Chapter 218 Harassment continues

Huang Yu lowered his head and said for a long time: "Being an official is not free, and being a free one is not free."

As soon as he finished speaking, another explosion sounded in front of him. The explosion was particularly loud. The sound had exceeded the "gunpowder" formula in "Wu Jing Zongyao", and it was a little close to the "explosive" explosion. Shi Chuan felt a move in his heart and couldn't help but stretch out his neck to look ahead.

Liu Bancheng also heard the sound, perhaps intentionally eased the atmosphere, and he explained calmly: "These are probably from Mizhou. Zhang Dayin of Haizhou is quick-witted. Most of the generals have been assigned to clear out the Yin Temple and the bandits in the four townships. Even I couldn't hire a few generals. I heard that some of them were quick to start, so Tete hired generals from Mizhou."

Liu Bancheng was wearing Shipeng when he pleased, but he spoke halfway, which made Shipeng very confused.

Luo Wangjing next to him was at Taohua Temple at that time. He knew that Shi Chuan had completely forgotten the past. He quickly added: "My emperor and Song Dynasty's sulfur were purchased from Japan. The Mizhou Maritime Department mainly traded with Japan and Goryeo, so Mizhou people could get sulfur very conveniently, which also led to the generals from Mizhou who had a lot of firearms on their hands.

Look at them, no matter what, a thunderbolt fireball costs five taels of silver. They throw it out like a splash of water without hesitation. They are willing to waste things really."

Luo Wangjing was heartbroken when he was heartbroken. Shi Chuan thought about it and suddenly felt happy: "The scene in front of me reminded me of the flock of sheep migrating on the grassland. There were always a few hungry wolves wandering around, waiting for the sheep to be alone at all times - look, there are many evil wolves around us."

Huang Yu nodded and agreed: "When it comes to the ability to manage local areas, Shuyang County is obviously much worse than Haizhou County. Look, there are always bad people wandering around along the way, which is so annoying."

Liu Xu explained on the side: "Shuyang County is a county seat after all, can it be compared with Haizhou? Haizhou is a prefecture city, and all the generals of the state gather there. The Great Yin gave the order, of course the four borders are safe. And our Shuyang is a middle-class county, with 15 fang troops and 15 yamen runners. There are not enough guards in the city, so how can we have to go out of the city to wipe out the bandits?"

Lo Wangjingsheng was afraid that the two of them would argue, so he quickly interrupted: "Hey, why are others being harassed constantly, but there are no peepers around us?"

Huang Yu and Liu Xu naturally followed the topic of Luo Wangjing and said together: "This is of course due to the reputation of the faith Lang, and the evil people look down on him."

As he was talking, Shi Chuan took off the musket from his back and fired the flintwheel. He smiled and said, "The lively everywhere made me itch. I also fired a gun to the generals to help me."

Immediately, Shi Tong raised the gun with one hand, pulled the trigger to the side, and the flint wheel made people spin quickly and a series of sparks emerged. Then, there was only a roar, which was much louder than the firecrackers - it was the real explosion.

After this roar, pungent smoke spread from the muzzle. Shi Chuan casually handed the gun he let out to the black servant. The black servant was holding another loaded musket in his hand. The gun was filled with gunpowder but not the cannon. After Shi Chuan got the gun, the black servant skillfully began to load new ammunition into the old gun.

With a roar, the gunshots rang out again.

The team did not pause, but instead marched fast. After a while, the smoke of gunfire was thrown behind. The donkey pulling the cart was disturbed by two loud noises, but they jumped a few times and immediately turned terror into running. When the donkey ran away from its strength, his steps slowed down again. Another team of picks appeared beside the road. The team was escorted by two strange generals. Seeing Shi Chuan, the eyes of the two generals immediately fell on the musket in Shi Chuan's hand. They stared at the gun without turning their eyes and bowed to greet: "It's evil. I don't know that the two shots just now were fired, but this official released it."

Shi Chuan smiled on his face: "That's right."

The two generals sang two big fat nods, and their hands were crossed and their self-introduction was introduced: "There are two brothers, named Ling Peng and Ling Fei, who are a gunpowder family in Mizhou for generations. They have a lot of experience in making gunpowder. The firearm released by the official just now sounded unusual. I don't know the formula of this gunpowder..."

Shi Chuan looked like a clever smile and nodded reservedly: "Follow me."

Ling Peng did not move, stopped on the spot, and bowed and said, "There was a mountain ridge not far away, with 10 or 20 people watching it. My brothers dare not walk alone. Officials, I wonder how many people you have under you?"

Ling Fei interrupted: "Or, let's wait a little longer, and after a few more waves of people, they are full of staff, and then they rush over in groups."

Shi Chuan laughed: "This place is not Jingyanggang, why bother to cross the mountain ridge - come with me."

Later, six servants - no, plus the three servants who were Liu Bancheng, a total of nine servants were surrounded by the juren in a protective posture. The donkey husband and the black boy drove the donkey cart to block the outside, while Shi Chuan walked out of the queue with a musket. Another black servant who was holding a musket lay on the donkey cart, and with the help of the donkey cart, he aimed at the outside.

Shi Chuan walked slowly up the hill with careless steps. Ling Peng and Ling Fei hesitated for a moment, each took out two pottery bullets from their arms, and rushed to Shi Chuan with a torch.

Someone was lying on the hill, and Shi Tong raised his gun without hesitation to shoot him away.

Boom

After a gunshot, the figure flew backwards.

When I was waiting, I rushed up the hilltop, and only a series of footprints were left on the snow. A few black shadows were still running away in the distance. A corpse was left on the snow. The bright red blood stained the white snow red.

Ling Peng and Ling Fei looked at him, saying a pity: "What a pity, my head is broken, I can't tell the appearance, and even if I get the government, I can't get a bounty."

Shi Chuan put away his gun, and said slowly at the muzzle, "Sulphur, nitrate, and charcoal, these three are enough."

Ling Peng and Ling Fei were shocked and turned around to look. At this time, the three of them had already climbed over the top of the slope and were on the other side of the hillside, while the juren who were protected by them remained on the back of the hillside.

After hesitating, Ling Peng bowed: "It turns out that the officials have also discovered this mystery, but the proportions of these three...it seems that different firearms require different parts. For example, the Divine Fire Crow needs a little more sulfur."

Shi Chuan sighed: There was no shortage of scientific and technological talents in ancient China. Three of the four great inventions were located in the Song Dynasty. There should be many gunpowder talents in the Song Dynasty, but unfortunately, most of the ancients kept their skills extremely secret, such as "passing their sons but not sons-in-law". As a result, frequent unrest led to the loss of many scientific and technological achievements, which forced our civilization to start from scratch again and again.

"Divine Fire Flying Crow, the stability seems to be very difficult to master. Have you found a way to solve it?"

Ling Peng and Ling Fei looked at each other and sang a song again: "Please give advice from officials"

"Balance, it requires a little knowledge of the center of gravity, and a little knowledge of materials."

Ling Peng and Ling Fei asked tentatively: "The official is from Haizhou, please ask for your name. After this trip, my brothers and I should come to ask for advice."

"In the following, Haizhou Shichuan Shi Changqing, currently Chengxinlang, the chief coach of the Wuxiang Tuan Training Group in Cuizhuang, Haizhou, you can go to Cuizhuang to find me."

After saying that, Shi Chuan whistled. The waiter who was waiting on the other side of the slope heard the signal and started rushing again. Ling Peng and Ling Fei were respectful and followed him step by step along the way...

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Four days later, the group arrived in Shuyang. Still at the Jieguan Pavilion ten miles away from the city, 150 people from Shuyang Xiangjun came out to greet the group of juren who arrived first and welcomed the first group of juren into the official house. When the magistrate of Shuyang County heard that Jie Yuangong was present, he eagerly planned to summon Jie Yuangong... Scholars were very enthusiastic about this kind of thing, because according to the customs of the Song Dynasty, current officials would give Cheng Yi afterwards, which was called "raising the seeds of reading". Many candidates who took the exam visited the officials all the way to reduce the burden of travel expenses. Although Huang Yu's family was rich, he got a piece of money for "raising the seeds of reading", which was also a symbol of status, so how could he give up at will.

In the official hostel, after bathing with hot water, Huang Yu put on a crane cloak worth thousands of tons, went to invite his companions, and also invited him to wear it: "Brother Changqing, how about going to visit the magistrate together?"

Shi Chuan was whispering to Ling Peng. Ling Fei said sincerely. When he heard the invitation, he thought about it and replied: "I still won't go. I'll send you to the government office. You can go in by yourself. I will accompany the two brothers Ling to the street to purchase some gunpowder ingredients. They don't have much firearm reserves on them."

Huang Yu didn't force himself and kindly reminded him: "Fireware is a dangerous thing. Brother Changqing should be careful when making it."

After leaving the door, Liu Xu and Liu Bancheng came up and greeted him kindly: "Brother Changqing, go to my house and sit down... Well, is there any extra crane cloak? How about selling one to me?"

Huang Yu shook his head gently, and Taurangjing also came out wearing a crane cloak. He half reminded and half confessed, saying, "Dalang, my family only has a few acres of arable land. I can't afford to buy such a piece of clothing. I agreed that you would borrow this piece of clothing from me. After the trip, you will definitely take it back."

Liu Bancheng chuckled: "Although my family has passed down the family through farming and studying, I can still afford such clothes. Besides, I went to take the exam this year. After using this piece of clothes, I can get my younger brother to put on the next imperial examination. This way, it is not considered a waste of money."

When Liu Xu spoke, he looked at the servant Shizhan with his eyes squinted. He also observed these days that Shizhan did not carry any extra luggage. Among the people present, except for the six paid juren who received a crane flask, Tamarinky's crane flask was given out. At this time, Shizhan was wearing clothes given out by his servant.

Liu Xu kept thinking that since Shi Meng was willing to give up the crane cloak to Luo Wangjing, what would be the obstacle if he paid Shi Meng and gave up another one?

Shi Chuan touched his chin and pondered: "One thousand guan, one million yuan, it's not a loss to sell it at this price, but who knows when the rain and snow will stop? These days, the mortality rate of a small cold is 30, 40, and one million can't buy a life?"

Liu Xu was so angry that he was so angry that he just brought two pieces of clothes from his servant. How much is the life of his servant worth? What's more, he's a barbarian who doesn't speak... It's all, don't look at me like that, I respect your habits. Well, if you want to talk about cold, I also have some cold-proof furs at home, otherwise I will exchange this crane flask with Dalang for two good furs and eight hundred stags?"

Shi Chuan was still hesitating, and Ling Peng urged: "Chen Xin (Lang), saltpeter and sulfur, how much can this small county in Haizhou store? But there are many generals with us, so let's go quickly." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come - Piao Tianwen - vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation.
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