Chapter 2124 Borrowing Troops【3】

Xu You saw that Ning Ji was not interested in praising the new fire kang, so he praised the Ning family's seven-shot repeating crossbow.

"The seven-shot repeating crossbow is really easy to use and has excellent accuracy. And as long as you maintain it according to what Mr. said, the mechanism inside the repeating crossbow will not jam. It is easier to use than those repeating crossbows that have been made for decades. I I couldn't believe it for a few times. The seven-shot repeating crossbow was designed by Mr. in his spare time, and it was only made two years ago." Xu You sincerely praised it and thought the seven-shot repeating crossbow was excellent.

But Ning Ji's face paled when he heard that. He picked up the wine bottle, took a sip of wine, and said with a faint smile: "The Ning family started out by making ordnance. The Ning family's direct descendants all learned how to make ordnance from childhood. A certain person has learned how to make ordnance for decades. The repeating crossbow will naturally have no jamming problem."

In his last life, this seven-shot repeating crossbow had been used for more than ten years, and Gu Jinli had improved it more than ten times. Naturally, there would be no more problems with the machine being stuck, the crossbow arrows not being able to fire, or the crossbow losing its accuracy.

Xu You looked at Ning Ji's face, why was it still light?

Could it be that Ning Ji is really an outsider who has developed extraordinary skills that are regarded as nothing even if they are advanced?

Xu You saw that Ning Ji was not interested in praising him, so he was talking about the eldest son of the Ning family: "Sir, I haven't seen the eldest son Ning for several years. It's a rare visit this time. Otherwise, I will take the eldest son of the Ning family." Come here and have a reunion dinner with your husband?"

Ning Ji has been here for a few days, but he has never seen Mr. Ning, which makes Xu You feel very strange.

Ning Ji refused: "No, I came here on business this time, and my eldest nephew also has errands to run, so there is no need to meet. There will be many opportunities in the future."

Xu You smiled when he heard the word "business"... He had just received news that Ning Ji came here to borrow troops and food.

Oh, wasn't it crazy last year? They begged and begged again and again but couldn't see anyone. This year they came to borrow troops and food. How could he, Xu You, borrow so easily?

Just wait, if you don't break your backbone and kneel down to beg for mercy, you won't be able to borrow a grain of grain or a soldier!

But in terms of scheming, Ning Ji was much better than Xu You. He didn't ask Xu You, he only asked for cooperation, and finally said: "We know that Mr. Hou also has difficulties here, so we can borrow if we can. If we really can't, forget it." "

"Forget it?" Xu You was shocked: "If we don't have food and soldiers, how can we capture half of Dongqing's land?"

Ning Ji corrected him: "Master Hou is wrong. Those lands are not Dongqing's, but the dowry of Princess Mingsheng of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Now that Dongqing has colluded with the Rong people, and the northwest has almost been lost, we naturally have to take Princess Mingsheng's dowry. If we want to come back, Dongqing can’t stab us in the back, let’s leave our fertile land to them.”

Xu You was impressed by what he said.

It would be a pity for Ning Ji not to be the chief official of the Ministry of Rites.

but……

"Are places like Da Yinzhou really from Da Zhou?" Xu You asked.

Ning Ji nodded and said with a slight smile: "Of course it belongs to Da Zhou. At that time, it was Da Yin County. It was named after the silver mine and had a county guard under its jurisdiction."

But he sneered in his heart and cursed secretly: The nouveau riche are the nouveau riche. They don’t even know this and still want to be the emperor. It’s really ridiculous!

Ning Ji was a noble man and only admired those he admired. He just dealt with Xu You without any real regard or fear.

Just because he knew that the Xu family would end up being nothing more than a pile of rotten meat that was stepped on and would not be able to survive for long.

However, many things are different in this life. After Ning Ji was frightened, he became cautious. Before Xu You died and the Xu family fell, he would still give Xu You some face.

Therefore, he praised Xu You and Xu Liu, and also gave Xu Liu an eight-shot repeating crossbow.

Xu You was shocked when he looked at the eight-shot repeating crossbow in the box... Not only was this eight-shot repeating crossbow, it was also made very delicately and could be set up by one person.

He immediately picked up the repeating crossbow and pulled the trigger.

Whoosh whoosh!

The special small crossbow arrow shot out and hit the sand table wall made of blue bricks, with such force that it penetrated the green bricks.

"Okay, okay, it's another powerful weapon. Mr. Ning is so polite." Xu You was very happy and praised the eight-shot repeating crossbow.

Ning Ji said generously: "The eight-shot repeating crossbow was not donated to His Majesty, and the Ning family has not told any outsiders. If the Marquis likes it, he can give the eight-shot repeating crossbow the name of the Xu family."

"Seriously?" Xu You was extremely excited. If word got out about the Xu family's eight-shot repeating crossbow, they would definitely gain a lot of fame.

To become a big business, one must have a good reputation. Without a good reputation, how can one attract capable people from all walks of life to serve, and how can one win over people's hearts?

But Xu You doesn’t know that some good reputations are not given to you and you can just accept them.

Ning Ji stole the ordnance made by Gu Jinli in his previous life because the Ning family started out as an ordnance maker and no one would question any weapon they made. But did the Xu family make ordnance? ,

You dare to have a good reputation even if you have never done it before, and you are not afraid of being embarrassed in the end!

"In that case, I would like to thank you very much." Xu You felt that Ning Ji was begging him to give food to others by sending him the eight-shot repeating crossbow. Too hasty."

Ning Ji smiled and said, "Don't worry, Lord Marquis doesn't need to be too embarrassed."

And he really didn't want to deal with idiots like Xu You, so he said: "I'm afraid I won't be able to stay in the camp to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with Lord Marquis. I'm going to find Young Master Zhong."

Without waiting for Xu You to ask, he explained himself: "The uncle of the Zhong family is your majesty's confidant. He has a higher status in your majesty's heart than Ming Cong. He wants to be retained to take over the household department. Let's win over the Zhong family. It will be much easier to do things.”

After hearing this, Xu You naturally agreed.

However, he asked about the relationship between Ning Ji and Qin Sanlang: "Are they sir's people?"

Ning Ji shook his head: "No, I met Qin Sanlang because of Master Lei Wu. Their family made seasonings and spices. This business is good, and it is very profitable in Dayong and the desert countries. For the sake of business, there have always been We have been in contact... As for a deeper relationship, such as between a certain person and the Marquis, Qin Sanlang is not worthy of his current status."

After saying this, he said in his heart: Don't blame me, Third Master, my subordinates said this to protect you.

Xu You knew that Mr. Lei Wu and Jiang Dahu from Tianfu County were close brothers. He also knew that the Qin Gu Luotian family relied on Jiang Dahu to get in touch with Mr. Lei and start business. After listening to Ning Ji's words, he didn't No doubt at all, but relieved.

"Brother Yu is in Duchonggou. It's not very safe as he's not close to the bandits. Do you want me to call him back to the camp to meet my husband?" Xu You said kindly.

Ning Ji refused: "No, he has been good at martial arts since he was a child. He wants to be a general and make achievements. If we call him back and the thieves raid in the Mid-Autumn Festival, he will lose the chance to make achievements. I will be angry."

He added: "This dandy has the biggest temper. I'll do my best to avoid irritating him and ruining our relationship."

Xu You agreed and sent Ning Ji away to invite Mr. Qianshan to discuss matters.

The next day, Ning Ji rode to Duchonggou.

I met Zhong Yu and Qin Sanlang.

This meeting place was chosen by Qin Sanlang.

Qin Sanlang said that Du Chonggou was Jiang Wankang's place, and it was difficult for the Xu family's dead men to come in. It was safe to meet here.

Zhong Yu had a good relationship with Qin Sanlang, and they were Qin Sanlang's soldiers. Ning Ji came to see Zhong Yu, and if he bumped into Qin Sanlang and said a few words, no one would suspect him.

But Ning Ji was shocked when he saw Qin Sanlang again.

Compared with a few years ago, Qin Sanlang was much taller, his face was much more resolute, and his aura became more and more intimidating.