Mu Chenglin did not come empty-handed, his sincerity could be seen from a long distance, a warship of the sub-flagship level of the Great Song Dynasty Naval Division, not only was it full of warehouses of military supplies, but also the seals of the armory supervisor on the brand-new stone cannon and four giant crossbows had not been removed.

"Mr. Mu, are you passing by relatives? Come on, bring such a good thing to make me greedy, you are letting me see it, see if you put it down! Zhao Tianyou greeted Mu Chenglin from the dock, and he couldn't wait to say hello as soon as he got off the boat.

Mu Chenglin touched his bald head and said with a smile: "Zhao Jiaotou, don't scold me, this thing was given to you by someone else, and I just did it for you." ”

"Give it to me? Mu Lao is not a businessman, and he can give things to others, so I'll accept it first! But who is so kind, this boatload of things also costs tens of thousands of taels of silver, I don't remember having such a deep friend! ”

Mu Chenglin looked around, Zhao Tianyou understood what he meant, so he introduced Mu Chenglin to the barracks in front of the dock, and after arranging refreshments, he retreated, leaving only the two of them.

"Mr. Mu, please have tea!" Now that he sat down, Zhao Tianyou was no longer in a hurry to know who it was, and when he walked from the dock to the barracks just now, he turned eighteen times in his mind, and he didn't think of who would send things to Dongshan Island.

Mu Chenglin sat down and drank a cup of tea, and then said to Zhao Tianyou with a smile: "Sect head Zhao, the old man is clumsy and doesn't see the true body of the master, don't blame the old man." ”

"Mr. Mu, don't be playing dumb riddles, please make it clear, who is so generous, what do you want to ask for this generous gift?"

Mu Chenglin raised his hands slightly and said: "The few samples I took from you last time were sent to the prefect of Pingjiang Prefecture, Lord Wen, and I was amazed after the test, so I specially sent these ordnance to show my gratitude." There is also a handwritten note from the prefect of Wen here, please read it carefully! ”

Zhao Tianyou was excited when he heard this, Lord Wen, the prefect of Pingjiang, isn't that the Southern Song Dynasty anti-Yuan famous Wen Tianxiang. Good fellow, give me a handwritten note, if I can take it back and auction it for a while, I will also make a fortune.

Holding back the excitement in his heart, he stretched out his hands to take the envelope handed over by Mu Chenglin, and took out a piece of white paper folded in half. When I opened it, there were only two sentences written on it: Capable people and skilled craftsmen have exhausted their thoughts, and the great cause of resisting the Yuan Dynasty will eventually be successful. Wenshan congratulates Mr. for what he has done, and hopes to spare no effort to help the rivers and mountains of the Song Dynasty, thank you again!

Although it was only a thin piece of paper and a few short sentences, Zhao Tianyou held it in his hand and watched it back and forth a few times, and deeply felt Wen Tianxiang's loyalty to the Song Dynasty and his determination to resist the invasion of the Yuan soldiers.

Zhao Tianyou put away the letterhead, slowly folded it and restored it to its original state, put the envelope into his arms, and said, "I don't know what Lord Wen wants, I will do my best to do it." ”

"After the test of Lord Wen, the bamboo gunpowder made by Zhao Jiaotou is more than twice as powerful as the gunpowder made by the Ordnance Supervisor, and the texture is dry and even, even if it is used for a long time. Master Wen knew that the craftsmen worked hard, so he sent the best boat and equipment of the Changzhou sailors to the head of the sect to see how many bamboo tubes could be exchanged for thunder for the purpose of defending the city in Changzhou. Mu Chenglin looked at Zhao Tianyou with a look of hope.

The Song Dynasty attached great importance to science and invention, and it was a period of Chinese history when a hundred flowers bloomed and the economy took off, and it gave the greatest freedom to the private development of science and technology, so in the Song Dynasty there were four major inventions that monopolized three of the great achievements.

Wen Tianxiang's original intention was to ask for the formula and manufacturing method, or to ask a craftsman to follow him to the north and go to the workshop of the Ordnance Supervisor to teach the technology and improve the formula of the production process. But I was afraid of rejection, and Changzhou was besieged, so I couldn't wait for my own new manufacturing, so I directly exchanged the armament for the finished bamboo tube thunder.

Zhao Tianyou almost blurted out that I sent someone to guide production and save more effort, and his mind turned and he muttered for a moment: "Mr. Mu, you have a lot of business and a lot of business, Tianyou shouldn't have asked more about your identity." But if I don't figure it out, our business won't be easy to do, and we really don't have a few finished products unless we ...... what Lord Wen wants. ”

Mu Chenglin stroked his bald head with a smile and told Zhao Tianyou some things about the Song court.

The Great Song Dynasty emphasized literature over military force, opened up and invigorated the development of the economy, and also supported small handicraftsmen to do business, and even supported some local industries to become bigger and stronger, opened all ports, and made the world's trade economy all over, and almost earned all the world's silver to the Song Dynasty.

However, the emperor also appointed, reusing power for more than 20 years, but the loyal civil and military officials of the Great Song Dynasty were miserable, and the entire court lost its authority and credibility. If there was no such background, how could the Southern Song Dynasty have so many troops and generals, turning around and attacking the Great Song Dynasty, just like Lu Wenhuan of the Lu family.

The salaries of grassroots soldiers have not grown for many years, and serving as a soldier is not even as profitable as a porter at the dock, and the cohesion of the troops can only be maintained by capable generals who display their personal charm. However, the general is not a hungry soldier, and it is not easy to do things without silver, so he uses his own brains to find a way to get silver and increase the salary of his soldiers.

The simplest is to sell armaments privately, whether it is weapons, horses, food and equipment, etc., as long as someone needs it, the businessmen in the middle will facilitate the transaction, and Mr. Mu is one of the best. Of course, he is only the second boss who shows up, and the real people behind the scenes are in Lin'an, and only the court officials above the third grade can do these things through the storm.

"It's embarrassing for you, Mr. Mu, these things are the sin of killing the head, but if everyone does this, it won't be long before the military expenses of the imperial court are lost?"