On the 26th day of the first lunar month, Li Yan returned to Qi County.

He left until Li Chunyu, who had been buried in Huaiqing's hometown, came back. He learned that the funeral was going well, his biological parents were all good, and everything in his hometown was good, and then he left to return to Qi County.

His wife, Chen, and his concubine, Kong, were all stayed in Kaifeng. Chen stayed at home, served his parents and fulfilled his filial piety for him. However, Kong did not want to go to Qi County or leave the Li Mansion, which had a son's aura. In fact, Li Yan was very happy in this way, at least he could concentrate on leading his troop team.

Before leaving Kaifeng, he went to Master Niu's place again. As expected, Master Niu still didn't want to be a craftsman for him, and even was unwilling to help him lead his apprentice to teach any smelting and casting techniques of artillery production. However, Master Niu repeatedly promised that he would not reveal a word to the government, so please rest assured.

Li Yan returned in disappointment and could only hope for the Blacksmith Zhou in Qi County. It was the arrows Zhou blacksmith built for him. He hoped that Blacksmith Zhou could not only build swords, but also build muskets and cannons. These two weapons are all big killing weapons. If combined well, they will definitely be invincible.

After he returned to Qi County, Manager Lu had been waiting for him for a long time. After he came back, he had handed over to him and took his family back to Kaifeng in a hurry because Li Chunyu had already asked him to be the manager of Kaifeng Grain and Oil Company.

Li Yan found that there were more than 130 stones of grain in the warehouse. In addition to keeping it for seeds, if you save some food, you should be able to eat it until the grain is mature. There are also salt and oil, which are all enough. In order to maintain his small team, he had to close the store. Fortunately, the fine white grain store is not the biggest grain store and will not have much impact on the lives of the people.

He went to find Blacksmith Zhou the next day.

"It's no problem to hit a knife and an arrow," said Zhou Blacksmith and Li Yan in the inner room: "The musket that the young master wants is not easy to do."

"So, you can build a musket? What about cannons? Will you build it?" Li Yan asked excitedly.

Zhou Blacksmith waved his hand and explained: "Mr. Li, I have seen someone else build that musket. At that time, I was just an apprentice. I only saw it, but I never made it myself. Besides, there are no special equipment. It would be not easy to get all these equipment out. I wouldn't know much about artillery."

"Oh, that's it." Li Yan said with some disappointment.

Blacksmith Zhou quickly said, "But the three-eyed gun is relatively simple, so this one should be easier to build."

"The musket is not easy to build?" Li Yan frowned and said, "The three-eyed gun has a short range and is inconvenient to load."

Zhou Blacksmith said anxiously: "Isn't it good to have a few more tubes? If you get five or seven, it's still quite powerful. Besides, even if it's not easy to use, it's better than a waist knife, right?"

Li Yan looked at Zhou Blacksmith in confusion and asked, "Do you really want to do things for me?"

Zhou Blacksmith nodded and said, "Now there are not many farming sites, so there is no need to rely on farm tools and other things. Only Mr. Li, you can use us blacksmiths like this. You are not bad, we just want to have a meal with you. If we follow other bandits and thieves, we still don't know what the result will be."

Li Yan thought about it and found that the blacksmith's business was indeed not easy to do now. So he nodded and said, "It's okay to follow me, but you have to bring more apprentices. I want a lot of things, and only you two can do it, but it's too late."

"You still have to bring your apprentice?" Zhou Blacksmith asked reluctantly. These craftsmen all regard craftsmanship as heirlooms. If there are more people in the church, their competition will become fierce and this bowl of rice will not be delicious.

Li Yan stood up, patted Zhou Blacksmith on the shoulder, and said, "I'm not treating you badly. As long as you bring out a qualified apprentice, you will be given an extra thirty taels of silver. And the more apprentices you teach, the higher the salary you will be given, and the master will never suffer any loss."

After hesitating for a while, Zhou Blacksmith nodded and said, "It's fair, but the salary must be paid with food and money, so we must be able to eat enough first."

"That's it," Li Yan said happily: "You will be mine in the future. If you lack anything, just tell me that I will come here often."

"Why, we don't have to go to your old camp?" Zhou Blacksmith asked carefully. Since he was going to rebel, how could he still be in the city? This is not safe.

Li Yan said casually: "It's okay, just stay in the city first. It's eye-catching to move this thing, so it's safe to stay here. Don't worry, I'll send someone to keep it at you, and you'll be sure that you won't have any trouble. But you should also be more strict and don't ruin your lives."

"Don't worry, we will be careful." Zhou Blacksmith nodded and responded.

By the time Li Yan brought the food and the big drum to Qiligang, it was already the end of the first month. After he arrived, he found that his second brother Li Zhong had already settled down here. It turned out that Li Zhong quit his aunt after fifteen years and quietly moved to Qili Village.

Li Mou said happily: "Now, let's have a big fight with the three of us brothers!"

Li Yan also briefly told them about family affairs. After all, they are all brothers, which is considered family affairs. Li Zhong and Li Mou could only sigh that "it's all fate". The death of children at this time is really nothing new. Even the families of kings, princes, generals and ministers cannot guarantee that everyone can support their children.

Li Yan tested Li Mou's training results these days, and as a result, these soldiers were able to line up and walk out of more than twenty cloths without being distracted. If they train for a while, they could still make the queues go further, which is very important for the military formation and offense and defense.

What made Li Yan even happier was that these soldiers could actually distinguish the left and right. It turned out that Li Mou tied a red cloth strip to each soldier's right wrist and right ankle, so the left and right becomes a choice of whether there is a cloth strip, and it will naturally become much simpler.

"Not bad," Li Yan punched Li Mou's chest and praised: "After all, he has been a general among the thieves, and his knowledge is indeed very good."

Li Mou laughed and said, "It's not okay to just tie a cloth strip, you still have to beat it, or you still have to starve. These guys have been cleaned up a few times and hungry for several times, and they will remember them all."

Li Yan whispered: "Yes, continue practicing. If you want to practice, you can even see the horse team on the opposite side rushing towards them, they can still nail them to the spot. Even if the comrades beside you are shot to death one by one, they can fill in the space without hesitation."

"If you want to be connected like this, are you still human?" Li Mou Ciya asked in a low voice.
Chapter completed!