He Fang threw down two ingots of silver, and then took a piece of wrapped braised pork himself. The landlady did not stop him.
"But no matter what, I am responsible for your husband's death to a certain extent. This money should be regarded as my compensation for your husband's death."
After saying that, He Fang took the braised pork and left.
The proprietress lowered her head and clenched her fists, keeping her pestle there without moving. After a while, she finally raised her head slightly and pointed her eyes at the kitchen knife that was cutting meat on the side.
…
Early the next morning, at dawn, He Fang issued an emergency military assembly order, and everyone in the general camp gathered on the parade ground.
Many people, including the generals, were awakened by the sound of gongs and war drums as they gathered urgently before they even got up. At first, they thought it was an enemy invasion, but when they ran out to see where it was,
Degui, so in addition to being confused at this time, I was also very unhappy.
Seeing that everyone was here, He Fang also stood up, walked to the parade platform, cleared his throat, and shouted first:
"Everyone, please be quiet."
The noisy crowd suddenly became quiet.
"I, He, have been serving as the marching commander for more than ten days. In the past few days, I have heard many rumors scolding me behind my back, saying that I was frightened, so I deliberately found excuses to delay sending troops."
"Where did these behind-the-scenes words come from, I will forget the blame. Aren't you curious about what I have been doing these days? Now I will show you."
With that said, He Fang clapped his hands, and a group of people walked out pushing two cannons, one large and one small. Of course, others didn't know what they were.
"What are these? These are just two copper and iron pipes. What can they be used for..."
Everyone looked confused at this time, looking at the two strange things in front of them, not knowing what He Fang wanted to do.
I saw He Fang commanding unhurriedly, pointing the muzzle at the sea not far from the school parade ground, and then ordered to reload.
First there was a gunpowder bag that had been wrapped into a cylindrical shape, then the cannonball, and finally the fuse was ignited. As the fuse burned out, there was only a "bang" sound, the cannonball was shot out, and it fell on the sea and exploded into a huge
Splash.
Everyone present was shocked by this scene, but before they could react, He Fang ordered another larger bronze cannon to be fired in the same way. This time there was a loud noise, and the cannonball was hit farther.
Wherever there was, a bigger splash exploded.
Everyone was dumbfounded, but He Fang was very proud.
"Eunuch He, what's the name of this thing? It's actually so powerful."
He Fang smiled and replied: "This thing is called an artillery. It is a type of firearm. We need to use it to encircle and suppress pirates."
"Where is the silver grain official Wang Guo? Come forward and give orders," He Fang shouted.
"My subordinate is here," Wang Guo stepped forward and replied.
"My father-in-law now orders you to purchase raw materials in large quantities and recruit more craftsmen, so as to cast more firearms in the shortest possible time."
"I obey my orders."
"Commander Shi He Zai of the left, center and right armies, come forward and give the order," He Fang continued to order.
"My subordinates are here," the three people stepped forward and said in unison.
"From today on, the three of you will each train a firearms battalion in your respective armies. Remember, you must be able to skillfully operate various firearms."
"I obey my orders."
After arranging everyone's work, He Fangwei boosted morale and then said impassionedly:
"Everyone listens to the order. From today on, our entire navy has officially entered a state of combat readiness. We must win this bandit suppression. We will not return until we win. We must not let the imperial court and the people of Dai Viet look down on us again."
“If you don’t win, you won’t return. If you don’t win, you won’t return—”
It was obvious that the morale of everyone present was aroused, fists were waved, and everyone was shouting.
In the period that followed, according to He Fang's arrangements, everyone carried out their work with high spirits. Even the generals who had not dealt with He Fang before began to look at him with admiration.
One day, He Fang took Xiao Guizi to the snack stall where he had eaten before to improve his life.
Just as he was about to order, someone suddenly put down a plate of braised pork. He Fang looked up and saw that it was the boss lady from before.
Before He Fang could ask, the landlady had a cold face and said coldly:
"I won't take your money in vain, and it was indeed my husband who did it first. No wonder you. If you want to eat braised vegetables in the future, you can come anytime, and I won't charge you any more."
After saying that, the landlady turned and left.
Seeing the plate of stewed vegetables in front of her, Xiao Guizi laughed out loud and said:
"Master, there is such a good thing. It seems that the landlady is quite reasonable."
Xiao Guizi has lived in the palace since she was a child, and her views on people and things are relatively simple, but He Fang always feels that this matter is not that simple, but if there is an advantage, do not take advantage of it, and you have to eat what you deserve.
In the next few days, whenever He Fang came to this place for dinner, the proprietress would bring a plate of stewed vegetables as promised. After going back and forth, the two parties got to know each other a little bit.
It turned out that the landlady's name was Ye Huainiang, and she was originally the daughter of a fishing family outside the city. Later, her parents died of illness. She was a weak woman with no one to rely on, so she had to marry her husband and move here.
However, the relationship between the couple was not very good after that. Her husband had a bad temper and hit others frequently, and they often quarreled.
He Fang expressed sympathy for her life experience, so although the proprietress said that her stewed vegetables were free for him because he had already given money before, he would still leave some copper coins every time.
The preparation work in the military camp is in full swing. Wang Guo is indeed a veteran in logistics work. In a short period of time, he prepared the materials needed to make firearms and recruited enough craftsmen. They were divided into three shifts and worked day and night.
Working non-stop in turns improves efficiency to the greatest extent.
However, the technical level of this era is limited after all, so after more than two months of continuous preparation, Shuichuan Division still showed no sign of setting off. At this time, some people in the court were starting to become restless, especially Jiang Bin, who was originally because of
He was very dissatisfied with He Fang, the little eunuch, about some of the things that happened before. However, now that he had suddenly risen to the rank of Commander-in-Chief of the Navy's March, he was even more dissatisfied, so he joined some other ministers in the court to directly participate in He Fang's book in the court.
, demanding his removal.
Emperor Yanjun was under a lot of pressure. First of all, it was the use of a eunuch as the commander-in-chief of the march. This was indeed the first time in the history of Dai Viet. Therefore, many ministers in the court had opinions, and the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs also reported to the Navy.
The expenses in these two months have been huge, far higher than usual.
Di Yanjun was very puzzled, what on earth was this little recipe doing?
