As soon as Xu Jin sent the eunuch Lai Yi out of the 500th camp, he saw a soldier coming from the official road, with about 500 people, all of them were cavalry, and there was a carriage in the middle of the team, with a large flag of the word "Chen" on the roof.

Eunuch Lai exclaimed: "Is it possible that Mr. Chen Jiuchou, the governor of Gansu?"

Xu Jin nodded and said, "It should be."

Although Xu Jin has not been to court in the past two months, he is still very concerned about the major events that have occurred in the court. For example, the imperial court received a 800-li expedition from the border a few days ago, and reported that Turban Mansuer (name) led 20,000 troops to invade Suzhou and Ganzhou.

As soon as the news came back, it caused a lot of shock. The young emperor Zhu Houcong immediately convened a court discussion to discuss the issue of sending troops to attack. However, the wishes were beautiful, but the reality was cruel.

The treasury is out of money!!

It could not support the Beijing army's labor force expedition at all, so in the end, he had to choose a compromise method and sent an imperial envoy to Gansu to supervise military affairs, rectify border troops, and fight against the Turuban army.

So, Chen Jiuchou, the chief of the Ministry of War, was recommended and promoted to the Chief Censor of the Censorate, and was ordered to govern Gansu and supervise local military affairs. When he went to the expedition, he had only escorted 500 cavalrymen, which was pitiful enough.

Gansu is more than 4,000 miles away from the capital. Even if it is a horse-drawn horse, it will take several months. It is already July. When it arrives, it is probably winter and the frontier is bitter and cold. This trip is undoubtedly quite difficult, and maybe there is still no return, so the 500 cavalry guards who are guarding the journey are listless.

At this time, the team finally got closer and passed by the gate of the 500th battalion. The carriage in the team suddenly stopped. The curtains were lifted up, revealing a middle-aged man, and asked, "Is it the roadside Xu Ziqian?"

Xu Jin bowed and said, "It's Xu Jin, how dare you ask if it's Gansu Governor Chen Yuxue in the car?"

The middle-aged man in the car immediately ordered the team to stop, then got out of the carriage, bowed to Xu Jin and said, "Chen Jiuchou has met Jing Anbo."

Xu Jin hurriedly returned the courtesy and said, "Mr. Chen, don't have to be too polite."

Chen Jiuchou's name is Yu Xue. He is about 45 or 46 years old. His skin is slightly dark, his eyebrows are very high, and his eyebrows are slightly horoscopes. He is born with a sad face. He opens his mouth and wants to speak. He is obviously a person who is clumsy in speaking.

Xu Jin smiled and broke the silence and said, "Is Mr. Chen going to take office in Suzhou?"

Chen Jiuchou nodded and said sternly: "The Turubans Man Suer did not accept Wang Hua. They first occupied Hami City and kidnapped King Zhongshun to ask for ransom from our Ming Dynasty. The previous month became even more aggressive. They sent 20,000 troops to cross Jiayu Pass and invaded the two prefectures of Gansu. The official was ordered by the emperor to govern Gansu and rectify the border affairs and attack Man Suer."

Xu Jin bowed and said solemnly: "Mr. Chen is not difficult to walk on this journey. Xu Jin hereby wishes Mr. Chen a victory."

"Chengjing Anbo Jiyan, that..." Chen Jiuchou looked at the Five Hundred Camp with a little embarrassed look, looking like he was still willing to say something.

Xu Jin's heart moved and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen may say something directly. It will be true that you can speak your words and my ears."

Chen Jiuchou nodded and said, "Since that's the case, I will say it straight. I heard that the flintlock rifle supervised by Lord Xu is far better than the musket. I wonder if there is any progress now?"

Xu Jin had already expected a little and smiled and said, "It's a coincidence that the flintlock rifle has just passed the test today. I am planning to report it to the emperor and then manufacture it in batches."

Chen Jiuchou was a little disappointed. He thought that the flintlock rifle had been mass-produced and equipped with 500 battalions, and was preparing to ask Xu Jin for hundreds of shots with shamelessness. The chances of winning this trip might be greater.

"I wonder how powerful these flintlock rifles are?" Chen Jiuchou couldn't help asking.

"The maximum shooting is 150 steps, effective shooting is 70 steps, and armor can be pierced within 40 steps."

Chen Jiuchou's eyes widened when he heard this and said excitedly: "Are you serious about this?"

As the head of the Ministry of War, Chen Jiuchou is quite familiar with firearms. The series of data reported by Xu Jin is obviously far better than ordinary firearms.

Xu Jin said, "Fire weapons are the most important weapons of the country, how could Xu Jin dare to speak nonsense?"

Chen Jiuchou quickly apologized: "I am wronged for a moment. Jing Anbo should not blame me. I wonder if I can let Jiuchou see it with his own eyes?"

"It's okay!" Xu Jin smiled slightly and ordered someone to get a flintlock rifle and hand it to Chen Jiuchou.

Chen Jiuchou's eyes suddenly lit up. He carefully took the "high-end" flintlock rifle, touched the shiny barrel and praised it repeatedly, and then touched the buttstock and plate machine.

A trace of contempt flashed in Eunuch Lai's eyes. Chen Jiuchou had never looked at him even after getting off the car, so he was very upset. If he hadn't given Xu Jin's face, let alone let Chen Jiuchou touch the gun, he wouldn't have to take a look.

"Mr. Xu, how do you use this flintlock rifle?" Chen Jiuchou searched for a while but couldn't find the fire gate, and asked a little embarrassedly.

Xu Jin took the gun from Chen Jiuchou, threw it to Xie Erjian, and said, "Two Jianshe, demonstrate it for Lord Chen."

"Okay!" Xie Erjian smiled, quickly took out the ammunition from the magazine to fill it up, and then raised his gun to a bush hooking machine thirty steps away.

Bang……

A stream of smoke rose up, and a branch on the shrub fell down!

Hiss...

A sound of breathing sounded, and the 500 cavalry escorted Chen Jiuchou were stunned. Xie Erjian's speed and accuracy of the gun were too terrifying. They probably couldn't do it with bows and arrows. Of course, this refers to accuracy. Although Xie Erjian's ammunition is fast, he still cannot bend his bow and arrows, but it is indeed much faster than traditional muskets.

"Awesome!" Chen Jiuchou took the flintlock rifle from Xie Erjian with an excited expression, tried to aim with both hands, and repeatedly said: "Okay, okay, great, the flintlock rifle is indeed much stronger than the musket."

Xu Jin smiled and said, "If Lord Chen likes it, I will give you this flintlock rifle."

Chen Jiuchou said happily: "I thank Lord Xu for this. I wonder how many flintlock rifles are still there in the 500 camp?"

Xu Jin shrugged and said, "There are only ten samples, and you can only give Lord Chen five at most."

Chen Jiuchou was disappointed. Ten shots were too few, and even if he gave them all, it would not be of much use. However, it was better than not. When he arrived in Gansu, he could try to get the border army to imitate it. So he bowed and said, "Thank you for your generosity. If Jiuchou can return safely this time, he will be rewarded in the future!"

Xu Jin smiled and said, "You are polite, Lord Chen, I wish you a victory and a triumphant return!"

Chen Jiuchou rarely smiled, but his sad face even had a hint of bitterness. Xu Jin couldn't help but sweat secretly. He really doubted that such people with a good appearance would have good luck. I guess the God of Wealth would take a detour when he saw it. Can he win a battle when he went on a tour to Gansu this time?

Chen Jiuchou simply ordered people to take out five flintlock rifles and some ammunition and then returned to the car and continued to set off.

Eunuch Lai said unhappily: "Hey, Lord Chen is really honest and rude. The flintlock rifle that our family has worked hard for half a year has been taken away without even giving it to him."

Xu Jin smiled and said, "Grandpa Lai, as the saying goes, lose it in the east and gain it in the east. There is no need to care about it. If Lord Chen made contributions in Gansu this time, he might be bound to have the merits of the military battle. The merits of the military battle are not your merits of the military battle."

"Hey, Lord Xu is still thinking for the long term!" Eunuch Lai laughed sharply, but he didn't agree. Chen Jiuchou only had five flintlock rifles. Even if he defeated the Turu Fan people, how much effect can five flintlock rifles play? No matter how much credit or something goes to the military battle.

Xu Jin was too lazy to explain to the Eunuch Lai, who had only a medium IQ. He watched Chen Jiuchou's team go away, and couldn't help but think of the good "engine oil" pair Cai Yue and Li Yingjun.
Chapter completed!