total war broken

Chapter 154 The Armory Seized

The next day, Xiao Chuan got up early, went to the armory to get his things, brought hundreds of soldiers, and pushed all the small carts he could find, to the gate of the armory. Baichuan would probably vomit blood if he understood this car.

When they came to the gate of the armory, the guards at the gate wiped their eyes and asked strangely, "What are you doing? All the guards wiped their eyes and asked strangely."

"The man who carried the ordnance" Xiao Chuan showed the document to the soldier. The document only unloaded and transported the ordnance, but there was not much written on it. But Chu Baichuan thought that Xiao Chuan was a person who would abide by the agreement, and said that if he took a hundred, it would be a hundred. .

The soldier looked at the pairs of small cars behind him and the documents from the prefect in his hands. He thought that if he moved them like this, his position as a guard would no longer be needed in the future. However, he still opened the vermilion door behind him and put it in. They went in. After all, the magistrate's orders were all there, and they all thought that the magistrate wanted to store the ordnance in another place.

As soon as he walked in, there was a deep smell of steel and rust in his mouth and nose. Beside him were a pair of firecrackers, three-barreled wing tiger guns, even five-barreled wing tiger guns, as well as self-generating fire guns, and that kind of gunfire. Five thunder god machines, a large fire gun with thirteen sub-guns.Lumi Gun.All kinds of thunderbolts with baffles, and Xuanyuan guns with that kind of windproof device, Xiao Chuan's eyes were dazzled by the electric guns.

'Haha, get rich, get rich,' Wang Youcai shouted immediately.

"Yes, with these firecrackers, hey, I can fight with Tartars in the future."

Looking at these firecrackers, Xiaochuan's heart blossomed. These firecrackers are well-made, and I don't know how many times they can be fired. I am afraid that his one thousand new troops can be directly turned into a pure firearms army.Moreover, what does the presence of these firearms mean?It shows that the craftsmen in the city can make such advanced weapons.

A group of people were overjoyed, staring desperately at the car loaded with firearms, they were all stuffed to the brim. Seeing their appearance, Xiao Chuan quickly kicked a few times and said, "Hey, less decoration, save some for the state capital"

It was Han Gang who was kicked, his eyes gleamed, and he said, "My lord, even if you kick me to death, I will pretend."

There was also that group of girls, one of them held a five-barreled Maverick gun, and two of them held the large five-thunder gun with thirteen guns, all of them looked happy, and there were others, It is even more remarkable.

But Nicole found five taels of silver under the box, her eyes lit up, and she stuffed it into her sleeve, pretending that nothing happened, but Xiao Chuan saw it, but she didn't say anything.

All the people were frantically moving, and moved all the firearms that were more advanced than the blunderbuss to the small car. Everyone was tired and out of breath, but they still had to carry on, and the car was still full at this time.Checked it out.

This time I harvested [-] Lumi blunderbusses, [-] electric blunderbusses, [-] wing tiger blunderbusses, [-] Wulei Shenji, and others. After evacuating the armory, leaving them some despised blunderbusses, they turned and left, leaving behind a group of guard soldiers who were messing around in the wind.

A group of people hurriedly sent the firearms to the barracks, and according to the information given by Chu Baichuan, they went to find the artisans in the state capital and came to the place where the artisans lived.

The lives of artisan households in the Ming Dynasty were miserable, even worse than that of military households. Military households were at least half tenants. Artisan households did not even have land. , to carry out the reform of craftsman silver, workmanship can be replaced by fighting for silver, resulting in more freedom for craftsmen, and the system of craftsman registration exists in name only.

But the state capital is completely different. The military craftsmen in the state capital are different from ordinary craftsmen. They are responsible for making military firearms. On the fire stick?They still live the life that they usually talk about, but they are not ordinary craftsmen, but artisans directly under the jurisdiction of the military equipment are under strict management. After leaving a few houses, those craftsmen are all living Some of the most dilapidated houses in the city don't even have doors.

According to the information, we came to the first craftsman's house. The house of this craftsman's house is a thatched house, which is made of mud. There are no windows in the house. There is a hole in the house, and the water tank is plugged in the hole.

There was no door either, so I found a wooden board and put it in the door opening that was made at the beginning.

Walking inside, there are quite a lot of abrasive tools and the like, the air smells of rust, and a middle-aged man with a face full of ravines, but a black hair, is knocking and beating. Mumbling a piece of iron.

Wang Youcai, who was holding the information in his hand, said: "He is the original craftsman, and his craftsmanship is superb, he can make that kind of five-barreled winged tiger blunderbuss."

The five-featured winged tiger gun is the kind of wheel-type gun that can be fired by turning a hole and can be fired five times. It is more advanced than the general three-barreled one, but this person can make five-barreled ones. I am surprised!This person is definitely a baby!

The old man also raised his head and said strangely: "Who are you and why did you come to my house?" Seeing Xiao Chuan's clothes, the soldiers behind him became even more strange.

Xiaochuan explained his purpose, but the old man actually wanted to drive Xiaochuan and his group away. Xiaochuan argued with him, but this guy snorted coldly: "I am a blacksmith of the Ming Dynasty. I make firearms for the army of the Ming Dynasty. How can you recruit me?"Looking at him, he still understood that this old man already regarded this kind of thing as a matter of honoring his ancestors, which was not easy to handle. Suddenly there was a cry from the side.

"Head of the house, head of the house, do you want us to live?" A person who looked like an old woman came to the side, and beat the middle-aged man with a wooden stick in his hand. She looked like an old woman but was the middle-aged man's wife. Weeping: "My surname is Liu, what's going on at home, you are still working hard for the state capital, if you don't leave, I won't live anymore"

"I..." that Liu Xing blacksmith had tears in his eyes, looked at the things in his hands with some confusion, and said, "I have determined since I was a child to make ironware for the Ming Dynasty and serve the imperial court! How can such important weapons of the country end up in the hands of the people!" He remembered My father's entrustment before he died, no matter how hard or tired he is, he must make every firearm for the court. This is the life of the soldiers, and the confidence of the Ming Dynasty!The country's most important weapon!And this time Xiao Chuan's conditions moved him, but the persistence in his heart remained unshakable. This is already a responsibility passed down from generation to generation.

"We are also the Ming army, and you are serving the court by following us," Wang Youcai said, disintegrating the old man's persistence.

"I am a thousand households in the guard house. You can also serve Daming if you join my guard house, and you will have money after you come." As he said that, he took out two taels of shadows to see if he was not enough, and went directly to Tao Na Nicole's pocket , Nicole immediately scratched and scratched, but Xiao Chuan took it out of his pocket with all his strength, and took out two taels of silver. Her big beautiful eyes stared at Xiao Chuan.

"The head of the house, the head of the house" The old woman cried even more, looked at Yin Zi and said, "Do you want your son to suffer like you? Do you suffer like this for the rest of your life? You are so cruel, the head of the family!"

The blacksmith frowned even deeper. On the one hand, he was depressed after serving Daming, but on the contrary, his family's life was difficult. On the other hand, it was naked money. What happened for many years was an unspeakable misery in his heart. Thinking of his son, his heart trembled and he said, "My lord, I will go with you." Responsibility, that kind of responsibility is inferior to his son's future. At the end of the day, the responsibility should end with me.

good!In order to show his sincerity, Xiaochuan immediately gave the silver to the popular blacksmith, and then took out the silver from Nicole's pocket. Nicole looked at Xiaochuan with murderous eyes, and bit Xiaochuan's hand for the last time. Xiaochuan slapped it hard with his hand. On her head, she let go.

After giving Blacksmith Liu another two taels of silver, his wife quickly knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. I want to build a shrine for you."

After finishing speaking, the old woman beat her husband fiercely again, and said: "The head of the family, it's not too soon, thank you sir, such a good opportunity, are you stupid?"

Xiao Chuan felt strange. Even though life was so difficult, he was still unwilling to join his blacksmith shop, preferring to continue his career in this state capital. Xiao Chuan couldn't understand it. Maybe these blacksmiths themselves were not pursuing fame and fortune, but Another thing, and after that, this group of blacksmiths went from bad to worse, and most of them went bankrupt in the end, and the enthusiasm for serving the country in their hearts could not be exchanged for food to satisfy their hunger.Otherwise, according to the level of firearms in the Ming Dynasty at that time, how could it lose to the Manchu Qing?
This was the case for the next 20 or more blacksmiths. In addition to the technology passed down from generation to generation, there was also a responsibility for them to refuse, but the mother-in-law at home was crying and making trouble. He was defeated by his mother-in-law's entreaties.Fifteen blacksmiths and apprentices, together there are more than 70 people. They joined their own fortress, and the number of blacksmiths in their own fortress has tripled. There are still five craftsmen who are unwilling to leave, preferring to continue working in this city. The Ming Dynasty served.

This Sanfan refers to the number of real blacksmiths. The half-baked ones who have been sent to study for only two months are not counted, and many of them are masters of real secret skills, such as those who can make winged tigers and thunderbolts. Yes, there are even five Thor machines.Although some techniques are too difficult, especially the Wulei Shenji, there are some crafts that only he can complete, these are the true masters of the country.

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On the other side, when Chu Baichuan saw the almost empty arsenal, he almost spit out a mouthful of blood, saying, "Cheatable, cunning, and extremely shameless." He said all the worst things he could think of, and said, " Ball that doesn’t talk about integrity, ball, come on, I’m going to find Qin Xiaochuan, I’m going to find him”

He couldn't imagine how there could be such a treacherous person in the world who would not be honest and deceived all the firearms in his arsenal.

At the side, Uncle Qin shook his head, feeling a bit of slander in his heart, alas, I really don't know how old General Qin, who was famous for his life, gave birth to such a treacherous and cunning son. .

"Where is Qin Xiaochuan, where is Qin Xiaochuan?" Chu Baichuan shouted angrily, "Call me that Qiu Ba, and return my firearm, return it!"

"Report, he has left the state capital and is gathering troops to fight the Japanese pirates," said a soldier beside him.

"What, you want to run away after grabbing the things?" Chu Baichuan immediately prepared to submit a memorial to Zhe Zai, but when he thought about how to submit the memorial himself?For robbery, I first asked him to get the weapons, but he still had his own handwriting, which was disgusting.But there was nothing he could do.But there are craftsmen in the city, so he is not worried.

"Report, someone came to report that Qin Xiaochuan, a household of twenty blacksmiths in the city, has kidnapped fifteen households!" Another person came to report.

puff!This Chu Baichuan almost spat out a mouthful of blood, and said, "How could he be like this, how could he be like this! How dare he do that!"

"Shameless little thief, shameless little thief" Chu Baichuan said angrily, "After the second battle, I must write a letter to tell the emperor about this matter. Damn it!"

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