Great Song Pirate

Chapter 349 This Cannon Is Not That Cannon

He has already seen everything he should see in Jilongzhai, and most of the things that should be arranged have already been arranged. The discovery of Jinsha this time is purely a surprise, and the next thing he wants to do will take a lot of time. Xu Yi is worried about Danshui For the affairs of the village, I decided to go to Danshui Village first, and then come back and do my best to work on the affairs here.

After telling Yingchun and the others, they wanted to go to Danshui Village with Xu Yi, but they were stopped by Xu Yi. They heard that many people in Danshui Village are sick now, and it might cause a plague. Xu Yi Yi didn't want them to follow him to take this risk. After such a long period of operation in Jilong Village, the conditions here have been good, and the epidemic of the plague has been contained. It's better for them to stay here to be safer. He is not a saint, and he still has some selfishness.

After hearing Xu Yi's arrangement, Yingchun and the others didn't insist anymore, knowing that it was his wish, so they packed up his luggage for him, and repeatedly told him to pay attention to his health. He has just recovered now, so don't catch the plague again , Xu Yi smiled and replied: "Maybe even you don't believe it, and I don't know it myself. Over the past few years, I haven't even suffered from a small wind and cold. It seems that the disease has nothing to do with me, so you can rest assured." Well, your husband might be considered an invulnerable monster! It will be fine!"

After dinner, Qin Huzi brought a craftsman in his 40s to Xu Yi's mansion. After hearing the guard's report, Xu Yi immediately put down the pen in his hand and walked out of the study, letting Qin Huzi in.

Qin Huzi led the man all the way to Xu Yi's main hall, the man bowed his head and bowed, saying: "The villain Ren Bin sees the lord!"

Xu Yi looked at the craftsman in front of him who called himself Ren Bin. Seeing that he was about forty years old, with bronze skin, a short stature, and a little thin, his hands were thick and jointed, and his hands were full of scars. He came from a living background, so he said politely to him: "From now on, we will all be our own family members, so there is no need to be so big, just get up, sit down and talk!"

Qin Huzi pulled up this Ren Bin for Xu Yi, and sat down to talk according to Xu Yi's instructions. This Ren Bin showed some sincerity and fear, and felt like he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.

"Where is Master Ren from? What did you do before?" Xu Yi asked his subordinates kindly after letting his men watch tea.

"I don't dare to be a master. The younger one is from Fenghua. He has been a coppersmith for more than 20 years, specializing in casting bronze tripods and bells!" Ren Bin quickly replied with his head bowed, with a very respectful attitude.

Fenghua is not far from Mingzhou. No wonder Xue Tu brought him here so quickly. This Xue Tu is really a rabbit who only eats grass on the side of the nest. Anyone who gets close to him will be kidnapped immediately as long as Xu Yi says it is useful. Xu Yi really admired this big brother Xue Tu.

"Master Ren, don't be nervous. You must have been shocked a lot recently. I'm to blame for this incident. It's just because I need to ask some coppersmiths like you to help me. I made such a bad move in a hurry, which surprised everyone. What about Xu? You apologized!" Seeing his nervousness, Xu Yi apologized to him.

"Don't dare, dare not! The little one is just a small coppersmith, how dare you ask the lord to make amends for the little one? Absolutely not! Whatever the lord wants, just say it, and the little one will do it!" Ren Bin hurriedly Said.

With the effect of killing people and establishing prestige, it is impossible to estimate that Ren Bin will be as generous as Qin Huzi for a while, so Xu Yi didn't say any more, so he continued to ask: "Master Ren must be a foundry man." You must be a master, but I don’t know what big utensils have been cast by Master Ren?”

"Returning to the lord, the young one once took people to cast a copper tripod for Putuo Temple, which weighed more than 700 catties, and cast a bronze bell for Zuyin Temple, which weighed more than 800 catties. In addition, he also cast some small points for some temples. I just don’t know what the lord wants to cast this time, so I must try my best to finish the small ones!” This Ren Bin is not stupid, he knows that he will definitely use them when they are tied up, and wait for them Said, it's better to ask yourself first, and show a better attitude.

After hearing what Ren Bin said, Xu Yi nodded again and again. He really is a great craftsman who can actually cast a bell tripod of seven or eight hundred catties. If he is not capable, no one will use him to make such a big thing. If the casting fails, the loss is not small. With his answer, Xu Yi has a bottom line in his heart, so he said with a smile: "It seems that Master Ren is a smart man. As the saying goes, a person who knows current affairs is a hero. When we do things, I, Xu, must promise that I will never treat Master Ren and you guys badly! Qin Huzi can testify for me on this matter, and he was invited here by me in the same way before!"

Qin Huzi immediately said: "That's right, Ren Bin, don't worry, our place is different from that on the land, where we always suffer from other people's anger and be regarded as lowly people, but here, our lord is the most The most important thing is us craftsmen, as long as we work hard, don’t talk about eating and drinking, we will keep our chests up wherever we go, as you can see, when I brought you here just now, the soldiers who patrolled the village saw us and offered to give us a hand. Let’s say hello and salute us, when we are at home, only we kowtow to others, how can we feel like a human being living here?”

What Qin Huzi said is true. After Xu Yi took control of Dulong Island, he gave these craftsmen a high status. The people on the island have already formed a polite attitude towards them. The leader of the Polish army still has power. When they came just now, they did encounter a group of soldiers patrolling the village. Those people took the initiative to salute and say hello to Qin Huzi, which surprised this Ren Bin. He did not expect that these craftsmen would actually come here. With such a face, the feeling of fear in my heart when I first came here has disappeared a lot, and a person or a face is transformed into a layer of skin. This feeling of being respected by others is really good.

So Ren Bin quickly reassured: "Young ones believe, absolutely believe that we were always looked down upon by others before, and we are satisfied with being treated so favorably by the lord. No matter what the lord wants us to do, the little one will do our best Just make it, don’t dare to brag about anything else, on this casting bell and tripod utensils, the small ones are still a little bit capable!”

"That's good! That's good! Is there anyone else in your family?" Xu Yi asked again with a smile.

"My wife died two years ago, my eldest daughter was married long ago, and my two sons came here with me this time, and even my wife and grandson came here together. There are no close relatives in the family anymore. Some are just relatives!" Ren Bin returned.

Okay!Like Yang Wenzhong and the others, Xue Tuqian has a lot of experience. He knows that when these people are brought in, as soon as they settle down, their families will be brought in sooner or later. Keeping all of them to save trouble in the future, Xu Yi now wants to be dissatisfied with Xue Tu's ability to do this.

"That's good. I will arrange a separate courtyard for your family as soon as possible. It will be more convenient for your family to live together. If you need anything, just ask Qin Huzi for help. He is the one who has the final say in the workshop area here." Character!" Xu Yi arranged for Qin Huzi.

"Thank you, my lord! Thank you, my lord. I haven't accomplished anything yet, so how dare I ask my lord to treat me so favorably? This matter is not urgent, and our life is fine now! Mr. Qin treats us very well! We don't need to worry about food and drink !" Ren Bin was really touched, and hurriedly got up to decline.

"As I said just now, as long as you are willing to do things for us, we will be a family. You should settle down first, and then you will be in the mood to do things well. That's it!" Xu Yi waved his hand and asked him to sit down. Down.

After being grateful again, Ren Bin sat back on the chair, thinking in his heart, this lord doesn't seem like that kind of unreasonable person, isn't this kind of person?Those two dead ghosts really don't know the heights of heaven and earth. They swear and beat people every day. They sincerely want to die, so they can't blame them for being cruel. After all, they fall into their hands. Being polite to you depends on their faces. It also deserves it!So the fear of Xu Yi when I first came to my heart has gradually changed a lot.

"I just don't know what the lord wants me to do for us this time? Whether it's casting a bell, casting a tripod, or even something more complicated, casting a Buddha statue is not a problem!" After relaxing a bit, Ren Bin asked Xu Yi again. Dao, he thinks that Xu Yi got so many coppersmiths from them, maybe he just wants to cast some large-scale magic tools for Buddhism and Taoism. This is his old profession, and he is not worried that he will not be able to take it.

"Hehe! I believe that Master Xin must have this ability, but this time I am neither casting bells and cauldrons, nor casting any Buddha statues and altars, but a kind of casting that none of you have heard of or seen before. It is not a complex utensil, but it has very high quality requirements. What you want is your craftsmanship. Not only should the casted objects not have any flaws such as cracks and trachoma on the outside, but they must also not have any hidden damage on the inside. Or air bubbles, if the craftsmanship is not good, it will kill people!" Xu Yi gave him a vaccination first, and told him that the things he created this time must not be sloppy.

I haven't figured out what to do, but what Xu Yi said may be related to human life, Ren Bin couldn't help but immediately pay attention to it. In the past, casting bells, tripods and Buddha statues were big and demanding, but However, there are no such high requirements as Xu Yi put forward. Trachoma, air bubbles, cracks, and dark wounds are all prohibited. This is more troublesome. Casting is sometimes a matter of luck. Easy, he immediately became a little nervous again, so he asked cautiously: "My lord, you should tell me what this thing is first, and I will think about how to do it first, so as to meet the lord's request!"

Xu Yi nodded and said solemnly: "Pao! I invite you this time to cast a cannon! It is a weapon!"

Now even Qin Huzi and Ren Bin were confused, so before Ren Bin could speak first, Qin Huzi hurriedly asked, "Cannon? My lord is talking about a cannon cart. Can the cannon cart be made of copper? Is it possible?" It is very heavy, and I am afraid that even if it is built, people will not be able to shoot it! The stone cannons are all made of hardwood, at most the shaft is made of copper, and iron is also acceptable! What's more, now that we have Now that we have a ballista, why do we need this kind of stone cannon? Besides, won’t it be too expensive to cast it in copper?”

Ren Bin also knew about making stone cannons, so he nodded along with Qin Huzi strangely. Is there something wrong with the lord's mind?If you want to cast a hair stone cannon out of copper, how much copper would you need?Even if he casts it, how many people will be needed to pull the throwing pole and launch the stone ball with the weight alone!

Hearing Qin Huzi's question, Xu Yi looked at Ren Bin's expression, and immediately burst into laughter: "Haha... I knew you would misunderstand, the gun I'm talking about is not the kind you said The stone cannon and the cannon cart are not as big as you think, and they are not pulled by manpower to launch the stone bombs! They are a kind of artillery fired with our gunpowder, weighing at most a few hundred catties, haha!"

It’s no wonder that Qin Huzi misunderstood it. There was no such thing as artillery in their era. I’m afraid it will take decades for the first body-pipe weapon to appear. The kind of firearm that appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty was still made of bamboo. Things, if he says it now, it will rewrite history again. I am afraid that after his copper cannon is built, this kind of burst gun will not have a chance to come out.

"Cannons? Cannons made of copper? I don't understand! I really don't understand! My lord must come up with something new again! Does this thing work? I think our ballista is powerful enough now! It is necessary to get this again What artillery?" Qin Huzi shook his big head, and the big beard around his mouth trembled.

"Don't underestimate this kind of thing. I want this kind of artillery made by Master Ren. If it is good, it can shoot a large projectile as far as five to ten miles away, and if it fires a small projectile, it can shoot at least two or three. Li Yuan, think about it, if you shoot hundreds of small iron pellets at once, there will be an army in front of you, how many people can be killed with one shot! And you have seen the power of our thunderbolts before. , That's not something that ordinary armor can defend against, it can't resist at all, no matter how good your martial arts are, it's nothing if you encounter this thing!" Xu Yi explained to him.

Qin Huzi couldn't figure out what kind of artillery Xu Yi was talking about, but he had seen the power of the Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt created by Xu Yi, so of course he knew how powerful it was. An iron pellet the size of a little finger is really not something a human can bear!Thinking about it makes my scalp numb, my lord!It's just a pervert...

(The long-awaited artillery is about to appear, which is not too contrary to the historical development process, and Ge Dao also followed the history of artillery development, decided to start with copper artillery, and did not intend to do it overnight, and directly produced some rifled artillery , Otherwise I’m afraid that my brothers will jump out and scold me to death! Pida worked very hard today, but in the end he only completed an update of [-] words, and Geda didn’t try to make up the number of words. Seeing that the four update tickets still haven’t been received !Sorry!)
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