"100 kilograms of pig iron, 2,000 kilograms of coal, 800 kilograms of fine charcoal, 200 kilograms of sulfur, 200 kilograms of salt, 500 kilograms of lead ......." Old man Hu looked at the list in his hand and said dumbfoundedly: "Young master, this is ......, this is too much, right?" ”

"You haven't finished reading it." Xu Shiyang replied calmly: "There is also a blacksmith, a carpenter, and a hunter, and the mules and carts used to transport these things do not need to be returned, they are all ours." ”

"Just two war horses in exchange for so many things?" Everything was already in front of him, and Old Man Hu still couldn't believe it.

War horses are indeed valuable, but they are not worth so much, right?

Before coming, Old Man Hu thought based on his own experience that not counting the craftsmen's carts and mules, it would be good if two war horses could exchange one-third of the remaining things.

"Didn't you say that our fathers are kind and filial to our sons? The amount that my father is willing to give is how much it is, and it has nothing to do with the value of the gift I give. ”

Xu Shiyang was a little proud, in fact, the two war horses given to Xu Muhe, the second master did not keep them for himself, but rewarded them respectively to Luan Tingyu and Sun Li, who had the strongest kung fu on the horse.

Xu Shiyang's words gave Xu Muhe a new purpose and ignited his ambition to expand the family's power, and the second master also began to develop towards a practical code of conduct that is useful for things, rather than treating everything as treasure and storing it in the warehouse on his Zhuangzi.

Since Xu Shiyang said that these things were urgently needed, Xu Muhe would not feel distressed, and collected them all and gave them to Xu Shiyang.

There are also three households with a population, all of whom are urgently needed technical talents in Shiwutun, which is of great significance to Xu Shiyang's future development goals.

"One more blacksmith, I don't think blacksmith Zhang dares to pinch me!"

Xu Shiyang said triumphantly:

"And Carpenter Li, he used to be obedient, and I plan to push him out as an example."

"Well, you know what, old Hu, that Orion is also very useful!"

Xu Muhe gave Orion a total of two brothers, named Xie Zhen and Xie Bao, which are another pair of Water Margin characters, but their appearance is also expected.

Because these two brothers are Sun Li's aunts and cousins, they are relatives who have been eating in Sun Li's dock fort before, and their kung fu is not bad, and they also have a set of archery skills.

Xu Shiyang had captured a lot of war bows in the hands of the Tartars before, and at present, he was the only one in the fifteen tuns who could shoot a few arrows, and now there were two more strong hunters, which was a big improvement in the combat effectiveness of the militia.

Before Xu Shiyang was able to provide the militia with more advanced muskets, these two plus himself, a total of three hard bows, were the most reliable long-range firepower in addition to wooden cannons.

Sounds pathetic, right? But this is the reality and it must be faced.

Moreover, there are so three archers (Xie Zhen and Jie Bao can be regarded as excellent, Xu Shiyang himself can only be regarded as qualified), plus the step bow snatched in the hands of the Tartars, this long-range strike ability has actually surpassed eighty percent of the dock forts in Jiangbei, and I am afraid that it is also stronger than most robbers.

"Okay, even if you put things away, they are all in our hands, and you can't fly."

Having said that, Xu Shiyang's smile couldn't be suppressed, after all, today's harvest was too rich.

"By the way, what happened to the things you bought and sold?"

"Young master, don't worry, according to what you said, silk is used to exchange lead, iron and sulfur, and Xiao Lao'er has also exchanged more than 100 catties here."

Hu Lanshan nodded and replied:

"The gold and silver are used to buy salt, and I exchanged it for 15 stones of coarse salt, which is enough for our whole village to eat for a long time, and there are more than 100 taels of silver left, Xiao Lao'er thinks, the young master may still have things he wants to buy, and he doesn't dare to spend them all."

Qi Province is close to the sea, and it was originally salted, but after the imperial court crossed to the south, all industries withered, and the iron pots and other tools needed to boil salt were not enough.

So much so that Rizhao, which is not far south of Juzhou, has to rely on small boats to sell salt from the south of the Yangtze River to get by.

"Well done!" Xu Shiyang happily patted Old Man Hu on the shoulder: "Old Hu, although you are timid, you are reassuring to do things, work hard, in the future, maybe I will give you a stable village to manage." ”

Old man Hu felt like he had been hit by a big cake falling from the sky - a dock fort! In today's Jiangbei, this is almost the highest peak of life that ordinary people can hope for!

"Young Master Xie! Thank...... Master....... ”

When it comes to the back, it has already brought a crying tone.

"Alright, alright, how old are you?" Xu Shiyang pretended to be old and patted the shoulders of the old man who was old enough to be his two years old, and said happily: "My future will definitely not be just a dock fort, so, work hard, under my hands, the future of all of you is definitely not in front of you!" ”

"Yes, young master......." Old man Hu's tears began to fall down, and his voice was choked: "Old man, I must ......, and I will repay you by being a cow and a horse!" ”

"Alright, stop crying." Old man Ren Hu sobbed like a girl for a long time, and Xu Shiyang finally got impatient: "Let's go to the market to see if there is anything to buy, and try to spend all the money." ”

For Xu Shiyang, silver is not good-looking, it is better to exchange it for all kinds of urgently needed materials, even if it is a little more food.

"Yes, young master, go this way."

Old man Hu wiped it with his hand, smearing his wrinkled ugly face into a mess.

Xu Shiyang shook his head, a little unsure of what to say.

He didn't like Hu Lanshan, he didn't like it before, but now it's just because no one can use him, and it's changed a little bit.

But looking at the performance of this old man, it made Xu Shiyang feel a little depressed in his heart.

This old man is already over sixty years old, at this age, not to mention the unfortunate era when the average life expectancy is less than 40, even in the world where Xu Shiyang's soul came, it should also be the age of retirement.

But now, he still has to work hard for himself and his stupid son who has no scheming to survive.

When he got Xu Shiyang's promise that he didn't know when he could fulfill it, he was moved by the old thunder, and even said the words of being a cow and a horse.

This made Xu Shiyang, who has always regarded himself as a nationalist in two lifetimes, very distressed.

It's not that I feel sorry for the old man in front of me, but that I feel sorry for this nation in this world, how did it fall to such an unbearable state?

Are we a hard-working, brave, intelligent, and powerful nation?

How did this world come to be?

Xu Shiyang endured the feeling of heartache and said in a low voice:

"I'll take you out like a human being!"

At the same time, I secretly made up my mind in my heart:

'And to overturn the way of the dog's world!' ’