Baldo was very satisfied with the test results, nodded slightly, loaded the gunpowder and lead bullets again after the barrel cooled down, and fired again without hesitation at the target a hundred steps away.

"Bang" there was another loud noise, and Baldo fired again.

When the smoke cleared, a signal came from the front, but it missed.

Lin Dong frowned slightly, it seemed that his expectations for this Baldo were still too high.

It can't hit the target from a hundred paces away. It seems that the firearms of the Ming Dynasty are really not that good.

Seeing that he missed the target, Baldo's face turned red and he said hurriedly: "General, please give me another chance. I will definitely hit the target this time."

Lin Dong nodded slightly, and Baldo once again raised the gun, charged it, ignited it, and fired. Baldo was very familiar with the gun and all the steps were completed in one go.

Lin Dong made a brief estimate. It took Bardo about a minute to put in the lead shot, pull out the purge rod from under the barrel, tamp down the lead shot and gunpowder, light the match to aim at the target, and clean the gun hole after shooting.

.

In other words, even with Baldo's proficiency, it would take at least a minute to fire a shot. After the shooting, enemies fighting at close range will launch a charge, especially the cavalry. One minute is enough time to run away.

It's tens of meters away. In terms of steps, it's at least dozens of steps away. In other words, after firing a shot, the musketeers will be violently attacked by the opponent's cavalry. At this time, the musketeers will suffer great losses.

Thinking of this, Lin Dong couldn't help but frown secretly. It seemed that fire blunderbuss alone was not enough to conquer the world.

By this time Baldo had finished loading, took aim again, and fired another shot at the rough target.

When the smoke cleared, Lin Dong clearly saw the signal coming from the front and was hit.

Bardo tightened the gun in his hand and looked very excited.

"If the firearm you modified only has this range and sight, it is indeed a little bit behind." Lin Dong shook his head and said. In his opinion, even in the Ming Dynasty, fire blunderbuss shooting should be at least three hundred steps, with an effective range of more than 300 steps.

It would take at least more than a hundred steps, and looking at the musket modified by Bardo, the hit rate is greatly reduced just a hundred steps away. If it is placed during a cavalry charge, and the musketeer just fires a shot, the opponent's cavalry will be afraid

It has already rushed to the front.

Baldo's eyes widened. He was wondering. The range was already very good, but this guy was still not satisfied.

"My lord, this is already very good, after all..."

Lin Dong waved his hand and said, "You don't have to say anything, can you continue to improve?"

"My lord, according to the current technology and craftsmanship, it is indeed a bit troublesome to improve, but I will definitely work hard to do better. In addition, I have a partner who also has experience in this area, and his technology is better than mine.

, more exquisite, if you don’t mind, sir, I am willing to invite him together."

"Oh, there is another partner?" Lin Dong was secretly happy. He didn't expect that Baldo had a trump card. He immediately nodded and said: "As long as your friend is really strong, I don't mind more than one person, but I can't explain it clearly.

The commission given to you will not increase as your number increases."

"Commission? No, no, no, I never said I wanted to work for adults." Baldo shook his head like a rattle.

Lin Dong waved his hand and said, "We'll talk about this later. Let's test the durability of your modified musket first."

He still clearly remembered that the durability of the firearms he had collected earlier was not very good. After a few shots, the barrels had already begun to show signs of softening, and they would become unusable after a few more shots.

Of course, this may also be related to the fact that the officials who forged the muskets used inferior materials in order to save money, but we have to admit that the durability of Ming Dynasty firearms was really poor.

"Yes, my lord."

This time Baldo didn't say anything, but kept reloading and firing, then reloading and firing again.

After firing more than a dozen shots, the iron pipe can still maintain its round shape, which means that the barrel modified by Bardo is indeed much more durable than the previous firecracker.

Lin Dong nodded with satisfaction and said: "Okay, now we can talk about your employment salary."

"As I said just now, I don't want commission."

"Oh, tell me."

Lin Dong looked at the foreigner with a strange expression, but sneered in his heart. In fact, he had already thought about the profit sharing issue before he came to see Bardo. The reason why he said this was entirely to lower the price.

"I am willing to invest in technology and jointly produce ordnance with the generals, and the profits will be divided 50-50." Baldo seemed to have already thought about the share ratio and said immediately.

"50/50? Are you kidding? I, Lin, contribute money, effort, territory, and bear various risks. You just point your fingers and want to take away 50% of the profit?" Lin Dongmian

Said with sarcasm.

Baldo didn't think he wanted much, and said with a serious face: "If you don't have my technology, what will the general do even if someone has the territory and resources? Can you produce fire guns?"

"I won't bother you with this. I heard that you are not the only one who can make firecrackers."

Lin Dong's words were like a heavy hammer on Bardo's heart. Half of the hardness he had just lost suddenly, and he immediately blushed and said: "Since you think five floors are too many, then I can settle for 40%."

"

"Forty percent? You really dare to think that I will give you at most 5% of the profit." Lin Dong raised five fingers and gestured.

"Five percentage points? My God, did I hear you right? My lord, five percentage points is too little. I, Baldo, can't do this job. I absolutely can't do it. Yes, God."

"With your skills, I think five percentage points is more than that. If you hadn't said that your friend could help you improve the quality of the gun, I wouldn't have wanted to spend so much time on you." Lin Dong was determined.

said.

"My lord, we are two people. Five points for two people is not too little. At least one person can earn 5% of the profit." As if he was determined, Bardo did not give in.

"Since Mr. Bardo thinks it is too little, you should find another boss to cooperate with. Lin is not interested in this business." Lin Dong said and was about to leave.

"My lord, please don't leave yet. If you have something to say, could your lord reveal in advance how many firearms you plan to produce?"

"The specific number cannot be determined yet, but it will definitely not be small. If possible, I hope to cast another batch of artillery!"

According to Lin Dong's plan, if financial resources allow, at least 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers must be trained. Only a large enough army can guarantee an absolute advantage. In Lin Dong's view, those battle examples in novels where thousands are used to defeat hundreds of thousands are not

Unreliable.

Hearing what Lin Dong said, Baldo's eyes rolled as if he thought of something. He slapped his thigh and said, "It's not impossible for me to take 50% of the profits, but I have a condition."

"Tell me about it." Lin Dong looked at Bardo with interest and said.

"I hope that all military supplies that the general needs to purchase in the future will be purchased from our joint-stock factories." Baldo said with a serious face.

"This is no problem. After all, I also own a share in the factory. As long as the quality of the firecrackers you produce can pass the standard, I will naturally give priority to it." Lin Dong was also born in sales in his last life, so naturally he will not talk to death.

But Baldo didn't care, as if he was very confident in his blunderbuss, he immediately clapped his hands and said: "Then let's settle it, we will take five percent of the profit."

"Mr. Bardo, one day you will feel lucky for your decision today." Lin Dong nodded with satisfaction, ignoring the dejected Bardo.

"Can you give me a rough estimate of the number of muskets?" Baldo suddenly became more energetic.

"I think we should make at least tens of thousands of them..." Lin Dong raised his head and looked into the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.

"So much? If that's the case, I think my decision must be right. In this way, I will go find my good friend now and ask him to go to meet the Lord together." Baldo said excitedly.

"Don't worry, I'm also very interested in your friend. Why don't you take me to visit him? But before that, Brother Wei and I still have something to say."

Lin Dongke still remembered that Shang Ba once told him that there were still a few foreign monks in Fengyang City who were good at treating doctors. It would be great if he could recruit these foreign monks to his command.

While Lin Dong and Baldo were going back and forth, Cheng San also led a group of brothers to follow Lin Dong's instructions and began to inquire about the warehouses in Fengyang City, the armory garrison and the schedule of Zhu Guoxiang, and followed Lin Dong's requirements

Draw the specifics of these places into simple maps.

"Brother, do you think General Lin has any intention of asking about these things?" After a few people found out the location of a warehouse and the situation of the garrison, a man in ragged clothes said with a worried look.

"Gangzi, if it weren't for General Lin's money, I'm afraid you wouldn't even have dinner. I brought you here to pity you. I didn't expect you to be so cowardly. If I had known, I would have let you starve to death." Cheng San quietly glanced at you.

He glanced at the soldier beside him and said with contempt.

"What my brother said is that I would rather be killed than starve to death, and I can die happily at least." At this time, another taller man said.

"Brother Daniel is sensible. There is nothing terrible about death. What is terrible is not having anything to eat."

Indeed, people who have never been hungry may not know that as long as you are starved for a few days, you will know that the taste is definitely more uncomfortable than any punishment.

In the beginning, when you are hungry, you will feel uncomfortable for a while, but when the hunger strikes again and again, and becomes more severe, you will want to eat even grass.

Forget about eating grass, the key is that if you eat it, it won’t be of any use, and your hunger will not be effectively solved at all. In this way, your body will use up your last bit of strength until you can’t even open your eyes.
Chapter completed!