The backyard of Wushiguan was expanded, and part of the back mountain was enclosed into the yard. Tall blowers and steel-making furnaces were built.
Every day the clanging sound of iron can be heard in the capital, and ordinary people can see black smoke rising in the distance when they raise their heads.
Fortunately, we don't pay much attention to environmental protection at this time, otherwise WTO will definitely be closed due to complaints. Xiao Feng and Jiajing came to Houshan to expand steel production. On the one hand, they needed to develop muskets, and on the other hand, they also needed seagoing ships.
The need for muskets was to deal with cavalry. Xiao Feng knew very well that in the era of cold weapons, cavalry was a bug.
The Ming Dynasty was limited by geography. Unless it could regain the Hetao area and annex part of the grassland, the development of the cavalry would never be as good as that of the nomads.
To regain the Hetao and annex the grassland, we must be able to defeat the nomadic cavalry. This sounds like an endless cycle.
To fight the nomads, you need a large number of cavalry; to have a large number of cavalry, you need to own the grassland; to own the grassland, you need to fight the nomads... And this death circle seems to be a steel ring, but it is actually just a grass ring. As long as you have the right scissors , you can cut it in one go.
This pair of scissors is a musket. It's not the current musket, it's the musket Xiao Feng is holding, and it's even better.
It is best to be able to fire continuously, load bullets faster, have a longer range, and be more powerful. Zeng Zaobanchou's hair is almost bald when he scratches it. His apprentices have passed a year and are one year older, but they still inevitably fight and fight while learning and working.
For example, the little fox often had conflicts with Huniu. Tofu helped the little fox and shallot helped Huniu. They often got into a fight, and Xiaodong had to come over to suppress it.
Although the demand for seagoing ships is not urgent, it must be considered in advance. Wang Zhilai's letter had revealed that Xu Hai was at the end of his rope and had begun colluding with the Franco pirates.
People in the Ming Dynasty couldn't tell the difference between Spain and Portugal, and they called the two countries collectively Franji. Xiao Feng estimated that the group Xu Hai colluded with was most likely from Spain.
Wang Zhi's fleet is the only one with strong strength along the coast of China and even the coast of Japan, but against the Franji pirate group, there is no guarantee of victory.
Although Wang Zhi's ship is also equipped with Fran cannons, it is difficult to buy Fran cannons. They mainly rely on buying one or two units on the black market at sea, and the quantity is very limited.
Secondly, the sources of artillery shells are limited, and they have to be bought at a high price. After a battle, they are almost used up. They can be called gold-eating beasts.
Xiao Feng's understanding of cannons was limited, but behind him was a view of the world. Behind his view of the world was the Ming Dynasty, with many skilled craftsmen.
The creativity of these skilled craftsmen may not be particularly strong, but when it comes to imitation, who did Ming Dynasty fear?
Xiao Feng asked Wang Zhi to transport a set of Fran cannons and artillery shells. In just a few days, he used refined steel and gunpowder to imitate an upgraded version.
Zeng Zaoban proudly said: "This thing is big, and it is easy to make! Although it costs steel, it is easy to start with. I don't think the musket you want to make is too small and too thin, so it is difficult!" The blacksmith shareholders also shouted Nod to express agreement.
They build a cannon that can swing a sledgehammer and enjoy the eighties. But when it comes to making a musket, not to mention eighty, not even forty, you have to spend ten yuan!
Wang Zhi got the upgraded version of the Franco machine cannon, and couldn't wait to send his troops out to fight the Franco people. The result was very impressive, and the battle loss ratio between the two sides was almost one to one!
I played against Franji before, so it would be great if I could exchange two for one! But Xiao Feng expressed that he was very dissatisfied. He decided to upgrade Wang Zhi's ship and at least cover it with a layer of iron. In this way, the battle loss ratio might be reversed and become one for two.
The task of replenishing Wang Zhi's shells fell on Yu Dayou for the first time. This was Hu Zongxian's arrangement, so that he could take the opportunity to take Rouge Bao back.
Yu Dayou actually blushed a little, hesitated for a long time, and nodded. Hu Zongxian looked at him like this and knew that the little tree would not grow straight if it was not repaired. He had to pay more attention to it, so he called the painting girl.
"He is going to the island to pick up the second wife. Can you think of something suitable to bring?" Yu Dayou waved his hands repeatedly: "She has stayed at Yan Shifan's place and Wang Zhi's place. What rare treasures have I not seen?" A martial artist has nothing but some gold and silver in his hands. What can he do with it? How about I get a gold hairpin and carry it with me?" The painting girl glared at Yu Dayou so viciously that Yu Dayou felt terrified. Know what you said wrong.
"General Yu, please don't mention her time at Yan Shifan's house again, okay? When did you hear my master tell me about my stay at Chunyan Tower? Women don't care about ordinary men. , but you are the man she likes! The last thing she wants is for you to mention such past events! Don't mention it, including the White Lotus Sect!" Yu Dayou nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. On this kind of thing, don't say anything. When it came to painting girls, even Hu Zongxian had to be resigned to being inferior.
"I made this dress according to the size written in Mr. Xiao's letter. I didn't even want to make the Jincheng silk and satin that the master bought for me." Yu Dayou unexpectedly took it, and it turned out to be silky, soft and good to the touch. , as soon as he touched it with his big rough hands, the painting girl snatched it away.
"Stop touching it, just pretend it's there. Don't even look at your hands. If you touch it a few more times, you'll have to cut the wire!"
"Painting Girl, just a set of clothes, isn't it too simple? Master said that Leopard Girl has suffered a lot and asked me to be nice to her."
"You know... what? She won't be surprised if you give her gold and silver. Putting on this outfit will make her forget the past. From now on, she is no longer Rouge Leopard. She is your second wife, Yu Dayou. She is the second wife of a dignified Ming Dynasty general of the third rank!" Yu Dayou escorted the cannonballs and followed Mao Haifeng's ship to the island.
Wang Zhi warmly welcomed Yu Dayou, and he just had to put up a banner on the island. Hearing that Yu Dayou was going to pick up Rouge Leopard, Wang Zhi directly asked people to prepare a wedding hall and teach Yu Dayou.
"Brother Yu, taking a concubine is different from marrying a wife. You can't hold any ceremony when you go home. Although my place is simple, everything is complete, and I can help you liven it up. No matter how you say it, I have traveled thousands of miles to come here. You, I will be with you for the rest of my life!" There are quite a few talented people among Wang Zhi's pirates, and some of them used to be masters of ceremonies in the village, and they really held a ceremony for Yu Dayou, which was no different from those who married wives in the village.
Rouge Leopard never thought that she would get such treatment as a concubine. She was so happy that she forgot about her shyness. When she got on the boat, she kept chatting with Yu Dayou.
"My sister used to always say that she wanted me to marry openly, but since I heard that you had a wife, I knew there was no hope. Even if I could marry you, there would be no wedding hall, no worship of heaven and earth. I didn't expect that today would be impossible. Yes!" Yu Dayou smiled and nodded: "Actually, my wife also said that you can do whatever you like, she doesn't care." Rouge Leopard shook his head repeatedly: "This is already very good. My sister always said that in fact, the ceremony is nothing. It doesn't matter, as long as the man is really good to you, it's enough!" Yu Dayou nodded: "Don't worry, I will be good to you."
"My sister often says that she won't live with me in the future, otherwise if she sees my husband bullying me, she won't be able to help but kill someone. Do you think she is stupid? Who can bully me?" Yu Dayou nodded: " As long as I'm here, no one can bully you!"
"By the way, husband, when I ran out, I helped my sister bring out the dozens of bliss pills she had saved. She only had a few left with her. Please find a way to help me give them to my sister. There is no bliss. Dan, she will feel very uncomfortable." Yu Dayou hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, give it to me, and I'll let Master find a way."
"Ms. sir, if my sister really comes to see me one day, you... you won't be angry, right? I don't have any requirements, I just want to follow you, but you can't let my sister see me. I can go out to see her, Not at home." Yu Dayou hesitantly raised his hand and gently hugged Rouge Bao into his arms. The two were of similar height, and Rouge Bao shrank his body and retracted into Yu Dayou's arms.
"Your sister, who is used to freedom, may not come to see you. If she does come, I will definitely hold a banquet at home and treat her to a drink." Yan Shifan also returned to his hometown in Jiangxi at this time, and he walked around the ancestral hall , lit incense, prayed for the blessings of his ancestors, and then led people straight to his newly built mansion.
This mansion is three times larger than the Yan Mansion in the capital. The tallest building has five floors, with carved beams and painted pillars, making it majestic.
The mansion is filled with exotic flowers and plants, rockeries and strange rocks, all of which are exquisitely crafted and extremely luxurious. The mansion is surrounded by mountains and water, with faint green mountains and gurgling water. It is truly a blessed land of gods.
Yan Shifan looked at Xiuxiang proudly: "How about my mansion? People say that Tengwang Pavilion is the most beautiful in the world. In my opinion, it is not as beautiful as a corner of my mansion!" Suzhou looked around with a smile on his face, as if he didn't care about these things. People didn't care about the jaw-dropping wealth and beautiful scenery, but it made Yan Shifan look at him with admiration.
Gradually from the time he entered the Yan Mansion, Yan Shifan only knew that she was a strong kung fu girl, a born bitch who couldn't live without a man, and was extremely charming, even compared to Yan Zhihu.
But this battle in the capital allowed Yan Shifan to see another side of Sui Sui, which is why Yan Shifan must take Sui Sui back to Jiangxi.
Yan Shifan hugged Xu Qin and rubbed him hard: "Qian Xu, aren't you from the White Lotus Sect? Why are others afraid of Xiao Qin, but you don't seem to be afraid of him? I originally thought it was because you two had an affair, but then I I found that even the woman who had an affair with him was respectful to him, why didn't you do the same?" Gradually, he responded positively to Yan Shifan, moving his hands faster and harder than him: "I was afraid of him before. But every year I As I grow up, I become less and less afraid. When I really grow up, we are not necessarily afraid of who is the other? He is a little afraid of me now, and he doesn't dare to sleep with me." Yan Shifan was stunned. He was stunned and shook his head in disbelief. Why did he feel that he didn't understand?
Is it driving so fast? Can’t even an experienced driver like me get on the bus?
"You grow up every year? Is this natural? But based on my experience, you are already very big and will not get any bigger! You said that when you really grow up, Xiao Qin will be afraid of you Now? How old do you think you are really grown up? Why is Xiao Qin afraid of you? I am not afraid of you no matter how old you are! The bigger the better!" Gradually he smiled seductively, lying next to Yan Shifan's ear and licking it gently with his tongue. He touched his ear hole, but the words he said made Yan Shifan's whole body run cold.
"You know that when a voodoo girl loses her virginity, all the voodoos will eat away at her heart. Don't you know that I controlled Zhang Yuan with my heart voodoo? Why didn't you think about it, why am I not afraid?" Yan Shifan then realized that he had indeed ignored this. question.
Gradually, not to mention that I have already lost my virginity, even things that should be broken and should not be broken have already been broken. But gradually she turned out to be a voodoo girl, and she was also a priest-level voodoo girl who could control the heart voodoo!
Isn't she afraid of being poisoned by all kinds of poisons?
"Why...why? You...you are not going to die soon, so you come with me?" Gradually, it seems that you like playing with Yan Shifan, especially when he is nervous, it will be more exciting and enjoyable to play with him. .
She threw herself into Yan Shifan's arms, her whole body weak and boneless. Although Yan Shifan had doubts in his heart, he was still gradually aroused to the point where he couldn't control himself and his whole body became hard.
No, no! Yan Shifan suddenly realized that he was not like this before! Although I was gifted with extraordinary talents in the past, I was able to control the seven girls at night, but I have always been able to control them freely!
Unless he took the Bliss Pill, which made him uncontrollably indulgent, he had always been proud of his calmness when facing other women.
I have eaten and seen them before, how many beautiful girls have I never played with? Naturally, he is more calm than those men who only have two girlfriends.
But he suddenly discovered that since Xiang Xiang came to his side, he had almost no resistance to Su Xiang. As long as Su Xiu's eyebrows moved, he wanted to take action!
While Yan Shifan was thinking, he couldn't help but continue to move. When the gradually soft and plump body pressed against his, even his ability to think disappeared, leaving only animal desires in his mind.
Gradually she chuckled and whispered in his ear: "Because I am a blood aunt. Blood aunts are not taught, but refined. In fact, you have never seen a real woman. When I grow up, That day, you will know what a real woman is." Xiao Qin also returned to Miao territory at this time. On the way, he dismissed everyone and returned to the Tusi Mansion alone, with a calm demeanor and the same style.
Gu Yue'er was playing chess with Ke Zifan. When she saw Xiao Qin walking in, waving her fan, she jumped to the ground happily, but she was helplessly stabilized by Xiao Qin's eyes.
"Brother Qin, you are back. Did everything go smoothly?" Ke Zifan also stood up and raised his hand to Xiao Qin: "Cousin, I didn't hear the news about Emperor Bintian. I guess you didn't succeed, right?" Xiao Qin asked. As if he didn't understand Ke Zifan's sarcasm, he just looked at him and smiled slightly like he was looking at an ignorant little brother.
"This trip was not just for the purpose of assassinating the emperor. Cousin, how is everything in Miao territory these days?" Ke Zifan nodded: "Everything is fine, but cousin, my father said before, If your action succeeds this time, things will be feasible this year. Since this action failed, there will definitely be no second chance. The national destiny of the Ming Dynasty is still there, and my father and son still cannot take advantage of the millions of people in Miao territory. Risky." Xiao Qin's fan paused unnoticeably, and then smiled and said: "This matter is not urgent. We are still far away from famine in the autumn. We can consider it in the long run. There is one thing, I think, that should not be delayed. It's been too long, I have to find time to talk to the big toast and my cousin." Ke Zifan frowned: "What's the matter? My mother has been in poor health in the past few years, and she is not very willing to see you. If you have anything to do with me? Just say it." Xiao Qin laughed: "Tell you? What should I tell you? Gu Yuer'er is my White Lotus Saint. If you really want to marry her, I have to bear the pressure of the entire Holy Cult. After all this hard work, Can I not talk to my cousin? Besides, Gu Yue'er has no family anymore, and I am her family. I don't see your parents, how can this matter be decided?" Ke Zifan's face suddenly turned red, and his whole figure As if he was drunk, he couldn't help but stepped forward and grabbed Xiao Qin's hand.
"Cousin, cousin, you...you didn't lie to me, did you? I've asked so many times before, I...can you really help me?" He didn't notice that Gu Yue'er's face brushed. He turned pale and looked at Xiao Qin blankly.
Xiao Qin blocked Ke Zifan's sight and winked at Gu Yuer. Gu Yue'er breathed a sigh of relief, and her face returned to normal, with a shy blush.
At this time, Xiao Qin stepped aside just in time, allowing Ke Zifan to see Gu Yue'er's face. The tenderness in that fortitude made Ke Zifan's soul fly away.
"Brother Fan, can I still not understand what's on your mind? It must have been ten years ago since I first brought Gu Yuer'er to Miaojiang, and you have been pestering her and refusing to leave. Later on You have come to the main forum twice on behalf of Miao Jiang. Each time, you have to rush to find Yue'er before you finish talking about business. I am your cousin and half of Yue'er's master. You If I don't worry about the two of you, who should I expect to worry about it?" Ke Zifan was elated. A small part of his dissatisfaction with Xiao Qin in the past came from his different philosophies, and a large part came from Gu Yue'er's intimate attitude towards Xiao Qin.
Now Xiao Qin's words have made all his dissatisfaction disappear. Holding Xiao Qin's hand, it was almost three points closer than kissing his own brother.
"Cousin, I'm going to tell grandma that tomorrow I'll have someone prepare a family dinner. Let's chat while drinking!" Ke Zifan glanced at Gu Yue'er and ran away.
Xiao Qin's smile gradually faded and she looked back at Gu Yue'er.
"How are things going with Yun'er? Has she come to report to you?" Gu Yue'er nodded: "After Miss Yun comes back, according to your arrangement, she will stay in the ecstasy where Jin Mantuo grew up. Valley. It was originally guarded by Ke Zifan and the chieftain's guards, but according to your explanation, I have been pestering him these days and he has never been there. The high priest's people came the day before yesterday and said that it was the message from Miss Yun. , she has already done it.”
