In Shen Xi's eyes, Zhu Houzhao clearly started to act like a scoundrel. He also had bargaining prices for borrowing money, first borrowing five hundred taels, and then bargaining three hundred taels.

Anyway, the money will definitely not be returned in the end. Chen Xi knew that he was like a sucker. If he "lent" the money to Zhu Houzhao, the kid would go out to spend money and squander it once he got it.

Chen Xi said seriously: "The old rules are that money can be borrowed, but it needs to be explained as useful and how to return it!"

Zhu Houzhao shouted: "Does it have to be returned? I am now in Huguang, and I have no relatives. My father and mother are far away in the capital. My husband is the closest person to me. Isn't it natural to care about my food, clothing, housing and transportation?"

Chen Xi smiled slightly: "Food, clothing, housing and transportation can naturally be guaranteed, but nothing else can help... Three hundred taels of silver are equivalent to half a lifetime of income for ordinary people. As soon as you open your mouth, you ask me for such a large amount, which means you are going to spend money and spend money too much, right?"

Zhu Houzhao was seen through by Chen Xi and looked a little embarrassed, but he was very thick-skinned and continued to argue: "Sir, wrongly accused people. When did I say I was going to spend money on the world?"

"I asked you about Qinlou Chuguan before, but that's just to learn more about the customs and customs of the place. Since Mr. I refuse to take me there, I will naturally not go there. There are mixed places. If someone is not good for me, what if? Mr. I think I will go to such a place to try my life?"

Chen Xi sighed lightly. The naughty child had a very thick skin. He shook his head and said, "Stop the gossip. Later, when you arrive at the school, talk less, just watch me perform a cannon. If someone asks you, you will say that you are from the Governor's Office, and no one dares to make things difficult for you!"

Zhu Houzhao was depressed because she couldn't borrow money. He shook his hand when he heard this: "Sir, did I first experience this kind of scene? I have experienced the war between Xizhimen and Zhengyangmen. When I led my troops to rush, who have I ever been afraid of? Humph, now it's just a scene..."

Although he spoke very well, Zhu Houzhao felt guilty and thought to himself: "The things Mr. Chen has developed are always incredible. I have seen him use his cannon formation to hit the Tartars, and the effect is surprisingly good... No, if the cannon he demonstrated this time is too powerful, it scares me, even if I hold on, I have to stand up straight and not surrender!"

In the martial arts training ground, Su Jingyang, the commander of Huguang City, had already brought people to wait.

Seeing the team entering the gate, Chen Xi jumped out of the carriage. He hurried forward to salute, without even noticed the ignorant young man who got out of the car with Chen Xi.

When Chen Xi told the matter, Su Jingyang felt a little embarrassed: "Sir, no one in the Huguang army can use artillery!"

Chen Xidao: "If you don't have to worry about Commander Su, I have trained gunners, and I will personally demonstrate artillery operation later... General Su, come, I will recommend a distinguished guest to you... This is Mr. Zhu who visited the Governor's Office."

"Young Master Zhu?"

Su Jingyang looked at Zhu Houzhao and even beat him to death, he could not have thought that the person in front of him was the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty. However, seeing that the young man was full of heroism and had the imperial surname, Su Jingyang roughly guessed that this person should have something to do with the royal family. It was probably the local vassal king sent to Chen Xi to ask for his salary and rice, so he did not pay much attention.

The martial arts field covers a vast area, with mountains and water, large playgrounds and professional shooting ranges. There are 500 soldiers stationed, which are usually used by the two garrisons to perform soldiers. This time, Chen Xi specially added some markers to the shooting range to perform cannons.

Su Jingyang said: "Mr. Shen, you ordered the establishment of a scarecrow. Now it is ready, but the artillery is heavy. If it is used in the western and southern battlefields of Huguang, will it be inconvenient to transport it?"

Chen Xi looked at Su Jingyang in surprise and thought to himself that when did I say I would send the new artillery to the southwest part of Huguang for use? You are too good at association! He explained immediately: "General Su, I am planning to build a fleet and install the artillery on the ship to ensure the safety of the fleet and deter the four barbarians. As for the cannons used by local guards, try to be lightweight!"

Su Jingyang was a little confused when he heard this, but Zhu Houzhao's eyes widened. He was very enthusiastic about the fleet's cannons. At a young age, he always had an obsession with novelty things and wanted to find out.

Originally, Zhu Houzhao was not very concerned about Chen Xi's cannon performance. When he heard this, he became interested and made up a scene in his mind: on the wide ocean, a fleet of ships with the Ming dragon flag flying were moving forward quickly. With the roar of artillery, the ships of foreigners and bandits were blown to pieces...

Just as Zhu Houzhao was thinking about the naval battle scenes, the workers in the workshop used carriages to send the newly-made three Folang machine cannons to the martial arts training ground.

The artillery was quickly set up and the artillery officially began.

In this artillery, the artillery used was the modified Folang machine cannon. After increasing the airtightness of the bullet chamber, the effective killing distance of the artillery has been slightly improved, and there has been certain improvement in lethality.

The people present, including Zhu Houzhao, were all looking forward to the performance of the artillery.

The land of Huguang is not equipped with advanced weapons such as the Folang machine cannon. There are even fewer earth cannons guarding the city walls in the place. The focus of the court's defense has always been on the nine-sided areas. Huguang has never been regarded as the strategic core. No advanced weapons will be transported to Huguang.

At one end of the martial arts performance venue, Chen Xi personally demonstrated.

The artillery used for demonstration this time is still a mast cannon. The flintlock cannon is not realistic for this era. Before Shen Xi ignited the fire, a brief explanation of the gunners selected by the Governor's Office was given. Although these gunners had basically mastered the firing skills under the command of Shen Xier, they are still observing and studying carefully.

Adjust the pitch angle according to the destination, determine the shooting of the various elements, Chen Xi ignites the fire, and then jogs away all the way, because Chen Xi is very clear about how loud the sound of this artillery is. At the same time, he also knows that the barrels and shells of this era are not reliable, and no matter what problems occur, they will explode.

When Chen Xi opened his mouth wide and ran towards Zhu Houzhao, signaling the naughty child to cover his ears, the little guy was staring at Qiqi with his eyes wide open. Before he could understand what was going on, he heard a "boom" sound deafening and earth-shaking.

A stream of black smoke emerged from the cannon barrel, the cannon body trembled violently, and a dazzling light was emitted. Zhu Houzhao thought to himself: "Damn, it won't explode like this, right?"

Just when Zhu Houzhao was stunned and had an intuitive understanding of the power of the cannon, the area where scarecrows and small flags were planted in the distance overturned a large area. The dozens of scarecrows that originally stood were all loosely collapsed, and even the small flags rarely could continue to stand.

The attack effect seems to be good, but at the same time, there is also a problem with the artillery. After the shell is out of the chamber, the barrel has become distorted.

Zhu Houzhao saw Chen Xi squatting in front of the cannon and carefully observed it. He hurried over and asked, "Sir, what happened?"

Chen Xi looked up at Zhu Houzhao, as if he was blaming the naughty child for calling him "Mr.", which may reveal his identity, but he still explained:

"The first time I tried the gunpowder, I didn't have a good grasp of the amount of gunpowder in the bullet room. This time I should have added too much gunpowder, so the explosion occurred!"

Zhu Houzhao said "Oh" and seemed to understand, but in fact he was simply confused.

Soon, Chen Xi asked someone to push the second cannon. Zhu Houzhao stepped forward and pulled Chen Xi's sleeve, persuading: "Sir, do you still want to try it? Are you not afraid that even the gun barrel will explode and hurt people?"

Chen Xidao: "Before success, I must have faced many failures. Now that the artillery has been built, should I give up easily if I don't try? Don't worry, I know what to do."

With the first experience, the second and third artillery fired were much smoother. Chen Xi reduced the amount of medicine used in the bullet room. In this way, the artillery was basically called wherever it was shot, and the power was even higher, but there was no explosion.

Chen Xi also asked the gunners he trained to try to fire artillery one by one. After each of them fired two to three guns, and there was no problem, he took Zhu Houzhao back to the city with satisfaction.
Chapter completed!