In the north of the Diaoyu Island, near the mountain wall, there is a huge rock with a square circumference, the lower end of which is buried deep in the ground, protruding about six feet from the ground.

The upper part has been knocked out, and the broken section has been polished flat and smooth by the disciples of Perak Hall, forming an irregularly shaped platform of about ten square meters, and there are stone steps behind the platform for people to go up and down.

At this time, Chen Jinnan and Yang Yifei were standing on this platform, Xu Tianchuan and other five Perak Hall high-level officials stood side by side behind them, and more than 4,000 Perak Hall disciples lined up in the open space, their eyes all fixed on the stage.

Lu Gaoxuan and more than a dozen other people from the Divine Dragon Sect were arranged in a wooden house at this time, and they did not participate in the assembly of the Heaven and Earth Society, after all, they were not members of the Heaven and Earth Society now.

The Nine Difficulties and the Zhuang's female dependents, like all the female disciples of the Heaven and Earth Society, gathered on the right side and lined up very consciously.

With a faint smile on his face, Chen Jinnan glanced at the disciples from left to right, making everyone feel that the chief helmsman had seen me, and then he spoke loudly: "Brothers and sisters, I believe everyone has understood why I transferred you from the original hall and gathered here. ”

"The significance of the Perak Hall to the Heaven and Earth Society, I don't think I need to say more, everyone should be able to understand that my Heaven and Earth Society has developed so far, and the congregation has nearly 200,000 people, and in terms of manpower alone, it is already the sum of the troops of Wu Sangui and other three feudal clans."

But why have we not been able to formally raise the flag and raise it? Because we lack weapons, we don't have good drills, and to put it mildly, we're a rabble relative to the Tartar army. ”

"If we rashly revolt, the final result will inevitably be easily destroyed by the Tartars, but now, the turning point of the Heaven and Earth Society has appeared, let me introduce to you, this is the hero who brought a turn for the rest of the Heaven and Earth Society, our Heaven and Earth Society Thunderbolt Hall Incense Master, Yang Yifei."

Chen Jinnan leaned slightly, raised his right hand to face Yang Yifei, raised his tone a few tones, and said in a slightly passionate voice: "He will lead you to create a powerful weapon for my Heaven and Earth Society that far surpasses that of the Tartars, and provide us with the best method of training." ”

"I believe that with the addition of Lord Yang Xiang, my heaven and earth will be able to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, and the period of success is just around the corner."

When Chen Jinnan said the last four words, his hand was clenched into a fist and suddenly raised it towards the sky.

The disciples of the Thunderbolt Hall, whose blood was surging because of his words, instantly boiled, and while they couldn't stop raising their fists and rushing up, they shouted in unison: "Lord Yang Xiang...... Yang Xiang ...... Yang Xiang is the main ......"

Yang Yifei secretly admired in his heart, sure enough, everyone who can be a leader, and no matter what his talent is, this personality charm and oratorical ability are absolutely first-class, if you don't have the ability to raise your arms and gather followers, why should you be a leader?

Originally, he was just a newcomer who had just joined the Heaven and Earth Society, without any qualifications and contributions, and the senior management understood his role in the Heaven and Earth Society, but the grassroots congregations did not necessarily understand all of them, and they may not all buy it.

But as soon as he said these words, he immediately became an important and indispensable figure of the Heaven and Earth Society, and he won the support and respect of all his disciples without him having to go through the procedure of "brightening his muscles".

Seeing that the effect had been achieved, Chen Jinnan said to Yang Yifei with a smile: "Brother Yang, say a few words!" ”

Yang Yifei nodded, if he wanted to make a speech, he was naturally not stunned by the military in the future, he immediately stepped forward, raised his hands with his palms down, and the disciples of the Perak Hall who were enthusiastically chanting his name immediately quieted down.

Yang Yifei raised his voice and said: "Brothers and sisters, from today on, Yang will live and work with you, and work together for the great cause of the Heaven and Earth Society to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. ”

"When Yang was still wandering the rivers and lakes, looking for a feasible way to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, he heard countless heroic deeds about the heroes of the Heaven and Earth Society, and even heard the sentence 'If you don't know Chen Jinnan in your life, it is in vain to call a hero'."

"At that time, Yang had a faint understanding in his heart, maybe only joining the Heaven and Earth Society was the most correct way to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty."

"When I robbed the law field in the capital, I had to meet the chief helmsman and all the Aoki cousins, and Yang was overjoyed......"

Yang Yifei didn't know how much he had seen or heard of such an inaugural statement in later generations, and even he himself had written it, so it can be said that he came out of his mouth.

But its effect is surprisingly good in this era, as Yang Yifei's speech progresses, the disciples of the Perak Hall recognize him more and more, and they all nod their heads.

Chen Jinnan was also surprised and happy in his heart, he didn't see that Brother Yang still had such eloquence, it seemed that his worries were superfluous, and he was completely able to sit firmly in the position of the master of Perak Hall with his own talent.

"Here, Yang Mou expressed his attitude to everyone, and it can be regarded as a determination, since Yang Mou has become the master of Perak Hall, he must be of one heart and one mind with all of you, and he will do his best for the great cause, do his best, and die, and hope that all brothers and sisters will support him, Yang Mou thanked him."

After Yang Yifei finished speaking, he raised his fists above his head and shook them deeply.

"Lord Yang Xiang...... Yang Xiang ...... Lord Yang Xiang ...... "This time the disciples shouted in unison, with a hint of fanaticism.

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After the assembly ended, the disciples dispersed, and Chen Jinnan convened a meeting of all the leaders of the Perak Hall, which was also to let Yang Yifei meet with the leaders and get to know each other.

At the meeting, Yang Yifei appointed Wu Liuqi, who was not present, as the owner of the Red Flag Incense, the so-called Red Flag Incense Master, that is, the honorary Incense Master, whose status is equal to Yang Yifei, but has no real power.

The hardcore junior brother Mao 18 was appointed as the "Second Road Marshal", and he also has no real power, which is equivalent to Yang Yifei's assistant, but as a person around the incense master, even if he has no real power, this status is not low, and everyone else has to sell face.

Fengji was appointed as the "white fan", the white fan is similar to the role of a military advisor, mainly responsible for civilian work, although this person is usually silent, but once he speaks, he must have something to say, among several people, intelligent calculation is a higher candidate, and others have no objection to this.

Xu Tianchuan, who had the highest martial arts among the five, was appointed as the "Red Stick" and was in charge of martial arts, which was equivalent to a thug.

Li Lishi and Gao Yanchao were appointed as "straw sandals", mainly responsible for liaison and information transmission, equivalent to intelligence chiefs.

The status of the five of them is second only to the chief helmsman and the incense master, and they belong to the leadership of Tangkou, and like Yang Yifei, they burn five incense sticks.

After getting to know each other with the leaders and finishing the appointment, Yang Yifei learned about the basic situation on the island with the leaders, and then accompanied by all his subordinates, he had an understanding of the island's building facilities.

The dwellings are mainly in the caves and the houses on the mountains, and the residences of the grassroots disciples are all large shops, with 20 people living in one room, and the infrastructure work is still continuing, and the living conditions will gradually improve over time.

All kinds of workshops and warehouses are concentrated in the flat place in the north, and the raw materials of gunpowder are also stored separately in strict accordance with Yang Yifei's requirements, and they are never concentrated together.

It is very dangerous to make black powder, and if there is an accident, if it is all put together, it will be served in one pot, so the warehouses where the gunpowder is stored are far apart.

Fortunately, in this era, there are not as many smokers as in later generations, and smokers will not be elected to Perak Hall, so the gunpowder explosion caused by tobacco is avoided.

Before starting work, Yang Yifei will conduct a training for his disciples, mainly to let them understand the matters and taboos that must be paid attention to when storing and transporting gunpowder.

It was only after training that he was able to start producing gunpowder with confidence, and the blacksmith shop was located in the east, near the sea, far from the gunpowder storage site.

The blacksmith used charcoal fire to smelt metals such as copper and iron, and the burning material was coal, which was much stronger than the previous firewood, which is one of the reasons why the strength of steel in this era was higher than that in the Tang and Song dynasties.

When selected to train specifically as gunpowder makers, the blacksmiths had already begun casting musket cannons.

Yang Yifei gave them the best alloy formula that could be cast in this era, and the barrel and barrel cast with this alloy were more cost-effective than the bronze barrel and the iron barrel.

It is not as heavy as the bronze barrel, but the hardness and toughness are not under the iron barrel, and there is never a danger of exploding.

As long as the blacksmiths cast and polished according to the dimensions, the guns and cannons made will definitely crush all the countries of this era.