Chongwen secretly thought, now that I have Baoshan in my hand, what I am afraid of is not expensive, but where these thousands of copper come from. It seems that the trip to the country is going to be advanced, food, cloth, copper, oil, ** these things are urgently needed at present, and they must be obtained from the country, but the coastal islands of the country are like hair, and they only have one ship, and they can't go to Longtan alone without artillery.

His heart moved, and he said: "I have seen a kind of Western fast cannon in the Nanjing ** Bureau, the sub-gun is loaded in advance, and the sub-gun is placed in the mother gun when firing, and the sub-gun can be changed after shooting, the rate of fire is fast, you can make it?"

Benito said: "The lord is talking about a sub-mother cannon, which has a very fast rate of fire, 5-6 rounds per minute. It's just that the body of the sub-cannon is too small, the charge is not enough, the range and power are insufficient, and it is impossible to cover the entire harbor. ”

Chongwen said: "I want to use this kind of cannon on the ship, and I am a little dissatisfied with the armament on the ship. ”

Benito said: "It is best to use it as a naval gun, and it is easy to deal with pirates in the East China Sea." ”

Chongwen patted him on the shoulder and said, "I need this kind of sub-mother cannon now, if you can forge it for me within a month, you will be my partner, like the 48 Dakang warriors on the ship." ”

Benito said: "But I am not a gunner, and I may not be able to cast it. ”

Chongwen pointed to the magnificent East China Sea at the foot of the mountain and said, "Then I can only ask you to be with the Naga Snake Divine Clan." ”

Benito shuddered and said with a bitter face: "I will do my best, but I would rather go to hell than see those god-damn snake gods, if you can't forge it, you might as well kill me." ”

Chongwen laughed, and the catfish boy asked suspiciously, "But where does the copper come from?"

Chongwen said: "Huang Qian has already excavated tens of thousands of copper coins from Baoshan, isn't it enough to cast a few cannons? ”

The catfish boy's eyes straightened: "Take copper coins to cast big guns, we can be very arrogant." ”

Chongwen said: "Dakang now has cheap money and expensive copper, and there are many people who melt money and cast bronze ware, which is nothing. What's more, if it is really cast, this gun will be the East China Sea Cannon King, and your life will be able to stay a few more days. ”

"Your biggest problem is not artillery, but muskets," said Benito the Elder. In my hometown, the most advanced musket is the arquebus, which is clamped to the faucet and ignited with the pull of the trigger. In this way, the shooting stability is much stronger than your musket, the accuracy is high, and the rate of fire is fast. ”

Chongwen thought for a moment and said, "Can you make a flint fire gun like Ah Guan's flint?"

Old Benito shook his head like a rattle and said: "That machine needs a strong spring steel sheet, I can't make it, the steel plate is weak in elasticity, and it can't get angry." ”

Chongwen thought for a while and said: "The gun must be replaced, the key is that this gun tube is too difficult to make, and we are afraid that it will not work." ”

Old Benito said: "I have heard from your people that your barrels are all made of iron-clad rolls, the quality is poor, and the speed is slow, and each craftsman can only produce one barrel a month, and the cost is too high. ”

Chongwen asked, "Then how did you make it?"

Benito Sr. said: "We Western craftsmen forge an iron rod and drill it with a drill, which is much faster and of good quality." ”

Chongwen pondered and said: "There is Sugang on the ship, there is no problem with the drill bit, the key is to drill manually, I am afraid it is not easy." ”

The old pirate smiled slightly, and said, "I have noticed that there is a river that flows from the mountains to the bay to the east, with a large drop, and we can use this river to make hydraulic hammers and lathes. With these mechanical equipment, it would not be difficult to produce guns, artillery and even ships. ”

Chongwen slapped his thigh and shouted: "Just do as you say! Whatever you need, how many people you need, I'll do it for you, the sooner you can do it, the better!"

The group talked and talked about it, and walked from Longshou Peak to the east along the south and east coasts of Longwang Island for several days. Observe the sun, moon, mountains and rivers, record data, and calculate after you go back.

The camphor wood was found among the mountains, and a few people hugged the big wood, which was a good ship, and Chongwen started to build a ship on Longwang Island again.

Through talking with Benito, he felt that Western plywood ships also have strengths, such as his steering wheel, which is much lighter than Kang's ship, and has a better line of sight. Another example is his gun deck, the cannon array is on two strings, the firepower is much more fierce than that of the Kang ship, and the enemy is facing on both sides, there is no sail canopy to block the line of sight, and the shooting range is excellent.

Of course, Western ships do not have watertight cabins, and the bottom mouth of the ship type is large and the mouth is small, and the seaworthiness and safety are not as good as those of Kang ships. Moreover, the soft sails of Western ships are light, but they cannot sail against the wind, unlike the Kang boat, which can barely sail against the wind.

Why not combine the advantages of Fuzhou, Canton and Western ships, Longwang Island is a good place to try out new sea boats. Then he shook his head, it was still too far away, let's get through the difficulties in front of him first.

There were no minerals on the island, Chongwen only found some limestone, sulfur, and a copper vein, but after repeated investigations, he thought that the copper ore had no mining value, the veins were too narrow, the rocks were too hard, and the excavation cost was too high, so it was better to buy copper ingots.

The entire south and southeast coasts are covered with reefs and rapids, and there is no possibility of an invasion from the sea. However, on the north side of the island, there is a white sand beach behind a large area of palm trees, which must be guarded against. The mountain springs on the south mountain converge into a river, one enters the sea from the northwest direction, forming a fertile impact plain, I don't know if the eel people reclaim the paddy fields here, there are always more than 1,000 acres.

Another river flows into the sea from the east coast, the river is not long, and the estuary is next to Xiaoaokou. The fishing village is named West Port, and the East Coast estuary is named East Port. The river that flows into the sea in the northwest direction is named Qingjian, and the river that enters the sea on the east coast is named Mingjian. The eastern part of the island is wild, densely covered with shrubs and woods, and Chongwen has been thinking about how to use the East Port.

On the South Mountain, they found a hot spring, and several springs bubbled with hot steam, making everyone happy. Although he is used to smelling all over his body, he can soak in hot water and change into dry and clean clothes. A few people threw a few stones to use as seats in the soup pit, took off their essence and soaked in the hot spring, and the injuries on their bodies seemed to be less painful in the hot soup.

Chongwen said: "I heard that the hot soup in the mountains is very good for the injured, catfish boy, after I go back, I will inform the carpenter Li Er, and let him take someone to build a few hot soup houses here, and send our injuries here to have a good soak, and the injury will heal quickly." ”

The catfish boy agreed, but Xu Yi cried and said: "How good it would be if my brother lived to this day, with such a good place, I don't have to be chased like a dog anymore." ”

After being silent for a long time, Chongwen said: "A dead brother cannot die in vain. I found the direction of the dragon's eye in Nanshan, which is a good feng shui, so I built a temple of righteousness there, and set up a god for the dead brothers.

If you have children, you have to find a way to get to Longwang Island and inherit the family business, and Baoshan also has a share of them. If we have no heirs, we will find a way to find an heir, and they gave us their lives, and we cannot even have a person who burns paper. ”

Xu Yi cried: "Great kindness and great virtue, in the future, there will never be a brother who is afraid of death and greedy for life." However, I think that the light cultivation temple on the island is not yet rooted, and a temple of the three women needs to be built. We have been in turmoil all the way, and we have been spinning around at the moment of life and death, if it is not for the blessing of the three mothers-in-law, how can there be today's fairy days, we have to respect. ”

Chongwen said: "Exactly, even the kraken knows how to pay homage to the Mogaro Fish King, and we can't forget the kindness of the three women, and we will build the Three Women Temple when we go back, which is at the site of the Fish King Temple, just to cover up the entrance to the cave in and out of Baoshan." ”

Xu Hai said: "Da Zhuhai is really a benevolent and righteous hero, Xu Hai is willing to die for the Dragon King." ”

Chongwen laughed: "I don't want anyone to die, if you think we saved you, don't forget that we are developed in the future, the rivers and lakes are long, and there will always be a time to take care of each other." ”

Xu Hai's expression darkened, and he said: "I am a monk who has broken the vows, I am penniless and have no fists and no courage, I am afraid that it will be difficult to get ahead." ”

Chongwen brushed away the wet long hair on his face and said, "Who said that? It won't be long before this Southern Barbarian Route will be in the hands of Longwang Island. As long as you have a foothold in Hirado, and you will be able to run Amami, Ryukyu, Luzon, Annam, and Siam, all these southern barbarian goods, are you afraid that you will not be able to soar?"

Xu Hai's eyes lit up: "Da Wai is generous and benevolent, but why he trusts me so much, I don't understand." ”

Chongwen said: "What I fancy is your cleverness, the person who has mastered so many Yi languages so quickly, is definitely a good hand in business." However, not only do you have to operate southern goods for us in Hirado, there are also many goods on Longwang Island that you need to buy, Huang Qian will naturally discuss with you, this matter is related to the safety of the whole island, especially not delayed. ”

Xu Hai Zhengse said: "Go to sea and relax, I am also a member of the Dragon King Island, and the Dragon King Banner of the Rolling Sea is everywhere, which is the place where Xu died." ”

After soaking in the hot springs, the catfish boy combed Chongwen and repaired the noodles, and the freshly baked Longwang Island Dachu was no longer a bearded old pirate, but a heroic young maritime merchant...

After detailed investigation, Chongwen knew the geography of the mountains and rivers of Longwang Island well, and an impregnable Dragon King City had been brewed in his heart. A few days later, the group returned to Westport along the Ming Stream. At this time, the West Port was in full swing, the original fishing village was completely turned into a floor, a wooden fence was erected on the side of the port, and wooden houses were formed under the command of the carpenter.