When Fan Jinyan saw Lao Wang Chuan again, he still had the appearance of his leisurely and leisurely appearance when he teased his little grandson. His hands were tied behind his back, his tattered and dirty robes, and his messy hair could not hide his haggard face. If he is given a cane and a broken bowl at this time, and stands on the street, maybe someone will give him some broken silver flowers.

"This." Fan Jinyan was stunned, he didn't see him for more than a month, how did he become like this? But as soon as he saw Wang Chuan and his two apprentices looking at him, he instantly understood that this was all done by his subordinates, "Why don't you hurry up and untie the three distinguished guests, I asked you to please, why did you tie them up?" ”

How dare the soldiers who went to invite people talk back, and were about to explain, but Wang Chuan took the lead. I saw him say weakly in a hoarse voice: "Is this how you invited the old man here?" That's very kind......"

Before he could finish speaking, he fainted.

Suddenly, there was a mess in the tent, and Fan Jinyan trembled with anger.

After the last question, I learned that several people went to the market to buy some gifts before visiting Wang's house according to Fan Jinyan's order. Originally, everything went well, but as soon as Old Man Wang heard that Fan Jinyan invited him as a guest, he stopped doing it. The soldier had no idea, and Fan Jinyan's orders were all death, so he could only do nothing and tie them up directly, and by the way, even the two apprentices who worked in the blacksmith shop were also tied together.

For rough people who can't use their brains, Fan Jinyan wanted to scold but couldn't scold, so he could only sigh helplessly.

Fortunately, with Li Yang, the crutch doctor, Lao Wang Chuan woke up again after a while, but he still didn't have a good face for Fan Jinyan. It seems that the anger in his heart has not subsided for the recklessness of the soldiers.

Fan Jinyan sat at the head of the bed, personally helped Wang Chuan up, leaned on a futon, and then said with a wry smile: "It's all Fan Mou's lax control, which makes Wang Lao suffer, you dissipate your anger, don't be like a rough person." ”

"Hmph." Wang Chuan pinned his head to the other side, and said angrily for a long time: "They are rough people, I naturally don't care, but you are a shrewd person, you don't know what the hell you have in mind when you are an old man?" Don't even think about it, I'm in my sixties, and I've got enough in this life. ”

After that, you have to hit your head against the wall.

Suddenly, Fan Jinyan was startled, and he hurriedly grabbed him and said with a wry smile: "Don't scare me, can't I do it?" Do you know what I'm looking for you for? ”

Wang Chuan was actually just making a show, and was pulled by Fan Jinyan, so he sat back, "What can you do, it's not that you are worried about the old man's skills, and I want the old man to go into the mountains to build weapons for you and bring a few apprentices out." ”

Sure enough, he is a smart person, he can guess without explaining, but how to deal with smart people makes Fan Jinyan difficult.

"If you have anything to say, just say it." Seeing Fan Jinyan's pensive expression, Wang Chuan became impatient.

Also, I had a very comfortable life, and I had nothing to tease my little grandson and point out to the two stupid apprentices. But I didn't expect to be captured by this bandit leader.

Wang Chuan's heart is like a mirror, if he wants to go out again after entering the den of thieves, it is undoubtedly a fool's dream. The only thing I can do now is to make more benefits and leave a share of the family business for my children and grandchildren.

"Ahem." Being yelled at by the stubborn old man, Fan Jinyan's face was a little unbearable, and after a fake cough, he said: "Iron ore has been found in the mountains. ”

……

Fan Jinyan originally thought that Old Man Wang would be surprised, but he just said 'um', so he stopped talking.

Then I realized again, what happened to the people who found out about the iron mine?

Thinking of this, Fan Jinyan took out a white cloth from his arms, held it in his hand, and stretched it out in front of the old king.

The old king also thought that Fan Jinyan used the trick of deceiving the child to bring food to himself, so he turned his head and 'hummed'.

However, when he saw what was painted on the white cloth out of the corner of his eye, the expression on his face changed and changed, and finally he was frozen in shock.

Wang Chuan snatched the white cloth and looked at it carefully, and after half a sound, he asked, "What is the one in the back?" ”

"Butt." Fan Jinyan saw that the old man Wang put his finger on the butt of the gun that grabbed the tail, and replied without thinking: "With this, you can aim better." ”

As an old craftsman of the Ordnance Bureau, with a little mention, Wang Chuan understood the role of the butt. Then, he put his finger on the trigger again.

In fact, what Fan Jinyan painted was a flintlock smoothbore gun that appeared in the Wanli period, but it was strengthened on its basis and equipped with a bayonet.

As for why the Ming army was not equipped with more advanced flintlock pistols, Fan Jinyan is unknown, perhaps because of financial problems, or perhaps because of the contradictions of the ruling class. Anyway, Wang Chuan, who is an old ordnance, has never seen it.

The flintlock smoothbore gun is also a front gun, because it is flint ignition gunpowder, which is at least ten times faster than the arquebus, and the range is much longer.

Wang Chuan has been handing over weapons all his life, and he knows the power of this weapon when he looks at this picture, and he didn't wait for Fan Jinyan to persuade him again, he spoke first, "It's okay if you want me to stay, unless you give me a hundred taels of silver for settling in, and my apprentice's." ”

Fan Jinyan thought that this old man would make any excessive requests, but he didn't expect it to be money. But when I think about it in a blink of an eye, I am relieved that life is nothing more than money and power. Since he doesn't love power, he must only have money left.

Wang Chuan saw Fan Jinyan bowing his head and pondering, and he was reluctant, "What? Your Excellency lacks this bit of silver? ”

As long as people can stay, Fan Jinyan is too late to be happy, how can he be reluctant, and immediately said, "The old man misunderstood, I was thinking about how much to change, since the old man can stay, it couldn't be better, I will give you a thousand taels of settling-in expenses, and the two senior apprentices will also have five hundred taels each." I just hope that the old man can let me see the real thing as soon as possible. ”

One thousand taels? Ten times more than what you asked for?

Wang Chuan was stunned, he proposed a hundred taels and had some drumming in his heart, but he didn't expect Fan Jinyan not only not to bargain, but to increase it tenfold very boldly.

The other people around were also speechless, in this era, ordinary people may not be able to take out ten taels of silver in their lifetime, this guy is hundreds of thousands of taels as soon as he opens his mouth, and the money is burned.

They know Fan Jinyan's hardship, and now he really understands the difficulty of starting a business, there are no talents, and he finally caught a half-hanger, and he has to serve as his ancestors.

With the addition of professionals, Fan Jinyan is much easier, and the iron ore is also digging very smoothly. What's even happier is that Wang Chuan walked around and found another coal mine with a lot of storage. This made Fan Jinyan impressed and praised him fiercely.

Now there are only more than 400 captives plus a piece, and in this era, mining is all manual operations, and the output is also low and scary, but fortunately, the demand is not large for the time being, and it is enough. At the very least, it saved him the thought of blowing up the mine with explosives.

However, just when he boasted that he was coming to operate, there was bad news, the big golden tooth of Ningguo Mansion sent troops to attack Shanbei, and the troops pointed directly at Ma Yanzhai.

That's a coincidence, isn't it?

It's hard to get ...... Retaliation of other Bazhai?

[PS: Recommend a friend's masterpiece, "Tang Dynasty Tyrant"]