Q: Tell me about the place Er was in Bianliang.
Answer: Mr. Hui, it is a very large place. There is a village in the west of Bianliang City, with more than a dozen workshops and five or six hundred people, all of which are owned by one owner...
Q: Do you make gunpowder
A: Yes, in the family of the small people, there have been craftsmen making fireworks for generations. There was also a small workshop, but unfortunately...
Question: How did you get into that Zhuangzi
A: First, people from there came to invite them. Xiaomin's fireworks production is a family craftsmanship, and he was reluctant to go to the shop. Soon after, another fireworks shop opened opposite Xiaomin's house. They are all sold at a low price, and the common people can't compare with them, and the business is sluggish. Later, the people in Zhuangzi offered favorable conditions, and the common people had no choice but to go.
Q: After entering, did you learn the method of improving gunpowder
Answer: Yes.
Question: Since gunpowder can be so improved, why didn't you think of it before
Answer: The preparation of gunpowder was originally a method handed down by the ancestors. After entering the courtyard, I realized that there is such a particular place. The rules in that courtyard are very particular. Even how to use a cup or a glass of water is stipulated. The process of preparing gunpowder is also a bit complicated.
Question: Who came up with the process of improving gunpowder
Answer: I don’t know about the small and small people. It is Mr. Gongsun who is in charge of the gunpowder workshop, and Mr. Lin who is in charge of the entire compound. There is another person in charge named Lin. They all participated. It was taught by the owner himself, but Mr. Lin and the others were in charge of making it.
Q: What is the name of your employer
Answer: Ning Yi and Ning Liheng.
Q: He later... killed your emperor.
A: Well, it is him.
Q: Have you met him
A: I've met him a few times. He invites us to have a meal every year. Sometimes he comes to greet him, and he talks about things with Mr. Lin and Mr. Gongsun. Xiaomin... I've probably seen him three or four times.
Question: What kind of person is he
A: He... Young, but majestic, he always smiles when he talks to us, but he smiles less when talking with Mr. Lin and Mr. Gongsun. No one dares to be too presumptuous in front of him.
Q: Do you know why he wanted to build such a yard
Answer: The common people do not know. Said to be researching something interesting. Sell it to Bamboo Kee.
Q: Bamboo Notes
A: He also opened a lot of shops, restaurants and tea shops, selling food, going out to tell stories and perform tricks. All are called Zhuji. Going out from Bianliang, many big cities have them, and many cars drag things to the countryside to sell.
Q: How many workshops are there in this yard where you are
A: Xiaomin is not very clear, some places are not allowed to enter. But remember there are gunpowder, cloth, wine, toilet water, paper, iron, briquettes, fruit jam, dried meat...
Q: What about your employer. How much do you know
Answer: Xiaomin... I only know that when the Heavenly Soldier went south, he left the city and said he was going to... clear the fields, and later, he said that he was in Xia Village and won the battle. Xiaomin didn't know whether it was true or false, because later, it was said that the owner colluded with the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, and the Right Prime Minister's Mansion fell, and the owner was also affected.
Q: Hmm. Indeed, in Xia Village, they defeated Guo Yaoshi's resentful army and ordered Guo Yaoshi to lead his troops to flee west. Later, it was your boss who killed the emperor.
Answer: Yes, yes.
Q: Do you hate your employer
Answer: Yes, he... No, Xiaomin, Xiaomin's mustard person, can't talk about, can't talk about...
Q: If he didn't kill Zhou Zhe, would he feel it? Why won't you come here
Answer: Xiaomin... I don't know. Moreover, Master Wang acts on behalf of the sky, and it is also a good thing for the small people to come here...
Q: … If I say. Your boss's battle in Xia Village really caused a big obstacle to our army's capture of Bianliang. You might think...
answer:…
… Ah. Forget it, don't make it difficult for you...
…
A bang sounded on the dirt slope on the other side of the mountain, and a group of people in official uniforms of the Jin Kingdom walked over. Look at the traces of that explosion. On the table here, several senior officers were sitting in their seats drinking tea, but they didn't move.
The highest-ranking people here are Wanyan Xiyin, the right supervisor of the Marshal's Mansion, and Shi Liai, a Han Chinese minister who knows the Privy Council. Xi Yin shook his head: "The power seems to have increased, but it needs to be used on the battlefield, it seems that it needs to be improved."
Shi Liai nodded: "These talents are just starting to do things, there is still room for improvement." After he finished this sentence, he frowned slightly, "I have heard about the surname Ning who killed the king in the Wu Dynasty before, but I just couldn't think of it. , Lord Gushen is actually paying attention to him."
Wanyan Xiyin is the one who knows Sinology the most among the Jurchen members, with both civil and military skills. This Han minister, Shi Li'ai, was originally a famous talent in the Yanyun Land. His family was a powerful gentry. He originally followed Zhang Jue to do things. Yanyun has several prefectures, and has also sent people to invite Shi Liai to be an official several times, but Shi Liai is very aware of the corruption of the Wu Dynasty and is reluctant to join. In the end, Yan Yun was completely in the hands of Jinren, and he became an official. At this time, he was in charge of the Privy Council under the command of Marshal Zong Han, and there were more than ten thousand people. Among the members of the court, Xi Yin and Shi Liai are also quite close friends, and they can be regarded as good friends.
"A certain person didn't pay much attention to it before. After the report of the battle of Xixia came out in the past two days, I found out some things, and this matter of gunpowder was only asked." Xi Yin smiled, "Speaking of which, I and this person have previously There is a beam."
"Oh? Lord Gushen has played against him?"
"Never, but when the army entered Bianliang, everyone was concerned about collecting the gold and silver of the Wu Dynasty. A certain person deliberately let people search the rare books of the Wu Dynasty, but they didn't get much. Later, I learned that this person killed the king and occupied Bianliang for two or three days and left. Not only did I search for a large amount of ordnance and military resources, but I also searched several book collections in Bianliang City, and even loaded dozens of vehicles to take it away. It’s a pity to take a step ahead.”
Shi Liai laughed: "Master Gu Shen and this person seem to have some sympathy for each other."
"It's impossible to talk about sympathy. The culture of the people of the South is like a galaxy of stars and a sea of smoke. Sometimes, things in the south are regrettable, but such a culture can always breed some people, which is admirable. Like this one. A few years ago, he was planning for Bianliang. When the army went south, he personally went to the front, and even fell to the ground and defeated Guo Yaoshi, two brothers of Guo Yaoshi. After returning home, he was framed and suppressed, and he personally killed the monarch in the Golden Palace. He patted his thigh lightly, "Zhou Zhe's expression when he died was a pity that he had never seen him in person."
Wanyan Xiyin has a detached position among the Jurchens. At this time, she said what she was thinking. Shi Liai's eyes were complicated and she lowered her voice: "Master Gu Shen speaks carefully, after all, this person kills the king..."
"Haha, Master Shi, you are too safe." Wanyan Xiyin smiled indifferently. He patted him on the shoulder, "The Jurchen court is different from the Han court, we can come out from the white mountains and black water, relying on the wholeheartedness and the life of the soldiers, not someone's flattery and slanderous words and flattery. The Wu Dynasty has this. Renjun, this is the image of the subjugation of the country. It is very pleasing to kill him with a sword! How can it be that our Jin kingdom can conquer the world, and there is no reason for it to have a thousand generations. If there is an emperor of the Jin kingdom in the future, it also shows that our Jin kingdom is at the time of its demise. If it is reasonable, I should have said it out loud, thinking that I should be vigilant. If someone arbitrarily extends and clambers, I will cut him with a sword. So that these rats will not mess up our Jin Dynasty."
Although he is a character maker of Jurchen, he has been a warrior all his life, and he is usually polite, but when he holds the sword, he is not angry and powerful. Even if A Gu beat a few parents and children, he could beat them. The fourth prince, Wanyan Zongbi, had some festivals with him, fearing him like a tiger. At this time, the two were talking, and there were other people around. Shi Liai, who was deeply influenced by Confucianism, advised him to speak carefully, Wanyan Xiyin glanced over, and most of them were silent and did not dare to look at each other.
Wanyan Xiyin's behavior was not considered flamboyant. At this time, Jin Guochaotang was indeed as he said, and his words could be said as much as possible. Even Wu Qimai was beaten by the minister when he did something wrong. Wanyan Xiyin is a real hero of the founding of the country, and can be ranked in the top ten in the Jurchen court, and doesn't care about the straightforward words in his mouth. Just after he finished speaking, he became solemn again, with a slight sympathy.
"Master Shi, do you know? The battle in the northwest of the Wu Dynasty reminded a certain experience of the uprising. In the early years, the tribe was oppressed by the Liao people. , the Liao people are coming with an army of 100,000 people, and our army has only more than 3,000 soldiers. The first emperor led me to wait for the night attack, heroic and heroic. However, when I was in the army, I knew that the opponent had 100,000 people. You are hard to know..."
He paused slightly: "Up to Hubu Dagang, the Liao people are 700,000 people, and our army is 20,000 people. Speaking of which, it is the Jurchen that is invincible, and the Liao people are in civil strife, like that. But you can be on the battlefield. , who is not gritting his teeth and moving forward. Speaking of this military strategy and other military strategy, the truth is, even if there is no military strategy, we can only move forward.
Wanyan Xiyin said these words with flat eyes, but she also experienced a big battle, and she became calm after crossing life and death: "I told everyone before that you should not despise the Han people, but unfortunately, I value them, but the Han people are not. It has never given me a face. Now it can finally be said that the Han people also have heroes, and when they are the masters of the house, they are in the same world as heroes, and the world is fighting.
"Master Gu Shen Mingjian." Shi Liai, who had mixed hair color in black and white, nodded, and after a while, she slowly said, "It's just a monarch who has never made great achievements since ancient times. Chang. Shi thinks that he may be at peace in a corner, and the world is fighting for the front, I am afraid that it is difficult to qualify."
Wanyan Xiyin stretched out his hand and tapped his thigh. After a moment of silence, he laughed, "Sir Shi's words are indeed not bad... Come here." He called the officials behind him, "This time, among the Han people in the north, all gunpowder and fireworks Craftsman, no matter where I am now, I want all of them."
"Yes." The man took the order and went down.
Wanyan Xiyin stood up, Shi Liai and others also stood up, glanced at the platform, and he turned around and started walking down. Shi Liai followed, Xi Yin turned her head to the side, and talked in a low voice, the sound of the conversation was faintly conveyed by the breeze.
"The Wu Dynasty re-established a new emperor... It is especially unwise..."
"...Fuwu...waiting for next year..."
"Xiao Canghe, Seed, Zhejia... I want to send someone..."
The appearance of his name in this conversation meant that Ning Yi finally began to fall into the sight of these people in a relatively equal way. Although the words are light and light, the impact that will be caused after this is immeasurable at this time. Not long after, a group of people left this barren mountain and returned to the city along the road.
Jin, days will meet for four years.
Xijing Datong, so called Yunzhongfu, was rapidly prospering after the Jin Kingdom attacked the Wu Dynasty for the second time. He was Wanyan Zonghan's East Road Marshal's Mansion, where the Privy Council was located, not long ago. With the death of Liu Yanzong, the head of the Privy Council of Zongwang's West Road, the core of the Jin Dynasty, which was originally divided into two roads, was rapidly gathering in Datong at this time.
The massive increase of slaves filled the vacant population and labor force during the war, and the concentration of nobles and merchants led to the prosperity of the city, although it is still an important military center today. Various businesses in the city have indeed prospered greatly.
In every brothel here, you can find aristocratic women of the Southern Wu Dynasty who became prostitutes at this time. In every shop, there are one or two slaves captured from the south at this time. Wearing a rope, stabbed in the cheek, forced to work. Right now, it is the era when the Jurchens are truly invincible, and they have not lost their enterprising spirit. Gathering stars and outstanding people in this city, but of course, the three religions and nine streams, the secret connections and transactions, have never really stopped for a moment.
In a courtyard in the east of the city, two groups of people are meeting.
"A few months ago, people came in large numbers. It's easy to say that the inspection has been strict recently, and the price is higher than before." The serious Jurchen official took the gold and silver in the other's hand, frowned and counted, still talking, "What's more, what you want is specifically for this business, and you can find it later, but... I'm afraid you will have to increase the price again. Don't blame me for not explaining it."
"It's natural." The man in the Jurchen costume who paid the money smiled, "As long as the seventh master helps me make the Shangjing fireworks business my own. Money is not a problem. Well, seventh master, these deeds are no problem, right?"
"Naturally not. They are all official contracts, you can look at them face to face."
"Seventh Master said it's fine, so you don't need to look at it." The man in Chinese clothes put Wen Qi into his arms.
"Go back to Beijing from here, you'll be fine, just don't walk around." The other party frowned, "Honestly. Since I've received the money, I don't care what you do. These piglets, how do you use them, If you don't want to do something, you will be beaten, beaten to death, and paid from Shangguan, but if you mess up on the road and get out of the basket, don't get involved with me. If it wasn't for that kid Wuyan who introduced you, I would I won't do this business with you."
"I know, Seventh Master, don't worry. As for the business, once it's born and cooked twice, it's okay this time, so I can do it again next time. Now is a good time, why would I ask for a few piglets and stop asking for it. "
"I don't think you are such a person. Hey, is the fireworks business really so good?"
"Shangjing is different from Xijing. Xijing has a bunch of big-headed soldiers. They know what they know, and they know Shangqinglou and restaurants. Shangjing people like to join in the fun and set off fireworks at night. There were a few Liao artisans before me, but the Khitan people How can it be compared to the Wu Dynasty in this regard, that's the place to play. Look at it, I'm going to make a lot of money."
"It's your turn to make money."
The two sides laughed, then took them to the rear and brought up a few "pigs" of the Wu Dynasty: these were five craftsmen of the Wu Dynasty, and their faces were tattooed, and one person did not know who had offended them. At this time, he was still beaten with a blue nose and a swollen face. One man's arm was broken at the elbow, and five people stood there chained by chains, with ragged clothes, dull eyes, and skinny.
The man in Chinese clothes expressed dissatisfaction with the man with the broken arm, but after a while, he still received the goods. He and his five subordinates escorted the five slaves out of the courtyard and headed towards the east gate of the city, with a group of eleven people, and they were interrogated soon after.
In the afternoon, Wanyan Xiyin returned to the mansion and talked with Chen Wenjun, who was actually his wife, his concubine. Soon after, someone asked to see him, but he arranged to gather the confidants of the gunpowder craftsman. Wanyan Xiyin did not avoid suspicion and called people into the yard. After the general saluted Chen Wenjun, he reported something to Wanyan Xiyin in a low voice: "There are a few strange things..."
After Wanyan Xiyin listened, her eyes became solemn, and for a moment, she waved her hand: "I see, let's look for it." The confidant told him to retreat, Wanyan Xiyin stood there and pondered for a while before Chen Wenjun came over: " Master, what's the matter?"
"...It's alright." Wanyan Xiyin thought for a while, then shook her head with a smile, "The Clown Jumping Beams... By the way, there's a big event in the Wu Dynasty recently, and I haven't told you yet..."
The sunset was getting red, and in the yard where all kinds of flowers and trees were planted, the world-famous general hugged his wife and spoke softly. The wife occasionally laughed.
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At the end of July, Yanzhou City was full of lively scenes.
Li Pin was sitting on the stone steps beside the small square, watching the crying and protesting of a group of people not far away, Tie Tianying disguised as a trader stood beside him, frowning: "This Ning Liheng, who beat him. What's the idea..."
At the end of June, the first battle on Dong Zhiyuan shocked the world after nearly a month of proliferation and fermentation. Li Pin left in Xiaocanghe originally, heartbroken, but when he heard the news, his whole person was devastated. Also shocked beyond recognition. Those who speak in that tone of voice in Xiaocanghe want to subvert Confucianism, first of all people feel crazy, but when the Black Banner Army defeated more than 100,000 Xixia troops with 10,000 people, in such a critical situation To regain the general trend of the Northwest. No matter what he says or does, he can't be ignored.
Li Pin didn't know how to beat him, or even how to start, but after thinking about it, he decided to come and have a look. Thereafter. He met Tie Tianying by accident and came together.
After the capture of Yanzhou, the Black Banner Army also seized a large amount of grain originally harvested by the Xixia Army. Since then, they have done strange things in Yanzhou City: they have counted their household registrations one by one, and announced in the past few days that any name Those who are on the household register, come and write the word "Huaxia", and then they can get a fixed amount of food for one person.
Writing two words to receive food is something that has never happened in this part of the northwest, and some people are overjoyed. But in the same way, there are also many people who originally lived here. They were originally wealthy families. They were looking forward to restoring their original fields after the officers and soldiers came back. Now they have only become a fixed amount of food for one person. How can they be willing. Afterwards, these big country gentry elected people to try to contact and negotiate with the upper levels of the Black Flag Army. This process lasted for several days. and continues.
In these days, outside the city of Yanzhou, the Zhejia army recaptured Qingjian City, and the Zhongjia army captured Yuanzhou. After the black flag occupied Yanzhou, they did not move. After the defeat of Li Ganshun, the king of Western Xia, many troops began to return north. Soon after, Li Ganshun appeared and was already on his way back to the country. For the tribal Dangxiang clan, after such a defeat, the emperor disappeared for a few days. At this time, he had to go back to stabilize the situation and fight against many leaders.
However, the city of Qingzhou and some other small towns that were captured at the time were still under the control of the Xixia army. Although the troops who stayed here at this time were already weak in combat, the family tried to be safe and planted a family. The strength is no longer, and it is still not an easy task to conquer Gyeongju.
Everyone is also watching the actions of the Black Flag Army at the moment. If this army really forces Qingzhou, showing its previous invincible combat power and those new types of firearms, to destroy these Xixia troops, I believe it will not be anything. difficult. And being able to have another war of this scale will make it easier for the forces around to see the true strength of the Black Flag Army.
The envoy of Xixia with the Han name Lin Houxuan was waiting in the courtyard. Soon after, someone came to invite him in, and he saw the monarch who was originally in the Xiaocang River once again.
The young leader of the Black Flag Army was writing on the desk. Lin Houxuan glanced at it. The sentence was vaguely "Brothers are here after all the troubles, let's meet each other with a smile." Who is the title of the word. When Lin Houxuan bowed his hands to meet him, the other party raised his head and put down the brush, then greeted him with a smile.
"Haha, Brother Lin, we meet again, no need to be polite, please take a seat."
"I have seen Mr. Ning."
"I said that you don't need to be polite, sit down and I'll make tea for you."
Ning Yi didn't sit down, but Lin Houxuan was still standing. Not long after, Ning Yi simply made two cups of hot tea and sat down and waved, and the other party took a seat beside him.
"I won't beat around the bush." After Ning Yi sat down, he said, "In the past few months, some misunderstandings and unpleasant things have happened. I'm glad to be here."
Lin Houxuan was silent for a moment: "The Huaxia Army is powerful, and Lin admires it."
"But I have some immature views on these misunderstandings. Brother Lin, do you want to hear it?"
"… Appreciate further details."
"I think it's all your fault."
"… "
Hearing Ning Yi's words, Lin Houxuan frowned and blinked, probably not knowing how to express his expression, Ning Yi put down the teacup in his hand.
"It's like this, our Huaxia Army never thought about fighting, but wanted to do business. Before you came to Xiaocanghe, our people had been in contact outside, and we also contacted you Xixia people. As soon as you came here, let me We surrender and tell you that the people of China do not vote for foreign countries. This is the principle. We do not vote for foreign countries, but we can cooperate. You are too overbearing. You insist on blocking us and contacting Jurchen. The only thing is peaceful coexistence, I never wanted to fight, and in the end, it ended up like this…”
Ning Yi's words were calm, but later, his eyes became serious and cold: "But fortunately, what we all pursue is peace, and we can talk about everything."
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ps: Well, this chapter is six thousand words! Great title ^_^
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