History of Cannon Fodder Struggle [Qing]

"The Mighty General Cannon, everyone must have understood it. Remember to hide it when you use it. Don't be discovered by the court. We will not be responsible if we find out."

"Okay, okay, we know, hurry up and shoot!" The person below urged eagerly.

It seems that he raised his hand and stopped the voice below, "Don't talk nonsense, a mighty general cannon. The reserve price is 1000 taels, and each bid must not be less than a hundred taels."

"I want this cannon, and I'll offer 1 taels!" Lao Bai stood up and said with his hands raised.

The people next to him were silent for a moment, but this time it directly increased ten times.

Probably because he was shocked by the price offered by Lao Bai, he forgot to continue bidding. The auctioneer below shouted hysterically: "1 taels, is there any higher bid? No, then I will count it. , two, three!" After three beeps, the auctioneer tapped the small wooden hammer on the wooden board.

"Okay, this mighty general cannon belongs to this one!"

Lao Bai smiled proudly, "Hey, I picked up a bargain."

It was only at this time that the others realized that buying a cannon for 1 taels was a huge bargain, while the Huoqiying could cost tens of thousands of taels for a cannon.

After an upset at the first door, the competition became fierce after that.

"... 8000 two hundred taels, are there any bids? An improved mighty general cannon with a range of five miles. The quantity is limited, so don't miss it!" The auctioneer above seemed to be hoarse.

Wei Ru cupped his hands to the left and right, "Thank you for your patience. If I take down this cannon, I will treat guests to dinner later."

"Haha, I'm just waiting for your meal!"

"Okay, you kid has made a lot of money! You guys will let it go to you."

Lao Song next to him slapped Wei Rushi quietly, "Okay you, didn't I already help you win the door just now, why did you take another one yourself?"

Wei Rushi abducted him, leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Be careful, don't let anyone hear you." He glanced around and continued: "I originally planned to buy two doors and asked you to help Shoot, it's not because I'm afraid that the last door won't reach my hand."

If you shoot two doors at once, it will anger the public. There are too many monks in this cannon, and if you divide it into several capable people, each person can get a door, but if one of them suddenly Occupying two doors, that would be a big deal.

Old Song muttered in a low voice, "You are the only one with a lot of eyes."

After the cannon was shot, below are some ordinary firecrackers and knives, and finally the news of a certain pirate being auctioned.

For some fleets that rely on pirates to make money, pirates are like a piece of fat, especially now that their firepower is higher than that of pirates.

Every time the accumulation of years of collecting pirates continues, a fleet can quickly become rich.

The news of pirates is naturally the concern of some fleets.

After the auction, the captains lined up to pay the money while communicating with local merchants.

Wei Rushi received a business. A certain merchant in Tianjin had a batch of medicinal materials to be shipped to Guangzhou in a hurry and needed to set sail immediately. Lao Bai and Lao Song needed to stay in Tianjin for a while, so the business was handed over to Wei Rushi.

Wei Rushi took it, and anyway, he would go to the south to get the cannon, and at most he would travel a little longer to send the medicinal materials to Guangzhou.

After returning, because the main road was connected with passages in all directions, Wei Rushi didn't know where he came here just now, so he followed other people and found the nearest passage to get in.

When I came out, I found that it was no longer the original teahouse, but a flower house.

"Hey, you can pick up the address yourself. I'll be happy here first. I haven't seen a woman on the boat for two months." Lao Song crawled out of the tunnel after Wei Rushi, and looked at the He Di suddenly became happy, and gave Wei Rushi the address he had received after paying the money, and wanted to leave after patting his clothes.

Wei Rushi looked at the sky, and then called him, "What flower house are you visiting in broad daylight? Go for a walk, and go to Longyuan Building for dinner first."

Lao Song lamented, "Are you looking for me to hold back the wine for you again?"

The place where the two came out was very close to the back door. This section of the road was empty, as if it had been arranged for outsiders to enter and exit.

Longyuan Restaurant is the most luxurious restaurant in Tianjin. It specializes in Beijing cuisine. Popular dishes in the capital, whether it is Manchu or Chinese cuisine, can be found here.

Of course, a meal is also expensive. Wei Ru took down the cannon at a low price before, and said he wanted to treat people, but the group of people were not polite, and directly booked in Longyuan Restaurant.

In that round of bidding, Wei Rushi paid at least [-]% of the silver, and this [-]% of the silver was at least thousands of taels.

It can be said that Wei Ru took advantage of only having a meal at Longyuan Restaurant.

"Hey, I'm sorry, I bumped into you without watching the road, are you okay?" Wei Rushi accidentally bumped into the person next to him while talking to Lao Song.

Wu Hui also just came out of the restaurant, he was taken aback when he saw Wei Rushi, isn't this the previous captain?

Wei Rushi looked at his blank eyes and said sorry again.

Wu Hui came back to his senses, shook his head and said, "It's okay, it's okay."

Wei Rushi didn't take it seriously, and continued talking to Lao Song.

Wu Hui stood in front of the restaurant, watching Wei Rushi enter the restaurant with Lao Song, he thought for a while, then shook his head and left.

After entering the restaurant, under the leadership of Xiaoer, the two went to the box on the second floor.

There are already seven or eight guests in the box.

Before the food was served, a group of people were drinking tea and chatting in full swing.

Seeing Wei Rushi coming in, he immediately said happily, "Yo, here comes the payer."

Wei Rushi smiled and bowed, "Before, I would like to thank the elder brothers for your kindness. Everyone will eat more later. Don't be polite to me."

"Don't worry, I will never be polite to you. I saved you a lot of money before."

"Xiao Wei, you are working with the Japanese. You need artillery more than us. We are not ignorant people. If you need it, we will naturally let you."

Wei Rushi picked up the teacup, "Anyway, I have to thank you brothers, I'm here to respect you with tea instead of wine."

"Drinking tea is boring. How many jars of wine will we have later? I heard that Longyuan Restaurant has a new batch of Erguotou. How many jars shall we have?"

"Don't be kidding, those jars and Erguotou are different from the wine we used to drink. Erguotou is easy to drink."

"It doesn't matter, if you don't get drunk today, you won't return."

"It's easy to say, whoever doesn't drink today is a coward!"

Several captains quarreled first, but left Wei Rushi aside.

Old Song on the side held a teacup in one hand and threw peanuts into his mouth with the other. He couldn't help but give Wei Rushi a look. This kid is amazing, and the group of people who just said a few words started to make a fuss.

He knew that coming to drink with him was not a good thing, every time he drank two glasses, he poured out two glasses, and the rest of the people came to block him if they couldn't enjoy themselves.

Now when he heard that he was coming to drink with him, Lao Song wanted to escape, but unfortunately he still did not escape this time.

The feast lasted until the afternoon, and lasted three hours. Lao Song vomited until the end, rolled under the table like a dead man, and died of drunkenness.

The others continued to drink, and in the end they were all very drunk.

"Hi, come again... come again, I can drink three more... jars!" This is the voice of a drunk.

"Hehe, Dad, why are you here, hiccup, Dad, I want to eat candied haws..."

Except for the few drunks who fell asleep, only two were lying on the table talking nonsense.

Wei Rushi, who was the first to get down on the ground, raised his head at this time. Apart from blushing a little, his eyes were clear and there was no trace of drunkenness.

Looking at the table and the drunks all over the place, Wei Ru couldn't help raising his forehead. If he had known that he was also drunk, it would be fine, so as not to have to serve these drunks at this time.

When getting up, Wei Rushi's body suddenly swayed, and he stopped immediately, holding his forehead with his hand. He didn't seem to be serious about drinking. He usually felt dizzy after drinking three cups. After sleeping, he felt drunk .But I didn't expect that when I got up this time, I felt dizzy again.

"Woo." He sat back on the chair, covered his head and moaned.

After a while feeling better, he tentatively pulled the bell at the door and shook it.

Soon there were hurried footsteps outside, the footsteps stopped in front of the door, and then knocked carefully on the door.

"Come in." He said, frowning and covering his head.

The waiter outside the shop pushed open the door, saw the mess in the room and asked Wei Rushi, "Guest officer, what are your orders?"

Wei Ru raised his finger and pointed, "Call some carriages to send these people to the ship at the port." After speaking, he took out a piece of silver from his pocket and threw it over.

The waiter immediately said in a friendly voice, "Okay, guest officer."

It is easy to do things if you have money, the shop waiter soon came to the carriage, and then together with the other waiters in the restaurant, they helped everyone in the room down and put them on the carriage.

"Guest officer, do you need me to help you downstairs?" Everyone else was helped down, except Wei Rushi.

Wei Rushi was still a little staggering when he got up, the waiter in the shop opened his hands and gave a little help, and asked.

Wei Ru nodded and went downstairs. He threw out a 20 tael bank note and put it on the counter.

A meal of 20 taels may be a year's expenses for ordinary people, but for Wei Rushi, it is not worth mentioning.

Like them drifting at sea all year round, even if they have money, they can't spend it, and when they land on shore, they don't have to spend it hard.

After receiving the money, the shopkeeper said to the waiter in the shop, "You make a trip to send the guests back safely."

The waiter quickly said yes.

As soon as Wei Rushi arrived at the door, he saw three carriages parked one by one at the door.

I don't know if he noticed that he had changed places, and the sound of howling ghosts and wolves began to come from the carriage. As soon as the sound spread, the people in the other two carriages also howled like wolves, causing passers-by to stretch their heads to look into the carriage. Fortunately, the carriage door was closed to save these people from losing face.

For some reason, Wei Rushi stopped, he was very reluctant to admit that he knew this group of people.

"Guest officer, get in this carriage, there are few people in this carriage." The waiter supported him attentively.

Wei Rushi covered his face and quickly hid in the carriage.

The carriage rattled forward and stopped after more than a quarter of an hour. The waiter opened the curtain and asked Wei Rushi.

"Guest officer, which ship are you sending?"

Wei Ru stretched out his head and saw that it was Lao Song's boat, so he got out of the carriage and found Lao Song in the other two carriages, "Call the people on the boat and let them come to pick up their captain."

The shop waiter let out an "hey" and hurriedly went to call for someone.

In this way, Wei Ru sent everyone back to their respective boats one by one, and threw a piece of silver to the waiter, which was regarded as fare.

After paying the car fare, he slowly boarded his boat.

"Captain, are you back?"

Wei Rushi nodded, went back to his room, changed his clothes, made another cup of strong tea, and then called the first mate.

"Someone will send a batch of medicinal materials later, remember to pick it up."

The first officer is a silent middle-aged man, and he and Wei Rushi are complementary. Zheng Jun was afraid that Wei Rushi was too young, so he arranged for the first officer to assist him. Over the years, the two have cultivated a tacit understanding, even if Wei Rushi He has already established his prestige on the ship, but he still hasn't promoted his cronies to first mate.

Sure enough, as soon as he said this, the first officer understood, "Is it a new mission? I'll arrange someone later."

Wei Rushi took a sip of tea, the bitterness and hotness made him stick out his tongue, "Okay, go get busy, let's set sail tomorrow morning."

"Yes." The chief mate left after receiving the task, and didn't ask how the purchase of weapons was going. This was a tacit understanding between them, and the division of labor between the two would never interfere with each other's work.

But when the chief mate left, Wei Rushi was alone in thought. He was still thinking about the Japanese coming to Beijing, and what benefits he could gain from it.

In other words, will the Japanese enter Beijing to open the navigation route between Japan and the Qing Dynasty? As long as the navigation route is opened, the two princes will not be able to stop it at that time.

On the second day, basically at dawn, white smoke rose from a ship in the port and whistled.

The boat gradually turned around, left the port, and headed south.

Along the way, the ship did not stop except to replenish coal along the coast, and went directly to Quanzhou in Fujian.

The two cannons were found at two locations in Quanzhou, and after they were loaded onto the ship in the dark, the ship left the port before dawn.

After arriving in Guangzhou, it was already eight days later.

Wei Rushi asked the crew to watch the other party unload the cargo, and he went directly to the thirteenth line to find Pan Yuancheng.

Pan Yuancheng was very happy to see him, "Hai Zi, I haven't seen you for a long time, why did you come to see me this time?"

Wei Rushi also smiled at Haizi, "Master Pan, I have words now, don't call me by this name again."

Wei Rushi, his real name is Wei Hai, and his character is Rushi.It was the boy who was wandering overseas with Zheng Jun at the beginning. After returning to China, Zheng Jun formed a fleet to go west, and he followed him all the time.

If so, Zheng Jun still gave him the word.

A few years ago, the owner said that it wanted to develop Dongyang, and this piece cannot be handed over to others.Zheng Jun selected a few veterans to go to the East China Sea. When forming several fleets, Wei Rushi volunteered to lead one of the fleets.

In the beginning, Wei Rushi took the position of captain by relying on Zheng Jun's confidant. After a long time, he can see that he is a capable person. Even if Zheng Jun is not around, his captain is as firm as a rock and has not been shaken.

"Okay, okay. I'll call you Rushi from now on." Pan Yuancheng smiled happily. It can be said that Wei Rushi's growth was all in his eyes.

"Master Pan, I'm here this time to ask if you have found any traces of Mr. Zheng."

It can be said that Wei Rushi is the most worried about Zheng Jun's disappearance. He has been with Zheng Jun for the longest time. If he hadn't given him a future, he might still be like other young people in this port, running around all day to make ends meet.

It was Zheng Jun who helped him open the door to another world and sent someone to teach him how to read and write, which made him achieve what he is today.

He has never been able to repay this kindness.

Pan Yuancheng put away his smile, and then said in a deep voice, "There is a sign that our people saw Mr. Zheng's boat going to America in Nanyang."

Wei Rushi was a little excited, but then he was full of worries. You must know that Zheng Jun was going to the American continent from the east.

This ship is in Nanyang, which means that the ship circled from the east of the Americas to the West and then to Nanyang. If it came to Nanyang from the East China Sea, it would have been discovered by their people long ago.

In this case, it means that the boat fell into the hands of those foreigners. Mr. Zheng didn't want to go back to the Central Plains, but he was trapped in the Americas and couldn't return. Of course, it was more likely that something happened to Mr. Zheng.

Wei Ru shook his head, not thinking about the last possibility, and asked Pan Yuancheng, "Master Pan, there were hundreds of people who accompanied Mr. Zheng back then. Something must have happened to cause the ship to be lost. I'm going to America Looking for it in the past, Mr. Zheng must be trapped in America, I want to bring him back!"

Pan Yuancheng held his shoulders, "Calm down, this is not something you can go as soon as you say you can go, you have to think about your crew. Mr. Zheng brought so many people back then, the ship could be lost. You can think of the dangers of America. What's the use of you taking those few people with you? It's very likely that Mr. Zheng didn't bring them back, and you went in by yourself."

Wei Rushi's face was a little gloomy, and he stared at Pan Yuancheng and asked him, "Am I just watching Mr. Zheng stay in America, where Mr. Zheng's life will be threatened at any time." He waved his hand angrily.

Pan Yuancheng let him go, clenched his fists down, he walked back and forth frowning, then turned back to look at him and sighed.

"I'll help you report this matter to see what the higher-ups say. When Mr. Zheng disappeared in Nanyang, Zhenbei Le sent people to search for it for a long time. This time Mr. Zheng's disappearance is also for the public, and the higher-ups will not ignore it." Patted him on the shoulder, "I understand your feelings, but you have to trust the above, and don't be impulsive."

Wei Rushi apologized in a low voice, he shouldn't have lost his temper on Pan Yuancheng.

Taking a deep breath, Wei Ru said, "Okay, then I'll wait for what the higher-ups say. If the higher-ups don't want to study it, then don't stop me."

Pan Yuancheng immediately said, "Don't worry, I promise I won't stop you, and I will send a group of people to help you."

After appeasing Wei Rushi, Pan Yuancheng immediately released three carrier pigeons and wrote the matter in cipher text.

Every time the carrier pigeons fly to a province, they will stop, and then there will be new carrier pigeons flying northward, so that they will go all the way, and they will arrive in the capital in five days.

The carrier pigeon landed in front of a window sill. Immediately, a hand stretched out on the window sill to hold the carrier pigeon in. He took off the roll of paper on the carrier pigeon’s leg, grabbed the crushed corn kernels and put them in front of the carrier pigeon. Wen, then hurried out.

"Editor Zhang, here is a message with ciphertext."

After Zhang Shaoyang took it, he dismissed him casually.

It was a little strange that he took the ciphertext, who would use the carrier pigeons that their newspapers sent to send messages.

Then he took out a book from behind and flipped it against the cipher text.

After translating the first sentence, he realized that the message was for his boss. He stopped immediately, rolled the cipher text back to its original form, put it in the bag beside him, put the bag under his arm, and went out.

"Well, Xiao Liu, there is a guest who came to talk about advertising later, please ask Zhang Tinglu to receive him, I have something to go out, and I have to come back later."

The guy named Xiao Liu was feeding the carrier pigeons. Hearing what Zhang Shaoyang said, he stood up straight and said, "Okay, I'll tell Editor Zhang."

When Zhang Shaoyang got out of the newspaper office, he directly stopped a carriage outside the newspaper office, "Go to Zhenbei Le Mansion."

"okay!"

After arriving at Baylor's mansion for more than half an hour, Zhang Shaoyang gave him some money and asked him to wait outside the mansion, and would take him back later.

The coachman looked at the door plaque of Baylor Mansion curiously. You must know that this person came from the newspaper office. Could it be that he came to Baylor Mansion for some news?

While the coachman was thinking wildly, Zhang Shaoyang was welcomed in by the porter and sent to the outer courtyard.

Minning soon came out to meet him.

"Why did you come here suddenly?" One must know that apart from Lin Yuan who often came, Zhang Shaoyang rarely came to the mansion.

Zhang Shaoyang nodded, and respectfully handed over a small scroll.

"Boss, this is the secret message sent by the carrier pigeon just now."

Bi Ying on the side took the scroll and took it aside to translate.

Minning asked him, "Is there any movement from the Japanese envoy over the past few days?"

If you want to say where the news is the most well-informed in the capital, just ask anyone and you will know that it is the newspaper.Since the beggar gang was wiped out by orphanages and nursing homes, the news has been concentrated in newspapers. It can be said that wherever there are strange stories, there are reporters.

Even the miracles performed by the White Lotus Sect before were faithfully reported by reporters, and the whole incident was restored.

For example, how to make gods grow out of the soil, how to make ants form a line of characters and so on.

The common people have also learned these tricks, and from time to time the whole auspiciousness comes out, which makes the White Lotus Sect lose its prestige.

In fact, the information was not reported by the reporters, but was recorded by the people who saw it and then submitted to the newspaper. In order to protect the safety of the people, the name of the reporter was borrowed.

It can be said that the people in the entire capital are very enthusiastic about contributing news to the newspaper. If they are selected, they will be paid, at least half a month's meal money.

"Back home, the Japanese envoys are entertaining some officials other than attending the appointments of the two princes during this period."

Minning pondered.

Those Japanese people were invited back by the third prince and the eighth prince. Minning probably knew what these two people meant. He probably found out where the silver mountain in Japan was. This time he invited them to Daqing. That is ready to sharpen the knife and slaughter pigs and sheep.

But the emperor is not in Beijing recently, this matter has to wait, only the occasional banquets of the two princes, to appease Japan.

As for the other princes in Beijing, they all looked on coldly. Although they couldn't figure out what the third and eighth sons wanted to do, they would not lower their status to deal with the Japanese.

I just watched the third and eighth children frequently come into contact with Japanese envoys.

Min Ning and Fourth Master knew what the two had planned, but they couldn't bear it, and they only made another plan after the emperor came back.

Minning does not think that the emperor will send troops to attack Japan now, especially when the princes are earning more and more fiercely. If they send troops to attack Japan, it will be to add capital to the third and eighth princes. It is impossible for the emperor to do such a thing. It is possible that, like Taiwan at the beginning, it will slowly eat away at Japan.

"After I go back, help me watch more, and record which officials the Japanese have contacted with." If some officials are wooed, you have to find out first.

She doesn't think that Japan didn't notice the ambitions of the two princes, and dared to come to the Qing Dynasty so openly. It seems that the Japanese people's heart to perish in the Central Plains has never been broken. They should see an opportunity to take advantage of, just like the Ming Dynasty Similarly, Japanese pirates are used to harass the coast.

Minning's complexion was a little icy. It's only been a few years since he was banned from the sea. Could it be that the Japanese pirates are about to resurface again?

Thinking of Liaodong again, Minning relaxed, for her secret weapon was hidden there.

Dai Zi, a well-known firearms manufacturer in later generations, was dispatched to Liaodong because he was too upright a few years ago, which angered the emperor.

Probably because he was heartbroken by the reality and depressed, Minning sent people to persuade him to come out of the mountain again.

Liaodong is a place of bitter cold. Because of the development of Mongolia in the past two years, many merchant ships passed by there, and a lot of ore veins were found from that area, which brought a little prosperity.

Minning built a large-scale firearms research institute on the spot, and used local smelting for Dai Zi to make firearms.

Dai Zi once worked in the firearms battalion, and after passing through the artillery of foreigners, he made a mighty general cannon, which was appreciated by the emperor. Unfortunately, he is only suitable for a researcher, not for politics at all.He lost his sacred heart in a blink of an eye, and even more sadly withdrew from officialdom, and was sent to Liaodong.

Such a talent, Minning will definitely not let it go, Dai Zi has a deep understanding of the firearms of the Qing Dynasty, and he also knows the firearms of foreigners like the back of his back.

In order to test the reality of the Qing Dynasty, foreigners once took out a gun and asked the emperor if there was a Qing Dynasty?

Naturally, the emperor would not say no, and generously said that he would give away ten for the other party to take back.

In the end, Dai Zi saved the emperor's face.

The guns that foreigners pay tribute to can be imitated as long as they have seen it with them. It is a pity that such a genius in firearms, but a genius in weapons, is lost in the officialdom.

In the past two years, Dai Zi's guard has become less strict, and Minning sent someone to contact him quietly. After all, the emperor knows Dai Zi's ability, so the emperor naturally guards such a talent tightly.If it can't be used by him, naturally it won't be cheap for others.

After taking care of everything and making sure that the news would not spread, Minning slowly built the three provinces of Liaodong into a base camp.

Her plan is to develop heavy industry in Liaodong, and put light industry and agriculture in the south.

It is completely referring to the period of the Republic of China. She may not understand politics, but she knows the development of history.

It is obvious to all that the three provinces of Liaodong were the first to develop heavy industry, and she intends to follow suit.

The Firearms Research Institute is arranged here because there are many types of minerals here, which can meet the needs of firearms research.

After the high-quality steel is refined, it can replace the bronze cannon, which probably inspired Dai Zi. Not only did he research the mighty general cannon with a longer range, but he even made a 28-ball firecracker that he didn't dare to donate before.

The people here are all Minning's loyal subordinates, and the people here have passed on her words to Dai Zi.

After a long time, Dai Zi also agreed with her words.If he doesn't research and improve these firearms, the western side will not stagnate.

It is even possible to enter and exit firearms that are far more advanced than those of the Qing Dynasty. At that time, the firearms of the Qing Dynasty will be like the current swords facing firearms.

What will happen?Know without thinking.

As for whether foreigners would use firearms to invade the Qing Dynasty, Dai Zi didn't know, and he didn't dare to bet on the uncertainty.

Even if there is no fight now, maybe in the future, he can only do his best to make the firearms he has researched to lay a solid foundation for future generations.

Immediately thinking of the identity of the fourth prince, Dai Zi became excited. He is now working for the fourth prince. This prince is so far-sighted, it is hard to say that the throne will fall to others in the end.

Although the prince is still there, Dai Zi is not optimistic about the prince. He was dispatched to Liaodong, not necessarily without the prince's credit.

How can a prince who has no grandeur be able to sit firmly in the country?

When Minning thought of Dai Zi, she felt a little relaxed. Today, she is in control of an advanced research institute comparable to the Firearms Battalion.

As soon as those researched guns are put into production, they can beat the Japanese pirates who violated the sea back to their hometowns!

"Master, it has been translated."

Biying next to her felt a little uncomfortable holding a piece of paper full of words and handing it to Minning.

Minning didn't notice her expression, she was a little surprised when she looked at the paper in her hand, but the paper that was as big as the palm of her hand was translated into a whole piece of paper, you must know that the characters are not brush characters, but real hard pen characters Character.

Min Ning stared at the words on the paper, and when she saw halfway through, she suddenly stood up, a look of excitement flashed across her face, and then the excitement subsided quickly.

Folding the paper, she asked Zhang Shaoyang to go back first.

When only she and Biying were left in the room, Minning said to Biying in a deep voice.

"You ask Xiao Luzi to call Lin Yuan here quietly, and tell him that I have something important to talk to him about."

Biying, who already knew the contents of the paper when translating, naturally knew that the matter was of great importance. She also knew that the master had been following Zheng Jun's traces all the time, but she didn't expect that there had been no news for several years, so she suddenly popped up at this time.

Thinking of Zheng Jun, Biying thought of the clothes shop at Xibianmen, that Aunt Li must be happy, her son hasn't come back for several years, this time there is finally news.

Speaking of which, Biying and Widow Li knew each other for a long time.

Once, Biying went to the Qingfeng Pavilion in Huangchenggen to look for ink books, and happened to meet Widow Li who was delivering the goods. Unexpectedly, she stopped Biying on the spot and asked her if she had mentioned him.

Where had Bi Ying ever met someone who asked her so directly? She escaped from Widow Li's questioning only by hiding behind Mo Shu.

Later, I learned from Mo Shu that Widow Li is Zheng Jun's mother, and now she is in charge of the underwear workshop at Xibianmen. These years, because her son is not at home, she is afraid of delaying his son's marriage. Asking such a sentence, there is no bad intention, just a little impatient.

Mo Shu also asked Biying if she would consider it in the exam, but if she wanted to consider it, she could make a connection.

Biying gave her a blank look at that time, because she had a deep impression of Widow Li, and because she still remembered the name Zheng Jun.

Suddenly seeing the name Zheng Jun at this time, her heart skipped a beat.

Lin Yuan came very quickly, he happened to be going to Inner Mongolia, and before he left, he would meet Master An and listen to his instructions, but he did not expect to meet Xiao Luzi who was about to go out to look for him as soon as he arrived at the gate of the mansion.

When Lin Yuan came, Min Ning was still in the outer study, a little surprised to see him come so quickly.

"The construction of the new city in Inner Mongolia has been completed. The merchants who paid before have to divide the area. I need to go there, and the tax quota has to be finalized. I don't know what instructions the master has?" Lin Yuan explained to Minning.

When Minning heard this, he immediately turned his attention. It turned out that the new city had already been built so quickly.

After calculating that the time was almost up, he said, "You can take a trip, set the tax quota, and don't charge indiscriminately. We will build it as our own city, although in the future this city will have to pay back Give it to the court, but you have to know that even if the return to the court is only for taxation, we will still manage it. If this city is built, there will definitely be more than this city on the grassland in the future, and there will be several more waiting for us. The benefits of a new city are yours It should be seen that it is a huge fortune from construction to operation, so people have to get used to the rules of the new city, so that it will be convenient to build other cities in the future, and they can follow the steps step by step.” Cities are easy to build, but the rules are hard to set.

Lin Yuan nodded, and then said, "The new city doesn't have a name yet, and I want to ask the master to choose a name for the new city."

Min Ning shook his head, "I'm not qualified, if you stay for a while longer, I'll ask you to pass me a booklet to Lord Long Live, this new city must be nominated by Lord Long Live." Not being eligible now doesn't mean not in the future, Minning doesn't care for a while Gains and losses, only care about the future.

"Yes."

After talking about this matter, Minning handed over the paper in his hand.

Lin Yuan took it, scanned it quickly, raised his head and asked, "I don't know what you mean?"

Minning pondered for a while before speaking, "We must be rescued, but the Americas are very chaotic, and most of the people there are criminals who have been sent to the past, and they are extremely vicious people. If our people are not prepared , will definitely suffer.”

"What does the master mean?"

Min Ning looked at Lin Yuan, "Order the military factory in Liaodong to vigorously produce firecrackers and cannons, and several fleets along the East China Sea are on standby." She was a little hesitant at this point, and finally said, "Send people in the coastal area Spread the news, saying that a fleet has discovered Jinshan overseas..."