The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 154 Hunting on Guns 'Nobles'

The "garden" Feng Ziying said was actually a small valley in the west of Beijing.

There used to be a small village in the valley, but it was later selected by several generals. The 35 households in the village "willingly" sold their ancestral properties, and then "voluntarily" moved out of their former residences.

Now there are two to three hundred yellow sheep with roe roe, dozens of wild boars, three to five black bears, and a hundred red deer and sika deer, which are dedicated to offering antlers, deer whips and other supplements to various houses.

But when all the dandies rushed to Taniguchi, they saw a cart covered with felt cloth parked on the side of the road, surrounded by more than ten people guarding it, and they saw Feng Ziying get off the car and come, and they never left their posts without authorization.

When they got closer, the leader took a few steps towards him and said, "Mr. Feng, everything has been prepared. Do you want to distribute it now, or..."

"Send it off."

Feng Ziying waved his hand and said with a smile: "Isn't it just for this to eat when I came to your wilderness!"

The leader bowed in response, and turned around to say hello to his subordinates. Several strong men in sheepskin jackets immediately stepped forward and removed the felt cloth, revealing the bullets and other items on the car!

Only then did Jiao Shun realize that he was a loser.

Now is the era of cannons and muskets, how can these dudes obediently hunt with broken bows?

Although Jiao Shun didn't know anything about marksmanship, his interest in firearms was far greater than that of bows and arrows.

Just as he was about to step forward to try his hand, Xue Pan rushed over with his eyes shining, and shouted: "I have never touched a gun since I have been in this capital. Addiction is what it takes!"

"Brother Xue, brother Xue!"

Feng Ziying stopped him hastily, and said with a smile, "Why are you in a hurry, all the good things are in the back."

At this time, first a few military dandies stepped forward to pick things up, and then a third of the followers also stepped forward to collect guns and ammunition.

After everyone finished picking, the men guarding the cart lifted a large wooden box from above, opened it and saw that there were three long guns nestled in thin silk.

You don't need to look closely, just look at the shining body of the gun in the sun, and you will know that it must be a masterpiece made by a skilled craftsman.

Xue Pan was honest and blunt and took a shot in his hand.

Feng Ziying also took a shot, but passed it to Jiao Shun first.

Although Jiao Shun quickly picked it up in his hand, his eyes turned to look at those ordinary guns, and he asked, "These guns seem to be standard, why have the belts been changed?"

The head nurse gave a thumbs up when he heard the words: "This man is an expert! The original gun belt is really hard to clean, we rough people can just use it, but it's not easy to stain the clothes of the nobles."

Jiao Shun couldn't help laughing bitterly after hearing this.

Although Liu Changyou and the others were vague, he had already figured out the difference between the finished product today and the regulations of Taizu's time in private.

Can the current standard gun belt be used?

Of course it can be used, and all the necessary functions can be satisfied, and the degree of firmness is not much worse than the regulations required by Taizu.

But apart from the basic functions, it can only be said to be a mess.

It is easy to pill, knot, stain, and difficult to clean. It is light yellow when it is sent out, and it will be shiny and black in less than a year, and it can't be washed with soap.

Not to mention that the Ordnance Department was dissatisfied, even Jiao Shun frowned.

But the problem is...

This thing was produced by a handyman, and now facing the aggressiveness of the Ordnance Department, his office can only choose to defend and cover up.

After all, the ass determines the brain.

Seeing that Jiao Shun was frowning, Feng Ziying seemed to have something on his mind, but because everyone was in high spirits, it was not the time to ask the truth, so she kept it in her heart, and smiled and yelled for everyone to go hunting in the valley.

Although one-third of the people in the team were carrying guns, the only ones who could shoot at will were the leading dudes.

The guns carried by the entourage are firstly to set off the atmosphere, and secondly to exchange with the master at any time so that the master does not have to reload the ammunition.

Others just wanted to have a good time shooting, and they all left the loading of the ammunition to their followers.

Although Jiao Shun also had two personal attendants from the Feng family, but because he was curious about the specific structure of this firearm, he specially asked for two bullets, and then disassembled and reassembled it carefully to play with.

The bullets at this time were different from those seen by Jiao Shun’s later generations, but they were not the kind of small shot balls in ancient times. The specific shape was between a cone and a semicircle. , and a wooden peg was plugged into the tail - by the way, this wooden peg was also produced by a handyman.

Some bright objects can be seen in the middle of the wooden peg, probably the primer device corresponding to the striker.

He was looking at it carefully, when he heard a few gunshots not far away, and Xue Pan yelling to chase after him, the large army rushed forward in joy, except for two or three who didn't like this way. Or those with heavy thoughts, the rest all ran away with Xue's big head.

Seeing that everyone was scattered, Feng Ziying took the opportunity to go to Jiao Shun's side, and said with a smile, "Brother is an official in the Ministry of Industry, haven't you ever touched a musket?"

"Little brother has only been here for more than a month."

Jiao Shun smiled wryly: "Besides, the control in the Ordnance Department is probably much stricter than outside."

After a pause, he pointed to the gun belt and said, "This standard gun belt is produced by our handyman, but it's just like the dog who was criticized just now ignored it."

Feng Ziying laughed loudly, asked for an ordinary musket, fiddled with it a few times, and then asked Jiao Shun: "How much do you know about the muskets that are now on the market?"

"It's just some data on paper."

Jiao Shun shook his head: "Speaking of which, it's the first time I've touched a real thing today."

Feng Ziying said with a smile: "This dynasty is very strict about firearms, and the capital is the most important thing. The yamen and city inspectors who supervise the streets still use knives, guns and sticks. It is naturally not so easy for ordinary people to touch them. "

Then, he lifted the gun in his hand up: "Everyone calls this thing a musket or a long blunderbuss, but in fact the official name is 'Dragon Sparrow', which means the big summer dragon sparrow-the gun is three feet six long. Inch [1.2 meters], it can hold a bayonet [0.4 meters] one foot and two inches long, since the Taizu Dynasty finalized it, there has been little improvement.

This is easy to understand. The most difficult thing to solve for breech-loading guns is airtightness. In the early days, because the industrial level was not enough, it was not as good as the front-loading guns that had been developed for hundreds of years in terms of range and power.

When Jiao Shun thought of this, his heart skipped a beat.

The handyman's office next to it is not as good as the ordnance department, but the handyman's office specializing in glue, lacquer, mounting, and pasting may have more advantages in terms of improving airtightness.

Solving the problem of airtightness can not only improve the range and power, but also develop magazines and make firearms officially enter the era of rapid fire in the era of continuous fire.

Just as he was thinking about something else, he heard Feng Ziying ask: "Brother Jiao was successful at a young age and became famous in the capital, but why did he sigh and be unhappy just now? Could it be that he encountered some difficulties? If there are any difficulties, you might as well talk about them first and listen. See if brother can help you."

"Brother Feng really hit the mark."

Jiao Shun hurriedly gathered himself together, bowed his hands with the gun in his hands, and said, "My little brother is indeed in trouble, but I just don't know how to speak."

Feng Ziying is the most loyal person, not to mention that Jiao Shun helped him save face before, so when he heard this, he threw the gun to the entourage beside him, patted his chest and said: "There is nothing hard to say, as long as I It can be done, there is absolutely no reason to shirk!"

"Then the younger brother has the audacity to ask for it."

Jiao Shun said solemnly: "I would like to invite Brother Feng to introduce me to meet General Shenwu face to face."

"Ok?"

When Feng Ziying heard this, her face changed color, she looked at Jiao Shun hesitantly and said, "Brother Jiao wants to see my father? But I don't know why?"

"Is this..."

Jiao Shun looked left and right, Feng Ziying immediately waved his hand, ordering everyone to retreat more than ten steps away.

Only then did Jiao Shun explain his plan in detail.

He said again: "It doesn't matter whether the matter is successful or not, I will accept the love of Zunfu!"

Feng Ziying made some calculations, then said with a smile: "This matter is of great benefit to my father and has no harm. It should be that my father and son are in love with Brother Jiao——in that case, after we return to the city, I will take care of Jiao. Brother meet my father!"

It took two clicks to finalize, and Jiao Shun suddenly felt relieved.

So he also mixed in with the dandies and became addicted to shooting indiscriminately.

It was so noisy until noon, when the crowd carried a few yellow sheep, roe deer, and a half-sized wild boar, excitedly to Linxi to build a separate courtyard, where the relatives skinned and cut the meat, and sprinkled it again. Assorted spices, baked on the upper rocker.

In this land, it's not a personal property, so it's not easy to buy dancers and singers—otherwise, whoever can use it and who can't use it will easily cause disputes and jealousy.

But the men guarding the car beat drums and marched in battle, fighting with swords and shields, but they didn't have a majestic spirit.

Even Jiao Shun, a master who passed by and met, applauded again and again.

He was also a dandy for fun, commanding twenty or so muskets to shoot randomly into the air, just listening to crackling and popping beans, quite like the style of later black African uncles.

During the banquet, everyone ate their stomachs full of fat, and it was the time when they were having a good time, but Xue's big head became a monster again, and he insisted that he would hunt a black bear in the afternoon and come back. If he couldn't find it, he would stay here up.

Jiao Shun was still thinking about seeing General Feng Tang, so why would he stay in the valley with this idiot?

He was about to find a reason to fool him, but he didn't want someone from outside to report that there was a nobleman passing by outside the valley. Since he saw cooking smoke in the valley, he sent someone to ask if there was any ready-made game for sale.

Feng Ziying was very displeased when he heard this, and cursed: "What kind of nobles are not nobles! Our brothers are here to have fun, so we must not be his envoys - you just send someone to drive them out!"

"This……"

Zhuangtou who reported the report faltered and said: "I think that nobleman seems to belong to the Rongguo Mansion, but the son's mansion and the Duke's mansion are family friends."

"From Rongguo Mansion?"

Feng Ziying immediately stood up, looked at Xue Pan hesitantly, then turned to look at Jiao Shun, and said: "I don't know which elder is traveling, we brothers only need to show a face, so as not to be rude. "

Then, he ordered people to prepare clean and tidy food, put them in food boxes and put them on the carriage.

When Xue Pan heard that he was an elder of the Rongguo Mansion, he immediately had a bitter face, threw a fried roe deer ear back on the plate, and muttered: "Just don't be uncle, I will scold you every time I see you." A few words."

Jiao Shun also got up from the banquet, and said with a smile, "If it's really Mr. Zheng, I'll just block it for you—Isn't it because I saved Baoyu when she was scolded a few days ago?"

Only then did Xue Pan dawdle along at the end.

The three of them got on their horses at the gate of the Bieyuan—Jiao Shun had learned to ride a horse when he was a steward—surrounded by a carriage with food boxes, and rushed to the entrance of the valley at a leisurely pace.

I saw seven or eight large carts lying on the side of the road, and a large dome tent was erected upside down in the middle. Seeing that there were women walking in front of the tent, I knew that the so-called noble person should be a woman.

The three of them were about to step forward to ask what was going on, when someone came over quickly, greeted with a smile and said, "It turns out that Mr. Feng, Young Master Biao and Uncle Jiao are here, what a coincidence!"

This is actually Jiao Shun's 'acquaintance'.

But it was Yang's husband, Qin Xian, because his elder brother Qin Yi was sent to the south, and now he took over Qin Yi's vacancy and came to Jia She's side to be in charge.

Seeing that it was him who came out to socialize, Jiao Shun immediately realized that it was probably not a coincidence, but that 'noble man' deliberately found it!
So he asked first: "Isn't that the eldest wife in the tent?"

"It's the eldest lady."

Qin Xian explained with a smile: "Because of some unrest in the family recently, my wife made a special trip to Qixia Temple in Yanling to offer incense - but the vegetarian dishes in that temple were not very tasty. After cooking smoke, I want to buy some ready-made wild animals to satisfy my hunger, and I don’t want to bump into the three masters here, don’t you think it’s a coincidence?!”

hehe~
What a coincidence!
Jiao Shun sneered in his heart, knowing that Mrs. Xing must be planning something, so he secretly raised his vigilance.

Sure enough, as he expected, after Qin Xian sent someone to report to the tent, he saw Qiu Tong come over to deliver a message, saying that his wife was too tired to travel, so she didn't have much energy, so she simply didn't invite the masters to talk, and just let Jiao alone The uncle sent some wild game over there.

Xue Pan was so happy not to see his elders.

Because Feng Ziying knew Jiao Shun's background, she didn't think there was anything wrong with the Xing family picking Jiao Shun around.

So Jiao took the food box by the way and followed Qiutong to the yurt.

But it was inside the yurt.

Siqi was holding the scissors tightly and stood guard at the door, but his heart was in a mess.

Earlier, Xing family spent a lot of time in Qixia Temple, then rushed back like a frightened wind, and set up camp in front of this valley halfway, Siqi became more and more determined that Xing family would sell his stepdaughter to Mr. Feng.

Who would have thought that although the Xing family really recruited someone alone, it was not Feng Ziying in her imagination, but Jiao Shun, who she had an affair with for a long time!

This……

How can this be so ruthless?
Then he thought again, if the girl can really promise to Jiao Shun, wouldn't he be able to marry with her...

As a result, the strength in that hand became less and less.

"elder sister."

Xiuju saw that Siqi's expression was not right, so she gave her a light slap, and eagerly asked, "Should we go out and stop that Jiao Shun, or..."

Before he finished speaking, Siqi gritted his teeth and picked the curtain, and went outside on his own.

Xiuju hurriedly rolled up his arms and rolled up his sleeves and followed out. He saw Jiao Shun walking towards him carrying a food box, and was about to put his hips on his hips to stop him from coming forward, but was suddenly pulled aside by Siqi and let out the door. aisle.

Xiuju was taken aback for a moment, but thought it was Siqi who had other plans, and hurriedly pressed his voice and asked: "Sister is going to let him in first, and then..."

"Nothing after that!"

But Si Qi gritted his teeth and said: "Based on his background, he dare not despise the girl. Instead of worrying about it all day, it's better to just do what he wants. It's better than marrying someone who has no scruples!"

　Thanks to book friends: Rainy Last Night, Ouyang Krypton——for your reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)