Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 36 The County Magistrate's Attitude
A group of four men surnamed Yang rushed into Chenghai County almost as if fleeing for their lives. It was only after entering the city that they breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the few people did not dare to delay, and returned to the county government to report immediately.

The man surnamed Yang told in detail what happened to Honglian Mountain and what happened to Wang Mazi who was killed on the way back.

Liu Zhixian turned his back with one hand and stroking his beard with the other hand. He didn't stop until the big man surnamed Yang finished speaking, and no one dared to disturb him.

Suddenly, Liu Zhixian's body was fixed, and he said indifferently: "The thing you mentioned, take it out and let me have a look."

The big man surnamed Yang was stunned for a moment, then he remembered something, quickly took out the P38 from his arms, and handed it to Liu Zhixian.

Liu Zhixian looked at the exquisite pistol in his hand, and was very surprised. He was able to become a county magistrate, and he was a county magistrate in the coastal area, so he naturally had some knowledge.

Not to mention other things, just one glance, you can see the excellent workmanship of this thing, which is really the only thing I have seen in my life.

"How?" Liu Zhixian raised his head and asked.

The man surnamed Yang hurriedly stepped forward to teach it how to use it, and a person next to him added a few sentences, and the magistrate understood it.

Liu Zhixian carefully unloaded the magazine, saw the bright bullets in the magazine, was shocked by its workmanship, and couldn't help being very curious.

This does not require a matchlock, nor does it need to be filled with gunpowder in the chamber. How can the projectiles be fired continuously?
Liu Zhixian decided to try it himself, so he reloaded the magazine and went to the yard.

"My lord, we have never used this thing before, in case there is any danger, let me try it." The big man surnamed Yang stepped forward and said.

Liu Zhixian waved his hands and said, "It's okay, it's okay."

He saw a broken earthen jar more than ten meters away, and immediately had a target. He first pulled the trigger to load the bullet, and then raised his hands to raise the gun.

Aiming carefully, Liu Zhixian tried to pull the trigger. With a bang and a clear gunshot, the bullet burst out of the chamber, and the shell casing flew out from the right side.

Crash, the crock shattered.

Liu Zhixian was taken aback for a moment, picked up the shell casing on the ground, and found that it was empty, the front part was gone, and there was a small circular hole in the center of the bottom.

Liu Zhixian's eyes lit up, and he probably understood the reason. It should be that the gunpowder was filled in this empty shell, and the missing part should be the projectile.

Somehow the gunpowder in the empty shell is ignited, and the front projectile is fired.

Liu Zhixian speculated that the way the gunpowder was ignited should be related to the small hole at the bottom.

As for why the gunpowder in a closed space can be ignited through this small hole, he still doesn't know for the time being.

But it can be seen from here that the main principle of this firearm is similar to that of the bird gun, except that it wraps gunpowder and projectiles together through special techniques.

Although this is just a simple wrapping process, Liu Zhixian can imagine the difficulty in seeing its sophistication.

In order to further confirm his guess, Liu Zhixian said to the big man surnamed Yang who was watching: "You look there, there should be a bullet."

Several people responded immediately, and after some searching, they found the ejected warhead in a corner.

"Wonderful, wonderful, really ingenious." Liu Zhixian couldn't help but admire the person who made such a bold design.

Liu Zhixian became interested, found a new target again, and fired three times in a row.

"Sure enough, it can shoot repeatedly."

After a simple trial, Liu Zhixian couldn't put it down to the P38. He felt that this gun seemed to be alive. It could automatically push the bullets into the chamber, automatically ignite, and automatically throw out the useless bullet shells.

It is precisely because this firearm is so smart that it can fire so smoothly.

"What did Tangning say this firearm was called?" Liu Zhixian asked the big man surnamed Yang.

"Seventeen-style pistol, it is said that it is called so because Chongzhen has been in Chongzhen for 17 years."

Liu Zhixian nodded after hearing this, and said pointedly: "One of the purposes he gave me this gun was to exchange Wang Mazi's life."

The man surnamed Yang was startled, and instinctively asked: "Why did your lord say that?"

"Didn't you say that this is his own gun, did he treat it as a gift? He also specifically emphasized that it will be after I receive the gift."

"Now, I just got the meeting gift, and I accepted it, but Wang Mazi died before that. He even gave me his personal weapon. With such sincerity, should I put aside the past and give him a favor?" convenient?"

Hearing Liu Zhixian's words and the fact that Wang Mazi was dead, the man surnamed Yang was startled. Only then did he realize that Tang Ning had already decided to kill Wang Mazi the moment he stepped into Honglian Mountain.

But the person involved, Wang Mazi, was still in the dark, no wonder he couldn't escape his death.

However, no one would have thought that what Tangning said had something to do with Wang Mazi. Only after Wang Mazi was actually killed, it was Liu Zhixian who saw the intention.

I really can't see that this young man is so scheming.

The big man surnamed Yang pondered for a while, and then said, "My lord, will you raise a tiger and make that Tangning the second Nurhachi?"

"Back then, Nurhachi only had thirteen sets of armor when he started his army. Now Tangning not only has a few hundred people in his hands, but also has formed a new army, and has such a strong army, which is far better than Nurhachi's back then..."

Liu Zhixian raised his hand to stop the words of the big man surnamed Yang, and said, "Do you still need me to raise this tiger? They can eat for nothing by themselves. Didn't you see it with your own eyes?"

The big man surnamed Yang was stunned, and suddenly he had nothing to say. What he said just now was just doing his best. He knew very well that the current strength of Chenghai County was not enough to wipe out the new army.

Even borrowing the power of Fucheng is far from enough.

"Now, the new army has not openly rebelled, and secondly, they have not continued to be thieves. We have no reason to force them to rebel. If they are sincerely toward Daming, but we force them to rebel, then they are sinners through the ages."

The man surnamed Yang knew that Master Liu didn't want to wade into this muddy water at all. If the matter was brought up, the matter would eventually fall on Master Liu, because Honglian Mountain was within the jurisdiction of Chenghai County.

Instead of this, it is better that the well water does not violate the river water, and everyone lives in peace.

As for how long this peace and harmony can last, no one can tell now.

The next day, Huang Dabiao and more than ten people appeared in the county openly and continued to purchase goods on a large scale. During the period, he also encountered two teams of patrolling police officers, but they seemed to turn a blind eye.

In this way, Huang Dabiao and his party filled the two mule carts again and returned with a full load.

On the way out of the city, he made a detour to the store and sold ten packs of cigarettes and ten boxes of matches to the shopkeeper on behalf of Tangning.

Somewhere outside the city, Huang Dabiao happily said to Tangning, "General, this trip went smoothly. When the policemen saw us, they all looked blind."

"So, according to your instructions, General, since they don't want to mess with us, I went to the old man's place and sold him the cigarettes and matches. The old man was very happy."

"I also reminded him that his selling price must be doubled at least. Otherwise, we will not cooperate with him in the future."

After all, Huang Dabiao brought over a package, and when he opened it, there were more than a dozen large silver ingots and some broken silver in it.

Seeing the dazzling silver, Miss Song Er's beautiful eyes were even brighter than that silver, and her small mouth couldn't be closed no matter what.

Still thinking in my heart, it would be great if I came to the county every day. Before long, Honglian Mountain will be the most beautiful mountain in Chaozhou Prefecture.

Of course, the main purpose of Tangning's trip was not to make money, but to test Liu Zhixian's attitude.

Now, he already knew Liu Zhixian's attitude, so he waved his hand, "Let's go, I'm going to go home for the New Year..."

"Let's go..." A group of people made a noise and headed towards Honglian Mountain in high spirits.

(End of this chapter)