Chapter 110: Vipers

Guo Jintao immediately said: "Mr. Zhao, what do you need me to do, you can give an order, I promise to do it!" ”

Zhao Zizhong asked, "Do you know whales?" ”

"You know, sometimes you encounter them on the sea, but what does it have to do with *?"

Zhao Zizhong smiled and said: "Lao Guo, the relationship is big, you listen to me, in the past, thousands of miles away in the West, there were people who hunted whales, took out their oil, and after refining, they could be made into *." ”

Guo Jintao opened his mouth wide and said with some disbelief: "How can you catch a guy as big as a whale?" A whale is bigger than our ship, and if we get close to it, it can overturn it, and I don't dare risk such a good ship. ”

Zhao Zi patted him on the shoulder, "Lao Guo, you don't have to worry, we have a way to hunt whales, and we will definitely be able to catch whales." ”

Guo Jintao asked suspiciously, "What way?" I still don't believe it. ”

"Think about it, if you use a bed crossbow to fire a huge arrow at a whale from a distance, tie a long rope to the back of the crossbow arrow. If the bolt gets into the whale's body, the whale will drag the rope and escape, and our ship will follow closely, will the whale be able to run? ”

"Will the whale have dragged the ship to pieces?"

"If we use a very long rope and tie some large sealed wooden barrels to the ropes, even if the whale is dragged into the deep sea, it will be limited by the buoyancy of the barrel and will not be able to destroy the ship at all."

Guo Jintao felt a little incredible, no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't think about it.

Zhao Zizhong continued: "Lao Guo, don't worry, this method can definitely catch whales, many people in the West have used it, and it must be no problem." Your mission now is to train the sailors in their ability to operate the ships and the guards in order to fire crossbow arrows. After a few months of training, we went out to sea to go whaling, and Du Dalei's boy couldn't bear it anymore, and he always shouted that he wanted to go to sea to go whaling all day. ”

Guo Jintao thought about it anyway, Mr. Zhao was sure, so he didn't have to worry about it. He immediately said: "Mr. Zhao, I will work hard, and I will definitely train the sailors and guards within two months, so as not to delay everyone's affairs." You can rest assured! ”

The two chatted for a while, and Guo Jintao went to toss the sailor with great energy. Zhao Zizhong walked to the side of the ship and watched the guards operating the bed crossbow.

Ding Shuisheng leaned over and asked, "Mr. Zhao, do you have any instructions?" ”

Zhao Zizhong shook his head, "I'm just observing, everyone's performance is like this?" ”

"Everyone is working hard, and since coming back from survival training, everyone's morale is very high, and they want to get more rewards through their own efforts. That's why I work very hard in training. ”

Zhao Zizhong was very pleased, and he said to Ding Shuisheng: "In the future, the escort team will select a training pacesetter once a month, and the team members will vote for it, and you captains will also participate." The top five selected will be rewarded, and we will discuss the specific amount after we go back, and we will not disappoint everyone. ”

Ding Shuisheng was very happy, and ran to the side of the bed crossbow and loudly announced Zhao Zizhong's decision. The team members cheered, and some of them bowed to Zhao Zizhong.

Zhao Zizhong smiled back and told them to train hard. The players were enthusiastic and moved harder.

Zhao Zizhong saw that the team members were working together, and the four of them were struggling to turn the winch and wind the bed crossbow. Then one of the guards placed a wooden stick without an iron spear head in the trench, and after a simple aiming, adjusted the angle of the bed crossbow. One of the guards raised a sledgehammer and slammed it into the trigger, and the crossbow arrow shot out, flying out about 400 meters and falling into the sea.

At this time, Guo Jintao commanded the fleet to begin to turn, the warship tilted sharply, many guards stood unsteadily, began to stagger, Ding Shuisheng shouted and scolded, the guards struggled to stand firmly, some people held on to the things next to them, and some people hugged their companions. There was chaos on the deck.

Zhao Zizhong shook his head, he still hasn't trained enough! The players have worked hard, so take your time.

He walked to the stern of the ship and picked up his binoculars to observe the ships behind him. He saw that the third ship was in good order, the guards were standing firmly, and few of them fell. He looked closely and saw that the guards had a rope tied around their waists and the other end tied to the side of the ship.

He searched carefully with a telescope and found that Zhang Hong was directing the guards to operate the bed crossbow in an orderly manner. He nodded, thinking that this Zhang Hong still has a way. Tie the team members to the boat, and everyone can stand firm, which is a good way to quickly improve combat effectiveness, and should be vigorously promoted.

He called Ding Shuisheng and handed him the binoculars to show him the third warship. Ding Shuisheng observed for a while, then turned around and said, "Zhang Hong, this kid has a bit of a ghost idea!" It's a good idea, we can all do it. ”

Zhao Zizhong said: "Go back and ask him, who came up with the solution, this person should praise him and give some rewards." ”

After more than an hour, the team members were exhausted, Zhao Zizhong announced his return, and many people were lying on the deck, unable to move anymore.

After resting for a while, Ding Shuisheng ordered the team members to gather, and everyone shook and lined up. Ding Shuisheng said loudly: "Everyone will start wiping the deck immediately, and you are not allowed to eat at night if you don't work well!" ”

Many people wailed and denounced Ding Shuisheng's inhumane orders. But the military order was like a mountain, and everyone had to take action, dragging their tired bodies and starting to wipe the deck.

After more than half an hour, the flotilla arrived at the pier. The other four ships had already returned to Mingzhou to transport supplies and displaced people, mainly because the dock on Qishan Island was too small to accommodate eight warships.

Zhao Zizhong has a headache, this problem must be solved, and the dock must be expanded as soon as possible.

After the guards disembarked, Zhao Zizhong returned to the camp with them. When he reached the entrance of the valley, he saw Zhai Xiaoshan training thirty crossbowmen.

He walked over and asked, "I asked you to pick sixty people, did you pick them?" ”

Zhai Xiaoshan replied: "Mr. Zhao, today Mr. Na and Steward Cui are building files for the displaced people, and I will select them tomorrow." ”

Zhao Zizhong chatted with him for a while, and then walked to the camp. Walking to the entrance of the camp, he saw Cui Zhaorong walking back with a team.

He observed carefully, and there were more than fifty people in this team, all of whom were boys from the kindergarten. They carried shovels, hoes and other farm tools, and walked back as they played.

Cui Zhaorong saw Zhao Zizhong standing outside the camp, so he let the children rest in place, and then walked over and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao, I came back early today, why didn't I see the head of the family?" ”

Zhao Zizhong said: "Lao Cui, I went to sea to train and came back, and I don't know where the Tao is." Where did you take these children to work? ”

"I'll take them to open up the wasteland in the afternoon, these half-sized people are quite capable, almost as young and strong."

"They all come from a hard background, and it's nothing to do some work. By the way, are they naughty and mischievous, good or not? ”

Cui Zhaorong said happily: "It's nothing, they're all children, it's normal to be active, I'll take care of them." ”

Zhao Zizhong raised his eyebrows, and Cui Zhaorong's implication was that someone must be dishonest. He looked at the children's team and saw Hu Yidao and Cheng Sangou muttering at the back of the team, and did not look up at himself. He thought to himself that these two boys must have come up with some kind of moth.

Zhao Zizhong walked among the children and began to talk to them. He told them a few more little jokes that made them laugh. He paid close attention to Hu Yidao and Cheng Sangou, and saw that they tried to hide in the crowd as much as possible, and did not look at him.

Zhao Zizhong suddenly separated the crowd and walked in front of them, Hu Yidao and Cheng Sangou were very panicked when they saw Zhao Zizhong.

Zhao Zizhong saw that Hu Yidao's clothes were bulging with a large block, and there must be something hidden in it. He said in a loud voice, "Take it out, or I'll strip you naked!" ”

The other children burst into laughter, and someone shouted, "Hu Yidao, take it out, or you will have a bare butt!" ”

Hu Yidao had no choice but to put his hand into his arms and slowly took out something. Zhao Zi looked at it again, and it turned out to be a snake!

The snake coiled together, motionless, should still be hibernating. Hu Yidao put the snake on the ground, lowered his head and did not speak.

Zhao Zizhong asked, "Where did you catch it?" ”

A child next to him said, "Mr. Zhao, when we were clearing the wasteland, Hu dug it out with a knife. ”

Zhao Zizhong asked again: "What did he bring the snake back for?" ”

One of the children replied, "He wanted to take it back and play with it for a few days, saying that he had never played with snakes in the north before." ”

Zhao Zizhong carefully observed this snake, it was about 60 centimeters long, its head was slightly triangular, the neck was thin, the head and neck were clearly distinguished, the back was light brown, there were two rows of dark brown round spots, it should be a pit viper.

Cui Zhaorong walked over, squatted down to look at the snake, and said in surprise: "This is a poisonous snake!" You're too bold to play anything! ”

Zhao Zizhong said sharply: "Hu Yidao, how do you explain!" Fortunately, this snake is still hibernating, otherwise it is likely to bite, do you want to die? ”

Hu Yidao was dumbfounded, obviously knowing that he was afraid. Zhao Zizhong said to Cui Zhaorong: "Steward Cui, you take the children back, Hu Yidao stays, I want to teach him a good lesson." ”

Cui Zhaorong left with the children, and Hu Yidao looked at Zhao Zizhong pitifully, not knowing how he was going to be punished.

Zhao Zizhong said with a straight face: "Tell me yourself, how should I clean you up?" ”

Hu Yidao swallowed his saliva and whispered: "Mr. Zhao, I know it's wrong, I shouldn't play with snakes, can I not go to the little black house?" All other penalties are fine. ”

Zhao Zizhong smiled secretly in his heart, and pretended to be serious and said, "Do you still know that you are afraid?" I should lock you up in a small dark room for a few days to make you honest. Tell me yourself, how long will you be detained? ”