The encouragement policy issued by Lixin has made the enthusiasm of the people on the island high, and today a person who found Lixin to take out his family hand-me-down with confidence said: "The owner of the island is a small family handicraft, sugar gourd, and the small one is dedicated to the island owner." ”

Reason was afraid of damaging everyone's confidence and couldn't refuse, so he could only say, "Okay! Very good! Put it down, go to Chen Lin's to get ten taels of silver, as a reward. The man went happily, leaving Reason alone in the depression.

After a while, this person walked and came again, took out a vivid clay figure and said to Lixin: "Island owner, this is a small family heirloom handicraft kneading clay figure, and the small one is dedicated to the island owner." ”

The next day Ri announced that he would first carry out the family heirloom crafts in ironwork, ceramics, and fireworks, and suspend the rest, so that Ri Xin was no longer depressed.

Within a few days, two blacksmiths found Liren, saying that it was his family heirloom of 100 steelmaking, and he wanted to give Lixin permission to build a special blacksmith furnace, Lixin was about to jump up happily, and the weapons on the island had not been improved, Liren knew a little about steelmaking, but the island did not have the conditions, and now it has, but he is not there. Although 100 steelmaking is still a basic steel product, it is fortunate that there are finally talents for steelmaking today.

Li Xin didn't even think about it, and directly approved the acceleration of the construction of a special blacksmith furnace. and increase the treatment of two blacksmiths so that other blacksmiths can also participate in them, so as to improve the existing blacksmith skills on the island.

In the past few days, the gunpowder has also improved, after Zhang Xing got the gunpowder formula given by Lixin, how to see that there are only three things on it, which is much less than the original family heirloom, but it can be made according to the above proportion, and it is more violent than his own family heirloom when ignited. Zhang Xing tried to make a cannon fight, sandwiched between two stones, and the blasted stones flew all over the sky. At that time, Zhang Xing felt that the owner of the island was not a human but an immortal.

Li Xin also heard the explosion of the cannonball, thinking that Zhang Xing had ignited the new configuration of gunpowder in a daze, and hurriedly ran to Zhang Xing's experiment to take a look, but fortunately it was only Zhang Xing who was conducting an experiment. After knowing that Zhang Xing made black powder, Lixin specially rewarded him with five taels of gold as a reward.

The success of this black powder allowed Rational to finally be able to create the artillery of his dreams. Rationale began to plan in his bedroom, now the steel cannon is impossible, the copper cannon is still fine. So I immediately found the blacksmiths and asked if they could cast copper, and there was really no need to look outside, there was a blacksmith who had cast a bronze bell before.

So the island began to develop the copper casting process with all its might, and Chen Lin felt very strange and asked: "The second island master, why do you want to tolerate the copper coin?" Rational smiled mysteriously: "You'll know later, keep it secret now." Chen Lin returned to work with questions.

After a month, the prototype of the copper cannon that Lixin asked to cast had come out, and Lixin hurriedly ran to the copper casting shed, and saw that the copper cannon was very rough, and the barrel was the same, but try it first to see the effect.

Moved the copper cannon to the seaside, asked Zhang Xing to bring gunpowder, put good gunpowder on the copper cannon, and made a long gunpowder twist in the back. Everyone hid far away as required. With a "bang", the stone bullets in the copper cannon were stimulated, but the cannon also exploded.

Extremely disappointed, Li Xin came to the mutilated place to take a closer look, and there were too many bubbles in the barrel. But the person who was observing the place where the shell fell just now ran back and said, "Second Island Master, the stone bullet was shot out more than 700 steps, it's so powerful." When Li Xin heard this, he smiled and thought: It's not a failure, at least the cannonball was fired.

Li Xin returned to the workshop where the cannon was built and said to the blacksmith, "Master Lei has too many bubbles in the barrel, and it is not smooth. Can you find a way to improve it? Master Lei thought for a while and said to Lixin: "It turns out that the bronze bell we cast is also the same problem, and it was solved by a master, let's see if the owner of the second island can send someone to find it." ”

Reason's heart lit up: "Oh! And then there's this, where the old master lives, and I'll send for him to come to the island at once. ”

Master Lei volunteered to ask: "The island is mainly relieved of me, how about I just run?" ”

Lixin agreed: "Since Master Lei wants to go in person, then okay, but the road is not smooth, so let Li Hai take 3 people to accompany Master Lei, what does Master Lei think?" ”

Master Lei saw that the second island master cared so much about his safety, and happily agreed.

Lixin found Lehi and whispered, "Cousin, along the way, we must keep our secrets first, or it will be too late." Lehi still agreed.

Master Lei set off, taking the island's first homemade sea boat, blowing the sea breeze, nervously thinking about his own affairs. Li Hai observed from the side, and saw that Master Lei had been preoccupied since he got on the boat, and quipped: "Master Lei, how many times have you been on a sea boat?" ”

But Master Lei didn't seem to hear it, and continued to think about him. Li Hai immediately became alert and asked loudly and deliberately fiercely: "Master Lei! How much money did they give you? Don't say it yet! ”

Master Lei was thinking about his thoughts, and when he heard someone ask him how much money they had given him. When he talked about the weakness of his heart, his face turned white, and he spoke incoherently: "Without them, they didn't give me money, they wanted to ......" Speaking of this, Master Lei reacted, but it was too late.

Li Hai took out his saber, held it in front of Master Lei, and said in a hurry: "Okay, there is an ungrateful villain from the island, what is going on?" If you don't say anything, I'll put you down and feed the fish. ”

When Master Lei saw this formation, he knelt down in front of Li Hai and kowtowed: "Brother Li Hai, you spare me, I won't dare in the future, I really won't dare in the future." Spare me. ”

Lehi continued unrelentingly: "Tell me what the hell is going on? Besides, I'll cut off one of your hands first. ”

Master Lei had no way to say, "Brother Lehi, I can't help it, before I came to the island, one night, a group of people came to my house and asked me if I would like to do something." I asked something. They said it wasn't a big deal, and they wanted me to come to your island and see what you were doing. Seeing something new is like they report it. I said that it was just a blacksmith who could only strike iron, and the others should be found by others, and those people did not forgive me, and took out their swords to force me, and I had no choice but to agree, not only that, but they also kidnapped my wife and children, saying that if I didn't come back to report, I would see the bodies of my wife and children. Brother Lehi, spare me this time. Whining!!! As he spoke, Master Lei cried.

Lehi didn't look like it was a fake, and hurriedly let the ship sail back.

Li Hai came to Lixin's office to explain the reason, and Lixin summoned Chen Lin and Zhang Yue to discuss together.

Chen Lin first asked Lixin: "As far as you know, who is the second island master?" ”

Rational thought for a moment and said, "I don't know who is so interested in us. ”

Zhang Yue asked: "Have you offended anyone, the second island master?" ”

Li Xin looked at Li Hai and said to Zhang Yue: "There is only one time, and that is the eldest brother and I who burned Shi Zhongtian." ”

Chen Lin and Zhang Yue were stunned when they heard Lixin say that Shi Zhongtian was burned. Then they both bowed to reason: "Please accept the next bow." ”

Li Xin felt strange, and hurriedly picked up the two gentlemen and said, "Why are these two gentlemen?" ”

Chen Lin spoke: "The subordinates didn't know at first that the lord and the second island master were the strange people who burned the heavens in history. The subordinates usually sigh that the strange people burned Shi Zhongtian really well, and returned the world to the people of Jizhou. I only hate myself for being powerless and unable to help strange people. Today, the subordinates know that this chivalrous and courageous thing was done by the lord and the lord of the second island, which is really fortunate. Zhang Yue echoed beside him: "What a blessing! Ha ha! ”

Lixin blushed when he heard the praise of the two gentlemen: "Don't praise the two gentlemen, it's just a convenient thing." Whoever sees it will do it, and it's just a matter of hand. Hehe, gentlemen, let's talk about today. ”

Chen Lin and Zhang Yue were excited, and Chen Lin said: "What happened this time may be related to the burning of Shi Zhongtian by the second island lord and the lord, so in my opinion, it is better to catch the culprit of the incident first." ”

Zhang Yue pondered and said: "Second Island Lord, now you should send more people to find the hidden place of the culprit, and wait for the culprit to gather and then catch them all." ”

Rational nodded: "Both gentlemen are right, I add a little bit of two gentlemen, can you take a look?" ”

Chen Lin and Zhang Yue: "Second island master, please speak." ”

Li Xin said behind his hands: "It is too difficult for us to find the culprit in this matter alone, if I let my father intervene and borrow the power of the government, it should be very fast." But we can't tell the truth to my father, so what should we do? ”

Zhang Yue had an idea: "Second island master, if you say this, you say that there is a blacksmith on the island, and his wife and children were kidnapped by bandits the day before yesterday to extort the blacksmith's family heirloom. Let's choose a valuable thing from among the treasures sent back by the previous lord and give it to the blacksmith, pretending to be her ancestral thing. ”

Li Xin nodded with satisfaction: "Great." ”