"It looks so good!" Xu Xian grabbed the back collars of Xu Lang and Xu Lang with both hands and threw them behind him. He saw that the sparkling medicine was almost burned to the head. He stretched out his hand to hold the Muggles and threw them aside.

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Boom! A dull loud noise like thunder exploded above his head. Xu Xian was shocked to the point where his head was dazed and his ears were ringing. He quickly stood up and checked to see that he was still all beard and tail, and put his heart back into his stomach.

Looking at the explosion site again, I saw a pit the size of a bowl, and the three-foot-square snow had been soaked with splashing soil. The Muggle didn't even get up, and climbed directly to the edge of the pit, shouting

: "Oh my God, I'm so scared!"

Xu Xian didn't think so. He didn't even hurt a single hair at such a close distance, and he didn't know if he would be able to handle the Khitan cavalry. Just when he was disappointed, he heard a wailing voice behind him.

Xu Xian turned around and looked around, only to see Xu Lang lying on the snow with his butt raised high. There was a bamboo stick stuck in his butt. The bright red blood flowed out from the bamboo stick and dripped on the snow, which was very eye-catching.

Xu Xian went over and pinched the bamboo stick with his fingers and pulled it out hard, "Go back to Yinli and ask Yin Simiao to see if there is any left!"

Xu Lang covered his buttocks and twisted his features into a ball, "What on earth is this? It's so terrifying."

"It's enough to scare people!" Xu Xian called and measured the distance to the explosion point, which was eight steps in total. Xu Xian was quite satisfied with this killing distance. If there were a sufficient number of hard explosion fragments, the lethality would be still high.

It will be bigger.

Xu Xian immediately returned to the city and found a blacksmith who poured molten iron into some iron beads. He then used fish glue to stick the iron beads on the firecrackers, and then wrapped them tightly with linen cloth to prevent them from falling off. This was considered to be the completion of the attack on the bomb.

Initial renovation.

This time Xu Xian changed the test location and went to a small forest outside the city. When Xu Xian lit the fire, the three Muggles each found a big tree and hid it. Seeing the medicine twister spraying out brilliant sparks, Xu Xian also hurriedly hid.

open.

As soon as I hid behind the tree, I heard a loud noise, and then I heard the soft sound of rain hitting the banana trees. The dead branches and snow on the tree fell one after another, and it stopped after a while.

Xu Xian checked the trees around the explosion site and saw that many iron beads had been deeply embedded in the tree trunks, and he also found several sparrows that had been killed by the shock.

The Muggle picked up the sparrow unceremoniously and said, "I'll bake it for Madou when I go home."

Xu Lang used his knife to dig an iron bead into the tree trunk, and said with a click of his tongue: "This iron bead shoots so deep, I'm afraid it will even penetrate the armor. With such a powerful weapon, this time in the Northern Expedition

We red scarves will definitely steal the show."

"It doesn't matter if the red scarf can't get the limelight. What's important is that Youzhou can be recovered so that the soldiers and people of Youzhou no longer need to be enslaved by the Khitan barbarians."

Xu Lang fell to the ground with red eyes, "The soldiers and people of Youzhou are eagerly looking forward to returning to the Han Dynasty. The child thanked his father for the elders in his hometown."

"There's no need to thank me. I'm not that capable on my own. If we need your help when we attack Jizhou, this may be our last chance."

In fact, Chai Rong did not completely capture Youzhou, but Zhao Kuangyin, who usurped the throne, had no determination to attack the Liao Kingdom. Zhao Kuangyi, who was ignorant of military affairs, wanted to show off his glory but was completely defeated.

Although I don’t know why Chai Rong, who is wise and capable of conquering and fighting, did not take Youzhou, Xu Xian doesn’t mind pushing him with his little wings. As for whether Xu Xian can succeed, he is not absolutely sure.

However, with a firearm of transcendental significance in hand, the chances are always greater, but he does not want such an important thing to fall into the hands of others, so Xu Xian will have to suffer the consequences himself.

It took the four people several days to finally prepare a thousand kilograms of gunpowder. As for the filling work, there was no need to find anyone else. The women who made the popsicles were enough to do the job.

It's just that these women are used to carrying around, no matter whether it's useful or not, they have to take it home, which makes Xu Xian lead people to search everywhere, and he has to be poked in the spine for being too stingy. After half a month of worry, he finally got it.

More than 2,000 improvised bombs were made, and Xu Xian ordered people to package them in oil paper and seal them under strict guard.

The west side of the second floor of Changle Building is extremely spacious. There are no partitions, only rows of coffee table seats, and a huge counter. This is the bank for depositing and borrowing money.

Although it has not yet officially opened for business, the seats are already full of people. The purpose of coming here for many businessmen in Tokyo is to borrow money. The annual interest rate of three cents is fatal to merchants with poor turnover.

Attraction.

With such a low interest rate, borrowing money no longer seems to be a shameful matter. Merchants can easily sit together and drink tea, chat about the recent market, get to know more people, and maybe even negotiate a business.

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A fat, rich businessman in gorgeous clothes was holding a tea bowl. He glanced at his shabby counterpart next to him from time to time, and said to himself: "What a blind person. I don't know how to take advantage of the opportunity to curry favor with you when I have such a God of Wealth around me. You deserve it."

I came here to borrow money when I had no way out."

Probably out of boredom, the fat merchant suddenly asked, "May I ask what kind of business you do?"

The person next to him turned his head, his eyes so sharp that he didn't dare to look directly at him, but his smile was indeed kind, "It's just a small business of weaving and selling shoes, not worth mentioning."

After the man finished speaking, he stopped talking, leaving the fat businessman with nowhere to show off his vanity. He simply said directly: "Do you know what kind of business I do?"

"have no idea."

"Let me tell you, I am Jin Sheng's boss, and I account for half of the silk trade in the east and west capitals. If you are a shoe weaver, we are also in the same industry."

The other party did not exclaim as expected and then flattered for a while, but said lightly: "I know Jinshengji. It is a time-honored shopping brand that has been spread in the eastern and western capitals for decades. It has not fallen down even in times of war, and its business has always been booming.

There should be no shortage of liquid money in the account, so why do you have to come here to borrow money?"

The fat merchant said: "You can't do business with your own money as securely as using other people's money. You are not afraid of losing money."

"That's wrong. The money borrowed here must be repaid. If the mortgage is not paid, it will be gone."

But the fat businessman sneered, "My little brother is really a kind person, and you are still a newcomer in the business world. Do you want me to give you some advice?"

"I am a newbie who has just entered the business world, so I would like to ask for your advice."

The fat merchant didn't seem to hear, he just looked down at the empty tea bowl. Seeing this, the "Xin Ding" quickly picked up the teapot and filled it for him. He smiled and said, "Brother, please give me some advice."

"Hey, I think I have some wisdom, so I can give you some advice." The fat businessman suddenly lowered his voice, "Actually, there is no need to mortgage good properties. To be honest, I used a pile of moldy linen in the warehouse.

I lent out 50,000 guan to a piece of thin farmland and a half-dead shop. If the business is really going to suffer a loss, they can just take it away."

"Impossible. I heard that the shopkeeper here is extremely shrewd and is not that easy to fool."

The fat businessman said: "It is indeed shrewd, but he is also extremely lustful. You don't know that this shopkeeper was a monk in the past. He probably stayed in the temple for a long time. It can be said that he has no desire to have a girl. As long as he likes her, he is afraid of borrowing money.

No money is coming.”

The fat merchant ignored the "newcomer"'s livid face and continued: "After the Lantern Festival, everyone starts to do business, so he invites the shopkeeper here to go to Jinshui River to live happily every day, and when he is surrounded by fragrance and jade, he can use the borrowed money

The contract is signed, and by this hour, I will be rolling over on some oiran's belly."

The "newcomer" suddenly slapped his thigh bitterly and said to himself: "No wonder I asked people to run several times but couldn't find him. I wanted to come and stop him myself."

"Hehe... This is the new God of Wealth in Tokyo City. The cash he can mobilize is about the same as that of the Third Secretary. Of course it's not that easy to find, but he will definitely come today. He promised to give me money today.

Then he’s here!”

Huineng was seen walking along the stairs, and when he reached the second floor, he took a deep breath and seemed extremely tired. His face also had a withered look and dark circles under his eyes, which showed that he had been squeezed a lot recently.

As soon as he came up, the merchants gathered around him and said, "Shopkeeper Shi, the mortgage has been handed in. When will the loan be approved?"

"Shopkeeper Shi, when can I get my twelve thousand guan? I will use it soon."

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Surrounded by a group of merchants, Huineng walked to the counter with a big show, and said impatiently: "Come one by one, no one can be left behind."

Seeing that he was about to reach the counter, he suddenly stopped and turned to look at the fat merchant. The fat merchant immediately stood up and greeted him with a smile, "Shopkeeper Shi, I'm here today to collect the 50,000 yuan loan."

Huineng seemed not to have seen him, and went straight to Xin Ding, "Ling...why did you come in person? If you need anything, just call someone."

Xin Ding put down his tea bowl and said with a smile: "I have asked people to look for you several times, but Master Huineng has not been seen. I only came here to guard you personally. Finally I didn't ask me to wait in vain."

The fat businessman on the side immediately scolded: "How dare you, Master Huineng has returned to the secular world, how dare you call him by the name you used when you became a monk. Fortunately, I thought you had some spirituality and gave you some advice..."

Huineng raised his head and slapped the fat merchant on the face, "Your Majesty, you can call me whatever you want. There is no room for you to say anything. Your Majesty, please follow me inside and sit down."

Seeing Huineng hunched over and leading the "newcomer" to the counter, the fat merchant's face turned livid. He wanted to leave but unconsciously stayed to see what would happen to Huineng, or to know what he would face.

end.

When the busy waiter at the counter saw Huineng coming, he quickly opened the door. Huineng invited Xu Xian to sit on a chair and brought a bowl of hot tea to him. "Your Majesty, you are here in person. You must have something important to tell me."

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"Tell them all to get out."

Huineng immediately called out the more than ten clerks at the counter, "Your Majesty, you can speak now. If you feel it's not private enough, you can go to the back room."

"No, it's right here." Xu Xian took out two pieces of paper from his sleeve and handed them to Huineng, "In two days I will join His Majesty in the Northern Expedition. After I leave, you must do everything I have told you."

Huineng took two pieces of paper and looked at them carefully. One of them looked like a bill, which was somewhat similar to a bank's passbook, and the other one was the implementation details.

"Money order?" Hui Neng suddenly slapped his head, "Such a good idea can't come up with such a good idea. Ling Gong is really smart. But this kind of bill is afraid of being copied. Although copper coins are inconvenient to carry, they are more steadfast than a piece of tissue paper.

I’m afraid the merchants won’t believe it.”

"I have already told the wine shop that all merchants who sell spirits will use money orders, and the first batch of customers will be welcomed soon. Just like passbooks, you can use secret stamps to prevent counterfeiting. If you have any questions, you can continue

The perfect solution is to open the semicolons of Luoyang, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, and Luzhou first. These things must be done before His Majesty returns to Beijing, which can take at most half a year or at most a few months."

"Let the public rest assured that the villain will be able to get things done in less than two months!"

Xu Xian nodded, "Give me your left hand!"

Huineng didn't know what Xu Xian was going to do, but still stretched out his hand in front of Xu Xian. He had been pampered for many years, and his hands were fair and slender, even more beautiful than ordinary women's hands.

Xu Xian suddenly pinched two of his fingers and broke them with force. He heard two crunching sounds, and the two fingers immediately broke their bones and tendons. The white bone stubble poked open the flesh, and his left hand instantly became dripping with blood.

Huineng screamed and knelt down and cried: "This villain no longer dares to abuse his power and give money to others. Please forgive me!"

Xu Xian sneered and said: "Finally there is some way to save me. The money in the bank is not just mine, but also the soldiers' money. If it is messed up by others, you and I will not be able to survive. We may be beheaded."

It’s a blessing, but I’m afraid they’ll cut us up piece by piece and eat our flesh!”

In the sixth year of Xiande, on the second day of February, Chai Rong appointed Wu Yanzuo, the envoy of Xuanhui Nanyuan, to stay in Tokyo, Han Tong, the deputy commander of the guard Ma Bu army, to deploy for the land route and serve as the vanguard of the army; the commander of the front division of the palace to deploy for the water route;
To be continued...