Seeing that the lead bullets could not be loaded into the gun tube, Zhao Jin noticed a detail. Each bird gun was equipped with a match rope, gunpowder and lead bullets. In order to ensure that the bird guns they made would not have problems, these craftsmen made the lead bullets themselves.

Unfortunately, I also sifted the gunpowder myself, which is indeed a good intention.

But this method itself made Zhao Jin dumbfounded. The weights and measures used by each blacksmith should be different. Although everyone worked very hard, they did not create a batch of weapons with uniform specifications and sizes. If someone's ammunition is used on the battlefield,

After all, it’s a big joke to pick up someone else’s and use it but not use it.

It is necessary to give the blacksmiths uniform measuring tools and let them use uniform sizes to build them. However, the practice of sifting gunpowder and polishing the lead bullets is very good and should be maintained.

The penetration and damage of the bird gun surprised Zhao Jin. Ordinarily, with such a slender gun barrel, the lead bullets would not be too heavy, but they could still penetrate the protection of cotton armor. Zhao Jin didn't want to think about it until he got reliable data and templates.

Change the length of the gun barrel, but the handle of the bird gun should be the same one that I remember from the past, the one that can reach the shoulder.

However, these ideas and improvements cannot be made known too much to the people of the Xu family. Zhao Jin is already preparing to trap these blacksmiths according to the method of the winery back then. The rewards can be generous and the conditions can be as good as possible, but before everything is perfect,

It must be kept secret, so the workshop for making gunshots must be near Hejiazhuang.

The four counties in Shandong mentioned by Zhao Jin, Yixian and Tancheng, were mainly entered by Jianghu people from Pizhou, while Shanxian and Yutai were mainly invaded by Jianghu people from Xuzhou.

Because the people in charge are different, the progress is also different. The Pizhou side attached to Zhao Jin later, and after being sorted out, the strength is somewhat insufficient. In the past, the provincial border was a barrier, and people rarely crossed it. Now that they have been allowed, they still have to explore.

They were walking along, and Yixian and Tancheng counties themselves had not heard much about Zhao Jin and Zhao Ziying. If they wanted to join them, they would have to fight and fight.

As for Shanxian and Yutai, they are close to Xuzhou. The reputations of Zhao Jin and Zhao Ziying have long been known to them. The servants Tuanlian and Jianghu people here do not avoid provincial boundaries, let alone

The several actions of killing Wenxiang's followers made Shan County and Yutai tremble. Therefore, after Zhao Jin spoke, there was no collision and fighting. The territory of the two counties was directly opened to Xuzhou.

Letting people from all walks of life in Xuzhou go out to seize the land does not mean taking over all the land and industry here, but to control this land. As long as the original local tyrants and squires do not cause trouble and resist, then the status quo will be maintained. Will it happen in the future?

If you follow Zhao Ziying's rules, that's a matter of the future. Even if you follow the rules, you won't treat them badly.

The entry of Zhao Ziying and affiliated forces will not affect the lives of local good people, and will even make them live a better and more peaceful life. However, there is no need to talk about the business in the green forest rivers and lakes, such as brothels and gambling houses.

After changing the owner, the private salt merchants will also have dedicated people to take over. As for the kidnappers and the like, all the stolen goods will be cleared out.

Shanxian and Yutai are two places. Although Shanxian is several times larger than Yutai, the benefits of Shanxian are far less than that of Yutai. The reason is also very simple. Yutai County is adjacent to Weishan Lake and the canal, relying on waterways and

No matter how strict the government bans water ponds, irrigation will not be too difficult. Commerce and the like will prosper, so it will naturally be very wealthy. However, Shan County is close to the Yellow River and does not enjoy much water conservancy. The Yellow River disaster does contribute to it.

, the county relies on grain fields for food, and also depends on the sky for food, and life is very poor.

Under Zhao Ziying's repeated control, there are not many Jianghu forces in Xuzhou. Those who take the lead every time are various vassals, and certain rules have been formed long ago. Shan County and Yutai combined,

There are three places that can be called territory, Shan County and Yutai County, and Guting Town. This Guting Town also developed on the canal. The situation is not much smaller than that of Yutai County. It is like a He family.

The meaning of Qulipu near the village.

The various business owners in these three places have changed their owners. Many of them are still under the control of Wenxiang Sect, and they have all been taken over. However, the situation in the county towns, even Potian does not have much benefit, and for

As far as the vassal forces of Zhao Ziying are concerned, the ones who are really rich are the bullies and local tyrants who have committed many evil deeds.

Before entering the four counties of Shandong, the Internal Guards gave out a list in advance. The names on the list were the kind of bullies and local tyrants who were running rampant and illegal in the countryside. If they were eradicated, not only would people not feel like they were killing innocent people indiscriminately, but there would also be people

I think it is to eliminate harm for the people, and by eradicating this class, their farm industry can also be taken over, and even if Zhao Ziying takes it back in the future, they will be compensated accordingly.

This is the case for the vassal forces. After occupying these territories, Zhao Ziying still has to invest in building water conservancy to maintain order. For Zhao Ziying, it is temporarily a loss of money, and the immediate results are the salt roads and the four counties.

If the situation is won, the private salt business in four counties will also be captured, and then the private salt business in neighboring counties in Shandong will also be able to share the profits. This sum is really not small.

There are two people in charge of the illegal salt situation in the four counties of Shandong. One is Yan Heilian, who is in charge of Shan County and Yutai, and the other is Qi Erkui, who is in charge of Yixian County and Tancheng. The two of them could only be said to be salt dealers at the time, but now they are

Earned the name of the Great Salt Owl.

The two men each have about 200 salt men under their command. They are all capable men, and almost half of them are Xuzhou regiment training. Naturally, no one dares to offend such a powerful force. If they really want to face each other, Yan Heilian and Qi Erkui

There is no need to call people from Zhao Ziying to back it up, there is nothing that can be done by ourselves.

There are even legends that this Yan Hei Lian has long been the leader of the brigade, and he is also from the Internal Guards. He is a figure like the Dongchang Jin Yiwei. Who dares to offend him? Everyone has seen Yan Hei Lian's face, although they dare not mention anything.

The guards said so, but their attitude was extremely respectful.

In the early days when Xuzhou and Pizhou forces entered the four counties of Shandong, Zhao Ziying's team did not show up. The ones who were really affiliated with Zhao Ziying were Yan Hei Lian and Qi Erkui. Everyone can understand the meaning. These two came to host

, it’s definitely right to come and ask if you are unsure about anything.

With such strength and status, Yan Hei Lian and Qi Erkui are treated like giants. Qi Erkui is young and energetic, and is a little overwhelmed by being treated with such respect. He is very light-hearted and often says things that make people frown.

Although he spoke arrogantly, Yan Hei's face was tight, he never lost his composure, he was polite to others, and even had people remind Qi Erkui many times in private.

People inside and outside said that Yan Heilian, Uncle Yan, was benevolent and righteous, but Yan Heilian himself knew the reason. It goes without saying that several people in Xuzhou City at that time, Cheng Tongtou, died suddenly at night, butcher Li and Chen Ergou are now

They were all struggling in the village on the east bank of Luoma Lake, and the whole family lived with the refugees.

Yan Hei Lian was unclear about the specific details. I heard that Shazhu Li had returned to the business of killing sheep and pigs, and his daughter married a regiment leader. It was said that Chen Ergou was good at farming and had more than a dozen people in charge of him.

From this point of view, the life of these two people is not bad, but if they had been loyal to Zhao Jin back then, what would happen to their current wealth and status? The difference is really huge. With these two lessons in front of them, Yan Heilian has always been

Don't dare to be complacent.

It didn't take much effort to take over the private salt business in Shan County and Yutai. The Xuzhou Salt Market had already reached here. Yan Heilian led his men there. The people involved in the salt business here all went to Xuzhou and Shandong.

Welcome from this side of the border with great respect.

Of course, doing private salt business in person is still a little different from the past. The profit sharing ratio of each family will change. Each family no longer has to stock up on goods. Instead, trucks from Xuzhou will directly transport the salt, and then everyone distributes it everywhere.

, only the two largest salt owls in Yutai and Shanxian suffered a loss here, while the others either remained unchanged or benefited more.

However, the biggest salt lord in these two places is actually a patrol inspector from Shan County. He knows that Zhao Ziying is powerful. In this situation, he can only hold his nose and admit it. He honestly admits that for now, he may still be able to look forward to it in the future.

a compensation.

Everything went smoothly and easily. Yan Hei Lian didn't know how Qi Erkui was doing, but the two places he was in charge of were too easy. This situation not only did not make Yan Hei Lian relax, but made him a little worried. Now Jin Ye's situation

It is getting bigger and bigger, and everyone wants to follow suit to make progress, but except for the young people, the older ones are on the periphery.

Moreover, all peripheral matters are extremely simple under the majesty of Zhao Ziying, unable to show his ability and hard work. In this way, his achievements cannot be reflected in front of Mr. Jin, so there is no point in making progress.

Thinking about this all day long, he didn't even have a good time on New Year's Eve and Spring Festival. Yan Heilian even lectured his children several times, telling them to work hard in Zhao Ziying and not to lose the Yan family's face and make them learn from school.

The two children who came back from Team D to celebrate the New Year also looked depressed.

In prosperous cities, the New Year is celebrated throughout the first lunar month, but in counties like Yutai and Shanxian, even wealthy families can only celebrate the New Year after the Lantern Festival. What’s more, this year’s Liao Dynasty has been devastated and the market is in decline. No one has the time to enjoy the lanterns.

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After the Lantern Festival, it also means that the salt market will open and the private salt business will start to operate. The consumption of salt in the twelfth lunar month and the first lunar month is not small. After the Lantern Festival, there is demand everywhere, and truckloads of salt are shipped from everywhere.

It was transported from Xuzhou, and local salt dealers either pushed carts or drove ox carts to bring the salt back to their own places to sell it. There were even salt dealers from nearby Cao County and Jintai.

Despite being anxious, Yan Heilian still worked hard and kept his accounts meticulously. In order to learn how to keep accounts, he even asked the accountant to teach him how to read, which was a very hard learning experience.

"Master Yan, Master Yan" On the twentieth day of the first lunar month, Yan Heilian was about to go out to pick up the goods, but he heard someone crying and shouting outside the yard. The voice was very familiar to him, but it was a salt dealer from the north of Yutai County, named Zhang.

Third Brother's, I think two hundred kilograms of salt were carried away in a donkey cart a few days ago.
Chapter completed!