Pornography, gambling, drugs

Forbidden City, Ganqing Palace.

There are not many memorials submitted to Emperor Chongzhen in front of the imperial court today.

In the past few months, the Jiannu outside the pass has not made any big noise. Only the secret spies lurking in North Korea have sent back news that Jiannu had sent troops to occupy North Korea and set up a Governor's office in North Korea to directly rule it. What made Emperor Chongzhen gritted his teeth was that Jiannu's Governor of North Korea was either someone else, or Hong Chengchou.

Emperor Chongzhen never expected that Hong Chengchou would surrender and deal with the thief.

Hong Chengchou has always been a model of loyal ministers and filial sons in Emperor Chongzhen's heart. After Hong Chengchou was captured in Tianshou Mountain, Emperor Chongzhen thought he would show his ambitions by his death. Emperor Chongzhen had even prepared for the state funeral. He just waited for the news of Hong Chengchou's death to be returned, and ordered the whole country to wear filial piety to show his grief.

But in the end, Hong Chengchou surrendered to Jiannu, which was a huge blow to Emperor Chongzhen!

The influence of Hong Chengchou's surrender to Jiannu was undoubtedly very bad. This was incomparable to the surrender of Li Yongfang, Geng Zhongming and others, because Hong Chengchou was the chief official of the Ming Dynasty and was regarded as the Gancheng of the country with the left and right arm of Emperor Chongzhen. Hong Chengchou's surrender was easily reminded of people's hearts.

In a rage, Emperor Chongzhen issued an order to kill the ten clans of Hong Chengchou!

Since the fall of Kaifeng, the bandits in Henan began to stop and did not immediately attack the surrounding provinces. However, Emperor Chongzhen knew very well that the bandits' dormancy was only temporary, and the longer they were dormant, the more fierce the counterattack would be! If the Ming Dynasty had strong troops and strong horses and the national treasury was full, then it was the best time to mobilize troops to condemn the bandits to encircle and annihilate Henan.

Unfortunately, the Ming Dynasty's government is now empty and lacks soldiers and is no longer able to attack the bandits in Henan.

Chen Xinjia, the Minister of War, has been transferred to the capital, the governor of the five provinces of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan and Shandong, and stationed in Xi'an. But then again, it is hard to say whether Chen Xinjia's qualifications can suppress He Renlong, as fierce as a tiger, Jiang Xiang, Bai Guangen, Cao Bianjiao, and Liu Zeqing.

Now, Emperor Chongzhen could only place his last hope on Sun Chuanting in Jiangnan, but Sun Chuanting buried his nails with Wang Pu, which made Emperor Chongzhen unable to eat and unable to sleep.

Emperor Chongzhen sighed and asked Wang Chengen, "Where is Chengen, what news is there in Nanjing recently?"

Wang Chengen responded respectfully: "I have two good news to report to you."

"Oh, good news?" Emperor Chongzhen said happily. "Speak quickly."

Wang Chengen said: "Zhang Zi'an's servant has sent someone to send a secret report, saying that Sun Chuanting had recruited 50,000 new troops in Nanjing. In addition, Sun Chuanting also ordered the navy to wipe out Gu Sanmazi, a pirate who had been rampant in the East China Sea for decades, and seized more than 2 million taels of dirty silver. Now, Sun Chuanting's money for training troops has been settled."

"Yeah." Emperor Chongzhen frowned, "Sun Chuanting's money for training troops has been settled. But I have owed hundreds of officials in the capital for three months' salary, and the soldiers of the Beijing camp have not received military pay for half a year. In this way, you immediately draw a decree to let Sun Chuanting pay one million taels and send it to the capital immediately."

Wang Chengen responded respectfully: "I obey the order."

Emperor Chongzhen thought about it and asked again: "Where is Wang Pu, what is this guy making trouble recently?"

A hint of embarrassment rose on the corner of Wang Chengen's mouth and he replied in a low voice: "Long live my lord. I dare not say it."

"Say." Emperor Chongzhen frowned, "What's there to say?"

"Then I will just say it." Wang Chengen said, "As far as I know, the prince-in-law asked Chang Yanling and Li Zushu to redeem more than 2,000 young singers who were beautiful and beautiful and young, and set up a female barracks in Yanziji to train these singers."

"What?" Emperor Chongzhen said in surprise, "Female Barracks?"

Wang Chengen nodded and continued, "But these singing girls do not learn marching and fighting. Instead, rubbing their backs, pedicures, massage, and singing and dancing."

"Rubb your back, pedicure, massage and singing and dancing?" Emperor Chongzhen frowned, "What is Wang Pu doing? Can he want to open a bathhouse and a tiled tiles?"

"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Wang Chengen shook his head and nodded again, "But as far as I know, the prince-in-law wants to make a lot of money on this business to provide Sun Chuanting with the new army."

"Haha, that's right." Emperor Chongzhen said happily when he heard this, "Sun Chuanting is responsible for organizing the new army. Wang Pu is responsible for making money. The division of labor is clear, and the two are not wrong. It seems that I sent Sun Chuanting to Jiangnan to train troops. If it were someone else, I really can't cure Wang Pu's tiger."

Wang Chengen said: "Long live the sage."

Emperor Chongzhen said: "But we cannot take it lightly and ask your local people to keep a close eye on Wang Pu."

Wang Chengen said: "I obey the order."

Nanjing, Wende Bridge.

After some renovation, Xiaoyao Tower has reopened. The huge golden sign on the lintel on the first floor has also been changed to "Xiaoyao Fairyland". It is said that these four words are the handwriting of Qian Qianyi, a famous scholar in Jiangzuo. It was at the first night that there were many boats on the Qinhuai River, and the two rocks were brightly lit. Xiaoyao Tower was even more magnificently decorated with colorful lanterns.

Although Xiaoyao Fairyland has been open for a few days, there are endless streams of romantic tourists coming to see it, and it is truly crowded with people.

Among the endless crowd, two men in brocade clothes came up high and strode up the steps of the Xiaoyao Fairyland. A clever servant in green hat immediately greeted him, and greeted with a smile on his face, "Two masters, please come inside."

Two men in brocade clothes followed the servant into the gate. They saw the hall was brightly lit, with Persian carpets covered in the middle, and there were rows of lounge chairs all around. There were many gentry and merchants in beautiful clothes lying on them chatting, some serving tea, some serving fruits and vegetables, and endless guests and servants who came and went to see him. The crowds were crowded and lively.

The servant welcomed the two men in brocade clothes into the hall and asked with a smile: "My masters, today is the third day of our Xiaoyao Fairyland opening. Tea, water, fruits and melons are free, and the rest of the expenses are all discounted. I wonder if you want to take a bath to relieve your fatigue, or do you have to have a private room to chat first?"

The tall man in brocade clothes on the left said, "I heard that there is an unprecedented show in your Xiaoyao Fairyland, and we are watching the show."

"Look at the two masters, you are like rich people." The servant smiled. "Xiao Di tells you this. The good show in Xiaoyao Fairyland will not be staged until midnight. It's just night now, and it's still early. The two masters have enough time to take a bath to relieve their fatigue, and then ask for a private room to listen to the song. When the show begins, Xiao Di will call you on time."

"Okay," said the man on the right. "Then take us to take a bath."

"Okay." The servant smiled, "Please please, please, my second master."

The servant brought two men into the back, and saw a row of wing rooms behind. The servant opened one of the wing rooms and turned around and greeted, "Second masters, please come in."

Two men stepped into the wing room.

The lights were on in the wing room, but the lights were a little dim. Two soft couches were placed in parallel against the wall in the north. The soft couch was covered with white cloth blankets, and a screen on the west side, which divided the entire private room into two inner and outer rooms. The two men turned to the back of the screen and saw two large bathtubs placed in the inner room. Two leather chairs were placed next to the large bathtubs.

"Hey." said one of the men, "It's fresh to take a bath like this."

The servant came over and said with an ambiguous expression: "There are three kinds of bathing in our Xiaoyao Fairyland, and the services are different. Of course the prices are different. I wonder which one you two want to choose?"

Another man said, "You talk first."

The servant said ambiguously: "The first type is called mandarin ducks playing in the water, the second type is called water and milk, and the third type is called heaven and earth."

"Fresh, really fresh." The man in brocade clothes said first, "What do you mean by saying, what is mandarin duck playing in the water? How is the way to play with the blending of water and milk in heaven and earth?"

The servant said, "The so-called mandarin ducks playing in the water means that the girls will take a bath with their two masters. They rub your backs in the bath bucket. After taking a bath, the girls will also give you pedicures and massage. Whether or not the girls should take off depends on the two masters. The two masters can also kiss and touch them casually. The price is also convenient for the family, only one or two silver dollars."

"Is that right?" said the man in brocade and smiled lewdly. "Where is the blend of water and milk?"

"The blending of water and milk is a higher level of enjoyment." The servant smiled. "After taking a bath, the girls will apply lotion to the whole body of the two masters. The price is naturally higher, and they will get five taels of silver."

The man in brocade said again: "Where is the heaven and earth?"

The servant smiled lewdly and said, "This heaven and earth are the highest level of our free fairyland. Each master will have two girls to serve. In addition to the songs that should be played with the mandarin ducks and water and water, there are more exciting repertoire. As for what kind of songs it is, the two masters will know after trying them. I won't say much about the younger ones, hehe, but the price is not expensive, each master gets twenty taels of silver."

"Grandma." said the man in brocade, "You guys want to be in heaven and earth, but you have to choose the most beautiful girl for you, or I will break your neck."

"Please rest assured, two masters." The servant said happily, "We girls in the free fairyland are all selected from all over the place. They are all beautiful beauties who are so beautiful that they must be stature and charming, so that they can be satisfied with the two masters."

Not long after the servant went, four girls with slim figures and beautiful appearances entered the wing room.

The eyes of the two men in brocade clothes suddenly widened. Although these four girls were not very beautiful, their skin was white and they were just young, and they were all beautiful women. But what attracted them the most was their clothes, and the girls only wore bellybands and short skirts.

The pink short skirt that was so short that it could only cover her butt was the only clothes on these four girls.

"Two masters." The four girls walked up to the two men in brocade clothes and asked in a charming voice, "I'm here to serve you, okay?"

"Okay, okay." The two men in brocade clothes showed their ugly appearance and said with a lewd smile, "Come here, sit on my legs and feet, hehe."

"Master, don't be anxious." The girl who was touched gently hit the man in Jinyi and said in a charming voice, "We have time to play slowly. Tonight, I am all your sisters. I will play with you all the same thing, so that you can try the taste of gods envying, okay?"

"Okay, that's great." Two men in brocade clothes said with a lewd smile, "Girls, come on."

Nanjing, Weaponshop.

Zhen Youcai was accompanying Wang Pu to inspect the rebuilt weapons workshop. When he entered the gate, there was an open-air warehouse, and there were piles of iron turtles like hills on the open space. Zhen Youcai pointed to the dark iron turtles under the night sky and said, "General, these fine irons were transported from Huaiyin, Suzhou, Guangdong, and Guangxi. The quality is pretty good."

Wang Pu asked: "With Huaiyin and Guangdong and Guangxi iron smelting farms, how many weapons yards of this size can be met?"

Zhen Youcai said: "I have never checked this humble position."

Wang Pu said again: "After the reconstruction, how many muskets can the Weapons build every month?"

Zhen Youcai said: "One thousand pieces."

"Not enough." Wang Pu frowned, "This speed is still too slow. We need to continue to expand the scale of the weapon site."

As they said that, they entered the rolling workshop. They saw dozens of stoves set up in the room. Hundreds of blacksmiths were knocking on the ground. They stopped in front of one of the stoves. The blacksmith apprentice clamped a round iron rod with big iron pliers. The blacksmith pulled out a long piece of iron from the fiery red stove and beat it with a round iron rod.

Zhen Youcai introduced: "General, this is a roll. First hammer the fine iron into a subway plate with uniform thickness, then saw it into a certain length and width of iron sheets, burn it red in the stove, and then wrapped it with a round iron rod to beat it until the iron sheet is rolled into a cylinder. Of course, what is rolled out here is only the inner cylinder, and there is also an outer cylinder. The barrel of the musket needs to be wrapped around the inner cylinder. After burning it red, wrap the iron core hammer tightly. You cannot leave a gap before you can send it to the drilling hole."

Wang Pu frowned and asked, "How is the speed of this process?"

Zhen Youcai said: "This process is fine. As long as the blacksmith is enough, it is not a problem to roll out five thousand gun barrels every month."

Wang Pu nodded, thinking that if there was a hydraulic forging bed, the processing speed of this process would be greatly increased, and the quality of the processed gun barrel would be greatly improved. Naturally, the accuracy and range of the musket would also be improved accordingly. It seems that the work of recruiting scientific talents should be put on the agenda.

Just as he was thinking, Zhen Youcai took Wang Pu into the drilling factory again.

There were hundreds of craftsmen busy in the huge room, and their unpleasant squeaking sound filled their ears. Wang Puyou looked at him and saw a barrel standing in front of each craftsman, and then drilling holes with a drill gun. These drill guns were all hand-pulled original drill guns. They were wrapped around the gun body and pulled back and forth with cow tendons, causing the gun body to rotate, and then connected the drill bit to become a drill gun.

Zhen Youcai sighed and said, "General, the most time-consuming process is this process. It takes at least one month to drill a barrel more than three feet long! If you want to complete the monthly quota of 5,000 barrels, you have to add another 4,000 skilled craftsmen."

Wang Pu sighed, thinking that if he could capture Song Yingxing, a talent like Fang Yizhi might be able to get a few hydraulic drilling machines. This would greatly increase the speed of drilling the gun chamber, and the drilling gun chamber would be straighter and smoother, which would also help improve the shooting accuracy and range of the musket.

Zhen Youcai said: "General, there is a trigger factory and assembly factory behind him. Do you want to continue to take a look?"

"I won't watch it anymore." Wang Pu shook his head and sighed, "In just one month, it's not easy for you to get the Gunpowder Bureau and the Weapons that were about to close down to reach the scale of today."

Zhen Youcai said: "The general has been awarded too much."

Wang Pu said again: "But there is one thing you have to work hard for a while."

Zhen Youcai said: "General, just give orders."

Wang Pu said: "You can temporarily leave the matters between the weapons workshop and the Gunpowder Bureau to your subordinates. Your main job during this period is to prepare for the cigarette bureau."

"Cigarette Bureau?" Zhen Youcai said in confusion, "Why haven't you heard of Bei Zhi?"

Wang Pu smiled slightly, took out something like a magic trick, and handed it to Zhen Youcai and said, "You can take a look at this first."

Zhen Youcai took the thing from Wang Pu's hand and saw that it was covered with fine tobacco in the roll of paper. He couldn't help but say, "General, is tobacco in it? Can you smoke it?"
To be continued...