Wang Shouren deliberately pressed Xu Jin, on the one hand, to prevent him from coming out too early, and on the other hand, it also meant to sharpen. However, Wang Shouren did not explain this to Xu Jin, otherwise how could he sharpen his mind? What's more, with his identity, he doesn't bother to explain, Xu Jin himself can understand it best, if he can't understand him, it doesn't matter, this is the reserve and pride that Lao Wang should have as a senior.

If Xu Jin is really a sixteen-year-old boy, there is a chance that he will be resentful of Wang Shouren's approach, but Xu Jin is a mature soul in his body, he sees it very clearly, and he is not willing to come out at this time, because the foundation is not strong, the higher he climbs, the more painful it will be.

Therefore, Eunuch Zhang's verbal provocation was useless to Xu Jin, Xu Jin just smiled and didn't answer, poured Zhang Zhong a cup of tea, and lightly diverted the topic and said: "This is this year's tea before the rain, Grandpa Zhang tastes it!" ”

"This kid is quite calm!" Zhang Zhong said secretly, in his opinion, Xu Jin was suppressed by Wang Shouren, how could he have no resentment in his heart, otherwise he would not have resigned from the official position of the county order, and the reason why he did not answer the call was probably because he was worried about offending Wang Shouren.

Zhang Zhong sat down quietly, picked up the teacup and took a sip for a long time, he knew that Xu Jin had something to ask for him today, so the initiative was in his own hands, he was not in a hurry!

Xu Jin pulled the rope bell, instructed the shopkeeper to prepare the food, and then took out the monocular, and said with a smile: "Father-in-law Zhang, I got a rare thing recently, and I specially gave it to Father-in-law Zhang to play with!" ”

Zhang Zhong was immediately happy, in these days, some people gave him gold, silver and jewelry, and some precious calligraphy, painting and antiques, but what kind of thing did Xu Jin give, two bamboo tubes are not bamboo tubes when they are connected together?

However, Zhang Zhong still picked it up and played with it with great "quality", and said with a smile: "Young Master Xu, what are you doing with these two bamboo tubes, are you using firearms?" ”

Xu Jin smiled and said, "Grandpa Zhang can come to the vicinity of his eyes and look out the window." ”

Zhang Zhong followed Xu Jin's words with some disgust, put the bamboo tube in front of him, and suddenly screamed.

Xu Jin reminded: "Father-in-law Zhang, adjusting the length of the bamboo tube can make the picture clearer!" ”

The operation of the telescope is very simple, Zhang Zhong fiddled with it a few times, and laughed excitedly: "Interesting, our family actually saw a swallow standing on the eaves over there." ”

Zhang Zhong was like a child getting a novel toy, stood up and walked out of the terrace to look left and right, and after a long time, he returned to the room, and said with a smile: "Young Master Xu, what is the name of this thing?" ”

"Clairvoyance!" Xu Jin replied.

"Hehe, it's a bit of an exaggeration, but it's really interesting, is there any such thing?" Zhang Zhong asked happily, he was waiting by the side of the Son of Heaven, and he knew the likes of the Son of Heaven well, and this novel gadget would definitely please the emperor.

Xu Jin shook his head and said: "Only this one, if Gonggong Zhang likes it, I'll find someone to make some more for you when I go back." ”

Father-in-law Zhang said with a smile: "Then our family wants to thank Xu Gongzi, by the way, is there something wrong with Xu Gongzi inviting our family this time?" ”

As the saying goes, eating other people's short mouths and taking other people's soft hands, Father-in-law Zhang naturally wants to "repay the favor".

Xu Jin said: "Since Gonggong Zhang asked, then I will say bluntly about the matter of the third lady of the Fei family, and I hope that Gonggong Zhang can raise his noble hand." ”

The corners of Gonggong Zhang's mouth flashed with a faint sneer, and he said with a toothache: "Young Master Xu, the third lady of the Fei family is a direct member of the Lou family, and according to the law, it will be attributed to the traitorous party, our family is loyal to the emperor, how dare we show favoritism!" ”

Xu Jin smiled and said: "The law is nothing more than human feelings, and Father-in-law Zhang is an understanding person." Back then, King Ning wanted to ask for the restoration of the three guards of the palace, but Fei Ge Lao tried every possible means to stop it, and finally even resigned after being framed. Now that King Ning has rebelled, it can be seen how prescient Fei Ge Lao was back then, and maybe he will be able to reinstate himself in the future. ”

Father-in-law Zhang said lightly: "Our family just acts according to the law, I believe that Fei Ge can understand." ”

In the Ming Dynasty, because the emperor needed to use eunuchs to check and balance civil officials, so the eunuch group and the civil official group have always been fighting, Zhang Zhong's power comes from the emperor's favor, as long as he hugs the emperor's thighs, so he is not very afraid of Fei Hong, of course, a cabinet scholar he still dare not despise, at this time the attitude has obviously softened.

Xu Jin smiled and continued: "Although the third lady of the Fei family is a direct descendant of the Lou family, the Lou family did not participate in the rebellion this time, and the third lady Fei has cut off contact with Concubine Lou since she married into the Fei family, and has never been to Ning Wangfu to recognize her relatives.

In addition, as we all know, the Fei family and King Ning are on a close to, and even the uncle of the Fei family was poisoned by the thieves under King Ning. This time, Fei Xiu personally rushed to Ganzhou to give advice and assist Governor Wang to quell the rebellion. The Fei family's loyalty to the emperor can be shown to the sun and the moon, and the merit is enough to atone for the crime! ”

Zhang Zhong said with a smile: "Gongzi Xu has a good mouth, and what he said is reasonable, but our family can't bend the law for personal gain, if the emperor agrees to pardon the third lady of the Fei family, our family will naturally release her immediately." ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but curse secretly, don't talk about bending the law for personal gain, reversing black and white, and doing nothing less than greed and bending the law!

Zhang Zhong looked at Xu Jin with interest, seeing if this kid had anything to say, if he wanted to use silver to make a point, he would cheat him hard, the Fei family was a big family; If he refuses to give out the money, hey, then he will let him write to impeach Wang Shouren in exchange.

Speaking of this, Xu Jin also knew that there was no substantial benefit, Eunuch Zhang would definitely not let him go, and the telescope just now was not enough to impress him, so he said bluntly: "Gonggong Zhang, I have a big merit for you, but the premise is to release the third lady of the Fei family." ”

Zhang Zhong's eyes lit up, he thought that Xu Jin was going to send silver, but he didn't expect it to be a big merit, so he couldn't help but smile and said: "What's the matter, doesn't Xu Gongzi know how to betray the party?" ”

Xu Jin shook his head and said: "The remnants of King Ning have been caught by Gonggong Zhang, where are there so many traitors." ”

Zhang Zhongpi said with a smile: "Oh, what great credit does Gongzi Xu want to give our family?" ”

Xu Jin took out a roll of rice paper from under the table, Zhang Zhong was a little disappointed, it is estimated that it is a celebrity calligraphy and painting, even if it is very valuable, what credit is it worth?

Xu Jin hit the rice paper on the table and said with a smile: "Father-in-law Zhang, please take a look!" ”

Zhang Zhong saw that it was just a drawing, he immediately frowned, took it and looked at it casually, he couldn't understand what was drawn on it, but fortunately there was a text explanation next to it.

Zhang Zhong didn't care about it at first, but his expression gradually became solemn, and he picked up the rice paper and looked at it carefully.

Xu Jin painted the appearance of the Furlong machine gun, which he saw when he visited the museum and probably drew it from memory.

The Fran cannon was transmitted to the Ming Dynasty in the early years of Jiajing, this thing is a rear-loading artillery, equipped with a crosshair and a light door, as well as a cannon lug, not as troublesome as the front-loading artillery of the Ming Dynasty, and equipped with four or five sub-guns, after a shot immediately changed to another shot, so that the rate of fire of the cannon is greatly improved, and the lethality is far from comparable to the artillery of the Ming Dynasty.

"Can you shoot four hundred zhang, three or four times faster than ordinary artillery? Xu Gongzi really didn't exaggerate? Zhang Zhong looked up at Xu Jin in surprise.

Although Zhang Zhong is only a eunuch, the Imperial Horse Supervisor is one of the personal armies of the Son of Heaven, in charge of the four battalions of Tengxiang soldiers and horses, so Zhang Gonggong is not a novice who knows nothing in military affairs.

Xu Jin said firmly: "Theoretically it is achievable, and it is not exaggerated." ”

According to the scene when he first visited the museum, Xu Jin still clearly remembered the introduction of the beautiful tour guide that the imitation of the Franc cannon during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty was divided into three types: large, medium and small, with a range ranging from 400 meters to 2,000 meters, and equipped with seven or eight guns. Therefore, Xu Jin wrote on the description of the drawings that the range is 400 zhang, that is, about 1300 meters, which should be able to reach this level.

Zhang Zhong's expression became solemn, and there was a trace of heat hidden in his eyes, if this thing can be made, it is indeed a great achievement, and it will definitely be able to win the emperor's favor.

Zhengde Zhu Houzhao is still martial, and he admires Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Chengzu Zhu Di very much in his heart, both of whom are emperors with great military achievements, so Zhu Houzhao is so keen on commanding the army and recruiting in person, not without reason, but it is a pity that he is not ladylike, and he is surrounded by ministers like Qian Ning Jiangbin, constantly inducing him to play and have fun. Take this expedition to the south as an example, such a serious event, even on the road to play in the mountains and rivers, a few months, the army has not yet arrived in Nanjing, along the way to make the people restless.

Zhang Zhong glanced at Xu Jin with the drawings and asked, "Young Master Xu, where did you get the blueprints for this Franc machine gun?" ”

Xu Jin had already thought of his rhetoric and said calmly: "Didn't a foreign fan from the Franco machine come to the coast of our Ming Dynasty two years ago, and they are equipped with this kind of cannon on their ship." It just so happened that when I bought a house in Shangrao County, the original owner's surname was Yu, and his son was doing business in Jinjiang, Fujian. ”

Zhang Zhong immediately believed it, because the year before last, those red-bearded and green-eyed foreigners came to the capital to meet the emperor, and he was also present at the time.

Xu Jin deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Father-in-law Zhang, you can't tell General Xu about this!" ”

When Zhang Zhong heard this, he immediately dispelled the idea of giving the drawings to Xu Tai for appraisal, and he wanted to monopolize the credit, so he coughed lightly and said: "As Xu Gongzi said, the Fei family's loyalty to the emperor can be seen by the sun and the moon, and the third lady of Fei understands the righteousness. This father-in-law is not unkind, so let's do it, from now on, Mrs. Fei will be transferred to the county jail. ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but be overjoyed, and at the same time had a deeper understanding of Zhang Zhong's cunning, this thing can sit in the position of the eunuch of the palm seal of the imperial horse supervisor, and it is really not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Zhang Zhong did not directly say that he would release the people, but transferred the people to the county government prison, and the county government was Xu Jin's territory, and it was not a matter of words to release the people. However, this person has become Xu Jin's release, and if the above is held accountable in the future, it will not even affect him, and it is equivalent to grabbing a handle from Xu Jin in his hand.