The first lord of the poor family

Chapter 50 Hailing King

"Excuse me, I'm not that good!" Lin Hai was very modest.

Seeing Lin Tiangui's courage, I felt that it was extraordinary.

Let's walk towards Lin Hai's house together.

I found that there were cars passing by transporting green bricks on the road.

Lin Tiangui and the others were even more surprised.

It's just a remote mountain village, but it actually has an industry.

"Do you still have a brick kiln here?" Lin Ruoxue couldn't help but ask.

"It's just a small industry. Our village was originally poor. The villagers usually had no work to do, so they tried to make some money by burning bricks," Lin Hai explained.

"It's not simple, it's really not simple! Having such an industry in a village is enough for the villagers to live a subsistence life."

Walking further in, I saw many new brick houses being built in the village.

The contrast between the dilapidated houses of the past can clearly be seen.

Apparently the village had just become wealthy.

Lin Tiangui was full of doubts. Is it so profitable to burn brick kilns?

It actually allowed so many people in the village to build new houses.

When we arrived at Lin Hai's house, we saw a courtyard with two entrances and two exits.

Lin Tiangui asked in surprise: "This house of yours is really nice!"

"Haha, thank you. Our village was robbed by bandits. They couldn't find the money and burned my house down. I had no choice but to give up studying and lead people to hunt to make money..."

Lin Hai talked about what happened before.

Of course, everything about fighting bandits was concealed.

After hearing what Lin Hai said, Lin Tiangui was surprised.

"I've also heard that some hunters have hunted wolves and tigers, but I didn't expect it to be you people. No wonder I'm not afraid of tigers at all and dare to take the initiative to kill them."

"There is nothing we can do about it. There are too few prey in safe places. We can only think of ways to become stronger and venture into Beishan to hunt."

Lin Hai said with a chuckle.

Lin Tiangui calculated in his mind.

"It costs a lot to build your house, right? Even though you get a lot of rewards for hunting tigers and wolves, aren't there many people in your village who also renovate their houses?
This all costs a lot of money, and is it all earned through hunting? "

After Lin Tiangui finished speaking, he stared at Lin Hai closely.

The atmosphere suddenly became extremely oppressive.

Lin Hai was shocked. This man had such a strong murderous aura.

Only those who have experienced battles can have such momentum.

Several hunters couldn't help but touch the daggers at their waists, as if they were facing a fierce beast.

"Awesome, you can see through our true identity at a glance." Lin Hai said with a smile.

Lin Tiangui put away his murderous aura and his face became much calmer.

"I wonder if I can ask for advice?"

"It's very simple. No one has entered this mountain for thousands of years, and there are many valuable and good things."

Lin Hai used his brain to think of excuses to make money.

"For example, honey, we found a lot of it while hunting. Now a pound of honey can be sold for more than one tael of silver, which is very valuable. There is no shortage of medicinal materials in the mountains, and we have collected a lot of them.

In addition, by firing the bricks yourself, the cost of building a house will be much lower.

Coupled with the money earned from the brick kiln, it can barely support each household in building new houses. "

Lin Tiangui was not so easy to fool, but he did not continue to ask.

He nodded and said: "That's it!"

His eyes fell on a hunter.

"Can I see the crossbow you are using?"

"Okay! Shitou, bring your crossbow and show it to this adult!" Lin Hai said.

Shitou agreed, took the crossbow from his body and handed it to Lin Tiangui.Lin Tiangui stretched out his hand to take it, and the more he looked at it, the more surprised he became.

"It's incredible that the structure of the crossbow you use is so simple. It's incredible!"

"Who came up with this crossbow?"

Before Lin Hai could say anything, Shitou said proudly: "Of course it's Lin Hai. If it weren't for such a good crossbow, we wouldn't be able to kill the tiger."

"I didn't expect that you, a scholar, actually know the art of tact!"

"I can't help it, it's just for living. Before, I was just a weak scholar with no strength. I couldn't draw a bow and arrow, so I could only think of making a crossbow that wasn't too strenuous."

"How powerful is this crossbow?"

"It has good lethality within fifty steps."

Lin Tiangui was slightly disappointed after hearing this.

"You can only shoot at fifty paces. It would be great if you can shoot at a hundred paces!"

"Can it be improved to increase the power and range?" Lin Ruoxue asked.

"Can I ask you about your true identity? Seeing that you are very interested in my crossbow, could it be that you are the general leading the army in the war?"

Lin Hai asked.

Speaking of this, Lin Hai didn't want to play riddles with them anymore.

Since I've fallen in love with the crossbow, I just took the opportunity to sell it at a good price.

Lin Tiangui smiled slightly and said, "You do have good taste. I am the King of Hailing. Have you heard of it?"

Lin Hai was taken aback.

King Hailing is the general of the army, and everyone in the world knows it.

It can be said that he is the guardian war god of Daxia.

How could such a person come to such a place?

Lin Hai quickly stood up and saluted, "Student has seen the Grand Marshal. Please forgive me for not recognizing the great lord."

"Sit down, you don't have to be polite. I'm visiting privately incognito, so I don't have that much etiquette. What's more, I am no longer leading the army. I will only live here for a while."

Others found out that Lin Tiangui was actually the prince and the general marshal.

Suddenly I was so frightened that I didn't dare to breathe.

All of them stood upright behind them.

"Since you made this crossbow, can you improve it to increase its power and reach military standards?"

"Could it be that the commander-in-chief plans to use this crossbow in the army?"

"You don't need to call me Marshal, just call me Sir. Now I'm not leading the troops!" Lin Tiangui sighed.

His face actually showed a desolate look.

Obviously, losing military power was a big blow to him.

"If you can increase the power, even if it reaches [-]% of the power of a bow and arrow, it will be a great achievement. My commander, I can recommend you to be an official."

Lin Tiangui was used to calling himself the commander, but when he thought that he no longer led troops, he changed his name to the king.

After all, he is King Hailing, so this title is appropriate.

"As long as the materials used are good enough, of course there is no problem. But the cost will also increase several times. Using beef tendon as the bowstring and replacing other parts with iron can increase the power.

It is not impossible to be more powerful than a bow and arrow.

If the arrow tip is made of fine iron, it can also increase the armor-piercing effect. "

Lin Hai replied.

Lin Tiangui was extremely excited after hearing this, and asked quickly: "Are you telling the truth? How much money does it cost to make a crossbow?"

Lin Hai thought for a while and said, "About five taels of silver!"

"It's not expensive. It's not expensive. Five taels of silver is cheaper than a good bow. However, the price of fine iron is too high and there are too few craftsmen who can make it. It can't be consumed."

"No, I have a refining method that can make armor-piercing arrow tips in large quantities!" Lin Hai said.

Suddenly everyone's eyes were focused on Lin Hai.

(End of this chapter)