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Chapter 119 Xu Guangqi

Zhao Cheng's tone was relaxed, but it made the three of Wu Chun shudder.

It's only been two days!
These captives have already been tortured beyond human appearance.

What have they been through?
After confirming the captives and heads, Wu Chun and the others were in no mood to stay any longer.

They bid farewell to Zhao Cheng, hurried back to each other, and returned to their respective guards.

……

Zhao Cheng was not idle either.

The first thing he did was recruit troops.

Six hundred musketeers are barely enough.

Next, he plans to set up a strong military government.

This will inevitably face many difficulties.

The gun barrel must be strong enough.

With Zhao Cheng's order, the vigorous recruiting work started again.

This time, it will be carried out simultaneously in the chemical marketing camp and the third fort. The recruitment quotas for the two places are each 500 people.

The population of both places is more than [-].

Recruiting five hundred young and strong men can select a good source of soldiers.

The strong army will grow stronger again.

……

While Zhao Cheng was busy recruiting soldiers, Li Gaoyi came to the gate of Xu's residence.

Xu Guangqi is now the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and when he was in Wenyuange University, he was the crown prince and Taibao, with a high position and authority.

Moreover, now that he is getting older, his energy is low, and he sees fewer and fewer guests.

But money is easy to do.

Li Gaoyi had a meal at a restaurant near Xu's mansion, and gave the guy a few copper coins. The guy who was already talkative immediately became knowledgable.

Through the boy, Li Gaoyi knew that there was a steward in Xu's mansion who was addicted to alcohol.

When the steward was drinking alone, Li Gaoyi took the initiative to greet him with two bottles of Erguotou.

Therefore, Li Gaoyi got the opportunity to visit the butler of the Xu Mansion.

The big butler of the Ge Boss family is even bigger than the average prefect.

Li Gaoyi took out a big gift, generous... and gave him a glass ball that could sing.

This big glass ball can not only sing, but also flash and rotate. In the glass ball, you can see many exquisitely carved fish.

When the glass ball is spinning, the fishes can even swim.

This is really fetish.

The butler thought he was well-informed, but when he saw the big glass ball, he was immediately amazed as a peerless treasure.

I sighed again and again, the shopkeeper Li of the Dongfang Company is really too generous.

Then, with the arrangement of the big housekeeper, Li Gaoyi met Xu Guangqi naturally.

According to Zhao Cheng's instructions, Li Gaoyi brought the Golden Desert Eagle and presented it to Xu Guangqi.

"This is……"

Xu Guangqi didn't seem to care much at first.

He also knows something about the butler.

Sometimes after collecting money, he would introduce some irrelevant people to him.

For this kind of personal relationship, Xu Guangqi often turns a blind eye and closes his eyes, and only when it goes too far, he will beat it.

His interests are all in numerology, studying astronomical phenomena, and cultivating crops...

For so many years, the family affairs have been managed by the big housekeeper, who has worked hard.

I still have to save this face.

When Li Gaoyi held the plate in both hands, and uncovered the piece of red silk, Xu Guangqi's first reaction was that it was just a plaything made of pure gold.

"It's quite exquisite. But, using this pickled thing to bribe me, you underestimate me too!"

Xu Guangqi's tone was displeased.

"Your Excellency, you misunderstood! This is a pistol made by us Qiangdi." Li Gaoyi said.

"Pistol?"

Xu Guangqi was now interested, and reached out to pick it up.

However, after looking around, he didn't know how to fire.

"There's a trigger, and a barrel...

From the looks of it, it looks like a pistol fired at random.

But this pistol, why is the barrel so short?
Moreover, it was made of pure gold.

Gold is soft, maybe it won't stand a few shots, right? "

Xu Guangqi is an expert after all, and he can see the disadvantages of the Golden Desert Eagle at a glance.

"It's true what your lord said.

However, this pistol is highly respected by Mr. Zhao in our family, so it naturally has its sharpness.

If it is convenient, please let the little one demonstrate for the grown-ups. "

Li Gaoyi bowed and asked.

"Okay! Sure." Xu Guangqi nodded in agreement.

Li Gaoyi took the Desert Eagle and got ready.

"My lord, small shooting needs a target, and I'm afraid it will damage some items in your yard."

"up to you."

When Xu Guangqi encounters something he is interested in, he doesn't care about other things at all.

Li Gaoyi raised his hand, held the gun in both hands, and started shooting.

Bang!
With a gunshot, a flower pot was smashed a dozen steps away.

"it is good!"

Xu Guangqi clapped his hands and said hello, very pleasantly surprised.

Such a small pistol can be so powerful.

This has far surpassed the firecrackers of the Imperial Court Shenji Battalion!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Just when Xu Guangqi was about to ask for details, Li Gaoyi shot again.

This time, Xu Guangqi was really surprised.

A firearm that can fire in bursts?
Li Gaoyi fired nine bullets in a row before stopping.

The yard was in a mess.

With the sound of footsteps, a group of guards were alarmed by the gunshots and rushed in.

"Back off! Get out!"

Xu Guangqi scolded.

Then, with bright eyes, the old man strode up to Li Gaoyi.

"This pistol...can be fired in succession?"

Daming also has firecrackers that can fire in bursts.

It was a Franc machine gun.

But that's just a burst of fire in name only, after not firing a shot, you need to replace the sub-gun.

Moreover, after firing three guns in a row, more time is needed to clean up due to various reasons such as the heating of the barrel and the gunpowder remaining in the barrel...

Not to mention that even for small Francophones, the reminder is extremely cumbersome and often requires two people to operate.

This pistol simply overturned his cognition!
"Yes, my lord. This pistol can be fired ten times once loaded.

There is still a bullet in it now, adults can try it, or find someone to try it.

This thing has a strong recoil, adults must be extremely careful. "

Li Gaoyi offered the Desert Eagle with both hands.

"Adults, let the little ones come."

The butler stepped forward and wanted to do it for him.

"No. I'll come in person."

When Xu Guangqi encountered such good things, how could he let them do it for him?
If he doesn't try it himself, he may not be able to sleep.

After taking the gun, Li Gaoyi taught him how to operate it, especially raising his arms horizontally and holding it with both hands to prevent recoil.

Xu Guangqi clenched his hands tightly, aiming at a wall not far away.

boom!
With one shot, a hole was punched out of the wall.

"hiss--"

Xu Guangqi staggered and gasped for air.

"This pistol is actually so powerful as Ruos?"

This power is too great!
Xu Guangqi has always been very interested in firecrackers and artillery.

There are so many kinds of firecrackers in Daming, but none of them can compare with this power.

"Okay! That's great! It's powerful like Ross, and it can be fired continuously.

If all my soldiers in the Ming Dynasty were equipped with this, why worry about building slaves forever!What are you still afraid of? "

Xu Guangqi was so excited that his beard trembled.

"Where did this pistol come from? Is it a new invention of Frangji?"

"My lord, this pistol did not come from Frangji. It came from our stronghold."

(End of this chapter)