Chen Zhong and Xie Yu talked about their past.
Chen Zhong's hometown is actually also in Guide Mansion, but he is in Xiayi, not Fucheng.
Before Chen Zhong's accident, the Chen family was also a martial arts family in Xiayi. All his skills are inherited from his family.
People in the martial arts like to make friends with the world's heroes, but they also like to challenge the powerful from all walks of life.
Chen Zhong has a younger brother named Chen Yi who has been competitive since he was a child. Very different from Chen Zhong's character.
When I became an accomplished artist in my thirties, I began to take on challenges everywhere.
At that time, there were dozens of disciples from martial arts families in Guide Mansion, large and small, who were all picked over by Chen Yi.
After running out of opponents, Chen Yi set his sights on Taoist temples and monasteries!
It is said that there are many masters of Taoism! And all of them possess unique skills.
The first Taoist temple that Chen Yi picked was Taiqing Palace.
According to legend, this is the place where Laozi, the originator of Taoism, was born and spread the word!
The one he faced at that time was Yuan Huaizi, who ranked among the top three in martial arts in the Taiqing Palace.
This person is the junior disciple of Master Yuan Zheng.
As a result, Yuan Huaizi was severely injured by Chen Yi!
"It is said that Yuan Huaizi died of serious injuries less than three days after the competition! The people from the Taiqing Palace were unwilling, and a group of Taoist priests came to our Chen family to ask for an explanation!"
"My brother had a bad temper and beat seven or eight of the Taoist priests who came to the door on the spot. Before those Taoist priests left, they threatened to expel the Chen family from Guide Mansion!"
"We thought that these people would use martial arts methods to come and challenge us. So we didn't take it seriously. Who would have thought that these guys would collude with the government and concoct perjury to prove that our Chen family had rebelled!"
"You know what happened next: our Chen family was raided, and I had no choice but to run to Senior Bai..."
No wonder Chen Zhong was upset when he heard about the Taoist priest.
There are still these grievances in relationships.
Xie Yu thought for a while and explained: "I need Brother Zhong to help me find out about Taoist priests who are good at alchemy. It doesn't matter whether they are good at martial arts or not."
"Alchemy?" Chen Zhong frowned, "Has Mr. Xie started to believe in this magic of immortality? In my opinion, these are all deceptive things! In the past, Emperor Qin and Han Wu were such amazing and talented people. In the end, It’s all ruined here…”
"Brother Zhong misunderstood! I'm not asking them to make the elixir of immortality. I need them to help me prepare gunpowder and other materials. These people are all good at chemistry!"
To put it bluntly, Xie Yu just wanted to find some skilled chemical experiment operators.
These Taoist priests who have been refining alchemy all year round all know more or less some chemistry. He is also careful, bold and experienced.
What Xie Yu needs to configure now is no longer the simplest gunpowder.
He wanted to improve the explosives.
Whether it is mercury fulminate or lead azide in later generations, they all have extremely high requirements for experimental operations!
Most people really can't do it.
Only when this explosive can be produced stably can Xie Yu change guns from flintlock to percussion on a large scale!
Once the firing gun is developed, the battlefield pattern of Dayong Dynasty will undergo earth-shaking changes!
Xie Yu briefly explained, and Chen Zhong said no more.
He ordered a few clever brothers, asked Xie Yu for five thousand taels of silver notes, and finally left Sunjiazhuang.
This time Chen Zhong is not only looking for people in Guide Mansion, he is also planning to travel throughout Henan to recruit all the talents Xie Yu wants to recruit.
Not coming? I'll beat you with money!
If money is not enough, then Chen Zhong, in addition to being able to reason, also has some skills in boxing.
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After Chen Zhong left, Xie Yu found Liuzi again.
"Forty miles due north of this trip is Mangdang Mountain. Hurry up and we'll be there in half an hour. I want you to take people to Mangdang Mountain to survey for a few days to find a hilltop suitable for building a stockade."
When Liuzi heard this, he immediately became excited: "Great! Mr. Xie, are we going to go up the mountain and become bandits again?"
Seeing Liuzi so excited, Xie Yu said helplessly: "Brother Liu, don't get excited when you hear that you want to be a bandit, okay? What's so good about being a bandit? Can't you have other dreams?"
Liuzi scratched his head: "Other dreams? There must be some! If you don't have a dream, you will drink too much later. Why would you talk to others?"
Xie Yu even lost the desire to ask Liu Zi about his dream.
He told Liuzi: "I have a requirement for the top of the mountain. First, it must be big! Second, it must be dangerous! A road up the mountain must be easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if it fails to meet the requirements, when it comes to repairing it manually, We must ensure that the amount of this project is not too large..."
Xie Yu said while Liuzi took notes.
After Xie Yu finished explaining, Liu Zi patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, Mr. Xie, I dare not say anything else, but when it comes to choosing a village... I am definitely a good player!"
Liuzi also took people away.
As soon as the two groups of Chen Zhong's six sons left, the Sunjiazhuang Ancestral Hall was half empty.
However, these people do not delay their daily wine production.
But there are far fewer people responsible for keeping watch at night than before.
That night, Xie Yu was sleeping soundly with Bai Xiaonan in his arms, when a warning sound suddenly came from outside.
"There are robbers!"
Bai Xiaonan instantly turned over and sat up, then grabbed the clothes beside the bed, and was fully dressed in just a moment.
Xie Yu was not even half-dressed when Bai Xiaonan had already rushed out of the house.
Xie Yu was not in a hurry and took his time to put on his clothes.
The torches outside slowly lit up, illuminating the yard brightly.
Xie Yu was thinking about when to get the candle out.
Although there are candles in the Yong Dynasty now, they are all made of beeswax and white wax and are very expensive!
Unlike previous candles, which used paraffin wax.
But paraffin needs to be refined from petroleum.
Although there are oil sellers in the Yong Dynasty, the oil is naturally overflowed and the output is not much.
Xie Yu came to the yard while thinking about these messy things.
A man in black had his hands tied behind his back and was kneeling on the ground.
A group of brothers nearby were laughing and joking, looking quite excited.
It seems that everyone feels that these days are a bit boring. Finally, a thief comes, which can be regarded as adding a bit of spice to these ordinary days.
"For what?"
Xie Yu looked at the man in black and asked with a smile.
The man in black looked up at Xie Yu, and finally spat with disdain.
The man in black didn't take Xie Yu seriously.
After ignoring Xie Yu's questions, he found that Xie Yu didn't mean to be angry, and the group of people next to him were still laughing and joking. There didn't seem to be the anger that a leader would feel after being humiliated.
He felt more reassured.
It seems that this person's prestige is not very high.
Xie Yu wasn't angry either. He asked a subordinate next to him: "How did you find out?"
"This kid climbed over the wall and wanted to get into the wine shop. Brother Scar was keeping vigil today, and he wanted to knock Brother Scar out. Haha... In the end, he almost got chopped into pieces by Brother Scar!"
Xie Yu suddenly laughed.
This is hitting the iron plate.
"But this kid ran away very fast! We chased him for a long time and didn't catch up. If it weren't for the boss, he might have really escaped tonight!"
"Ah? Xiaonan caught up with him?"
Xie Yu suddenly looked at Bai Xiaonan in surprise.
From the time someone outside gave the warning to Bai Xiaonan going out, there had to be half a minute, right? If you chase them out again, can you still catch them?
Teleport?
