Wu State, Dongjun City, official workshop.
A group of craftsmen from the God-casting Villa were stared at by the sergeants. The sound of forging could be heard one after another, sparks were flying, and outside the workshop they were facing many half-finished artillery pieces and muskets.
These people are all blacksmiths recruited by Tingyulou, but not all of them are willing.
After all, they were respected blacksmith masters before.
It's easy to sell a weapon for hundreds of taels, but now they have become ruthless blacksmithing machines.
If it were a little slower, the whip would fall down, or the head would fall off.
Of course, a few skilled masters still get extra treatment. They are responsible for dismantling and studying Qin's weapons and equipment.
At this moment, a disassembled bolt-action rifle was placed on the weapons table.
From the frame to the barrel, from the spring to the firing pin, to the magazine, things go on.
Yin Wuxie stepped forward: "Everyone, this is the complete musket and bullets that Tingyu Louhua got with great efforts. Have you gained anything from studying it for so many days?"
A white-haired old craftsman bowed and said: "Sir, this object is exquisitely constructed, comparable to the top-notch mechanical creation of Zhushen Villa. Building this object is like building a giant crossbow."
"Elsewhere, Lao Cao and others have already figured it out. The bullet is stuffed into the magazine, loaded through the bolt, and the trigger is pulled to trigger the primer to be ejected. It is the same as the principle of a fire gun."
"But what we don't understand is how the Qin State manufactured such exquisite things on a large scale. You know, these things are very expensive in terms of iron and copper."
"Even if the gun body is replaced with iron wood used in shipbuilding, it will still be difficult to reduce the cost. The cost of making one of our guns can be used to make thirty fire blunderbuss. Sir, is it really necessary to spend such a price?"
"Even if we do it, we may not be able to match Qin Zhi."
Yin Wuxie snorted coldly: "I heard that Yulou has no money? Build it for me. If you can't finish it in three days, your head will fall on the ground."
The craftsman's heart sank. Just when he was about to speak, the old man beside him shook his head.
The craftsman snorted softly, then turned around and went to forge iron.
Yin Wuxie smiled and said nothing. In his opinion, these people just had itchy skin and could be cured by just licking it.
"Everyone, Tingyulou will be rewarded for his merits. If you complete the task, Tingyulou may not be willing to take out the elixir of longevity and share it with you. Okay, you can get busy!"
After the explanation, Yin Wuxie turned around and left.
After he left, several highly respected craftsmen gathered together, including the Zhu family, the Zhang family, and the Wang family. They were all descendants of the outstanding founder of Zhushen Villa.
"What the hell is this? When have I ever experienced such cowardice?"
"That's right, if I had known this, I wouldn't have left the mountain even if I were killed."
"Then what can we do? If we set foot here, we will either die of exhaustion or be beaten to death!"
At this time, a craftsman motioned for everyone to move to the stove. A few people understood and the disciples stepped forward to knock on the iron embryo to protect the few people.
An old man took out a letter from his arms.
"Everyone, this is a letter from my cousin."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was stunned.
"Cast Iron Ridge?"
The old man nodded: "Yes, my cousin sincerely invites me to go and join the King of Qin."
A craftsman sneered: "The world is as black as crows. The King of Qin is equipped with tens of thousands of such guns. You can imagine how tired they are."
"That's right, we are all slaves anyway, what's the difference? To make a success, for the sake of our long-term friendship, we burned the letter, and we will just pretend that this didn't happen!"
Zhu Chenggong shook his head: "Everyone, if you don't believe me, don't you believe Lu Ban? Lu Ban has always been unruly. Logically speaking, if he was treated like this like us, he would rather die than . But now, he and my cousin are both academicians of Tiangong Academy and enjoy the same treatment."
"Every trip is protected by a master warrior. If you don't worship the king, you will receive millions of taels of research funding every year. My cousin said that he made the hot air balloon, and they also have more powerful mechanisms. Everyone. You are an ambitious person, why should you come with me instead of suffering this cowardly attitude here!"
Someone's eyes lit up: "Seriously?"
Zhu Chenggong said: "The King of Qin has spent huge sums of money to prepare six new iron-clad ships. Don't you all want to see the behemoths on the sea? Zhushen Zhengzong and Tiangong Zhengzong are both in Qinyue now. You don't want to think about yourself, but also think about it. I want to think about my afterlife and fame."
Some people still hesitated: "It's easy to say, my family members and relatives are all under control, and we are being monitored all the time. How can we escape."
Successfully cast: "What's so difficult about this? If you are willing, the airship will come to pick you up. Your relatives also have arrangements."
A red-haired craftsman with a hot temper said in half-baked Chinese dialect: "Damn it, it's the other way around! I don't want to be treated like a coward here. If you don't go, I'll go!"
"That's right, Master Hu came here to study, not to be a dog." Zhu Chenggong said with a smile.
The red-haired craftsman said: "I, Hu Tutu, came here for the tribe, how could I be trapped here for the rest of my life?"
You know, anyone who can forge iron is definitely not a weak old man. If he takes off his robe, he will not be a muscular man.
As long as you learn a little martial arts, your martial arts achievements will not be bad.
This Master Hu is from a certain country in the Western Regions and is a master himself. He traveled ten thousand miles east alone to study, but he was tricked by Tingyu Tower into coming here.
Hu Tutu spoke, and several people had their thoughts.
"I agree, but if we go to Yue, without the treatment you mentioned, we will never build a weapon for King Qin."
"Yes, I can go, but my relatives must be properly accommodated."
"I don't have that much trouble, just take my disciple away."
Zhu Chenggong smiled. In fact, these people he was looking for had little or no worries, and he was 80% sure to take them away.
"Okay, everyone, when the next batch of artillery is inspected, I will wait for this..."
Everyone gathered together and discussed quietly.
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Yue Guo, travel to the camp.
Zhutie Ling took the reply: "Your Majesty, the disciples of the Thief Sect have replied, and there are forty or fifty top craftsmen and their relatives who are willing to surrender."
Qin Yun was overjoyed: "This is a good thing!"
Then Qin Yun said seriously: "This is the first batch. We must ensure their safety, otherwise who will trust us in the future? Let me think about it."
Qin Yun thought for a moment and said, "Come here, call Wang Menghu, Li Daoling, Chen Jin, and Yang Gong."
"promise!"
Not long after, Qin Yun's four great kings, no, four great masters, came with dragon and tiger steps.
Qin Yun got straight to the point: "Everyone, it's time to test the results of your training. The first mission is to rush thousands of miles to rescue the craftsmen detained by Tingyu Tower."
"Yang Gong, you are responsible for providing intelligence support and response."
"Li Daoling, please bring the disciples of the thieves together."
"Chen Jin, you take three hundred Zhulong elites by sea and sneak in quietly from the east on the Kyushu."
"Wang Menghu, you bring fifty Zhulong elites, wear mechanical flying eagles, and provide air support by airship."
"Everyone, this is the first battle of our Qin State's special operations battalion. Running thousands of miles is not easy. Do you have confidence?"
The four of them looked at each other and said, "Yes!"
Qin Yun smiled and said: "This time, I will go in person. Yang Gong, you and I will come together!"
Yang Gong paused: "My lord, don't you believe me?"
Qin Yun: "No, I'm almost breaking through, but I'm still a little short of it."
As soon as these words came out, the four of them were stunned. They were all experienced, so they naturally knew that the Grand Master needed actual combat. Even if they gave him tricks, they could not compare with actual combat.
Yang Gong nodded: "Okay!"
