Since the craftsman king was abducted by Li Yao, he has not visited for two days, and Li Yao has just finished discussing the matter of buying grain with the fat man, so he hurried to the place where the craftsman king lives.

King Craftsman did not live with Li Yao, there were hundreds of people in their family, and they struck iron every day, and no one could stand it, so when they first came to Yi County, they were arranged by Wang Changzhu to a house on the edge of the county seat.

When Li Yao first passed, he found that they were building workshops for men, women and children. So I found someone at random and asked where the craftsman king was? The man pointed to Li Yao and went to work, so that Li Yao had no sense of existence at all, but he was also a Hou Ye, so you couldn't take me over! Li Yao followed the search and finally found Ouyang Yi, the king of craftsmen.

Li Yao was about to walk over, but was stopped by a crisp voice. "Master Hou, may I ask what kind of wind is blowing you here?"

Li Yao turned his head and looked, isn't this Ouyang Qing, the granddaughter of the craftsman king?

Li Yao smiled: "Qing'er, I'm just coming to see the craftsman king!" ”

Ouyang Qing pouted: "Don't call me Qing'er, call me my full name Ouyang Qing, my relationship with you is not very good!" Ouyang Qing suddenly thought of the bet he had made with him, and couldn't help blushing.

When Li Yao saw it, Ouyang Qing's face turned red, and he couldn't help but think strangely: "The ancient girl was too shy, so I called her Qing'er, and her face turned red, it seems that the girls here can't be flirted casually." ”

"Eh, Miss Ouyang, I have something to do with your grandfather, I can go over!" Ouyang Qing was still thinking about the original bet with Li Yao at this time, and he didn't listen to what Li Yao said at all.

Li Yao saw that Ouyang Qing didn't pay attention to him, thinking that he had acquiesced, so he turned around and walked towards the craftsman king.

When Ouyang Qing reacted, Li Yao was already gone, and he couldn't help but stomp his feet, and said angrily: "When I meet you next time, I must ask clearly, what to do with the last bet." You don't mention it as a big man, do you still let me bring it up as a little girl? ”

Of course, Li Yao didn't know what Ouyang Qing was thinking, and he had long forgotten about the gambling contract. Now Li Yao is standing in front of Ouyang Yi, the king of craftsmen.

"I don't know what the Hou Ye is talking about when he comes to the old man!" Ouyang Yi took a sip of tea and asked.

Li Yao smiled: "King Craftsman, I am going to build a mechanic bureau in Yi County, specializing in the manufacture of weapons and the invention of weapons, and all the expenses in it will be reimbursed by me, and I will tell you the reform method of steel, what about you?" Just sit in the Mechanic Bureau as an engineer and manage them, and I promise not to blindly command, and it won't be long before a large number of workers join in for you to use! ”

After Li Yao finished speaking, Ouyang Yi was indeed shocked, the engineer was only seven grades, Ouyang Yi never cared, but he could manage a mechanic bureau, and without the interference of outsiders, he could study what he wanted, and he didn't have to worry about money. This really made Ouyang Yi very excited.

Li Yao also knew that he should strike while the iron was hot at this time, and immediately said: "If the King of Craftsmen can agree to sit in the Mechanic Bureau, I will also show you a new weapon, and this weapon is absolutely unheard of by you, and it is extremely powerful, and it can kill the enemy a thousand steps away!" ”

Ouyang Yi, the king of craftsmen, was really moved at this time: "A weapon can kill the enemy a thousand steps away, even if it is an octagonal crossbow, it is difficult to reach."

Ouyang Yi, the craftsman king, said: "I have already made a bet to serve you for five years, and what I talk about most is integrity, of course I will do whatever you ask me to do!" ”

"Okay, the craftsman king is really heroic!" Li Yao smiled: "Then I'll tell you what I originally added to the steel."

Li Yao told the king of craftsmen about the method of strip steel, and the king of craftsmen was puzzled: "Is it really feasible for you to do this?" Forging a knife is not alchemy, and adding something to it will not only not increase the hardness of the steel, but also damage the quality of the knife. ”

Li Yao smiled: "King Craftsman, have you forgotten how I won you?" If you don't believe it, you can test it yourself, but King Craftsman, you must keep this matter secret for me, but it won't take too long, just keep it secret for ten years! ”

The Craftsman King smiled and nodded, thinking to himself, "Even if you ask me to say it, I won't say it!" ”

After receiving the affirmation of the King of Craftsmen, Li Yao stood up happily and said, "King Craftsman, you should pay more attention to the address of the Mechanic Bureau." When I find a good address, you can say hello to me, and I will find someone to come and build"

After discussing the matter of the Mechanic Bureau with the King of Craftsmen, Li Yao walked away satisfied, in the future, this Mechanic Bureau is the only arsenal in the whole army, and he has to protect it, and it seems that the recruitment of troops will also begin.

As soon as Li Yao came out of the king of craftsmen, he found the blind man, Li Feng, Shao Xiangming, and several people came to the county government to find the county order and discuss the recruitment of troops in the county.

After the county commander Song Boming knew Li Yao's intention, he said to Li Yao: "There are three towns and 35 villages under Yi County, with a total population of 300,000, and there are 3,000 city guards, accounting for one percent of the total population. ”

After listening to Song Boming's statement, Li Yao thought that he was unwilling to pay for it, but the county commander saw that Li Yao was silent, and said: "The ancients said, although the country is big, it will die if it is warlike......"

Before the county order was finished. Li Yao yelled: "Lord County Commander, I recruited the army with my own money, don't worry about it!" ”

The county order was a bit of a strong order, and said: "Master Hou, the entire Yi County is yours, and all the money and materials in it belong to you, but don't forget, you still have 300,000 people under your rule to manage, and if the money is wasted by you on recruiting troops, you will inevitably collect taxes from the people." The life of the people is already difficult, and if you are holding back the people, you are really no different from a tyrant! ”

Li Yao was educated by the county order, but he understood a lot, recruiting the army, not only weapons, baggage, but also the army issued a salary, now an ordinary soldier is one tael of silver a month, then a year is twelve taels, if you recruit 10,000 people, you need 120,000 taels a year. After Li Yao figured it out, he was quite grateful to the county order. It's not that I can't recruit myself, but I can't afford to raise it at all.

Li Yao calmed down and made a gesture to the county order: "What Mr. said made me teachable, but I didn't think it through!" “

A few people came out of the county office, although they did not recruit troops, but the mood was not very depressed, although Li Yao did not know whether the Song County Order was pretended, but at present, Yi County is indeed relatively wealthy, and it seems that the Song County Order is still a person who is more able to govern the place.

It seems that he can't afford to recruit soldiers who can pay salaries, Li Yao couldn't help but look to the northeast, it seems that he is going to go there early, this is the most economical way to recruit soldiers.

Back at the mansion, Li Yao thought that he should go to find saltpeter, this kind of thing can be found in Dingbian County, and it has been recorded in the chronicle of Qi Kingdom, where there is a kind of stone that can freeze water when put together with water, and this kind of stone is used to make ice in summer in China.

Dingbian County, isn't this county the only place that has been hit by drought and locust plague this time? It seems that he is going to Dingbian County. After recuperating in Yi County for a few days, Li Yao couldn't sit still, the thin monkey went to Yiguo, the fat man went to the Eastern Capital, the blind man was forming an army, and the craftsman king was looking for a place for the mechanic bureau, as if the dog head and Li Yao felt idle.

Although it was stipulated in the previous dynasty that the princes and kings were not allowed to leave the fiefdom at will, but now that the dynasty has changed, no one seems to abide by this, besides, Li Yao is just a marquis, or the youngest son of King Qi, Li Yao believes that even if he goes out to play in the fiefdom, no one will care, but for the sake of insurance, he still has to repair a letter to his Lao Tzu, saying that he wants to go to Dingbian County to see where the customs and customs are, and by the way learn to govern the fiefdom. I'm sure King Qi will probably agree.