"Master Hong is here, why didn't you inform him in advance so that I could prepare some food and wine to entertain you?"

Liu Sun Da Ma Jin Dao sat down, and his attitude did not change because of Hong Jinglai's substantial improvement in status. Others did not know Hong Jinglai's past, they only knew that he was Tanhualang. He was a native of his hometown and knew a lot.

"I'm in a hurry to go back to my hometown, and there are a lot of things to do. When we get to the mine, please take care of me if you can. I should hold a banquet. Thank you."

"We are all old acquaintances, but it's just a trivial matter. And this steam engine is really easy to use. After all, it was a gadget invented by you scholars. You have to work hard!"

"Just use it well, otherwise how can you justify giving half of your mine to me for free?"

"I heard that 10% will be given to the chief eunuch in Beijing?"

"That's the plan."

"You and I each contribute half, so we can't deprive you of your benefits!"

"Can!"

"happy!"

As for handing over half or more of the pig iron production to Wanshang for operation, neither party has any objections to this. Liusun served as the head of Wanshang's store, and Hong Jinglai also believed that handing over to Wanshang was very cost-effective.

After all, Gulf merchants can handle the problem of local officials reaching out. They will give corresponding gifts to local officials according to the various levels of county officials and current administrators. This can be regarded as the price of their contracted operation, and it can also be regarded as a kind of cost.

Soon after Han Sanshi cleaned up, a table of hard dishes was prepared. There was nothing else on the mountain, and there were a lot of delicacies and game. As for the seasoning, it was also salty and heavy. Mainly because of the daily heavy physical labor, it was inevitable

I will always eat something heavier.

There is no good wine. Previously, there was not enough food on the mountain to eat, and we had to rely on doing unprofitable business down the mountain to make money to buy food. Naturally, it was impossible to make wine.

Now it is Hong Jinglai who has provided one thousand five hundred shi of food a year, which can be said to have completely controlled the talk of everyone. Based on this, Hong Jinglai is also kind to this group of people.

Several people sat down and exchanged cups.

Hong Jinglai naturally wanted to test Liu Sun's thoughts on household registration. This was also one of Hong Jinglai's main tasks when he went up the mountain.

But completely different from his rough appearance, Liusun was extremely thoughtful. Hong Jinglai tried several times, but he was deflected by him with various excuses. There was no trace of it, but there was a feeling of pleasure between the host and the guest.

Although he drank a lot of wine and ate a lot of food, the sixth grandson was even a little "drunk" and became brothers with Hong Jinglai, Ah Da and Ah Er. The smell of alcohol was strong in the conversation, as if he was already drunk.

Drunk look.

However, the scarf was always scattered and the shoes were kicked off by him, but the short sword at the waist did not move at all. It always happened to be leaning in the direction of the most convenient person, which was very unusual.

We underestimated local heroes!

After sending the person away, he scrubbed his face vigorously with cold mountain spring water. The alcohol content was probably low, so the energy came over.

Lin Shangwo and the Han brothers were all present at the banquet, so they naturally witnessed everything. Their understanding of Liu Sun, the leader of the mountain bandit, was even deeper. Now he sat down, thinking deeply.

"How?" Hong Jinglai took off his shoes and sat on the pit.

"Slippery! Hard to control!" Han Sanshi was more inclined to Hong Jinglai, so his evaluation of Liu Sun was naturally biased.

"You can have a close friendship, or even a deep friendship, but you can't rely on your back!" Lin Shangwo was much more fair.

The meaning is very clear, that is, if this person agrees to do something for you, then you can rest assured. Because this person will definitely do what he says, good brother, be loyal!

But he has his own interests to pursue. It is absolutely impossible for him to dedicate himself to you completely selflessly.

"Even if we are good at it, it's not like we don't know people with better skills, so we seem to have been manipulated by them." Han Wushi had just arrived at Wufeng Mountain, and he had never understood Liusun's loyalty, only seeing his independence.

"Huh?" Several people didn't turn around. They didn't know any man with outstanding martial arts skills.

"Lin Shu (shield)..." Seeing the three people looking at him, Han Wushi stared at Lin Shangwo with some concern.

"Jizhou?" Hong Jinglai reacted immediately, and Han Sanshi also nodded.

At the Pyeongsan Field Shop, the four brothers Lee Jae-chao from Giju, Hamgyeong Province, were martial arts masters who could kill twenty. The point is that they were sword brothers. There were not only four people in their clan, there were always some, old and young. Dozens of good players.

Coupled with his background as an Orion, he knows everything from vigil, reconnaissance, and spying without having to learn anything. It is most suitable for Hong Jinglai's current needs, perfect!

With Hong Jinglai's relationship with them, he would be many times more reliable than these bandits.

"Who are you talking about?" Lin Shangwo was completely confused. The three of them seemed to be talking about something extremely powerful behind his back.

"Nothing, nothing, we remembered an old friend that Xing Shang knew from before." Hong Jinglai explained casually, pretending to be relaxed.

We can't say anything. There were eight of us who went on a killing spree at the Pingshan Outfield Store, killing more than thirty people. No one was harmed. We killed all the officers and soldiers, and destroyed all the corpses.

"That old friend is very skilled in martial arts and has a group of capable subordinates?"

"Yes, their eldest brother alone can probably beat the four of us with his bare hands."

Recalling the time when Li Zaichao danced with two swords, flying like a swallow on the ground, he could take the lives of two officers and soldiers with just one encounter. He even dared to cut off the retreat of the officers and soldiers alone, forcing ten people to retreat with one person.

With such an awesome brother, what kind of bike do you need?

"Let them go to Wufeng Mountain and do whatever they want! After all, they are not on the same path as us."

The matter was settled and everyone had a rest. Although Hong Jinglai still hoped to subdue these bandits, now that he had a better candidate, he completely looked away and let him go.

More than a month passed in this way, and Hong Jinglai did not stay on the mountain for long. He went home and asked the craftsmen to build two steam engines, preparing to take them to Tumen Jiangkou and Shekov trade.

It would be a good thing for Hong Jinglai if he could get a few more good horses from Shekov. The local horses in the Li Dynasty were really unsightly, short and small, and not as tall as mules.

It's really not much different from riding a big dog, it's too shabby.

After arranging the craftsmen, Hong Jinglai took a trip to Yiju. He still owed a huge sum of five hundred taels of silver to Hong Dezhu, a wealthy businessman in Taiwan. The money was about to expire and he had to pay it back.

This money was originally used to solve Hong Jinglai's urgent need. Although most of the remaining money was sent to Huazhu Baoguan, without this money, there would be no physical object and instructions for the steam engine.

When Hong Jing came to Wanshang's main store, he explained his purpose. If Hong Dezhu's business was not big, he would not accept any of the five-cent interest originally agreed upon, and he would not ask Hong Jing to pay for the principal. All he wanted was pig iron produced in Wufeng Mountain, and the more he got, the better. good.
Chapter completed!