Great Song Pirate

Chapter 351
After hearing Xu Yi's idea, Ren Bin and Qin Huzi wanted to pat their thighs to applaud. This method is so good, they couldn't figure out why Xu Yi had so many good ideas?But when he thought that he could become the head of the Fubo army, and his momentum was getting bigger and bigger, he must be better than craftsmen like them, so he was relieved.

Xu Yi looked at the eyes of the two of them and quickly smiled: "But for the time being, let's not be so complicated, first make a few sample guns, and then gradually improve, we can't eat a fat man in one bite, now we need to solve it first. Fire the cannon, and it will not explode, and then it is a matter of improvement, let's take it easy! Let's talk about strengthening the inner chamber first!"

Then Xu Yi leaned on the table by the light and explained some details to them. If he did one thing, he would get dizzy, and if he said too many mistakes, he might laugh generously, Xu Yi said while avoiding those questions that he didn't know clearly.

After some discussion, Xu Yi suddenly realized that there was still a very important issue that he hadn't considered, so he quickly took out a carbon pencil and sketched it on the drawing, and said with a smile: "I was only focused on getting this cannon, and I forgot to give it to you." It has a Wangshan. With the addition of Wangshan, aiming is much more convenient, and you don’t have to guess and shoot! Okay! That’s all for today. This time I sent a lot of red copper and For the purchased tin, Mr. Ren, you should greet those coppersmiths first, and then you will be in charge of the gunsmithing. The coppersmiths will be in charge of you, and you will be in charge of Qin Huzi. You can be regarded as the subordinates of the ironworks. Discuss, if it doesn't work, go to Mr. Lei, I believe you will be able to make a sample cannon for me soon!"

The two quickly got up and bowed to Xu Yi: "My lord, don't worry, I will definitely do my best to make this kind of artifact for our Fubo army as soon as possible!"

Xu Yi confessed to them again: "Don't tell anyone about this kind of artillery, just say that I ordered it to be made, and don't talk about the specifics. Once it spreads, I will ask you two! "

Qin Huzi and Ren Bin nodded quickly, promising not to spread the word, but Qin Huzi suddenly pointed at Qian Gui who had been standing by the side, listening and watching, and shouted: "My lord, don't forget this little thing. I heard it! There is also that big cow here, both of them are insiders, so if it gets out, let the four of us try it!"

Qian Gui was listening attentively, and felt that this thing is really a big killer. When he was imagining how powerful this thing called artillery is, he suddenly heard Qin Huzi's words, so he was taken aback, and immediately saw that Qin Huzi was He was making fun of him, so he laughed and shouted: "Qin Huzi! You old bastard actually arranged for me and Daniel? We are the lord's personal bodyguards, how could we possibly reveal the lord's secret?"

Daniel also said with a silly smile, "I'm sure I won't talk nonsense! If the lord asks Daniel to say it, Daniel will say it. If the lord doesn't let him say it, Daniel won't say it even if he loses his head!"

After a few people chatted and laughed, Xu Yi suddenly remembered that there was one more thing to do, so he asked them to wait a while, then went back to the study, took out another blueprint, walked back to the hall, and handed the blueprint to Qin Huzi He told him: "This is my newly designed crossbow machine, show it to Mr. Lei, and then see if there are any deficiencies. Make a trial one and give it to Mr. Yang for trial use on the god arm crossbow. Take a moment, if it’s okay, this kind of crossbow will be used for the God Arm Crossbow in the future, this is what I got out of last night after tossing around in the middle of the night, you should keep it properly and make it more detailed!"

Qin Huzi quickly took it over and held it in his hands, saying: "The things my lord made must be good things, this can't be wrong, I'll make them myself when I get back, and let Mr. Lei have a look!" He said this with full confidence, even Xu Yi replied without looking at the picture that Xu Yi handed him.

Just as Xu Yi sent the two of them to the front yard, Xu Yi suddenly saw a familiar person standing respectfully in the front yard to greet him. It was Cao Xian who accompanied Xu Yi to Jilong Village this time. Slapping his head, he has been busy patrolling Jilong Village for the past two days, but he actually forgot about it, so he motioned for Qin Huzi and Ren Bin to go first, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask Cao Xian:

"Why is Mr. Cao standing here? Why didn't the guards go in and report to me?"

Cao Xian quickly bowed and replied: "When I came just now, the guard brothers said that Master Qin was discussing matters with the lord inside, I think it's better to wait here and wait for the lord to finish the matter!"

Xu Yi glared at the two guards at the door and scolded: "How can you let Mr. Cao stand here like this? You can arrange for Mr. Cao to sit down and serve tea in the room first!"

"My lord, don't blame these brothers, I've already drank a lot of tea, and now I'm wandering around in the yard!" Cao Xian excused the two guards with a smile.

"It's really negligent, please come in quickly, I have been so busy these two days that I have dealt with many things, neglected you, and put this matter on hold, sir, please don't blame me!" Xu Yi said to himself People have always been polite when speaking, which is one of the reasons why he can win over so many people's hearts.

"The lord's busy subordinates can see it, how dare you blame me? And I've been very busy these two days. After I got here, I assisted the crew of the ship who came this time to store the inventory in the warehouse. I was just busy. It's over, there is no delay!" Cao Xian bowed and followed Xu Yi into the middle courtyard.

"Daniu, go and find Gao Jun, and by the way, ask Mr. Jia to come over too, I have something to see them!" Xu Yi said to Daniel who was following him.

Daniel Deling immediately turned around and ran out of the yard. Xu Yi led Cao Xian to the central hall to sit down and ordered someone to bring tea. Cao Xian laughed and said, "No need, I can't drink any more!"

Xu Yi then laughed. It seemed that Cao Xian had come here a long time ago and had been waiting outside. It must have been a long time, so he apologized to him again.

"I'm going to give Mr. Cao three boats this time, and let you take them to the Great Food Kingdom, but I don't know how much money you plan to bring there this time?" Xu Yi asked Cao Xian.

"Cao basically doesn't need to bring a lot of money for this trip. Although our Song Dynasty money can be used in various countries in Southeast Asia, if we use the money to buy fierce fire oil, wouldn't we have to empty the ship? I am in the warehouse here today. I took a look, and there are a lot of useless goods piled up inside, including porcelain, tea, and silk, and celadon is a thing highly praised by Southeast Asian countries. We also have a lot of them. The silk master does not like luxury. Therefore, it is basically useless. These are the things that the countries of the South Seas dream of. Instead of leaving them idle, we should let our subordinates take them with the ship and make transactions along the way. Not only can we bring back a large amount of kerosene, but we can also bring back a lot of oil. Spices, ivory, amber, etc., not only don’t cost a lot of money, but they may make a lot of money when they come back this trip!” Cao Xian replied.

Xu Yi just wanted to kick himself to death with his heels, but he forgot about this idea. The products exported by the Song Dynasty were all hot-selling goods that all countries rushed to buy. How much money it will cost to go out, and cover the wallet to make a small calculation, it is really stupid.

"Haha! How did I forget about this?" For more than a year, Wang Feng has been making troubles on Fujian Road, robbing the boats of the Song people passing by along the way, in addition to the luxury goods and money, etc. The goods were directly transported back to Dulong Island, and most of the other gains were sent here considering that they might be used here. This is actually the second reserve base of the Fubo Army. How many things are hoarded in it? No way, after Cao Xian reminded him, he remembered that he actually had a little family background.

"Okay! This time you go to the Great Food Kingdom, just bring these goods that you think can be sold for cash, and just take what you need, but this time you go to the Great Food Kingdom, I don't know how long it will take to go back and forth?" Xu Yi continued to ask.

"Now that the north wind is picking up, it is a good time to go to Nanyang. If it goes well, I will stop at Lichao, Zhanla and other places along the way for trading. The south wind returns, and it may take half a year to turn around!" Cao Xian has traveled to Nanyang several times, and he has a good grasp of the timing of the round trip, and the time calculation is very accurate.

Half a year is indeed not a short time, but where is the speed of the current cargo ship, it is only three or four knots per hour, and there is no way to do it with a tailwind, unless he starts to build that kind of flying shear immediately. The boat, or simply let his Pioneer take a trip, otherwise half a year is definitely a normal estimate, and it is necessary to rush on the road non-stop. Cao Xian is not lying, but Xu Yi is not in a hurry. He still has gunpowder, a lore weapon, so don't worry about it. What's more, when there was no kerosene before, they used fish oil and kerosene instead, and they still beat their opponents all over the place.

"Okay, then you have worked hard this time. I heard that there are many pirates on the South Seas. It is a long way to go. You must be careful. Since you didn't bring too much money this time, I think it's better to just take the money." Take two more boats there, and a fleet will take care of each other, and it will be safer!" Xu Yi thought of the issue of safety, don't set up a fleet to go out by yourself, but it will be cheaper for his colleagues, so what? It will be troublesome to find the place.

"My lord's words are very true. When I was there before, I encountered pirates from the feudal clan when I was passing through the strait. These guys were very fierce with scimitars. Fortunately, one day when they forced them over, they suddenly became angry. Their boats were not as powerful as our Song people's boats, and they had no choice but to retreat because they didn't get on our boats, otherwise my life would be over!" Cao Xian also nodded and said.

This Cao Xian is really related to the pirates!First he ran into pirates from the feudal clan, and finally fell into the hands of his own gang of pirates. This is also his fate. I hope he will not run into pirates again during this trip, otherwise he will be the one who loses. A vassal pirate with a scimitar?Could it be the Arab pirates?Strait?That must be the Strait of Malacca!This is an important place. If one day, you might as well go there and meet the Arab pirates there. It would be nice to see how powerful they are. It would be even better to control the Strait of Malacca. You don’t need to rob, just sit on the ground and collect protection. Fee is enough to eat and drink!Xu Yi's thoughts wandered away again.

When the two were talking about the affairs of the Nanyang countries, Daniel had already brought Gao Jun and Jia Qian over. When they entered the room, they saluted Xu Yi, and Xu Yi beckoned them to sit down.

"I called you here so late because I have something to discuss with you. We are about to run out of fuel oil reserves. This kind of stuff is very useful for our naval combat power, so I would like to ask Cao Xian to go out to the Great Food Kingdom to buy a large amount. Come back, this time we might as well take some more boats and manpower to go there. One trip will be enough for us to use for a while, and there are still a lot of things we don’t need in the warehouse here. Mr. Jia will follow Cao Xian’s instructions tomorrow morning. If necessary, transfer these goods out of the warehouse, load them on the ship, let Cao Xian set off as soon as possible, and allocate some copper coins to Cao Xian as the cost of the journey, and arrange rations for his fleet as soon as possible. The more food and fresh water, the better. Live chickens and sheep should be more pretentious, in short, the brothers who go out this time cannot suffer too much at sea, and two doctors should be prepared to accompany them to ensure the health of the brothers!" Xu Yi instructed Jia Qian.

"My subordinate complied, but I wonder how many cargo ships will be dispatched this time?" Jia Qian asked after receiving the order.

"Hmm...! I think it's better to let Cao Xian to arrange it. It doesn't matter if you send more ships, as long as they are full of cargo. The ship should be the strongest ship we have here. The journey is far away this time, and the South China Sea is rough. The lucky boat is the best, and the generous boat is fine too, by the way, the two official boats captured last time are not bad, count these two!"

Jia Qian took down Xu Yi's request.

"Gao Jun must arrange some jumping helpers and crossbowmen on each ship as soon as possible. Each ship should arrange at least [-] to [-] crossbowmen. In addition, a ballista will be installed on each bow of the cargo ship, accompanied by three good players. All are equipped with kerosene bombs. In addition, each ballista can be equipped with five to ten stone thunderbolts, and each jumping helper can be equipped with three palm mines. Hang up the military flag of our Fubo Army, so that those Arab pirates and young men will stay away when they see our Fubo Army ships in the future, I want to make sure that this trip is safe!" Xu Yi instructed Gao Jun.

"Your subordinate obeys orders! I don't know who the lord will send to command these soldiers this time?" Gao Jun asked Xu Yi for instructions.

Xu Yi lowered his head and thought about it. Cao Xian is just a businessman, and it is no problem to do business by boat, but if he is attacked by pirates, he may become timid or lose his position. Who should he send?This person must be absolutely loyal to himself, otherwise, if he is not sent out, he will not be able to take so many valuable things and take people away to start a new stove, not to mention there is his secret weapon on board, so it is not okay to lose it!He was calculating in his heart, and suddenly he looked up and saw Qian Gui beside him, so he immediately made up his mind.

"This time Cao Xian leads the team, he is responsible for trading along the way and leading the fleet, and these soldiers should be handed over to Qian Gui. Qian Gui can't stay with me all the time now. The last time I escorted Li Mutian to the north You did a good job, let Qian Gui travel with the team this time, the eagle always has to leave the nest one day, it's time to let him fly!" Xu Yi smiled at Qian Gui.

"Thank you, Lord, for your kindness! Qian Gui will never disgrace the prestige of our Fubo Army. Don't worry, Lord, I will accompany Mr. Cao this time, and I will definitely protect the safety of the fleet. Something will happen!" Qian Gui jumped up happily, and quickly stood up to promise Xu Yi that the little guy wanted to be alone, even though he was young, and he was more courageous than his father.

"Okay, I know what you are capable of. Don't say you're going to die. You have to get out alive and come back to me this time. I want you to do something! I have a few requirements for you, don't be careless on the road, Listen to Mr. Cao's arrangements when sailing. You are only responsible for protecting the safety of the fleet. When docking, you must be careful not to worry about our fleet. Don't just look at what's new. If the fleet is lost, you simply jump into the sea Forget it! If I don’t deal with you, your father will also break your legs! Hehe! Also, the ballista installed on our ship this time should be more protected for me. Don’t let others learn it. Lei still has the palm of your hand, Lei, you have to tell your subordinates not to use it without authorization, and don’t shoot it out all at once unless you have to. Remember to keep your back hand. If you run out, no one will replenish it for you on the way! You can figure it out! Alright, don’t leave such a thing to outsiders, if you don’t need it, bring it back intact! Remember? There is also no drinking when going out! So as not to cause trouble!” Xu Yi scolded with a smile while exhorting him .

Qian Gui repeatedly nodded in agreement, promising not to stab anyone on the road.

Several people sat together and discussed in detail about Cao Xian and Qian Gui's trip to the Great Food Kingdom. They didn't let them go down to rest until the third watch, and started preparations the next day to let the fleet go out as soon as possible. This is their first long-distance voyage, and they must prepare as much as possible, and there is no guarantee that Xu Yi will go out for a walk in person in the future!

After sending these people away, Daniel was also driven to rest. Xu Yi took a deep breath, stretched himself, and then walked towards the backyard.

When he got to the backyard, he suddenly saw that the lights in Yingchun's bedroom were still on, and even Yiqing's room had not been turned off. He was moved in his heart, knowing that they were still waiting for him to come back to rest, and tomorrow he was going to Danshui Village Went to inspect, and will be separated for another period of time, they will definitely be reluctant to part!
Xu Yi thought about it, and went to Yiqing's room first. Yiqing was napping at the table with his head in his hands, when he heard the sound of the door, he stood up quickly...

(I'm exhausted! Chapter 2 is here, and it's another [-]-character chapter! I have to go to massage the cervical spine in the afternoon, and I'm really dizzy!)

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