Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 43 Iron Rooster

There is really no technical content in wooden jars. The carpenters planed and chiselled, and quickly made one.Yang Menglong took it over and looked at it, it's not bad, it's not bad, it's really not bad, it's filled with water and it won't leak.He thought for a while, pointed to a part and said: "Drill a small hole here, it doesn't need to be too big, it's small, just enough to pass a fire rope."

This is easy to handle, and it will be done in two or three clicks.Yang Menglong took the wooden jar and ran into the room where the explosives were kept. He filled a catty of gunpowder for fireworks and then came out. He asked the carpenter to carefully seal the mouth of the wooden jar, and then inserted a matchlock. The secret weapon is out! I want to see whether Jiannu's bow and arrows are stronger or our gunpowder is stronger!"

The county magistrate suddenly realized: "It turns out that the young master wants to create an enemy of thousands of people!"

Yang Menglong was startled: "The county magistrate has seen this kind of weapon?"

The county magistrate said: "There are some in the arsenal in the county, but they are too old to be used anymore." After this terrible guy came to have a look, he commented: "It is much lighter than the ten thousand enemies in the arsenal. , just don’t know how powerful it is?”

Yang Menglong's smile was so evil: "You'll know if you try it? Let's go to the city wall and try it!"

Everyone was also very curious, so they followed him to the city wall.It was already dark at this time, and in the howling cold wind, you could vaguely see the flickering fire at the Houjin camp, as well as the suppressed cries and screams. It was obvious that the civilians were being coerced by the Houjin soldiers. Day and night rush to make siege equipment.The defenders, on the other hand, wrapped themselves up like rice dumplings with old clothes sent by the common people. They had just had a feast of sauerkraut and fat meat and were in high spirits. When they saw Yang Menglong and the others coming, they all said hello: "Hello, young master!" Yang Menglong He responded with a smile and asked the soldiers to stick to their posts, select a crenel, and then ask for a torch to light the match. The people around him flashed out of the way. Just kidding, this is filled with explosives, something that can kill people. Ah, don't hide away, who to cry when you are killed?But Yang Menglong didn't care, he even played with bazookas in Thailand, this thing is really too childish, not a challenge at all.When the match was almost burnt, he casually threw the wooden jar down.

boom! ! !
The wooden can fell to the ground, and the explosive inside suddenly exploded, making a loud noise, wood fragments flying, and a whooshing sound, which was really terrifying.Everyone was startled and looked over one after another. Yang Menglong shouted: "It's okay, it's okay, I just lit a cannon stick." Then everyone felt relieved.

The county magistrate's face turned a little pale and he said, "This... this thing can actually explode!"

Yang Menglong said: "Nonsense, so much gunpowder is ignited in such a narrow space, of course it will explode!" Looking at the rising smoke of gunpowder, he was not very satisfied: "The lethality is too bad, it took a full catty to burn it!" Gunpowder is just like this, and it can only kill one or two people if it is exhausted...Well, you have to add some gravel, iron arrowheads, iron nails, glass slag, etc. to increase the charge...Lard seems to be good, The temperature at the moment of the explosion is so high, melting the lard is not a problem, right? In this way, the ancient version of napalm bombs can be made, hehe..." At the end of the muttering, he habitually gave out his iconic sinister smile, Laughing makes everyone's scalp numb.

It took a long time for a carpenter to come to his senses and asked, "Young Master Yang, are you satisfied with this wooden jar?"

Yang Menglong said: "It's not enough, the wooden shell needs to be thicker, and the gaps should be completely sealed with something like wax. There should be no gaps at all... The greater the pressure, the stronger the power of the explosion, understand?"

The carpenters shook their heads in unison, not understanding.

Yang Menglong had an educational addiction, so he blah blah blah blah to the carpenters on the principle of the explosion of dynamite—in fact, he himself didn't know much about it, but his nonsense from all over the world could still scare these honest carpenters I was taken aback for a while.It's a pity that no matter what he said, those carpenters looked blank.That's right, they are just carpenters, and have never dealt with gunpowder. Telling them how to make a bomb is similar to playing the piano with a cow.After showing off, there was no effect at all. Yang Menglong was also discouraged and said, "Anyway, as I said, go back and make the wooden jars thicker and tighter. It will definitely come in handy then. At this time, each of you will become a hero!"

The carpenters cheered loudly and ran back to make wooden jars one after another. Who doesn't want to be a hero!
Yang Menglong glanced at the blown hole under the city wall again, and muttered, "If only I could get a few 155 grenades, that guy, thrown from such a height, will definitely cause a lot of casualties!"

Just as he was flirting, Fang Yingqiu's voice came over: "Young Master Yang, Young Master Yang!" This young master ran towards Yang Menglong as if his butt was on fire.Yang Menglong's brows furrowed immediately, and he cried out in his heart: "Is there any mistake!" He really hates Fang Yingqiu now, unless this guy doesn't come, nothing good will happen once he comes, shit!He originally wanted to hide, but Fang Yingqiu had already come in front of him, and he couldn't hide even if he wanted to, so he went up to him with a stinky face, and asked angrily, "What's the matter?"

Fang Yingqiu gasped and said, "Father, please come over!"

Yang Menglong put his hands on his waist: "Tell me first why your lord told me to go over, otherwise I won't go over!"

Fang Yingqiu looked at the soldiers around him hesitantly, and lowered his voice and said, "My father summoned all the gentry and wealthy merchants in the county to raise the reward and pension silver for the soldiers. Those gentry and wealthy merchants didn't give away any money, and they also said ugly things..."

With a swipe, everyone's ears perked up. After all, this is directly related to their vital interests. Who doesn't care?
Yang Menglong asked: "What did they say?"

Fang Yingqiu said: "It's not convenient to say these words here."

Yang Menglong frowned and said, "Just say it, but I can guess what they said if you didn't say it."

More than a dozen soldiers surrounded Fang Yingqiu, trying to beat you if you didn't say anything.Fang Yingqiu had no choice but to say: "They said that serving as a soldier and fighting a war is a matter of course, so why should they be asked to pay..."

The soldiers immediately became angry. One of the corps commanders said angrily: "Damn it! Why didn't they say that we have owed military pay for seven full months, and the military pay we get every time is only what we deserve?" Less than [-]%? Why didn’t he say that our military land has been taken over by them, and our wives and children can’t even have a full meal? I will go to his army and fight in the war, it is only natural!"

A chief was furious: "That's right, why should we be hungry to defend the city for these fat guys!"

The soldiers shouted one after another: "Yes, we would rather die than work for these guys! We are guarding the city wall with our heads raised, and they are not even willing to give us any hard-earned money. It is too much!" The roars became more and more intense! The whole city wall was boiling, and the officers and soldiers were all filled with anger. They had already made those hard-core cockroaches furious. If someone raised their arms at this time, they might actually drop their weapons and leave!
Yang Menglong roared angrily: "Shut up!" Fang Yingqiu's ears were buzzing due to the shock of his voice, his eyes were full of stares, and he was in extreme pain, and he cried in his heart: "Has this kid practiced lion roars before!?" I haven't practiced it before, anyway, when this voice roared out, it immediately overwhelmed all the hustle and bustle, and no one dared to speak anymore.Yang Menglong glared at them and scolded angrily: "Look at you, look at your bears, do you still look like soldiers? Jiannu didn't even call you and you are in such a mess, I wouldn't give you money if I were you Yes, because you are not trustworthy at all!"

The soldiers who yelled the most fiercely all lowered their heads, and the chief officer said in a low voice, "My lord, you...you have to think of a way, it was agreed during the day, it can't be counted in a blink of an eye..."

Yang Menglong said angrily: "I keep my word. I told you how much rewards and disability pensions I will give you. Not a single cent will be lost. If those bastards refuse to pay, I will pay by myself. In short, I will not let you Your blood will be shed in vain, and your family members will not starve to death after you die in battle! Now you all shut your beaks and stand upright, and I will ask for money for you! If they If you dare not pay, I will cut them off, and if you continue to yell here, I will cut you off!" Pulling Fang Yingqiu, he almost lifted him up: "Let's go!" Angrily, he went straight to the county government office and go.And those soldiers who were originally angry all quieted down one by one, and stood guard obediently, not daring to make a sound.

In the county government office, Fang Yizhi was persuading him earnestly: "Squires, shopkeepers, Jian slaves are raging everywhere, attacking cities and plundering land, and they are unstoppable. All armies fear the enemy like tigers and dare not leave the city. If we become an isolated city, we will not have any reinforcements, it is all up to us! Now that our army is newly defeated, their morale is unstable, and their morale is low. Without rewards, they will never fight to the death. When the time comes, the county will be in danger. Tens of thousands of people are in danger! I hope you will give generously..."

A thin and lean squire snorted and said, "Master Fang, you don't need to say any more, we have no money, and even if we had money, we wouldn't give it to them! Hmph, a group of poor soldiers, fighting is their bounden duty , What qualifications do they have to bargain? Are you not afraid that the court will punish them for their crimes?"

The shopkeepers with round faces and slender beards said excitedly: "Yes, this is what they are supposed to do, why should they ask us for money! The one named Yang is also confused, so he beheaded him at the first level." It’s okay to give five taels of silver, ten taels for injuries, and 20 taels for deaths. What is this nonsense? What if those poor soldiers go crazy and self-mutilate or even commit suicide? Our money will be beaten Is the water floating?"

The owner of the cloth shop shouted: "Hmph, while no one is paying attention, I secretly gave myself a knife, and I can get ten taels of silver in exchange. This money is too easy to earn! Think our money is blown by the wind!"

Fang Yizhi said: "Master Lin, Shopkeeper Hu, Shopkeeper Zhang, don't worry, I will strictly supervise and won't let this kind of thing happen!"

Li Xiangshen said: "Lord Fang, it's not that we can't trust you, it's just...that group of soldiers are too cunning, they will do anything for money! We donated the money, and they turned around and voted after taking the money Enemy, who does this belong to? Also, the one killed in battle will be given 20 taels of silver, is their life worth this money?"

Fang Yizhi couldn't help but feel a little angry. After all, he only managed to raise less than 100 taels of silver, which was not enough for these guys to hold a wedding banquet or something. They were drooling and refused to give another penny. It was clear that they wanted money rather than their lives. There is nothing he can do about this stubborn and stingy guy.Just at this moment, the door was kicked open, and Yang Menglong walked in with a gloomy face. He frowned, but didn't care. He cast a helpless look at Yang Menglong, meaning that you were the one who caused the matter. You think about it yourself. Find a way to settle it.

However, Li Xiangshen was startled by Yang Menglong's kicking the door, his gray beard fluttered, and he shouted old-fashionedly: "Who are you? Is this the place where you ran wild!?"

Yang Menglong said: "I am the fool you call me, Yang Menglong!"

All the gentry and wealthy businessmen present were choked up.Yang Menglong is now a celebrity. He led a group of villagers to behead nearly [-] ranks. As the only reliance.However, these high-ranking gentry would not take him seriously. In their eyes, Yang Menglong was nothing more than a martial artist, not worthy of lifting their shoes.It's just that disdain is disdain, when Yang Menglong rushed in angrily, they were all a little timid.

Yang Menglong ignored them, his eyes fell on the small pile of broken silver, and he sneered mockingly: "You guys are so generous, you actually gave out nearly a hundred taels of silver, thank you, thank you."

Shopkeeper Hu snorted: "This little money is all collected by us for your face. Hurry up and divide it up. To be a man, you must be content!"

Yang Menglong crossed his arms and sneered: "With everyone's wealth, one or two thousand taels of silver can be obtained, right? I don't dare to ask for more, I just ask each of you to take out one or two hundred taels of silver. Thousands of people are divided, you...you are sending beggars away!"

Now everyone's complexion is not very good-looking, although we are sending beggars, but you can't say it, how embarrassing we are if you say it!Shopkeeper Zhang laughed dryly and said, "Young Master Yang, it's not that we are stingy, it's really..."

Mr. Li interrupted harshly: "Brother Zhang, why are you being so polite to this warrior?" He looked at Yang Menglong proudly and said, "Boy, no matter what you think, there is only so much money. Do you want it or not?" Soldiers fight as a matter of course, but they are willing to take a reward before going into battle? This is simply unreasonable! What is the purpose of such an army? They might as well raise a few dogs!"

Fang Yizhi shouted: "Master Li, don't go too far!"

Mr. Li opened his eyes and shouted: "Master Fang, it's because you are weak that these poor soldiers dare to open your mouth! As a local official, you can't even deal with a bunch of poor soldiers..."

boom!
A loud noise interrupted the old man's words. Yang Menglong kicked over the table where the silver was placed, and the scattered silver was scattered on the floor.Mr. Li was startled, stood up tremblingly, and shouted: "You...you are so presumptuous!"

Yang Menglong said: "I'm going to be presumptuous, what's the matter? Master Fang, don't waste your time with them. These guys are a bunch of stainless steel roosters. Even if you talk dry, don't even think about taking a penny out of their pockets." !" He kicked a piece of broken silver that had rolled to his feet into Master Li's face, stared at the old man, and said word by word: "We don't want this money anymore, you can save it to buy a coffin!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone's expressions changed, and Master Li said, "You...what do you want to do?"

Yang Menglong was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, so he turned around and left, he was already pissed off, these iron roosters refused to pay, right? Then he would use his own unique method to bleed them!

Master Li and the others watched Yang Menglong go away in anger, a sense of fear arose in their hearts for no reason, they concentrated their firepower on Fang Yizhi, accusing him of entrusting him with inhumanity, using such an arrogant and savage guy, he dared to threaten them!Fang Yi's head got dizzy from the quarrel, and his dislike for this group of gentry reached its peak.Just now, they were all talkative, asking them to take a few more taels of silver as military expenses, but they refused to live or die, but now that Yang Menglong just uttered a harsh word, he turned into an ant on a hot pot, clamoring for him to guarantee their security. Safe, annoying, really annoying!
There was a slight deviation in Fang Yizhi's judgment: Yang Menglong was right to say harsh words, but he would never say harsh words casually. Anyone who knows him knows that once this kid becomes cruel, God will do it. Dare to poke a hole!These misers completely pissed him off. He left the county office and went straight to the temporary headquarters where Chen Baihu was.

Chen Baihu was solemnly giving instructions on how to defend the city to his subordinates. When he saw Yang Menglong coming, he hurriedly stood up to greet him: "Sir, you are here so late. Is there anything urgent?"

Yang Menglong sat down, picked up the teapot, tilted the spout to his mouth, drank most of the tea, then put the teapot on the table and said angrily: "Those old bastards, really I'm furious!"

Seeing his angry face, Chen Baihu asked in surprise, "What's the matter?"

Yang Menglong said: "What's wrong? Why don't you make those tough guys angry!" He told the whole story of the matter.Chen Baihu and the others were so angry that their lungs exploded. Chen Baihu was the first to get angry and yelled angrily: "Those old bastards, we came all the way here to defend the city for them, but they refused to pay a penny, and we still treated them... Are we being sarcastic? It won’t work if we don’t show them some color!”

Yang Menglong shouted: "Yes, we must show them some color!"

Several officers were hot-headed, and they were about to call in people to deal with those damned gentry.Yang Menglong hurriedly stopped them, joking, if you make such a move, something big will happen!He pulled these officers over, with a mysterious smile, and said in a low voice: "We will definitely teach them a lesson, but we can't make it clear, and we must teach them a lesson without being caught by others. It's a technical job, we have to think long-term, long-term..."

(End of this chapter)