"Xu Da Xu Er!"

Earlier, every time he called like this, Xu Shiyang had the illusion that he was bald, but now he won't, after the last battle against the Tartars, these children have proven their worth.

"Here!"

The two and a half children stood in front of Xu Shiyang together, with straight waists and loud voices.

Well, just being obedient is much better than always making trouble for the bald head.

"Take them to your dormitory, and stay there." Xu Shiyang pointed behind him, the children who were saved from Zheng Tianshou's mouth: "The girls are under the jurisdiction of Mama Rong, and all the boys are incorporated into the pro-soldier team." ”

"Yes!"

Xu Shiyang's children have a special dormitory, which is actually a row of wooden houses, and all the boys live in bunks, which sounds very simple, but in this era, this kind of living conditions are already quite good.

It is said that there are many villagers who envy them for living in such large houses.

"Mama Rong."

"The old body is here."

"The girls are still in your hands, don't let them be bullied."

In addition to being a homeless girl who is vulnerable to bullying, it is not at all easy to prevent "veterans" from bullying "newbies".

"Young master, don't worry, the old body will definitely treat them well!"

Xu Shiyang nodded, he had always been at ease with Mama Rong.

"Also, women, in the next few days, we will prepare dry rations for the army of the conscription, and first prepare three days' worth per person."

"Yes, don't worry, young master, it will be done soon."

The dry food of the march of Wuxiantun was mainly fried noodles (the same Xu Shiyang plagiarized from another time and space), because of poverty, compared with the fried noodles of the Volunteer Army, the fried noodles of Wuwutun increased the proportion of sorghum noodles and mixed a certain amount of acorn noodles.

The taste is very different, but it is still filling, and it has a long storage time, making it a very convenient ready-to-eat food.

In troubled times, it is much more important to eat well than to eat well.

"Lao Li."

"Young Master, what do you command?" Carpenter Li hurriedly stood up.

"How's the preparation of the wooden cannon I want?" Xu Shiyang asked.

"Just about to report to the castle master......."

Carpenter Li paused for a moment, and looked up at Gongsun Sheng with some hesitation.

The other man smiled and raised his hand, motioning for him to continue.

"The 20 wooden cannons that the young master wants have all been made."

"All ready?" Xu Shiyang asked in surprise: "So fast?" ”

"I ......, no, it was Mr. Gongsun who taught me a method that can save iron and man-hours."

"What's going on? Let's talk about it. ”

For Xu Shiyang, this is really great news!

Our own craftsmen have already begun to try to improve the process!

Regardless of whether the process is good or not, whether it is successful or not, this is a valuable first step!

"That's right, the wooden cannon that the young master wants must add at least two iron hoops, which is time-consuming and laborious, and scrap iron." Carpenter Li ignored Blacksmith Zhang's ugly face, and said with a little smugness: "Mr. Gongsun said that this is to prevent the wooden cannon from exploding ......, I think it should be done without iron." ”

"What do you use without hoops?" Xu Shiyang asked curiously.

"Just wrap two more pieces of hemp rope."

It is indeed feasible, as long as the charge is strictly controlled, and at the same time insists on one-time use, the same wooden cannon resolutely does not fire a second shot.

Moreover, the hemp rope wrapped around the wooden cannon can also be recycled.

"Have you ever test-fired?" Xu Shiyang asked.

"Test firing? Not yet. Carpenter Li replied a little flustered.

All the gunpowder is Xu Shiyang's treasure, the treasure of the town, without his approval, even Gongsun Sheng did not dare to transfer gunpowder for the test firing of wooden cannons.

"Tomorrow bring two wooden cannons, let's go outside the fort for a test launch." Xu Shiyang said with satisfaction: "You did a good job!" If there is any improvement in the future, don't be afraid of failure, just do it! ”

"Yes!" His efforts were affirmed, and Carpenter Li felt a lot better.

In this day and age, it is necessary to take some risks to improve the craftsmanship set by the castle owner on his own.

"Come on, come on, get acquainted." Xu Shiyang called the new craftsman and introduced him to Carpenter Li: "This is the newly assigned old Wang from Santun, who does blacksmith work. ”

Blacksmith Zhang, who was standing with his head bowed, suddenly jumped in his eyelids: "Another blacksmith? ’

Xu Shiyang didn't have time to pay attention to Lao Zhang's thoughts, he continued to introduce to Carpenter Li: "There is also this one, whose surname is Li like you, and he is also a carpenter. ”

Carpenter Li and his newcomer glanced at each other, and stopped talking.

"From now on, all blacksmiths and carpenters, including Lao Zhang, are under your control." Xu Shiyang solemnly announced: "You are the chief craftsman of our fifteen tun, and if you have a meeting in the future, if Lao Zhang doesn't want to come, don't come, you can represent it." ”

"Huh?" The crowd shouted in surprise.

"Young Master, Young Master!" Carpenter Li anxiously shouted twice: "I'm just a carpenter, I can find me to do carpentry work, I don't understand this blacksmith's work at all!" ”

"You don't need to understand, you just need to do your own work and manage the three of them well." Xu Shiyang smiled and said: "I instruct their work, you are responsible for supervising their completion, and then report the progress to me, that's it, their rewards and punishments are all up to me." ”

"From today onwards, your family will receive an extra 3 buckets of grain every ten years, and if all the craftsmen can complete the tasks I have assigned, you will receive an extra pound of meat. If one household can't complete the task, you will be deducted a bucket of grain, and if the three households can't complete it, you won't have much food. ”

Xu Shiyang looked at Blacksmith Zhang, who was bowing his head and saying nothing, and said to Carpenter Li with a wicked smile: "Think about how to let them complete the task." ”

"How this makes ......, how does this make ......." Carpenter Li hesitated for a long time, but finally couldn't resist the temptation of grain and meat: "Cheng, I'll try!" ”

9 buckets of grain per month, 3 catties of meat if you do it well, it is already a rare high salary for this world.

"Go for it." Xu Shiyang patted Carpenter Li's shoulder: "Your life will definitely get better and better in the future!" ”

Gongsun Sheng watched this scene from the side, his right hand constantly brushing the goatee on his chin, which was a habitual action when he was thinking.

'What's going on?' Another contender with a chance to become the castle owner? ’

Xu Shiyang didn't bother to pay attention to how his subordinates would feel about his decision, and after instructing him, he directly crossed the link of asking Zhang Blacksmith about his work, and introduced the other two newcomers to the "senior officials" of the fifteenth tun present: "These two are Xie Zhen and Xie Bao brothers, from now on, they are under my direct jurisdiction, and everyone can get to know each other." ”

"Two strong men, fortunately!" Gongsun Sheng was the first to react and saluted to the Orion brothers: "Under Gongsun Sheng." ”

"Luck, luck!"

After getting to know each other, Xu Shiyang then asked:

"Is there anything else going on in the fort after I'm gone?"

Silent.

...... a moment later.

"If there's nothing to do, let's disperse, hurry up and get to work, do as I say!"

"Young master, there is something going on here, I want to report it to the young master." Mama Rong lowered her head and whispered hesitantly.