Rebirth of the Four Seas Emperor

He Zhiyuan moved here from Nanhai County in Guangzhou Prefecture this year, and his family has ancestral medical skills.

In addition to him, there were five other students who also had good grades. Hou Yao had great expectations for him after talking to them.

I spent a few days teaching them the health and medical concepts I knew in my previous life and the health manuals I wrote.

Then the task given to them is to spend money to visit famous doctors across the country to find possible unified industry standards and determine feasible solutions to establish a standardized medical system.

This is a big project, and it doesn’t matter whether it takes five or ten years. In short, as long as someone does it, there is a chance of success.

……

In early February, Yao Yingzhe came to Bao'an County again, and with him were people from the Hou family of Nanhai Prefecture.

In the Sihai class, several people were seated, and Yao Yingzhe got straight to the point:

"Brother Hou, I came to see you this time to ask for something important."

"Brother Yao, it doesn't matter if you call me."

"Brother Hou, please help us make a batch of new bird guns."

Hou Yao was shocked and fired. Except that he had made the gun, it had been kept extremely secret. How could Yao Yingzhe know about it?

If Yao Yingzhe knows it, do other forces also know it?

Afraid that he might be overthinking it, he asked calmly:

"What is the new gun that Brother Yao is talking about?"

"Brother Hou, there is no need to hide it. I have a friend of Franji who knows the Franciscan priest under you.

They talked about the newly developed Suifang gun developed by Folangji that can be used in rainy days.

The Franciscan priest said that you have also developed it and have mass-produced it. I don’t want more, so how about selling it to us for two qian pieces. "

Hou Yao cursed Francis in his heart for being a fool, but now that the news has come out, if he doesn't sell it, it will be like falling out with Yao Yingzhe.

With the strength of the Yao family, I'm afraid they won't be their opponents if they fall out now.

The number of troops that the Nanhai Guard Commander Si Ke can mobilize is theoretically around 20.

According to Daxia's usual style, it would be a blessing if the imperial court could allocate one-tenth of its military resources.

In other words, if the remaining military strength is being organized, it will almost all be the private army raised by the Yao family.

Of course, with the financial resources of the Yao family, it is impossible to support such a large army. If they really had so many troops, they would probably have rebelled long ago.

But since the Yao family is determined to rebel, it is conservatively estimated that they must have [-] troops at hand, otherwise the idea of ​​​​rebellion is a joke.

One hundred thousand soldiers and horses are not what Hou Yao can fight now. He only has 2 people at full strength, and only five thousand people are equipped with Suifa guns.

There was nothing left but a spear.

It's okay to fight against bandit troops without long-range attack capabilities, such as Japanese pirates, but if you really want to fight against well-equipped regular troops, you are simply looking for death.

"To be honest, Brother Yao fired the gun because I didn't want to make it. I really couldn't make it. Not to mention two stems, I couldn't get even one.

The trial-produced Suifa gun has indeed been successful, but there are two problems that I have not solved.

One is that there is not enough iron ore. Although I found a small iron mine in Baoan, the output cannot increase and the quality is not good, which increases the difficulty of manufacturing gun barrels.

The second is that there are too few craftsmen who can make the barrel of the Suifa gun. Currently, I only have three craftsmen who can make the barrel.

I can shoot a dozen gun barrels every month. Where can I find two barrels and send them to you? "

Yao Yingzhe smiled confidently. He had anticipated these two questions in advance.

The Yao family has its own military production factory, and there is a good copper-iron mine in Jinniuling, Changhua County, Nanhai Prefecture. It is precisely because the Yao family took this copper-iron mine privately that some people dared to rebel. Confidence.

In recent years, the Yao family's main source of income, apart from the salt farm, has been the copper mined in this mine.

Although everyone in the world likes to talk about silver, in fact, copper coins are currently the most important currency in circulation, and silver is only the currency used by a few wealthy people for settlement.

One tael of silver is worth one thousand copper coins. Even in the Starfish Island Army, which is well-paid, ordinary soldiers only get one tael of silver per month, which is equivalent to one thousand and two hundred copper coins, which is enough for a family of four to spend two months on normal expenses.

Ordinary soldiers in Daxia's standing army only had [-] to [-] copper coins, which was only enough for a family of four for a month, and most of them were in arrears. Therefore, folk songs about good men not serving as soldiers are now spread among the people.

He understands the casting process and can naturally calculate Hou Yao's production capacity.

The reason why he called Lianggan was because in his heart he always felt that Hou Yao was a man who could create miracles. What if there was any way to mass-produce muskets?

On the other hand, it is actually a tactic of asking for high prices and paying back the money on the ground.

But what surprised him was that three craftsmen could produce more than ten gun barrels in a month, which was already a very strong level.

A craftsman who can make three gun barrels in a month can be called a master craftsman.

His craftsmen can usually produce two gun barrels in a month, and five barrels in two months is the limit. Only a handful of people can reach this level.

It was quite difficult for Hou Yao to find three.

Yao Yingzhe also knows the situation in Bao'an County very clearly, including the small iron mines in Wutong Mountain and the larger iron mines in Ma'anshan.

He even sent people to secretly investigate the quality of these two mineral deposits, and they found that they were completely incomparable with the iron ore in Jinniuling.

Not to mention craftsmen, it took the Yao family more than ten years to recruit 500 to [-] good craftsmen from all over.

Hou Yao has only been in Bao'an County for a year. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot find many good craftsmen. Three craftsmen who can make gun barrels are a relatively reasonable number.

He hesitated immediately and said:

"Only ten bottles a month? This production is too small. Brother Hou, how about we cooperate with each other?"

"What kind of cooperation law?"

"How about you hand over the technology of Suifa Gun to me and I will be responsible for the production. We will get a [-]% share of the product?"

Hou Yao pretended to think deeply for a while. Yao Yingzhe's proposal made him feel at ease.

At least it proves that his intelligence capabilities have not penetrated into his core industry.

The steelmaking plant is his absolutely top-secret industry. It is hidden among the many blast furnaces that burn glass. Only a few craftsmen such as Xiong Yushi know about it.

Not far from the blast furnace is the ironware manufacturing craftsman's office that is used to hide from others. All iron ore is sent to the craftsman's office first and then transferred to the glass factory.

If it is still discovered under such strict protection, then nowhere else except Starfish Island will be safe.

Blast furnaces, hydraulic blowers, and coke can already refine iron ore into molten iron.

What remains is how to adjust the carbon content in the molten iron. The carbon content in the molten iron can be adjusted by adding coke, quicklime, etc.

As long as the carbon content in the molten iron is between [-]% and [-]%, it is steel.

Of course, the specific content cannot be accurately determined with current technology, but it is enough to be used as a barrel for a launch gun.

The reason why we were able to produce five Suifa guns in three months was because we already had the technology to mass-produce gun barrels.

Although it is not as good as the mechanized production of the previous life, it is enough to defeat other opponents in this era.

Compared with the production of Suifa guns, the production of black powder is much more difficult.

Because saltpeter and sulfur are controlled strategic materials, purchasing in large quantities will definitely attract the attention of others.

It can only be collected bit by bit under other names, which is not as enjoyable as stealing iron ore to make steel.

After thinking for a while, Hou Yao deliberately pretended to smile bitterly and said:

"It's not impossible for Brother Yao to have the skills to fire a gun, but the [-]% you said is probably not very realistic, right?"

Yao Yingzhe raised his eyebrows, obviously unhappy.

[-]% may not seem like much, but it is actually the biggest concession.

You must know that there is no knowledge protection law now. Hou Yao's Suifa gun can be copied quickly as long as others get the sample.

The reason why I came to Hou Yao to buy it in advance is that this technology has not yet been released.

On the other hand, Yao Yingzhe felt that Hou Yao was a trustworthy person and gave him a lot of favors, but he didn't expect that Hou Yao would be dissatisfied.

"Brother Hou, how much do you want?"

The cold tone of his words made his dissatisfaction very clear.

Hou Yao hurriedly waved his hand and said:

"Brother Yao misunderstood, I mean this distribution plan is not suitable.

You have to buy raw materials and find craftsmen to produce them. It costs a lot of money. Giving me [-]% of it is too much.

There must be a favor from Brother Yao in this, but it's just a matter of business. I can't accept such a big favor from Brother Yao for nothing.

How about this, how about I give my technology to Brother Yao, and Brother Yao also gives me some ore raw materials?

Anyway, I'm not in a hurry, production can take my time, but without good quality iron ore, making iron is also a troublesome thing.

Of course, in order to have a long-term cooperation, I am actually more willing to buy from you. In addition, saltpeter and sulfur are both tradable. "

Yao Yingzhe suddenly laughed and said:

"Brother Hou is indeed what I thought."

As he spoke, he pointed to the old man next to Hou Chengyun and introduced:

"Actually, before I came here, I had already predicted that Brother Hou would not accept this plan, so I brought him with me this time.

You have actually met each other last time, and your successor is Hou Maoyan, the head of the Hou family, who is the same generation as your grandfather.

All our family's business is handled by them, just talk to him. "

Hou Yao turned his head and glanced at Hou Maoyan. Hou Chengyun and Yao Yingzhe were so close before, and he felt that the relationship between the Hou family and the Yao family was unusual.

I just didn't expect that the two families were involved to this extent.

I couldn't help but feel sad for the Hou family. This was already eaten into their stomachs.

Now unless the Yao family wins, the Hou family will definitely be liquidated, but this has nothing to do with him.

"Oh, that's fine, but let's leave this business matter to the businessmen.

In this way, you go to Shopkeeper Zhou of Mingzun Liulicang and tell him that I asked you to go to him to sell things. He knows what to talk to you about. "

Hou Maoyan nodded and bowed, but there was no trace of arrogance as the head of the family on his face.

"Okay, I won't disturb the two adults from talking about business. I'll go to Shopkeeper Zhou to settle the business first."

Yao Yingzhe waved his hand casually:

"Well, let's go."

Hou Maoyan nodded and respectfully led Hou Chengyun out.

Watching their leaving figures, Hou Yao couldn't help but sigh secretly:

A businessman without the protection of power is no different from a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.He Zhiyuan moved here from Nanhai County in Guangzhou Prefecture this year, and his family has ancestral medical skills.

In addition to him, there were five other students who also had good grades. Hou Yao had great expectations for him after talking to them.

I spent a few days teaching them the health and medical concepts I knew in my previous life and the health manuals I wrote.

Then the task given to them is to spend money to visit famous doctors across the country to find possible unified industry standards and determine feasible solutions to establish a standardized medical system.

This is a big project, and it doesn’t matter whether it takes five or ten years. In short, as long as someone does it, there is a chance of success.

……

In early February, Yao Yingzhe came to Bao'an County again, and with him were people from the Hou family of Nanhai Prefecture.

In the Sihai class, several people were seated, and Yao Yingzhe got straight to the point:

"Brother Hou, I came to see you this time to ask for something important."

"Brother Yao, it doesn't matter if you call me."

"Brother Hou, please help us make a batch of new bird guns."

Hou Yao was shocked and fired. Except that he had made the gun, it had been kept extremely secret. How could Yao Yingzhe know about it?

If Yao Yingzhe knows it, do other forces also know it?

Afraid that he might be overthinking it, he asked calmly:

"What is the new gun that Brother Yao is talking about?"

"Brother Hou, there is no need to hide it. I have a friend of Franji who knows the Franciscan priest under you.

They talked about the newly developed Suifang gun developed by Folangji that can be used in rainy days.

The Franciscan priest said that you have also developed it and have mass-produced it. I don’t want more, so how about selling it to us for two qian pieces. "

Hou Yao cursed Francis in his heart for being a fool, but now that the news has come out, if he doesn't sell it, it will be like falling out with Yao Yingzhe.

With the strength of the Yao family, I'm afraid they won't be their opponents if they fall out now.

The number of troops that the Nanhai Guard Commander Si Ke can mobilize is theoretically around 20.

According to Daxia's usual style, it would be a blessing if the imperial court could allocate one-tenth of its military resources.

In other words, if the remaining military strength is being organized, it will almost all be the private army raised by the Yao family.

Of course, with the financial resources of the Yao family, it is impossible to support such a large army. If they really had so many troops, they would probably have rebelled long ago.

But since the Yao family is determined to rebel, it is conservatively estimated that they must have [-] troops at hand, otherwise the idea of ​​​​rebellion is a joke.

One hundred thousand soldiers and horses are not what Hou Yao can fight now. He only has 2 people at full strength, and only five thousand people are equipped with Suifa guns.

There was nothing left but a spear.

It's okay to fight against bandit troops without long-range attack capabilities, such as Japanese pirates, but if you really want to fight against well-equipped regular troops, you are simply looking for death.

"To be honest, Brother Yao fired the gun because I didn't want to make it. I really couldn't make it. Not to mention two stems, I couldn't get even one.

The trial-produced Suifa gun has indeed been successful, but there are two problems that I have not solved.

One is that there is not enough iron ore. Although I found a small iron mine in Baoan, the output cannot increase and the quality is not good, which increases the difficulty of manufacturing gun barrels.

The second is that there are too few craftsmen who can make the barrel of the Suifa gun. Currently, I only have three craftsmen who can make the barrel.

I can shoot a dozen gun barrels every month. Where can I find two barrels and send them to you? "

Yao Yingzhe smiled confidently. He had anticipated these two questions in advance.

The Yao family has its own military production factory, and there is a good copper-iron mine in Jinniuling, Changhua County, Nanhai Prefecture. It is precisely because the Yao family took this copper-iron mine privately that some people dared to rebel. Confidence.

In recent years, the Yao family's main source of income, apart from the salt farm, has been the copper mined in this mine.

Although everyone in the world likes to talk about silver, in fact, copper coins are currently the most important currency in circulation, and silver is only the currency used by a few wealthy people for settlement.

One tael of silver is worth one thousand copper coins. Even in the Starfish Island Army, which is well-paid, ordinary soldiers only get one tael of silver per month, which is equivalent to one thousand and two hundred copper coins, which is enough for a family of four to spend two months on normal expenses.

Ordinary soldiers in Daxia's standing army only had [-] to [-] copper coins, which was only enough for a family of four for a month, and most of them were in arrears. Therefore, folk songs about good men not serving as soldiers are now spread among the people.

He understands the casting process and can naturally calculate Hou Yao's production capacity.

The reason why he called Lianggan was because in his heart he always felt that Hou Yao was a man who could create miracles. What if there was any way to mass-produce muskets?

On the other hand, it is actually a tactic of asking for high prices and paying back the money on the ground.

But what surprised him was that three craftsmen could produce more than ten gun barrels in a month, which was already a very strong level.

A craftsman who can make three gun barrels in a month can be called a master craftsman.

His craftsmen can usually produce two gun barrels in a month, and five barrels in two months is the limit. Only a handful of people can reach this level.

It was quite difficult for Hou Yao to find three.

Yao Yingzhe also knows the situation in Bao'an County very clearly, including the small iron mines in Wutong Mountain and the larger iron mines in Ma'anshan.

He even sent people to secretly investigate the quality of these two mineral deposits, and they found that they were completely incomparable with the iron ore in Jinniuling.

Not to mention craftsmen, it took the Yao family more than ten years to recruit 500 to [-] good craftsmen from all over.

Hou Yao has only been in Bao'an County for a year. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot find many good craftsmen. Three craftsmen who can make gun barrels are a relatively reasonable number.

He hesitated immediately and said:

"Only ten bottles a month? This production is too small. Brother Hou, how about we cooperate with each other?"

"What kind of cooperation law?"

"How about you hand over the technology of Suifa Gun to me and I will be responsible for the production. We will get a [-]% share of the product?"

Hou Yao pretended to think deeply for a while. Yao Yingzhe's proposal made him feel at ease.

At least it proves that his intelligence capabilities have not penetrated into his core industry.

The steelmaking plant is his absolutely top-secret industry. It is hidden among the many blast furnaces that burn glass. Only a few craftsmen such as Xiong Yushi know about it.

Not far from the blast furnace is the ironware manufacturing craftsman's office that is used to hide from others. All iron ore is sent to the craftsman's office first and then transferred to the glass factory.

If it is still discovered under such strict protection, then nowhere else except Starfish Island will be safe.

Blast furnaces, hydraulic blowers, and coke can already refine iron ore into molten iron.

What remains is how to adjust the carbon content in the molten iron. The carbon content in the molten iron can be adjusted by adding coke, quicklime, etc.

As long as the carbon content in the molten iron is between [-]% and [-]%, it is steel.

Of course, the specific content cannot be accurately determined with current technology, but it is enough to be used as a barrel for a launch gun.

The reason why we were able to produce five Suifa guns in three months was because we already had the technology to mass-produce gun barrels.

Although it is not as good as the mechanized production of the previous life, it is enough to defeat other opponents in this era.

Compared with the production of Suifa guns, the production of black powder is much more difficult.

Because saltpeter and sulfur are controlled strategic materials, purchasing in large quantities will definitely attract the attention of others.

It can only be collected bit by bit under other names, which is not as enjoyable as stealing iron ore to make steel.

After thinking for a while, Hou Yao deliberately pretended to smile bitterly and said:

"It's not impossible for Brother Yao to have the skills to fire a gun, but the [-]% you said is probably not very realistic, right?"

Yao Yingzhe raised his eyebrows, obviously unhappy.

[-]% may not seem like much, but it is actually the biggest concession.

You must know that there is no knowledge protection law now. Hou Yao's Suifa gun can be copied quickly as long as others get the sample.

The reason why I came to Hou Yao to buy it in advance is that this technology has not yet been released.

On the other hand, Yao Yingzhe felt that Hou Yao was a trustworthy person and gave him a lot of favors, but he didn't expect that Hou Yao would be dissatisfied.

"Brother Hou, how much do you want?"

The cold tone of his words made his dissatisfaction very clear.

Hou Yao hurriedly waved his hand and said:

"Brother Yao misunderstood, I mean this distribution plan is not suitable.

You have to buy raw materials and find craftsmen to produce them. It costs a lot of money. Giving me [-]% of it is too much.

There must be a favor from Brother Yao in this, but it's just a matter of business. I can't accept such a big favor from Brother Yao for nothing.

How about this, how about I give my technology to Brother Yao, and Brother Yao also gives me some ore raw materials?

Anyway, I'm not in a hurry, production can take my time, but without good quality iron ore, making iron is also a troublesome thing.

Of course, in order to have a long-term cooperation, I am actually more willing to buy from you. In addition, saltpeter and sulfur are both tradable. "

Yao Yingzhe suddenly laughed and said:

"Brother Hou is indeed what I thought."

As he spoke, he pointed to the old man next to Hou Chengyun and introduced:

"Actually, before I came here, I had already predicted that Brother Hou would not accept this plan, so I brought him with me this time.

You have actually met each other last time, and your successor is Hou Maoyan, the head of the Hou family, who is the same generation as your grandfather.

All our family's business is handled by them, just talk to him. "

Hou Yao turned his head and glanced at Hou Maoyan. Hou Chengyun and Yao Yingzhe were so close before, and he felt that the relationship between the Hou family and the Yao family was unusual.

I just didn't expect that the two families were involved to this extent.

I couldn't help but feel sad for the Hou family. This was already eaten into their stomachs.

Now unless the Yao family wins, the Hou family will definitely be liquidated, but this has nothing to do with him.

"Oh, that's fine, but let's leave this business matter to the businessmen.

In this way, you go to Shopkeeper Zhou of Mingzun Liulicang and tell him that I asked you to go to him to sell things. He knows what to talk to you about. "

Hou Maoyan nodded and bowed, but there was no trace of arrogance as the head of the family on his face.

"Okay, I won't disturb the two adults from talking about business. I'll go to Shopkeeper Zhou to settle the business first."

Yao Yingzhe waved his hand casually:

"Well, let's go."

Hou Maoyan nodded and respectfully led Hou Chengyun out.

Watching their leaving figures, Hou Yao couldn't help but sigh secretly:

A businessman without the protection of power is no different from a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.He Zhiyuan moved here from Nanhai County in Guangzhou Prefecture this year, and his family has ancestral medical skills.

In addition to him, there were five other students who also had good grades. Hou Yao had great expectations for him after talking to them.

I spent a few days teaching them the health and medical concepts I knew in my previous life and the health manuals I wrote.

Then the task given to them is to spend money to visit famous doctors across the country to find possible unified industry standards and determine feasible solutions to establish a standardized medical system.

This is a big project, and it doesn’t matter whether it takes five or ten years. In short, as long as someone does it, there is a chance of success.

……

In early February, Yao Yingzhe came to Bao'an County again, and with him were people from the Hou family of Nanhai Prefecture.

In the Sihai class, several people were seated, and Yao Yingzhe got straight to the point:

"Brother Hou, I came to see you this time to ask for something important."

"Brother Yao, it doesn't matter if you call me."

"Brother Hou, please help us make a batch of new bird guns."

Hou Yao was shocked and fired. Except that he had made the gun, it had been kept extremely secret. How could Yao Yingzhe know about it?

If Yao Yingzhe knows it, do other forces also know it?

Afraid that he might be overthinking it, he asked calmly:

"What is the new gun that Brother Yao is talking about?"

"Brother Hou, there is no need to hide it. I have a friend of Franji who knows the Franciscan priest under you.

They talked about the newly developed Suifang gun developed by Folangji that can be used in rainy days.

The Franciscan priest said that you have also developed it and have mass-produced it. I don’t want more, so how about selling it to us for two qian pieces. "

Hou Yao cursed Francis in his heart for being a fool, but now that the news has come out, if he doesn't sell it, it will be like falling out with Yao Yingzhe.

With the strength of the Yao family, I'm afraid they won't be their opponents if they fall out now.

The number of troops that the Nanhai Guard Commander Si Ke can mobilize is theoretically around 20.

According to Daxia's usual style, it would be a blessing if the imperial court could allocate one-tenth of its military resources.

In other words, if the remaining military strength is being organized, it will almost all be the private army raised by the Yao family.

Of course, with the financial resources of the Yao family, it is impossible to support such a large army. If they really had so many troops, they would probably have rebelled long ago.

But since the Yao family is determined to rebel, it is conservatively estimated that they must have [-] troops at hand, otherwise the idea of ​​​​rebellion is a joke.

One hundred thousand soldiers and horses are not what Hou Yao can fight now. He only has 2 people at full strength, and only five thousand people are equipped with Suifa guns.

There was nothing left but a spear.

It's okay to fight against bandit troops without long-range attack capabilities, such as Japanese pirates, but if you really want to fight against well-equipped regular troops, you are simply looking for death.

"To be honest, Brother Yao fired the gun because I didn't want to make it. I really couldn't make it. Not to mention two stems, I couldn't get even one.

The trial-produced Suifa gun has indeed been successful, but there are two problems that I have not solved.

One is that there is not enough iron ore. Although I found a small iron mine in Baoan, the output cannot increase and the quality is not good, which increases the difficulty of manufacturing gun barrels.

The second is that there are too few craftsmen who can make the barrel of the Suifa gun. Currently, I only have three craftsmen who can make the barrel.

I can shoot a dozen gun barrels every month. Where can I find two barrels and send them to you? "

Yao Yingzhe smiled confidently. He had anticipated these two questions in advance.

The Yao family has its own military production factory, and there is a good copper-iron mine in Jinniuling, Changhua County, Nanhai Prefecture. It is precisely because the Yao family took this copper-iron mine privately that some people dared to rebel. Confidence.

In recent years, the Yao family's main source of income, apart from the salt farm, has been the copper mined in this mine.

Although everyone in the world likes to talk about silver, in fact, copper coins are currently the most important currency in circulation, and silver is only the currency used by a few wealthy people for settlement.

One tael of silver is worth one thousand copper coins. Even in the Starfish Island Army, which is well-paid, ordinary soldiers only get one tael of silver per month, which is equivalent to one thousand and two hundred copper coins, which is enough for a family of four to spend two months on normal expenses.

Ordinary soldiers in Daxia's standing army only had [-] to [-] copper coins, which was only enough for a family of four for a month, and most of them were in arrears. Therefore, folk songs about good men not serving as soldiers are now spread among the people.

He understands the casting process and can naturally calculate Hou Yao's production capacity.

The reason why he called Lianggan was because in his heart he always felt that Hou Yao was a man who could create miracles. What if there was any way to mass-produce muskets?

On the other hand, it is actually a tactic of asking for high prices and paying back the money on the ground.

But what surprised him was that three craftsmen could produce more than ten gun barrels in a month, which was already a very strong level.

A craftsman who can make three gun barrels in a month can be called a master craftsman.

His craftsmen can usually produce two gun barrels in a month, and five barrels in two months is the limit. Only a handful of people can reach this level.

It was quite difficult for Hou Yao to find three.

Yao Yingzhe also knows the situation in Bao'an County very clearly, including the small iron mines in Wutong Mountain and the larger iron mines in Ma'anshan.

He even sent people to secretly investigate the quality of these two mineral deposits, and they found that they were completely incomparable with the iron ore in Jinniuling.

Not to mention craftsmen, it took the Yao family more than ten years to recruit 500 to [-] good craftsmen from all over.

Hou Yao has only been in Bao'an County for a year. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot find many good craftsmen. Three craftsmen who can make gun barrels are a relatively reasonable number.

He hesitated immediately and said:

"Only ten bottles a month? This production is too small. Brother Hou, how about we cooperate with each other?"

"What kind of cooperation law?"

"How about you hand over the technology of Suifa Gun to me and I will be responsible for the production. We will get a [-]% share of the product?"

Hou Yao pretended to think deeply for a while. Yao Yingzhe's proposal made him feel at ease.

At least it proves that his intelligence capabilities have not penetrated into his core industry.

The steelmaking plant is his absolutely top-secret industry. It is hidden among the many blast furnaces that burn glass. Only a few craftsmen such as Xiong Yushi know about it.

Not far from the blast furnace is the ironware manufacturing craftsman's office that is used to hide from others. All iron ore is sent to the craftsman's office first and then transferred to the glass factory.

If it is still discovered under such strict protection, then nowhere else except Starfish Island will be safe.

Blast furnaces, hydraulic blowers, and coke can already refine iron ore into molten iron.

What remains is how to adjust the carbon content in the molten iron. The carbon content in the molten iron can be adjusted by adding coke, quicklime, etc.

As long as the carbon content in the molten iron is between [-]% and [-]%, it is steel.

Of course, the specific content cannot be accurately determined with current technology, but it is enough to be used as a barrel for a launch gun.

The reason why we were able to produce five Suifa guns in three months was because we already had the technology to mass-produce gun barrels.

Although it is not as good as the mechanized production of the previous life, it is enough to defeat other opponents in this era.

Compared with the production of Suifa guns, the production of black powder is much more difficult.

Because saltpeter and sulfur are controlled strategic materials, purchasing in large quantities will definitely attract the attention of others.

It can only be collected bit by bit under other names, which is not as enjoyable as stealing iron ore to make steel.

After thinking for a while, Hou Yao deliberately pretended to smile bitterly and said:

"It's not impossible for Brother Yao to have the skills to fire a gun, but the [-]% you said is probably not very realistic, right?"

Yao Yingzhe raised his eyebrows, obviously unhappy.

[-]% may not seem like much, but it is actually the biggest concession.

You must know that there is no knowledge protection law now. Hou Yao's Suifa gun can be copied quickly as long as others get the sample.

The reason why I came to Hou Yao to buy it in advance is that this technology has not yet been released.

On the other hand, Yao Yingzhe felt that Hou Yao was a trustworthy person and gave him a lot of favors, but he didn't expect that Hou Yao would be dissatisfied.

"Brother Hou, how much do you want?"

The cold tone of his words made his dissatisfaction very clear.

Hou Yao hurriedly waved his hand and said:

"Brother Yao misunderstood, I mean this distribution plan is not suitable.

You have to buy raw materials and find craftsmen to produce them. It costs a lot of money. Giving me [-]% of it is too much.

There must be a favor from Brother Yao in this, but it's just a matter of business. I can't accept such a big favor from Brother Yao for nothing.

How about this, how about I give my technology to Brother Yao, and Brother Yao also gives me some ore raw materials?

Anyway, I'm not in a hurry, production can take my time, but without good quality iron ore, making iron is also a troublesome thing.

Of course, in order to have a long-term cooperation, I am actually more willing to buy from you. In addition, saltpeter and sulfur are both tradable. "

Yao Yingzhe suddenly laughed and said:

"Brother Hou is indeed what I thought."

As he spoke, he pointed to the old man next to Hou Chengyun and introduced:

"Actually, before I came here, I had already predicted that Brother Hou would not accept this plan, so I brought him with me this time.

You have actually met each other last time, and your successor is Hou Maoyan, the head of the Hou family, who is the same generation as your grandfather.

All our family's business is handled by them, just talk to him. "

Hou Yao turned his head and glanced at Hou Maoyan. Hou Chengyun and Yao Yingzhe were so close before, and he felt that the relationship between the Hou family and the Yao family was unusual.

I just didn't expect that the two families were involved to this extent.

I couldn't help but feel sad for the Hou family. This was already eaten into their stomachs.

Now unless the Yao family wins, the Hou family will definitely be liquidated, but this has nothing to do with him.

"Oh, that's fine, but let's leave this business matter to the businessmen.

In this way, you go to Shopkeeper Zhou of Mingzun Liulicang and tell him that I asked you to go to him to sell things. He knows what to talk to you about. "

Hou Maoyan nodded and bowed, but there was no trace of arrogance as the head of the family on his face.

"Okay, I won't disturb the two adults from talking about business. I'll go to Shopkeeper Zhou to settle the business first."

Yao Yingzhe waved his hand casually:

"Well, let's go."

Hou Maoyan nodded and respectfully led Hou Chengyun out.

Watching their leaving figures, Hou Yao couldn't help but sigh secretly:

A businessman without the protection of power is no different from a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. .