A few men were busy at the stove. They used a crucible to hold many lead particles, then heated the crucible on the fire to melt the lead particles, and then poured them into models one by one, waiting to cool down, and divided the models into two, so they got lead particles.

Use a knife to cut off the lead wires connected between the leads and you can get round leads.

The "bullet" of the musket is this spherical lead. The lead must be smaller than the inner diameter of the musket before it can be stuffed into it.

But it cannot be too small, otherwise it will "leak" and affect its power.

The fire guns that can be purchased are divided into single-tube and double-tube. The diameter of the single-tube musket is smaller, and the diameter of the double-tube musket (hunting gun) is slightly larger. Therefore, there are differences in the lead used in these two types of muskets. Sometimes the user needs to melt the lead himself to make different leads.

The corresponding tools, including models and "bullet-making pliers" that press the lead by hand, were provided by the trading company when selling muskets, which brought great convenience to buyers.

Liu Badao, who was checking the imitation of the leaf spring, saw these exquisite tools, and couldn't help but wonder what the scale of the military weapon surveillance that made the musket would be.

In Liaodong, muskets are purchased for public sale. Although the buyer must meet certain conditions, various rules actually cannot prevent villains. As long as you use your brain a little, anyone can buy muskets and ammunition.

Various trading companies opened up the supply of muskets, and the government was happy to see muskets sold out because they controlled the source of gunpowder. For Liu Badao, since there was no future in rebellion, he bought so many muskets, which seemed to be of no use.

These muskets need to be maintained regularly on weekdays. Just like bows, there are too many idle muskets, and the maintenance expenses will increase.

As he thought about it, Liu Badao was a little annoyed and signaled Zhang Shan to talk to him aside. He wanted to hear Zhang Shan’s advice.

Zhang Shan was a "fine work" sent by Liu Badao to the Beiyang Trading Company. He was involved in the "Hongjun" for several years. Now he has a great experience, so Liu Badao wants the other party to give him an idea and see how he will go next.

When he saw "Uncle" asking himself, Zhang Shan said, "Uncle, this musket is not too small. If you have a sibling, it is better to have more."

Liu Badao asked: "What do you mean? What if the government pinched the source of gunpowder one day, what should we do?"

"Uncle, why did the government pinch gunpowder for no reason? How can we sell the muskets?"

Zhang Shan began to talk about business: "This is a business. The government relies on selling muskets and the trading company relies on being a second-hand dealer to make the first money. Then the more muskets are sold, the greater the demand for gunpowder. The government can make money by selling gunpowder every year, and the income is not low..."

"The ghost place in Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated. The court has promised to exempt the tax for another thirty years. My uncle thought, if the Liaodong government wants to have an annual income, in addition to collecting commercial taxes, wouldn't it be possible to make money by selling muskets and gunpowder? This is a considerable income. Who is crazy about pinching gunpowder?"

The truth is easy to understand, Liu Badao nodded and asked again: "Then, you said it just now..."

Zhang Shan continued: "What I mean is, while everyone is hesitating, my uncle quickly set up a team to hunt and do fur business."

"The fur transaction is amazing. An ordinary marten fur and fur are shipped to Chang'an, Yecheng, Jinyang, and Luoyang. After deducting the cost, they are several times the profit, not to mention those top-quality ones."

"How many furs do you need to have so many rich people in the world?"

"We come to Liaodong, and it takes many years to achieve results. Therefore, we have to rely on fur to open up the situation. As long as my uncle has a strong team, he can get enough fur every year, cooperate with several trading companies happily, and strive to become a 'partner', then he will not have enough muskets."

"With the muskets, I will bring up more teams to hunt and get fur. My uncle saw it with his own eyes. The deep mountains and forests of Liaodong are full of wild animals."

"The more fur I get, the more money and food my uncle has on hand. If he recruits more people to open up land and settle down in Liaodong, the situation will be opened in just a few years."

Liu Badao listened and suddenly asked, "What should we do then? Go to the government to report your household registration, Tianmu?"

"That's right, it's hard to go further if it doesn't happen." After Zhang Shan said that, he looked at Liu Badao calmly.

Liu Badao looked at Zhang Shan with a sharp look. After a while, he said, "I don't know if I'm a lackey for the government to be sold one day!"

"Uncle, this sentence is always correct, but as far as I can see, people who have been dogs for the company have been doing well over the years."

"It's clearly about the government, why did you get involved in the company again? Then what about the 'Beiyang' company and it doesn't care about household registration, land acre!"

"Uncle, where can I register my household registration if I don't have the government? How can I make the government determine that my uncle is a good citizen and let the inn settle down? My uncle has a bad relationship with the government, and the trading company and the company won't care..."

Liu Badao was stunned when he heard this: "Why did you get to the post station again?"

"Uncle, only when people are popular can you have opportunities. With an inn, a walkway becomes an official road and will become more popular. The surroundings of the inn will inevitably gather popularity. With more people, there will be more business opportunities?"

"Uh...you say, keep talking."

"Uncle, we have to establish good relations with the government, several trading companies and companies as soon as possible, set up the storehouse and station, recruit people, settle down around the station, and gradually gather into small towns."

"The land we have opened up, whether it is growing fruits and vegetables or growing grain, can be sold to the inn and residents of the town in addition to their own use."

"In order to develop Liaodong, the imperial court spent a lot of money and even sold muskets. It is conceivable that Liaodong will become more and more lively in the future, and more and more people will walk along the official roads to open up land and settle down. This is popularity."

"The town is becoming more popular, so we can also open inns, restaurants, and wine shops in the town. This is a good deal, and my uncle knows it."

"If the town develops in a few years, more and more people will settle down, and more and more business travelers will travel from north to south. At that time, my uncle will establish a good relationship with the trading company and the company, and have connections, and can also be a distributor..."

"At that time, the prey in the surrounding forests was probably hunted almost the same, and the fur transactions would be done further away. At that time, even if my uncle didn't do this fur transaction, he would still make money every day with the industry in the town..."

As Liu Badao listened, his eyes lit up. He was a man who had been preparing to reign and become the emperor. Of course, he had some knowledge, which Zhang Shan said, was a good way.

His village is in a good location. If he has good relations with the government and business companies, strives to let the official road pass by nearby areas, and then set up a station and the shopping mall attract popularity, then he will have the confidence to start various transactions.

To put it bluntly, there must be a commercial road, and Liu Badao knew that when the Yongji Canal was opened, the new ports along the coast would flourish soon, so Zhang Shan’s suggestions were really good.

Since rebellion cannot be done, it is also good to be a rich man.

Or, it is not impossible to become an official with good performance...

but...

"You talk about company, company, is it reliable?"

Facing Liu Badao's question, Zhang Shan responded with ease: "Everyone can walk around, but the mountain will fall. For the company, only those with 'good performance' are qualified to be protected."

Zhang Shan did not forget to promote the strength of Beiyang Trading Company to Liu Badao, "My uncle is useful to the company. Only when something happens will the company serve as a backer for Mr.

Liu Badao looked at Zhang Shan and suddenly laughed: "You kid, wasn't it sent by the company to recruit me? The monster can't get out so easily."

"Uncle, I'm sorry, with my uncle's strength, the company may not be able to attract attention. People are looking at 'performance'." Zhang Shan smiled, "Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated, and the performance of doing business is now just to see how much fur can be obtained, and the rest are all false."

"Fur trading makes a lot of money. Whoever can make a company big money is qualified to be favored by the company. If there is something, the company will come forward to protect it. The fate of the lackey will also depend on who the man is."

"Uncle thought, will the boss make his own shopkeeper who can make money suffer?"

Such a blunt statement would not make people worry about it. Liu Badao initially planned to use "enter Liaodong" to accumulate private soldiers and hoard firearms, but now he finds that he seems to have a better future in changing careers and doing business.

The prophecy of the golden sword is that I want to make a fortune, even the sword is made of gold?

Liu Badao thought so and asked anxiously: "Then... after this winter, spring is blooming, and this is the first step in the opening of the year..."

"Hurry up and recruit people, recruit teams to hunt, and accumulate capital in fur trading!" Zhang Shan continued to encourage Liu Badao: "With the number of wild animals nearby, hurry up and get the fur, and then open up the land to let the caravans come more, gather popularity, and cultivate connections."

"First open the trade road, then we open the desert and become good people, establish good relations with the government, set up post stations, and open the official roads, and take up the position before the foolish birds in my hometown come to their senses."
Chapter completed!