Most of the people have arrived, only Wu Yong, Li Kui, Wang Jin, Niu Gao, Chao Xiong, Ruan Xiaowu, Kong Yang and others have gone home for the New Year and have not come.

Liu Tang said: "Brother Lu Fang's performance during this period of training is very good, and there is nothing to say about martial arts, and it is even more rare to admire my brother very much, I think it is better to let Brother Lu Fang be a personal companion to my brother, and protect my brother's safety with Jiao Ting." I'm alone now, I'm a little too tired. ”

"This." Chao Gai didn't think about it, but Lu Fang worked hard right away, not as close as Jiao Ting.

The three military advisors Wu Yong went home for the New Year, and Zhu Wu and Gongsun Sheng were still there. Zhu Wudao: "Brother Jiao Ting is indeed hard, and my brother's safety is very important. I just don't know if Brother Lu Fang is willing or not. ”

Lu Fang said: "Being able to follow my brother's side every day, Lu Fang is naturally willing." Lu Fang's life is his brother's life, and he is willing to sacrifice everything to protect his brother at any time. ”

"Hehe, Brother Lu Fang is serious. Since Brother Lu Fang is willing, he will be appointed as my personal entourage from tomorrow, so that Jiao Ting will have a time to rest. Chao Gai said.

Liu Tang said: "Our light cavalry is on duty these days, although the territory of Yuncheng County has been safe and sound, but it is better to be careful." ”

"Well, three hundred cavalry and infantry are on duty every day, and two hundred sailors. Others are on holiday. The specific duty arrangements are determined by Mr. Zhu and Mr. Gongsun. The waist cards of the generals will also be replaced one after another, and the eunuch Jin will be responsible for arranging them. Chao Gai said.

After careful discussion and deliberation, a workshop was set up for Jin Dajian, called the Engraving Workshop, which was in charge of the carving of waist plates, seals, seals, and inscriptions in the army. It belongs to the logistics department of the army, and is not open to the public, and it is of the same nature as the armor factory in charge of Song Wan.

Next to him, Zheng Tianshou said: "Team training, military division." I've been here for a while, and I haven't been contributing, I've been eating idle meals, and my brothers are going to arrange something for me to do. ”

Gongsun Sheng said: "You made a meritorious service some time ago, how can you say that you have an idle meal." ”

Zhu Wudao: "My brother has always been worried about your arrangement, but you are good at gold and silver mining, and this gold and silver mine is not easy to handle." Zhaoyuan once considered that now was not the time to conflict with the Lu family, so he had to give up. ”

Zheng Tianshou said: "There are also silver mines in the western mountainous areas of Yishui County, but the content is very low, and the profit will not be too much. ”

"Oh, that's very good. After the New Year, you take people to see, if it is suitable, we will find a way to mine, not to make a profit, mainly to train a group of skilled craftsmen. Chao Gai said.

"Good. I'll go after the New Year. Zheng Tianshou said.

Liu Tang, Cui Ye, and Wen Zhongrong came to Meng Kang with a wine bowl, Meng Kang was startled, these three people had to drink for a round and still have to get drunk. Fortunately, Liu Tang and the others only got to know each other, and they didn't persuade them to drink too much, otherwise Meng Kang would really not be able to resist. Rao is like this, Meng Kang, Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaoqi, Ye Chun and others also drank a lot.

Ruan Xiaoqi said to Ye Chun and Meng Kang: "After going to sea several times, I can be regarded as understanding what a naval battle is, it turns out that drilling into the water and digging through the bottom of other people's boats is just a child's play. The real naval battles were fought with giant crossbows and cannons. It's already a few hundred meters away, and there's no room to go underneath the ship. In the future, the development of the navy will depend on the two of them, and I hope that the two of them can build a fast and large warship, so that our navy can be like a tiger with wings. ”

Ye Chun said with a smile: "Don't dare to boast about anything else, when I build dozens of wheeled centipede ships, our naval army will be invincible in the area of Liangshan Mountain." ”

"Haha, our navy has now completely controlled the waters around Shuibo Liangshan. Even the sailors who were begging for wildfire did not dare to come, and of course, the change to a wheeled centipede ship would save a large part of the sailors and equip them with more giant crossbows and artillery. Ruan Xiaoer said with a smile.

Meng Kang said: "The wood prepared for Chao Tuan's training is piled up like a hill, and it is still easy to get a boat. The big sea ship can be built vigorously. ”

Everyone was chatting happily, and Shi Jin and Pang Wanchun came in from outside. It turned out that Shi Jin had always looked at Pang Wanchun wrongly, but later he was really impressed by Pang Wanchun's archery skills, and the relationship between the two slowly merged.

Shi Jin said: "Chao Tuanlian and the brothers can go to the camp outside to have a look, and it's not too late to continue eating and drinking after reading it." ”

"You two have prepared something good." Chao Gai asked.

Shi Jin just refused to say, and Pang Wanchun was also smiling and silent.

Chao Gai said: "Then let's go and see what Shi Jin and Pang Wanchun have prepared for us." ”

In the open space of the school field, four large wooden boxes were opened. Inside the wooden box are thin bamboo tubes. Pang Wanchun lit one of them, and a moment later a rocket was sprayed into the sky from the bamboo tube, with a beautiful tail, the rocket was not big, that is, thirty centimeters long, and it flew until it was tens of meters high before it made a firecracker-like sound. It turned out that this firecracker was not made by Pang Wanchun, but sent by the Foundry Factory.

Although Xu Meng of the cannon foundry did not come to the barracks to show up during the Chinese New Year, the cannon factory was one of the departments with the strictest secrecy in Chao Gai, and there was no one.

Wu Yong, Li Kui, Wang Jin, Niu Gao, Chao Xiong, Ruan Xiaowu, Kong Yang and others all went home for the New Year, and they did not return to the barracks until the third day of the new year.

Chao Gai couldn't stay in the barracks peacefully, there were many other things to deal with, that night Chao Gai drank with the soldiers and generals in the barracks canteen, he was dizzy and dizzy, but he was also happy, Chao Gai specially approved, half of the soldiers on duty could not drink, and the other soldiers could drink, so everyone drank high.

Tomorrow is the first day of the first lunar month, Chaojiazhuang has a lot of things to deal with, and Chao Gai has to rush back overnight. Jiao Ting originally planned to arrange a carriage for Chao Gai to ride, but Chao Gai insisted on refusing and still rode back. Lu Fang was supposed to go to work tomorrow, but he followed the guards tonight if he had nothing to do.

Out of the barracks, Jiao Ting complained: "My brother is too drunk, why do you still ride a horse and don't take a carriage." ”

Chao Gai said: "The army pays attention to speed, unless there are heavy or wounded, even civilian personnel are not allowed to ride in the carriage, but I proposed this rule, how can I break it." Just go slower on the road. ”

"Yes." Jiao Ting and Lu Fang said.

Although the matter is very small, Chao Gai's principle of leading by example makes Jiao Ting and Lu Fang very admired.

The road was very slow, and it was almost midnight when he returned to Chaojiazhuang, Chao Gai went back to the backyard to rest, and his own soldiers took turns on duty in the periphery.

Although Chao Gai is an iron-clad man, he can't stand the tiredness, and in recent times, he has a lot of things to deal with every day, and people feel tired. Tonight, I got drunk and rode a horse, and went back to the house to prepare bath water, planning to take a good bath.

Suddenly, the door opened, and Pan Jinlian entered.

came over to help Chao Gai untie his clothes, and said while puffing: "Take a good bath and go to get rid of the smell of wine." ”

I didn't expect Pan Jinlian's technique to be quite good, she could massage, and she got rid of Chao Gai's fatigue.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, although the trading houses, factories, etc. had not yet opened, the barracks had returned to normal order. The entire Yuncheng is in addition to a few during the Chinese New Year