The appearance of the assault vehicle made Xiao Ye realize that the tunnel was really a little narrow, and it was necessary to use manpower to widen it, even if it was time-consuming and laborious, he had to do it, otherwise he would have to pull the car out this time, and next time if there was a wider cargo, I am afraid that no matter how experienced Kang Hongyuan is, there is no way to do it.

So, Kang Hongyuan soon received a secret order to take the craftsmen in the mill to start the difficult underground works, and the craftsmen of the logistics team who had gone through several inspections could directly pull the stones outside the stone fort into the mill and put them into the stone mill; Fortunately, the crushed stone can be poured into the stone mill for digestion, saving the trouble of covering up the eyes and ears of outsiders.

There were black-clad guards and a dozen guards in the mill, and no matter how curious these craftsmen were, they didn't dare to look next door to the west, and just do their own work.

More than 300 young men from Gujia Village joined the newly opened quarry on the east side of the valley, and the speed of transporting stone to the mill was more than twice as fast as the dull sound of earthwork bullets and the clanging of hammers continued all day long.

As long as the body is more tightly protected, the feet are more careful, two or three people in a pile should be scattered around the valley, and the various fruits picked back every day in exchange for the silver money are pleasantly surprised by the big guys.

Anyway, picking this thing is not much different from picking herb seeds, and the nimble medicine farmers quickly found a way for themselves, and after two days, they picked more fruits than the family members of the craftsmen, and the hand lamps and canned food added to their tents made these medicine farmers who had left their hometowns quickly integrated into the fast-paced life of Shibao.

When Sun Xiaoming drove the only assault vehicle with a red face in the depressed eyes of the knife, with a personal guard, loaded with more than 300 boxes of cans, and rushed out of the stone fort and turned to the grassland, this assault vehicle full of scars had been painted with a layer of green paint by the craftsman of good deeds.

The thickness of the green paint is different, not because the craftsman is not good, but on the shell of this car, the paint is very slow and evenly brushed, and the yellow and green are mixed from a distance, and the dry ground on the grassland can be mixed into one color, and it is difficult to distinguish five hundred steps away.

Not to mention how much of a sensation Sun Xiaoming drove to Eagle Claw Fort, on the grassland fifty miles west of Eagle Claw Fort, more than a dozen tents were set up on the high slopes of the grassland; Here, it is the Gujiabao selected by Wang Dali and their old craftsmen.

The tent at the edge of the high slope, except for the north side to block the wind, has been removed from the tarpaulin on three sides, and there is a small stone mill inside, driven by manpower, from time to time a craftsman smashes a basket into a bowl-sized stone, and throws it into the grinding hole, and the stucco powder from the grinding is collected into a straw bag.

On a circular base carved out of the high slope, hundreds of young craftsmen are busy, shoveling away a layer of floating soil and dead grass on the grass, revealing a large rock half a foot deep underground.

There are a hundred armed sergeants around Gaopo to guard, and there is a team of cavalry sent by Aman to roam around, plus scouts who come in and out from time to time, this Gujiabao without a prototype has already made Gu Yanwu, who has been standing for a long time, very satisfied.

According to Wang Dali's statement, Gujiabao is surrounded by a radius of ten miles, which belongs to Gujiabao, although there is no water source here, but the terrain is flat under the high slope, and it does not take much effort to reclaim the medicine field, which is much better than Gujia Village in the mountains.

The nearest water source is a small stream more than a hundred miles away, where there are patches of puddles and swamps, but Gu Yanwu is optimistic about it, but Wang Dali just doesn't nod, fifty miles away from Eagle Claw Fort, it must not exceed half a point, and it is still okay to have less.

However, the length and width of Gujiabao are nearly three miles, and the foundation is wide and deep, which Gu Yanwu has to be very satisfied with the intentions of the craftsmen, even if there is no water source here, but the umbrella opened next to him, and the pure water that continues to flow from the water outlet make him feel very down-to-earth.

With a steady stream of water, the medicine field that was supposed to be carefully taken care of, and the water to irrigate Gujia Village has been done like this for many years, and it can't be anything else.

The six guys from Gujia Village he brought were mixed in with the craftsmen early, and they were busy smashing stones and carrying them, but he, the patriarch, became an idler, and he looked at the stone mill when he turned around.

This stone mill is a good price for laying golden eggs, Gu Yanwu, who had already had a rumor, was staring at the stone mill at this time, although Xiao Ye did not mention the stone mill, but he had to start thinking about it, Gu Jiabao, who had no other inputs here, if there was this stone mill, basically he would not be hungry when the green and yellow were not available.

The sales of yellow plaster, there is no need to worry, as far as Wang Dali's logistics team, which is hundreds of people, cannot be idle, and even Gu Yanwu, an outsider, can see that it is imperative to build other stone forts.

But according to the agreement, after the stone fort is completed, the mill, warehouse and military compound inside are under the jurisdiction of Baihu, Gu Yanwu and they have no authority to interfere with the things in these buildings, and the defense of Shibao is also garrisoned by sergeants sent by Baihu.

Therefore, it is impossible for more than 100 medicinal farmers in Gujia Village to live in the stone fort, unless everyone's houses are connected and there is no small courtyard, in that case, Gu Yanwu and they are unwilling, and they will have to occupy a certain place for drying and storing medicinal materials.

Fortunately, those young and strong boys in Gujia Village, in addition to those who stayed in Madao Stone Fort to study in private school, there are also some medical centers and logistics teams that can stay there, and naturally their families will not come, but they can save some places.

After a few days of getting along, the people of Gujia Village also heard the rumors, and they were very envious of the attitude of those sergeants and craftsmen's families spending money in the shops. For this situation, Gu Yanwu was helpless.

"Patriarch Gu, it looks okay here," Wang Dali, who was sweating profusely, walked up from the high slope, and after taking two old craftsmen to see the drainage depression of the stone fort, he finally had a grasp of this stone fort; It is inevitable that the stone fort built on a high slope will be conspicuous, but once it is built, it will be impregnable.

Even if the Tartars can break through the stone fort and do not replace the water umbrella on time, this dead place without a water source, which Tartar tribe dares to stay for a long time, stay but to meet the consequences of the two-sided attack, if you don't want to pay casualties, as long as the Aman's cavalry traps the people in the fort, they can die of thirst in less than half a month.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Mongolian Tartars, this stone fort like chicken ribs is safe, and as for Gujiabao, the weakness of the hundred households is pinched by the lords, that is their blessing.

"Hehe, it's okay, Brother Lao Wang bothered this time," Gu Yanwu said with a smile, although he could vaguely see something strange, but he didn't have the strength to negotiate with Xiao Ye at the moment, and having a stone castle was the best.

Under the fence, it is better to take refuge completely, anyway, Madao Shibao will not look at the deserted here, Gu Yanwu, who has let go of the knot, has no reduced demeanor at this time, as long as more than 1,000 medicinal farmers in Gujia Village can eat and clothe, he has nothing else to ask for.

"Well, after the weather gets warmer, there will be more craftsmen coming over, Gujiabao will be built as soon as the autumn, and you will be able to settle on the kang in the fort this winter," Wang Dali, who had a simple face, flashed a glimmer of light in his eyes, and accompanied Gu Yanwu with a smile and walked towards the foundation.

With the help of geotechnical bombs, the craftsmen are still very fast in the winter, and in less than a month, they can return to the Madao Stone Fort and wait for the spring temperature to warm up, when it is time for them to show their skills.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, when the Hongjia opera troupe left Eagle Claw Fort and went to the Galen tribe under the escort of the sergeant, there was no waiting for those merchants at the Madao checkpoint, but came to the official officials of the brigade, and a team of brocade guards followed behind.

A group of sergeants guarding behind the low wall of the checkpoint did not take off the fire/gun on their shoulders, but just stood in front of the low wall, looking at the uninvited guest with cold brows, and did not even blow the guarded copper flute.

On the two-story stone roof behind the low wall, Xiao Ye's heavy machine gun transferred from Eagle Claw Fort, as well as a thunderbolt, did not take off the cover, Hao Yongliang, who leaned on the stone stomping, held a cigarette stick in his mouth, and sat on the backpack with a dozen or so sergeants, squinting and basking in the sun, but his ears were high.

The two leaders of the leading official team, as well as the tax collector Zhao Wuliang, who led the team, had already seen clearly when they walked to the simple wooden house built by the caravan.

Fang Shanshui, who was following the team, was dressed as an ordinary wrestler, and the Huang County Commander who was with him, the two of them had not come to get off the horse in a hurry, and when they looked at it, their faces suddenly turned gloomy, and they were speechless.

Although there is conclusive news that Ximen Xiao is in the stone fort at the end of the road, but the low wall guarded by serious Tartars has become a roadblock, and they want to break through with their official robes, I am afraid that it will not work today.

The horse road is not more than a zhang wide, even if the battalion soldiers are sent to break through, not to mention that there are Mongolian Tartars on that side, and the court will not have the courage to work hard with the Tartars against their noses because of the death of a few officers and soldiers and a eunuch.

At the moment, the Tartars are still looking for all sorts of reasons to break into the side wall.

After the servants hesitated to walk forward for hundreds of steps, the group of sergeants on the opposite side had already raised the fire/gun in their hands, and with a command, they began to clear their chambers and reload, and the muzzles of the guns were lined up.

In the face of hundreds of officials and brocade guards, this team of Tartar sergeants, who were no more than a dozen people, stood straight at their waists, and the chief who was holding a short fire/gun at the first stared at a stone slab on the road.

This stone slab, but a line on the checkpoint, will not be easily crossed by any merchant who is not allowed, but where do these officials understand.

"Peng," when the leader of the squad raised his foot and stepped on the stone slab, the fire/gun in the commander's hand rang out, and the lead shot into the sky with a puff of gunsmoke, and with the gunshot, more than a dozen fire/guns were raised horizontally, and the sergeants' fingers pressed on the trigger, just waiting for the commander's command to fire.

The sudden gunfire made the officials scatter and retreat, and the leader of the team who took the lead jumped out of the distance, pressing the waist knife with a tense face, and left the obvious stone slab far away.

"Whoever crosses the slate without an order will be killed," shouted the mountain chief in a strange tone, stepped forward, and looked at the crowd opposite, waiting for those who dared to cross the slate.

As he shouted, a group of sergeants appeared from behind the low wall, also with a slumped nose and pigtails, and the fire/gun in his hand was on the wall.

On the two-story stone roof behind the low wall, there was still no one showing their heads, but there were puffs of smoke rising, indicating that there were people here.

Qin Shi and the knife caused a storm in Gansu Town, so that the Gansu Town Government couldn't help it, and even Fang Shanshui received an order from his boss to arrest the culprit Ximen Xiaoye at night, and the six murderers who were wanted by the picture were also plastered all over the Tunbao.

There is a suspicion of guilt, just with dozens of bright bullet shells on the ground, Ximen Xiaoye, who has a source of Persian goods, is the first target of the government, and Li Dongliang, the new supervisor who has rushed to Taiyuan Mansion, also sent an urgent official / document, wanting to avenge the unjust death of Zhang Zhong.

Zhang Zhong's backer is Zhang Yong, one of the eight tigers of the imperial court, and Li Dongliang's backer is Gu Dayong, although the two sides don't look at each other, but they are twisted into a rope externally, and even Jiang Bin, who has meritorious service for paying tribute to the emperor, was also affected by the sudden assassination and stayed in Gansu Town.

Originally, Jiang Bin was summoned by the imperial court to go to Beijing to train the border army, but now he can't go, how can he not be angry with Xiao Ye, who let you have anything to do with that assassin, who doesn't arrest you.

It was a matter of diplomacy between the two countries, and the head of the government team did not dare to do much, so he ran back to the rear of the team and found the housekeeper of the Huang County Order and Fang Shanshui, these two people were skilled in engaging in some conspiracy and tricks, but the tough sergeant in front of him, the black hole of fire/gun, did not use so many tricks.

After discussing in a low voice for a while, the two could only ask the official to insert a wooden sign behind the stone slab, on which a few notices were pasted, a portrait of the wanted suspect for sea capture, and an official document announcing the dismissal of the hundred households of the Aishan Thorn tribe and the official position of Ximen Xiaoye.

At this point, Xiao Ye was completely abandoned by the Wei Command Envoy, and even became a suspect in Huang Wenli's murder case, and the government is still investigating the previous murder cases, and it is also necessary to arrest Ximen Xiao Ye to the official office for interrogation.

In the face of the Tartar sergeant who refused to eat, as well as the faceless Ximen Xiao Ye, the official and the Jinyi guard had to go home, and reported how to deal with the matter to the commander and envoy in a gloomy manner.

Even, before the arrival of the superintendent Li Dongliang, the horse road from Shiguantun to here was also closed by the officials, and he directly put on a posture of not getting along with each other, which is the consistent style of the imperial court.

Soon, before the figures of those officials disappeared, a sergeant went to tear up the notice and sent it to Madao Stone Fort.

Madao Stone Fort, in the hundred households, Xiao Ye is greeting Liu Yi and a few old people from Gujia Village, sitting on a chair and drinking tea, this winter there have been two light snowfalls, so that the Madao Stone Fort is dry and cold for dozens of miles, and it should be very pleasant to sit by the charcoal fire and drink tea.

When the medicine farmers in Gujia Village first arrived in Shibao, they couldn't help but have too much oil and water in their stomachs, and there were a lot of people who were not accustomed to water and soil and diarrhea.

The grain on the grassland is expensive and the meat is cheap, although Xiao Ye is easy to talk to, but the people in Gujia Village want to eat wheat rice every meal, so they can only pay out of their own pockets, Wang Gui is not merciful, and the handpieces of the hundred households are also added with sufficient silver money to let him open the warehouse.

After sending Liu Yi away with a smile, a guard picked up a cotton curtain and entered the hall, and put a large roll of notices in front of Xiao Ye, "My lord, this is sent from Gansu Town, those officials have already left, Shiguantun Zhang Zichang is staring at it,"

Flipping through the inferior paper rolls on the table, Xiao Ye took out the Baihu Square Seal from his arms, played with it twice in his hand, and let out a long breath, maybe it's time to drop it.

The nightmares have made his nerves tenacious too much, but some scenes in the dream, Xiao Ye confirmed some dreams by asking Xin Rulin and his father-in-law Yang Tianshou, which are indeed recorded in the history books.

The general who strangled the emperor with a bowstring, although he couldn't remember his face, but the armor on his body, Xiao Ye could distinguish clearly, if the Ming Dynasty was occupied by the bald braided barbarians, how could Xiao Ye be willing.

Back in the backyard study, Xiao Ye took out a piece of silk cloth from the desk drawer, opened it, and what appeared in his eyes was a square silver twisted wolf head seal, which was handed over to him by Aman, and now he can take it out and make it public.

The seal of the big leader of the Galen tribe was given to the Galen tribe by the Ming court, and it is also a symbol of the Galen tribe no matter how weak the Galen tribe is, and he is qualified to sit in the position of the big leader in Xiao Ye's hands; Of course, if you want Galen to not fall like Xiao Ye did earlier, and almost slaughtered this tribe, then you have to have strength in your hands.

The only bad thing is that Jinong can still draw soldiers from the tribe, maybe next year Xiao Ye will have a headache, who let him start selling goods on the grassland under the banner of the Galen tribe, or the kind that does not refuse.

Since Xiao Ye has made up his mind, Wang Ziliang is busy, not only the letter sentinels in the communication team are busy, but even the heralds in the stone castle have also announced that the Lord of the Hundred Households has been promoted to the big leader, and he is the big leader of the Galen tribe; The title of the hundred households can be thrown aside.

In addition to Yang Tianshou on the private school side, and Xin Rulin and a few people have doubts, the happiest thing is the thousands of households everywhere, they can finally sit on the seat of the thousand households justifiably, there used to be a hundred households pressed above, and there was no light on their faces.

This big leader of the Galen tribe is an official position with the seal issued by the Ming Household Department, but the power is too big, of course, everything is still on his own, and the Ming court has not taken care of the land and food at all, and will not care about it in the future.

At the end of the first month, there was still not a drop of rain, and the cold wind was still howling in the Madao Stone Fort, whether it was the sergeants, the craftsmen, or even the medicine farmers, their faces were flushed with red, and even their steps were much lighter.

Tian Xiuxiu, the third lady of the big boss Ximen Xiao Ye, finally gave birth to a unicorn boy named Ximen Fengwei, which is the result of Yang Tianshou holding the yellow calendar and thinking hard for several days.