Outside the cabin, Richard breathed in the fresh morning air, taking a walk back and forth as he pondered his thoughts.

It is very pleasant to see the clear jade belt of rivers passing through the valley, and the green grassy slopes on the banks, and the colorful wildflowers blooming in early spring.

Just this invincible beauty, a proper mountain water villa!

I'm thinking about it......

Richard saw a four-wheeled carriage approaching in the distance, still full of goods, and two middle-aged men, one fat and one thin, sitting in the carriage, stopped and waited.

The fat man is a well-known rich man in the village, with a white face, and a particularly festive smile, this person is called Gaiwangshan, and he really deserves a good name, and he made a fortune last year.

He sneaked back to the village and was not discovered by the whites, then bought a pasture, built a house, married a woman, and had more than 300 cows and dozens of sheep in the family, and was one of the most prominent people in the village.

The horse-faced thin man is a down-and-out talent, named He Daozhai, he can't see a smiling face all day long, and he looks as if everyone else owes him ten taels of silver.

This person can't lift his hands or carry them on his shoulders, if it weren't for the Chaoshan villagers who often receive help, it is estimated that the grass on the grave is more than a foot high.

These two people are the assistant staff of the Tang Club under Richard, Gai Wangshan is coarse and fluent, and he is also capable and clever, temporarily serving as the head of the logistics team, responsible for food and shopping.

He Daozhai is one of the very few gentlemen among the Chinese workers who can read and hyphenate words, and can speak some foreign scripture and English, and even can speak a few words of Indian indigenous language.

Recruit a few backbones under your hands, and the shelves of the Datang Club will be set up.

Now in the initial stage, the requirements cannot be high.

Besides, there are no particularly outstanding talents among the Chinese workers, so they can only use them first and slowly find suitable candidates.

"Young master, you are auspicious."

There were still twenty or thirty meters between the carriages, and the chubby Gaiwangshan rolled down from the seat of the carriage, carrying a whip in his hand, and trotted all the way with a flattering smile to say hello.

Over there

He Daozhai sat on the carriage without moving, muttering a few words with a reluctant face, and the carriage came closer, and he finally got off the carriage.

But he just bowed with both hands and didn't say anything, even if he said hello.

The literati in his bones can smell it from afar, it's really sour.

Although Richard had a young face, he was very sophisticated, and he didn't like to show it in his heart, but nodded to both of them kindly.

He saw that Gai Wangshan was holding the carriage, so he came over and asked; "The two of you have been busy this morning, hard work, what are you doing?"

"Young master, in this bucket is half a bucket of milk squeezed in the morning, as well as 20 bags of wheat flour, 4 salted pork legs pickled at home, more than 100 catties of salted meat, and more than a dozen flatbreads baked."

"Well, keep the account according to the number, and the money will come out of the account as promised."

"No need, young master, it's all home-made local products, it's a small filial piety to you, no money."

"Ah Shan, I have received your wishes, but these things should be calculated as much as they want, Datang will not be short of money, and after it is developed, the money paid by members every month will be endless, this is not a matter of one or two days, you will be collected."

"Thank you, young master, then I'll accept it with a shy face."

"Well, take it, and ah, just some of the output of your family is not enough for so many brothers in the Tang Dynasty to eat and drink, and then arrange the affairs of the family, you have to take a few brothers to the new town to buy some supplies and come back."

"Well, you leave this matter to me, and I promise to do it beautifully."

"Mr. He will go with him, keep an account or something, and sort out everything clearly."

"Yes, young master."

He Daozhai is not a lively character, and his answer is like gold, and after he finished speaking, he stood aside and said nothing.

The carriage arrived at the door of the hut, and the noise outside woke the people in the house, and one of the fellows leaned out with a spear in his hand and rubbed his eyes to look, apparently a little dazed.

"Since you wake up, come and help the handle, carry everything in, make food by the way, and go to sleep when you are full." Richard commanded casually.

"Oh, I know, the young master will be here soon." The guy answered, and his head shrank back again.

Then there was a noise in the house, and it was the talented people who came back to the house, kicked all the sleeping partners awake, and rubbed their sleepy eyes one by one to come out to help.

The things on the carriage were quickly unloaded, and several people were busy chopping wood to boil water, cooking noodles, lighting a fire, and setting up an iron pot to gurgle and boil water.

Gaiwangshan also brought a few sacks of potatoes, took them out and lined them up one by one on the edge of the fire, shoveled some grass and wood ashes to cover them, and the remaining temperature of the firewood baked the potatoes in a while.

Take advantage of this time

Richard called Gai Wangshan and He Daozhai to the fire pond and arranged affairs for them one by one.

"Ah Shan, after eating later, you will take a few men and set off to the new town, and you will buy ten large iron pots, as well as shovels, spoons, oil, salt, rice and noodles, and then buy some pork, and first support the meal.

Remember, everything you buy is billed on a case-by-case basis.

Our Datang will not be short of money, and there is no need to pick and search to live, brothers have to spend effort in training, and it is not okay to eat well.

I ask for meat every day, a glass of milk in the morning, and enough rice for the staple food, can this be done? ”

"Young master, as long as the money can be supplied, I will take care of the food for these hundreds of people."

"That's fine, after the purchase, you have to go to the carpenter's shop to see if there is a suitable saddle and horse harness to order a batch, and for the time being, it will be calculated according to 30 sets, and ask them to give a reasonable price."

"That's no problem, I know an Italian carpenter's shop, they give a fair price, a lot of custom, and you can get a discount."

"That's not all, at last, I'll go to the blacksmith's shop and buy some big and small hammers, steel drills, saws, axes, twenty or thirty of each, and by the way, long iron nails and ropes, and we're going to build a camp."

"Young Master, has the place been decided?"

"It's settled, it's on the hill at the entrance of the village, it's the hill that you must pass through to enter the village, once the people of our Datang Club are stationed, set up a row of wooden fences along the valley mouth, and you don't have to worry about those white bandits rushing in at any time to harass and loot, and everyone can live with peace of mind."

"It's great to be able to get a good night's sleep. Young master, please rest assured, these things will be handled by me, and I will ensure that you will be satisfied with the sitting properly. ”

"Okay, Mr. He, after you have eaten, follow Ah Shan to buy, by the way, buy some pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other things, and register every guy when you come back, and write down your age and place of origin and any craftsmanship, understand?"

"Got it, young master." He Daozhai put on a horse face that no one should approach, and replied in a muffled voice.

Richard couldn't help but glance at him more, and saw that his horse had no expression on his face, and his heart was slightly sunny, and he didn't care.

This kind of thing that people dislike dogs, if it weren't for the fact that there were still two taels of ink in his stomach, now is the time to use people, and tell him to get out of the way every minute.

There's no other reason, it's just annoying to watch.

Normal people live a life, who wants to look at the face of a creditor all day long...... Isn't it a net blockage?

At this time

The chaotic footsteps outside sounded, it was Dai Changfu and others who came back with the guys who were running in the morning, and they scattered at the door, each fetching water and washing their faces, and the chaos was so lively.

The strong aroma of cooking food came from the wooden house, and the young men who seduced them could not bear it, and while laughing and playing, they hooked their heads to look at it frequently.

Seeing this scene, Lee's more and more felt that the matter of hiring military instructors should be put in front, otherwise, these energetic young men would be able to quarrel all over the world, and there would be no rules.

He strode out and ordered Dai Changfu and the several squad leaders appointed last night to form a whole team, and the president wanted to give a lecture.

Richard's face was very intimidating, and the noisy guys just now immediately quieted down, and hurriedly lined up one after another, some of them had water on their faces, and they didn't have time to wipe them.

Stand under the verandah of the wooden house

Richard's eyes swept over the players, and his dissatisfied expression became more and more intense, which invisibly brought great pressure to everyone present, and the atmosphere became more and more solemn.

The problem is really big

Judging from the queue alone, the line stands unevenly, of varying heights, and looks like a long snake winding from the side, rather than a neat row.

Some people wear Qing-style coats, some people wear dirty curly suits, and some people wear animal skin jackets, all of which are available.

Not to mention weapons

Except for a few about 20 people with revolver muskets, others had long knives and short clubs, some had short axes and woodcutters stuck in their waists, and even a few carried bows and arrows on their backs.

Isn't this a rabble?

Richard's fierce gaze scanned the audience, and after a short pause, he began to speak sternly;

Let's be honest

I'm not satisfied with the state of the horse team now, it's messy like bandits, it's a big problem, it's not the Datang team I want.

In view of the fact that the current personnel are not fully equipped, there are a lot of training problems, and there are not even simple rules, the next step is to hire military instructors to conduct training, put a halter on the wild horses, and set rules for you wild boys.

Say hello in advance and let everyone be a little mentally prepared.

The Datang Horse Team is not a rabble, but must form a fighting group and have strength, so that it can gain a foothold in this wild west and fulfill the arduous mission of protecting Chinese gold diggers.

The armed horse team was first created, and everything was started from scratch.

After formal training, confident and capable players can challenge the team leader, and the capable ones go up, and the mediocre ones go down.

Those who are confident that they can defeat me, the president, are qualified to challenge as long as they become the squad leader.

As long as you defeat me, you will be the president, how about it...... Do you have such a challenge of faith? ”

"There are ......" The chaotic responses of the people below were neither loud nor neat, nor loud, and it was obvious that they lacked confidence.

"Challenge the team leader, I can still try, challenge the big dragon leader, forget it, we still want to live for two more years!"

"We know how many bowls of dry rice we can eat, and we will give you another guts...... I don't dare to challenge the big dragon head. ”

"That's right, that's the thatched house of the birthday star...... Look for death. ”

The team's response, especially the last sentence, made everyone laugh.

See this scenario

Richard didn't have a problem, the Great Wall was not built in a day, it could only be done in the long run.

So he commanded with a wave of his hand; "The first team lined up to go into the house to eat, the second team waited, and the third team and the fourth team temporarily disbanded for free activities, waiting for the notice of the meal."

The pots and pans for eating are all uneven, and these hundred or so people can only make and eat twice.

"Oh ......" A heartfelt cheer rang out, much louder than Fang Cai's answer.

Richard smiled bitterly and shook his head and walked into the house, it is debatable how effective the chief's lecture is, no matter what, at least these young men are full of vitality and plasticity.