"However, there are too few literate people, and to be a qualified artilleryman is not only to be literate, but also to know a little bit of mathematics." He Zhiyuan replied, and after eating a bite of steamed buns, he continued: "So I plan to hold a training class in the barracks, and use the time after training or at night to let literate soldiers be teachers and teach everyone to read." ”

Xu Tangyi said loudly: "This is a good thing, it is estimated that many people will sign up." ”

Song Fuchen, who was sitting not far away, heard Xu Tangyi's last sentence, and saw that the two of them were talking openly in the cafeteria, which must not be an important military secret, so he came over with a bowl.

When the two saw that it was Song Fuchen coming over, they both greeted at the same time: "Song Fuchen, you came just in time, come and sit down, I just have something to ask you." ”

After Song Fuchen sat down on the stool next to the emperor, Xu Tangyi asked him: "Song Fuchen, our military camp is going to hold a training class to teach soldiers to read and write, you are a talented soldier in our military camp." How about you go and be a teacher for them? ”

"Huh? Will I be able to fight after that? Song Fuchen asked in surprise.

Xu Tangyi's eyes widened, and he said loudly: "Hey! You kid is addicted to war, arrange a good errand for you, and you still pick and choose! ”

"No, I mean, isn't being a soldier a war? Why did you still make me a gentleman......" Song Fuchen said in a low voice.

He Zhiyuan said with a smile: "Being a soldier is definitely going to war, and our institute is about to set up an artillery team." This artillery is a technical branch, and if you are illiterate, you can't be an artilleryman. So I discussed with Xu Qianhu about holding a training class and using my free time to teach the soldiers to read and write. ”

When Song Fuchen heard that an artillery team was going to be established, his eyes lit up with joy, and he asked eagerly: "Artillery team!" Can I then go and be an artilleryman? ”

Xu Tangyi said slowly: "Then it depends on how well you teach this gentleman." If you don't teach it well, you won't even be qualified to give artillery carts! ”

"Okay, I promise to teach it well!" Song Fuchen replied happily.

At this time, the other soldiers also turned around and began to ask questions.

"He Gongzi, when are we going to suppress the bandits again?"

"Xu Qianhu, are we about to fight, should let me go this time?"

"He Gongzi, when will we really fight, Heishizhai was too enjoyable that time, and the ones that I usually practiced in the barracks were useless, and Wang Jinkui killed them all."

As soon as these words came out, everyone laughed.

He Zhiyuan also smiled, and then said to everyone: "Everyone practice hard, and you will fight in the future." ”

"Really? He Gongzi, but in this peaceful and prosperous world, how can there be so many bandits to suppress? One of the soldiers asked incredulously.

He Zhiyuan immediately retorted: "Who said that there would be no war in a peaceful and prosperous world? Now there are Japanese in the south, and there are Tartars in the north, and there are wars everywhere. In the near future, we will inevitably have a fight with the Japanese Bandits, and you all have to practice hard, the Japanese Bandits are not as soft as the bandits. ”

Xu Tangyi said to the soldier who spoke just now: "Did you hear it, you Liu Laoqi complained a lot!" Practice hard for me, and if you can't do a hundred push-ups tomorrow, I'll beat you with a hundred sticks first!" ”

Then he said to everyone: "And you recruits, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and you can take the training ground for the first time on the battlefield."

Fifty percent of what I learned in school is used for it, so thank goodness. Don't think that fighting a war is as simple as shooting at the enemy with a gun, everyone must practice hard, don't pee your pants one by one when you really go to the battlefield! ”

When everyone heard this, there was another burst of laughter.

After eating, he returned to Xu Tangyi's signing room, and after the guards served tea, Xu Tangyi asked He Zhiyuan: "Virtuous nephew, you just said that there will be a battle with the Japanese Kou, is it your speculation or casual remark?" ”

He Zhiyuan replied without thinking: "Uncle Xu, this is not something I said casually. Do you remember that Chu Ying and Niu Erdan this summer? At the time, it was assumed that they had become widows, but now that their whereabouts are unknown, I think they will come back to take revenge. Even without them, sooner or later, the Japanese would have come. ”

"Why do you say that the Japanese are coming sooner or later?" Xu Tangyi asked suspiciously.

"The Japanese are some rogues, where they are rich, they will go to loot, in the future, our Hejia Town will be rich, can they not come to loot? I have a feeling that they will inevitably have a war with the Japanese in the next year. He Zhiyuan replied.

"Listening to the analysis of the virtuous nephew, I think it is very problematic. Do you have a good strategy for dealing with the Japanese invaders? Xu Tangyi asked.

This question was really too difficult for He Zhiyuan, and he regretted in his heart that he didn't study Qi Jiguang's tactics against the Japanese in his previous life. Since Xu Tangyi asked, he had to answer, after all, he was now an omnipotent existence. It's a strange all-rounder in a dream, at least it can't disgrace this reputation, right?

So He Zhiyuan had no choice but to say slowly: "The Japanese are a group of rogues, they will neither attack the city and plunder the land, nor will they defend the city, so the normal offensive and defensive warfare is not suitable for fighting the Japanese invaders." So now we have to change the tactics of warfare, so that our army is good at other field battles, looking for fighters in the movement, and gathering the Japanese to annihilate them. ”

"What I now give priority to the firearms factory is to cast small artillery guns suitable for guerrilla warfare, which weigh less than 100 catties and are easy to carry and transport. Even medium guns were kept within a kilogram and loaded on a cart for easy pulling by horses. ”

Xu Tangyi replied: "I understand, the next step is to strengthen training in response to the situation of the Japanese Invaders. These soldiers have won two battles, and they are a little proud, especially those recruits, who think that if they have a good gun in their hands, they will be invincible in the world, and this kind of thinking must be corrected in time, otherwise they will suffer a big loss. ”

"Yes, in the past, we fought two battles with bandits, and it was too easy to fight with these rabble, especially the bandits in Black Rock Mountain, which was actually a massacre, and such a battle could not train soldiers at all. If we encounter a group of bandits with some combat effectiveness, it will also be a training for our army. He Zhiyuan agreed.

After that, He Zhiyuan drank two more cups of tea, chatted with Xu Tangyi for a few words, and then left the military camp and rode to the state city.

And at this moment, a strange thing is happening in the state city.

The front street of the state yafu is a place where the big families in the city or the officials in the yamen live, just like the rich area in later generations, so those traders who sell rare things are willing to come here to sell things.

At noon, a father and son came on the street, the father was pushing a wheelbarrow, and on both sides of the cart were two bamboo baskets, and the two baskets were covered tightly with two quilts, so that it was impossible to see what the baskets contained. The man put down the wheelbarrow at a street corner and shouted, "Watermelon, sell watermelon, fresh watermelon!"

Pedestrians on the street

When they heard the clamour, they all looked at the man with strange eyes.

Someone also muttered in a low voice: "Where is the watermelon in the winter, I don't believe the ghosts!" ”

"There's something wrong with this person, isn't it a joke to sell watermelons in the winter?"

The man was muttering to the pedestrians, expressing his suspicion of him. He said to everyone: "Fellow villagers, you heard me right, I didn't say it wrong, don't believe it, I am indeed selling watermelons." ”

As he spoke, he lifted the quilt and took out a watermelon and placed it in front of the car for pedestrians to watch: "Let's see, the fresh watermelon that has just been picked, you can see that the melon leaves are still fresh!" ”

When everyone saw that it was really a fresh watermelon in the car, they were curious and immediately gathered around to watch it carefully.

A pedestrian took a closer look and exclaimed: "It really looks like a watermelon!" ”

"What do you mean by looking like a watermelon! This is watermelon! The man corrected immediately.

"Impossible, how can you grow watermelons in the winter? You're fake, aren't you? Do you dare to cut one open and take a look? Another pedestrian was also skeptical.

"yes, cut one open and take a look." Everyone said.

The man was also real, picked up the watermelon knife, and only heard a slight "click" when the knife fell in his hand, and the watermelon cracked in response, and the melon juice flowed out along both sides.

The crowd around exclaimed, "It's really a watermelon!" ”

At this time, a well-dressed middle-aged man asked, "Did you grow this watermelon in a greenhouse?" ”

"I heard that leeks and garlic can be grown in the greenhouse, but I haven't heard that watermelons can be grown." The other man denied.

The melon seller smiled a little smugly and said, "This is not grown from the greenhouse. ”

The glamorous man wondered: "It's not in the greenhouse, where is it grown?" ”

"Has this old man ever heard of the experimental field in the north of the city? This watermelon was grown from the glass greenhouse in the test field. ”

"Glass greenhouse?" The crowd exclaimed again.

They all know that glass is a luxury, and how much silver is needed to build a greenhouse with glass to grow watermelons!

"Yes, it's a glass greenhouse, this is a greenhouse built by He Gongzi from Hejia Town. This year, a total of ten greenhouses have been built, one of which has an acre of land, which is planted not only with watermelons, but also cucumbers, eggplants, celery, melons, etc., which are estimated to be picked and sold before the year. Listening to the Xiucai of our village, this glass greenhouse absorbs the essence of heaven and earth, gathers the aura of heaven, and the shed is as warm as spring, and melons, fruits, vegetables and vegetables can grow. If you eat the things grown in this kind of greenhouse, you can nourish yin and yang, strengthen your body, and prolong your life. The melon seller replied, and at the same time lost no time in making an advertisement.

Ancient people were superstitious and had an inexplicable awe of the unknown. Those rich people have heard that it can nourish yin and aphrodisiac, strengthen the body, and prolong life. Immediately, his eyes lit up, as if he had encountered a treasure, such a good life, who doesn't want to live a few more years? Since you have encountered such a treasure, how can you let it go?

At this time, the glamorous man asked, "How do you sell this watermelon?" ”

The man who sold the melon said: "One hundred pounds, watermelons can't be cut and sold, if you want to buy them, you have to buy them whole." ”

"A pound of a hundred? The smallest watermelon costs six or seven hundred wen! I only buy three watermelons with a month's salary, why don't you grab it! A man who looked like a guy exclaimed.

(End of chapter)

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