Chapter 179 Restless

[I apologize first. Some time ago, the update was interrupted due to changes in life, and now it is resumed.]

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When Chu Tianya left the "Gunpowder Workshop" of Tianji Palace, it was a slightly cold night dew and the stars and the moon were in the sky. There was silence all around, and I occasionally heard a few shallow sounds of autumn insects.

Today, I tried the preparation of new gunpowder again, and the effect was not satisfactory. Only then did Chu Tianya deeply feel that he hated less when the book was used. Although he had touched the gun for several years in his previous life, this does not mean that he will be a gun-making artist. Sure enough, it is like a mountain. Even if the gunpowder of the Song Dynasty is improved to enhance its power, it is not so easy. The craftsmen of these gunpowder workshops sent by the imperial court are good and bad, and there are not many real craftsmen.

This matter is not unexpected by Chu Tianya. With the consistent style of the imperial court and the government, if they sincerely try their best to help Xishan, it is really unreasonable. The craftsmen sent were not at peace with each other, and they didn't work hard. They didn't know how to ask. They responded passively, which made Chu Tianya feel a little annoyed.

If you want to develop a new firearm, gunpowder is the foundation. Nowadays, there are also firearms such as rockets, Thunderbolt guns and muskets in the Song Dynasty, but most of them are not useful, and the role of deterrence is far greater than actual combat killing. In particular, although the firegun is called a "gun", it is far from the gun in the modern sense. The body of the gun is made of bamboo tube, not only does it not have much killing and shooting range, but it is decommissioned with one or two barrel tubes, and the risk coefficient of self-destruct is higher.

The purity of gunpowder and the pressure and high temperature resistance of steel are the two biggest technical difficulties in front of Chu Tianya now. Without the corresponding scientific and technological foundation, it is really not so easy to create objects that transcend the times.

He stood on the platform and medited for a moment. The night got darker and the temperature dropped.

Anu came forward and said, "Lord, I'm hurt at night. It's time to go back and rest."

Chu Tianya nodded and suddenly thought of Xiao Linglong. Anu is usually a person who cherishes his words, and things such as booing and asking for warmth are definitely not what he is keen to do. However, recently, Anu is like a housekeeper, asking about Chu Tianya's diet and living one by one, and is bored with everything.

Obviously, it was Xiao Linglong who ordered him.

"It would be nice to have her around on such a night." Chu Tianya sighed gently and walked forward to prepare to return to Qixingtang.

At this time, a heartbreaking scream suddenly came from the gunpowder factory behind him, and it sounded like a ghost in the middle of the night. Chu Tianya couldn't help but be shocked. He took Anu and others back to have a look. Tang Ang stepped on a craftsman under his feet, holding a bloody thing in his hand and shouting--

"How dare you say bad things about my master behind your back! It's bad luck for you to fall into my ears!"

"Tang Ang, stop it!" Chu Tianya drank a lot.

"Humph!" Tang Ang snorted, gently picked up the man under his feet and kicked him away, and then held the bloody thing in his hands in both hands and presented it to Chu Tianya.

is an ear.

The injured craftsman was huddled on the ground and rolled like a pig, scaring the other craftsmen, and no one dared to come forward far away.

Chu Tianya's heart was moved. These craftsmen believed that I was looking for them, so the waiter was proud of his work. Maybe they also had eyeliners and secret agents sent by the court. If you buy it with courtesy, it will make them more and more afraid to hide; instead of this, it is better to use violence!

Thinking of this, Chu Tianya picked up the ear in Tang Ang's hand with a cold smile and said, "How did he scold? How did you hear it?"

"I ate too much and had diarrhea today. I squatted in the toilet. I heard the bird scolding the master alone in the toilet next door!" Tang An's eyes widened and burned with anger, "Those words are too taboo. I can't scold them - in a word, this bird deserves to die!"

"Then why haven't you tore him up yet?" Chu Tianya said indifferently.

Tang Ang, A Nu and others couldn't help but be neat and stunned - what happened to the lord today? In the past, he never abused punishment, let alone kill people!

"Tang Ang, the lord has ordered. What are you waiting for?" Anu shouted.

"I obey you!" Tang An roared and was about to step forward!

The craftsman who shrank on the ground suddenly scared his soul flew out of the sky. He even rolled and crawled in front of Chu Tianya and kowtowed desperately to beg for mercy. Blood, tears and urine were scared out. It was so stinky.

"The king, spare my life!! The little man just drank too much for a while, and there was absolutely no disrespect for the king in his heart!" The craftsman made a last effort to ask for Sheng. Tang Ang came forward to pull him, and he crawled around and peed, and there was a strange smell around.

Chu Tianya frowned and stepped back a few steps, "You can forgive me, unless you answer my question honestly."

"Yes, yes, yes, the king can ask, and the villain knows it!" The craftsman grabbed the life-saving straw.

Chu Tianya winced and asked Tang Ang and Anu to take the man to a secret room and ask him questions. As expected, before this group of craftsmen left Tokyo, a court official had threatened and warned them that they were not allowed to try their best to serve Xishan when they went to Xishan, otherwise they would be guilty of citing with the enemy. All of their family members have been detained in Tokyo. If there is a situation, they will all die. Moreover, among the craftsmen sent, there is no real master Fanzhu or gunpowder master, and the highest level is a horizontal (second-rate) apprentice. Not to mention letting them develop new firearms or improved gunpowder, even the black gunpowder of the Song Dynasty may not be worthy of it.

"This dog | motherly court is really not a good thing!" Tang Ang was so angry that he scolded.

Anu sneered, "Nonsense. If we in Xishan have developed good gunpowder and firearms, won't the officials in charge of ordnance and the owners of the gunpowder factory in the imperial court have no shame on their faces?

Chu Tianya suddenly woke up: Anu's words hit the nail on the head! In the past, I only thought that all excellent craftsmen and excellent skills should be concentrated in the official workshop in Tokyo, but ignored the "political factors" in it. The court has mastered excellent craftsmen and the best technology, but if we study firearms that are better than the court's equipment, won't it hit the faces of those officials in Tokyo and smash their jobs?

"Let those craftsmen get out, get out of here all night!" Chu Tianya ordered in a muffled voice.

"Indeed, it's useless to keep it, and it's a waste of money and food!" Anu Dao.

"Good! Let me tear them all up and put them in the box and send them back one by one!" Tang An shouted and came forward to tear people up. The craftsman was so scared that he cried and rolled around.

"Exemption. They are also subject to others and can't help themselves. Chu Tianya shouted, "What should really be killed are those mediocre officials in the court who are virtuous and jealous. It's not a good man to embarrass these weak craftsmen.

"The king is wise! The villain is just a craftsman. He can't do big things. The lives of the old and young are trapped in Tokyo. I dare not make a bad one!" The craftsman begged.

"Get out of here and disappear now!" Chu Tianya snorted and strode away.

Originally, the obstruction of research and development made Chu Tianya a little blocked his heart. In addition, the craftsman made so much noise, which made him more and more angry. When he went down the mountain, he strode without saying a word. Tang Ang and A Nu followed closely and did not dare to ask.

When I was about to go back to Qixing Hall, I was passing by a stable. When I saw that the lights were bright and chaotic inside, Chu Tianya's heart was in full of fire. Seeing this scene, I couldn't help but feel more depressed. When I went in, I saw dozens of horses in the stables screaming and struggling to escape, no matter how these horse-feeding grooms drink or It's useless to whip.

"What's going on?" Chu Tianya asked loudly.

"Lord, Lord is coming!" The groom hurriedly gathered around to plead guilty and told Chu Tianya that these horses became restless and wanted to escape because they heard the tiger roar.

Chu Tianya understands that a Hu girl who is a tiger has just been accepted in the cottage today. It must be her pet, which scared the horses here.

"In charge of the horse, don't run away from one." Chu Tianya didn't say much and went straight to find the Hu girl.

Uncle He settled Qiu Inju and Hu Nv next to his residence, which was easy to find. When Chu Tianya arrived, he saw a lot of people surrounded by Hu Nv's house, as if they were watching the bustle. Uncle He was also among them.

Chu Tianya was both angry and puzzled. In the past, except for the patrol night whistles in the cottage, it was time to turn off the lights and go to bed. Today, the order is all in chaos.

Bo He looked at Chu Tianya at a glance and came forward and whispered, "The young master came just in time. It's a good show."

"What happened? Is the order so chaotic? You don't care about the old man!" Chu Tianya was a little depressed.

"I can't control it!" With a strange smile, Uncle He pointed to Hu's house and said, "First of all, the tiger roared in the middle of the night, which scared the chickens and dogs in the cottage. Then it was Hu who was angry and beat her female slave, screaming sad and creepy. The men on patrol came here. Even if they wanted to go in and ask if they were in charge, they were afraid and dared not come to the door because the tiger was scary.

"How can it be! The rules of the village are like iron, how can they be abandoned because of her! Old man, Tang Ang, A Nu, come forward with me!" Chu Tianya strode forward. Uncle He and seven or eight others came forward together.

Walking closer, Chu Tianya looked up and saw a man lying on the roof. It was the man in blue. He also saw Chu Tianya. He got up and saluted him and still lay down. In the room, there was the sound of whipping and the miserable cry of the woman.

Chu Tianya was angry and kicked the door open with one foot.

Almost at the same time when the door was kicked open, a huge dark shadow rushed towards Chu Tianya. Tang Ang and A Nu beside him had been on guard for a long time. They roared in unison and suddenly came forward, punching the shadow back with four punches!

A tiger fell heavily against the wall and directly knocked out a big hole in the wooden wall and fell out.

"Oh--" The sad tiger roar tore the night sky, which was frightening!

The tiger is powerful, but neither Tang An and Anu have any reason to be afraid of it. Xiao Linglong once said that in the past, when hunting in Nabo in Liao, Anu fought with fierce beasts such as black bears and tigers more than once, and was always undefeated. Whether it's fierce eagles or beasts, for Anu, they are no different from domestic dogs and horses. Not to mention Tang An, the main reason why he has excellent horse tame skills is that he knows animal language, and no matter how strong the horse is, he is as docile as a lamb under him. Because Tang Ang is so violent that the livestock and horses that are not subject to control have only one end - they are torn to pieces by him!

I don't know how many people have been injured by Hu Nv's fierce head, but today she met the nemesis of life. Four punches directly hit it several feet away, and a few tiger bones were broken on his body. At this moment, the tiger fell outside the house and could hardly stand up, with bursts of blood in his mouth.

These things that happened in the flash stunned everyone, including the two women in the room, the Hu girl and her female slave.

"Dish it." Chu Tianya stared at Hu Nv and gave a cold order.

"Yes, Lord!" Tang An and A Nu strode forward and walked towards the big hole in the wall.

"No! Don't hurt my brother!" Hu Nv was shocked and threw the whip in her hand and opened her arms to stop everyone. "It, it has never hurt anyone!" It's just to protect me!"

"Your brother?" Everyone couldn't help but be surprised.

Hu Nv was still blocking everyone, and tears gushed out of her eyes for the first time with a frightened look on her face. She bit her lips and nodded, "Yes, I was raised by a tiger girl!" It's my brother! - I beg you, spare it!"

Hu Nv knelt down and kowtowed.

At this time, the tiger had struggled to stand up. Although there was still a cold fierce light in his eyes, it had completely lost its original prestige. It went to the Hu girl and lay down, rubbed her head like a tame kitten and licked her with its tongue.

Hu Nv cried with the tiger's number one in her arms, and kept begging Chu Tianya to spare the tiger's life. Tears gushed out of the tiger's cold eyes, which converged with the blood gushing out of his mouth, making a low whine, as if begging for mercy.

Most of the anger in everyone's hearts had disappeared at this time. Chu Tianya turned his head and looked at the corner of the wall. There was a woman who was shrinking into a ball. She was pulling a few broken clothes to barely cover her body, trembling and did not dare to look directly at the crowd.

"Reginate your brother and let him not worry again, or he will kill him!" After saying that, Chu Tianya took off his coat and threw it at the female slave. "She, I'm going to take it away!"

"No way! She is my enemy, and I will keep her to torture her slowly!" Hu Nv shouted loudly.

"I'm not discussing with you. Qixingzhai has the rules of Qixingzhai. Even if there is any private grudge, there is a solution. You can't allow you to set up a private execution hall. Chu Tianya said that he turned around and left.

Uncle He stepped forward a few steps and squatted beside Hu Nv and smiled, "Little baby, listen to the master!" When you get here, you have to abide by the rules here, but you can't be as capricious as you used to be in the mountains and forests.

Hu Nv's face turned red with the tiger's head in her arms. She watched several females come in and take the female slave away. She nodded unwillingly, "I'm at all orders!"

"Hey hey, that's good! Remember, the lord only likes well-behaved women. He Bo laughed a few times and also left.

The crowd gathered around finally dispersed, and the tiger was also locked in an iron cage, and the night gradually became quiet.

It was not until then that Qiu Zang jumped off the roof and fell next to the iron cage and stood with Hu Nv.

"You are so cold-eyed and don't help!" Hu Nu gritted her teeth and shouted in a low voice, but her eyes only looked at the tiger in the cage, with tears in her eyes.

"People have to bow their heads under the eaves." Qiu Inju said indifferently, "He has the right to do this here. If I help you, I will make a mess.

"Then let's go! I'm leaving tomorrow! This is not where we should come!"

Qiu hurt looked at her sideways and smiled indifferently, "I won't stop you."

After saying that, he jumped lightly on the roof like a night eagle and lay down again as if nothing had happened.

Hu Nv stamped her feet angrily, "It's better to have a rainstorm in the middle of the night and freeze you to death!"

"That's just right. I haven't taken a shower for almost half a month." Qiu wound answered indifferently and closed his eyes calmly with his arm.