ps: Ask for a reward to subscribe, for the sake of me insisting on updating without rest during the holidays.

In fact, for Princess Kunxing, Chen Yue's heart is very contradictory, Kunxing is the first girl he met after crossing, her beauty and innocence deeply moved him, but her identity made Chen Yue very hesitant and too stressful.

Let's not talk about whether you can be with Kun Xing, even if you can be together, it means that you and Da Ming are tied together, but Da Ming is now exhausted and powerless, and tying them together also means that they will end up together. After all, with Chongzhen's character, according to the development of another time and space history, Chongzhen will neither compromise with the Mantar thieves, nor will he escape easily, but chooses to live and die with the country. finally lived another life, Chen Yue didn't want to die easily, even if it was for his father-in-law.

In fact, Chen Yue felt that the possibility of being with Kun Xing was infinitely small, and according to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen would never choose himself as a concubine!

Therefore, when facing Kun Xing's clear eyes, Chen Yue was very hesitant.

The two chatted for a long time and said a lot of nonsense that was not nutritious, and what surprised Chen Yue was that he was not annoyed by these nonsense at all, but felt that time passed too quickly.

After promising to invite her to eat Aunt Zhang's vegetable and meat buns next time, Chen Yue personally sent her outside Bei'an Gate, and watched her sneak back to the palace secretly, and then returned.

After finishing Kunxing's affairs, the next thing is his own business, according to Wu Mengming, the holy decree is estimated to come down in the next few days, and if he is not unexpected, he will serve as the governor of a place, Chongzhen did not treat himself as a hero in the end! That being the case, I don't have much time to spend in Jingshi, and I have to deal with my own affairs as soon as possible.

The first thing to do is to go and receive the firebolt that was ordered last time. A few months ago, when he left the Beijing Division to serve as a soldier, Chen Yue asked his father Chen Jianghe to place an order for the craftsmen of the Beijing camp to purchase a large number of firearms, the more the merrier, now how many months have passed, I don't know how much they have built for themselves?

Xuanwumen Street Blacksmith Hutong, where most of the blacksmiths in the Beijing Division gathered, Chen Yue's father Chen Jianghe had worked in the blacksmith shop of the master Liu He for several years, and Chen Yue's order for firearms was also directly placed to Liu He, and he privately found other craftsmen to make them.

According to the imperial artisan system, the artisans had to prepare various weapons for the military department for a few months each year, and the rest of the time was at their disposal. You can't make any money by making weapons for the military department, so you need to take on your own personal work to support your family, and make some ordinary iron tools to sell, so as to earn a living silver. Naturally, there is no motivation to make money making weapons for the military department, and after seven deductions and eight deductions and layers of deductions, there is basically not much left, which also leads to the extremely poor quality of the weapons, and there are thousands of guns in the arsenal of the military department, but no soldier is willing to use them, so they can only be left there to rust.

Therefore, Chen Yue was reluctant to engage in the fire gun of the military department, but would rather spend a lot of money to place an order, a good bird gun ten taels of silver, this is the price negotiated in advance. This price is at least 20% higher than the market price, but in order to get this batch of firearms as soon as possible, Chen Yue gritted his teeth and recognized it.

Since a lot of money has been spent, it is natural to inspect the goods, and when he picked up the finished bird, Chen Yue couldn't help but be amazed by the exquisite skills of the craftsmen of this era.

The slender barrel is very straight and the thickness is very uniform, just like the barrel made in later generations, there is no trace of welding at all, you must know that the barrel of this era is a blacksmith hammer hammer to smash the iron into iron pieces, and then roll it into a barrel. The barrel is coated with a layer of anti-rust tung paint, which glows a pale blue. The butt is made of walnut wood, and I don't know how long it has been soaked in tung oil, and the texture is very fine to the touch.

Just by glancing at it and tossing it in his hand, Chen Yue knew that this was definitely a good gun.

"Made of high-grade fine iron, it took half a month for this barrel alone, and it is definitely worthy of your ten taels of silver." Blacksmith Liu He said lightly, but his tone was full of pride.

"Is this the quality of all firearms?" Chen Yue asked.

"There are a total of 546 pieces, and more than 100 craftsmen have been working day and night to make so many, all according to the drawings I designed, and the size and style are exactly the same. You can't find a few of these guns in Beijing. We have experimented in the mountains outside the city, and the range is up to 100 paces, and the distance of 50 steps can penetrate the mountain armor, the distance of 30 steps can penetrate two layers of armor, and the three-layer armor of the full Tartar can also penetrate within 20 steps! Liu He said complacently. In fact, the level of the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty is really not bad, and the reason why the weapons of the army are bad is because of the military system and the collapse of finances.

"That's good!" Chen Yue gave a thumbs up. This batch of firearms, together with the firearms in the army, is enough to form a thousand-strong firearms army, and its own strength will be greatly enhanced. The strength of this group of craftsmen is really not covered, it would be better if they could get some of their own men, so that they would have a steady stream of firearms. But Chen Yue knew that it would be difficult to poach these craftsmen.

"Uncle Liu, can I ask you to serve in our army, I will become the governor soon." Chen Yue asked tentatively.

"No, my home is here, the whole family is here, I can't do without it." When he heard that Chen Yue was going to be the governor, Liu He was very envious, but he flatly refused. Although he is only a craftsman, he lives an excellent life with his own craftsmanship, and his life is much better than that of most military households, and he lives in a big city like Jingshi, so he is naturally reluctant to leave easily. Everywhere you go, it's iron, so why leave your familiar home and go to a strange place!

"Uncle Liu, if you are willing to go to our army, I will appoint you as the post of a thousand households!" Chen Yue gritted his teeth and offered a big price. Although Liu He is not short of money, in the final analysis, he is still a lowly craftsman, and the only one who can impress him is to be an official. Qianhu is a military attache of the fifth grade, Chen Yue doesn't believe that this Liu He is not moved.

Sure enough, when he heard that he could be a thousand households, Liu He's eyes immediately burst into light, and becoming a thousand households meant that his family would get rid of the lowly craftsman status and live a life of being a master.

"Let my son Liu San go with you, his craft has been learned, the skill is not under me, most of these firecrackers are made by San'er, I'm old, I'm afraid I can't stand the life in the army!" After thinking for a while, Liu He sighed. Liu San next to him suddenly showed an excited look on his face.

Chen Yue looked at Liu San, his eyebrows were very smart, and he couldn't help but nod with satisfaction.

"By the way, Uncle Liu, you can help me ask, are there any of these craftsmen who can make firecrackers who are willing to join our army, as long as they are willing to go, I will appoint them as one hundred households!"