Daming Haikou

Everyone's laughter stopped abruptly after Xiaotian raised his hand, and everyone immediately quieted down again, straightening up their waists and lining up neatly again.

"What? It's only been a few days, and you can make you so happy? But the ugly thing is, it's a holiday, but it doesn't mean that you are allowed to relax and do nothing. The morning exercises for these three days still have to go out normally. And taking advantage of these three days, you have to build a new house for yourself. In addition, Xu honestly chooses two helpers to repair the sails on the ship. If you can't repair the new house within three days, then just wait. sleep out!

Adding a fish to everyone tonight is a reward for you, now you can disband! "

Although it is a three-day holiday in name, it is still not enough to rest, but compared with the hellish training, it is really nothing, so this arrangement did not affect everyone's emotions, and Yu Xiao Tian also announced that everyone would add a fish tonight, which made everyone even more happy, so everyone immediately knelt down on one knee, bowed their heads and responded loudly, and it was because of Xiaotian's wave that they dispersed and went straight to the rice bucket. Go, and immediately lined up again consciously, and started cheering and cooking.

Originally, Yu Xiaotian wanted to replace this kind of kneeling salute with a modern military salute, but Ma Mian and others objected, thinking that such a salute with hands raised is really inappropriate, and that Ming Dynasty pays most attention to the distinction between superiority and inferiority. The following When people see the people above, kneeling and saluting is justified, so Yu Xiaotian had to obey the majority and continued to use this kind of kneeling salute.

But after getting used to it, now he feels good about accepting such etiquette, with a sense of superiority, which somewhat satisfies his little vanity, so he gradually got used to accepting it willingly.

After initially completing the first step of training, Yu Xiaotian discussed with Ma Mian and the others in advance. For the time being, they still haven't moved all of these people to Treasure Island, but only a few craftsmen who will be used now. They were transferred to Treasure Island, while the rest of the crew members continued to stay on the attached island.

And in order to strengthen the control over these people, after soliciting everyone's opinions, Heitou and Liu Tong both volunteered to come to this subsidiary island to act as soldiers and take charge of the management of these people.

After thinking about it for a while, Yu Xiaotian agreed, let Heitou and Liu Tong act as temporary instructors, and be stationed on the attached island to live with this group of people and take care of their management.

This time, Heitou and Liu Tong have been promoted to a level out of thin air, and their status is higher than that of other ordinary crew members. They have become the first level of small bosses under Yu Xiaotian's subordinates. Compared with Li Gouzi, but one level higher than others.

Although it is a bit risky to do so, someone must take this kind of risk. When dealing with these newcomers, they must not be allowed to manage themselves. They must be controlled by reliable people. Both Heitou and Liu Tong are more suitable candidates .

And this small island attached to Treasure Island temporarily became their recruit training camp, and then began to build a large-scale construction project. It took three days to rebuild two huts.

Although the thatched hut is only made of crude wood and thatched grass cut from local materials, it looks very simple, but at least there are four walls and windows, at least it looks like a house, not a simple hut. The people who live here provide a minimum of shelter from the elements.

As for Treasure Island, they haven’t been idle these days. Except for a group of people, especially those directly involved in combat, who have to go to the island to practice with the newcomers, the rest of the people are also very busy. .

This time they traded with the Li family and got a lot of urgently needed supplies from the Li family, including various weapons, some grain, iron, cowhide, wood, medicine and so on.

After these things are transported back, they must be dealt with immediately and properly, especially because this is an island with high humidity. It turns out that they just built some thatched huts temporarily, and repaired some of the stone huts left on the island. Solved the problem of temporary housing, but there is no decent warehouse.

So these days, Ma Lian and other old guys took some young people to stay on Treasure Island to build houses. They chose a relatively large stone house that was left before, and added beams to the roof. , used as a temporary warehouse, and stored various materials in the warehouse.

In addition, two thatched huts were rebuilt for the new blacksmiths and carpenters as their lodgings. After the blacksmith's family of three came, they did not accept the so-called quarantine like the newcomers, but they were all given They changed into new clothes and arranged for them to be washed carefully.

The blacksmith knew that there was no hope of going back, so he gave up on this idea, and An Xin took his wife and apprentice to live here, and under the special care of Xiaotian, the people on the island provided better food for his pregnant wife as much as possible. , at least compared to before they came, the food was much better, and the women on the island also took good care of his wife, basically not letting his wife do any work, which made Zhang Blacksmith feel relieved.

Blacksmith Zhang's resistance before he arrived here gradually dissipated a lot. After he settled down, he began to use the existing tools to help the people on the island to do their work.

Because when blacksmith Zhang was kidnapped this time, manpower was insufficient, so only some of blacksmith Zhang's tools were brought out, but heavy objects such as anvils were not brought, and the stove was even more impossible to bring. It can be solved on Treasure Island on the spot.

The anvil needs a lot of pig iron. Although they have some iron materials at the moment, they don't have an iron furnace to melt it, so they can only temporarily use the existing stone materials on the island to temporarily replace them, and the furnace is built with stones and mud.

Blacksmith Zhang muttered about using this crude temporary workshop to repair the damaged ironware for Yu Xiaotian and the others, including their knives and guns, harpoons, hook guns, etc., and made some iron materials. Urgently needed nails and the like.

After a preliminary inspection, Yu Xiaotian found out that he picked up the treasure this time. The blacksmith's craftsmanship is really good. The blacksmith's craftsmanship is exquisite and the quality is high, which is very good. Chatted with Zhang Blacksmith.

It turned out that Blacksmith Zhang originally lived in Quanzhou, and he was born as a blacksmith for generations, but something happened to his family, and Zhang Blacksmith refused to say what happened, but after his father died, he abandoned his home in Quanzhou and went to the Fuzhou area. I had no money, and I couldn't find a suitable place to reopen a blacksmith shop in Fuzhou. Then, under the guidance of others, I went to Dongping Village in Lianjiang County, rented a small courtyard outside the village from a wealthy local family, and started a blacksmith workshop. .

But he has a small capital and small profits, and there are several relatively large blacksmith shops next to him. His business is not easy to do, and his life is relatively difficult. He has just stabilized during this period, and someone has discovered that his craftsmanship is good, and orders have just been received. After getting better, he was caught here by Yu Xiaotian, so Zhang Tiejiang was quite worried about this matter. After drinking some wine, he patted his chest and said to Xiaotian:

"If you, the head of the family, hadn't arrested us, my surname Zhang is not boasting. It won't take long for me to become the number one blacksmith in Dongping Village!"

Yu Xiaotian sneered, and while drinking with him, he said: "You are thinking too simply! You have no roots and bottomless, and you have just arrived in Dongping Village. I believe that your craftsmanship can't be wrong, but have you thought about it?" , you did a good job, didn’t you just rob other people’s business? You must know that strong dragons do not overwhelm local snakes, if you rob other people’s business, will they not run on you? Maybe you offend the local big family, it’s still the same You can't get mixed up with the run! So I arrested you, not necessarily to harm you!"

After Zhang Blacksmith heard this, he was stunned for a while, and suddenly sighed: "What you said is reasonable! I said a few days ago, why did people always steal my carbon and iron materials! I guess it is those few companies. Seeing that my business is doing well, find someone to ruin my business! A few days ago, there was even a ruffian holding a hoe I made. It was smashed out with a stick, and I wouldn’t change it for him, so he would go around yelling that my craftsmanship is not good! Maybe it’s those families who found someone to frame me!”

Yu Xiaotian laughed, nodded and said: "Look, I still hit the mark. If your craftsmanship is average, it's fine, but since you just went to Dongping Village, and your craftsmanship is good, of course you will snatch it." It’s strange if they don’t cooperate with you in other people’s business! According to what you said, it seems that you won’t be able to stay in Dongping Village for long, and you will be forced to leave by yourself! So I arrested you, Even if it doesn't work, I still helped you!

By the way, I see that your craftsmanship is good, so I want to ask you, can you make bird guns? "

Zhang Tiejiang rolled his eyes, looked at Yu Xiaotian, shook his head and said, "I don't know what to say about you. Are you a good person or a bad person? Seeing that you are a good person, why do you want to be a thief?" Woolen cloth?"

Yu Xiaotian also rolled his eyes, and snorted: "Who the hell would do this job if he had a chance to survive! Tell you, I was forced,..."

Speaking of which, he selectively told Zhang Tiejiang how Jiang Baihu forced them, and finally forced them to kill Jiang Baihu and go to sea to do the business.

After hearing this, Blacksmith Zhang sighed and said: "That's true. Those who are officials nowadays are not good at all. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to swallow this breath! Forget it! It seems that you are not too bad." People! I am unlucky to be targeted by you!"

Talking, Blacksmith Zhang drank another glass of wine.

"By the way, I asked you just now if you would make bird guns, but you haven't answered me yet!" Yu Xiaotian put down his wine glass and asked Blacksmith Zhang.

"No! We have been making iron for a living in Quanzhou for generations. The government has strictly controlled bird guns. Only the craftsmen of the government can know how to make them. I don't know how to do it! If you want me to make a knife, gun and agricultural tool, there must be nothing to do. You said it, but let me do it, if I don’t find someone to teach me, I don’t know how to do it!” Blacksmith Zhang shook his head and denied after his eyes flickered.

Yu Xiaotian was a little disappointed after hearing this, but after thinking about it, he felt that what Zhang Tiejiang said was correct. Bird guns are considered the most advanced weapons in this era in the Ming Dynasty. Even in the world, they are still relatively powerful now. It is normal for the government to control the weapons more strictly. Blacksmith Zhang is not a craftsman of the government, and it is normal that he does not know how to make them, so he can only sigh and put this matter aside for the time being.

(Today I finally made it to the classification click list, and the red ticket list seems to be on the list too, but it is still at the bottom for the time being. I will work harder. Brothers, please help me and continue to move up! Also, special thanks to Xinli and Fahao Xingkong Brothers don’t hesitate to reward! Thank you very much!)