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When Bran hired a craftsman and asked them to change the volume of steel to make a weapon like a crossbow, more powerful, faster and stronger.

After almost two months, with the help of the chief Jonés, the craftsman who invented printing, the first musket of this era was introduced.

The barrel is very long, and the method of firing is to push at the bottom and knock the iron pellet out with force.

Bran held it in his hand, feeling too bulky.

At the same time, a craftsman was instructed to test the launch.

Set up targets at a distance of 100 meters.

Bran was looking forward to it, this was the first shot.

He wanted to try it himself, but to avoid danger, he let his men demonstrate.

Zoe followed behind Bran.

Whenever Bran returned to the vicinity of the manor, he would have his wife called to increase the relationship between the husband and wife.

No way, he's too busy.

Zoe knew that her husband was still thinking about himself in his busy schedule, and that was enough.

She didn't make a fuss, and quietly followed Bran.

"Zoe, take a good look."

Seeing her husband's eyebrows fluttering to describe this kind of iron, Zoe didn't understand, nodded at the same time, took out Xiupa, and wiped her husband's sweat.

Then the gun was fired.

Bran saw it very clearly, the craftsman first ignited the bottom, and before the lead was burned, he used the moving iron pipe, aimed at the target, and struck it out with the strength of his hand and the force of the incendiary impulse.

This is when all the ammunition is preloaded.

When it was fired, there was a bang, and black smoke came out of the barrel, which was very hot.

Zoe was startled and took Bran's hand.

"Don't be afraid."

The shot deflected the target, and because it was too heavy, the hand of the gun wielded shook when it was fired.

"Your Highness, it's a success!"

The craftsmen were elated, and although they didn't hit the target, the fire that was produced after hitting was real.

"How much time, how many people, how many materials did you spend experimenting with to build this gun?"

Bran greeted, and Jonness replied, "After the four blacksmiths have chosen the best steel, they begin to polish and cut, and two carpenters help to design the patterns, as well as coppersmiths and locksmiths...... Twenty-eight people, four months, spent about forty-five gold rubles. ”

Yonness didn't dare to overstate, and Bran passed down something called multiplication and accounting to the Chamber of Commerce he controlled.

Check the accounts, very quickly.

Knowledge is the common wealth of mankind, and now the craftsmen and merchants of Florence have mastered these two tools, which have enabled them to bargain and control costs a lot.

Bran brought the strange spear again, and instructed the craftsman, "I want you to improve it, shorter and lighter, double the range, so that the power can be maintained like this, and think about how you can use a faster way to fire the gun alone, I just looked at it."

When you fire a shot, you have to stop for five minutes to let the barrel cool, and here you have to improve it. ”

Bran picked out a lot of details, but he was satisfied, and in a few months, the craftsmen were able to roughly make a model.

Although there is still a long way to go, the meal should be eaten in one bite.

Besides, technology is comprehensive.

For example, printing machines, light and easy-to-write paper, after being mastered by Bran, the speed of knowledge transmission on the peninsula increased several times.

"Good job, keep up the good work."

With a very official encouragement, Bran asked the craftsman to go down and get to work.

Take Zoe with her while listening to her subordinates' reports.

Abu followed the two, along with a woman, Agatha.

She's been with Bran for nearly two years.

As Marlene learned etiquette, she grew her long hair again and dressed up, looking both feminine and capable.

There were even some city aristocrats who came to woo their relatives.

Bran wanted to point him to Heard, but then he thought that it was not easy to raise a credible person.

In addition, she also got along well with Zoe, so Bran asked her to stay with his wife as a female officer.

Bran walked in front of Zoe, casually admiring the surrounding scenery, while Abu and Agatha followed.

The two of them occasionally looked at each other, and they were very restrained and polite.

Bran suddenly felt that he should give it to Abu, right?

Now Bran understands why so many elders dominate the marriages of younger ones.

For himself, he is the master of the territory, the elder.

These subordinates can be said to be people, or they can be said to be his goods, born according to their own hearts.

This feeling will only get stronger, not lessen.

In the future, when he has children, he may also choose them to marry.

Marriages with princes expanded the influence of the Chaman family.

Take a walk.

Bran suggested visiting the nearest town.

Experience the feeling of a private interview with a microserver.

He suddenly wanted to spend more time with Zoe.

Only three days after getting married, he began to be busy with government affairs, and as of today, nearly 100 days, he has never slept with his wife again.

Zoe thought that Bran was going back to Meath City, but when she heard this, she smiled and shook her head.

A voice said, "Ancestor...... Father...... Say...... You...... Busy ......"

Afraid of wasting Bran's time, Zoe switched to lip language.

The corners of Bran's mouth raised slightly, touching his wife's hair, "I'm not busy today, I miss you a little, you accompany me." ”

"Hmm."

Agatha brought the carriage, the veil, the hat, and the tunics.

Zoe and Bran change their outfits, then accompany Bran to the nearest town.

The town would be closer to Meate further north, and it would not be a waste of time, and Bran would have to go back to Meath.

Now the northern region has been reorganized and swept by the Teutonic Knights, and law and order has been restored again.

After a few hours, they came to a small town with a population of about 800.

The towns of the Bright World are very different.

Under Bran, Florence was more enlightened and energetic.

There are three flags at the entrance to the town.

One is the Florentine flag, the Cross of Light on the other, and the Teutonic Eagle Flag.

When entering the town, it is easy to pass through the questioning of the town guards.

One was the city pass that the guards saw the coachman holding.

Second, Bran issued a business development order for the Hanseatic League.

Reduced the number of checkpoints in towns and relaxed restrictions on the movement of the people.

There are some places that are very close, but it is difficult to visit them once in a lifetime.

Bran had not stopped here, for there was a large town of nearly two thousand men nearby, and after that, he entered the city of Meath.

Bran chose that place, not here.

The shopping was fresh, and Zoe seemed happy.

Bran saw that his wife was happy, and said loudly, "The lord is the parents of the lords, and you are also their mother, take a good look at your children." ”

Abu and Agatha followed them.

Both were armed with daggers, but were obscured by their wide tunics.

There were also four Teutonic soldiers, watching from a distance.

Bran had no interest in tasting the food sold in the market, and no one tested the poison, so he wouldn't touch it.

He followed Zoe through the streets of town, listening to the sound of footsteps, human voices, and the wind.

Occasionally, he would stop at the stall selling goods and take whatever he wanted to give to his wife.

After a day of shopping, the two of them didn't do anything, but they seemed to have done everything.

Zoe was particularly happy and even attached, both continuing to pester Bran.

His subordinate Abu had called the carriage in advance and was ready to escort His Highness (Zoe) back to the manor.

One of the soldiers closest to Teuton, led by an officer, came to escort the two Highnesses, thirty men in all.

It is true that women are made of water.

When Bran was about to leave, Zoe suddenly pulled Bran with a distorted face, and the tears fell as soon as he said it.

Then Zoe turned her face away, wiped it off, and nodded to Bran.

And he reached out and straightened his husband's collar.

The two were very close, and the joy of those days came to Bran's heart.

Just before Zoe was about to get out of the car, she was suddenly pulled by a strong force.

Bran said to the outside of the carriage, "Seal the road, everyone retreat to a place where the carriage is out of sight, turn around, and wait for my orders." ”

Agatha came over and immediately bowed her head to hide her flushed face.

The others were under the orders of the officers and Abu.

Nearly forty people were out of sight of the carriage in an instant.

The outer branch of the road, which was to be entered, was also watched by the Abu messengers.

"Bear me a son, Zoe......"

With a soft groan, the marks of the wheels pressing on the ground deepened.

Deeper......