Rise From the Humble

"Master, Master, are you okay? We are late, please punish us."

When Zhu Ping'an was preparing the official document, Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and others rushed to rescue him anxiously. When they were led by Wei Guogong's soldiers to receive the sponsored military equipment, they were unprepared and were attacked by the sudden appearance of the rebel soldiers with strong bows. He was surrounded by hard crossbows, and he didn't get free until just now. As soon as he got free, he couldn't wait to come to the rescue. After learning that Zhu was safe and sound, he let go of his worries.

"I'm fine, not a hair is missing, don't worry."

Zhu Pingan was relieved after seeing that Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and others were safe and sound. Although he knew that the purpose of the rebellion was Wei Guogong, He Eunuch and himself and others, and Liu Mu's safety was relatively guaranteed, he still couldn't help but be a little worried. Seeing that they were safe and sound, Zhu Ping'an was finally relieved, and even more so when he started writing. The words flowed smoothly, without adding any details. In an instant, an official document appeared on the paper.

"Great kindness!"

"Wonderful!"

"Sir Xiao Zhu is worthy of being the number one scholar! This official document was written in seconds. Even a veteran with swords and pens could not pass it. It was originally a letter of apology, but after being handed over by my nephew, it became more like a letter of apology. !”

Duke Guo of Wei and others were full of praise after reading it. They added their names at the end without adding or changing a word. After signing, Wei Guogong and others immediately sent people to the capital to submit a report to the capital.

In order to express his gratitude to Zhu Pingan, Wei Guogong added an additional hundred firecrackers and five stones of gunpowder.

"It turns out that Mr. Xiao Zhu prefers firearms. It just so happens that the Za family still has two bowl-mouth cannons produced by Baoyuan Bureau, which are not available to his parents, so the Za family will distribute these two bowl-mouth cannons to Mr. Xiao Zhu's team training to help Xiao Zhu. Mr. Zhu lends a helping hand.”

After Eunuch He learned about Zhu Pingan's preference for firearms, he generously said that he had two bowl-mouth cannons that he could give to Zhu Pingan.

"Thank you, father-in-law."

Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard that Eunuch He could be issued two bowl-mouth cannons. Now the group training is in urgent need of artillery. Although there are only two guns, the number is a little smaller, but it can finally make up for the shortcomings of the group training.

"Sir Xiao Zhu saved two lives of the Za family. Why are you so polite to the Za family? These two bowl-mouth cannons are just a trivial matter. The Za family will be richly rewarded in the future." Eunuch He said with a smile as he held up his orchid.

"Two lives?" Zhu Ping'an was startled when he heard this. When had he saved Eunuch He's life again? !

"One is the physical life of the Zajia family, and the other is the official life of the Zajia family." Eunuch He said meaningfully.

"My father-in-law said something serious." Zhu Ping'an said politely.

"It's not serious, I'm not serious. Mr. Xiao Zhu can send someone to drive to guard the Yamen tomorrow to take away the artillery. Oh, by the way, there is a box of experimental firecrackers produced by the Bureau of War in the Yamen warehouse. Mr. Xiao Zhu will also take it away. Bar."

Eunuch He narrowed his eyes and smiled.

When the Marquis of Linhuai saw that both Wei Guogong and He Gonggong had expressed their feelings, he felt embarrassed and said to Zhu Pingan, "My dear nephew, there are still a hundred horses in my camp. Although they are not good horses and fine horses, they are just ordinary horses that can be used for transportation." , and can also pull carts. There are many sailors in my camp, and they have no use for it, so I gave it to my nephew."

"Thank you uncle."

Zhu Pingan did not reject anyone who came, and everyone accepted it happily.

Today is another great harvest, and Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

Let’s take a look and see how much wealth the group training team has now.

At the beginning, the Marquis of Linhuai sponsored 1,200 sets of old military uniforms, 600 spears, 500 swords, 200 longbows, 200 muskets, and a pile of tattered armor.

Then, Wei Guogong sponsored 100 new sets of tents, 100 pairs of armor, 200 firecrackers and ten stones of gunpowder.

Now, Wei Guogong added another hundred firecrackers and five stones of gunpowder. Eunuch He distributed two bowl-mouth cannons and a box of firecrackers (there must be dozens of them anyway). The Marquis of Linhuai also added an additional hundred horses.

In addition, the imperial court also allocated five thousand taels of food and salary, and he also won several hundred taels of sponsorship from Chu Xiong and others.

Calculated in this way, the team training family is not weak anymore. At present, there are only 600 small firearms and two bowl-mouthed cannons. If one person has one firearm, the firearms ratio is almost 60%. In the future, the firearms ratio of Qi Jiguang's troops will only reach 60%. Fifty percent.

However, these firearms are not enough, and we must find ways to increase and improve firearms later.

Zhu Pingan knows the importance and revolutionary nature of firearms better than anyone in the world.

Let’s figure it out slowly.

There is one more thing to do now. Zhu Ping'an solemnly handed over his hand to Wei Guozheng, "Uncle, Ping'an has one more thing to ask for."

"My dear nephew, please tell me, no matter what happens, I will do my best." Wei Guogong replied, categorically, but he was still a little embarrassed in his heart. Seeing that Zhu Pingan was so solemn, he thought Zhu Pingan was interested in the artillery in his camp and wanted to ask for it. This artillery is a quota issued by the imperial court, so it is a bit difficult to deal with.

However, the wise nephew was a lifesaver after all. As Eunuch He said, he still saved two lives. My nephew said, I have to find a way to satisfy him. Well, yes, Eunuch He is here now. You can discuss it with Eunuch He and ask him to turn a blind eye. I will dispose of the two artillery pieces in the camp as "scrap". Xian What my nephew took away was not artillery but scrap metal.

While Wei Guogong was racking his brains, Zhu Pingan then spoke, "Uncle, when the mutiny in Zhenwuying was quelled just now, I made my own decisions and promised your soldiers that I would ask you for credit on their behalf."

"Ah?! So that's what happened. Thanks to my nephew for reminding me that we should reward the soldiers based on their merits."

Duke Guo of Wei was greatly surprised. He thought Zhu Ping'an wanted artillery, but he didn't expect that he wanted to take credit for his own soldiers.

"Old Xu, you can't be stingy. These soldiers have shown great strength." Linhuai Marquis patted Wei Guogong on the shoulder.

"This is natural." Duke Wei nodded vigorously, "I never hesitate to reward them."

After that, the military equipment sponsored by Wei Guogong were loaded onto the truck. Zhu Pingan declined Wei Guogong's banquet and said goodbye.

"Having a son should be like Zhu Ping'an, but it's a pity that the Za family is a eunuch. There is no hope in this life."

When saying goodbye, Eunuch He looked at Zhu Ping'an's leaving figure and couldn't help but sigh.

"Oh, it's a pity that Zihou has already married a girl from the second family, otherwise I would have to marry a daughter to him."

The Marquis of Linhuai couldn't help but sigh.

"For a man, it's normal to have three wives and four concubines. Lao Li, my family still has two girls who are concubines. How about you help Lala Red String to be a matchmaker and let Zihou pick one to fill the house?" Wei Guogong asked. Touching Lin Huaihou's shoulder.

Filling a house? ! Marquis Linhuai couldn't help blinking his eyes, as if he had some realization in his heart.

"Hey, Lao Li, why are you so stunned? Can you tell me something?" Wei Guogong urged.

"Ahem, don't worry, we have a long way to go, we'll talk about it later." Linhuai Marquis laughed.