Liu Ziguang broke off a small piece of rubble from the wall, flicked it with his fingers, and the pieces quickly fell to Han Xueer's side. She was so surprised that she stopped moving her hands behind her back, and then looked around alertly. Liu Ziguang shushed her gently.
She made a sound, attracting her attention. When Han Xueer saw Liu Ziguang's face among the leaves on the wall, her expression suddenly relaxed. The hands behind her back immediately resumed their movements. She untied the rope without rubbing twice and took her hands out from behind.
Liu Ziguang pointed to the main room of the courtyard with his finger. Han Xueer understood and raised the thumb and index finger of his right hand, indicating that there were eight people in the room. Liu Ziguang thought about it and felt that eight people were easy to deal with, so it would be better to attack directly.
Originally, the Koreans had set up sentries at the gate and in the yard, but after Liu Maomao made such a fuss, everyone ran into the house to snatch the king's decree. No one was left outside. Liu Ziguang turned over the wall and quietly
After landing silently, she took out the musket and dagger and walked toward the main room. Han Xueer picked up a broom from the corner and wanted to follow Mr. Liu to rescue Liu Xiaomao, but was stopped by Liu Ziguang's look.
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Liu Ziguang quickly approached the main room and approached the door in three or two steps. He first put his head on the door and listened to the noise inside. He only heard many people talking hurriedly in the room. Chinese and Korean were mixed together, as if they were arguing.
What? Occasionally, Liu Xiaomao’s childish voice uttered the words “bird, fish.”
Liu Ziguang didn't know what was going on inside. He only knew that Liu Maotai must not make any mistakes, so he immediately kicked the door open and yelled: "Don't move!"
Min Zhenghao was worrying about how to get back the king's oracle in Liu Maomao's hands. Unexpectedly, Nanchang fanzi came to the door so quickly. He was unprepared for a moment and everyone in the room was dumbfounded. But the Goryeo warriors were stunned for a moment.
Then they reacted, waving a three-pronged steel fork with distinctive Goryeo characteristics and rushed towards Liu Ziguang. Liu Ziguang reacted faster than them, and opened fire with his reloading gun, headshotting those who dared to resist on the spot. A burst of gunpowder smoke cleared the room.
Four people lay down, and the remaining four were frightened by the loud and powerful weapon. They could no longer hold the knives in their hands. They fled under the leadership of Min Zhenghao and surrounded the courtyard.
When Nanchang fanzi heard the gunshots and knew that fighting was starting inside, he immediately rushed over with shouts and blocked Min Zhenghao and others. He knocked several Korean warriors to the ground in three blows and beat them violently.
, to relieve the hatred in my heart.
Liu Ziguang held an empty gun that had been discharged and searched for traces of Liu Maomao in the smoke in the house, but she was nowhere to be found in the room. He looked out through the broken window next to him and saw Liu Maomao squatting outside at the moment.
On the big tree, Liu Ziguang was still covering his ears with his hands, and his little brows were furrowed, as if he was frightened by the gunfire just now. Liu Ziguang hurriedly walked to the tree to persuade him, and even if he tried to persuade Liu Xiaomao, he would not come down, looking at the sky.
, he was still muttering about water birds and flying fish. Liu Ziguang called Han Xueer over and asked what was going on. Han Xueer told her everything about how Min Zhenghao and others deceived Liu Xiaomao. Liu Ziguang smiled and said: "So it turns out that
It’s for these two things. Of course there are birds that can dive, including cormorants, and flying fish are not hard to find. They are everywhere in the East China Sea.”
After Liu Ziguang repeatedly promised to help Liu Maotai get ospreys and flying fish as toys as quickly as possible, Liu Maomao agreed. She stretched out her hands and said to Liu Ziguang: "Hug." Then she jumped down from the tree with a whoosh.
, Liu Ziguang hurriedly reached out to catch it. Liu Xiaomao is a fat person. On the surface, she looks slim, but in fact, she has a lot of strong flesh on her waist, but she doesn’t have much weight when she hugs her.
The team members rushed into the yard to conduct a thorough search. Liu Ziguang was very embarrassed in front of everyone, but Liu Maotai didn't care so much. He put his head into Liu Ziguang's arms and pretended to sleep. There was no intention of sleeping at all. He was still peaceful as usual.
She is just as playful and sleepy as ever. It seems that the kidnapping incident just now was just a fun game for her.
Liu Ziguang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he had to call a carriage and carry the rogue Liu Mao Mao back. The matter here was left to Sun Gang to handle. After a while, the carriage arrived, and Liu Ziguang got into the car first with Liu Mao Mao in his arms.
Han Xueer was still standing in the yard, and he couldn't help but feel something in his heart. It seemed a pity that this wise and brave girl should be a maid, so he waved his hand and let her get on the carriage.
The carriage was traveling on Changzhou Mansion Street. Liu Ziguang and Han Xueer sat face to face. Ever since Han Xueer was admitted to the mansion, Liu Ziguang had never looked at him. Today's incident made Liu Ziguang look at this girl with a charming face with admiration.
Han Xueer's hands were torn when she was grinding the rope. A handkerchief was wrapped around Haoru Baiyu's wrist. At this moment, the handkerchief was soaked with blood. It seemed that she must have worked very hard when grinding the rope.
"Does it hurt?" Liu Ziguang asked Han Xueer while patting the sleeping kitten Liu.
"It hurts." Han Xueer seemed to be unaccustomed to sitting so close to Liu Ziguang. She quickly glanced at Liu Ziguang with her big misty eyes and quickly lowered her head, with two red clouds rising up on her face for no reason.
"Thanks to you for today's incident. If the sachet hadn't led the way, we wouldn't have found the thief so quickly. The consequences would have been difficult to predict over time. If you have any requests, just ask, and I will definitely satisfy you." Liu Ziguang said.
Han Xueer pinched the hem of her skirt and was silent for a long time before saying: "Master treats me with great kindness. These are all things a slave should do. I just want to serve you for the rest of my life and don't dare to have any other wrong thoughts."
Liu Ziguang said: "I see that you are not afraid of danger, adapt to changes, have a bright mind, and are good at singing, dancing and playing musical instruments. It is a pity to be a maid. Why not help with some things in Nanchang, so as to share my worries."
"Nanchang, isn't that a government office? Can women also work in the government office?" Han Xueer's mouth opened wide, and she was very surprised by Liu Ziguang's sudden idea.
"There's nothing wrong with it, as long as you are willing."
"I am willing. As long as I can help the master, I can do anything you want." Han Xueer nodded like a chicken eating rice.
All the Goryeo kidnappers were captured. The facts of this case are clear, with both witnesses and material evidence. There is really nothing to deny. Min Zhenghao admitted all the criminal facts and said that he was not assigned by the King of Goryeo. Everything was done.
It was his own personal behavior. The talents in Nanchang were not so easy to fool. They tortured others and finally got some valuable information: the King of Goryeo wanted to steal Ming Dynasty’s technology, culture, medicine, agriculture, astronomy and calendar and other humanistic achievements.
, dispatched more than one group of people to sneak into the Ming Realm.
There is also another piece of information: Min Zhenghao’s kidnapping of Liu Maotai was actually under the guidance of an expert. It is said that when Min Zhenghao was at a loss for technical drawings a few days ago, he once received a fortune teller named Guo Tiebi on the street.
After receiving some advice, Nanchang Fanzi immediately went out to capture Guo Tiebi, but he didn't know that this man had already died in his house. He was stabbed once in the throat and in the heart. The technique was very neat and left no clues. It was definitely the work of a master.
Is there another culprit behind this case? Faced with the confusing circumstances of the case, the police were at a loss to do anything, so they had to temporarily suspend the case and wait for a thorough investigation later.
Liu Maomao was rescued and the auction could continue. Liu Ziguang left enough manpower to guard around the building and rushed to the auction site again. The large-scale manhunt in the city just now had caused shock. He saw the imperial envoy coming with a smile.
, the whispering crowd calmed down, and the auction started again.
The transfer of welding technology and advanced steam engine drawings is not the sale of patents, but the paid transfer of technology. That is to say, I sell the ancestral secret recipe to you, and I can also sell it to others, but you cannot continue to transfer it after you buy it, even if the conditions are like this.
Demanding, manufacturers who want these two technologies are still flocking to them, especially the two shipyards in Wuchang and Guangzhou. They are very reluctant to return empty-handed, so the auction was very successful. The two technologies were sold for 530,000 taels of silver and one yuan respectively.
The high price of 1.18 million taels was taken away by two shipyards respectively. The cash box of the household department was full of banknotes. Qishuyan Machinery Factory was sold, which enriched the household department, with more than 10 million taels.
With the cash in hand, the court now has abundant funds. With the money, it can fight wars, and by occupying the land and cities, it can have more money. Ming Dynasty may enter a virtuous cycle from now on.
The auction ended successfully, and merchants from all walks of life left Changzhou Mansion with their trophies. Within a day, Changzhou Mansion returned to its former peace. Jiangnan Weaving was once again in the hands of the imperial court, and the Shanghai Road and Shipping Department had also been replaced by reliable
officials, now that the Qishuyan Machinery Factory matter is over, among the several transactions that Liu Ziguang proposed to the emperor to raise money, only the salt business was left that he had not had time to deal with. I heard that those in Yangzhou and Haizhou
The salt merchants had already noticed this, and they fearfully donated millions of taels of silver to the court, saying they wanted to contribute to the resurgence of the Ming Dynasty. Lin Ruhai, the governor of salt affairs, was originally the son-in-law of the Cao family of Jiangnan weavers.
He was keenly aware of the seriousness of the situation and had already resigned from the court. It seemed that the salt affairs issue could be resolved without much effort.
An urgent telegram from the Liguo Railway Works was sent again, saying that Mr. Peng's health had further deteriorated and he was afraid that he would not be able to survive the winter. He urged Liu Ziguang to rush to get married without delaying a day. Liu Ziguang had no choice but to bid farewell to the eldest princess.
He rushed to Li by airship without anyone accompanying him.
If he marries Peng Jinrong first, it will inevitably affect the marriage between the eldest princess and himself. How can the eldest princess become a child? Liu Ziguang is very troubled by this, but it is not the case to postpone the wedding, marry the eldest princess first, and let Peng Jinrong become a child. Besides,
The eldest princess did not officially express her willingness to marry him, and the attitude of the concubine, the emperor, and the ministers in the court also needed to be considered. Liu Ziguang couldn't figure out how to face it, so he had to take it one step at a time and go to the iron factory first.