Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Defeated Wu Family
There were several tables in the front hall of the Liu Mansion, with steaming pork, cattle, mutton and other meat on it. The servants of the Liu Mansion were swallowing secretly when they looked at it. Looking at a group of unconvincing servants in the mansion, the old housekeeper Liu Wufu scolded with a cold face, "Why, you are not convinced. If you want to go to the table, okay, the high-ranking master's subordinates, you can choose one at will, and you can win."
Since ancient times, Taoist slaves bully the masters, not only those merchant families, but also those who are in the border areas to support their families. If the children in the family do not have heroes and the head of the family is weak, they will still be bullied by their subordinates. Although the servants of the Liu family are not that far, they are usually quite domineering and feel that they are superior and cause trouble outside.
Now, this Gao Ye's companion is a brave man, and Liu Wufu has been used to beat the servants in the mansion. When he saw that he asked them to have the courage, he went to the competition. Several dissatisfied servants and leaders disappeared. Liu Wufu sneered, "Why, I don't even have this courage. When you go out in the future, don't use the master's name to show off. I see you even those under Gao Ye..."
There were two other tables in the yard outside the front hall. Li Ergou and Wang Ding each led their team of servants to sit on both sides. Even if the food was in front of them, no one would move their chopsticks.
"Uncle Liu, even if we are not as good as the high-ranking servants, are we not as good as the high-ranking servants?"
Among the several heads of the Liu family, there were children from the Liu family. Seeing Liu Wufu underestimating them so much, he couldn't help but blush and said, then glanced at the group of black-clothed servants who were sitting upright not far away, like iron statues. The words he said were a little weak and he didn't have enough confidence.
"If you have the courage, go and show your might in front of me, the old man. If you can win, I will set you two tables."
Looking at the other indignant servants in the mansion, Liu Wufu acted as if you just go, and if you win, I will lose.
"Uncle Liu was joking. Gao Ye and the others came from afar, so how could the host and the guest take action?"
The head of the servants who spoke before still had no courage to fight with the Gao family members who were wearing black clothes, sitting and lying down like carved from the same mold. Even though he claimed that he had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, skilled in archery and horses, and good at using big swords, these servants looked at people with a chill, and they had definitely gone to the battlefield to kill many people. There was no need to make the risk of losing and embarrassing.
"Then you will take good care of your subordinates, practice more often, and don't cause trouble for the mansion."
"Yes, Mr. Liu said yes, I'll take them down now."
Just after the servants of the Liu family retreated in shame, Gao Jinzi and Liu Xun entered the front hall. When they saw him, Li Ergou and Wang Ding led the servants to stand up in unison, "Master!"
"Sit down, and I will listen to Lord Liu in a while."
Liu Xun looked at Gao Jin's subordinates' neat discipline, and couldn't help but be extremely envious. He thought he was also a general. Although he was a little dandy in the past, why did the Liu family's generals have been unable to train such elite servants when they reached his hands?
"Brother is very good at training troops. I think the Qi family army was just like this back then!"
"Brother Liu praised me, my servants are still far inferior to Grandpa Qi's army back then."
Gao Jin and Liu Xun politely entered the table. Chen Sheng, Wang Dou, Yang Dayan and others were all accompanying each other, but there was no one from Liu's mansion.
"You are all heroes. Today, Liu is offering a drink to everyone. Have good food and drink, don't be polite."
Liu Xun raised his glass and said that when he was a playboy in Camel City in his early years, he was full of habits in the world. However, after the Bozhou Rebellion, the Liu family fell into decline. He had to become the head of the family before he restrained himself. Now when he encountered a hero from the border areas who needed to win over Gao Jin, he naturally would not show his authority.
When they saw Gao Jin raising his glass and drank it all with Liu Xun, the Gao family servants outside the front hall drank and then started to eat and drink. However, they still tasted it casually when they drank, and the most of them were only three or five cups. The captains Li Ergou and Wang Ding, who only drank one cup and gave up.
The candles in the front hall were bright, and the situation outside could be seen clearly inside. After drinking three cups of wine with Gao Jin, Liu Xun couldn't help but ask Gao Jin, "Brother, but the wine and food in my mansion are not in the appetite of your servants, why do you only drink that little?"
"Forgive me, Brother Liu. My subordinates are very strict and there are regular drinks when drinking outside. It's not that the wine in Brother Liu's mansion is not good."
Seeing Gao Jin speaking sincerely, Liu Xun's unhappiness suddenly disappeared, but he suddenly sighed, "I didn't believe that the chariots' heads were my brother's gain, but now I realize that I'm not thinking about it."
When Liu Xun was young, the Ming Dynasty's official army could still expel Japanese pirates from the north and restore the mountains of Goryeo. After several months of pacifying the Tiger Army of Yang Yinglong's rebellion in Bozhou, but more than ten years have passed, and even the army here is rotten.
"It is Liu's blessing to be able to make friends with me today."
Liu Xun calmed down and drank with Gao Jin. He didn't care that everyone who was accompanying him at the table had just drank a few drinks before stopping.
During the banquet, Liu Xun and Gao Jin started chatting again, and the topic of the two returned to the bird guns, "Brother, to be honest, the batch of bird guns you took from the warehouse can only be brought back to the furnace, and it is useless at all. Why not think of a way to return these rags and get more than ten good bows."
"Brother Liu, I appreciate it. But this rag is also useful for rags, so it doesn't matter if you return to the stove."
Since seeing the power of the two Lumi guns, Gao Jin planned to equip all Hekou Fort with Lumi guns in the future. He had just seen it in Liu Xun's study that the Lumi gun also had a matching gun. Once installed, it would be a spear with a length of nearly 1.8 meters, which was enough for use in the field. The broken bird guns picked up from the warehouse were just to allow Gao Jin to reasonably own a Lumi gun with a full hundred households.
"By the way, Brother Liu, you said before that Zhao Sheren had presented the "Divine Artifact Catalog" to the court. I wonder if there is a book in your mansion to borrow it to copy it."
"After Zhao Sheren presented this "Divine Artifacts" to the court, he also printed some of it. There was a condom hidden in my mansion, but I later gave it to Sun Dajiang. But since it was my brother who spoke, I would send someone to Camel City another day..."
"Brother Liu, since you have given this book to the Grandmaster Sun, how can I let you get it back? In a few days, I will also go to Camel City. If Brother Liu is free, we might as well go together. At that time, I will ask Brother Liu to be the middle-aged man and ask Grandmaster Sun to come out to meet. Brother Rong will copy the "Divine Artifact Chart"."
Fan Xiu'an was quite concerned about the business of coal stoves and honeycomb coal, and Gao Jin also wanted to use this to seek some benefits for Guan Ye, so that he could have a trustworthy acquaintance in Camel City and could convey some information to him so that he could not realize it later in a remote place like Hekou Fort.
"Brother, you are too polite. Sun Tai, I called him Sun Dajiang to give him face. No matter how good his skills in making guns are, he is just a craftsman."
Hearing Liu Xun's words, Gao Jin did not refute anything. Nowadays, military households are used as cattle and horses for generals and horses, and craftsmen are not much better. It's like the bad weapons. It's obvious that everyone is greedy, and the craftsmen don't even have enough money to make a living. But in the end, some craftsmen are always found to be killed as scapegoats, which shows that the status of this craftsmen is so low.
Gao Jin originally thought that the Sun Master Liu Xun could be different from ordinary craftsmen, but now looking at Liu Xun's attitude, he might not be able to dig Sun Master Sun to Hekou Fort, but this matter needs to be kept confidential, so he said, "Brother Liu said that, since Brother Liu had already sent the things out, he forced to get them back, and it would be a problem if he spread it out, and the little brothers on both sides were going to Camel City. This copying was just a matter of convenience and it didn't take much effort."
"I'm too worried. For my brother, I don't have a good reputation in Camel City. What's more, my family is now in decline. I'm just a sub-family family. No reputation has anything to do with me!"
"By the way, brother, let me ask more, should I visit relatives or friends in Camel City?"
When Liu Xun asked, he was also a little nervous. He needed to know that he had a good relationship with Gao Jin. First, Gao Jin was indeed a hero, and second, Gao Jin was with Fan Xiu'an, the big shopkeeper of the Suide Merchant, and the relationship between the two seemed relatively close, so he couldn't help but think about it.
After more than ten or twenty years ago, the Liu family had not yet fallen. Liu Xun would not take Fan Xiu'an, a mere merchant, seriously, but times have changed. Now, this business gang with great wealth and power is even more powerful than ordinary official generals!
"I'm not to be hiding it from Brother Liu, I have an old friend in the General's Mansion in Luotuo City. I have helped me a lot in the past. After a while, I will visit him and be the best person for Manager Fan."
Gao Jin thought about it and found that there was nothing to hide in Mr. Guan’s relationship. As long as Liu Xun was willing to ask about Gubeizhai, he would know that if he had to hide it, why should he hide it anymore?
Liu Xun's past was just a disguise. He was still very eye-catching when he was supposed to be obedient. Gao Jin did not say what his old friend was, but since Fan Xiu'an, the big shopkeeper of the Suide Merchant, also wanted to visit him, he would not have a low status. Gao Jin was indeed a person with background status.
After the banquet, it was just after noon. After all, it was rare to come to Shenmu Fort, so Gao Jin simply asked the servants to take turns to go out to the streets. As for Chen Sheng and Wang Dou, the others, the same was true.
While Gao Jin was instructing his subordinates, Liu Xun called Liu Wufu over and told Gao Jin that he had an old relationship in the General Office of the Camel City, "Brother Liu, my Liu family is really defeated in the Camel City! There is a talented man like Brother Gao under this Shenmu Fortress. It is impossible for him to have no news and no news, why is there no one..."
Looking at his master who was moved, Liu Wufu had nothing to say. Although the master and Gao Yanluo are having a good time now, the conflict at the gate of the city yesterday would not have happened if there was a little news in Camel City.
"Master, it's useless to think too much. You and Master are just getting along well. I think this Master is a kind person and will always help Master in the future."
"That's all. You can prepare some gifts these days. Another day, Brother Gao and I will go back to Camel City together to see his old friend."
Chapter completed!