If you traveled back to ancient times, while others ate Guanyin clay, you would actually have giant

"Look at this."

Zhou Wu had prepared a small device before he arrived. He had considered that the improvement of the artillery might not be completed so quickly, so he brought out this small device in order to boost everyone's morale.

"Grenade?"

Huang Laosan took the design drawings and carefully examined them. Compared to muskets and cannons, the drawings were very simple, but the design was somewhat rough.

With their experience with muskets and cannons, hand grenades shouldn't be too difficult for them. Zhou Wu's design drawings are just the first draft; many more professional details still need to be completed by Huang Laosan and his team.

"So, I think this shouldn't be too difficult for you."

"Sir, this thing looks simple, and the amount of medicine it contains is not large. Can it even be useful?"

Having gotten used to cannons, Huang Laosan found the egg-sized hand grenades very strange and didn't understand why they didn't focus on making cannons or more powerful firearms, but instead made these little gadgets.

"Old Huang, you don't understand. Hand grenades don't hurt people by exploding, but by destroying the metal casing after the explosion and using the fragments to kill the enemy."

"I understand. This thing is lightweight and easy to carry. Soldiers can carry several of them. It is truly a powerful weapon."

Zhou Wu's visit to the Firearms Bureau brought morale back to its peak, and everyone's enthusiasm for work returned.

. . . . . . . .

Hussein sent someone back with good news for Zhou Wu.

He has already occupied the third largest island in Lusong Island, and all the tribes on the island have been taken over by him. Although he cannot be considered a local hero, he can be called a local leader.

"My lord, His Highness sent me back this time to purchase some weapons, equipment, and ships from you."

The newcomers were Hussein's personal guards, whom Zhou Wu had met before. In front of them was a box of gems, which was considered the money for purchasing military supplies this time.

"Okay, I understand. You rest for two days while I get ready."

Unexpectedly, Hu Sai actually succeeded. Zhou Wu initially thought that Hu Sai would give up and return after encountering setbacks, but unexpectedly, Hu Sai actually conquered a territory. Although the level of civilization development was not very high, at least he had a place to settle down.

"Thank you, sir."

After the man left, Zhou Wu began to think about how to support Hu Sai.

Hu Sai's true subordinates are actually not many, only a few hundred people. How to infinitely expand the fighting power of these few hundred people is something Zhou Wu needs to consider.

"It would be better to equip Hussein's men with muskets and grenades. As for artillery, forget about it. If that gets exposed, it will be disastrous if Li Tiancheng finds out."

Zhou Wu ultimately decided to do everything he could to help Hu Sai, equipping all his personal guards with muskets and the latest hand grenades, which could also serve as a practical test.

As for the local tribesmen under the Hussein, they should continue to use cold weapons, since their loyalty is not very reliable and firearms are not very safe in their hands.

In two days, Zhou Wu loaded all the military supplies Hu Sai needed onto a ship and then sent the enemy away.

. . . . . . .

"Your Highness, the ship that went to the South China Sea has returned."

The house where Hussein lives is a simple wooden house that looks dilapidated, but it is actually the best house on the island.

After conquering the island, Hussein did not carry out large-scale development because his goal was the largest island in Luzon, which he would then use as a base to unify the entire Luzon archipelago. Therefore, this island was just a temporary camp and there was no need for development.

"Let's go see what good stuff they have."

Hearing that they had returned from the South China Sea with a full load of fish, Hussein looked very excited.

The fact that they were able to take over the island after assessing only a few hundred people was entirely due to Zhou Wu's warships.

Although this island ranks only third in the Luzon Islands, it is still quite large. The combined population of the various tribes on the island is tens of thousands, with nearly ten thousand warriors.

With the advantage of the warships given to him by Zhou Wu, Hu Sai managed to subdue many tribes. After gathering these people together, he became the largest force on the island. He then sent these natives to conquer the remaining tribes, ultimately achieving the goal of unifying the island.

However, after unifying the third largest island, problems also emerged. Previously, he only had a few hundred men under his command, and his weapons and equipment far surpassed those of the natives.

But now that these natives have become one of their own, the Hussein can no longer ignore them.

Compared to the first and second islands, he already had far fewer capable men under his command. If he didn't have an advantage in weaponry, he would have absolutely no chance of winning.

After much deliberation, Hu Sai decided to seek out Zhou Wu. However, since Zhou Wu had already provided so much help, Hu Sai felt embarrassed to continue taking advantage of him. So, he searched for usable supplies on the island in exchange.

You don't know until you look, and what you find is astonishing. I thought this poor place had nothing of value, but who would have thought that the entire Lusong Island was rich in gemstones.

Most importantly, these tribespeople have no idea of ​​the value of gemstones; they simply wear these sparkling stones as ornaments.

To this end, Hussein established a special gem-mining team, which was responsible for mining gems and providing funding for Hussein.

. . . . . . .

One by one, crates filled with military supplies were unloaded from the ship and neatly placed on the shore.

"Your Highness, there are more than 10,000 sets of various spears and swords here."

"Great."

He currently has about 8,000 indigenous fighters under his command, and more than 10,000 weapons are enough; there are even extras to keep as reserves.

As for armor, Hussein didn't even consider it. Armor was too expensive, and besides, he didn't have that much money to provide it to the natives.

"Your Highness, there are more good things, which Lord Zhou specially gave to you."

"Oh."

One of his men spoke mysteriously to Hussein, then pulled out a small, straight wooden box.

"This is??"

"Your Highness, please take a look."

When the wooden box was opened, a straight, short-handled flintlock pistol was found inside.

"This is?"

Hussein had seen firearms before and knew how powerful they were, but this was the first time he had ever seen a short-handled firearm.

"Your Highness, this is a gift from Lord Zhou, a short-handled musket."

"Ah~"

Although he had a pretty good idea of ​​what it was, Hu Sai was still overjoyed when he actually heard it was a musket, and even more surprised to learn that it was a gift from Zhou Wu.

Hussein quickly picked up the musket and played with it. He never expected that a musket could be made so small and exquisite. He couldn't put it down.

"Your Highness has more."

Seeing his prince's state, the subordinate smiled slightly, knowing that the best was yet to come.

"besides?"

"Open."

His men ordered the others to open the remaining boxes, where they found at least several hundred brand-new muskets.