Qi County, barracks. ,

As soon as Steward Wang left, Li Mu hurriedly came in.

"Fourth brother," Li Mu said, "Let's go, let's go to the back and talk." ”

Li Yan looked at Li Mu suspiciously, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Li Mu didn't speak, just urged Li Yan to the back hall. After the two of them went to the back hall, Li Mu asked: "It's Li Zicheng in western Henan."

Li Yan nodded and said, "Yes, it's him." Definite news came just today. ”

"Then why don't you seal the news" Li Mu said anxiously: "Now that the people below have spread, you know, the twelve I brought, but they all follow Li Zicheng." ”

Li Yan said with a smile: "I deliberately let it out." That's fine, if you don't want to be here, you can go now, and save yourself trouble in the future. ”

"Deliberately" Li Mu frowned and looked at Li Yan and asked, "You never believed that they were all old brothers brought by me"

Li Yan explained: "Don't be angry. After all, they have some ideas, maybe they want to kill officials and rebel. There were no good options before, but now that they know that their big leader is making a comeback, they may have an idea. I've blocked the news today, but they'll always know. It's better to go early than late, you know."

"Then what if I want to leave too" Li Mu looked at Li Yan and asked.

Li Yan smiled: "You won't leave." ”

"Then how can I explain to those old brothers," Li Mou asked loudly.

Li Yan pressed Li Mu on the chair and said, "Don't be so excited. How many want to go?"

"I don't know." Li Mu shook his head helplessly: "There are a few people who have spent more time with Li Zicheng than me, and they may all have ideas." ”

Li Yan sat down and said slowly, "You're too anxious. You've brought twelve people, nine of whom are married, and several wives are about to have children, and these people probably won't want to leave. There are only three left, and these three people are likely to go. ”

"It's hard to say, women and children are not a bond." Li Mu said disagreeably.

Li Yan nodded and ordered: "Then you pay more attention, if any of these people want to go, tell me." I gave them the money to go and let them go as a family. But after all this time, if I have any other ideas, I will treat them as traitors."

"The youngest of them is all Baizong," Li Mu reminded, "If they leave, it will have a big impact on our team." ”

Li Yan said confidently: "It won't affect anyone if you leave." Even if all twelve of them are gone, there will be no problems with my troops. As long as our three brothers are here, our team can develop and grow steadily. ”

Li Mu nodded and said, "Okay." I went to talk to them and see what they thought. ”

Li Yan reminded: "Don't persuade them, don't affect them, the twisted melon is not sweet." They want to go, but we won't stop them. But make it clear to them that if you don't leave now, stay with peace of mind. In the future, even if he fights against Li Zicheng, he must not have any hesitation, otherwise the military law will be engaged in "

"Okay, I'll take notice. How long is this deadline," Li Mou asked in a low mood.

"Let's go to fifteen, there are a few far away, you have been lucky these days, and when this matter is over, I will give you a holiday, so that you and your daughter-in-law can stay for a few days."

Li Mu smiled and waved his hand, and said, "No, it's not a hairy boy, as long as this matter can be solved smoothly." After that, he reminded: "If someone really leaves, you are not afraid that Li Zicheng will become stronger, and if we fight against each other in the future, we will not take advantage." ”

Li Yan sneered and said: "There will be no problem, not to mention whether they have time to train, it is enough for them to be equipped with so many crossbow arrows." In the future, there will be logistical support problems, which will also be a big problem for them. And don't we still have a secret weapon, so it's no problem to fight them. ”

"You don't mean that firecracker," Li Mu said in surprise: "Not to mention that rate of fire, just that reload, you can't practice it in three months." ”

Li Yan said with a smile: "Don't worry, Li Zicheng didn't come over so quickly." You don't have to worry, go talk to those border soldiers. ”

Li Mu said helplessly: "Anyway, these foundations are all yours, so it's good if you don't feel distressed." ”

After Li Mu left, Li Yan went to the blacksmith's workshop. Although his face was full of care, he was still a little worried in his heart. The most important thing is the manufacture of long firearms, if there are not enough firecrackers before fighting against Li Zicheng, in terms of the size of the troops, he will really suffer a lot.

Although it is already the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month and the Chinese New Year is about to begin, the various cloth workshops, blacksmith workshops, gunpowder workshops, sauce making workshops and so on in the city are still in full swing.

In the clanging sound, Li Yan came to the forging room, where blacksmith Zhou was forging a gun barrel. They beat and bent iron bars, and then used iron rods as cores and wrapped iron bars around iron rods. After that, the beaten iron pipe was burned red, and while sprinkling fine iron powder on the joints, it continued to be vigorously tapped to allow the joints to be slowly closed. Beat it for a while, immediately put it in the fire and heat it until it is red-hot, and then continue forging it with a semicircular cutting board the size of the outer diameter of the barrel.

Li Yan waited for more than an hour before Blacksmith Zhou stopped and wiped the sweat from his head and body. After he put on his cotton clothes, he came to Li Yan and said, "Childe has been waiting for a long time, and it is troublesome to fight, these apprentices can't take over yet, so they can only come to see Childe after the fight." ”

"It's okay." Li Yan said: "Work is important. Then he asked, "Isn't your apprentice able to fight the gun pipe of the handcuff, why can't he play the gun pipe of the long fire gun?" ”

Blacksmith Zhou explained: "The pipe of the long fire gun is more than four times that of the hand gun, and it can only be heated section by section to close the gap. The heat and timing in the middle are different, and you need to keep practicing to master it. ”

Li Yan frowned and said: "You write it down yourself, write down the precautions and judgment criteria for the intermediate technical links, and then hand them over to your apprentices." I asked you to read and write, not only so that you can write your own name, but also record all technical problems, so that you can better pass it on. ”

"Okay, the villain fumbles and fumbles." Blacksmith Zhou said helplessly: "Even if it is the villain himself, only forty percent of the long pipes he has made are qualified. You still have to explore it before you can teach it to others. ”

Li Yan arched his hand and said: "It's me who is in a hurry, Lao Zhou, don't be surprised." ”

Blacksmith Zhou hurriedly surrendered his hand and said, "Childe is polite." It was the villain who disappointed Childe, please forgive Childe. ”

"Okay, you're welcome." Li Yan asked: "How many long guns are there now, and how many long guns can you produce in a month?"

"Now there are 20 qualified ones, and about 8 to 10 long pipes can be produced in a month. Forty handcuff tubes can be produced in a month. ”

Li Yan nodded and said, "Okay, do it well." Ensure the quality, bring the apprentices out, and increase the yield. However, it is the quality that is the most important. You guys are busy, tomorrow I will give you a New Year's reward, one pound of meat, two pounds of eggs, and one pound of oil per person. ”

"The villain understands. The villain's OEM Xie Gongzi's reward. Blacksmith Zhou said happily. ~ Search the basket color, you can read the full text of the following chapters