Making money is not an easy thing to do, especially to make a lot of money!

The third master has heard that those Huaixi nobles will cost thousands of taels of silver to marry a concubine, a pair of head jewelry, and a good one will cost eight thousand taels of silver!

Grandma's, when will you be able to earn enough money to marry a daughter-in-law?

The third master is very desperate, but he is also full of fighting spirit, the baby son he received, there are indeed two hits, the army makes gunpowder, and it costs a lot of money to buy saltpeter, he is good, just in the toilet, swept out the best nitrate!

What else to say, do it!

The third master doesn't care how bad the smell is, he takes people every day, door to door, toilet, pigsty, cowshed, stable...... Turned the bottom upside down.

Although the villagers have not seen much, some people have mentioned that there is a warm spring in the mountains and sulfur mines around.

Liu Chun took people up the mountain to look for it, and sure enough, he got good sulfur, plus charcoal, all three raw materials were complete, and there was no problem in making gunpowder.

All that's left is how to pack and ship.

Didn't I do a filter bucket for water purification last time, this time it was the original team, and I continued to make wooden barrels, but there was one more process, that is, on the outside of the wooden barrel, brush with moisture-proof lacquer, brush a layer of beeswax inside, and then make a wooden frame to protect the wooden barrel, which can not only prevent bumps and explosions, but also easy to handle, killing two birds with one stone.

Moreover, Liu Chun also got a batch of special wooden barrels, which are equipped with partitions, and the three raw materials are separated, and if you want to use them, you only need to stir them well in advance, which can reduce the risk during transportation.

All in all, Liu Chun did his best to make gunpowder safe and reliable.

When he was delivered to the army, he also attached a simple operation manual, which was half text and half pictures, explaining the precautions.

In addition, each barrel of gunpowder has the name of the craftsman who made it, as well as the name of the person who accepted it.

If something goes wrong, you can directly find the party responsible for it!

Liu Chun is very satisfied with his craftsman spirit.

Feng Sheng has fought all his life, used troops countless times, and boasted that he was well-informed, but he could make the military quartermaster so fine, the old man was still dumbfounded and dumbfounded!

He carefully looked at the label attached to the outside of the barrel, the craftsman, the inspector, the production time, the weight, all clearly.

Fifty catties per poke, a total of two hundred barrels, ten thousand catties!

It's all the same!

That's amazing!

Fu Youde, the Duke of Yingguo, hurried over from outside, his old face was surprised and happy, and his beard was upturned.

"Song Guogong, I have verified it, these gunpowders are more than twice as good as those in our army!" Fu Youde waved his fist, "It's strong, after it is burned, there is not much scum, good, really good!" ”

Feng Sheng smiled: "Brother Fu, you forgot to say the same. ”

"What?"

Feng Sheng sighed and said, "The price is good!" This 10,000 catties of gunpowder is worth an ordinary 50,000 catties! That's it, this bastard boy said it was a discount! ”

Fu Youde's eyes widened and swept over, and Liu Chun simply looked at the top of the tent without saying a word. Fu Youde snorted, he circled around the gunpowder, grabbed a wooden frame from time to time, and looked at it carefully.

After turning around and coming back, he said lightly to Feng Sheng: "I think let's order another 100,000 catties!" ”

"What!"

Feng Sheng, who was drinking tea, almost choked, "I said Brother Fu, you're not wrong, right?" ”

Fu Youde said proudly: "Ordinary people often say that they would rather eat a bite of fresh peaches than a basket of rotten apricots!" As long as the things are good, what if they are expensive? Fighting is no ordinary thing! After all these years, how many brothers have been injured by gunpowder, and how many have lost their hands because of the explosion of the firearms? As a general, you can't joke with the lives of your brothers! As long as the thing is good, not to mention five times the price, ten times the price! It's well spent! ”

The more Fu Youde spoke, the more excited he became, Feng Sheng rolled his eyes frequently, he didn't even notice it, and he was still talking about it, making Old Feng almost faint with anger!

You're so upright!

Such a simple truth, can I not understand!

The problem is that the little cub is right in front of you, and if you praise gunpowder so much in front of him, isn't it the same as sending your head over and letting him knock on the head?

With such a pig teammate on the stall, I can't live!

Lao Feng had to put down the teacup, and said with a black face: "Just do it according to Ying Guogong's wishes, and order another 100,000 catties, but the army's expenses are tight, and I can't get so much money for a while, do you see if you can ...... Credit? ”

It's worthy of an old fox, it's just slippery enough!

Liu Chun hurriedly shook his head, "Song Guogong Mingjian, Baiyangkou can ensure quality here, relying on strict management and generous wage incentives. We are just getting started, if there is no cash, it is difficult to guarantee that the quality is discounted, and the grass people don't want to smash the signboard yet, but ......" Liu Chun smiled, "Otherwise, the army's expenses are tight, I wonder if Song Guogong can allow Baiyangkou to build an iron-smelting workshop?" Is it to compensate for the cost of gunpowder? ”

Liu Chun finally said what he was thinking.

processing military rations, sewing purses, making filter barrels, gunpowder...... These can only be regarded as petty fights, not worth mentioning.

If you want to make a fortune, you have to make a fuss in a bigger way.

Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the monopoly of salt and iron has been implemented, and in the Ming Dynasty, the salt law has been very strict, especially under the rule of Lao Zhu, Liu Chun did not dare to make up his mind at all.

He's set his mind on iron!

In the magnificent anti-Yuan uprising, the princes everywhere vigorously developed iron smelting, especially Zhu Yuanzhang, who was one of the best. After the Ming Dynasty unified the country, there were as many as 15 official iron smelting stations alone.

It is especially rare that the Ming Dynasty allowed private mining to make iron.

This is also related to the environment at that time, the world was initially decided, there was wasteland everywhere, the imperial court encouraged tuntian, and the cultivated land was inseparable from agricultural tools, so a huge market demand was formed, and the government-run iron factories of the imperial court could not meet the demand, and it was imperative to allow private iron smelting.

It's just that iron ore and coal are all strategic materials, and the imperial court controls them tightly.

A small fight may be fine, but if you want to become bigger, you must have a stable supply of raw materials, in other words, you have to nod the court.

Liu Chun's plan was to build his own iron-smelting workshop in the name of the military.

"Brother Fu, do you understand? How many hearts does this kid have! He wants the old man to cheat for personal gain, and the fortune has been made on our heads! Feng Sheng leaned back, snorting angrily.

Fu Youde can see it, "I said Song Guogong, don't be too stingy, you also know the situation over the years, the craftsmen of the imperial court's iron-smelting institute have fled seriously, even if they don't run, the weapons they make are uneven, and they are not as good as in the first few years." As soon as the world is peaceful, it is inevitable that Wen Tian will be martial, no wonder His Majesty wants to kill people, even I want to kill those bastards! ”

Liu Chun continued to look at the sky, he didn't dare to talk nonsense about Zhu Yuanzhang, let alone question the national policy, he was just responsible for making money!

"Stinky boy, do you know how to make iron?" Feng Sheng spoke slowly.

When asked about the major, Liu Chun hurriedly patted his chest and said proudly: "Iron smelting is the introductory course of our Guo family's learning, there is nothing difficult!" ”

Feng Sheng snorted, this stinky boy can brag!

"Salt and iron are the foundation of the country, the old man doesn't dare to be arbitrary, let's wait for the divine will to ruling!"

"Huh?" Liu Chun was shocked, "Such a little thing, you still want to alarm Your Majesty?" ”

Feng Sheng suddenly laughed and said, "Of course not!" ”

"So, what about my iron-smelting workshop?"

Lao Feng said: "I don't understand, no!" The old man raised his voice and scolded with a smile: "Stinky boy, don't think that your father is my old subordinate, just do whatever you want, tell you, give the old man some restraint!" Just make gunpowder with peace of mind, don't think about uselessness. ”

Liu Chun wants to cry without tears, and dares to climb the relationship, it is better not to climb, what a big loss!

At this moment, someone suddenly rushed in.

"Qi Song Guogong, the Marquis of Yongchang attacked Gyeongju and returned victoriously, but it was just ......" The person who came looked frightened and stopped talking.

"Just what?"

Feng Sheng was shocked, Lan Yu is a fierce general, in case of a mistake, it will affect the morale of the army!

"It's just that the Marquis of Yongchang, as well as his subordinates, are not accustomed to the water and soil, vomiting and diarrhea, and the situation is critical......"

Liu Chun's eyes widened suddenly, no, isn't there a filter bucket, how can you still have diarrhea?