Li Xuantong asked about the progress of Ye Xing's cultivation. Ye Xing told the truth that he had cultivated all three elements of water, wood, and fire to the fourth level. However, he had been busy with affairs recently and had not made much progress. He seemed to have reached a bottleneck.
After personally fighting Ye Xing for more than ten moves, Li Xuantong nodded, "Now that you are using your three systems of internal power at the same time, you can fight against people on the 9th level of the day after tomorrow in a short period of time, but it cannot last long and you will eventually lose."
"If you reach level 7 in all three systems, no one will be able to compete with you in the acquired realm. However, I still believe that the only way to achieve the level of innate talent is to break through."
Ye Xing asked the master if he had any cultivation methods for the earth and metal systems.
Li Xuantong stared at Ye Xing strangely, his face a little unhappy, probably because he was afraid that Ye Xing would be too distracted.
Ye Xing quickly explained, "There is nothing wrong with my cultivation method, but I am always unable to quickly accumulate internal strength to break through to the fifth level. I would like to see if I can find a breakthrough point from other cultivation methods."
Li Xuantong couldn't agree at all and said, "Your cultivation speed is already that of a genius among geniuses. In just a short time, you have already reached the acquired level 4 in all three systems. What you want now is not a breakthrough, but more accumulation and understanding. A solid foundation is the best." important!"
"I don't have the training methods of those two series, but in fact, each series is very similar. You don't have to pay too much attention to these, just accumulate them, everything will fall into place!"
Ye Xing bid farewell to his master, returned to the villa, and asked Lin Tie to arrange the apprenticeship plan for the children in Yunhai Village, add a textile production line for them to practice, and asked Lin Tieqi to order two brand new ships, which must be strong enough to go to sea. .
Lin Tie didn't have any doubts and went to do it quickly.
Ye Xing walked into the factory and studied with everyone the design of a steam turbine that was enlarged several times, which was used to drive navigation.
The key is to calculate how much rotational force there is to allow the boat to move against the current. There is no data for reference in this regard. The only option is to make it as large as possible, with higher pressure and higher speed.
Ye Xing wrote down his thoughts. The material must be resistant to high pressure, the cylinder must be large, the impeller must be continuously improved, and the propeller that drives the ship must be designed. The total weight cannot be too large, otherwise the wooden ship cannot be installed at all. He must consider whether Use iron to build ships.
Leave everyone to discuss, and then go back to the military camp.
Ye Xing and Li Qifeng discussed it and concluded that training without actual combat is of little use, and the cadets in the military academy only learn theory without practice, which is empty talk.
Ye Xing asked, "Are there any pirates or some small forces who can sharpen their swords?"
Li Qifeng clapped his feet and said, "Junior Brother Ye is a great talent! I have been thinking about this issue these days. It is said that there are several large groups of bandits in the west of Donghai County, close to Guishan County. It is said that there are thousands of people. Donghai The county did not have the ability to deal with it, and the upper echelons of the Song Dynasty thought it was a local matter and no one paid attention to it, so these bandits have been doing evil for a long time."
"If we can get rid of this group of bandits, it will be our best training. Moreover, the role of the city guard is originally intended to be used in this way."
Ye Xing thought for a moment. His oil base was nearby. It seemed that this was something he had to do. No one had discovered the usefulness of oil yet, but it would be different in the future.
Ye Xing made a decision and said, "Let's take everyone with us, quietly take the boat in batches, and then let them carry out the actual battle to eliminate the bandits. This is the real training, and empty talk will not achieve anything."
The two discussed the details and immediately reported to Li Xuantong, who asked them to go ahead and do it.
The next day, Ye Xing led a special training team, plus Ye Qingyan, a total of 12 people set off first.
Others include Li Qifeng, and the instructors will set off in batches later, with a total of nearly 250 people.
After 3 days of walking, we arrived at the Xijiang River and then rented a boat to go up. The Xijiang River is vast and the water flow is slow. Due to the upstream flow, the boat speed is also slow, so it took 7 days to reach Ye Xing's newly created oil base.
Mu Zilang didn't expect Ye Xing to come at all, and was extremely pleasantly surprised. Ye Xing told him the purpose of this time, which was to prepare for the construction of this wasteland and to eliminate all hidden dangers.
Mu Zilang reported on various situations he had spent here for a month. The nearest town here is Dingnan Town, which has a small population. It is a land of swamps and mountains and forests. There are no crops, and there are no wild animals. Moreover, there are black animals growing underground. Oil cannot be grown, so it is extremely poor.
In addition, there are many groups of bandits running rampant nearby, and there is basically no business. However, various ores are produced here. The bandits mainly smuggle ore. They do not pay taxes, but resist and plunder, making the people miserable. The nearby towns have no way or the ability to suppress them. , can only let it go.
Ye Xing said, "Many people will come here in the next few days. Go and ask people nearby to build some temporary shelters first. We will use this as a base to clean up the bandits!"
Mu Zilang asked people to arrange food and accommodation. Fortunately, he was prepared in advance and there was no rush.
The next day, dozens of nearby farmers came to help. Mu Zilang gave them high wages and allowed them to cut down trees and build temporary shelters.
Ye Xing asked the special training team to be broken into parts to find out the intelligence of the bandits within hundreds of miles. The more detailed the better.
Ye Xing, Ye Qingyan and Mu Zilang walked around the oil base. This area with a radius of ten miles is a swamp, covered with weeds, and dark oil gushes out in many places. The locals used to use it as firewood, but the strong Smoke billows and is not used.
Now I have people take it back, filter it, put it into barrels, and rent a boat to send it back to Donghai City. There is nothing to do. The work is extremely simple and leisurely.
It was extremely cheap to buy this land with a radius of ten miles, but in fact, this kind of oil is produced within dozens of miles, but it is too big to manage, and it is not of much use now.
Ye Xing took out a 100,000 tael silver note and gave it to Mu Zilang, asking him to go to the town to get the ownership certificate for the fifty-mile radius, and asked him to reveal to the town mayor that it was the county guard's apprentice who wanted this land to be used to develop herbal medicine. .
The next day, Mu Zilang went to the town to handle ownership matters. Ye Xing and Ye Qingyan rode horses to inspect dozens of miles around. This vast area was a wasteland that no one wanted. There were not many big trees and it was all grass. , or small shrubland.
Many small lakes are black swamps formed by black oil spills, with a pungent smell lingering in the mountains.
Ye Xing was very happy and said to Ye Qingyan, "This is a treasure land! No one has discovered its use now, and it will definitely become a place that all forces compete for in the future.
We must establish a strong force here. "
Ye Qingyan said in confusion, "Brother Xing, I really don't see what else it can be used for besides this fuel?"
Ye Xing shook his head and said, "You don't understand now! But remember, we must use our lives to protect this place in the future. It is our most important base! East China Sea City is not our own place in the end. You remember, only mastering it It’s your own in your own hands!”
In the evening, Ye Xing and the two returned to the base not far from the Xijiang River. Mu Zilang had already completed the ownership certificate for this place with a radius of 56 miles. Because it was wasteland by the river, I only spent 50,000 taels to buy the land from the river to the mountain, and 10 miles upstream and downstream from the current base.
The three of them were chatting while having dinner. Ye Xing said, "We'd better build an oil base town here in the future. There are actually a lot of products here, but no one else knows about it. It's far away from Donghai City, which is our last retreat. "
Mu Zilang said, "Why not use our Yunhai Village as the last resort? That is our hometown!"
Ye Xing said, "Yunhai Village is in a remote mountain with poor products and far away from Donghai City. It is different here. As long as we develop a steamship, it only takes two days to go down the river to the county town, and it only takes four days to go upstream. Heaven, go directly to the sea, and you can retreat to the sea in the future."
Ye Qingyan was confused, "Brother Xing, why do you have to consider so many retreats? We are also city guards now, who dares to deal with us?"
Ye Xing said, "My master is now a county guard, so he can make a fortune so smoothly. If not, and our industry is extremely profitable, do you think others will let us go? As long as my master leaves here, In a few days, our property will be taken away."
Ye Xinghu said seriously, "It's possible that our lives will be in danger!"
The two men's faces darkened and they nodded. From textiles and newspapers alone, the annual income of 100,000 taels was just the beginning.
If it develops, any force will rush in and take a few bites, but now no one dares to do anything, and that's because he is the city lord.
Those who are thoughtful may have made careful calculations long ago. It is very simple. If you make a rough guess, you will know that Xingchen Villa is making huge amounts of money. Money is exciting and confusing, for sure!
