At that time, there were four of us, and I was neither the oldest nor the most talented, but I was the luckiest, so I survived and became the lord of Dongping. But if I had a choice, I hope that my brothers, and that little brother, would survive, and I would rather become an ordinary general and expand the territory for my brothers...... But I was the only one who survived. It was the most critical and difficult moment for Dongping and my family. And in the end, what allowed us to survive was here, this mountain fort. Now, after all, the mountain fort is old, and since you are also a family, I will leave it to you how to tidy up the mountain fort. …… However, it can only give you a month, and you just need to take out the plan. As for how to proceed, how about getting your senior brother to come? I have another appointment for you. In the Tan cemetery on the mountain behind Jiangshan Fort, standing in front of the stone tablet stained with some moss, Tan Xiaopei said to Ye Tao.

The Tan clan won the country as a warlord, and the vast territory of Dongping was killed, and they continued to explore how to govern the country well, and finally made Dongping have an extremely high-speed development in these generations. But where the difficulties were back then, Tan Xiaopei made no secret of it. Tan Xiaopei has always admitted that he is not a good lord, but he was really a very good general back then.

And Jiangshan Fort can be said to be the old nest of the Tan family. But the mountain fort is really old, not only as a military fortress, but also as the foundation of the Tan clan. Although Tan Xiaopei has to allocate a lot of money from the surplus of the inner government every year to maintain the mountain fort, he has to take a lot of time out of the mountain fort every year to sweep the tombs of his brothers, his elders, and the ancestors of the Tan clan. However, it could not change the fact that the entire fortress has fallen behind the times except for the village at the foot of the mountain, which is the central management organization and demonstration site of all the farms owned by the Tan clan.

Within half a year, the mountain fort held the weddings of three young children of the Tan family, Tan Weiming, Tan Weiran and Tan Weixin. Witnessing the continuation of the Tan family, Tan Xiaopei has greater expectations for Jiangshan Fort: he hopes that this place can become the eternal spiritual home of the Tan family, and that this can be a cultivation place for the Tan family, which will continue to let the young children of the emperor's family retain the serious, brave and simple temperament of the soldiers, and hope that this place can become a symbol of stability and security......

And now, it seems that only Ye Tao can do this.

To renovate such a huge paramilitary building system, it is necessary to sort out what kind of plan is the most suitable after hundreds of years of addition, reconstruction, and expansion, I am afraid that only Ye Tao can do this kind of thing, and only Ye Tao will quarrel with Tan Xiaopei for the best plan he thinks. As for the cost. That's not a problem. In recent years, the surplus figures of the government have become more and more exaggerated, and the treasury is full, and there is no need for the government to subsidize it. Even if Ye Tao decided to raze the entire mountain and start over, Tan Xiaopei would not frown. Not to mention. After the decision was made to rebuild the mountain fort, a large number of old retainers of the Tan family, as well as those families who were separated from the original old retainers, expressed their willingness to donate money and materials to express their hearts.

“…… Your Majesty, a month is not enough. Ye Tao rolled his eyes. Say.

"It took you less than a month to come up with the rough plan of the Iron City, and this place is just a renovation, so it will take so long? There is a limit to how lazy you want to be. Tan Xiaopei said dissatisfiedly.

Ye Tao naturally couldn't explain that the design of Tiecheng's Daxiu was basically plagiarized, and it didn't take much brains, as long as it was modified in combination with specific geographical conditions. Scratching his head, he explained, "There are too many projects to build in front of and behind the hill fort. Different times have different building materials, because they have experienced war, wind and rain erosion. This has caused a variety of problems, and the current situation is different. Let's not talk about anything else. The light is the core of the landlord's fort, and the construction age is the oldest, but the foundation of the building is now very problematic, and there has been a noticeable overall tilt...... A month of work alone is not enough to investigate all the situations and decide what needs to be demolished and rebuilt, what needs to be renovated and refurbished, and what can be retained. Moreover, Your Majesty, it is impossible to start the construction of the entire Jiangshan Fort together, and you have to decide on the entire project planning, construction period, and other issues, especially if you want not a simple renovation and reconstruction, but a Jiangshan Fort with an overall design...... In addition, there are all kinds of secret passages and other things that were temporarily excavated back then, some of which have collapsed, and some of which no one knows about the entrance and exit now, only that there is probably one thing, and some ...... It is also said to lead to the treasure cave of the Tan family...... Your Majesty, these things have to be clarified. Otherwise, if something goes wrong in the future, it will be troublesome. ”

Tan Xiaopei sneered and said, "The treasure cave of the Tan family...... It was only these years that I started to have a wealth in my hands, and I used to give priority to raising soldiers, tearing down the east wall and making up the west wall, where there is something to hide. Don't listen to the nonsense of the old loyalist. However, the old loyal man is now the one who knows the Jiangshan Fort best, and he has relied on him for all these years of tinkering. ”

Lao Zhongtou is almost eighty years old this year, but his spirit is strong, and he looks no different from a person in his fifties, and he may be in a better spirit. He started as a small worker who carried earth and stones, and has been working in Jiangshan Fort for 60 years, and is now the "engineering director" of Jiangshan Fort. When Tan Xiaopei proposed to let Ye Tao be responsible for the overall engineering project of the mountain fort, Lao Zhongtou was the first to jump out and question, but for this kind of old family, Tan Xiaopei has always attached great importance to it, he specially arranged for Lao Zhongtou to go to Yicheng, to Tiecheng, and Danyang to see Ye Tao's different styles of architectural works, and also let Lao Zhongtou visit the site of the project being run by Dai's Construction Bank, see the project management of Dai's Construction Bank, and even let Lao Zhongtou go to see the two branches of Ye's Workshop. Only then did the old loyal head affirm Ye Tao's qualifications.

But when Lao Zhongtou and Ye Tao met, the two technicians quickly became friends. In Jiangshan Fort, where there are big and small problems every day, Lao Zhongtou took Ye Tao and walked around, and introduced how he solved the problem at that time. Although Lao Zhongtou admired Ye Tao's comprehensive knowledge and rigorous and meticulous work style, Ye Tao was also surprised that this old man actually began to use low-pressure grouting technology and a series of other techniques that were often used to maintain cultural relics and buildings in later generations in the repair and maintenance process of the mountain fort.

“…… Okay, then you can come up with a plan depending on the situation, as for whether you said that the land is in full swing. What does it matter? Tan Xiaopei sighed, "The inner government is very rich now...... There is more money than I expected, wouldn't it be nice if the construction period could be shortened if the full start of construction could be started? ”

Ye Tao frowned, and said with some embarrassment: "This...... After all, the mountain fort still needs to be used in normal times. Once the construction is fully started, no matter how fast it is, I am afraid that in a year or two, we will not be able to come to the holiday and rest like we are now, and we will not want to be able to hold ceremonies or anything. …… This, Her Royal Highness the embroidered princess is not too young, isn't the wedding of the children of the Tan family going to be held here? ”

Tan Xiaopei's brows furrowed, and he said helplessly: "...... Well, let's not do that. You take two schemes out. One is to start construction in full swing, and the other is to be carried out in phases and batches. Let me choose. ”

"Yes." Ye Tao bowed and responded: "In addition." Old Man Qi asked me to take the time to go to Crescent Island, Your Majesty...... Would love to give me an extra month of vacation. ”

"Well, I know that. A new ship was launched on Crescent Island. Hey...... The Cangshui and Lanshui ships have been compared, if it weren't for the tight time, I would have wanted to go and see it. Also, it's your order meeting again, right? The numbers are getting scary year by year...... I really don't know how so many goods are sold. This year, I asked Lin Chengze to see it. Also, how about giving me some of the Uzi cutlass you ordered? Zhuo Mang asked me a few times, and said that the scimitar was a good thing, and let me get a batch for the forbidden cavalry. Tan Xiaopei nodded in agreement.

Ye Tao smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, it is for the cavalry of the Yunzhou tribe to get land, and there are only four thousand of them. Or a local style. Your Majesty can ask for as much as you want. But can Your Majesty wait a while? The architects who helped train the Samir family have basically been trained, and now the construction of the clock tower has begun in Dubai Harbour. The senior brother will also follow Dubai this time to direct the most difficult part of the project on the spot, after all, the senior brother is too experienced. The Samir family is very happy to work with us, not only because they buy goods from us, but also because they have opened a business here, and we have started some important cooperation projects in the region. The Samir family has sent troops to control all the Uzi steel mining areas, and from next month, every month, there will be a special cargo ship to transport the Uzi steel ingots to Yicheng, and then make weapons according to our design, which is much easier than the local style. Moreover, the Samir family also bought us fifty swordsmiths, forgers, and so on from Damascus...... Although the price is high, my Dongping's ordnance technology will also go to the next level. ”

"Damascus? You mean the kind of sword with a curved blade that looks like it has water lines? Tan Xiaopei said movingly. In his private collection there are two Damascus knives, one of which was brought to Ye Tao by the Samir family, and then plundered by Tan Weiran, and then presented to him. The other one was presented to him when the Yunzhou tribe came last year. The beautiful pattern on the blade, the sharpness and tenacity, made him love it very much. After all, he is a soldier at heart. "How high a price?"

"Four sets of big movements like the one in the bell tower, ten top-of-the-line Tissot table clocks, ten clocks of the spring nautical clock, ten sets of sextants, ten sets of telescopes. Twenty barrels of fierce fire oil, six ballistas. …… If calculated according to the quotation, in total, it is half of the profit made by Seven Seas Trading Company in Nanyang last year. That's what got Uzi steel and craftsmen. There was not much annoyance in Ye Tao's tone. Indeed, according to the quote, the price of these things is extremely terrible. Just for the bell tower movement, when Chunnan came to inquire about the price, the price given by Ye's workshop was one million taels, including the maintenance covering the replacement of parts in the first year, the training of ten basic maintenance personnel, and the on-site engineer in the second and third years of on-site repair and maintenance...... Compared to the four movements, everything else seems to be less important.

However, the actual cost of these things is not that terrible. These Yip's Workshop's proprietary technologies produce products with extremely high profit margins. Tissot Watch is one of the most frightening commercial units in Dongping.

"It's worth it! …… If you're too expensive, I'll pay for it. Tan Xiaopei said with a grin.

"Your Majesty, these are all joint ventures of the Seven Seas Trading Company, the Kyushu Trading Company, the Ye Workshop and the Inner Mansion in Xia. Actually, I wanted to pay for these things myself, but everyone wouldn't let me. Ye Tao said respectfully.

"Hmm...... What about the production after that? I've also seen the cutlass of Uzi steel, and it seems to be very difficult to fight. ”

"Your Majesty, as long as the supply of materials is guaranteed, after the craftsmen arrive this time, I will allocate suitable people to carry out this matter. Strive to be able to start production within three months and form large-scale production within six months. Strive to complete the redress of the Blood Qijun within a year. ”

"Blood Qi Army...... Why is it the Blood Kir Army again? Tan Xiaopei asked with a frown. Unless it runs into big trouble, I am afraid that the Blood Qi Army will not have the opportunity to serve as the main battle force in the future, and giving priority to changing the clothes of the Blood Qi Army is obviously not in line with the idea of rapidly improving the combat effectiveness of the army as he expected.

"Because," Ye Tao explained, "the Blood Qi Army is the richest...... The Blood Qi Army's procurement team is not under the control of the Overseers themselves, and now Your Majesty didn't let those donors negotiate the procurement of the Blood Qi Army? In fact, those family representatives were even more exaggerated than the original officer advisory group, and now as long as most of the officers in the Blood Qi Army felt that it was worth changing, the representatives of those purchasing groups didn't care about money at all...... They're also urging me to design light infantry armor for combat for the Blood Kirks. Cavalry swords of new materials, they ordered 20,000 just by looking at what the workshop made with sample materials. If it weren't for my persuasion, I'm afraid they would have to replace the longbowman's shortblade with that material. ”

It's too extravagant! What a waste! …… With the elite bravery of the cavalry of the Blood Qi Army, if the combat effectiveness is improved with a new weapon, it can be regarded as passable, but the longbowman can change to a portable short sword? God knows how many opportunities those guys have to pull out their daggers and use them except when they're training. In the Battle of Yunzhou, in a head-on collision with the Xiling cavalry, none of those longbowmen had a chance to draw their short swords, because no one could rush in front of them at all. They had heavy infantry in front, heavy equipment battalions in their backs, and cavalry armed to the teeth on either flank, and even if someone was extremely lucky enough to get in front of them, they still had a very affordable and powerful option like a short crossbow before drawing their swords. Later, when there was combat infantry to supplement the heavy infantry, it was questionable whether these archers would need to be trained in combat......

Tan Xiaopei shook his head and said, "Okay...... I'll solve this problem. They are so rich. Tan Xiaopei suddenly remembered that in addition to Jiangshan Fort, the soldiers of the Tan clan seemed to be very behind the times. He immediately instructed Ye Tao to solve the equipment problem for the Tan clan soldiers, and the money was lenient, and Tan Xiaopei could naturally find the right person to train the Tan clan soldiers.