As soon as Xu Kuang was about to sit back, Ryan spoke:

"Young Master, Master Wayne and Miss Hathaway are here."

"Please.".

The assault boat carried the three Wayne up the river, and the speed was not as fast as when taking Wren down...... Furious, on the contrary, it gave the three of them time to enjoy the beautiful scenery along the coast.

Hathaway looked curiously at the assault boat below and asked:

"How can this boat move without oars?"

When Ryan heard this, he immediately sat upright:

"Miss Hui, this is an alchemy product made by the young master, and we don't understand it."

Hathaway nodded, and like a curious baby, she asked:

"What do those smoky workshops down there do?"

Ryan smiled bitterly, and only said that he would know later.

Hathaway grabbed a lot of things and asked back and forth, until Baron Wayne's eyes widened, and Hathaway spat out her little fragrant tongue and closed her mouth.

But in less than half a second, she asked again under Ryan's somewhat frightened countenance:

"Can this thing be faster? Can you make it faster? ”。

Ryan smiled bitterly:

"It can't be faster, no matter how fast it is, I can't stand this old bone."

Hathaway was intrigued, and she said to the man who drove the boat:

"Hurry up! Quicken! ”。

The sailor didn't speak, just looked at Ryan.

Ryan sighed helplessly, then nodded.

"Sit down, four, I'm going to speed up."

The four of them hurriedly adjusted their sitting postures.

The next moment, the assault boat swooped out, with two three-meter-high walls of water behind it, and the assault boat sped all the way to a sharp bend.

Wayne's face was pale, and he saw the big bend in front of him and hurriedly shouted.

"Bend! Bend! ”。

But the howling wind drowned out Baron Wayne's voice, and the sailors couldn't hear what he was saying, but thought it wasn't fast enough.

So the sailor accelerated again, and came directly at the big bend with a beautiful tail flick.

The old butler couldn't stand it anymore and threw up directly on the side of the boat.

Hathaway also looked ugly, but she thought to herself:

"I'm a lady, I'll be able to hold on."

The next moment, it was another sharp bend.

"Vomit ......".

Hathaway lay on the bow of the boat without a ladylike appearance.

Xu Kuang stood at the water's edge, looking at the wall of water rising into the sky in the distance, and thought:

"I'll have to find out who this sailor is in a while, and the assault boat is very slippery."

But when he thought about it, something was wrong! This boat is pulling a distinguished guest!

Xu Kuang hurriedly took out the electric horn and shouted:

"Slow down! Decelerate! ”。

But then he gave up.

It was too far away, and the wind was too loud for the sailors to hear.

A moment later, the boat sailed in front of Xu Kuang.

Xu Kuang hurriedly ran forward and helped Wayne down:

"Uncle, are you alright?"

Wayne shook his head.

Xu Kuang hugged Hathaway down again.

The others also stepped forward to help the two butlers down.

Xu Kuang walked up to the sailors and kicked up:

"How the fuck are you driving a boat?".

The sailor said to Xu Kuang with a face full of grievances:

"It was Lane Butler who made me happy."

Wayne's pale old face and Hathaway's pretty pale little face turned red suddenly.

Xu Kuang looked at Ryan, who sighed and looked at Hathaway.

Xu Kuang understood everything in an instant.

Xu Kuang calmed down and said to the sailor with a gentle face:

"This time I was wrong, you worked hard, and I will go to the account office to receive a hundred copper coins later, and it will be regarded as my apology for you."

Then the sailor rejoiced.

When Wayne saw this scene, he couldn't help but praise "there are means" in his heart.

Xu Kuang hurriedly helped Wayne and said:

"Uncle, come into the house."

After everyone entered the house and sat down, they rested for a while before relieving.

Wayne said to Xu Kuang with admiration:

"Good nephew, this mushroom ridge has only been a few days, and it has taken on a new look under your hands, and you are stronger than your Lao Tzu."

Xu Kuang scratched his head, and it took a long time to hold back a sentence:

"Uncle praised it."

Wayne smiled, walked over to the window, pushed it open, and the view below met him.

"It's a great place to look, and you can see it almost from here."

"If my uncle doesn't dislike it, he can stay here for a while longer."

When Wayne heard this, he looked at Xu Kuang in surprise.

Xu Kuang was a little hairy by Wayne, and couldn't help asking:

"Uncle, what's wrong, just tell me directly.".

Wayne pointed to the newly reclaimed fields below and said to Xu Kuang:

"I want to go there, you take me to see it, by the way, you're going to drive that...... Assault boats? ”。

Xu Kuang immediately understood what Wayne meant, Wayne wanted to talk to him alone, he nodded and said with a smile:

"Of course, Grandpa Ryan, you prepare some food and drinks, and then find Jenny to accompany Hathaway."

Hathaway stood up abruptly and asked:

"What do you mean? Are you not going to take me? ”。

Wayne straightened his face and said:

"We have business to talk about, don't make trouble."

Hathaway looked unconvinced, and was about to say something, but she looked at her father's tightly knit brow, and instantly swallowed the words back into her stomach.

"Alright ...... then".

Xu Kuang carried Wayne and soon came to the edge of these newly cultivated farmlands.

Wayne looked at the slate-paved canal and couldn't help but admire:

"I calculated just now, the land in your hands is enough to feed 20,000 people."

Xu Kuang replied to Wayne without thinking:

"Yes, but only if there are no rewards, and there is no disaster year."

Wayne nodded, and he asked:

"Nearly 20,000 people poured in your territory at once, can you take care of it?"

Xu Kuang shook his head.

The doubts in Wayne's eyes deepened:

"If you can't take care of it, then why do you have to contain so many people?"

Xu Kuang smiled, he pointed to the vertical and horizontal fields, and said with a smile:

"You're wrong, I never wanted to raise them, I just created opportunities for them to support themselves.".

Xu Kuang responded to the salute of each farmer, and then turned his head to Wayne and said:

"No matter how strong a person is, it is limited, but the strength of a group of people is really strong."

Wayne looked at Xu Kuang in amazement.

Xu Kuang smiled, he pointed to the industrial area and said with a smile:

"Uncle might as well accompany me there?"

Wayne went to stop Xu Kuang, and said with a serious face:

"Wait a minute, I have one more thing to tell you."

Xu Kuang's face was solemn and asked:

"Say it.".

"You don't know that these lords around you are going to join forces to attack you, do you?"

Hearing this, Xu Kuang nodded, he looked at Wayne, wanting to hear what Wayne had to say.

"I'm a bit thin around here, and if you need it, I can intervene."

Xu Kuang immediately understood what Wayne meant, but Wayne still felt that Xu Kuang had no chance of winning, so he wanted to give up this old face and turn around for Xu Kuang.

Xu Kuang sighed secretly, in such a world, such friendship is too rare.

"Uncle, I know what you want, but you have to understand that there was not so much land before Mushroom Ridge, do you think it is possible for the land swallowed by them to be spit out?"

Wayne nodded, he actually understood this kind of thing, if he was bullied to such an extent, he would fight back, especially in self-defense.

"I understand what you mean, I came this time to tell you that I can support you with three thousand soldiers and horses......."

Xu Kuang's eyes widened, he looked at his uncle, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

In fact, last time he found out that the territory of Hulu Town is not large, but the population density is exceptionally high, last time Xu Kuang just glanced at the endless stable, and understood that Wayne was not ordinary rich.

It is almost unimaginable that a baron can take out two thousand armor soldiers and one thousand light horses.

Xu Kuang smiled and refused:

"No need, uncle, although I only have more than 400 people in my hands, it is enough to deal with that group of wine bags and rice bags."

Wayne looked at Xu Kuang, his face was angry, and he was just about to teach Xu Kuang a lesson, but he heard Xu Kuang's voice:

"Uncle don't doubt me, I'll take you to see a business first, and then I'll take you to see my army, and if you're not satisfied, it's not impossible for me to borrow troops from you."

Wayne looked at Xu Kuang's confident appearance, inexplicably relieved, he was defeated after all, nodded, and said:

"Okay, but I'll tell you, if you can't hold on, don't hold on, I have a lifelong friendship with your father, and in my eyes, you are my son.".

A warm current surged in Xu Kuang's heart, and he nodded heavily.

……

Xu Kuang took Wayne to the industrial area, came to the Jenny Textile Factory, pointed to the Jenny spinning machine and said to Wayne:

"Look, that's the business I'm telling you."

Wayne looked at Jenny's spinning machine and was stunned.

He picked up a piece of cotton yarn, felt the soft texture on it, and after a moment, he asked:

"How much does this stuff produce per day?"

Xu Kuang smiled:

"How much you can produce is not up to me, but to you."

"It's me?".

Xu Kuang confidently said to Wayne:

"I can sell cotton yarn, cotton cloth, and linen yarn, as for the production capacity, it all depends on how much you can sell, if you sell fast, a million cotton cloth a day is not a problem."

Wayne's pupils narrowed, and he asked:

"Can I understand that as long as the raw materials of this cotton yarn are sufficient and there is no need to worry about sales, there is no upper limit to the number of cotton yarns that can be manufactured every day?"

Xu Kuang nodded and smiled confidently:

"Yes, and the cost is lower than that of ordinary linen and cotton."

Wayne was really a little excited, of course he understood the business opportunities brought by this thing, if this business was really done, he could make his assets a few rolls within a year.

But Wayne quickly calmed down again:

"But, how do you ship it out? If you want to transport it out, you will have to pass through Baron Rennes's territory, you have just tied up his family, do you think he will let you pass? ”。

Xu Kuang laughed again:

"He's his own person.".

Wayne frowned:

"I don't ...... my own people What's that? ”。

Xu Kuang repeated what he had just said.

Wayne's tightly knit brows suddenly soothed, and he said to Xu Kuang:

"But do we take him with us when we make money?"

"It's up to him, and if he's clever enough, he'll do what I say."

Wayne pondered these words carefully and nodded, he looked at Xu Kuang with satisfaction, quite pleased.

"It seems that when I get old, I will count on you to provide for me."

Xu Kuang said to Wayne disapplauded:

"You have said it, you regard me as a parent and son, what is it for your son to provide for his father's old age."

Wayne laughed and scolded:

"Stinky boy, do you really not understand or fake you can't understand?".

Xu Kuang asked with a blank expression:

"What do you mean?".

Wayne shook his head and said,

"It doesn't mean anything.".

Xu Kuang looked at Wayne in amazement, he didn't know which sentence he didn't say appropriately, which made this uncle unhappy.

He hurriedly took Wayne to the Jenny Weaving Factory and the Jenny Garment Factory.

After a lap, Wayne only felt satisfied, he looked at Xu Kuang and asked:

"So what are you going to do next?".

Xu Kuang smiled:

"Of course, I'm taking you to see my army."

Xu Kuang took Wayne to the barracks:

Wayne casually walked into a dormitory, and after carefully observing it for a long time, he said:

"Is this true in every dormitory?".

"Of course.".

Wayne praised Xu Kuang quite unexpectedly:

"I didn't expect that you kid will not only earn gold coins, but also be a good hand at managing the army, these troops of yours are strictly disciplined, and they are already elite, even me, only the most elite escort team can get to this point.".

Xu Kuang made a gesture of please and said to Wayne:

"Uncle, please also review my troops.".

"I can't talk about the review, let's visit."

Xu Kuang smiled and led Wayne to his troops.

Wayne looked at the more than four hundred strong men in front of him, and looked at the resolute look on their faces, and couldn't help but take their evaluation to a higher level.

"No wonder you can raid Wren's territory, it's not surprising to have such an elite army."

Xu Kuang smiled and led Wayne to the front of the Makqin machine gun, pointing to a big tree a few hundred meters away:

"Uncle, do you believe that I can interrupt that tree with this thing?"

Wayne laughed:

"I don't believe it, that's something that only a brave and strong man can do."

Xu Kuang expertly loaded the bullet for Makqin, aimed at the big tree, and pressed the trigger.

"Dada......".

Baron Wayne couldn't help but frown, the weapon was so loud that it shook his ears.

Makqin's muzzle spewed out orange tongues of fire, and a barrage of bullets mercilessly pierced the tree, and a moment later, the tree fell.

Xu Kuang shook off his hand that was shocked and hurt, and asked:

"Uncle, you're not worried about me now, are you?"

Wayne looked at the fallen tree in the distance, a little distracted, and after a moment, he asked:

"Did you make that too?"

Xu Kuang thought about it and still recognized it.

"Can I buy some?".

Xu Kuang smiled:

"Of course, but I have a few prerequisites to tell you. First, I don't have time to make this weapon for the time being, maybe in half a year or more. Second, this weapon is not expensive, it is the bullet that is expensive, you look at the bullet. ”。

Wayne picked up the bullet and took a closer look:

"It's ingenious.".

Wayne asked:

"How did you sell this bullet?".

"One silver coin for one shot."

"What?" Wayne's eyes widened, he looked at the big tree in the distance, and asked, "You kid repeat, how many shots did you just shoot?" ”。

Xu Kuang's face was still calm, and he smiled:

"It's really a silver coin a shot, because the cost is a silver coin a shot, and there is no way to get cheaper, you can also see, the shell is copper, and the inside has to be filled with special gunpowder. The cost cannot be reduced in a short period of time. ”。

Wayne sighed, although he didn't understand what gunpowder was, he understood that it must also be a product of alchemy, and he asked:

"How many bullets does this thing shoot in a minute?"

"If you don't control it, six or seven hundred rounds a minute should be easy."

Wayne calculated silently in his mind, and after a moment, he asked:

"How much money do you have?".

Xu Kuang sighed, and he said to Wayne:

"To be honest, as of now, I still have less than 4,000 gold coins, and in the past few dozen days, I have earned almost 10,000 gold coins inside and out."

Wayne suddenly realized, and he said to Xu Kuang:

"I'm not afraid of your jokes, I'd better think about it again.".

Xu Kuang smiled:

"It's okay, I'll talk about it when I make money later."

Wayne nodded, and he asked:

"How much have you done to chime?".

Xu Kuang smiled:

"I'll tell you the truth, I worked non-stop during this time, and I only made more than 20 self-striking bells."

Wayne nodded:

"I'll take it all away, and I'll let the old housekeeper deliver the deposit tomorrow."

Xu Kuang shook his head, and he said to Wayne:

"No need, these twenty chiming bells are a deposit."

Wayne was a little dizzy, and he asked:

"What deposit?".

"A deposit to buy the coal in your territory.".

Wayne looked at the industrial area, then turned his head with an inquiring look in his eyes.

Xu Kuang nodded.

Wayne suddenly realized.

……

After Wayne and Xu Kuang went back, the meal was ready, and at the dinner table, Hathaway was unhappy.

Xu Kuang saw Hathaway's appearance and couldn't help but say to her:

"I'm sorry, I didn't treat you well, next month, next month I'll personally pick you up and have a good walk with you.".

Hathaway asked:

"Why next month? What are you going to do this month? ”。

Xu Kuang sighed, and he said to Hathaway:

"If there is a war, it is dangerous for you to stay here, so let's go."

When Hathaway heard this, her little face turned white, and she asked:

"Why fight? Can't you fight if you don't fight? ”。

Xu Kuang sighed and said to Hathaway:

"I'm afraid not."

"Alright, let's eat." Wayne said to the two, "I'm going to hurry after eating." ”。

After finishing the meal, Xu Kuang personally sent a few people downstream.

A hundred carts have been waiting here for a long time.

Jenny looked at Hathaway, her little face full of concern, but out of politeness, she still saluted the two.

"Young master, everything is ready, ten carts of cotton gauze and cotton cloth, and forty carts of linen gauze and linen."

Wayne looked at Xu Kuang with some surprise and asked:

"How much deposit do I need to give you?".

Xu Kuang smiled:

"No deposit is required, sell as much as you want, let Jenny talk to you about the specific achievements, this is a business cooperation, please don't take care of me, send your most effective bargaining master to match Jenny."

When Jenny heard this, her little face immediately turned into a bitter melon.

Wayne laughed and said:

"Okay, that's nature.".

The group set off and left Mushroom Ridge in a mighty way.

……

In Tomato Town, the housekeeper is reading out the latest notice:

"Notice, this spring ploughing in Tomato Town, a comprehensive change to pasture, each family handed over three catties of hay, in exchange for one catty of grain."

After the butler had read the proclamation, he left with a heartache on his face.

He approached Baron Wren and asked:

"Sir, do you really want to do this?"

Wren frowned, and after a moment he said to the butler:

"I don't actually believe Xu Kuang, but this guy's judgment has never been missed. There is also a wharf, while the riverbed is drying up now, repair it quickly. ”。

The housekeeper burst into tears:

"Yes!".