Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Five: People are not as good as a thousand days, and flowers are not as red as a hundred days
In the front hall of the back hall of Dushikou Castle, Jin Xinpeng had just accepted Zhang Cheng's appointment and became his wedding ambassador, fully responsible for preparing for the wedding on the North Road.
The two then talked about the two big bandits Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai. After they rebelled, they joined forces and set up an ambush in Fang County. They captured and killed Commander Luo Dai in one fell swoop and defeated Commander Zuo Liangyu's army.
Nowadays, no one can control it in Huguang.
When Zhang Cheng mentioned the bandits, he thought of the cannons and asked quickly: "By the way, is the little eunuch named Chen back too?"
"Come back, if I hadn't accommodated this little Eunuch Chen, I would have come back a long time ago."
Only then did Jin Xinpeng remember the second major event in his visit to Beijing, and he continued: "Sir, those Jingying cavalrymen who came to the North Road with Eunuch Li Guofu rushed everywhere with letters, from the East Road, to the town, to the West
Road, twenty-seven craftsmen from South Road were transferred to drill and grind gun barrels.
Young Eunuch Chen took the letter from Eunuch Li Guofu. In the capital, Tianjin Wei also transferred as many as 109 craftsmen to drill and grind gun barrels. Now they are all settled in Yunzhou Camp. Wei Zhice and Shi Tiegen are both very happy.
You don’t have an ear to ear.”
Zhang Cheng silently calculated in his mind that there were originally ninety-one craftsmen working on the blunderbuss, and twenty-one more were recruited from Xiabei Road, plus twenty-seven people from other places in Xuan Town.
There are 108 people there, and now there are 247 craftsmen who can drill and sharpen gun barrels.
In this way, it is a basic number to be able to guarantee the production of 200 qualified blunderbuss tubes per month. If the workmanship is more careful and precise, nearly 240 blunderbuss tubes can be produced per month.
Based on this calculation, by the end of this year, more than 1,200 Yunzhou guns can be made, which can be equipped with almost three fire soldiers. If by the end of June next year, almost all of the fire soldiers of each infantry and cavalry battalion under his command can be equipped.
A new and well-made Yunzhou gun.
Even the carriage troops in the carriage camp can almost all be equipped with fast guns, blunderbuss and other various firearms. At that time, they can attack from a distance and defend near, whether they are fighting against Tartars or rogue bandits, as long as the gap in strength is not too great,
They all have the strength to fight.
"Can the young eunuch named Chen come back to Dushi with you?" Zhang Cheng asked.
Jin Xinpeng said with a smile that couldn't be hidden on his face: "This little Eunuch Chen, don't look down on him, he is more serious than the Eunuch Li Guofu who is watching over you. Along the way, thousands of households in various places are on guard.
, and the magistrate of Yanqing was summoned around by him.
Now I am enjoying it at Yunzhou Fort. Wei Zhice has arranged for two hundred households to lead more than two hundred military households, and takes this little father-in-law Chen around to catch game. By the way, this little father-in-law also has a special hobby!"
"Oh, what kind of hobby can Master Jin call it special?"
"Hahaha……"
Jin Xinpeng smiled before saying anything. After a long time, he moved his body closer to Zhang Cheng and said softly: "Woman!"
"Despite what little Eunuch Chen is like below, he is very fond of women. He has never stopped this way. Everywhere he goes, he will definitely call the girls from the Jiaofang Division to where he is staying until the morning."
Jin Xinpeng whispered softly with a sinister smile on his face.
Zhang Cheng had a strange look on his face and suddenly asked: "Didn't you listen to Qiang Gen and take a look at what kind of entertainment this little eunuch Chen is doing?"
"Hahahahaha..."
After Zhang Cheng finished speaking, he and Jin Xinpeng burst out laughing wildly.
"Don't say that the admiral is curious, even I, an old man, am very curious! Hahaha..." Jin Xinpeng also smiled teasingly.
Zhang Cheng stopped, drank a few sips of tea, and said: "Brother, you go back to your house to rest first. I'll send someone to invite you later. I'll call Lao Yan too. Let's have some drinks. That's fine."
Let me help you, brother, and say thank you!"
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That night, in the front hall of the back hall of the General's Office, seven people including Jin Xinpeng, Yan Qingrong, Wang Yuanjing, Chen Zheng, Zhang Guangda, He Biao, and Chen Zhong gathered together.
On the Eight Immortals table in the middle of the hall, there is a tin-plated copper hot pot with the pattern of "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" placed on it. The tray, pot base, pot body, pot lid, fire tube, etc. are all in octagonal shape. The Eight Immortals are engraved on the eight sides of the pot body.
They may be happy or angry, with different expressions.
The entire copper hot pot is in the form of a tower, about a foot high. Although its shape is simple and vigorous, dignified and elegant, its bright appearance and magnificent colors make it look like a magnificent fairy pavilion at a glance.
On the Eight Immortals table are freshly cut mutton slices, as well as pine mushrooms and white mushrooms, which are local specialties here. In addition, there are tofu, lamb tripe, louver, etc., along with a plate of cucumber strips, a plate of spinach and cabbage on the table.
side.
A group of women were busy coming in and out. The old servant approached the Eight Immortals table with a charcoal box, gently picked up the red charcoal fire, put it into the fire tube one by one, and then assembled the copper hot pot and gently placed it.
Return to the tray.
Zhang Chengzheng was sitting with Jin Xinpeng and Yan Qingrong, listening to the two of them talking about the exquisiteness of the single stone hot pot on the North Road. The copper hot pot on the table in front of him was confiscated from the house of Xue Liangqing, the former commander of the Kaiping Guards.
"Hey, this guy always used this pot to talk about things. The one in my house is really not as exquisite as this one." Jin Xinpeng said.
"It is said that this 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea' pot was secretly hidden by the ancestor of an uncle in his family when he raided other people's homes." Yan Qingrong revealed the inside story.
This time Zhang Cheng inspected the houses of Xue Liangqing, Wu Youlu and others, and the harvest was extremely rich in money, grain and grain. Although there were less antiques, calligraphy and paintings and other slightly elegant things, this was in line with Zhang Cheng's wishes.
What he lacked was money and food. Of course, there was only a few thousand taels recorded in the books, which was put into the treasury on Shangbei Road. But everyone knew very well that this was just what Zhang Cheng wanted to show everyone.
But no one among them knew how many things were confiscated from the house, and no one dared to inquire about it.
This time, Zhang Cheng confiscated a total of more than 40,000 taels of silver, more than 5,000 shi of grain, clothing, armor, ordnance, real estate, acres of land, etc., which almost made Zhang Cheng addicted to confiscation of homes.
It's simply more powerful than the bandits!
"It's been like this since ancient times. It's true that 'people are not as good as a thousand days, and flowers are not as bright as a hundred days'!" Jin Xinpeng sighed with emotion.
Zhang Cheng was waiting to answer, but Lin Fangping came over and reported: "General, the pot is ready. The adults can take their seats."
"Okay, Mr. Jin, Mr. Yan, please take a seat. Let's chat while we drink!"
Zhang Cheng stood up and greeted today's protagonists Jin Xinpeng and Yan Qingrong to sit down together. On the other side, Chen Zheng, Zhang Guangda and others also heard the sound and stood up and came over. They were already very familiar with each other, so they simply gave in and took their seats.
Naturally, Zhang Cheng took the first place, Jin Xinpeng, who was today's protagonist, took second place, and Yan Qingrong was once again the deputy envoy to welcome the bride, followed by He Biao, Zhang Guangda, Chen Zheng, Chen Zhong, Wang Yuanjing and others took their seats in sequence.