In the General Office of Chicheng Castle, Yan Qingrong reported the inventory situation of the warehouses in the North Road. Zhang Cheng was very satisfied after hearing this.
He firmly believes that all this has just begun. Although the late Ming Dynasty was full of natural and man-made disasters, if you are willing to work hard, there will always be changes. Even if the entire Ming Dynasty cannot be changed, saving one party or another is better than anything else.
Be strong if you don’t do it.
What's more, I also have to survive in this troubled world. Although it is not a world of entertainment, I may not be able to have a world of entertainment!
For example, the locust plague, although not serious on the North Road and East Road, was still affected. It also caused great panic among military households and common people. For a time, worshiping the "Locust God" became popular.
At this moment, Zhang Cheng once again made a shocking move!
He actually took the lead in eating the "Locust God". Not only that, but he also ate it in different ways, whether fried, stir-fried or barbecued. What's even more outrageous was that he didn't eat it secretly, but instead
Eat in front of everyone, eat on the street.
Zhang Cheng even mobilized soldiers in military camps around the country to actively capture and eat the "Locust God". At this time, the army had already regarded Zhang Cheng as the God of War, and they all recognized him as their general and were loyal to him.
’s sole commander.
Now that Zhang Cheng has taken the lead, the officers and soldiers in each battalion just follow his example, catching locusts from the sky, frying them, frying them, and roasting them. In this way, countless locusts turn into dishes and enter everyone's mouth.
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Although some soldiers and civilians were worried about whether this move would anger the "Locust God" and cause disaster, Zhang Cheng had already taken the lead, and so had the officers and soldiers on the North and East Roads. What else could the remaining soldiers and civilians do?
What to say?
They also followed suit one after another, and soon all the locusts in the entire North Road and East Road were eaten.
Not to mention, the protein content of this locust is quite high. If people eat too many locusts, their faces will look red and their bodies will be strong.
Various methods of cooking locusts also spread on the North Road and East Road, and gradually became one of the specialty dishes of various castles. Some smart businessmen even went to other places to catch locusts and trafficked them here.
Sold to restaurants and bars.
As for the plague, it has never happened on the North Road or the East Road. Even droughts and locust plagues have been overcome, so how can there be a plague?
In particular, North Road is a real military base. Zhang Cheng implemented semi-military governance here, which concentrated almost the entire civilian population of North Road. The only advantage is that if you participate in labor, you will not go hungry. The disadvantage is naturally personal income.
rare.
The biggest source of income on Beilu is almost joining the army and working in the workshops of the craftsman camp. Of course, the military households who clear wasteland, build canals and farm fields will not go hungry, but in addition to having enough food for themselves, they have income.
Quite a few.
Even so, the North Road has become a paradise in the hearts of the surrounding military households. After all, their lives are stable, there are no bandits, there are no wars, and they don't have to endure hunger. As for working, they have plenty of strength.
A crisp sound of "Dang!" came from the east side of the official hall!
Zhang Cheng turned his head and looked at the self-ringing clock placed on the east side of the official hall. It is in the shape of a table, small in size, covered with a wooden frame, and inlaid with a gold-plated carved dragon. The hands are in the shape of an eagle's beak, and it chimes once every quarter of an hour.
More than two years since he came to this world, this was the first time he heard this voice, and it was also the first time he had a clearer concept of time.
Time has always been measured according to ancient methods such as hours and hours. This has made Zhang Cheng's sense of time vague and always uncomfortable. However, he just didn't think of the concept of clocks. Maybe he always thought that this era still made clocks.
There is no clock with precise timing.
Until this time when he returned to the Akagi General Office, as soon as he entered the official hall, he saw the self-ringing clock on the east side, but because he had been thinking about things in his heart, he never paid attention to it.
"Did Mr. Tang bring this chiming bell for me?" Zhang Cheng looked at Tang Ruowang and asked.
Tang Ruowang stood up very gracefully, put his right hand across his chest, and replied: "As expected by the deputy commander, it was me who presented this thing to the deputy commander. I was in a hurry on the North Road, but this time it was the deputy commander who was going there.
It was sent here after Yongning suppressed the bandits."
"Why!"
Zhang Cheng sighed, and then said: "Such an exquisite artifact is considered to be a strange and obscene skill. It is really a joke for the ages!"
He then asked: "Mr. Tang, I want to make this kind of self-ringing bell in the Yunzhou Craftsman Camp. Is it possible?"
"Of course you can. The craftsmen of Yunzhou are extremely skilled. It is not difficult to make a self-ringing bell, but the process is a little more complicated." Tang Ruowang answered.
Zhang Cheng pondered for a moment and said: "Shi Tiegen, according to Mr. Tang's needs, you can select skilled craftsmen to form a machinery bureau, specializing in making machines such as self-ringing clocks."
"Here!" Shi Tiegen was used to following orders, and he accepted military orders without hesitation.
Zhang Cheng raised his eyes and looked at the workshop directors under Shi Tiegen. They were all much richer than when they first left Gyeonggi and came to Xuan Town with him, and their faces were also very rosy. It can be seen that his life on Beilu was still very satisfactory.
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Of course, they also made great contributions to the North Road. In addition to improving and making firecrackers, artillery, armor, and weapons, they also improved gunpowder and trained a group of skilled workers. Of course, there are also
Zhang Cheng’s correct guidance is indispensable, especially the assembly line theory he brought.
Moreover, during the six months since Tang Ruowang came to Yunzhou, he did three things. The first was to build a church by the Beibai River in Yunzhou. Of course, this was with Zhang Cheng's permission.
The second is that he selected more than twenty children and studied Latin with him in the church every day. In fact, Tang Ruowang initially wanted these children to eat and live with him in the church, but the children's parents strongly opposed it.
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In the end, Zhang Cheng came forward in person and reluctantly agreed to allow the children to go to church every other day to learn Latin and Tang Ruowang's theoretical knowledge of mechanical science.
When the children are not going to church, in addition to helping in various workshops, they must also learn Confucian ideas of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, justice, reason, and belief. Zhang Cheng does not want them to follow Tang Ruowang for too long and become yellow-skinned and white-hearted people!
Another thing is that Zhang Cheng heard that Tang Ruowang had collaborated with Li Chengmao, the director of the artillery bureau, and Zhao Jinhu, the artillery range test firing commander, to compile the artillery firing list in the past few months. He really made a great contribution.
Zhang Cheng had a smile on his face. He looked at Tang Ruowang and asked with concern: "Is Mr. Tang still used to living on my North Road?"
Tang Ruowang also had a slight smile on his face and said: "Thanks to your concern, Mr. Deputy Marshal, the weather on North Road is cool and clear, making it very comfortable to live here. The children here are also very well-behaved and sensible. They are indeed unparalleled elsewhere."
Zhang Cheng nodded and asked again: "I heard that Mr. Tang also accepted three proud students?"