If you want to talk about what Li Heita and Li Heizi brothers did before they opened a dart game, it is the carpenter, a carpenter who specializes in wheelbarrows. [Ran^Text^Library] []. [774] [buy]. These two people have great strength, and the work in their hands is also exquisite, and a wheelbarrow can not be pushed for ten or eight years. But the world is not good, these years the common people are poor and scum, they can't afford to buy or want to buy a wheelbarrow, and then their business is yellow. With the promotion of Tianwang rice, Yizhou is obviously better than in previous years, so the two decided to open a new unicycle factory.

Li Heita is still very serious about doing things when he calms down, and he has recruited five or six carpenters and more than a dozen small workers. As for the wood, it doesn't cost money, and he himself is also the hero of this Wulian Town, who can say anything about going up the mountain to cut down trees. The manufacturing process of unicycle is not complicated, the main thing is that the wheel is a problem, the wheel, the wheel axle is ready-made on the market, the steel bearing produced by Liguo Iron and Steel Plant is durable and strong, of course, the price is not cheap. It's just that with this ready-made wheel, the production speed is more than doubled. Yizhou is mountainous, there are almost no big roads in the mountainous areas, they are all sheep intestine trails, farmers harvest crops are basically shoulder picks, the shoulders with great strength are more than 100 catties and walk a few miles is also a shoulder pain, the wheelbarrow is to solve this problem, there are not many things loaded, more than 100 catties are still there, pushing and saving effort. The people who have become rich are still willing to buy it, and Li Heita does things in a down-to-earth manner, so he forgets about the affairs of Rizhao Port.

The construction of Rizhao Port was carried out at full speed, and three days later, more than a dozen cargo ships returned with a full load, bringing back a large amount of gold, silver, and some special products of Dongying.

Li Ying, the sky-beating eagle, was full of red light and received the fleet, it turned out that four ships in this fleet belonged to the Li family, and the other two ships belonged to the local rich in Yizhou. The people who came back boasted in the dock tavern, telling about what they had seen and heard along the way, what big whales sprayed water, shells bigger than their faces, but more often than that, the money of Dongying people was easy to make, whether it was spirits, porcelain, or tea, they were very popular, and the prices were high, and they made a lot of money.

Generally, when a ship docks, the sailors have to go back to rest for a while, and then replace them with new sailors and set sail again. Two days later, the wharf of Rizhao Port became lively from the new, Gongsun Sheng organized two thousand strong men to arrive, this group of people was going to go to sea to work on Heilong Island, Tang Bin and Hao Siwen led the cavalry to patrol back and forth to stabilize the order.

Tang Bin asked Gongsun Sheng, "Military advisor, where did this strong man come from?" ”

Gongsun Sheng sighed: "There are still 3,000 people in Xuzhou Mansion on the way, and they have all arrived one after another. Life is not easy everywhere, and the people who have no land are even worse, and the slightest natural disaster will starve all over the land. In fact, Gongsun Sheng said euphemistically, natural disasters are not the main cause, the main reason is because the magistrate scrapes the land and makes the people miserable.

Tang Bin said: "So many people have gone to Black Dragon Island, can there be so much land to settle there?" ”

"It's the size of half of Shandong Province, and a large area in the south is still uninhabited, and there are still 500,000 or 600,000 people on the entire island to feed, but my brother only plans to immigrate 50,000 to 100,000 is enough, and now there are more than 40,000, which is still a lot short. In addition, your battalion is also preparing to go to Heilong Island with the fleet to fight in the near future, but it is not a drill, it is true. ”

"yes, okay, I'll go back and get ready." Tang Bin said.

Tang Bin and Hao Siwen led a hundred cavalry to Heilong Island with the fleet, and Hua Lei led two hundred infantry to pretend to be a dart bureau to pick up Rizhao Port.

Ten days later, ten more warships with chimneys came on the sea, Gongsun Sheng, Tang Bin, and Hao Siwen all got on the command ship, and it was none other than Xu Guanzhong on board.

There are a total of ten warships, fifteen merchant ships, and the merchant ships are strong men in addition to the goods, and I have to say that this road is still very hard, and there are many people in hot weather.

On the warship, Tang Bin was curious about the baby, looking east and west. asked Xu Guanzhong from time to time, "Captain Xu, will this boat really go by itself?" It's okay if there's no wind. ”

"Of course, this is a new style of neat wear, do you see that big chimney, that is the chimney of the boiler, the coal boils the water and jets, the steam drives the steam engine, and the paddle wheels on both sides rotate, this is an improved steamship, it can run forty miles in an hour, and it is no problem to run day and night." Xu Guanzhong said.

Hao Siwen also closed his mouth in shock: "Isn't this faster than the best war horses?" ”

"Of course, although the speed of the war horse is fast, but the endurance is not good, and the average cavalry can travel 120 miles a day is already the limit. Only a handful of light cavalry could travel 150 miles a day. Steam ships are different, as long as there is coal, they can drive, and it is not a problem to run twenty hours a day. ”

The tall paddle wheel stirred the sea, and the warship sailed quickly, apparently much faster than the merchant ship behind. It's just that the sea is not very peaceful, and the warships must protect the merchant ships, so this time they sailed together.

Half a month later, the fleet arrived at the dock of Baiyu Harbor, and Tang Bin and other cavalrymen were a little weak.

is still the big guy Wen Zhongrong came to greet, Gongsun Sheng is not polite, but just asks Wen Zhongrong to settle the immigrants first. Tang Bin and Hao Siwen led the team to the barracks to rest.

When I got to the barracks, I saw it, good guy, it's not a problem to live in such a large barracks for three or five thousand.

There were herds of horses running on the grassland in the distance, and this time Tang Bin and Hao Siwen led a hundred cavalry to come, and only the two of them brought their war horses with the boat, and the other war horses were not brought. Looks like there's enough horses to replenish here.

Sure enough, after the soldiers rested for two days and drove away the fatigue of the boat, Wen Zhongrong came over to find Tang Bin and Hao Siwen.

"Battalion Commander Tang and Battalion Commander Hao, today we are going to equip your soldiers with war horses, and please gather the soldiers to come and choose horses." Wen Zhongrong said.

"Thank you." Tang Bin said.

The two took a hundred soldiers and followed Wen Zhongrong to the stable, only to see thousands of horses grazing at the head of the trough, all fat and strong.

The soldiers went to choose horses, and Tang Bin asked Wen Zhongrong: "Why are there so many horses here, I see that there are still horses in the pasture, wouldn't there be thousands of horses." ”

Wen Zhongrong said: "In the previous time, after exterminating the black wolf bandits, four or five thousand horses were captured, and there were countless cattle and sheep. Now the fierce cattle grassland in the north is under our jurisdiction, and it is a horse-producing area, which can breed tens of thousands of horses a year, which is very powerful. ”

"It's really amazing, originally we thought that Black Dragon Island was an island, but when we arrived at the place, we found that it was not an island at all, and this place was too big." Tang Bin said in surprise.

"Gongsun Junshi wants to settle the immigrants, it is estimated that it will take two days, it is better than me, I will arrange a platoon commander to take you on patrol, by the way, how about taking a look at the beautiful scenery of Heilong Island?" Wen Zhongrong said.

"That's really good, I have benefited a lot from going to sea this time, and I have seen a lot." Hao Siwen said.

After the soldiers had chosen their horses, Tang Bin arranged for them to move freely in the training ground, mainly because people and horses should be familiar with each other.

Then Tang Bin and Hao Siwen rode horses, followed the cavalry patrol along the outpost and began to patrol, this walk is really far, fifty miles to a outpost, the newly built road is wide and flat, the farms of immigrants along the way are also very well built, and the corn in the black soil grows very well.

Tang Bin pointed to the paddy fields on the side of the road and said: "With such a large area of paddy fields, I'm afraid there are five or six thousand acres, and there are still a lot of fish in the water." ”

Hao Siwen was also surprised and said: "I never thought that Black Dragon Island would be so big, not only dry land, but also paddy fields. ”

The platoon commander who led the team said: "The two battalion commanders must have come to lead the troops to fight, and there are still hundreds of miles to the north, and Heilong Island is very large." These paddy fields were newly cultivated this year, and the migrants' palms were thickened. ”

Tang Bin said: "It's worth the hard work, the next time I go back to my hometown, I will also recruit some people from my hometown, instead of letting them starve to death at home, it is better to go to sea and take risks." ”

The platoon commander said: "I forgot to remind the two of you, Black Dragon Island is still a wild place, but there are many wild beasts, and occasionally there are some small groups of horse thieves. ”

The two of them looked up and saw that it was really good, working in the fields, and there were weapons such as knives or spears on the edge of the ground.

"So no matter what time it is, don't be alone here, wolves are terrible, and it is dangerous to be alone." The platoon commander reminded.

Tang Bin said: "Thank you, little brother. ”

Tang Bin and Hao Siwen came back after patrolling with the team for a day, after all, they had a lot of things to do, and they had to come back to train soldiers. This time I went out to patrol and really got to know the Yamato and fertile Black Dragon Island, the grass on the black soil is waist-high, and the fish in the river are all in groups. Two days later, Gongsun Sheng was almost busy, and Wen Zhongrong arranged a guide to take everyone north to the fierce cattle grassland.

The rammed earth road along the way is quite good, and even the trees on the side of the road have been planted, a distance of nearly 200 miles, which is a huge project.

The leader of the cavalry squad leading the guide is a young man from the Manniu tribe, don't look at him has always been a steppe man, but he learns Chinese very quickly, and he can be proficient in dialogue after only half a year's effort.

"Do you know that when the road was built, people from all tribes took part, and women who were not strong enough came, and even half-grown children came?" The guide said.

Tang Bin said: "The project is huge, aren't you afraid that the tribes will complain?" ”

"It's not like this, at the beginning, it was just that the battalion commander of the army led 2,000 people to repair again, but the progress was too slow, and then 5,000 strong men came to join the road repair. Lord Wang Lun went to the chiefs of various tribes and asked everyone to go out to build roads together, and there were no roads on the grassland for many years, and everyone didn't understand why they wanted to build roads. The king found a carriage, filled it with goods, and asked everyone to push it on the grass, but it turned out that it was very difficult to walk fast, and then tried it on the road, and one person could push it. Everyone just started to build roads, and the tribes have been under the care of the government, distributing medicine and curing diseases, distributing food, going to school for free, and so on, so the tribes have no complaints. As a result, the roads were repaired, and the small roads were built between the tribes, making it easier for the big guys to communicate with each other. What's more, there is a sentry post on the side of the road, dozens of miles away, and you can spend the night in a tent outside the outpost when you go out, which is very convenient. ”

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