In the next few days, Qian stayed at home, claiming to be recuperating from his injuries, but in fact he was pondering the design of the six-eyed firecracker.

Although the equipment of Chen's army is mainly cold weapons, the three-eyed gun already has a certain weight. One of the three major battalions in the capital is all equipped with three-eyed guns. The lethality of this weapon within 10 meters is very objective, and it can be fired three times in a row when facing the enemy, and it can also be used as a hammer to smash people after it is used up. But this iron lump also has shortcomings. First, the range is too short, and secondly, it is also troublesome to reload gunpowder.

Qian Jin planned to increase the number of three eyes to six eyes according to the shape of the revolver, and still ignite the gunpowder with an arquebus when fired. The barrel is lengthened to seven inches, and it can be fired six times in a row after a load, and the filling is made of iron beads and pig skin, which can achieve full lethality coverage within ten zhang. As for reloading gunpowder, he never thought about it, if there were still standing enemies after six consecutive shots, he would probably be able to solve it with a knife.

Three days later, Ding Wei found more than a dozen blacksmiths to come to the courtyard, but all of them were for farming, but none of them could make firecrackers.

Looking at Ding Wei's troubled look, Qian Jin didn't have much to say. If this blacksmith who can build a three-eyed gun is so easy to find, Chen Guo's weapons are estimated to have all been replaced with firearms. He called a swarthy man in his forties and asked, "What do you call this old brother?" “

"Master, the little one's name is Tian Li, a native of Shandong."

Qian Jin nodded and asked, "The utensils I want to build need to roll wrought iron sheets into tubes, can you do it?" ”

The man named Tian Li thought for a while and said, "Since this old man wants to roll the iron piece into a tube, he must build a fire gun." It is not difficult to roll into a pipe, but the difficult thing is to drill through the iron pipe and make holes. ”

"Oh? It seems that you know quite a lot, could it be that you have made a firecracker before? "The money came in with interest.

"I haven't done it before, but I've seen it. I've had a problem since I was a child.,I love to tinker with any novelty when I see it.,If the master can let the little ponder for a while.,This thing may be possible.。 Tian Li said with a glance.

Seeing this, another blacksmith next to him smiled and said: "Lao Tian, just your two times, I don't know how many things I have refined, and I still come out to fool around, so I don't feel ashamed." ”

The few people next to him seemed to know Tian Li's reputation, and they all laughed along.

Qian Jin felt that this Tian Li was a little interesting. He was not afraid of how many things he refined, but he was afraid that the people he invited did not even have the courage to make mistakes. Now that Jin Taiming has returned to Guangdong, Qian Jin also wrote a letter to Wang Youcai. In the letter, he told him everything about the principle and process of the flintlock pistol, hoping that he would be able to make the first flintlock pistol. But this matter is also risky, maybe the thousands of taels of silver brought by Jin Taiming will be spent, and the gun will still not be built.

If this Tian Li has the ruthlessness to like to ponder, coupled with his careful guidance, maybe he has no intention of inserting willows into the shade?

Thinking of this, Qian Jin called Ding Wei over and whispered in his ear: "I want that Tian Li, and you can find a few honest ones to help him." With that, he got up and went back to his study to continue working on the designs.

Ding Wei was stunned for a while when he heard this, obviously he didn't expect that this Tian Li would actually fall into the eyes of his master. However, his master must have his reasoning, otherwise he would not have fallen in love with himself on the day he went out of Beijing. So, he chose three of the dozen blacksmiths he had invited, and the others sent two pounds of wine money to let them go.

Tian Li saw that the owner didn't send a reward or give a letter of approval, so he felt a little depressed. Just as he was about to pack up and leave, Ding Wei stopped him and said with a smile: "Congratulations Lao Tian, my lord has fallen in love with you." Work hard in the future, and the master will naturally not treat you badly. After saying that, Ding Wei took out another twenty taels of silver for him to settle down, and told him to go to a wine shop to find him in three days.

Lao Tian felt that he had hit a big luck today, so he took the silver and left without saying a word.

Ding Wei looked at the figure that left in a hurry, and a smile flashed on his face. Since he became a member of the courtyard, he has learned this method of knowing people from Qian Jin. If Lao Tian takes the silver two and leaves, it means that he and the old man have seen the wrong person, and the loss of the silver two is not important, the key is to see this person clearly. Of course, if he can go to a wine shop as promised, he will naturally have to reuse it.

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Three days later, in the afternoon, Qian Jin's sketch of the six-eyed fire gun was finally completed. In the past few days, he has worked hard, and the wound on his shoulder has been good and bad, and Bao'er has been scolded many times.

After everything was done, Qian Jin took a closer look at the sketch and felt quite satisfied.

At this time, the courtyard was a little quiet, and he was curious, so he pushed open the door and went outside to look outside, and Bao'er was the only one in the courtyard washing clothes by the well.

Qian Jin took a few breaths of fresh air, then paced around the yard, chatting with Bao'er from time to time. Just as he was habitually preparing to stretch his muscles, a tingling pain in his shoulder reminded him that he was still a wounded.

Bao'er saw her brother's grinning appearance, and couldn't help but sneer: "They are all injured people, and they don't know how to cherish themselves." Despite that, the man had already gone into her room to get the medicine.

After a few moments, she came out of the room, moved a stool for Qian to sit down, and fetched a basin of hot water to scrub his wounds. After changing to a new medicine, he bandaged it again, and when he was done, he glanced at it fiercely: "Next time you make such a mess, don't think I'll serve you." ”

Qian Jin smiled and asked, "Where did my father and mother go?" ”

"My father went to Mr. Yun to drink, and my mother and the people in Ding's shopkeeper's house went to Fang Market."

Qian Jin couldn't help muttering in his heart, it's not a way for Dad to mix with Old Man Yun all day long, maybe one day he will sell himself as soon as he drinks this wine happily. When he thought of this, he hated the woman who had abducted the silkworm girl.

He walked around the yard a few more times, and then he felt bored, so he prepared to go out for a walk.

When he just walked to the door, he saw Mu Qing running in from outside the door in a panic and shouted: "Qianhu, the big thing is not good, Your Majesty is here......"

"What?" This was a bit of an accident for Qian Jin, he didn't expect that the king of a country would deign to come to his small courtyard, he thought about it for a while, and instructed Mu Qing: "Hurry up and greet it." Immediately afterwards, he instructed Bao'er to hurry up and make tea.

Looking at the graceful back, Qian Jin faintly felt that something was wrong in his heart, so he also followed into the stove room, smeared some pot black on the bottom of the pot, and gently wiped it on Bao'er's face.

Bao'er is a girl who loves cleanliness, where can she tolerate these pickled things on her face. She thought her brother was fooling around, and even had to wipe it with a hand towel. Qian Jin hurriedly frightened her, saying that this was the elementary kung fu of the disguise technique, and if you wanted to practice the disguise technique, you had to get used to it first. Anyway, if you don't look closely, it's not obvious, but it looks a little dark, and Bao'er has to let it go.

Out of the stove room, Qian Jin was lying on the chair in the courtyard, quite satisfied with his wolf-proof strategy.

After about half a cup of tea, Emperor Zao Wou-Ki appeared in the courtyard of the courtyard in civilian clothes, with only Gonggong Cai and Jin Duo following him, and Li Bin and Mu Qing waiting for orders from afar.

Qian Jin immediately bowed down, and was about to salute when he was stopped. The emperor helped him up with both hands, and asked with concern, "Qian Aiqing, how is your injury?" ”

"Your Majesty Lao's memory, it's no big deal." Qian Jin got up and moved a stool for the emperor to sit on, while he stood in front and waited carefully.

The emperor saw that Qian Jin was still wrapped in a cloth belt on his shoulder, so he said: "Qian Aiqing is also sitting, you are injured, there is no need to talk about these false courtesies." ”

Next to him, Gonggong Cai observed his words, so he went to the porch and moved a stool to rest on the emperor's head. Qian Jin sat down and asked, "Your Majesty suddenly visited today, and Weichen was terrified. ”

"I'm a little bored today, so I deliberately came out to breathe. What about Lingzun and Lingtang? ”

"All out of the house......"

As she spoke, Bao'er had already brought tea and pastries. Gonggong Cai saw that there was a square table in the courtyard, so he took some effort to move it over, and when Bao'er put everything in place, he groped out a silver needle from his arms and poked it into the tea, and only after confirming that it was not poisoned did he invite the emperor to enjoy it.

"If the money servant is going to harm me, there will be no good people in this world." The emperor glanced at Gonggong Cai with some displeasure, saw Bao'er standing aside, and said strangely: "Who is this?" ”

"She is my sister, she is used to it since she was a child, and she has to go to the house to uncover the tiles if she doesn't fight for a day." Qian Jin secretly congratulated himself on smearing some pot black on Bao'er.

At this time, Bao'er didn't know the identity of the emperor, and when she saw that her brother said that she was so unbearable, her face was a little ugly, and when she served tea to Qian Jin, she deliberately shook her hand and sprinkled water on the table, and then she casually said a thousand blessings and went back to the room.

"You see, I'm not wrong." Qian Jin pointed to Bao'er, who left in a hurry, and said, "See if I can clean her up later." ”