Hearing that his father said that he was going to take down the Chen family's shop, Bai Dunyi suddenly became overjoyed and said, "Wonderful! , if I can win Chen Xian, I will equip my horse team with this treasure knife! ”

After listening to Bai Dunyi's words, Bai Bingwen reprimanded angrily: "Confused! What kind of treasure knife, it's just a plaything, let me ask you, although this Tang knife is sharp, it may break the armor? ”

"I can't."

"Fight immediately, there is a strong bow in the distance, and a horse pistol in the distance, is this Tang knife useful?"

"Nope."

"Foot fighting, there is a big shield and spear in front, and a strong bow and crossbow in the back, is this Tang knife useful?"

"Even if you encounter a melee, the elite in the army, wearing heavy armor, this Tang knife can't break the armor, and above the battle array, it is not as useful as a pig iron hammer, what kind of treasure knife is it?"

Bai Dunyi was speechless by his father's side.

Bai Bingwen snorted coldly, and said: "This Tang knife is sharp, the rivers and lakes are fighting, and the fighting room is unusual, but it is sharp and abnormal, in addition, it is just a plaything, since you learn martial arts, you should be familiar with military books, even if you practice martial arts, you should only practice bows, horses, guns and sticks, how can you be obsessed with this flashy plaything?" ”

Bai Dunyi hurriedly admitted his mistake and said: "The child is stupid, and the father teaches him." ”

Bai Bingwen nodded slightly, "Then Chen Xian was born in the Zhongjing Military Weapons Supervisor, if this Tang Sword is really a militaristic heavy weapon, how can the Weapons Supervisor not produce it?" I am afraid that there are also people in the DPRK who understand that this Tang knife is actually flashy and unrealistic, which is not beneficial to the military formation, but also makes the nobles of the Jin Kingdom lose their minds, so they are secretive and do not produce. ”

"If this Tang knife is really a militaristic weapon, then Yang Yongwu would have been swallowed by someone a long time ago, and there are no bones left, then it is our turn to plan this thing."

Listening to his father's words, Bai Dunyi couldn't help but be convinced.

Seeing that his son listened to his words, Bai Bingwen couldn't help nodding slightly and asked, "When can the caravan leave?" ”

Bai Dunyi replied: "In three days, the caravan will be able to prepare the goods and leave. ”

Bai Bingwen said: "This time, you personally led the team to escort the caravan, and by the way, send the letter, remember, this letter must be handed over to your maternal uncle." ”

Bai Dunyi: "Father, don't worry, I will deliver the letter by hand." ”

Bai Bingwen nodded and waved him to step back.

……

In addition to raising Zhuang Ding of the two capitals, the Bai and Yang families also raised a horse team of more than 30 people.

Nowadays, the world is chaotic, thieves are numerous, and the local heroes and powerful all form villages to protect themselves, build wooden villages, earthen fences, and train Zhuang Ding, which has become very common.

But this wooden village, Tuweizi, Zhuang Ding can only defend the city, and the local heroes also need to communicate with each other, and a small Tuweizi cannot be self-sufficient.

If you want to do business, you have to go out, so in addition to the shield, the local heroes also need spears.

If the wooden village, Tuweizi and Zhuang Ding are the shields in the hands of the local heroes, then the horse team is the spear that can be pierced.

Walking outside, the size of the team should not be too large, first, the cost is too high, and secondly, it is easy to cause taboos in the imperial court, so this spear must be elite.

Therefore, the Haoqiang horse team is composed of the children of the family or the children of the trustworthy family, and the riders are all trained in martial arts since childhood, skilled in bow and horse, strong in martial arts, and well-equipped, and are the core of the Haoqiang armed forces, generally known as the family generals.

Bai Dunyi took charge of the Bai family's horse team for his father.

This Yiyuan Plain, located in the depths of the Lu Mountains, stands to reason that there should not be any thieves, but in fact this is not the case.

In the mountains around the Yiyuan Plain, there are many hunters, these hunters do not pay taxes, do not pay rent, are not afraid of heaven and earth, and are completely outsiders, all relying on the bow and fork in their hands to support their families.

If these hunters find a fat sheep, they will make a cameo appearance as a bandit, but it is just an idle matter.

Eight hundred years later, the Yiyuan Plain has been fully developed, and on both sides of the road, there are either villages or farmland.

But today, more than 70% of the Yiyuan Plain is covered by forests, and more than half of the more than 100-mile road from Dongzhuangzi to Laiwu County is passing through the primeval forest.

……

At noon the next day, Bai Anfu took more than 40 teenagers to the Bai family's shop.

The reason why there are so many people is because Chen Xian promised that the more people, the more knives will be produced.

Chen Xian was very generous to entertain this group of teenagers for a full meal, and then eliminated them who were too thin and too wooden, leaving thirty-three people.

After eating, Bai Anfu left the Chen family shop with the young man who was eliminated by Chen Xian.

It's still the old rule, and the first thing Chen Xian did when he settled the new apprentices was to let them line up to take a bath, check for skin diseases, and change into the clothes he had prepared for them long ago after taking a bath.

Fortunately, this relatively closed East Zhuangzi does not seem to have any skin disease epidemics, and neither of the two batches of apprentices has been checked.

These clothes are all old clothes made by old apprentices, although they are old clothes, but the pulp is very clean, and there are absolutely no fleas.

The clothes of the new apprentices were boiled in a large pot before they were returned to their owners to clean themselves.

In fact, Chen Xian wants to throw away these rags, but for these teenagers from poor families, the clothes on their bodies may be all their property, and if they are lost, I am afraid it will cause a backlash.

It was a joy for the new apprentices to arrive with a full meal and new clothes (at least more than they had on them).

After washing the new apprentices, Chen Xian asked about the identity and background of each teenager, and then divided them into groups.

Chen Xian divided the thirty-three new teenagers into three Mandarin Duck Formation squads, and selected the best martial arts and the most outstanding military skills from the old apprentices to serve as instructors for the three new squads.

In terms of the working group, Chen Xian assigned the teenagers to the existing working group of the old apprentices as apprentices according to their backgrounds.

Among the new teenagers this time, there were four blacksmith apprentices, two of them were from the Bai family's craftsman's house, and two were from Bai Anfu's blacksmith shop, and Bai Anfu brought in all the two apprentices of the right age in the shop.

These four blacksmith apprentices were all arranged by Chen Xian to the forging group.

Chen Xian also selected three teenagers with the best grades in cultural classes from among the old apprentices to serve as the teachers of the new apprentices.

After this period of hard work, Chen Xian has compiled the textbooks of three courses, and with this simple textbook, the old apprentices he selected can barely read from the book.

In order to settle these new apprentices, Chen Xian not only vacated some rooms in the left and right compartments, but also cleared some places in the corners of the front and rear workshops, and built some beds with wooden planks and stools, so that more than 30 new apprentices were settled.

As long as they can eat and dress warmly, a place to sleep can shelter from the wind and rain, and they feel very satisfied to have a quilt at night.