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Chapter 209

Twelve Lang was indeed frightened, and wandered back to the city in a daze, feeling a little out of sorts.

Seeing him like this, Badou, his follower, rushed forward in fright, fanned him and gave him water, for fear that something might happen to his young master.

"Twelve young masters, let's go home."

Badou looked melancholy.

He didn't know what his young master saw when he weighed the outer diameter, but to be able to shock the young master into such a state, he must have encountered a terrible event.

Hearing what he said, Twelve Lang shook his head and refused with a weak face.

"What home are you going back to? This little thing...is not embarrassing enough..."

"I just... I just didn't expect..."

Twelve Lang muttered to himself.

Naturally, he is not in this state because of fear. After all, he is a child who has followed his elder brother to the battlefield. He has seen many siege vehicles and trebuchets. The giant weapons on the battlefield are far more cruel and bloody than the experiments in the wilderness.

What really made him lose his mind was the crushing of technology.

Twelve Lang is not a fool, so he can naturally see how powerful this coastal defense artillery can be.Mountains and rocks can be blown to pieces, so what are those big wooden ships, if they can be put on wheels and pushed around, it is no problem to attack cities and seize territories.

With such a terrifying weapon in front of them, swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks and forks are powerless to fight back. Even the black armored army of their Megatron Grassland is still vulnerable to coastal defense artillery.

Of course, Twelve Lang can also see that the short board of the coastal defense gun lies in the short range.

This cannon can only be fired at a distance. Once it passes the impact range of the shell, people are safe, and the shore cannon has no power to fight back.

But the question is, with such a powerful combat force, how many people can break through the resistance of the iron egg ball and successfully rush into the safe zone?And the side that uses it, how can it not deploy sufficient troops to guard the shore artillery?

War will be fundamentally changed by the emergence of coastal defense artillery.

Thinking of this, Twelve Lang was happy and worried for a while.

The good news is that this shore artillery was made by Brother Xiaofei. Brother Xiaofei and Big Brother are good friends and allies of their family. The shore artillery built will definitely be used by their Yongxiguan border army.

The worry is that with coastal defense guns, weapons that can be used at close range should also appear soon.At that time, everything he knows now will change, and become what no one can predict.

The most frightening thing is always the unknown, because the human brain will habitually make up for what is possible, and some even go far beyond the limit of what is actually possible.

This is the current state of Twelve Lang, worrying about his insignificance and fearing the uncertain future.

After thinking about it, he still decided to talk to Brother Xiao Fei.

Walking all the way to Ning Juzi's yard, he was about to knock on the door to visit, but the door suddenly opened from the inside, scaring him back three steps.

"Xiaofei...brother?"

Twelve Lang rubbed his eyes to make sure he read it right.

Isn't this tall, long-legged, broad-shouldered and thin-waisted fellow in front of him his own big beast?

"Brother, why are you here?"

He looked at the sky.

It's just after breakfast time, how could the boss appear in Brother Xiao Fei's yard, acting like a master...

When did he come?

Feng Kai arrived yesterday evening.

Mo Zong was testing the cannon in the wilderness outside Jiuling City, and the frontier soldiers guarding nearby could not have heard it.

Mr. Feng had explained before that Mo Zong's Jiuling City must be safe, and the leaders of the frontier army would be nervous if there was any disturbance, let alone a sudden loud noise.

The news spread into Ding'an City almost immediately.

"Loud noise?"

Feng Kai in the study put down his brush, pondered for a while, and quickly figured out the key.

The Liushan Mine is already being mined. If it is necessary to build coastal defense guns, this is probably what it is.

"I'll go and have a look. I may not return home for two days."

The young man stood up and casually ordered Chang Sui Lu Yong.

"If my father asks, he will say that I went to Jiuling Lake to test the homework of Twelve Lang."

Lu Yong nodded, secretly sweating for Twelve Young Masters.

Although it is obviously an excuse, but the young master will definitely do what he says, and the school must be tested.

I hope that the Twelve Young Masters will study hard and work hard recently, so that they can pass the customs smoothly.

When Feng Kai arrived at Jiuling City, the sky was already approaching evening.

Ning Fei was still in the blacksmith's workshop leading everyone to do experiments on making steel in crucibles. Mr. Feng knew that his identity was sensitive, so he went to Ning Zaozi's small yard to avoid suspicion.

Ning Fei's house in Jiuling City is a simple two-story building.There is a terrace on the top of the second floor, overlooking the surrounding scenery.

At that time, it was the time when the major workshops were off work.

Crowds of people poured out of the industrial area and scattered into the streets and alleys of the residential area, and the city suddenly became lively.

The young ladies are not burdened by housework, so they go to the dining room to have dinner together, order a meal they like, chatting and laughing, so they are very comfortable.

Men are more casual.Those who have families stop by and buy some vegetables and fruits for the children and mother-in-law at home.Still a bachelor, he hooked his shoulders and walked towards the bathhouse, but his eyes glanced at the little lady from time to time, scratching his ears and scratching his cheeks, trying to find a chance to strike up a conversation.

There are even some children who have dropped out of school, running around the streets like a fan, venting their depression of being crushed by their classmates in the school room.

This is a completely different scene from any city, full of vigor and vitality.

Feng Kai suddenly remembered what Ning Fei said before, letting women go out to work can create more wealth and make the border town prosperous.

He had seriously considered this proposal, but currently there is no industry suitable for women in the border town. Maybe after the wool they brought back is figured out, the border town can also open similar workshops to attract women to work.

There are also farms.

It seems that a little girl is in charge of Mo Zong's farm, and it's doing pretty well.The women in the border towns are hard-working, diligent and down-to-earth, so raising pigs will not be a problem.

Young Master Feng touched his chin.When his fingers touched the slightly stubbled skin, he suddenly thought that this was someone's habitual action, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

During the journey away from the grassland, they stayed together day and night, sharing joys and sorrows, but they picked up quite a few little habits from each other.

Not bad.

Feng Kai brushed his chin with his fingers.

Occasionally, when I think of it, I feel that the other party is within reach and has never been far away. This kind of recognition makes me feel happy.

But Mr. Feng's good mood didn't last long.Seeing that it was almost three o'clock, the small courtyard was still dark and cold, and there was still no sign of him returning home.

Feng Kai's lips pursed slightly.

Feidi's health is not good.

They were in Keten Mountain before, as long as Ning Fei didn't fall asleep after the third watch, his energy would become very poor the next day.If you stay up for several days in a row, you will have fever, cough, and weakness, and you will need to rest for a long time before you get better.

Before wandering outside, he would remind him in time and supervise him to sleep on time. Unexpectedly, as soon as this guy came back, Jiuling would go into the sea, forgetting how much he weighed.

A little angry, but also a little helpless.

Feng Kai sighed, and finally resisted the impulse in his heart, and did not go to the blacksmith workshop to arrest people.

Back in Jiuling City, their identities are not wandering merchants, one is a young lord, and the other is a juzi, a little out of bounds in front of others, it is easy to rise to the conflict between Mo Zong and the frontier army.

Fortunately, he didn't have to wait long this time. At about the first quarter of the third watch, torches and lanterns were faintly lit in the distance.

The leader was none other than Ning Juzi whom he had been thinking about, and after explaining a few words to Liu Tie and the others at the intersection, he turned back to his small courtyard alone.

"so late?"

Seeing the visitor who suddenly appeared, Ning Zaozi was really startled.

After seeing that it was still Brother Muye, Ning Fei patted his chest.

"Why don't you light the lamp?"

Brother Muye has the key to his small courtyard, and he has reserved a guest room for him, so it's not surprising that he appeared.

"On the terrace, I saw you coming from afar."

Feng Kai smiled, reached out to take the lantern in his hand, and led him in.

"Why are you free to come here today? Aren't you busy with Bailukou?"

As Ning Fei walked into the house, she moved her sore shoulders, neck and back.

Although the experimental crucible steelmaking does not require him to do it himself, it is not easy for his broken body to be busy all day long. A little decadent.

"It's almost there."

Feng Kai said it lightly.

"I heard that you were making cannons and there was a lot of commotion. I'm a little worried."

As he spoke, he naturally stretched out his hand to help the other party press the shoulder and neck.

They changed the ship in Donghu Sanbu before, and they did the same every night.Martial arts practitioners have strong hand strength, but the precision of strength control is beyond human reach. Feng Kai can always master the most comfortable speed for Ning Fei, and it has become a habit to come and go again and again.

Hearing his question, Ning saw that he remembered the cannon fire in the morning.

He sighed.

"You came early, the shore artillery failed."

Hearing what he said, Feng Kai raised his eyebrows slightly.

"It's rare. It's the first time I heard you say it."

"Isn't it easy to make those thunder and fire guns before? Why is it so difficult to switch to shore guns?"

Ning Fei closed her eyes and smiled wryly.

"I'm not a god, how can I succeed every time?"

"Before I thought it was simple, thinking that the current steelmaking method would be competent. Facts have proved that I think too highly of myself, and I am a little impatient."

Feng Kai stopped his massaging hands and stroked the top of his hair.

"Since it is difficult, let's take a long-term plan."

"It's a big deal that the matter of the saltworks has been temporarily slowed down, so we and the Lu family have not broken faces, and there is no need to rush for a safe operation."

Ning Fei shook his head.

"Urgent, still need to be urgent. The sooner the cannon is made, the sooner everyone will have peace."

"We made such a big fuss in Tiantiekeng and Keteng Mountain. It is impossible for the Lu family not to notice it. They may have been secretly spying on it."

"You said before that the Lu family proposed marriage to the Feng family. If you calculate the time, it's not long after we flew out of Sanyazi Mountain?"

"It's probably because the Lu family is not sure whether the news is true or not, and they don't know how much your third aunt confided in the person who proposed the marriage. Sooner or later, the Lu family and I will have a fight."

"It's us."

Feng Kai patted his hand and held it.

"My family has been guarding the border for generations, and I don't know how much hatred I have with the Hu people. Lu Tao colluded with Hu Qi for personal reasons and trampled on rivers and mountains. The border army can't tolerate him."

"Don't you mean no clothes? I wear the same robes with my son, I have the same hatred with my son, and I walk with my son."

Upon hearing this, Ning Sawzi blushed a little.

He was born in science and engineering, and his understanding of ancient prose was limited to scoring test points, and his understanding was not deep.

Brother Muye read this poem to him last time, but he replied, "I wish you a long life, and we will be together for a long time", which caused a huge misunderstanding.

Well, that misunderstanding...

Now it seems that there is no misunderstanding.

Thinking of this, Ning Zazi coughed lightly, not wanting to recall his dark history, and began to change the subject bluntly.

"Anyway...it's right to prepare early."

"This year, there was an earthquake first, then a flood, and then it turned into a severe drought. The weather is changing abnormally, and I am afraid that there will be insect plagues in the future. If there is a famine and plague, and Hu Qi goes south to stare at tigers, what God left us Time is running out."

He was still smiling at the beginning, but after speaking, Ning Zazi no longer had a smile on his face, and his tone began to turn serious.

Feng Kai listened very carefully.

Brother Fei was right.

This year, natural disasters followed one after another, and the Three Kings Rebellion in the Central Plains happened again. Lu Tao's conspiracy with foreign countries was not trivial. If he didn't prepare in advance, he might be overthrown in this catastrophe.

Not to mention anything else, just talking about the flood and drought this time, the whole territory of Yechao was affected.

It is not yet time to harvest grain, and grain prices have already risen by [-]%, not to mention that the drought has just begun, and it is not known whether there will be any major changes in the future.

Among them, of course, there are merchants who want to make a profit by instigating speculation and raising prices.However, the farmland near the border town is generally affected by the drought and will reduce production. This is already a certainty. Everyone is watching and worrying about the inevitable food shortage.

Fortunately, the newly reclaimed fields near Jiuling Lake, as well as the reclaimed fields under the control of the frontier army, have adopted Mozong's method to build irrigation canals, so the grain growth is currently the best.With these fields as a foundation, if there is no accident, the frontier army will not be hungry this winter, and Yongxiguan will not have to spend a lot of money to buy grain from merchants in the Central Plains at high prices.

There is absolutely no trivial matter that can make Ning Fei anxious.

"Tomorrow, I will send someone to send the Liushan mineral materials to Jiuling City."

Feng Kai said in a deep voice.

"If the quality of the ore is impure, Liushan is much better than the ore produced near Niubei Mountain, which may solve the problem of steel quality."

Hearing what he said, Ning Zazi nodded, then shook his head slightly.

"Of course, the quality of the ore is related, but the bigger problem is that the current steelmaking technology is not enough to support the strength required by the shore artillery."

He casually pulled out the drawings from the bookshelf, and laid them flat in front of Feng Kai.

"What I want to build is a shore cannon that can be used continuously, and it can't be broken after one shot. The current steelmaking method can't make steel with this strength."

"So I am going to change the method of steelmaking, and restart the furnace at noon tomorrow to see if I can make qualified gun body steel this time."

Tomorrow noon?

Feng Kai frowned.

He reached out and rolled up the drawings spread out on the desk, and put them back on the bookshelf.Then he pulled Ning Zizi's sleeve and pushed him towards the bedroom.

"Since it's noon, it's time to go to bed now."

"Brother Makino..."

Ning saw that he was dying.

He also wants to sort out the data again, check the process, and see if there are any omissions.

He is reluctant to sleep now.

However, Yining Zaozi's small body did not have the strength to resist the big beast at all, and he was pushed down on the couch in a few strokes.

Mr. Feng's arms were propped on his shoulders, one leg was pressing down on his, his long hair was hanging down, and his eyes were slightly dangerous.

"Washing, will you do it yourself or should I help you?"

Ning Zazi swallowed instinctively, his mind went blank for a moment.

His silence was regarded as a silent resistance. The big beast who was used to killing on the battlefield would not accept the rejection, and directly reached out to help him change his shirt

"No...no need, brother Muye, I can do it myself."

Ning Zazi blushed.

Although in the cave and the flood, the contact between the two is far closer than it is now, but for some reason, he just feels that Brother Mu Ye is very aggressive and dangerous now, which makes his heart beat faster.

He tasted it, and felt that it was not fear, but a kind of secret excitement.

Sure enough, men are animals that love to die. The more dangerous they are, the more they want to get close. The feeling of adrenaline explosion is ecstatic.

He knew that Brother Muye had thoughts about him, and that he could use his body to protect himself when the main building collapsed, so he wouldn't believe it if he didn't like this kind of friendship.

He should be interested in Brother Mu Ye.

A beautiful and dangerous beast, which man wouldn't want to conquer it?Whether it's the body or the mind, it all belongs to him alone, and this is probably the only thing he wants to have in his two lifetimes combined.

Feng Kai made him interested, and he understood the desire to conquer and possess.

But if something is obtained too easily, it will not be cherished by people, and it will be interesting to add more twists and turns.

Between the push and refusal, the fingers were unavoidably entangled.

Seemingly refusing but still welcoming, skin to skin, the result of the battle was that Ning Zhizi lost "as expected", one of his hands was separated, pressed, and his fingers intersected. The point buckled in the palm of the hand.

"Be good."

Feng Kai pressed his little paw.

The light of the oil lamp reflected in the man's eyes, as if a flame was burning.

"It's getting late, you have to rest earlier. Otherwise, you won't be energetic tomorrow, and you won't be able to bear the fatigue."

Feng Kai's voice was a little hoarse, but his other hand lightly brushed Juzi's forehead.

"It's obvious that when you are tired, you will get sick, and you can't get up in bed for a few days."

"If you really want to have this spirit, you need to take good care of your body."

"Brother Nao will teach you a cruel lesson. When the time comes, you will suffer and cry and say that your brother bullied you, and your brother will not let you go."