After entering the meeting hall next to them, the five people looked at each other, then knelt down on one knee and shouted: "Your Majesty, please allow me to wait and pay my respects."

"Everyone, please get up quickly!" Li Jiancheng walked over and pulled a few people up. "From now on, you will all be my generals. Just call me Young Master. Don't be too rude."

"Since the Lord requested it, I will wait and obey the orders." The five people said in unison.

"By the way, I don't know you guys yet, so please introduce yourselves." Seeing the five people being so obedient, I have to say that the intimidation just now was very effective.

"Master, my name is Qin Hu, and he was originally the deputy general of Taiyuan City." The middle-aged man who was standing in the middle of the martial arts stage just now came out and introduced himself.

"Master, the younger one's name is Sha Bao, and this is my younger brother Sha Liang. They were all the personal guards of Vice General Qin." The other four, the eldest, said more politely, and then pointed to the person next to him who looked similar to him.

Middle-aged man.

"Master, my name is Song Wen, and he is the guard of Taiyuan East City Gate!" said a tall and sturdy man.

"Master, my name is Yang Wei, and he is the guard of Taiyuan South City Gate!" said an equally tough-looking man.

"In this case, your positions are not low, so why did you give up your positions to train these orphans?" Li Jiancheng asked doubtfully.

"Young master, I don't know, we originally just wanted to train these orphans to earn some money to support our families. How did we know that when the former Taiyuan stayer found out, he asked us to give our position to his relatives, so I left directly in anger, so I accepted He

At the invitation of the boss, we will train these orphans for a long time." Song Wen couldn't wait to say, seemingly not angry at their experience.

"Since you follow me, I will not let you down. There will be opportunities to honor our ancestors in the future. As long as you work hard, you will still have a bright future." Li Jiancheng encouraged them.

But looking at the way they didn't care, he also understood that there was no turmoil in the world yet, so they also thought that they had no way out. Of course, in a few years there would be many heroes, and Li Jiancheng wouldn't be able to tell them. Anyway, the time has come.

They will understand.

"Okay, now let me talk about the selection of 20 orphans. You all know the requirements I mentioned just now. It is useless to use force. You must also have a flexible mind, a good physique, and be able to adapt to changes. As for how to select people,

It's up to you to operate it yourself. I hope you can do it well. When the time comes, I will also pass on a few sets of secrets to you so that you can improve your cultivation." Li Jiancheng said slowly.

"Thank you, Master!" the five of them said excitedly. Everything is false, only the improvement of their own strength is the right thing.

"Okay, there's nothing else to do. You all go and get ready. Uncle He and I went to see what those craftsmen were doing." Seeing that there was nothing to say to them, we asked them all to go down. Although Li Jiancheng asked them to go down,

But they got an important piece of information from his words, which was his name for He Taichong. From his words of calling He Taichong uncle, they knew that the relationship between the two was not ordinary. Originally they thought it was just a superior-subordinate relationship, but now it is

It’s time to change my view on He Taichong.

And He Taichong's face was also flushed. You must know that when he came here, they all looked down upon him more or less and treated him as a businessman. How did this make him suffer? Now that Li Jiancheng said this, his status

But it has improved invisibly, so he is more grateful to Li Jiancheng and works harder. This is also what Li Jiancheng did deliberately. Just now he saw that several of them did not seem to have a good attitude towards He Taichong. Through these words, He Taichong improved

Status. First of all, it can make He Taichong work harder; secondly, and the most important thing is that if He Taichong's status is improved, then Li Jiancheng's words conveyed through him can be better implemented. If those people look down on He Taichong and do not follow his instructions,

If you do it, it will become a joke.

These thoughts were only fleeting. After seeing them all leaving, Li Jiancheng said to He Taichong: "Uncle, let's go see the conditions of those craftsmen." Seeing that Li Jia'an City was going to see those craftsmen, so

He Taichong walked forward to lead the way. The residences of these orphans formed a semi-encirclement, blocking the craftsmen inside, which could not only prevent outsiders from entering, but also prevent the craftsmen from leaking the news.

After walking for a while, we came to the gathering place of craftsmen. There is a coal mountain on the back and an iron mine nearby, which is also convenient for the extraction of materials. It is also easy to defend and difficult to attack. It seems that the person who chose the place is also a talent.

, know how to pick a place.

First we came to the gunpowder place, where there were alchemists. Usually they didn't have enough to eat, didn't have enough clothes to wear, and their lives were in danger. Now Li Jiancheng made them eat and wear clothes, and also made their work no longer dangerous, so

Upon hearing He Taichong's introduction, he was very excited when he found out that Li Jiancheng was the boss behind the scenes. They all bowed down and said that he was the reincarnation of the Bodhisattva who came to save them. He was speechless. If they didn't have this skill, who would Li Jiancheng care about them?

Life or death? There are many people in the world who are more miserable than them. If he had cared about them, he would have gone bankrupt long ago.

Ignoring them, I found a leader among the alchemists, named Qingyun. This was his name as a Taoist. He couldn't live a good life. He could evade taxes and make a living by becoming a Taoist priest. Why not?

?

"Master, come here!" Qingyun said leading the way. This is Li Jiancheng's request, so that they all call him master in the future. If they call him master, it sounds like they have returned to the slave society. Qingyun took Li Jiancheng with him

They came to a slightly shady room and opened the door to let the two of them in. It was also Li Jiancheng's request to find a shady place to store it. Otherwise, if a bunch of explosives were put together, one day when the weather got hot, all these people would be dead.

I don’t know how much time will be wasted looking for people again? You must know that it is not easy to find these people.

Li Jiancheng walked in and was excited when he saw the boxes of explosives packed in wooden boxes. When he opened one of the boxes and looked at the packages of explosives wrapped in oil paper, one can imagine Li Jiancheng's inner excitement. These were all

It is a secret weapon. Therefore, he immediately ordered that no one was allowed to enter except Qingyun and He Taichong. People from orphans were deployed to guard them around the clock. If anyone wanted to force their way in, they would be killed if they refused. These things must be kept properly.

, otherwise once it is lost, the consequences will be immeasurable.

"Uncle He, let people dig a tunnel underground from tomorrow. It must be enough for people to live! Once a master comes in the future, everything can be moved down and people can be hidden." Li Jiancheng ordered.

"Okay!" He Taichong responded. But in his mind, he was thinking: What are these experts doing here when they have nothing to do? However, he still obeyed Li Jiancheng's words, so he passed on the order after Li Jiancheng left.

After giving the instructions, Li Jiancheng asked He Taichong to find someone to bring some explosives to the place where the muskets were made. He only said that it would be useful and didn't say much more, which only made a few people deeply puzzled by his behavior.

"Qingyun, as long as you manage this place well, you will have great contributions in the future, and the benefits will not be less for you. Also, if anyone can come up with more powerful and more stable explosives, there will also be a big reward. I hope you won't let it go.

I'm disappointed." Li Jiancheng believed that under his money offensive, they would all innovate. You must know that the saying goes, "There must be brave men under heavy rewards!" This is what it means.

"Okay, Master!" Qingyun nodded to express his understanding. Then Li Jiancheng and He Taichong walked to the steelmaking place. This is also an important place. Before the muskets came out in large numbers, this place could be regarded as a high-end arsenal.

"Master, his name is Tang Tong, and he is the person in charge here." After arriving at the iron-making place, He Taichong pointed to a man with dark skin but a strong build.

"I wonder what the young master wants to know?" Tang Tong looked at Li Jiancheng and asked.

"I only need to know two things. First, use refined iron, which will be called steel from now on. What is the effect of using newly made weapons? Second, how many such weapons can be made per month?" Li Jiancheng asked simply and clearly.

"It's not an exaggeration to call the young master a god!" Tang Tong first praised Li Jia'an City, and then went on to say: "The weapons made from the steel tempered by the words the young master gave are extremely hard, and are different from the previous weapons.

When they hit each other, the weapons made of steel were unscathed, but the weapons made of iron were broken into two pieces. This is really the work of a god!" Tang Tong sighed again in mid-sentence, and then said: "With our current situation,

As long as there are enough materials, we can make 50 pieces per month. If there are more people, we may be able to make more. Of course, if we all rush the work, we may be able to make about 100 pieces per month."

Li Jiancheng thought for a moment that 50 weapons were okay for now, but when the war breaks out, it might not be enough. "Uncle, give me an order. Whoever can figure out a way to make weapons faster and more powerful will be rewarded!"

"Okay, it's built!" He Taichong responded.

"Tang Tong does a good job, your benefits will be indispensable in the future." Li Jiancheng encouraged Tang Tong again and came to the most important stop this time, which was the place where muskets were made.

"Master, this is Wang Tiezhu, the leader of these craftsmen, and he is also the most skilled among the craftsmen." He Taichong said in detail. It seems that he is well prepared and can explain everything wherever he goes.

Come on, I'm serious about it.

"Master, I wonder what the purpose of these things you asked us to make is?" Wang Tiezhu asked.

"You'll find out later!" Li Jiancheng smiled and said in a mysterious manner. Then he asked someone to fetch a larger animal, then opened the explosives that he had just brought, and at the same time brought a musket.

, and at the same time, I secretly prayed in my heart, hoping that it would be effective, otherwise it would be in vain.

After waiting for a while, a craftsman pulled a dog. Then Li Jiancheng put explosives into the barrel and an iron bullet, then aimed at the dog and pressed the trigger. The dog was targeted

When Li Jiancheng pressed the trigger, he heard a "bang" sound and the dog howled twice before falling down.
Chapter completed!