In the lobby of Dingfeng Restaurant.

"What's so strange about this?" After hearing Zhao Shixi's complaints, the young thugs all said in unison, "Your father is now a prominent figure, so all the poor relatives who are trying to gain connections and find ways to get involved must have come to you!"

"Looking at their posture, they seem to be quite rich." Zhao Shixi smacked his lips and said, "Maybe Qi wants to donate his family property to my family."

The so-called "donation" means registering one's own property under the name of a high-ranking official, which can exempt most taxes. Moreover, the donors also regard themselves as servants of the powerful and wealthy, and use this to run rampant in the countryside. This trend has been banned repeatedly throughout the country, especially in the southeast.

"Isn't that your servant?"

"That's even more intolerable!" The evil young men became even more excited when they heard this: "How can we let the evil slave ride on the master's head? We have to uphold justice!"

"Young Master, we are not the ones who are causing the trouble. If it were us, we would never be able to swallow this insult!"

"I can't swallow this, but my father is protecting them, what can I do?" Zhao Shixi was so angry that he threw the wine jug to the ground.

"Your father won't beat you, so what are you afraid of?" The young thugs laughed indifferently and said, "While Master Xunqing is not at home, just beat those people up and drive them away. Then will they have the nerve to come back?"

"That's right. When your father finds out, at most he'll scold you, but he'll also kill you."

Zhao Shixi was already full of anger with nowhere to vent, and after being instigated by a bunch of bastards, he was immediately tempted.

His eyes rolled around as he thought, "It's not impossible, but they brought some guards with them."

"What are you afraid of? This is our territory. Even a tiger can't stand up to a pack of wolves." The businessmen who were in charge of the operation volunteered, "Tomorrow, we will find a large group of people from the fighting business. We will beat up anyone and smash anything we see!"

"You can hit people, but don't smash their things. They are all mine." Zhao Shixi finally changed his anger into joy. He laughed loudly and slammed the table and said, "It's settled. Tomorrow, when the old man goes to the government office and I send my mother away, we will start!"

"Okay! Just wait and see!" The evil young men were ready to fight, as if they were afraid that the world would not be in chaos.

~~

No words were spoken that night.

The next day, everyone in the Zhao family who had rested went out to do what they were supposed to do.

As the eldest brother of the Yingtian scholars, Zhao Shouzheng wanted to go to the guild hall to check on their settlement conditions and see if there was any help needed...or, more appropriately, see if there was any place where he could spend money.

Following the old man's instructions, the father and son had to spend all 50,000 taels of silver before leaving Beijing. How could they accomplish such a difficult task without cheering up and working hard from the very beginning?

Wang Wuyang and Hua Shuyang were going to visit Wang Xijue, a fellow townsman and friend of Wang Shizhen, and they also had some letters from Wang Shizhen to pass on.

Zhao Hao actually wanted to get acquainted with the future Prime Minister Wang, after all, currying favor with him was his primary mission during his visit to Beijing. Unfortunately, he was too senior now, so he had to respect his status and it would be difficult for him to come to someone's house without an invitation.

He then told them to maintain good relations with the Second King, and asked them to pick out a few valuable items from the gifts they had brought. Only then did he send the two disciples out with some regret.

When he turned back, he saw that the huge Zhao Mansion was completely quiet, with only a few sparrows foraging for food in the yard.

Over in the East Courtyard, Zhao Jin also went to talk to Minister Wang, and even his sister-in-law went out for some reason.

This made Zhao Hao, who had been used to the hustle and bustle these days, actually a little nervous.

He walked out of the main room with his hands behind his back, ready to go and chat with the men in Caijia Lane.

But Zhao Jin's nephew Zhao Shizhen was seen peeking outside the Moon Gate.

Zhao Hao stopped and looked at the boy.

"Uncle, you are here." Zhao Shizhen saw Zhao Hao and hurriedly ran to greet him.

"Is there something?" Zhao Hao glanced at Zhao Shizhen. This kid was much more sensible than Zhao Shixi, and was also very talented.

If it weren't for the unpleasantness caused by Zhao Shixi, this child would be a good person to chat with.

"There is something I want to ask of you, uncle." Zhao Shizhen nodded repeatedly and said in a flattering manner, "My uncle seems to trust you very much, so I want to ask you for help..."

"What?" Zhao Hao asked vigilantly.

"Please ask my uncle to talk to my eldest uncle and ask him to send me to Shenjiying to learn how to make muskets."

Zhao Hao suddenly had an idea and asked without any context, "Are you Henry Zhenyuan's Zhen?"

"No, you have to add a radical for 示." Zhao Shizhen replied quickly.

"Zhao Shizhen...you are not from Yuyao?" Zhao Hao was stunned. He felt that the name was familiar at first, but the hometown did not match, so he thought it was just a coincidence and did not take it seriously.

"How did you know that?" Zhao Shizhen nodded in surprise and said, "My nephew's ancestral home is Yuyao. My grandfather went to Wenzhou to do business. I was born in Yueqing County, Wenzhou Prefecture."

"Oh..." Zhao Hao thought to himself, there's no mistake. He didn't expect that one of the most outstanding firearms experts in the Ming Dynasty was actually Zhao Jin's cousin. That meant he must be his nephew.

The way he looked at Zhao Shizhen suddenly changed.

"Come, sit down and talk. Gao Wu, serve the tea." Young Master Zhao's old habit of serving different dishes to different people came back again.

Zhao Shizhen was flattered and sat down below Zhao Hao. He did not dare to underestimate this young uncle.

"Where are your family members? Why did you come to the capital by yourself?"

"Eight years ago, they were all killed by Japanese pirates. I followed my uncle to Beijing to do business, and when I learned that my uncle had been reinstated, I came to seek refuge." This sentence touched Zhao Shizhen's sad memories, and his eyes immediately turned red. "I didn't come here to curry favor with him, I just wanted to ask him to send me to make guns to fight the Japanese pirates, but my uncle said I was making trouble and wanted to send me back to school..."

"Alas, the Japanese devils really deserve to die." Zhao Hao triggered the passive skill of magnetism, and gnashed his teeth with Zhao Shizhen. After sighing for a while, he reminded him: "It's just that the Japanese pirates have been driven away..."

"The monk may run away, but the temple cannot. I'm going to fight them back home!" Zhao Shizhen couldn't help but express his ambitions after finally meeting someone who was willing to listen to him.

"Attack Japan and capture Oda City alive!" Zhao Hao cheered for him loudly.

"'Go to Japan and capture Oda City alive?' This slogan is powerful!" Zhao Shizhen praised, and then asked in confusion: "But I don't know who Oda City is?"

"Her maiden name is Aichi, and she is known as the most beautiful woman in Japan. It is said that she has peerless beauty, and she is gentle, cheerful, cute and smart. She is the object of admiration of all Japanese men." Zhao Hao smiled and said, "But her brother is Oda Nobunaga, the number one warlord in Japan. He is under the banner of 'spreading military power throughout the world' and his ambition is to unify Japan. He is also a sister-con. It won't be easy for you to capture Aichi alive..."

"No matter how difficult it is, I will do it!" The simple-minded boy was easily aroused by Zhao Hao and set his life goals.

After a while, Zhao Shizhen calmed down and looked at Zhao Hao eagerly and said, "So, uncle supports me to join the Shenjiying?"

"Why go to that crappy place? If you want to learn how to make guns, just follow me." Zhao Hao said shamelessly: "As for those things in the Shenjiying, they are no different from firewood sticks to me."

You have to be reserved with scholars, so that they will think you are a man of great talent and unfathomable. But with a kid like Zhao Shizhen, you have to brag. If you make him faint and stupid, he will be yours.

This is also a specific operation of choosing the right dish according to the situation.

"Uncle, you may not know yet, but the firearms of the Shenjiying have been greatly improved. The bird guns they imitate are no less inferior to those of the Portuguese." Zhao Shizhen didn't believe it. In his heart, the Shenjiying had a sacred meaning. No matter how powerful this uncle was, he could not compare with their two hundred years of experience in gun making.

"You don't believe it, right? Come, let me tell you..." As a half-baked military fan, Zhao Hao was preparing to set up the dragon gate formation with great interest.

"This Portuguese matchlock rifle has eight major shortcomings..."

Unexpectedly, before he could start his science lecture, he heard Zhao Shixi's hateful voice outside again.

"Get out here, you bastard!"

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