Pawn Crossing the River

When Qi Xuansu left the "inn", there were two official tickets in his arms, smelling of ink, issued by Taiping Bank, with a denomination of one thousand yuan in Taiping coins.

In addition, Qin Wubing also asked his confidants to give Qi Xuansu a waist card, which allowed him to freely enter and leave the West Gobi and Qianhu Stations, and would not be regarded as a member of the secret society by the men in black.

Qi Xuansu only felt that this trip to the West Gobi was worthwhile. With a "blood pill" of unknown value and two thousand peace coins, he was already a rich man.

I have to admit that the level of cultivation is closely related to the amount of Taiping money. In the past, he only had the Kunlun stage of cultivation, so he could only make small fortunes and not make much money. But after he reached the Yuxu stage and even reached the stage of returning to true form, making money became easier.

If he was still at the Kunlun stage of cultivation, he would not be favored by the "inn" shopkeeper. He would not be a match for the giant living corpse and the Bai Yutang alchemist, and would not be able to obtain the "blood pill". Even if he was lucky enough to get the "Blood Pill", he would be ambushed and killed on the spot by the men in black when he escaped from the West Gobi. But after he had enough realm cultivation, everything was different, so realm cultivation was the foundation.

Qi Xuansu made up his mind that after escaping from here, he would take the "blood pill" as soon as possible in order to reach the stage of returning to his true form as soon as possible.

As for the workshops and Baiyutang by Lake Cuowenbu, Qi Xuansu didn't think he had any room to intervene since the Taoist clan and the court had already intervened. Naturally, Qiniang's mission could only end in failure. But failure is failure, and Qiniang will not do anything to him.

At this moment, Qi Xuansu met the owner of the "inn".

"Brother." Qi Xuansu greeted.

The shopkeeper looked at Qi Xuansu with a complicated expression: "Brother, you are really lucky."

"You know everything?" Qi Xuansu asked, "It's about the workshop."

The shopkeeper nodded.

Qi Xuansu sighed: "Suddenly a monster appeared, like a ghost king. I suspect it is the legendary 'Great Asura'. All of your people were eaten by the monster one by one. Fortunately, I was far away and escaped quickly. Escaped."

The shopkeeper's lips moved slightly, but in the end he could only sigh.

The "inn" mobilized people like this, and in the end, someone else picked the peaches. It can't be said that the bamboo basket was empty, but that the chicken was stolen but the rice was lost. Not only did the person die, but the branch and the "field" were also lost. It was considered compensation. When he arrived at grandma's house, he was the shopkeeper. But having said that, I was lucky enough to be able to save my life.

After the two said goodbye, Qi Xuansu began to wander around Qianhusuo.

Because he had the badge hanging on his waist, the men in black who came and went did not embarrass him. The general specifically explained that this waistband was not only as simple as an entry and exit pass, but also allowed him to enjoy some of the treatment of men in black. This was Qin Wubing's gratitude to Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu was surprised by the unity of the clan and nobles. Just because he saved Qin Xiang, Qin Wubing could express his gratitude to him as a dignified deputy governor. According to Qin Xiang, the two of them had never been together before. They have never met, but there is some friendship between their fathers. It can be seen that in front of outsiders, the clan and the nobles are almost one.

On the other hand, if Qi Xuansu kills a clan member or noble, he will face the hostility of all clan members and nobles.

It's like a big family. Although many distant relatives are not very familiar with each other, they are still willing to help each other when there are difficulties.

Qi Xuansu did not intend to waste this opportunity. He remembered clearly that the "Shenlong Gun" was produced by Shenji Camp and Tianji Hall was just a copy. Speaking of Tianjitang, he used Zhang Yuelu's identity to buy the "Dragon Gun" from Tianjitang. Not only was the quality better than the black market, but the price was also much cheaper.

As the saying goes, how can a poor man be at ease when he suddenly becomes rich? Qi Xuansu had just received an unexpected fortune and was feeling restless. Perhaps he was severely restricted by the miser Qiniang. Qi Xuansu went to the other extreme and just felt that he would not do anything to himself. When I spend the peace money in my house, I feel unwell.

After walking around and asking for directions, Qi Xuansu finally found the armed armament officer of the men in black in a large courtyard. He was also the chief officer of the Shenji Battalion who accompanied the army. They were not affiliated with the Xizhou Frontier Army, but were responsible for the Xizhou Frontier Army. The nature of the army's ordnance supply is similar to that of the local government's responsibility for the supply of grain and grass.

Shenji camp belongs to Beijing camp.

The Jinzhang has the cowardly Xue army to defend the royal court, and the Daxuan has the imperial army from the Beijing camp to defend the imperial capital.

During the previous dynasty, the Beijing camp was divided into three major battalions, including the Fifth Army Camp, the Three Thousand Battalion and the Shenji Battalion, with a total number of approximately 170,000 people.

The five military camps are divided into central army, left and right camps, and left and right posts. In addition to the sergeants coming from the Imperial Guard, the horse infantry officers and troops from the Xijing Left-behind Division and the Sandu Divisions of Qizhou, Zhongzhou, and Jinzhou took turns to guard and train in the Imperial Capital, and were called squad troops. Attached to the fifth military camp are the 12th Battalion, which is in charge of the officers and soldiers of the cavalry team, the Weizi Shou Battalion, which is in charge of the officers and soldiers of the Jingwei Troops, and the Yin Zhong and Xiaoyi battalions of the young officials.

The Three Thousand Battalion has three thousand cavalry as its backbone. The actual number is more than three thousand, all of which are cavalry. It is divided into five divisions, which are responsible for the emperor's flag, military uniforms, military battles, golden drums, imperial treasures, etc.

The Shenji Camp was named for its proficiency in firearms and the establishment of a camp to study. It was also divided into the central army, left, right, left and right sentry. The Chinese army is divided into four divisions, and each of the tuck and post divisions is divided into three divisions, which handle firearms such as muskets and cannons. Affiliated to this battalion is another 5,000 battalion, which handles firearms drills and escorts cavalry officers and soldiers.

Each of the three camps is led by an admiral, a military minister, and a chief officer. Each army and each division is divided into battalion officers, commanders, division officers, gun guards, commanders, and commanders.

After Daxuan replaced Dawei, he abolished the guard system, rectified the Jingying camp, and merged the Five Military Camps and the Three Thousand Battalions into the Shenshu Camp, also known as the Shenshu Forbidden Army. The old names of the three battalions, such as sentries and ministers, and all the internal ministers were abolished, and they were led by a general, who was called the admiral, the chief military officer of the capital camp, and his deputy was called the assistant general, the chief military officer of the capital camp. Under it are the deputy chief military officer, staff general, guerrilla officer, and garrison officer.

The Shenji Battalion was listed separately, with a Palm Print Chief Officer and two ordinary Chief Officers. Although they were military positions, they were separated from the combat order of the men in black and became something similar to Tianji Hall, specializing in They research and manufacture various kinds of ordnance, focusing on firearms. When it comes to the standard of firearms, they are not inferior to Tianji Hall, and the two sides also have many cooperations.

After Qi Xuansu showed his waist card, he asked: "I heard that Shenji Camp also sells various weapons like Tianji Hall."

The military officer was a middle-aged man with a bit of a merchant temperament. He smiled and said: "Generally speaking, we don't do small transactions, only large transactions. However, since you have a waist card, you can make an exception."

Qi Xuansu asked curiously: "Who do you sell to in large-scale transactions?"

The military officer replied: "The countries of the Western Region, the countries of Posuo Prefecture, and the princes of Fenglin Prefecture are all allowed. However, the Golden Horde Khanate will not sell them. The Golden Horde will buy firearms from the Rakshasa Kingdom and the Far West Countries."

Qi Xuansu asked again: "Aren't the men in black afraid that they will take our firearms and beat us back?"

The military officer smiled contemptuously: "This is a small country that can't even make projectiles that meet the size. Even if they buy our firecrackers, as long as we cut off their supply, their firecrackers will just be fire sticks. What will they use to hit us?" Yes, we will only sell some outdated firearms to them, and the latest firearms will only be supplied to our own people.”

Qi Xuansu suddenly said: "That's it."

This is the reason why the Daxuan court is far superior to the surrounding small countries, and even has the ability to sell firearms to outsiders.

The military officer said: "But you are considered one of our own, so you can make an exception."

Qi Xuansu asked: "Do you have any good recommendations?"

The military officer pondered for a moment, took out a wooden box, placed it in front of Qi Xuansu, and said: "'Shenlong hand gun', ivory handle, brass gun body, breech-loading reloading, firing pin structure, rifled, effective range of one One hundred steps. Only seven hundred peace coins."

Qi Xuansu took out his "Dragon Hand Gun" from the holster and said: "Tianjitang imitation, six hundred Taiping coins."

The armed officer looked a little embarrassed. He coughed lightly, put away the "Dragon Gun" and muttered in a low voice: "That is a preferential price that only high-quality Taoist priests can enjoy."

However, he didn't think much about it. The person in front of him had good cultivation and had a belt approved by the deputy governor himself. It was reasonable for him to have some connections in the Taoist sect.

The armed officer thought for a while and asked: "Brother, do you need any weapons? It's not firearms, but traditional weapons."

Qi Xuansu became interested: "Could it be a flying sword?"

"It's not a flying sword. It's a pair of double swords." The military officer said, "They were seized when the evil cult was annihilated. Because they were considered trophies, they were all returned to our side. I took a look and saw that they were probably spiritual objects. As long as the true energy is injected into it, the blade will be ignited with flames. I named it the 'Flame Sword'."

Qi Xuansu was very dissatisfied with the name, but he was very interested in the knife and said, "Check the goods."

The military officer led Qi Xuansu to a temporarily opened warehouse and asked his subordinates to take out a box. When he opened the box, he saw two knives inside, about two feet long and all red.

Qi Xuansu fell in love with these two knives at first sight. He had just learned the "Dayan Spiritual Sword" from Zhang Yuelu, and used "Qingyuan" to cast the "Dayan Spiritual Sword". After all, it was not as good as the real sword. He immediately asked: "How much?"

The military officer said: "Three thousand peace coins."

Qi Xuansu said calmly: "It's too expensive."

"These are spiritual objects, and they come in pairs." Military Beiguan said, "If we calculate them separately, a handful of fifteen hundred peace coins is very fair."

Qi Xuansu stared at the two swords. Although he liked them, for the sake of peace, he would go to the worst point: "In today's world, swords are the most respected. If it is a flying sword, it will be like a sword fairy, but if it is a flying sword, there will be nothing." The Sword Immortal’s statement. So I would say, if it’s a pair of flying swords, three thousand Taiping coins is fair and reasonable, but it’s a pity that it’s just a pair of swords and can only be sold for two thousand Taiping coins.”

"Two thousand Taiping is too little. Let's make a compromise, two thousand five hundred Taiping."

"Okay, deal."