"If you change it, you will make things difficult for me." Fang Mengjin said, "How can this daughter of an official marry someone else as a concubine? Even if Miss Han agrees, Master Han will not allow it."
"However, if you ask Xiu'er to be your concubine, it would be too bullying. This is obviously disliking the poor and loving the rich." Su Hao said, "I can't do this kind of thing."
Fang Mengjin said: "Can we discuss this matter? For example, we can give Xiu'er more dowry, so that she doesn't have to worry about whether she will be favored in the future. In addition, Miss Han is gentle and has a good relationship with Xiu'er.
It's so close, Miss Xiu'er doesn't have to fight for the title of wife and concubine."
Su Hao said: "Mr. Fang, this kind of thing cannot be used for trading. You don't want me to be the one who is going to Qin Muchu, right?"
"This..." Fang Mengjin was speechless and could only remain silent.
Su Hao said: "Mr. Fang, I think this matter should be discussed in the long run. Miss Han probably just thinks that I saved her, so she wants to repay her. After this period, maybe she will think about it. I
After all, he is just a country scholar and cannot accept her kindness. I think this matter can always be explained."
"It would be nice if we could talk it out." Fang Mengjin said with a bitter smile, "Miss Qian'er is not young anymore, how can we discuss this matter in the long term?"
Su Hao said: "It is outdated for a woman to get married at the age of 20. Miss Qian'er is now 16, and there are still several years left. Maybe she can meet a more suitable husband in the past few years, and this problem will be solved, right?"
"I'll report it to Mr. Han when I get back." Fang Mengjin said.
The matter was not settled, and Fang Mengjin could only leave depressedly. As soon as he left, Yang Gendi took Lu Xiuer and ran downstairs. Lu Xiuer's face showed a mixture of relief, shyness and worry.
, Yang Gendi's emotions were even more complicated, and she didn't know where to start when she saw her son.
"Mom, Xiu'er, did you all hear it?" Su Hao said to Yang Gendi and Lu Xiu'er.
"Mom heard it, and Xiu'er heard it too," Yang Gendi said.
Su Hao and Fang Mengjin were talking in the living room downstairs. Yang Gendi took Lu Xiu'er to hide in the corridor upstairs, so they could hear clearly. Su Hao remained unmoved in the face of temptation and insisted on using Lu Xiu'er as his wife.
As the first wife, this comforted Yang Gendi. But because of this, she offended the county magistrate, which made Yang Gendi worried. In addition, Han Qian is indeed a good girl, and Yang Gendi, as a mother-in-law, also hopes that her son can treat such a
A girl comes into the house to marry.
"Xiu'er, what do you think about this matter? Do you want to be a wife or a concubine?" Su Hao asked Lu Xiu'er with a smile.
Lu Xiuer's face turned red with embarrassment, she shook her head repeatedly and said, "I don't want to take anything seriously!"
"Nonsense! There is no reason to ask a girl's family for such a thing." Yang Gendi scolded, "Xiu'er has been here since she was a child, so of course she should be the legal wife. However, if Miss Qian'er is asked to be a concubine, I'm afraid she won't
I'd rather. Well, speaking of it, it's just that the two of you are in love but not in love. Hao'er, I think you'd better talk to the county magistrate about this matter and push it away."
"Well, that's all it can do." Su Hao said.
Yang Gendi complained: "I still have to blame you for this matter. I am a rich young lady, why do you provoke her every day? I asked you to get married to Xiu'er as soon as possible, but you didn't want to. It's better now. Are you in trouble?"
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"Mom!" Lu Xiuer couldn't remain silent any longer. She lowered her head and said, "My brother has to do so many big things all day long, how can he have time to think about these things? In fact, I can't blame my brother for this matter of Sister Qian'er. I
I know it was Sister Qian'er who liked my brother first, and then my brother...I don't know if my brother likes Sister Qian'er."
"Uh... Let's not discuss this matter." Su Hao said, "I think Master Fang will understand what I mean when he goes back. He can't let his daughter do it for me."
Concubine, therefore, I will definitely find someone else for Miss Han. When Miss Han gets married, this matter will be settled."
Yang Gendi nodded and said: "That's the truth. However, I originally wanted you and Xiu'er to get things done as soon as possible, but now it will only take a while."
"What's the reason?" Su Hao asked strangely.
Yang Gendi said: "Isn't it obvious? The county magistrate just sent someone to talk about Miss Han's matter, and you quickly settled the matter with Xiu'er. Doesn't this make the magistrate lose face? Hao'er, you will still be in the magistrate's office in the future.
How can you make the county magistrate hate you if you work in my name?"
Su Hao said: "He already hates me now. Well, if it doesn't work out, I will go to the army to develop my career instead of working in the county government."
"What should we do..." Yang Gendi said worriedly.
The family was sighing, and someone came to the door again. This time, it was Hao Yizong and Hao Qing, father and son. Su Hao had asked someone to send them a message the day before, asking them to come and talk about something today.
Yang Gendi led Lu Xiuer to avoid it again, and Su Hao asked the Hao family and his son to sit down. Hao Yizong saw the gauze wrapped on Su Hao's arm and said in a complaining tone: "Why is this third son so careless? He didn't protect Su Baihu."
, causing Su Baihu to suffer such serious injuries. When he comes back, I must teach him a lesson."
Su Hao said: "Hao Tong can't be blamed for this. It's because I didn't think of guarding against strong men, so I suffered a loss."
"Su Baihu is worth a thousand dollars, so he must never be involved in danger again." Hao Yizong said.
Su Hao said: "How can you take care of everything when you are in the world? Uncle Hao, I invited you and Brother Hao to come over today just to discuss this matter with you. This time my nephew encountered a strong man and had no power to fight back.
It’s all because of the lack of some sharp weapons for self-defense.”
Hao Yizong asked: "Su Baihu wants me to get a sword for you? Last time I told you about this, you said you couldn't use it."
Su Hao said: "I still feel that it is not useful. With my little martial arts, if I hold a sword in my hand, I will probably die faster. Even if they have no grudge against me, they are interested in the sword in my hand."
A precious sword can also lead to wealth and death."
"Well... Su Baihu is really quick to talk." Hao Yizong said with a smile. Obviously he also agreed with Su Hao's point of view. The sword can only be effective in the hands of people with martial arts. With Su Hao's level, even if he holds the sword
, he may not have much fighting power, and someone might snatch the knife away from him and then turn around and chop him.
"Then what kind of sharp weapon is Su Baihu talking about?" Hao Qing interjected from the side.
"Come on, please take a look. These are some sketches I have drawn these days. See if you can make them." Su Hao took a roll of drawings and spread them out on the table for the Hao family and his son to look at them.
Hao Yizong and Hao Qing came forward and looked at the drawing carefully several times from beginning to end. Hao Yizong hesitated and said: "Su Baihu, what you drew is a new type of firecracker?"
"Exactly." Su Hao said, "This kind of thing is called a flintlock gun. It is an improved fire gun. Its biggest feature is that it does not need to be ignited with a match rope. Instead, it uses flint to start the fire and ignite the gun.
Gunpowder in the tube. Another difference between this gun and traditional firecrackers is that it is a breech-loading gun, and the gunpowder and bullets are installed from the back, which makes the loading faster and more concealed."
It turned out that after being in danger in Fuyuan Village, Su Hao began to think about the flintlock gun. Although he had promised Tu Wenhuan before, he had not seriously thought about the problem due to various things. This time, he learned a bloody lesson
It woke him up and made him understand that it would be very dangerous in this era if he didn't have high-quality firearms in his hands.
After learning from the experience, Su Hao had a strong desire to make guns, and all kinds of fantastic ideas came to his mind. After all, he was a person who had seen various firearms in later generations, and he had many advanced ideas in the design of flintlock guns.
He first solved the problem of using flint to fire, and then designed a movable bolt to realize the loading method like the rifles of later generations. A design similar to bullets was also proposed, that is, using a paper bag to hold the gunpowder
It is packaged with projectiles. When loading, you only need to pull the bolt and put the gunpowder bag with projectiles in it.
The manufacturing of this kind of breech-loaded flintlock gun requires very high craftsmanship and is not suitable for mass production. But what Su Hao wants is to ask the Hao family and his son to make a few for him for his own self-defense. As for
The large quantities of flintlock guns that Tu Wenhuan needed still followed the traditional front-loading method, which could save a lot of parts and reduce the difficulty of manufacturing.
Hao Yizong was a skillful craftsman, and the drawings made by Su Hao were also very standardized, so Hao Yizong understood it completely after reading it twice. He rubbed his hands in excitement and said, "Su Baihu is really a genius. Such an exquisite fire gun can actually work."
Designed. Based on my experience, if this fire gun can be made, it can fire a bullet in a fraction of a minute. It can really be called a sharp weapon for self-defense."
Su Hao smiled and said: "Uncle Hao is ridiculous. No matter how good the design is, it requires skilled craftsmen to realize it. Without Uncle Hao's skillful hands, how could my nephew even hope to make such a flintlock gun? By the way, this gun
All the parts have to be machined very finely, is that difficult?"
Hao Qing said: "It is naturally difficult, but a villain can make it. These parts need to be made of high manganese steel to ensure durability. As for the gun barrel, I am thinking that it can also be made of high manganese steel.
It is made by drilling holes. If it were made of ordinary cast iron, it would explode if only a few blunderbuss were put into it."
Su Hao said: "I really don't understand these craftsmanship matters, and I have to trouble Uncle Hao and Brother Hao to worry about it. I only have one request. I'm not afraid of spending more money, and I must ensure the quality. Once it comes to using guns,
Occasions, that is, situations where lives are at stake. If the quality is not good enough, lives will be lost."
Hao Yizong said: "My nephew, please rest assured about this. I can't say anything about the quality of the things in my hands. As for the money, I'm afraid it will cost a little. However, a batch of our telescopes have been handed over to Zhang Dusi.
, he has a lot of silver allocated over there, and it is more than enough to make a few guns." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)