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: Three Phoenixes of the Sky

Xu Zichen couldn't help but be surprised: "My mother is here to Zhaoyuan?"

The mother in Xu Qiaozhi's mouth was nothing else, but she was Liu Xiao, who had been staying in Lijin County with Liu Kangjie. However, Xu Zichen knew that he was definitely in conflict with this Liu Xiaoshi, or Liu Fei, who was most distressed by Liu Xiaoshi, and he had been in conflict with Liu Fei several times.

Especially in the matter of marrying a wife, my sister really made a great contribution.

At that time, both sides fell in love with the daughter of the Zang family in Zhucheng, but Liu Fei ran to Lijin to invite Liu Kangjie and Liu Xiao to take action, but he directly asked his sister to settle the marriage, which made Liu Xiao, who was in a hurry, lose all his face.

In the next few encounters, because of the sister's stolen the limelight, Xu Zichen naturally got the moon first when everything was close to the water, but Liu Fei and Liu Xiao were both empty-handed several times. Liu Fei and Liu Xiao obviously attached great importance to this recruitment, so Liu Xiao went out to find his sister directly.

Although I knew that Liu Xiao was just Liu Peng's stepmother, she was her nominal mother-in-law after all, so Xu Qiaozhi naturally wanted to bow her head. She told Xu Zichen: "My grandma means that this opportunity for the Western Expedition is too rare. Xiaofei can't miss it anymore. I guess I'm sorry to be wronged this time!"

Wanyan Ruoxue next to him interrupted innocently, saying, "Since they are all family members, why should we be wronged? Isn't it better to fight with each other based on their skills? The more we use our husbands, it is natural that the more we use our troops."

Of course, Liu Peng's military use is better and better, but the problem is that Xu Zichen and Liu Fei have very similar resources. One party will have hunger when he eats a lot. It is impossible to have the best of both worlds. Therefore, Liu Xiao greets the Xu brothers in advance, and Xu Qiaozhi immediately replied: "This is the truth, but it is rare for a mother to ask me for a while. I really can't refuse. Zichen, what do you think?"

Xu Zichen couldn't answer for a moment, so he could only start thinking. However, Yao Yulan said very neatly: "Zichen, although my mother has greeted me, it depends on your own thoughts in the end. If you don't want to miss it, you and Sister Ruoxue will support you."

The power of Xu Qiaozhi's pillow is naturally limited, but Yao Yulan and Wanyan Ruoxue support Xu Zichen, and Wei Yujun, who came out of the hell of Anlou Village with Xu Qiaozhi, naturally there was nothing that could not be done when several women joined forces, so Yao Yulan was naturally confident in saying this.

But Xu Zichen first considered his sister's position in everything. He felt that there was no problem with Liu Fei and even fight, but this would make his sister difficult.

So he quickly understood and said with a smile: "Everyone has seen the opportunity this time in the Western Expedition. More than a dozen people have invited me to dinner. I thought about it and felt that this was not a particularly good opportunity. Maybe it was a pit, with more wolves and less meat. I would like to ask my sister to find a position that is not risky, can achieve great things and can give my brother-in-law a different look."

But when Xu Zichen said this, everyone was happy. Wanyan Ruoxue said, "How can you find such a good location? Zichen, please look for it carefully. I will find one for your brother-in-law."

He knew that Wanyan Ruoxue was joking, but Xu Zichen said seriously: "It must be there, otherwise how could my brother-in-law be able to start the original army at such a young age? It's just that my brother-in-law and I have different ambitions. I don't like leading troops to fight in battles in nature, so it's better to do some small business!"

Speaking of Xu Zichen, he asked Yao Yulan: "Mr. Yao, tell me what small business is there? You can take care of my sister and let my brother-in-law look at me differently."

His words were originally a bit joking, but Yao Yulan said firmly: "Yes, and there is no risk and can achieve great success. Your husband will definitely look at you with admiration."

Seeing Yao Yulan say this, Xu Zichen's expression suddenly became particularly serious. He immediately asked, "What kind of business is Yao Changgong?"

Yao Yulan gave the answer directly: "Saltpeptide!"

Xu Zichen reacted immediately: "It's indeed saltpeter, and this business can be done."

Now most of the Longkou Army's combat power is based on muskets and cannons. In addition to muskets and cannons made in Western France under the guidance of Demons and Duncan, high-quality gunpowder is also a key factor in the combat effectiveness of the Longkou Army.

From the surface, gunpowder is very simple. As long as the three raw materials of charcoal, sulfur and saltpeter are reasonably matched, they can make powerful gunpowder, but in fact it is not the case.

Charcoal is the easiest gunpowder material. Today, Longkou has so many territories. It can be said that the best charcoal can be used as much as possible, but sulfur is a big problem.

One of the major reasons for the failure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was that it had "more nitrogen and less sulfur". It had not controlled the sulfur-producing areas and was under the embargo of the Qing government for a long time. The lack of sufficient sulfur caused the Taiping Army's gun power and range to be greatly reduced, which was in a very unfavorable situation.

However, for Longkou, sulfur is not a big problem. Although only a small amount of sulfur is produced in Yanshen Town, Shandong, Liu Peng can obtain a large amount of sulfur through trade channels, and Xu Zichen himself is one of the most important sulfur suppliers in Longkou.

He and Yuwen Ba both monopolized most of the trade between Longkou and the Sulphur Ball Kingdom. The most important specialty of the Sulphur Ball Kingdom is sulfur. He can transport tens of thousands of kilograms of sulfur from Ryukyu to Longkou every year. It has only been six months this year. He has transported 12,000 kilograms of sulfur to Longkou, and as long as Liu Peng has demanded, he can continue to increase the supply.

But stable and high-quality supply of saltpeter is a big problem. Before Germany invented the synthetic ammonia technology, there was only Chile, a stable supply area in the world. The saltpeter war broke out in order to compete for saltpeter resources was also one of the most cruel wars in another time and space.

In a certain American drama, the villain's last killer weapon is to stock up on all saltpeter resources so that the protagonist has no saltpeter available at all. The firearms in the protagonist's hand are completely useless. If the supply of saltpeter in Longkou is cut off, tens of thousands of firearms will also become fire sticks.

Of course, a certain amount of saltpeter supply can still be guaranteed. Although there are almost no saltpeter mines in Shandong that are of mining value, there are still some mini saltpeter mines in China, and Longkou can obtain a considerable amount of saltpeter from foreign trade channels.

In addition, Longkou can also produce earth and salt from many channels such as toilets and old bricks. Like the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Liu Peng also set up a special salt-making official under the General Affairs Office to be responsible for all matters in producing saltpeter.

However, whether it is saltpeter obtained through trade channels or soil nitrate produced by oneself, the supply is not very stable and the quality cannot be guaranteed. Even if a batch of high-quality saltpeter can be obtained, the next batch of saltpeter may be mixed with a large amount of impurities.

During the two battles in Jinzhou, the Longkou Army was forced to use a large number of secondary products, seized products, and substitute gunpowder. Sometimes even secondary products and substitute gunpowder were not satisfied, and they were forced to prepare to fight with Jiannu in a white war, and even had no ammunition and food at one time to fight with Jiannu in close combat.

But everyone knows that most of the combat power of the Longkou Army is based on firepower advantages. If the bonus of firepower advantages is lost, the Longkou Army's combat power is only 30% or 40%, and it is really not a match for Jiannu in the field battle.

Therefore, facing the extremely cruel Jiannu, the Longkou Army must obtain a large amount of high-quality saltpeter, which is also a huge problem facing Longkou.

Xu Zichen naturally saw the opportunity: "No problem, I will notify Boss Yuwen immediately. As long as there is a large amount of high-quality saltpeter, we will grab it at any cost as soon as possible. If the supply problem of saltpeter is solved, then my brother-in-law will be admiring me!"

Xu Qiaozhi replied with a smile: "Your brother-in-law will look at you with admiration now."

"I will solve the problem of saltpeter. We all go there personally. Anyway, we try our best to find a large amount of high-quality saltpeter. Then we can clean up the Jiannu well."

In Xu Zichen's eyes, he felt that a golden avenue was waving to him. But Yao Yulan added: "Zichen, this matter needs to be handled step by step. It's a rare opportunity. You know the Three Phoenixes of Botian!"

As a native of Changyi, how could Xu Zichen not know about the Three Phoenixes of Botian? This is a major event that everyone in Changyi talks about. During the first year of Tianqi last year, Changyi County won three juren, namely Shi Qinming, Xia Yangming and Li Zhigong. These three new juren were called Botian Sanfeng by Changyi people.

For Changyi County, Changyi County was able to pass the three juren in a provincial examination, which was simply a miracle among miracles. Therefore, Changyi even built a Botian Sanfengfang for these three new juren to celebrate. However, Xu Zichen asked with great confusion: "What's wrong with Botian Sanfeng now?"

Yao Yulan said domineeringly: "After long-term consideration, Xia Yangming and Li Zhigong, both of them were determined to retire and not serve in the office, and they have served in Haiyou!"

Xu Zichen was shocked.

He could not help but be surprised that Changyi County finally passed the exam for three juren, but unexpectedly, these three juren were unwilling to serve in the court, but came to join Longkou.

Among these three new juren, Shi Qinming has always been the head of Liu Peng's record room, so it is natural for him to continue to be loyal to Liu Peng, but it takes considerable courage to make such a choice between Xia Yangming and Li Zhigong.

After twenty years of hard study, they finally won the reputation of a Juren. However, instead of serving as an official for the court, they defected to Liu Peng, the Kaiyuan Army, to prepare for the Tao, which in a sense was equivalent to destroying the future.

After all, even if a juren becomes an official, even if he cannot become a prefecture or a higher position, he is still very likely to become a magistrate or a higher position. In another time and space, he will become a magistrate, a magistrate and a magistrate, and a magistrate. It can be said that he has a bright future, but in this time and space, the three new juren made the same decision.

Xu Zichen couldn't help but want to confirm again: "Are they preparing to serve their brother-in-law?"
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