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One hundred thousand catties of gunpowder is really out of reach for Li Zicheng now. After all, as a peasant army, they are poor and white. Let alone the arsenal, everything is robbed. The ten artillery pieces in his hand are robbed. Yes, as for the gunpowder, it was also robbed from the Xuzhou Armory, Ruyang Armory, and Dengfeng Armory. As for the gunpowder in their hands now, it does not exceed [-] catties.

Li Zicheng thought for a while with a heavy face, then looked up at Liu Zongmin and said, "How much gunpowder do you have in the Qianfeng Battalion?"

Liu Zongmin's face changed when he heard this, and he said, "King Chuang, the gunpowder in our Qianfeng Battalion is kept for the bottom of the box, don't you think so?"

"how many!"

Li Zicheng asked impatiently. After hearing this, Liu Zongmin lowered his head and said, "It's about two thousand catties."

Two thousand pounds?
After hearing Liu Zongmin's report, all the generals looked at each other in blank dismay. What a guy, he is indeed a big local tyrant. He has two thousand catties of gunpowder. It is true that the vanguard camp is the richest in the Chuangwang camp. , although the casualties were the most, they were also the first to enter the city to grab things, and all the good things were in their hands, thinking about the envious eyes cast by everyone.

Li Zicheng nodded and said, "Li Guo, where are you?"

After hearing this, Li Guo said, "It's about two thousand catties."

"Where's Brother Xiu?"

Tian Jianxiu said, "It's less than a thousand catties."

"How about you, Hao Yaoqi?"

"It's about eight hundred catties."

……

Li Zicheng asked one by one and nodded: "Well, our entire army only has more than 9000 catties of gunpowder, which is still far from [-] catties. Two military advisers, do you think this [-] catties can blow up Luoyang?" Wall."

Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance looked at each other, then shook their heads and said, "The gap is too big. The Luoyang city wall is only about ten meters thick, and the foundation is also deep. If you want to blow it up, this amount of gunpowder is far from enough. ah."

After hearing this, Li Zicheng sat on his seat and said frowningly: "There is a way, but the gunpowder is missing. What a headache. Where can I find the gunpowder?"

After hearing these words, all the generals fell into deep thought. Liu Zongmin thought for a while and said, "How about we attack the surrounding small towns, maybe we can find some gunpowder."

Niu Jinxing shook his head and said: "There are [-] catties of gunpowder in the whole of Henan, that is, Kaifeng, Luoyang, and Kaifeng were flooded, and the armory was destroyed by the flood. The one that weighs ten thousand catties is probably the Luoyang mansion in front of me."

"As for other state capitals, there may be a small amount of gunpowder in storage, but the amount of thousands of catties is just a drop in the bucket for us, and it is useless."

Liu Zongmin heard the words and said: "Then what are you talking about? If you want to use gunpowder to explode, but there is no gunpowder, I think it depends on human life!"

After hearing this, Niu Jinxing shook his head and said, "Don't worry, think of a way."

Li Guo said at this time: "Why don't we make some ourselves?"

After hearing this, everyone looked at Li Guo like a fool and said, "You know how to make?"

Song Xiance said: "It must be too late to manufacture gunpowder. Charcoal, saltpeter, and sulfur are needed for gunpowder manufacturing. But where can we get these things in a short time?"

"Oh, this won't work, and that won't work. I'm really worried. Chuang Wang can't do it, just like Brother Liu said, let's fill it with human lives. I am in charge of the banner battalion and I am willing to be a pioneer. If you go on again, I don't believe that this mere Luoyang City can't be taken down."

Hao Yaoqi stood up at this time, his face full of anger, Li Zicheng glared and said: "What are you playing, sit down."

Hao Yaoqi sat down without saying a word. With Li Zicheng, Hao Yaoqi didn't dare to show any temper. After sitting down, Li Zicheng said: "Okay, eat, and then think of a way after eating."

"good to eat."

Everyone ate Hesai nonsense, turned their worries into appetite, and started to eat crazily. Anyway, they were all licking blood from the knife edge. That is because they are drunk today, so what will happen in the future?

They were full of food and wine after a meal, but they hadn't thought of a way, and they hadn't thought of where to get the [-] catties of gunpowder. Just when everyone was about to go back to their respective camps, a soldier suddenly ran in.

"Report!"

The messenger soldier rushed into King Chuang's camp, knelt down and saluted, Li Zicheng and all the generals were stunned, looked at the messenger soldier and said, "What's the matter?"

At this moment, the messenger soldier knelt on the ground and said, "Report to King Chuang, there is a person outside the door begging to see you."

"Oh, who?"

Li Zicheng was not surprised when he heard this. Since he started the incident, there has been an endless stream of benevolent and righteous people all over the world who have turned to him. Among other things, Li Xin and Song Xiance, aren't these all coming to vote one after another like this?
However, Li Zicheng also depends on what people order. If he is an ordinary bandit tyrant, he will send Li over there to take a look and subdue him along the way. Treat at a higher level, greet them in person, and don't neglect others.

Because of this, when Li Zicheng heard that someone came to vote, his first reaction was not surprise or anything, but to ask who it was with a smile. If it was a famous local scholar, a great Confucian, he would meet him personally. If not, then he would wait. Well, he will meet again when he is free.

If you don't have time, send someone to meet you.

At this moment, the messenger soldier cupped his hands and said: "Qi reports to Chuang Wang, he is dressed as a scholar, and he calls himself Wei Bao, a student of Lantian!"

"Wei Bao, I haven't heard of it, Li Xin...wait a minute, which student?"

After hearing this, the messenger soldier said, "Lantian student."

"Lantian!"

Li Zicheng's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief, "A man from Lantian came to join our rebel army?"

Li Zicheng was a little excited. There have been many people who have joined the rebel army these years, but apart from his old brothers who followed him at the beginning, no fellow from Shaanxi has joined him for a long time. Thinking of this, Li Zicheng still has mixed feelings.

"King Chuang, that man said that he didn't come to join our rebel army, but wanted to make a deal with you, King Chuang."

Seeing that King Chuang was so moved, the messenger soldier interrupted Li Zicheng's imagination without winking. Li Zicheng was taken aback, looked at the messenger soldier and frowned and said, "Business?"

Li Zicheng frowned, with a puzzled expression on his face. He had a hammer deal with Lantian to discuss?Are they not rivals?It's not bad if you don't get in each other's way, but you can still do business?
Thinking of Li Zicheng, he waved his hand and said, "I don't have any business to discuss with Lantian, so let's go, let go."

"Chuangwang."

As soon as Li Zicheng said these words, Niu Jinxing said, "King Chuang, don't worry, since Lan Tian wants to do business with us, we should give Lan Tian a chance, at least listen to what Lan Tian has to say."

"Ok?"

Li Zicheng looked at Niu Jinxing, and Niu Jinxing explained: "I heard people say that Lantian also has a deal with Zhang Xianzhong in private. Zhang Xianzhong can support himself in Hubei these years, and he can communicate with Lantian. Since Zhang Xianzhong can benefit from Lantian , we can, let’s hear what Lantian wants to sell us, and then we can make plans.”

After hearing this, Li Zicheng glanced at Niu Jinxing and said, "Can the people in Lantian be kind enough to sell us what we need?"

The corner of Niu Jinxing's mouth turned up and he said: "Your Majesty, no matter whether they have good intentions or bad intentions, they are just seeing each other anyway, let's just forget if they don't like it, and they didn't say that this business must be done."

Li Zicheng frowned slightly when he heard the words, and looked at Song Xiance who was on the side, Song Xiance nodded with a smile, it can be seen.

"Then please."

Under the decision of the two military divisions, Li Zicheng made up his mind to meet Wei Bao, a student from Lantian.

The messenger soldier got the order and quickly went out to bring a guy dressed as a scholar into the barracks. At this time, everyone in the camp was silent, and they all stared angrily, a little bit wanting to show Wei Bao his authority.

As soon as Wei Bao came in, he knew what Li Zicheng and others were thinking. Wei Bao has been an old lobbyist for many years. When he was a bandit, he liked to jump back and forth between various cottages. Afterwards, he even traveled around Daming. In the end, he even went for a walk in Liaodong. After this trip, Wei Bao had a wider experience and became more mature. After returning to Lantian, Li Chaosheng entrusted him with a heavy responsibility and planned to promote him to be the director of foreign affairs in Lantian.

Unexpectedly, this guy was very proud, saying that he had not made an inch of contribution to Lan Tian, ​​and that the foreign teacher supervisor felt guilty, so he volunteered to use [-] catties of gunpowder as a bargaining chip to make some contributions for Lan Tian, ​​and then assume the position of the foreign teacher supervisor. .

Li Chaosheng couldn't handle this guy, so he went straight out of Tongguan and came to Henan as quickly as possible. But after arriving, he was not in a hurry to see Li Zicheng, but found an inn built in Lantian in Henan to stay. It was delicious. It's delicious, until today the Lantian spies reported that Li Zicheng came to Luoyang city and retreated after being defeated.

Wei Bao immediately washed himself happily and said, "The man made his fortune today, and rode his little donkey to Li Zicheng's barracks.

Wei Bao entered the barracks with a smile on his lips. His eyes swept across the faces of Li Zicheng's many generals, and finally looked at Liu Zongmin and smiled: "Hahaha, Commander Liu, are you all right?"

Wei Bao and Liu Zongmin knew each other. There were six thieves in Lantian back then. Among them, Liu Yidao, the owner of East Tangyu, and Liu Zongmin belonged to the same family. He came to Liu Zongmin with a full smile and said, "Brother Liu, do you still remember me?"

Liu Zongmin took a bite of the steamed bun and said, "I don't know."

"Hey, brother Liu is really a nobleman who forgets things too much. I am Wei Bao. We met in Donggouyu back then. At that time, you were still with your elder brother Liu Yidao. We gnawed pig's trotters, drank wine, and drank wine. You still tell me how beautiful your sister-in-law is, if you don't serve that idiot Liu Yidao because of her beauty..."

Snapped!
Liu Zongmin shouted angrily when he heard the words: "Nonsense, how dare you slander a certain family for having an affair with your sister-in-law!"

"Hey, don't talk nonsense. I don't know anything about you and your sister-in-law. I just said that your sister-in-law is beautiful. Why are you so anxious? Could it be? Awwhhh..."

Wei Bao had an expression that I understood. The people around him looked at Liu Zongmin strangely when they heard the words. They didn't expect Liu Zongmin, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, to have such dirty thoughts back then. For a while, everyone was smiling. Looking at Liu Zongmin, hey, you are such a person!

Liu Zongmin was so angry that he picked up the rice bowl on the table and was about to smash it. Although Wei Bao was dressed as a scholar, he had also experienced under Li Chaomeng, and he had also traveled to Liaodong. Bandits and even Liaodong army soldiers have fought in battle, and their strength is quite good.

Liu Zongmin threw a job bowl at him, Wei Bao caught it immediately, and cupped his hands at Li Zicheng, saying, "Wei Bao, a student from Lantian, has met Commander Li."

Li Zicheng looked at Wei Bao at this time, then looked at Liu Zongmin who was flushed with anger, and the crowd who was already smiling, watching the excitement and not being afraid of getting into trouble, took a deep look at Wei Bao, this person is not simple, just a few words, He just defuses his power over him, so that he can't take advantage of the situation to overwhelm others. This is a master.

As expected, Lantian has a lot of talents, and any unknown person who is called out at random is such a great talent. How big is the gap between him and Lantian, and he is also born in a reckless family. How did he, Li Chaosheng, gather so many talents? .

Li Zicheng looked at Wei Bao thoughtfully and said, "Are you the envoy from Lantian?"

Wei Bao cupped his hands again and said, "No, I'm a student from Lantian?"

"What's the difference?"

"The so-called envoys are sent by the Lantian government to come for official business. This is an envoy. I am not sent by the Lantian government. What I do is selfish. Personal matters should be reported. I am a student of Lantian College. Naturally It's the Lantian student."

Hearing this, Li Zicheng narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Are you saying this to clear up your relationship with Li Chaosheng?"

Wei Bao grinned and said, "Yes."

"Why?"

Li Zicheng asked Wei Bao with a dark face, and Wei Bao laughed after hearing this, "Because what I'm going to do next is too shocking, if it spreads, it will not be good for Lantian's reputation."

Li Zicheng narrowed his eyes and said, "What do you want to do?"

Wei Bo said: "Wei is a gambler by nature, and he recently owed a large amount of debt to the gambling house, which he couldn't pay off. The gambling house said that if I couldn't pay it off within a month, he would chop off Wei's hands and pull out the debt." Wei Mou's tongue, Wei Mou was really afraid of being murdered, so he secretly contacted his wife and brother. My wife and brother worked in the Lantian Gunpowder Factory. Hearing about my incident, he felt sympathetic, but said that he didn't have so much money in his hands. He can't help me by borrowing money, but he can use his power to get me a batch of gunpowder. I just need to sell the gunpowder. After we go back, we will split the bill. By the way, dot it up and down, plug this hole, so that no one will notice it."

"So I came out to find a way to sell this batch of gunpowder. Where is the demand for gunpowder the greatest? It is no different from a battlefield, and now the largest battlefield in the world is in Luoyang, so I wanted to sell this batch of gunpowder. How about batching gunpowder and selling it to those who need it, do you understand what I said?"

Wei Bao looked at Li Zicheng with a smile, Li Zicheng frowned when he heard this and looked Wei Bao up and down, Wei Bao smiled and looked harmless to humans and animals.

After a while Li Zicheng said, "Is this true?"

Wei Bao raised his head and looked at Li Zicheng in surprise: "You don't really believe it, do you?"