Chapter 77: Acknowledge the godfather and sell the son
Tie Mo was no stranger to the name Zhao Shizhen. Later generations had read about this person when reading historical materials.
Firearms developed rapidly in the Ming Dynasty. Especially in the late Ming Dynasty, firearms master Zhao Shizhen and artillery expert Sun Yuanhua made firearms technology develop by leaps and bounds.
However, due to the limited funds of the imperial court, there was no way to spend a lot of money to improve firearms, which led to the abnormal development of firearms in the late Ming Dynasty. Although firearms and artillery technology had undergone qualitative development, the border troops still used old firearms.
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Moreover, there is another very important reason, that is, neither Zhao Shizhen nor Sun Yuanhua are taken seriously.
Let's talk about Zhao Shizhen first. He entered the imperial court as an official and served as the eighth-rank official of Honglu Temple for eighteen years. How much was he squeezed out for eighteen years as an eighth-rank official to be so miserable.
What's more, what does Honglu Temple do? It is an organization in charge of the etiquette of foreign guests' court gatherings. It belongs to the Ministry of Etiquette. He is a firearms expert and has been an eighth-grade etiquette officer for eighteen years.
Sun Yuanhua was even worse. Because of his religious beliefs, he was ostracized everywhere. Later, because of his recruitment of Kong Youde, he was framed by Wang Daochun, charged with rebellion and had his head chopped off.
If you don't know Zhao Jinrong's identity, that's fine. Now that you know he is Zhao Shizhen's son, you can't let him go no matter what.
Tie Mo stared and looked directly at Zhao Jinrong, "Mr. Zhao, do you have a son?"
Hearing this, Zhao Jinrong's old face turned black and was covered with a layer of frost, "I have never married, how can I have children?"
Tie Mo became a little depressed now, "Mr. Zhao, you have no children, what should you do? Pass it on from within to outside, from son to daughter. Aren't you making things difficult for the younger generation?"
"Hey, why don't I tell you not to waste your efforts? Boy, you'd better go back!"
"Perhaps everything is God's will. I am destined to be sorry for my ancestors!"
Zhao Jinrong's face was gloomy and his voice was unwilling.
Tie Mo couldn't help but think about it. Listening to Old Man Zhao's words, could it be that he had been injured when he was young and had hidden diseases, which led to him never marrying and having no children?
It is estimated that this should be the case, otherwise Zhao Jinrong would not have seen his family's secret knowledge come to an end.
Thinking of this, Tie Mo stood up suddenly and took two steps back. Because it was so sudden, Zhao Jinrong was startled.
"What are you doing? I..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Tie Mo kneeling on the ground with a plop, and Zhao Jinrong was stunned.
"Dad, you are always on top, please accept my child's respect."
The crutch in Zhao Jinrong's hand fell to the ground, his hands were shaking violently, and his face was in disbelief.
"You...what are you doing?"
"You are old and have no children, and my son has no father and mother. This is not good. If you become my father, I should honor you and take care of you until you die, father!"
Tie Mo raised his head with a serious expression: "My child has decided that if a boy is born in the future, I will find a boy with your surname Zhao to be your grandson."
"Crack!"
Zhao Jinrong trembled all over and pushed his legs against the table, knocking over the teacup on the table.
Tie Mo's words were so shocking that it took Zhao Jinrong a while to react. He stood up and pointed at Tie Mo excitedly, "You...are you telling the truth? Give birth to a son with my surname?"
"Of course it's true! I always talk like a spittle and a nail. If I tell a lie, curse me for not being able to reach the chicken's butt with three pieces of tofu."
"Okay, okay...well, okay..."
"father!"
Zhao Jinrong was immediately happy, stroking his beard and smiling with his teeth exposed, "Hey, louder!"
"father!"
"Why!"
A moment later, in the back hall room, Zhao Jinrong was kneeling on the ground, smiling with tears in his eyes.
"Father, mother, uncle, God has opened your eyes. Our old Zhao family has a child, and the child finally has the courage to go down there to see you."
Tie Mo stood aside. He was very happy at first. When he heard this, his expression suddenly changed. I am recognizing my father and selling my son. I just want you to go back with me to improve firearms. What are you doing?
What if the idea is to go underground to meet the ancestors?
"Oh, Dad, what are you talking about? You must be strong and alive."
"What a bastard! Kneel down immediately!"
Tie Mo was very obedient and knelt beside him, and kowtowed several times to the Zhao family's ancestors seriously.
Zhao Jinrong was greatly relieved. At this moment, the more he looked at Tie Mo, the more he liked him. It seemed that he had advantages everywhere. Being reckless is called straightforwardness, having a stubborn personality is called perseverance, and facing silly people is called being honest and honest.
"Good son, pack up and we'll go back to Zhangbei today. By the way, how many aunts have you married?"
Tie Mo was stunned immediately, "Whose aunt is there? I haven't married my aunt yet!"
"What? Your boss is old and you don't have an aunt? You don't even have an aunt, so how can you get a son? Where is Mr. Ni Kuang?"
"Hey, Dad, why do you always have such a bad temper? Why do you say you are angry when you are angry? I don't have an aunt in law now, but I can marry him in the future. How many more wives do you have, are you still afraid that you won't be able to have grandchildren?"
"Hmph, we can't delay this matter. When we get back, I'll find someone to help you organize it."
"This matter is not urgent!" Tie Mo's face was a little stiff.
"You are not in a hurry, I am!" Zhao Jinrong looked unhappy.
Nunu finally found an opportunity and tugged on Zhao Jinrong's sleeve, "Nunu is here, what are you doing? You can't do this!"
"What? Nunu, I know you are here!"
Zhao Jinrong touched Nunu's forehead, then put on a smile and said kindly: "Do you want to eat candy man again? Grandpa will make it for you later!"
"Nunu doesn't want to call you grandpa anymore!"
Zhao Jinrong stretched his hand in the air and moved his lips, "..."
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After staying at Yanmen Pass for another day, Tie Mo ordered Zhou Dingshan and Hao Sanpao to lead people to protect Zhao Jinrong and Nunu back to Zhangbei. Fearing that there would be danger along the way, he specially sent Mengmeng to Nunu's side.
As for Tie Mo, he can't go back yet. Although the bandits near Yanmen Pass were defeated, they also increased the pressure on Taiyuan Mansion.
Although Wang Ziyong's troops were defeated, their strength was not seriously damaged. After crossing Gouzhu Mountain, they joined forces with Wang Jiayin and Gao Yingxiang's troops.
At first, Wang Jiayin only pretended to attack Taiyuan Mansion. Now that Yanmen Pass was blocked and all the soldiers and horses were gathered together, he made a temporary decision to attack Taiyuan Mansion.
Nearly 60,000 bandits gathered in the west and north of Taiyuan Prefecture. Officials in Taiyuan Prefecture were so frightened that they sent letters asking for help everywhere.
Under this situation, Mangui and Hou Shilu naturally had no way to retreat, so they could only rest for two days and lead their troops to help Taiyuan. Since Tiemo's troops had experienced risks in the previous battle at Taihe Ridge, they won a relatively easy victory this time.
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Hou Shilu was very considerate of his subordinates and asked Tie Mo to lead his troops to escort the supplies.
This made Tie Mo happy. Doesn't this mean that as long as you use your hands and feet a little, you can get some supplies?
There was one person who was even happier than Tie Mo. This person came to Cao Shengyu on behalf of several Shanxi merchants.