"Everyone in Yutai County is afraid. Originally, these people hoped to take advantage of the east wind of Liao's wages to annex the land and enrich the population. However, they did not expect that the common people would not be able to generate money and food, and the government would take advantage of them. Yutai County is adjacent to several

Everything is miserable, and they can see the outcome clearly, and they are able to survive until now only because of the pretense of our Xuzhou fox."

"It's no wonder. There aren't any powerful people in the county. These people are like a mess in front of the government. No wonder they can't hold on."

After a brief exchange of words, everyone understood the whole story. Jixiang pondered for a moment and then said: "Brother, why don't we let people from all walks of life in Xuzhou go and kill them? The time given to them today is short. If there is enough time, these pursuers will definitely be killed."

Kill Yu Jing. When the time comes, the strength of Yanzhou Prefecture will be even weaker. Let's take the opportunity to take it over.

Zhao Jin shook his head with a smile, looked at the expressions of Chen Huang, Ji Xiang and Liu Yong, lowered his voice and added: "Not letting them kill them all is the same as me leaving Xu Hongru and not killing them. It's not too early.

Go to bed early”

The three companions were stunned for a moment, and then they were thoughtful. After a while, Chen Huang stood up first and said in a low voice: "Whatever you want to think about, just follow it. I'll go for a walk inside the camp."

Liu Yong and Ji Xiang looked at each other, shook their heads, stood up and followed them towards the camp.

Early the next morning, Zhao Jin led the team on the return journey. All the people who came to meet him saw Zhao Jin's magnanimity. According to the number of people who came here, each team got more or less.

There are only a few horses, and these horses are fully equipped with saddles, bridles and harnesses. The price of a fully equipped war horse is not low. There are no more than sixty people who can gather the horses and harnesses. Such

Naturally, the distribution made them feel generous. This did not include those captured. These also included additional rewards. The spoils also belonged to individuals. Everyone felt happy and felt that this time was not in vain.

"Such an action is really too expensive. We need to be more cautious in the future." People from all walks of life felt that Zhao Jin was generous, but Zhao Jin and his friends felt that the cost was too high.

"So, infantry servants are the best. The cost of this horse is equivalent to six or ten people. This time we retreated in a hurry, almost throwing away the annual expenses of a regiment servant. It's not like this for a big family."

Spend it." Liu Yong calculated his accounts very carefully.

But after Liu Yong said this, he felt something was wrong. Yu coughed a few times and glanced at Mu Shulan. Mu Shulan just smiled and shook her head, saying that she didn't need to take it to heart.

Zhao Jin smiled, and after riding forward for a while, he spoke: "The main reason for rescuing Xiaolan this time is also the reason for letting all the forces in Yanzhou Prefecture know how powerful we are. For so many years, we have been guarding

The rules are no more than provincial boundaries, which makes many people here forget about themselves. Killing Lulu Dao once will stop them from messing around and give us a reason to enter Shandong.

After the team entered Xuzhou, it was much easier. The tired and poor cavalry and horses were left directly at the station of the first brigade and the regiment training and the manor to rest. It was enough for Zhao Jin to leave more than a hundred cavalry with him for the rest of the journey.

They were still in a hurry, because they couldn't cross the river at the ferry near Hejiazhuang, and the Yellow River would be frozen, but the lower reaches were not frozen tightly. Zhao Jin's team could only cross the river from the place adjacent to Xuzhou and Guide Prefecture in Henan.

No matter what, we have to stop at the Xu family in Jingshan on the way back. After all, this is Zhao Jin's in-law family, so we have to show some intimacy, but this time I feel a little uncomfortable with Mu Shulan.

But the reason for the discomfort does not lie with Mu Shulan. Xu Zhenzhen's father, Xu Benrong, is a self-proclaimed celebrity. He likes poetry, literature, romance, and having fun. He can't deal with a warrior like Zhao Jin. Xu Housheng is too honest and listens to others.

He had told about his brother-in-law's deeds, but he was always trembling in front of Zhao Jin, not even daring to raise his head. As for Mu Shulan, no one noticed.

"Uncle, you have also seen that the huge Xu family, without my miserable niece to support it, would either be ruined by the greedy Xu family inside, or be eaten up by tigers outside." Currently, the person in charge of the Xu family is Xu Bende.

Although Xu Zhenzhen's uncle is also very mediocre, he is still working hard at least.

However, Xu Bende came to Zhao Jin not to express his feelings, but to express another complaint: "Uncle, can you relax more when making this blunderbuss? Even if a blunderbuss is crafted with care, two experienced masters will only be able to work for twenty days."

That's enough, but you demand that every one of them must be fired. If there are any mistakes, they will be held accountable for the crime of building and inspecting goods. They are all afraid of beheading and won't dare to find anyone to do it. If this goes on, don't delay me.

It’s an important matter on your side.”

Zhao Jin smiled and shook his head, but he did not hesitate in his words: "If a blunderbuss fails to fire or explodes at the critical moment, it may kill my servant. The person who made this blunderbuss will also become a murderer."

, shouldn’t I settle the score with this murderer?”

Xu Bende naturally couldn't stand up in front of Zhao Jin, so he just smiled and continued: "Uncle, you are right. Maybe the people who make the muskets are also skilled craftsmen in our Xu family workshop, who dig coal and make iron.

As long as you have some strength, you can make weapons and iron tools. It depends on these masters and their apprentices to do the work, so it is not too rigid."

In Zhao Jin's past memory, these people were the so-called skilled people. Although they were hired to do work, their status was much higher, so they couldn't be too tough. Zhao Jin pondered for a moment and said: "Let's

They engraved their names, and every time they made a rod, I would give one tael of silver according to the name, and I would arrange for a special person to distribute the money to the name."

When he said these words, Xu Bende was startled. He waved his hands and said, "Why are you doing this? It's my family's business to make blunderbuss for you. It's just a little extra money for them. How can I give you so much, this, this,

If you have quick hands and feet, your salary will more than triple in one year."

Zhao Jin shook his head. Xu Bende also thought about Zhao Ziying, but he couldn't figure it out. Zhao Jin wanted high-quality weapons, while Xu Bende wanted to save money, but he didn't expect that this tael of silver was worth more than this blunderbuss.

The improvement brought about by Zhao Ziying was really not worth mentioning. Zhao Jin smiled and asked again: "With my method, won't the blacksmiths be reluctant to write their names?"

"Of course I am willing to write it. If you are willing to pay more, I'm afraid they will also write the names of the helpers and apprentices, but it is still too time-consuming." No wonder Xu Zhenzhen uses Xu Bende as the housekeeper, so she wants to save money and settle accounts.

It's really remarkable.

"This money will be distributed by a dedicated person from Yunshan Bank, so the Xu family should not interfere." Zhao Jin ignored Xu Bende's sigh and went about the arrangement on his own. Xu Bende naturally had no objection to this.

Incentive the craftsmen, make them feel that doing this is profitable, set up a reward and punishment mechanism, and get money if they do well, and they will be held accountable if they do not do well. Only then can these craftsmen of the Xu family work hard to build blunderbuss, Zhao Jin

I heard countless stories from Dong Bingfeng about the use of firearms by officers and soldiers, such as why they could not fire at a distance, how close they would explode, and so on. The reason for this is nothing more than the craftsman Hugata who made the firearms.

Like slaves, they do hard work without pay. There is no reward for good work and no one to hold accountable for bad work. The supervisor has to constantly withhold materials and instruct the craftsmen to do private work. Under such circumstances,

Naturally, no good weapons will be built.

The Xu family pays the craftsmen wages, which avoids many of the disadvantages of the official workshop. However, the blacksmiths pay the same wages for making other guns as for making bird guns. Naturally, they are not willing to work hard and take responsibility, but every bird gun is

If you can get one tael of silver, this extra reward is very attractive. A skilled blacksmith only gets ten taels of silver a year. This blunderbuss is only one-tenth of his annual income. After one year,

It is not difficult to make twenty guns, which is equivalent to doubling the annual income. With the temptation of such a generous income, they will naturally build it carefully and carefully, and naturally they are not afraid of being held accountable for engraving their names on the gun.

But what Xu Bende didn't know was that Zhao Jin was not willing to spend the money. Although the money was not much, the blunderbuss was not the firearm that Zhao Jin wanted. However, the Songjiang Yu family's search for standard Western firearms had not been smooth, so

He had no choice but to use the blunderbuss first. Zhao Jin also knew that the Yu family was not delaying and pushing back. Now the sea situation was changing. Several sea masters joined forces with each other and attacked non-stop, including those from the Japanese and Buddhist countries.

The prices of Langji's foreign goods have skyrocketed, and these Western firearms are really hard to find.

Zhao Jin also had the idea of ​​researching and modifying the short fire gun, but after careful disassembly, he found that the structure of the short fire gun seemed to be different from the long fire gun, so he gave up the idea to avoid going down the wrong path.

Going too far will end up costing you money.

The Xu family was extremely attentive to Zhao Jin's arrival. During this raid on Shandong, the armor and weapons of Zhao Ziying's team were mostly damaged. Xu Bende persuaded Zhao Jin to keep the damaged armor and send it to Hejiazhuang after it was repaired.

Zhao Jin originally planned to go there, but he changed his mind after talking with Xu Bende about the cannon.

"The weapons are here with you, and the armor will be repaired over there in Hejiazhuang. You can give Xiaoyong a list of the craftsmen who have made this armor. These people will go to Hejiazhuang. What are the styles and drawings of this armor?"

Neither can be kept." Zhao Jin said carefully, and Xu Bende quickly agreed.

Compared with the armor, chain armor and cotton armor of this era, the armor designed and manufactured by Zhao Jin is superior in terms of protection and lightness. If this kind of military weapon is learned by others, it will definitely be a big trouble, Xu

The coal mine and iron factory here cannot be said to be serious, it is just a larger workshop. Zhao Jin currently does not want to arrange for Yunshan Bank to take over all of it. Yunshan Bank has already tried its best to open branches everywhere. The Xu family has

The stall is too big, and it will be difficult to take over it, so it’s better to keep it as it is for the time being.
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