The pirates' lair, called Flying Fish Island, is a wooded island that is small in size, but the rest of the island is flat except for the cliffs to the west. Long Yufei found that many people grow vegetables and grains on the island.

As a new member, Long Yufei was assigned to a small cabin at the foot of the mountain, and not far from his house was Li Hu's house. Most of the pirates who didn't have a family lived here.

The furnishings in the cabin are very simple, there is not even a bed, just a few stones and a plank, which is used as a hard bed. However, the island is in charge of rice, two meals a day, and the food is also very simple, in the morning is steamed bread with salted fish, in the evening is small rice with salted fish, and occasionally a little vegetable soup. For Long Yufei, even if he has a bite to eat, he is not picky about anything else. It's just that two meals a day make him, a person who is used to eating three meals a day, a little uncomfortable, often before the meal arrives, his stomach is already hungry!

Slowly, he became acquainted with the pirates on the island, and although everyone was still a little wary of him as an outsider, overall, he slowly integrated into the group. Li Hu, in particular, admires him very much. In the past few days, Li Hu has also taken him around the island. On the island, there are more than 1,000 people in total, but most of them are old and weak, women and children, and there are only more than 300 strong men who can go to sea. Rao is like this, Flying Fish Island is also a relatively famous pirate in the entire South Seas region.

However, since going to the island, Long Yufei has not seen Luo Sangu again, and I heard Li Hu say that the big boss is planning a big deal, if it is done, in the next two years, life on the island will not have to worry.

In this regard, Long Yufei has some expectations, since he has officially joined the gang, he will also participate in the action sooner or later. For an otaku, the life of pirates makes him feel very novel.

"Huzi, what's on this mountain? Can you go up and have a look? Long Yufei asked.

"On the mountain? On the mountain is where Uncle Zhao and his family live, and there is a workshop used to repair some damaged muskets! Li Hu replied honestly! Through the exchanges in the past few days, he has completely regarded Long Yufei as a brother on the island.

"Firearms workshop? Uncle Zhao, will they still make firearms? Long Feiyu asked with some experience.

"That is, Uncle Zhao and their father and son may have done it! Their ancestors are made of firearms! Li Hu said. Then don't lead Long Yu to fly up the mountain.

The hill is not high, only a few tens of meters high. However, the mountain road is a bit rough and not easy to walk.

The residence of Uncle Zhao and the others was on the mountainside, and before they entered it, they heard a clanging sound from inside.

"Uncle Zhao, we've come to see you!" As soon as he walked to the door, Li Hu shouted loudly.

"Huzi, what are you shouting? Don't you see what we're doing? A heart-watering reply came from within.

Entering the courtyard, Long Yufei found that there were several burning stoves in the yard, several young people were calcining iron, and there was also a shirtless man who was striking iron.

"Mr. Long, this is Zhao Xingkai, Uncle Zhao's eldest son! Brother Zhao, this is Mr. Long, a new recruit! Huzi introduced!

Zhao Xingkai raised his head and glanced at Long Yufei, nodded, then focused on his hand and continued to hammer the knife with a handle that had not yet been formed.

"Brother Zhao, where is Uncle Zhao?" Huzi asked.

"In the house!" Zhao Xingkai said.

So Li Hu took Long Yufei into the house. Inside the house, Zhao Yi was wiping muskets with a young man.

"Uncle Zhao!" Li Hu hurriedly shouted, and Long Yufei also shouted.

"What are you two doing here?" Zhao Yi put down the musket in his hand and asked.

"Uncle Zhao, let's take a look! Didn't the big boss want me to lead Mr. Long around? Li Hu said with a smile.

"Long Yufei, right? I remember you studied mechanics in England? Do you know the musket? Zhao Yi asked.

"Uncle Zhao, musket is not my major major, but I have also been involved in this research!" Long Feiyu replied.

"Oh? How about you look at these muskets? These are the muskets of those foreign devils that we have captured, many of them are broken, and our father and son have finally repaired them! Zhao Yi said, when he introduced these muskets, he was proud, and it could be seen that he was still very satisfied with his craftsmanship!

"Not bad, this is the standard rifle of the British Army, the Burka-style rifle! The maximum firing range is two hundred meters, and the effective firing range is one hundred meters! But the distance that can really pose a threat to people is about 80 meters! Long Yufei said.

"Oh? I can't see it, you're still an expert! Zhao Yi was surprised. In China, there are not many people who know how to use muskets, especially young people. However, when he thought that Long Yufei had come back from abroad, he was relieved.

"Uncle Zhao, can you make muskets here in addition to repairing muskets?" Long Yufei asked.

"Of course you can? We, father and son, plus those apprentices, can make five muskets a month! Zhao Yi said proudly.

How so? This capacity is not low for a handicraft workshop with only a few people, after all, everything is made by hand. But for those arsenals in the West, this is insignificant.

"If only there was a steam engine, the efficiency could be increased by more than ten times!" Long Yufei said in a low voice.

"Steam engines? We don't have it here! Manila does. However, even if we have a steam engine, we can't produce enough materials! Zhao Yi said.

In addition to wood and iron, copper is needed to make muskets, and the bullets for muskets are lead, and gunpowder is needed. For these pirates, they are relatively lacking.

"Uncle Zhao, this is the rifle I designed, do you think it can be made?" Long Yufei took out a piece of paper and said to Zhao Yi. In order to find the paper and pen, he took a lot of effort, but it was Huzi's help that he found a blank piece of paper.

"You also design rifles?" Zhao Yi said with some surprise, but when he saw the rifle on the white paper, the whole person was stunned.

This is Long Yufei's design drawing based on the Mauser Type 71 rifle, the whole gun is 1344 mm long, the barrel is 852 mm long, and the breech is loaded.

"Dad, this gun is different from what we've seen? Still, it's pretty good! Zhao Yi's youngest son, Zhao Xingchuan, said.

"Boy, what's the matter with your gun? There are no flints, how to launch? Zhao Yi asked.

"Uncle Zhao, this shot is not flintlocked, but fired! In Europe, thundermercury was developed decades ago, and they are using this thing to design a completely new rifle. This rifle uses a breech-loading method. The bullet is a metal casing with gunpowder inside and a bullet on it. Hit the bullet's primer with a firing pin, ignite the gunpowder inside, and then fire the bullet out of the bullet! Long Yufei explained!

Although Long Yufei and Zhao Yi's father and son didn't understand it well, it didn't prevent them from understanding this principle. The Zhao family's father and son are both experts in firearms, and after a little thought, they understood the general situation. In many cases, new inventions are just separated from the previous ones by a layer of window paper, and as long as they are gently pierced, they can enter a new era. The current state of the Zhao family's father and son is undoubtedly like this. The design drawings taken out by Long Yufei undoubtedly pointed out a new development direction for them.

"Ha Lu Ha! Boy, this design is good! If it could be made, the rate of fire of this rifle would be greatly increased! Zhao Yi said. The rifles now in use, even for skilled soldiers, can only fire four to five shots per minute. Generally, in the four major lines of the battlefield, there are only two to three shots! And this rifle designed by Long Yufei can undoubtedly increase the rate of fire by more than three times!

"Uncle Zhao, it's not so easy to make this kind of rifle! First of all, the material of the barrel should be of good quality. In addition, rifling is to be cut inside the barrel. This rifle requires four rifling wires to ensure the power of the bullet. In addition, both the bullet case and the bullet head need copper! Long Yufei said. Rifling is the key to the new rifle, and without advanced machinery, it is simply impossible to do it, and manual labor is absolutely unwilling. In addition, copper for the manufacture of bullets is also very scarce. If these problems are not solved, his design will be nothing more than a mirror!

Zhao Yi's father and son both frowned, seeing the design drawings of the rifle, but because of the lack of tools, they could not be manufactured, it was like seeing a beautiful woman who had been stripped naked, but found that he couldn't get it hard at all!

"Uncle Zhao, there is no steam engine, we can use hydraulic machinery to process! However, there are no rivers on the island, and the hydraulic machinery cannot work! Long Yufei said helplessly.

"Boy, put this blueprint here first, and then we'll figure out a way!" Zhao Yi said.

Long Yufei nodded, it's just a drawing, if he wants, he can draw a better one at any time! In the past few days, Long Yufei has already had a thought in his heart, since God let him come to this era, it would be too wasteful not to do a career! Flying Fish Island is a remote location, and there is no problem with being a pirate's lair, but if it is to develop, there is no future at all. Luzon, although backward, is very rich in resources, and if it can be occupied, it can undoubtedly develop into a military base. However, Long Yufei is now the commander of the light pole, and no one else listens to him at all except himself. The Zhao family father and son are experts in firearms manufacturing, and if they are subdued, it will be conducive to establishing their own military industry!

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