Chapter 385 Expensive Weapons

After making up his mind, Jiang Feng immediately sent out several letters. After confirming with his private seal, his personal guards rushed towards Incheon with the letter.

After a day of hard work, I looked at the sun in the sky and looked at the west side. I inspected the civil guards and took Liu Shisan back to his command. I spent so much time on the mountain, and looked at the cannon mounts and cannon cars that could carry heavier artillery, as well as the surprise halfway up the mountain.

The method of gunpowder discovered by Chen Chong must have greatly increased Jiang Feng's combat power, especially the power at sea. The warships of the Jiang family army have abandoned the hand-to-hand combat tactics of cold weapons such as platoon battles, but are increasingly relying on the long-range fire of naval guns. The emergence of secondary particle gunpowder has improved a lot in terms of power and range, which is equivalent to a piece of strength increase out of thin air.

Jiang Feng knew that this was a long-term plan and did not continue to worry. While he was thinking about it, the craftsman leader and the officers of the garrison came to invite him to the front hall for tea. Jiang Feng was also a little tired after a day and was preparing to stay here tonight.

Now, with the guards and others, we arrived at the front hall. The craftsman's leader and the officers of the garrison came respectfully. The two sides still made a few polite words to each other, and there were special chefs in the Miqifang, but the dishes here were of course in the sky and the ground compared to Jiang Feng's mansion.

Chen Chong is already qualified to attend this banquet, which shows that from today on, he is not a craftsman in the secret artifact workshop, nor is he the secular Taoist priest among the refugees, but has another identity.

Fortunately, although Chen Chong suddenly became rich, he knew how to advance and retreat. He responded very appropriately at the banquet. The people at the banquet did not feel jealous of him because of his sudden wealth. The meal was so happy that everyone was satisfied with the guests and guests.

After the banquet, both sides were polite and said a few more words. Everyone knew that Jiang Feng had something else to do, so the officials and leaders of the Miqifang all respectfully surrendered.

When it was the last person's turn to greet him, he looked at Jiang Feng with a wink. Jiang Feng was stunned and quickly reacted. He was originally holding a teacup in his right hand, but now he moved to his left hand and knocked it with the lid of the teacup twice. The craftsman leader who was in the last line drooped his hands and retreated like this.

It was about two or three hours later in the afternoon. Jiang Feng and a few of his close guards said they wanted to see the scenery on the mountain. The nearby mountains were just low hills, and the amount was just a condescending meaning, and there was nothing else to see.

However, since Jiang Feng wanted to see, no one else would say anything. At the foot of the mountain, Jiang Feng dispersed first and guarded the defense on the mountain. Jiang Feng still walked up the mountain with his confidant guards.

In the Secret Artifact House, the leaders of these craftsmen can be said to be the largest officials, and their authority is quite large. At least, if these people want to live in, as long as they say hello, someone will do it for them. Not long after, Jiang Feng walked away, and saw a house hidden in the bamboo forest.

It looked quite elegant. Jiang Feng looked at the house and laughed there, turned to his head and said to his captain of the guard:

"These people would find a place. The Taoist priest lives in the middle of the mountain, and there is a house here."

At this time, Jiang Feng remembered the Hong Kong magazines I saw before coming to this era. It always said that most of the rich people in Hong Kong have a villa halfway up the mountain, which is inconsistent with the situation of the Miqifang.

The scenery was good. During the banquet just now, Jiang Feng also drank some wine, looked very excited, and said with a smile:

"Who are you going to ask? If there are no female relatives inside, let's go in and disturb them and see how these people are leisurely on weekdays."

The guards under his command rarely saw Jiang Feng in such a good mood. The guards around him understood what Jiang Feng meant and quickly arranged for someone to go there. It didn't take long. A guard ran back with a smile and reported:

"Sir, it's a coincidence that the person in the house is the deputy owner of this workshop. He just now had a banquet with the adults, named Tian Bo, who lives alone there. When the young men just went over and said that, he agreed."

Jiang Libo on the other side had already opened the courtyard gate and stood at the door to greet him respectfully. No one except the trusted guards around him could see that Tian Bo had a secret signal to Jiang Feng at the end of the banquet.

When Jiang Feng entered the house, the guards were guarding inside and outside. Tian Bo said that there was a good tea treat and invited Jiang Feng into the house. Except for the four guards, the rest of the people were left outside.

As soon as he entered the room, he closed the door. Jiang Feng sat there, Tian Bo knelt down respectfully and said:

"Sima of the Governor's Office is engaged in Tian Bo and has met the Governor!"

Jiang Feng nodded there, his slightly drunk state had disappeared, his face was very serious, and he said in a deep voice:

"I received your news from the Governor's Office. Have you made it?"

Tian Bo still knelt on the ground and did not get up, and replied respectfully:

"I have made ten pieces, please check them by the Governor."

Jiang Feng's serious expression had disappeared, but now he looked a little excited and expectant. The guards standing beside him were a little surprised. They thought that when they saw the gunpowder and the cannon stand, they did not see their own adults showing such an expression. If they were rude at this time, they would be like a child having encountered something fun.

Tian Bo claimed the crime and turned around and left the main hall. A guard followed him directly. Soon, the two of them walked in with a box. When Tian Bo was about to open the box, Jiang Feng signaled to the guard beside him. The guard walked up and said with a smile:

"I'll unbox it."

This action naturally would not cause any reaction from Tian Bo. Jiang Feng's guard went to unbox the box, but Jiang Feng stood on the ground from the chair, with his hand on his sword.

There was no reaction there, and it was directly lifted the box. The guards around were surprised and said, "ah". Tian Bo did not react, but just stood aside quietly. Jiang Feng walked to the front of the box, and ten very exquisitely-looking muskets were placed there.

The Jiang family army is centered on the firearms unit, and the soldiers are not unfamiliar with firearms. However, Jiang Feng's troops are mainly equipped with coercine guns. The coercine guns are quite large due to charging and firing, as well as the forging of gun barrels. Even short muskets are not as powerful as lightweight, not to mention the size, and it is difficult to fire with one hand with a smaller force.

However, the ten muskets placed in the box are all of the short muskets, and they are much smaller in size. They are just right for one person to hold the gun barrel with one hand, and the barrel is also relatively thin, and there is no way to see where the medicinal rope hook is placed, and I don’t know where the medicine pool is going.

There was only an iron frame with the shape of "Ding" at the back end of the barrel, and the guards were whispering:

"The pipe of the musket is so small, what power does the bullets shot out have..."

"I don't know where the fuse is lit. Could it be that I'm holding a fire stick to ignite..."

Jiang Feng ignored the people's talkative comments, walked up to him and picked up a short gun, put it in his hand and played with it for a while, turned his head and asked Tian Bo beside him and said:

"Did you load the medicine here?"

Tian Bo shook his head, bent down and pulled out the secret lattice from the lower layer of the big box. There were small paper bags and lead balls inside. Jiang Feng nodded, reached out to take a small paper bag, and tore open a small hole. The inside contained the "granule gunpowder" that he saw during the day. He poured it into the gun chamber, then took the strips and put the lead balls in it.

Then he pulled open the iron frame with the character "Ding" behind him, and Tian Bo on the side kept watching, with his expression on his face looking dumbfounded, and he said unconsciously:

"The Governor is really a genius. This gun was made a while ago, but I didn't expect that the Governor actually knew how to use it!"

Hearing the flattery of his subordinates, Jiang Feng smiled slightly and closed the iron frame clamping spring behind. The guards next to him were surprised to see Jiang Feng's skillful loading and compacting medicine. However, they were a little disappointed when they saw Jiang Feng put the clamping spring back and put it back into the box.

"How many of these flintlock guns have been built in total?"

"There are ten short ones here, and five long ones are placed in the cellar!"

Jiang Feng raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise:

"Why are there so few?"

Tian Bo hurriedly explained:

"Sir, these things are made by locksmiths and machine craftsmen hired from Jiangnan. Each one requires handmade work and consumes countless materials. These fifteen muskets can only be made at least 100,000 taels of silver. We can't afford it!"

Unexpectedly, it would be so expensive. Jiang Feng shook his head. It seemed that these things could only be used by himself and could not be promoted to the army on a large scale. He asked again:

"Have these craftsmen been placed?"

"Everything is made separately, and they won't reveal anything. Moreover, we have brought their whole family to Huazhou and placed them in the Secret Artifact House. Please rest assured by the Governor."

Jiang Feng ordered his guard to close the box and prepare to leave. When he passed by Tian Bo, he smiled and patted his shoulder with his hand.

Tian Bo breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that wealth and honor were not far from him. His back was covered with cold sweat. He knew that if he had reached out to touch these new muskets just now, he might have been killed immediately on the spot.

Because the firing of this musket is much faster than that of a musket...
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