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Lu Haoshan went back to the door with his beautiful wife three times and prepared a gift box according to the customs. However, when he went back, the gifts Zhao Yuqing gave were filled with a carriage, mostly for food, such as various dried meat, dried fruits, snacks, etc. What made Lu Haoshan laugh and cry was that there was a jar of tiger whip wine inside, saying that it was for Lu Haoshan to replenish his body, which made Lu Daguan extremely speechless.

What does this mean? Isn’t this a hint that you can’t do it?

As a man, how can you say that you are not good? Especially when you are still young and strong, you can hold on to the music every night. How can you need this kind of wine to replenish yourself? But Zhao Yuqing is a fortress, which makes people laugh and cry.

However, he really had nothing to say about Zhao Min, and Lu Haoshan also benefited from it.

"Brother Shan, sister-in-law, you are finally back." As soon as he saw Lu Haoshan coming back, Liu Jinzhu immediately came out and said anxiously: "If you don't come back, I'm going to find you."

"What happened?" Lu Haoshan turned over and dismounted and asked quickly.

Liu Jinzhu lowered his voice and said, "The people from Dusi Mansion are here and we are asking us to pick up the firearm immediately. However, if you are not here, I will arrange for him to use some wine and food first. Now I am waiting for you in the hall."

So fast?

I just negotiated with the commander Han Wenden, the commander of the commander, to ask for three hundred firearms, seven-eyed guns and bird guns, totaling 3,600 taels of silver. I thought that this Han Tongzhi would take some time to clean up the bill, but I didn't expect that in just three days, he had already handled it and asked someone to urge him to take it, that is, he urged him to ask for the silver.

Lu Haoshan didn't know which method Han Wendeng used to smooth the account, but the two agreed that Han Wendeng treated it as waste and cleared the goods and silver. However, he became generous and gave Lu Haoshan a batch of gunpowder and iron pills. Now that he is so anxious, it is possible that he should have done the account before the New Year and turn the old account into a dead account.

"Okay, I'll go see him right away." After Lu Haoshan said that, he handed over Zhao Min back to his private house and handled the gifts of his son first, and then walked towards the side hall.

With a horse and a gun, my cavalry finally had a prototype. At that time, I helped Han Wendeng take the credit for suppressing the rebellion and found an opportunity to transform the credit into a military position. In this way, I rely on Han Wendeng's big tree to climb up step by step and finally seize Sichuan. The three hundred picket members were my team.

While thinking, he walked towards the side hall, thinking that Han Wendeng would send someone. Unexpectedly, when he went to the side hall, he knew the envoy. It was Han Wendeng's leader's guard at the wedding banquet. Lu Haoshan asked them to have a banquet together. At that time, this man bowed to him. Lu Haoshan still remembered him fresh in his memory and recognized him at a glance.

This kind of private selling of state property and filling in private pockets is naturally to find a trustworthy confidant to deal with. As the leader of the guards beside Han Wenden, he is definitely the confidant of his confidant.

"Hello, Lord Lu, the villain is on his order to hand over to Lord Lu." The guard leader was polite.

Lu Haoshan smiled and said, "No gifts, may I ask if this brother is the noble surname? What is the name?"

"It's inevitable that the noble one is Zhu and his name is Yong." Zhu Yong said with a smile.

Zhu is a national surname, and it is really expensive. However, he claims to be a villain and should not have public office in the army. He belongs to Han Wendeng's private guards, or private soldiers. At Han Wendeng's level, he is allowed to have a certain number of private soldiers. These private soldiers only obey his orders, and their salaries are paid by the state. If they are not private soldiers, those who follow the second-rank official will be afraid that the level is not lower than that of him.

"Liu already knows the purpose of Brother Zhu's arrival. Don't worry, the money will be prepared early in the morning. Should I hand it over to you now, or will I give it to you when I go to receive the goods?" Lu Haoshan asked with a smile.

Zhu Yong said bluntly: "Now, after the acceptance is correct, the money will be handed over to my brother to transport it back to the adults, and the younger ones will lead the way for the adults."

After saying that, it seemed to give Lu Haoshan peace of mind. Zhu Yong lowered his voice and said, "Please rest assured, Lord Lu, my master attaches great importance to Lord Lu. The firearm he gave will definitely be able to hit the rods, and it is definitely not scrap iron."

This is better. The heart of Han is too dark. The money is put into his own pocket and it will take more than double before it will be sold to him. If he breaks the gun or breaks the gun for himself, he will really kill him.

After all this, Lu Haoshan had nothing to say. He immediately ordered someone to take out the 3,600 taels prepared and handed them over to Zhu Yong for inventory. After Zhu Yong finished counting, he handed them over to the people outside, and then accompanied Lu Haoshan and his party to carry the firearm.

"Brother Zhu, I don't know where we will carry the firearm." Lu Haoshan couldn't help asking on the road.

"Stone Spring"

Lu Haoshan said in surprise: "Shiquan County? I haven't heard of Shiquan having a large military weapon depot."

Zhu Yong smiled: "Sir, this military weapon depot has the most open, some are secret, some are registered, and some are not registered. Think about it, Shiquan has the most water in the Shiquan, and they often cause trouble. How can they do it without a single order? Dusi has a secret military weapon depot in Shiquan, which stores a lot of firearms and ammunition. This time he went to Shiquan to pick it up, and it would not attract attention."

Perhaps when he was counting the silver liang, he received a red envelope of 10 taels of silver from Lu Haoshan. The guard leader named Zhu Yong seemed very enthusiastic and answered Lu Haoshan's questions.

So that's how Lu Haoshan nodded secretly. This makes sense. It is said that there are more than 30 ethnic minorities in Shiquan. These ethnic minorities are not easy to manage. They secretly build a military weapon library in places with complex people's conditions. If there is a rebellion, it will be able to suppress it as soon as possible.

After pausing, Zhu Yong lowered his voice and said, "Sir, the person who manages the warehouse is an eunuch named Chen. This person has a strange personality. After entering the door, you don't need to save the red envelope. You also know that the eunuch cannot be fully polite. His favorite is that yellow and white thing. As long as they are coaxed, everything will be easy to do."

This is a very kind reminder. Lu Haoshan thanked him repeatedly after hearing this.

The emperors of the Ming Dynasty loved eunuchs unique in history. There were many famous eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty, including Zheng He, Wang Zhen, Wei Zhongxian, Liu Jin, Wang Zhi, Feng Bao, Huang Jin, etc. They used eunuchs to serve, used eunuchs to manage the secret agencies, used eunuchs to supervise the army, used eunuchs to guard the warehouse, and used eunuchs to make money. Now, a military weapon warehouse is also guarded by eunuchs, which has really become a panacea.

Greedy money?

It is best to be greedy for money. As long as you dare to be greedy, I dare to bribe it. Lu Haoshan smiled: Maybe he will gain extra benefits.

As the Chinese New Year approaches, Zhu Yong wanted to complete the job as soon as possible and then go back to his hometown to celebrate the Chinese New Year. He rushed all the way. At noon the next day, he led Lu Haoshan and his party to a hidden valley. The surface of the valley was a farm, but in fact there was a world inside, and a military weapon warehouse was hidden inside.

The firearm that Lu Haoshan dreams of is here.

Since it was a military weapon trunk and the garrison was very strict, even Zhu Yong could not enter. He handed over a letter and a token at the door to the soldiers guarding the gate. Not long after he took the letter and the token in, some old men with a little gray hair and a little scary white skin walked out.

Tang Zhen described the eunuch in "Qian Shu" like this: It is not like a human body, it is not like a human face, it is not like a human face, it is not like a human voice, it is not like a human voice, it is not close to human feelings. It is the first time Lu Haoshan saw a real eunuch. He was a little curious and couldn't help but see it clearly. He saw that the old man had white face and no beard-shaped skin, and his Adam's apple could not be seen without careful reading. He gave people a feeling of being grasped when walking, and his face was not angry at all.

This is what Eunuch Chen is.

Zhu Yong introduced the two, and then asked Lu Haoshan to follow the Eunuch Chen to pick up the goods. He was waiting outside. When he was right, he still gave Lu Haoshan a look and signaled him to please the eunuch.

The eunuch named Chen asked the people who followed Lu Haoshan to stay outside, led Lu Haoshan into a room, pointed to the row of wooden boxes and said, "Okay, everything you want is here, please accept it."

The sound is as childish as a child but not crisp, as sharp as a woman but not soft. It is hoarse but can make a sound, and it sounds strange.

Lu Haoshan is not polite either. This was bought for more than 3,000 taels of silver, so naturally he needs to verify it clearly.

The first box was opened, and there were only seven-eyed guns on it. When I picked it up, Lu Haoshan frowned: there were cracked small patterns on it. After a closer look, there were trachoma in two places. Then look at the others. Most of them were similar, either with flaws or excessive use, and were about to be eliminated. Lu Haoshan shook his head and opened the second box. This box was a bird gun. Although the gun was good, the excessive thing was that there was already a lot of rust on it. I don’t know if it was broken or not well maintained.

Lu Haoshan opened boxes of boxes, but was disappointed again and again. None of them was intact. Even if these guns were fired, they would probably be destroyed if they could not be fired a few shots. The ammunition was even more speechless. Three boxes of iron balls and ten barrels of gunpowder. What can this thing do? I guess the ammunition would be gone without two shots.

"Eunuch Chen, why are there all these? Are there not some better ones?" Lu Haoshan said depressedly.

Damn, it's even darker than me. The price has more than doubled. The price is very beautiful, but the quality is unsightly.

Eunuch Chen sneered: "Mr. Tongzhi asked the little one to prepare a gun and said that every shot must be fired. Lord. Chen, if you think that the little one can't hit, you can hit you on the spot, what?"

It's useless to hit him, Lu Haoshan knew it was a good idea. This old man was deliberately trying to find fault and forced himself to give him benefits. No wonder Zhu Yong repeatedly reminded him that this was difficult for him. After all, it was not easy to collect so many firearms that were close to being destroyed.

This money is really hard to save. It is said that some eunuchs are extremely difficult to get along with, and the enemy is about to fight, and they are just guarding the military weapon warehouse and unwilling to open it. In order to fight with the enemy, the soldiers have to spend money to buy him so that they can get the firearm they want. When they finish the war and return the weapon to the warehouse, they have to accept his various difficulties, such as where they spend it, where they are broken, etc., and using the firearm to fight the enemy's life and death, he thinks it is setting off fireworks, which is what is called observing it and inhumane.

The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, and the upper is effective. There are greedy and greedy eunuchs who guard the warehouse. The Ming Dynasty has become corrupt. Isn’t this the only room in such a big room? Isn’t this creating an opportunity to bribe?

Lu Haoshan took out a bag of silver, smiled and stuffed it into Eunuch Chen's hand and said, "Eunuch Chen, for the first time I met, I brought you some local specialties from Jiangyou. It's a little bit of a word, but I don't respect you. Please take care of me."

As soon as Eunuch Chen got the hand, it was heavy. He gently pinched it with his hands. Without opening it, he knew that it was the silver ingot. He weighed it with his hand and immediately smiled: at least one hundred taels.

I thought it would be good to get thirty or fifty taels, after all, the other party was on Han Tongzhi's path, and the background was quite large. Now I had already given so much money with tactfulness without any hints. Eunuch Chen's old face seemed to have a smile all of a sudden. With a smile, the wrinkles on the face opened layer by layer, like a chrysanthemum.

"Mr. Lu is so polite. By the way, what is Mr. Lu doing here?"

"That Lu came to carry the firearm." Lu Haoshan said tactfully.

Eunuch Chen slapped his thigh: "Look, the villain is old and has a poor memory. Lord Lu obviously carries a firearm, so why did he take the adults to see these scrapped things? Lord Lu, please come here to choose from the warehouse, and you will surely pick the right one."
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