Zhu Xiaobao returned to his room, a little depressed, it seems that his design is still flawed, the killing distance of this shotgun is too close, Zhu Xiaobao is still thinking about shooting the enemy dozens of meters away, but he didn't expect it to be only twenty meters.

It seems that it is still necessary to pull out the rifling in order to shoot more accurately, the ratio of gunpowder must also be improved, as well as bullets and trigger devices, the more Zhu Xiaobao thinks about it, the more headaches he has, and there are a lot of things he has to improve and develop.

Zhu Xiaobao is really busy now, and he has to practice the sword technique and the golden dragon heart method, and now he has finally developed a habit, Zhu Xiaobao doesn't want to give up halfway, Wu Yue's promise greatly encouraged him. And the practice of internal strength and mental method, also benefited him a lot, it turns out that this thing can really make people deaf and energetic, and Zhu Xiaobao feels that his height is still growing, and I don't know if it is a good effect of the recent increase in exercise.

Fortunately, there are a lot of various materials in the Cave Heaven Blessed Land now, most of which were sent by Ye Qinghong, and some were collected by those female guards. The fortifications on the island are almost built, and along the cliff is a circle of low city walls, and now what Zhu Xiaobao wants to do most is to put dozens of red-coated cannons on the city wall, it will be safer!

Meditating and practicing the Golden Dragon Heart Method, Zhu Xiaobao's mood quickly calmed down, anyway, he still has time now, he still has to study slowly, many things are not in a hurry!

But unlike Zhu Xiaobao, the nineteenth princess was really anxious, and it was easy to send away the seventh princess, which can be regarded as a sigh of relief, don't look at the seventh princess is her dependence, but she also obviously feels that the seventh princess is also guarding herself, because this time she has increased her troops by 5,000, and the number of people in Xiyuan City has reached 20,000.

This made the nineteenth princess a little worried, although these 20,000 horses played a great role in protecting Xiyuan City, but they also had a great deterrent effect on the nineteenth princess, that is to say, as long as the seventh princess turned her face, she could control Xiyuan City in minutes, because her 20,000 horses were battle-hardened troops, and their combat effectiveness was very strong.

The nineteenth princess can only take full control of Xia Zixiu's people as soon as possible, so that she can be considered to have some confidence. Anyway, now Xia Zixiu is very willing to go to King Ming's fiefdom, and the nineteenth princess will push the boat with the water, just so that she can divide those generals and let them gradually recognize themselves. At the same time, after the seventh princess left, the nineteenth princess also secretly began to recruit troops, and now she has some money in her hand, and this time is quite peaceful, which is a great opportunity for development and growth.

In addition, there are 5,000 men and horses from Qingliang Mountain, which is the last and most elite force, and it has always been the most hidden. It wasn't until the nineteenth princess gained a foothold in Xiyuan City that she came over quietly, and she came in batches. Among them, there are twelve great martial arts masters, and these people are just the right age, almost all of them are thirty or forty years old, and they are all elites of the Wu family. Many people had fought with Chief Martial Arts back then, but it was only in recent years that they were promoted to the level of Great Martial Artist.

The nineteen princesses of these five thousand people and horses didn't want to be exposed, so they had already discussed with Zhu Xiaobao, and four thousand of the five thousand people were stationed in the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, of course, the premise was that they had their own scope of activities and were not allowed to interfere with the normal operation of Zhu Xiaobao's Cave Heaven Blessed Land. That is, it is purely a blessed place to train and garrison troops. Of course, all the food and drink expenses are the responsibility of the nineteenth princess.

The first batch of 500 people has already gone to the cave and blessed land. Originally, Zhu Xiaobao was still a little worried, whether there would be any problems in the middle, but these people were very self-contained, just staying in the encircled area, and never deviated. Of course, it can't be so boring all the time, every month there will be a thousand people going down the mountain to station, that is, each time in the cave blessed land intensive training for four months, and then go down the mountain to be stationed for a month, appropriate relaxation, this is all planned in advance.

Wu Yue has always stayed on the mountain, because the nineteenth princess still hopes that she will improve her strength as soon as possible, and these 4,000 people also need Wu Yue's help to train together. What's more important is that now it is mixed with Xia Zixiu's people and horses, it is inconvenient for a girl to be a girl, and she can't suppress those generals, so the affairs under the mountain are all in charge of Chief Wu.

Wu Yue doesn't have to worry about the safety of the nineteenth princess anymore, and now four great martial artist-level masters have been selected from the five thousand people to guard the side of the nineteenth princess, all of whom are from the nineteenth princess's uncle's generation, and they are all members of the Wu clan, and they are very loyal!

After sending off the Seventh Princess, Tong Wuxin and Zhao Shenbao also returned to the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, and the two of them still liked to stay in the Cave Heaven Blessed Land. Especially Tong Wuxin, she actually wanted to quit Duanmu Shiyi Lang a little, but because of Zhao Shenlong, she didn't speak, thinking that she would quit Duanmu Shiyi Lang together when she married Zhao Shenlong in the future.

Duanmu Qi didn't come to say goodbye to Zhu Xiaobao when he left Xiyuan City this time, because he didn't want the Seventh Princess to be distracted. And the seventh princess didn't look for Zhu Xiaobao again, the last time a great martial artist appeared, it really made her a little shocked. After repeatedly inquiring about the style of the Venerable Wine and Meat, she basically believed that the Venerable of Wine and Meat did not come for her, but really for the food, and the Seventh Princess was not willing to provoke such a character, so she was not willing to go to Zhu Xiaobao again. As a prince, you don't necessarily have to be subject to a great venerable! But the Nine Venerables are indeed god-like beings, and even the emperor doesn't care about them!

But when the seventh princess came to Xiyuan City this time, she was relatively satisfied, and her goal was achieved, and she increased her troops by 5,000, and Xiyuan City was firmly in her hands. And the nineteenth princess also behaved very well, she has always stood on the opposite side of the eldest prince and the sixth highness, and she should be of the same mind as herself!

But back in Southeast County, the seventh princess heard that King Ming and King Wen actually started a business, and the two families are now exchanging interests, King Ming provided weapons, iron and stone, and even war horses, and King Wen also sent a large amount of food. This was completely beyond the expectations of the seventh princess, didn't the two of them have a deep mustard, how could they suddenly start a business?

Duanmuqi still saw it thoroughly: "Princess, that little old thing is nothing at all, the eldest prince and His Royal Highness are so close, King Wen is afraid that he has long wanted to find someone to join forces, but we are too far away from him to join forces, so now the two of them hit it off." Because although King Ming behaved very easily, he was actually very worried, after all, the strength of the eldest prince far surpassed him! ”

"Humph! In order to protect yourself, you don't even want a wife? The seventh princess's idea was still a bit extreme, and she couldn't help but say very unhappily, what she didn't want was for these two people to practice, because they had joined forces, and the eldest prince would not dare to act rashly, and his plan to wait for the fisherman's profit would be in vain!

Duanmuqi didn't speak again, just smiled helplessly, the seventh princess was too impatient, in the previous battle for succession, that time was not to fight for ten or twenty years, how could there be such a hurry.

But the things that annoyed the seventh princess were one after another, and at this moment, the people under him came to report that the price of the iron and stone of Lingyue Island had risen, and it had risen by three percent all of a sudden, which made the seven princesses very angry. The Seventh Princess also needs a lot of iron and stone every year to build weapons and armor, almost half of which is purchased from Lingyue Island, and the relationship between the two families is quite harmonious. But this time, it made the seventh princess a little angry.

In fact, the seventh princess has always been a little superior, she thinks that she just doesn't want to take Lingyue Island, because once she captures Lingyue Island, she has to send people to defend it, and she has to be able to manage it, Lingyue Island has hundreds of thousands of people, and it can be regarded as a big family, so the seventh princess has always done business with them, and she has no intention of attacking, but she still has a great sense of superiority psychologically.

Speaking of which, this is also caused by the recent changes in the situation, and the price of the iron and stone of King Ming's fief has increased first, because he has to give half to King Wen. Originally, because the iron stone could be exchanged for a burning knife, it had become valuable, and now it is even more in demand! Therefore, the purchase price of the Nineteenth Princess and some other big families had to be raised.

Chain reaction, of course, the iron and stone of Lingyue Island also want to follow the price increase, and at the same time, the price of the iron embryo of Lingyue Island is also increased. Lingyue Island relies on these things to make money, so that it can buy all kinds of daily necessities that the island needs.

"Bold! Dare to ask for a price, do they think that I won't attack Lingyue Island? More and more presumptuous! Duanmuqi, immediately mobilize 500 warships, I don't believe it, they still dare to start a war with me? The seventh princess suddenly shouted angrily, she was already in a bad mood, and this matter was just in time, so the seventh princess immediately wanted to send troops to attack Lingyue Island.

"Huh? Chitose, no, it's a business, it's normal to raise prices and fall prices, and bargaining, so you can't be so rash! Duanmu Qi hurriedly persuaded on the side, joking, five hundred warships are dispatched, how much food will it cost, besides, I don't know much about the situation around Lingyue Island, how can I send troops immediately!

"Humph! Give them a chance and send someone to make it clear to them, the provincial soldiers are pressing, and it will be too late to regret it! The seventh princess said very domineeringly.

Duanmu Qi frowned a little on the side, it was not his turn to talk about business matters, but looking at the attitude of the seventh princess, how could it be discussed! Unless Lingyue Island is hindered by the deterrent power of the Seventh Princess, it will be possible to negotiate a complete matter. But is it possible? Those women on Lingyue Island are very tough!

Three months have passed in a blink of an eye, and Zhu Xiaobao has made some achievements, but before he can celebrate, he suddenly heard that the Seventh Princess sent troops to attack Lingyue Island, which made Zhu Xiaobao very curious, he has grown so big, he has not seen a real naval battle, he is very excited to watch the battle!

"No! That's too dangerous, not to mention that the soldiers of the Seventh Princess don't know you, even the people of Lingyue Island are also very powerful, I heard that more than a dozen warships of the Seventh Princess have been sunk! Tong Wuxin and Wu Yue spoke in unison against Zhu Xiaobao's very ridiculous idea.

"Hmmm! Okay, I'll ask someone to arrange it first, and then you won't stop me again!" ”

"Huh? What to furnish? ”

"Naval guns!"