Great Song Pirate

Chapter 108 Gunpowder Workshop
After Xu Yi returned to Dulong Island, Jin Huo saw that he and Xue Tu were sitting on the island, so he immediately called up his men impatiently, boarded several warships, and went out to sea to do big ticket sales.

Xu Yi was shocked when he heard this, so he hurriedly found Jin Huo and tried to persuade him to think twice, not to rush to take the idea of ​​an official ship, but at this time Jin Huo couldn't listen to what Xu Yi said, although he didn't reprimand Xu Yi , but still smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said: "I said, boy Xu, you are too cautious. Looking at this large sea now, who are we afraid of? If it weren't for you to come back, I would have Just go out and give him a vote. It’s just right for you to come back now. Take care of your home. Don’t worry about going to sea. It looks better than me, but I am better than you in terms of going out to do things. Anyway, I have been wandering in the sea for so many years, isn’t it just going to sea to rob? Let’s be pirates instead of robbing, should we all go drink Northwest? Is it windy? No matter how thick the old bottom is, you can’t just sit and eat! Don’t try to persuade me. I’ll come back after I go out and finish the work. I guess Qian Laoben and Shuimao will come back by then. Let’s have a good year , As for the fact that you want to go to Hangzhou to open an escort agency, we can discuss it after they come back!"

Seeing Tiger Jin happily bring a group of brothers on board, Xu Yi was even more worried. He stood on the dock for a long time without saying a word. He didn't sigh deeply until he saw Tiger Jin and his boats leaving Hukou Cliff. With a sigh of relief, he turned around and walked slowly towards the stockade.

"The military commander is not in a good mood today!" Xu Yi heard someone talking to him, so he looked up and saw Xue Tu and Li Bo greeting him not far away.

Xu Yi smiled wryly, for these two people, Xu Yi had already regarded them as confidantes, he could say anything to them, so he slightly shook his head and said: "It seems that Master Jin is determined to fight against the government, I'm worried that if this continues, I'm afraid the government will not be far away from purging us!"

Xue Tu understood Xu Yi's thoughts, so he comforted him: "Actually, the military commander doesn't have to worry about it. We went out to sea to be pirates, and what we did was a business that lost our heads. The reason why Master Jin did this is also for his own reasons. Let’s be pirates, instead of robbing, go to open an escort agency. It’s reasonable for Master Jin to figure it out. We will slowly persuade him in the future. After all, he is still the master of our Dulong Island, and the military adviser can’t go against his will Isn't it? I think this matter should wait for Brother Qian and Shui Mao to come back, and after you and I have explained to them in advance, we will persuade Jin Dangjia together, and Jin Dangjia will understand the painstaking efforts of the military adviser!"

"What brother Xue said is very true. Jin's family has his reasons for doing so. We, the pirates, can't stay on the island all day. Now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, the military adviser won't let him go to beat the autumn wind himself. I'm afraid Master Jin can't rest, so the military advisor should stop thinking about it!" Li Bo also chimed in.

Xu Yi sighed deeply again and said: "That's all I can do. I'm just worried about these brothers on the island! Brother Li Bo, you and I can go to the back mountain with me! I want to build a workshop there, Xue Brother, help me choose some honest and capable helpers, I will make some new gadgets for future use!"

Both Li Bo and Xue Tu nodded in agreement. Li Bo followed Xu Yi over the mountain and came to a secluded place in the back mountain. There is a small stream winding down until it flows into the bay. Far away from the stockade, Xu Yi was quite satisfied with this place, so he told Li Bo: "Li Bo, I want to build a workshop here, and I will leave this matter to you. I will give you a blueprint later. According to the drawings, arrange some people to build this workshop as soon as possible!"

Li Bo nodded in agreement and wondered, "I don't know why the military commander built this workshop? Why didn't he just build it in the village? Why did he go to such a secluded place to build a workshop?"

Xu Yi smiled and said: "You may have heard of what I'm going to do, it's called fire medicine, this thing will explode when it encounters fire, it is very dangerous, once it is built in the village, if it explodes, it may endanger many brothers and family members in the village , that’s why I chose here!”

"Fire medicine? I've heard some people in the army talk about this thing, but it's not very powerful and it's very difficult to make. The imperial court has this kind of thing. Does the military advisor know how to make this kind of thing?" Li said. Bo had already heard about fire yao, so he continued to ask.

Xu Yi thought to himself that although gunpowder had been invented in the Song Dynasty, the formula of the early gunpowder was not perfect. Most of them were based on arson and contained poisonous ingredients, which used poison to kill the enemy and had the function of explosion. It was not perfected until about the early Southern Song Dynasty, and it was not until after the Southern Song Dynasty that it was actually widely used. Now Li Bo felt that fire medicine was not very powerful, so it was not surprising, so he explained to Li Bo: "Fire medicine This thing is a kind of violent thing. After it is put into a sealed container and ignited, it can explode violently, which cannot be resisted by humans. Within the range of the explosion, it can be said that neither humans nor animals can escape. Once there are these These things will make our Dulong Island invincible, and they are of great use. The goods I bought this time contain these raw materials. After I make them, you will know how powerful they are. !"

Li Bo knew that Xu Yi could always come up with weird things, so he was skeptical that the fire medicine he said could be so powerful. He had never seen fire medicine, so he naturally didn't know how powerful it was. If it was really as powerful as Xu Yi said Great, then wouldn't those martial arts practitioners have no use for their martial arts?But what Xu Yi wants to do has his own reasons, so he nodded and said: "In this case, I will build a workshop as soon as possible!"

Although Xu Yi was a little depressed and worried because of Jin Huo's affairs, he still started his preparations for the production of gunpowder according to his original plan. After all, there are already too many things he needs to maintain here, and he cannot be easily The tiger gave up here because of his short-sightedness. With the help of Huoyao, Dulong Island can also have an extra ability to protect itself.

Yingchun also saw that Xu Yi had been in a bad mood for the past two days since Jin Huo led the boat away. Even though she was usually careless, she thought of the reason, so she used the time when the two of them were alone at night to relieve Xu Yi: "Mr. Are you worrying about your father's affairs for two days?"

Xu Yi was lying on the bed, enjoying Yingchun's finger pressure, humming and saying: "That's right! My father-in-law has changed these days, and he has become a little ambitious. I'm worried about the future of the island." !"

Yingchun said in a rare warm voice: "Father is this kind of person, and you don't mind, he used to be a person who couldn't stand a little anger, or he wouldn't kill that Baozheng brazenly and go to sea because of my affairs." After doing this business, I didn't expect that after becoming a pirate in the sea, I would still be angered by others. First, Li Tong occupied the sea, so that my father and the others could not go out to rob at will, and it was Jiang Desheng who monopolized the sale of stolen goods to deceive us. Tiger Island, because Li Tong also wanted to plot against me, he killed Li Tong with your help. Now he can feel proud, but you don’t let him go out to sea at will, of course he won’t Agreed, in fact my father still loves you very much, but you should let him be better on this matter, after all he suffered a lot for me and suffered a lot, so don't worry about this matter Well, if you want me to say that there is nothing wrong with the old man going to trouble the government, isn’t the stuff on their boats full of people’s fat and people’s ointment? The old man just can’t see how they harm the people, so he hit those official ships Why can't we snatch something that the emperor can enjoy for himself?"

Xu Yi smiled and shook his head, Yingchun is an ordinary woman after all, of course she doesn't think so deeply about the problem, how can she understand his painstaking efforts?So he smiled bitterly and said: "Actually, I don't want him to go to sea to rob, but you don't know, Da Song is far from being able to bully anyone, and the Zhao family's power is not exhausted. With these dozens of boats, thousands of people want to move the official boats of the government, no doubt they are hitting stones with pebbles! Once the government is encircled and suppressed, the land we have worked so hard to lay down will be destroyed in one fell swoop. It’s not just three or two people who died at the time, but there are still thousands of lives on our island, all of which are in the hands of my father-in-law, how can I not worry about it?”

Yingchun beat his back lightly for him, and muttered: "When these people went to sea to become pirates, they all knew that they were doing the business of losing their heads. If it was really the officers and soldiers of the government who came here, we would fight if we could. If we can’t beat it, why don’t we just run away, anyway, this sea is so big and boundless, we can’t beg for food wherever we go!”

Xu Yi turned over, grabbed Yingchun's hand and pulled her into his arms, scratched her nose and said with a smile: "Things are not as simple as you think, Dulong Island is just such a waterway, once the government navy comes If we come to conquer, as long as we block the mouth of the waterway, it will be tantamount to trapping us on the island. At that time, we will be unable to fly even if we have wings. I know what you are thinking. If there is a conflict, it will make it difficult for you, don't worry, I will persuade him well, and will not make your father angry because of this, I will think of a way, even if the government navy comes to encircle and suppress, I can't let them My little pirate was caught, but let’s not talk about it now, first let me see that the jewelry I bought for you is beautiful! And your father is eager to have a grandson! Why don’t we work harder ?”

Yingchun's face was blushed again, and she quickly got into his arms, not daring to show her head anymore, her heart was warm. She liked the set of jewelry that Xu Yi brought back for her when she went out this time. This is Xu Yi The first time I bought a gift for her, not to mention the price, just this intention alone made her satisfied. She said that she wanted to see Yingchun's jewelry, but Xu Yi's hands were really dishonest. One by one fell on the head of the bed, and soon the curtains on the big carved bed swayed. Xu Yi temporarily put aside the depression in his heart, and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the love with Yingchun. Cuiyu and Yuehong looked at the faces of the two girls, but they didn't know how to mention this matter to Yingchun.

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