Chapter 047 The Hat is Important
The next day, Lu Youpeng arrested the deputy captain of the first squadron of the first brigade. Seeing that the army had held a meeting to rectify discipline last night, the man thought that he had betrayed military secrets and planned to escape overnight, but was caught by Lu Youpeng.
A large group of people committed a crime, which made Miao Gui embarrassed, so he ran to Zhao Yulin to apologize.
Zhao Yulin told him not to carry ideological baggage. It was normal for a Shenwei army of several thousand people to have some problems, but as a leader, one must have a clear mind. The first brigade had outstanding military achievements and a large number of fierce men, so it was even more important to do a good job of discipline and ideological education, and not to be cocky.
Miao Gui sincerely said that it was his fault for not managing his subordinates well enough and he wanted to make amends.
Zhao Yulin told him: The Sixth Battalion lost so many brothers and is short of officers. The First Battalion can exchange some backbones with the Sixth Battalion to strengthen the team again.
This was a good way to mend the relationship between the brothers. Miao Gui understood it immediately and immediately stood up to discuss it with Lai Chuanfang.
In the afternoon, Zhu Congwen and Chen Xian came to see him. Zhao Yulin took out the tactical vest and said that the Sixth Brigade was attacked this time and the brothers had no armor, so they suffered a great loss.
Zhu Congwen said that we should start with the tactical vest and solve the problem of upper body protection first.
Zhao Yulin nodded and said that the hat was also very important. He then took the helmet that Zhu Congwen brought and gave it to Chen Xian, saying that the brim of the hat should be widened a little bit, and then the mold could be made directly and forged into shape in one go using a forging press.
The quality of today's crude steel is much better than that cast iron helmet. Chen Xian showed that the style would be produced very quickly. It is of high quality and much lighter than the old-fashioned helmet.
Zhao Yulin told Chen Xian that the iron sheet of the hat should be thinner and lighter, and that the lathe tools he designed should be made faster. If the Shenwei Army wanted to crush the enemy, it had to be one step ahead in weapons. The current Zhuge Crossbow was OK, but it would be weak against the Imperial Guards.
When Chen Xian heard that the Sixth Brigade had suffered a loss in the Typhoon Shelter, his eyes were filled with blood. He vowed to lead the craftsmen to develop new weapons as soon as possible.
Zhao Yulin sent them off and returned to his study, but his wound was itchy. This was the muscle tissue growing and healing. He asked Fan Zheng to change him a cup of tea so that he could continue drinking.
At the home of the Jiazhou prefect, the prefect and an old man were drinking. The prefect said with regret, "It's a pity that eunuch Jia's mission ended in vain."
Jia Gonggong, who was operating the duck, said in a contented voice, "Not entirely. At least I got to taste the authentic Wu Gu Feng and test out the depth of this guy."
The middle-aged prefect, whose temples were already gray, said humbly, "I am afraid that the government will find out and blame me one day."
Jia Gonggong smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay. This is arranged by the Queen Mother and tacitly approved by the government. What's there to be afraid of? I will report your contributions truthfully when I go back."
The truth of the Typhoon Shelter incident has basically come to light at this point. After Lu Youpeng interrogated a large group of spies, it became clear: more than 200 imperial guards came from Lin'an, and the Jiazhou prefect secretly sent a hundred elite soldiers to assist in order to avenge the deceased eunuch Wang.
Of course, maybe the Emperor Lin'an is interested in playing around and wants to test the strength of the Shenwei Army?
Zhao Yulin has already thrown these bad things into the trash.
When he asked the soldiers to take off the pants of the fake soldiers and saw that they were government troops, the first thing he thought about was how to strengthen the army and make himself bigger and stronger.
Two days later, Zhao Yulin took his brothers to the Typhoon Shelter again to bury the sacrificed soldiers there, and chopped off the three captives to commemorate his brothers.
Mr. Zhang from the academy specially wrote the inscription. He asked the owner of Rongbaozhai to carve the story of the Shenwei Army's self-defense battle to let people passing by know that they were fighting for themselves .
Zhao Yulin announced on the spot that the Shenwei Army would continue to expand, with the initial goal of establishing ten combat battalions. He asked his brothers to work together to build this powerful and invincible new army.
A deafening shout came from the valley: Invincible Divine Mighty Army, the Divine Mighty Army is invincible.
At night, the troops camped on the spot, and Zhao Yulin, Lei Man, and Zhu Congwen drank. He said that the management of the area controlled by the Shenwei Army was not strict enough, and the army and the people were two different entities, so they needed to plan carefully.
Zhu Congwen said the best way was to mobilize the village chiefs to implement real joint defense and joint protection. Village chiefs were the squad leaders of local militias.
If the common people work together to protect the fruits of their labor, there will be no problem of being deaf or blind. It can also ensure the source of soldiers for the Shenwei Army.
Zhao Yulin nodded. He said that Manager Ju would take charge of this matter, and Zhu Congwen would place those soldiers who were not fit to go to the battlefield again and gradually support the militia to become the helper of our Shenwei Army.
Lei Man said that he would lead his troops to Wuzishan after returning. Zhao Yulin asked him to take the Sixth Brigade there and told the brothers to keep calm, take root and develop , and believe that our lives will get better and better.
After the cock crowed twice, several people fell into a drowsy sleep.
The next day, the troops returned to Sanjiangkou New City. Zhao Yulin was stationed in the military camp to expand the Shenwei Army. Half a month later, the seventh and eighth battalions were formed, with Li Yunqing and Yang Xingyun serving as battalion leaders respectively.
In the evening, Zhao Yulin went to Wu Yuqi's tent to chat. He patted himself on the shoulder and said that everything was fine and the wounded would go back to the team. The two female soldiers next to him said with a smile that their Captain Wu wanted the young master to be a patient and never leave.
Wu Yuqi smiled sweetly at first, then immediately laughed and scolded them, asking what they were talking about, how could she do that?
Zhao Yulin smiled, sat over and bumped his shoulder against hers and said that he actually hoped she would go to Shunfeng and follow Master Lu Youpeng to learn how to manage the intelligence network of the Shenwei Army. He felt that that was a job more suitable for her and it seemed like a waste of talent for her to work in the special forces.
Wu Yuqi said that she likes doing this and saving lives is a virtue.
Zhao Yulin saw that she was now decisive and bold in doing things, and had changed from her initial emotional and weak appearance. He liked her very much. This was the kind of person he needed.
The next day, Zhao Yulin crossed the river to the county government office. Yang Zhishan had been promoted to county magistrate. He invited Zhao Yulin to the back hall for tea and said happily that Yibin Port was progressing rapidly and the passenger terminal would soon be put into use.
Zhao Yulin said it was nothing, the next step would be to improve the machinery to make the construction faster.
He told Yang Zhishan that he planned to convene a meeting of local police officers to discuss the establishment of local militia teams.
He said that if Yibin wanted to learn from the lack of information about the Typhoon Shelter incident, which allowed bandits and thieves to take advantage of the loopholes, it would be necessary to achieve full coverage of the unified coordination and command of the militia. He wanted to complete the reorganization of the militia in the entire county and establish a large network to ensure safety.
Yang Zhishan said that it would be scheduled for four days later, and the county government would issue an official document. What exactly was to be done?
He talked about the idea of joint defense and protection in which the military and civilians were one family and all the people were soldiers, and he wanted to implement it in the entire Yibin County. First, he would set up militia teams in each dubao, and his Shenwei Army would send recovered wounded soldiers to serve as deputy captains to lead the militia.
Yang Zhishan agreed to everything and asked him if he had anything else.
He said that there were not many troops stationed in the two military camps in the south and north of the county, so all those guarding the city gates would be sent to Lingxiao Mountain to assist in the defense. His Shenwei Army would take over the military camps and guard the city gates.
Yang Zhishan widened his eyes and asked him what he meant?
He said that the Shenwei Army already had 5,000 people, and Sanjiangkou was too small to accommodate them, so they had to find a place to settle them. As the government troops were eating people's food but not doing human work, wouldn't it be better to let them all go out to exercise in the wild to improve their memory?
Yang Zhishan asked him doubtfully if he had found out anything.
Zhao Yulin said no, but he was well aware of the bad behavior of this group of soldiers and bandits from the past when they climbed the mountains to suppress bandits and saw the city gates lost many times.
The government troops must be rectified.
Yang Zhishan took a sip of tea and said that he had to discuss this with Mr. Chen.
Zhao Yulin said he would not go so as not to embarrass Mr. Chen, and asked Lord Yang to go instead.
He said goodbye and went back to Cuiping Mountain. Shopkeeper Ju came to him happily, carefully took out two blurry glass cups from his arms and showed them to him, and said with great surprise that the crystal cups were ready.
Zhao Yulin picked it up and played with it, frowning and saying that the purity was far from enough, too far off.
Shopkeeper Ju said like a young wife, "It's amazing!" and asked how much it would sell for.
Zhao Yulin said that if they were sold in sets of two in a nanmu box together with the Wu Gufeng that had aged for half a year, how much would be appropriate?
"How about one hundred taels of silver?" asked Manager Ju.
Zhao Yulin said: "One hundred taels? You are robbing people."
Shopkeeper Ju's face turned red after hearing what he said, and he quickly shook his head like a rattle and said that this thing was rare in the world and was definitely worth buying.
Zhao Yulin laughed in his heart. Damn, it’s just a piece of rotten glass, how could it be rare in the world?
He said that he would do it this way, and first negotiate a price in his porcelain circle, and then sell it as a crystal cup, but he would call it a glass cup, because it is transparent and beautiful. In the future, when there is a better one, it will be called a crystal cup.
The next day, Cuiping Morning News published the news that Cuiping Guigu had found rare materials and Cuiping Porcelain Workshop had made a crystal glass cup, a treasure of the world. Shopkeeper Ju also spread the news through his circle of contacts, and soon people came to the mountain to inquire, inquire, and see the real thing.
Ma Ling'er was fond of her Beggar's Chicken. While supervising business discipline, she was still obsessed with her Beggar's Chicken. She asked Liu Yuru to arrange for people to build a second Beggar's Chicken restaurant at the dock on the side of the Jinsha River. She personally cooked and trained the chefs. After the new restaurant opened, the business was booming.
Merchants who come to buy glass cups are very happy because they can eat Wu Gu Feng and Beggar Chicken nearby. The restaurant is always packed. If they come late and can’t get the food, they will invite the customers to go across the river, saying that the restaurant is the old-fashioned main store.
Chen Zhongshun invited Chen Xian, two glass-making masters, and Shopkeeper Ju to have a drink together. Chen Xian said that wine that had been aged for half a year did taste different, it was fuller and mellower, with a long-lasting flavor.
Zhao Yulin was laughing and said that Chen Xian could become a wine tasting master.
He ordered that the Wu Gu Feng wine be packaged in a new wine jug and sold with glass cups, and named it "Uniquely Crafted Tasting Wine". One pound of wine cost two cups, and the price was fifty taels of silver.
Shopkeeper Ju said that there was definitely someone who wanted it, and someone was willing to pay one hundred taels of silver for just a glass.
Zhao Yulin said, forget it, if there are more, they are worthless. We don't need to make so much money, just fifty taels of silver, Manager Ju will charge three times the price of the white jade cup, and the rest will belong to the Shenwei Army, how about it?
