[After more than ten days, this book has been updated again. I don’t want to go into details about what happened during this period... In short, whether you have scolded me or been considerate, I would like to thank you all. "Chang'an Romance" is back! ]
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A convoy of ordinary colors was walking slowly through dense old woods in remote mountains and rivers, giving it a somewhat mysterious atmosphere. This place is far away from the city of Lanzhou, and even dozens of miles away from the nearest herdsmen settlement.
Two consecutive days of boring travel almost wiped out Wu Meiniang's interest in traveling. After noon, the heat was getting strong and the carriage was still bumping. Wu Meiniang hid in Qin Mubai's arms and fell asleep in a daze.
Suddenly the carriage stopped, Qin Mubai patted Wu Meiniang in his arms, "We're here, get up!"
"Where are you?"
“You’ll know after you get out of the car and take a look.”
Wu Meiniang's first reaction after getting off the car was - horror!
Although she is young, Wu Meiniang, who has been through the turbulence of the business world for several years, rarely makes such an expression.
Not only Wu Meiniang, but also Qin Mubai was quite amazed by the scene in front of her!
Returning to Iron Valley after more than a year, it seems like the world has changed!
Ten miles away, there are still primitive old forests, endless grasslands and extensions of the Gobi; here, there are buildings and buildings and busy traffic; as far as the eye can see, it is like a paradise, and there are many strange "steel behemoths"!
"This... is this a place outside the world?" Wu Meiniang asked in horror.
"Tiegu." Qin Mubai raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said, "Aside from the people in Tiegu and my trusted guards, you are the first imitation guest to come here."
"Iron Valley? What is it used for?" Wu Meiniang asked in surprise, and then said, "Isn't it... the one who made that kind of artillery for you?"
"Absolutely correct." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "You can't believe it? In just two or three years, I transformed an ordinary mining site into something like this. Now, nearly a thousand people live here. The original general The official of the Supervisor Zuo School Office directly commands Tie Gu. His rank is already the third rank, and he is not inferior to a prime minister. "
Just as he was talking, a giant iron box door more than four feet high in front of him slowly rose with a loud rumbling sound. Immediately afterwards, two teams of infantry of about two hundred people, wearing colorful robes and red armor, ran out from the left and right. , majestic.
Wu Meiniang noticed that in addition to the weapons and armor equipped with the highest standards for Tang Army soldiers, each of these soldiers also carried a long iron pipe and wooden support slung across their shoulders, which was very strange. So she asked: "Mu Ming, what are these soldiers carrying on their shoulders?"
Qin Mubai laughed heartily.
At this time, a horse galloped out from between the two teams of armored guards. It was Tu Youhai, the master of the Iron Valley.
"Tu Youhai, who is of humble rank, would like to welcome Major General!... Major General Xu is here again after a year. It would be a death penalty for someone who is of humble rank to miss his welcome!" After not seeing each other for many days, Tu Youhai has gained a lot of weight. I want to come here in Iron Valley. He was doing pretty well.
Baiqi's close guard behind Qin Mubai smiled and said: "Mr. Tu, you should change your name to 'Young Marshal' or Grand Governor."
"Oh?" Tu Youhaidun looked happy, "I haven't seen you for a long time, but the young marshal has been promoted again? It's really gratifying and congratulatory!"
"Haha!" Qin Mubai said with a smile, "I haven't had time to inform you about the recent events. Look at this situation. I haven't been involved in Tiegu's affairs for more than a year, but you are really doing a good job. You even have a matchlock gun. All officially equipped.”
"Everything is designed according to the guidance of the young commander. We just follow the example, so it is easy!" Tu Youhai said with a smile, "These 180 matchlock gunners have been trained for more than a month. They can use them freely and coordinate skillfully, and can dispatch It comes in handy."
"God of Fire? God of Fire Zhurong?... God of Fire Spear?" Wu Meiniang asked in surprise, "What is this?"
"God of Fire? This is interesting, haha! You will know later." Qin Mubai took Wu Meiniang's hand and smiled, "Mr. Tu, let me introduce you, this is my wife Wu Meiniang."
"It turns out to be the young marshal's wife, disrespectful, disrespectful!" Tu Youhai immediately looked in awe of Wu Meiniang.
Wu Meiniang's expression remained unchanged, but she was elated.
No woman would want her man to introduce her to others like this outside, and Wu Meiniang was no exception.
"Okay, since I haven't been here for more than a year, it's time for me to go into the valley and have a look. First, let me see your latest research results - the Vulcan Gun!"
"yes!"
Tu Youhai promised, and all the cavalrymen moved upon hearing the order, galloping into the valley, and soon arrived at the huge stone-paved campus.
The big boss of Tiegu's backstage has officially arrived, and the whole valley is ready, everyone from top to bottom has arrived.
When Qin Mubai and Wu Meiniang sat down, dozens of artillery pieces of different sizes and models were lined up in front of them, and the cavalry were also lined up in a fish-scale formation, preparing for military exercises.
Wu Meiniang looked at the formation in front of her and was secretly speechless. She had long heard about Qin Mubai's recovery of Dafeichuan with his two hundred gunners, as well as the existence of the red cannon. But when she saw the objects in front of her that could not appear in her imagination, she was as shocked as if she had visited the palace of heaven and saw the gods in person.
The arquebusiers began to perform.
Wu Meiniang's eyes widened, fearing that she would miss any part. She saw that about a hundred paces in front of these gunmen, what was erected were not ordinary arrow targets, but huge rocks. The arquebusiers stepped forward in a row and lit the fuses at the butts of their guns. There was a burst of sound and smoke. All the barrels were pointed forward, and the soldiers took aim.
Immediately afterwards, there was a loud bang and explosion, and there was a huge smoke. This row of musketeers immediately retreated after completing the shooting, and the row following them followed up smoothly and immediately started firing.
The boulder pile in front made a violent impact, and debris flew everywhere.
Obviously, the matchlock gun has indeed been successfully developed, and these shooters are also quite well-trained. In Qin Mubai's memory, the matchlock gun was the originator of modern firearms. A well-trained arquebusier can fire two or three times in one minute. These people in front of them have almost achieved the ultimate.
In fact, for Qin Mubai, the scene in front of him was a bit primitive and funny, but this thing should actually have appeared in Europe hundreds of years later. A few hundred years later, the European and American powers used the descendants of matchlocks to break through the Qing Dynasty and began to trample on China.
"More than a thousand years of time travel, more than a thousand years of technology... this is the right thing to do!" Qin Mubai raised the corners of his mouth slightly, smiled to himself, and thought to himself, "Right now I have no soldiers, no food, no money. If you don't use technology to make up for it, why don't you wait for death? Matchlock gun, you appeared too timely! Although I really want you to equip the M16 to accompany me to conquer the Western Regions, but that is really unrealistic. At present, the Tang Dynasty has reached its peak. As for how it will develop and progress in the future, it is not something that I, Qin, can control alone. I am only responsible for kicking the wheel of history. How it will roll is. It’s something! How many people are there who are afraid of the world being in chaos? Haha!
"Mubai... I feel that this thing in front of me may be more vicious than the red cannon!" Wu Meiniang looked at Qin Mubai with shocked eyes and said, "Because it... can be carried on the shoulders and walked with people. If a thousand musketeers lined up in such a large formation and took turns shooting, no matter how ferocious the Hu scimitar cavalry were, they wouldn't be able to get close! - Look, those hard boulders will be smashed into pieces! If hit, he will be killed instantly!”
Qin Mubai looked forward and nodded lightly, then suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Tu Youhai! I want three thousand matchlock guns!!"
"Ah, three thousand?!" Tu Youhai was stunned! ——Don’t say it’s three thousand, just the two hundred or two guns in front of you. This made the people of Mantie Valley busy day and night for nearly a year, and they worked hard to complete it.
"Yes, three thousand!" Qin Mubai said unquestionably, word by word, "Tell me, how long will it take?"
"At least... three years!"
"No, I'll give you three months at most!"
Tu Youhai was dumbfounded and broke out in a cold sweat - wouldn't this cost someone's life? Even if it kills me, I can't stop it! Don't underestimate this seemingly simple matchlock gun. It's just a barrel, but it's enough to wear you down! In fact, making this kind of gun is more difficult than casting a cannon!
"Young Marshal, I have the courage to say something even though I am humbled by my position. The entire Iron Valley is working hard and working hard, but we can only produce three hundred matchlock guns in three months!"
"Okay, three hundred is three hundred." Qin Mubai suddenly agreed, and immediately said, "But within three years, I want three thousand!"
"Yes!" Tu Youhai almost gritted his teeth and agreed!
This was probably the first time he had "reluctantly" since he followed Qin Mubai. But he understood Qin Mubai's character. Unless he had to, Qin Mubai would never embarrass his subordinates. At the moment, he can only do his best and fight to the death. Although he is now ranked third grade, in the final analysis he is still Qin Mubai's disciple.
He understands the principle of spending a thousand days of leisure in one day.
"In three months, I want five hundred fire gods." Qin Mubai frowned and looked at the sky in the distance. He seemed to be talking to himself, but also seemed to be telling Wu Meiniang and Tu Youhai to listen. He said, "Come down to earth together, follow me... Hell conquers heaven!”
"Break through hell and conquer heaven..." Wu Meiniang took a deep breath and said softly, "Mu Bai, I know why you brought me here."
Qin Mubai smiled slightly, turned around and said, "Tell me about it?"
"I know what to do." Wu Meiniang smiled sweetly and whispered, "I want to start working hard to make money, and it is best to be rich enough to rival the country. Because you not only have to raise soldiers and horses and provide food and grass, but you also have to pay tribute to the God of Fire!"
Qin Mubai smiled and said nothing, and the two looked at each other with a clear understanding of each other.
"Mubai, you are like an iron bullet shot by the God of Fire..." Wu Meiniang suddenly sighed.
"What do you mean?" Qin Mubai couldn't help but asked with a smile.
"Epiness, edge, and determination to move forward are irresistible." Wu Meiniang said, "This is exactly what Mei Niang falls in love with you. If a man loses his energy and edge, he is like a tiger in a cage without its claws. Success or failure is determined by fate, but if you only talk about tenderness and gentleness, I will definitely choose Zheng Anshun. I like your wild and unrestrained side!"
"For example?..." Qin Mubai almost felt his blood boiling again.
"Not serious... You don't care about the occasion?"
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[It is late at night, I am very tired from running around for a day, and my state is limited, so I will write this much first. More to come later… Thank you all! ]