The rapid-fire guns made by Wang Xiaoming can be said to be the most advanced artillery, and many of them use modern craftsmanship and design ideas.

However, it is absolutely not enough to have artillery, it is also necessary to have matching shells.

There are also two types of shells, one is solid and the other is explosive.

At this stage, it is only a solid bullet that is made, because it is easier to make and the probability of error is smaller.

Nowadays, there are few people and materials, so it takes some time to prepare materials for the solid bullets and explosive bombs that are made first.

For the production of artillery shells, Wang Xiaoming also directly used shell shells in one step, that is, shells of modern artillery, but the warhead is a solid shell used.

The most difficult part of making artillery shells is on the primer, this technology is not a person who understands the mystery, and it can't be made at all, but for Wang Xiaoming, the primer technology is not difficult.

Now it's time to make rapid-fire guns and their matching shells.

Wang Xiaoming also started assembly line operations, dividing personnel into two assembly lines, one for the production of artillery and the other for the production of artillery shells.

With full effort, you can make three rapid-fire guns and 100 shells in one day.

It's still slow, but there's no way around it, because there are too few people.

There are very few materials, even the materials used to make rapid-fire cannons are also refined after the previous bulky cannons are melted.

The metallurgical technology in this world is still not advanced enough, so the output of metals is very low, and the state's control over metals is also very strict.

However, the problem of materials is not a big deal, after all, money can make the devil grind, you only need to spend some money, and you can buy the materials you need.

Even if the price is higher than the normal price, it doesn't matter.

A few more days passed. The craftsmen became more and more skilled in making artillery, and the production capacity began to rise, and it was possible to produce five rapid-fire guns and one hundred and fifty shells a day.

A total of thirty rapid-fire guns were produced, two thousand rounds of shells, and then there were no materials.

Thirty rapid-fire guns were installed on five ships, each with six rapid-fire guns.

In order to strengthen the firepower, these six rapid-fire guns are installed on the same side deck, and the six rapid-fire guns can carry out concentrated attacks in the same direction.

Artillery is there. However, it is not necessary to say how strong the combat effectiveness is.

You must know that it is easy to shoot a gun and it is difficult to fire, especially at sea, when the sea is stormy and turbulent, it is more difficult to attack, and it is not difficult to fire, but it is too difficult to hit the target.

Even after Wang Xiaoming's training and guidance, the pirates have the ability to shoot cannons. It is still relatively weak, and the effective range of the rapid-fire cannon is three thousand meters, but under the operation of the pirates, it is only possible to hit the target if it enters one thousand meters. Only by entering 500 meters can there be a high accuracy rate.

But then again, although their technical skills are really not good, the performance of the cannon is good, with the help of rapid-fire guns. In the face of the rest of the pirates, their combat effectiveness is absolutely terrifying.

At this time, the village of Fallen Leaves also sent news. There was something about the main book, Wang Xiaoming received the news, and it happened that there was no material to make cannons on the island, so he thought about it himself and disposed of the two things.

When he came to Fallen Leaf Village, Village Chief Li personally explained the matter clearly, Zhou Ran and Zhang Bo both sent people to contact, Zhou Ran had a great appetite, and he would not let go without 10,000 silver coins, and he looked at his people and his deeds, and he was afraid that 10,000 silver coins would not be able to stop his mouth.

Zhang Bo is no longer young, and when he heard about this this time, he was also extremely moved, and the two sides hit it off.

The rest is the concrete implementation.

That night, Wang Xiaoming went to the county seat, and it was the first time Wang Xiaoming went to Qingshan County.

When he arrived in the county, someone had already received Wang Xiaoming, and Wang Xiaoming had already sent shrewd and capable villagers from the Fallen Leaves Village to buy a shop and a restaurant in the county seat, so that they could inquire about the news and buy and sell materials.

Wang Xiaoming also went to see two stores, and the business was not bad, but there were no characteristics, and the business was lukewarm.

If you are serious about business, it is impossible to make a fortune all at once, and this is also the norm.

Wang Xiaoming also met with Zhang Bo, and the two had a meal of wine and food, and they were quite satisfied with Zhang Bo's candidate.

To do this job well, you need two conditions, one is to be loyal and obedient, and the second is to know how to do things.

It's not enough to just be obedient, because the job of the bookkeeper is originally a relatively tedious job, and it can't be done without a smart mind and a flexible mind.

The next morning, Zhou Ran, the county chief secretary, died violently at home, and the cause of death could not be found out at all, so it could only be determined that he had died of a sudden illness.

As soon as Zhou Ran died, the position of the chief bookkeeper immediately vacated, and many people in the county put their minds on the position of the chief bookkeeper.

It stands to reason that under the main book, the second-in-command is the bookkeeper, and there should be a bookkeeper to take over, but in the end, the position of the bookkeeper still fell to Zhang Bo's head.

The reason why this is so is because Wang Xiaoming and others spent a lot of money, one is to buy off the rest of the officials in the yamen, and the other is to send a large amount of silver to the magistrate, for the position of the main book, but sent 10,000 silver coins, so that the position of the main book was bought.

The scrivener was naturally very dissatisfied with this, but what was the use of being dissatisfied, the matter was already a foregone conclusion, and although he held a grudge, he could only appease it.

It's just that the secretary didn't expect that Zhang Bo would soon attack himself, and a corruption charge would be suppressed, which must be unbearable for him, because the evidence was conclusive, he was sentenced to a sentence of thousands of miles by the magistrate, and he didn't want to come back in this life.

After Zhang Bo became the chief bookkeeper, his first job was to arrange the identity of Wang Xiaoming.

Wang Xiaoming is a black household in this country, so he needs to apply for an identity certificate.

With the help of the master bookkeeper, Wang Xiaoming's identity was quickly handled, because it was handled locally, so Wang Xiaoming became a person from Qingshan County, and his name and the like were still not changed.

After having an identity, many things have become easier, first of all, to buy land, for convenience, Wang Xiaoming directly spent double the price to buy a family with a house and land.

That family was also the rich man's own family. The family property was worth almost 50,000 taels, and Wang Xiaoming directly bid 100,000 silver coins to buy the house and the land together.

In addition to silver coins, Zhang Bo, the main bookkeeper, also followed the horse, coupled with force and coercion, this can be bought.

You must know that although the land has a market price, ordinary people can't live unless they live. Otherwise, the land will not be sold.

With a house and a field, Wang Xiaoming suddenly turned into a big landowner, and finally had an identity in this country.

With such an identity, Wang Xiaoming immediately took action, bought a store in the county, and ran his own business, but because of limited funds, time was even more limited. So the business is still small-scale.

When Wang Xiaoming was busy with these things, Zhang Bo was also busy buying metal raw materials, but after inquiring about it, he also knew about it. It is not easy to buy metal in large quantities.

Because metals are in the national strategic materials, it is generally forbidden to buy and sell them on a large scale.

However, there are policies and countermeasures. If you really want to make a purchase, there is naturally a way.

After several inquiries, Zhang Bo still contacted the door, and he was acting as an intermediary. Then trade with the other party, pay the deposit, the other party will deliver the goods, because of the road, it took more than half a month to send the required goods to the county.

When I arrived at the county to check the goods, there was no problem with the goods, so I paid the rest of the payment.

With the completion of the first transaction, the second transaction will proceed logically, and half a month later, the second shipment will arrive.

It was at this time that bad news came.

The island of Two Horns has been attacked by pirates.

This news is from nearby fishermen, as for the specific situation, it is not yet known.

Wang Xiaoming was anxious, and immediately returned to Fallen Leaf Village, and then took a boat to Shuangjiao Island.

At this time, the Twin Horns Island was attacked by pirates, and the battle was extremely fierce.

Around noon, a pirate fleet attacked the island of Two Horns, and was spotted by the ships patrolled by the Wyvern Pirates, and the intended sneak attack turned into a strong attack.

Knowing that a powerful pirate regiment was attacking, Lei Meng, who was in charge of combat affairs, decisively gave the order for the fleet to attack.

If the fleet is blocked in the harbor by the opponent, it will not be able to exert the power of the battleship at all, and even if it wins in the end, the side will suffer heavy losses, so be sure to sail the ships out before the battle begins.

Originally, Lei Meng planned to engage in a field battle with the other party, but after observing through the telescope, he found that this pirate was extremely powerful, and a group of twelve large and small warships, all of which used artillery, can be said to be a rare sea dragon.

In the face of such a strong enemy, Wang Meng did not dare to be careless, and hurriedly turned the bow of the ship, allowing the fleet that was preparing to meet the enemy to escape.

Of course, in Wang Meng's view, this is called a strategic shift, but in the eyes of the other party, it is a frightened escape.

Watching the ships of the Wyvern Pirates flee, there was a burst of hearty laughter from the ships of those attacking sides.

Among them, on the largest sea ship, the pirate leader Jiang Chen smiled contemptuously: "I thought there were three heads and six arms, but I didn't expect it, but it was a soft-footed shrimp." ”

Beside Jiang Chen, a middle-aged man dressed as a master smiled and said: "In front of Boss Jiang, the other party is naturally a soft-footed shrimp, it seems that this time the action is nine out of ten." ”

Another person laughed and said: "Speaking of which, these guys are also looking for their own death, what name is not good, they dare to call the Flying Dragon Pirate Group, his name is Flying Dragon, where can we put the face of the Black Dragon Pirate Group?" This time, we must let these guys know the rules well, it is enough to have one dragon on the sea, that is our black dragon, whoever dares to call the name of the dragon, we will destroy it." ”

Jiang Chen smiled: "I love to hear the words of the third child, my name is Black Dragon, his name is Feilong, isn't it unpleasant to find me, just want me to eat him, now it's okay, find yourself guilty." ”

"It's better for this person to be low-key, if you don't have the ability, then you have to pick up your tail and be a man, I don't know how thick the sky is, then I'll tell you how to be a man." ”

After a pause, Jiang Chen faced the rest of the pirates and said loudly: "Capture Shuangjiao Island, don't seal the knife for three days, brothers will follow me to the island, be happy and happy." ”

"That's right. ”

"The boss is wise. ”

Hearing Jiang Chen's promise, the rest of the pirates applauded excitedly.

Capture a pirate lair, there must be a lot of women and treasures on the island, and if you don't seal the knife for three days, it will be really crazy.

Speaking of which, the Black Dragon Pirate Group and the Flying Dragon Pirate Group are naturally innocent, and as for the reason why the Black Dragon Pirate Group came to attack the Flying Dragon Pirate Group, it is naturally not as simple as having similar names.

Pirates will be dispatched, and it will be all out of profit.

The reason why the Black Dragon Pirate Regiment attacked the Flying Dragon Pirate Regiment was also for profit.

Shuangjiao Island was occupied by the Scimitar Pirate Regiment before, although the Scimitar Pirate Group is average, but it is very good at being a person, and has a lot of relationships among the pirates, plus Shuangjiao Island is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are many artillery batteries on the island, and it will definitely be a heavy loss to attack Shuangjiao Island.

But now things are turning around.

The Scimitar Pirates were wiped out, the Isle of Two Horns was occupied, and a new pirate group, the Wyvern Pirates, took over the Isle of Two Horns.

The process of the Wyvern Pirate Regiment's occupation of the Double Horn Island is said to have been completed by a master through melee combat, rather than relying on a sea ship.

The ships of the Wyvern Pirates were inherited from the Scimitar Pirates.

The strength of the Wyvern Pirates is even weaker than that of the Scimitar Pirates.

In addition, after the establishment of the Wyvern Pirate Group, they did not go out to rob at all, and this kind of behavior is also a sign of weakness among the pirates, which makes the rest of the Pirate Group look down on the Wyvern Pirate Group.

Many pirate groups are interested in attacking the Wyvern Pirate Group, but out of caution, they haven't done it yet.

The Black Dragon Pirate Regiment is close to Twin Horn Island, which has the natural convenience of geography, so it is ahead of the rest of the pirate group and starts in advance.

However, this action of the Black Dragon Pirate Group is also a tentative act, if the Flying Dragon Pirate Group is strong enough and is a hard bone, they will choose to retreat, but then again, if the Flying Dragon Pirate Group is vulnerable, then they can't be blamed, their Black Dragon Pirate Group will kill Shuangjiao Island and take away all the things that can be taken away on the island, as for those things that can't be taken away, they will naturally be destroyed on the spot.

Before, their Black Dragon Pirate Group was somewhat worried, but now when they saw the ships of the Flying Dragon Pirate Group, they turned around and fled just when they saw themselves, and they were immediately extremely proud.

In particular, the number of ships of the Wyvern Pirate Regiment is not too much, only five sea ships, compared to their dozens of sea ships, it is completely incomparable.

They really won this battle. (To be continued......)