The manufacture of weapons in Nanli is divided into two parts, with the imperial court as the main and the civil as the auxiliary. The military department has set up an ordnance supervisor to be in charge of ordnance production on a full-time basis, and there are a total of seven ordnance factories of considerable scale in China. The part of the production that is insufficient in the government-run workshops is supplemented by the private workshops.

The people of Middle-earth are fierce and martial, and all countries only prohibit armor, crossbows, spears and other fierce killing weapons for the people, and knives, swords, sticks, bows, etc. are open, basically, as long as there is money, they can buy it.

The Nanli Imperial Court allowed private workshops to build blades, firstly, to make up for the lack of 'production capacity' of government-run workshops, and secondly, to meet the needs of the people. In addition, there is a special reason: in the early years of Nanli, there were constant wars, frequent external humiliations and internal disturbances, and there were often state capitals besieged by enemies, and private workshops were scattered all over the country, and they had to rely on their existence to achieve local 'self-sufficiency' in special periods. This situation has gradually decreased in recent decades, and now it is almost non-existent, but the private workshops have been preserved, and they are registered by the Ordnance Superintendent, and there are often transactions.

Although the construction of weapons is also managed in a unified manner, since it involves 'civilian transactions', there will always be loopholes to exploit. The princess county lord said that this time the king of Zhenxi made a move, and it was not difficult to get a piece of the pie.

Moreover, the two new armies are both troops that are going to be expanded to the Western Front...... The king of Zhenxi wants to ask for an ordnance business to do, but the ordnance supervisor can't help but agree, and now he doesn't give the prince face, and in the future, the weapons will be built and sent to the Western Front to equip the new army. As soon as the performance is folded to the court, the ordnance supervisor will suffer a great loss.

Cheng He didn't say too much about the details, just explained the general shelf, and then said: "If you want to make money, you have to spend money first, don't mention mining, building farms, and recruiting craftsmen, just take down the work of weapons, even if my father comes forward, the silver taels that need to be counted are by no means a small amount, do you have money?" ”

Song Yang sneered: "I was quite rich, but I burned it myself." ”

Cheng He knew that he was talking about the fire in Jingcheng, but she didn't know the specific situation, so she put aside her serious business for the time being, and asked with interest what happened on September 8...... Unsurprisingly, after learning about the chaos of September 8, Ren Churong's face was full of surprise, and he looked at Song Yang for a long time without saying anything, but staring, Ren Churong seemed to suddenly think of something, so he laughed so abruptly: "According to you, after winning the first prize, the Uighur Ashya gave you the eye city in the bet?" ”

Song Yang nodded.

"The eye city is yours..."Ren Churong was already laughing so much that he couldn't say the whole thing: "So... You bought your own house with your own money, and then you designed a fire and burned your palace with your own house......"

After speaking, Ren Churong had no county lord demeanor, covered his stomach and laughed: "Mr. Song, it's a big deal to lose the family!" ”

Although it is impossible to cash in on the bet of Eye City, the truth on the surface of that fire is just like what Ren Churong said, the money is mine, the house is mine, and the palace is also mine...... Song Yang scolded 'fuck' and laughed together.

After laughing, Cheng He went back and forth: "It doesn't matter if you don't have money, my father has money, and it has been negotiated and lent to you, according to the interest rate of Qingyu, there is no time limit, when will it be repaid." But... There is another thing to discuss with you, not to mention the shares, in the future, the net profits of this arms business will fall into the hands, I want to share 20% to the Hongbo Mansion. ”

What Hongbo Mansion sent over can't be regarded as a business, it's just a big fortune, and he doesn't have to do anything from beginning to end, just wait to count the money, and finally give it to the king of Zhenxi 20%, Song Yang felt blushing: "Is it too little..."

Ren Churong shook his head: "Twenty percent is a lot, and your expenses will be very large." As she spoke, she suddenly changed her words: "Heikou Yao among the strangers, how is my friendship with you?" I mean, can you take her in and let her work for you? ”

Song Yang replied with a smile: "She has some friendship with me, and this person... If I'm serious, she's my subordinate. ”

Heikou Yao is the elite of Fu Dang's sect, listening to Li Hongyi's orders, after a few months of getting along with Jingcheng, Li Mingji's impression of Song Yang has changed greatly, and Ayigo returned to Nanli with the team, which is to stay to help Song Yang.

"Excellent." Ren Churong showed joy, but mentioned an unrelated matter in his mouth: "There was an earthquake on Chinese New Year's Eve two years ago, do you remember?" Compared with the capital, the earthquake in the west was more ferocious, especially in the mountains. ”

Song Yang remembered that when he returned to Yanziping later, he heard the villagers mention that the earthquake in the town was stronger than in the capital.

The earthquake was widespread, and the further west it went, the more powerful it became, but it was not very powerful, and it did not cause a catastrophe at that time. Still, somewhere in the mountains to the west, it did a hazard.

The earthquake caused a mountain crack and changed the floodway, which is not usually visible, but this autumn when a torrential rain occurred in the western part of the mountain, the mountain flood erupted, and after the diversion, it suddenly destroyed the homes of people in the mountains.

Ren Churong asked, "Have you ever heard of the stone guy?" ”

Song Yang shook his head, and Chu Rong smiled helplessly: "I thought Mr. Song was very knowledgeable, but he didn't understand anything." ”

Song Yang laughed: "It's okay if I don't understand, just if you understand." As soon as he said that, he felt that there was something wrong with this, and sure enough, Cheng He blushed...... The stone guy, as his name suggests, has hard skin and bones and a strong body, but he is slightly slower than ordinary people. Although they also live like savages, they are quite different from the mountains and streams, they are Yao people. The lowest status of the Yao in the mountains.

In ancient times, they were only subordinates of Wu Gu Yao, and then gradually became a clan on their own, because of the relationship between their ancestors, they also worshiped the witch god Niangniang, and maintained a high respect for Wu Gu Yao. Heikou Yao is the leader of Wu Gu Yao, and has a high status in the eyes of the stone guy.

And the lower clan in the eyes of Wu Gu Yao is full of fierce and evil in the eyes of people outside the mountain.

The flash flood was diverted, the stone guy's lair was destroyed, and their livelihood was lost, so they left the mountain...... In these years, the Nanli court has vigorously pacified the barbarians, and if this clan of stone guys is a disaster victim and reaches out to the state officials to ask for food, most of them will be satisfied.

But I don't know if it's because of their bad brains or their thin faces, the stone guys are not the victims, they are the chaos. It was also fate, as soon as they came out of the mountain, they encountered a team escorting military rations.

They grabbed the food, and before they could escape, they were surrounded by a large army. However, the generals who led the army were also a little embarrassed, to kill this group of stone guys, it was difficult to guarantee that it would not attract the revenge of the barbarians in the mountains, and they were not afraid of fighting, but the court's appeasement strategy was obvious, and if they did it rashly, they might be charged with ineffective appeasement.

The best way is to subdue them, and then set aside a place by the imperial court to house these stone guys. But the stone guy was stubborn and refused to surrender to the Han army at all. In addition, even if they surrender, no state government is willing to contain them, who knows if this guy Hades will do a good job of farming... In short, it's a nuisance.

Now the two sides are still in a stalemate, the Nanli army is surrounded but not fighting, and the stone guys have failed to break through the siege several times, but fortunately, they have military rations, and they will not die of hunger for a while and a half...... This matter was reported layer by layer, and not long ago it fell to the desk of the king of Zhenxi, with the temper of the prince, it doesn't matter if you are a barbarian or a fanzi, if you dare to grab military rations, you have to divide the corpse with a knife, but Ren Churong temporarily stopped his father.

"The stone guy is quite capable of fighting. Most of those who were able to escape from the torrent were young and strong, and there were less than 2,000 of them, and seventy percent of them were in the prime of fighting. After Ren Churong explained the matter clearly, he said what he meant: "If Heikou Yao is willing to come forward, he may be able to subdue them, and there is no place willing to take them in, but you have fifty miles of fiefdoms, and it will not be a problem to settle more than 1,000 people...... Chang Chunhou can't support a private army, but it's no problem to take in refugees, this is for the sake of long live, and he should be asked for a reward. ”

Song Yang came to the spirit: "How can you fight?" ”

"My father told me that one stone guy on flat ground can defeat two heavily armed veterans; Five hundred stone guys will surely win against the five hundred well-trained infantry; A thousand against a thousand would be a lose-lose situation; If three thousand against three thousand, the stone guy will be more auspicious and less auspicious. This is the situation where the stone guy only uses his own stone knife and stone axe, if he can equip the military weapons and train the whole training, the combat power can rise upwards... Needless to say, there is a workshop at Chang Chunhou's house. Ren Churong smiled: "You don't have to worry about training, I have already thought about the candidates for teaching." ”

Song Yang smiled and nodded: "Dare to be good!" It's Ayigo's surname, you probably know, it's a bit unreliable, relying on her to subdue those stone guys? ”

"This one has to be tried," Cheng He had already thought of this weight: "The stone guys are stubborn, this will not be wrong, but they are not completely solid-eyed fools, who doesn't want to live happily, but they just refuse to bow to the Han people." Heikou Yao has a status and weight in their eyes, and Ayigo came forward to lobby, and the stone guy can give an explanation to himself, and most of them will step down, and the opportunity is not small. ”

"If this thing is really done successfully..."Cheng He spread out his left hand, crossed his fingers and counted Song Yang: "I want to feed almost 2,000 people, build houses for them, help them farm and raise livestock, and build armor and weapons for them, and train them in their spare time when they farm." In addition, I also thought that if possible, it might be useful to send a batch of weapons to Shanximan in the future...... These all cost money, and the expenses are getting bigger and bigger, and the 'eighty percent' you keep in your hands is not enough, and you can't give more to your father. ”

She helped Song Yang to rob the imperial court's ordnance business and build an arsenal in the fiefdom, not only to make money, but also to arm Song Yang's cronies.

Calculating, Cheng He frowned: "The money is not enough, and I have to think about it again, is there a way to make quick money." After pondering for a moment, she shook her head, and didn't think of it for the time being, so she didn't dwell on it first: "There is another thing, can you move now?" You don't have to stand up and walk, but there is someone, and it's better if you can meet them as soon as possible... Chen Hui. ”

Song Yang has been back in Phoenix City for a month, and in the first ten days, he plunged into Hongbo Mansion, concentrating on curing Xiaoyu's 'lovesickness', and was cut down by his father-in-law on the night of the tenth day, and then he kept lying on his stomach, and he was never able to visit the great master in the suburbs.

Chen Huixiu is damaged and his brain is declining, in the eyes of Ren Churong, the old man has almost no 'value', but this great grandmaster is directly involved with another great grandmaster, Luo Guan.

Song Yang greeted Ren Churong when he first arrived in Phoenix City, and when he was helping Xiao Yu to treat his illness in Hongbo Mansion, Luo Guan was taken to the villa by the county lord's men, but until now, Luo Guan only paid attention to his teacher from afar, and did not dare to recognize him face to face.

Ren Churong didn't care much about these things, but after Xiao Zhu opened his heart and decided to 'don't care about the false name of that couple', he suddenly became enthusiastic, and went to visit Chen Hui twice in the past ten days.

"Senior Chen Hui also asked me about you, why you haven't been here for so long."

Song Yang was slightly surprised: "He still remembers me?" ”

"Remember, if you can move, go and see him, and after the reward, if you can temporarily move to the villa, it would be best to accompany the old man for the New Year...... After the marriage with the relatives, move Chen Hui's predecessors to your fiefdom, Yanziping is quiet, suitable for the elderly to cultivate, and it is convenient for you to take care of it. ”

Although she didn't say it explicitly, Cheng He's mind couldn't be clearer, where Chen returned, Luo Guan would naturally follow, and she would put another great master by Song Yang's side.

Ordering the fiefdom, snatching the big business that makes money, recruiting stone guys, arming the mountains and streams to invite the great grandmaster, a series of things, not just talking, except for a few places where Song Yang has to come forward, Ren Churong will arrange it properly.

After detoxifying the 'messy flowers', snatching the 'poison source', and the town's 'waterlogging epidemic', Song Yang once again saw the power of Chenghe. However, unlike in the past, this time Ren Churong has a bit of a 'housekeeping' flavor.

Song Yang's face showed some 'stammering' meaning, and Ren Churong smiled when he saw it: "Don't make a noise, it's too fake!" Soon, Cheng He smiled away, and his tone was calm and light: "What you have to do is too big, it can't be done overnight, only a little bit, I can't control the outside, you have to rely on yourself, I will do my best in the fiefdom... You don't have to thank me, you and I both understand who the child who should be thanked and distressed the most is. ”

After saying that, Ren Churong changed back to a relaxed expression: "There is one last thing." ”

Song Yang was taken aback: "Anything else?" ”

Cheng He nodded: "Now Nanli, your reputation is like Zhongtian, and the people say that you have gods and ghosts to protect your body and your magic power is amazing." It's a pity that such a big fame is slowly getting colder, and in recent days, not only Phoenix City, but also the surrounding state capitals have come to worship you as a teacher. Recruiting disciples and spreading fame...... This matter is a bit too big to grasp, I want to ask you first, have you become an 'immortal master'? ”

The first few things are almost all agreed, both beneficial and Song Yang does not need to do anything, Cheng He came over not so much as 'discuss' but rather 'informed'. But with the current momentum to create an 'Immortal Master Song Yang', Ren Churong is really a little uncertain.

Nanli Buddhism is prosperous, there are many temples in the territory, Zen Buddhism is the first major religion in the country, but the people of Nanli have many nationalities, and there are countless beliefs, most of the people both believe in the compassion of my Buddha, but also respect the Huang Daxian supernatural, and the people and women have immortals to worship, which is not surprising.

Song Yang's reputation is outside, and it is rumored that it is mysterious, and it is indeed 'powerful to borrow', but the 'immortal master' is so good, if he really wants to open the altar, I am afraid that he will have to be exposed before the end of the performance, and the good reputation has not been consolidated, and the reputation has spread all over the country, and he is laughing and generous. Take a step back, even if Song Yang can really become a ** teacher, the first will conflict with domestic Zen Buddhism; Second, how could the imperial court sit idly by and watch the 'cult' deceive people...... Song Yang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I can't do the things that the gods are talking about, and I'm afraid I won't have the time to go around 'opening the altar to teach the Fa' in the future." Don't think about it yet. ”

Cheng He didn't say anything more, and turned back to the topic: "When are you going to visit Chen Hui's seniors?" ”

Song Yang did not hesitate: "You prepare the car, let's go, I have to find someone to build the bed board, I can't get up." ”

Cheng He smiled and agreed: "I don't know why, seeing that you can't get out of bed, my heart is quite steady." After speaking, he waved his hand to Song Yang, got up and left to arrange the carriage and horses.

Cheng He had just left, and the knock on the door sounded softly, Nan Rong Youquan came to visit, and he didn't even enter the door, so he stood at the door and said lightly: "What the master of the family means, the blind man and the dwarf are so good at setting fires, maybe they will be of great use in the future, it is best to keep them by your side... They'll come to you later. After saying that, he turned around and left.

Sure enough, after a while, two people probed their brains, and one of them was blind, obviously unable to see, but he still put on a look of looking left and right...... The Ghost Valley and the Fire Dao people are here.

This time, the two of them didn't make noise for the time being, they both had a smirk on their faces, and they sat in front of Song Yang's bed and asked for warmth, and they were very polite. After Song Yang exchanged a few words, he said: "If the two of you have anything, just say it directly, with our friendship, there is no need to beat around the bush." ”

"How old is the blind man, and he shouts at you, brother... Brother, my brother wants to say that there is one thing you are not doing beautifully. "Guiguzi has a habit of rolling his eyes when he laughs, which is so weird that it makes people get goosebumps.

Strange people say strange things, Song Yang has long been accustomed to it, and asked with a smile: "What's the matter, you say." ”

The blind man was still rolling his eyes and laughing, and was brewing his tone, and the dwarf grabbed the words: "Nan everyone told the two of us, you saved us again, I really want to thank my brother, you didn't do anything, we only have gratitude, but you told us no, or I don't know that I should come to thank you for saving your life." The blind man is right all his life in what he said just now, you are not beautiful in this thing, too unbeautiful. ”

Song Yang asked curiously: "What did she say to you?" ”

The blind man only waved his hand: "Ahem, brother, why do you ask knowingly." Having said that, I still probably repeated Nan Rong's words, Jingtai had already found out that the fire in Eye City was inseparable from the two of them, and sent a fierce master to infiltrate Nanli to pick up the heads of the two, but don't worry, Song Yang has already gotten the news in advance and blocked the killer.

Nan Rong just reminded them to be more careful in the future and have good intentions...... Gratuitous nonsense, of course. The blind man and the dwarf have always been empty about that fire, and it is related to their own net worth and surname, this kind of thing would rather be believed than not.

In fact, Nan Rong didn't expect the two of them to believe it ten out of ten, the purpose of her story was to beat the blind man and the dwarf: let go of the fire, both of them were already trapped in it, and how could it be so easy to stay out of it.

Emperor Yan planned to ask for their surnames, and the two brothers didn't dare to show their faces in Nanli anyway, so they discussed together to prepare to escape, but when they spoke, the dwarf old Taoist remembered Blacksmith Xiao.

The blacksmith and the old Taoist are good at refining and the other is good at fire, they are perfect partners in making weapons, and the two intersect on the way to escape, and the blacksmith did not say where he was going before leaving, so he only told the truth to the fire people.

From this, the blind man and the dwarf also knew that Song Yang was about to have his own territory. After so many things in front, the two of them can see and hear clearly, Song Yang's strength behind him is 'unfathomable', and he is fierce to the enemy and quite protective of his own people, and if they sum it up, it is better to take refuge in Changchunhou like a blacksmith, it is better than fleeing to the wilderness for the rest of his life.

Anyway, I've already gotten on the thief ship, so let's just run with the thief ship, fortunately, the leader of the thief ship has a good surname.

(To be continued)