The next journey was over, and the convoy escorted by Miao Biwu arrived smoothly in Gansu Town, a small caravan with a stone banner, and Baodes had already paid money in the government to get the coupons, and there was no difficulty in paying taxes at the city gate.

The lighters brought by Miao Biwu, Xiao Ye did not expect to sell them for a large price, but according to Xin Weilin's suggestion, five were given to Baodes in recognition of his hard work in the past year, and the rest was to be given to all related households; After all, according to the customs of the Ming Dynasty, the New Year still has to go through the doors.

The output of lighters is not large, only about twenty a month, if Xiao Ye is dedicated to using them, it is okay to have a few more, but he can only reduce the number of other items, which he can't do.

After arriving at Fuguilou, Miao Biwu and Baodes delivered the goods, signed and painted the post, and told him privately about what happened on the road, and asked him to inquire about the Huangshatang as soon as possible, so he started as the captain of Wang Shan.

"What? There are still people who dare to rob you, they don't want to live," Listening to Miao Biwu's story, Badston jumped up, his round waist holding the silk leather jacket tight, "I just happened to know a scribe in the capital, so I went to ask him,"

I have to say that Baodes has now integrated into the life of Ming society, and even in the tone of his speech, he is also dyed with the taste of the northwest, at least he will not stumble when he speaks.

"Don't worry, you still focus on the business of Fuguilou, what should you do next, rely on the hundred households to get the idea," Miao Biwu, who had a straight face, ignored Baodes's eagerness at all, and put the two lists into his arms, "After the loading is completed, I will return immediately,"

"Oh, that's right," Bowdes smiled wryly, "Okay, once the Ximen Baihu has an order, I will definitely cooperate,"

To say that he didn't look down on Xiao Ye a little before, he was just on the orders of the village chief, but after more than a year, he had to admire the young officer.

I don't know where to get the rare goods, the quantity is not much, but it is okay, the price is reasonable, all shipped from the rich building, the white silver has already dazzled the eyes of Baodes.

Persian? Hmph, I'm a Haixi, dressed as a Persian, obviously that Ximen Xiao Ye is covering up, covering up the source of those goods, it's really a good strategy.

Although the wealth is moving, but Baodes is not stupid, not to mention those military men in the rich building, staring at his every move all day long, that is, he can kill the whole family of two tax collectors in one fell swoop, he knows that the source of goods is Xiao Ye's lifeblood/son, once he is delusional to touch, he and his family will definitely not live for twelve hours.

Twelve hours is the time for fast horses to travel from Gansu Town to Shiguantun.

There is a life to make money and no life to spend, so Bauders will not do that stupid thing, and now he has good water in every transaction, and it is not bad to have a long stream; He is a hostage, he knows it very well.

If he wants to embezzle something inside, he doesn't dare, although Xiao Ye did not send out an account office, but judging from the number of goods sent, someone is secretly controlling the entry and exit of goods, and the price is also fixed, so don't make a bad idea; There are still a lot of crude officers like himself.

Therefore, it should not be said or not, Baodes is very measured, and he also handles the affairs assigned by Xiao Ye with all his heart, inquires about all kinds of news in Gansu Town, and sends all kinds of information to the government down to the market, and all kinds of information about the size are transmitted back to Baihu at any time through pigeon letters, so as not to be replaced.

He also likes to eat, drink, and have relationships with those Ming people, and by the way, he does business; If you don't get treated by that hundred households, that's when you're unlucky.

Defecting to a large merchant or government, exchanging a large sum of wealth with Xiao Ye's secret, and then living in seclusion elsewhere, Baodes also had thoughts, and was immediately frightened by Jiang Jie's disability and became diligent; The official who lived in the high-walled compound did not let Xiao Ye go, how could he be an outsider.

Regarding Jiang Jie's assassination, Bades heard about the yellow and shiny bullet casings from the mouth of the brocade guard who came to drink tea, and immediately understood that it was definitely Xiao Ye's personal guard who did it; This is a radius of 100 miles, no, it is within 500 miles, and only Xiao Ye's guards are second to none when it comes to playing with guns.

Five hundred miles away, Baddes had never heard of it, and he didn't bother to ask.

He Baodes has miscellaneous thoughts, and Xiao Ye is not at ease with him, once Wang Ziliang's intelligence network is completed in the future, Fuguilou can only become an agency location, and it is still needed as a supplementary intelligence point.

Early the next morning, Miao Biwu escorted food, wine and other goods away, and these ordinary officers and soldiers of the merchant city gate were bound to inspect them, and it was not worth doing anything inside. Different from the shabby during the Chinese New Year last year, this year's New Year, the military households and artisan households under Xiao Ye's name will receive some cloth, meat, and wine, and naturally the convoy is full.

Miao Biwu, who was out of the city gate, didn't notice that there were two hundred household officers standing on the city wall, watching them leave with cold eyes; The guards behind the officer, the fire/gun on his back, is exactly the rear-loading fire/gun.

"Brother Li, Jiang Yan should pay attention to it, but they?" The officer with a beard on his face looked at the convoy that was gradually moving away, crossed the knife at his waist, and asked in a deep voice.

Baihu named Li Xiong, a trace of suspicion flashed on his slender face, and then he chuckled and softened his expression, "That's right, it's them, the Shi family caravan, I haven't heard of it,"

"I have already sent someone to the official palace to ask about it, I heard that it was from the mainland, and the business voucher that fell a few days ago is really lucky, and it is really good luck that it has a relationship with Fuguilou," the bearded officer licked his lips enviously, "I have a chance to knock on it,"

"Brother Chai, it's better to be cautious, now the side wall is not quiet, don't miss the good things of adults, and see the other party's back/platform clearly before causing trouble," Li Xiong warned with a smile, raised his eyes and looked at the caravan heading west, and the disdain in his eyes was hidden very tightly.

"That's, that's, everyone who has money is numb, hehe," Chai Mao, who didn't care, grinned, looking really rough and military.

As the confidants of the newly appointed commander, Li Xiong and Chai Mao secretly traded hundreds of rear-loading guns/guns from Fuguilou, and after some verification, not only the signing officer Jiang Bin, but even the two of them were taken aback.

One hundred and fifty steps, loaded with the only son's rear loading fire/gun, shooting accuracy compared with the shotgun, three-eyed fire, although the range can not be compared, but as long as the sergeant has practiced for a long time, the target is one shot and one accurate.

You know, their personal guards are not those military households, the task of the whole day is to dance knives and guns, and they have been playing with fire/guns for a long time, and they are equipped with fire/guns after manipulating/playing, but they will be proficient in a few days.

Thirty taels per shotgun and forty taels per three-eyed fire, compared with the fire/gun with a preferential price of fifty taels each, there is an advantage in price, but it is all a scatter, blasting out a dozen large pieces, and it doesn't make much sense to aim accurately.

Therefore, in the mouths of the guards, the advantages and disadvantages of the rear loading fire/gun are varied, and in their opinion, in addition to the faster reloading, the shotgun and the three-eyed fire system at least do not need to practice aiming for a long time. But what is obvious is that the safety performance of the rear-loading fire/gun is not a grade.

And the afterloading fire/gun sold in the rich building cannot always be supplied at cost price, people still have to make money, and the high price of nearly 100 taels per piece is external, but it makes the heartbeats retreat.

Even the old man in the Shaanxi Dusi, after seeing the rear loading of the fire/gun, said that the cost of the fire/gun is only the barrel, and it will definitely not be less than fifty taels, which also made Jiang Yanshi take a look at the rich building.

Everyone is supplying fire/guns at a loss, and what is given is a real price, so what else is there to say, if you have money to buy it, you can't afford to use it; Officer Jiang, who only equipped the guards with some guns, rewarded forty guns/guns to two henchmen.

These fires/guns were exchanged for sulfur and fierce fire oil in the god hangar, and they didn't cost him a penny, so naturally he didn't have to feel distressed, but the purchase price he said was enough to make the two henchmen grateful to Dade.

Unexpectedly, Li Xiong and Chai Mao, the two of them fell in love at first sight for this kind of rear-loading fire/gun, and after practicing for a few days, they went to the officer to ask for ammunition; Each projectile is not cheap, and it costs five cents.

With the lives of the whole family of the two tax collectors, he secretly made a rich building that knocked on the mountain and shook the tiger, which official wanted to knock on the oil and water, he had to consider the safety of his whole family, and the tradition of the officialdom that could not harm the family was like paper paste in front of the rich building; Therefore, the business in the rich building has been very stable.

Especially after Jiang Jie was disabled, he spent a lot of money to buy a way to retire to his retirement home, and the merchants who came to negotiate business with Baodes were even more polite, and the figures wandering around outside also quietly stopped moving, at least restrained.

So, in order to appease his henchmen, the official Jiang took out the saltpeter, sulfur, and even the black fire/medicine that had deteriorated by moisture in the god hangar and exchanged them with Baodes, and cleaned up the warehouse by the way.

Fortunately, Baodes has Wang Ziliang's warning, and he is quite wise, and he will not touch those weapons such as swords, arrows, shields, and armor, and he will not splash the price, which can be regarded as a secret relief for those who are interested.

Maybe Baodes complained too much, and after Li Xiong asked Jiang Bin, he took out half of the fierce fire oil in the god hangar, which was estimated to be more than 10,000 catties, and replaced it with a thousand rounds of projectiles for fire/gun.

The price of fierce fire oil is cheap, but it belongs to the government's strict control of materials, and the people are basically useless, dipped in cloth strips and lighting torches are black smoke whirring, if it is not for the distant transportation, the value is not as expensive as it is said.

Tens of thousands of catties of fierce fire oil, in the old Yangkou Weitun B-shaped mill, after being sent into the grinding eye, coupled with a large amount of ore sent by Bailonghu, Xiao Yekankan obtained a heavy machine gun, and there was no second.

However, the subsequent message from the commander envoy made this secret transaction come to an end, and sensitive materials were not allowed to be sold to Shiguantun, nor to Lao Yangkou Shibao, and Li Xiong and Chai Mao trained their own guards to guard fire/guns, which was also delayed.

Today, the two of them were ordered to check whether there were any saltpeter and sulfur iron materials in the materials carried by this caravan from Lao Yangkou.

The captain who guarded the city gate was called, and after asking the caravan to check the situation, the two hundred households went down the city wall and went back to pay the order.

Not long after Miao Biwu's convoy left, the news from the Fugui Building made the merchants waiting on the first floor suddenly chaotic and ran to their respective firms; In the future, the Shijia shop in the old Yangkou stone fort took over the escort of the Persian goods.

Fuguilou only accepts goods from the Gansu Town Chamber of Commerce, and retail sales will not be accepted as usual.

Of course, if there are merchants who are willing to go to the old Yangkou Shijia shop to transfer goods, as long as they hold the voucher printed by Baodes, if there is cash/goods, it is also possible.

Xiao Ye's shop guard, just to train the sergeant, secretly protect the army to be used on the grassland, let the sergeant be honest as a bodyguard, he didn't want to do it.

"Check, what is the reason for the stone family shop to fall to the ground," when the merchants, large and small, sent out manpower one after another, they also transferred out caravans, pulling all kinds of materials to the old Yangkou Stone Fort, trying to pull back a horse in demand before the year to make a fortune.

Even the hundreds of exiles who were detained by the Wang family in the dungeon of the Gravel Fort were escorted out of the crowded iron bars as soon as possible and sent to Shiguantun under the supervision of the family guards.

I have to say that the Ming official and merchant family is a contradiction, while suppressing the opponent, he is unwilling to cut off the purchase and sale of cashiers, a fantasy of cutting radish at both ends, in the next few decades, with Zhangjiakou being the most typical, the ending, hehe.

The road leading to the old Yangkou Stone Fort, because of the rare avenue in winter, suddenly increased a team of convoys and camel teams, and the lively merchants no longer spent the winter at home as in previous years, but took out all their skills; Anyway, the Shijia shop does not refuse to come, you can order in advance, and you can also barter the goods.

As long as you inspect the goods and get the slip from Baodes, basically half of the business is done, and it depends on what is in the old Yangkou Shijia shop.

Outside the Laoyangkou Stone Fort, on a large open space in the west, several wide cowhide tents were erected, and the sergeants sent by Zuoshi, together with twenty soldiers, closely guarded these tents.

Outside the tent, Ma Gui, wearing an earthy yellow field winter coat, wearing cotton pants and iron skirts, and high-waisted leather boots, was inspecting the receipts with the merchants who came to deliver the goods, escorted by two servants.

He didn't expect that the day after Miao Biwu came back, a caravan from the Huang family came, coming with a voucher from Baodes.

After looking at the seal on the slip, Ma Gui asked the Huang family to wait a while, and walked into the tent next to him with the slip in his hand, "Shopkeeper, let's take a look,"

In the tent, Xin Lilin was wrapped in a fluffy silk cotton coat, with a cotton blanket on his legs, and on the side of the wheelchair, the kernels in the tandoor were burning red, and the hot water in the purple clay pot was spitting steam.

Xin Weilin, who was holding the book, looked up and saw Ma Gui coming in, smiled politely, took the slip and looked at it, "One thousand taels of silver?" This Huang family is really trouble-free, not only did they use pigeon letters, but the carriage was probably also transferred from the workshop,"

As he spoke, Xin Lilin picked up the private seal on the small table, pressed it on the slip, and then handed it to Ma Gui, "Old Ma, remember to collect the slip and hand it over to the account room, at the end of the month, Mrs. Baihu will check the accounts, the goods, you look at it,"

"Hey, okay," Ma Gui smiled and took the slip, and walked out of the tent, until he walked out, and the waist pole stood up again; He was the official of the old Yangkou Stone Castle, but he was very respectful in front of Xin Weilin.

If nothing else, Xin Weilin is the shopkeeper of the Shi family's shop, and there are hundreds of households in Ximen standing behind him, and no one with a brain will offend this disabled Xiucai. I didn't see the two sergeants standing outside the tent, they were the personal guards of the hundred households, and a pair of short/guns in their waists were not looking at and playing.

Out of the tent, Ma Gui walked in front of the deacon of the Huang family, and pointed to a tent in the distance, "There, go install five carts of glass, be careful, it's your business to bump and break,"

"Okay, thank you Priest Ma," the deacon of the Huang family stepped forward happily, and was about to stuff the ingot of silver he was holding in his hand into Ma Gui's hand; His actions made Ma Gui's face change greatly.

"I said, brother, don't hurt me," as if he was burned by fire, Ma Gui hurriedly excused himself, "Brother, I still have a family to support," Before the words were finished, the person had already run away.

Standing seven or eight steps away, Ma Gui pointed to the tent, "Hurry up and load the car, I still have to count," Ma Gui, who looked unhappy, emphasized that he was obviously tough.

He wanted to get more benefits, but the Xiucai in that tent was not easy to fool, yesterday an old sergeant in the shop took a lighter from the counter privately, and was tied up when he turned his face.

When the street was whipped, if it weren't for the fact that he had been injured and quit the flag team, the shopkeeper Xin was afraid that he would be beaten again.

The old sergeant was sent away, and his family stayed in Shibao without being implicated, but he had to work in the pit of Bailong Lake for a month, earning enough money to buy a lighter, and paying compensation to the shop before he could come back and continue to work as a man; If you don't come back to do it at that time, you can't do it, but the hundred households have an explanation.

If you suffer a loss, the next time your eyes will be bright, you will keep an eye on others, and catch the next one with unclean hands and feet, so that you will have the possibility of going to other places to work.

Evil thoughts, Ma Gui thought about it in his heart for a while, if he made a mistake, his face would be thrown into the dung pit. Not only do you have to spit it out, but you also have to take out one or two to pay for it, this bad idea is by no means from a hundred households, and it must have been thought up by a wheelchair-bound show.

Next, the Wang family and the Tian family, who had a mill in the nearby workshop area, quickly sent a carriage, and like the Huang family, took the voucher for the delivery of silver taels, and pulled away a large number of glass and silk cotton coats.

The convoys of other merchants, pulling the goods over, will have to come in two days at the earliest, rushing to eat some leftover food, and the three major merchants don't care.

After the prices of various commercial goods in the rich building are auctioned, they will basically not change, except for the new goods conveners, the task of Baudes has become the procurement side, and the bulk of the purchase is grain, cloth, green salt and other daily necessities.

The main task of secretly finding out the news has never stopped.

On the twenty-ninth day of the Lunar New Year, the tent outside the old Yangkou stone castle was already empty and deprived of half of the goods, and the mill in the stone castle was also busy for three days, and the craftsmen began to take a holiday.

Even in the two workshop areas, most of the craftsmen and hired workers rushed back to their respective homes, and the few people left were homeless, but they also rested.

Shiguantun, the incense in the land temple is vigorous, and the military households and artisan households who come to pray for blessings come with their families to worship the land lord with three incense sticks, praying that their families will have a smoother life in the coming year.

Xiao Ye was also dressed in a green robe, with the flag officials, solemnly worshiped the Lord of the Land, offered three animals, and next, he went to the side hall to light incense and wine for the brothers who died in the war who left one step earlier.

In front of each black spiritual seat, three sandalwood sticks and a bowl of ale, Xiao Ye stood in front of the long offering table, waiting for Xiao Liuzi to light the incense and pour the wine full, then he clenched his fists with both hands, and bowed deeply to the two rows of dense spiritual positions, "Brothers, I have come to see you,"

On the bright and cold stone floor, Xiao Ye knelt on one knee, and behind him, a group of flag officials took off the red felt hats on their heads and leaned down with hulala.

There were no puff mats, no wooden fish, only curling green smoke, and outside the land temple, the old military households guarding the temple, and those who came to offer incense, also knelt silently on the ground.

For a while, inside and outside the noisy courtyard, even children who had nothing to do were on their knees and silent with their parents.

Only Xiao Ye's solemn voice came faintly from the side hall; "Brothers, your family, if you come to Shiguantun and Laoyangkou, I will take care of it carefully, and if you don't come, I will send you the annual bereavement pension,"

"You, if you die, you are also my Ximen Xiao Ye's soldiers, you must wait for me, when I go to the underworld in the future, I am drinking with you," the young faces crossed in front of Xiao Ye's eyes, and the hundred households with tears like a spring of tears could not help themselves for a while, lying on the ground and choking up.

Xiao Liuzi, Zuo Shi, Wang Meng, Wang Hu, and Huang Hanxiang and other flag officials who rushed back behind him also wept.

Hu Shibiao, who was kneeling side by side with Xiao Ye, was expressionless at this time, and his eyes were solemn.

Outside the side hall, Xin Lilin, who got out of a wheelchair, knelt stiffly on the ground under the support of the sergeant, although he disagreed with Xiao Ye's gaffe, but he knew that these low-level officers might not be bought by outsiders.

People's hearts, the most difficult thing to impress is the people's hearts, the most difficult to break is the people's hearts, and now he seems to understand why Xiao Ye attaches so much importance to this land temple, as well as the tombs on the hills.

After paying homage to the brothers who died in battle, Xiao Ye feasted the flag officials from all over the country in the hundred households, but after the three rounds of wine, everyone was buried in gnawing bones and eating hearty hand-grasped mutton.

Drinking, Xiao Ye's management is quite strict, even if it is a big New Year, he can't make an exception.

The internal guards of the hundred households have been taken over by the female guards led by Luan Fengying, and ten female guards take care of the inner courtyard, and by the way, they serve the three ladies of the hundred households to go out; The other five women went to Li Langzhong to work as pharmacists.

Not every woman who has been humiliated is willing to pick up fire/guns, and Xiao Ye went with the flow.

All of them were wearing khaki field winter coats, soft-soled boots, and a revolver with a gun/gun hanging from their waists, but Wang Hu's eyes lit up, and Wang Meng was even more impatient. Xiao Ye can't help it, if these female guards put on mandarin duck battle jackets, they will inevitably be criticized.

As for the perimeter security of the hundred households, it is still guarded by the guards.

During the Chinese New Year this year, Wang Hu and Wang Meng, these young flag officials, according to the family's words, should get married, and they all have baby kisses; And this is also the reason why Luan Fengying is not fake to Wang Meng.

After eating and drinking, with his flag officers, Xiao Ye came to the No. A mill; The guards on guard at the door, standing tall with rifles on their backs.

In the mill, it has been divided into two large rooms by craftsmen with wooden boards, and the stone mill in the number A is guarded by a special person at the door of the inner room, and no one is allowed to enter except Xiao Ye.

On the wide ground outside, a huge platform was erected, and there were three dead wind lamps hanging on the walls on both sides, as well as a few whirring torches, and Wang Ziliang had been waiting for a long time.

What is the matter, so that Wang Ziliang can even ignore the important matter of worship, just when everyone was puzzled, Xiao Ye had already walked to the front of the stage and picked up a slender wooden stick.

"Everyone, this is our sand table, let's take a look," Xiao Ye changed the smile at the banquet and pointed at the table with a wooden stick, "I guess you haven't seen this thing before, to be honest, this official is also the second time to take a closer look,"

The flag officers came to the front of the platform, widened their eyes and watched carefully, and suddenly they all gasped, the sand table that the hundred households said was so exquisite, with Shiguantun as the center of the terrain, a mountain and a stone carving are lifelike; True, they think it's carved.

The mountains, roads, houses and streams, as well as the four stone forts, and the workshops in the mountains behind them, are so clear and intuitive.

Even Xiao Ye, who accidentally got the sand table from the stone mill the day before yesterday, was difficult to calm down at the moment, such a delicate sand table was made up of more than a dozen pieces, not to mention that he had never seen it, or he had never heard of it.

The sand table is one zhang long and wide, which he took out from the warehouse nine times, and it can be delicately combined, marking the terrain of fifty miles from north to south and thirty miles from east to west.

The most incomprehensible thing for him was that there were some small red dots on the various places on the sand table, and these red dots he did not see in the warehouse.

When he was looking for a place to place the sand table, he happened to have a large open space in the mill, so he placed it here, and he inadvertently saw these red dots.

At this moment, on the sand table, on the rice-sized stone fort, the flashing red dots flashed sixteen times at once, Xiao Ye and the nine of them, the two guards guarding the stone mill, and the four guards at the door outside, aren't they sixteen people.

When Xiao Ye signaled to Wang Ziliang and explained the role of the red dots to everyone, there was chaos next to the sand table, and the red dots scattered all over the sand table turned out to be the number of people on the spot, which was very rare for everyone.

Wang Hu stared at the red dots of Ma Dao Stone Fort, and counted them silently with Wang Meng, for a long time, the two looked at each other in shock, and their faces showed a different color; Zuo Shi and Xin Lilin looked at the red dots on the old Yangkou Stone Castle, stunned and speechless, they couldn't count them at all.

"Here, someone is coming," Wang Ziliang pointed to the mountain road of Shishan, where a red dot was flashing, and then looked at Xiao Liuzi, "Liuzi, you can go and confirm, on the mountain road up the mountain, there are four people at this moment,"

"Good," said the little six sons, who walked out of the mill simply, and soon the sound of horses' hooves disappeared; After a while, the sound of horses' hooves came, and they ran directly outside the mill, Peng, and the heavy sound of landing made the big guy happy; This little sixth son also has times of urgency.

The little sixth son, who was sweating profusely, hurriedly ran in, didn't care about the etiquette, and shouted loudly, "God, God, it's really four people,"

"Those four old military households, go to the bottom of the mountain to pick up vines, grass and fruits, it's getting late, go to the stone fort in front to rest for a while, and wait for their family to pick it up," Xiao Liuzi, who was smiling and smiling, was like everyone else at the moment, looking at the sand table with his eyes, it was no longer as simple as scorching heat.

Only the corners of Xiao Ye's eyes moved slightly, his eyes were patrolling on the sand table, and the word rattan grass that Xiao Liuzi said just now made him feel a little stunned in his heart; Perhaps, the appearance of this sand table has a slight connection with the vine grass.

Looking at the four sides of the sand table, fifty miles from north to south and thirty miles from east to west, isn't this the range of vine grass spreading; Could it be that if the vine grass can continue to expand and grow next year, then there may be more of this sand table.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ye's hair stood on end, and he eagerly looked at the northernmost Eagle Claw Fort, fortunately, the place where the foundation pit had just been dug was not shown. Perhaps, it is not connected.

"The sand table is directly managed by the hundred households, and it will be transported to Madao Stone Fort after the year, specifically supervised by Wang Meng, in addition to Wang Ziliang and the three provincial brothers, other flag officers and above need to see the sand table in the future, and they must have the permission of their own officials," Facing the round eyes, Xiao Ye announced the secret military order very seriously.

"Hehe, everyone, brother, I'm ashamed," Wang Meng, who had a weird smile on his face, threw his hand at the big guy again and again, he made up his mind, in the future, this sand table, at least put a special room in the Madao Stone Fort, and guard it himself.

With such a sand table, no matter which spies are sent by the party, if they want to make trouble on the territory of hundreds of households, hehe, what the sergeants of the Shadow Team and the Haiqi Team lack is a target for training.

It's just that how to quickly inform Shiguantun and Lao Yangkou is a difficult problem, and Wang Ziliang's heralds can't be allowed to stand alone every five miles.

Back to the Hundred Households, it was already dark, Mei'er and the others had already gone to Yang Tianshou, and the female guards had also followed, tonight's Chinese New Year's Eve vigil, it seemed that they were going to spend it with their father-in-law and Hanjuan.

In the brightly lit hall, Xiao Ye sat on the top, Xin Weilin and Wang Ziliang on the left of the bottom, Wang Dali, who had been silent, and the flag officials represented by Huang Hanxiang on the right.

When Huang Hanxiang came to Shiguantun this time, he not only brought 200 trained gunners, but also supplemented 50 sergeants at Madao Stone Fort. When he went back this time, he wanted to take away the exiles who were traded by the Huang family, and the screening was still carried out in Bailong Lake.

"Lord Baihu, there are two hundred-man fire/spearmen in Bailonghu, four hundred Mongolian cavalry, led by Yu Shan and Du Ding, and the miscellaneous servants have twenty-seven people who died due to injuries and diseases, and there are still one hundred left, supervised by Xu Wangliang," The first to report military affairs to Baihu was naturally Xiao Ye's henchman Huang Hanxiang.

"There are currently six hundred soldiers in Bailong Lake, with sufficient food and salary, two hundred fires/guns, and seventy are about to be scrapped, and the two black wolf flags sent by Wang Meng have been erected in the Galen tribe and Bailong Lake."

"There are 200 people in the two flag teams of Madao Stone Fort, except for the night owl flag team, there is no shortage of fire/guns, there are 100 fires/guns in reserve, 30 rifles, sufficient ammunition, a number of various materials, and the black wolf flag is erected,"

"The Shiguantun Banner Team has replenished 100 sergeants, fifteen fires/guns, and other sergeants use short/guns and crossbows,"

"Lao Yangkou has made up fifty sergeants, fifty sergeants for each fire pier, thirty fire/guns, and other sergeants use short/guns and crossbows; Fifty servants, using crossbows and waist knives,"

The reports of Huang Hanxiang, Wang Meng, Zuo Shi, and Xiao Liuzi made everyone clear about the troops in the hands of the hundred households, and they unconsciously became more and more confident.

"Lord of the Hundred Households, there are 130 craftsmen stationed in Madao, Shiguantun and Laoyangkou Mill, Wang Qing has 50 people, the rest have gone to the two workshop areas, and the prospecting team has 15 people," Wang Dali finally stood up and said ashamedly.

It turned out that there were nearly 300 craftsmen under him, but after the workshops of the two merchants increased their wages, nearly half of the craftsmen and hunters went there, and they did not have to face the knives and arrows of the tartars.

"It's okay, everyone has their own ambitions, as long as they can raise a good family, it's a good thing," Xiao Ye waved his hand and turned his face to look at Xin Weilin.

Xin Weilin sat in a wheelchair and bowed his hand to Xiao Ye, "Lord of the hundred households, there are thirty people in the family guard, the firearms are mainly short/guns and crossbows, the business of the Shi family's shops is going well, and the accounts of the third lady have been checked correctly,"

To be honest, Xin Weilin didn't pay attention to the number of people under Xiao Ye on weekdays, but this time after listening to other people's reports, there were already a lot of waves in his heart, the food and salary of nearly 1,300 people all relied on Xiao Ye's supply, how much silver taels did he need.

Unconsciously, this young hundred households already had thousands of troops. Even if the salary of two taels per person per month is more than 1,600 taels a month, plus the consumption of food, firearms, and other rewards, I really dare not count it.

"Hehe, everyone's hard work," after listening to the reports of everyone present, Xiao Ye picked up a list on the table, "This is the annual money given by the official to you, to your sergeants and craftsmen, the amount is not much, it is the intention of the official, and there are some tea, tobacco leaves, and cloth, when I go back, I will find Mei'er and take it away,"

Wang Ziliang's Haiqi team and shadow team, Xiao Ye doesn't ask, everyone has the right to ignore it, this kind of existence as the eyeliner of hundreds of households, it's easy to say or not, don't think about it; As long as you stand straight and don't stretch out your hand, you can't be stingy if you want to come to Baihu.

The people included in these two teams do not have to wear mandarin duck battle jackets or field uniforms, and their rosters are also confidential, only Wang Ziliang and Xiao Ye are clear; On weekdays, the only way to identify them is the iron plate kept by Wang Ziliang.

The reason why I revealed one thing to everyone is that Xiao Ye doesn't want these future backbones to do things that he can't regret with a hot brain.

"First of all, I wish you all the best in the New Year," Xiao Ye smiled and bowed his hand, and the people below hurriedly got up to return the salute, and Xin Weilin also did his best in the wheelchair.

At this moment, Xiao Ye is no longer the immature boy who just wants to live, for him, the glory of the ancestors is also an extremely important event; However, as far as the two thousand households in the gravel castle are concerned, their attitude is obviously not easy to deal with, and if they want to be promoted, they still depend on their future military exploits.

Xiao Ye didn't expect that Qianhu would swallow his military exploits to the point that there was no scum left.

Next, the general flags and flag officials talked about their own difficulties, and the hundred households could solve them, Xiao Ye would arrange them, but he had no choice but to add rifles and heavy machine guns, so he could only take it step by step.

During the joke, Huang Hanxiang talked about the blizzard this winter, and the Tatar tribe under his supervision froze to death a large number of cattle, sheep and horses.

The cattle, sheep and horses that froze to death were sent to Madao Stone Fort by him, and Wang Meng threw them all into the mill for disposal. The canned meat that was exchanged from Wang Meng also got a lot of shares from the Tartars of the Galen tribe.

The Tartars who were grateful to Huang Hanxiang, all young and strong, were trying to join his hundred-man team in the hope of getting their monthly salary.

Therefore, he is now the only flag officer who does not lack sergeants, but the number of Tartars among the sergeants cannot be too many, so those herdsmen can only be selected after two years of miscellaneous labor, or peripheral riders.

"Sit down," waving his hand to signal everyone to sit down, Xiao Ye cleared his throat, "Next, it's our military affairs next year, I hope you remember carefully,"

"The three mill craftsmen are in charge of Uncle Wang, and the mineral materials are ready to use as soon as they arrive to ensure the production of yellow plaster,"

"Wang Qing's transport team, Uncle Wang bothered, the main construction of the old Yangkou Stone Fort house, as well as the Eagle Claw Fort, I hope it will end next winter,"

"Once the Eagle Claw Fort is completed, put the wolf flag, the flag team of Madao Stone Fort, go to the hundred people to garrison, Wang Hu will lead the team, and the night owl flag team will follow, there is a thorn in the flesh of the Tartars, and you must be prepared to fight a tough battle," Thinking about the connection between the sand table and the vine grass, Xiao Ye felt that it was still necessary to arrange people to plant the vine grass between the Madao Stone Fort and the Eagle Claw Fort as soon as possible.

Let's talk to Uncle Wang about this matter privately. Hu Shibiao has nothing to do, so he and his family opened a nursery to plant Coptis saplings, which are very good and will need a lot in the future.

is still the same sentence, Xiao Ye can't see anyone idle and don't do anything.

"The guards of the Shijia shop will try to increase the number of people to 100 people to ensure that the transportation of stones from Bailong Lake to Madao Shibao will be smooth in the future, and the other flag teams will train sergeants to defend against Tartars and horse thieves."

After arranging military affairs, in an orderly manner, the flag officer mentioned got up and responded, Xiao Ye then continued, and quietly retreated on his green face, and the old man, who was extremely inconsistent with his age, was undoubtedly revealed.

Wang Dali, who was sitting on the chair, looked at Xiao Ye, who was already nineteen years old, and then looked at his two boys, and a sudden strangeness quietly came to mind; Yes, the children are all grown up, and their wings have grown.

However, what Xiao Ye said next shocked him.