As for the establishment of a 1,000-person van army, it is even more, Chen Yan now has a total of 1,000 captive troops under his hands.

As for the land of that county, if Chen Yan's estimate is correct, it should be in the territory of Liao, in other words, that is, the master is ready to drag his army to Liaoguo to be cannon fodder.

"Something practical, how much can I get for money, food, weapons, and armor?"

Chen Yan stared at Lin An with a calm look in his eyes.

Lin An shook his head.

"I didn't ...... No! ”

Chen Yan: "......"

Sure enough, Zhao'an of the Great Song Dynasty is a pit!

The kind of dead pit, dead pit!

"Mr. Lin, please go back, I am a good citizen of the Great Song Dynasty, how can I talk about Zhao'an."

Lin An blinked his little eyes, me, I believe you are a ghost, your family's good people have gathered thousands of soldiers, and they still divide one side?

"Governor, you have to think about it, do you really want to agree to the recruitment of the handsome?"

There was already a hint of threat in Lin An's voice.

"Hehe, it's okay if you want to recruit An, I'm not determined to oppose the court, but you have to give me some real things, you can't use some vain things, just want to fool me to be cannon fodder."

Chen Yan didn't mean to say anything about it, he decided to drag it with the court first, first to make a fool of himself, to gain time for development, and then wait for him to accumulate enough strength before he could turn his face with the court.

Lin An's face was also a little ugly, but he still nodded.

"I will convey the words of the Metropolitan Governor to the Seed Shuai as it is, as for how the Seed Shuai will reply, I don't know below."

Chen Yan waved his hand, and Zhou Su, who was in a piece, brought up a tray and handed it to Lin An.

Lin An took the tray and looked at Chen Yan at the top position with some curiosity.

"What do you mean by that?"

"It's a small meaning, it's not a tribute, it's just the cost of running back and forth for Mr. Lin."

Chen Yan said with a smile.

Lin An uncovered the red silk on the tray, only to see several pieces of yellow and shimmering gold on the tray.

Lin An swallowed a mouthful of saliva suddenly, and his heartbeat accelerated very unhappily.

"The Metropolitan Governor...... This ......"

Chen Yan waved his hand again.

"Mr. Lin doesn't have to be polite, he said that it was for Mr. Lin's travel expenses, and asked Mr. Lin to say a few more kind words for me in front of the shuai."

"Good...... Good! There must be good words under it, and there must be good words. ”

Unconsciously, Lin An had fallen under Chen Yan's sugar-coated cannonball.

……

Lin An went back and went back to report to the Seed Master, but the recruitment and training of the Dangling Army continued.

On this day, Guo Jiangtou once again came to Chen Yan with a happy face.

Without waiting for Chen Yan to ask why, Guo Craftsman told the matter.

"Metropolitan Governor, the steel is done!"

Chen Yan blinked his eyes and looked at Guo Gongtou.

"Really?"

"Uh-huh."

Guo Jiangtou nodded desperately.

"What about the yield, what about the quality of the steel?"

"The output has increased dozens of times compared to the original, and the quality is all the best steel, in Xiao Lao'er's opinion, even if it is used to make Mo knives."

Chen Yan was also excited, he had been preparing for so long, and the small blast furnace steelmaking was finally successful!

Although this steelmaking method has the characteristics of high energy consumption, serious waste and high scrap rate, it is definitely a bug in this era.

The quality of steel can be used to equip the entire army with uniform weapons and carry out firearms research.

Even scrap steel and pig iron, which are of poor quality, can be used to forge household utensils such as farm tools and iron pots.

……

Chen Yan followed Guo Jiangtou to the iron mine located in the Green Snake Mountain, and there were 300 soldiers stationed at the foot of the Green Snake Mountain.

Prevent the leakage of steelmaking technology!

After all, the technical content of the small blast furnace is really not high, and before Chen Yan takes out the more advanced steelmaking technology, Chen Yan will never allow the leakage of steelmaking technology to happen.

Entering the Green Snake Mountain, the whole Green Snake Mountain has changed greatly, the area where the iron ore was found was enclosed with a high wall, and the trees were cut bare.

Small blast furnaces are rising from the ground, surrounded by the pungent smell of ironmaking!

Even, there are some concrete buildings that have appeared here, although they are still small in terms of current production, but they are already there.

The iron ore was hoisted by craftsmen on pulleys and thrown into small blast furnaces, which began to heat up gradually, and the terrifying heat began to rage.

Over time, the iron ore, which was not very pure, gradually melted and turned into reddish molten iron, and then craftsmen began to add and grind limestone into small blast furnaces.

Chen Yan nodded secretly, adding limestone is also the method he provides, which is adding alkaline substances to improve the quality of steel.

As time slowly passed, Chen Yan turned his head to look at the many craftsmen, and slowly spoke, telling them the concept of alloy.

And get them ready to study spring steel, as well as high-hardness steel!

This is in preparation for the study of muskets and the mass installation!

Chen Yan is ready to directly enter the era of flintlock pistols, after all, there is not much difference in the technical difficulty of arquebuses and flintlock pistols, that is, a gap in the way of attack.

Spring steel is made for the firing structure of the flintlock pistol, and the high-hardness steel is used to prepare for the drill bit of the industrial boring machine.

Chen Yan thought about it for a long time, and finally remembered the boring machine technology in industrial machine tools!

As long as the hardness of the drill bit is enough, it is completely possible to make finished barrels on a large scale, and even cannon barrels!

Although there is no steam engine, the internal combustion engine is used as the driving power, but the storage power, manpower, and water power can also cope with it for the time being.

After all, in the vast and rich land of China, the last thing that is lacking is manpower!

The musket and artillery in Chen Yan's mouth completely shocked Guo Jiangtou and many other craftsmen!

They couldn't imagine that these weapons in Chen Yan's mouth could really be made, even if a young child held a musket that could easily kill the most courageous general, and a cannon that could erode hundreds of meters with one shot......

Sounds like a mythical weapon!

But the miracle that Chen Yan created before made them have to believe it, after all, they didn't believe that there were magical things in the world, such as soap and cement.

I don't believe that Chen Yan's method can improve the efficiency of steelmaking dozens of times!

But the results proved that Chen Yan was right, and they were all right!

Now Chen Yan ordered it, and they had to do it, anyway, Chen Yan has always been generous, as long as they get something, Chen Yan will never lose their rewards.

During this period of time, these craftsmen have lived very well, and their families are much richer than before!

Here, as long as they are willing to work hard, they can earn several times the wages they used to earn, as long as they are willing to work, they will be paid, and the more they work, the more they will get.

Although they are not free and cannot see their families often, it is not a big deal for these poor craftsmen.

The most important thing is that you can also receive rewards from Chen Yan from time to time!

But Chen Yan is not a good person, those who dare to cheat and play tricks, or are lazy and don't work, will be kicked out of the factory.

Even those who have mastered the secret technology, if they are caught cheating and cheating, in order to prevent the leakage of technology, they will be thrown into the mine to mine, and they will not want to leave the mine in this life.

Chen Yan will not talk about human rights with these craftsmen, and will be free and equal!

Chen Yan cleared his throat, the smile on his face remained undiminished, and he said to many craftsmen very kindly.

"I am very satisfied with everyone's recent work, the success of small blast furnace steelmaking, is indispensable to everyone's efforts, everyone has worked hard during this time, tonight add food, there is meat!"

"Moreover, the apprentice will be rewarded with two hundred, the craftsman five hundred, the group leader seven hundred, and the craftsman will always be in charge."

"Oooh oh ......"

"Long live the Grand Governor, long live the Grand Governor!"

Many craftsmen said excitedly.

It's just that after Chen Yan said these things again, his face quickly turned cold.

"However, it is not enough for some people to cheat and cheat, they also have to eat inside and out."

Listening to Chen Yan's words, many craftsmen looked at each other, and they all felt a chill behind them, and all the cheers stopped and fell silent.

"Wang Youyu, Li Wencai, Qiu Li, the three of you come out for me!"

As Chen Yan's words fell, several soldiers ran in from outside, rushed into the crowd, and pulled the three Chinese characters out of the crowd.

The three of them were pressed and knelt in front of Chen Yan by the sergeant, their faces were full of fear and fear, and drops of cold sweat flowed down their foreheads.

"Tell me about the three of you, who is Wu Sheng? What price did he pay you for the cement formula? ”

Chen Yan bent down, his face was very indifferent, and his eyes were full of coldness and murderous intent that could not be hidden.

"Big ...... Governor, we ...... We don't know anything about Wu Sheng. ”

Wang Youyu's voice trembled and quibbled.

"Hehe, three hundred yuan, plus a house in Kaifeng City, right?"

Chen Yan looked directly into Wang Youyu's eyes, full of murderous intent.

"Big ...... The Governor ......"

Wang Youyu's body trembled more and more, he didn't expect Chen Yan to even know this, and the unspeakable fear was going to completely overwhelm him.

"What about you? Li Wencai? It's cheaper, a hundred dollars...... Hahaha, you sold the cement formula for just 100 yuan? ”

Chen Yan stared at Li Wencai, and Li Wencai also collapsed on the ground all of a sudden, his body trembled, and he kept kowtowing to Chen Yan and begging for mercy.

"The Metropolitan Governor...... Most of the governors spare me, I don't dare, I really don't dare! ”

Chen Yan's gaze turned to Qiu Li again, and the corners of his mouth hooked a cold arc.

"You know what it means to sell at a price, a thousand yuan, and a house covering an area of 20 acres in Kaifeng City, hehe......"

Qiu Li's face was also pale.

Chen Yan took a deep breath, his gaze was quiet and cold.

"Someone!"

"No!"

A few of the captive sergeants clasped their fists and saluted.

"Kill, all behead the public, and hang the head at the door to warn all those who come after!"

"No!"

The sergeant took the order, dragged the three of them and walked out.

Chen Yan turned his head away, completely ignoring the desperate crying of the three of them.

After a few moments, the cries and begs for mercy of the three men came to an abrupt end, and several of the captive soldiers walked in with three bloody heads.

Chen Yan nodded slightly expressionlessly, and all the craftsmen felt a chill behind them.

Only then did they realize that Chen Yan was not a philanthropist, but an anti-thief leader!

Although he is very benevolent, generous, and charismatic, it still can't change the fact that he is an anti-thief leader who kills people without blinking.

A few of the captive sergeants went out with their heads, but the faint smell of blood left in the air told all the craftsmen that the scene just now was not a hallucination.

Chen Yan looked around, cleared his throat and said.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Wu Sheng was sent by me."

As soon as Chen Yan's words came out, everyone fell into shock, and looked at Chen Yan in disbelief.

Everyone felt scared for a while, and it could be seen that they had more or less come into contact with this Wu Sheng.

"I sent someone to test everyone's loyalty to the collective of the Swinging Army, and the result made me very satisfied, except for the three white-eyed wolves, everyone has withstood the test."

"There are even many people who took the initiative to report the existence of this Wu Sheng to the Dang Capture Army."

"It's very gratifying!"

"The high treatment I gave everyone was not wasted!"

"I hereby announce that starting next month, the salary per person will increase by 20%!"

Chen Yan said very generously.

After many craftsmen looked at each other for a while, there was another burst of cheers.

Everyone was stunned by these two wages, and they forgot that only three people died just now, and their heads were cut off by Chen Yan's words!

Guo Craftsman took a deep breath and felt a little shocked, Chen Yan's hand was really beautiful.

It not only frightened the craftsmen, but also made them dare not sell their skills because they didn't know if it was someone sent by Chen Yan to play fishing law enforcement.

And then by raising wages, so that they will not be dissatisfied and resentful!

However, Chen Yan's fishing law enforcement really makes people feel numb!

It didn't take long for the reddish molten steel to flow out of the small furnace, and many craftsmen began to deal with the cooling and quenching process.

A few moments later, several pieces of steel of very good quality appeared in place.

Chen Yan left the workshop very satisfied, returned to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, Chen Yan thought for a moment, then took out a stack of drawings and asked someone to send them to the workshop.

It was the structural diagram of the hydraulic press and the method of making the plate armor that he wanted to make it impossible for no one in his army to wear armor.

There is also a method of large-scale production of weapons, directly pouring the molten steel that is still in the liquid state into shape, and then polishing, as long as the quality of the steel is passable, the weapons produced in this way are also very useful.

The standard weapons designed by Chen Yan for the Swinging Army are the ring-headed sword, the shield, and the spear!

Fighting on the battlefield, the best weapon is undoubtedly a long knife, and the best knife in the ancient Chinese dynasty is undoubtedly the Tang Mo knife.

Before the Mo knife array, the sword light flashed, and everyone was shattered, which was no joke!

But the Datang Mo knife is too heavy for ordinary soldiers to use, and only the most elite and strongest soldiers can barely use it.

Even in the peak of the Tang Dynasty, there were only a few thousand Mo Dao soldiers!