Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 26 Guns and Horses
  The next morning, Jia Qiang got the big gun, which was delivered to the house by the servants of Langhou Mansion.

What he knew about big guns was from the 'Book of Acting Soldiers'. This was the first time he had seen the real thing.

The four-meter long gun was dark red in color, and the tip of the gun was flashing with a faint blue light. At a glance, you could tell that this was no ordinary big gun.

Large guns are also divided into grades. Even if the material used in the gun head is less, the gun head made of top materials is still valuable.

"Now I owe Lang Li'an a favor!" He couldn't help shaking his head and smiling bitterly, holding a big gun.

He held the big gun horizontally. It looked big before entering the yard, but it was not enough to let go and practice shooting.

Mainly, the backyard has landscapes such as a pond and rockery, which reduces the space of the original yard.

If he wanted to practice shooting, he would have to find a larger space.

Not only practicing guns, but also practicing bows and arrows requires more space.

He was not in a hurry. Now he held the big gun straight and began to feel the power of the big gun.

Although there are many techniques for using weapons in "Yan Gong Bing Shu", Jia Yan is best at the big gun. The inheritance of the big gun is the most comprehensive and the most critical. The force of the big gun is also a part of the training.

When practicing the big gun, you can integrate the strength of the whole body and better control your own strength.

For example, Jia Qiang now has a strength of 600 kilograms. He can lift a weight of 600 kilograms with all his strength.

But when he punched, it was far from reaching 600 kilograms, and he couldn't even exert half of it.

Because he did not master the force-generating skills inherited from the "Yan Gong Bing Shu", he only used part of his body to generate force when punching.

When he can skillfully use his whole body to exert force, then he can punch and kick with a force of nearly 600 kilograms, fully exerting his own strength.

Thinking about the technique of exerting force in her mind, Jia Qiang's body trembled slightly. The force started from her feet, along her back and reached her arms. With a shake of her hands, the big gun roared.

The whole process took him ten breaths, and his movements were jerky during this process, causing a lot of strength to be lost.

But even so, the force erupted from the big gun caused the air at the tip of the gun to be torn apart, making a scalp-numbing sound.

He shook his head. This is where he needs to practice. When he uses his strength and can do whatever he wants, he will truly master this skill.

He put away the big gun and was extremely satisfied with it.

You must know that he tried to use an ordinary spear before, but when the force of 600 kilograms exploded, the ordinary spear broke instantly and could not withstand his power.

His power is only the power of two turns mentioned in the "Jian Gong Bing Shu" after practicing the 'Jia Shi Hundred Turns Refining Technique' twice.

Jia Yan had the power of six revolutions back then. He didn't know if this big gun could hold up after he reached the power of six revolutions.

Jia Qiang took out the silk scarf and wiped the big gun. She used less today and just wiped it briefly. After long-term use in the future, she would need to use special maintenance oil to wipe it.

Such weapons must be maintained by dedicated personnel at the Lord's House. Otherwise, if they are not maintained for a long time, no matter how good the weapons are, they will not be able to maintain their optimal performance.

"Master, it's up to me to do this kind of thing!" Jade on the side quickly stepped forward and said.

Qin'er also stepped forward, wanting to help.

"I will teach you how to maintain the big gun, and you will take care of the big gun from now on!" Jia Qiang did not refuse, and agreed with a smile.

Even though the big gun is four meters long, it is not heavy in weight. It is not a problem for the two little maids to do some maintenance.

Today is not a day off, he has to go to school.

As soon as school was over in the afternoon, Lang Li'an and Li Hongkang left in a hurry when they saw Jia Qiang.

"Brother Jia, do you have a date with a beautiful woman?" Li Hongkang said with a smile.

"There's no such thing as a beautiful lady. She's going to try her luck on the Luoma Street that Brother Lang mentioned yesterday!" Jia Qiang replied.

"Then I can't go with you, that street is too smelly!" Li Hongkang seemed to have thought of something and said with a look of disgust.

"Do you want me to find someone who loves horses to go with me?" Lang Li'an didn't care and asked with a smile.

"No need to bother, just go and have a look. How can it be so easy to meet a good horse!" Jia Qiang smiled and shook her head and declined.

Jia Qiang said goodbye to her two friends, got on the carriage and headed towards Mule and Horse Street. As soon as he arrived at Luoma Street, he understood the reason why Li Hongkang didn't want to come here. The place was filled with the smell of mule and horse feces, and the pungent smell made anyone who came here for the first time nauseous.

The carriage walked leisurely on the mule and horse street. In addition to the shops selling mules and horses on both sides, there were also many shops selling mule and horse related items.

His eyesight was very good. He sat in the carriage and looked at the horses tied on both sides. Through the records in the "Book of Acting Soldiers", he could tell the quality of the horses.

Of course, his level is still at the level of talking on paper. At most, he can distinguish between war horses and ordinary horses.

"Are you so unlucky?" After walking around Luoma Street, he didn't see any good horses.

We did see war horses, but from all appearances, they looked like ordinary war horses.

He also asked the horse dealers in the Western Regions and learned that meeting good horses here depends entirely on luck, because good horses can only appear if horse dealers bring new horses from the Western Regions.

Most of the good horses will be intercepted by various forces on the way, and not even half of them can actually reach the capital.

Even this half will be ordered by various governments in the capital. If ordinary people want to buy good horses, it is difficult to see them, regardless of the amount of silver.

"Forget it, let's buy an ordinary war horse first!" Jia Qiang finally made a helpless decision.

Ordinary war horses can support his equestrian training, and he will often come to this smelly street to see his luck.

He pointed out a dark horse to Lao Shuntou that was quite pleasing to the eye, and Lao Shuntou negotiated the price.

He is wearing a Confucian shirt, so negotiating the price here will affect his literary reputation.

Lao Shuntou finally negotiated for one hundred and eighty taels, won the black horse, and also asked the horse dealer to send him a set of harness.

After that, I spent some money to buy war horse fine materials in other stores.

Jia Qiang calculated that the fine materials for this war horse would cost five taels of silver every month, and this was without training.

Once the horse is trained on horseback, the war horse needs to consume more concentrate, and it also needs to add nutrients such as eggs, so the consumption will be even greater, and even ten taels of silver a month can't afford it.

The feed of the war horse cannot be saved. If the nutrition cannot keep up, the physical condition of the war horse will decline significantly and the war horse will be destroyed.

Therefore, on the battlefield, even if there is a shortage of food, priority will be given to ensuring the consumption of war horses.

After purchasing a war horse, you cannot ride it immediately. It will take some time to develop a relationship with it.

Jia Qiang doesn't know how to ride a horse, let alone a war horse. If she gets started and rides it, an accident is very likely to happen.

In addition, even if he were to learn to ride a horse, he would not be able to do so in the mansion and would need a larger open space.

He had already found a place to practice riding horses, which was the Imperial College's horse farm.

Students of the Imperial College need to learn to ride horses. Although he has not yet started learning to ride horses, it is not a problem to borrow the horse farm of the Imperial College.

Even as long as he has a little more money every month, the horse farm can take care of the horses on his behalf.

"Lao Shun Tou, I'm taking Xiao Hei to school today!" Jia Qiang confessed to Lao Shun Tou the next morning.

Xiao Hei was the dark horse he bought. For some unknown reason, he got along very well with Xiao Hei, and Xiao Hei almost obeyed him.

Although he did not test ride, it was no problem to lead Xiao Hei.

"Master, let me accompany you on this journey!" Lao Shuntou did not dare to let Jia Qiang go to school alone, so he put the hatchet on his waist and said.

Even though he knew that Jia Qiang was practicing martial arts, Jia Qiang's safety was related to his net worth. If something happened to Jia Qiang, he and his old wife would be waiting to be sold again, and their fate would not be in his own hands.

Except for Jia Qiang, he really couldn't find another master like Jia Qiang who made him a housekeeper, and at the same time, his old wife also got a salary.

"Then let you lead the horse!" Jia Qiang said with a smile.

Jia Qiang walked in front, and Lao Shuntou led Xiao Hei behind. Lao Shuntou kept looking around with his eyes, maintaining the utmost vigilance.

Jia Qiang was thinking that he should learn to ride a horse as early as possible, and he would have to walk while the horse was around. He didn't want this to happen again.

(End of this chapter)