When Hu Weiyong's carriage stopped, Chu Ze jumped down from the carriage in a daze.
Hu Weiyong, who was originally extremely anxious, now smiled like a flower blooming in March.
He looked at Chu Ze, who still hadn't come back to his senses, and gave him one last instruction with a smile.
"My dear nephew, remember to listen to the prince these days, be a little more at ease, and pay close attention to the things at hand. These are all achievements and qualifications! If there is any inconvenience, remember to come to uncle at any time."
"The things you mentioned to my uncle last time soon became clear. The messenger said a few days ago that he brought back some good things for you from this ocean trip. My uncle knows that you like some rare things, so he gave you special instructions. I brought a few Japanese girls for you, hahaha, when the time comes, I will have them delivered to you."
"Remember what my uncle told you, go check it out properly."
"Uncle will leave first!"
Watching Hu Weiyong lower the curtains and then his groom driving away in the car.
Chu Ze scratched his head in confusion.
"When did I say that I like some rare things? Are you slandering me?"
It wasn't until Hu Weiyong's carriage disappeared at the end of the street that Chu Ze realized what was going on. In the end, he raised his middle finger angrily in the direction where Hu Weiyong's carriage disappeared.
But later, a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Japanese girls. I don't know if they can shout '一库一库'."
"Although we don't have any bad habits at all, this issue may be worth studying."
"And by the way, it can be regarded as fulfilling the agreement between the ancestors and the enemy. The ancestors often said: I *are your ancestors. The wishes of the ancestors, we, the descendants, will definitely fulfill them!"
After comforting myself in my heart.
Chu Ze finally managed to stay calm, calm and at ease.
And when he walked into the door of his house.
As soon as he entered the door, Chu Ze was startled by the sound of a gunshot.
Look in the direction of the sound.
Zhu Di was seen standing with Lan Yu, Li Wenzhong and others at this time.
And the sound just now came from their side.
"I'll go. Don't you have shooting ranges in your military camps? Why are you coming to my house to play with firearms?"
After Chu Ze saw clearly what was in his hand, his face suddenly fell.
These guys actually started playing with muskets in their own home.
Didn’t you know that bullets have no eyes?
"Hey! Chu Ze, you're back! Come and take a look. This is a new musket made by the Ordnance Department of the Shenji Battalion based on your test site."
"The handle is curved, which makes it very comfortable to hold. And it's a lot lighter. You see, there's a buckle here, and a dagger can be directly attached to the muzzle."
"At the critical moment, you can fire a shot directly, and you can go up and fight with the musket in your hand! This thing has already started production."
After hearing Chu Ze's voice, Lan Yu, who had just fired a shot, immediately turned his head and looked towards Chu Ze.
And while he was talking, he did not forget to fiddle with the musket in his hand.
"I asked them to design it like this. How could I know it? The question is why did you come to my house to test the gun?"
"It's so dangerous if this thing catches fire or something!"
Although Chu Ze was complaining, he still reached out and took the musket handed over by Lan Yu.
And he also checked the buckle equipped with the muzzle lock.
This buckle was finally involved by Chu Ze based on what he thought about the firearms prepared with bayonets in later generations.
The bayonet is usually removed and installed when needed.
And the bayonets on these muskets are all in the style of a three-edged military bayonet.
The pursuit is to kill with one hit.
After playing with it for a few times, Chu Ze threw the thing back to Lan Yu.
Although he is involved in weapons, he is not interested in weapons.
After all, he has grown so big that he has personally killed the largest things, namely chickens and fish.
Something for killing someone. He wasn't interested.
If he just stabbed people, he would still have some experience.
"This is not King Yan. He loaded the gunpowder. I didn't think it was unsafe to load the gunpowder. I simply loaded the bullet and tried it. It feels good and the accuracy is also very good!"
Facing Chu Ze's reproach, Lan Yu chuckled and directly pulled Zhu Di in beside him.
After hearing what he said, Zhu Di rolled his eyes at Lan Yu speechlessly, and then came to Chu Ze's side.
"The itinerary has been decided. At the end of next month, the food and fodder will be dispatched, and the coastal warships have also begun to gather together."
"It is estimated that within a few days, the whole government will know about this."
After Chu Ze heard Zhu Di's words, he frowned slightly.
There is still more than a month to go!
Calculating this, it should be about the same.
"The grain and army arrangements have not yet begun, so the matter can be kept secret for more than a month. Hu Weiyong's caravan has successfully completed the first trade."
"I was blocked by him on my way back from the palace today. Judging from his appearance, he must have gained a lot. I guess he won't have to wait long for the next business trip."
"After the second trade begins, I will increase my efforts and strive to achieve the best results."
If the two countries were to go to war, it would be basically impossible to hide it from Hu Weiyong, the prime minister.
Previously, it was just a plan, and the vaccination of soldiers participating in the war had to be completed.
So it has always been calm.
But once the army begins to prepare for the expedition, it can be done.
Then food and grass must be mobilized accordingly.
A hundred thousand troops went out to fight, this was definitely not a small move.
As long as it starts to move, Hu Weiyong will definitely notice it.
Therefore, this month and a half is the last chance.
"Who is your second brother?"
"It seems that he made a mistake again today and was called by Father. He will probably be beaten. Why did you suddenly think of asking him?"
"Uh, what did he do?"
Chu Ze originally just mentioned it casually, but the result he got was far beyond his expectation.
Logically speaking, Zhu Xi should be clear about his own affairs now.
He was called back because he made a mistake, but now he is right under his father's nose, how dare he dare to be so arrogant?
This result obviously puzzled Chu Ze.
"I don't know the specifics, but I heard that after sending you to the Ministry of Etiquette today, he went out for a walk. Father called him over this time, it seemed that it was because he forcibly abducted women from other countries on the street or something. Anyway, It seems to be a big deal."
"Um, no! Although your second brother is a little bit troublesome, this kind of thing shouldn't happen."
"Who knows?"
While Chu Ze and Zhu Di were talking, a figure limped in from outside.
When the visitor saw Chu Ze, Zhu Di and others, he immediately ran towards this side with a somewhat awkward pace.
"Chu Ze, good news, good news! Let me tell you."
"Uh, King Qin, what are you doing?"
"Second brother, why is your face swollen?"
When the person came closer, Chu Ze and Zhu Di could see each other's appearance clearly.
However, after seeing it clearly, the two of them didn't know what to say.
It was true that the person who came was Zhu Xi, but at this moment, half of his face was swollen.
And there are obviously shoe sole marks on this body.
Chu Ze didn't say anything, but Lan Yu and Zhu Di looked at Zhu Xi with strange expressions.
People have been beaten like this, what good news can there be?
"Hey! Don't worry about these details, just listen to me first!"
Zhu Ping didn't care at all about the injuries on his body, and waved his hand directly to indicate that this small injury was not a problem.
Then, he couldn't wait to look at Chu Ze.
It seemed that he wanted to grin because of the joy in his heart.
As a result, the injury on his face was affected, causing him to cover his cheek in pain.
"Chu Ze! Let me tell you, I didn't just want to listen to you today and walk around to see if I can meet any outstanding talents in a certain field!"
"Don't tell me, I'm at Luohua Street today."
"Wait, Luohua Street? Why does this place name sound so familiar to me?"
When Zhu Ming happily wanted to announce the good news again, Chu Ze interrupted him with a frown.
Luohua Street.
This place name really seemed familiar to him.
"Isn't this familiar to you? Luohua Street is the largest Rouge Lane in Yingtian Mansion. There are many fireworks places there. In addition to brothels and taverns, there are also some good families who are forced to live and occasionally sell themselves to make money."
"In addition, there are many merchants from the Western Regions stationed nearby. It is one of the most famous streets in Yingtian Mansion."
While Chu Ze was frowning and thinking, Lan Yu on the side smiled and explained to him.
After Zhu Di listened to Lan Yu's obviously teasing explanation, he couldn't help but look at his second brother's swollen face with a smile.
"Second brother! Are you looking for outstanding talents in that field?"
"Hey, fourth brother, don't be so arrogant. You think I don't know and you've been there secretly. Why are you pretending to be a good person?"
"Huh? Second brother, you are spitting blood!"
In the words of the three people, Chu Ze finally remembered why the place name Luohua Street seemed familiar to him.
It seems that the place Zhu Di took him to last time was not Luohua Street.
This guy knows his way around
"Okay, okay, let's not discuss this issue for now. Why don't you, King Qin, tell me where your happiness comes from?"
"Okay, okay, I met a pair of merchants from the Western Regions on Luohua Street today. Their goods are all kinds of spices. There are also some saplings, seeds and other things I haven't seen before."
"When I saw these things, I immediately planned to buy them all."
"But I'm not thinking that if we only have seeds and saplings, we don't know how to plant them. Wouldn't it be a pity if they die after planting!"
"So, I simply detained the pair of Western Region merchants."
"It turns out that one of the women in their caravan couldn't repay me for being so generous and so generous."
"I took them home first. Before I could report them, she forced me into her room and thanked me. I didn't think she was too enthusiastic. I couldn't control it for a while, so I told her After entering the room, I didn’t do anything, but my father’s people came to the door. Ahem. I won’t talk about the rest of the matter.”
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In Zhu Xi's vivid description, Chu Ze and the other three people roughly understood what was going on.
That's probably the case.
Zhu Ping was having fun on Luohua Street, and then accidentally fell in love with a girl from a caravan from the Western Regions.
So, this gold bug got into his head and detained the person directly.
Moreover, it seems that he wants to force the girl to be innocent.
As a result, before he could make any substantive action, Lao Zhu discovered it and stopped him in time.
After receiving a beating, I unexpectedly learned that there was an unexpected surprise among the goods of the caravan that I intercepted.
Although there is a slight difference between what they understand and what Zhu Ping described.
But just by looking at Zhu Xi's injuries, the three of them could roughly understand that they understood it correctly.
"Second brother, it's not unreasonable for dad to whip you!"
"Well, I won't comment."
After Lan Yu and Zhu Di listened and understood what Zhu Xi had experienced.
Both of them shook their heads in unison.
At this time, Chu Ze glanced at Zhu Xi thoughtfully.
After reading it, he silently shook his head.
"Sure enough, none of the beatings you received were in vain. You said you liked her, so forget it. You still robbed her."
"How cheap are you, the prince? Women don't necessarily have to be snatched away. Why don't you try to conquer them with your charm?"
"Why do you have to do something so cheap?"
"No. Did you listen to me? I didn't rob him. I just fell in love with those women. I fell in love with those seeds!"
"Okay, okay, you fell in love with the seed, and then you robbed the woman."
"I am not robbing him! I am seizing him."
"Okay, those people, seeds, saplings and the like?"
"Taken away by my father."
Seeds and saplings.
Although he was a little disdainful of Zhu Xi's behavior, Chu Ze had to say that this guy might have really done something good this time.
Compared with those glass agate, gold and silver jewelry and the like.
What Chu Ze valued most was really these exotic plants.
Maybe there will be an unexpected surprise.
He felt that he needed to see this matter.
"Prince Qin, I have something to tell you. During this time, you ask the craftsman to build more distillers for me."
"Then arrange for someone to ask your elder brother to allocate some funds to distill more alcohol, and then make more iodophors."
"Tell your brother, these are strategic armaments. He knows how to do them."
Since the war was about to begin, Chu Ze naturally had to do what he could.
Even if you can only save one person.
(End of chapter)
