When the other three supervisors saw their companion being beaten, they approached and started to attack.
Song Che did his job, pointed at his head, and yelled at them: "If you can, hit here. If you break it and you can't make a gun, let's go to the sea and feed the sharks together!"
Several supervisors looked at each other, holding on to their cane whips tightly, but no one dared to make a move.
"Those who bully the weak are afraid of the strong and treat me as a paper tiger, then you are totally wrong!"
Song Che flicked his sleeves, returned to Old Tang's workstation, and said bluntly: "Old man, my surname is Song. If you don't understand anything, just ask. How can we make a gun without communication and discussion?"
Not only Old Tang, but all the blacksmiths looked at Song Che with admiration. It turned out that this wealthy young man was not a slave who could be pushed around.
Old Tang's throat was hoarse and he bared his yellow, glutinous rice teeth. He smiled and said: "Master Song's drawings are very detailed, but there is nothing I don't understand."
Song Che nodded and said, "If you have any questions, just call me. From now on, I have the final say on this weapons store."
Then he started wandering around the shop openly, and the supervisor could only stare, not being able to tolerate him.
Weapons shops are naturally places where weapons are produced. Japanese pirates are all pirates and are good at naval warfare——
When fighting on the sea, both sides would first exchange a wave of bows and crossbows. Then they would send small boats to ferry each other, or large ships would collide with each other. The attackers would board the boats and engage in hand-to-hand combat.
The warship itself is small and spears cannot play a role. Therefore, the melee weapons built are mostly machetes, and there are not many exquisite craftsmanships. As long as the blade is sharp enough and can chop people to death, it is considered a good weapon.
As for long-range weapons, they are generally hard bows.
You must know that on the sea, there is strong wind all the time, and the arrows shot are almost impeccable. Perhaps because of this, Wang Zhi found ways to tie him to Shedao to develop muskets.
With the instantaneous firing speed of the musket, general wind resistance is really not a concern.
"It's time to eat, it's time to eat!"
I finally made it to noon. Two supervisors carried a bucket of vegetable soup that was comparable to "water" and placed it in front of the weapons shop.
The blacksmith quickly put down his hammer, picked up the bowls and chopsticks that had been prepared, and lined up for lunch.
Each person had one spoonful, and they could refill after eating, but there was only one bucket, and it was gone once it was finished, so they all ate very quickly. Sometimes the vegetable soup was still in their mouths, so they queued up again.
Old Tang only filled a bowl and squatted next to his work station, sipping slowly. The bowl of vegetable soup, which didn't even have any oily flowers, made him drink up the sweet, bitter and spicy taste of strong alcohol.
Zhang Hu also brought lunch to Song Che. In response to his strong request, not only fish, shrimps, crabs and other seafood were served, but also an extra whole-grain flatbread was added every day.
Song Che's stomach was already growling, but he just tore off a piece of cake and was about to put it into his mouth. He accidentally looked up and found that all the blacksmiths were staring at him.
Song Che moistened his lips, sighed secretly, walked to sit down next to Old Tang, tore off half of the pie and handed it over, so that it wouldn't be awkward to find someone to eat with.
Old Tang looked at the big cake and swallowed. Although he was eager for it, he never reached out to take it.
Song Che dipped the flatbread into the Old Tang soup bowl and said with a smile: "Eat it, you're welcome, they don't dare to say anything."
Old Tang started to gnaw, tears welling up in his eyes, and he choked with sobs and said thank you.
"By the way, old man, are these all mine workers?"
While eating, gather available information.
Old Tang nodded, "Those who work in the mine work in two shifts, morning and evening. After dark, these people will get up to work, and those in the mine will sleep in their bunks."
Not even giving each person a bed?
"Isn't the gold mine on the southeast side? Why do these miners sleep here on the west side?" Song Che asked again.
Old Tang said: "The mine on the southeast side was dug out a month ago, and now a new mine has been opened on the west side."
That's it... Song Che nodded, taking all the information to heart, and then lowered his voice and asked, "Can you do me a favor?"
Seeing that Song Che's tone suddenly became mysterious, Old Tang realized something and blinked to indicate that it was possible.
Song Che whispered: "Cut some beef tendon for me to use for making crossbows. It doesn't need to be too much, just one inch per day."
Old Tang looked at the flatbread in the bowl and pondered for a long time. Finally, he raised his head and blinked in agreement.
Song Che smiled knowingly, said no more, put the remaining half of the cake into Lao Tang's bowl, stood up and left.
In the afternoon, everything was business as usual.
Song Che chatted with Lao Tang about his daily life when he had nothing to do, and learned that most of these blacksmiths and miners were from Tongzhou and Taizhou.
A businessman came to the town and said that he had discovered a gold mine overseas. He recruited young and strong men to help, and he could earn one tael by digging ten taels of gold.
Faced with this "universal wealth", all the young people in the town who thought they had some strength secretly crossed Haiphong to Shedao with a dream of getting rich.
Unexpectedly, things backfired. Only when they got to the island did they realize that they were just coaxed into doing hard labor and would not be able to take a penny home until they died.
The businessman who coaxed people to come to the island was Ma You from Majiazhuang.
Song Che told Lao Tang that Ma You's family was ruined.
Old Tang laughed all afternoon.
…
At night.
Sure enough, a team of about 300 miners walked down the hill. Those who were sleeping in the shacks were shouted out by the supervisors and taken to the mines like ducks on the shelf to do night work.
After the shift, everyone was exhausted. They didn't wash up or change clothes. They got into the still warm, moldy quilt and fell asleep.
"Mr. Song, thank you for today's cake."
Old Tang held Song Che's hand and pretended to thank him, but actually handed him a small piece of beef tendon.
Song Che accepted it with a smile and returned to the thatched cottage.
Next is the escape plan:
Zhang Hu and Zhao Long are eating, drinking and sleeping together. If you want to escape, you must first get rid of their surveillance. The best way to get rid of them is to kill them.
Punches and kicks definitely won't work.
Song Che once watched a very interesting movie about a prisoner who used the elastic band of his underwear to make a crossbow and shot a prison guard.
Regardless of whether this movie is real or not, making weapons to kill people is the most effective way to make up for the lack of force.
Beef tendon is used for this purpose.
If Zhang Hu and Zhao Long can pass this level, the next step is how to escape to the dock and leave by boat;
She Island is surrounded by sea, and if you want to escape back to the mainland, you have no other choice but to take a boat;
Song Che's thatched cottage is located on a hillside. Going down there is a military station. This road is not feasible, and going up is the cliff and the mouth of the sea that we have visited before;
Peng San said that there is a cave under the cliff that can be connected to the mine in the mountain. If you can find the entrance to the cave, go back to the mine in reverse, come out of the mine, and sneak around the Ronin camp, you can reach the dock.
Through these days of observation, Song Che discovered that the military bugle would be blown every two nights on She Island. At this time, the Japanese pirates would board the ship urgently to support the front line. After repelling the Daliang navy, they would return to the island after dawn——
If you can find a way to board the warship, you can blend in with the Japanese pirates and leave She Island.
"well……"
Escape was not easy, Song Che sighed.
Just thinking about it makes me feel so difficult, so difficult, so difficult...
