of Eunuch Lu from the Bingzhan Bureau."

Eunuch Lu?

This name was a little strange, He Jiaan thought for a while and simply threw him aside, and then asked: "By the way, where is Mr. Bai Huatian Bai now?"

"Master Bai?" Now the few people are more sure that He Jia'an must be an old acquaintance here, otherwise he would not be able to say the name of Mr. Bai, one of them smiled and said: "My lord, it is not a coincidence for you to come , Mr. Bai is no longer here."

"Not here anymore?" He Jiaan was really shocked when he heard the news. You must know that the tiger crouching cannon was built with the hard work of Mr. Bai. If he is not here now, who is doing it for him? Cannon?

He Jiaan quickly asked, "Is Zhou Jing still there?"

"Not here either, I went home with Mr. Bai to open their blacksmith shop."

When He Jiaan heard this, his anger burst out. He finally invited the old man out of the mountain with great difficulty, and finally forged a sharp weapon such as a tiger squatting cannon for Daming. Why did he only walk for so long? Things are different here. This group of people think they are too inappropriate as cadres.

He Jiaan didn't know whose cause it was, so he had better find Mr. Bai to find out what happened.

Thinking of this, He Jiaan didn't bother to pay attention to these people, turned around and got on his horse, and then ran down the mountain.

Until the shadow of He Jiaan was no longer visible, these people looked at me and I looked at you, and they all saw a hint of confusion in each other's eyes, and couldn't help asking curiously: "Who is he?"

He Jiaan still vaguely remembered the location of old man Bai's house. After he went down the mountain, he came all the way to old man Bai's house. After knocking on the door for a long time, no one came to open the door, but someone from the neighbor next door heard the movement and came out. He was looking for old man Bai, so he pointed him in the direction, saying that when he got there, the biggest blacksmith shop he saw belonged to old man Bai.

No matter how big the blacksmith shop is, how big can it be?Confused and puzzled, He Jia'an and Shi Xian rode in the direction indicated.

Just as He Jiaan was looking for the location of old master Bai, Bai Huatian was sitting in the corner outside his blacksmith shop, surrounded by seven or eight old people of similar age, and he was spitting and saying: "What? The imperial banquet, that’s all it is, it’s not as delicious as the Roasted Chicken at Deyilou opposite.”

When he brags like this, people around him are not happy, and they said disdainfully: "I said, Lao Bai, don't brag there, as if you really had a royal banquet in the palace, according to what you say, Could it be that the emperor can eat with you?"

"That's not true." Bai Huatian shook his head, but after thinking for a while, he said: "There is an eunuch Zhang who has been around. I heard that he is the eunuch with the palm seal in the palace. Any imperial edicts that the emperor wants to issue must be stamped by him. That counts."

This is even more unreasonable. Everyone doesn't know who the palm print eunuch is. Liu Jin a few years ago was the most famous one. I heard that after his death, there were several carts of gold, silver and jewelry pulled out of his house. .

Seeing the disbelieving expressions of the people around him, Bai Huatian felt a little angry, he simply stretched out his hand, took the cane that he had always carried with him, waved it in front of everyone, and said, "Did you see this? What?"

"It's just a walking stick, who doesn't have one." Indeed, although this walking stick is made of exquisite materials and fine workmanship, it is indeed very valuable in the eyes of people who know the goods, but in the eyes of these rough people, this walking stick is scary. It is not as easy to use as the leading crutches in their hands.

This time, Bai Huatian was so angry that he was speechless, looked at the people around him, and finally said: "Okay, even if these are my old Bai's bragging, if I mention one person, you must all know each other. "

"Old Bai, you're not talking about the current Long Live God, are you?" Another person teased.

"Of course not. The person I'm talking about was our parent officer in the past, and now he has been promoted to the fourth-rank Pazhou magistrate. You should know who he is?"

Bai Huatian looked triumphantly at the people around him. When everyone heard what he said, they all froze for a moment, looked at each other a few times, and then asked curiously: "Old Bai, you are talking about last year Mr. He, the county magistrate of our Daxing County?"

"Of course, it is." It seems that He Jiaan's reputation is more useful, before Bai Huatian can clarify his relationship with He Jiaan, the people around him gave him a blank look and said: "Mr. He, we all know , but what does he have to do with you? Now he has gone to Paju to be the magistrate, so how can he remember you, a bad old man? If you have the ability, please invite him here, and we will admire you."

Uh?

Finding He Jiaan back, it seems that this is not an achievable task, Bai Huatian showed a embarrassed smile on his face, just when he felt that he could not get back to this place, a voice suddenly came from not far away: "Mr. Bai , you are actually here, and it took me a long time to look for it."

Didn't I hear it wrong?

Bai Huatian stared at the direction of the voice with wide eyes, and immediately saw He Jiaan walking over with a smile in his eyes, and when he reached his side, he blinked his eyes with some doubts and asked, "Old man Bai, what are you doing?" What's the matter?"

"He, Mr. He, why are you back?" Bai Huatian finally came to his senses, and quickly grabbed He Jiaan's hand and asked.

But before He Jiaan opened his mouth to explain his reason for coming, Bai Huatian grabbed his hand, and then heard him shouting to the surroundings: "Everyone see, this is the Master He Jiaan you just mentioned .”

Chapter 1151

He Jiaan has never felt so embarrassed before, like a monkey in a circus, being held tightly by Bai Huatian, introducing him loudly to a group of elderly people, and he had to put on a humble look He looked at them and nodded his head, feeling uncomfortable in his heart.

If others dared to do this to him, he would have slapped him in the face long ago, but this time... He Jiaan could only endure it, and specifically said that he was here to see Mr. Bai this time, which made him face Immediately, a more proud brilliance appeared.

After finally sending these people away, Bai Huatian dragged He Jiaan away from here, and when he could no longer see those old people, Bai Huatian said with some embarrassment: "It was too difficult just now, sir, Mr. I apologize to you."

"Oh, you can't do it." He Jiaan hurriedly supported Bai Huatian's arm, and joked with a smile: "Mr. Bai just treats me as he did just now, I'm more used to it."

Bai Huatian also knew that his actions just now were indeed too abrupt, but what are people trying to do at such an advanced age, why don't they want a face, he smiled embarrassingly, and suddenly asked curiously: "By the way, Didn’t Mr. He go to Paju to take office? Why did you return to the capital?”

Naturally, He Jia'an couldn't tell the truth about his own experience, it wasn't that there were any secrets in it that couldn't be told by outsiders, it was just that he simply felt that if he started from the beginning, I'm afraid this day's time would be wasted here.

After a few simple explanations, Bai Huatian also took He Jiaan's words seriously, and while the two were talking, they finally arrived at Bai's blacksmith shop.

When he saw the blacksmith's shop, He Jia'an was taken aback. When he heard that the blacksmith's shop was the largest, he didn't have any idea, but when he saw it, he was shocked by the size of the blacksmith's shop. , then looked at Bai Huatian in surprise, and said with emotion: "Now I finally understand why Mr. Bai stopped working in the military battle bureau, and dared to make a fortune."

"What kind of wealth did you make? It's just some small money." Bai Huatian sighed, and led He Jiaan into the shop. As soon as he entered the shop, a wave of heat rushed over his face. Several blacksmith stoves, most of the stoves were on fire, and a strong man was forging iron beside him. Because the sound was too harsh, everyone didn't notice He Jiaan who came in.

It's enough to just look around here, he can't even say a word, He Jiaan simply dragged Bai Huatian out of the shop, looked around, there happened to be a restaurant not far away, he quickly dragged Bai Huatian to the restaurant .

When they arrived at the restaurant, the two found a seat by the window and sat down. When they were waiting for the food to be served, Bai Huatian stared at He Jiaan, and asked with a funny look, "Master He asked me this time, is it right?" Is something wrong?"

He Jia'an didn't mean to be perfunctory, he just nodded and said: "I came to look for Mr. Bai this time, and I really encountered a problem. I wanted to ask Mr. Bai for help, but I didn't expect that Mr. Bai was no longer working in the Staff Bureau. May I ask what it is for?"

Bai Huatian shook his head with a wry smile and said: "It's really nothing, it's just that the old man and I have different ideas from them. I can't stand some things. Anyway, the process of this tiger squatting cannon has been finalized, so I just take my disciples with me." Let’s leave the Military Bureau and reopen a blacksmith’s shop here.”

Although Bai Huatian's words were vague, He Jiaan still sensitively heard a grievance in his words. As for the grievance, since Bai Huatian didn't mention it, he didn't ask about it, but ignored these things, and then said : "Master Bai, have you heard any rumors in the market recently?"

Bai Huatian was taken aback, blinked his eyes and thought about it, then suddenly approached He Jiaan, and asked in a low voice: "Master He is talking about Nanjing being surrounded by Japanese pirates?"

Sure enough, no matter how tightly covered this kind of thing is, it is hard not to spread any rumors. He Jiaan smiled and nodded, but Bai Huatian immediately understood what was going on, and asked suspiciously: "Could it be that Mr. He is because of this incident?" here?"

He Jiaan nodded again, and said without hesitation: "I just participated in the morning court on the Golden Palace this morning, and I talked to the emperor that in addition to rebuilding the Ming Navy, we will also install large coastal cannons at various high points along the coast. Not only the artillery used for warships but also the artillery used for forts must be greatly improved, and of course I can’t trust others, so I can only trouble Mr. Bai.”

After hearing He Jiaan's words, Bai Huatian was surprised for a while, blinked his eyes, and it took him a long time to realize what he heard, but his face did not show the joyful smile as He Jiaan imagined, but smiled slightly. Frowning, he shook his head slowly and said, "Master He, I'm afraid this matter is not easy to do."

"Oh? Could it be that there are artillery pieces that Mr. Bai couldn't research?" He Jiaan asked in surprise.

"That's not true." Bai Huatian shook his head and said, "We have the foundation of the Fran's cannon, plus the improved tiger squat cannon, as long as the barrel is enlarged and lengthened, we can get a more powerful cannon. I'm not worried about this, but..."

Seeing Bai Huatian's hesitant to speak, He Jia'an seemed to understand something, and said in a low voice: "The old man is worried about the people in the war?"

He Jiaan's words touched Bai Huatian's heart, he sighed helplessly, nodded and said: "Master He is right, I really don't have the energy to argue with them, you can't even imagine How greedy they are, it can be said that there may not even be a qualified cannon for the latest Franco cannon in the past six months."

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