There is no such thing as the Kangxi and Qianlong eras

Chapter 4: No hot weapons? There are still cold weapons!

In the cellar of the Nie family's old house.

"Is this all there is?"

Nie Yu looked at the mountains of grain, the blocks of pig iron, and the barrels of gunpowder placed in the corner.

Steward Liu shook his head and explained, "Master, the Yangjinfan old house is only part of it. We also have properties in Guanwannao, Baoluxeng, Baijiazhai (earthen embankment), and Jiangjiazhai. Captain Zhang... Zhang Zhengmo also has properties in these places. He bribed people to store some gunpowder and pig iron for the rebellion."

Nie Yu was a little surprised: "My Nie family has so many businesses?"

The so-called Yangjinfan is actually a dialect name in Hubei, which can be roughly understood as a village with landlords. Nie Yu only thought that his father Nie Jieren was just the richest local tycoon in Yangjinfan, but he didn't expect that even Guanwannao, Baoluceng, Baijiazhai and Jiangjiazhai were also his father's properties.

From this point of view, his father can call himself the richest man, he does have some strength!
Of course, if the White Lotus Sect behind Zhang Zhengmo did not have the strength, they would not have specifically chosen Nie Jieren, a local rich man from the countryside, to cooperate with him in a rebellion.

"However, Zhang Zhengmo is truly audacious, actually being able to obtain so much pig iron and gunpowder..."

Not to mention pig iron, this thing was definitely a national second-level strategic material in ancient times, especially in the Qing Dynasty, when salt and iron were strictly controlled by the Qing court. The White Lotus Sect behind Zhang Zhengmo was able to get so much pig iron. Even if some extraordinary means were used, it was still quite amazing and bold.

Besides, gunpowder is not as expensive as pig iron, but it is not easy to get.

Because the output of gunpowder is lower than that of pig iron, even in the Jinchuan War more than 30 years ago, the annual output of gunpowder was only one-tenth of the annual output of pig iron, and more than half of it came from Sichuan, the main battle zone, and was a temporary military industry.

They acted so blatantly, Zhang Zhengmo and the White Lotus Sect were truly unscrupulous and did not regard the Qing government as human beings.

Well, it seems that he is not really a human being.

They caused such a big commotion and developed tens of thousands of followers before they were discovered by the county government. If Zhang Zhengmo had not been timid, he would have almost lost the county.

Butler Liu then asked, "Young Master, according to Master's previous instructions, these pig iron and gunpowder are to be delivered to the mountain village in batches in a few days. Do you still want to send them now? Or should we just keep them for our own use?"

Nie Yu thought for a moment and said, "You can send the pig iron, some of the grain, but not all of it. Keep all the gunpowder. If anyone asks, just say the situation is tense and we can't send it, so let them wait."

"Yes, Master."

Butler Liu bowed slightly and glanced at the brocade box in Nie Yu's hand unconsciously. Inside was the high-quality imitation jade seal worth more than two thousand yuan.

Nie Yu still wanted the jade seal back, because it was not safe to leave it with his noisy father. There were many people in his family and not everyone was as loyal as Butler Liu, the Nie family's loyalist.

Butler Liu's loyalty is based on a certain blood relationship. Butler Liu also had a daughter in his old age. His daughter is now his personal maid. Even if Nie Yu gets married in the future, she will be his concubine.

Nie Yu suddenly asked again, "Butler Liu, how much assets does our Nie family have now? I'm talking about silver ingots, copper coins, and other cash that can be withdrawn. Let's not talk about those that can't be converted into cash for the time being."

Steward Liu was a bit puzzled, but after a moment's thought, he replied, "In reply to Young Master, although our Nie Mansion has a lot of real estate, including several properties spread across the mountains and flatlands of Yidu County, and Master is known as the richest man in Yidu (the countryside), we still have to provide food and fodder to the mountain villages, and this year's grain has been expropriated by government officials, so we should still have over 1,300 taels of cash in the Mansion..."

"Master, do you need some money? If it's a small amount, I can withdraw some for you. If it's more, you still need to inform the master!"

It’s only over 1,300 taels!

Nie Yu, who had a vague understanding of Qing Dynasty currency, heard that his family only had such a small amount of silver. Although it was not too little, it was not as powerful as he had imagined.

"Okay! Then get me a few ingots first. I need them urgently." After hearing this, Butler Liu didn't ask what they wanted to do, but took them to the accounting office to get the money.

It didn't take long for Nie Yu to get two privately minted silver ingots from this era, namely the late Qianlong period (made in a private furnace recognized by the Public Appraisal Bureau).

Judging from their appearance, these two silver ingots should be medium-sized ingots because they are hammer-shaped and weigh about 10 taels each. They are also most like the ingots in TV dramas (the large silver ingots are like horseshoes).

Soon, Nie Yu returned to the room with the silver ingot and instructed his personal maid Xiaohong to guard the door and not let anyone in.

Then he picked up an ingot and clicked the recharge button on the panel. The ingot disappeared instantly, and instead, the account balance increased from more than 3 to just over 4.

Nie Yu took another ingot and clicked the recharge button on the panel.

The balance rose again to nearly 5.

Nie Yu nodded slightly, thinking to himself: "It seems that the exchange rate is not calculated according to the original silver price, but based on the purchasing power of silver at the same time..."

If we really calculate based on the original silver price, even if the Nie family takes out all the 30 taels of silver they can currently afford, it would only be around 120. In terms of purchasing power, it would be more than million.

The recharge problem of the Golden Finger Mall has been solved, and it has been confirmed that the silver of the Qing Dynasty can also be used for spending.

Nie Yu continued to scan the list on the panel. He didn't check to see if there were any firearms, because he had searched before and found nothing. Even if he did find any, they were all toy guns. He couldn't even see an air gun with some power.

Civilian use is truly civilian use!
But it doesn’t matter. If there are no hot weapons, don’t we still have cold weapons?
Nie Yu didn't look at the armors that cost thousands of dollars, but instead fixed his eyes on the swords and cold weapons.

An unsharpened "high manganese steel integrated Tang sword" costs only about 100 yuan.

Nie Yu waved his hand and purchased an additional 150 guns, plus 50 stainless steel red tassel spears.

In Nie Yu's previous life, these cold weapons could only be used as props and collections at most, but in today's Qing Dynasty, it is still the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the late Qianlong period.

Not to mention being invincible in the world, it is definitely more than enough to crush the Green Camp county soldiers in Yidu.

After getting 200 cold weapons at one time, Nie Yu's balance has dropped to four digits.

I saw a set of Song Dynasty iron Buddha infantry armor on the recommended interface...

Nie Yu gritted his teeth and bought it!
"Wow~~!"

It was the sound of the armor plates colliding with each other. The original Nie Yu disappeared, and was replaced by a Song Dynasty version of Iron Pagoda who was armed to the teeth.

Nie Yu could feel that the Iron Pagoda Infantry Armor on his body was very heavy, but it was not as heavy as he had imagined. He could even stand up and jog, casually pulling out the Tang sword he had just bought and slashing at the air in front of him.

It feels pretty good. Although it has no rules, it looks very intimidating when paired with the Iron Pagoda.

You can keep a trump card.

　Let's do this first! Write it and see if it doesn't work. ()
　　
　
(End of this chapter)