Under the leadership of Shang Ba, a few people quickly arrived outside the city. Here, there were some shabby houses standing here and there, and in the open space in front of the houses, some poor people in tattered clothes were sparsely sitting.

"The rake ear you mentioned lives here?" Lin Dong frowned slightly, this was different from what he said before.

Shang Ba nodded and said, "That's true. This is the Qianzi camp in Fengyang City. Many people who were defeated and fled here are here."

Lin Dong nodded and followed Shang Ba towards a shack.

Before the two of them got close, they heard a noise coming from the shack: "I said, Old Wei, I really like your daughter. We are true love. I swear, I will use the highest etiquette to marry my sweetheart."

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There was a hint of harshness in his words, and it was obvious that he was a foreigner.

Shang Ba frowned slightly, who is this person talking so brazenly here, talking about love and love, it is really unbearable...

Although Shang Ba was a businessman, in the Ming Dynasty, scholars had been brainwashed by etiquette and attached great importance to etiquette.

Seeing Shang Ba standing at the door of the shack with an awkward expression, Lin Dong was amused. Shang Ba, a businessman, would actually value this. It seems that the brainwashing skills of this era should not be underestimated.

"Boss Shang, is this the rake-ear you are talking about?"

"Yes, I am Bardo..." At this time, the man inside heard the voice, opened the curtain, looked at the visitor with a curious face and said.

It turns out your name is Bardo. Lin Dong was amused. This Shangba really knew how to name people.

"Are you looking for me?" Baldo looked at Lin Dong and Lin Dong with a puzzled look on his face, his eyes rolling around, obviously seeing that Lin Dong and Lin Dong were well dressed, and he was ready to get some benefits from them.

"Who are you two?" At this time, a man walked out of the shack. He was standing upright with sharp edges on his face. Although his clothes were ragged, they could not hide the fortitude on his face.

"Who is this?" Lin Dong frowned slightly and asked, pointing at the visitor.

"He is Lao Wei, a coworker we work together." Bardo said in slightly stiff Mandarin.

"Old Wei? Have you ever been a soldier?" Lin Dong frowned. Judging from the man's attire, he was indeed a poor man, but judging from the determination on his face, he must have been in the army.

When the visitor saw that Lin Dong recognized his identity at a glance, his face changed slightly and he said defensively: "How do you know?"

Lin Dong waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. I'm here to see him today. You don't have to worry." Lin Dong pointed at Bardo and said.

"Looking for him? This red-haired devil?" There was a look of surprise on Lao Wei's face. This guy could do nothing but eat his ears. The most hateful thing is that this kid actually stared at his own daughter. Just imagine.

, I was born in a regular frontier soldier no matter what, how could I marry my daughter to such a person? If this person hadn't helped me once when I was at the construction site a few days ago, I really wouldn't want to pay attention to this scumbag who talks nonsense.

Hearing that Lin Dong came to see him, Qi Erduo immediately became happy and said excitedly: "My lord, what do you want from me? Are you asking me to help you cast guns and cannons? I can tell you, I cast them

Their guns are notoriously good, as long as you try them once you will know immediately..."

"However, my lord, let's make it clear in advance that I charge a fee for casting guns. I only cast guns for those who can afford the money. Like the previous one who decided when to order something, he wanted to call me Bardo for free services.

Don't even think about it..." At this point, Bardo was spitting, making Lin Dong shake his head.

"You said you can make cannons?" Although Bardo was incoherent, Lin Dong finally heard the key words and immediately became energetic. If Bardo hadn't bragged, he would have come to the right place.

"My lord, don't worry. As long as you can afford the money, I will take care of making guns and cannons..." Baldo spat again, bragging about the guns and cannons he made.

There is something in heaven, but few people in the world can hear it...

"How do you prove it?" Lin Dong was not confused by his words and said straight to the point.

"Proof? My lord, I have no money, no equipment, and no manpower. I..." At this point, Bardo was speechless. He didn't know what kind of official he was, but he was so cunning.

"So you can't prove it?" Lin Dong felt helpless. It's hard to say whether this person is a boastful villain or if he is really capable.

Just when Lin Dong was thinking about how to prove how capable this kid was, Baldo screamed a few times, then strode into the shack. Soon he saw a blunderbuss in his hand, and then

Seeing him skillfully loading gunpowder and lead bullets into the barrel, he then lit the gun without hesitation and fired a shot at an uninhabited place in the distance. The loud noise and thick smoke scared Shang Ba to the point where he almost peed his pants.

At this time, people from several nearby shacks also rushed out, holding a musket similar to that of Bardo in their hands. They were obviously old Wei's comrades.

With so many muskets, could it be that these people are all from the frontier army? If that's the case, these people might have to do a good job of recruiting themselves, and maybe they can be used.

But when I saw that group of people looking like they were facing a formidable enemy, I frowned. This Bardo was too impatient. He tried his gun in public without saying a word. Fortunately, this was outside the city.

, if it were in the city, this gunshot might cause a commotion and even bring unnecessary trouble to myself.

"My lord, how powerful is this gun?" Baldo fired a shot without caring about the group of guys who had just ran out. He put down the gun in his hand with excitement and asked.

Lin Dong raised his eyes and glanced at the big tree hit by the lead bullet and said: "The power is only average..., if the firearm you forged has only this power..."

"No, no, no, my lord, this is an unimproved firearm. As long as you give it to me, I promise to double the power of this firearm." Baldo said proudly.

Lin Dong mentally measured the distance of the shot just now. It was only about fifty steps at most. If doubled, the effective range could reach a hundred steps. Its power was already considered outstanding among the firearms of the Ming Dynasty.

At this moment, the man named Lao Wei also reacted, snatched the gun from Bardo's hand and said, "You red-haired ghost, can you use this firearm?"

Baldo did not show weakness, waved his fist and said: "Old Wei, why are you so stingy? If I hadn't helped you block that bastard yesterday, you would have been beaten to death... Amen, now I just use you

You're so popular..."

Lin Dong said helplessly: "I'll give you three days. If you can really transform this fire gun into what you said, what's the harm in giving you a chance?"

Bardo's eyes suddenly lit up, he snatched the blunderbuss from Old Wei's hand, laughed and said: "Don't worry, my lord, I, Bardo, will definitely satisfy you. Old Wei, just wait for me to make a profit."

Come and marry your daughter with the money..., haha..."

Seeing Baldo's angry expression, Lin Dong was speechless and thought to himself: "Are all these red-haired devils so unreliable?"

Thinking of this, Lin Dong couldn't help but turn around and look at Old Wei. These people all had firearms in their hands, but they were all technical troops. He had to pull these people into his camp no matter what. After all, he had to form the musketeers at the beginning.

Make a good plan.

As Lin Dong ignored him, Baldo hurriedly said: "Sir, please wait."

"What else?"

"My lord, it's like this. You see, transforming fire guns also requires... silver. Without silver, I can't make guns." Baldo said with a blush, he couldn't be a hero for a penny.

Lin Dong rolled his eyes and said, "How much money do you need?"

"If we only modify this one as a sample gun, three taels of silver will be enough." Baldo stretched out three fingers and said tentatively.

Lin Dong shook his head slightly and said to himself: "If a gun costs three taels of silver, and casting ten thousand guns only costs thirty thousand taels of silver, it shouldn't be a problem to think of something to do with the price."

Seeing that Lin Dong didn't speak for a long time, Baldo suddenly became anxious and hurriedly raised a finger and said: "If you think it's expensive, two taels of silver will do."

Lin Dong has never made guns and has no intuitive understanding of the cost of guns. However, judging from the price of firearms produced by the Ming Dynasty army, a gun often costs more than ten taels, and it is definitely not that cheap.

"Two liang?" Lin Dong was a little surprised.

"How about one or two?" Baldo discounted again.

Lin Dong secretly laughed in his heart. This Baldo was really a living treasure. He was scaring himself. It seemed that this boy needed this cooperation so much. If possible, he must squeeze this Western devil.

"I wonder how long it will take to modify a gun?"

"Please give me a day, sir, and I will definitely complete the transformation of the firecracker." Baldo looked serious.

"Okay, I'll give you two days. I'll come to you again in two days. By then, I hope your gun has been modified."

"Don't worry, sir, I will reform the fire gun as soon as possible."

Lin Dong nodded with satisfaction, turned to Old Wei and said, "This is Old Wei, right."

"Yes, what do you call me?" Old Wei frowned and glanced at Lin Dong, his eyes full of vigilance. In the Ming Dynasty, these musketeers were never valued, and this man looked at him a little strangely.

I'm looking for Bardo to modify the guns, but I don't know who he is.

"I'm Lin Dong, it's..." Lin Dong originally wanted to reveal his identity, but he swallowed the words as soon as they reached his lips.

Because he suddenly thought of a very serious problem, that is, his identity. If he lets the other party know that he is just a regiment trainer of rural soldiers, he will definitely be looked down upon by the other party. At that time, it will be difficult to recruit this group of technical soldiers.
Chapter completed!