The young man was wearing a light golden gown. Although he was not tall, he was very stocky. His skin was smooth and shiny, and he looked well-nourished. He had a short, rich face, and his bright eyes were like knives.

Aiming at it, it seems that the energy is particularly strong.

He walked to the booth and picked up a rocket with his chubby fingers, spinning it between his fingers and playing with it. Then he idly pinched the gunpowder tube at the front and tried to tear the rocket apart. Unfortunately, it was sticky.

It was so tight that he tried his best but failed. The young man inserted his middle finger into the round tail of the rocket, raised it above his head, and swung it back and forth.

Jin Shiqi frowned, "How annoying, who is he?"

"Master Chen from Guangda Bank is named Chen Xiyuan."

Quang Da Bank was one of the two Guangdong private merchants participating in the bidding for the gun. Huang Kuan said that Ding Laoxi had some business dealings with Quang Da Bank, so he recognized this person. Guang Da Bank was an old trading firm in Guangdong.

They started their business with tea many years ago, and in the past ten years they have also been involved in the manufacturing industry, annexing several ironworks. I heard that they have taken on the firecracker business of several health clinics in Guangdong, so their technology is very strong.

Huang Kuan was introducing in a low voice when a crisp "click" came from the front! It turned out that Mr. Chen's hands were too cheap and he actually broke the rocket.

Everyone in the tent looked over.

The young man chuckled, and while holding half of the rocket dangling in the air, he said to the sailor sergeant in front of the booth: "This arrow shaft is too bad. It is so thin, cutting corners and cutting corners, and you can't save the places that shouldn't be saved!"

"You don't know something, sir." Although the sergeant was angry, he tried to keep a calm tone, "We have all told you that the rocket is subject to... tension when flying, so the arrow shaft only needs to be straight.

, no need to be strong.”

"What a fool!" Mr. Chen said unceremoniously, "The strength is not strong enough. It will tremble when it flies. It can't be shot accurately."

Mr. Chen yelled at a loud voice, causing several visiting customers to gather around. The guy became even more arrogant. He kicked several boxes of rockets on the ground and asked: "This kind of 96-pack

, how much silver will it be sold for?”

"The asking price is 6 taels. Don't kick it, or you will have to pay for it."

“It’s too expensive! Your box of arrows has 4 fewer arrows than ‘Hundred Tigers Running Together’, but it’s 1 tael more expensive?”

"Our sophistication far exceeds that of 'Hundred Tigers Running Together'. We do not rely on price to win. As we have said, the victory or defeat will be decided by just a few centimeters. How can we feel sorry for these few taels of silver, unless we are stupid..."

..." The sergeant explained eloquently. What he said were all the standard answers prepared by Jin Shiqi, except for the last few words.

Mr. Chen threw the broken arrow on the ground, "Ha! That sounds nice. Let's try a box and see!"

"Sir, today is just a preview. There will be a live demonstration in three days. Please come and visit and give me some advice. There will also be a mysterious gift box for free."

"Three days? Who has that free time?" Mr. Chen said, flicking his sleeves and walking out. All the generals in the tent shook their heads and smiled, except for the sergeant who stood there awkwardly.

The young man walked around the model of the big river boat outside the tent, shook his head in an exaggerated way, pointed at the structure of the model and said something, causing several generals who were watching to disperse. Jin Shiqi thought to himself that this guy was just

He came to cause trouble and hurriedly chased after him. Mr. Chen turned around and entered the "Guns and Artillery Exhibition Area". He moved very quickly.

Mr. Chen kept walking, taking a cursory look at a few small artillery pieces and three-eyed guns, and snorted a few more arrogantly. He was feeling bored, but suddenly his eyes widened - he finally discovered a treasure, which was marked

The wooden box of the "Seven Types of Fire Guns of Apocalypse".

"Pretending!" Mr. Chen muttered, but he squatted down and dug through the cracks in the wooden box to look inside. Of course he couldn't see anything, so he picked up the box and shook it vigorously, hoping to hear what was going on inside.

Two sergeants next to him hurriedly came over to stop him, "Sir, please be more respectful..." After some hard talking, they snatched away the gun box.

"What a petty person!" Mr. Sun muttered, but he waved his hand towards the firecrackers and artillery exhibits all over the place. "You guys are all second-hand goods!" As he said this, he grabbed a three-pronged musket and shouted in public:

"Look, these eight iron ribs are clearly from the Wanli period. No matter how polished or new they are, they won't fool us."

Jin Shiqi was surprised, this guy turned out to be an expert.

Time was tight when he came to Xunzhou this time, so Jin Shiqi selected a batch of the best-looking barrel firearms from the camp, refurbished them and used them to top up. Unexpectedly, this person found out. The two sergeants in front of the booth were a little angry.

His words were a little rude, and he even said, "You are not welcome here!"

Jin Shiqi hurriedly shouted: "Don't be unreasonable!" The two sergeants bowed their heads and backed away.

Mr. Chen snorted and turned to look at Jin Shiqi. Jin Shiqi was wearing a majestic fifth-grade martial arts uniform, but he was very inconspicuous in today's venue where military generals gathered. Mr. Chen suddenly smiled and tilted his head to look at

Huang Kuan behind Jin Shiqi, "Huh? Is it Huang Kuan?"

Huang Kuan hurriedly came out and bowed briefly, "Mr. Chen, I didn't expect to meet you here."

"It's really you!" Mr. Sun ran over excitedly. He ignored Jin Shiqi, but asked Huang Kuan: "How is Grandpa Ding?"

"Okay." Huang Kuan responded vaguely. Just as he was about to introduce his master Jin Shiqi to him, the boy came over and asked, "So, how is Sister Yao?"

When he said that, he still had a smile on his face.

The face of Jin Shiqi next to him changed immediately, and he thought to himself: "Damn it! Is that what you called 'Sister Yao'? Who are you? What's your relationship?" He clenched his fists in anger, and his knuckles became numb.

Come on. Seeing that something was not going well, Huang Kuan hurriedly introduced: "Uh... Mr. Chen, this is Jin Qianhu of Nandanwei, Lord Shuiying Dusi of Liuzhou."

"Oh? So you are Jin Dusi. Xiao Ke has heard about it a long time ago. I'm glad to meet you." Mr. Sun responded perfunctorily. But he suddenly turned around and ran to the wooden box containing the gun, and touched it with his hand.

"Jin Dusi, you are in charge of this place? Can you please give me a favor to let me see this fire gun?"

Jin Shiqi shook his head: "You will meet again tomorrow."

"Tomorrow?" Mr. Sun was stunned, "Yes, you are also here to participate in the bidding. But my fire blunderbuss will be on stage tomorrow, I'm afraid I haven't had the time to look at yours yet."

"Oh? Young Master is very conceited." Jin Shiqi took a step forward.

"Of course!" Mr. Sun was not modest. "I have participated in several competitions in Guangdong, and every time, our Guangda team came home victorious, so this one... humbly speaking,

Probably 90% of the time we will win!”

Jin Shiqi followed him and smiled, thinking, you idiot, you don’t know how deep the water is in Guangxi, and even I, a direct general, are not sure, so you, a Guangdong guy, still want to get a share of the pie? "Young master, you are 90% sure?

I have long heard that Quanta Bank is strong and its products are of excellent quality. However, things are changing, and I am afraid that this time the young master will lose on that '10%'."

Mr. Sun's palm that was resting on the wooden box immediately clenched into a fleshy fist, "Jin Dusi, I wonder where your confidence comes from?"

"Come from the battlefield in Liaodong." Jin Shiqi replied proudly. At this moment, he really wanted to take off his clothes and show off the scars on his body. "I know what is needed in the military formation, and I know what kind of weapons can kill the enemy.

Therefore, compared to those mediocre products, my fire guns have more novelty."

"What's new?" Mr. Sun couldn't help but glance at the gun box, and his heart felt even more itchy. "Then take it out and have a look!"

Jin Shiqi still shook his head stubbornly, "Waiting for tomorrow."

Mr. Sun's eyes almost burst into flames. He hit the gun box hard and said, "Tomorrow tomorrow!" After saying that, he turned around and left, wheezing with anger. Unexpectedly, he was so plump and cute.

A young man with such great spirit.

Jin Shiqi shook his head helplessly, and looked at Huang Kuan and smiled. But suddenly he heard a gust of wind - Mr. Sun suddenly grabbed an iron forked stick of the Tiger Cannon from the exhibition stand, turned around and pounced on it. But he didn't

He wasn't committing murder, but was frantically trying to pry the wooden box of gunpowder. His fiery temper finally broke out, and he insisted on seeing what was in the box.

The two sergeants hurriedly grabbed him, snatched the fork stick and pushed him out of the tent. Huang Kuan next to him hurriedly reminded: "Master Du, he has a reputation, please don't embarrass him!" Jin Shiqi nodded, and the kiss next to him

The soldiers went out and ordered them to send Mr. Sun far away, but he must not be allowed to come in and cause trouble again.

Huang Kuan further explained that Mr. Sun is the young boss of Quang Da Bank and has been spoiled since he was a child. In recent years, he has taken over part of the family's business and has made some achievements, so he is somewhat arrogant. But this man has a bad character.

Damn, this bidding can be regarded as a fate. After the matter is over, you should make friends with him.

"Well, we'll talk about that later." Jin Shiqi dragged Huang Kuan to a secluded place, "How could that bastard recognize my Xiaoyao?"

Huang Kuan hurriedly explained: "Actually, Mr. Ding has been in bad health since the disaster, and Aunt Yao has taken care of many things. That Guangda Bank and Mr. Ding have been business partners for decades, so

There were some contacts... I just met a few times, just to discuss some business."

"Well!" Jin Shiqi was still very unhappy, "No matter how short of people Mr. Ding is, we can't always let Xiaoyao show up. She is a girl after all."

"Yes...but the old man's temperament...to be honest, he doesn't believe anyone except Yaogu now." Huang Kuan whispered again, "But Dusi, you don't have to worry, our Yaogu behaves very appropriately."

, I will never... give you... that... ha..."

"Needless to say." Jin Shiqi hurriedly interrupted him. He was not worried about this. The impetuous character of Sun Gongzi would definitely not fall into Xiao Yao's eyes.

But girls should be more calm. In the past, she was forced to fight and kill. Now that the situation has eased and living conditions have improved, she should learn to restrain herself. Moreover, the two have already engaged in marriage. If she has time, she can learn

Isn't it quite fulfilling for a female worker to prepare dowry and other things, and then ask aunts for advice on how to serve her husband?

Xiaoyao is thousands of miles away, which inevitably makes brother Jin Shiqi a little worried. He even begins to worry about the future: Can the leisurely and dull days in Qianhu Mansion in Treasure Port keep Xiaoyao's mood?

…

That night, Guiping County was noisy all night long.

There were sounds of running, crying, clashing of weapons, splashing into the river, and even firecrackers were set off on the pier. It was said that they were the spies who captured Hu Fulong, and some people reported that it was the victims who were causing trouble. We will inquire again after dawn.

, some people say that there was a private fight between the Xunzhou Guard and the Guilin Guard.

Jin Shiqi is used to it. A war zone is what it should be like.

…

The next day, the first day of November, Jin Shiqi's long-awaited "fire gun bidding" finally began.

The first "inspection" was held at the Xunzhouwei Primary School in the west of the city. Officials from the Guangxi Dusi Mansion, the General Military Mansion and the Armed Forces Department all arrived at the scene. In addition to officials and soldiers from the five bidding agencies, there were also some

To watch the fun, about 200 people gathered at the scene in a noisy manner.

The main project of this "inspection" is "50-step humanoid target shooting". Each bidder must use 5 fire guns to shoot 100 rounds of lead bullets, and more than 50 rounds will be considered qualified.

The first person to appear was the "Guilin War Game". According to legend, the gang of bastards were already determined to win. Jin Shiqi secretly "poofed".

The five muskets of the Guilin War Bureau were presented in front of the officials, and they were no longer taboo. Everyone could look at them casually to reflect the principle of "justice, openness, and fairness" in this bidding.

Jin Shiqi also brought the craftsmen over, and one of the craftsmen immediately praised: "It's really not bad!" Those fire blunderbuss were indeed well made, the iron of the blunderbuss tubes was also delicate, and the wooden parts were tightly jointed. They were even more gold-plated than those in the Shanhaiguan period.
To be continued...