Guo Wendong turned to look at the craftsmen again and motioned for everyone to stop.

The scene soon fell silent, and the craftsmen stopped and gathered together, everyone's clothes soaked with sweat.

Guo Wendong said loudly: "The weather is hot, everyone insists on working, they are all good, thank you very much!" ”

"It's okay to work hard here!"

"I still have to earn money to support my family, and working for Master Guo is much better than working for other people!"

"If you are sick, you can see a doctor for free, and I will work for Mr. Guo all my life."

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The craftsmen responded enthusiastically.

Guo Wendong said: "This official will treat everyone who does things for me. I announce that every year in June and July, craftsmen working in the arsenal will receive additional subsidies for high temperatures. The subsidy is equivalent to 10% of the original monthly salary. ”

The scene cheered, and the craftsmen were in a hurry, and they were very fortunate to have met such a good master.

Subsequently, Guo Wendong came to the workshop where bows and crossbows were made.

The workers are skillfully operating, here according to the assembly line mode operation, each process has a place, respectively, to make arrows, bowstrings, bow arms, and finally someone assembled.

It's much quieter than the foundry area, and the sound of knives cutting wood and bamboo to make bows and arrows is much lower than the sound of striking iron.

Song Yingsheng exclaimed: "The assembly line production mode guided by adults is really wonderful! Each person is only responsible for one process, and then assembles it at the end, and the production efficiency is much better than before. ”

Guo Wendong said: "These are all cold weapons, although they are indispensable, but if you want to defeat Jiannu, the key is to look at hot weapons." ”

This is a traditional weapon-making area, and the secrecy is not high.

In another large area, where there is a special high wall separating the place dedicated to the study and production of thermal weapons, Guo Wendong must keep the technology strictly secret if he wants to make the most advanced firearms.

When I came to the gate of the hot weapon area, there was a guard here, except for Song Yingxing and Song Yingsheng, the rest of the personnel were not allowed to enter and leave at will.

In this area, there are special laboratories for the study of various new items.

Since the Arsenal was put into use, Song Yingxing often stayed in the research room, immersed himself in the study of various types of hot weapons, mainly studying flintlock pistols, cannons, and explosives, and gave priority to the study of flintlock pistols.

Entering the research room, Song Yingxing immediately stopped.

Guo Wendong looked into the room, and on a tabletop, there were some parts of the flintlock pistol, including flint, spring, barrel, and so on.

Qualified parts must be made before the next step is to study how to successfully assemble a gun.

Guo Wendong said: "Lord Song, I heard that you concentrate on research every day and don't go back until late, it's hard!" ”

Song Yingsheng said: "The third brother only goes to bed in the middle of the night every night, he is really desperate! ”

Song Yingxing yawned and said, "The responsibility is heavy, I need to go all out and research and produce it as soon as possible." Most of the parts of the self-generated fire gun can be made by craftsmen, and it is expected that by the end of next month, it should be able to make a qualified self-generated fire gun. ”

Guo Wendong said: "As long as it is made, it will be a great achievement, and the credit is no less than leading the army to destroy many enemies, and I will definitely give you credit in the future." Come on, quench your thirst with some Coke! ”

This time he came to the arsenal, Guo Wendong specially brought some modern items to comfort the important personnel.

The guard gave him the box, and Guo Wendong took out two bottles of Coke from the box, unscrewed the cap, and handed them to Song Yingxing and Song Yingsheng respectively.

The two of them drank it in one gulp, and there was a pleasant feeling of pleasure, it was delicious! Quickly finish a bottle.

At noon, the craftsmen finished work and started the meal, and gathered in the canteen to eat, the food was not bad, it was the white flower rice in their own house, the vegetable oil and water were sufficient, and there was meat.

Guo Wendong ate with Song Yingxing and Song Yingsheng in the room.

Since the beginning of July, grain has been transported into the city every day, into the large warehouse next to Guofu, and the people along the way can see Guofu's convoy every day, which has become a great spectacle of Nanjing.

Guo Wendong has hundreds of thousands of acres of land under his name, and the amount of grain produced is huge.

Guo's government never sells rice, and outsiders don't understand why Guo Wendong hoards so much grain.

On the evening of July 19, Guo Wendong and his family were having dinner.

A certain guard called Chu Yuan aside.

He said, "Captain, have I noticed something unusual in recent days? ”

This guard's name is Huang Guangyong, and he usually follows Guo Wendong with Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Huang Guangyong said: "In recent days, whenever adults want to go out, at the south corner of the gate, I found a few people, and their eyes are often staring at adults. ”

Chu Yuan said: "Adults are famous in Nanjing, and they are handsome, isn't it normal to be looked at a few more times?" ”

Huang Guangyong said: "No, the eyes of those people are different from the eyes of ordinary people. I'm sure it's a spy. ”

Chu Yuan felt that things were not simple, so he decided to take Huang Guangyong and report to Guo Wendong.

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At the southern bend of Takai-dori Street, there is a house.

There were five people here, and one of them was none other than Sove.

The other four are all well-trained killers who are good at assassination. They usually lurk, and before assassinating their target, they will find the right moment to try to hit the target.

Killer A said: "I have been observing for several days, and no matter where Guo Wendong goes, there are guards to follow. ”

Killer B said, "If it keeps going like this, it's hard to start!" ”

Killer C said: "It seems that it is difficult to take Guo Wendong's dog's life. ”

Suo Wei's expression was serious, and he said, "The regent has given an order, and Guo Wendong must be eliminated. With a little patience, you will find an opportunity. ”

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In the dining room of Guo's mansion, Guo Wendong was having dinner with his three daughters, Ma Lanxin's belly was bigger, and he was expected to give birth to a child next month, and the family was looking forward to it.

Ma Lanxin said: "I heard that in the north, Li Chuang is losing and retreating in the battle with the Qing army, and I don't know how long he can last." ”

Mao Lingzhi said: "Fufujun, you have said several times that the goal of the Manchu Qing is to seize the whole world. Once Li Zicheng can't hold it anymore, he will use troops against Jiangnan. ”

Chunxiang said: "When the time comes, the young master will lead the troops to fight." ”

Ma Lanxin said: "I heard my father say that the Qing army is very fierce, and the Ming army has fought with the Qing army for more than 20 years. ”

Guo Wendong said: "Shi Kefa, this idiot, owes him to come up with the bad idea of 'Lianyu Pingkou', and he can't see the situation clearly. ”

He patted his chest again and said: "With your husband here, if the Qing army dares to invade the south, they will definitely have no return." ”

Ma Lan said in his heart: "My husband is in charge of the army, and my brother is also in charge of the army!" The Guo family and the Ma family will join forces to defend the Ming Dynasty and their homeland. ”

Hehe! This can only be a beautiful fantasy, his father and brother can't rely on it at all, the mud can't support the wall, and they can only rely on Guo Wendong to turn the tide.

After the family had eaten, Chu Yuan and Huang Guangyong came in.

Chu Yuan said: "My lord, Huang Guangyong has an important situation to report. ”

He looked at the lady and the maids again.

Guo Wendong told everyone to step back and close the door.

He asked, "Huang Guangyong, what is the important situation?" ”