Chapter 17: Shocking

In view of the Eagle's Beak Ridge Pass, several very constructive suggestions were put forward in the notebook, which made the marshal overjoyed and almost cheered after reading it. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The first suggestion: install a bed crossbow on the castle tower;

The second suggestion: install trebuchets on the towers;

The third suggestion: on the castle tower, prepare a large number of pebbles, so that those soldiers with strong arms can form a "stone-throwing group", which can also deal a heavy blow to the enemy, and can also save a lot of arrows and reduce military expenditures.

Tip 4: Make a triangular arrowhead. The lethality of the three-edged arrow cluster is very large, and the middle one is generally not saved, so you can make some that are specially used to shoot the generals and marksmen of the enemy army.

The fifth suggestion: Implement three or four shifts, so that the soldiers can get enough rest and maintain good energy. If possible, let the officers and men who have served in the army for three years take turns to go home to visit their relatives, and if they are not in good health, they will be discharged from the army, or they will be engaged in logistics work, or they will go to work on the military farm.

A month ago, a new 1,000-acre military reclamation farm was opened up in the vicinity of the Laogai Farm, about 20 miles apart. This is also the proposal of Oriental Painting Brocade, hoping that the Hukouling military camp can be self-sufficient and completely avoid living the miserable days of freezing and starvation.

If the military rations can be produced by themselves, then the military expenses allocated by the imperial court, or the military expenses donated by others free of charge, can be used specifically to make weapons and armor or leather armor. In this way, when the soldiers go to the battlefield, they can have a few more chances to survive.

There are also dense annotations on these points, as well as illustrations. Even the dimensions are clearly marked. It can be said that as long as you find a skilled craftsman, you can quickly make bed crossbows and trebuchets.

Tang Ze's heart couldn't help but be turbulent, and the frenzy of joy was about to drown him! For him, what is written in this notebook is simply a big surprise, and there is no need to worry about anything! With the bed crossbow and trebuchet mentioned above, and with the magic weapon, what are you afraid of?

Today, the buds and potatoes, soybeans and mung beans grown on the Laogai farm are almost ripe! Although the yield may not be very high, it can solve some of the grain problems, and by next year, when the land is fertilized, the harvest will be much higher.

In addition, there are thousands of acres of military reclamation farms, and this autumn, there will be a harvest. This thousand acres of land is much more fertile than that of the labor camp! Because the labor camp has to hold prisoners, when choosing an address, it can only be considered safe and easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Most of the land on the military reclamation farm is considered good land.

Tang Ze's heart was full of passion, and he couldn't help but rush to the room where the military advisor lived next door, and picked up the military advisor who was sleeping sweetly: "Hurry up, it's all three poles in the sun, what are you sleeping?" ”

The military advisor was forcibly pulled out of bed by him, had to put on clothes, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and yawned and said dissatisfiedly: "What are you doing here?" I was busy until the wee hours of the morning last night, so I'm so tired, don't make a fuss! ”

Looking at him like this, it doesn't look like an enemy is coming.

Since it is not the enemy who is attacking, can you use it to get him out of bed?

This guy, why has he been making a little hairy character from time to time in the past few months? Like, the more you live, the younger you get? The smile in the past year doesn't seem to be as much as this time, and it's rare to see him with a straight face and a cold look!

Tang Ze grabbed him by the collar and cheered: "Old Ye, a great thing, a great thing!" A great good thing for the country and the people, a great good thing! ”

Said a bit incoherently.

When the military advisor heard this, his eyes suddenly flashed green, and he didn't care to break the hand that grabbed his collar, and hurriedly asked, "What is a good thing?" Come and hear it! ”

Tang Ze laughed, let go of his collar, took out a handpick from his arms, and threw it into the arms of the military advisor: "Look for yourself, hurry up and see, don't break it!" By the way, this codex can't be shown to other people, only you and I can know that it is written by Oriental Painting Brocade! Ye Tian and Song Ci can't let them know! ”

Not letting Ye Tian and Song Ci look at the codex was explained by Dongfang Qi'an. And Oriental prayer is naturally explained by Oriental Painting Brocade.

She was testing to see if Song Ci was sincere to her. At this time, the more low-key and ordinary she behaves, the more she can test a man's heart. If he really likes her as a person, then whether she can bring him great benefits and honors, he will also treat her sincerely.

If you look at her "ability" and her potential value, then such a man must not be wanted! Although, she felt that the difference between the two was too big, and the door was not the right one, and she didn't have much luxury for Song Ci. However, she inexplicably felt that she had a fate with him in her previous life, and subconsciously, she still wanted to test him.

In my heart, I actually still have an expectation for him.

Tang Ze didn't know what she was thinking, but since she made a request (in fact, it was Dongfang Qi'an who made a request, but that codex was clearly the word of Dongfang Huajin. Those illustrations and annotations are not something that can be done by reading the Oriental prayer for a year in a private school. Tang Ze knew it, naturally, it was regarded as a request of Oriental Painting Brocade), and he naturally would not go against her.

"I know, you can rest assured!" The military advisor is not ignorant, and he also knows very well that Dongfang Huajin is a person who is indifferent to fame and fortune. She wants to live a clean life, she doesn't like to be in the limelight, and she doesn't like to be targeted.

In other words, this little girl is quite angry with him.

The military division's days in Hukouling are longer than those of the marshal, and they naturally know a little more about Dongfang Qi'an. He also understood very well that this codex could not be written by Dongfang Qi'an at all. It must be from the hand of Oriental Painting!

After reading it quickly, the military advisor couldn't help but admire again and again, and his heart was also rolling. After a long time, his heart calmed down a little, and he tentatively proposed: "In this way, can you promote Dongfang Qi'an to a thousand households?" ”

Tang Ze shook his head: "It's not proper, just now I was promoted two levels in a row, and now I have been promoted a few levels in a row, definitely not!" At the very least, wait until the bed crossbow and trebuchet are made and play a great role on the battlefield! ”

The military advisor nodded: "Well, it's okay!" When the time comes, even if it is a general who prays for Dongfang to be a four-grade general, everyone should have nothing to say! ”

The military advisor personally copied three copies of the codex, one for the marshal, one for himself, and one for himself, and one was quickly sent to the capital and sent to the emperor's imperial case. As for the copy sent by Dongfang Qi'an, the marshal gave Dongfang Qi'an back and instructed him to return to Dongfang Qi'an next time he went home, and never let other people see it.

For this reason, the marshal also instructed the carpenters in the barracks to build several small wooden boxes, and bothered to find a few Luban locks and put the codex into the small wooden boxes. The small wooden box was placed in the secret hole under the bed.

The military advisor couldn't help but sigh: "Fortunately, the barracks are now blue brick houses, otherwise, this codex is placed in the tent, and I don't feel at ease at all!" ”

Tang Ze nodded with a smile: "Yes, thanks to the potter sent by the Oriental girl, we can burn the bricks and tiles ourselves." Otherwise, how can such a large barracks and so many people afford to live in a blue brick house? It's cold in the northwest winter, if you still live in tents or thatched huts, there will be many soldiers who can't save their lives in winter! Even if you can keep it, this winter will be enough to choke! ”

The military advisor sighed with great emotion: "Alas, this little girl, I don't know how to grow her brain, is so dexterous." And the ondol, and the fireplace, I don't know how she came up with it. With a kang and a fireplace, no matter how heavy the snow is, we don't have to worry about it! ”

Tang Ze: "That's right, even if there is no quilt, you can't freeze to death!" In this big mountain, there is firewood, so there is no need to worry about no firewood to burn! ”

In that endless mountain, there are many centuries-old trees, and at the end of the year, just burning dead branches can maintain the need for boiling water in the military camp. As for the firewood used to burn the kang, you can cut some branches, dry them and pile them in the firewood room. There are so many trees that are so big, one by one, some branches are cut off, and one tree is only cut once a year. In this way, the damage done to the trees is very limited.

This idea was also proposed by a little girl from the East.

She said that trees should not be cut down casually, as that would cause soil erosion. Over time, nature will retaliate and worsen the environment of life. At the beginning, if she hadn't heard this, the trees near the barracks would have been cut down. Over the years, the soldiers in the barracks have gone up the mountain to cut firewood, that is, they have cut down the entire tree.

The vicinity of the old barracks was so badly cut down that there were hardly any trees that were more than ten years old. In that area, during the heavy rain in the spring, there was a mudslide, and several soldiers were killed because of it.

The military advisor naturally thought of this, and frowned slightly: "However, I still have to reiterate once again that it is not allowed to cut down trees at will. The person in charge of collecting firewood can only cut off some branches, and cannot hurt the roots of the trees! The mudslide thing can't happen again! ”

Tang Ze: "When you have time, let the soldiers go to the original barracks and plant some trees." In this way, after a few years, the damaged environment can be improved! Hukou Ridge, not far from the desert area! ”

Thinking of what Oriental Painting Brocade had said, and thinking of the mudslide at the beginning of spring, he couldn't help but feel palpitations and sweat. Hukouling Military Camp, 50,000 troops, if there is no reminder from her, if it is cut down at will year after year, I believe that in less than 20 years, there will be mudslides raging every year in this 100-mile area. There will come a time when the lush mountains will turn into deserts without grass.

When the time comes, the Hukou Ridge in the yellow sand will become unsafe. The iron hooves of the Hu people, if they want to set foot on the huge land in the northwest, it will be an easy thing!

In this case, just think about it, he can't sleep.

Oriental painting brocade is his lucky star, and it is also the lucky star of Cuiguo!

At this moment, Tang Ze couldn't help but be in awe of her.

Before, it was just appreciation, just liking, and just praise and gratitude. Now, I am truly respectful and admirable!

After a few months of absence, returning to Hukouling again, Dongfang Qi'an couldn't help but be very surprised, but also very happy.

The Hukouling military camp has changed a lot now!

The new barracks covers a wide area, and all the houses are all blue brick houses. The barracks is backed by mountains and water, with cliffs behind it and a large river ten meters wide in front. This large river, which turned out to be a small river, was only about five meters wide. Now this river has been dug by the soldiers by hand, and the two banks are built with blue bricks. Flowers and trees were planted on the embankment, and a large reservoir was built about two miles from the barracks.

On the left side of the barracks, which is also the main gate of the barracks, a five-meter-high wall was built. This wall, comparable to the city wall, is also a one-year-old green brick, as well as the city gate building, there are many arrows and lookout holes, and the defensive function is very strong.

On the right side of the barracks, there was originally an extremely wooded mountain, with ancient trees towering and impermeable to the wind. Today, the mountain forest has been cut down a large area of trees, and now several rows of soldiers' dormitories have been built in that area. Two miles from the dormitory, a large number of trees have been cut down, leaving only a row of trees every five meters or so. And the trees that remained were sawn off with many branches, and if there were enemies hidden on them, it was easy to see.

It is said that this is the proposal of Song Ci.

Well, that's pretty good! Cutting down a large number of trees can reduce the danger of the barracks, and it is not easy for poisonous snakes, beasts, and enemies to hide and approach. At intervals, a row of trees is left behind, which in turn prevents soil erosion.

The five-meter open space has been transformed into a place for relaxation, a place to exercise, a promenade to shelter from the rain, an outdoor restaurant, and even a vegetable patch.

Song Ci, this kid, has a very flexible brain!

For this young man who accompanied his daughter Xiaocao last time and went to the desert to save him, Dongfang Qi'an felt very kind.

What is very rare is that yesterday in the Hukouling area, there was a heavy rain.

The rain-washed mountains are so clean that people are intoxicated.

Accompanied by a small soldier, Dongfang Qi'an visited the new barracks and walked to every corner of the barracks. The mood is very cheerful.

This little soldier's name is Wang Lide, he is from the village next door to Cuizhuwan, he is only 19 years old, and he joined the army a year ago. The ancestors were Orion, Wang Lide's skills are good, and now he is Dongfang Qi'an's personal soldier.

For every hundred households, there can be five pro-soldiers.

Wang Lide, who is very close to Dongfang Qi'an on weekdays, was temporarily assigned to him by the marshal after Song Ci's investigation. The remaining four are to be selected by himself, and if he is not satisfied, he can replace them at any time.

Of the remaining four people, Dongfang Qi'an planned to find three people from Cuizhuwan, and the other one was found from Wang Lide's village, Wang Lide had two clansmen with good relations, and he could choose one of them.

The relatives and soldiers must also get along in harmony, otherwise, what happens, how can they work together and cooperate tacitly? If these truths were changed before, he would not have thought much about them. However, after experiencing the fact that he almost died in the desert, and experienced the fact that his daughter Xiaocao almost died, and the eldest daughter and second daughter were almost sold, he seems to have grown a lot all at once.

In the past three months, Xiaocao has always been muttering in his ear, and when he encounters things, he has learned to think, learn to take one step, and consider three steps.

This time, Dongfang Qi'an brought fifty small porcelain bottles of hemostatic powder. This medicinal powder is called Cuiguo Baiyao, which is actually a knockoff of Yunnan Baiyao, and the efficacy is certainly not as good as Yunnan Baiyao, but it is not bad. Compared with the hemostatic drugs of this era, it is a big step forward, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is one heaven and one earth.

The magic is that it can be applied externally or internally, and it is used to treat knife wounds and sword wounds, and the effect is very significant. The most important thing is that the herbs used to prepare this powder are not expensive, and the cost is very low.

The talents who set up the glass factory and the pharmaceutical factory, the marshal, the military adviser and the Song Ci, are still being recruited and searched. I've found two skilled craftsmen and three doctors with very good medical skills, but it's not enough. Talents, naturally, the more powerful the better, anyway, everyone is not in a hurry, and they are looking for it slowly.

However, the construction of the factory must be carried out as soon as possible.

Oriental Painting Brocade ran for several days in a row, and finally decided to buy a piece of wasteland of fifty or sixty acres about five miles away from Cuizhu Bay and build the factory there. However, just when she prepared the money and planned to go to the yamen early the next morning to apply for the title deed, she found a very unexpected thing.

In other words, in the past month, grandma has suddenly become close to the people in the fifth room, and it is the kind of sincere closeness, without the slightest perfunctory and reluctance. Moreover, she often intentionally or unintentionally, revealing in her words that she wants to live with the people in the fifth room.

Sometimes, even when I am talking, I will be in a daze. Inadvertently, he said something inexplicable.

For example, tonight, Oriental Painting Brocade brought a basket of apples and a basket of eggs, planning to visit his grandparents. Unexpectedly, I found my grandmother hiding in the room, and the uncle who counted the Oriental Painting Brocade talking to himself was a conscienceless person, and by selling the grass, he was close to the Ma family, and found a position as a scribe in the county office. The family moved to the city, and only threw their father and mother in the village to help the big house raise pigs, chickens, ducks, vegetables, and farms. When the grain is harvested in a year, it will come back during the festival and the New Year, but it will stay for half a day, take the grain, chickens and ducks, vegetables and fruits and leave.

In addition to this, there are many things that make people listen to them.

From Grandma's words, it can be judged that Grandma is a reborn person! And, not so long ago, it was reborn. In the last life, my grandmother died ten years later, and Dongfang Xiaocao's father died in the desert last time. Dongfang Xiaocao did not survive and died in Mafu.

And the root of all this lies in the selfish uncle, and the vicious aunt!

For the uncle's family, the person who Dongfang Painting Brocade looks down on and hates the most is none other than the aunt. This woman, self-righteous and selfish, has trained her husband, who was originally honest and honest, into a bad person who does not recognize her six relatives. Several children, when they were young, were also smart, lively and cute. However, who else is human these days other than Oriental Lilacs?

She really looks down on her aunt, and she can't look down on this person from the cracks in her bones!

Between husband and wife, not to mention becoming each other's arms, but at the very least, they can't be held back! As a mother, what you should do to your children is at least the right guidance in dealing with people. If nothing else, at least the concept of right and wrong must be guided.

However, what has quietly been taught by this pretentious aunt and good children? If the uncle still has a reputation, he can still go to the academy to be a master, or even go to the yamen to do things, she is like this, her children are like this, and the family can still live a good life.

However, today, this family has no other way to live except to stay in Cuizhuwan and farm honestly. In this way, how can the villagers who she and her children have offended and humiliated in the past easily let their family go?

The Dafang family, now in Cuizhuwan, is destined to be a betrayal of relatives, and everyone shouts and beats. No one wanted to deal with it, and when they met them on the road, the people in the village didn't even want to talk to their family. There is something good in the family, even if you ask someone, few people are willing to take a look. There are even fewer people who can help, and those who can barely help are the village chief and the patriarch.

From my grandmother's words, Oriental Painting Brocade learned that in five years, there would be a great drought and a large-scale bandit, as well as a rebellion. The entire Cui country is in dire straits, and there is no way to avoid it.

Hearing the news, Dongfang Huajin's face turned as white as paper.

Out of selfish considerations, Dongfang Huajin wrote a letter, and with the consent of the marshal, military advisor, and Song Ci, built the glass windows and the medicine factory on the outskirts of a small town only fifty miles away from the city. On the southern outskirts of that town, an army of 3,000 people was stationed, and the main general was none other than Marshal Tang Ze's clansmen, and he had a very good relationship with him.

In the chaotic world, the most worthless thing is human life!

In order not to affect Cuizhuwan and let her family live a peaceful life, she gave up her plan to build a factory in Cuizhuwan. However, she also secretly swore in her heart that no matter where the factory was built, after five years, she would try her best to eliminate all kinds of hidden dangers and not affect the people near the factory. Even if you can't get back, you'll try your best to minimize the damage.

And there is a military camp in that area, which is close to Fucheng, and the military strength is much stronger than that of Shuixian. Perhaps, those bad people dare not take offense.

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