The matter of rewarding gold and silver, as long as Yang Meng is in Yunnan, he will not let people do it for him, and this reward for Yang Meng is also purposeful, because of the famine, the two armies in Yunnan are vain.

Most of these craftsmen in Xishan have no land, and the family is all dependent on their monthly salaries to feed, and the price of grain has soared and their monthly salaries have been somewhat unhelpful since last year.

Through this reward, this shadow can also be eliminated, and the enthusiasm of the craftsmen can be improved, the most important thing is to make them rely on the Yang family, with this reward, I believe they are looking forward to the next time.

There is only one opportunity to get a reward, that is, to make achievements in Xishan, and the good things that can be counted in one fell swoop, Yang Meng thought of it when he heard that the iron was produced in the iron factory.

Distributing gold and silver one by one, Yang Meng was also looking at the faces of the craftsmen, full of smoke and dust with exhaustion, but the moment they received the gold and silver, many people suddenly relaxed a lot, and it seemed that their goal had been achieved.

Those craftsmen who improved the iron-making formula were rewarded with an additional five hundred taels of silver and two hundred taels of gold, which was tantamount to a windfall from heaven, and many people showed hope in their eyes.

And under Yang Meng's arrangement, several swordsmen who introduced them to Xishan also followed suit, one hundred taels of silver, one hundred taels of gold, this scene made most of the people present shine in their eyes, and it seems that finding a powerful peer to enter Xishan seems to be a way to make a fortune.

As for those craftsmen, no one cares if they were introduced by these swordsmen. Only the few people involved in this matter know the truth of the matter. The arrangement of the third master. Who would dare not do it?

For most of the afternoon, Yang Meng was handing out the last time, and when he met a head or something, he didn't forget to encourage a few words, a smile, a pat, a word, Yang Meng did it mechanically, but one by one he saw the smile of the third master, and was patted on the shoulder by the third master. The heads who have also been praised by the third master are also much taller, and no amount of smoke and dust can cover the red light on their faces.

The craftsman was happy, but Yang Meng was a little unhappy, he was touched by a foreign woman for most of the afternoon, it's hard to say!

Tiffany, a foreign woman with a somewhat special status, handed Yang Meng an afternoon of gold and silver, Yang Meng reached over with one hand, Tiffany held the gold and silver in one hand, and the other hand was on the back of Yang Meng's hand. Whenever the gold and silver fell, the lord's hand tightened. Tiffany could feel the strength of the muscles in the back of the lord's hand.

After sending it last time, Yang Meng still had some things to do, so he turned his head and said to Ge Shiyang:

"Master Ge, leave your assistants behind, I have something to say."

Ge Shiyang, who was in a heavy mood, gathered his right-hand men, but Yang Meng was a little disappointed when he saw these people, most of these people were masters, and masters with superb skills would not be the leaders. And these leaders of Xishan are not like the stewards of the Grange, who have studied in the academy, and most of these people are semi-literate.

But the people have been summoned by Ge Shiyang, and Yang Meng can't be driven away directly, so he can only give another reward.

"Help Master Ge prepare to build an iron factory, you have done a good job, twenty taels per person, after returning from vacation, you must make Xishan the largest iron factory in the Qing Dynasty!"

"Thank you for the third master's reward!"

"That's it! Once you're done with your business, let's go home! ”

Ge Shiyang is a good person! Very good! Relying on such an illiterate group of leaders to build the Xishan Iron Works, he should arrange some suitable assistants for him.

"Master Ge, let's find a place to talk!"

The manpower on the side of Minghu Academy is almost there, how to place them, Yang Meng wants to listen to Ge Shiyang's advice, some of the things in his stomach are too advanced and not suitable for Xishan.

"What a shame! The building on the top of the mountain was built by craftsmen especially for the lord, so let's go over there! ”

Ge Shi raised his head to lead the way, Yang Meng followed behind, and behind the two of them was Tiffany, this silent follower, Yang Meng didn't have much to say, after all, she was also familiar with Xishan's affairs, it didn't matter if she didn't hide it from her, it would hurt to drive her away.

Step by step on the hand-hewn stone steps, Yang Meng's brows also wrinkled, these stone steps are two meters long and one foot wide, although the West Mountain is not high, but it is so hard to dig all the way, the waste of manpower and material resources is definitely a lot, just for a temporary residence, such a cost is a little meaningless.

To the top of the mountain, Yang Meng's brows wrinkled tighter, this is the highest mountain near the West Mountain, Yang Meng has a vague impression of here, in the distance to see that this place is blocked by the bamboo forest, can not see really, to the near Yang Meng only found that the project is huge, half of the mountain has been flattened.

The bamboos on the mountain are all transplanted in the later period, this mountain has been made into a huge bonsai, the cost of doing this, it must be more than the Xishan Iron Factory, looking at the nearly ten meters of wood and stone pavilions, Yang Meng's heart is full of anger.

"Master Ge, did you let them build this building?"

Such a waste of manpower and material resources, Yang Meng's voice also became as cold as a knife.

"Yes, it was built together with the ironworks, and it took five months, tens of thousands of Yiliang's laborers, to participate in this project, this three-story wooden and stone pavilion, which combines the most advanced construction techniques of the East and the West.

I dare to guarantee that even if it is hit by a shell from a twenty-four-pounder cannon, this building will not collapse, this is the highest achievement of Minghu Academy and Minghu Translation Library in Yunnan during this time, Lord Lord, what do you think? ”

This building is the most proud thing of Ge Shiyang except for the Xishan Iron Works, and when it finally came to the moment when the lord appreciated it, Lao Ge was very excited.

"Nonsense! Ridiculous! Tens of thousands of people were used to dig a mountain for a bullshit wooden building, it's just nonsense! ”

Yunnan is in ruins, and he is busy in western Yunnan with his feet hitting the back of the head, but he didn't expect this gang of bastards led by Ge Shiyang in Xishan to be such a loser, and they dared to spend tens of thousands of manpower to build a useless wooden building.

Yiliang's Ding Taichen is also a bastard, and Cen Yuying, a little rabbit cub, is even more of a bastard! Qin Ziqi and Sun Boqing are incompetent! Such a loser's thing. I didn't hear a sound at all, so I pestled on the west mountain. It seems that he is too arrogant to the gang under him.

So is the old man. When I came to Xishan and saw such a thing, why couldn't I stop it quickly, this building was standing in Xishan, and I didn't know how to please myself elsewhere?

Could it be that Yunxi and Yiliang are planning these things? Yang Meng was angry, the momentum was quite intimidating, Ge Shiyang was glared at by Yang Meng's murderous eyes, and immediately retreated to the corner, Ge Shiyang felt the temperature on the top of the West Mountain. It was lowered in an instant.

Murderous and official, is a person's aura, Yang Meng's aura is murderous, which makes people very frightened, and Tiffany, who followed him, was also frightened and sat on the ground weakly.

"Collar ...... Lord, listen to me......"

"Explain the fart! I said that you Ge Shiyang is a character, but I didn't expect that he was also a scum who could only slap his beard, how much does this building cost? What's the use of building it? If it weren't for Xishan to use you now, I would tear you alive, a foreign devil! ”

Explain what a fart! The buildings have been built. What's the use of explaining? Digging mountains and filling soil, tens of thousands of people. In addition, transplanting bamboo and trees, it is strange that the cost is small.

Ge Shiyang just wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Yang Meng irritablely, Yang Meng held the knuckles of the knife handle, all of which turned white because of the force, he really wanted to kill Ge Shiyang!

Being stared at by Yang Meng like this, Ge Shiyang only felt like falling into an ice cave, the hairs on his body seemed to pierce the clothes on his body, and beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down from his head, dropping on the hard bluestone slab.

"Cannon...... Turret...... This is the turret ......"

Ge Shiyang was frightened, Yang Meng, the lord, was usually very kind, but he didn't expect his anger to be so fierce, and the storm of the ocean had never given Ge Shiyang so much pressure and fear.

"Uh...... Turret? ”

The situation took a sharp turn, and the top of the mountain just now was still covered with winter snow, because of two words, it directly turned into a gorgeous summer flower, and without that huge killing machine, Ge Shiyang's tense body relaxed.

'Peal pedal, pedal, pedal...... Poof'

Ge Shiyang relaxed, his body and bones were also weak, and after taking four or five steps back, he still sat on the ground.

"Did I misunderstand? You say this is the turret, where is the gun? ”

Yang Meng turned around and picked up Tiffany, half-hugged her, and asked Ge Shiyang.

"Whew...... Whew, ......, I don't have the strength anymore, and the lord asked me to slow down. ”

It's so scary, Ge Shiyang secretly swore in his heart that he would never anger the lord again once in his life, otherwise he would be scared to death by him without the lord's action.

"Take a sip!"

Yang Meng took out a beautiful silver kettle from his arms, first poured two sips into Tiffany's, and then threw it to Ge Shiyang.

Wine can strengthen courage, and after a few sips of strong wine, the faces of the two of them have a few more blood.

"Let's talk about it! Remember that you can't hide anything from me in the future, I don't want that scene to happen to you again. ”

Although he misunderstood this matter, Ge Shiyang concealed that he had built such a big project, which is not a good thing, and it is often not a good person who cuts first and then plays.

"I've reported this! The trial construction of the fort in Xishan also agreed, I have your instructions there, and I will bring it to you later.

This three-story wooden building, in fact, is all made of more than a ton of granite, and all the cement transported from Guangzhou is also used on this turret, only to conceal this turret, only to cover this turret, a layer of hard ironwood is wrapped outside.

This turret looks like there are only two levels of turrets, but in fact there are three floors, and the position where we are standing now has the largest number of cannons, at least fifty huge cannons, or more than a hundred twenty-four-pounder guns. The second floor can hold twelve large cannons, and the third floor can only place about twenty-four pounds of heavy cannons, or mortar cannons.

This turret, as long as there is a suitable giant cannon, can control the area of about five kilometers nearby, and the Dianchi Lake at the end of the valley is completely shrouded in the range of artillery, according to this turret has been designed thirty giant cannons, and fifty long-range heavy cannons, but the difficulty of smelting technology has not yet been broken, I believe that within a year, the initial sample cannon will be able to come up. ”

With the skill of speaking, Ge Shiyang also came back to his senses, and his lordship was angry, which was too terrifying.

"What are the advantages of having a turret here? And what's on top of the three floors? I heard what you said, the third floor doesn't seem to be of much use! ”

"The third floor is the watchtower, where through the telescope, you can observe the movement of Kunming City, because this turret has not yet been equipped with artillery, and the third floor has been changed into a temporary residence for the lord.

And the fort built here, whether it is from the ground or from the lake, will be extremely difficult, especially the ship's artillery, fired at this angle, it is easy to have an accident, only the mortar can pose a threat to this battery. And the accuracy of the mortar is far inferior to the artillery with sights, so our advantage is extremely obvious. ”

After suffering this blood loss, Ge Shiyang remembered it, and he must speak clearly in the future, his age is not too young, and he can't withstand such a fright.

"Hmm...... Yes, I was impatient just now, you bring me the turret blueprint and my instructions, I want to take a look. ”

Yang Meng really doesn't remember that he gave instructions for this project, his own instructions are generally very cautious, and he has to take a look at it if he has no impression, what if he is blinded by Ge Shiyang?

Then there is the design of the turret, this thing seems to be very good, much stronger than the fortress that Ge Shiyang said before, Yunnan is mountainous, find a few suitable locations, and the blockade of land and water routes will be much easier.

As for digging mountains and the like, Yang Meng doesn't care, now there is a drought and famine in Yunnan, except for those who dig canals, most of the people are eating rice, and they are idle, so they go to dig mountains and do this, not only to manage the rice, but also to earn some subsistence silver from themselves.

Ge Shiyang walked away tremblingly, and Yang Meng was interested in this turret, this thing is really good!

"Mrs. Tiffany, let's go up and have a look!"

Just scared this person, Yang Meng let her walk in front of him with a weak hand.

Push open the wooden door made of ironwood, okay! The bottom wall of this turret is a fight with the city gate building, and the half-foot-thick wooden door is full of iron plates more than two fingers thick, and the wooden door is more than two meters high.

Nearly four meters long doorway, one meter a wooden door, the most rearly door is more than a foot thick, the space at the bottom of the turret is not too large, only five or six hundred square meters, except for a corridor, a thick pillar, occupies a lot of space.

The staircase up to the top is very wide, and next to the staircase is the noose, and it seems that the ground floor is also an ammunition depot. Led Tiffany, the two came to the second floor, which was a little narrower than the first floor, only less than 100 square meters, and it seemed that it had given way to the fort.

The second floor is a watchtower built on a wooden floor, and Tiffany is a little twisted when he walks here. (To be continued......)