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"Brother,"
Liu Huiniang gritted her teeth.
"The reason my father was blindly loyal to the Song court,"
"The main reason is that although he had been forced into becoming an outlaw,"
"But deep down, I still held onto hope for Song Ting,"
"If we take advantage of the opportunity when the imperial court attacks Liangshan next year,"
"Let my father see the true face of that imperial court."
"Perhaps it will allow my father to stand with Liangshan."
Speaking of which,
Liu Huiniang looked at Zhao Yuan with pleading eyes.
To fulfill her request,
This will obviously make it much more difficult for Liangshan to deal with the imperial court's encirclement and suppression next year.
But Liu Huiniang was no ordinary person.
Even disregarding her relationship with Zhao Yuan,
Just the fact that this girl built cannons...
Even considering this point,
Zhao Yuan will definitely agree to her request.
"Um,"
Zhao Yuan chuckled lightly.
He raised his hand and patted Liu Huiniang's shoulder.
"Next year, we'll deal with the situation at Yuanbi Village,"
"I'm leaving everything to you."
"Do whatever you want."
"Big brother!"
Overjoyed, Liu Huiniang
His eyes welled up with tears of gratitude.
She suddenly threw herself into Zhao Yuan's arms.
"Big brother, I definitely won't let you down!"
"My father and his family's affairs,"
"Next year, I will definitely be perfectly fine."
"Haha, don't cry,"
Zhao Yuan chuckled and reached out to wipe away the tears from Liu Huiniang's eyes.
"I cried like a little cat."
"That wouldn't look good."
"When have I ever been unattractive?"
Liu Huiniang turned around, somewhat embarrassed.
She took out a handkerchief and wiped the tear stains from her face.
"By the way, big brother,"
"How's it going with Brother Qi's voyage to the Liao Kingdom?"
"Our mountain stronghold wants to mass-produce iron cannons,"
"The amount of pig iron we have now is not enough."
"I don't know, there's been no news from Dengzhou yet,"
Zhao Yuan shook his head and said,
"But even if they succeed in reaching the Liao Kingdom,"
"This pig iron probably isn't so easy to buy."
"What, that pig iron you got from Xuzhou before?"
"Can't you?"
"Much of the pig iron produced by the ironworks over there is substandard,"
Liu Huiniang puffed out her cheeks in anger and said...
"The cannons they made were particularly prone to exploding."
"Right now, I can only rely on the blacksmiths in our mountains,"
"Remelt that pig iron again,"
"Only then can it be used to forge cannons!"
"Hmph, those corrupt officials of the Song Dynasty,"
Zhao Yuan shook his head helplessly.
"No wonder Song Ting was imprisoned by the Iron Guard,"
"It's getting worse every year,"
"They'll keep doing this,"
"How could anyone possibly be willing to buy their pig iron?"
"The Song Tingde Ironworks has always been like this,"
Liu Huiniang said helplessly,
"My father and his comrades used to receive weapons made from pig iron obtained from the ironworks,"
"Many of them are simply unusable."
"On the other hand, it's the Liao Kingdom,"
"Although in the past, when discussing iron smelting technology,"
"Far inferior to the Song Dynasty."
"But these years,"
"They got pig iron from the Liao Kingdom,"
"In terms of quality, it's actually much better than what we have here."
"So, how many cannons can you produce in a month now?"
Zhao Yuan asked curiously.
"Currently, we can only produce less than fifty tiger-squatting cannons per month,"
Liu Huiniang replied,
"As for the larger one,"
"Brother, you said we need arquebuses to defend the city,"
"At this rate, we can only build one or two usable ones per month."
"...That's enough,"
Zhao Yuan nodded.
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself."
"Um,"
Liu Huiniang nodded obediently.
"I've been studying the muskets you mentioned, brother."
"Although we have produced a few usable ones so far,"
"But if we want to manufacture on a large scale,"
"I'll have to do some more research."
"No need to rush,"
Zhao Yuan comforted him,
"We have enough time."
"The Liao Dynasty still exists today,"
"In the short term, there's no need to worry about the Jin people..."
Chapter 1424 The Turtle Searches for the Tortoise
Just as Wang Qing and Duan Sanniang returned to Huaixi,
At the foot of Erlong Mountain here,
Liu Qi and Song Jiang's trusted henchman have also returned.
The henchman went straight back to Erlong Mountain.
Liu Qi then entered the main camp of Yuanbi Village.
"How is it, Qi'er?"
Upon seeing the eldest son return,
Liu Guang immediately asked impatiently,
"The matter of Zhao'an..."
"Father, Prefect Murong did indeed reply."
Liu Qi briefly recounted his recent experiences.
"That reply,"
“I got it from that henchman and had a look at it,”
"It was clearly written inside by Prefect Murong,"
"We agreed to Song Jiang's request,"
"We can also be granted amnesty along with Erlong Mountain."
"But we'll have to wait until next year,"
"We will cooperate with Song Jiang to obtain the imperial army,"
"Let's wipe out Liangshan first."
"If we achieve meritorious service at that time,"
"Prefect Murong was willing to step in,"
"Help us apply to the imperial court for credit."
"That's enough,"
Liu Guang breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's normal to have conditions."
"If this Prefect Murong doesn't say a word,"
"They agreed to grant us amnesty,"
"I'm more worried that he might be setting a trap for us."