Chapter 48: Surprised

Ma Xingwang opened his eyes holding the maid in his arms, the woman in his arms was exceptionally obedient last night, and he couldn't help but have a little more affection for Su Ren.

Being served to dress and wash, Ma Xingwang saw that it was already sunrise outside the window, and he just felt a little hungry when he heard someone knocking on the door in the yard.

"Master Ma, it was the second child of the inn who brought breakfast, do you want the slave family to bring it in for you?" This maid's parents were killed by the Japanese Kou, and she fled to Erweibao to work for a few days and was bullied by the homeless, and finally let Su Ren see her and buy her back, she had been working in the grocery store, and yesterday Su Ren asked her to serve Master Ma, she didn't even think about agreeing.

If a poor girl wants to change her fate, being a concubine is the most important way, although Ma Xingwang is old, but she doesn't have to worry about hunger after she follows, she only thinks that even the identity of a hundred adults is not ordinary, but she didn't expect that Ma Xingwang is just a staff member under the fence.

Ma Xingwang was served and ate breakfast, he wiped his mouth with satisfaction, and was getting up to see how Chen Jian and the others were, but saw that Su Ming had already arrived in his courtyard with a few people.

"Master Ma got up, but he slept comfortably last night." Su Ren looked at Master Ma and asked with a smile.

"Let the eighth master smile, the hospitality of the hundred households is meticulous, and Ma is deserved!" Ma Xingwang knew that this son-in-law who was abandoned by the Shen family in Shanghai would never be so unbearable to everyone, but he had been with Su Ren yesterday, and Su Ren was obedient to him, so he was also very polite to Su Ming.

"It's good that Master Ma is satisfied, I ate late yesterday, I didn't ask Master Ma what was missing, I took the liberty to disturb, there are some tea leaves from Yunnan, and I also invite Master Ma to taste it." Su Ming said that a few people behind him brought some tea, brown sugar, pastries and a lot of other things, and what was amazing was that there was also a zhang of Shuzhong brocade.

"The eighth master is polite, Ma is ashamed of it!" Having said that, Master Ma watched the three of them put down their things but did not stop them.

Thousands of miles of officials are only for money, and he is a down-and-out fugitive. has worked hard under Yao Qianhu for more than a year, and the days of Ma Xingxing are also tight with two taels of silver per month, how can he let go of it if he can make a fortune this time.

"Master Ma just came to my Erweibao, I'm afraid I don't know much about my Erweibao, I'll take Master Ma around today, we have a lot of interesting things about Erweibao." Su Ming looked at Ma Xingwang and said.

"Then there is Lao Baye!" Ma Xingwang knew that Su Ming had already said so, and he had no reason to refuse, so he agreed, and he also wanted to see what the purpose of this Erwei Castle was to entertain him like this.

Su Ming first took Ma Xingwang to the gate of Erweibao City, where Ma Xingwang had already seen it yesterday, but he still felt a little shocked when he saw it again.

"Master Ma, my reputation may be a little bad in Jinshanwei, two months ago I fled from the Shen family in Shanghai, and I wanted to build a powerful Erwei Fort with my eldest brother.

Two years ago, my father and mother died at the hands of the Japanese invaders, and I was not allowed to join the Shen family for the sake of the Su family's foundation. When I came back this time, I discussed with my eldest brother that I must let the people of Erweibao be exempted from the harm of the Japanese bandits, so that everyone's life will not be so miserable. Su Ming stood under the city wall under construction and said to Ma Xingwang.

"The eighth master is righteous, Ma admires, this city wall is not worse than Jinshanwei Town, especially this cement, it is really a good thing, and the amount and time of the city wall have been reduced several times." Ma Xingwang admitted, after speaking, he felt that something was wrong, why did he say the cement so quickly, this Su Ming will not think that I have any thoughts about cement!

Ma Xingwang was thinking about it, and saw that Su Ming didn't care, but continued to talk.

"Now the population of Weizhuang is close to 2,000, and after the city wall is completed, it can accommodate 3,000 people.

Master Ma is afraid that he has already seen that the courtyard where you live is made of cement, and when our Second Weibao City Wall is completed, the defense facilities will definitely be more complete in the future. Su Ming paused when he said this, but Ma Xingwang couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this.

A hundred households have a population of 2,000, if this city wall is built, tens of thousands of Japanese invaders can't take it, what about tens of thousands of imperial court troops? What does Su Ming mean by saying these words, he directly wants to rebel and pull me into the water?

"The role of cement is much more important than Yao Qianhu thought, Master Ma took a look at our newly built village. This village is one of our newly built villages, and it has been less than a month since the construction began, and now there are more than 40 households.

In the past few days, the homeless people have joined in every day, and they have made money working on the city walls while making new homes for themselves, although these villages have no village walls, but everyone is very at ease. Su Ming said.

"Why is that?" Ma Xingwang was a little surprised to hear that this village was built in less than a month, but what he didn't understand the most was why the people lived in such a village, and the pirates on the eastern coast of Jinshanwei were not scary.

"We conduct at least 2 Japanese landing drills every month, and there are patrols within 8 miles of the coast around the salt factory, if there are Japanese pirates attacking from our area, the news will be transmitted back in the shortest possible time, these villages are very close to Erwei Fort, and they can enter the fort in time to take refuge.

Moreover, in addition to the 112 soldiers, we also set up 13 escort teams, the soldiers are completely out of production to train the battle formation, and the escort team is on guard to maintain law and order. Su Ming said, looking at Ma Xingwang.

Ma Xingwang didn't speak, how can Erweibao have the money to raise the reorganized elite soldiers, how to build a guard team to maintain the security of Erweibao, just Su Ming said about the Japanese landing exercise, this can be seen that Erweibao attaches great importance to ordinary people, who does not want to live in such a place, it deserves that Erweibao is getting stronger and stronger.

If Erweibao is allowed to develop, Ma Xingwang dare not imagine. What should happen to Yao Qianhu at that time, this is another question.

"In these four villages, the young and strong have gone to build the city wall, and all the young and old are collecting materials to make fired cement, and now we can make 2,000 catties of cement every four days, and when the furnaces in these four villages are established, we can produce more than 30 stones of cement per day.

At that time, Erweibao can sell cement to anyone, and Master Ma must have known the role of cement, and there will be more knowledge of the benefits of cement in the future. Su Ming said this, and Ma Xingwang was still in deep thought.

Erweibao has the method of making cement in his hands, and he can sell the cement to Jinshanwei, or to the big families, and even to maritime pirates.

At that time, if the imperial court did not have the determination and certainty to kill everyone in Erweibao, it would never be an enemy of Erweibao, and this Su Ming said this to himself, but he saw it clearly. Cement is the talisman of Erweibao, and it is impossible for Yao Qianhu to find out how easy it is.

Thinking of this, Ma Xingwang couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, this Su Ming's wisdom is really not comparable to ordinary people, I can't imagine what the future will be with him in Erweibao, no wonder Su Ren values him so much, so what should he do now? Go back and tell Yao Qianhu about this?

People entertain themselves so carefully, how can it be possible for him to leave now, if he does this, Ma Xingwang believes that if he can't get to Jinshanwei, he will definitely die, and in an instant Ma Xingwang regretted coming to Erweibao.

Su Ming took Ma Xingwang around outside Erweibao for a morning, and at noon Ma Xingwang returned to his yard and saw a sumptuous lunch from the inn, but he ate it like chewing wax. Yao Zonghan only knew that there was a way to make cement, and for the salt pans made of cement, Yao Zonghan only knew that they could be separated from water, and with it, they could build salt pans anywhere.

Ma Xingwang tried the cement wall of his hospital, which was not worse than a stone, he had eaten half of his lunch and came to the courtyard where Chen Jian was, but he saw Chen Jian drinking with several soldiers, they had all kinds of chickens, ducks, fish and meat on the table, and the master of Cao Qi took two small flags to accompany him today, and everyone talked about the method of training.

Seeing Ma Xingwang coming, Chen Jian and Cao Chunrui pulled him together, Ma Xingwang listened to the exchange of understanding between the two of them about the military formation, and also understood how Erweibao dealt with the pirates.

From Cao Chunrui's words, Ma Xingwang heard the training intensity of the soldiers of Erweibao.

The 2nd Oborg troops used completely different methods to deal with enemies of different strengths. From dealing with weak pirates, small groups of pirates, to outnumbering them, they all have a corresponding way to deal with the enemy in the field.

Although this is only a theory, it is enough to surprise Ma Xingwang, because these theories cannot be done without a certain equipment foundation and training.

And Chen Jian was also constantly nodding his head as Cao Chunrui said, Ma Xingwang felt that if he stayed here, everyone's thinking would definitely be changed, which was also terrible.

When Cao Chunrui led the people away, Ma saw that all the soldiers were already drunk, and he took Chen Jian to the corner of the courtyard to have a good exchange with him.

"Master Chen Qi, these two Weibao give us good food and drink, and the items used are the best, what does Chen Jian think Su Baihu is doing this for?" Ma Xingwang has not forgotten the purpose of their visit this time.

"Su Baihu is hospitable, Su Qingping and Cao Chunrui are both temperamental, and it is good that they are willing to befriend us, but I never knew that this Erweibao was so rich, every meal of meat is constant, and the construction in Erweibao is about to catch up with Jinshanwei Town." Chen Jian said a little confused.

Ma Xingwang knew that Chen Jian would never betray Yao Qianhu, not to mention that he was Yao Qianhu's most powerful subordinate, Chen Jian's wife was Yao Qianhu's niece, and many of Chen Jian's businesses needed Yao Qianhu to take care of, but this Chen Jian's IQ really made him anxious!

Ma Xingwang's family was killed by pirates, and last year he went to Jinshan Wei to take a concubine, who gave birth to a son a month ago, and he is now over forty years old, and this son will not give up no matter what.

Hearing Chen Jian say this, Ma Xingwang thought about it for a long time and didn't know how to persuade the other party, and finally could only sigh and go back to his yard for a nap.