"Lord Wang, the exchange conditions listed in this Tang Gong's letter seem to be fair, and the letter of Chai Gongzi tells the predicament that Jinyang is currently facing, which is really heart-wrenching. At present, although there are Zezhou iron ore mines in Hedong County that are being mined day and night, the output is still far from being enough, and Tang Gong's side exchanging iron ingots for the same value of my Hedong storage grain is still feasible according to the lower officials. Zheng Xu's words interrupted Yang Er, who was still in a fugue with his eyes closed.

"Yes! The 500,000 stone grain that I escorted to the past with Jin Jia and Tong Huan Er seems to be insufficient. There is almost no harvest in his place this autumn, there are too many hungry refugees, there are quite a lot of garrisons stationed at the border passes of Lou, Yu, and Ma counties, and the sergeants at the passes everywhere can't be hungry to guard the border passes! This king is not a ruthless person, how can he see death and not save him! You go to Pei Sima Junshi where to pass on the king's oral message, and ask Pei Gong to pay attention to receiving the iron ingots sent by Tang Gong in the past two days, and prepare 1 million stone grain and 500,000 catties of chicken, this weather will not be bad, send it to Tang Gong, and it will also be regarded as giving Chai Shao a face. By the way, this trip will ask Zheng Bei to go on a journey, be sure to befriend Tang Gong, and bring back 10,000 military horses to this king. In addition, these war horses can also be used by the refugees who go south, so that the refugees will not die too much on the way south. Yang Er said to Zheng Xu, although Zheng Xu is young, he has many years of business experience, a Confucian business temperament, and is elegant and not inferior to that Chai Shao, which can be of great use.

"Rest assured, the prince will bring back 10,000 war horses when he goes to Jinyang, and let everyone in Jinyang remember my lord's good." Zheng Xu responded with a smile, bowed his hand and turned to leave.

Yang Er looked at Zheng Xu's departing back and nodded incessantly, smart people are different. This king gave Li Yuan an extra 500,000 catties of meat, and he should be exchanged for that recognition and gratitude to this king, so that even if Li Yuan turns his face with this king in the future, he will have to take care of the people's hearts.

As for what the Turkic envoy will say when he will come in a few days, it is not too late to wait until he has met the acquaintance Dalit. Thinking of this, Yang Er threw the secret letter he was holding in his hand on the desk, got up and walked outside the house, and Chuchen and Zhong Jian followed.

Although it has entered the early winter, the weather outside is already very cold, and the cold wind is blowing on people's faces. Although it has not yet snowed, the people in the streets are already wearing thick clothes. You can also see the wealth of Luzhou from the dress. Both sides of the street are lined with vendors' goods, and there are many pedestrians passing by, and the sound of bargaining is heard from time to time. Yang Er and his entourage walked slowly from among the pedestrians, and soon came to the door of a large mansion, the gate of the mansion had been opened, and several gates stood on both sides. Yang Er got out of his luxurious carriage, walked straight up the stairs, and entered the mansion.

In today's words, this is now the general logistics equipment department of the entire Hedong County, and there are three large workshops in the house, which are a large military clothing factory, a military wheelbarrow assembly plant, and a dual-use iron and coal stove assembly plant. Ma Shumou is now sitting here, and his deputy is Yang Xing, a loyal servant by Yang Er's side in the past. Yang Er specially asked Pei Shiju to select more than a dozen young talents recruited from the Luzhou Recruitment Hall to enter the General Logistics Equipment Department, they each have their own division of labor, and they are busy in the workshops they are responsible for.

The main hall that I entered, this is not the layout of this era, in Yang Er's eyes, it is more like the war room of the headquarters in the Anti-Japanese War drama. In the middle is a huge conference table, with more than a dozen chairs on each side, and on the front curtain wall hangs a large cloth white map, on which the terrain of the entire Hedong County is hand-drawn: cities, rivers, mountains, etc. At this time, Ma Shumou was looking at this huge map silently, and he had not yet noticed Yang Er's arrival.

"Yo! I said, you're not a bad man! If I put on the gray uniform of the Eighth Route Army again, I thought I had stepped into the conference room of fighting devils! It's a bit like the yamen of the General Armament Department." Yang Er couldn't help but laugh easily when he saw such an arrangement, and walked straight to Ma Shumou's side as he spoke. Uncle Ma was the only one in Nuoda's room, and Yang Er had no scruples when he spoke.

Ma Shumou turned his head slightly at this time, glanced at Yang Er, then turned his head and continued to stare at the map, not knowing what he was thinking, but with a serious face.

"Alas! The burden on our brothers' shoulders is heavy! Look at it, how big is this? Just the big part of the Yellow River, I have heard that crossing the Yellow River in the south is Wang Shichong's territory, and that guy is not a fuel-efficient lamp! Over the Taihang Mountains is Jizhou, Hebei, where it should be Dou Jiande's territory in a few years, and now it is also a mess, if you want to grab the land, you have to do it as soon as possible; The northeast direction is now the place where Yanwang Luo Yi dominates. Look there, look at Wagang Mountain, it's not far from us. Ma Shumou was still holding a slender wooden stick in his hand, and at this time he held it up and pointed to a sign pointing to a mountain peak not far from the southeast, with the words "Wagangzhai" written on it. This Wagangzhai is too famous in the performing arts TV of later generations, and Ma Shumou, who never reads history books, is no stranger to this name.

"Yes! There are hungry tigers all around, and the central control of the Sui Dynasty is far from enough, as soon as there is a wind and grass, just a little spark, and all places will suddenly ignite like mountain fires. Nawa Gangzhai now I don't know if anyone occupies it, it is very close to my Zezhou iron and coal production area, if I become bigger, it will inevitably attract his looting of my Zezhou, and I have to guard against it in the future! What we need to do now is to strengthen ourselves in the shortest possible time, and the focus is on strengthening the army, and we must have stronger weapons and more war horses in our hands. Okay, let's not talk about that, let's accumulate strength little by little! How's your new uniform going? Yang Er withdrew his gaze from the map and turned to sit on the main seat of the large conference table. Ma Shumou also put the "whip" in his hand on the table, and also sat on the chair on one side, looking at a thread-bound book on the table with both hands.

"According to your instructions, a design work meeting has been held, and the main tailors in Luzhou have been invited. Although everyone has never seen the style of military uniforms in this atlas, in general it is better than the clothes they are wearing now, and the winter coats worn by the generals are made of cowhide, but not knee, mainly black, small suit collars, copper double-breasted buttons, and wide leather belts, all unified cashmere lining; There is also this military hat according to the current people's hairstyle and hair bundle changed to this narrow brim high hat, which is also made of cowhide, and this cowhide high boots, the whole body is pure cowhide, warm and spiritual. It's just that this cowhide is not necessarily enough! A reminder. "Ma Shumou's booklet has data such as patterns of clothes and pants and various sizes, which seems to be very perfect.

"Well, the general's winter dress is not bad, both beautiful and atmospheric. It is recommended to have hanging strap jewelry from shoulder to chest, you know, I don't need to say more. In short, it is easy to distinguish the status of the second-rank to the fourth-rank general through the lanyard. Yang Er added. I thought that the rank is not good now, people are riding on horses, and the soldiers below can't see the rank on their shoulders at all, or this majestic and domineering lanyard is easy for everyone to identify.

"Okay, this is simple, it's a sign of rank, and it's an ornament on this coat, yes, so that each fur coat doesn't look too monotonous. In two days, a few samples will be made, and you will be asked to come and see them. But what a clever manpower in this era! The hardest part was the copper buttons, which I had never seen. Fortunately, my brother and I cleverly made a model out of the mud and let the blacksmith shop make the mold in the same way. Uncle Ma said mockingly. Originally, I wanted to use polished pure wooden buttons, but with this high-end military dress coat it doesn't seem to be like that, it seems low, or decided to use pure copper that can be found in this era is not uncommon to build, polished copper buttons are as dazzling as gold, showing the quality and grade of the clothes.

"Okay, I don't have anything to say, it's just that if possible, the coats are all made of big sets, the generals of this era are all strong, and the generals are basically big shoulders and round waists." Yang Er stood up and added as he walked out.

Ma Shumou also got up and walked out of the house together. This time, Yang Er's main purpose is to pay attention to the standardization of the army, he doesn't want to ask about the winter clothes of the little soldiers, Ma Shumou and his tailors will do it, but the clothes of the generals are very important. There is also the construction of military canteens, which requires unified catering. And the military catering center that belongs to Uncle Ma is next door, and now Yang Xing is in charge. Since I'm here, let's go over and see how the preparations are going.

As a "middle-level management cadre" in a large factory in the 21st century, Ma Shumou's level of preparing and operating the internal canteen of a large "enterprise" is still sufficient.

It's an open space with simple sheds and stoves built to 21st-century outdoor standards. Anthracite coal arriving in Luzhou from Zezhou is piled on one side, every stove is in full swing, and hundreds of cooks are working. It is also the canteen for the employees of the logistics department and three military factories.

"These chefs from various armies are now learning and practicing stir-frying a variety of dishes according to the latest customized recipes, including cooking, frying, stewing, and various pasta dishes, which are estimated to be more than 100 styles. After graduating from school, they will take on the position of head chef in their respective military camps, and the construction of kitchens in each military is now in progress, in fact, there is nothing complicated, that is, it is just to move it according to the set of things that used to be used in the canteen in the factory. The budget is to build a standardized canteen for every 5,000 soldiers, regardless of the field, and nearly 40 large canteens need to be built in various military camps in Luzhou, each canteen is composed of 120 cooks and 300 auxiliary personnel, and the chef training here adopts a rotation system, and strives to complete all the canteens within 3 months. There are also the ingredients and accessories needed for the kitchen in each army are uniformly purchased by my special team here and distributed to the military canteens, which I have already agreed with Pei Yun, he is responsible for sending people to me for training, and is responsible for sending commissioners to assist me in procurement, in short, I don't handle money, I only ask for it. Ma Shumou led Yang Er to inspect this large-scale chef training base while introducing the construction process of the standardized canteen in the army. Yang Er couldn't help but nod his head when he listened, approving his brother's approach. At the same time, I also feel that my brother Ma Shumou has changed a lot, and he has changed the casual approach in Beijing, and he has done everything he asked for in an orderly manner, even exceeding his expectations.

"Brother Ma, how many kinds of dishes can be achieved in this morning, lunch and dinner under the current conditions? I don't have to be nutritious, but I need to make sure that my soldiers are at least well fed. Yang Er asked in a low voice while watching the operations of these chefs.

"Rest assured, brother. The breakfast is basically based on the northern pasta, and there are no less than 50 kinds of meat and vegetarian dishes for lunch and dinner, which are in the form of a buffet, as long as they are not wasted, the sergeants can eat them openly, and they can eat them whenever they want. There is no small stove for officers, and they all eat in the same pot. It's just that the canteen has a special dining area for officers. MD is eaten like this, and if these soldiers can't win the battle, it's really a good thing to get into the dog's stomach. Ma Shumou replied in a low voice, this way of dining was agreed by Pei Yun, the chief housekeeper in charge of logistics in Luzhou, and the current Luzhou Mansion in Hedong has money, which can withstand such an operation and such a cost. Of course, Pei Yun also asked Yang Er for advice in private, but the reply he got was only two words: "do it".

"Huh! Even the modern military camps of my later generations in Greater China cannot meet this standard! You're borrowing from the U.S. aircraft carriers, right? Yang Er said with a smile after hearing this.

"You and my brother are all from the grassroots, and you know what kind of needs the grassroots shift workers have. Anyway, I think Lao Mei's set of things is very good, you didn't find that Lao Mei's army is all big and round, and the combat effectiveness is also very strong. In the cold weapon war of this era, what does it mean for a physically strong soldier to fight to the death? It means that his chances of survival are far greater than those of the enemy who are malnourished and lack strength. Besides, now that you have money, you can easily give away 500,000 stone of grain with a word. 500,000 stones! That's a lot of money! Ma Shumou said with emotion. Now he is no longer in the Jingshi that Ma Shumou, after Shaohua Mountain, Iron Hammer Village and this way to see, and after seeing the abundance of Luzhou resources, he has fully known his brother Yang Er's hole cards and strength, everything tried here is the most advanced methods of this era. This also made Ma Shumou rise up a sense of pride, a pride to create a world with his brother. "If you want to do it, you have to do what is not available in this era, and you have to make yourself so strong that you can make the enemy fearful." This is the mentality and determination of Ma Shumou now!