Chapter 168: Development and Omission
At the beginning of June, the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and Zhujiazhuang was gradually lively. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
After a brief depression caused by the chaotic war, merchants from the south and north gathered here again, not to mention the economic benefits brought by it, just all kinds of materials, which had already made Wu Kai overjoyed.
Not only has the copper material for the casting of the Tiger Squat Cannon been found, but also found a way to provide white phosphate ore for a long time - now just wait for Wu Kai to solve the problem of 'white phosphorus is not stable enough', and then he can evolve the detonator into a wooden-handled grenade.
In addition, after Wu Kai got the acquiescence of Dongping Mansion, he immediately set about some transformation of Dulonggang Sanzhuang.
The renovation of Zhujiazhuang is mainly in terms of entertainment services - although the original Youxian Cave is profitable, after all, the grade is not high, and the entertainment items are too thin.
Therefore, Wu Kai spared no expense, and set up another Youxian Cave Villa opposite, ready to provide some high-end and high-grade services, and only open to those real gold owners.
However, now this villa has just broken ground, and the 'service personnel' needed are still being solicited and trained, and it is estimated that it will be good to open for business at the end of the year.
There are other initiatives such as 'commodity trading bulletin board and Zhujiazhuang's first newspaper', which are still in the initial exploration stage.
However, the transformation of Hujiazhuang and Lijiazhuang is easier, first of all, the people in Lijiazhuang have basically migrated to Zhujiazhuang and Hujiazhuang, and the original Lijiazhuang has been transformed into a large farm.
In addition to raising pigs and cultivating Jingyang mushrooms, the business of raising earthworms and poultry has also been added - the manure that has been filtered through the nitrate water can really be used to raise earthworms, and it is not too wasteful to raise earthworms without feeding the poultry?
Although these poultry may not bring much benefit to Wukai, after forming a certain scale, and then promoting it to farmers' homes, it can immediately improve the economic situation of the people.
As for Hujiazhuang, after getting a part of Lijiazhuang's youth, they also nearly doubled the original winemaking workshop, but now they are no longer producing Hujia rice wine, but the 'Buddha jumping over the wall' pushed by Wu Kai.
Of course, the workshop for making high-grade liquor puree was not placed in Hujiazhuang, but in Lijiazhuang, which was fully militarized, to avoid the leakage of the recipe.
Through the above changes, it is not difficult to see that Wu Kai is shifting the strategic focus from Yanggu to Dulonggang Sanzhuang.
This is almost a choice that does not need to be hesitated, even if the strategic location of Zhujiazhuang is not mentioned, Dulonggang Sanzhuang, which is on the edge of Dongping Mansion, is much more free and convenient than Yanggu City, an official residence.
Of course, this does not mean that Wu Kai is ready to completely abandon Yanggu City, after all, it is still the basic territory where he started, even after absorbing hundreds of prisoners of the coalition army, the internal core of the Red Turban Army is still dominated by Yanggu people.
Therefore, while Wu Kai transferred the industry, he also sent some of the prisoners who surrendered to Yanggu City, and took away more than 200 widows collected from Zhujiazhuang and Lijiazhuang - all of whom had their husbands died under Yanggu City, and were taken into custody by Wu Kai in the name of "anti-thief families", ready to be sent down as war dividends.
The targets of the distribution are mainly those men who have been disabled in battle without marrying, and both military and civilian, as long as they meet the conditions, can apply for 'applying for widows' -- of course, the quality of these widows is uneven, and those with good looks and good character will naturally be digested within the Red Turban Army first.
Such a blatant human trafficking would certainly cause an uproar in future generations, but in the Song Dynasty, where the number and frequency of rebellions were the highest in all dynasties, it was a relatively benevolent approach.
Generally speaking, confiscating the property of the thief, and enslaving the wife and children, the old and the young, is the standard practice - if it is serious, it is simply a whole house of beheading, and the nine clans are connected!
Now that Wu Kai is just ordering the little widow to remarry, it will naturally not cause much backlash.
In addition, Wu Kai also recruited workers in Yanggu City, and distributed a lot of fat in Zhujiazhuang to Yanggu people, who were also disabled and those who died in the war with men in their families.
So even if he put on a posture of wanting to 'run away', his reputation in Yanggu still rises instead of decreasing, and he has basically reached the point of being a Buddha in ten thousand families.
So when Wu Kai went to pick up Wu Yueniang and others a few days ago, he was greeted and sent off by thousands of empty alleys.
It can be said that today's situation is not a small good, but a big good!
The only thing that gives Wu Kai a headache is that there is a serious shortage of talents under him, whether it is military or people's livelihood, there are thousands of things that Wu Kai needs to deal with personally, and there is no one to do it for him.
Sometimes Wu Kai can't understand that a thief's den in Maoliang Mountain can attract all kinds of talents to defect, why does no one take the initiative to come to serve him, the emperor who occupies an area and eats everything in black and white?
Not to mention taking the initiative to take refuge, Hua Rong, who was captured, obviously Hu Sanniang pretended to be him and swaggered through the market, which has ruined his reputation for loyalty, but this guy still refuses to let go!
Maybe only when the news of Song Jiang and Chao Gai's deaths comes, will he change his mind.
However......
"Report! Two days ago, Chao Gai and Song Jiang led a large number of thieves to return to Liangshan Shuibo, and now Song Jiang has become the second leader of Liangshan! ”
When he heard the news, Wu Kai was stunned - how is this possible?!
He had obviously arranged for Song Xiong and others to go to Haizhou Mansion with Li Datian's handwritten letter to warn, Huang Wenbing should have been on guard, how could he still let the Liangshan thieves calmly rescue Song Jiang?!
It's not scientific!
Could it be that the spies are mistaken?
"Immediately send more people to investigate, the more detailed the information about Song Jiang, the better!"
Wu Kai gave an order, and the newly reorganized Tanma Battalion immediately took full action.
So three days later, a more detailed piece of information was placed in front of Wu Kai.
Song Jiang did arrive at Liangshan in a good manner and took up the position of Liangshan's second master, and Huang Wenbing ...... It's even a special mother's death!
The word 'again' may not be used very appropriately, but his death is no different from the description in the book, which makes Wu Kai can't help but add the word 'again'.
First of all, the vegetable market was robbed of the law field, and the soldiers and civilians were killed by a group of thieves!
Then there was a fire in the reeds, and Huang Wenbing was killed in the military village!
Either Huang Wenbing is an idiot, and after getting the warning, he still didn't make any precautions; Or, or something happened to Song Xiong on the road, and Huang Wenbing didn't receive the letter at all!
Judging from the description in the book, Huang Wenbing is obviously not a stupid person, that is......
"Report!"
After reading the information, Wu Kai was secretly deliberating, and he heard someone outside the door say loudly: "Song Xiong and Song Bantou have returned from Haizhou, and they are now waiting outside the door!" ”
Depend on~
This guy even has the face to come back!
Wu Kai sank his face and shouted, "Let him get in and see me immediately!" (To be continued.) )