"Look, we still have so dicinal herbs with us."
Aunt weighed the bundles on the two of them, noticing Shaoxi busy reuniting with her friend, so Aunt didn’t disturb them.
Together with Ruan Mian, Ruan Qingsong brought the sick people in the Residence together.
They unified their efforts to diagnose and treat their ailnts.
Aside from so individuals with existing disabilities, others weren’t seriously ill, rely suffering from malnutrition, leading to common illnesses.
As long as their diet improves and they have better conditions for warmth, these troubles can be overco.
Of course, so dicine is also needed for supplentary treatnt.
Solving the food issue isn’t difficult.
"Aunt, later co with to Xinrong Health Care Center, I want to et Nanny Lou and Miss Xu."
Aunt already guessed her intentions: "You want to regularly donate so food to the Residence through Nanny Lou and her team?"
Aunt really understood her: "You can’t trust people’s hearts, directly giving Silver Coin might lead to chaos as soon as we leave, wouldn’t it?"
"We receive dividends from the health preservation hall every month; that money will be used to help these people, it’s also a good deed."
Ruan Qingsong was evidently surprised by their righteousness.
"Miss, a monthly donation is no small amount of Silver Coin, wouldn’t that be difficult for you...?"
"This amount of Silver Coin is within my capability, but I can’t give much more than that."
"Brother, to truly solve this issue fundantally, it has to start from the monarch."
"If the world is prosperous and peaceful, would the common people suffer? Certainly, every dynasty has its hierarchies, but comparatively, if the monarch is wise and the ministers unified, the people will live better overall."
"If the throne falls into the hands of soone incompetent and corrupt for personal gain, how can peace prevail? The people will just endure suffering, finding even self-help difficult."
At this point, Ruan Mian suddenly stopped talking.
"Discussing politics like this is disrespectful, fortunately it’s only close acquaintances here; let’s not let this spread."
She smiled, unknowingly changing how Ruan Qingsong looked at her considerably.
"Miss, if you were truly my sister, as your brother, I would be ashad." Ruan Mian joked: "Brother may not rember anything now, but once he was from a rchant background, yet succeeded into officialdom by his own ability. If not for villains ddling, he wouldn’t be staying in distant Wuheng."
"Brother has grand ambitions, and I simply share his aspirations. Even though Brother has experienced trouble, I sincerely hope for him to rally again and not belittle himself!"
Ruan Qingsong felt encouraged and nodded firmly.
After spending the afternoon at the Residence, they got things settled there.
Leaving today would be too rushed, so they chose to return to the city and rest for a night, while Ruan Mian and Aunt made a visit to the health preservation hall to finalize donation arrangents for the Residence.
On the way to the health preservation hall, Aunt pulled out sothing new to show Ruan Mian.
"Mianmian, look at this!"
Ruan Mian looked over and saw a firearm made of processed iron and bronze on the carriage.
Comparatively more portable than the simple firearms they made before.
Ruan Mian was slightly curious: "Where did this co from? This era hasn’t developed to the point of having such firearms yet, has it?"
"Among the military supplies I’ve confiscated before, there was never such a delicate firearm. At that ti, I wanted to improve them, but due to limited ti and resources, I couldn’t focus on it."
Aunt quickly explained: "This is my first ti seeing this, it’s sothing I got from a servant at that black market shop."
"I suspect they only had this one; after I took it, they had no chance to fire. Do you think those heartless people having this might imply that Wen Qiang, who colludes with them, knows sothing too?"
"Should we follow the clues further, is it possible the rebels already have advanced weapons?"
Aunt’s words reminded Ruan Mian.
Her suspicion could be valid.
Looking at the firearm, it was evidently more portable and delicate than the ones from the weaponry, yet a bit heavy.
If indeed crafted by King Yan’s faction, they’d hold a natural advantage during rebellion, attacking Capital City.
Da Jing lacks much in terms of hot weapons; the earlier firearms were heavy, long, and quite rough in construction, not ideal for warfare.
Their range wasn’t satisfactory either.
Reflecting on this, Ruan Mian took the firearm to have a closer look.
Aunt quickly cautioned: "Be careful, don’t let it fire accidentally!"
Ruan Mian smiled: "This item is not well-made and has much room for improvent, it won’t fire easily."
Upon hearing that, Aunt beca interested: "Mianmian, can you, by any chance, improve firearms?"
Ruan Mian glanced around and noticed the lack of pen and ink, so she simply described it verbally.
"In the era I once lived, seeking a livelihood wasn’t easy. Mastering multiple skills to avoid danger was essential; crafting weapons was no exception."
"When we reach the health preservation hall, I’ll draw a blueprint; it can be improved by tonight."
"If I rember correctly, there’s a blacksmith shop on the street behind the health preservation hall? Let them craft so key components, then I’ll assemble and integrate them. The firing chanism should be flintlock, connecting the trigger to the wheel lock. Once the trigger is pulled, the wheel spins against the flint above, instantly igniting fierce flas."
"However, this firearm’s range is short, with strong firepower and significant recoil, making it prone to accidental discharge compared to now."
"But strong firepower is enough! Although I didn’t quite understand the principles you ntioned, I think impressive is enough; you just need to make it!"
"With such advanced weaponry, won’t we be invincible?"
"Hey! Can we sell arms? Oh my! Wealth beyond imagination awaits!"
At that mont, Aunt seed to fantasize about being buried under piles of Silver Coin.
Her mind was full of gold ingots.
Regardless of when, arms trading would undoubtedly bring significant profit.
Ruan Mian wasn’t thinking that far ahead; truly embarking on such trade involves much more.
She already possessed ample gold, silver, jewels in her space, and the treasure in Longchang Mountain, along with the ability to generate wealth within her realm, eting her needs.
Currently, she focused on developing Wuheng well, aiding Xie Huai’an, and suppressing rebels.
Becoming the richest would naturally follow through other business endeavors too.
Yet, Aunt’s words had a strong agreent: "Indeed, with this thing, we’d be unstoppable."
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