Chapter 171: Five Thousand Engineers
"This is not true, but although the master of the horse can rest assured, at that time, the Yang family army was besieging the city on all sides, and some of the corpses in the battle were already charred and difficult to distinguish, so those two must be among them."
Cao Yunzhi knew that Liu Huayun and the current saint had a very grudge against the rebellious Qin Wu and his sister Qin Surou, who were once the guards of the Great Interior, and asked him to bring a message that Yang Yunzhao must capture and kill these two;
However, because the flames were too chaotic when the city was broken, they were not found, so Cao Yunzhi had no choice but to explain.
"Oh~~~, I hope so, that Lord Cao, I came to Shanxi this time to send the garrison to form an engineering battalion on the dictation of .......the emperor."
There were many places to go and trivial matters to be arranged for this departure from Beijing, and in less than four months, the time for trade he had agreed with the Dutch caravan would come;
Liu Huayun didn't want to delay too long in Shanxi, so he directly said his intentions.
"Don't worry, the old man will accompany you and Commander Gao to the camp immediately."
Mo said that there was an order from the emperor, even if it was Liu Huayun's own idea, Cao Yunzhi did not dare to have any prevarication;
But it was noon at this moment, so he agreed, ordered someone to arrange a wine banquet, and after eating and drinking with them, the three of them left the house and went to the camp.
Most of the garrisons in Dafeng are composed of city defense battalions and reserves, of which the old and weak and new recruits account for a large proportion; Fortunately, the base is relatively large, and after coming to the barracks, Liu Huayun easily selected 5,000 strong people.
I heard that in the future, I can't be lazy in training, and I have to go to Lingqiu, Wutai, Zhongtiao Mountain, and Keo...... In other places to open mountains and mines, several thousands of households and their soldiers did not dare to say anything on the surface, but they all had a lot of reluctance in their hearts.
"Generals, brothers, our Dafeng has been weak in recent years, and there are fewer people who have been trampled on the border and bullied by foreigners? Now the emperor is working hard and decided to revitalize Dafeng as soon as possible;
For the construction of our homeland, for our parents and relatives, the court needs you, the emperor needs you, and I also need you, please rest assured, your sweat will not be in vain......"
Gunpowder is needed to open mountains and mines, and danger must be everywhere, in order to let these people have no worries, Liu Huayun first gave a brainwashing and passionate speech;
and promised that if they were disabled, they would enjoy the generous pension of the imperial court, and after mobilizing the emotions of most of the people, Liu Huayuncai and Gao Cheng left the barracks.
Before coming here, he had already drawn a map of the distribution of mineral resources and handed it to Cao Yunzhi, and he and the new Admiral Wang Xuan discussed how to mine and smelt and transport it to the capital.
All he needs to do is to go to the Yamen of the Mansion and the Admiral's Mansion to meet Lord Tang and this Admiral who has never met.
In Taiyuan's Admiral's Mansion, Liu Huayun and He Jin lived for a period of time, and they found it easily.
"Master Pony, Master Gao, hurry up inside, please!"
The new admiral Wang Xuan is forty years old, fair-skinned and slightly fat, and he was originally a close minister trained by Sanpin Langzhong, He Jin and the old man He Yu who served in Beijing;
Although he had never seen Liu Huayun, he was no stranger to Gao Cheng, and after hearing the report, he hurriedly greeted him.
"Lord Wang is polite......"
Greeting and walking into the door, entering the hall and sitting down to eat tea, Liu Huayun and Wang Xuan explained their intentions and stayed for half an hour.
When I learned that the Taiyuan City Branch Newspaper had been completed and that the reporter had a competent candidate, the newspaper that had caused a sensation in the capital three days ago had been spread from Taiyuan City to other states and counties;
Relieved, he got up and said goodbye to the Admiral's Mansion and went to the Yamen of the Governor's Palace.
"Master Pony, it's really you."
Just when Liu Huayun and Gao Cheng came to the Yamen of Fu Yin, they were about to let people pass through Tang Mansion Yin;
A group of four or five people happened to walk out of it, and among them, a merchant wearing a brocade coat and a foreign hat suddenly walked a few steps in surprise and walked to the front to open his mouth to pray.
"Oh~~, it turned out to be Boss Chang, I don't know if the workshop you applied for has ever been done?"
This person Liu Huayun is not a stranger, when he was in the Horse Mansion, he said that he wanted to open a soap and soap workshop in Taiyuan.
"Master Ma, my Chang's workshop has been recorded, your family's three-month profit is 5,600 taels of silver, and the villain has all been handed over, see if you can give me the formula ......"
This middle-aged man surnamed Chang is an authentic Shanxi person, who appeared in the capital more than ten days ago, and it was just a coincidence that he was trafficking goods.
He had used to sell the soap and soap he bought to Taiyuan on his return journey, and due to the shortage of supply, only 30 wen of soap was sold in the capital, and 70 or 80 wen could be sold in Taiyuan City, and the profit was still quite large;
This time, after getting the news in the newspapers and going to the Horse Mansion to confirm, he returned to Taiyuan non-stop and declared to Lord Yin Tang that he wanted to open a workshop.
Coincidentally, today I just handed over the profits of the workshop with a daily output of 1,000 soaps and 2,000 soaps, and I got the deed stamped with the official seal, and I met Liu Huayun, how could this person not be excited.
Not to mention anything else, after a few days of back and forth from Taiyuan to the capital, you can make a lot of soap and soap.
"It's okay, you come with me to meet Master Tang, and I'll copy the recipe to you."
Taking Wenqi and taking a look, Liu Huayun smiled lightly and walked towards the Yin Yamen, the middle-aged man in brocade was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly followed him.
"Master Horse, you came just in time, the silver taels sent by the Chang family, I originally planned to send them to the capital......"
Fu Yin Tangji was no stranger to Liu Huayun, and when he came out and saw the middle-aged man in brocade, he followed behind him, and explained while beckoning them to invite them inside.
"Lord Tang, don't come unharmed, these silver are not in a hurry, just send them to the capital with the tax silver and hand them over to the emperor when the time comes."
Liu Huayun brought a lot of entanglements when he went out again, and he was afraid that there would be some accidents in the mountains and forests, so he said.
"Well, everything is under the orders of the master of the horses."
Tang Jifu Yin Zi would not have any objections, and while he was talking, several people came directly to a study room at the request of Liu Huayun.
"Thank you, Master Ma, Xiaomin is retiring!"
It didn't take much effort, but the middle-aged man in brocade got the formula, and after thanking him happily again, he took people to leave first.
Of course, what Liu Huayun gave was only the dosage formula of several soaps and soaps that the Liu family is currently operating;
As for how the middle-aged man surnamed Chang made a mold, or cut it directly in large pieces, whether he could find mint grass, flowers, and milk...... and so on, none of which have anything to do with him.
"That's right, Lord Tang, my brother and I will leave Taiyuan tomorrow, lime mines, iron sand mines, and coal mines are more abundant here than anywhere else, and it would be a waste if we didn't use them;
Later I will tell you how to make cement and repair the caves, and if anyone is willing to open a cement factory, you can do it at your discretion......"
After talking with Fu Yin Tangji for a long time, when he finally left, Liu Huayun smiled faintly, and the words he said suddenly made him happy.