Fourth brother's reminder simply opened up a new way of thinking for Mo Jiuye.
However, the current work of making bombs is not done by others, it is all done by my own brothers.
It's no problem for my brothers to wield swords and guns. The fifth brother is smart and careful. He has no problem developing gunpowder with the formula. It's not difficult for everyone to learn to make bamboo bombs together. It's just that the blacksmithing thing is really difficult. he.
There is no doubt that if you want to coat the bamboo tube with iron, you must have the help of a blacksmith.
Seeing that Mo Jiuye didn't respond, Mo Qing asked: "Jiuye, do you think what your fourth brother said is unreasonable?"
"No, dad, Fourth Brother's suggestion is very good. It's just that if the bomb is made of iron, it will require craftsmen who know how to make iron. The fewer people we know about making bombs, the better."
For Mo Jiuye, making bombs was no small matter. The Mo family was already on the cusp of the storm. Once this matter was leaked, it would definitely cause a lot of trouble.
He would rather have a shorter bomb throw with less power, without any risk.
On this point, Mo Qing thought further than he did.
"Although it is your brothers who are making bombs now, these bombs will be distributed to those soldiers in the future. Do you think bombs will still be a secret in the near future?"
Mo Jiuye really won't worry about this. The Mo family naturally wants to raise loyal people when raising soldiers, and they will feel relieved only when the prepared bombs are in their hands.
The reason for his caution was simply that he did not want the method of making the bomb to be revealed.
In this way, even if a traitor appears among his own private soldiers in the future, he will at most take away a few finished bombs, which will pose a much lighter threat to the Mo family than if the formula is leaked.
However, he thought of being able to make a bomb that could be thrown farther away, and his father's intention was very clear. He wanted to find a reliable person who could make iron to make the iron sheet wrapped around the bamboo tube.
"Dad, this matter involves the method of making bombs. If Tao Ran and one of them can do it, there is no problem at all. After all, there is no doubt about their loyalty to our Mo family. If it were an outsider, I would rather our bombs have a shorter throwing distance. Some."
In Mo Jiuye's heart, he could not completely trust even Hu Cong.
Since Mo Qing returned to the Mo family, he discovered that his ninth son was unusual. He was not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also thoughtful.
"What you are worried about is not unreasonable. Taoran and his group were trained by me. I know their character very well. Now that the Mo family has been exiled here, they will follow them without hesitation, so there is no need to worry about their loyalty."
"Dad, you mean, are there people among them who are good at blacksmithing?" Mo Jiuye understood what her father meant immediately.
"If I remember correctly, I rescued Lin Hong in a small town not far from the Western Border.
He was working as an apprentice in a blacksmith shop at that time. He was beaten half to death on the street because he stole a steamed bun from his boss's house. I thought he was pitiful at that time, so I rescued him. I thought it would be better to call him and ask. no problem. "
Although Mo Qing didn't understand blacksmithing, he knew a little bit about it. Steelsmithing was not a technical job, and he believed Lin Hong could do it.
Mo Jiuye still believed in Tao Ran's old subordinates.
"Dad, I'm going to find Lin Hong right now."
Not long after Mo Jiuye left, he came back with Lin Hong.
On the way, he had inquired clearly that Lin Hong had been an apprentice for a long time, and because he was sent to the blacksmith shop since he was a child, he learned a lot there.
It's just that the master is mean and bullies him for his young age. He has always been treated as an apprentice. In fact, all he does is work that can only be done by a skilled master.
In this way, there is no problem for him to hit the iron sheet.
However, iron was strictly controlled by the imperial court in this era. Those who opened blacksmith shops in the city had to apply to the government, and only after receiving approval could their shops be opened.
Not only that, the amount of iron used in the blacksmith shop is fixed every month, and it will be gone when it is used up.
If the business of the shop is good, it will basically be open for half a month and then take a break.
Therefore, for today's Mohists, the source of iron materials is a key issue.
This is not a problem for Mo Jiuye at all. The Taobao Mall in Wife’s Space sells iron materials.
He just needs to find an excuse and bring it out.
Now that he had chosen to use iron sheets to wrap the bamboo tube, Mo Jiuye planned to put the small iron beads in it as well.
He didn't know whether this would be successful, but he was unwilling to give it a try.
Once successful, the power of the bomb will not increase by a factor.
The matter was finalized, and for three consecutive days, Mo Jiuye was responsible for preparing iron materials, tools and locations for blacksmithing.
He Zhiran was not going to be idle here either. It was now the beginning of June, and the day when Mo Hanyue and Meng Huaining were to get married on June 12 was getting closer and closer.
After all, Mrs. He is someone who has been through this before and knows why twins are prone to premature birth.
Zhang San went to the capital to ask a gynecologist to come over and he didn’t know whether he would be successful. Even if he was successful, considering the distance from the capital to the northwest, he probably wouldn’t arrive too early.
Although her son-in-law repeatedly assured her that He Zhiranhui, mother and son were safe, she, as a mother, was still uneasy.
It would be different if the master of gynecology was here. He and his son-in-law could show off their special abilities. In this way, the safety of He Zhiran and the baby in his belly would be protected.
Therefore, in order for Mrs. He to allow her daughter to take good care of the fetus, she did nothing all day long. As long as Mo Jiuye was not around, she would always stay with He Zhiran, for fear that she might accidentally cause fetal infection.
With Mrs. He watching all day long, it was really inconvenient for He Zhiran to prepare something for Mo Hanyue.
There is no way, my mother is my mother, everything she does is for her own good, He Zhiran can't throw people away with a black face.
She had already discussed with Mo Jiuye what dowry to prepare for Mo Hanyue.
The courtyard built was part of the dowry. He Zhiran originally planned to pay for it himself, but later his mother-in-law and sisters-in-law felt it was inappropriate.
In the end, after calculating the cost of the courtyard, it was divided into ten parts. Each of the nine brothers of the Mo family contributed a share of money, and Mrs. Mo also contributed a share.
In other words, this courtyard is the dowry prepared by the whole family for Mo Hanyue.
He Zhiran had already said in front of her family that she would arrange Mo Hanyue's dowry.
There are a lot of good things in her space, but these belongings all come from the royal palaces in Dashun and Southern Xinjiang. It is okay for her to put them on Taobao as antiques for sale. If she uses them as a dowry for Mo Hanyue, if someone is interested, she will find something wrong. , but the gain outweighs the loss.
Therefore, He Zhiran had planned to purchase Mo Hanyue's dowry at Taobao Mall.
