Tongxian is a county town in Tongzhou. Because it is very close to Beiping City, it is still relatively prosperous. Moreover, if you go through the food and water routes in and out of Beiping, Tongxian is a must-pass place, so Zhu Di also sent a confidant to guard Tongxian.

To be precise, it cannot be called garrison, it can only be said to be assisted. Because Zhu Di's royal guards could only manage the affairs of the city of Beiping, and outside the city of Beiping were all places under Zhou Yi's control.

Because there were too many refugees outside the city of Peking, many fled outside the county town of Tong County. Hu Ye had seen ragged refugees along the way.

It's already noon now, and it's hot to ride on Hongchen's back, so Hu Ye also got into the carriage and let Hongchen follow the carriage himself.

"Qingyi, is your house in the city or outside the city?" Hu Ye sat in the carriage and asked Qingyi softly.

"When I came back last time, my parents lived outside the city, but the young master asked me to bring back ten taels of silver last time, so after discussion, the two elders had moved into the city to do some small business." Qingyi replied in a low voice.

"Then let's go into the city. It's noon and I'm going to find a place to rest." Hu Ye lifted the curtains and looked at the scorching sun outside.

It's July now, and it's another year of drought. The weeds on the roadside have basically died. Only those big trees have deep roots and can absorb more water, so they can survive. This has also become a shelter for many refugees.

"Stop, who are you? What's the matter with entering the city?" Lao Qian drove the carriage to the city gate, and was stopped by two soldiers and asked fiercely.

"Go to visit relatives in the city." Lao Qian answered expressionlessly.

"Who is sitting in the car? Why isn't anyone riding this horse? This horse is very strong and looks like a good-bred military horse. Do you want to smuggle military horses?" A soldier came to Hongchen, patted Hongchen's body with his palms, and said with appreciation.

When Lao Qian heard this, he was furious. When he was in the army, the two little boys didn't know where to feed. Now he actually questioned that he was a profiteer who smuggled military horses. He could not swallow this, jumped out of the carriage, and acted as he wanted to take action.

"Old Qian, don't make trouble."

At this time, Hu Ye lifted the curtain of the car and said to Lao Qian.

"Two brothers, this horse is my mount, but because the weather is too hot, I went to the car to ride, so I left it idle. We came to Tongxian this time to visit relatives. We also asked the two brothers to go for convenience." After stopping Lao Qian, Hu Ye said to the soldier.

"You guy is pretty, you can get such a strong military horse." The soldier slapped Hongchen's butt and said with a slight envy tone.

Hongchen doesn't like being flattered. A few months ago, Hu Ye was swept to the ground by her flattering her, so the soldier naturally couldn't escape. However, the soldier was quick-eyed and grabbed Hongchen's tail.

"Haha, I didn't expect it to be a fierce horse. I like it." The soldier laughed, a glimmer flashed in his eyes, and then he let Hu Ye and his group go.

"Young master, I think that soldier is not a good person. He must be trying to make a fuss." After entering the city, Lao Qian whispered to Hu Ye.

"I didn't expect that these soldiers would become so presumptuous just a few dozen miles away from Peking. If Zhu Di didn't rebel, I'm afraid all these people would rebel." Hu Ye recalled the light in the soldier's eyes, muttering in his heart, a trace of murderous aura flashed through his mind.

"Old Qian. I'll take a night off in Tongxian today. I want to see how arrogant these soldiers are, and they dare to kill and rob people." Hu Ye said to Lao Qian.

Could it be that I thought I was a little kid and I could not bully me. As soon as I left Beijing, I encountered such troubles. It seems that the last tragedy of the Zhou family was not shocked enough to these corrupt officials. Beiping City did not dare to do it, so I ran to these small counties to bring fish and meat to the people.

Of course, Hu Ye would not think that a soldier alone could have such courage. Even if he got military horses, he had no channels for sale and could not withstand the cross-examination from the top. So this must be another industrial chain, with these soldiers taking action, and the officials being covered by the goods, and some unscrupulous merchants being shipped.

Originally, Hu Ye didn't want to cause trouble, so he went to Nanjing to participate in the imperial examinations safely. But since the trouble came to him and wanted to make a decision about the world, they would be there for a while. After being a local bumpkin for a long time, it would be time for them to show their heads.

Finally, Lao Qian found a Yuelai Inn and stayed in.

"Qingyi, after lunch, you go and say goodbye to your parents."

On the first floor of the inn, four people sat on a seat and talked while eating.

"Thank you, Young Master." Qingyi replied excitedly. She was very glad that Qiu Fu sent her to Wuming Mansion. Otherwise, she would still be living a hard life in Qiu Mansion, so how could she have traveled around like now?

Qingyi finished eating quickly, and then excitedly rushed to her parents' shop. Hu Ye and Saren had a small appetite and naturally ate quickly. Lao Qian was a foodie, and he ate half of the dishes on the table.

"Old Qian, eat quickly. After eating, go out for a walk with me and buy something." Hu Ye took a piece of green vegetables and fed them into his mouth with interest, and said to Lao Qian,

"What are you buying and eating?" Lao Qian quickly digged a few bites of rice, then wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and asked Hu Ye excitedly.

"Eat and eat, you will know how to eat all day, and one day you will be exhausted." Hu Ye glanced at him, and then took Saren out.

Lao Qian hurriedly followed. Tongxian is not as good as Peiping, so it is better to be careful.

Tongxian is not as large as Peking, but because the county town is small, the population density is similar to that of Peking City. So Hu Ye still feels a little crowded when he goes out on the street, which makes Lao Qian feel very stressed.

After passing through a bustling street, Hu Ye finally found a blacksmith shop. As early as in Peking, Hu Ye was asking where the blacksmiths had good craftsmanship. If it weren't for the fact that this blacksmith shop in Tongzhou had the most exquisite craftsmanship, Hu Ye would have done this in Peking.

Lao Qian and Saren were both very strange. Why did the young master run to the blacksmith shop for nothing? Did he want to buy a knife to defend himself? But didn’t the young master have a very sharp knife, which is much more powerful than Lao Qian’s horizontal knife, so how could he use the knife of these blacksmith shops?

Lao Qian was only half right. Hu Ye came to this blacksmith shop and really wanted to buy self-defense weapons. However, the self-defense weapons he wanted to buy were not knives, but guns.

The gun used in the Ming Dynasty now should be called a musket. Although it has improved a little compared to the muskets of the Yuan Dynasty, its power is still not enough. What Hu Ye wants is naturally not this kind of musket. In fact, he has already drawn many models of guns, such as three-eyed guns, clamping rope guns, and flintlock guns.

I originally wanted to build a musket in Tongxian for the first time, so that thing was easy to build. But now that I have to rest in Tongxian for a night, I will build a flintlock gun with higher craftsmanship requirements. I believe that this shop should be able to be built in one day.

"Boss, can you make this thing?" Hu Ye walked into the blacksmith shop, took out a drawing and placed it on the table, and said loudly to the busy blacksmith shop owner. (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!
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