Purple You Pavilion Xu Zhifu said: "That's natural, although the servant of the Ministry of Officials and the Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials are only a little different, but the importance is not the same, and now the teacher can be said to be a high authority,"

"Well, he also said that as long as the adults work hard, so that Jeju is really rich, he will go to the imperial court and give Jeju the title of the first government in the world," Chao Gai said,

Xu Lin is very happy, this kind of title is actually equivalent to a nickname, similar to the hometown of flowers and trees in later generations, what hometown of honeysuckle, and so on, it has no practical significance for the common people, but for Xu Lin is an official who wants to climb up, it is too important, and he can go to Tokyo as an official like Chao Buzhi and be a real member of the imperial court.

Strength is king, everything else is virtual, Chao Gai did not waste time after he returned, he devoted himself to training, whether it was infantry or cavalry, he would practice seriously, and gradually new recruits became veterans.

A few days later, Chao Gai received a letter from Shi Xiu, saying that he wanted to build a military project as a foothold in Tokyo, which was particularly important.

Ma Ling found him from Hebei, this man has a loyal face, and he looks like a farmer in the field, in fact, Tao Zhongwang himself is also a farmer, and his figure is also as tall as burly, and the clothes he wears on a cold day are thin, revealing his bulging tendons.

The Chinese army, Chao Gai received Tao Zhongwang, Tao Zhongwang was a little nervous, sitting on the chair and not knowing how to put his hands and feet,

Chao Gai said: "How is this year's grain harvest, is it enough to eat?"

Tao Zhongwang shook his head: "The harvest is not good, enough food is definitely enough, but it is difficult to have a little surplus, after all, the land is rented, if you live on your own land, you must be more comfortable,"

"How do you feel when you see the king rice in Jeju?" asked Chao Gai.

"Tianwang rice has not only been seen, but the shopkeeper in Hebei often gave us food, very good food, so many people have been able to produce it, and Chao Tuan has accumulated great virtue,"

After chatting a few words about inconsequential things, Tao Zhongwang was not so nervous, and Chao Gai said: "Are you willing to be a soldier?"

Tao Zhongwang said: "As long as there is food to eat, I will definitely be willing to feed the family."

"Eat food and be a soldier, be a soldier and eat food, and feed your family, that's natural, it's just that you are new here, you need to show your skills before I can give you a level, otherwise others will not be convinced," Chao Gai said,

Tao Zhongwang scratched his head: "My weapon is a shovel, and when wielded, I can hit seven or eight stupid men,"

Tao Zongwang also has a lot of strength, Chao Gai first arranged Jiao Ting to wrestle with him, the two took each other's arms, pushing back and forth like a bull, Jiao Ting's strength is greater than Li Kui, and Tao Zongwang can't take advantage of it, thinking that Tao Zongwang's strength is big enough, Chao Gai is secretly surprised, just this strength is okay to be a fierce general who charges into battle,

Chao Gai called a halt and let the two separate,

"Oh, let's try the gun and stick," Chao Gai arranged for Luo Yun and Tao Zhongwang to compete, the two of them each took a stick and competed at the door of the Chinese army, Tao Zhongwang's martial arts obviously did not experience systematic training, all relied on strength and experience in street fighting, belonging to the kind of growth generals, an ash pole swept and split, Luo Yun's strength was not as great as Tao Zongwang, so he had to use skills to fight,

Luan Tingyu, who happened to be passing by, said: "Is this a new general, he is a material that can be made, let him learn martial arts from me,"

Chao Gai said: "His name is Tao Zhongwang, what he is best at is the construction of military engineering, as large as the city wall and city defense bridge, as small as the turret pits, rejecting horses, belonging to technical talents, important energy will be placed on the project, I plan to set up a new battalion of soldiers, called the engineering battalion, mainly engaged in military engineering construction,"

Luan Tingyu was very surprised, how important military engineering is Luan Tingyu knows too well, such as the Pantuo Road in Zhujiazhuang, which is a simple defensive project, with him Zhuang Ding can fight against more than twice as many enemy troops as himself, and for example, the places where the army marches and fights do not necessarily have big roads, some places are mountains, and some places are rivers, which requires building bridges and roads, ordinary living cavalry and infantry can do it, but when it comes to technical things, ordinary soldiers can't do it, which requires engineering soldiers,

The competition over there is over, Luo Yun's men are merciful, although Tao Zhongwang is defeated, but it is ugly that he is not defeated.

Back in the camp, Chao Gai asked, "Are you familiar with stone work, do you know how to build stone walls, we have a quarry in Tokyo, we need to build a small fortress, I don't know if you have any good methods?"

Tao Zhongwang said: "That place in Tokyo is not as high as other places, the stone fortress can't be built too high, but it can be developed underground, adding a hidden soldier cave underground, an underground warehouse, and two battles if the wall is high, and make a big arrow tower every thirty meters, make it with wood, and then assemble it by surprise,"

Chao Gai is not an expert in this kind of architecture, and immediately said: "Okay, I will give you the position of the head of the capital, take a hundred engineers, follow the caravan to Tokyo, go to the fortress of the quarry, plan the drawings, build the prototype and then transfer you back, and then promote you to the battalion commander,"

Tao Zhongwang was a little overjoyed, his ancestors had never been an official within eight generations, and now he was a little uncomfortable suddenly becoming the head of the capital, Ma Ling said that when he was a small soldier, he could get a salary of twenty or thirty yuan a year, and when he became the head of the capital, it was two or three hundred yuan, and when he became a battalion commander, there were four or five hundred yuan.

Tao Zhongwang immediately bowed and said: "Chao Tuanlian is so important, even if I have my liver and brain, I will do a good job of Chao Tuanlian's explanation,"

Chao Gai hurriedly helped Tao Zhongwang up, and said: "You sort out the things you need these days, I will arrange someone to buy them for you, in addition, Luan Tingyu Sect Leader values you very much, when you have free time, go to him to learn some martial arts, although the engineering soldiers are mainly engineering, but if you really encounter a critical moment, you have to work hard,"

Tao Zhongwang said: "Don't worry about the regimental training, I understand, the cooks in the army generally don't fight, but they will pick up arms and go into battle at a critical moment,"

Chao Gai arranged for Tao Zhongwang to go through the entry procedures, which was a special move, Wu Yong was a little surprised, after all, he had limited knowledge and insufficient understanding of military engineering, Chao Gai explained to everyone one by one,

Tao Zongwang returned to the Chinese army, and Chao Gai chose a shovel with an unusually sharp iron handle for him, which weighed at least thirty catties.

Chao Gai said: "This is a heavy shovel for you, you see how it is,"

Tao Zongwang picked it up, took a closer look, and sighed: "The shovel can still be made so heavy, it looks like a beat,"

"Although the shape of this weapon is a shovel, it is actually an iron racket, called a tiger racket, and legend has it that in the past, there was a tiger disaster, and a powerful warrior made this kind of racket, and it only took one moment to shoot a tiger to death," Chao Gai said.

Tao Zongwang liked it very much, and said: "Regiment training, military advisor, I have a reluctant request,"

Wu Yong said: "It's all my own family, if you have anything to say, just say it,"

Tao Zongwang said: "I know three friends in my hometown, one is called Ou Peng, one is called Ma Lin, and the other is called Jiang Jing, Ou Peng and Ma Lin are both brave people, proficient in martial arts Thirty or fifty people are not close to the body, Jiang Jing is very proficient in arithmetic, and has been a bookkeeper for many years, these three people have been depressed, and they are preparing to go to Huangmen Mountain to fall into the grass, I wonder if our team even collects crops like me, and the three brothers will not collect it."

Chao Gai patted his head, and secretly ignored that Ou Peng and Ma Lin are both strong martial arts people, even if they can't be the main general, it is more than enough to be a deputy general, Jiang Jing is a well-known iron abacus, and he is also a special talent.

Chao Gai said: "I have heard that I just didn't have a chance to see it, so it's better to send someone to Henan with you and invite these three friends to join us in Jeju to practice,"

Tao Zongwang said: "These three people are in a small shop in the town, because they are worried that Chao Tuan will not accept it, so they didn't come together,"

Chao Gai immediately took Wu Yong, Wang Jin, Luan Tingyu and others to ride a fast horse and rush to the small shop, this is an inconspicuous small farm shop, lower than the big car shop, nothing more than a big wooden bed sprinkled with some hay, only three or five dollars a night, the conditions are quite poor,

When Chao Gai brought people to arrive, the store was startled, and thought that Chao Tuanlian brought people to get people.

Tao Zongwang shouted happily: "Ou Peng, Ma Lin, Jiang Jing and I are back,"

The first to come out was a tall man, standing there like a javelin, although he was dressed in cloth but couldn't hide his fierceness, this man was none other than Ou Peng, next to him was a small man dressed as a literati, with an abacus hanging around his waist, no need to ask Jiang Jing,

Tao Zongwang introduced: "This is Chao Tuanlian, this is Wu Junshi, and this is Luan Jiaotou," Tao Zongwang was very happy to say one by one, Ou Peng and Jiang Jing hugged their fists and saluted, and said: "I have heard for a long time that Chao Tuanlian is famous, and I heard that Yuncheng is richer than Jiangnan under the governance of Chao Tuanlian, and I have never believed it, but when I came to take a look, I knew that Yuncheng was really rich, and there were a lot of fish and meat hanging in the homes of ordinary people,"

Ma Lin came out of the backyard at this time, still holding a plate of fried small fish in his hand.

Chao Gai said: "The three brothers are guests from afar, go back to Chaojiazhuang first, and talk about any questions while eating,"

A new army of 100 people was formed, and the soldiers were all veterans of the original, and the soldiers who were selected were a little weak in combat, but at the same time could write the skills of carpenters, stonemasons, and masons, and the grass platform team of the engineering corps was set up in this way.

When it comes to the Chinese New Year, there will always be some rebound in public security, Yuncheng County, the four counties of Jeju, have the best public security, and the other three counties have slightly worse public security, Chao Zhang and Chao Ran received orders to secretly expand the patrol team, from the original 300 people secretly expanded to 600 people, this matter is only known to Chao Gai and the three military divisions of the military department,

The patrol is responsible for public security, equipped with water and fire sticks, waist knives, and a small number of bows and arrows, Chao Zhang and Chao Ran are generally qualified, and they do not have as rich experience in handling cases as Li Yun, the two of them rely on hard work, and the biggest problem is public security as soon as the New Year arrives, patrolling day and night, and there is less time to rest.

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