Chapter 172: The Visiting Group Has Arrived

The banquet lasted until late at night, and An Dalang was completely drunk and was carried back by everyone.

The next morning, Zhao Zizhong and Wei Hongye got up and washed up, and prepared to teach the old lady Taijiquan.

Du Dalei and Boris were very strange, "Boss, what are you going to do?" Lao Wei is still holding a badminton racket, who do you want to play with? ”

"Fu Hongyu."

Du Dalei hurriedly jumped up, "You lie to me, Fu Hongyu won't play with you!" You wait for me, I must follow you! ”

Du Dalei pulled Boris to his feet, hurriedly put on his clothes, and followed the two men.

The four brothers came to the outside of the wooden house where the old lady lived, and saw that the old lady, Cui Daoshu, Shen, and Cui Xiaoniang were already practicing.

Zhao Zizhong walked over, saluted the old lady, and then said: "Old lady, we are too busy these days to come here, please don't be surprised." ”

The old lady stopped moving, wiped her sweat, and said warmly: "It's nothing, you all have business, young people should be like this." I have been practicing Tai Chi these days, I feel a lot lighter, I sleep much better at night, and I eat more at every meal, thank you. ”

Cui Daoshu also said: "Brother, I have also practiced with my mother in the past few days, and I feel very good, I will definitely continue to practice." ”

Du Dalei and Boris came over to greet the old lady, and said hello to Cui Daoshu, Shen, and Cui Xiaoniang.

Zhao Zizhong took off his coat and began to teach everyone new tricks. Today he taught the three tricks of "Single Whip", "Cloud Hand" and "High Exploration Horse", and everyone studied them very seriously. Boris and Du Dalei also pretended to follow the practice, but they were very uncomfortable.

Du Dalei smiled secretly, this is a boxing that only the elderly practice! It's no wonder that the old lady is old, Cui Daoshu is a sick man, and Shen and Ah Mei are women. It's normal for them to practice Tai Chi, but what does Lao Wei follow? No, there is adultery! Lao Wei and Ah Mei are always eyebrows, this is a manifestation of adultery! Lao Wei was still holding a badminton racket in the morning, and he definitely wanted to play with Ah Mei.

Du Dalei carefully observed the performance of Wei Hongye and Cui Xiaoniang, and felt more and more that something was wrong.

After Zhao Zizhong finished teaching the three tricks, he said goodbye to the old lady and pulled Boris and Du Dalei away.

On the way, Du Dalei asked with a smile: "Boss, what's the matter with Lao Wei and Ah Mei?" Are you in a relationship? ”

Zhao Zizhong looked at no one around, and whispered: "Almost, you must not say it, the matter has not been decided yet." ”

Boris was surprised, "Boss, we've only been out for a few days, how did Lao Wei get his senses?" ”

"Stay quiet, I'll talk to you in detail when I have time. Now let's all go to work. ”

Zhao Zizhong left in a hurry, he went to the archives to get the training syllabus, found Zhai Xiaoshan, and asked him to train the scouts according to the syllabus.

Zhai Xiaoshan read the outline carefully and gasped. "Chief, this training is too difficult! I'm afraid they won't be able to finish it at all. ”

"Xiaoshan, scouts are different from ordinary soldiers, they must have high standards and strict requirements. You first organize the training according to the outline, and you must not compromise on it, and you must train carefully. When these basic subjects are completed, I will get involved and train them intensively. ”

Zhai Xiaoshan was dumbfounded, these are still basic subjects, and he will have to conduct high-intensity training in the future! Is this a training that can be done by a human being?

Zhai Xiaoshan was a little weak-hearted, and stammered and asked, "Leader, I, I still, still have no confidence." Can the team members complete this, this plan? ”

Zhao Zizhong said: "Every day, each person runs forty miles of mountain cross-country running, and each person carries thirty pounds. Ten 400-meter obstacle runs per person per day. One hundred push-ups, one hundred sit-ups, one hundred pull-ups, one hundred frog jumps per person. None of this is hard to do. The main thing is to test their willpower and ability to endure pain. If they can make it through, it's just the first step to becoming elite scouts, and there will be even more hard training waiting for them in the future. I hope you and they can be the king of soldiers, how about it, do you have faith? ”

Zhai Xiaoshan stood up and said loudly: "Have confidence, I will definitely work hard!" ”

Zhao Zizhong smiled with relief, "Go ahead, train them well." Don't let me down. ”

Zhai Xiaoshan puffed up his chest, saluted Zhao Zizhong, and left with the training syllabus.

Zhao Zizhong continued to train rookies with Fan Jinchun.

He led the army out of the valley and ran towards the sea. When he reached the eastern part of the island, he saw that the beach was very lively, and many people were busy.

It became a huge construction site, with docks, warehouses, and bunkers all being built at the same time. Still others are leveling the roads.

Zhao Zizhong asked Fan Jinchun to lead the escort team to continue running, he walked and watched on the construction site, and after a while, he walked to the side of the trestle bridge under construction.

He saw Hu Shuiyang talking to a few craftsmen, holding a few pieces of paper and pointing, and gesturing a few times from time to time.

After Hu Shuiyang finished discussing with the craftsmen and the craftsmen left, Zhao Zizhong walked over and patted him on the shoulder.

Hu Shuiyang looked back at Zhao Zizhong and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao, what do you think of here?" ”

Zhao Zi nodded emphatically, "Yes, this is a natural harbor, which is very suitable for building a wharf." Lao Hu, you move fast! I didn't expect you to start construction so soon. ”

"Mr. Zhao, now the workers have been trained, and their work is very fast. Steward Cui also issued a notice, saying that everyone has worked hard this month and the monthly salary has doubled. Everyone's motivation is even higher. ”

Zhao Zizhong chatted with him for a while, and then went to chase the escort.

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May 23 of the first year of Qiande (963 AD).

Large-scale infrastructure construction is underway on Qishan Island in preparation for the upcoming displacement.

At noon, a ship came from Mingzhou, which was piled up with grain purchased by Cui Daoshu. Wang Quan hurriedly came to the camp, found Cui Daoshu, and after saluting him, he said: "Family master, there is news from Mingzhou City that Cao Deshun, a merchant from Jinling, has arrived. He also brought with him a fleet of ships, full of homeless people, who did not dare to dock, and were still floating on the sea, waiting for our news. ”

Cui Daoshu thought about it and said: "You go back immediately, take Cao Deshun and the fleet directly here, and don't need to go to Zhoushan Island." ”

Wang Quan left in a hurry, and Cui Daoshu found Zhao Zizhong and told him the news of Cao Deshun's arrival.

Zhao Zizhong sneered, "Hmph, it's good to come." In the evening we had a meeting to discuss how to entertain this distinguished guest. ”

At noon the next day, a fleet of eight merchant ships arrived at the pier on Qishan Island. On the deck of the first ship, Cao Deshun, Wang Mingjun, and Liang Wei and Liang were looking at the dock curiously, and Wang Quan kept introducing them to the situation here.

Liang Daguan pointed to several cranes on the dock and asked, "Steward Wang, what are these huge objects for?" ”

Wang Quan replied with a smile: "Daguan, the name of these things is 'crane', and they are used to load and unload goods. They can work for an hour, and they can catch up with the loading and unloading volume of dozens of people in a day. ”

Cao Deshun was shocked, "Who made these instruments?" What a talent! ”

Wang Quan replied: "It's Du Dalei, the brother of the head of the family, and he is a genius in equipment. ”

Wang Mingjun pointed to the bunker on the beach and asked, "Steward Wang, what does that building look weird for?" ”

"Oh, that's a bunker. There are some guards guarding inside, do you see the holes on the surface of the bunker? Those are the holes left for firing crossbow arrows. If someone wants to capture the dock, the guards will shoot arrows into the dock from the small hole to repel enemy attacks. ”

Liang Daguan asked, "That bunker is far away from the dock, can the arrow reach it?" ”

"Official, don't you know, there are several bed crossbows in the bunker, and they will definitely be able to shoot on the dock."

A few people took a breath of cool air, it's too cruel here! If they casually stuff a few of them into a big killing weapon like a bed crossbow, then their strength can be said to be unfathomable.

The sailors set up the springboard, and Wang Quan invited a few big businessmen to go down. Cao Deshun walked down first, followed by Liang Daguan and Wang Mingjun, and walked to the dock.

Wang Quan said to a few people: "Three distinguished guests, I have already sent someone to inform the head of the family. Are you just walking around and waiting for the head of the house to come and greet you? ”

Liang Daguan said: "No problem, let's go to the bunker together, I am very interested in this building and want to see it." ”

Wang Quan hurriedly stopped them, "Several, you can't go!" ”

Wang Mingjun asked, "Why can't you go?" ”

"Mr. Wang, it's heavily guarded, and no one can approach it. No matter who comes inside, as long as they don't show the token, they will immediately shoot anyone who comes closer. ”

The three of them all looked at each other, and no one dared to joke with their own lives.

Wang Quan saw that the atmosphere was a little embarrassing, so he said with a smile: "Several, you can visit the warehouse next to it, it is full of sea salt, do you want to take a look?" ”

The three of them were very interested and immediately asked Wang Quan to take them to visit.

Wang Quan walked to the door of the warehouse with the three of them and muttered to the guards for a while.

The man opened the door and invited a few people in.

The three men entered the gate and saw five tall houses. The man took out the key and opened the easternmost gate.

Cao Deshun was the first to go in and saw a mountain of sacks, and the scene was very spectacular. The three men walked over and took a closer look at the sacks.

Wang Mingjun opened a small hole with his hand, and the salt inside leaked out, and the white salt particles were sprinkled all over the ground.

Liang Daguan squatted down, pinched a little salt grain, and put it in his mouth. His eyes lit up instantly, and he said loudly, "This is the finest salt!" Taste it, all of you. ”

Cao Deshun didn't move, he knew the quality of salt. Wang Mingjun hurriedly squatted down, pinched some salt grains, and put them in his mouth. "Yes, good salt indeed."