Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 25
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"Brother is the Supreme Treasure who acts on behalf of the heavens?"

Bian Xiang was startled for a moment, then he was overjoyed, then bowed to the ground, and said: "I've heard about my elder brother's reputation for donating money and helping those in need, but I only hate that the fate is so shallow that I can't meet my respectable face. It's really satisfying to meet with angels today! "

Li Yan quickly helped Bian Xiang up, and blamed him: "They are all my brothers, why are you being so polite?"

Bian Xiang stood up and said, "Hey! I listen to my brother!"

Tang Long on the other side smiled openly and said, "So it's the village master Li, how can I give up the cover like that!"

Li Yan looked at Tang Long and said with a smile: "Brother Tang Long, I still lack a leader in Liangshanbo to supervise the manufacture of military armor. I wonder if brother is willing to condescend?"

Seeing that Li Yan also threw an olive branch at Tang Long, Ruan Xiaoqi immediately chimed in and said, "Brother Tang Long, when are you going to make a fortune here? Why don't you come to Liangshanbo with us and join us. At that time, you won't be afraid of the sky, the earth, or the lawsuit. Weighing gold and silver, wearing silk and brocade, eating wine in urns, and eating meat in large pieces, wouldn't it be fun."

That's what Tang Long waited for, how could he not want to?
Tang Long also bowed to the ground and said: "If my brother will not give up, I will take my brother with me, and I will follow the whip and stirrup!"

Li Yan walked over to help Tang Long up, and said, "Dashan! I have another hero in Liangshanbo!"

Tang Long said: "I don't have any family to accompany me. After drinking this meal with my brothers, we can go on the road!"

Li Yan asked: "Brother Tang Long, do you have any familiar craftsmen, blacksmiths, carpenters, cobblers, stonemasons, paper crafters, painters, plasterers, boatmen, as long as they are superb craftsmen, it will do."

Tang Long smiled confidently, and said, "Brother, you are asking the right person. My family's ancestors made a living by making weapons. I have acquaintances whether it is the Military Weapons Supervisor or the Military Weapons Institute."

Li Yan said: "Then, can Brother Tang Long earn some skilled craftsmen for our Liangshanbo from the Military Weapons Supervisor and Duda Military Weapons? To tell you the truth, what Liangshanbo lacks most now is skilled craftsmen. Brother earns dozens of craftsmen, brother counts one contribution, if brother can earn hundreds of craftsmen for brother, count brother's great contribution, if brother can earn five hundred craftsmen for brother, count brother's first contribution!"

Tang Long, who was worried that he could not gain a foothold in Liangshanbo, immediately said: "The craftsmen in the Military Weapons Supervision and the Metropolitan Military Weapons Institute work hard every day, and those supervisory officials and eunuchs don't treat the craftsmen as human beings at all. In addition to regular classes, he also coerced craftsmen to do private work for them, and the finished products were stolen and sold by supervisory officials and eunuchs. As a result, few craftsmen in those workshops were willing to stay. Craftsman, I am not sure if I make the first achievement, but I am full of confidence if I make three or two great achievements!"

Li Yan was overjoyed, but also a little puzzled, and said: "As far as I know, compared with the previous dynasty, the status of craftsmen has been raised to a very high level. The treatment is so bad, why don't you find another way to make a living?"

"Hey!"

Tang Long sighed and said: "The craftsmen of the Military Weapons Supervision and the Metropolitan Military Weapons Institute are no more than those who have their own workshops. Most of them are craftsmen and have no freedom. If they escape from the army, they will be sent thousands of miles with their spines, or they will be beheaded directly... …Actually, the imperial court treated the craftsmen of the Military Weapons Supervision and the Duda Military Weapons Institute pretty well, but the officials in charge and eunuchs withheld and bullied them too much, making the Military Weapons Supervision and the craftsmen of the Duda Military Weapons Institute miserable! ", Speaking of this, Tang Long changed his tone, and said again: "So, as long as my brother treats craftsmen well, there will definitely be craftsmen and their families to vote for my brother." Afraid that Li Yan would not understand the craftsman's family, Tang Long added: " Most of the craftsmen's family are craftsmen, even if they are not, they can help with making."

Li Yandao: "Brothers just go and invite them. I will not lose them if I am a brother, um... In this way, for all craftsmen who are willing to go up the mountain, they can settle down at fifty guan, and have at least five guan of money every month, how about it?"

Li Yan treated the craftsmen very well, not mentioning the settling expenses. There were five or seven craftsmen in a family, and they could earn three to four hundred guan a year, which was no less than those craftsmen who had their own workshops, and they didn't have to take risks.

Tang Long immediately said: "I will earn three or two hundred craftsmen for my brother to come back!"

Li Yanxi said: "Okay, okay, this matter depends on my brother."

Suddenly remembering Tang Long's words revealed that those officials and eunuchs were stealing and selling weapons, Li Yan asked Tang Long: "Brother, if I want to buy some armor, I wonder if you can get online?"

Seeing Li Yandong's question, Tang Long said: "It's okay to buy some weapons and armor, but the bow and crossbow are too sensitive, especially the god arm bow, I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult!"

The god arm bow, also known as the god arm crossbow, has a body length of three feet three, a string length of two feet five, and a range of more than 240 steps. Wushu) "Book of the Four Marshals of the Yixing Mansion" said: "When I went to the south in the past, I saw the military weapons used in the Song Dynasty. The most wonderful ones are no more than the god-armed bows. The second is the heavy axe. There is nothing to be afraid of outside. Today, I will make it like this."

It can be said that the god arm bow is the ultimate killer weapon of this era, no matter how stupid the Northern Song Dynasty court is, such an ultimate killer weapon must be strictly controlled.

Li Yandao: "Let's take time to figure out the magic arm bow. Let's buy some armor first, especially armor. We are in urgent need of Liangshanbo."

Tang Long said: "If you only buy some armor, it shouldn't be difficult."

Li Yan pondered in his mind for a while, and said, "If I buy two thousand pieces of armor, can you help me?"

Tang Long was surprised at first, and then overjoyed—from the amount of armor Li Yan wanted, Tang Long had already vaguely seen the strength of Shuibo Liangshan!

Suppressing his surprise, Tang Long thought for a while and said, "If it's only thirty or fifty pieces, it's easy to handle. Two thousand pieces...I have to think of a way."

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(End of this chapter)