Chapter 131: Burial of the Martyrs

After Liu Chenghuang and Liu Yun separated, they chased out a short distance along the horseshoe prints, and encountered fifty cavalrymen crossing the road to block the way. Liu Chenghuang knew very well that these fifty people just wanted to block the pursuers for a while and buy a little time for the cavalry who escaped in front. However, in the face of fifty cavalrymen who knew that they were going to die and were ready to fight hard, it was not possible to deal with them seriously, and Liu Chenghuang led people to destroy these fifty cavalry, but it was still a little delayed. After they chased for a while, fifty cavalry appeared in front of them, and Liu Chenghuang had no way to destroy these fifty desperate cavalry, because he wanted to solve the problem at the lowest cost, this time he delayed a little longer. When the third group of cavalry appeared, Liu Chenghuang knew that these people were just trying to delay time, but there was still no way, and it took time to destroy these cavalry.

By the time Liu Chenghuang wiped out the third group of cavalry and went to pursue again, it was already dark and there was light snow. After crossing the Fen River, Liu Chenghuang knew that there was no point in chasing again.

So they took the horses and walked north along the Fen River as agreed. In this way, Liu Yun and Liu Chenghuang and their two teams, after meeting on the bank of the Fen River, found a sheltered place together, lit a bonfire, roasted horse meat, and waited until dawn before going back. Due to the snow, the road was not easy to walk, and it was not until the evening that Liu Yun and the others returned to Yaogang.

Liu Yun made a detailed report to Zhang Zhimu about the situation of this pursuit. Zhang Zhimu was very happy about capturing Li Guo alive, and he told Zhang Bingchen that he must save Li Guo's life, this person is of great use. However, Zhang Zhimu was a little puzzled by the more than 100 people who were pursued by Liu Chenghuang and who constantly escaped by breaking their arms to survive. Because the most valuable person among them should be Li Guo, and Li Guo did not take this method. Could it be that there are more important people in this team or some other reason that we don't know?

After listening to Zhang Zhimu's analysis, Liu Yun and Liu Chenghuang also felt that it made sense. Liu Yun said: "I can only wait for Li Guo's injury to heal before asking him, for fear that he will not tell the truth." ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "People like Li Guo, don't ask him directly, but think about it." When Li Zhi comes back, he will have a way. ”

After waiting for three days, all the coffins were ready. On Xiaodong Mountain, everyone dug up the frozen soil with their heads and dug out rows of graves. In the past three days, people spontaneously came to watch the corpses of the martyrs in the big tent where the bodies of the martyrs were parked, and the burning of paper and incense was basically uninterrupted.

At this time, Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He also rushed back, and the news was that Lingshui Wharf Feige sent a message to the Tongguan branch and asked them to tell Chen Yufeng about them. Chen Yufeng, Ouyang He, Li Zhi and others hurried back, and finally rushed back before the martyrs were buried.

Ouyang He came back and said that tomorrow was a good day for burial.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Tomorrow, all the kiln gang people will attend the funeral. ”

The current winter seems to be much colder than in the previous life, and it is as cold as the air is frozen. On Xiaodong Mountain, people wear a lot of clothes and still feel cold.

The elementary school students lined up in a line, standing in the first row, and there were 10,000 or 20,000 people from the kiln, all of whom came to see off the martyrs.

Liu Yun's 200 musketeers stood with guns on both sides of the ** platform.

The whole cemetery is solemn.

After the bodies of the martyrs were put into the tomb, Zhang Zhimu stood in front of everyone and made a speech.

He said: "Old and young masters of the kiln, brothers and sisters. Today, with a heavy heart, we bury our brothers. They sacrificed for our kiln, and these brothers who were lying here finally came to the kiln, and just lived a dignified life, they left us, and we were all very sad. They sacrificed themselves and left us with a good life. But their blood will not be shed in vain, and their unfinished business will continue to be completed by us. Today, I solemnly announce that every year during the Qingming Festival, the people who are alive in Yaogang, no matter who they are, will come to the cemetery to pay tribute to the martyrs.

If you want to struggle, there will be sacrifices, some of the martyrs have fallen, let us hold high their banners, wipe the blood on our bodies, follow their footsteps, and march bravely!

Rest in peace, martyrs! ”

Then the man with the shovel next to the tomb buried the earth in the tomb, and a new grave was erected on each tomb.

Then came the salute. Twenty musketeers, shot bullets into the air in two separate shots. The sound of gunfire echoed in the sky for a long time.

The last participants in the ceremony left the cemetery after going around the mausoleum for a week. Now there are mausoleum guards in the cemetery, who are responsible for the cleaning and management of the cemetery.

The solemn funeral gave some comfort to the hearts of the kiln people.

Zhang Zhimu also saw that the people in the kiln were working hard to repair their wounds. The blood on the ground has been eradicated, and the places that cannot be removed have been sprinkled with ashes.

On Zhang Zhimu's way back, Zhang Zhimu was stopped by several people. It turned out that several former officials from the smelter asked Zhang Zhimu to give them a little time, and they said that they had something to talk to Zhang Zhimu about.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Okay, then let's talk about it in my office." ”

When they came to the office, after a few people sat down, Song Jiaxin and Yang Qinglian hurriedly came over to serve tea to a few people. These people turned out to be people with real power, and Zhang Zhimu still knew a little about them.

After arriving at the kiln for a long time, they were all confused. They thought that soon the court would send them back to the smelter, or that they would be punished more severely for leaving the smelter. But I didn't expect that the imperial court couldn't take care of them for a long time. No one has been paying attention to them, and slowly they have regained their former spirits. Here, they saw a different group of people, and everyone here was smiling. At first, they were a little unaccustomed to it, how could those old stinky coolies be as happy as they were every day. Later, little by little, they really came into contact with these people who they thought were inferior, and slowly accepted them. Walking on the street of Yaogang, I saw that everyone who met someone who knew someone who didn't know each other nodded and said hello to each other, and I felt that it had a different meaning. It turns out that everyone is equal and a very beautiful thing, and these people slowly accepted many things in the kiln. This is definitely a big rebellion in the eyes of them, and now they think it is normal.

After tasting the West Lake Longjing tea for a while, several people began to get to the point.

A man named Duan Jingzhong spoke first, he turned out to be a salt transfer envoy, because he offended Shangguan, he was accused of being imprisoned for the crime of greedy ink, this person was not convinced, and sued Shangguan. Shangguan was furious, and punished him for the crime of colluding with thieves, and his family spent a lot of money to save his life, and was sent to the Shanxi smelting factory to beat stones. When I arrived in Shanxi, I lost contact with my family, and I thought that I didn't know which day I would die in the smelter, just like those who were swept away with mats, and I didn't know where I would throw them in the end. Unexpectedly, after a few years, when he was about to lose his hold, Zhang Zhimu took over the smelting plant. They were also brought to the kiln.

He said: "Mr. Zhang, we have been coming to Yaogang for a few days, and we have always wanted to have a good chat with you. When we arrived, we all participated in the compilation of textbooks, dictionaries, etc., and we also had time to give lectures to the children at school. But this workload really doesn't require so many people, and we are very idle. But if you eat well every day, how can you be idle. The rest of the people in the kiln gang are so busy that they can't use one person for two people. We are really not able to exert our energy, and we are in a hurry. When we have nothing to do, we are also talking about the kiln, which is also our own business. I've always had some thoughts that I want to talk to you about. Now that there is such a big thing happening in the kiln, we think we should tell you more. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Great, I really want to hear your opinions. I said it today, and you can always find me if you have any ideas in the future. ”

Duan Jingzhong said: "Since Mr. Zhang said so, then I will say it." We believe that there are several problems in Yaogang at present. Duan Jingzhong talked about several big problems at once, and Zhang Zhimu kept remembering it with a dipping pen, which made Duan Jingzhong speak more energetically. Zhang Zhimu listed several of his meanings:

1. It is very irrational for Mr. Zhang to get in so many people at once;

2. People come, and the organization and management are not good;

3. Now the waste phenomenon of the kiln has not been overcome, and sometimes, those who want to eat can be mixed with the canteen to eat;

4. The factory workshop and residential area are mixed together, which is not conducive to future development;

5. Without establishing a defense system earlier, we are now making enemies everywhere, which is no longer a good strategy, and it is even more undesirable to not defend ourselves;

6. Lack of planning and continuity in the training of successor talents;

7. The most important thing is that the goal of the kiln is not clear, and the problem is the lack of overall planning;

8. On the one hand, there is a lack of talents, and on the other hand, talents are wasted. For example, these people have all been officials, and they have the ability to work on the one hand, but they are watching the excitement on the side;

9. The division of labor of the leadership of the kiln gang is not very clear;

10. The fixed salary of employees is too high, and the floating treatment is too low, which is not conducive to improving everyone's enthusiasm;

11. The salary of the army is too high, and it will not be able to support soldiers if the army is expanded in the future;

12. The people of Yaogang regard Yaogang as their home, but there is not much to explain to everyone about Yaogang. There are many things, and everyone passes them on to each other;

After Duan Jingzhong finished talking about everything, Zhang Zhimu got up and gave a big salute to a few people and said, "I want to thank you for providing me with such good advice." ”

These few people didn't expect Zhang Zhimu Hu to attach so much importance to their suggestions, and hurriedly got up to return the salute.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Everyone please sit down and talk. ”

After listening to Duan Jingzhong's words, Zhang Zhimu admired his eloquence and memory very much, and said so much in one breath, there was no script. It's not messy, it's a talent.

Everyone sat down, and Zhang Zhimu continued: "Your suggestion is very timely. We are about to discuss the development plan of the kiln gang, which is a good reference. I will give you an explanation of all your suggestions one by one. ”

Duan Jingzhong said: "Mr. Zhang can always be as good as a stream, which is also a blessing for Yaogang." ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Actually, if you don't come to me today, I will go to you." Because we have several big projects to start next year, we are in great need of management personnel. The first is to build roads, from Yaogang to Kill Hukou and Zhangjiakou, and the four-wheeled carriages to be repaired can run quickly; The second is to build a barrage at the mouth of the Xiaoling River to raise the water level of the Xiaoling River, so that boats can sail in the Xiaoling River. ”

Duan Jingzhong said: "Great, we have something to do this time." I have worked as a salt transporter, and I am not a layman in building bridges and roads. After speaking, he pointed to a thin man in his forties and said, "This brother Tang Jingyao has been the governor of the river, and he has also been in charge of the embankment and dredging of the Yongding River. Able to measure the water level of the earthwork by yourself. If he doesn't come out to do things, he will bury talents too much. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Okay, after our affairs are decided, we will make a recruitment list to see which position is more suitable for you." At that time, I won't do it if you want to be idle. However, if you come to the kiln, I will arrange for you to work with us and work like us, will you be able to adapt? ”

The words of these people made Duan Jingzhong say, "What Mr. Zhang said is so right, during this period of time, our own changes are also very great, at the beginning, we are not used to many things, and when we slowly calm down and begin to think about problems with our own brains, instead of using old brains to set problems, we ourselves began to change." Yaogang is really an eclectic place, no matter what rules and regulations were in the past, it is useless here, everything is based on actual results. Use whatever method is easy to use, and never stick to the old rules. It's a pleasure to let go. ”

Zhang Zhimu was very impressed by this Duan Jingzhong, this is a person who can do things. Those few may have the ability, but if they don't speak, no one knows that they have great ability. In the words of his previous life, he could not sell himself, and he was a typical Chinese intellectual.

When sending these people out, Zhang Zhimu found that Chen Yufeng, Ouyang He, Lu Chengxiang and Huang Yukun were all waiting outside. The few literati who came out here were very moved, these are all the giants of the kiln, and they are waiting outside because they want to talk to Mr. Zhang.

Zhang Zhimu introduced Chen Yufeng and others: "Today, several gentlemen gave me a lesson, which inspired me very much. I took note of all their suggestions, and after a while, Yulin copied this record in a few more copies. Give everyone a share, and you should also take a look at it first. Saying that, Zhang Zhimu handed over the record in his hand to Yang Yulin.

This flattered these people even more, and they all left politely.

After Chen Yufeng and the others entered Zhang Zhimu's office and sat down, Chen Yufeng introduced the situation of his and Ouyang He's trip to Tongguan.

As expected, the garrison Ningde waited for this generous gift from the kiln, and was very happy, he said: "These good things can't be bought with silver, thank you so much." The last time Zhang Dongjia came back from going south, he said that he had already given the musket and ** to the imperial court. Hmph, I knew I couldn't wait for these things made by the imperial court. I didn't expect Zhang Dongjia to be so righteous, which costs a lot of silver. I thank Zhang Dongjia on behalf of the Tongguan soldiers, and thank you all of you. ”

After that, the Ningde garrison inquired in detail about the Yaogang people's experience of dealing with the Mongol cavalry and the Qing army. They are all experts, and Ning De understands as soon as he hears it. The muskets of these kilns played a great role, and proper tactics were also important. Therefore, Ningde must keep Chen Yufeng and the others in Tongguan for a few more days to help them train the team. In this way, the dozens of soldiers from the kiln gang brought by Chen Yufeng, especially Li Jing's ten special forces, became treasures. Tongguan selected a group of middle- and lower-ranking officers, and trained with these people every day. These soldiers in Yaogang have fought many battles with muskets, and their actual combat experience has greatly benefited these officers who have been in the barracks for a long time. After a few days, we all became friends. It turned out that Chen Yufeng was not allowed to drink, but later, Chen Yufeng pretended to be confused. Those officers in Tongguan had to get their masters drunk every day.

Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He had no choice but to be idle, and those assistant generals in Ningde and the overseers sent by the imperial court knew that the emperor looked at these kiln people differently, and they knew that these people were not trivial. Especially when they talked about tactics, they admired this person from the bottom of their hearts. If it weren't for the Yaogang Flying Pigeon reporting that their home had been attacked, Ningde would have kept Chen Yufeng and them for a few more days. Before leaving, Chen Yufeng told Ning De what Zhang Zhimu meant, and said: "Zhang Dongjia said that if Tongguan needs anything, Yaogang is Tongguan's backup. As soon as the war becomes tight, please send a letter to the kiln gang immediately. Yaogang will definitely lend a hand. ”

These few words made Ningde and other soldiers very moved, Tongguan has such a strong backup as Yaogang, can these soldiers not be happy. Now if something happens, if you wait for the imperial court to send troops to help, it is very likely that everything will be over if you can't wait for reinforcements. But the invincible divisions of these kilns are different, they are not only good soldiers but also have enough food. This time, 500 sheep were brought at once, so that these officers and soldiers could drink sheep soup every day for the next few days.

Zhang Zhimu said: "It seems that we have made the right move. As long as Tongguan is not lost, Li Zicheng can't help us, at most it is such a petty fight. ”

Chen Yufeng said: "Zhimu, I know that you have a lot of things to do now, but what you can give to others is to be handed over to others as much as possible." All you have to do is build a steamboat. With steamships, no one can stop us. At that point, we will go wherever we want. Something like reinforcing Tongguan is not a problem. ”

Zhang Zhimu admired Chen Yufeng's ability to grasp the key points, and said: "Next year, we will build steel-hulled ships and better cannons." So we're much more proactive. ”

Huang Yukun said: "You have to arrange other things." Just let someone else do it, at least you can't suffer a loss like this anymore. ”

Zhang Zhimu nodded and said, "What Yukun said is that we are to blame for this carelessness. In this way, give me three days, I will come up with an overall planning outline of the kiln, and you should also think about the matters to be paid attention to in the future development of the kiln in the next few days. Try to think long-term. Three days later, we will discuss it in detail. The gentlemen couldn't sit still. This is a good thing, everyone uses their brains, and things are easy to do. ”

These people had just gone out, and there were two groups of people waiting at the door.

Lu Qi was a dial, and Zhang Zhimu let him come in first. Lu Qi was holding two things, one was a lock and the other was a zipper.

Lu Qi said: "Mr. Zhang, these two things, one is to report good news to you, and the other is to report your worries. Happily, the lock was successful, and now this lock is very easy to use. As he spoke, Lu Qi handed over the lock. Zhang Zhimu took the lock and tried it, and it really worked.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Go back and discuss with Li Yunhe to set up a workshop for the production of locks." This lock is sure to sell for a good price. In addition, on this basis, it is necessary to build smaller and larger locks, preferably large and small series. I'm going to teach you how to make locks in the future. ”

Lu Qi saw Zhang Zhimu put down the lock, handed over the zipper again, and said: "This zipper has been done a long time ago, but it can't be pulled, sometimes it doesn't move if you can pull it a little." ”

Zhang Zhimu pulled. This zipper is not pullable. He went out and called Yang Yulin to get him a talc and a pair of pliers.

Zhang Zhimu rubbed it on the zipper with a talc, and then pinched it on the zipper with pliers, and slowly adjusted. Because I also repaired the zipper in my previous life, I still use it today.

In the end, although this zipper still can't be opened and closed as smoothly as the zipper in the previous life, it can still be used slowly. This made Lu Qi amazed.

Zhang Zhimu said: "I saw your zipper, the teeth of the zipper are made by hand, so that the consistency is not guaranteed, and each tooth is artificially inlaid one by one, it is difficult to ensure that they are all very aligned, and the teeth are not smooth enough, so it is difficult to pull." ”

Lu Qi said: "What Mr. Zhang said is so right. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "I have two suggestions for you, one is to make a press with a lead screw, and each tooth is extruded with a steel mold, so that the consistency is good and the finish is good." Second, when installing the teeth on the cloth strip, use the steel strip to engrave small grooves at equal distances, and put the teeth on the teeth at one time to press the teeth. In this way, the teeth will be installed neatly. ”

Lu Qi praised again and again: "Come and consult Mr. Zhang earlier, it won't take so much trouble." ”

The second one to come in was Sun Liang and them, and they didn't sit down and said, "Our lenses are almost polished, you can go over and take a look." ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Okay. "I followed them to their workshop. As soon as he entered the workshop, Zhang Zhimu was very happy, the workshop was cleaned up, and all the items were placed in an orderly manner.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Look at your masterpieces. ”

Sun took out two large lenses and two smaller eyepieces. Although it has not been polished yet, the lens has been polished very well.

Sun Liang said: "While grinding, we dip the lens in water and measure the focal length of the sun. Now the focal length is exactly eighty centimeters. And it's very well combined with the tool version, and there are no bubbles at all. We think it's time to polish. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "It's time to polish." Now let's make polishing powder and asphalt polishing molds. If it weren't for these things happening in the past few days, our lenses would have been finished. ”

Then Zhang Zhimu divided the labor for these three people, and asked one person to take some green alum, melt it with water, remove the floating debris, and after precipitating for a while, then pour out the solution, which is to remove the debris that sinks to the bottom. Then boil it in a jar, dry the crystals after boiling the water, roll it out and put it away.

A person went to the glass factory with Zhang Zhimu to make glass tubes.

This glass tube, which was easy to obtain in the previous life, took a little effort to make.

First of all, Zhang Zhimu made a circular funnel, and the middle part of the funnel was also empty, so you could blow air with a tube from here. When the glass solution is cooled to a flowing state, it is poured into a funnel and gravity is used to lower the glass solution, so that the hollow annular glass solution flows out, and then blows air through the hole in the middle. This is done so that the glass cools down and does not stick together. The glass tube is slowly formed, at this time, don't let the glass tube fall on the table all at once, and slowly hold it up with pliers. Wait for the color of the glass tube to darken, and it's fine. Zhang Zhimu made a total of several glass tubes this time, adding up to ten meters. Later, several large beakers, and pot-bellied beakers, glass test tubes, glass switches, etc. were made. Then let it cool slowly by the glass stove. This is to temper the glass, otherwise the glass will be very prone to explosion.

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