Chapter 57: Years Ago

"My lord, this is Lu Jiude, this is Lu Wangxian, this is Lu Wangyi, they are all villains, this is Yang Bingcheng, this is Yang Bingde, and they are also craftsmen with good craftsmanship in Liaoyang. The top "nodded" and said, "

Lu Wangcai stood in the middle of the official hall of the dungeon, which is now very neatly clean, Han Xu's armor and weapons are hung on the walls around him, and they are well maintained, and there are official hats, chairs and bookcases in the hall, Han Xuri often talks to people, reading and doing things here, the square bricks on the ground have been changed once, clean and tidy, a large number of people are kneeling on the ground, listening to Lu Wangcai's introduction to himself, he hurriedly snorted on the ground.

Li Chun also brought a bunch of people over, of course, most of them were carpenters, and according to Han Xu's instructions, all the craftsmen they found were serious craftsmen.

This time, in addition to the blacksmith and the carpenter, there are also two tanners, and it is difficult to find a craftsman who can fight the three-eyed gun and the tiger squat cannon, and Han Xu did not ask for it. There are very few craftsmen who can make firearms and Franc machines in Liaoyang, except for a few places in the military towns, the creation of firearms is restricted, generally speaking, large firearms are produced in Beijing, there are special firearms in Beijing, there was a violent explosion in Chongzhen, the entire capital was shaken, it is conceivable how big the firearms base of the Beijing division is, to Chongzhen, the military towns have the right to cast their own artillery, but the consequences are very poor, Dengzhou Kong Youde Department not only has a large number of artillery experts, but also a lot of hired European technicians and even artillery instructors, There were also Portuguese infantry instructors, most of whom were brought to Huang Taiji when Kong Youde and others rebelled, and since then, Jin has also begun to cast cannons by himself.

Liaoyang firearms alone have been allocated more than 1,000 according to the records of the Ministry of Industry, which are listed on the city walls everywhere, and the small artillery is countless, countless, Liaozhen can also make it himself, and the small firearms such as the three-eyed gun and the ten thousand enemies can of course be more self-made, but they will be restricted, this kind of firearms craftsman is rare, the most important thing is that Han Xu does not think that the firearms of the Ming army are of any use, at least at this stage, they are useless to him, he has seen the power of the three-eyed gun with his own eyes, and twenty steps may not kill people, Han Xu's hometown is very chaotic when he was a child, I often see gangsters fighting each other with broadswords and muskets, frankly speaking, the power of the self-made folk muskets is much more powerful than the three-eyed guns of the Ming army, a modern person really does not look down on the firearms of this era, and he does not have the financial resources and time to slowly imitate and develop, and the manufacture and use of firearms at this stage will not be put on the agenda.

Of course, the people introduced by Li Chun were also scolding, and Han Xu stepped forward and helped these craftsmen up one by one.

These craftsmen are all the same with yellow faces and thin muscles, bitter faces, and the flesh on their bodies is very strong.

They worked as artisans in Liaoyang and other places, all of them were not well fed, poorly dressed, and their social status was also very low, and a military attache of Han Xu's status personally helped them up, and everyone had a mixed look of joy and shock on their faces.

"Come with me."

Han Xu didn't say anything, it was better to act than to speak.

The courtyard outside is also clean, the hygiene of the bunker is now maintained very well, during the Chinese New Year, the He brothers and Yan Song and other small families still live here, everyone takes turns on duty to sprinkle and sweep, the advantage is that the others come back after the New Year, and the people on duty during the New Year do not have to schedule shifts, and they can rest for a while.

He Qingyun Baihu and He Qinglei Zongqi were cleaning the kitchen and courtyard with a broom in one hand and a rag in one hand, and saw a bunch of craftsmen coming out, and the two wearing official robes still continued, the panicked Li Chun and Lu Wangcai hurriedly shouted to the women in the crowd to help clean up, the He brothers looked at Han Xu with blank eyes, Han Xu laughed and said, "It's cheap for you two." However, the housekeeping is still done by yourself, and you are not allowed to find others. ”

He Qingyun hurriedly threw away the rag in his hand: "Yes, Lord Xie!" ”

When He Qingyun joined the army, he didn't think that he would sincerely thank Shangguan for not wiping the table, but now they are looking forward to expanding the army as soon as possible, recruiting more people, and then having special fire auxiliaries to do these things, at least they don't have to do it themselves. However, Han Xu had already said that the officers and soldiers were the same in terms of personal internal affairs and cooking, and they would continue to maintain the tradition to strengthen the unity and cohesion in the army, and He Qingyun was not too exclusive to this.

There are also a few carts in the courtyard, a few horses and mules are tied outside, Yan Song is feeding these mules and horses forage, bean feed is very expensive, these miscellaneous horses are fed very little every day, and they don't lose much fat.

The war horses asked everyone to ride back and take care of them, otherwise now nearly a hundred horses are fed by these people in front of them, and they must die of exhaustion.

The craftsmen live outside the dungeon, where more than a dozen rooms have been newly built, all of which are tile houses with a cost of six taels and one room, and there will be more and more artisan households, Han Xu also plans to recruit troops, and has already selected an address near the dungeon, and will recruit a large number of people to build houses after the year, at least enough for hundreds of people to live.

The advantage now is that the Shangguan are hiding in big forts like Shenyang Liaoyang and Fengji Fort, and they almost don't care about the external forts, so they have to be tossed by Han Xu himself, and the land is also ownerless wasteland.

If it weren't for the threat of Houjin at all times, Han Xu could almost be tuntian here, but he knew that the good times in front of him were just a flash in the pan.

"The frozen meat, chickens, and all kinds of vegetables on this car, each family has a copy, and the noodles are also available, and no one is allowed to fight privately here, if you are wronged, you can find the officer on duty to report, and someone will report to the officer, and if the officer on duty ignores or imjustly punishes him, he can ask the officer to complain."

Han Xu pointed to the cart, there were all kinds of meat and grain like a hill on the body, each family could get a lot, enough for a good year, Li Chun and Lu Wangcai knelt down, and the rest of the craftsmen knelt down, the adults first showed an incredible look on their faces, and then they were happy, some women had already cried in a low voice, and the children were purely happy, many children ran to the side of the car, sucking their fingers and looking at the meat on the car in a daze.

Han Xu felt a soft emotion in his heart, he hated Gao Xiaosan at this time for not being clever enough, he should buy some candy and give it to each family. The children in front of them are dirty, thin and small, and must have suffered enough before this, these children not only suffer when they are young, but even if they do not die and grow up, they have no hope in their lives, marry the daughter of a military household or a craftsman, and then become slaves for the rest of their lives, and come out with a bunch of small craftsmen.

How can such a craftsman work hard, and deduct materials from above, how can the things created be good?

Looking at the crowd of beggars in front of him, Han Xu said: "Wait for a good year, recover your mental and physical strength, in addition to giving you food and accommodation, the official will also give you clothes and bedding with you, so that you can stay alive, and after the year, the official will recruit new soldiers here, and the things and weapons you should use are all for you to do. ”