Chapter 859 I'm optimistic about you! (Seeking the moon
If you go to Zhejiang along the canal, you can cross the river directly from Yangzhou Guazhou and continue south, without passing through Nanjing at all.
Although Qin Dewei found excuses such as selecting strong men and replenishing the standard battalion and inspecting the Nanjing Ordnance Bureau, he was still a little reluctant, so Qin Dewei kept a very low profile during the trip.
The group of them did not openly display their status as imperial envoys and inspectors, and they did not visit relatives or friends along the way. It looked like they were just traveling for a wealthy family.
Only the reception officials at the inn knew Qin Zhongtang's exact whereabouts, and they were all ordered to keep it secret. Although the news could not be completely prevented from leaking, the effect was still there.
Before Qin Dewei arrived in Nanjing, he only secretly informed two people, one was his uncle's side, and the other was his brother Xu Shi'an.
Although the others speculated that Qin Zhongtang might return to Nanjing in the near future, they did not know the specific situation.
Moreover, Qin Dewei did not disembark at Longjiangguan Pier like ordinary people, but disembarked at an unknown location near Waijinchuan Gate. Only his brother Xu Shi'an came there with several carriages to greet him.
After meeting, Xu Shian and Xu Laosan couldn't help complaining: "How can other people return to their hometowns as secretly as you, like that one who walks at night in brocade clothes? I don't know, I thought you came back from fleeing."
Qin Dewei said with emotion: "As the saying goes, I am the peak when I climb to the top of the mountain. This is a higher state. The road to simplicity returns to simplicity. People like you don't understand."
Xu Laosan curled his lips and retorted: "A pig has a green onion in its nose, what kind of image is it pretending to be?"
Qin Dewei glanced at Xu Shian's breasts and said heartbreakingly: "After so many years, how come you are still a fifth-grade Qianhu?
If others see it, they will think that I, a bachelor of Dongge University, do not care about old friendships and are unwilling to carry forward old friendships."
Xu Shi'an was so angry that he could only wave and say: "Get in the car!"
Originally, Qin Dewei was accustomed to riding horses in order to establish a young and vigorous persona, but this time he did not want to appear in public, so he specifically asked to ride in a car.
In order to facilitate conversation, Xu Laosan and Qin Dewei rode in the same car.
Of course there was a reason why Qin Dewei asked Xu Shian to pick him up without informing others.
"I told you about Shuangyu Island the year before last. Have you been there?" Qin Dewei asked first after getting in the car.
Shuangyu Island is located off the coast of Ningbo, very close to the mainland, and has now become an adventure paradise for smuggling merchants.
This is the largest smuggling trade base in East Asia. Private traders from the Ming Dynasty, Folangji, Japan and other countries gathered here to trade, and naturally formed a small maritime city.
Xu Shi'an replied: "I went there that year, and then several times later."
Qin Dewei continued to ask: "How do you feel?"
Xu Shi'an sighed: "You said there are orchids on Shuangyu Island. I went to taste them, and they felt like men!"
Qin Dewei: "."
I don’t understand, what does “like a man” mean?
That's not right. Who asked you Xu Laosan this?
Seeing Qin Dewei's unkind look, Xu Shi'an quickly added: "That place is indeed quite prosperous, with three to five thousand people often there, countless gold and silver flowing in it, and several palaces and temples built!
We, the people of the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese, the Buddhists, the Buddhists, the ginseng, are all mixed together, and they jointly manage this place.
I even saw some Folangji people building ships on Shuangyu Island, the kind of big ships that Folangji people control!"
Qin Dewei secretly lamented that if it were in an anime, or a non-historical one, a place like Shuangyu Island would definitely be full of dreamy and romantic temperament.
But it is a pity that in reality, it is destined to be conquered by the government!
While Qin Dewei was thinking, he pointed at Xu Laosan's chest patch and said, "Do you want to change the pattern? Or even change the color of the official robe?"
Xu Shi'an didn't even think about it and said without any formality: "Why don't you change the subject! I have seen through the world a long time ago!
Anyway, no matter where you go, as long as you state your name and your relationship with me, that’s enough, it’s much more useful than your own official position!”
Qin Dewei: "."
"Am I wrong?" Xu Laosan asked.
Qin Dewei took a deep breath: "I am now telling you as a bachelor of Dongge, censor of Youdu and minister of the Ministry of War, governor of Zhejiang and Fujian and other military affairs, and governor of Zhejiang and other places, you have been recruited! Temporarily in China Serve the army!"
Xu Laosan said unprepared: "Ah, why are you recruiting me?"
Qin Dewei said again: "As the saying goes, wealth can be found in danger. I wonder how brave you are? Do you dare to go to Shuangyu Island again?"
Xu Shian didn't understand very much: "Why do you want me to go to Shuangyu Island?"
Qin Dewei replied: "Bring more money, make friends with the various leaders, and measure the actual data on Shuangyu Island."
Xu Laosan asked: "Then what are you doing?"
Qin Dewei revealed the secret and said: "Of course we will organize a large army to attack Shuangyu Island. It all depends on you to collect intelligence. I am optimistic about you!"
The carriage entered the vast and sparsely populated outer city and then galloped towards the inner city. Xu Shian took the initiative and said: "I borrowed someone else's boat to catch you on the Qinhuai River. Now go directly? By the way, I can let the female family members and Young man, go back to Qin Mansion first!"
Qin Dewei shook his head and said: "No need! Go directly to the Nanjing Ordnance Bureau!"
Xu Shian said doubtfully: "Military Arms Bureau? Is there such a place in Nanjing?"
It can be seen from Xu Laosan's reaction that it is hard to say whether the Nanjing Ordnance Bureau still exists in the physical sense. Qin Dewei is quite satisfied with this. It is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice!
Qin Dewei also tried his best to recall and said: "I heard that it is located in the southeast of the outer city, not far from the Shenji Camp. Let's go and take a look first!"
Xu Laosan was very surprised. How could he not know who Qin Dewei was?
Although Qin Dewei has nothing to say about his work, he will never give up his enjoyment!
Today, Qin Dewei went out of his way and did not go to the banquet in the wine pool and meat forest, but went to the Ordnance Bureau for inspection first. This is very strange!
And he still ignored Xu Laosan's company, so there must be someone else!
"Who is it?" Xu Shi'an asked very sensitively: "Who else is in the Ordnance Bureau?"
Qin Dewei replied: "You also know the uncle Yan who was in Yan's hometown in Yange now. He should be at the Nanjing Ordnance Bureau now."
Of course Xu Laosan knew that the Yan family and his son were Qin Dewei's enemies, so he was very surprised and said: "How many years have passed, and this uncle Yan is still alive? To survive in your hands to this day is simply a miracle on earth!"
Qin Dewei explained concisely and concisely: "Who told him to have a good father who can't be beaten to death easily?"
Xu Shian asked in confusion: "Then why did you go to the Arms Bureau to find him?"
Qin Dewei gritted his teeth and said: "When I passed through Dezhou, I was delayed for two or three days for some reason, and Mr. Yan Ge actually issued a court order to reprimand me! When I arrive in Nanjing today, I will vent my anger on Mr. Yan Ge's son!"
Xu Laosan was shocked and speechless for a long time, "I used to think that the fights between you temple bosses were all about gods fighting, but I didn't expect that you would be so down-to-earth."
After talking for a while, Xu Shian said again: "You should kill the Yan family and his son together! Why bother to be an eyesore!"
Qin Dewei could only complain in his heart, if Yan Song could be killed so easily, he wouldn't be Yan Song!
Then Qin Dewei held his hand and said proudly: "You don't understand. I need a rival like Yan Song in the court. Only in this way can I be stable. So, please spare them!"
In this case, Qin Dewei has never mentioned it to anyone. He can only be a little wild in front of Brother Nai.
The two of them talked all the way and came to the southeast of the outer city. They first found the Shenji Camp, then inquired around the Shenji Camp many times, and finally found the location of the Ordnance Bureau.
From dozens of steps away, you can clearly see the dilapidated walls of the Ordnance Bureau.
As he walked closer, a skinny man suddenly emerged from behind the wall and shouted to Qin Dewei: "You are not allowed to approach the Arms Bureau without permission! Who are you?"
In Nanjing City, there is still a gatekeeper who doesn't recognize him? Qin Dewei replied angrily: "Qin Dewei is here!"
The man was stunned for a moment and shouted to the back at the top of his lungs: "Qin Zhuangyuan is here!"
Qin Dewei didn't pay any attention to this person anymore. He couldn't see where the gate was for a while, so he jumped through the gap in the wall. Then Qin Dewei suddenly froze.
Inside the wall, in the courtyard, in the open hall, and in the wooden house, there are dozens of craftsmen performing their duties and working enthusiastically.
This lively scene was in sharp contrast to the dilapidated walls, so Qin Dewei was stunned on the spot.
Thinking about it, Qin Zhongtang thought that the inside of the Arms Bureau should be the same as the dilapidated walls on the surface. That's why he had an excuse to deal with Yan Shifan!
The order he gave to Yan Shifan was to reorganize the Nanjing Ordnance Bureau and start firearms manufacturing!
I have heard that few craftsmen from the Nanjing Ordnance Bureau have fled. Otherwise, Yan Shifan would not have been sent to carry the mines. How could there be dozens of people working here?
When Qin Zhongtang was stunned to the point of shock, a man with one eye and a fat body limped out of a hall that looked to be in disrepair.
Even the third child recognized this obvious personal characteristic, Yan Shifan was really here!
Yan Shifan walked up to Qin Dewei and said calmly: "I didn't know that Zhongtang was coming, so I missed you from afar!"
Qin Dewei came back to his senses, pointed at everyone in the courtyard in disbelief and said, "What is going on?"
Yan Shifan replied: "We have worked hard for several days to achieve such a situation. Is Zhongtang ever satisfied?"
Qin Dewei questioned: "Where did you get so many craftsmen? Did you hire someone to act here for me?"
Yan Shifan, on the other hand, could not get any emotional reply, as if he was talking about other people's affairs.
"There are only four craftsmen registered in the Nanjing Ordnance Bureau, which is far from enough, so we have recruited fifty-three more.
Fortunately, the city of Nanjing was well-equipped with numerous craftsmen, so it was possible to recruit dozens of people to work in just a few days.
As for whether it's an act or not, wouldn't you know after just a few glances at Zhongtang?"
Qin Zhongtang has presided over so many projects in the Capital Ordnance Bureau, and he can be regarded as a semi-expert. He really made a tour.
I found that these craftsmen were not just pretending, they were really working! They were roughly divided into several groups such as iron materials, casting, gunpowder, etc., and they were really performing their duties.
Qin Dewei said doubtfully: "As the saying goes, if there is a specialization in a craft, any craftsman you can recruit can easily master it?"
Yan Shifan replied: "When I went south from the capital, I recruited six craftsmen from the Ordnance Bureau to accompany me. Now here, the six craftsmen are chief masters and are responsible for leading and guiding other craftsmen."
Still wrong! Qin Zhongtang suddenly discovered a huge flaw! He turned back to Yan Shifan and asked, "Where did the money come from?"
Whether recruiting people or preparing raw materials, money is needed, but Qin Zhongtang didn't remember that he had approved funds for Yan Shifan!
Faced with unfounded doubts, Yan Shifan said without any secret: "I randomly found some businesses in Nanjing and told me that Qin Zhongtang was ordered to quell the chaos and ordered the rectification of the Ordnance Bureau. Time is urgent and we need help. Some businesses are willing to donate."
The silver taels have served the country.
I found Yuanfeng Hao again and said that dozens of businesses in Nanjing had donated money. As a commercial leader, Yuanfeng Hao couldn’t justify not donating, right?
So Yuanfeng Hao added an additional five thousand taels. After all, we have enough funds to collect about ten thousand taels, and it is easy to recruit dozens of craftsmen!"
Qin Dewei: "."
I never expected that Yan Shifan, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, had arrived a few days earlier than me and actually opened the stall!
Even if I were to do it myself, it wouldn't be any better!
But the question is, how can you take it out on Yan Shifan? How can you find a reason to punish Yan Shifan?
Although Qin Dewei is good at "making things up", he really can't "call a deer a horse"! You can't just point at the hot scene and say that this is dereliction of duty and delaying the military aircraft?
Unknowingly, Yan Shifan, who had been going smoothly today, gradually gained momentum.
Don’t think that Yan Shifan doesn’t know what you guys are thinking! Don’t you, Qin Dewei, just want to take Yan Shifan as a hostage? Don’t you, Qin Dewei, just want to punish him, Yan Shifan?
Even his father was vaguely looking forward to being killed by Qin Dewei!
But I, Yan Shifan, have never surrendered to fate in my life, and today I will defy heaven!
Do everything to the extreme and make your Qin Dewei impeccable!
If you, Qin Dewei, dare to blatantly confuse right and wrong, it is equivalent to providing weapons to your opponents! There is no one above Yan Shifan!
Qin Dewei glanced around the courtyard and said to Yan Shifan: "I suddenly thought that the southeast, especially along the coast, is humid, making it difficult to light a match, and gunpowder is easily affected by moisture, so it is not suitable for using firearms.
Besides, the characteristics of the Japanese pirates' tactics are not suitable for using firearms to deal with them. So after much thought, I decided to suspend the activation of the Nanjing Arms Bureau!"
Yan Shifan was speechless. He had put in so much effort, but it was all in vain! The most annoying thing is a leader who changes orders day by day!
Qin Dewei continued: "I heard that the Folangji people are good at building ships. The size of sea ships is twice that of our Ming Dynasty. The Folang machine guns can also be closely integrated with the ships. Thanks to their fast firing rate, naval battles are extremely sharp.
So Yan Donglou made a hard trip to steal Fo Langji’s shipbuilding technology for use by our Ming Dynasty patrol army!”
Yan Shifan immediately lost his guard and became anxious: "I heard that the Kingdom of Folangji is thousands of miles away. Let alone make me work hard, even if I make you die from exhaustion, I'm afraid I will have to draw water from a bamboo basket in vain!"
Qin Dewei replied: "Not far away, there is Shuangyu Island off the coast of Ningbo, and there are Fo Langji people on the island who are building ships!
So just go to Shuangyu Island and work as a craftsman. This job is very suitable for you, and I like you very much!"
Yan Shifan: "."
Which of your eyes sees that Yan Shifan's appearance is suitable for being an undercover agent?
Xu Laosan suddenly thought of something and asked Qin Dewei: "Do you want Uncle Yan to follow me?"
"Let's go together. After all, going to Shuangyu Island is very risky. We need to take care of each other." Qin Dewei ordered.
Xu Laosan's eyes flashed fiercely and he nodded fiercely: "I understand! I will take good care of Uncle Yan! The sea is wide and deep, and you will not be discovered!"
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