Zhong Min looked at the construction site in front of him and said, "I also want to know how expensive this cement is!" Yes! Put the cement on the construction site and we'll go back and ask for the price! The two put down the cement and walked back to the cement workshop. Queuing is a good thing invented by Lord Yang, and the two of them did not dare to disrupt the order of the queue, so they waited in the queue to receive cement, moved forward little by little, and waited for a quarter of an hour before it was their turn to the front.

Boss Liang, who distributed the cement, glanced at Ge Laoer, saw that he was empty-handed, and asked loudly, "Where is the wooden barrel that received the cement?" Ge Lao Er hurriedly explained: "We have already received it, we are here to ask, is this cement for sale?" Several craftsmen who distributed cement glanced at each other and said: "I hope that Zhuang will use more in this half a year, and I will not sell it, and I hope that Zhuang will be repaired in the future, and it will be sold out!" Ge Lao Er's face was happy, and he said with a smile: "How much does this cement sell for a catty?" ”

Hearing Ge Laoer's inquiry, the masons behind them were all interested, and they all leaned forward to listen to how Liang Lao Da answered. The masons all thought that if the price of the cement was cheaper than the sanhe earth, then they would be able to make some money for the materials by building houses for others. Boss Liang saw that the masons lining up behind him all hugged him and stared at him, and said loudly: "Line up, don't mess up the line!" ”

The masons who rushed up refused to leave, saying, "There will be no chaos! Daddy, you tell us a price, let's go to the queue again! "How much does this cement sell for a catty, dad will tell me!" "Yes, how did Lord Yang sell it?" The masons saw that Boss Liang was doing things for the hundred households, and called Boss Liang Daddy. Seeing that the masons were so eager to know the answer, Boss Liang glanced at his companions and said helplessly: "Don't worry! The captain said that the price of this cement will not exceed three pennies a catty! ”

Hearing this, the masons who gathered around were all overjoyed, and their faces were full of joy. Ge Lao Er and Zhong Yong glanced at each other, their eyes full of excitement. You must know that the cost of Sanhe soil is a penny a catty, but a catty of Sanhe soil can only be used as a catty! The cement is mixed with sand one to five, and one catty can be used as six catties. The price of cement is three times that of tri-soil, which means that the cost of using cement and sand as a binder is only one-half that of tri-soil.

This means that the mason can save half of the adhesive cost by buying cement and repairing the house for others! That's not a small amount of money. For a mason who only earns more than one or two silver a month, he will double his income if he can't say it! Although cement makes them throw away the most familiar Sanhe soil, it can make them more money!

The rejoicing masons asked loudly, "When will Lord Yang start selling cement?" "It's not enough!" "Can you buy it?" Boss Liang replied helplessly: "You can buy it, you can buy it!" I hope that as soon as Zhuang repairs the cement, it will be sold! Our owner will definitely have enough goods, now everyone goes back to line up! Grab the cement and get to work! ”

Hearing this assurance, the rejoicing masons relented and returned to the line of cement recipients. On October 15, Hua Zhang, the first platoon of the third company of the first battalion of the Xuanfeng Regiment, got the monthly money. The monthly money was three taels, and the Yang family paid it in full, without any deduction from the arrears. After repairing the city wall and having dinner that day, Zhan Jinguo, the commander of the first battalion, set up two oil lamps outside the barracks and set up a table, and distributed money to the soldiers of the first battalion one by one.

Although Zhan Jinguo is young, he is a close confidant of Lord Yang Peng, and he speaks and does things in a very orderly manner. These days, the Zhanjin Kingdom and the soldiers are filling the city walls with rammed earth, sweating and working, and none of the soldiers in the battalion dare to despise him. Hua Zhang's monthly money was personally received from the battalion commander Zhan Jinguo. Barefoot silver, glittering in the light of oil lamps. Hua Zhang took the silver and rubbed it back and forth in his hand, indescribably happy. "Thank you, battalion commander!" Zhan Jinguo glanced at Hua Zhang, and said lightly: "Thank me for what to do?" If you want to thank me, thank my big brother! It's all his money! ”

Hua Zhang hurriedly changed his words and said, "Yes, thank you Lord Yang!" Hua Zhang got the money and held it tightly in his arms and walked to his earthen house. Hua Zhang is nineteen years old, and his father sighs every day because he is worried that the family has no money to marry Hua Zhang's daughter-in-law. Now Hua Zhang can get three taels of silver a month, and his father's knot is about to be untied - it won't be long before he can save twenty taels of silver as a bride price and find a matchmaker to talk about a daughter-in-law!

This got the monthly money, Hua Zhang hurried home to report to his father. In the two earthen houses of the Hua family, his father was overjoyed when he heard the news, and the old cough seemed to have been cured all of a sudden. He talked to Hua Chang for a quarter of an hour without coughing. Hua Chang talked to his father for a while, happily hid the silver in the box, and prepared to go back to the barracks. As soon as he went out, he saw Sister-in-law Shen next door. Sister-in-law Shen looked at Hua Zhang from top to bottom with her eyes, and then said, "Hua Zhang! You've grown strong! ”

Hua Zhang replied honestly: "I have eaten well in the adult's barracks this month, and I have worked every day, so I have grown stronger!" Hearing this, Sister-in-law Shen stared at Hua Zhang with her head squinted, and said mysteriously: "Hua Zhang, don't lie to me!" I've heard that you're paying out your monthly money! Hua Zhang was a straight man, and replied happily: "What did I lie to you Sister-in-law Shen, we are giving out monthly money." Three taels of barefoot silver were issued, and there was no deduction of a penny! ”

Sister-in-law Shen was silent for a while when she heard Hua Zhang's words. After a long time, he said very jealously: "Hua Zhang, your life is really good, you know how to recruit soldiers!" My son was stupid, and he didn't apply when he saw the recruitment notice, saying that he was a lie, and now he can only drink gruel in the Zhuang army! You see, it's really getting money now! Hearing Shen's words, Hua Zhang touched his head and said, "I listened to Jiang Chong's words before I went to apply." ”

Sister-in-law Shen chirped: "What Jiang Chong, don't mention that decrepit person, that's your fate!" Hua Zhang, you are rich now! Do you want to marry a daughter-in-law? Hua Zhang looked at Sister-in-law Shen and said loudly: "Think, why don't you want to, Sister-in-law Shen, you have a way?" Sister-in-law Shen smiled mysteriously and said, "I'm well-informed, I don't know any of these girls from ten miles and eight towns." If you want to get married, I'll introduce you to one! ”

Hua Zhang has been worried about not being able to marry a daughter-in-law for more than a year, and was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly agreed: "Okay, Sister-in-law Shen, you can introduce me to a good one, and I will thank you with the silver when the time comes!" Sister-in-law Shen covered her mouth and smiled, and said, "What kind of girl do you like?" Hua Zhang thought about it, touched his head and said, "I like the big one!" Sister-in-law Shen was stunned and asked, "What's big, big butt or big chest, Huazhang, you can make it clear!" ”

Hua Zhang said resolutely: "Big chest!" Sister-in-law Shen nodded and said, "Okay, I know, if you want to have big breasts, I will give you Zhang Luo in the next few days, and I will give you a girl with big breasts when the time comes!" Hua Zhang smiled: "Then it's all thanks to Sister-in-law Shen!" "Remember the silver you said!" Sister-in-law Shen spat, stopped talking, twisted her ass and left.

Hua Zhang said goodbye to Sister-in-law Shen, felt that he had eyebrows about getting married, and was overjoyed, and secretly said that this is different from the adult of the management team, and suddenly there was a matchmaker to help him Zhang Luo, and he couldn't say that he would hug his daughter-in-law in a few months. He grinned and walked towards the barracks, and halfway through he met Jiang Chong, who was wandering around the village.

"Jiang Chong! Jiang Chong! Hua Zhang ran to Jiang Chong and said loudly: "I'll tell you a great thing!" Jiang Chong was wandering there with a weed in his mouth, and when he looked back at Hua Zhang, he casually asked, "What's the big thing?" "A matchmaker has come to introduce me to my family!" Hua Zhang smiled happily and said, "My father has been worried for two years, but he was poor before, and no one took care of me. Now as soon as the battalion leader pays the monthly money, there is a matchmaker to give me Zhang Luo. Jiang Chong spit out the weeds and said: "Three taels of monthly money, of course, there are money-greedy matchmakers eyeing you!" ”

Hua Zhang touched his head and said, "What is a money-hungry matchmaker, that's to help me introduce my daughter-in-law, Jiang Chong, don't you want to get married quickly?" Jiang Chong said: "I used to think, but now I am not in a hurry!" Mrs. Shen found me just now, and I ignored her! "Sister-in-law Shen is also looking for you?" Why don't you let her get a daughter-in-law for you? Jiang Chong glared at Hua Chang and said, "Hua Zhang, you are stupid, now your family is still poor, there are only three taels of silver in the box at home, and there are only two broken earth houses at home, what beautiful girl can the matchmaker introduce to you?" It's good to find an ugly daughter-in-law for you! But we get three or two months of money a month, if you are not in a hurry to get married, wait for two years to save a few dozen taels of silver, and buy a decent house, such as buying a small villa with a large pipeline! All of a sudden, the conditions were very different! With a small villa, money at home, and such a high monthly money, aren't the girls from ten miles and eight towns at your disposal? ”

Hearing Jiang Chong's words, Hua Zhang suddenly seemed to be enlightened, stood there for a long time, and said with a sigh of relief: "Jiang Chong, what you said makes sense!" Jiang Chong glanced at Hua Zhang, and said: "And, think about it, we are the first batch of soldiers of the battalion commander!" After a pause, Jiang Chong said slowly: "Look at the rifles of the battalion commander, killing the enemy hundreds of steps away, when the time comes, it will be like having fun, do you think the battalion commander will be just a capital in the future?" I can't stop thinking of the generals. When the battalion commander expands the ranks, we veterans will have the opportunity to become officers! ”

Jiang Chong looked at Hua Zhang and said, "I heard the platoon commander say that his monthly money is six taels of silver!" Think about it, if we are lucky enough to be a platoon leader, and we have six taels of silver a month, can we find a handsome girl to be our daughter-in-law? Can it be compared to you now hurrying to find an ugly daughter-in-law? Hua Zhang was told by Jiang Chong from beginning to end, and was said to be a big red face, and after thinking for a long time, he blushed and said: "Jiang Chong, what you said is true!" If I hadn't listened to you, I wouldn't have enlisted as a soldier of the battalion commander! I listen to you! Then I'll go to Sister-in-law Shen and say that I'm not looking for a daughter-in-law for the time being! ”

Jiang Chong heard Hua Zhang say this, smiled and didn't say more. By mid-October, Yang Peng already had 130 flintlock pistols in his hands. Yang Peng armed a company of one hundred and twenty-five people with these rifles, and the remaining ones were assigned to several battalion commanders to familiarize the battalion commanders with weapons. With this miraculous weapon that can take the life of a person hundreds of paces away, the soldiers and officers alike regarded them as treasures, and their morale soared.

Yang Peng asked the company, which was equipped with flintlock pistols, to repair the city wall only for half a day every day, and spent the remaining half a day on the training ground to practice the queue and shoot targets on the shooting range. Rifle shooting and queues are both easy things to learn. After training for more than half a month, by the time of early November, the company's shooting was already 90 percent of the targets from a distance of 200 meters, and the queue was also quite well trained.

Zhan Jin Guo was a little incomprehensible about letting the soldiers practice the queue. "My lord, you let these soldiers practice walking in unison, looking to the right and practicing so neatly, practicing the movements of a company like a person, it seems to have nothing to do with the battle, there must be a deep meaning!" Zhan Jin Guoji can speak, although he is expressing his doubts, but his doubts are like sycophants. Yang Peng glanced at Zhan Jin Guo and said with a smile: "Jin Guo, you must know that our troops are different. We used rifles, not emphasizing the bravery of individual infantrymen, but using arrays for shooting. In this case, whether the soldier is disciplined or not becomes the key to combat effectiveness! I let the soldiers train the platoon, and what they practiced was their discipline! ”

Zhan Jinguo arched his hand and said: "Listening to the words of adults is better than reading for ten years!" Zhang Xiang stood aside and said, "Zhan Jinguo, how did you write crepe!" It's like a showman! Zhan Jinguo was about to explain, but he heard Yang Peng say: "Zhang Xiang, don't be suspicious of others!" You still don't know a word! Zhang Xiang raised his head and said: "I am illiterate, but I don't test my fame!" Yang Peng said: "From tomorrow, you can find a gentleman to teach you to read, recognize ten words a day, and learn 1,500 words in half a year." At the very least, you must be able to understand the notices. After a pause, Yang Peng said to the other two battalion commanders Cheng Shijie and Duan Zhixian, who were watching the excitement: "The two of you also have to learn to read and write, and I will check it in half a year." ”

"Big brother, you're getting more and more demanding!" Yang Peng scolded: "You don't have to be lazy, you don't learn and don't have skills, how can you pass the order to lead the troops to fight after you can't read the words?" ”

"Okay, I'll learn!" Hearing Yang Peng's words, the three battalion commanders all agreed to come down. Zhan Jinguo could already read and write, so he didn't need to learn anymore, so he stood aside a little proudly. Yang Peng also said: "You four battalion commanders should pay attention to observation at ordinary times, or entrust company commanders to observe, and promote those soldiers who are smart and responsible, and who have outstanding performance in training and labor, to squad leaders, and each squad leader is in charge of seven or eight people, and the monthly salary will be increased by one or two to four taels a month. ”

Zhan Jinguo replied: "Okay, big brother! It is estimated that the people who are promoted are going crazy with joy! Duan Zhixian replied, "Okay! Eldest brother! Zhou Dayong and Liu Zhiliang hurriedly said: "Got it! "I see! My lord! "After an hour of practice, the soldiers left the training ground and moved to the shooting range and began to practice shooting. The soldiers of this company have been training for 20 days, firing 20 shots a day, and the soldiers have become more discerning in their shooting, hitting targets several hundred meters away crackling, and the reloading speed has also increased from one shot a half a minute half a month ago to three rounds a minute now.

Yang Peng's troops used custom-packed gunpowder technology. This technique is also simple to say, and at this time, Da Song didn't know what was going on. However, in the Ming Dynasty, the soldiers put the gunpowder and bullets needed for a single shot of the flintlock pistol into a paper bag, and when using it, they first bit through the paper bag and poured a little gunpowder into the powder pool, and then stuffed the remaining gunpowder and bullets into the chamber. The RB people did not use paper packets, but packed gunpowder and bullets used in a single shot in a bamboo barrel, which was called early closing.

This way of loading is a guarantee of rapid fire from breech-loading rifles. As a boss, Yang Peng will of course use this advanced charging method, and he uses thick oiled paper to wrap bullets and gunpowder. Yang Peng and the four battalion commanders watched the shooting range for a while, and they were all excited by the strong firepower of this company. Liu Zhiliang licked his lips and said, "Big brother! This flintlock gun is too strong, and a soldier can use one as a hundred! ”

Yang Peng smiled: "What you said is too exaggerated!" Do you want to lead your troops into battle? Liu Zhiliang said loudly: "I think, I used to think that martial arts were the most important thing on the battlefield, but now with the flintlock pistol of adults, I know that weapons and equipment are the most important." With such a powerful force into battle, even if you are not afraid of the Khitan dog! Zhan Jinguo also said excitedly: "Yes, big brother, we have such a weapon, and we are not afraid of Khitan dogs!" If the Khitan dog comes to rob again like he did a few years ago, we will destroy him! ”

A few days later, a large group of refugees came to Yang Peng, and Yang Peng asked where a gang of bandits in Yanshan County did it. Yang Peng pulled the troops outside the city, camped outside the city and rested for one night, and the next morning, Yang Peng asked Liu Zhiliang to lead the way to Yanshan to suppress the bandits.

Along the way, Liu Zhiliang cried with a sad face, and kept nagging: "Battalion leader, the leader of the bandits is called Guoshan Kong, who is good at using a big knife, and I don't know how many heroes I have killed!" Where are you recruits? "Battalion leader, there are more than 20 good players among the bandits, all of whom are one of the best generals in a hundred. Last time, the county patrol led 500 people to suppress, and was completely collapsed by the more than 20 bandits, and the head was slashed to death on the spot. ”

"Battalion leader, those bandits have been killed outside the county twice in half a year, and the county master has no other way than to close the city gate, so why do you bother to touch it?" "My lord, how can you recruits withstand the rush of those bandits? Otherwise, we will turn back and beg the governor to send heavy troops to suppress it!" Battalion leader, no matter how heavy your reputation is, your life matters! ”

Yang Peng was annoyed by the guide's quarrel, and said, "Don't be afraid, when you get there, you show the way, and I'll let you go back!" Then Qin Liu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly said, "Is this true, my lord?" Yang Peng scolded impatiently: "What am I lying to you for?" That Qin Liu's face suddenly turned happy, as if he had picked up a life, and then he stopped nagging.

Under the leadership of Qin Liu, the army of more than 200 people went all the way to the east, and gradually walked out of the plain and into a mountainous area. The mountain was uninhabited, undulating, full of trees and boulders. Yang Peng led his troops back and forth on the narrow mountain road, secretly saying that this was really a suitable place for hiding thieves. After Qin Liu was told that he could leave early, he was in a much better mood, and said attentively: "My lord, this is the salt mountain!" After walking ten miles further, you will reach the thief's den and cloud peak! ”

In order to prevent being ambushed by bandits, Yang Peng put all the infantry on alert. He placed three squads of twenty-four scouts to reconnoiter in front and on both sides, while the large army followed the scouts behind. After walking a few more miles, Yang Peng suddenly heard the crackling gunshots from the scout in front, Yang Peng's heart sank, and he shouted loudly: "Everyone occupies a high place and prepares to meet the enemy!" A hundred infantrymen climbed to the rocks on either side of the road, loaded their rifles and prepared for battle.

In the middle of the ring, a squad of scouts turned back. The scouts were beaming, and two of them carried a bandit who had been shot in the leg until they walked up to Yang Peng and threw the bandit on the ground. The bandit's wounds were ripped and he screamed loudly on the ground. "My lord, I met three bandit scouts, caught one alive, and ran away with two!"

Yang Peng looked at the bandit with an injured leg, drew a knife and slashed at the other leg of the bandit, and the thief immediately let out a miserable scream. "How many bandits are there in the cottage?" Seeing that Yang Peng was so ruthless, the injured thief didn't dare to lie, and said in a panic: "Official! There are more than 340 bandits, and more than 100 women and miscellaneous servants! ”

Yang Peng asked again, "What weapons do you use?" The thief replied, "Most of them have broadswords, and there are more than sixty archers, and there are more than twenty horses!" More than thirty people have armor! And also... And two useless machine crossbows! Yang Peng was stunned: "And the machine crossbow?" Where did it come from? The thief hurriedly replied, "Official! It was cast by the craftsman of the cottage, but there were no bows and arrows in the cottage, and the crossbow couldn't be fired! ”

"There are still craftsmen in the cottage?" Only then did Yang Peng put his mind at ease, and asked people to tie the thief to a tree and ignore him, and continue to advance with the troops. After walking four miles forward, and when there were still three or four miles away from Jiyun Peak, Li Zhi heard "Bang!" With a sound, the scout squad who was exploring the path in front of him suddenly fired another shot. This shot was obviously the reconnaissance squad calling the police, and Yang Peng hurriedly let the troops occupy the favorable terrain with a wide field of vision and spread them on the hillside to prepare for battle.

In the middle of the ring, Yang Peng saw the scout squad running back in front of him, and shouted loudly as he ran: "My lord! The bandits are here! Yang Peng was stunned, he didn't expect these thieves to be so arrogant and come out of the cottage so far. Quickly asked, "How many people?" How far? "About three hundred! It's only two miles away! ”

Yang Peng stabilized his mind and secretly said that his first battle against the bandits was about to start, and he shouted loudly: "Call the other two reconnaissance squads back!" Everyone rushes to the top of the hill to occupy the favorable terrain! After thinking about it, Yang Peng said to Qin Liu: "Qin Liu, you get out, you don't need to lead the way!" ”

Qin Liuru was amnesty, kowtowed to Yang Peng, and fled on the road at a trot. According to Yang Peng's order, one hundred and twenty-five soldiers ran to the top of the mountain with their rifles, grabbed the top of the mountain and occupied the highest point of the mountain road, and raised their rifles to the foot of the mountain. Yang Peng walked to the top of the hill and observed the terrain: his troops were at the top of the hill, and the top of the mountain was about 400 meters away from the foot of the mountain. If the bandits want to rush over, they can only rush up from the mountain road at the foot of the mountain, and the bandits can't run fast in this kind of terrain. Moreover, this mountain slope is steep, and there are several cliffs where there is no road that is impassable, and the bandits can only take the mountain road if they want to rush up, and Yang Peng's riflemen can easily block the bandits on the mountain road.

Yang Peng secretly said that the terrain is good, which is conducive to the deployment of firepower of his troops. Of course, if you use a three-stage shot on flat ground, the firepower is more fierce, but if you go into the mountains to suppress bandits, the chances of encountering bandits on flat ground are not very high. Even if the war starts on the mountain road, Yang Peng is confident that these bandits will not return! Yang Peng raised his war knife and shouted loudly: "Everyone check again whether the ignition powder is loaded and whether the bullets are loaded!" ”

The soldiers checked the gunpowder and bullets again before re-pointing their guns at the foot of the mountain. Everyone waited with bated breath, and after waiting for half an hour, they saw the bandits who had rushed over. Under the leadership of more than 20 horseback backbones, about 300 bandits walked to the foot of the mountain. Those bandits are all very strong, and they obviously eat well! At first, a big thief was very tall under his crotch, riding a red high-headed horse wearing brand-new cotton armor, holding a five-ring machete in his hand, and the momentum was violent, thinking that the leader of the bandits had crossed the mountain.

The bandits saw the officers and soldiers on the hill, rode to the mountainside more than 200 meters from the top of the mountain, stopped their horses, and jumped off their horses one by one, unaware that they had entered the range of flintlock pistols on the mountain. Yang Peng saw that the bandits were stupid, and shouted loudly: "The four platoon commanders listen, after I shout and fire, the four platoons will take turns to shoot, and the platoon commanders will take turns directing the salvo!" Five seconds in between! Do you understand? ”

"Got it!" "Got it!"

The bandits jumped off their horses and shouted at the foot of the mountain. Those in armor straighten their armor, and those who don't have armor simply take off their shirts and hold their weapons bare. The leader of the bandits stood at the front, shouting loudly with a large sword, as if to boost morale. The bandits looked very strong, which made the soldiers on the mountain a little nervous. However, after a month of training, Yang Peng's soldiers were disciplined. Moreover, the soldiers knew how powerful their rifles were, and they were confident in defeating these bandits.

However, there was still a soldier who deserted, was too nervous and opened fire without permission. Only a "snap" was heard, and a soldier squatting to the right of Zhong Feng pressed the trigger. The bullet didn't have a long eye, and I didn't know where it went. The bandits were startled by the shot at first, but when they realized that the bullet had not hit any target at all, the bandits laughed. The laughter of more than 300 people converged at the foot of the mountain.

Liu Zhiliang was so angry by the soldier who shot without authorization that he went up and kicked him twice. "Don't listen to the command! Lao Tzu kicked you to death! The soldier blushed as the others watched, and quickly crouched back into the distance to reload. After shouting for a long time, the bandits finally ran up the mountain. It is more than 200 meters away from the top of the mountain, which is less than the distance to charge with all your strength. The bandits didn't run at full speed at first, the bandits' forward walked briskly on the mountain road, and it took a minute to get to a hundred and fifty meters away from the Minnie gun.

Yang Peng was waiting for this moment, and shouted loudly: "Fire!" Hearing Yang Peng's order, the first platoon commander waved his long knife and shouted: "The first platoon shoots!" Before his voice could be heard, thirty-one flintlock pistols spat out tongues of fire and a cloud of smoke that rained down on the bandits at the foot of the mountain. The distance of 150 meters is too close, and in ordinary training, the flintlock pistol hits a humanoid target almost 100 times. Although the soldiers were nervous in actual combat, they also had a seventy percent hit rate. In just one moment, more than twenty bandits on the mountainside were shot by flintlock pistols and fell in a pool of blood amid screams.

If you want to know what happens next, let's see the next breakdown.