The guy who received the silver was happily carrying the silver and dreaming all kinds of sweet dreams. Or thinking about going home and marrying a wife, or thinking about buying a house and land.

The first half of the night was excited, and the second half of the night slept like a dead dog.

"Toot ......! Honk......! Honk......! A tight whistle blew, and the platoon commanders rushed into the dormitory like madmen. The soldiers were shouted like animals, and each man had to bring his weapon to the playground.

Wearing the wrong clothes, wearing the wrong hat. Some wore only one shoe, and the other didn't know who had kicked them into which corner. The worst one, not a single shoe was found. I was kicked out barefoot!

The tragic situation of the soldiers was unbearable, and Li Xiao conservatively estimated that there would be at least ten minutes of chaos. The team was standing in order, and many of the soldiers had their clothes buttoned incorrectly. Twisted and crooked, as ugly as it is.

If someone raids, I'm afraid there will be enough hundreds of people to go to the island at this time. Assault on all targets!

Li Xiao remembered that at that time, he even took a backpack and got dressed for five minutes. It's a five-kilometer out, and whoever doesn't have a tight backpack can only run with a quilt. When I went back, I had to be scolded by the squad leader, and then I was punished for standing in a military posture and doing push-ups.

These guys in front of him are enough to draw their recruit squad leader out of anger.

Li Xiao regretted a little that he didn't do this kind of training earlier. It seems that he will formulate a strict training program in the future, and get out the set of his future life.

After running around the playground twice, Li Xiao let them go back to sleep.

"What a toss!" Li Hu muttered back to the bedroom, took off his shoes and clothes and fell on the bed. Confused eyes just closed! "Toot ......! Honk......! Honk......! "The damn whistle is going off again!

"Holy! I don't let people sleep! ”

I tossed three times in one night, and the next day I had breakfast and everyone was listless.

Li Xiao didn't speak, and neither did the people at his table. After eating, the three of them gathered in Li Xiao's study again.

"We'll draw lots tonight, and the first ones to go home will be on board in two days. How? ”

"If we let go, we will be understaffed, and if we don't let go, we will lose our credit. It's going to be the New Year in a few days, and people's hearts have already flown away. It's a dilemma! ”

"Hey......! The most important thing is that we don't know which day the Tartars will attack, and there is no moon in the first and second days of the new year. There are a thousand days to be a thief, but there is no reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days. We can't just stare at it every night and keep watch all night. What to do during the day, people will collapse in a few days. ”

Li Xiao's eyes lit up, and he stretched out his hand to stop the two guys who were complaining. When I went out, I went to find the old fisherman, and I had to help the old guy with this thing.

Springs, nails, flints, it's too late to get this thing of thunder mercury. It can only be used as the most primitive impact fuse, as long as an external force is pressed. The spring will trigger the firing pin, igniting the nitrocellulose to explode violently in a small space, shooting countless iron nails and small steel balls out.

All afternoon, it was Li Xiao who was talking about the old fisherman.

"You see, that's it, now just step on this thing. The spring will trigger the flint and spark. The principle is very similar to a flintlock pistol, this thing will blow up in its entirety! "With the help of the fisherman, a primitive wooden mine was created.

"This little mechanism is delicate, which means that this thing is buried in the ground. Explodes as soon as someone steps on it? The old fisherman held the wooden model and looked at it carefully. I really admire this kind of whimsy!

"That's right! What we are most worried about now is early warning, and this thing is the best early warning system. Every evening, we bury this thing by the sea. As soon as someone lands on the island, this thing will explode. Not only will it kill and injure sneak attackers, but it will also provide them with early warning. ”

"Hmmm! That's a good thing! The fisherman also admires Li Xiao's creativity.

"Adding a wire here can play the role of insurance. As long as it is plugged in, this thing will not explode. As long as it is pulled out, it is the state to be excited. ”

"Hmmm! It's safer that way. The fisherman nodded frequently.

"You can use cast iron as a shell, of course, the thinner the better." The fisherman gave Li Xiao additional advice.

"Okay, that's all. Let the sledgehammer get it as quickly as possible. The production of other things could be delayed a bit! ”

"You can improve this thing and use it on cannonballs. In the future, there is no need to light and fire shells thrown by trebuchets. "The fisherman's thinking is divergent, and it quickly occurred to him that this trigger fuse could be used on artillery shells.

"You can study this thing, I still have to discuss something with Ao Ye and Man Ye. It's been a few days, and I haven't seen that old guy from Inatomi Yunao. Why? Li Xiao was busy for an afternoon, and then he remembered that he hadn't seen Inafu Youzhi for a long time.

"The old fellow is working on something, and I've heard that he can work on a musket that fires repeatedly. I went to see it two days ago, and the thief is unreliable. "The fisherman thinks that Inatomi is whimsical.

"What? Bursting! Li Xiao was immediately shocked, if Dao Fuyou smashed out the Gatling, Li Xiao didn't mind opening a shrine to offer him.

"I've done this many times without success. That old guy is stunned! Aren't you going to discuss? Let's go! The old fisherman urged Li Xiao to leave quickly, he couldn't concentrate here.

"If you make a thing out of it, as long as it is buried on the beach in the evening, it can play a role as an early warning."

"Buried by the sea?"

"If someone steps on it, it will explode, if the charge is twenty pounds. People within a radius of five zhang are categorically unable to escape. ”

"Really?"

"Of course it's true! I spent the afternoon tinkering with the fisherman, and the fisherman made a sample tomorrow and tried it again to put it into production. When the time comes, if you hear an explosion occurring, you will know where someone has trespassed on the island. ”

"I'm rubbing! And such a thing, if a trebuchet is arranged on the top of the mountain. As long as there is an explosion in that place, shells are thrown at that place, and the miscellaneous pieces that are lucky enough to survive are shot with guns. No one will ever make it to the island! ”

"Then do you want to let people go home to visit relatives?" Man Gui's subordinates also had to go home to pick up their families on the island, and he was also very concerned about this matter.

"Put! But the number of people should be reduced, and at most 20% of the people should be sent home. Aren't they spying on us? Just swaggered and let them know that we let people go home for the New Year. That way, they will be relieved to attack boldly!

I'm probably going to attack ahead of schedule, if twenty-eight or nine come to attack. We still have time to have a good year! Ao Ye, you asked people to carry the trebuchet on the ship. There are two large ships with more than 3,000 materials and one ship with 1,000 materials. With more grenades, this time Lao Tzu let them have no return. ”

Li Xiao knew that this time he had to hurt Nurhachi. Otherwise, he would still be thinking about having people attack Phi Dao.

Phi Island is too close to the mainland for Nurhachi's claws to reach. It's impossible to move, and it looks like you still have to develop your strength. Hit the land early!

"Hmmm! Let some of them go back and hook up with the Tartars. Another roll wrap party! This is a good idea, if the Tartars suffer a loss, they will not dare to provoke us easily in the future. If we guard it like this every day, even if we drag it out, we will have to be dragged to death. After all, there are many families! ”

Ao Canghai sighed helplessly, strength can't be fake. There are more than 1,000 soldiers who can fight in total, and he can't even think about overthrowing the Eight Banners of Manchuria.

"You have to ask for money to recruit people, don't look at us trying to get some money. But after all, it was still a small fight, and this time the New Year's reward was issued, and more than 10,000 taels of silver were issued. The people on the island eat horses and chew them, all of which are expenses. ”

"Don't be afraid! During the Chinese New Year, Ai Husheng took the latest glass to Shandong. Lao Tzu didn't believe it, and he couldn't get money. "The glass with three flats and four unround also pitted two hundred taels of silver, and Li Xiao didn't believe it. After a year of hard work, those crystal-clear glasses that have been purified will not be sold at the beginning.

Even if the craftsmanship of glassware is not good, the craftsmanship of glass plates is still possible. Could it be that the big people in Shandong don't like sunny glass windows?

"At the time of the Chinese New Year, the soldiers went back with money. It will inevitably make more people want to come to us to be soldiers, and call for soldiers again after the New Year. The musketeers will have to be expanded to 2,000 people! ”

The dangerous stimulus made Li Xiao decide to recruit troops on a large scale in advance. According to the current strength of Phi Dao, it is a bit risky to summon 2,000 soldiers at once. But now that they've been discovered, they may attack them at some point. Let the rest go first, and saving your life is still the most important thing.

"Two thousand? Can you have so many guns? ”

"The barrel of the gun that was stolen from the Tartar is being selected for modification, and it was discussed with the fisherman yesterday. At the most in June of this year, he promises to produce 2,000 of the latest muskets. ”

"Then it's no problem, now we have hundreds of people who have been selected to be squad leaders, platoon commanders, and company commanders. Next winter, these two thousand people can't fight, you cut off my old Ao's head. ”

"Pay attention to some people who can be used, the squad platoon is on the top, and there are battalions and regiments! I intended it this way, eight men per musket squad, three squads for a platoon, three platoons for a company, three companies for a battalion, and three battalions for a regiment.

With the introduction of new muskets in the future, the range and accuracy of the musket have been greatly improved. Instead of standing in a row of guns, it's time to work on some new tactics.

In the past two days, Ao Ye, you have organized officers at all levels to familiarize themselves with the new muskets, and let them put forward any ideas they have. I'll ask in person in a few days! ”

Promoting grassroots officers among the existing people is also something that Li Xiao has long considered. In the future, the team will get bigger and bigger, and Ao Canghai can't manage it alone. It is necessary to promote some people with ideas and battlefield thinking to enrich the officer ranks.

"Huzi is going down to be the squad leader, what do you say?" Seeing that the meeting was about to end, Ao Canghai suddenly said.

"At a young age, I was a squad leader of yarn. Since he loves to be a soldier, let him be an ordinary soldier. Lao Ao, you have shown me a good look. There can be no special treatment at all, just as ordinary soldiers demand. I can't take extra care of him just because he's my brother. ”

"Done! This kid is really a soldier material, and the Tatars are not afraid when they fight Pyongyang. One of them, armed with a new musket, overturned three or four Tartars. ”

"If the eagle does not fall, its wings will never harden."

"Brother Xiao! What about my horse team? Seeing Ao Canghai's expansion of the army, Man Gui was also eager to try.

"After the New Year, let your brothers go home, Changxing Island is very big. Bring back as many people as you can. Gather five hundred men there, and form a cavalry team.

Master Man, you know that the cost of this war horse is not small. The strength on our island can only be raised so much at most now. The training was carried out on Changxing Island, and the first was to guard Changxing Island. Second, our island is too small, and the cavalry can't run away.

After the New Year, I will go to Shandong to summon a group of bricklayers to build a house for you on Changxing Island. I talk and count, and I have the first year's food. How? ”

are all old brothers who rushed out of Liaoyang with him, and Li Xiao will definitely not favor one over the other. However, raising 500 cavalry is indeed the limit of Li Xiao's current ability.

War horses are all to be fed with horse feed, in some poor places in Shandong. People sometimes can't eat bean cakes! Coupled with Li Xiao's promise to provide a year's worth of rations, Li Xiao felt that his money bag would be emptied soon.

It is expected that Ai Husheng can sell the glass at a good price, and he will have to feed thousands of people in the future, but he can't do it without money.

Is it to set up a bank first, and there is also some living money that can be turned around?

Li Xiao regretted a little, he entered the barracks after leaving the school gate in his previous life. The knowledge of the financial industry is simply half-understood. I knew that I was going to cross, and it was good to work in a bank for more than two years. The work is idle and the salary is high, and there is a MM bubble if there is nothing to do.

"Done! My brothers don't go home for the Chinese New Year, and the Mongolians don't go home for the Spring Festival anyway. This time it's fucking with the Tartars! "Ever since the muskets were introduced, Man Gui always felt that the role of cavalry was very small. Li Xiao can give 500 posts, which definitely gives him a lot of face.

It costs money to raise cavalry, which he doesn't understand, and he doesn't say anything else. Five hundred people have at least five hundred war horses, and just buying these five hundred war horses is a huge expense. Not to mention, there have to be replacement horses. The money for raising people and horses on weekdays, Man Gui can't figure out how much money he has anyway.

He only knows a lot, a lot.

"Master Man has been helping the fisherman in the past two days, and the work of planting mines will be handed over to you. Remember, bury it in the evening. We must get up the next morning, otherwise it will be bad to hurt our own people. ”

"Yes, no problem. Every morning, I personally took someone with me. ”

Although the island is not big, the cavalry under Man Gui still runs faster than people. They are the most suitable for the job of laying mines.

"Nothing else, just do it."

"Gone!" Ao Canghai and Man Gui grabbed their hats, buttoned their heads and were about to go out.

At this moment, the door was slammed open. The old fisherman broke in in a hurry, and pulled Li Xiao out of breath.