Lord: Start with a copy of Water Margin

After Zhao Zhen read the letter, he handed the letter to Wu Yong and Zhu Wu who were standing aside. After they read it, Zhao Zhen asked: "How are you two brothers?"

Wu Yong said: "It seems that Miao Heitian has given up. However, with only 3,000 strings of money, it is only enough for a reward. Looking at what the letter says, I can ask for another batch of ordnance."

Zhu Wu also said: "What I'm saying is that nowadays crossbows are the most labor-intensive and time-consuming. In addition to bone bows, the weapons supervisor is currently imitating jump crossbows and divine arm bows. I'm afraid it will take a month or two. If we can make Jeju It would be best if the city sent some crossbow-making craftsmen."

Zhao Zhen said: "I heard that most of the craftsmen in the Duzuo Academy are military craftsmen, weapon craftsmen or academy soldiers, and serve their entire life in weapons manufacturing. Anyone who leaks weapons manufacturing patterns will be punished as violating the system. Bow and crossbow making is especially strict, I'm afraid This craftsman cannot be obtained easily."

Zhu Wudao said: "Why not give it a try. If you succeed, it will be the best. If not, you can bargain and ask for more crossbows."

After the three people discussed it, Zhao Zhen wrote a letter with a seal and asked the courier to send it back to Dongping Mansion.

After three back and forths, both parties had no intention of expanding the war, so they naturally reached an agreement.

Miao Shanggao was really bold. Hearing that Zhao Zhen was going to be a crossbow craftsman here, he actually agreed.

Over and over again, it’s not whether it’s given to the craftsmen, but how many. In the end, Miao Shanggao, the three oldest people in the hospital, reported the disease and sent all his family members over.

In addition, 500 yellow birch crossbows, 300 pairs of foot armors, and 500 pairs of leather armors were mobilized from the capital as compensation.

Zhao Zhen also released all the captured Jeju City sergeants back. Sandu arrested the envoy He Tao, but Zhao Zhen was not in trouble here and sent this man back as well.

He Tao was a well-informed person, and he actually recommended someone before leaving. At first, Zhao Zhen didn't care. He heard that this man was good at building a large boat that did not use oars but was driven by a water wheel.

When Ruan Xiaoer asked in detail, He Tao bluntly said that he didn't know very well either. I only know that this person's surname is Ye, and his single name has the character "春". Originally from Sizhou, he was good at shipbuilding.

This man is currently resting in an inn in Jeju City. He Tao only knew about this man because his brother He Qing mentioned him in front of him.

This fight allowed He Tao to see clearly the reality of Miao Magistrate, and thinking of the rampant thieves in Qingzhou, he already wanted to take refuge. This brother of his is a gambler and has made friends with people from all walks of life. Now he is keeping accounts in the inn, so he got acquainted with Ye Chun. This is the first time that my brother has respected a person so much. So He Tao kept it in mind.

Liangshan County relied on such a large waterfront and recommended Ye Chun. If something happened in the future, he would have a place to go.

But when He Tao returned to Jeju City, Miao Shanggao was not embarrassed by him. After all, except for a few unlucky ones, all the sergeants on the waterway had to come back intact.

After He Tao paid his respects to Miao Shanggao, he did not go home. He went to the inn first and met Ye Chun through He Qing. He Tao recommended Ye Chun to go to Liangshan County to make a living, and Ye Chun agreed immediately.

He Qing listened on the sidelines and complained: "Brother, I must be your brother. Since you have such a good place, why don't you recommend me to my brother? Who doesn't know that Zhao Daguan is the most extravagant person? Find one in his village Making a living is worse than me copying and writing in the shop every day, which is not happy at all. "

He Tao scolded: "Can you still build ships?"

Thinking that Ye Chun's brother had told him, He Tao softened his tone and said, "If you have nothing to do, you can accompany Brother Ye Chun on a trip. If a high official can take a fancy to you, it will naturally be of benefit to you."

He Qing listened and thanked his brother with a smile.

Not to mention what happened to He Tao after he returned home, he only said that He Qing went to the shopkeeper to ask for leave, Ye Chun paid back the rent, and the two of them went to Wangtai Township together.

At this time, Wangtai Township had stabilized. Zhao Zhen discussed with Wu Yong and Zhu Wu and decided to make Liu Tang the general manager of Wangtai Township, assisted by Zou Run and Zou Yuan, commanding 200 armor-breaking ax soldiers. 800 sword and shield soldiers were stationed.

When Hao Shanfeng left the army camp, Xie Zhen and Jie Bao led 400 people from the "Mountain Flying Army Capital" to garrison.

Just waiting for the two fleets of Ruan Xiaoer and Liu Lin to deliver people, Zhao Zhen and others will set off back to Baishi Manor.

In addition to discussing with Wu Yong, Zhu Wu and Jeju Miao Shanggao in the past few days, Zhao Zhen took Yu Baosi and Jiao Ting with him to protect the flag capital and traveled around the villages in Wangtai Township to visit. Through small talk, the elders in the village learned a lot about the upright and wealthy people in various villages in Wangtai Township.

Those who committed crimes, committed crimes, and acted arrogantly had their own punishments. The orphans, the old and the weak in the village were all rewarded with rice and grain, and those who secretly provided information were also rewarded with cloth and fields.

On this day, Zhao Zhen met He Qing and Ye Chun at Wangtai Township.

After seeing the ceremony, Zhao Zhen asked: "Strong man, I heard that you are from Huainan East Road, how come you live in Jeju City?"

Ye Chun said: "The villain went to Shandong to sell goods and passed through Qingzhou. Due to the war, the villain's convoy and goods were robbed and went up the mountain. The villain saw the opportunity quickly and escaped. Because he lost his capital, he could not return to his hometown. Staying in Jeju Prefecture temporarily.”

"In the inn, thanks to the care of Brother He Qing, we got to know each other. Now He Kuan recommends me to the big official. I don't know anything else. When I was in my hometown, I often went on sea ships with people. Now There are pictures of boats, which are presented to high-ranking officials as a means of promotion."

With that said, Ye Chun took out the pattern from the bag and handed it to Zhao Zhen.

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Drawings (drawn by master craftsmen, including patterns of large loach boats and small loach boats.)

Zhao Zhen sent someone to invite Ruan Xiaowu. After Ruan Xiaowu looked at the drawings, he said, "Sir, this ship is different from all the other warships in the county. It does not use sails or oars. I have never seen this before." Pass."

Ye Chun said: "What this general said is that my boat does not use sails or oars. It can accommodate hundreds of people in the sea loach boat. It uses twenty-four waterwheels, and each wheel needs twelve people to move it." The outside is protected by bamboo fences to avoid arrows, and a crossbow tower is erected on the boat. If it is about to set off, there is a bang on the fortress, and the twenty-four waterwheels are pedaled together, and the boat is like flying on the wide water. "

"This small loach boat can accommodate a hundred or ten people in the boat. It only uses twelve waterwheels, and there are also crossbow towers on both sides, and there are still fences to cover the ocean. This boat travels in shallow water and small harbors. It can also have long nails in the front and back. Nail, block the waterway.”

After listening to Ye Chun's words, Wu Yong smiled and said: "After hearing what brother Ye Chun said, Xiaosheng can't wait to see what this ship looks like."

Ruan Xiaowu said: "It's just like what brother said. Once this boat is built, I also want to try it."

Zhao Zhen also smiled and said: "In that case, let's appoint Brother Ye Chun to be the captain of the shipyard camp led by Brother Meng Kang. We will build five large and small loach ships each and conduct a drill to see if they are suitable. "

After hearing this, Ye Chun was overjoyed and thanked Zhao Zhen.

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Name: Ye Chun (hero)

Nickname: None

Race: Human race

Reputation: 30

Occupation: Shipwright

Secondary occupation: Merchant

Level: Level 3, Level 1 (Strength 20, Commander 15)

Attributes: Strength 28, Constitution 30, Agility 40, Spirit 30

Skills: Shipbuilding Level 3 (good at building loach boats, physical fitness +3), Merchant Level 2 (traveling across the country and county, agility +2), Accounting Level 1 (expertise in bookkeeping, Spirit +1).

Commander Skill: Supervisor Level 1 (Commander and Supervisor, Speed ​​+1)

Martial arts: Gun and stick (skilled, use of gun and stick weapons +3 force, 72-way Taizu stick)

Equipment: jujube stick

Monthly salary: 10 yuan

Regarding He Qing, Zhao Zhen saw that he was smart and a heroic soldier. After discussing with Wu Yong, he decided to open a restaurant and inn in Jezhou City.

He Qing was hired as the shopkeeper, and Brother Yun from Dulonggang was appointed as a wine doctor. He recruited associates and used the restaurant as a cover to find out information.

After hearing this, He Qing quickly fell to the ground and thanked him profusely.

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Name: He Qing (hero-level unit)

Race: Human race

Reputation: 15 (Jeju Sandu arrests envoy He Tao brothers)

Occupation: idle man

Secondary occupation: Gambler

Level: Level 1, Level 7 (Strength 15)

Attributes: Strength 9, Constitution 10, Agility 16, Spirit 18

Skills: Accounting level 1 (accounting by hand, spirit +1), Snooping level 1 (level 1, good at conversation, inquiring about information, spirit +1), Gambling level 1 (pushing cards and rolling dice, yelling five and six, spirit +1)

Martial arts: fists and kicks (first glimpse, use fists and kicks to gain +1 force, Wangbaquan, Juehukou)

Monthly salary: 5 guan.