Controlling the bankers is equivalent to controlling the big stores: thousands of people, more than 300 brave people... In Lunan, we can build such a powerful outpost without firing a shot or half a tael of silver. Executive Committee
I'm afraid I need to have a "new understanding" of New Taoism.
"This is a wonderful plan!" Zhang Yingchen couldn't help but feel refreshed, and couldn't help but feel proud that he could come up with such a clever plan. However, in order to gain the recognition and belief in the new Taoism from the banker, it is best to have more
Show strength.
Zhang Yingchen knew very well that in order to be recognized by the local people, it was not enough to just practice medicine and administer medicine. He had to perform "miracles." He had read a lot of official documents about folk guilds in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and they were full of various information.
Warlock's "spells".
New Taoism wants to gain a foothold in the local area, and if it doesn't show that it has enough "magic power", it may be difficult to generate firm belief among believers.
However, one of Zhang Yingchen's positions on New Taoism is "advocating science" and he is very unwilling to engage in the tricks of pretending to be gods and ghosts. Furthermore, he also knows that the Senate has a negative attitude towards pretending to be gods and ghosts. This move of his is likely to be criticized by Wu
The attack from the president and others - he could have given himself the label of "promoting feudal superstition", or even worse, "establishing the prestige of a personal leader with suspicious motives".
"What should I do?" Zhang Yingchen thought about it and was about to reach the door of the courtyard of the upper room. The heavy rain poured down. The sky was dark and the ground was dark for a while. There was water rushing everywhere. There was lightning and thunder in the distance, and suddenly a thunder struck the ground.
Not far away, the earthquake caused the tiled houses to tremble slightly.
Zhang Yingchen suddenly smiled: Yes.
Min Zhanlian discovered that this female guardian was indeed very capable. In less than half a day, his spies had successfully entered the Dadianzhuang, and the news came that even the policy holders living in the Dianzhuang had been found. However,
In a few days, not only the information about Dadianzhuang has been successfully collected, but also the detailed information about the Zhuangzi's residence has been passed on. Apparently they have followers in Zhuangzi and the Zhuangzi's residence.
Another day, another thunder and lightning, and heavy rain.
"You have many eyes and ears," Min Zhanlian said.
He stood under the eaves, looking at the water flowing like a waterfall in front of the dripping eaves. The girl in red was standing outside the waterfall, in the courtyard.
Although it was dark and raining heavily in the yard, she stood in the rain, her red dress only fluttering in the wind, with no sign of being wetted by the rain, like a ghost.
He is being mysterious again. Min Zhanlian thought to himself that he is now more and more wary of his employer.
"What's so difficult about this?" The girl in red said with a nonchalant expression, "You just want to know what the governor of Shandong ate last night and which concubine he slept with. I can also know."
"Where is the current Holy Emperor?"
"Haha." The girl smiled but did not answer, but her determined expression undoubtedly told him that this was not a problem.
Min Zhanlian thought to himself that no wonder they thought so highly of themselves, they were indeed superior. He wondered if his team had been infiltrated by them? He had to be careful.
"Your teaching is really brilliant." He presented a high hat very well and said, "I admire you very much."
"Humph, if you really admired me, you should have entered the righteous path of our religion. This religion is about employing people. With your ability, it is not a problem to be a protector." The girl in red sneered. "However, your greed is too much.
If you are extremely angry, if you don't return to the right path soon, you will fall into the Hell of Fire forever."
"Hey, hey, it's clear, don't curse people for no reason, okay?" Min Zhanlian smiled, "I just admire you, not say I admire you. As for my greedy and angry heart, I'm afraid I can't change it. Let's talk about it. If I stand on the ground
Now that we have become Buddhas, we won't be able to cooperate." He laughed, thinking that no matter how powerful you are, can you still be more powerful than Xu Hongru? Xu Hongru was defeated in less than three months after raising his troops.
"Curse? You are wrong. This is to persuade you to do good!" The girl in red had a stern look on her face, "Don't think that because of your martial arts skills, you can ignore the great righteousness of the law." She said and stepped back, quickly disappearing into the darkness.
middle.
Min Zhanlian looked into the darkness for a long time before returning to the house. The young woman from the team he brought with him was waiting for him.
"This woman is so evil," she complained, "I get goosebumps every time I see him talking to you..."
"They just rely on this to bluff people, and it doesn't get in the way." Min Zhanlian said, "Has the information been sorted out?"
This young woman's name is Zhou Ruoyun, who is responsible for collecting and organizing intelligence under Min Zhanlian. All the information sent by the eyes and ears must be sorted out and integrated by her. Zhou Ruoyun is also a master of swords and concealed weapons, and can shoot with six darts on the left and right.
This is her specialty, but women are weak and have to fire six shots in an instant, so they are only lethal within thirty steps, and have little effect beyond the range.
"It's sorted, take a look." Zhou Ruoyun spread out a few pieces of tissue paper.
What is drawn on the thin paper is the floor plan of the big store. Not only are the streets, offices, city gates and residences of each big family clearly drawn one by one, but also the patrol routes of the village warriors, the positions of the guards, and the time for the guard changes are also marked.
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"When entering the store, we can go both light and dark." Zhou Ruoyun said, "Yes, people inside will sneak in in batches in the name of doing business during the day. But if we go in like this, it will be difficult to bring swords in - Xiangyong Search
Very strict.”
Dark means direct intrusion at night. In the northwest corner of Dadianzhuang, there is a mass graveyard. Across the graveyard is an earthen wall. This wall collapsed several feet due to floods. Although it has been repaired recently, there are still some
There is a gap, and the remaining wall is about one person high. There is a temporary wooden fence inserted on top. It is easy to climb up and take it apart.
"There are three villagers guarding the place, and they take shifts every half night." Zhou Ruoyun said, "But there are people patrolling every half hour. The villagers and villagers are all acquaintances of each other, so it will be difficult to fool them."
"It doesn't matter." Min Zhanlian thought that since they had believers in the village, it wouldn't be difficult for them to arrange for the release of the water as long as the altar owner gave the order.
"This is the dealer's map." Zhou Ruoyun pointed to the floor plan of the dealer. Where is the upper room, where is the main hall, how many doors are there in the house, and how the population is distributed. The place where the Taoist priest lives was specially enlarged, and a separate area was drawn.
Picture.
This picture is more detailed, not only clearly depicting the location of the furniture in each house, but also the specific locations of a big tree in the yard, a stone table and several stone benches.
Min Zhanlian looked at the drawings carefully, thinking about how to implement his "God's punishment".
Suddenly he asked: "What is this?"
On the drawing, a black box is drawn near the big tree.
"It's a cage."
"簏子?"
"Yes, I heard that it was originally an iron cage used by the banker to keep deer when he opened a medicine shop. The Taoist priest specially asked people to move this cage to his yard."
"What is he going to do?"
Zhou Ruoyun said: "He only said that it would be used for gunpowder. But I have never seen him concocting drugs until now."
Daochang Zhang has been concocting drugs, so finding an iron cage for gunpowder is probably nothing.
Min Zhanlian nodded, thinking about how to "condemn" this Taoist priest. While he was meditating, suddenly a thunder struck the ground outside, and the eaves and windows shook slightly, which shocked Zhou Ruoyun. He patted his chest: "Oh, you scared me to death."
A smile appeared on Min Zhanlian's lips: "Yes."
"What? You want an extra-large kite?" The guardian revealed a surprised smile, "It's summer now, and I've never heard of kites flying."
"Yes, the kite needs to be big," Min Zhanlian said. "It needs to be strong, able to withstand the wind, and not afraid of rain." He added, "it needs to be able to be dismantled and transported."
"It's not difficult. If there is a place in Qingzhou, there will be good kites. I will send someone to do it immediately." The girl in red nodded, "What else is there?"
"I also want a hundred feet of thin iron chain."
"This takes time."
"It doesn't matter, I can wait."
"Can."
Min Zhanlian said: "The next thing is to wait for the opportunity."
More than ten days later, Min Zhanlian got the kite he wanted. The assembled kite was a huge black bird, exquisitely painted and combed on the ground to resemble a person's open arms. The whole body was made of oil silk, and the frame was tied with
Old strings, extremely strong.
"Okay! This thing is suitable for use!" Min Zhanlian nodded, "When the time comes, I will ask your teacher to work together so that it can be vigorous."
"It's easy to say." The girl in red said, "What are you going to do?"
Min Zhanlian remained silent. He walked to the water tank under the eaves and saw that he had just raised a few fish. He looked at them and watched the stars in the yard for a long time before he said, "We'll start tomorrow night."
Zhang Yingchen was also very busy. In the name of gunpowder, he moved the large iron cage for raising deer into the yard and fixed it firmly on the ground. He also asked his apprentices to scrub and polish the cage, and the originally rusty iron cage was
It became shimmering with cold light. Zhang Yingchen took a look and felt that the size was roughly suitable, so he asked someone to find a long iron pole four or five feet high.
Unexpectedly, long poles made of iron were difficult to find - ancient society did not have high processing capabilities for iron. Unless there was a real need, bamboo and wood products were generally used. Naturally, the apprentices could not find it, even if Master Zhuang sent someone to look for it.
No. The blacksmith shop said that even if it is made to order, it may not take too long. If the master insists on making it, they can give it a try.
"In an agricultural society, it is difficult to do anything." Zhang Yingchen muttered, "It is difficult to make an iron rod, but it is even harder to build a machine with bare hands."
He sat under the window, spread out the letter paper, and began to write a letter to the "center".
The content of the letter was a proposal for a joint venture between Runshitang and Mr. Zhuang’s pharmacy. In the letter, he suggested that Runshitang send people to Yizhou to contact Mr. Zhuang and put a batch of Chinese patent medicines here for sale on a consignment basis.
The local government made the Runshitang brand famous and then gradually extended its reach. Although Yizhou is not a big place, it is close to the canal and has convenient transportation. It can radiate to many areas in Xisanfu.