Chapter 25 Weapons R&D
Ding~Dong, Ding~Dong, Ding~Dong......
Since Wu Kai asked people to dismantle the blacksmith shop and send it to the mansion, the sound of intermittent iron striking has been echoing in the backyard for five days, and all kinds of materials and utensils are only unable to enter and exit, making people more and more unpredictable about his intentions. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
So much so that every time Fahai passes by the West Wing, he can't help but look around a few times, and at the same time speculate in his heart about what kind of artifact 'Master' is making.
However, he would never dare to sneak in closely, not to mention Wu Kai's thunderous method of killing people at every turn, just Pang Chunmei's immoral appearance, he, a disciple of Buddhism, must retreat - at least on the surface.
In fact, in Wu Kai's opinion, Pang Chunmei's current dress is not surprising, but it is a short-sleeved vest with tight cropped pants, which is relatively conservative on the modern street.
And Wu Kai asked her to dress like this, just to make it easier to work - the skirt of the Song Dynasty was really not suitable for labor, let alone for manual work such as picking a sledgehammer.
But other people obviously didn't think so, including Pang Chunmei herself, who thought that Wu Kai had ulterior motives - otherwise, why would she let herself be a weak woman with a sledgehammer and dress like this?
So at the beginning, often before the hammer fell, she had already fallen into Wu Kai's arms first, her face flushed and she looked like she was picking it, which made Wu Kai cry and laugh.
In fact, for the sake of secrecy, Wu Kai didn't plan to find someone to help, but he had no choice but to lack a complete set of modern tools, and it was really a bit difficult to do the work, and he was in a hurry now, so he had to pull Pang Chunmei to make up the number - after all, except for Pang Chunmei, he had no one to use.
Fortunately, although this chick has a mixed mind and is a little more ambitious, she is more able to endure hardships than ordinary young women, and after five days, she was stunned to pick the sledgehammer [the smallest number] in a good way, which completely exceeded Wu Kai's expectations.
Based on the current progress, the final assembly tests can begin tomorrow afternoon at the most.
"Okay~ Let's take a rest first."
Wu Kai used a clamp to remove the parts he had just punched out from the anvil, threw them into a bucket filled with well water to cool them, turned his head to look at the sun outside the window, and sighed a little helplessly: "The bald donkey is probably about to finish talking again, let's clean it up first, and he will not finish chattering outside the province." ”
Pang Chunmei hurriedly found a newly modified coat, waited for Wu Kai to dress neatly, and then did not shy away from wiping off the fragrant sweat on her body, and changed back to her original white skirt - to be honest, looking at the wet and lubricated snow-white skin, hidden inch by inch under the gauze skirt, the visual impact produced was several times stronger than when she was showing off her chest and abdomen.
In the face of the temptation of this red fruit, Wu Kai has not moved his crooked mind, but he is busy every day not to say anything, and he has to squeeze out time to tell Fahai a story, which is really more than enough but not enough.
"Master."
No, as soon as I talked about Fahai, I heard him shout outside the door: "After the disciple has finished talking about the altar, I have come to ask the master for peace." ”
What is please be safe or not, it is clear that you are in a hurry to urge the draft!
And this line was used for five days in a row, not to mention changing the tricks, there is really no sense of innovation.
Wu Kai scolded a few words unhappily, but he could only reluctantly welcome it out - after all, whether it was the purchase and purchase of raw materials, or the nitrate-making workshop in the West Cross Courtyard, it was inseparable from the support of Fahai's apprentices.
When I walked out of the West Wing, the first thing that caught my eye was the whiteness of the snow - the snowflakes that had begun to fall five days ago had finally evolved into a goose feather snow last night, and the city was fine, but the deepest part was only a few feet thick, and I heard that the snow outside the city was almost knee-deep.
It snowed so much that hundreds of people came from all over the world to listen to Fahai's stories -- it seems that the life of the ancients was indeed boring and tight.
"Master."
Fahai stepped on the creaking snow to meet him, respectfully bowed, and said, "Master, there is still no news, those craftsmen and Brother Yun are no longer in YG County. ”
As the so-called good spirits are not bad spirits, Wu Kai learned that all the craftsmen were missing five days ago, and immediately sent Huineng to find Brother Yun back, but he didn't expect it to be a step too late.
And this is also the reason why Wu Kai is in a hurry to create new weapons, otherwise when the government develops black powder, his technological crushing advantage will be gone.
"Not in Yanggu?"
In this way, those people are likely to fall into the hands of Wu Dujian, which is not bad news for Wu Kai, after all, with Wu Yueniang as a hostage, even if he wants to do it, he must first weigh the price of the fish and the net.
"Master......"
Wu Kai was thinking about the gains and losses, but when he saw Fahai's face was entangled, he couldn't help frowning and said, "What, is there something wrong with it?" ”
"Not really." Fahai sneered: "Just since yesterday, many people have come to burn incense and make wishes outside the door, wanting you, the living Buddha, to bless them." ”
Get~
There are really people who have offered themselves as living bodhisattvas.
Wu Kai couldn't cry or laugh for a while, and asked casually, "What wishes have you made?" ”
"Most of them are just praying for the safety of the house, or begging you to heal the sick and ward off evil spirits, but it's ......"
"But what?"
"Some of the people in the city have been hit by the snow and have nowhere to stay for the time being, and they are crying outside the door, hoping that you will show them a way to live."
Snow-stricken people?
Wu Kai's eyes widened in astonishment: "Is this also my responsibility?!" ”
Fahai snorted: "According to common sense, it is the government that comes forward, but this is not ......"
That's right, where is there any official mansion in Yanggu now?
When those refugees have no way to ask for help, it is not uncommon to find Wu Kai, who is in the limelight.
Being able to be ruthless to strangers does not mean that Wu Kai has no sympathy at all, especially since this group of people will have no way to ask for help, and in a sense, it is also because of him - so Wu Kai hesitated for a moment, and then decided to do a good deed every day, temporarily taking in those homeless refugees.
But......
Since they have accepted alms, it is only natural for them to help with some chores by the way, right?
With such a heavy snowfall, it is definitely impossible to expect the people outside the city to take the initiative to send manure, and the little monks have to be responsible for making nitrate, standing guard, doing chores, and supporting the scene [when Fahai opened the altar], so Wu Kai was also hesitating to hire a group of people to collect manure outside the city, but it happened that these refugees were found.
In fact, Wu Kai had also considered asking the pharmacy in the city to help purchase a batch of saltpeter mines from other places, so as to save half of Ximen Mansion from being shrouded in stench - but he asked people to inquire, saltpeter, white phosphorus or something, but they could be ordered, and the time to pick up the goods would be at least two months later, how could he afford to wait?
Let's use the soil method to make nitrate first.
"Remember, arrange those people for me in the front yard, what firewood room, ear room, you can stuff a few! The second gate and two more sentry posts, day and night can not leave people, don't let the spies take the opportunity to get in, especially the west cross courtyard and the backyard, you have to keep an eye on me! ”
Wu Kai is now much more cautious than before, and what he is most fortunate about now is that there are more than a dozen little monks under his command, not only do they not need to be paid, but their discipline is much stronger than that of ordinary people, and the most important thing is that people still have faith - it is very easy to fool!
In fact, Wu Kai has been thinking about it recently, it is better to simply train them and turn them into monks and soldiers - as the saying goes, 'a soldier is the king of grass', if you want to gain a firm foothold on Liangshan, not to be excluded or underestimated, you still have to have a team of your own.
Although the number of people is a little less, doesn't Wu Kai still have a detonator?
Turn them into grenadiers, and in the early days of Liangshan, in the kind of armed battles of hundreds or thousands of people, they can definitely achieve good results!
However, this plan has encountered an unavoidable problem at present, that is, the person that these little monks are loyal to is not he Wukai, but Fahai.
In case after training the grenadier monks, Fahai suddenly picks peaches, and even turns against the guest, won't he be crying and can't find a tune?
Therefore, let's wait until my own strength can suppress Fahai.
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Just as Wu Kai and Fahai were discussing how to take in those refugees, on the lion tower on the corner of the street, two diners who had just finished listening to Journey to the West were also discussing the matter.
"Brother Ziyuan."
The tall and thin man in the robe withdrew his gaze from the window, and while fiddling with the peanuts on the plate, he said curiously: "The victims on the street are gathering more and more, do you say that the martial arts will come forward?" ”
"It's hard to say."
The 'Brother Ziyuan' shook his head, and then lowered his voice and teased: "But if our Li Xianzun wants to encounter this incident, he will definitely pretend to be deaf and dumb." ”
"Haha, I didn't expect Brother Ziyuan to be the confidant of the county, come on, let's respect your 'confidant' for a cup!"
The two of them pushed the cups and changed the glasses, and after each drank a glass, they talked about the story they had just heard.
I listened to the thin and tall scholar, shaking his head and teasing: "Brother Ziyuan, after listening to this legend of Journey to the West, I understand why the appearance of Wu Da is so weird, and he is actually the reincarnation of a monkey!" Hahaha......"
Syllable~
As soon as he laughed twice, someone slapped the table fiercely, stood up and glared at the two of them angrily - this man was extremely burly, standing like an iron tower wherever he stood, and he was wearing a black hat, covering all his faces, adding a bit of mystery and weirdness.
The two scholars were almost frightened to get under the table, and were about to shout for help, but after a few glances, the man shouted in a rough voice: "Shopkeeper, settle the bill!" ”
Then he threw a piece of broken silver on the table and walked away!
Only two scholars were left staring at each other, and only after half a sound did the 'Brother Ziyuan' lower his voice and say: "Brother Xian, after a battle with the martial arts, I don't know how many ignorant villagers have been coaxed, maybe the one just now may be his follower-Virtuous Brother, don't forget the truth that comes from the mouth!" ”
The tall and thin scholar was also afraid, and nodded busily when he heard the words.
But it was said that after the man left the Lion Tower, he went straight to the Ximen Mansion, but he did not go to the main gate, but circled around the mansion twice, and finally chose a corner with his back on his back.
After throwing stones and asking for directions, I saw that his legs were bowed and flicked, and his majestic body rose into the air, and his right hand borrowed strength from the wall, and when he landed, he was already standing in the courtyard wall.