Chapter 118: Believe

Although Fatty Lu himself didn't know how many glue formulas he knew, in order to make time and convenience, Fatty Lu, who has always liked to make fake and shoddy products, simply used cowhide glue commonly found in medicine stores as wood adhesive, used cowhide glue and craftsmanship, and made three shoddy original rockets overnight. In fact, most of the materials were made of original secondary rockets, rock dragons, and only sealed the dragon's mouth to a cone shape that was conducive to breaking the air. The second-stage rocket was changed to explosives and detonators, and added balance wings and tails to maintain stability during launch. The Sanhaopai copycat missile announced its completion.

The next morning, Fatty Lu pulled Wu Yingqi, Wu Guogui and Gao Dejie again to the Nule Peak for test. Because the target was left during the artillery test on the first day, this test was even more convenient. He just cleared the site and protected the test site, and installed it on the simple launch frame to aim at the target. Fatty Lu personally lit the lead of a Sanhao brand copycat missile. The slightest lead was burning and quickly drilled into the tail of the copycat missile. With a "whoosh" sound, the copycat missile dragged a fire snake and shot it out, and it was like lightning toward the target three miles away.

With a loud "boom", the Sanhaopai copycat missile exploded about ten steps away from the left of the target mound, causing the ground to fly in a row. Fatty Lu's cheers also sounded, "Okay! Hurry up, install the second rocket and I will test it out!"

"Swish--!" Another primitive rocket flew out, hitting the target for more than twenty steps behind the target and exploded. Fatty Lu jumped up happily, applauded repeatedly, and was intoxicated by himself. Seeing this scene, Wu Yingqi and Wu Guogui couldn't help looking at each other in confusion. Wu Yingqi said in confusion: "This thing is not as accurate as the Red Cannon? Why is Yifeng still happy to do this?"

"The Second Prince, you don't need to fight very accurately!" Gao Dejie saw the significance of the Sanhaopai copycat missile at a glance, and shouted excitedly: "The Second Prince, you haven't seen that the rockets of Yifeng are not used for attacking the toughest, but for field battles? Think about it, if we suddenly shoot dozens or hundreds of such rockets into the enemy's dense formation when the two armies are fighting, how many enemies can we kill? Can the enemy's formation still become a formation? If we blow up the enemy's team, we will be dispersed in a complete manner, isn't it still a sure victory?"

"Yes, this thing shoots very fast, and it is also the nemesis of the enemy cavalry." Wu Guogui also came to his senses quickly and said: "The red cannon cannot be used in field battles, mainly because it is too troublesome to load bullets and fill drugs. It takes two or three minutes for the Western watch to shoot one shot. There is no way to restrain the enemy cavalry charge on the battlefield. As long as this thing is enough, it can easily shoot dozens or hundreds in a short time, enough to blow up most of the enemy cavalry."

"Oh." Wu Yingqi's reaction was a little slow and it took him a lot of time to understand the essence of it. But after reacting, Wu Yingqi also shouted happily, "That's right, this is the reason. On the field battlefield, this thing does not need to be beaten too accurately. As long as the number is sufficient, its power is much greater than that of the Red Cannon!"

"This is called replacing quality with quantity and replacing precision with blur!" Fatty Lu came over at some point and showed off proudly: "The best thing is that the cost of this kind of rocket is very low. The launching medicine only requires one pound of black gunpowder to shoot two pounds of explosives on the enemy's head. It is also very easy to manufacture. In addition to being made of wood and bamboo, it can also be made of a cheaper and more convenient thick paper tube. The cost of a rocket is far lower than the launch cost of a shell of a Red Cannon. Using this rocket instead of a Red Cannon on the field battlefield can not only save expenses, strengthen fire density, but also increase the launch frequency, and make up for all the defects of the Red Cannon!"

"Yes, this thing has a huge benefit." Gao Dejie nodded and said: "That is, it is light weight, easy to carry and use, which can greatly reduce logistical pressure and achieve rapid maneuvering, and there is no need to carry hundreds or thousands of kilograms of red cannons with the army."

"General Gao, the Second Prince, there is another good news to tell you." Fatty Lu said with a slight brow: "Because time is rushing, I have made several rockets today temporarily. There is room for improvement in the tail wing, balance wing and spout. As long as I give me some time, I can improve this rocket again, so that it can shoot more accurately, shoot farther, and make and carry more convenient."

"Then it works, hurry up." Wu Yingqi nodded repeatedly and said, "When the best rocket is created, I will ask my father to make a lot of equipment to give our Pingxi Prince's Army a lot of equipment."

"If that's true, then our Red Barbarian Cannons can indeed be built less. As long as dozens of gates are built for attacking, the field battle can be replaced by this rocket." Wu Guogui nodded and agreed. Finally, Wu Guogui asked curiously again: "Also, Yifeng, you said last night that the soldiers of our Pingxi Palace could fly to the sky and throw explosives directly into the enemy's heads. What's going on?"

"This is kept secret for the time being. I will give you and the prince a big surprise." Fatty Lu smiled mysteriously and said, "But if we want the soldiers of our Pingxi Prince's Mansion to fly to the sky, the second prince, you must help me get some rubber from Nanyang."

"Rubber? What is rubber?" Wu Yingqi was covered in confusion.

"I said it wrong again." Fatty Lu slapped himself gently and quickly explained: "I was wrong. Rubber is called Western. There is a kind of ancient tower tree in Sumatra and Bonini in South China. After cutting the bark, some white thick juice will flow out. This thick juice is called rubber (accurately called Malay gum or gum). I want this white thick juice, the more the better."

After saying that, Fatty Lu lowered his voice and added mysteriously: "As far as I know, Taiwan is now using this kind of thing to make a kind of incendiary bomb, which is specially used for naval warfare, and the demand is also very high."

"Sure, this matter is for me." Wu Yingqi suddenly realized and slapped his chest and said, "If I return to Kunming, I will immediately ask our vassal merchants in the Pingxi Palace to find a way to get me a few thousand kilograms of such things no matter what."

"Then please ask the Second Prince." Fatty Lu smiled and said, "Also, please ask the Second Prince to ask the vassal merchants to get me some silk samples. The silk cloth should not be beautiful, as long as it is strong, the stronger the better. When these things are obtained, it will not take long before I can let the Second Prince and General Gao, General Wu, fly to the sky and see the magnificent rivers and mountains of our China with our own eyes."

"Really?" Wu Guogui said skeptical, "You should be bragging, right? Can people fly to the sky?"

"Why don't we bet?" Fatty Lu took the opportunity to say, "If I lose, I will give you a cow and horse to General Wu for the rest of my life, and lose all my property to General Wu! If General Wu loses, you will...."

"What will I lose to you?" Wu Guogui asked casually.

"No need to lose anything, just marry your baby daughter Xiaotu to me." Fatty Lu blurted out. The result was very natural. As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Dejie and Wu Yingqi sat on the ground with their stomachs covered. However, Wu Guogui pulled out his waist knife without saying a word, swing the knife and chopped it over, shouting with a blue face: "Fatty Lu, no wonder you ran to my back tent all day long. It turns out that you have been ill-behaved with Xiaotu! I will kill you!"

"Second Prince, General Gao, help! General Wu, I'm betting with you. If you don't bet, you won't bet, you won't bet... Help! Help! Kill someone-!"

Finally, with the help of Wu Yingqi and Gao Dejie, he got rid of Wu Guogui's pursuit. Finally, Fatty Lu, who said his heart, did not dare to stay at Nule Peak. If he stayed there, he might really die. After going down the mountain, he got on the horse and returned to Qujing City, which had been away for three days. On the way, he took time to go to Qujing Green Camp at Sanchakou Pass to check the training situation of Qujing Green Camp. When he returned to Qujing City, it was already late at night.

Having not been home for three days, Fatty Lu must have to go to his wife to sue him and reimburse him for the compensation. After a night of hard work, Fatty Lu was pulled out of the quilt by Zhang Gaomo, the governor of Qujing. Although he was the immediate boss of Fatty Lu, Zhang Gaomo dared not put on any airs when he spoke in front of Fatty Lu. Instead, he nodded and said, "Mr. Lu, I'm really sorry, I shouldn't have come to you so early, but this fact is too urgent and I can't afford to delay, so please don't care about the offense."

"Zhang Futai, what are you talking about?" Fatty Lu asked back with a wry smile: "You are my boss. If you have any business, send someone to say hello and the official will come over to receive the order. Why did you come here in person and say such disgusting words? If you have anything, please give me direct instructions and the official will definitely serve you."

"It's good that I have the courage." Zhang Gaomo, who witnessed the fight between Fatty Lu and Li Ruzu from beginning to end, muttered in his heart, and smiled apologized: "In fact, it's not a big deal. Last night, the Governor sent someone to send an emergency official document, saying that the team set off from Kunming and returned to Guiyang. When passing through our Qujing, the Governor planned to stay in Qujing for a few days, inspect our Qujing's government and military affairs, and let us prepare for reception."

"Oh, this is the matter." Fatty Lu smiled and asked again: "Why is the time coming?"

"Today, either at noon or in the afternoon," Zhang Gaomo said: "The messenger told the lower officials that the governor's team had already left Kunming City yesterday morning. The distance was calculated and the latest arrival would be before this evening."

"Then let's start preparing quickly." Fatty Lu said: "It's too late to go to Fenshui Pass now. Let's prepare for the welcome at Sanchakou Pass as soon as possible. If you have any questions to serve, please just give me instructions."

"It's really hard to work hard, Lord Lu." Zhang Gaomo said with a sad face: "Because the Governor's messenger brought another message, calling on you to welcome the Governor, and preparing to accompany the Governor throughout the journey. This time, the Governor inspected Qujing's government and military affairs, and you must accompany you from beginning to end, and you are not allowed to take leave or refuse. - So, Lord Lu, I'm afraid I will be wronged this time."

"What does Master Fu Tai mean?" Fatty Lu was confused and said, "Governor General inspected Qujing. As the magistrate of Qujing, it is natural for the subordinate to accompany him throughout the whole process. Why did Master Fu Tai say that he was wronged me?"

"Because, because the Xiaguan heard that the last time you went to Guiyang, you had a little unhappy relationship with the Governor." Zhang Gaomo shook for a few times and said shyly: "Also, when the Governor went to Kunming to pass by Qujing, you did not go to greet him, and the Governor did not enter our Qujing City. Xiaguan was worried that you and the Governor were still having a quarrel and refused to accept this order, so the Governor would... be difficult to be a human being."

"Oh, so that's how it is." Fatty Lu smiled, thinking that my reputation as a confrontation with my boss is really stinking to the wind. If Xiao Mazi or the old traitor Wu planned to change me to be a magistrate that day, the prefect of that place would probably be shocked. After laughing, Fatty Lu quickly said, "Prince Tai, please be 100 times. The lower officials and the governor are indeed a bit unhappy, but public is public and private is private. Public and private cannot be confused. Although the lower officials have not read too many books, they are donated officials, but this principle is still understood. So please rest assured. At that time, the lower officials will definitely accompany the governor to inspect Qujing throughout the journey. Even if they are not favored by the governor, they will not miss official affairs and will not make it difficult for you to be a human being."

"Then I'll be relieved." Zhang Gaomo breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ordered: "Mr. Lu, then you can arrange it quickly and go to Sanchakou Pass with Xiaguan later to welcome the marquis. But Lord. Lu, don't blame Xiaguan for being too talkative. According to Xiaguan's opinion, the Governor still attaches great importance to you, otherwise, the Governor would not specifically call him and ask you to accompany him to inspect Qujing throughout the journey."

"I hope so." Fatty Lu thought to himself, "I was Gan Wenkun who secretly submitted an impeachment on June 17th. Today is July 27th. During the period of forty days, it is enough news to run back and forth from the capital to Yunnan. If Gan Wenkun already knows that I secretly impeached him for suspected collusion with the Prince of Pingxi, then can I gain his trust? It seems that he has been to Qujing this time."

Zhang Gaomo was indeed worried a little more. In the afternoon, Gan Wenkun's team successfully arrived at Sanchakou Pass. When Fatty Lu followed him to salute, he not only did not like to show his boss as he used to, but also made a very standard gesture and fulfilled the respect a subordinate should respect his boss. Gan Wenkun was also very respectful to the wise and helped Zhang Gaomo up, and called on all the Qujing officials of all sizes to get up. Finally, Gan Wenkun pointed to the nearby Qujing Green Camp camp and proposed to inspect and inspect the Qujing Green Camp. Zhang Gaomo and Lu Fatty Lu's cousin Qin Yong and others dared not to obey. He quickly invited Gan Wenkun to the camp of Qujing Green Camp and arranged for the soldiers to practice.

After several months of hard work by Fatty Lu and Li Tianzhi and others, although the Qujing Green Camp was not a complete transformation, it was definitely a new one. Needless to say, the two thousand soldiers were all supplemented, and the weapons and equipment had been replaced. The forged sabers made of steel were sharp and mighty, and the spear gun rods after repeated soaking of tung oil were shining brightly. The newly equipped two hundred brand new convex guns were also very eye-catching, with distinctive flag armor and majestic, which was in sharp contrast to the Qujing Green Camp team that was backward and had a dispersed morale a few months ago.

When an outsider watches the excitement, an insider looks at the trick. Gan Wenkun comes from a military family, of course he will not only look at the appearances that can be smashed with silver, such as weapons, equipment, flags and armor. What really satisfies Gan Wenkun is the spirit and skillful movements of Qujing Green Camp. In the team's exercises, those neat steps, skillful movements, and unmoving standing postures and unified and coordinated rhythms are obvious to the fruits that can only be produced after rigorous training. Such an army is the army that Gan Wenkun needs and attaches great importance to the most.

Although I was satisfied, Gan Wenkun did not praise a word in front of so many people, and did not say a word to Fatty Lu from beginning to end. He just nodded and stood up and said, "No, it seems that Qin Dusi is quite diligent in serving as a servant. During the Ministry of War this year's assessment, I will let them have a better understanding. Okay, after the drill is finished, I should go and see the harvest of your Qujing Eight Banners Fushou Paste."

"Governor General, it's getting late." Zhang Gaomo said carefully: "Why don't the Governor General General please go to the city to rest first and wait until tomorrow to inspect the fields?"

"It doesn't matter, anyway, there are fields of Eight Banners Fushou Paste everywhere along the way. Let's watch it while walking." Gan Wenkun shook his head, looking at the example of diligence and loving the people. Zhang Gaomo and others had no choice but to send someone to make arrangements on the way, accompanying Gan Wenkun back to the city while accompanying him to inspect the harvesting of Eight Banners Fushou Paste.

On both sides of the road from Sanchakou Pass to Qujing City, the mountains and fields were filled with fields of planting Eight Banners Fushou Paste. However, it is approaching Mid-Autumn Festival, and the harvest of Eight Banners Fushou Paste is coming to an end. Gan Wenkun's team walked another five or six miles, and then they encountered a piece of Eight Banners Fushou Paste field that was still harvesting. Gan Wenkun also fulfilled his promise and went to the field to check and visit the people's work to harvest Eight Banners Fushou Paste. From time to time, he also asked the details, showing the fine style of the Qing officials' diligence and friendly people.

Because the fields were still harvesting, Gan Wenkun did not allow a large group of people to go to the field, and only brought a few confidants. Zhang Gaomo and Lu Fatty Men went deep into the field. After the inspection, Gan Wenkun first shook his eyes to his clan's brother Gan Wenkong, then pointed deeper into the field, and said to Lu Fatty Men: "Yifeng, accompany me to see there."

After saying that, Gan Wenkun took the lead in walking, and Fatty Lu had to follow. Zhang Gaomo and his new co-education Zheng Yuan originally planned to follow, but Gan Wenkong stopped them and deliberately said they wanted to check here, leaving them in place, freeing up space for Gan Wenkun and Fatty Lu to talk alone.

The fields in Qujing County are very flat and the roads are easy to walk on, so Gan Wenkun led Fatty Lu to throw everyone away without much time and walked to a clear stream. It was at this moment that Gan Wenkun, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke and said casually: "Last time in Guiyang, why did you do that?"

Fatty Lu was silent and said for a long time later: "Because, Governor, you are unfair and favor Li Benshen."

"So you submitted a secret letter to impeach me to collude with the Pingxi Prince's Mansion?" Gan Wenkun asked lightly.

Fatty Lu was silent again. After a while, Fatty Lu asked in a low voice: "Governor, do you know everything?"

"The emperor used 600 miles to expedite your secret letter to me." Gan Wenkun asked lightly: "You are so anxious? If you didn't see the character and position of this governor, you suspect that this governor came to Yunnan and Guizhou this time to collude with the Pingxi Palace and betray the court and the emperor in exchange for his personal interests?"

Fatty Lu lowered his head in shame and stopped talking. Fortunately, Gan Wenkun did not necessarily ask Fatty Lu to answer this question, but asked again: "I believe you know what I did in Kunming. Now, you should believe in the Supervisor, right?"

Fatty Lu hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Governor General forgives the crime, but the officials still dare not believe you completely."

"Why?" Gan Wenkun smiled and asked, "Then what do you think I will do? Only then do you believe that I will not collude with Wu Fan? Is I loyal to the emperor?"

Fatty Lu stopped talking. After a moment, two crystal tears suddenly oozed out of Fatty Lu's fat eyes, and knelt down at Gan Wenkun's knees with a bang. Tears were like a spring of tears, and he choked and said, "Governor, I can't believe it. I am in Yunnan, no one can believe it! The side of the Xiaguan is surrounded by the eyeliner of the Pingxi Palace! The left and right of the Xiaguan are spies of the Pingxi Palace! They have no relatives and are all enemies. If the Xiaguan is careless, they will die without a place to bury themselves...! It's hard for the Xiaguan!"

Gan Wenkun stared at Fatty Lu without saying anything. Fatty Lu cried more and more sadly, and the more she cried, the more sincere she felt. She sobbed and said, "In August last year, the Xiaguan sent someone to the secret station of the Thirteenth Yamen to contact him. The emperor asked the emperor to send important officials to come forward and take away the seeds of the Eight Banners and Fear Paste from the Xiaguan. As a result, the person left and did not say anything. After a few days, Prince Pingxi came to Qujing and forcibly took away the seeds from the Xiaguan and issued a strict order, not allowing a seed to flow out. He also warned the Xiaguan that if it was not for the fact that the Xiaguan was of some use, then he would have to be the life of the Xiaguan and dared to be ungrateful again next time... The Xiaguan still doesn't understand where the matter was wrong..."

"This year, I was rewarded by the emperor and handed over the Qujing Green Camp to the cousin of the Xiaguan... As a result, the prince immediately sent a county magistrate to the Xiaguan to monitor the mobilization of all the money and grains of the Xiaguan. In order to strengthen the Qujing Green Camp again for great use, the Xiaguan was constrained everywhere and everything was restrained. The weapons used to arm the army were often robbed. The Wangfu Youyou Town also added troops, and the Qujing Green Camp can be stepped onto the plain at any time... Oh, Governor, who else can the Xiaguan believe? Who else can he believe?"

Fatty Lu cried the more he felt sad, and the more he spoke, the more he became more miserable. In the end, Fatty Lu simply cried in tears, "These actions of the Prince Pingxi Palace can still be tolerated. As a minister of the Qing Dynasty, the prince also took on the task assigned by the emperor and was favored by the emperor... He had already prepared to sacrifice his life for the country anytime and anywhere... But what made the official even more heartbreaking and painful was that it was still the troubles of the superiors. The fourth princess in charge of the Thirteenth Yamen, because he failed to seduce the official, took advantage of the official's void and condemnation of the official who had to Pingxi Palace, and used various methods to frame the official..."

"Stop crying." Gan Wenkun handed a handkerchief to Fatty Lu and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the emperor knows your difficulties, and I know your difficulties, so I won't blame you for impeaching me for your secret letter. Come on, wipe your tears, don't let others see it."

"Governor Xie." Fatty Lu agreed sobly, taking the handkerchief and squeezing the tears on his face, but the tears of pain in his eyes were still flowing down unscrupulously.

"You can't blame the fourth princess completely." Gan Wenkun comforted: "She is also loyal to the emperor, so she is not careful to defend you. To be honest, I was also worried about you before, because Wu Sangui was really good to you. Not only did he give you a position of Qujing, but he also married you personally and married you the little princess of the Pingnan Prince's Mansion. He was as kind as a mountain to you."

"He was deliberately humiliating Prince Pingnan." Fatty Lu choked and said, "Prince Pingnan and he will never deal with him for the rest of his life. The little princess and I were in love with each other and volunteered to go to Qujing. He had no good intentions to marry me and the little princess, but just to deliberately humiliate Prince Pingnan - let everyone in the world know that a seventh-grade slave from the Prince Pingxi Mansion can marry Prince Pingnan's precious daughter."

"You understand this and you know it." Gan Wenkun nodded and asked again: "Do you know that my uncle died at the hands of him, Wu Sangui? Our Gan family and their Wu family are irreconcilable?"

"Is there? Is this?" Fatty Lu said in surprise, "Why haven't you heard of it before?"

"That was the matter of the previous dynasty. At that time, Wu Sangui was still the general of the former Ming Dynasty." Gan Wenkun said lightly: "After Wu Sangui surrendered to our Qing army, Prince Rui (Dorgon) pardoned all his previous sins, so not many people knew about this."

"So that's it, so that's it." Fatty Lu nodded repeatedly, looking like he suddenly realized. Finally, Fatty Lu asked anxiously again: "Governor, why don't you move the Governor's Office to Qujing immediately? This is the throat of Yungui, and the location is extremely important. Only if you are here, you can be careful."

"This is not a trivial matter, I can only discuss it slowly." Gan Wenkun shook his head and suddenly said seriously: "The emperor's secret order, Lu Yifeng responded to the order."

"The empress Lu Yifeng received the order." Fatty Lu quickly saluted.

"Lu Yifeng, it is ridiculous that you impeached the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Gan Wenkun, colluded with Wu Fan, and harmed the country for personal gain!" Gan Wenkun recited: "Gan Wenkun is the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou whom I have chosen. He is my minister who is loyal to me. How could he do such a thing that he has to blame his master? It is ridiculous and ridiculous!"

"I am absurd, but I am accused of death." Fatty Lu's body trembled slightly, looking extremely frightened.

"However, I don't know in advance, this move is to be cautious and careful, and I will forgive you for your crimes and not pursue them." Gan Wenkun changed his voice, "From now on, I must obey Gan Wenkun's orders, be honest and diligent. I respect this."
Chapter completed!