This fat man named Contrinoa, although he is a descendant of Fanren, speaks fluent Chinese, and claims to be proficient in many languages including Tianzhu dialect, Dashi dialect, and Persian dialect.

Therefore, it is not difficult to communicate on a daily basis, and even affectionately let me directly call him by his nickname - "Fat Hole",

Of course, as a foreigner, he was also a registered merchant in Canton, and owned a feudal goods store specializing in all kinds of imported goods under his name, just to cover up the real business, specializing in all kinds of smuggled goods.

Guangfu is the seven provinces outside the mountains, the sea and land pivots of the two major sea routes in the east and west, and the goods and crops are extremely abundant, but most of the lucrative trades are monopolized or intervened by the official monopoly or wealthy power lords, or they are simply controlled in the hands of regional guild organizations, so in addition to the huge market demand, a huge number of smuggling industries have naturally been born.

However, even if it is a smuggling business, not everyone can do it, the perennial sea trade flow is so large, and it is okay to catch a few leaks occasionally, but if you want to stabilize it, or do long-term business, you must have the cooperation and echo of the local local snake or powerful forces.

What's more, this fat hole is not willing to compete with others for those big forces, and the scraps leaking from his mouth are cold, and he wants to find a new way to do a good job in the arms business, but this kind of thing can not be easily interfered with by ordinary people.

The Southern Dynasties had its own large-scale ordnance superintendents, as well as superintendent factories and armament factories scattered all over the country, as well as a large number of contractors, cooperative workshops, and supply companies, all of which were related households with deep backgrounds, and naturally formed corresponding interest groups and protection networks, and had a natural rejection of emerging competitors.

As a variety of customers who have local needs, they should also take into account the stability and social relations and background of the long-term supply object, as well as the Yu system that may be provoked.

So his obsession with this made him delay in Guangfu for several years, but he was unable to open the market, but he also had something to do with the Yuwen family who tried to open up the sea trade in the west.

I don't know how Yuwen Luoluo fooled him before, but obviously this time he used it as an important opportunity and breakthrough. So much so that he did not hesitate to personally solicit and negotiate this business.

If there is a need, we can naturally talk to each other, and I also took the opportunity to ask him about the current situation of a bunch of western countries and many forces, and then I made up my preliminary intention.

"The potential demand and market of the Roche Domain, and indeed the entire Borneo Domain?"

I said to the enigmatic creatures that were gathered around me, waiting for some fun

"How dare you say it...... Did he just get caught in the trap?"

"But even if it's a one-shot deal, you have to make some preparations."

After arranging the manpower and arrangement just in case, I finally saw the signal reflected back by the mirror light on the river

No matter what means this Contrinoah used, he sent the goods to the outskirts of Canton. The boat that went up the river still brought some of the items we needed as scheduled.

Flipping open the wooden box with the words "porcelain lightly", the upper layer of the goods is opened, revealing the heavy metal work wrapped in scratch-resistant straw underneath, and the cold and shining color makes people look at ease.

One hundred and sixty flat-tipped spearheads bound with leather cords, three hundred and fifty thin spears for throwing, eighty short spears with conical heads, sixty single-headed axes, and forty single-pointed hammers.

Twenty-six standard crossbows produced in Western Xia, ten crossbows, 1,100 long and short arrows, 30 iron arm bows, 400 wooden arrows, 60 soldier arrows, and mouth string rods.

There are 55 thin-bladed scimitars of Tianzhu iron, 15 thick-backed long knives imitating the Tang style, and 86 other variegated long and short knives,...... and a bunch of miscellaneous things such as gravel stones, medicinal oil, cloths, holsters, sheaths, and pylons equipped with corresponding sharpening knives

Finally, three flying fire thunders from Xizhou are presented, which are additional additions and samples.

Although it looks like it's all old and refurbished, it's all well maintained and covered in a thin layer of grease.

I took out one piece casually and gently flicked the blade surface of the metal with my fingers, and the sound was dull and clear, indicating that the forging heat and kung fu were good, and the metal itself was quite homogeneous and dense, not the kind of goods with a bright appearance.

In the final count, I counted 3,200 yuan, of which the spearhead and sword accounted for only a small part, and the real big head was those crossbow bows, which cost forty or fifty yuan on average, which ordinary people could not buy with money.

Slightly different from the products I have seen in the Northland, these obviously Western-style equipment, the key parts are reinforced with iron parts, showing a certain advantage in fine craftsmanship.

For example, in the bow arm, a good horn wood is sandwiched with iron pieces as the fetal bone, and it is also wrapped in wear-resistant leather, which is slightly heavy in the hand, but it is quite powerful when pulled up.

Each crossbow is also carefully prepared with a spare string, the string is also a special material twisted into composite strands, which can continue to buzz for a period of time when flicked, while the strong crossbow and repeater have a ratchet and lever specially used for winding, and the repeater has spare ten and five rounds of arrow magazines.

Wooden arrows are sturdy white-branched hardwoods, rather than the bamboo strips most common in the South, and are equipped with two types of arrows, narrow-edged and diamond-shaped arrows with barbs; The soldier arrow is an armor-piercing heavy arrow with a cone-headed head, and also has a spiral concave bloodletting groove.

After trying it out with this batch of crossbow machines, even Han Liangchen, who has been in the army for a long time, can't help but be amazed, because it is said that this is some equipment, although it is a little old, but it is really a good thing. It's just that the number of the craftsman, the place of origin, and the batch on the top has been rubbed off by special means

This also made me more interested in the forces behind Contrinoah, what kind of people can provide this kind of equipment that clearly bears the imprint of the army......

At the time of delivery, there was a small accident, and Contrinoa did not want a local ticket or flying money, but wanted to be paid in cash with precious metals or treasure money.

But this situation, I somewhat expected, waved his hand, Bo Fu took out the box, inside was twelve homemade eight taels of red gold cakes, put in front of him,

Fat Kong turned his head sideways, and a dark-skinned Kunlun slave beside him split it in half with an axe, revealing the same color on the outside and inside, and then put it away satisfactorily.

Then he thought about it, and with some pain, he took out a bundle of cloth rolls from his bosom, handed it to me, and then Bo Fu took it on his behalf.

"It's a lucky thing that has followed me for years......"

With Bo Fu's movements, the silk cloth that was shaken off was wrapped in a copper-plated monocular

"A good start and testimony as a business partner......

Fat Kong said with a sincere face

"I hope it's a souvenir for you......"

"It's easy to say......"

I Bo Fu took this glasses in his hand, and it was quite heavy in his hand, much stronger than the one I had made by hand before, with a telescopic pull rod and a spiral groove to fine-tune the sight distance, as well as a fixed small bracket, more like a handicraft.

Although it is also second-hand, with some paint stripping, wear and scratches, it is still quite valuable and meaningful to me.

At last he carried the refilled boat and a small box of gold and silver, and went back satisfied.

The transaction was crude and lacked trust, so much so that it required someone who could call the shots on both sides to personally lead the team to negotiate and supervise each other in order to complete the transaction.

For example, the windswept flagsters who hide in the woods with bows and arrows and never come in handy, or those who stay in the cabin of Contrinoa and never show up, represent a certain realism and caution.

After all, in this chaotic and complicated era, it is already a very precious and luxurious thing to be able to give trust lightly. But we're at least off to a good start.

Then, as if I had gotten a fun toy, after transporting most of the weapons, I couldn't wait to return to my private workshop and carefully dismantle three small melon-sized flying fire mines with various tools.

The principle of the so-called flying fire thunder looks very ingenious, making full use of the technical level and mature materials of this era.

For example, similar to the ignition tube of the later cannon, it is a porcelain powder lead sealed with wax, which can directly ignite a detonating core made of fine gunpowder through a blunt delay, and then splash the viscous material in the loaded bomb body into a burning fan with the power of guò implosion.

The projectile body is also a special container made of porcelain clay, but it is not glazed, and it contains about half a liter of thick liquid, and the medicinal oil used for combustion is also a refined mixture, suspending this kind of gelatin-like particles, it is estimated that after exploding, there is a secondary killing effect that continues to adhere to burning.

This kind of design is quite meaningful to me. Although it is too cumbersome for musket ammunition, what if it is a cannon? Or other explosives?

I couldn't wait to call me to squat with my head in my hands, and dictate my thoughts into a few words.

"Feasibility analysis of the improved direction of the No. 213 artillery fuse and directional mines......"

was talking to himself, when suddenly someone outside the door announced.

"There's new news from the Navy Corps and Mrs. Chen......"

I had just come back from outside, and the sweaty Wind Roll Flag reported to me in a low voice

"Last night, the rebels broke through the defense line of Shimen from the east,"

"About 6,000 local regimental training and garrison soldiers have been defeated, and the Zuo Wuwei and Tianning Army, who went to support, have been defeated and retreated."

"The government is reorganizing the front in Baektian and Odori districts in an effort to regain ......"

"The rebels are plundering the area...... I'm afraid that more people and goods will be coerced."

In addition, in the southeastern districts such as Huawei, Fuxu, Liede, Dashui, and Ruishi, there are also attacks by traitors

"The nearest right city has been frightened every day, and a large number of citizens have avoided the old city and the lower city

"It is rumored that the imperial court is going to transfer troops from the old city and the upper city to besiege this rebel army......"

"This also includes the marines who live in our left city for the time being......"

"I'm afraid I'll have to prepare measures in advance......"

"Then distribute the weapons in advance,"

I said flatly.

"Don't worry about damage or injury, let everyone get familiar with the ......"

"Don't worry about the hoarding of fresh water, we have set up several storage sites......"

"If something is wrong, they will go their separate ways, and then meet at these storage sites......"

We have prepared a number of plans for the possible impact of this rebellion.

For example, in the case of gaffe and hunger that is out of control, you can retreat to the sea and board the Yuwen family's ship, let's avoid the limelight, or

The worst result is that we temporarily abandon these arrangements, take important personnel, and retreat to the Meishan Hotel where Mrs. Chen is located, and form a group to protect ourselves.

At least until the hearing of the Sect Clan, she won't want me to miss anything.