Zhu Hongsan saw that Feng Ziyong was fine, and then asked, "Mr. Tong, how are you doing over there?" ”

Tong Yangjia said: "The construction of the factory has been completed. At present, the main problem is that the steel production cannot be increased, and the production is just enough for our own use, and there is really no excess to sell outside.

Another is the problem of raw materials, now the supply of raw materials is not available, and the iron ore and coal in Guangzhou are bought by us. The government's gun-making factories are about to shut down. What should I do about this? ”

There is really no good way to solve the problem of raw materials, Hainan Island, that is, Qiongzhou Prefecture, has a large iron mine, but now I can't stretch my hand so long.

Thinking of this, Zhu Hongsan said: "First order the factory to reduce the production of weapons, as long as the wear and tear of daily training is guaranteed." On the steel side, I have already talked to Liu Dali about experimenting with a new kind of pig iron, which has the same strength as 100 steels. After the Chinese New Year, they will be able to give birth, which will relieve some of the pressure. ”

Ma Mingyuan said on the side: "Lord, will a large amount of exported pig iron fall into the hands of the enemy, I am afraid it will be unfavorable to us in the future." ”

Zhu Hongsan said with a smile: "Sir, rest assured, this kind of pig iron can only be cast once." When it is smelted again, it becomes very brittle and can be interrupted with stones. ”

Ma Mingyuan nodded and stopped talking.

Zhu Hongsan said to Qian Wanli: "Wanli, you have to contact the Francophone and ask them to bring more rice, and we can exchange porcelain and tea." At the same time, you contact the Zheng family and ask them if they want artillery. Five thousand taels of silver for one door. ”

Ma Jiyuan said: "My lord, how can this kind of important weapon of the country be sold to others? ”

Zhu Hongsan said: "What I sold them is an export type, and the range and firepower are not as far as what we use. ”

Zhu Hongsan continued: "Let Zheng Zhilong let our caravan go, you have to buy goods to the north, and it is best to sell them to the Manchus, you know?" ”

Zhu Hongsan saw that Ma Jiyuan was still about to speak, and hurriedly said: "Sir, don't worry, I don't sell them Manchu artillery, only sell them iron pot kitchen knives." We use it to make money. ”

Zhu Hongsan said to Ma Fu: "Lao Ma should speed up the spread of shops in Guangdong, and strive to have one in every county." Our goods are going to be sold to Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, as long as we give money, we can sell everything, do you know Lao Ma? ”

Ma Fu nodded in understanding.

The next one is the army. Zhu Hongsan first said to Ma Jingyuan: "Third brother is ready, after the displaced people come, we will recruit 3,000 recruits, and we must organize good people to train recruits."

So we have 6,000 men, and I will set up regiments on the battalions, 3,000 men each, five musket battalions, and one artillery battalion. Qian Yong and Zhao Guodong were the commanders of the first and second regiments, and the two battalion commanders were made up by Wang Jinbao and Han Shirong.

Qian Yong, Zhao Guodong, you and other recruits should form combat effectiveness as soon as possible after they arrive. There may be a war next year. ”

Qian Yong and Zhao Guodong hurriedly expressed their attitude, asking the chief to rest assured.

Speaking of the army's problems, Zhu Hongsan remembered the matter of military uniforms, took out a piece of paper and gave it to Tong Yangjia, and said: "Mr. Tong, this is a soldier's new military uniform, it is best to outsource, you arrange someone to go to the city to find a shop to make it, let's make 10,000 sets first." ”

When Tong Yangjia heard this, he said: "10,000 sets may not be able to be made in the county, so I have to go to the city to find them." ”

Zhu Hongsan said: "Go to the county seat to find it first, and don't forget your own people if there are good things." Let the whole county say good things about us. In the future, the army's procurement, military uniforms, daily necessities and other unimportant things will be outsourced, and our own factories will only produce weapons. ”

Tong Yangjia nodded in understanding.

Zhu Hongsan then asked, "Second cousin, is there a troupe in the county?" ”

When Ma Jiyuan heard it, he thought that Zhu Hongsan was going to be unserious again, and he was just about to speak. Zhu Hongsan hurriedly said: "Big brother, don't be angry, I want to form a military band and play military music for the army every day to show military prestige." ”

Hearing Zhu Hongsan say this, Ma Jiyuan's face looked better.

Feng Ziyong said: "There is a troupe, I will let them come over tomorrow." ”

Zhu Hongsan saw that all the problems had been arranged, and said, "Gentlemen, this year is our most important year. I hope you will work hard and work hard for a better future. ”

After the meeting ended, Zhu Hongsan left Tie Niu and asked him to develop new musical instruments. Tie Niu said with a sad face: "Boss, I'm an iron striker, I really don't know how to play musical instruments." ”

Zhu Hongsan thought about it, it was really difficult for him to let him do it. Zhu Hongsan drew a few drawings of the trumpet, tuba, and trombone saxophone and asked him to test it, and it was okay if it didn't work.

The next day, Feng Ziyong sent the troupe that Zhu Hongsan wanted, and Zhu Hongsan went out to see that he was hanging and fainted. More than 20 people, both men and women, stood at the door trembling with fear.

On the side, Li Fugui said: "Third master, this is the troupe you want, and they are all here." There are a few Hua Dan in it that are still good-looking. ”

This guy seems to be wrong. Zhu Hongsan thought about it, but he didn't explain it to him, and said, "Class master, come in with me." The head of the class was an old man in his forties, and when he heard what Zhu Hongsan said, he hurriedly followed into the house.

Zhu Hongsan asked, "What kind of musical instrument do you know?" ”

The head of the team said: "Master, the villain knows erhu, suona, and small drum." There are also people in the class who can use the guzheng and pipa. ”

Zhu Hongsan said: "Take them all in and give me a show." ”

The head of the squad went out to beckon people in, and seven or eight people came in at a moment, holding all kinds of musical instruments. The head of the team asked, "I don't know what the master wants to hear?" ”

"Let's listen to a song Xijiangyue."

These people immediately played a Xijiangyue word card, and Zhu Hongsan listened to it with relish, which was not bad.

Zhu Hongsan said: "Stop." I'll sing a song, and you'll see if you can make a song. After speaking, Zhu Hongsan sang a song and returned from shooting.

The head of the team rolled his eyes when he heard it, and the Ming Dynasty word card talked about gentle elegance, and this kind of modern passionate song was heard for the first time.

Zhu Hongsan couldn't get it out when he saw that the head of the team was squeaking, and he couldn't help but look pale and become unhappy. This scared the head of the team enough, but when he heard this master's methods, Zhang Xiancheng let his whole family destroy the door. After the key is over, the government will not pursue it.

The head of the team hurriedly knelt down and said, "Master spare my life, I really don't know this kind of tune." ”

Zhu Hongsan pressed the fire, he also knew that it was a bit difficult for them to make a score, and said, "You guys try it first." ”

The head of the team had no choice, so he beckoned a few musicians and began to imitate Zhu Hongsan's tune and play.

The more Zhu Hongsan listened, the more wrong he became, and he felt that he had heard it there, and there was a sense of familiarity. As soon as I remembered it, isn't this the tune that appeared when I was a child watching the national army in the three major battles. These guys made their own tunes into the village as puppet soldiers.

Zhu Hongsan stood up and shouted, "Don't fucking play it." What the hell are you playing? ”

The leader of the squad knelt down and shouted, "Master, we really don't know your kind of tune." ”

When the team leader was shouting for help, a man rushed in from outside. Zhu Hongsanyi is a little beauty, about sixteen or seventeen years old, with apricot eyes, a small cherry mouth, and a pink face. The delicate figure is concave and convex, and she is a beauty from the aesthetic point of view of the Ming Dynasty or later generations.

Zhu Hongsan's eyes lit up, and he saw the woman enter the room and said, "Master, we are an ordinary opera troupe, we haven't heard the songs you sing, let's let us go for my father's old and weak face." ”

Zhu Hong looked at this beauty with squinting eyes and said, "It's okay to let you go, you have to stay with me and be my seventh concubine." ”

Unexpectedly, when the head of the team heard this, he immediately said: "Thank you, master, the little girl will be left to the master." ”

I didn't expect this team leader to be so easy to speak, which made Zhu Hongsan feel like he was in an empty place. I had already thought that the team leader would agree to anything, but I didn't expect to agree so quickly.

After Zhu Hongsan crossed over, he was dealing with upper-class people, although his family was not wealthy, but Lieutenant Fengguo was definitely a high-level person in this society, and legally speaking, he was even higher than the scholars.

When I grew up, I came into contact with all the farmers and businessmen, and the lowest ones were homeless, and I didn't know anything about the people in the entertainment industry at the bottom of these societies. You must know that at this time, Lehu is an industry that is even lower than prostitutes, only before digging dung.

Originally, the best result for the daughter of the head of the class was to marry a Lehu as well, and then the next generation would still be Lehu. Marrying someone as a concubine is blessed by God, because good people don't look down on them at all.

Today, I didn't expect Zhu Hongsan to take the initiative to ask his daughter to be a concubine, and Coke broke the team, at least his daughter's child will not have to be a musician in the future.

When he saw that the head of the team told his daughter to serve the lord and the lady well, Zhu Hongsan had a feeling that he had been deceived, whether he had suffered a loss.

Zhu Hongsan did not let the troupe go, but let them flow down, and waited for them to play after the iron bull was made into a modern musical instrument.