27. The change of drawing
Five weapons were sold for three thousand taels of silver, and Chu He did not save them, but bought ten carts, including two ox carts and a horse-drawn cart, and the others were donkey carts.
It's not that Chu He is reluctant to spend money, but cattle and horses are relatively precious, and they cost more than ten taels of silver, and they can't be bought if they want to
The force value here is relatively high, the role of cowhide armor and horn bow is not as obvious as that of ancient earth, and the steel weapon that can better rely on internal strength is the most terrifying, so it is not forbidden to trade cattle and horses privately.
Of course, for ordinary people, the role of cattle is still very large, cattle can be cultivated, cowhide can make simple leather armor, and horns and tendons can make bows and arrows.
Not to mention the role of horses, they are all useful things anyway, and few are willing to sell them to others.
The Great Shu Empire had relatively loose controls on the manufacture of leather armor, after all, many hunters would directly wear animal skins as protective armor.
In fact, what Dashu prohibits is only the manufacture of iron armor and crossbow arrows, and it is okay for private individuals to have iron armor, such as the iron armor crossbow handed down by the ancestors, it cannot be confiscated, let alone leather armor.
Because of this, the Chu blacksmith would secretly find Chu He and say that he could make steel armor for Chu He.
Anyway, as long as you don't let others know when you build it, it's absolutely no problem to wear it out.
These ten carts were loaded with 30,000 catties of rice grain, as well as a large amount of cloth and some herbs.
In addition, the mess adds up to thousands of pounds.
Chu He needs a lot of wrought iron, and now that the war is raging, it is not easy to buy it, or Liang Jun took it directly from the shop to Chu He, a total of 3,000 catties.
Three thousand catties of iron is one thousand taels of silver, which is by no means a small amount.
Liang Jun didn't ask for money, but just asked Chu He to use steel soldiers to offset the number next time.
Liang Jun did this, mainly because he wanted to hold the line of the Chu River, lest the Chu River sell weapons to other shops next time.
But no matter what, Chu He also admired Liang Jun's decisiveness and courage enough, and immediately promised to bring at least ten steel soldiers over next time he went to the county seat!
added up to almost 40,000 catties of materials, and basically filled ten oxen, horses, and donkey carts.
Fortunately, the quality of the animals and beasts here is much stronger than that of the earth, and a donkey can pull thousands of catties of goods, and there is no worry about exhausting them.
30,000 catties of grain seems to be a lot, but 1,000 people in Qinghe Village will consume about 2,000 catties of grain a day, and 30,000 catties is actually more than ten days' rations.
Now that the young and strong are out of production, there is naturally a lot less production in the field, and it is estimated that Chu He will have to find a way to buy grain in Qinghe Village, and Chu He is now planning to set up a grain caravan to buy grain in other places and hoard it.
A large team of ten vehicles was even more likely to attract the attention of the bandits, and Chu He deliberately let Jiang Wei and Wu Shizhu and others reveal their weapons to deter the enemy.
This time, Chu He sent the two steel swords and two steel shields that Chu He had forged. Of course, it's not for them, it's just for them to use temporarily.
There are too many people on the Chu River, and the bandits don't dare to do it.
After all, many bandits are only thirty or fifty people, and if you want to make a move on these strong men who are armed and not good at first glance, it will definitely not be beneficial.
Especially Jiang Wei, the steel gun that is more than four meters long and bright is the most terrifying.
The bandit's eyesight is somewhat eyesighted, otherwise it would be difficult to survive in this industry.
This has nothing to do with force, the strong have their own strong hands, and they will eventually meet tigers when they go up to the mountains, and those who have no eyesight, such as killing the heavens and the like, and the realm of strong bones, are much stronger than the strong bandits encountered in Chu He before, but they still talked to King Yama.
The spear is the king of a hundred soldiers, and they naturally know that such a heavy iron spear, if it does not have the strength of the late stage of the Bone Strengthening Realm, or if it is a guy with innate divine power, it will not move.
Wu Shizhu's bright and dangling Mo knife and thick steel shield are also formidable weapons.
The steel bow on Chu He's back that is almost taller than him, even if the eyesight is poor, people will not think that this is an ornament, of course, no one will think that it is Chu He who uses the steel bow, only that Chu He is a back bow.
The bandits didn't even dare to risk their heads, for fear of causing misunderstanding on the other side, and they would really die unjustly if they were killed with an arrow.
The team returned to Changding Township smoothly, and when they were close to Qinghe Village, they heard bursts of shouting and scolding from a distance, Chu He's heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked the team to speed up.
Sure enough, when he arrived at the head of the village, Chu He saw seven or eight hundred villagers gathered at the head of the village.
Many of the villagers, armed with sticks and hoes, confronted dozens of generals on horses, wearing leather armor and carrying swords.
The villagers of Qinghe Village were all angry, and the members of the hunting team and the township protection team had arrived, and together with Chu Zhiwu, they all brought out the Mo knife, and glared at each other with an angry face.
Chu Zhenhai, the new patriarch, was also angry with his eyes wide open, his beard cocked, and he was talking loudly to those officials.
Chu He wondered in his heart, what was going on, he had done his job, and the villagers of Qinghe Village also agreed to draw ding, why did such a thing happen.
He greeted Jiang Wei and Wu Shizhu and a few other young men, and quickly ran towards the head of the village.
When the villagers saw the Chu River coming back, they all chanted the name of the Chu River.
This little child, who has recently been in the limelight in Qinghe Village and is anxious for justice and righteousness, has unknowingly become the backbone of Qinghe Village.
Chu He frowned, walked in front of everyone, raised his hands slightly, calmed down the villagers, and asked in a deep voice, "What the hell is going on?"
Chu Zhiwu still said angrily and loudly: "Chu He, you came back just in time! These officers and soldiers from Datong County came to our village to draw Ding, and they didn't even say that the households with more than two Ding drew one, but said that the whole village drew two Zhuang and one out!"
"There are more than 380 Ding households over the age of 15 in our village, and they want to draw 193 Ding!"
Chu Heizi also shouted: "Chu He, do you say that they are deceiving people too much, isn't this letting us destroy the village in Qinghe Village?"
The young men in the village scolded angrily again, and they were extremely angry.
When Chu He heard this, his anger also rose suddenly!
The young people in Qinghe Village, except for the old people over forty-five, are only three hundred, and they actually want to draw two hundred young people to serve in the Ding service?
"I am Chu He from Qinghe Village, dare to ask all the officials, didn't the county say that households with more than two dings would draw one ding? Why has it now become the second Ding Zhuang of the whole village?"
He forcibly calmed himself down, and said with gloomy eyes to the dozen or so soldiers who looked arrogant and rode tall horses.
The official and general headed by him was a burly guy with a thick black face, with leather armor on his body, inlaid with a lot of iron pieces, and an iron helmet on his head, obviously having a certain status.
When he saw that Chu He, a child who was only ten years old, could actually calm down the villagers of Qinghe Village, he was a little surprised in his heart.
However, when he heard Chu He's question, he smiled coldly: "Ben will say that the whole village will draw two out of one, when will it be your turn to speak with lowly mud legs!"
His tone suddenly became gloomy and compassionate: "Ben will give you a chance to select one hundred and ninety-three Ding Zhuang within one stick of incense in Qinghe Village, otherwise don't blame Ben for being unkind." ”
Chu He also sneered: "Qinghe Village will not draw out one hundred and ninety-three dings, I can tell you clearly, Qinghe Village will not come out of one ding!"
"Can you represent Qinghe Village? Could it be that the men in Qinghe Village are all eggs and eggs?"
The general smiled: "Drawing Ding is an order personally issued by the county commander, can you Qinghe Village dare to rebel?"
Chu He shook his head: "Whether to rebel or not is not something we can decide, but the adults have the final say." ”
His eyes were abruptly cold, and he looked at the general like a blade, and his voice was extremely cold and threatening: "I warn my lordship, if we Qinghe Village is reversed, will we destroy the village first." But I can guarantee that you will die before the people of our Qinghe Village!"