Fu Xiaoguan did not respond to Yan Beixi's doubts.
Once on the Cangxi Plain, he had a long talk with Yu Chunqiu and his wife, during which he elaborated in detail on the importance of mountain warfare and even described in detail how to train such a team.
I think with Peng Yuyan's talent, she will take action after listening to the training method. In other words, Fu Xiaoguan believes that Peng Yuyan will definitely train such a team.
So according to his original plan, he was going to send the 30,000 flintlock rifles that His Majesty wanted to the eastern border army, and give them to Peng Yuyan, because with Peng Yuyan's ability, she would definitely be able to make the most of these flintlock rifles.
However, the production capacity of flintlock rifles is limited, and only about one hundred can be produced per day.
Of course, he would give priority to equipping his own Excalibur Special Forces with the products produced before this - including the first brigade that recruited soldiers locally in Pingling, and the second brigade that went to Xishan to recruit, totaling more than 10,000 people.
Xishan can only produce about 3,000 rifles a month. It has been only three months since the magic sword left Fenglin Mountain in early September. That means Xishan has produced about 10,000 flintlock rifles. Excluding the more than 6,000 needed for the magic sword, there are also 1,500 sent to the Taoist temple, so the maximum inventory is 3,000.
He didn't know how Peng Yuyan's team was doing. Three thousand guns could play a huge role in the hands of Shenjian, but in the hands of Peng Yuyan... could she deal with the martial arts masters from the Moon Worship Sect?
But no matter what, these 3,000 guns must be handed over to Peng Yuyan first. It seems that the Firearms Bureau in Pingling needs to speed up its pace.
I don’t know whether Qin Chengye has arrived in Pingling and met Zhou the blacksmith.
Feng Laosi has already brought his men to Pingling, but the mountain is blocked by heavy snow. If he wants to find the iron mine in Pingling Mountain, he will have to wait until next spring when the snow melts.
However, Xishan Express sent a lot of iron ingots to Pingling, hoping that Zhou the blacksmith could find a safer and more stable method of steelmaking.
In a short period of time, Fu Xiaoguan thought a lot. There seemed to be nothing else to do in the imperial study. He stood up and said goodbye to the emperor, left the palace, looked up, and saw that the sun was already high in the sky.
He returned to the Fu Mansion in a carriage, where the three ladies were sitting in the main room discussing New Year's Day matters.
"Last year, all the servants in this mansion were supposed to receive a red envelope. Last year, each person received ten taels of silver. This year, there are two hundred servants in total, and eighty guards. Everyone has performed extremely well this year. I think we should add two taels of silver to last year's amount. What do you think?"
After Dong Shulan finished speaking, she saw Fu Xiaoguan walking in. Yu Wenyun and Yan Xiaolou had never heard of giving red envelopes to servants during the New Year. Thinking that this was a rule set by their husband last year, they nodded in agreement.
At this moment, Yu Wenjun also looked at Fu Xiaoguan and asked casually, "The girl recuperating in Qixue Hall...is she the martial arts woman who saved your life last night?"
Fu Xiaoguan nodded and sat by the stove to warm his hands. "Your husband was lucky last night. If it weren't for that girl, the Fu Mansion would probably be covered with white cloth by now."
Dong Shulan glared at him: "It's New Year's Day, don't talk nonsense!"
Yan Xiaolou looked at Fu Xiaoguan with great concern. "I heard about that incident today. It's said that many people died. Those damned thieves... My husband, you must be careful when you go out in the future. Why not bring more guards with you?"
Fu Xiaoguan waved his hand. "It's okay. The thieves have been killed... How is the girl now?"
"She hasn't gotten out of bed yet, and her face is pale. Susu changed the medicine that Big Brother prepared for her, saying that the wound on her abdomen is very serious and it will probably take about two weeks to heal. I went to see her this morning and she gave her a bowl of ginseng soup, but she only drank a little, but she ate a bowl of rice porridge..."
Yu Wenjun thought for a moment, his expression a bit strange. "I've never seen this woman before. She's incredibly beautiful. How did you end up running into her unexpectedly when you went to Hongxiu Zhao to listen to music?"
Fu Xiaoguan was stunned. Yu Wenjun had seen Liu Yan'er before. Could it be that she had removed her disguise and restored her original appearance?
If that were the case, it would be easy to deal with. He was afraid that Tong Yan still looked like Liu Yan'er. Many people in the capital knew her by this appearance, and it would be troublesome to change her identity.
This was Su Rou's idea. After she was sure that neither Fu Xiaoguan nor Su Jue would kill the woman, she had a chat with her.
No one knew about this conversation, but Tong Yan finally accepted Su Rou's advice, washed off her disguise, and restored her original appearance.
When he thought of this, Fu Xiaoguan remembered that he had to go to Xu's house.
"You may not believe this, but this girl is my cousin. She doesn't seem to have grown up in Jinling and has only just arrived. Don't say you don't know her; I didn't know her either. But by sheer luck, she happened to be at Hongxiuzhao and saved my life."
Yu Wenjun didn't ask any more questions. Dong Shulan and Yan Xiaolou didn't think too much about it. As long as their husband was safe, they had to repay this man since he was their husband's savior.
Fu Xiaoguan felt a little guilty. This was the first time he lied to his ladies - Tong Yanzhi's true identity must not be leaked, otherwise she would only die. Fu Xiaoguan had no choice but to do this.
So he changed the subject and said with a smile, "I just heard you talking about the red envelopes. Have you made any arrangements in Xishan? And what about the two counties of Pingling and Quyi, or even that new place in Nanshan?"
"We've made arrangements for West Mountain, following the old calendar, but there's still South Mountain in Quyi, Pingling, and there's still nothing to produce. Everyone in West Mountain has now moved into the Fu Mansion, but that's not the case for the other three places. Shouldn't we just forget about these three places? Otherwise, when our Fu family's assets spread all over the world, won't we have to give out a lot of red envelopes?"
Fu Xiaoguan thought about it and did not refute Dong Shulan's point of view. Instead, he said, "How about this: after the new workshop starts running and makes a profit, at the end of the year, we can also give a red envelope to everyone in the workshop. It doesn't need to be so large, just to show the owner's kindness."
"Yeah." Dong Shulan nodded, and Xiaoxue ran in: "Master and the young mistresses, dinner is ready."
Fu Xiaoguan just remembered Dong Kangping's invitation and said with a smile, "Tonight, let's all go to Dong's house for dinner. My mother-in-law said she made braised lion's head."
Dong Shulan rolled her eyes at him and thought to herself that she had tried many times, so why couldn't she make the braised lion's head properly?
On the contrary, Wen Yun's soup is becoming more and more like that made by Queen Shang.
It seems that I can't just focus on those businesses outside in the future. I have to put some effort into satisfying this man's stomach.
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