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Chapter 1624 Don¡¯t want to die?

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    There has been an astonishing explosion in the production of high-quality steel products, and it has now stabilized at a daily production of one hundred tons.  In today¡¯s gun workshops, under Li Zhongyi¡¯s sporadic guidance, various new tools are emerging one after another.  A vise, a hacksaw, a manual boring machine, a manual grinder with gears, a hand drill, files, and diamond drill bits. Except for the electric welding machine, the original gun-making equipment is all available.  ¡° Moreover, with the availability of fine steel, there have been major breakthroughs in the equipment for making gun barrels.  Under the guidance of Li Zhongyi, the craftsmen cast steel bearings and several steel gears as transmission devices, so that the rotational force of human rotation can be transmitted to the boring bar.  The boring bar rotating in the bearing is very stable and will not deflect easily when drilling.  Moreover, the continuous forward movement of the boring bar during high-speed operation can enlarge the hole in the solid barrel.  Using a boring machine to process the gun barrel is not only more accurate than manually using a drill to drill holes, but it is also much faster.  There are more than 100 professional boring machines in today's gun workshops.  The number of gun barrels produced in Japan has also reached an astonishing level of two per machine per day.  In other words, the empire¡¯s current gun manufacturing speed is nearly 200 guns per day.  A town with a new army will need more than 18,000 new steel guns.  In other words, with the output of the gun workshop, it would take at most three months to equip a town.  Li Jiyi and Li Jixiao, after graduating from the Martial Arts Hall, one was assigned to the First Town, and the other was assigned to the Fourth Association of the Second Town.  The empire¡¯s newly formed army has a unified designation, and each town has three combined armies.  Starting from the first town, it is divided into the first, second and third associations, and so on.  Li Jiyi is currently the deputy captain of the ninth team of the third association of the first town, which is also the deputy company commander.  His younger brother Li Jixiao served as the captain of the eighth team of the Fourth Association of Second Town.  The main reason why the younger brother has a higher military position than his elder brother is that Li Jixiao's shooting talent helped a lot.  During the military competition in the second town, Li Jixiao won the general commendation from above with an outstanding score of five out of ten shots, and was promoted to captain as an exception.  People gather together, and beasts are divided into groups.  Unlike Li Jiyi, who rarely talks, Li Jixiao, who has a cheerful and lively personality, has more military brothers gathered around him.  Li Jixiao hasn¡¯t found anyone yet, so his small house in Kaifeng has become a regular gathering place for his brothers.  "I said, Lao Jiu, it's a day off today, and you still practice marksmanship with a wooden stick?" Xue Ming, the sixth lao, deliberately teased Li Jixiao.  This Xue Ming is the second generation Saburo of Weiyong Prefecture.  Weiyongbo Xue Zhang, formerly the commander of the second battalion of the Guards, followed the emperor in the north and south, and made countless achievements.  Xue Zhang is a powerful military figure who was born in the Hechi Township Army. He is deeply favored by the emperor and is currently the commander of the Imperial Army in the two Zhejiang Provinces.  However, Xue Zhang has been working abroad for a long time and is not in the capital.  As a result, no one in the Xue family knew Li Jixiao, which forced him to conceal his true identity.  Xue Ming didn¡¯t know that Li Jixiao was the second son of the emperor, so he couldn¡¯t be too cautious when talking and doing things. He always liked to make fun of Li Jixiao.  Li Jixiao added a brick to the stick and said with a smile: "Don't forget, what ability did I rely on to become the captain?" Xue Ming understood as soon as he heard this that Li Jixiao was fighting back.  After graduating from the martial arts hall, Xue Ming is still the vice-captain, while Li Jixiao has become the captain.  The youngest, Lao Jiu, has become the captain. As the sixth brother, Xue Ming, doesn¡¯t he need to feel ashamed?  "Oh, there is no way. It is impossible to aim and shoot with a broken gun. Let alone five out of ten shots, even if it is one out of ten, I will treat you to a good meal at Cuiyun Tower." Xue Ming also talked a lot.  He is a guy who can't hold back his words, and he has the same temperament as Li Jixiao. ???????????? Weiyongbo¡¯s house is extremely rich, Xue Ming¡¯s military salary is as high as 50 guan per month, and he doesn¡¯t need to hand over a penny to his family. He is not short of money at all.  Xue Ming loves to eat and play. There is no food stall or big restaurant in the streets and alleys of Kaifeng that he doesn¡¯t know.  As soon as Li Jixiao heard this, he knew that Xue Ming was thinking about Cuiyunlou¡¯s braised pork elbow.  "Hey, I just know how to eat. I've eaten so much with you, and I've gained a lot of weight." Li Jixiao put down the wooden stick in his hand, picked up the tea cup on the stone table, and took a pleasant sip.  Mrs. Cui, who was standing under the eaves, walked over quickly and took the initiative to refill Li Jixiao's tea soup.  Xue Ming glanced at Cui, who was extremely obedient, and suddenly his heart moved. He leaned close to Li Jixiao's ear and whispered: "Good brother, when will you help me find a maid as obedient as her?"  Li Jixiao knew well that Xue Ming was not a lecherous guy, and there were many beautiful maids in the uncle's house.  It¡¯s just that the maids of Goryeo are indeed much docile than the maids of the Central Plains.  In these years, the demand for Korean maidservants in Kaifeng City was in short supply, and the price of maids was rising again and again, reaching the high standard of seven to eight hundred guan.  At that time, Li Jixiao bought Cui from Zhou Chang and paid a high premium, as much as one thousand guan.  "Okay, as long as you have enough money in your pocket, I will write a letter to Goryeo for you and ask an old friend to buy some pure Goryeo maids." Naturally, Li Jixiao would not embarrass himself over such a trivial matter.  die-hard brother.  "Ahem, I spend all my military salary every month. Where can I get the money to buy a few Korean maids? One, one is enough. But don't be too immature." Xue Ming scratched his head and complained in frustration.  Voice.  Xue Ming knows that Li Jixiao never talks empty words, every word counts, and every spit is a hole.  Li Jixiao understands, and I dare to admit that Xue Ming also likes the familiar Korean maid. I am afraid this is influenced by the Cui family, right?  Xue Ming¡¯s temper is that he is straight-forward, saying what he says, and doesn¡¯t like to hide things.  Because of this, Xue Ming and Li Jixiao were very close to each other. Apart from their life experiences, Li Jixiao talked to him about almost everything.  When we were preparing to have lunch, the other brothers suddenly came to the door. Everyone shouted that they were going to Fanlou for a drink.  Fanlou is the largest and highest-end restaurant in the capital.  Generally, officials below the third rank need to make a reservation in advance if they want to have a banquet at Fan Tower.  Xue Ming¡¯s father, Xue Zhang, had a close relationship with Fan Lou¡¯s second shopkeeper.  Last time, when I temporarily got a private room in Fan Tower to celebrate my graduation and promotion, it was Xue Ming who came forward to smooth the relationship.  Now, the brothers are noisily wanting to go to Fan Lou for a drink, obviously with the idea of ??letting Xue Ming make arrangements.  The gathering of brothers creates a lively atmosphere.  Xue Ming didn't think much and led his brothers out and went straight to Fan Tower.  However, after arriving at Fanlou, Xue Ming found the second shopkeeper, but he encountered a problem.  "If you had come early to make a reservation, there would be a spare private room. However, you came too late and someone sent a message. I dare not not leave a seat for her on the lower floor." After the second shopkeeper explained, he spread his hands and made  A look of helplessness. ????????????? If it was normal, Xue Ming would just forget it. He really didn¡¯t make a reservation in advance, so as not to embarrass the second shop owner and make it difficult to make reservations in the future.  However, all nine brothers were here today. After all, Xue Ming was young and vigorous. He was worried about losing face and status in front of the brothers, so he bit the bullet and asked the second shopkeeper, "Can you tell me who the immortal is?" 2  The shopkeeper knew as soon as he heard this that Xue Ming was unwilling to accept it, so he sighed and explained: "It's the Liu family of Bolinghou Mansion." "Oh. Thank you for the advice." Xue Ming did not dare to say more, because he had also heard of it.  The relationship between the Liu family of Bolinghou Mansion and the eldest son of the emperor.  Objectively speaking, in Xue Ming's eyes, the Liu family of Bolinghou Mansion is nothing at all.  The fallen Marquis is worse than a chicken!  What is the status of the Xue family?  Today's Conglong minister is an old member of the Hechi Township Army, a powerful faction with military power, and the resounding Weiyong Bo Mansion.  "However, the Xue family can never afford to offend the eldest son of the emperor!"  Xue Ming came out frustrated and explained like this. The brothers had no choice but to come here to take advantage of the excitement and return in despair. "We are all officers of the new army of the empire, and we simply don't have the guts to cause trouble at the entrance of the famous Fan Tower."  The military police in the imperial capital are not vegetarians.  In order to keep a low profile, Li Jixiao originally did not want to make this public appearance.  However, the young man couldn't bear it after seeing his brother's frustration.  Li Jixiao remembered clearly that his father had an exclusive box in Fanlou all year round.  Even if the father rarely comes, the box must be reserved, and no one dares to sit in it to eat, drink and have fun.  The nine brothers walked back disappointedly. Li Jixiao took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to him, called his bodyguard Shun'er, handed him his badge, whispered some instructions, and sent him away.  Fan Lou is very large. Just when the nine brothers were about to go out, they suddenly heard someone calling them from behind, "Please stay, please stay."  The bulllike beast came from behind, calling them while running.  Others may not know it, but Xue Ming knows that the chief shopkeeper of Fan Lou usually acts like a drag and will not easily come forward to receive officials below the rank of Minister of the Sixth Department.  "Dear guests, please stay, there is just the last box left in the lower building. I am old and incapable of talent, so I will make the decision."I gave it to Mr. Xue.  "The big shopkeeper kept bowing and apologizing to Xue Ming, which made Xue Ming confused. The second shopkeeper, who had a good relationship with him, had already said that there were no private rooms in the Fan Building. However, the big shopkeeper, who had more power, said,  There was only one box left, and Xue Ming couldn't help but be confused. What was the fuss about? However, it was rare for a big shopkeeper to show his face to someone like this.  It¡¯s a matter of honor. It was given by the shopkeeper himself, and it wasn¡¯t a box that was taken by force. Let¡¯s sit in it first! So, the nine brothers were led to the most special box reserved for the emperor.  After explaining in advance, Shun'er showed his badge and greeted the boss in advance. All the eye-catching furnishings and other items in the emperor's private box were quickly served, and Xue Mingju's food was quickly served.  I picked up the wine glass and was about to say a few words of appreciation for the everlasting friendship between brothers, but unexpectedly, a crisp scolding sound suddenly came from the door, "What is this place?"  How dare you trespass?  Don't want to die?  "
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