C64 Early Autumn

In September, although Hainan Island in the Great Ming Dynasty was still hot, autumn wind was blowing in the clouds of the Han Dynasty.

The weather gradually turned cold, and the Xiao family's ice business also gradually turned cold.

This was an inevitable phenomenon.

After all, not everyone had the money to buy ice cubes every day.

In fact, in this era, there were many poor families that did not have overnight food. They usually did not spend money on unnecessary things.

Fortunately, with the wealth they had accumulated during the summer, the Xiao family had already entered the middle ranks of this era.

If he used his family's money to buy land, Xiao Wen would be able to become a mid-level landowner … Of course, if they were big landlords, then it wouldn't be a matter of money or not. Mergers of land, in addition to money, also required a certain amount of political power.

After all, in this rural society, many farmers are reluctant to sell their land unless it is absolutely necessary.

Unlike the China of the 21st century, many people had their own land in the countryside. However, they would rather sell their land and enter a big city to find a job than live in the fields.

Of course, in this era of China, land sales were also not allowed.

However, Xiao Wen didn't choose to become a landowner.

If he opened a tropical plantation and planted some cash crops, Xiao Wen could consider it. However, the climate in the clouds is not suitable for growing tropical cash crops.

Therefore, he only bought a small plot of land and hired a few people to help him grow the herbs. After all, Xiao Wen currently had the identity of a Godly Doctor.

As for the rest of the money, he used it all to enter the military industry. With the money he took from the army's salary, Uncle Lee gave Xiao Wen many orders. Even though Xiao Wen's offer was relatively cheap, he still made quite a bit of money since he couldn't afford the large number of orders.

At the same time, Uncle Li's military strength had also increased significantly.

"If an ordinary person dares to set foot in the military industry, there is no doubt that he will die. But you have the title of Minister of the Left, so you are not afraid. However, you must remember, even if you have the title of Head Officer of the Left Household, you must not casually step into the weapons business in the future. Perhaps because of this crisis in the clouds, His Majesty might turn a blind eye to your actions, but it does not mean that you will be able to do as you please in the future. " He said so to Xiao Wen when he issued his first order for weapons — ten Renaissance Italian designs that could penetrate the lever crossbows of the cavalry armor of the time.

Xiao Wen also knew that the weapon business was a business that would cause the government to be wary of it.

Therefore, he did not have many opportunities to earn more money in the future.

However, this didn't affect Xiao Wen's windfall this time.

Xiao Wen had also equipped the garrison with weapons such as the Eight-Bull Crossbow, Backfire, Zhuge Lianjun, and even Greek fire (a primitive flame thrower invented by the Greeks), and an indigenous Molotov cocktail.

It could be said that apart from the explosives, Xiao Wen had also taken out all the weapons suitable for this battle.

Xiao Wen was confident that by relying on these weapons, if the Steel Cavalry dared to attack the Cloud City, they would be unable to return.

The second day after Xiao Wen Ye didn't accept the discovery that the Eight Flag Cavalry had entered the Cloud Continent, He Heshen's banquet also arrived as scheduled.

"Although I've got the key evidence that Heshen was a spy. But in order to keep the whole place in order, I'll still go and meet Heshen. " After putting on a decent set of clothes, Xiao Wen walked out of the house.

As the situation became more and more favourable to Han, Xiao Wen and Lee were not only aiming to repel the Manchukuo Iron Cavalry.

Destroying them was a goal that they had agreed upon.

"Well, sir, shall we go to Heshen Mansion now?" Guan Yu, who was standing at the door and dressed in a child's attire, asked.

Although the outfit looked very good, it was more about the close-combat training and the armor worn during the march and the war.

However, the boy's outfit made Guan Yu feel very awkward.

He didn't like red makeup and loved to be armed. He could completely use it on Guan Yu.

"Of course, are you ready?" Xiao Wen looked at the three little guys and said.

"Alright." The three little fellows answered in unison.

However, the three little ones this time were no longer the same Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang, and Shangguan Wan'er. It was Guan Yu, Li Zicheng, and Zhuge Liang, the three little fellows.

Even though the culture in the Darkhan Kingdom was very open, according to the ancient times. If it was a little loli like Wan'er, who was around seven years old, it wouldn't be a problem to bring her out of the house.

However, Xiao Wen didn't ask her to follow him as there was a certain risk in coming to this banquet.

Xiao Wen felt that instead of going through danger with him, he would go through great dangers. If Wan-Er stayed at home, with her background as a spy of Tang Dynasty, Xiao Wen felt that she would be fine even if the entire cloud had been broken by the Manchu Manticores.

As for Li Zicheng, because he had tried to sneak into the cavalry many times, he had even knocked out a cavalry soldier yesterday, impersonating him.

Thus, when infuriated, Uncle Li handed him over to Xiao Wen.

Before the end of the war, Xiao Wen had to take good care of Li Zicheng and not let him have the chance to slip away.

This time, Xiao Wen didn't meet any servants that obstructed him.

Under the guidance of a polite servant, he smoothly entered Heshen Mansion.

"Brother Xiao Wen, you're finally here." Big brother, I've been waiting for you for a long time! " As soon as he saw Xiao Wen, He Heshen immediately walked up to him.

He enthusiastically held Xiao Wen's hand, as if all the coveting, conspiracies, scheming, making things difficult, and even plundering, these past few months, all of these did not exist.

It was as if the two of them were brothers that shared the same fate and shared the same fortune.

However, when he held Xiao Wen's hand, a team of spies from the Mansion had already ambushed him.

Naturally, these ambushes couldn't escape Xiao Wen's detection skills.

However, Xiao Wen didn't feel any fear.

He said to Heshen, "How could I dare not to come along with the warm invitation of Lord Heshen? Today, we shall get drunk! "

He Xing stared blankly for a moment, and then a dazzling smile bloomed on his face.

"Of course! Just get drunk! "

He watched as Xiao Wen sat in his seat and walked to the side hall.

He patted his head and said to himself, "I'm so dumb. Why didn't I think of drugging Xiao Wen's wine? As long as the guests fainted, I could use their drunkenness as an excuse to put them in the guest room to rest and to put them under house arrest. As for the sabre and axe men … What's the use of that! "

Earlier, when Xiao Wen said he was drunk, he gave He Shen some inspiration.

It was actually not difficult to keep the guests at the banquet. As long as he used the wine from the medicine, he would be able to do it.

There was no need for them to use force to force them to stay.

Thinking this way, he called the butler over and revealed his thoughts.

"Lord, isn't it a bit inappropriate to change the plan at the last minute?!" The housekeeper listened to He Heshen's plan, although he also felt that it was quite a good plan. However, because of this, cancelling the original plan of using sabre and axe men to imprison them would be somewhat risky.

However, He Heshen was full of confidence. He said, "It's not like I'm asking you to cancel the sabre and axe man's plan. However, if the plan for the medicinal wine could go smoothly and knock everyone out, then there would be no need. But if someone wasn't fooled by the medicinal wine, then the sabre and axe hands would have their uses. "

"Sir is wise, your servant will do it right away." The butler bowed to Heshen and said.