Youyan, Governor's Mansion of Yijing.

Zhao Fuqu was carefully looking at the drawings in his hands. Although he was already a little bit paunchy at the age of nearly sixty, he could still vaguely see the majesty and majesty of his tall stature in the past, and his majestic figure galloping on the battlefield...

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Although Zhao Fuqu looked at it carefully at this time, the content on the drawing was very obscure to him. Since he couldn't understand one, two, three, Zhao Fuqu simply stopped looking at it and looked at Hu Jian who was bowing in front of him and asked very respectfully.

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"Is this a drawing of Liaoyang firearms?"

Upon hearing Zhao Fuqu's inquiry, Hu Jian nodded quickly and said:

"Yes, sir, this is the drawing of a firearm called the Polu Gun in Liaoyang. I have personally seen this Polu Gun in Liaoyang. This firearm is much larger and more powerful than the bird guns equipped by our army.

There are a lot of them. A single shot at close range is enough to penetrate iron armor, and it is enough to penetrate a wooden board from a hundred paces away..."

Zhao Fuqu, who was born in the military and made his fortune with guns, immediately realized the importance of this firearm when he heard Hu Jian's description, and his two muddy old eyes couldn't help but let out a ray of light.

However, he still seemed to be a little unconvinced that this rogue gun was so powerful, so he continued to ask Hu Jian:

"Have you seen the power of this rogue gun with your own eyes?"

"My lord, I don't dare to neglect what you have told me. I have seen it with my own eyes and used it. I have personally inspected even the armor and wooden boards that the gun has penetrated, and there is nothing wrong with it.

The Polu gun is indeed extremely powerful!" Hu firmly said with confidence:

Seeing Hu Jian patting his chest like this, Zhao Fuqu was still a little hesitant, but he felt that with Hu Jian's courage, he wouldn't dare to lie to himself, so this gun was probably really powerful!

At this moment, Hu Jian seemed to have remembered something, and suddenly raised his head and reported to Zhao Fuqu:

"Sir, look at my bad memory. When I left Liaoyang, Ye Mingsheng sent someone to deliver a Polu gun and some bullets, asking me to hand it over to you, Sir. I will ask someone to bring the Polu gun now.

, Let me show it to you, Your Excellency..."

Zhao Fuqu, who was already looking forward to the Polu Gun when he heard that there was something real, immediately said:

"What are you doing here? Why don't you get the things quickly?"

"Yes! Yes! I'm going right now!"

After burning incense, in the backyard of the Governor's Mansion, Zhao Fuqu was sitting in the pavilion, and beside him was a middle-aged scribe and a sturdy man. The three of them were waiting quietly together for the results of the Polu gun test.

out of the oven

At this time, Hu Jian, who had retrieved the Polu gun, carefully handed the Polu gun and the bullets to the guard commander Liu Chuanbiao beside Zhao Fuqu.

As the guard commander of Zhao Fuqu, Liu Chuanbiao not only has excellent boxing and kicking skills, but is also a master of firearms. In his hand, the blunderbuss can be said to be hit anywhere within a hundred steps. This is the task of testing this new firearm.

, Liu Chuanbiao naturally did his part.

Liu Chuanbiao looked at the Polu gun in his hand with some curiosity, which was similar in shape to the bird gun, but much heavier and longer than the bird gun. He also stroked the cold body of the Polu gun with his rough big hand, and briefly inspected the broken gun.

Liu Chuanbiao knew the structure of the blunderbuss well. He loaded the gunpowder and bullets skillfully, and then looked at Zhao Fuqu in the pavilion.

Feeling Wang Chuanbiao's gaze, Zhao Fuqu nodded without hesitation. After receiving the permission, Liu Chuanbiao directly aimed and pulled the trigger. The bullet fired at the armor that was already prepared within a hundred steps. Under the gaze of everyone, he just listened: "

With a bang, the bullet penetrated the armor without any suspense...

Seeing this scene of Zhao Yong, a tall man in the pavilion, he immediately slapped the stone table and couldn't help shouting excitedly:

"good!"

Zhao Yong is Zhao Fuqu's nephew and one of Zhao Fuqu's most trusted generals in the Yan army. Youyan is the northern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Like Liaoyang, it needs to face the threat of the Luobi people, and compared with the poor Liaoyang

, the Luobi people prefer to plunder the relatively wealthy Youyan.

Therefore, Youyan has to fight the Luobei people almost every year. In the battle with the Luobei people, the Luobei people's armored heavy cavalry is the most troublesome existence for the Yan army. In the past, every time they faced these people, they were beaten from head to toe.

The monsters wrapped in iron armor would cause the Yan army to suffer heavy casualties.

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Yong was so excited when he saw this firearm called Polu Gun, which could penetrate armor so easily. With this thing, the heavy armored cavalry of the Luobi people might no longer be their nightmare.

, the Yan army was able to kill many fewer people.

Zhao Fuqu, who also saw the power of the Polu gun, did not care about his nephew's gaffe. He cast his approving gaze at Hu Jian aside and said:

"The power of this gun is truly extraordinary. Hu Jian, you have done a rare good deed!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Jian immediately burst into laughter, nodded and bowed and said: "The reason why I am today is all because of your promotion! Sir, I will do a good job to your satisfaction even if I risk my life for the things you have told me..."

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As soon as Hu Jian finished speaking, Liu Chuanbiao over there opened his mouth to report:

"I'm telling you, Lord Governor, although this gun is powerful and has a far enough range, its operation is very complicated and the rate of fire is not very fast, and the recoil is strong. You must find something to hold it on to use it!"

Hearing Liu Chuanbiao talk about this, Zhao Fuqu's excited expression suddenly became a little hazy, and he asked unwillingly:

"Is there any way to improve it?"

Liu Chuanbiao said honestly:

"I don't know about this problem. Firearms craftsmen should have some understanding of it, but I think it would be very difficult to improve it!"

Zhao Fuqu flashed a trace of regret when he heard this, then turned to look at Hu Jian and asked:

"How much money did you give Ye Mingsheng to buy the technology of breaking the gun?"

Hu Jian said respectfully:

"Your Majesty, I paid 50,000 taels of silver for the technical humble job of buying this Polu gun. I paid 20,000 taels of silver first. Ye Mingsheng gave me the blueprints and this Polu gun, and I will pay the remaining balance later.

Send it over, and Liaoyang will send craftsmen to guide the production..."

"Fifty thousand taels of silver? Why is it so expensive?" Zhao Fuqu frowned and said with dissatisfaction:

In his opinion, it was just a blueprint, a blunderbuss, and someone sent over for guidance. This thing only cost him fifty thousand taels of silver. Doesn't this mean that he, Zhao, was taken advantage of?

After listening to Zhao Fuqu's words, Hu Jian lowered his head and said aggrievedly:

"Master Qi, the fifty thousand taels of silver were just mentioned by the young man with great effort. The people from Liaoyang asked for one hundred thousand taels of silver at the very beginning!"

Zhao Fuqu was still dissatisfied when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice:

"Now that we have the blueprints and the finished Polu gun, we Youyan can also make this Polu gun, right?"

Hu Jian's expression suddenly froze when he heard this, and he became nervous. Although Zhao Fuqu wanted to buy the technology of Liaoyang firearms, he didn't allocate a penny. Even the 20,000 taels of silver paid in advance was all done by him.

I paid for it out of my own pocket

And now looking at Zhao Fuqu's intention, why does he want to break the contract and not pay the remaining 30,000 taels of silver to Liaoyang...

It doesn't matter if he breaks the contract, but this will implicate Hu Jian. He is planning to bring back ginseng, deer antlers and mink skins from Liaoyang to sell them. As long as Zhao Fuqu breaks the contract and refuses to pay the money, how will he face Liaoyang?

Realizing this risk, Hu Jian suddenly became anxious. However, as he was not well educated, he could only scratch his head anxiously, but he did not know how to talk to Zhao Fuqu like this.

Just when Hu Jian was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot and didn't know what to do, the middle-aged scribe who had never spoken in the pavilion spoke.

"Sir, I think the remaining money should be given to Liaoyang!"

As soon as these words came out, a look of hope suddenly appeared in Hu Jian's eyes, and Zhao Fuqu also turned his gaze to him and said in a gentle tone:

"What do you mean by Mr. Huang's words?"

After hearing Zhao Fuqu's question, the middle-aged scribe Huang Wenze did not answer immediately. Instead, he glanced at Hu Jian aside. Zhao Fuqu immediately understood what he meant and said directly:

"Hu Jian, go down! I will come back to you if something happens!"

Hu Jian wanted to say something after hearing this, but before he could speak, he was kicked out by Liu Chuanbiao, the commander of the guards.

After Hu Jian left, Huang Wenze said without any worries:

"Sir, the reason why Ye Mingsheng, a young boy in his early twenties, was able to drive away the Zhenwu Army, besides having the Cui family helping him behind the scenes, was also because of his skill with firearms. This time he is willing to use his

He took out his trump card and sold it to us. Sir, Ye Mingsheng’s intention is worth pondering..."

Huang Wenze's words immediately whetted Zhao Fuqu's appetite, but before he could ask, his nephew Zhao Yong said directly:

"Master Military Advisor, can we please stop beating around the bush and just say what you have to say?"

"Zhao Yong, don't be rude to the military advisor!" Zhao Fuqu frowned and reprimanded,

Zhao Fuqu, who had not studied for a few days, relied on his bravery and bravery in his youth to become the commander-in-chief of Yuyang. He also unified the Youyan region step by step and became the governor of Youyan.

But what really made him secure this position was that although he himself had no education and had not studied for a few days and only knew how to fight and kill, he was willing to respect scholars and knew people well. He used Huang Wenze as the leader.

With the help of a series of talented people, Zhao Fuqu gradually managed his power to become one of the most powerful vassal towns in the world of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

In response to Zhao Fuqu's rebuke, Zhao Yong lowered his head angrily, while Huang Wenze waved his hand indifferently and said:

"Sir, it's okay for General Zhao to speak quickly..."

"From what I see below, the reason why Ye Mingsheng is willing to sell firearms technology to us is because he is trying to show his favor to you, sir!"

"Although Ye Mingsheng is a little younger, he is very shrewd. It is not a secret that you want to send troops to expand, and Liaoyang is close to us Youyan. If we talk about the time of Song Wenhui before, Liaoyang

If it can still pose some threat to us, You Yan, from behind."

"Then now that Ye Mingsheng is in charge, he is a young boy in his twenties and cannot control the situation in Liaoyang. Things in Liaoyang are already enough to make him anxious, so what he fears most now is worry.

Your Excellency, you invaded Liaoyang in a big way and drove him out of power!"

"That's why he took the initiative to show his kindness to you, Your Majesty, hoping that you would not attack Liaoyang. In response, he not only wanted to sell his firearms technology to you, but I also said that he planned to reduce the number of troops in Guangning Mansion.
To be continued...