"Good uncle, what did you use to prepare this powerful gunpowder? Come on, tell me..."
When Chen Yonghua was bursting into tears with excitement, Qiu Hui was already eager to ask Zhu Hesheng for the gunpowder formula, and he even called Zhu Hesheng a good uncle!
It has to be said that Qiu Hui was able to occupy a place for the Ming Dynasty in Chaozhou Mansion in the tenth year of Kangxi's reign, and he still had a few brushes.
At least people know when to bet decisively!
Seeing the effect of the "violent gunpowder" explosion, Qiu Hui already knew that the rumor that Xushun Gongfu's flag soldiers lost two hundred people was true.
And he also knew that if Zhu Qipao was willing to come up with the formula of powerful gunpowder, then he could join forces with Heavenly King Zhu and Artillery Zhu to take down the entire Chaozhou Prefecture!
The Yanping Palace may also take over the Quanzhang Palace!
With such huge interests in front of him, Artillery Zhu's temper is certainly not a shortcoming... So Artillery Zhu is now his good uncle.
And this call of "good uncle" made Zhu Hesheng confused!
Why does this big boss Hui call me a good uncle? Zhu Hesheng said heartily: "Is he going to recruit me as his son-in-law? Looking at him, his daughter must also be a tigress with a face full of flesh, right? No, his daughter seems to be quite pretty. What is her name, Qiu Shuzhen... .”
Ah, I finally remembered!
Thinking of the name Qiu Shuzhen, Zhu Hesheng remembered everything. He himself, no, it should be the original Zhu Qipao, even "pursued" the elegant girl named Qiu Shuzhen for a while, but Qiu Hui has always looked down on Zhu Qipao.
A few months ago, Zhu Qipao begged his father Zhu Jushan to hire Eunuch Pang to protect him from the media. However, the matchmaker kept his "whereabouts unknown". Although Da Lao Hui did not refuse, he did not nod in agreement either. Just like that, there is no further content...
But why is he now a "good uncle"? Zhu Hesheng thought to himself: "He must have seen the power of sweet gunpowder and wanted to get the formula of sweet gunpowder, so he wanted to marry his daughter to me, right? But what about my aunt Da Boling? After marrying Qiu Shuzhen, how did my aunt arrange it?" Should she be a concubine or a concubine? Would this be a disservice to my god-aunt Dabo Ling?
But the support of Da Lao Hui is also very important for the cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty. Only with his support can I, the great grandson of Zhu San, come true!
If I become the grandson of Zhu San, then this anti-Qing and restoration movement can have a far-sighted and determined leader..."
Just when Zhu Hesheng was deep in thought, Qiu Hui's daughter Qiu Shuzhen, Miss Qiu Si, appeared out of nowhere (she had just been among Qiu Hui's soldiers) and rushed over like a gust of wind. When she got to Qiu Hui's side, she He took his father's arm and asked, "Abba, Abba, what did you call Brother Pao just now?"
"Hey, uncle!" Qiu Hui said with a smile: "My daughter, my father has already agreed to your marriage to Pao Pao Zhu... Pao Pao Zhu, you must treat Shuzhen well in the future. Absolutely Don’t hit her! Don’t hit her if she doesn’t behave, do you understand?”
When Qiu Shuzhen heard this, she pursed her lips and snickered, her eyebrows arched in laughter. At this time, Zhu Hesheng also recognized Qiu Shuzhen, who was disguised as a man in front of him, and smelled the fragrance on her body, which made his heart move slightly. Although Shuzhen was still dressed like a male servant, she did not put any makeup on her face. But Zhu Hesheng still saw a beautiful face, with white skin and exquisite features.
Zhu Hesheng thought to himself: "This Qiu Shuzhen is really good-looking, at least her face is not inferior to that of my aunt..."
"Uncle, uncle...why are you so happy?" How did Qiu Hui know that Zhu Hesheng was in trouble? Zhu Qipao, who thought he had been "chasing" Shu Zhen for a long time, was stunned with joy, so he stepped forward with a smile, took Zhu Hesheng's hand, "Don't be stupid, I have something good to say to you... .. Shuzhen is the apple of my eye, so the dowry cannot be given less. I’ll leave aside the silks, satin, jewelry and goldware. How about eighteen thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight in silver first?”
Boss Hui is really rich!
However, Zhu Hesheng was ambitious and would not covet these 18,800 taels.
So he remained calm.
Qiu Hui was also surprised by Zhu Hesheng's silence.
Is this too little? How did Cannon Zhu become so greedy after being tortured by Deng Guangming, Xue Zhang, and the three corrupt officials from Fengmingshan?
Thinking of this, he glanced at his precious daughter Qiu Shuzhen again. Xiao Ziniang was looking at his biological father with her little mouth pouted!
The boss Hui gritted his teeth and said: "In addition to the three capitals of Longjing, Longtian and Chengtian, I will give them to you together. Is that okay?"
When he heard that Da Lao Hui had come up with three townships close to Danan Mountain, Zhu Hesheng knew that he would be sorry for his aunt.
He may not care about money, but he cannot ignore the population of these three townships and the saltwater gathering place in Gucheng Village.
Zhu Hesheng has long been aware of the sparse population of Chaozhou in this era (in fact, it is already densely populated compared with other places in the country), and the population of Danan Mountain, his family's base, is even smaller, probably less than a thousand.
However, the three townships that Da Laohui presented are rare "densely populated" places, with at least six to seven hundred households of farmers and fishermen. If one household sends one soldier, that's an army of six to seven hundred!
In addition, Longjing, one of the three townships, is located on a long and narrow peninsula at the mouth of Lianjiang River. It is not only easy to defend but difficult to attack, but also has a humid and cool climate (cool by Guangdong standards). It is also very easy to obtain smelly fish and rotten shrimps. It is definitely a treasure place where a large number of saltpeter collecting ponds can be built!
And Zhu Hesheng now finds that he doesn't know much about Aunt Qian. He is not the original Zhu Qipao. He did not have a "childhood sweetheart" with Da Bo Ling. He is just a covet of other people's bodies... Although Da Bo Ling's body is really It's very greedy, but this is not noble and pure love, this is vulgar lust! This is the legendary human desire, which must be hidden first and then slowly extinguished!
Zhu Hesheng thought to himself: "For the great cause of overthrowing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, I must abide by the laws of nature and hide the desires of others! Well, that's it for now... As for my aunt Da Bo Ling, I'll figure it out later!"
Thinking of this, Zhu Hesheng immediately put on the standard face of a filial son-in-law, bowed to the boss Hui, and said: "Old Taishan, please bow to my son-in-law Zhu Qipao! My son-in-law must treat Shu well." Really, I will never let her suffer any injustice!"
"Okay, okay," Qiu Hui laughed loudly and took Zhu Hesheng's hand, "Let's go back to the general military office...I am happy today and want to stay drunk with my uncle!"
...
When Zhu Hesheng "changed his mind," his god-aunt Da Bo Ling, the factory owner Pang Yongzhong, and his master Guo Youde were already in the Yu family's enclosure outside Haimen Port.
The Yu family's enclosure is much smaller than the Pang's enclosure. It is a one-story circular enclosure. When Da Bo Ling, Pang Yongzhong, and Guo Youde arrived, Yu Erye, who was in his forties or fifties, looked tall and thin, and looked like a bamboo stick, had already finished fixing the king's elephant - Guangdong was being raped by Li Chengdong Before the attack, it was the last place of refuge for a large number of Ming Dynasty officials and clan princes. At that time, there were a total of more than twenty royal palaces in Guangzhou!
After the fall of Guangzhou, these two dozen royal palaces were all destroyed, and a large number of phoenixes, dragons, and grandsons lived among the people. Naturally, this also caused the loss of a large number of royal artifacts, and ivory waistbands are the worst things on the street. Are they real or fake? , I wonder how much leaked out?
Second Master Yu was so pleased with this that he naturally accepted a lot of it. He just took out a piece of paper, polished the writing on it, and re-engraved the word "Ding Wang" on it.
However, the imperial edict of King Ding and Emperor Chongzhen was a bit difficult to obtain.
Among them, the silk script used to write the imperial edict has been prepared. The blue and yellow silk script is old and looks similar, but Yu Erye cannot imitate Chongzhen's handwriting. And he has never seen what the seal used by the Ming Dynasty emperor to issue internal decrees looked like?
As for the prince's gold seal... Mr. Yu has never seen that thing (gold, it can be converted into cash when melted), and he is not a goldsmith and can't cast it.
"This waist badge is quite well done," said Eunuch Pang in a study room in the building surrounding the Yu family. He took the waist badge and inspected it, and then said to the second master, "Let Nan (me) write the imperial edict. .... Anyway, Mr. Weimiao rarely writes handwritten edicts, and most of his internal edicts are written by the Supervisor of Ceremonies."
As he spoke, he took a piece of letter paper and a writing brush and began to draft. But before he could finish writing the draft, he heard a rush of footsteps outside the study, and then there was a "bang", and the study door was pushed open.
Eunuch Pang looked back and saw his young father-in-law Pang Siming and Mr. Yu's son-in-law Siwen Bai standing outside the door with astonished expressions on their faces.
"What happened?" Eunuch Pang asked in surprise.
Second Master Yu also felt a little strange, "Uncle, did you hear any news when you were buying fish and shrimp in Haimen Port?"
It turns out that today Swen Bai and his young father-in-law Pang Siming went to Haimen Port to find some big fish bullies to discuss a long order for smelly fish and rotten shrimps - the demand for human and animal excrement or fish and shrimps in the nitrate pool is huge. If it continues If you buy good fish and shrimp, you will lose money, so you have to use the method of buying tail goods in a package to reduce costs.
But these two people heard a shocking rumor in the commercial port of Haimen Port!
"Second uncle, something big has happened! Pingnan King Shang Kexi sent troops to Danan Mountain to break the Tianwang Stronghold. He also searched the Tianwang Stronghold and found the jade certificate, gold seal, waist badge and... of His Highness Prince Ding of Ming Dynasty. ..and a seal passed down by Master Wei Miao!”
"What?" Da Bo Ling jumped up suddenly, "What did you say? Where did this news come from?"
Pang Siming took the question and answered loudly: "Mrs. Su, this news was brought by a private salt dealer from Puning County! Several waves of people have said so...I said it has spread throughout Puning County. !”
