"Third Master, this is not good!"

Ding Baojun was not afraid of anything else, but was afraid that Yang Meng would kill the shoemaker. As far as he knew, the few shoemakers in Kunming City were not smokers. If the third master became arrogant and killed the good people, it would be difficult for the old man to explain.

"What's wrong? I'm not going to kill people, but just making a pair of boots. Is it so difficult? I have to do this boot today!"

You must come forward with your reputation, otherwise your business will be difficult to do, and no one dares to do things for you, that's all that!

Seeing that Yang Meng was angry, Ding Baojun no longer insisted. He knew where the best shoemaker in Kunming City lived. Just go there. It was really not possible. He took the knife hand and dragged Yang Laosan back.

The group was wandering around Kunming City. Yang Meng twitched his nose several times. In his wings, there was a very familiar smell of Yang Meng. Although it was weak, he could tell what it tasted.

His reputation in Kunming City was too bad, and he couldn't let Lao Ding know when he went to touch opium. After recording the approximate location and surrounding buildings, Yang Meng resisted the urge to find some opium and study it.

It was not too late, and the group came to a dilapidated house. Ding Baojun turned over and got off the horse and knocked on the gate of the house.

"Zhang Coach Zhang, the third master of the Yang family is here to make boots and open the door!"

After shouting, a "silly" sound came from the yard. After a while, a gap was opened in the broken yard gate.

"What are you afraid of? I don't eat people, where is your store? I want to make good shoes!"

The reaction of Kunming City also made Yang Meng angry. As for? He has only one person, and he can scare everyone to close his doors. Isn’t this nonsense?

"Grandpa Third, please spare me! I am not a big smoker, not a big smoker..."

When Yang Meng lost his temper, the Cobbler Zhang knelt directly, regardless of the hardness of the stone steps at the door, and kowtowed while crying and howling. Blood beads oozed out of his forehead in just a few strokes.

"Get up! Why is the bones so soft? Can you make shoes? If you can't do them, I will kill you now!"

What are these objects? As for being so scared? It seems that the Qing Dynasty was defeated by the British, and there is a reason for it.

"Can do it! Can do it!"

When he heard that the third grandfather of the Yang family was about to kill him, the cobbler stopped kowtowing and kept nodding with tears in his arms.

"Where are you doing it? Take me there, I have instructions, remember! If you do it well, I will reward you, but if you don't do it well, I will peel you off!"

This person's bones were a little softer. If he didn't threaten it, he would be afraid that he would not be able to do things well. Yang Meng was very good at doing this, and Zhang Coach also put away his tears tremblingly and nodded constantly.

"Where are you doing it? Say something!"

“Just at home.”

"Then go in!"

"I……"

This stopped again, and Yang Meng was also worried about him. Is it so difficult to make pairs of shoes?

"Zhang Coach Zhang, don't be afraid. The Third Master had just been enlightened by the master a few days ago and had already opened up his mind. He would not kill easily in the past few days. If you procrastinate and make the Third Master angry, I can't guarantee it."

Helplessly, Ding Baojun had to come out to smooth things over. The third master's head had already appeared on his head. If this cobbler's ink marks was insignificant, it would be bad if it caused the third master's ferocity.

"But your wife and children are at home? I'll send them out for you."

If a cordyceps become a little tough, it is probably a family member. Yang Meng took two silver dollars from the leather bag and threw them in front of Zhang Coach. The man did not hesitate and picked up the silver dollars on the ground and went home.

This guy was also careful and got his wife and two children from the wall to the next door before he walked out slowly.

"You are ready to make the shoes I wear!"

Yang Meng got off the cart and slowly walked into the somewhat dilapidated yard.

"What kind of boots are the same as on your feet?"

This Coach Zhang still looked shocked, his voice trembling!

"Just call me the third master. The third master is a little short of his life. Then call me carefully. I have a style here. Can you do it?"

Yang Meng didn't know that they were all humans, so why did this guy's bones be so soft? Back then, he was very cautious when he went out. Any border residents there might dare to shoot him, but Yang Meng didn't see many of the people from the Qing Dynasty.

"San Master, I can do ordinary skin work."

"Did you see these boots on my feet? I need to change it here, and I need to change it here too. I don't want the iron nails, and I can change it to a leather one. Can I do it?"

Yang Meng pointed out a few places to be modified, but this cobbler was confused when he heard it.

"Are there any pens?"

Coach Zhang shook his head.

“Is there any burned wood?”

Zhang Coaching nodded.

"Then go get it, just fuck the hair in a daze?"

Yang Meng was speechless. The best cobbler in Kunming is so fucking so much.

Holding half of the wooden stick, Yang Meng roughly drew the military boots. Although the painting was inappropriate, this cobbler could understand it very well.

"The sole should be soft and the upper should be breathable. It is best to have a strong shoelace. The front of the sole should be equipped with steel plates and the tip of the shoe should be wrapped in steel plates. Can it be done?"

Yang Meng said his requests one by one, but Zhang Coach showed a embarrassed look.

"San Ye, there is no steel plate, but find a copper smith and you can wrap it in copper plate."

"Copper plates are also made. Is there no steel plates in Kunming? What is the sword made of?"

Without steel plates, there is no good knife, and this good knife is also what Yang Meng needs.

"Zhang Coach, do what the third master said! I'll ask someone to find the bronze smith. Third master, I'll tell you about the sword!"

Ding Baojun came out in time to relieve the siege of Zhang Pijiang. Seeing that the third master was struggling to talk to this person, the old Ding had to stand up.

"Uncle Ding, there are no iron plants near Kunming?"

In Yang Meng's impression, it is easy to make steel. Only with steel can we have good knives. Isn't it said that there were good knives in ancient China?

"Iron is made by blacksmiths. The government has an iron factory, but it is just a larger blacksmith shop. There is not much steel! Look at the knife hands in our village. There are no steel knives. It takes at least one or two years to get a good knife. However, the knife in our village is much better than the Qing army, and these cost a lot of money."

Famous iron knife? Isn’t this nonsense? Although Yang Meng doesn’t know how to make steel, he still knows the difference between steel and iron.

"Uncle Ding, did you also use an iron knife when you met Ingres when you were in Guangdong?"

There should be one in the Eight-Nation Alliance! Yang Meng didn’t know anything else that the train tracks were made of steel, so he knew this. When he started to make his own business, opening a steel mill would also make a lot of money.

"It should be a steel knife. I have seen it from afar. It is not as bright as an iron knife. It is not as bright as it is sharpened."

Ding Baojun made a judgment based on his own experience.

"Then can our family do business with Ingres? Can we get some swords and guns and let me see?"

Yang Meng had been engaged in smuggling and making guns before, and he knew some general things. He also played with guns well, so he might find some ways to make money.

The most important thing is that the Eight-Nation Alliance has arrived, and if you play with a big knife or spear, you will definitely get beaten. You must get some firearms.

"Gun? You are talking about something like a bird gun! That thing is not as good as a bow and arrow! It's too accurate and easy to explode the chamber. The old man used to get a batch and threw it all in Wuzhuang! That thing, if you don't hit someone, you have to hurt yourself first. What's the use of it? Raising the gun is amazing, but that thing is too big and you can't play with it alone. The bigger the gun, the greater the danger of exploded the chamber. If you really meet it, the knife will be better."

Lao Ding sneered at the gun Yang Meng mentioned. Ingres' gun was powerful, but the Qing Dynasty did not. Just the things used by the Qing army, they would be better at shooting targets, and it would be better to hit people than to use bows and arrows!

"Oh... Are there coal mines and iron mines near Kunming?"

When Yang Meng heard that there was no steel mill in the Qing Dynasty, his heart became alive. No matter when and where, the only transaction was a huge profit. If he could get some guns and cannons from foreign devils, he would not be afraid of the court. At that time, Yunnan would not be his territory?

"If you want to talk about minerals, the most common things in Yunnan are copper and silver mines. Our business road to Sichuan is copper road. Tin, lead, coal, and iron are better. There are many things near Kunming, and there are countless mountains in Yunnan."

Lao Ding said it was even more cheerful, and Yang Meng heard it even more. With these things, it would be difficult for him to not get rich. He bribed the Qing officials to smuggle minerals. This is a big deal. If such a deal is done, it is not a dream to be rich enough to rival a country. If he raises an army, he can become king and dominate.

Thinking of this, Yang Meng didn't care about making shoes anymore. Sitting in Zhang Pijiang's yard, he began to plan his career.

Since you have lived a new life, you have to live a good life. God wants you to live a new life. One is to take revenge on the powers, and the other is to live a life like a god. When the drug manufacturing workshop is built, you will start preparing for these big deals. The more money the more powerful the power, the more you are. You are not afraid of the Qing officials not being greedy or afraid.

Drugs, minerals, guns, and army have become the foundation of Yang Meng's career. With these, they should be able to challenge the court. It is not impossible to turn Yunnan into the territory of the Yang family.

The more he thought about Yang Meng, the happier he was. When he thought of the future, the sea of ​​gold and silver, and the two beauties, big and small, around him, he couldn't help but feel a little fluttered.

"San Master, do you think this is the style you want?"

Coach Zhang interrupted Yang Meng's daydream, and a pair of boots wrapped in bronze skin appeared in front of him.

"What the hell is this! I told you, you're just farting?"

This guy is also a strange thing. He has made a pair of copper shoes, but he doesn't talk about it like that.

"San Master, I did everything as you told me!"

Yang Meng felt that he could not communicate with Zhang Pijiang at all. You should say that he is a fool! These copper shoes also have the smell of military boots.

"Cen Yuying, let me tell you, tell him, let him make shoes that fit together for the third master."

Yang Meng regarded Cen Yuying as an indigenous person. Since he couldn't understand, let's take a look at Cen Yuying's ability!

He told Cen Yuying one by one and asked him to communicate with Zhang Pijiang. Yang Meng threw a bag of silver dollars given by Lao Ding to Ma Qinghu, and asked him to take Tang Meiyi and Ma Qinglian to go shopping. He himself was on the chair and continued to plan his great cause.
Chapter completed!