Lu Ban was very interested: "Your Majesty, let's do it then?"
"Now?" Qin Yun paused.
Zhutie Ling: "The sooner the better, I can't wait to see the day when the airship takes to the sky!"
Qin Yun laughed loudly: "Okay, our Great Qin has you and two elders, which are comparable to an army of 100,000!"
Lu Banzhi Tieling looked at each other and said, "Your Majesty, you are so complimentary, so complimentary!"
…
In the Kingdom of Wu, at the former site of the Primordial God Mountain Villa, Zhao Zongrui was sitting in the renovated main hall. At this moment, a group of craftsmen were studying the gas tank in the center of the hall.
Most of these craftsmen were disciples of Zhushenshan Villa recruited by Tingyulou. When the Japanese destroyed Zhushenshan Villa, they only slaughtered all the craftsmen in the village.
In fact, Zhushen Villa and Tingyulou have been working closely together over the years, which is why Tingyulou built improved versions of firecrackers and cannons based only on Qin Yun's rough design drawings.
"How about it?"
Zhao Zongrui asked impatiently, doesn't it look like a broken iron jar to him? Why has it been studied for so long?
An old man stood up and bowed: "Master, this thing is exquisitely made, especially the thread-shaped buckle, which can be tightened left and right. It can not only densely cover the tank, but also control the flammable gas inside and slowly release it!"
"The person who designed this thing has unique ingenuity and superb forging skills!"
Zhao Zongrui snorted coldly: "I asked you to build that flying thing. I didn't ask you to comment. You just said how long it would take to build it?"
"This... well, it requires a lot of manpower and material resources. This iron can is not difficult, but the flammable gas in it is nowhere to be found."
"Then go ahead and build it. No progress will be seen within half a month. I'll see you later!"
The hearts of the craftsmen sank. Many of them had received invitations from Zhutie Ling to go south to create a new great cause for Zhushen Mountain Villa.
But they were greedy for the orthodox reputation of Zhushen Villa and the high monetary rewards from Tingyu Tower, so they stayed and designed and manufactured structures for Tingyu Tower day and night.
But every time they are ambitious to launch a new thing, Qiongzhou will come up with something new. Even if there are various physical objects for them to learn from, just understanding the principles inside makes them frustrated. They were sweating profusely.
It's not that they don't work hard, it's just that these things are far beyond their cognitive scope.
"Reporting to the owner of the building, the envoy of the Tokugawa family wants to see you!"
At this time, someone came to report outside the hall.
Zhao Zongrui frowned: "Why are these Japanese people here?"
"Let them in!"
"yes!"
Not long after, several Japanese people strode in, and the leader bowed their hands.
"I, Koizumi Jingyi, have met the host!"
Zhao Zongrui narrowed his eyes: "Foreign Minister Fusang, why are you here at this time?"
Xiaoquanjing said: "I heard that Tingyu Tower is assisting the Wu State in trying their best to move south to Beiyin Mountain, but they are blocked by the Beiyin Fortress."
"I am here for one thing only, and that is to form an alliance with the State of Wu and help the State of Wu to capture the State of Yue."
Zhao Zongrui chuckled: "Go back, no need!"
Xiaoquanjing paused. He did not expect that the mysterious Tingyu building owner would refuse so simply. He turned his head and glanced at the big jar in the palace.
But he smiled and said: "Master, you must be stumped by the flammable gas in this iron can!"
Zhao Zongrui raised his eyebrows: "What? You know!"
Koizumi said: "To be honest with you, the Tokugawa family has sent a large number of forces to sneak into Qiongzhou since Qin Yun kicked it out of Ryukyu last time. Although the loss was huge, we also learned about this thing."
"This thing is called natural gas. It exists in nature and can be ignited when ignited. However, it is usually buried deep underground and is difficult to collect!"
The old man of Zhushen Villa on the side suddenly reacted.
"Earthfire!"
"I understand, this is earth fire. Mo Zu has clouds. In the canyons and swamps, there is earth fire, which burns inexhaustibly. There is a dry well in the back of Zhushen Villa. Back then, Mo Zu and he specially designed a mechanism to seal it. .”
Zhao Zongrui: "Then why are you still standing there? Why don't you just do it!"
"promise!"
A group of craftsmen hurriedly carried things away.
Zhao Zongrui stood up with a smile: "Mr. Koizumi Iichi, come on, let's talk in detail about how to cooperate!"
Koizumi said, "To be honest with you, the Fuso family, the Tokugawa family, and the Hattori family are fighting for control of the Fuso homeland, but I don't have the energy to directly participate in the war!"
"But it is still possible to hinder Qin Yun's maritime trade."
Zhao Zongrui pondered: "What do you want?"
Koizumi Ichi: "Cannonballs, we need a lot of cannonballs. Fuso is a small country with few people and insufficient resources, so I ask the poster to provide artillery fire to my Tokugawa family."
Zhao Zongrui smiled and said: "What's the difficulty? Just buy it with money."
Koizumi Iichi: "Fuso also wants to buy some iron ore. Don't worry, I, Fuso, will buy it at an absolutely high price."
Zhao Zongrui said: "I don't need the money. I can bring a few more ships from Fusang."
Koizumi raised his hand and said: "Then please cooperate happily, I will report it to the head of the family."
Zhao Zongrui waved his hand impatiently: "Go!"
Xiaoquanjing bowed his hands and stepped back, and Zhao Zongrui sneered: "A mere small country still wants to interfere in my affairs in the Central Plains, it's overestimating its own capabilities!"
Someone reminded: "Lord, this Xiaoquan Jingyi is a cunning person. He wanders around the mountains and rivers of Daxia all year round. You have to be on guard against this person!"
Zhao Zongrui: "Of course I know, otherwise, where do you think the Hattori family got their firearms?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone paused and then laughed.
"As expected of the original poster, tall, really tall! In this way, we can not only provoke civil strife in Fusang, but also eat both sides."
Zhao Zongrui: "Fusang's determination to kill me will never die. Once Qin Yun is dealt with, it will be time to cross the sea and destroy the Japanese!"
"The poster is wise, I wish you success in the future!"
Zhao Zongrui waved his hand: "Okay, keep an eye on the Wu side. The 300,000 troops are going south. Don't make any more mistakes."
"promise!"
…
At the foot of Zhushen Villa, a guard beside Xiaoquanjing asked.
"Sir, I have many Fusang volcanoes and no shortage of raw materials for gunpowder. Why do you want to buy firearms from Tingyulou?"
Xiaoquanjing said: "Do you really think that the muskets and artillery of the Bube family grew out of the ground? The owner of Tingyu Tower is known as the Thousand-Faced Fox, and we must be careful to deal with it."
The guard didn't understand why: "Then why do we still come to cooperate with him?"
Koizumi smiled and said: "This is the art of diplomacy. We don't need much help from him, but we have to ensure that he does not help the Hattori family. Okay, let's go to the next stop."
"Sir, where are we going?"
Koizumi Iichi: "Go see Qin Yun!"
The guard couldn't understand it even more.
…
In the country of Yue, Linping Port, the residence of the Pei family.
Qin Yun was inspecting the newly built power plant and boiler room.
At present, the main purpose of power generation is to electrolyze seawater, so it does not need to lay too many lines, but it requires the ability to collect hydrogen after electrolysis.
This requires many sealed gas storage tanks. For convenience, a steel plant and supporting factories for various parts were even built ten miles away.
As the largest natural seaport in Vietnam, it can be foreseen that this place will definitely become the most developed place in Vietnam in the future.
"My lord, why are you here in person?"
The head of the Pei family came forward with the workers, and Qin Yun said: "I'm here to see how it goes. Is the design and construction as required?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, we will definitely carry out the construction as required. Our Pei family will never disappoint Your Majesty's expectations."
Qin Yun nodded.
"Zuo Sisi!"
"exist."
"Confidentiality work will be carried out according to Qiongzhou. In addition, some people will be transferred to be responsible for the safety and security of the newly built arsenal!"
"promise."
Qin Yun patted the head of the Pei family on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Do a good job, your good days are still to come!"
The head of the Pei family was flattered, wondering why so many great families in Yue State were targeting his own family. He had heard that this prince was the most beautiful.
Could it be... that he has fallen in love with his daughter?
It seems that for the future of the Pei family, he has to go back and persuade his daughters.
If Qin Yun knew that this old guy was planning to give him a daughter, he would probably be very upset. This time he left the girls aside and managed to calm down for a few days in the name of inspection work.
After all, when the girls learned that Jiang Yingying was pregnant, they tried their best to find him every night.
It's not enough if he doesn't turn it over. Thanks to his hard work, he has a strong back.
Of course, now that the Wu army is approaching, there is not much time left for the Yue State. The top priority is to mobilize all the forces of the Yue State and fully invest in military production.
Prepare for the next war. Just when Qin Yun was about to take a look at the expanded weapons production line.
A guard came to report.
"Your Majesty, I would like to see Koizumi Iichi of the Tokugawa family."
Qin Yun narrowed his eyes: "Why is this little bastard here? What does he want to do?"
"The Japanese said they wanted to buy weapons and ammunition from the prince!"
Qin Yun smiled: "It's interesting, let's arrange it in the meeting hall!"
"promise!"
