"The humble official also asked him what he meant. What he meant was that all the small and medium-sized iron fire mines were destroyed, and only the large iron fire mines were kept in Jingzhao. The fire mines issued to them now are all wooden fire mines, and
It’s the same as before.”
This news disappointed Pi Xiangyang. If the Iron Fire Thunder had been destroyed, where would he find the samples?
Zhou Qing took out another folded piece of paper and handed it to Pi Xiangyang, "The manager can take a look at this!"
"What's this?"
"This is the sketch of Iron Fire Thunder. Beizhi said he had never seen it before, so he drew one and showed it to me."
Pi Xiangyang took the sketch. The iron fire thunder on it looked like a winter melon, and there was a handle at the top, like a man's thing. The drawing was tingling.
"What is this handle?"
"He said it was a wooden shell, for waterproofing, with a match rope inside. Use a hammer to knock it off when using it."
Pi Xiangyang nodded, "If it's waterproof, it can be used to blow up ships!"
He asked again: "What does this iron shell look like?"
Zhou Qing pointed to the pockmarks on it and said, "I asked him what the pockmarks meant, and he said that the iron shell was very rough, and it looked like it was made of scrap copper and iron."
Pi Xiangyang slapped his thigh, "That's what I'm saying! How could it be a dense and thick iron shell? Those bastards got fakes and still didn't admit it."
Song Kuan also shook his head, "After one or two years of research, I actually researched a fake fire thunder. It is really incompetent. With these idiots here, I can't make it even if I give them the formula."
"It's very possible!"
Zhou Qingdao: "Everyone said that the iron shell of that firearm is extremely difficult to make. It can't be made even if it's even slightly different. It either won't explode or has no effect after it explodes. It's not as good as a wooden fire thunder. It took a year of repeated trials to make it."
, I don’t know if it’s true or not, but he said it would be a pity to destroy it now.”
"I understand. Don't ask too much about firearms. Asking too much will make the other party suspicious. Anyway, build a good relationship. Go ahead!"
"I resign from my humble position!"
Zhou Qing Yili left, and Pi Xiangyang was a little confused. The iron fire mine had been destroyed. Where could he find a ready-made iron fire mine?
"Manager, is there nothing we can do?"
Pi Xiangyang shook his head, "It can only be said that it is unrealistic to recruit iron fire thunder from the Western Army. The blueprints, formulas and craftsmen must be their top secrets. Unless they can start from the top like the Song Dynasty, it is obviously impossible for the Western Army
, so I considered going back in time. During the reign of Emperor Jingkang, the Song Army who defended the city once built iron fire mines. Although only one out of ten exploded, they were built after all. The manager of the Gunpowder Bureau told me a clue.
There live in Taiyuan Prefecture two master craftsmen who were the weapons supervisors of the Song Dynasty. As long as we find these two people, even if we cannot make the iron fire thunder of the Western Army, we can still make the iron fire thunder of the Song Dynasty."
Song Kuan was stunned for a moment, "Taiyuan Prefecture is so big, there are many counties below, and there is a huge sea of people. Where can we find these two people?"
Pi Xiangyang smiled slyly and said: "Of course I'm looking for clues. I believe there must be detailed records of the two of them in the old government files, so I asked you to give Wu Taigu two hundred taels of silver. Isn't he in charge of the population and household registration?"
There is an alley in the east of the city. This kind of alley is also called a household alley. There are walls on both sides. There is only one door at the end. There are not many such alleys, and they are usually occupied by wealthy people.
This house in an alley has been empty for several months and was rented out only these two days. The tenant is naturally Jiang Zhuer.
The street where the alley is located is a commercial street, with shops all along the street. There are seven or eight shops across the alley alone, and one of them, Xiaoying's Face Powder Store, has just opened. Needless to say, this is the internal guard monitoring the alley opposite.
The shop owners are a pair of sisters, who look normal, but they are members of the internal surveillance camp, including middle-aged men, old people, women, teenagers, etc.
At this time, a carriage drove up and turned directly into an alley. After a moment, the door inside opened and the carriage drove directly in.
The two women who were watching were stunned, and the younger sister hurried to the government office to report it.
The reason why Zhong Huan is able to stand alone is that he is steady but decisive in his work, considers everything carefully, and does not rush forward impetuously. Although the carriage discovered by his men is most likely Pi Xiangyang's return, he still did not order an arrest. First, he only saw the carriage.
, I didn’t see anyone, it was just a guess. Secondly, Wu Taigu has not yet met Pi Xiangyang, and there is no news about Feng Abao.
Don't think that Pi Xiangyang is back just because of a carriage. If not, if they act rashly, they will be alerted.
It was precisely out of various considerations that Zhong Huan restrained the urge to arrest and ordered his men to continue monitoring and not to act rashly.
At noon, Wu Taigu was invited by He Sheng to the teahouse again.
"I'll keep it short!"
He Sheng took a sip of tea and went directly to the topic, "We hope you can help find two people. These two people were master craftsmen of the Bianliang Firearms Bureau twenty years ago. They returned to Taiyuan Prefecture during the Jianyan period. They are both around sixty years old.
"
"What are their names?" Wu Taigu asked.
He Sheng shook his head, "I don't know!"
"That's hard to find!"
Wu Taigu frowned and said: "There are counties under Taiyuan Prefecture, and there are huge crowds. Moreover, household registration does not usually register occupations. You said they are sixty years old, what if they have passed away?"
"It's hard for us to find, but it's not difficult for you. You can search for previous household registration information and find craftsmen. The craftsmen's notes column has their working institutions. It's a piece of cake for you, but for us
I'll give you two hundred taels of silver. I've done my best to be kind and righteous. Don't just take money and do nothing."
At the end of the sentence, He Sheng's tone became stern.
Wu Taigu said for a while: "Okay! I'll start checking when I get back, but there are two points I want to make clear. First, don't rush me. There are mountains of old information in the warehouse, and it's not that fast to find the information you want; second, I
We only guarantee Yangqu County, if they are in other counties in Taiyuan Prefecture, I don’t know."
"You can't delay it any longer. I'll give you three days. You must first find the household registration list of the craftsmen and give it to us. We can also look for it through other craftsmen."
He Sheng handed over the task and left in an ox cart, but little did he know that an old man riding a donkey was following the ox cart calmly behind him.
Pi Xiangyang and his woman Jiang Zhuer took a break from the rain. Pi Xiangyang lay lazily on the bed, watching Jiang Zhuer sit in front of the mirror and touch up her makeup. "Is the money I gave you enough?" Pi Xiangyang asked.
road.
"Look what you said, when has the money been enough?"
Jiang Zhuer turned back and rolled her eyes at him and said: "I have a lot of expenses here. I have to keep maids and servants, eat and drink, buy clothes, and makeup. Look, I used to use good makeup, but I can't afford it now."
So I had no choice but to buy some cheap powder, but I saved some money on the bus and could buy it at my doorstep."
"I'll give you some money later to buy some good powder! Don't buy the cheap powder from the store."
Jiang Zhuer said happily in her heart: "Actually, the makeup store in front of my house sells pretty well. It's a newly opened store and it's much cheaper than big stores. I feel like it's just opened for me."
"Why do you say that?"
"It's very simple! It didn't happen before. It opened as soon as I came here. It has only been open for two days and there is not much business. The only customers are me and a few maids."
Pi Xiangyang was startled, and he immediately became vigilant, "You mean, there was no rouge shop before, and it was only opened after you came here?"
"Yes! I moved here and it opened."
"Is the store facing our alley?" Pi Xiangyang asked.
"Yes, that's why I said it was specially opened for me."
Pi Xiangyang secretly screamed something bad. Based on his experience, this store was most likely to spy on his store. Lu Mengda must have told him that he knew about Jiang Zhuer's existence.
Pi Xiangyang immediately put on his clothes, took out a counter ticket from Baoji Cabinet Shop from his bag and put it on the table. He also put down half a piece of jade, "There is a thousand coins in it. You can withdraw the money with the counter ticket and the jade pendant.
The password is "The mountains are high and the roads are long, you take it and save it yourself. I am going to Jingzhao in the next two days. If anyone asks me where I am going, just say that I am going to Jingzhao and will not come back until next month. Do you understand?"
"
After explaining, Pi Xiangyang quickly left through the back door, but what he didn't expect was that the back door was also monitored by the internal guards. As soon as he went out, he was recognized by Wang Jinniu. He and two internal guards stared at Pi Xiangyang.