Don't look at Li Yang's usual sven voice, the noisy conference hall instantly quieted down, and the people present looked at him one after another: What are you anxious about, all these ordnance will be indispensable to you, our top priority at the moment is to build up the coastal defense battalion, and the big guys should know that the coastal defense battalion was finally set up by us with a lot of money and a lot of manpower

When the Eastern Japanese Haikou attacked, everyone tasted the bitterness, you and Yuan Kui should know best, it is because we have no sailors that let the Eastern Japanese Haikou unscrupulously attack coastal cities and plunder property at sea, your brothers, the Eastern Japanese Haikou is our real trouble, we can't let the brothers of the coastal defense battalion take burning sticks to play with the murderous Haikou to play with their lives

Gao Yuan took a deep breath: If you say that, then I have no other words, these ordnance should all be allocated to the coastal defense battalion

Yuan Kui: Those brutes have no humanity at all, and they often take pleasure in killing people even to children when they attack coastal villages and counties

Li Yang: Then let's grasp it with both hands, Gao Yuankui-Li Long, you are mainly responsible for the training of the soldiers of each battalion this winter, and the eldest brother-Yuwenzhi-Zenuo-Kangze, you will help General Longchuan take care of the coastal defense battalion, if you encounter any difficulties or needs, tell me, and I will solve them for you

Gao Yuan: In the future, more and more swords and armor will be needed for each battalion, and I think the scale of the forge will have to be expanded

Li Yang: "Hmm, I'll go to the forging workshop tomorrow to discuss this matter with Ouyang Xiu, and ask him to recruit more craftsmen in the county for the time being."

Li Long: The young master has suffered a lot and made a lot of efforts on the way to Fuguo, young master, see if you can give the brothers a reward for drinking wine and meat

Li Yang: "Well, this trip is really hard, how much silver is left in our silver vault."

Li Song took out a small notebook from his arms and flipped through it: there were still 12,900 silver coins left in the boss's silver vault

Li Yang: In this way, the second brother, you take out 500 silver coins from the silver treasury, and Li Long, you take the money and give everyone a silver coin each

Li Long was very happy when he heard it: Young master, then I thank you for my brothers

Li Yang: Li Long, all of you here today are your own brothers, and you don't have anything to thank you for

Han Juzheng: Li Song, can you help the county buy some livestock when you go out to do business?

Li Song: Okay-Juzheng, what kind of livestock do you want to buy?

Han Juzheng raised his head and thought for a while: chickens, ducks, geese, cattle and sheep are all fine, and the money to buy livestock is paid by our county government

Li Song: Ju Zheng, how many do you want to buy?

Han Juzheng: Actually, I don't know how many I want to buy, Li Song, or you can buy 500 silver coins first

Li Yang was full of interest in this matter: Ju Zheng told everyone why he suddenly missed the livestock, and where did the county government get the money, should you use your own money to supplement the county government again

Gao Yuan didn't smile: Ju Zheng didn't think everyone was too good recently, and the county wanted to ask us to improve it

When people heard it, they laughed out loud and laughed "haha"

Han Juzheng: Isn't there a piece of wasteland on the north side of Alan County, Brother Li, and I want to set up a pasture there in the name of the county government to raise and breed all kinds of livestock, so that not only can I increase the income of the county, but also sell the livestock to the residents to improve their lives in the future

A few days ago, a dung merchant came from Taizhou and wanted to collect the feces of Alan County, and after several discussions, he was finally willing to pay 500 silver coins to collect the feces of Alan County for a year, so I made a note with him in the name of the county government for a year, and waited until this time next year to make a note

Li Yang heard that this was the case, don't you say that Han Juzheng is quite business-minded, let him be the county Cheng I really didn't misread the person: the wasteland to the north of Juzheng is too small, and when I go a little to the east, I almost reach Lanxi Village, there is a ditch and pond, that is not only a big place, but also has mountains and rivers, and the most important thing is that there is a grass mat under the mountain, which is definitely the best place to build a pasture and raise livestock, this is the first government-run industry in our Alan County

Speaking of business, Li Song is naturally indispensable: Juzheng, our Chamber of Commerce is willing to fund and operate this grassland with the county

Han Juzheng was very happy when he heard this: That's really unbelievable

Li Yang clapped his hands: This is not only the first government-run industry in Alan County, but also the first government-business joint industry in Alan County

Han Juzheng raised his hand and scratched his eyebrows: Brother Li, what you said is quite reasonable, but Alan County doesn't seem to have any resources that can be used in the mountainous area

Li Yang: There are no conspicuous resources in Alan County, but there is land in Alan County, and land is the largest resource in Alan County, and the ten villages in northern Taizhou are all under the rule of Alan County, and we must make full use of them, and the land I am talking about is not the land cultivated by the villagers, but the land and mountains and forests that have not been developed outside the fields

Han Juzheng nodded slightly: I understand

Guanshan: Why don't you give the grassland a name?

Han Juzheng: Yes, Brother Li should give the grassland a name

Li Yang thought for a while: I think it's called the No. 1 Breeding Factory in Alan County

Everyone hears "breeding factory" this is a new word, because the people are not rich now, the breeding industry has not yet formed a scale, ordinary people generally raise three or five chickens, if anyone raises two pigs or a cow, then in the village is considered a rich household, another reason is that the grain output is low, the yield of three or five acres of land in a year, people have no extra grain to raise these livestock

Some businessmen have also run breeding factories, but this industry, the scale is small, you can't see what profits, the scale is too expensive, and you have to hire people to raise these livestock, and ordinary people can barely solve the problem of food and clothing, it is already very good, people have no extra money to buy livestock, improve their lives, diligent people go up the mountain to hunt, go into the water to touch a fish, this is considered to improve the life of the family

Han Juzheng: Then we have to choose a suitable person to take care of the breeding plant

Yuan Kui: This person must be loyal and honest, or we will have to let them steal all the domestic animals we raise

Li Yang: Is there a suitable candidate for Gaoyuan-Yuankui among your clansmen?

Gao Yuan: Most of my people are soldiers in the mountain camp, and it is okay to let them do some heavy work, but if they are to take care of the farm, there is really no suitable candidate

Li Yang: What about Yuankui?

Yuan Kui: "Hey, my situation here is similar to that of the plateau, and there have been chickens and ducks at home before, but they are all petty fights

The second uncle and the third uncle took care of the salt works and the brick kiln respectively, and Ouyang Xiu took care of the forging workshop, so who should be allowed to go, and this person must be loyal and honest, at this time, a face with a smile on his face appeared in Li Yang's mind, "Dian", I think, let our old captain Di'an go

Gao Yuan: "Well", Captain Dean is a kind person, and he is indeed the most suitable person

Li Yang: If everyone agrees, then this matter will be decided, and Gao Yuan will let the brothers in the mountain camp first enclose the ditch tomorrow

Gao Yuan: "Hmm" tomorrow will be considered physical training

Li Yang: If there is nothing else to do, let's go back and rest early

Yuan Kui: "Wait, I have something I want to discuss with everyone."

Li Yang: Tell me something

Yuan Kui: Juzheng, can we also set up a factory?

Han Juzheng: Absolutely

Li Yang: Yuankui, what kind of factory do you want to run?

Yuankui: There are several limestone mines to the east of Cole Village, and I want to open a quarry there

Han Juzheng was surprised when he heard this: Yuan Kui, you are really a blockbuster, since ancient times, everything related to mines has been a profitable business, and it is also the main source of tax revenue for various state capitals

Yuan Kuihan smiled: Ju Zheng, what you said is a large mine opened by rich businessmen, and the small scale of this quarry we opened can't compare with them

Li Yang, who has traveled to this time and space, knows the importance of limestone, it is very widely used, it can be used to burn cement to build houses, like firing glass steel, it is inseparable from it, the use of hydrated lime can also change the acidity and alkalinity of the soil, supplement the calcium in the soil, brush the hydrated lime on the roots of trees or around the pit can play the role of killing insects and maggots, and if you want to develop Alan County, limestone is definitely an indispensable and important resource

Gao Yuan couldn't sit still when he heard that Yuan Kui was going to mine the quarry: Then I'll open a lumber yard

Li Yang: The second child will take out 4,000 silver coins from the silver treasury tomorrow and hand them to Gao Yuan and Yuan Kui

Yuan Kui was stunned: Patriarch, what are you doing here

Gao Yuan: Yes - although my Gao family is not rich, they still have some savings

Li Yang: Gao Yuankui's family business today is the brothers who worked hard to come back, this factory has to buy land first, and it is necessary to recruit workers to spend money, so you can take the money first, it is a part of everyone's mind, and all the brothers here can also buy and sell the entire business capital, you don't have to worry

After hearing this, Gao Yuan's eyes were slightly moist, and he hugged his hands and thanked everyone: I thank you for your brothers' intentions

Yuan Kui: Gao Yuan didn't expect that the two of us would become shopkeepers in a blink of an eye

When everyone heard this, they laughed loudly: "Haha - then we have to call the two high shopkeepers - Yuan shopkeepers"

Li Yang: If you don't have anything else to do, then let's stop here today

Everyone left the conference hall with a smile, Li Yang returned home with a trace of tiredness, and finally had a good night's sleep today, as soon as he entered the door, he saw a table of dishes and a pot of wine on the table, Song Shiting and Heng Yan sat on the chairs next to the table, the two of them were dressed very beautifully in gorgeous clothes, I didn't expect my two ladies to dress up so beautifully

Song Shiting: Husband, you're back, look at the dishes on this table are all prepared by my sister for you, go over and try my sister's craftsmanship

Seeing a few dishes on the table, it was full of color, flavor, and flavor, and after smelling the fragrance of the dishes, his stomach "growled" You don't say I'm really a little hungry, but he can't believe that these dishes are made by Heng Yan, in his impression, Heng Yan is a woman who can only dance with knives and guns all day long, and if you use the word "female man" to describe her, it is appropriate

Li Yang sat down on the chair next to the table, maybe these dishes are just good-looking on the outside, but in fact, the taste must be good, even if the dishes made for you by people are kind enough to pretend to be delicious, let's eat a small bite first, so that even if it is unpalatable, I can bear it, thinking of this, he reached out and picked up the chopsticks, took a mouthful of the food, and slowly put it in his mouth

After a few simple bites, "um" is good, Hengyan These dishes are so delicious, are you really making them

Heng Yan smiled and nodded, "Hmm", if you like to eat, I will make it for you every day."

Li Yang picked up the rice bowl and took a bite of food and put it in his mouth, Song Shiting picked up the wine jug and poured a glass of wine for the three of them: Husband, don't patronize it, tell me and my sister about what new things you have encountered in Fuguo

Li Yang took a wine glass, "Come to the two ladies, let's have a drink" Fuguo is actually roughly no different from Zhejiang, and the people there are much richer than our Zhejiang, and when I have the opportunity in the future, I will take you two sisters to Fuguo, so that you two sisters can see the humanities and customs there

Song Shiting was as happy as a child when she heard this, she grabbed my arm and shook it vigorously: Husband, you have to talk about it

Li Yang grabbed Song Shiting's little hand and patted it gently: Madam, don't worry

Heng Yan picked up the wine jug and poured a glass of wine: I see that you seem to have a little bit of alcohol, come and I will have a good drink with you with my sister today

Li Yang: Okay, I also want to see how much the two ladies drink

After a few rounds of drinking, the three of them were slightly drunk, Song Shiting's little face was flushed, and it did leak everyone's beautiful temperament, and Heng Yan rolled up her sleeves and held the wine glass, leaking a trace of coldness from her bones, Li Yang staggered up and hugged the two ladies in his arms, so that night。。。。。。

The calm waves pushed layer by layer on the beach, although the weather was clear, the sea breeze was stronger and colder than before, two huge three-sail warships towered on the coast, Li Yang wore a cloak and took the hands of the two ladies to walk on the beach, just when he was quiet in front of this comfort

Long Chuan shouted loudly when he was far away: Brother Li, you are really interested

Li Yang patted the hands of the two ladies lightly: I will go to discuss something with General Long, and I will come back to accompany you in a while

Song Shiting: "Then you can hurry up" After speaking, she took Hengyan's hand, "Let's go sister, let's go over there and have a look" The two played on the beach like children

Li Yang hurriedly greeted him and arched his hands: General Long, don't come unharmed

Tatsukawa: It's all good—it's all good, when did you come back?

Li Yang: Yesterday

Long Chuan: I'm relieved to see you return safely, by the way, if you come to me for something?

Li Yang raised his hand and pointed to the two three-sail warships docked at the seaside: General Long, these two newly built three-sail warships will be delivered to the coastal defense battalion today

Long Chuan is a person who loves warships, when he saw the two warships, Le's mouth couldn't close, he pulled me to run to the warship quickly, looked around carefully, he excitedly clapped his hand on my shoulder: This coastal defense battalion is like a tiger with wings, it's rare to be so happy to go today, Brother Li, I'll do the east, let's find a place to have a drink

Li Yang saw that General Long Chuan was in a good mood, so he took out a list from his sleeve and handed it over: General Long, this list is the ordnance allocated to the coastal defense battalion

Long Chuan stretched out his hand to take the list and looked at it, looking incredulous: these ordnance were all for the coastal defense battalion

Li Yang nodded slightly, "Hmm"

Long Chuan patted Li Yang excitedly with his hand: Then I will send someone to get these ordnance now

Li Yang shook his hand: General Long, don't worry, brother, I have something I want to ask you for

Long Chuan: "Oh, you can tell me something."

Li Yang: General Long, now Zhejiang has issued a customs closure order to prohibit grain from leaving and entering the customs, but my brother I still have 3 million catties of grain in Fuguo that have not been shipped back, which is the ration for tens of thousands of people in Alan County for the winter

Ryukawa: Then how can I help?

Li Long bowed: Brother, I would like to ask General Long to lead a fleet to Fuguo to help me transport this grain back

Long Chuan: Brother, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you

Li Yang: Why?

Long Chuan: Although the two countries have now ceased fighting, Fuguo is an enemy country after all, how can I say that I am also a general, and I secretly led a fleet to Fuguo, which is a serious crime of fornicating with an enemy country

Li Yang "Oh" so that's the case, as he spoke, he stretched out his hand and dragged back the list in Long Chuan's hand: General Long didn't tell you that my brothers all wanted this batch of ordnance, but considering that the brothers of the coastal defense battalion had to deal with the murderous Haikou at sea, I took a lot of effort to persuade them to complain a lot, and now I see that the coastal defense battalion really doesn't need these ordnance, and I will ask them to divide these ordnance into each battalion when I go back

Then he pushed Long Chuan with his hand and walked away: General Long's two warships cannot be delivered to the coastal defense battalion for the time being, and I have to take back the other eight warships

Long Chuan looked reluctant, leaned back and took small steps: Why is this?

Li Yang sighed lightly: If General Long's 3 million catties of grain in Fuguo can't be shipped back, then I can only spend all my wealth to buy grain from grain merchants at a high price, as a garrison, I can't watch tens of thousands of people starve to death, I really can't take out extra silver to raise the coastal defense battalion, maybe I shouldn't have formed a coastal defense camp in the first place, this is just a dream after all, or the coastal defense battalion will be dispersed, and it is good to hand over these warships to the fishermen to go to sea to catch a fish

As soon as Long Chuan heard that the coastal defense battalion was going to be disbanded, he couldn't hold back: You see how the coastal defense battalion was suddenly disbanded, which was fine just now

Li Yang: I'm also forced to be helpless

Long Chuan knew very well that Li Yang's words were not alarmist, he was threatening me with the entire coastal defense battalion, and it was my life's long-cherished wish to rebuild the Taizhou Naval Division, and now that the coastal defense battalion has just improved, I must not let it be disbanded like this: Brother, if you encounter difficulties, brother, I will never pull my hand next to you, but I can only make an exception for you, this time, I will not take an example

Li Yang leaked a smile at this time: Then I have thanked General Long here for the tens of thousands of people in Alan County

Longchuan's "just"

Li Yang: If someone in the future blames General Long and doesn't know anything, you can just push the matter on me

Long Chuan nodded slightly, "Hmm", you give me a few days to prepare, and when I finish reorganizing these ordnance and these two warships, I will set off to Fuguo to help my brother transport all the food back."

After speaking, he patted my arm with his hand: You kid is happy this time, if we encounter difficulties in the future, let's discuss it together, don't mention disbanding the coastal defense battalion

Li Yang looked respectful: I was also confused just now about what General Long said

Long Chuan raised his head and laughed, "Haha", that's good, after speaking, he reached out and pulled the list back from my hand, "Where are these ordnance now, I'll send someone to get it"

Li Yang: When I came, I had already sent people to send these ordnance to the coastal defense battalion

Long Chuan raised his hand helplessly and nodded at Li Yang, "You"