Two days later, Liu Ruyi and his party returned to Caishi Town after a long absence.
At this time, more than a year has passed since Liu Ruyi came to this world. Caishi Town has been expanded several times during this period. Now, it can no longer be called a small town, but has the size of a small county town.
The permanent population in the town alone is more than 4,000 households and more than 15,000 people!
In this era, there are wars, natural disasters, and man-made disasters. There is no peace anywhere. Being able to eat a full meal is a blessing that comes from burning incense and chanting Buddha's name for several lifetimes!
During the time when Liu Ruyi was away at war, some refugees and retail investors came to seek refuge. After obtaining the consent of the Zou family, Uncle Fu accepted them, temporarily arranged houses and set up a porridge shop outside the town, and maintained their normal life.
livelihood!
With the previous experiences, Caishi Town has some stable ideas in accepting refugees. In addition, Liu Ruyi lacks everything but money. Uncle Fu, Lao Gui and others dare to continue boldly and safely.
Secretly gathering refugees!
As early as the beginning of the planning of Caishi New Town, Mr. Feng, a serious earth master, had already thought about the impact of the future expansion of the town. Therefore, some land was basically reserved outside Caishi Town.
With the expansion of the 'Hui' character, even if you circle it a few more times, there is no pressure!
As for the Xiao family in Jining, Liu Ruyi has already made arrangements!
Taking advantage of the compromise that he had reached with Mr. Tian, Liu Ruyi secretly brought Mr. Fang in. After all, the Tian family was not a small family. Mr. Tian was captured with Mr. Fang, and Mr. Fang also had an unshirkable responsibility!
As for Mi Fu, life is not easy for Master Mi San right now. Whether he can save his life or not is hard to say!
Liu Ruyi gave all of the more than 200,000 taels of silver seized from Wang Haoxian to Xiao Mowen! I believe that with Xiao Mowen's ability and the chaos created by Liu Ruyi, the Xiao family will not use too much money to recover their property and land.
Much time!
"Ruyi, if we want to farm, in my opinion, we should start from the valley to the east!" Standing on the city wall, Mr. Feng pointed to a flat valley not far away.
Liu Ruyi nodded and said, 'Build walls high, accumulate food widely, and slowly become king!' It is a wise move to make a fortune by being silent!
According to the topography of Caishi Town, it is not very suitable for farming. The harvest of traditional wheat and millet on this land is not very good, but it is better than nothing!
However, if you switch to potatoes with stronger vitality and growth potential, the effect may be much better!
However, the New World may have just been discovered by explorers, and the ancient Mayan civilization may still be hidden in the primitive forests in the mountains! Water from far away cannot quench the thirst of the near, after all, it is more difficult!
"Old man, for these specific plans, the younger generation will have to rely on me!" Liu Ruyi bowed deeply to Mr. Feng, and then said: "Old man, I have been having a nightmare recently, dreaming that aliens are coming to our doorstep.
!This city defense construction cannot be relaxed at all |! As for the money, if you need to talk more, you can just contact me directly! We must make this town impregnable and protect our relatives and family members!"
"Ruyi, have you been too tired recently? Take a good rest! The food must be eaten one bite at a time, and the road must be walked step by step! Only by working steadily can the foundation be solid! With me here, you can rest assured about these trivial matters!"
Mr. Feng tried to persuade him, but he was a little indifferent to Liu Ruyi's 'nightmare'!
where is this place?
This is Shandong! The core hinterland of the Ming Dynasty! What other races can rush here?
The Qing Dynasty? The Great Wall and the hundreds of thousands of Liaodong troops are not just decorations. Could they have wings and fly here?
Liu Ruyi could see what Mr. Feng was thinking and couldn't explain too much. He just shook his head with a wry smile!
Although the Ming Dynasty is declining day by day, most people in the inland areas still have the idea of "Celestial Kingdom"! In their eyes, what is the full settlement? Even if they have won a few small victories against the Ming Dynasty
, but after all, the number of people is there! Even if everyone in the Ming Dynasty can drown them with just a spit of spit!
The two of them fell silent as they looked at the towering mountains in the distance.
At this time, a soldier rushed up quickly, knelt down on one knee in front of Liu Ruyi and reported: "Sir, the gun and the venue are ready. Please come and try the gun!"
Liu Ruyi was overjoyed. After waiting for so long, he finally got to check the results today! "Old man, are you always willing to accompany Ruyi?"
Mr. Feng was very satisfied with Liu Ruyi's attitude and nodded with a smile, "That's fine! Old man, I will accompany you to see if this murderous weapon works well!"
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On the school grounds, Jiang Sanlang, the leader of the craftsmen, had been waiting with dozens of craftsmen for a long time. When they saw Liu Ruyi coming, they hurriedly knelt down on the ground. Jiang Sanlang, holding a gun nearly two meters long, respectfully
He handed it to Liu Ruyi, "Sir, please give it a try!"
"Sir, please try the gun!" All the craftsmen responded in unison.
Liu Ruyi took the gun, smiled and waved to everyone, "We are all brothers, no need to be so polite! Please get up quickly!"
This blunderbuss is thin and long, with a barrel of about 1.2 meters. It is completely black and feels smooth. It looks like it has been carefully polished. The end of the blunderbuss is a butt made of hardwood. It is heavy and feels good in the hand.
On the back of the gun barrel, there is an exquisite fire door inlaid with a match rope extending from inside.
However, this shotgun was not accurate, and Liu Ruyi felt a little disappointed in her heart!
Liu Ruyi picked up the gun and took aim at the wooden target in the distance. The calibration distance was quite accurate!
In his previous life, although Liu Ruyi was not a military enthusiast, he had accompanied his clients to the shooting range several times. However, the shooting ranges were usually filled with exquisite pistols. Liu Ruyi was really not very comfortable with such big guns!
"Mr. Jiang, how far is the shooting range of this bird gun?" Liu Ruyi was not in a hurry to try the gun, but carefully asked about the details!
Old Man Jiang laughed and said confidently: "Sir, this gun is a craft passed down from my ancestors! I dare not say anything else, but within eighty steps, I still dare to make a guarantee!"
Liu Ruyi nodded. The effective shooting distance of the Manchu archers was only about sixty steps. You must know that archery is a laborious task, and no matter how skilled the archer is, it is impossible to guarantee that he can shoot all the arrows.
Hitting the target, after all, humans are not machines, there will be physical loss!
"Okay, let's have Mr. Jiang personally finish this first blunderbuss! Let the brothers come and open their eyes too!" Liu Ruyi smiled and handed the blunderbuss back to Old Man Jiang.
Old man Jiang nodded respectfully to Liu Ruyi, then picked up the blunderbuss, filled the blunderbuss with projectiles, and stabbed it firmly with the rod, then opened the fire door, put in the gunpowder and pressed it, and put the blunderbuss tail
Putting it on his shoulder, he lit the match and aimed at the wooden target not far away!
After a moment, "Bang~~~!" there was a crisp sound, and the human-shaped wooden target not far away exploded, and a black hole as thick as a thumb appeared on the chest!
Several soldiers carried the wooden target over, and Liu Ruyi carefully inspected it, but she felt a little disappointed!
The killing range of this bird gun is enough, but the effect is really average!
This wooden target is only less than a finger thick, which is about 0.78 mm. Although the projectile of the bird gun can penetrate the wooden target, it leaves the projectile on the back. In other words, the lethality of this projectile has not been maximized.
!
The current Eight Banners Army is no better than the Ming Army. They are ordinary soldiers who usually wear one or two layers of armor. For those brave white-armored soldiers, wearing three or even five layers of armor is common!
If the current effectiveness of this cannon were used to hit those Eight Banners soldiers, it would probably only be as effective as scratching an itch, let alone the lethality!
Liu Ruyi weighed the blunderbuss in Old Man Jiang's hand and asked, "Mr. Jiang, if the barrel of this blunderbuss is made thicker, will the power be increased?"
Old Man Jiang smiled slightly, "It's true what you said! The most important thing about a gun is the barrel! Only when the barrel is polished finely and evenly can it exert its maximum power! The shot just now was made by the little old man's imitation officer
This type is commonly used by the military. I also have a rod here. This is my ancestral craft. Please check it out!"
After Old Man Jiang finished speaking, he asked the craftsman behind him to hand another blunderbuss to Liu Ruyi!
Compared with the first one, the gun body of this bird gun is slightly shorter, but the barrel is nearly half thicker, the fire door is larger, and the match rope is longer!
Liu Ruyi was stunned and said with a smile: "Is Mr. Jiang still hiding his feelings? How powerful is this cannon?"
"Sir, what is said is that a ruler is shorter than an inch is longer! If there are gains, there will be losses! Compared with the first one, the power of this bird gun is naturally greater! But it can only hit seventy steps away.
If you go any further, you will lose your accuracy!" Old Man Jiang hurriedly explained.
"Oh? Mr. Jiang is willing to try his hand at someone again?" Liu Ruyi said with a smile.
"That's natural!" Mr. Jiang quickly said with his hands.
Liu Ruyi nodded, "Someone, drag the wooden target seventy steps away!"
Soon, two soldiers carried the wooden target and ran seventy steps away, ducking and pushing away!
Old Man Jiang repeated the action just now, but this time the projectile was more than twice as big as the first time!
Standing out his chest, tightening his abdomen, and raising his head, Old Man Jiang made a series of movements like clouds and flowing water. In a moment, "Bang!~~~~~" a muffled sound, the sound was much louder than before!
Liu Ruyi looked up, only to see that the wooden target seventy steps away had been smashed into pieces!
"Okay~~~~! What a skill! Jiang Lao is really a treasured sword that has never aged!" Liu Ruyi was so happy that she couldn't help but clapped her hands vigorously! "Come here, I'll reward Jiang Lao with one hundred taels of silver!"
Old Jiang was overjoyed and hurriedly knelt down on the ground, "Thank you, sir, for the reward!"
I tried more than a dozen shots in succession, and without exception, the gun shattered the wooden target!
Liu Ruyi asked again about the cost of the two kinds of bird guns. Mr. Jiang explained: "The first kind of bird gun uses more materials, but it is only half the iron material. The second kind of bird gun is not like that, although the materials used are more."
The first type is a little less, only four kilograms, but it all requires high-quality refined iron! Sir, you have not been back for a while! For both kinds of blunderbuss, the little old man made ten of them! However,
The refined iron that the Lord left to the little old man has been forged by the little old man! Just wait for the Lord to say a word, and it can be mass-produced immediately! But, I don’t know, which one does the Lord like better?"
Liu Ruyi suddenly had the desire to kiss the old man in front of her. I have to say, this old man is really reliable and awesome!
As for the blunderbuss, is there still a choice?
"Start producing this second type of large bird gun immediately. The more the merrier! I'll leave it to you to make some!" Liu Ruyi said with a deep salute to the craftsmen!