Under the watchful eye of Zeng Guofan and Du Zhitian, Makqin once again performed a shooting performance. The last fifty rounds were swept away.

Seeing the dense bullet holes on the stone wall 100 meters away, the two were also surprised.

Zeng Guofan, the historical Zeng shaved his head, was extremely ruthless, killing people, his eyes were not blinking, and he couldn't help but feel his heart tighten at this time. If you beat someone, you can wear three or five of them.

Lao Du was thinking that this kind of thing was really hurtful and shouldn't have appeared. Lao Zeng's first reaction was the same as Hong Rong, this person must not fall into the hands of the enemy. Whether his products are used or not, how to use them, we will talk about it later, and we must first control him as a person!

So, the two praised Makqin with a smile, gave him a sum of silver taels that was enough to make him tempted, and hired him to work for the Qing Dynasty Supervision Bureau.

His job was to oversee the manufacture of the guns and to research new varieties. For his safety, he was also equipped with nine guards, who took turns to protect him and ensure his safety throughout the day.

Makqin was delighted. Not to mention getting a large sum of money, there is a regular income every month. In addition to a lot of money, there is also a special person to protect. This kind of special treatment he could never have dreamed of. No wonder there are few people who have a Chinese dream.

Of course, no one sued him, and the main task of the guards was to supervise him. Of course, these guards will not see that he is in danger and fail to save him, and it is also their responsibility to protect his safety.

The origins of these guards are also extraordinary, and they are all guards selected by Kang Fu for Zeng Guofan.

Not to mention the high level of martial arts, all of them are the children of landlords who are innocent and have a lot of water. The leader is a fellow disciple of Kang Fu, who was originally the deputy captain of Zeng's guard, and he can take turns with Kangfu to lead the guard to protect Zeng.

There is another thing that makes Makqin particularly happy, that is, the Manchu Qing actually provided him with a house and food!

This house is also very convenient, right next to the official workshop of the Ministry of Industry. There was a small courtyard house for him, enough for him and the guards to live in.

In the United States, at least one-third of the money would be spent on housing. That's a lot of ocean savings. Since then, the grandfather of the machine gun has settled here.

After settling down Makqin, Lao Zeng told Hong Rong that he must not let this super master of gun making get out of his hands. When necessary, they can be killed. It is better not to use it yourself, than to run into the hands of the enemy. At the same time, keep an eye on whether there are still the same talents.

Lao Du and Lao Zeng continued to discuss how to use this weapon. Do not use the old Du Jianyì. Lao Zeng was also silent for a long time, and it was difficult to make a decision. In the end, the two agreed to start production first, whether to use it or not, and then talk about the situation.

Lao Zeng was in full swing here, and he was very busy. Mai Ke's side has been leisurely these days, of course, but only on the surface. Maybe Peter was. He and Meng Ruofei were newly married, and it was the stage of oil blending in honey. Not to mention that his personality is already arrogant, even narrow-minded, he will become relaxed and happy at this time.

When the fleet returned to the Black Dragon Pond Canyon near Zhaozhou, the dangers and fierce battles experienced some time ago seemed to be vivid. At this time, everyone's mood has been very different.

Peter raised his eyes and saw that there was a natural pass! His admiral's military qualities immediately told him that this was really a military fortress where no ships could be opened.

As long as one of the cards here, the vast river basin inside is suddenly as safe as a rock. And if you want to attack from here, the fleet can go down the river and pour thousands of miles, and the rich Zhujiang Delta will suddenly be in your pocket.

So he built a fortification here. Mai Ke agreed. So two dragons from the Boat Gang were stationed here. At the same time, he supervised the completion of the fortress. The required workers and materials are provided by the local Ning family.

The two dragons that were chosen, one was the first dragon Dingjiang Dragon, Meng Zhong. He is calm and faithful, and he is extremely reliable in all his life and work. The other is that the third dragon is the Shoujiang Dragon, Meng Jie. His ancestors were loyal to the whole family, and after falling into the enemy, they would rather die than surrender, and their heads could be broken and their knots remained unchanged. The duo is loyal and composed, and is best suited for such a solid defense.

Peter and Mai Ke surveyed both sides of the canyon, and made a detailed survey of the surroundings of the Black Dragon Pond, and determined the main project to build the fortress on the main peak, that is, the pillbox group of later generations.

Then a wall was built around the Black Dragon Pond, eight feet high and four feet wide, on which pedestrians and carts could be used to transport materials. On top of the wall, a tower was erected every ten lengths, where ten people could watch or rest.

Above the entrance of the underground river, Mai Ke specially instructed Dingjiang Long Meng Zhong to dig out a passage that could be used by three people to go up and down side by side. He asked Meng Zhong not to tell anyone about the underground river. This is not only related to the treasures accumulated in the mountains, but also a very important military secret.

Meng Zhong was appointed commander of the Longtan Fortress Brigade, and the fortress garrison was full of 3,000 people. The base of this naval division was set up in Dangtian Lake, which was the place where Peter commanded the boat gang to defeat the Ningjia naval division not long ago.

While arranging the construction of the fortress here, Mai Ke and Peter went to the treasure cave again. Last time, only Michael saw it, and Peter went to find out where the underground river was going. When he returned, he was busy dealing with Ning Ling's attack, so Peter didn't know what treasures he had.

When McKe opened the doors of several caves, Peter's jaw almost didn't drop. Although he is not as knowledgeable about antiques as Mai Ke, as a top special forces, he will not turn a blind eye to these. Modern people have any of them, and they are all Monopoly.

Seeing Mai Ke's dazzling technique of opening the door, Peter had to be convinced. "At that time, it was fortunate that you stayed to hunt for treasure. If I did, I would be completely helpless knowing that there was something in it. ”

Although he knew that these things did not have the shocking and dazzling prices of later generations, Peter still wanted to get two. He made a request to Mai Ke with a bit of a hippie smile. Mai Ke didn't want to agree at first, these things left here, and it was difficult to avoid losing and damaging.

But Peter couldn't stand Peter's repeated requests, and asked Mai Ke if he had taken anything. Only then did Mai Ke remember that he had taken two nine-section whips and a Bible. With this thought in mind, he no longer stood in the way.

Seeing that Peter had only taken two sparkling jade flowers, Mai Ke was amazed and asked, "Why don't you want anything else, just this?"

Peter smiled embarrassedly, "I'm going to give it to Ruofei." I haven't given her any decent gifts yet. ”

At this time, Mai Ke suddenly realized, no wonder this brother who regarded money as dung insisted, it turned out to be to please the beauty.

The two of them opened a cave where they could store their weapons. Mai Ke wanted to find a handy cold weapon for Peter.

As a result, the two found a heavy sword, one meter five or six long, weighing fifty catties. The sharp and unpretentious long blade glows with a cold blue light. Mai Ke pulled off a hair and put it on the blade of the sword, and with a gentle blow, the hair immediately broke into two pieces.

Peter was overjoyed and immediately took it on his shoulder. The scabbard was also unpretentious, matching the color of Peter's special clothes.

Mai Ke floated in his heart the lonely Nine Swords Sword Technique that he had transformed based on Jiuyang Divine Skill. If this guy is equipped with this kind of skillful and workless skill, he may be able to give the martial arts a wonderful flower.

Mai Ke himself also took a turn. I didn't expect to find a good thing. This is a thing like a jacket in later generations, and it is the same thing that his wife gave him when he left school. Mai Ke couldn't help but secretly wonder, "I haven't heard of a second one." ”

The one he had not brought with him when he crossed over, was it a kind of compensation?

Mai Ke shook his hand casually and spread it out, only to see that the inside of the jacket was full of oval beads. The size is similar to that of large American pecans.

Mai Ke wanted to pick up one and take a closer look, and found that each of these beads was confined by some net. The net is black, close to the color of the beads, and it is difficult to spot if you are not careful.

Mai Ke put this jacket on, and the size was just right. I just felt the balls a little panicked. It's really the same as the original!

He also remembered the origin of this thing that the master had told him.

It turns out that the rows of beads are hidden weapons. The beads are made from a special mountain wood. This mountain tree grows only on the cliffs of high mountains, and the wood is extremely hard and often not easy to obtain.

This jacket has a name, called "Lingzhu Ruyi Shirt", which is composed of a thousand ball-shaped hidden weapons that are hard over steel. All concealed weapons are held in place by a very tough wild silk thread, forming a well-organized network on the back of the jacket, so that the concealed weapons can only run along a fixed channel, and will not spread around.

Lingzhu Ruyi shirt is the treasure of martial arts, and it is the secret of the Li family's ancestors. It is rumored that it was created by a secret weapon master of the ancient elders of the Li family with a lifetime of energy.

The unknown master of the hidden weapon raised the theory and application of the hidden weapon to a new stage. The hidden weapons he developed are ever-changing and diverse. Not only are they different in form, but they also have different functions.

For example, some hidden weapons are mixed with poison, not only those hidden weapons that seal the throat and die when they see blood are chilling, but those hidden weapons with poisonous powder and poisonous gas make people stick to it and die when they hear it is even more terrifying.

The ancestor didn't know if he had mastered some modern mechanical principles or by chance, he actually developed some hidden weapons that could change direction, and when they were launched, they suddenly turned westward, suddenly turned north, looked in the east, and turned south in an instant.

Think about the scene at that time, the two of them faced, there was no one around, and you were shooting me one by one, when suddenly a flying knife came from behind, straight to the back of the head, and the opponent must have been bluffed to death, not to be cut down, but also to be paralyzed.

It's good that there is a sound, but if the flying knife comes silently and suddenly, I'm afraid I don't know if my head is being removed. This can be imagined that people are afraid of this Li senior.

Therefore, the martial arts people gave him a nickname: Ghost Hand Kills. As soon as this number came out, everyone agreed, and over time, his real name was forgotten.

The other hidden weapons have been lost, and only this spirit bead ruyi shirt has been handed down. Master Li inherited it directly from his grandfather, along with all the legends related to the Lingzhu Ruyi shirt.

Although it is only this one piece that has been handed down, it gathers the essence of the secret weapon skills of the Ghost Hand's predecessors. Master Li unfolded the wonders of this Lingzhu Ruyi shirt one by one.

First of all, these thousand beads have several optional functions, and Master Li took out one for demonstration.

The first option is that each weapon can be both poisonous and non-toxic. When Master Li said this, he pointed to a brightly colored red dot on the hidden weapon and said, "This red dot indicates that it is poisonous, and it is usually sealed with wax. If you don't move it when you launch it, the function of the concealment weapon will be the same as that of a normal concealment. If the wax seal is dissolved before use, it will be highly toxic. ”

"How poisonous will it be?" Mai Ke remembered asking at the time.

"A secret weapon is more than enough to poison an elephant! Master Li replied. "And we don't have a cure-all cure. Once hit, the poisoned person is basically a dead end. ”

Master Li turned the hidden weapon over, pointed to the blue dot on the other side, and said, "This is filled with Ecstasy." Once it hits an opponent, it immediately renders them unconscious. If you don't want to kill it, but only want to incapacitate it, use this function. ”

"And how strong is this drug?" Mai Ke asked again.

"It's just to mesmerize a wild buffalo on the spot. If the target is a person, no matter how tall and strong he is, there is no need to worry about running out of doses. ”

Then Master Li asked Mai Ke to pay attention to the tail end of the hidden weapon, where there were some yellow spots. Master Li told me that behind the yellow dots were ventilation holes, which were used to control the direction of the zhì. By opening the ventilation holes in different directions, the shooter can adjust the path and direction of the concealed weapon, so that the opponent has no way of knowing the path of the concealed weapon, and it is impossible to prevent it.

However, Master Li further emphasized that the use of this function of the hidden weapon must be combined with advanced internal strength to have a significant effect.

"What are you doing, aren't we leaving?"

Peter had just gone out to practice his newfound epee. After practicing for a while, he didn't see Mai Ke come out, so he reminded him loudly.

"Okay, let's go. Mai Ke's memories were interrupted, and he remembered that he had been here long enough, and it was time to go back quickly.

Whatever it is, take this treasure back with you and use it later. Why is there another one, I hope I have the opportunity to ask Master Li in the future.