Du Zhongxiao rode a horse, Cheng Wenli and Pan Zhen followed behind to check the fields reclaimed by the camp.

The Yingtianwu Yamen is located on the bank of the Yellow River, not far from the ferry. With this as the center, the construction road extends eastward and cultivates farmland on both sides of the road. After more than two months of busyness, three east-west main roads are connected to the foot of the mountain in the east, dividing the valley into several pieces. In addition to the river bank, the north-south roads also have a road from Juncheng to Dongjiazhai. These roads are rammed into loess, very flat and feasible.

Looking at the flat fields on the roadside, most of the wheat seeds had been planted, Pan Zhen said: "In the past, land reclamation was nothing more than recruiting farmers and lending them seeds to the seeds of farm tools. We have everything here, and even the land has been planted. No wonder so many people come."

Cheng Wenli said: "I have thought too much about recording the matter. This kind of good thing is the land for farming and farming. The recruited farmers have come and managed well. When the harvest comes, they will only be divided into some grain. Now, everything goes well and farmers can be divided into 20%."

Pan Zhen said: "Food is the most important thing for the people. The most important thing for farmers is food. It is already amazing to divide 20% of the land. If you rent a person, you have to pay 50% of the rent. The seeds and farm tools are all your own plants and you can plant and harvest them yourself. How can you compare to us here?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "Our new construction here is of course to give benefits to the households, otherwise who would be willing to come?"

In recent months, the main certification of the land management service was to transfer the service personnel, and there were very few people employed, so the cost was not much. But this kind of thing cannot be stopped, and it will not work if it is used again in the future. The Volcanic Army is poor and recruits the people to serve, and they should take care of their food and accommodation, and give them a small amount of pocket money. Everyone is satisfied. When the local area develops in the future, who will have such conditions? In the future, we will still rely on the manpower of the land management service, and of course we should recruit more people.

It was autumn at this time, and the eyes were full of golden yellow. Occasionally, geese flew across the sky. The volcanic army was much colder than Bingzhou. When the north wind blew, it felt strong in style. There were not many pedestrians on the newly built roads, and only sparse coal trucks passed by. Although the vegetation in this area was lush and there was no shortage of firewood, Du Zhongxiao still strictly restricted the cutting, allowing the military, civilians to burn coal.

The coal resources on Hedong Road are really rich and deserve the name of the sea of ​​coal. Whenever you build a city, you can always find coal mines not far away, and most of them are open-pit coal mines, which are easy to mine. With the help of water transportation from the Yellow River and its tributaries, the freight is not high.

Du Zhongxiao and his party traveled westward, and the farmland they had reclaimed began to decrease and the land became deserted. At this moment, they suddenly heard the sound of waking up in front of them, and a burst of black smoke came out from the slope.

Du Zhongxiao looked at it and said to Cheng Wenli and Pan Zhen: "There must be a few of my subordinates testing guns there. They have driven out tigers and wolves in this area these days. Now they have fired guns. Maybe they have shot some wild game. Let's go and take a look."

After saying that, he rode his horse's heads towards the place where the black smoke rose.

Cheng Wenli and Pan Zhen looked at each other, shook their heads slightly, and followed closely.

Tao Shiqi and others have been testing muskets. After several months, they have used a lot of gunpowder. Now the gun is practical. This kind of thing is the most difficult to explore from scratch, especially if you don’t know the direction and have to go through countless failures to find the right direction. Although Du Zhongxiao is not familiar with muskets, he always has a clear memory of the development route, so that Tao Shiqi and a group of craftsmen will not have any major deviations. Cheng Wenli and Pan Zhen have both seen test guns and cannons. The scene of fireworks everywhere and the earth-shaking sound is really unforgettable. Especially the power of the projectile is stronger than a powerful crossbow, which gave them a deep impression. However, the two of them could not imagine how useful this thing was without the battle formation.

Soon, when I arrived at a small landslide, I heard the cheers of the crowd from afar. Following the sound, I walked around the obstructed trees and saw Tao Shiqi and Shisanlang bringing twenty or thirty people, cheering there.

Seeing Du Zhongxiao and others coming, Tao Shiqi and Shisanlang hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

Du Zhongxiao said: "You fired the gun just now, but what prey did you hit?"

Tao Shiqi said with his hands: "Returning to the officials, the young men saw a few wild boars, and they were shot and killed because they were afraid that they would destroy the farmland."

Du Zhongxiao knew what destruction of farmland was an excuse. What was there in the farmland at this time? The wild boars in this area were not big, not particularly fierce, black all over, and the flesh was fragrant and beautiful, which made many people very greedy. Tao Shiqi and others beat wild boars, one was to test guns, and the other was to eat greed.

With Cheng Wenli and Pan Zhen dismounted and sat in the camp of the crowd. Soon, Du Zhongxiao saw five or six strong men and happily carried two wild boars over. Each one weighed more than 100 kilograms and had a fat body. This is a native wild boar in China. It is different from those of Du Zhongxiao's previous life. It is smaller in size and has a fat meat. It is delicious when roasted or cooked.

On the Eurasian continent, Chinese pig breeds in the East are small in size and good in taste, and have been important livestock since ancient times. However, due to their small size and long breeding cycle, they are not economically cost-effective and do not have the status of later generations. On the contrary, wild boars in the West are huge in size, but the meat is like firewood. Not to mention fried, they taste poorly even when roasted and cooked. Most of the time, they can only be made of cured meat. If European native pig breeds are used, they cannot even be made of braised pork. Only by combining things and cultivating pig breeds that combine the characteristics of both sides, pork has become the first source of meat that overwhelms other meat animals. In this era, especially in places like Hedong Road, pork is too expensive compared to mutton, and even these officials cannot afford it.

Seeing two wild boars, Du Zhongxiao said, "We happened to check the farmland and were tired of walking, so we used some wine and meat here."

Cheng Wenli and Pan Zhen were delighted when they heard this. A few days ago, they ate the pork dishes newly made by Du Zhongxiao at the banquet, especially a braised pork dish, which was soft, delicious, and extremely fragrant and never forget it.

Tao Shiqi and others crossed their hands and responded, took people to clean up the wild boars, and set up a fire beside the camp.

Du Zhongxiao stood up and looked at the surrounding environment, and said to Tao Shiqi: "The day before yesterday, you said that these people have practiced good volleys. Today, there is nothing to do. Let me show you. These firearms will be of great use in the future. You must use them carefully."

Tao Shiqi smiled and said, "Officials are at ease. We have been practicing guns this month and hunting from time to time, which is no longer comparable to before."

After saying that, he gathered more than 20 people under his command, stood in a row, and sang a promise to Du Zhongxiao with his hands.

The shape of this musket was made by Du Zhongxiao based on the impression in the movie Qiancheng. The long barrel with a bayonet inserted in front was about the same as the short gun at that time. The black barrel was very thick and looked extremely solid.

Tao Shiqi stood aside, held a long knife in his hand, held it in his hand, and crossed his hands towards Du Zhongxiao.

Du Zhongxiao remembers one thing about musket tactics, queuing up and shooting volleys, and other uses have to be explored in practice. However, this kind of tactic is enough to be rampant for a while. If you want to completely enter the age of firearms, it will not happen in a short time.
Chapter completed!