The next morning, the two men discuss the destruction of the city by the prince's men. The prince has destroyed all of the ships belonging to the city, and the only thing that belongs to him is the gunpowder that he gave to the gong. The two men decide that the gunpowder is useful for constructing the high road, but that it is too soon to construct it. They decide to use the gunpowder to build a gun brigade with six thousand soldiers.