Chapter 95 (1/2)

Li Yuanqing stood up and looked down at the crowd from a commanding position. ”Will you be deceived by the imperial court, the garrison of Guangning army, and the governor of Changsheng island?”

”Don't be angry, my Lord. I dare not.” Xu Liang was frightened and fell to his knees.

Old man Yang and the craftsmen around him were also scared and fell to their knees.

Li Yuanqing was very satisfied with the attitude of the people, his face softened a little, ”you all get up. Although I was poor, Li Yuanqing never grudged the rewards of his talents. As long as you do a good job and let my children bleed less, what's the matter if you reward you with a few hundred taels of silver

”A thousand taels? Ten thousand taels? ”

People couldn't believe their ears and looked at Li Yuanqing one after another. If this is the case, then how much hope should there be in this day?

Li Yuanqing glanced at the crowd.

How is it possible to want a horse to run and not let it eat grass?

However, Li Yuanqing, who came from later generations, was deeply aware that technology was the first productive force.

Only when the generals and soldiers are sharp, can Li Yuanqing have more capital to create more wealth.

After a long time, people recovered from their excitement.

A carpenter in his fifties said, ”my Lord, I don't know. I don't know. Can we have the opportunity of making contributions like old man Yang and Xu Liang?”

Li Yuanqing smiles, ”of course. No one is willing to work in the army. You are the only one who can do it

The carpenter was overjoyed. He retreated cautiously to one side, but his mind was spinning rapidly. What should he do to get such a reward?

At this time, Xu Liang calmed down. He looked at Li Yuanqing carefully and said, ”my Lord, it takes time and effort to build a bird blunderbuss. I wonder how much iron and how many hands can you give to the young man Yang?”

Li Yuanqing looked at him, ”how much do you want?”

Xu Liang gritted his teeth, ”my Lord, I don't know much about this matter. I can only keep experimenting. Villains need at least three helpers, 500 Jin of iron. ”

Li Yuanqing laughed, ”OK. I'll give you and old man Yang 1000 catties of iron, and then select 20 blacksmiths from the craftsman's house. In the process of building the bird's blunderbuss, all the people were satisfied with the food, and each person could eat 2 liang meat a day. I'll leave it to you. ”

Xu Liang and Yang Peifu could not help but kneel down and kowtow, ”willing to die for the adults.”

The two men left in a hurry. The other craftsmen in the room looked at Li Yuanqing eagerly, waiting for Li Yuanqing to assign new tasks.

Li Yuanqing smiles, ”our army will soon move to Changsheng island. You probably already know that Changsheng island is now full of waste, and we all have great opportunities. ”

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It took a whole morning to talk to the craftsmen. After lunch, Li Yuanqing came to the blacksmith's shop of Yang Peifu and Xu Liang.

They chose the blacksmith's shop on the hill behind the camp and began to build a large scale.

Making iron is different from heating. The burning temperature of wood is not enough, and a lot of coal is needed. At this time, although the sea surface has thawed, it is too late to buy coal from inland.

Fortunately, there were other blacksmiths in the households of Guanglu island. They bought some coal from there and used them first.

In this regard, Li Yuanqing also informed Guan Canghai that Guan Canghai would make a batch of coal for their blacksmith shop in the shortest possible time.

Looking at the two people in full swing, Li Yuanqing did not stay too much, warm words encourage a few words, then came to the dock.

At this time, the craftsmen are ready. In the afternoon, they will go to Changsheng island with Li Yuanqing.

Xu Heizi has been in Changsheng island for more than a month. Although news often comes back, Li Yuanqing did not personally check it out and did not know the detailed progress.

At this time, it was the last ten days of the first month of the first year of Tianqi. There were signs of thawing in the offshore ice layer. Now, it is not too much trouble to go to Changsheng island.

The party set off quickly and arrived at Changsheng island the next afternoon. Xu Heizi led the crowd to welcome him and led Li Yuanqing to inspect Guanglu island.

For more than a month, the main focus of Xu's work was in nanxinkou.

After all, it is too close to the south of Liaoning. The defense here is also the top priority of Changsheng island's defense work.

”You see, sir, we have built twelve watchtowers here these days, and we can clearly observe the movement of the opposite side a few miles away. As for the camp, we have also carried out a lot of investigations. Changsheng island is very large, and there are many suitable places to live in. We have selected several places to implement, and you have to make a decision. ”

In nanxinkou, Xu Heizi reported to Li Yuanqing on his work during this period.

At this time, more than a dozen watchtowers have been set up on the hills near nanxinkou and deep in the woods. These watchtowers are all set up in the woods on the mountain. Unless you look at them carefully, it is difficult to find people living here from a distance.Xu Heizi and their living place also chose a depression a few miles away from nanxinkou, in order to avoid the fireworks when cooking and heating.

Li Yuanqing nodded.

They think very thoughtful, this period of time, must have been a lot of grievances, this tower like man, now has lost a circle.