"Good, good, good!"

Looking at the various weapons randomly placed in the room, Wang Sanwu, who was already twenty-four years old, was like a child, touching this and that, showing full affection.

However, what Li Yongji didn't expect was that he mainly looked at the machete and the red tassel gun, and for the crossbow that Li Yongji wanted to show off the most, he only touched it a few times, pulled the crossbow string a few times, and then ignored it.

"A good knife, this steel mouth, this heat, this weight, it is definitely a master to make it...... Well, this gun is not bad, the whole body is stainless steel, the gun head is sharp, and there are anti-skid lines, amazing, it's really a good thing. ”

"That ......" Seeing that the other party's Wang Sanwu was rubbing the spear there, Li Yongji couldn't help it, picked up a cross crossbow and said, "I said second uncle, why don't you take a second look at this crossbow?" This thing is better than a machete and a spear, right? ”

"I know it's a crossbow." Wang Sanwu put down the spear and shook his head, "Your crossbow machine is very delicate at first glance, and the materials are also very exquisite, it must be a very good thing." However, to put it mildly, this thing is not practical at all in my opinion. ”

"Not practical?"

"That's right." Wang Sanwu nodded, "The force is too light, that bit of strength can't shoot people at all." ”

"I see, you dislike the strength of this crossbow is too poor." Li Yongji smiled and shook his head, "Whether the strength is strong or not depends not only on the pull, but on the actual shooting." In fact, this crossbow is a pulley crossbow that has been specially shot, and it only takes one-eighth of the force to pull the bowstring, you see. ”

After speaking, Li Yongji pulled the bowstring and fixed it, and then put a featherless armor-piercing arrow: "You see, on the surface, it seems that the force of this string is not large, even I can easily pull it away, but in fact, the strength of this crossbow is 100 pounds, oh, that is, 45 kilograms, about 90 kilograms, nearly 1 stone bow's strength, and such a crossbow, through the guò special pulley set, I only need to use 11 pounds of strength to pull it apart...... Forget it, seeing is believing, I'll show you a demonstration. ”

Speaking of this, Li Yongji walked in front of a wooden target, stood thirty meters away from the target, then squatted down to aim, and when he felt that it was almost aim, he pulled the trigger.

With a whoosh, the armor-piercing arrow shot at the target, instantly shooting through the three-inch-thick wooden target, and after shooting through, the arrow was not strong enough and stopped on the target, but most of the entire arrow shaft penetrated, and even the tail had been completely submerged into the target, showing good strength.

"Huh?" Seeing the power of the crossbow arrows, Wang Sanwu quickly ran over to look at the target and found that the target was a three-inch thick wooden board made of real material.

Pulling out the arrow a little harder, touching the hole that was shot through, and estimating the distance, finally, Wang Sanwu shook his head: "Good arrow!" What a crossbow! In my opinion, the power of this thing is not inferior to that of a foreigner's musket. ”

"Hehe, simply speaking of power, within fifty meters must be stronger than many muskets of this era, after all, the mass of crossbow arrows is greater, and arrows can also be treated specially, this is an armor-piercing arrow, the damage is average, but if it is a triangular arrow, the damage is greater." Li Yongji walked over with a smile and said, "But if it exceeds fifty meters, this thing will not be accurate, and if it exceeds one hundred meters, the power will drop sharply, and after two hundred meters, the lethality is good, but there is no accuracy at all, so all in all, this is a melee defensive weapon, slightly stronger than the pistols of this era, and it still can't compete with the standard foreign guns of this era." ”

"That's not bad." Wang Sanwu said, "The rice you said is the saying of foreigners, right?" How far is one meter? ”

"Well, a meter is about three feet long."

"Three feet, if you follow a step of five feet, this is a little more than half a step, even if it is half a step." Wang Sanwu nodded, "If you look at it this way, your thing is more powerful than a musket within fifty steps, and stronger than a musket within twenty-five steps?" And, can you save seven-eighths of your strength? ”

"Yes, that's it."

"If it's true, it's really good." Wang Sanwu touched the arrow, and suddenly shook his head again, "It's a pity, it's still not suitable." ”

"Why is it inappropriate?" Li Yongji is really strange this time.

"It's too delicate." Wang Sanwu said, "This thing is so complex and exquisite, it definitely needs to be served carefully, in case it falls and touches it, it will be broken if you are not careful, and it is a ** annoyance to repair it if it is broken." And the arrow also looks valuable, it's made of good steel, so it's too delicate for a weapon. Therefore, this thing is good, but unfortunately it is too delicate, and the price is certainly not cheap, it is only suitable for hunting, not for the two armies to fight. What's more, compared to it, it is still not as good as the foreigner's musket. ”

"That's just as well." Li Yongji nodded in agreement, "However, I'm just using it for emergency purposes for the time being, after all, the musket is more sensitive, and it will take a while to get it, and the crossbow is ready-made, and it is not so sensitive, and it can be equipped immediately to form combat effectiveness, I ......"

"Wait a minute! You, what did you just say? Wang Sanwu said suddenly.

"I said? I said that crossbows are ready-made......"

"Before, you said before." Wang Sanwu hurriedly said, "You said it would take a while for you to get it?" Are you saying you can get a gun? ”

"Uh, yes, that's right." Li Yongji nodded.

"Is it really a foreign gun?" Wang Sanwu asked, "Can you really get those foreign guns used by foreigners?" ”

"Really." Knowing what the other party was asking, Li Yongji nodded with a smile, "The foreign guns I can get are guaranteed to be better than those foreign soldiers in the Shanghai Concession, you can rest assured." ”

"So, how much can you get?" Wang Sanwu's eyes lit up, "How many foreign guns can you get?" ”

"It depends on how much money I make." Li Yongji said, "As long as I have enough money, I want as much as I want, don't forget, the organization behind me is made by foreigners." ”

"What about the price? What about the price of foreign guns? How much is a gun? ”

"It's hard to say, but it's guaranteed to be cheaper than foreigners spending money to buy it themselves!"

"Oh." Wang Sanwu frowned, "Then, you are going to continue to sell that mirror next, if you sell mirrors, ......"

"Ahem!" Hearing that the other party had begun to plan a business for him, Li Yongji hurriedly interrupted him, "I said second uncle, don't worry about this business, I have found a way, I promise to make a lot of money, don't worry about it." ”

"Also, forget that you're different from before." Wang Sanwu smiled, "It seems that you really plan to do a good job in this group training, and you are going to do it in a big way?" ”

"That's for sure! You really think I have a whim. ”

"So in your estimation, you ...... Uh, Jingwu Battalion, how many people are you going to recruit? ”

"For the time being, there will be a little less, just about two hundred people." Li Yongji said, "I'm here to get a guarantee for myself, and when I have this group of people to protect me, other cats and dogs can't just beat me up, and then I can do my business with peace of mind." When my business is done, I dare say that in less than three months, I will be able to pull up a force of at least 5,000 men, and everyone will have foreign guns, and they will be equipped with a sufficient number of foreign cannons! ”

"Five thousand? Everyone uses foreign guns, and there are foreign cannons? Can you get a cannon??? ”

"That's not it, you can get foreign guns, what are foreign guns, and they are guaranteed to be the same or even better than foreigners." Li Yongji smiled.

Indeed, in modern China, it is more sensitive to say that imitation muskets are made, but it is really not too easy to imitate 19th-century artillery, because it can be sold as handicrafts.

According to Zhang Xinda, there are many war enthusiasts in Europe and the United States, and many of the retro artillery they bought in the 19th century were imported from China.

"Is that true?" Wang Sanwu suddenly stood up sternly, "Yongji, this is a big matter, it can't be a child's play, you have to think about it carefully!" ”

"Of course it's true." Li Yongji said, "What, don't you believe it? ”

"Hehe, it's hard to believe." Wang Sanwu shook his head, "This foreign gun and foreign cannon are difficult to buy, foreigners will not sell these good things to us, even if they are given, they are some used inferior goods, and the quantity will not be too much." If you can really get 5,000 foreign guns, as well as foreign cannons, then, that, don't dare to say anything else, just rely on your team, a little training, that combat power is definitely the only one in our Qing Dynasty! ”

"So be it." Li Yongji smiled, "If you don't believe it, let's make a bet." If I can get 5,000 foreign guns and recruit 5,000 people in three months, you will listen to me in the future, and if I can't get it, I will listen to you, how about it? ”

"Hahaha, interesting!" Wang Sanwu laughed, "Okay, I'll bet with you!" ”

"Uh......" Seeing that the other party agreed so easily, Li Yongji suddenly realized something, "Second uncle, you didn't plan to practice with me in a group from the beginning, right?" ”

"Hmph." Wang Sanwu glanced at Li Yongji, and then sighed, "I won't hide it from you, it's true." ”

"Then your county officials are gone? You seem to be a formal servant, a regular worker! It's still a deputy team leader, wouldn't it be a pity if you don't do it? ”

"What's the pity." Wang Sanwu pursed his lips, "It's just a small servant, even if he is the deputy head of the horse class, how much can he do." Actually, I'm just in my father's class, and if it weren't for my father, I wouldn't have done this errand. ”

"Oh." Li Yongji nodded when he heard this, and then he remembered that Wang Sanwu's position is a family heirloom, that is to say, Wang Sanwu's father, his grandfather, used to be a servant and a head catcher, and later his grandfather was old, so he passed on the position to Wang Sanwu, so Wang Sanwu should be a fast catcher, which is a typical son inheriting his father's business.

Speaking of which, when Wang Sanwu ran to his second sister, that is, the reason why he ate and drank at home, was that he was dissatisfied with the errand given by his father, and later it seemed that he couldn't hide, his grandfather pretended to be sick, and his grandmother begged, so he had no choice but to go back to be a servant.

"Of course I can't ask for it if you me." Li Yongji paused and said, "But grandfather he ......."

"Leave him alone!" Wang Sanwu waved his hand, "After I finish the group training with you and make a big deal, it doesn't matter what he says!" ”

"I'm not worried about you." Li Yongji smiled, "I'm worried that my grandfather will trouble me, after all, this matter is seen by others, and I abducted you." ”

"Don't worry, he won't." Wang Sanwu smiled, "Knowing my son Mo Ruo's father, what kind of temper I have, he knows best...... Okay, anyway, you don't have to worry about anything else, so take me to see who you've recruited. Since I said I want to help you, I have to check for you. Your treatment is very high, two taels a month, food and shelter, not to mention the green camp, and the Eight Banners are nothing more than that. You're so happy, I have to see if there are any guys among these people who fish in troubled waters, and if they do, it's better to open it as soon as possible! ”

"yes, okay." Li Yongji nodded, "But you wait a minute, I'll call people over and send the weapons down one by one, and when they get their weapons, they will line up and listen to us." ”

"Weapons? Right now? ”

"yes." Li Yongji said as a matter of course, "Now that I have obtained my qualification for group training, there is no need to stay here for the time being, after all, the rent here is very expensive, calculated by the day." So I'm going to get all my weapons right now, and then I'll leave here and go back to my hometown. ”

"Don't be busy with weapons." Wang Sanwu dissuaded, "You have not been recruiting talents for a long time, and to be honest, they are all here for your treatment, and there is not much loyalty to scientific research at all." The so-called human heart is unpredictable, these weapons of yours are too good, each one is worth a lot of money, not to mention the extremely delicate bows and crossbows, even those big swords and spears, I am afraid that each of them will be worth a lot of silver when sold. If you send it now, I'm afraid someone will secretly sell it and run away. ”

"Wouldn't it? The treatment I give them is very high, two taels of silver a month, and food and lodging, will they give up this treatment and run away? Just for one or two weapons? ”

"What do you think?" Wang Sanwu pursed his lips, "No matter how good the treatment you said, it will take at least a month to see them, who knows where you are going to take them before that?" But these weapons are different, if you sell them, you can see money immediately, how many people do you think believe in your so-called good future? ”

"That's right." Li Yongji agreed, "Then you mean, the weapon is not issued?" ”

"Yes, no!" Wang Sanwu nodded, "If you don't send weapons, people's hearts can be slowly retracted, and if you send weapons, people will not be able to carry them." After you get to your land, let them train with wooden poles and spears first, and after raising them for a month, then according to the situation, the unqualified ones will be fired immediately, and the qualified people will send real guys, then it will be safe. As for firing people, hum, these years, there is a lack of everything, that is, there is no shortage of people, your salary is so high, you don't have to worry about not being able to recruit qualified people! ”

"Okay, listen to you."

"Let's go, aren't you going to inspect your team? I'll go with you and help you suppress the formation. When this side is over, you wait for me for another day, I will go back and quit my errand, and find a few brothers to come over to help you. ”

"You're going to call someone else?"

"Of course." Wang Sanwu said, "It's all my familiar brothers, and they've long been tired of the errand of crooked servants, but there has never been a suitable one, and now that you have such a good place, we can't forget them." Don't worry, they are also very capable, only slightly worse than me, and can definitely help you. ”

"Well, okay." Li Yongji nodded, "Hey, uncle, I suddenly thought about it, you have been eyeing me for a long time, have you planned to go to the group with me for a long time?" ”

"Hmph, I just saw it."

"When are you going to do it with me?"

"Well, just when you said you became the helmsman of the All-Soul Sect here."

"Do you really believe what I'm saying?"

"What, what you said earlier was lying to me?"

"Not really, it's just that I think I've been talking too much...... Uh, bizarre, but why don't you doubt it? ”

"Bizarre? No matter how bizarre you say, can you have a milky little guy who actually started a group exercise by himself behind his parents' back, pulled up so many people by himself, and made so many rare weapons bizarre? With these, even if you say that you are too high and old to descend to earth, I will believe it first. ”

"That's just as well."

"Okay, don't talk nonsense, hurry up and give me some silver." Wang Sanwu stretched out his hand, "I don't care, but my brothers have to give an explanation to the family." The treatment you give to ordinary soldiers is so high, it can be compared to the Eight Banners soldiers, and the settling-in allowance for my brothers is not less! ”