Time Travel — Episode 4

What? Bullshit! We killed the ducks. You never fought. You falsely accused us.

Guards, take him away. 80 lashes each. Why beat us? We don't accept this!

Tell Lin Hao, if he's wise, I'll keep him fed. If he's not,

Comrades, gather up! Grab your gear, follow me. Brother Lin, you'll die. Bullying my brothers,

I must avenge this. Don't stop me, I have a plan. Miss Lin is smart.

Brother Lin, they'll survive, just bruises. Don't kill Wang Degui.

Killing an official alarms spies. Got it. All strip armor, change clothes. Wait for dark.

You few, come grab Wang Degui with me. Others hit every room, knock out anyone.

Know who I am? I'm a centurion. Tattooed frog on a tadpole! Thought you were the prime minister.

We take silver, not heads. Got it? Right, right. Spare me, heroes!

I'll fetch it now. Beat him. That's thousands in silver. Nah,

over ten thousand. Look at your greed. Boss, how split the silver?

Ten taels each. The rest... I want to take in refugees. Repair the fort.

Early in Chongzhen's second year, rumors that Fengsui Fort had food spread like wildfire across the countryside.

Refugees, families in tow, headed for that lonely fortress. Name, age, any skills?

Wang Shitou, sixty-one. My family's been craftsmen for generations. Brother Lin. Thanks, Miss Yuan.

The fort's full of brutes. Only you can handle this. It's nothing. Easier than laundry and cooking.

Oh, old man, you were saying? I said I'm a former arsenal worker.

Old man, you worked in an arsenal? Then can you make firearms? What's so hard about that?

At the Guangning garrison arsenal, I worked most of my life. I left 'cause I couldn't survive. Come with me.

This is a flintlock. No slow match, no open flame. It uses this instead.

That impressive? Flint clamp, trigger snaps the flint down, hits the steel, sparks fly.

Sparks ignite the priming powder. It goes through this hole. The charge in the barrel fires in an instant.

And at night, no open flame, no worries in rain or damp. Can you make it? I can give it a try.

But it'll need iron. I'll arrange the iron. Kids, keep back! Dangerous.

Brother Lin, have some water. Thank you, Miss Yuan. Brother Lin. Refugees keep coming.

The fort's grain is almost gone. Boss. Old Wang is pushing for it.