Xu Caining is the owner who can open a brothel on the same street as Jinyiwei Commander Tongzhi's house. Naturally, he is not one of those pretentious ladies. Over the years, either she has been pleasing to her eyes, and others think it is too high to reach, while others think she is quite suitable.
, and she doesn’t like it.
As a result, her marriage was delayed.
A girl at this age who has not yet married is considered an old girl. Even Duke Dingguo's mansion has become a joke in the entire circle of distinguished nobles. Not to mention Duke Dingguo, it is her elder brother who usually
She is a shrewd and courageous person who treats people very well. However, if anyone wants to take advantage of her affairs, the prince Dingguo will definitely fall out on the spot and let him know what it means to come from a top noble family.
anger.
Xu Caining has a wide range of hobbies. She was born in a noble family. Horse riding and archery are standard equipment. She does not know anything about needlework. However, her appearance is very deceptive. She looks gentle and quiet. Once she really offends her, she will directly
Fighting is not a strange thing.
Over the years, she has become somewhat famous in the capital. Even when Wei Zhongxian's party was extremely arrogant, she dared to confront Jinyi Weidong Factory directly.
Otherwise, there would not have been such a thing as the night of the bloodbath, when dozens of firecrackers were brought out of the brothel she opened.
In the capital, there are very few people who dare to take off the weapons of the officers and soldiers of the Shenji Battalion. However, she can do this kind of thing, and whether it is the person whose weapons are taken off or the one who takes off the weapons.
He actually thought that this was a matter of course. Even if the emperor knew about this, he would just laugh and not delve into whether there was any explanation behind it.
Speaking of the brothel she opened, it was actually a shelter for some poor people. The original owner made her very angry because of something. When she came to the door, she couldn't bear to see the miserable appearance of those women, so she simply
He simply kicked out the original owner and took over the business himself.
As for whether this would have any impact on her reputation, she didn't care at all. But because of her protection, the brothel came back to life. Not only did it gradually escape from the low-level skin and flesh trade, it also gradually became a bit like a capital city.
Some famous high-end places have changed their meaning.
However, she still doesn't care about all this. She really doesn't care whether she makes money or not. If she can maintain the building without losing money or even losing less money, she thinks it's worth it.
Such a strange woman, when faced with the Queen Mother's matchmaking, she was not shy at all, but she was very sure of one thing. If she really didn't like the other party, it would be the Queen Mother, she would still
I dare to push back.
"No, I can't count on you!"
Xu Caining was a little startled. She was even a little annoyed that her brother actually saw her as a person who only cares about skin. In terms of appearance, Jiang Wan seemed to be just mediocre. She couldn't say that she was a suave scholar.
Yes, it seems that the mighty and domineering warriors are a bit unreliable.
She bit her lip, and she had already made up her mind. It would be an injustice if she muddleheadedly married the other person without knowing what kind of person he was.
"Sister, do you want to take action personally?"
Xu Ergongzi looked surprised: "Aren't you afraid of scaring him away? In the past year, our family has come to our door to propose marriage, but it has become less and less!"
"Yesterday, my eldest brother came back and told my father that the government needs to send someone to the Yongqing Zuowei side. I think that's a good place for you!" Xu Caining glanced at his brother coldly: "Anyway, if you go fast,
You can return to the capital in less than a day, how about I tell my father and elder brother and let you go out and experience it?"
"I think that in such a big matter as marriage, you must be cautious and check the character of the other person in person. That is a must!"
Mr. Xu's face became solemn, and he turned around and left: "I'm going to send someone to find out where he lives!"
Seeing his brother running away, Xu Caining pursed his lips and smiled slightly proudly.
Silly boy, where are you looking for a place to live? Can't you find it in the huge Nanhaizi? Sister Zhen has been living in the capital for nothing these years.
To be on the safe side, Xu Caining took a few followers and headed towards Nanhaizi the next day. The guy might not have gone back yesterday, so he should be in the guardhouse today. She even thought of the reason for coming.
.
The dozen or so fire blunderbuss that guy took away on the night of the bloodbath have not been returned to her yet. People from the Shenji camp have asked several times. It is absolutely natural and natural for her to ask for them this time.
matter.
Of course Jiang Wan is in the guardhouse.
He was watching a group of military instructors headed by Owen, who were demonstrating the loading and firing of firecrackers for him and his subordinates.
In front of the instructor group, there were two batches of firecrackers. One batch was the Western-style firecrackers that Owen and others were familiar with that Jiang Wan brought back from Haojing'ao. The other batch was naturally the firecrackers produced by the Ming Dynasty War Bureau——
The source is indeed the batch obtained from Qingyuan Building.
In front of the crowd, starting from about thirty steps, huge targets were set up. Thirty steps, eighty steps, one hundred steps, one hundred and twenty steps, one hundred and fifty steps, and one hundred and fifty steps later.
, there is no target anymore.
According to Jiang Wan's calculations, the so-called one step is about 70 to 80 centimeters, and one hundred steps is eighty meters. He learned about the Ming Dynasty's fire blunderbuss, and found that it can kill within about fifty steps, and it can kill within thirty steps.
It has an accurate head inside, and according to Owen, Western-style fire muskets are lethal at about 100 meters.
If so, the difference is huge.
At the same time, Owen was also demonstrating a complete set of loading and shooting tools for him and his subordinates. Although the Ming Dynasty's Fire Gun Soldiers also had a similar process, it was more complicated than the Western-style Fire Gun Soldiers with more than forty steps.
, the Ming Dynasty's fire gun was simply perfunctory.
The first to be tested was the Ming Dynasty's fire blunderbuss. It is said that there are more than ten kinds of fire blunderbuss in the Jiebingzhan Bureau. This kind of fire blunderbuss equipped by the Shenji Camp is the most common and the cheapest one.
The sound of gunfire sounded one after another, and bursts of white smoke suddenly rose in front of everyone. Before the smoke cleared, some soldiers ran to the target and started shouting the results.
At thirty paces, there were only a few iron sand projectiles on the target. At fifty paces, there were only a few scattered dots. As for the target at eighty paces, there were nothing at all.
The target was placed in front of Jiang Wan. Jiang Wan shook his head. The projectiles were embedded in the target made of thin wooden boards, but none of them penetrated. This means that if the enemy is wearing iron armor at thirty steps, if he does not hit the target directly,
The door may not even be able to break through the opponent's defense.