It is obviously impossible for Fei Bao and his three companions to bring tens of thousands of people to Liangshan. Only Fei Bao and Di Cheng can follow Li Jun and others to Liangshan to meet Wang Li, and the rest will wait here for instructions. Now Liangshan still doesn't know where to immigrate to.

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At this time, on an open space on the back hill of Liangshan, Wang Li, the Ji brothers, the idiot Tang Long, and Suo Chao and Ou Peng, who had served in the army, were tinkering with gunpowder. Big Wave Fan Rui led people to stand guard outside, and Little Biaozi was also lying lazily outside.

Wang Li only remembered one nitrate, two sulfur, three charcoal, and a little sugar. He didn't know the best ratio, so he could only try to purify these four ingredients and then experiment with them one by one.

Tang Long is now very active. As soon as he arrived at the mountain, he said that he would make weapons for the leaders of Liangshan who did not have suitable weapons. He also checked the weapons of the major leaders, repairing or replacing those that needed to be repaired.

Faced with the enthusiasm of this ugly man, everyone quickly accepted him. On that day, Tang Long, who was leading the Liangshan blacksmiths to make armor for the army, was captured by Wang Li to see the gunpowder.

After several experiments, it was just pure combustion. Wang Li still shook his head. He had seen the best ratio of black powder combustion speed.

Tang Long said, "Brother, this is already very good, much better than what the government troops used!"

"Yes, brother! The government army's gunpowder is not this powerful!" Suo Chao and Ou Peng also echoed.

Wang Li said: "Making things is like forging iron or practicing martial arts. You should never be satisfied, so that you can keep improving!"

"Hey! Brother is right!"

"Okay, let's continue the experiment!"

Finally at the 27th minute, Wang Li nodded reluctantly, and continued to burn the rest, but only No. 27 had the greatest power.

"Okay, Ji Er, record the ratio of No. 27 gunpowder and put it into production quickly! Make some more copper cannons, and remember to use egg white to granulate the gunpowder before trying again."

"Yes, brother! This is our secret weapon, I will definitely supervise it personally!"

"Well, make the gun carriage I drew so that the cannon can be moved onto the ship!"

"Okay!" Ji Er took the order and left.

Unknowingly, the Ji brothers have been involved in various experiments. Although they still hold the title of deputy commander of the personal guards, they often go in and out of various workshops and Wang Li's laboratory. It seems that they and Wang Li have forgotten the oath they promised not to let them make anything.

In the next two days, Liangshan swept the revenge targets outside the city, leaving only Zengtou City and a few inside the city. Liangshan's new and old soldiers also returned after the revenge action. In addition, there was a large amount of income and thousands of people joined, and Wang Li focused on the shipyard again.

There is no point in just staring at them. Even if a special greenhouse is built to dry the wood, shipbuilding cannot be completed in a day or two. According to Ye Chun, five large merchant ships of 2000 tons can be completed before the end of the year. Excluding the sailors and a small number of defensive sailors, the five ships can carry about people at a time. The passenger ships built this time are also specially built to carry people.

Ye Chun called all the old brothers from their village, so there were enough manpower. It was said that the Song Dynasty had large ships of 5,000 tons and even two Shenzhou ships of 10,000 tons. It was a pity that the Liangshan Water Port could accommodate them, but the river out of it could not.

Putting aside his worries, Wang Li was painting in his yard out of boredom, while Zheng Yu'e was reading to him the letter sent by Hua Baoyan.

Probably words like missing someone and perfume are very useful.

Hua Rong now also knows about the affair between his sister and Wang Li. At first, Hua Rong was very troubled by this matter and could only lock up his sister, not knowing what to do. However, Hua Rong had a good brother, Song Yasi. After asking Song Jiang, Song Jiang fooled him and actually told him to let nature take its course. Hua Rong then didn't care about the correspondence between his sister and Wang Li.

Suddenly, the voice of Dabo Fan Rui was heard at the door; "Master Biao, urgent matter, they said brother Li Jun is back!"

Obviously he was stopped. There was a former leader of Mangdang Mountain guarding the door. His name was Pei Qian (everyone called him "Bao Qian"!), the one who robbed Wang Li. Facing Fan Rui, the former big boss, he would stop him. He was very dedicated! Fan Rui didn't want to pay attention to him, so he told Xiao Biaozi. In fact, Xiao Biaozi didn't stop him at all.

When Wang Li heard the voice, he hurried out, and Zheng Yu'e also followed him out to greet him!

When they reached the door, Wang Li said, "Brother Fan Rui, don't ask me when I come in from now on!"

Pei Qian agreed and continued to guard, while Xiao Biaozi followed. Fan Rui turned his head and looked at Pei Qian proudly, but he ignored him.

Wang Li anxiously ran to the Golden Beach Pier and saw Li Jun's warship approaching from afar. He was nervous and excited, wondering whether Li Jun's trip would be smooth.

When the warship approached the shore, Wang Li could not wait to greet it. He saw Li Jun and others standing at the bow, their faces slightly tired, but their eyes flashing with determination.

There were two new faces following behind. Li Jun and the Tong brothers were excitedly introducing something, and Wang Li felt warm in his heart. When Li Jun came down, Wang Li immediately went up to him and said enthusiastically: "Brother Li Jun, you are finally back! You have worked hard along the way!"

Li Jun smiled and replied: "Brother Village Chief, I'm fine. But you seem a little anxious. What happened?"

Wang Li shook his head: "It's nothing serious, I'm just a little worried about you. Did everything go well for you this time?"

Li Jun nodded: "It's going well. Brother, let me introduce you. This is Red Bearded Dragon Fei Bao, and this is Thin Face Bear Di Cheng."

The two men bowed their heads and said, "We, Fei Bao and Di Cheng, greet our brother, the village chief! We greet our wife, the village chief!"

Wang Li was very happy after hearing this. He said excitedly: "Brothers Fei Bao and Di Cheng, please stand up quickly. With your joining, the strength of our Liangshanpo will be even stronger!"

Zheng Yu'e also smiled and nodded behind him and said: "Let's go, let's go home and sit for a while. We have prepared a welcoming banquet for the two brothers!"

"Brothers, please!"

"Brother, please come in. Madam, please come in!"

On the way, Wang Li asked curiously, "Where are the other two brothers of the Taihu Four?"

Li Jun slapped his forehead and said, "Look at my brain. The other two brothers are still guarding Taihu Lake. There are tens of thousands of people and three thousand brothers there. We can't all come at once!"

Wang Li said thoughtfully: "Let's go to my house to discuss it first." Then he said to Fan Rui: "Brother Fan Rui, go and ask the two military advisors and Brother Ruan to come to my house, and tell them not to eat, but to come to my house to eat something!"

"Yes, brother!"

"Madam, come to my house and prepare a feast for you two brothers tonight!"

"Okay, sir! Do you two brothers have any objections?"

The two said they had no objection, as it would be more prestigious for the village chief to have dinner with several high-ranking officials alone than a welcoming banquet.

The group returned to the guest room of Wang Li's house. After the maid Jasmine poured tea, Wang Li unfolded a map and explained;

"Brothers, you see, there are two options for immigration. One is here, Zhenluo Island to the east of Goryeo, which is called Jeju Island in our history books. There is a county here, and the climate is similar to Jiangning Prefecture. There are two sea routes, and the distance is also similar.

One way is to go upstream, then go down along the Yellow River to Qiancheng County in Qingzhou and go out to the sea, passing through the Bohai Bay, which can be reached in about seven days;

The other way is to go down along the canal to the mouth of the Yangtze River. You can reach it directly from the northeast. The route is similar, and the second route is also closer to Taihu Lake!

The three of them leaned over and looked at it for a long time. Xu Guanzhong and Li Zhu and others arrived one after another. After they introduced themselves to each other, they continued with the previous topic. Li Jun explained it again according to Wang Li's words.

Several people continued to look, and Fei Bao pointed to a place and said, "Brother, what about here? This place is not small, it's not bad to take it down first, it will be enough for the time being.

When Xu Guanzhong saw that he was referring to Changdao Island next to Shamen Island, he said, "No, this is the closest to Shamen Island and is where the imperial court raises horses. And it's not called Changdao Island, but Beishamen Island. Horses are raised here, and prisoners are exiled here. If we occupy this place, the imperial court will be furious."

"What about so many islands?" Ruan Xiaoer said.

Wang Li explained: There are 32 islands and 66 exposed reefs here, of which only 10 are habitable islands. The largest are the two Shamen Islands. The others are mostly similar to our Liangshan. There is no point in occupying them at present.

(This is also the Changdao County of later generations, also known as the Miaodao Islands. It is a county composed of an archipelago and is also the smallest county in my country. It has a good economy, but it is a barren land in the Song Dynasty. At present, Wang Li is unable to increase grain production.)

Li Junwen focused and said, "Brother, where is the other place?"

Wang Li pointed to the island of Taiwan in the future and said, "Here, we can harvest three crops in one season. There is a long road, and the distance from the mouth of the Yangtze River to the south is almost the same as the distance from Jeju Island. It is an unowned land, and there are only some escaped households and local natives on it. However, for future development, it is too far away."

Assistant Li then asked, "Junior brother, what is your plan?"

The others also looked at him, and Wang Li began to speak: "A certain plan is to take over Jeju Island first. The Liao Kingdom is now in decline, and the Jurchens here are rising. Everyone knows this, right?"

Although everyone was confused, they nodded and continued to listen.

Wang Li looked at everyone's expressions and continued, "Before his death, Master said that the Liao Kingdom would be destroyed within ten years, and the one who destroyed the Liao Kingdom was the Jurchens."

"Ah?" Everyone was surprised, but when they mentioned Wang Li's master, they believed it a little, because Wang Li had created many miracles, so they believed it more.

Li Zhu said directly: "Junior brother, what do you think we should do next?"

Wang Li said bluntly: "First, occupy this Jeju Island, immigrate or buy our Han slaves from the Liao Kingdom to fill it. Of course, we will snatch our Han people from the Liao Kingdom when we have the chance. After that, we will gain a firm foothold here and then wait and see the situation in the Central Plains."

Everyone nodded in agreement. Everyone knew the saying "gold horns, silver edges, and grass belly".

At this time, Zheng Yu'e came in and said, "Okay, brothers, let's eat and talk after we finish eating!"

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