Chapter 81: Zheng Baihu
Zhang Luo told Xu Shouye last time at Tianyang Tower.
Let Xu Shouye go to Fuzhou to inquire about Yan Maoqing's situation.
I didn't expect to come back quite quickly.
I saw him in such a turbulent state.
Things should be going well.
Zhang Luo and Xu Shouye walked to a corner.
Asked Xu Shouye:
"Why, did you gain something big from this trip to Fuzhou?"
“What a great harvest!”
"This time, my father praised me very much in front of everyone."
"Tell me I'm doing a good job."
"I also plan to let him serve in the military."
"He said he would leave the firearms workshop to me."
"That's good, Master Xu, your good days are coming."
Zhang Luo just made a random calculation.
Let this kid go to Fuzhou Prefecture and try it.
I didn't expect that he actually got the information.
Xu Shouye patted his chest and said:
"When I arrived in Fuzhou, Yushi Yan had just arrived at Dusi Yamen."
"I found an uncle who works in Dusi Yamen."
"I have been asking about it in Fuzhou City for a long time."
"Finally let me know the most important news."
"What's the news?"
"Don't tell me, that Yushi Yan is straightforward in everything he does."
Xu Shouye swallowed his saliva and continued:
"I found out that Yushi Yan has already sent out the price."
"A flag is thirty to fifty taels, depending on the number of officers and soldiers."
"One hundred households pay one hundred taels."
"One thousand households pay four hundred taels more."
"A great commander like my father."
"You must give him three thousand taels as a filial piety."
Zhang Luo didn't know what to say at this moment.
Yan Maoqing and Yushi Yan actually asked for money so directly.
Alas, I could obviously grab more.
I was kind enough to quote the price.
Xu Shouye added:
"Then Yushi Yan and the people from Dusi Yamen will explain."
"This is the guarantee money given to the military guards."
"If the censor checks that there are no problems at the guard station."
"You can still get your money back."
"If you don't pay the deposit."
"It was found out that my ancestor had committed a crime."
"Then the amount of money committed is three times the amount of the guaranteed money."
Zhang Luo would not believe that the money was returned.
This is just a little trick used by corrupt officials to make money.
Zhang Luo lowered his head and thought for a while.
One hundred taels of silver.
If you really can't afford it, just spend money to eliminate the disaster.
However, this does not mean that nothing will happen if you pay the money.
Yan Maoqing is likely to add money to money.
I don't know if I want you to have several hundred taels more.
Zhenhaiwei's biggest enemy is Liu Dahu and his younger brothers.
He exists.
It's not necessarily okay if you pay the money.
Let’s invite Zhang Shengwen’s clan brother to drink tonight.
I have to inquire about the situation in the county government office.
Zhang Luo asked Xu Shou again in the blink of an eye:
"Young Master Xu, you said that my father wants to manage the firearms workshop?"
Xu Shouye said with a proud face:
"That's right, the paperwork has come down today."
"This is all your fault, Brother Zhang!"
"Such an important location."
"I've been begging my dad for several years."
"I didn't even get it."
"If I hadn't made a contribution in Fuzhou this time."
"Why would my father give me this job?"
"Can you take me to see the firearms workshop now?"
"Brother Zhang Luo, do you want to go to the firearms workshop?"
Xu Shouye looked at Zhang Luo puzzled and said:
"The firearms shop is full of sparks and iron, and the smell is very strong."
"It's better for me to treat you. Let's drink some wine together."
Zhang Luo explained with a smile:
"Young Master Xu also knows my military background."
"We, the hundreds of households in Zhenhaiwei, also want to have a place to make firearms."
"Master Baihu has come to find me."
"I've never seen firearms before."
"Yesterday I went to the Xu Mansion to find the young master and wanted to talk about this."
"It's just right now, the young master is in charge of the firearms workshop."
Xu Shouye patted Zhang Luo on the shoulder.
said:
"You hundreds of households are too blind-sighted."
"Brother Zhang is such a powerful person."
"I actually asked you to do craftsmanship."
Zhang Luo pretended to nodded.
I complained about Zhang Liansheng with Xu Shouye.
Then he said helplessly:
"Young Master Xu is right."
"Oh, what a pity. Young Master Xu, just take me there."
"Okay, this is not a big deal, let's go!"
Go to the main street.
Xu Shouye called his subordinates to get a carriage.
The two of them stepped onto the carriage.
Xu Shouye showed off:
"Brother Zhang, how is this carriage?"
"This is the carriage my father rewarded me with."
"The horses are fine red sun horses."
Zhang Luo looked in the direction of Xu Shouye's finger.
You can see that this red horse is not big even though it is big.
But the horse's legs are very strong.
It can be considered a fine war horse.
There should be many war horses in the Quanzhou Guard.
I just don’t know about the red horse in front of the car.
Have you ever been to a battlefield?
After the two got on the carriage.
Xu Shouye expanded his arms.
He said with a proud look:
"Brother Zhang, let me be majestic."
"From now on, I will also be in charge of the head of a yamen."
"How's this carriage? It's majestic, isn't it?"
Zhang Luo smiled and nodded.
Xu Shouye showed off to him for the second time in a row.
It can be seen that he likes this carriage very much.
In the feudal era.
A fine carriage.
Just like modern supercars and Ferraris.
Xu Shouye has always been jealous of his father's carriage.
Now he can ride in the carriage drawn by the red sun.
Watching Zhang Luo keep staring at his horse.
Xu Shou clapped his hands:
"If Brother Zhang likes this Hongyang Horse."
"Wait until I feel comfortable."
"Lend it to Brother Zhang to do your bidding."
Zhang Luo declined softly.
Xu Shouye speaks.
There is always a different feeling.
It makes people think that he has some kind of fetish.
The two of them were chatting.
The carriage drove slowly outside the city.
The gunpowder in the firearms workshop can easily explode.
In the Ming Dynasty, all firearms workshops were located outside the city.
Sitting in the Quanzhou Guard's carriage.
Naturally, the city gate officials did not dare to stop him.
After recognizing Xu Shouye's identity.
Soon the carriage drove away.
Zhang Luo watched all this.
I thought in my heart that being a powerful person is very satisfying.
No wonder the status of scholars in Ming Dynasty is high now.
Scholars can take the imperial examination and become officials.
If you were born in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, you don’t want to be ordinary all your life.
The most appropriate way is to take the imperial examination.
Becoming an official can not only change your life.
It can also benefit the entire family.
Several wealthy gentry families in Jinjiang County.
All the ancestors in my family were Jinshi scholars.
Relying on the family business of ancestors.
and the talents in the family.
can always stabilize their position.
When Zhang Luo lowered his head and thought.
The carriage stopped after a while.
I felt a strong sulfur smell.
Zhang Luo was convinced that the firearms workshop had arrived.
Xu Shouye coughed a few times.
He covered his mouth and nose and stepped out of the carriage.
Soon a middle-aged man in brocade clothes ran up.
"It's the young master, I'm not in charge."
"Why don't you say anything to me if you want to come to the firearms workshop?"
"So that everyone in the village can come to greet you."
Xu Shouye waved his hand casually.
He said to Zhang Luo:
"The big man in front of Brother Zhang is Zheng Baihu from the firearms workshop."
"He used to be in charge of the firearms workshop."
"He is my father's right-hand man."
This chapter has been completed!