Under the stimulation of Zhong Hao's heavy gold, several old craftsmen were very concerned about the development of granular gunpowder, and in just half a month, the development of granular gunpowder achieved great results. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

As soon as Zhong Hao returned to Jingqiang Village, those old craftsmen came to Zhong Hao to ask for merit and asked Zhong Hao to see the test effect of gunpowder.

The power of the earth-shattering thunder and ** bag filled with granular gunpowder has increased a lot, Zhong Hao is very satisfied with the results achieved by several old craftsmen, and is very sure of the gunpowder they make, and he will fulfill the promise of reward immediately.

Zhong Hao also instructed several old craftsmen not to stop studying gunpowder and firearms, as long as they achieved satisfactory results, the bonus was naturally indispensable.

Several craftsmen in the coke workshop heard that the craftsmen of the gunpowder workshop had the latest research results for Zhong Hao to see, and received a lot of rewards, and they couldn't wait to take the newly refined coke from the blast furnace by the Guye River to Zhong Hao to ask for credit.

Zhong Hao saw that the quality of the coke had indeed improved a lot compared to the first test, and immediately sent the reward money.

promised a reward to himself, Zhong Hao has always completed the task, and immediately cashed it, only in this way can the craftsmen stay motivated. It is far better to tell them any big truths than to give them real money.

Zhu Kui's body is really strong, and he has received such heavy arrow wounds on both legs, and he has been able to walk on the ground for only ten days. Although it is inevitable to walk with a limp, the strength of its body is still admirable.

Zhong Hao took Zhu Kui to observe the training of the Jingqiang Village Battle Barracks. When Zhu Kui heard that after he recovered from his injuries, he could also join the barracks as a cavalryman, and he couldn't help but be excited, being able to charge into battle on horseback, but it had always been his dream. Zhu Kui has always felt that riding a horse and galloping across the battlefield is the true character of a man.

Riding training is not something that can be completed overnight, it requires training over time. Cui Feng and Qin Huaiyu arranged the battle camp in addition to daily riding training and archery training, all of which were to work hard and hone their muscles and bones. No matter what kind of troops, if you want to have strong combat effectiveness, you must have a strong body as a guarantee.

The foundation of these cavalry in the war camp is not very good, mainly because these Pingxi troops had a miserable life in the past, and they couldn't do it if they wanted to work hard and hone their muscles. In the past, I couldn't eat enough, so how could I have the energy to boil up my strength, but I didn't move much, and I didn't digest the food after a while.

The food supply in the Jingqiang Village War Barracks is very sufficient and abundant, so that they have the confidence to work hard and hone their muscles and bones.

No matter what kind of troops, they can only grow in constant war. Now that it is early winter, Cui Feng and Yang Huaiyu plan to train the war barracks for some more time, familiarize themselves with the infantry phalanx and the small mandarin duck formation, and start to go to Luliang Mountain to suppress bandits in the winter moon, so that the war barracks can grow in actual combat. Although there is no cavalry to fight in Luliang Mountain, there is no way, so you can't let these half-hung cavalry in the war barracks go to the party to practice now.

Now the capital of the Left Wing Divine Brave Army Division is playing and wrestling with Wuzang Pang, and I am afraid that he will not have the leisure to send people out to "fight winter food".

The Luliang Mountains are connected to the Khitan, and there are many bandits. In winter, most of the bandits in the mountains will save a lot of food and supplies. If you can exterminate a few nests of bandits, you can not only wait for a lot of food and materials, but also be able to train troops in actual combat, which is indeed a good way to exercise your muscles and bones in winter. Zhong Hao agreed with Cui Feng and Yang Huaiyu's idea.

Of course, most of the cottages of those robbers have been in business for a long time, occupying dangerous places in the mountains, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and they are not so easy to exterminate, otherwise they would have been taken out by the officials and soldiers.

However, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack for others, and for Jingqiang Village, it may not be a natural danger, with a more powerful ** bag filled with granular gunpowder, Zhong Hao's barracks are still quite confident in overcoming those dangerous cottages.

The reward for Jingqiangzhai's exploits is finally coming down.

Although Jingqiang Village's military exploits are not small, they are not yet to the point where the imperial court issues an edict and rewards it. The reward document for Jingqiang Village's military exploits was issued by the Political Affairs Hall to the Hedong Shuai Division, and then issued by the Shuai Division to Jingqiang Village.

Today, the subordinates sent by Fubi to Jingqiang Village to present rewards, with official uniforms, seals, etc., and money rewarded by the imperial court, are going to Jingqiang Village.

Fu Bi sent to present the award was the counselor of the Shuai Division, named Qin Jun, and Zhong Hao also knew each other, Zhong Hao was also an old acquaintance when he was familiar with the general affairs of the Shuai Division in Hedong. Most of the pacification envoys of the Great Song Dynasty not only did not have a ** yamen, but also did not have their own staff and subordinate officials. However, the Shaanxi, Hedong, Guangnan and other roads of the Great Song Dynasty were important in terms of their relations, and their pacification envoys were called Jingluo pacification envoys, which were much more powerful than those in the interior, and some of them were subordinate officials and staff. This Qin Jun is the counselor of the Shuai Division, and he is also sent by the organization.

At the beginning of the year, the officials of the Shuai Division came to Jingqiang Village in advance to report that Counselor Qin had passed the Hehejin Ferry and was about to arrive at Jingqiang Village.

After Zhong Hao got the letter, he immediately took the people of Jingqiang Village to greet him.

Soon, a team with a clear flag came to a stop in front of Jingqiang Village, and a middle-aged official in a cyan official uniform with a dashing demeanor got out of the carriage.

Zhong Hao naturally recognized this middle-aged official as Qin Jun, and hurriedly stepped forward.

Qin Jun said with a smile: "Haha, congratulations to Zhong Jiyi for his promotion, congratulations to the lower officials!" ”

Qin Jun is Fu Bi's cronies, when Zhong Hao was in Shuaisi, he was familiar with Qin Jun, and he had always been a nephew to Qin Jun, and Zhong Hao smiled at the moment: "Uncle Qin, don't make fun of your little nephew, please talk in the village!" ”

However, although Zhong Hao said so, he was still happy when he heard Qin Jun claiming to be a subordinate official. Zhong Hao used to be in Shuaisi, and knew that Qin Jun's rank of loose official was from the eighth rank of the Chengfeng Lang, which was one level higher than his own Chenglang from the eighth grade, but now Qin Jun called himself a subordinate official, and it seems that his official rank must at least be the Chenglang of the eighth grade.

At that moment, Zhong Hao led Qin Jun and a handsome officer into the village.

Along the way, Zhong Hao made some brief introductions to Jingqiang Village, and Qin Jun didn't nod in approval.

Coming to the newly built Zhizhai Yamen Hall in Jingqiang Village, Zhong Hao led Qin Jun inside. This Zhizhai Yamen has just been built, and many places in the lobby have not yet been painted, and the logs are exposed. Where the paint had just been painted, there was also a slight choking smell of lacquer. Fortunately, these paints are not chemical paints, and there is no formaldehyde and benzene, otherwise Zhong Hao would really not want to come in.

However, Zhong Hao was really embarrassed to lead Qin Jun to such a humble place, and Zhong Hao said ashamedly: "Jingqiang Village has just been built, and it is really shabby, and I hope Uncle Qin will not dislike it." ”

Qin Jun waved his hand and said: "Wenxuan really has the ability, he can build Jingqiang Village in a short period of time, and he can also make great contributions, which is really impressive!" "Just now Qin Jun claimed to be a subordinate official just joking with Zhong Hao, the two have long been acquainted, Zhong Hao has always been in front of Qin Jun to perform the junior ceremony, although Qin Jun's current official rank is indeed below Zhong Hao, but the elders, they don't need to perform the official ceremony.

The two exchanged a few more words, and Qin Jun took out the award document issued by the political hall and read it out.

Everyone listened to the reward, and although it was a little different from what was expected, they were generally satisfied.

Zhong Haoguan was promoted to two levels, from the undertaker under the eighth grade, to the undertaker of the eighth grade, and was given the dispatch of the military and political affairs of Jingqiang Village, and Zhong Hao's control of Jingqiang Village in the future was justified.

Yang Huaiyu and the four leaders of the Yang family took the lead in rushing into battle, and they all made great contributions, and they were all able to make two turns. As for the cavalry of the other Yang Huaiyu Chong battalion, they were all able to move to the first level, and most of them got the rank of deputy lieutenant of Jinyong and deputy envoy of Jinyong.

Zheng Wentao, Han Hu and other officers were also transferred to the first rank. Although the other soldiers of the Pingxi Army did not wait for the transfer, Zhong Hao also shared the money and wealth rewarded, and they all contributed that night.

Cui Feng served as the commander of the war battalion, and in Zhong Hao's battle report, he also received the rank of military officer and third class borrowed from Chengxinlang of Jiupin, and was sent by the commander of the middle battalion of the Pingxi Army. There is no number of the war battalion in the establishment of the Pingxi officer's face, and when Zhong Hao reported, the number of the middle battalion was used instead of the war barracks, of course, Zhong Hao planned to merge the other five battalions after a while, and vacate the establishment of the middle battalion to the war battalion. Although it is only the lowest level of a military attache with a rank, Cui Feng is still very happy, he didn't expect that in less than a year after coming to Hexi, he will be mixed with the status of a military attache from the ninth grade, and he will be regarded as an official in the future, and he is very grateful to Zhong Hao.

Wang San and Hou Quan also got the rank of lieutenant of Jinyi, although they have no rank or rank, but they can be regarded as having an official rank, and their rank is one or two levels higher than those cavalry who rushed to the camp, which is because Zhong Hao took care of it, and they are naturally very grateful to Zhong Hao.

The imperial court turned a blind eye to the Xiang army, and this time Jingqiang Village could get such a real reward, I am afraid that Fu Bi has contributed a lot.

After Qin Jun finished reading out the reward document and handed over the reward money and goods to Jingqiang Village, Zhong Hao asked people to set up a banquet in the Zhizhai Yamen to wash the dust for Qin Jun.

Only Zhong Hao and Yang Huaiyu were accompanied at the table, although Qin Jun was only a civil official from the eighth grade, but the urine of the civil officials of the Great Song Dynasty, they didn't even pay attention to Zheng Wentao, who had the highest military attache rank in Jingqiang Village, and as for other low-level military attachés, they naturally didn't pay attention to them. Yang Huaiyu is finally the queen of the general, and the civil officials have a good impression of the Yang family, the only family of military generals who still maintain combat strength, Qin Jun can be regarded as having a good face towards Yang Huaiyu.

The banquet in the Yamen of Zhizhai in Jingqiang Village is relatively simple, but although the banquet is simple, the soju here cannot be drunk in other places in Hedong.

After Qin Jun drank it, he was addicted.

In the past, due to the limited production of soju in Jingqiang Village, it was mainly supplied to the Yang family caravan to trade in Yinxinghe City for the time being, and was not sold elsewhere. However, now that the output of the brewing workshop in Jingqiang Village has increased, Zhong Hao plans to start selling it elsewhere in Hedong.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhong Hao asked Qin Jun if he was not interested in being a soju agent in Bingzhou. In fact, Qin Jun is a civil official, and there is no restaurant and other industries, so letting him be an agent is actually giving him an opportunity to outsource and make profits, and then he will give this agency to other big restaurants, and he can sit back and wait to collect money.

Of course, Zhong Hao is also in order to have a good relationship with him, although Hedong Shuaisi himself Taishan is the boss, but there are some things that Taishan may not tell himself, with Qin Jun, the counselor of Shuaisi, he has a better understanding of Shuaisi's movements and various information.

Qin Jun was naturally very interested in the sale of this soju, and his intuition told him that this soju would definitely make a lot of money, even if he agreed to Zhong Hao's suggestion to let him be a soju agent in the state.

Although the banquet in the yamen of Zhizhai in Jingqiang Village was simple, Qin Jun, as a drinker, ate quite happily.

Qin Jun only stayed in Jingqiang Village for one night, and left early to go back the next day, I don't know if he thought the conditions in Jingqiang Village were too poor, or he was in a hurry to go back to contact the matter of shochu trading?!

Zhong Hao sent Qin Jun to the Hehejin ferry before returning, and when he left, he also brought him a lot of souvenirs, as for what souvenirs, they were naturally some yellow and white things!

Qin Jun was here yesterday, and Zhong Hao didn't want him to look at the people in Jingqiang Village presumptuously. Today when he left, Zhong Hao asked the Huotou Army to kill pigs and sheep, and celebrated the reward for his military exploits. To be continued.

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