Chapter 126 People are not as good as they used to be
Qi Xuansu knew that the price on the black market would be more expensive, but he didn't expect that Tianjitang would be so cheap. A brand-new "Shenlong Handgun" was the same price as a second-hand "Shenlong Handgun" that was 80% new on the black market, so he had no choice but to go to the fourth grade.
Only Taoist priests who offer sacrifices to wine can purchase the "Dragon Gun" directly from Tianji Hall. This is the benefit that only high-quality Taoist priests can enjoy.
Zhang Yuelu glanced at Qi Xuansu.
Qi Xuansu nodded slightly.
Then Zhang Yuelu said to the Taoist priest: "Okay, that's it. Are there any more projectiles?"
The Taoist priest looked troubled: "Master should know that our Taoist sect does not control fire guns, but does control projectiles. The Phoenix Eye series and the Dragon Eye series must be approved by the Tiangang Hall."
This is also the philosophy of Tianjitang. The fire gun is secondary. The key is the projectile that is fired. It is very different from the Western Continent’s emphasis on the fire gun itself.
Zhang Yuelu took out his deputy hall leader's token.
The Taoist priest was shocked: "It turns out to be Deputy Hall Master Zhang of Tiangang Hall. Please wait a moment, Deputy Hall Master Zhang, while I go ask the principal to come over."
Not long after, the local chief hurried over. After greeting Zhang Yuelu, he asked, "I wonder what projectiles Deputy Hall Master Zhang wants?"
Zhang Yuelu asked: "What do you have?"
The manager said: "We don't have the dragon eye and phoenix eye series, with names above A, so we can only go to the main hall. In addition, 'Long Eye Yi Yi' and 'Phoenix Eye Yi Yi' are out of stock, so they are not available either."
Zhang Yuelu thought for a while and said: "In that case, we need ten rounds of 'Dragon Eyes Yi-Two', twenty rounds of 'Dragon Eyes Yi-Three', and five rounds of 'Phoenix Eyes Yi-Three'."
The principal said: "The price of 'Long Jing Yi Er' is 10 yuan Taiping money per round, ten rounds is 100 Yuan Taiping money; the price of 'Long Eye Yi 3' is 7 Yuan Taiping money and 500 Ruyi money per round."
, twenty rounds are equivalent to 150 Taiping coins; the price of 'Fengyan Yisan' is eight yuan Taiping coins each, five is 40 Yuan Taiping coins, a total of 290 Taiping coins, if additional
The 600 yuan of peace money on the 'Shenlong Gun' is a total of 890 yuan of peace money."
Qi Xuansu was still sighing at the cheapness of the "Shenlong Handgun" just now. Now he knows where the big head is. In the past, he used the projectiles issued by Tiangangtang and didn't think anything of it. Now he went to buy it directly. Only then did he know how to write the word "expensive".
In the blink of an eye, half of the "Dragon Gun" has been spent.
Zhang Yuelu said again: "Let's make up a round number. The remaining ten yuan of peace money will be mixed with some ordinary projectiles, mainly armor-piercing."
The chief nodded in agreement.
After a while, the Taoist priest was ready and put various projectiles on the table: "Ten rounds of 'Dragon Eyes Yi Er', twenty rounds of 'Long Eye Yi San'
, five ‘Fengyan Yisan’, and thirty rounds of ordinary armor-piercing projectiles. It comes with an armpit leather bag that can be used to hold ammunition. Please count it, Deputy Hall Master Zhang.”
All projectiles are packed in exquisite black-lacquered wooden boxes. The wooden boxes have the pattern of Tianjitang and the names of various projectiles are also marked, divided into categories and arranged neatly.
Zhang Yuelu made no move, Qi Xuansu took the initiative to step forward.
Thanks to Zhang Yuelu, he had already used these projectiles before, so he knew what they were. He opened the wooden box and checked them skillfully.
In the earliest days, both artillery shells and musket projectiles were spherical, similar to sword balls, hence the name "projectile". However, with the development of firearms, especially the emergence of rifling, projectiles must be closely integrated with the rifling.
, the diameter will be slightly larger than the blunderbuss tube, making it difficult to load. You may even need to use a straight bar to knock the projectile into the blunderbuss tube. The loading speed is very slow, so the projectile gradually evolves into a pointed cylindrical shape. However, the name "projectile" is still used.
left behind.
The shapes of all projectiles are the same, but the difference is that the talisman carvings on "Long Jing Yi Er" and "Long Eye Yi San" are more complex, and the gunpowder inside is also different. The bottoms are respectively engraved with "Yi Er"
" and "Yu San".
After Qi Xuansu checked that everything was correct, he counted out nine brand-new large tickets that still had the scent of ink and handed them to the supervisor.
The chief took over the official ticket and secretly wondered about the relationship between the two. Although this person was well dressed and generous, a true descendant of aristocratic family must have something. Is it possible that Master Zhang raised a child like this?
Pretty boy?
Qi Xuansu put away all the things and roughly estimated his savings in his mind. If not counting the fractions, he still had 200 Taiping coins in savings, plus the remaining 200 Taiping coins for buying guns, it was four hundred dollars.
Taiping money. However, he still has the resettlement allowance that Tiangang Hall has not yet paid, and he has not received the monthly subsidy from the Qingping Association. Even after returning to Yujing, he can be promoted to the sixth grade reserve wine, and enjoy the treatment of the fifth grade candidate wine.
There is a monthly allowance of one hundred yuan of peace money. As for the worry-free money deposited with Qiniang, I can probably buy materials once, but I won't use it for the time being.
From this point of view, his future is still bright. He can save at least one thousand yuan of peace money every year. In three or four years, he can consider leaving Haichanfang and buying a house in Shangbafang.
It is no longer a luxury to be promoted to a fifth-grade Taoist priest or a fourth-grade wine-offering Taoist priest.
Next, you can think about starting a family, that is, forming a marriage with a congenial woman.
Taoist couple.
As for the heirs, there is no need to force it, it depends on the wishes of the two people. Taoism is different from the secular world in this aspect, and it cannot be generalized.
Of course, the premise is that he cannot die accidentally on the way, and his identity as a member of the Qingping Society cannot be discovered.
Thinking of this, Qi Xuansu couldn't help but feel heavy.
Qiniang is right, living in the Qingping Society is not the right path after all, climbing up in the Taoist sect is the right path. Therefore, the goal of leaving the Qingping Society remains unchanged.
Qi Xuansu subconsciously glanced at Zhang Yuelu beside him from the corner of his eye.
Zhang Yuelu didn't know what Qi Xuansu was thinking, and her thoughts didn't revolve around her own future like Qi Xuansu did. She was thinking about something useful and useless.
What is she doing now?
Strictly speaking, she used her own name to help Qi Xuansu buy the "Shenlong Gun" and the corresponding ammunition.
Is this kind of behavior in compliance with the rules? Daomen has not made clear regulations, so it is not considered a violation, but Daomen does not support this behavior, so it is a minor loophole.
Now she helped Qi Xuansu buy a "Dragon Gun" on his behalf, and there seemed to be no problem, and no one could blame her. But if a more powerful person in the Taoist sect "purchased" dozens or hundreds of guns on his behalf, and then
All these "dragon handguns" are put on the black market to make profits and earn the price difference, so what do they count?
Zhang Yuelu couldn't help but want to go deeper.
Why not close this loophole? Do you not want to close it? Or can’t you?
If it is the former, then it means that this has become an unwritten rule. If it is the latter, where does the resistance come from?
Zhang Yuelu only felt that the road ahead was long and he didn't know where the way out was. Changing the Taoism was not easy. Even if Xuan Sheng came to the world, it would not be easy to change.
What does it mean to be weak-minded, and what does it mean to speak softly?
It's just a matter of taking one step at a time, and every step you can take is worth it.
At this moment, Qi Xuansu asked softly: "Qingxiao, shall we go?"
Zhang Yuelu came back to his senses, nodded and said: "Okay."
The two of them walked out of the branch hall of Tianji Hall together, but they were in no hurry to go down the steps.
Zhang Yuelu suddenly stretched out his hand in front of Qi Xuansu.
Qi Xuansu was startled and didn't quite understand what Zhang Yuelu meant. He hesitated and stretched out a hand to shake Zhang Yuelu's hand.
A little soft, a little cool, quite smooth
of.
As the exchanges between the East and the West deepened, a group of people led by the cabinet minister set off a trend of Western learning. Qi Xuansu remembered that there was this kind of etiquette in the Western Continent. When the two met, they would show each other that they did not carry weapons or have any ill intentions.
The right hand holding the weapon should be shown to the opponent. Later, it gradually evolved into a handshake, which is roughly equivalent to the fist-holding ceremony in the Central Plains.
Zhang Yuelu knocked Qi Xuansu's hand off angrily and glared at him: "Take advantage of this opportunity?"
"It was obviously you who reached out on your own initiative, why did you hit me with a rake?" Qi Xuansu only felt that he was being wronged.
Zhang Yuelu said: "Where is my 'Dragon Hand Gun'? You have your own 'Dragon Hand Gun', should you give it back to me?"
Qi Xuansu touched his "old love" that had been with him for more than half a month, and then touched his "new love" that was still in the box. He smiled awkwardly and said: "I heard that there is a handshake etiquette in the Western Continent. I was wondering how you can
After I changed my gender, I started to pay attention to Western etiquette. Speaking of Western etiquette, the etiquette of people in the Western Continent is very strange. There are hand kisses, hugs, and cheek kisses, which are really offensive."
The corners of Zhang Yuelu's mouth were raised, not at all charming, but rather aura of dragon and tiger, just as Qi Xuansu said, like a tiger, like a dragon, which made Qi Xuansu feel a bit chilly for no reason.
Then I heard Zhang Yuelu ask: "Do you also want to try the etiquette of the Western Continent?"
Qi Xuansu coughed lightly and said seriously: "Where did you think you were going? I have absolutely no intention of doing so. I just think that the people in the Western Continent, even if they are not barbarians, are very different from us in the Central Plains, which is strange."
Zhang Yuelu snorted lightly and did not pursue the matter further. There was a faint arc at the corner of his mouth: "Where is my gun? Hand it over quickly."
Qi Xuansu hesitated for a moment, rubbed the ivory handle of the handgun, and said: "The best companion of a Jianghu person is a weapon. I have been fighting side by side with it for more than half a month, and we have gotten along very well. The accuracy of the hand and other things, I
You can also know it well. If you change it to a new gun and have to run it in again, why don't I give you the new gun?"
Zhang Yuelu did not take back his hand and said calmly: "This is a good proposal. If this 'Dragon Hand Gun' is mine, then I will definitely agree to it. I don't use it much anyway, so it doesn't matter which one I use. It's a pity that this one
The 'Dragon Gun' is not mine, but issued by Tiangang Hall. It has a serial number on it and cannot be traded."
Qi Xuansu sighed, and handed the "old love" that he had used so well into Zhang Yuelu's hands. He took out the brand new "new love" from the box, loaded it with an ordinary projectile, and put it into the holster.
Zhang Yuelu took the blunderbuss in his hand and gently stroked the blunderbuss body, thoughtfully.