Shen Ying'er was currently sitting in the living room of the Changsha branch of the "Evil Dog Gate".

She was dressed in white as the snow, with unparalleled elegance and a leisurely expression, like a fairy who could not eat the fireworks of the world. The fatigue of traveling hundreds of miles from Wuyang to Changsha could not be seen from her.

Hua Bushi sat with him at the main seat, holding a thick stack of banknotes in his hand.

"Hua Bushi is really flattered by Shen Xianmei's gift of such a large sum of money, but I don't know if there is any explanation behind it?" he asked.

Shen Ying'er smiled softly and said: "Brother Hua's Changsha branch has opened. My little sister came here to congratulate me. It's natural to send some gifts. I just hope that Brother Hua won't be too little."

Hua Bushi said: "How can I find the gift of fifty thousand taels too small? In the future, the 'Monkey Gang' will open a business elsewhere, but Hua Bushi does not have such many silver taels in return. Wouldn't it make me restless?"

Shen Ying'er said: "My little sister's sect is not as capable as Brother Hua. How could she open any business elsewhere? Since these silver coins have been given away, we will definitely not be able to get them back."

Hua Bushi said: "If this is the case, Hua Bushi accepts such a large gift from your family for no reason, which will make me unable to sleep peacefully."

Shen Ying'er smiled sweetly and said: "These fifty thousand taels are not the money of the Monkey Gang, but my private money saved. Now I have given them all to Brother Hua. If I can't get married in the future, I will invest in When you arrive at Brother Hua's door, you will be willing to take him in as long as you are willing to take him in."

Hua Bushi said with a smile: "Young sister Shen is serious. With the conditions of a good sister, people who come to the Shen family to propose marriage will probably have to travel several miles away. How can there be a problem that they can't get married?"

Shen Ying'er said: "Although many people come to the Shen family to propose marriage, none of them have the ideal husband in my heart. It's a pity that the man I really want to marry refuses to marry me, which makes my sister heartbroken."

Hua Bushi's face turned red and he said, "Sister Shen, please stop teasing me. Hua Bushi will just raise your hands and surrender."

Of course he knew that Shen Ying'er sent a lot of money and must have other purposes, but this little sister Shen was very weird and clever. Not only did his verbal temptations have no effect, but she grabbed the painful foot and forced him to give in. .

He paused for a while and then said: "I wonder if Shen Xiaomei came here this time, apart from congratulating Xiao Ke on the opening of this branch, does she have other things to do?"

Shen Ying'er smiled and said: "Little sister, come here, there is something else I want to ask Brother Hua for help with."

She had the upper hand over Hua Bushi in her words, and she was so proud that she no longer tried to sell things off.

Hua Bushi said: "I wonder what it is?"

Shen Ying'er said: "In recent months, the Shen family's blacksmith workshop has cast more than 500 weapons, and they are all piled up in the warehouse of Wuyang City without any sales. When I heard that Brother Hua was coming to Changsha Mansion to open a business, my little sister I want to come and join the stock exchange and do some arms sales business together, but I wonder if Brother Hua is willing to help me?"

As soon as Hua Bushi heard this, he felt enlightened.

They are both "three evils", and the number of fine iron ingots allocated to the Shen family is the same as that of the "Iron Sword Sect" and the "Evil Dog Sect". Although their blacksmith workshops mostly make iron products used in daily life, they also They must have forged a lot of weapons. After all, selling weapons is much more profitable than selling iron tools for daily use. Although the "Monkey Shen Family" is quite powerful in Wuyang, with many disciples, there are not many masters in the sect. , it is impossible to go to other cities alone to challenge other sects across borders and gain a firm foothold.

This third lady of the Shen family is indeed a shrewd and capable person. As soon as she heard that Hua Bushi had taken the "Fifth Little" to Changsha, she guessed that he must want to develop his power in this city, so he immediately followed him from Wuyang City with a huge amount of money. The Shen family came here and wanted to cooperate with Hua Bushi to sell weapons. With the masters of the "Evil Dog Gate" charging into the battle, the Shen family only needed to spend some silver to find sales for the weapons. Of course, it was a very cost-effective thing.

Although he knew Shen Ying'er's thoughts, Hua Bushi was short of silver at this time. He had 50,000 taels of silver delivered to his door, so he had no reason to refuse it. Moreover, the "Evil Dog Sect" was developing its power in Changsha City, which was in urgent need of all kinds of money. When you need help, it will always be beneficial to have the support of the Shen family.

He immediately said: "Little sister Shen asked me to ask for help, how could Hua Bushi refuse? These fifty thousand taels of silver will be used as stock funds for the cooperation between the 'Monkey Shen Family' and the 'Evil Dog Sect' to sell weapons, but Xiao Ke refused." , I had no choice but to accept it.”

Seeing Hua Bushi put the banknote in his pocket, Shen Ying'er smiled like a flower and looked very happy.

After a while, Shen Ying'er said: "But I don't know what Brother Hua's plans are for selling weapons after the helm is completed?"

Hua Bushi smiled slightly, but did not answer. Instead, he asked: "I wonder if Shen Xianmei has any ideas?"

Shen Ying'er said: "If you want to do arms business, you must first know the buyers. Why don't we take advantage of the opening of this branch and hold a banquet here and invite some of the leading figures from various gangs in Changsha City to come. Come and get acquainted with them."

Hua Bushi shook his head and said: "This is inappropriate. I built the branch in the suburbs because I don't want to attract the attention of the sects in the city. If I make such a grand gesture to entertain guests, some gangs may be afraid of me. Wouldn't it be bad if we invade their territory and join forces to deal with us? By then, the business will not be completed, but instead it will lead to war for no reason?"

Shen Ying'er thought for a moment and said: "Since we can't invite them all together, we have no choice but to visit those sects who are likely to buy weapons and test their intentions. What does Brother Hua think?"

Hua Bushi said: "This is a good plan. However, there are dozens of various sects and forces in this city, and the relationships among them are complicated. We know very little about them. If we come here rashly, we may cause misunderstandings among others."

He paused for a moment and then said: "There is a person we can visit first. I think we can make a big deal."

Shen Ying'er's expression changed and she asked, "Who is that person?"

Hua Bushi smiled and said: "This person Shen Xiaomei also knows. He is Wu Yinghao, the former commander-in-chief of the 'Baoyi Camp' in Wuyang City. Now he has been transferred to the deputy commander-in-chief of Changsha Prefecture and lives in this city. If he When I meet Miss Shen, I’m afraid I’ll agree to anything, let alone just selling weapons.”

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An hour later, Hua Bushi and Shen Ying'er were already sitting side by side in Wu Yinghao's "Deputy General Military Mansion".

Also coming with them was Ximen Tong, who was standing behind Hua Bushi. For Wu Yinghao, these three people were all old friends from the past.

This "Deputy General Military Mansion" is located on the most prosperous "Jinxia Street" in Changsha City, with enough space for seven or eight people to enter the courtyard.

The hall is luxuriously decorated, and there are three Tang Sancai vases as tall as one person. There are more than ten paintings of various kinds hanging on the walls. In addition to watercolor paintings of flowers, birds, insects, fish, etc., there are actually two Western oil paintings. The several plump female bodies that appeared were also lifelike. On the antique shelves placed against the wall, there were some exquisite-looking ceramic vessels placed in a haphazard manner. Most people could not tell whether they were genuine or fake.

Although it still looks a bit like a nouveau riche, the halls also have the air of a wealthy family.

General Wu himself is even different from what he used to be.

His hall was glowing, his face was red, and even the fat on his belly had thickened by an inch or two. He was still the poor boss in Wuyang City who was "incorrupt, with breezy sleeves" and could only vent his desires by visiting third-rate brothels.

?

In just a few short months after being transferred from Wuyang to Changsha, Wu Yinghao has undergone such a big change. He is completely different from before. Even Hua Bushi and Shen Ying'er, who know many people, can't help but click their tongues.

Amazing.

What's even more unexpected is that he is actually married.

In the third month after he came to Changsha to take office, General Wu got married to the daughter of a local family named Zhu. The Zhu family had a lot of money and was considered a wealthy local family, but General Wu fell in love with Miss Zhu, but he

It's not because the Zhu family is rich.

Since an old friend came to visit, Wu Yinghao was of course very happy. With a happy face, he went out to welcome Hua Bushi and Shen Ying'er in person, made Hua Bushi and Shen Ying'er sit down in the hall, and then called his newlywed wife to serve tea to the guests.

"This is my wife, Xiaoqian." Wu Yinghao said, "Xiaoqian, go and pour tea for Mr. Hua and Miss Shen!"

Mrs. Wu Xiaoqian was wearing a long water-red dress, with a slim figure and a peach-shaped face. It seemed that Wu Yinghao was really handsome. Hua Bushi only took one look and already knew why General Wu fell in love with Zhu.

The young lady is here.

Her appearance is fifty-six times similar to Shen Ying'er!

Although her temperament is different, if you take a closer look at Mrs. Wu's cheeks and brows, she looks like another third lady of the Shen family. It seems that General Wu Yinghao has deep feelings about his romantic encounter that night at "Qifeng Tower"

, I can’t forget that even when choosing a wife, the appearance of the beautiful woman I met in the building that day was based on the appearance.

After Zhu Xiaoqian finished offering tea, she returned to the back house.

Hua Bushi and Wu Yinghao exchanged a few polite words, and then went straight to the topic and talked about selling weapons. As expected, General Wu patted his chest and agreed, and immediately ordered five hundred waist knives and weapons.

Three hundred iron guns, and he also promised to help the two of them talk to the other two deputy general soldiers in Changsha City and persuade them to also buy the weapons forged by the two factions.

Changsha City is an important town in Huguang and an important military location. The Ming Dynasty attached great importance to it. There were large camps built around the city and heavy troops were stationed there. There were eight military camps in Changsha City with nearly 10,000 soldiers. Wu Yinghao and others

The two deputy commander-in-chiefs each command two battalions, and the remaining two battalions are under the personal control of the commander-in-chief.

According to the imperial court's practice of rationing weapons and weapons to various places, some higher-end weapons, such as artillery, muskets, precision crossbows, etc., are all supervised by the Ministry of War in the capital and then distributed to various garrisons for use. However, ordinary swords, guns and shields

, each military camp cast it themselves, and the court only provided some silver as compensation.

Therefore, in general military camps, there are blacksmiths with the army who specialize in making weapons. If they are not enough, you can go to the private sector to customize and buy them. Whether you make them yourself or buy them, you have to spend silver. Some greedy generals often deduct the money from the court.

He raised the cost of manufacturing weapons, and even sold existing weapons to enrich his own pockets, which caused the soldiers under his command to be insufficiently equipped and their combat effectiveness to be greatly reduced.

Not long after General Wu arrived in Changsha, the weapons of the more than 2,000 soldiers in the two battalions under his command were sold by the previous general who had been transferred to the post. There was a lot of shortage. Wu Yinghao was on the left side of the Ministry of War.

Zhao Chengyi, who has served under the "Wailang" for many years, has long been aware of this practice, so he submitted documents to the Ministry of War early in the morning and applied for silver coins to be used for the casting of weapons. He had previously spent a lot of money to get through the joints of the people in charge of the Ministry of War.

He would not make things difficult for him, so he happened to have a lot of money in his hands to buy weapons.
Chapter completed!