The sun never sets in America

Chapter 7 The Workshop
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A brand new gun barrel was pressed out of a boring machine that looked shiny with lubricant.

The barrel shone black with a hint of silver.

The skilled old mechanic picked up the barrel and looked inside the barrel. After confirming that the firing patterns inside were normal, he handed the barrel to the apprentice in the workshop who was assembling the musket.

The apprentices spliced ​​the barrel, gun and handle together, and then reinforced them for a period of time. A brand new flintlock musket was born in this small, seemingly crude workshop.

Finally, the rifle was sent to an engraver who specialized in engraving numbers. After the number of the flintlock musket was engraved in traditional Chinese characters and Arabic numerals, the flintlock musket was sent to a specialized armory for management.

The management of weapons is very strict. If there is a slight mistake, not only the managers will be unlucky, but also the person in charge of delivering the guns will be unlucky.

Therefore, in Liujiabao, nothing is stricter than arms. Even the training of Liujiabao's army is not as strict as the ordnance management.

"Young Master, this is the gun used by our Liujiabao. It is mainly made with machines purchased from British merchants." Shopkeeper Wu from the workshop handed over the flintlock musket that had just been made and even had a trace of warmth. Liu Peng came to inspect.

Ever since Liu Peng finished offering sacrifices to the heroes of Zhonghun Mountain, he volunteered for an inspection position with his father Liu Yan.

The so-called inspection is actually to inspect the entire Liujiabao internal production and some social activities on Liu Yan's behalf to prevent Liujiabao from problems and escape from the Liu family's control.

It seems to be public, but in fact it is still private.

After all, the entire Liu Family Fort, as everyone knows by name, is a force with the Liu family as its core.

If Liu Yan is the master, then Liu Peng is the proper heir.

As the heir, it is natural for Liu Peng and even outsiders to inspect the entire Liu Family Fort and understand the situation inside the Liu Family Fort.

Even Liu Yan was very happy after learning that Liu Peng was willing to share the burden for him.

Because this means that they have a successor to the Liu family.

This is very important to a family.

"How many guns like this can we produce in a month?" Liu Peng picked up the flintlock musket in his hand and weighed it a few times, then asked shopkeeper Wu about the production status of the musket.

"When we are not busy, we usually make more than 100 muskets. If there is an urgent need, we can also make [-] muskets." Shopkeeper Wu respectfully answered Liu Peng about the production quantity of muskets. He did not dare to criticize Liu Peng because of his age. Peng was a little disdainful.

After all, this is Liu Yan's most beloved and trusted eldest son. Liu Yan, the future Lord of the Castle a hundred years later, how can we neglect him!

If I leave a bad impression on Liu Peng this time, I won't even say bad things about myself to Liu Yan if I don't go back.

Just say that when Liu Peng takes power in the future, he will cause trouble for himself.

Even a small workshop owner cannot afford it.

"Two hundred?" After Liu Peng heard the number of two hundred muskets, he frowned and his tone was a little doubtful. This shocked shopkeeper Wu who was observing Liu Peng's expression. Could it be that there was something wrong with what he said? ?
"Young Master thinks that two hundred muskets are too few. Don't worry, Young Master. As long as the superiors allocate funds, not to mention two hundred, five hundred can be made." Shopkeeper Wu thought that Liu Peng thought that there were too few, so he immediately dismissed the muskets because of the small number of muskets. When it came to the reason for lack of funds, he said while carefully observing Liu Peng's face, "No, I can make five hundred of them without any money!" After seeing that Liu Peng's face did not improve at all, shopkeeper Wu was frightened. His words became incoherent, and he even thought that his remarks about asking for money had violated some kind of taboo.

Liu Peng glanced at Shopkeeper Wu in surprise. He didn't understand why he was so afraid of him. He was not a tiger, and even if he was a tiger, he was still underage. Is he so scary?

Liu Peng thought to himself with some confusion.

In fact, this is why Liu Peng still hasn't figured out his status in Liujiabao.

His current identity is patrolling. The so-called patrolling, patrolling on behalf of his father, who is the father?

Liu Yan, the Lord of Liu Family Fort!
In other words, Liu Peng is not just a simple patrolman now. Liu Yan's eldest son is the heir who has taken part of Liu Yan's power.

What if a small workshop owner is still afraid?When the news came out afterwards, Liu Yan even doubted whether there was something wrong with his prestige in Liujiabao.

It can be said that this is no longer a simple inspection issue, but an issue related to Liu Yan and the Liu family's rights in Liujiapu.

At this moment, Liu Yan seemed to be handling official business in the castle master's mansion, but he must be observing Liu Peng's every move.

The so-called superior person, if he doesn't even have this little scheming, how can he talk about being in a superior position? I'm afraid he is not far from death.

"Shopkeeper Wu misunderstood. What I mean is that our Liujiabao only has a small number of people and produces so many muskets every month. Are they all used up?" Liu Peng said to shopkeeper Wu with a smile on his face. , trying to comfort the somewhat panicked Shopkeeper Wu.

"Of course we can't use it all ourselves." After hearing this, Shopkeeper Wu nodded to Liu Peng and replied, "But there are outsiders who can't!" Shopkeeper Wu reminded Liu Peng in a subtle way.

"You mean, Indian?" Liu Peng looked at Shopkeeper Wu's expression and attitude, and suddenly guessed who the extra musket was for.

"That's right, those Indian tribes." Shopkeeper Wu agreed to Liu Peng, "These Indians are looked at more closely than our Liujiapu. Foreigners don't sell slightly more powerful weapons to them, and they themselves If you don't know how to make it, you will naturally have no choice but to buy it from us." Shopkeeper Wu explained to Liu Peng the reason why the Indians came to Liujiabao to buy guns.

In fact, the reason why the white colonists behaved this way was because the Indians were local indigenous people. They were all outsiders and conquerors.

The only advantage over the Indians is the level of civilization and the superiority of weapons. Without these two advantages, there will not be much difference between the white people and the Indians.

Even worse, after all, Indians are not as cunning and cruel as white people.

As for Liujiabao, who had an independent civilization and the ability to make muskets, the white Mexican colonists had nothing to do.

We can only let it go and turn a blind eye.

It was as if they had not seen it, and for the native Indians, all available methods were used.

After all, it is like a robber who occupies the owner's house. Of course, he cannot tolerate the original owner becoming stronger and taking back the house that he has occupied for many years.

The entire America, and even the entire world, as long as there are colonies, is basically like this.

For better control and to satisfy their own moral superiority, white Americans compared Indians to beasts.

All of this is to cover up their best behavior and provide a reasonable explanation for what they are doing now.

"Which Indian tribe buys our weapons the most?" Liu Peng asked shopkeeper Wu while stroking the ironwood gun butt in his hand.

"Which tribe has the most?" Shopkeeper Wu heard this and thought for a while, "It's the Monte tribe. They are our biggest guests and the largest Indian tribe in our area. They have strength in numbers." After Shopkeeper Wu remembered it, he asked Liu Peng replied.

"No wonder, no wonder!" After listening to this, Liu Peng felt that all the questions in his heart were solved.

Why did they marry Monte, and why did they marry two of themselves? They were both daughters of the leader, and they were the only two daughters.

All of this, at this moment, has the answer.

That is the interest, the interest between Liujiabao and the Monte tribe.

Interest is the most powerful bond in this world.

Until the interests collapse, or the old interests are replaced by new ones.

After figuring out the problems that had been troubling him these days, Liu Peng took the newly made flintlock musket and, under the courtesy of shopkeeper Wu, left the only musket workshop in Liujiabao and headed towards the next inspection location. go.

(End of this chapter)