surnamed Wang

Chapter 160 Water Bandits
"I called you here today to inquire about the progress of the ordnance factory."

The emperor spoke bluntly.

"Your Majesty, the cannon demonstrated last time has almost been tested and will be mass-produced soon. As for the firecrackers, the ordnance factory has recently produced [-] improved models with excellent performance, ready to be put into use at any time."

Liu Luming answered with a serious face, completely gone from his previous frivolous impetuosity.

Wang Gangquan couldn't help laughing secretly, Liu Luming knew best what he was thinking, and he didn't want to perform well, strive for an official promotion, so as to achieve the life goal of marrying the princess as soon as possible.

Sure enough, the emperor was taken aback by his performance, nodded in satisfaction and said:
"Very well, try to hurry up on the artillery matter. As for the batch of firecrackers, I will order someone to pick them up in a few days."

"Your Majesty, is this going to war again?" Wang Quanquan was keenly aware of something.

"It's already started."

The emperor sighed, since he ascended the throne, not a single day has been peaceful.Once Sheng Endi's funeral was over, another accident happened on the southeast coast, and he, who was already physically and mentally exhausted, had to cheer up and continue to deal with it.

"Is it a Japanese pirate?"

Wang Gangquan leaned forward and asked in a low voice.

Seeing his hopeful face, the emperor nodded, although he didn't know what this guy was thinking.

He is no longer curious about how the other party knew, after all, Wang Gangquan gave him too many surprises.

"Hey, how did you know, Brother Wang?"

Liu Luming on the side was very curious and immediately asked questions.

"Because of the sea mistake, the price has increased."

Haicuo, that is, seafood, "Book Yugong" has a saying: "The only thing in the sea is wrong", which refers to the messy and diverse sea things.

Liu Luming showed a clear expression when he heard the words, "Oh, no wonder I don't know, my family can't afford Haicuo."

It’s summer now, and the most important thing for Haicuo is to keep it fresh. Because of the limited storage and transportation conditions, few people except the royal family can get fresh Haicuo in this season.

When Wang Gingquan heard this, he gave him a blank look, and said angrily, "Your family can't afford sea faults, can you also afford salted fish? Now the capital's salted fish are all crazy."

Liu Luming was not embarrassed when he heard the words, and said bluntly: "My mother is in charge of my family, how do I know the price of salted fish."

Wang Gingquan didn't shame the thick-skinned Liu Luming, but made the emperor next to him feel ashamed.

To be honest, he really doesn't know about small things like sea mistakes and the price increase of salted fish, but even if he knew, he wouldn't think about the Japanese pirates on the southeast coast.

"That's why I told you that the weather is good this year, and the fishing harvest will not be bad. The only reason why the price of salted fish has increased is that fishermen can't fish with peace of mind."

Wang Gangquan was still trying to explain the truth to Liu Luming, and the latter listened carefully with an attitude of being educated. After all, the "teacher-student" friendship between the two began when they first met.

"Okay, if you have nothing to do, go down first."

The emperor, who was frustrated in his heart, began to issue an order to expel the guests.

After hearing the words, Wang Gangquan and the two resigned honestly, and continued to chat as soon as they left the house.

"Brother Wang, salted fish is so expensive, should I hold on to it and sell it when it soars, so as to earn him a lot of money?"

"You have to understand a truth. When the news of getting rich reaches you, you don't know how many hands you have. If you enter the market again at this time, it is guaranteed that you will not have any pants left."

"Oh, Brother Wang is very knowledgeable, I have been taught."

The two left the palace, headed west all the way, and then found a food stall on the side of the street to deal with it. Because Liu Luming insisted on listening to the story of Changshan, he couldn't continue the meal halfway through, so the two of them Separated early.

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A few days later, the emperor sent someone to pick up the five hundred guns as promised, and they were going to send them to the coastal provinces on the same day.

A team of more than a hundred people marched towards the southeast, but the army, which was supposed to be neatly dressed, got mixed in with two young men in short shirts. It was found that these two guys were sitting leisurely in the carriage, each holding a chicken leg.

Besides Wang Gangquan and Liu Luming, who else could there be.

The reason why Wang Gangquan came was very simple, no one could refuse to beat up the Japanese pirates violently, if there was one, then beat that person together.

And the reason why Liu Luming came was very simple, he was deceived by Wang Bingquan again.

Since he was tricked into Kaipingwei last time, this kid has slipped a lot, and he doesn't want to come this time.

Wang Bing exhausted all his powers and allurements, but nothing worked. In the end, he could only sigh: "If the sixth princess knows that you are so useless, I'm afraid I will be very disappointed with you. It seems that you two are destined to be destined for each other in this life. gone."

Needless to say, these words are really useful, Liu Luming immediately said righteously after hearing it: "Brother Wang, please take me with you."

The reason why he reacted so strongly was because the image he had set up for himself before was too great.What led thousands of riders to overthrow ten thousand people without losing a single soldier; what saved the people from fire and water, and solved the urgent need of the capital.

If the reputation of being afraid of death spreads out now, I am afraid that the sixth princess will really look down on her.

Although everyone's trip is to send weapons, there is no guarantee that there will be no unexpected incidents. Besides, they will pass through five provinces and ten prefectures along the way, and they may encounter some vicious bandits on the way.

Although there are no dense mountain ranges along the southeast route, there are many local water bandits in the south where there are plenty of water veins.

Water bandits are different from mountain bandits. Although they don't roar down from the top of the mountain in groups, their advantage is that they are few and flexible.

They stayed on the water all year round to plunder merchant ships, and all of them were proficient in water, and each of them had a scuba.

In case of being arrested by an official, if you lose the enemy, you will just abandon the boat and run away, and go downstream under the water. When you reappear, you may already be ten miles away.It takes a lot of manpower and material resources for the imperial court to deal with them every year.

Fortunately, these water bandits seldom plunder the people, and only seek money, so it is only the businessmen who are unlucky.After a long time, these businessmen have also learned to spend money to avoid disasters. They have to discuss with the local thieves in advance which waterway to take, and pay a toll, and the journey will be smooth.

The local government also turned a blind eye to this kind of behavior. After all, as long as no one is killed, it is easy to say.

The first stop of Wang Gangquan and others was Gongduwei. Gongduwei is next to the capital and plays a vital role as the defense line in the eastern part of the capital. Therefore, the deployment of Gongduwei's troops and weapons and equipment are the top priority. The most important thing, and the treatment of Gong Duwei is also the best in the whole dynasty.

After all, the other guards couldn't beat them, so they could retreat and wait for reinforcements, but the soldiers of the Gongdu Guard had no choice but to fight to the death.Because behind them is the capital, and they have no way to retreat.

The team of more than a hundred people arrived at Gongduwei in less than one morning, and the process of handing over the weapons was very smooth. As weapons consultants, Wang Bingquan and Liu Luming naturally received warm hospitality from the local guards.

Since Gongduwei is close to the sea, there are many types of sea tso and the price is cheap, so Wang Gangquan and his wife enjoyed a good meal of hai tso.Liu Luming was reincarnated like a hungry ghost, and directly dried four or five catties of kelp.

(End of this chapter)