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Chapter 549 Explosives
Every year on Qixi Festival, Jiangnan is very lively.

The Qiqiao Festival can be called the Girl's Festival nowadays. Your family often puts up colorful buildings in the courtyard, and puts things such as grinding and drinking music, flower melons, wine roasting, pens and inkstones, needles and threads, etc., which are presented by girls. bye.

If you are in Lin'an, walking on the street, the fragrance is full of fragrance, which is pleasing to the eye.

But in Hanzhong, there is obviously no such beautiful scene.

Many of the family members of the officials who came from Lin'an were quite disappointed.

Fortunately, Mrs. Shuai's Mansion still pays attention to the Qiqiao Festival, so she took them to open a porridge shop and held a simple persuasion meeting.

Speaking of which, now that Li Xia is short of money and food, he has lost some of his courage to do big things when he first entered Hanzhong, and many plans have slowed down.On the contrary, it was Gao Mingyue who did these little things for nothing, which won him some official reputation.

At night, the husband and wife together with Han Qiaoer sat in the court and arranged marriages for the generals under his command.

When Li Xia first became Shu Shuai, he arranged for a large number of soldiers to marry local women.

This matter may seem unimportant, but it actually has some significance.

First, for the sake of military discipline, to reduce the situation of rape and robbery of civilian women in field battles in the future;

To prevent a large number of single soldiers from drinking and having fun after the distribution of military rewards, and ruining their fighting spirit, it is better to let them settle down and buy real estate after they get married, so that they will be more enthusiastic about protecting the country in the future, and at the same time let the money flow back to industries other than pleasure;

Furthermore, for the sake of population, although it will not be effective within a few years, it must be arranged as soon as possible.

In addition, leading a marriage is also a kindness...

The marriages of the soldiers are easy to arrange, but Li Xia has to be more cautious about the marriages of the generals.

He made a list of generals above the rank of officer in the army, and Gao Mingyue carefully selected for more than a month to list suitable women.

The two of them were like parents, they took the list and started ordering couples.

"It's in the woods...he said he likes pretty ones, but not too pretty, and they have to look comfortable but not gorgeous." Li Xia looked at them, and saw the same words repeated over and over again, and said: "In short, you have to be pretty." .”

"Master Yang's wife has a niece, she is twenty-eight years old, she is good-looking, delicate and elegant, is that okay?"

"Yang Qixin?" Li Xia groaned slightly, and said, "You think well, but can Tan Hualang like Lin Zi, a general?"

"I mentioned to Mrs. Yang that she is satisfied with the 23-year-old rule and experienced the Battle of Diaoyu City. Mrs. Yang's natal family is not considered prominent, not a noble family, but the family style is simple. Mrs. Yang is in the list of 56, Mrs. Yang I have been studying hard with her for more than [-] years without a single complaint."

"It is indeed a good door." Li Xia nodded, and said: "Qiaoer write it down, congratulations to brother Lin Zi tomorrow."

He arranged Lin Zi's marriage in this way.

"The following is ginger rice... I like pretty ones, they shouldn't be too young for fear of dullness, they should be interesting, and they'd better be plump."

"In fact, there is a good family named Xu, originally from Hanzhong, who moved to Luzhou in the early years. I heard that after Hanzhong was recovered, they moved back and donated [-] yuan to build the bridge. Therefore, I asked Mrs. Xu to thank her once. She is kind. This time, a lot of effort has been put into opening the porridge shed. It is said that the daughter of the family is twenty and four years old, and she promised to get married once. The man who was not out of the pavilion died in the war. This girl of the Xu family knows poetry and books, but she is... tempered A little stronger."

Li Xia nodded again...

~~
a few days later.

"Is your shopkeeper here?"

"The shopkeeper is in the backyard. Mr. Li comes with the villain."

Li Zhaocheng passed through the courtyard gate of the firm, and there was a crackling sound of abacus from the back hall, and then he heard Yan Yunyun swearing.

"Can't lower the price? The raw silk that Wu's family sold to Guanzhong last year cost one tael or seventy cash, but it costs one hundred cash to me. Ask him if he thinks I'm not as vicious as the Mongols, and if I'm still collaborating with the enemy?"

"And you, go and tell old man Hao that instead of buying silica in Huangzhou for many years, it is better to open a mine in Hanzhong and let him go to Alang for approval. At that time, I will collect what I need for the mine at one time, so I don't have to send people to make noise every day ..."

Li Zhaocheng waited for a while, and only walked in after all the attendants had retreated.

Yan Yunyun looked up and said lightly, "Why are you here again?"

Li Zhaocheng took the note and handed it over, saying: "Old Taoist Hao needs money to open the iron mine, and Li Jieshuai asked me to come to you to pay for it."

Yan Yunyun nodded, flipped through an account book, and said, "Sir, tell Alang too, the money in the firm belongs to Alang after all... that's all, Alang has a sense of propriety."

Looking at the account book, she looked a little embarrassed, and took the abacus again.

She was in charge of Li Xia's secret business, but it was difficult for the Shuai's mansion to respond to emergencies.

The abacus sounded again, Li Zhaocheng stood there waiting for a while, and suddenly said: "Just now I met Jiang Fan at the door, and gave me Zhang's remonstrance, he is going to get married."

"Congratulations to him."

"He was very happy and said that Li Jieshuai personally arranged the marriage for him."

Yan Yunyun said indifferently: "It's better for Alang to do things simply, and he will do it right away. He is good to Jiang Fan and good to everyone."

"Yes." Li Zhaocheng said: "Jiang Fan likes his wife very much, he still talks about me, don't be afraid because of him, he can see that I am interested in you, and he also said..."

"Can you stop pestering me? Can you just treat me as a man? I'm in charge of all of Alang's business. Do you know how many people have been watching? They think that someday I, a lowly woman, will fall in love with a certain man. Swallow A Lang's property, and then..."

"Are you worried about this?" Li Zhaocheng smiled softly and said, "You don't have to worry about this, if we..."

"Mr. Li." Yan Yunyun suddenly interrupted him, saying: "I hired you to do something, not to pester you endlessly."

"You listen to me explain..."

"I don't want to hear it. I regret putting you to sleep, because I didn't expect you to have such a temper."

The sound of the abacus didn't stop, Yan Yunyun's tone became cold.

"In the past, other people prostituted me, and I was unwilling, so I slept with you. But a few days ago, I bought a few servants, all handsome young men... I was thinking, why did I attack you at that time? I have the right , and have money, why can’t I get it? If I get involved with you, I’m asking for trouble.”

Li Zhaocheng said: "I don't believe..."

"Enough polite words, I'm bored too." Yan Yunyun said: "Others call A Lang a 'Marshal', but you follow those court officials and call him 'Li Jieshuai'. You can be trusted by Alang, and you can count on your talents, right? You are amazing. You see, I can't even hear a word from you.

When I do things, I hate other people's chatter because I am a woman, but you always treat me like a woman.Marry me?Marrying me, a whore, this disfigured bastard is your kindness, charity, and shows your infatuation?If you still have a little style when cooking, this self-proclaimed coquettish attitude annoys me to the bone. "

Li Zhaocheng stood there dumbfounded.

A young scholar from the south of the Yangtze River has been taught very strictly since he was a child, and this is the first time he has experienced the unkindness of a prostitute.

Seeing his appearance, Yan Yunyun shook his head and sighed.

"I know you were very comfortable that night, so you lost your mind. But most prostitutes have these skills. If you have time, I will take you to the Lianxiang Tower in the west of the city. After that, you..."

Li Zhaocheng shook his head, turned and walked out.

Yan Yunyun seemed to have no conscience, as if he didn't see his loss, he just picked up a bunch of keys and got up.

"Mr. Li, don't forget the money that old man Hao asked for. Let's take you to the warehouse to get it. It's a private matter, but it's not easy to delay the business..."

~~
"It's been more than ten days, why are you still so preoccupied?"

Hao Xiuyang said casually, while pushing the weight, carefully weighed the sulfur and saltpeter, and asked, "Because female Yama didn't like you?"

Li Zhaocheng, who was standing aside, was startled, and asked in shock, "How does the Taoist priest know?"

"Experienced and not blind. No wonder you are not Li Yong's own son. Look at his father and son, who would be as trapped by love as you are?"

Hao Xiuyang pushed the saltpeter away, and muttered again: "Grind it for me...he must say that the formula contained in my Taoism's "Dan Jing" is not powerful enough."

Li Zhaocheng took it, and while grinding it, he sighed: "I've only seen her like a woman in my life."

"Ha, how many women have you met in your life?" Hao Xiuyang picked up a few grains of saponins, thought for a while, then threw them away, and said to himself: "This time, I will try without adding saponins."

After all, Li Zhaocheng couldn't let go of it immediately, and his face was sad.

Hao Xiuyang smiled, and said leisurely: "It's nice to be young, the old man can't worry as much as you do... The craftsmanship is good, let's pour it in, let's see if this thunderstorm is loud enough this time."

Li Zhaocheng did as he said, and said: "I also envy the Taoist priest's freedom and ease."

"Children's love is always a trivial matter, when the time comes..."

Halfway through Hao Xiuyang's speech, he stopped, lighted Zhentianlei and threw it into the stove, closed the lid, pulled Li Zhaocheng back a few steps, and looked up at the pillar next to him.

"Pay attention to how high it is this time..."

"Okay, what did the Daoist want to say just now?"

"You'll let it go then."

"Could the Taoist have something to tell me?"

Hao Xiuyang's face suddenly changed, and he pulled Li Zhaocheng to the ground.

"boom!"

Amidst the loud noise, the furnace was torn apart, and the fragments flew away...

~~
Half an hour later, Li Xia arrived at the gunpowder workshop, first glanced around, and finally stared at Li Zhaocheng, who was ashamed and disheveled, with a stern expression on his face.

Li Zhaocheng lowered his head, knowing that he could make more powerful gunpowder, Li Xia shouldn't have such an expression.

It seems that it is because of Yan Yunyun's matter.

"Second brother, I'm strict..."

Li Xia asked suddenly: "You also know?"

"what?"

"Come here." Li Xia beckoned and asked, "Is there something wrong with your ears?"

"I'm asking my second brother, what do I know?"

Li Xia turned to Hao Xiuyang and asked, "Daoist Hao knows? Where is he?"

"Ah?!" Hao Xiuyang pulled his ears and shouted loudly.

"It seems that Daoist Hao knows about it, what about others?"

"what?!"

Li Xia said: "Daoist Hao knows that he will die if he goes."

"Ah?! Can't the old man hear you?"

"Daoist Hao is a smart person, you should be able to see that I have the strength to keep him safe."

Hao Xiuyang still looked at Li Xia's mouth in astonishment, as if he couldn't hear it.

Li Xia said again: "It's useless not to say it, I have sent people to block the water and land transportation, he can't reach Lin'an."

"I seem to be able to hear a little bit, what did the commander-in-chief say?"

Li Xia said: "Among the officials in Hanzhong, there is Wu Qian's confidant, and he is hiding in one of them's house, right?"

"Wait, wait... The old Taoist seems to be able to hear a little bit."

Li Xia said: "Daoist Hao, since you and I got along, you haven't seen me get angry yet."

Hao Xiuyang finally sighed: "Why does Shuai Li make things difficult for the old man? The old man is just too smart and guessed Li Yong's thoughts, but he doesn't care about anything, he doesn't care about everything."

"You didn't help him?"

"It really didn't help him."

Li Xia turned around and left.

Li Zhaocheng was stunned for a while, and hurriedly stepped up to catch up.

"Is father gone?"

"Ah."

"He went to Lin'an?"

Li Xia got on his horse and said, "If you don't want him to die, cheer me up."

(End of this chapter)