Angrily, Chang Yu returned to the house in the west of the village. Some of the servants were still busy cooking porridge, and another wave was cleaning the yard. Seeing that his face was not kind, everyone was cautious. Only Chunxiang whispered: "If you don't go back to the palace for two days, what will happen?"
Isn’t it too painful to be in the cold weather?”
"Is this called suffering?" Chang Yu rolled his eyes: "Do you know about the special forces...forget it, you don't know even if you tell me." After a moment of thought, he said to Luo Tang: "Send someone to buy some big pieces of meat.
, give them a meat dish at noon."
After giving all these instructions, Chang Yu called Chunxiang and others aside and whispered: "I'll go with you outside Nancheng to pick up the goods later. There can't be too many people, but you may be knifed. Are you afraid?"
"As long as you are here, boss, what do we have to fear?" Chunxiang and Jiang Quan were indeed close to each other, and were most affected by Chang Yu. Only Lao Hu had a hesitant look on his face. After all, he was an old man.
Haha, Chang Yu chuckled and patted Lao Hu on the shoulder: "I'm teasing you, just drive hard."
But soon the three of them felt that Chang Yu was not teasing them, because they were given three black scarves, and each of them was also given a steel knife. The knife was left by the three robbers yesterday, and then drove three cars
About to go out.
As soon as I opened the courtyard door, I saw a group of men standing at the door, wearing thin clothes and looking timid: "Let me ask, is this the Chang Mansion? The family at the west end of the village should be right."
Looking at this group of people, Chang Yu thought for a moment and understood the reason. It should be the servants that Mrs. Sun bought for him. He counted thirty-two people. Good guy, now he has fifty-eight servants!
"Yes, I am Chang Yu, but Mrs. Sun asked you to come here?"
The leader nodded vigorously, took out a stack of paper and handed it to Chang Yu. Chang Yu glanced at it and knew that it was a contract of renunciation. He nodded slightly and thought to himself, Mrs. Sun is generous this time. The money will be confiscated.
It was sent over.
"By the way, Mr. Chang, Grandma Sun asked me to send you a message, saying that I'd like to go have tea when I have time. I'm thinking of you."
Chang Yu almost fell over because he was just thinking about the money.
Seeing this group of people, Chang Yu was thinking. According to the previous confidentiality rules, this group of new servants who didn't know anything would be transferred here later, and the group of servants in Luotang who knew about the tunnels and the materials stored in the low-key place would be transferred.
Go, so this wave of people cannot enter the yard.
"You go into the city and look for Huang Zhai in Nanshuiguan Hutong inside Guangqumen. You'll be waiting there," Chang Yu said thoughtfully.
"It's Mr. Chang" and the others hurriedly responded, not daring to show any dissatisfaction. After all, they had to go back to the city after running for more than ten miles out of the city.
Chang Yu's sharp eyes saw that several people couldn't help but secretly look into the courtyard. Their eyes were very eager and they swallowed dryly. It turned out that they were lured by the smell of porridge in the courtyard and were reluctant to leave.
However, it was impossible for them to enter the courtyard, but their pitiful appearance still made Chang Yu understand his compassion. He took out five taels of silver from his arms and handed it to the leader: "Go back to the city quickly to get some food. At noon
You must report to Huangzhai beforehand.”
Everyone was overjoyed, took the silver, saluted Chang Yu and ran away.
At noon, there was a village about ten miles southwest of Zuo'anmen in the south of the city. It was as famous for its kilns as Panjiayao, but it was called Liujiayao.
In the Ming Dynasty, the east of the capital was more prosperous. The main reason was that the end of the Grand Canal was in Tongzhou, east of the capital, and then the Tonghui River was opened. Tank boats could directly enter Jishuitan in the capital from Tongzhou. So-called water drafts, the east of the capital has always been prosperous, but the south of the city is extremely desolate.
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Liujiayao is even more dilapidated. An isolated village within a few miles of the city and Panjiayao in the east of the city are inseparable.
There are three carriages parked on a trail three miles east of the village. The carriages are filled with hay. There are more than a dozen men in black clothes and black hats surrounding them, all with sharp eyes.
"Why aren't you here yet?" A short man looked impatient and paced beside the car.
"It should be soon. Over there... Hey, is it over there?" One person was talking and pointed towards the distance, and saw three carriages approaching slowly in the distance.
"Be careful," the short man said, and then he made a look, and there were more than a dozen people around him who were about to slap him when they approached the hay cart.
"Don't be so nervous, nothing will happen." The man who just spoke hurriedly stopped and smiled slightly.
"Brother Zhang, is that surname Chang really so reliable? I keep asking you about his background, but you always hesitate. We have done this business before and we all know the basics. This time I am not sure."
That's right, these people were ruffians from the Beijing camp who were guarding the bandits. The short one was Jia Dazhi of the Fifth Army camp who had met Chang Yu that day, and the man who talked to him was Zhang Wuwei, a member of the emperor's own army.
"I, Zhang, can vouch for this. There will be no problem with this person." Zhang Wuwei looked at the carriage in the distance and patted his chest to assure him.
"I also think there's nothing wrong with that little brother. He doesn't look like a treacherous person." The person who spoke was Luo Xingwei from the Three Thousand Battalion. It was obvious that he had a good impression of Chang Yu.
Moreover, Jia Dazhi rolled his eyes: "People should not be judged by their appearance. How many good people dare to buy weapons..." As he spoke, his expression changed, and with a wave of his hand, more than a dozen people around him pulled out steel knives from the car.
, looking not far away with an unusually cold expression.
Zhang Wuwei did not stop him this time and frowned deeply because he also discovered that the drivers of the three carriages were all covered in black scarves. This...
"What are you doing?" Jia Dazhi's subordinates stood in the road holding knives, waving their hands to stop the three carriages.
The carriages came to a halt, and Chang Yu jumped out of the first one with a smile on his face: "I'm sorry, everyone, I was delayed due to something else. I'm a little late." He said, clasping his fists and bowing, and walked forward.
Stopping, the knife wielder stretched out his hand to stop him. He fell to the ground with a thud. Chang Yu continued to walk towards Jia Dazhi and others. Not many people can stop him these days!
Zhang Wuwei smiled, while Jia Dazhi and the others were thoughtful and solemn. They didn't expect that this young man was so skilled, and he just knocked his subordinates to pieces.
"Brother Chang, what do you mean?" Luo Xingwei pointed at the carriage behind Chang Yu, meaning, what do you want to do with your face covered?
"A few of the house slaves are too ugly to be seen, and I'm afraid they will scare you all." Chang Yu chuckled, then walked to Jia Dazhi, stretched out his hand to touch the hay cart a few times, and then pushed away the hay on top, revealing a
A stack of shining steel knives.
He took out one and struck it a few times in the air: "Not bad, not bad." Chang Yu praised: "Is it just a knife?"
"Three hundred steel knives, fifty bows, three hundred arrows, twenty crossbows, and thirteen fire guns. Brother Chang, please inspect the goods first." Luo Xingwei said with a wink, and several people around him immediately pushed them away.
The remaining hay on the car revealed the weapons inside.
In the era of cold weapons, the firecrackers at this time could only be used as auxiliaries, with melee knives as the mainstay and long-range arrows as the most powerful. Chang Yu picked a bow and stringed an arrow, then easily pulled it open and aimed at a thick-mouthed tree more than ten meters away.
shot through the tree...and then the arrow flew away!
Pouring his lips and shrugging his shoulders, Chang Yu didn't feel embarrassed at all. He didn't know how to shoot. You must know that becoming an archer is by no means a simple matter. It takes only a few months of practice to become a master.
But the crossbow is different. Chang Yu, holding a powerful crossbow in his hand, showed an appreciative smile on his face. This thing can definitely be called the king of contemporary weapons. Although it is not as easy to string as a bow and arrow, it is easy to operate and does not require
The training is mainly about being powerful enough, with a range of up to 600 meters, making it invincible in medium and long-range combat.
He took out an arrow and wound it up, aiming at the tree in the distance. Chang Yu pulled the trigger and hit the target with a bang. The tail of the arrow was still buzzing and shaking, showing that it was very powerful.
Chang Yu couldn't put it down and praised it repeatedly. He put it down after a while and picked up a firecracker. After playing with it for a while, he frowned.
The firearms of the Ming Dynasty were very developed. There were nearly ten types of muskets, not to mention various types of artillery, mines and even water mines. The technology was at the top level in the world at the time.
But for Chang Yu, who had served as a soldier and played with guns, the blunderbuss in his hand was simply a piece of junk, not even as good as the matchgun he made himself when he was a boy.
It takes half a day to charge the powder, and half a day to burn the burning line. It cannot be used in rainy days, and the accuracy of the main weapon is very poor. I finally understand the reason why this thing has not become a major weapon in this era, but if a dedicated musket team can be set up, it can be used in both armies.
During a confrontation, the effect should be good if you focus your attacks.
"Brother Chang, how are you doing? Are you satisfied?" Luo Xingwei thought Chang Yu was going to try out the musket, but after waiting for a while, the guy just turned it over and over in his hands with a look of disgust on his face, and asked impatiently.
"I couldn't be more satisfied." Chang Yu put down the gun and turned around with a satisfied smile.
"Since you are satisfied, then pay the money. The three hundred knives are one or two and a half each, which is a total of four hundred and fifty taels. The fifty bows are your fifty taels, the three hundred arrows are your one hundred and fifty, and the twenty crossbows and arrows are three.
"Twelve taels, thirteen gunpowder and gunpowder bullets, a total of twenty taels. A total of seven hundred taels, Brother Chang is right."
Chang Yu nodded, secretly sighing that it was really cheap.
Craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty were tenured for life, and their wages were severely squeezed. When African silver was not circulated, the purchasing power of silver was amazing. This made the price of weapons frighteningly low. This can be seen from the purchase prices in 1602 and the purchase prices during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty.
, a copper blunderbuss or an iron-clawed blunderbuss costs 0.5 taels, a bird blunderbuss only costs 0.9 taels, and a hundred-zi blunderbuss only costs 1.3-1.7 taels. As for bullets, it only costs about 0.03 per kilogram. As for bows, they don’t cost more than one, two, and five taels each.
Yes, arrows cost about four taels each, and swords cost about 2 taels each.
As for these thieving soldiers, almost all the weapons they produced were sold at half price. The total of three carts of knives, arrows and guns was only a thousand taels. It seemed cheap, but in fact it was already considered a high price. It was mainly because it was the first time to cooperate with Chang Yu to kill animals. If they are familiar with it,
Customers only need 20% to 30% of the price and they will sell it. Ming Dynasty’s national foundation was stolen by these rats. They will sell it anyway if they pay the money.
And there are a lot of customers. Don’t ask who will buy them. There are plenty of them. Except for those gangsters who buy them, the big customers are the rich and powerful, and even the nobles.
Someone asked, isn't it forbidden for honorable nobles to hide their armor?
The law also stipulates that murder is illegal and corruption is illegal, so why are so many people trying to defy the law?
"I have something to do today and I didn't bring enough money. How about I pay two hundred taels first and I can pick up the rest later?" Chang Yu was in a hurry when he left the city last night and didn't bring much money. He was thinking of going back to the city early this morning.
The eunuchs had to deal with a lot of trouble to get the goods, so they hurried over in fear of missing out on the transaction.
"Hey, I knew you weren't that honest." Jia Dazhi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly shouted and pulled out the steel knife: "Do you want to take advantage of others?"
As soon as he shouted, a dozen people around him immediately drew their swords and surrounded Chang Yu. At the same time, they stared at the three carriages not far away. Sure enough, when they saw their movements, Chunxiang and the other three quickly drew their swords and jumped out of the car to rush over.
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Chang Yu raised his hand to stop them, and then smiled at Jia Dazhi: "Boss Jia, what am I worth with just a few hundred taels of silver? If you can't trust me, can't you trust Brother Zhang? Ask him what I can do with this little money."
Put it in your eyes?"
"Dazhi, what are you doing?" Zhang Wuwei saw the scene turned out like this, and stood in front of Chang Yu with a face full of impatience: "I told you that Brother Chang is not that kind of person, and he really doesn't care about this little money.
He was not lying when he said this. In his opinion, Chang Yu's random reward that night was a hundred taels of silver. He was a powerful supervisor in the palace, and he had a boxing industry under his command. How could he see this?
"But we agreed on cash and cash, but now we regret it. And why are those three people wearing black scarves? Why are they ugly and invisible? Who are they fooling?" Obviously Jia Dazhi and Zhang Wuwei are old friends, but they are also sincere.
Don't worry, after all, if you are caught doing something for personal gain, you will be beheaded.
Chang Yu couldn't help but find it funny. The main reason why he asked Chunxiang and the others to mask their faces was because he didn't want them to be exposed and to reduce the number of clues. As for him, it didn't matter if he had already been exposed.
Alas, Chang Yu let out a long sigh, and made a gesture to Chunxiang. Chunxiang nodded, turned around, picked up a baggage from the carriage, walked over and handed it to Chang Yu.
"Here are two hundred taels of silver. Take it first, and let Brother Zhang follow me back to the city to get the rest. Is it okay to deliver it to you?" Chang Yu said again: "Otherwise, I will only take the two hundred taels of goods now.
You guys are waiting here, how about I take out the silver and then pick up the rest?"
After saying that he had accepted the job, Chang Yu also showed his proper attitude. Jia Dazhi and others looked at each other and nodded slightly in acquiescence. They glanced at Zhang Wuwei and said, "Brother Zhang, look back then..."
"I guarantee this. How about I guarantee that the remaining money will be delivered to you before dark today?" Zhang Wuwei said and glanced at Chang Yu.
Chang Yu nodded slightly to him, meaning there was no problem.
Well, Jia Dazhi put away the steel knife with a slightly embarrassed expression: "Brother Chang, don't blame me. It's our first transaction. You also know how much risk you take by doing such a bad thing. Don't blame me. I didn't scare you just now, did I?"
Chang Yu laughed heartily: "It's not strange, it's not strange, it doesn't scare me. Brothers, if I really have evil intentions, I don't need to bring helpers, I will eat you all myself."
Damn, these words are so provocative. I can't help it. Chang Yu is not the kind of person who hides things. Why are you trying to scare me? Bird Fei, I won't do that.
Sure enough, these words made Jia Dazhi and others very dissatisfied. Don't forget that they were ruffians in the military. They had military backgrounds and were used to being domineering. They couldn't bear to hear these words...
"Is it better to work together with Brother Chang or to practice as a family? You are speaking so loudly." Jia Dazhi threw the steel knife into the car and looked at Chang Yu with an unruly expression.
"It's not bad. I know how to do the crops. What, Mr. Jia, do you want to sign with me?"
Provocative again, Zhang Wuwei wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say, and it seemed that there was no use in saying anything, because Jia Dazhi's unruly and domineering energy had been touched by Chang Yu.
"Then let's practice." Jia Dazhi looked contemptuous. He really didn't want to beat up such a pretty boy in front of him.
"My appearance fee is very expensive!"
Chang Yu suddenly said something, Jia Dazhi and others were stunned, but Zhang Wuwei covered his face and sighed in his heart, Damn it, this is what happened.
"What do you mean?" Jia Dazhi looked confused.
"It's just for fun." Chang Yu chuckled and said, "Let's do it together. If you beat me, I'll double the remaining money. If I win, how about the remaining five hundred taels being waived?"
Damn it! Jia Dazhi, Luo Xingwei and Chen Xian who didn't say a word suddenly felt dizzy. Oh my god, did you ask this idiot to give us money? One person wants to challenge fifteen of us?
"You, are you serious?" It took Jia Dazhi a long time to calm down, and looking at Chang Yu with a calm expression, he was a little confused: "It's not you who wants to use a knife, let's use our bare hands."
"How about whoever uses the knife loses?" Chang Yu cursed in his heart, damn, I'm afraid of you using the knife, but with a smile on his face: "Would you like to play or not?"
Come on, Jia Dazhi laughed, Zhang Wuwei covered his face with his hands, it’s over!
Chang Yu had already pounced on him.
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