Chao Gai turned around and said to Shi Jin: "Brother Xian, you have a smooth journey in Yongjun. It must be that the new law has won the hearts of the people. Since brother Xian is willing to promote it, as the elder brother, I am naturally happy before it is too late."
Shi Jin said: "Brother, this Yuncheng County will be our Liangshan's first base outside the mountain from now on. There are some things that brother needs to think about in the long run." Here Shi Jin paused, and Chao Gai became more and more confused. I think the words behind this are very important.
Shi Jin said: "The younger brother just now told the elder brother that our Liangshan Shuibo is a major concern of Liangshan. Now that Yuncheng County has been conquered, and the Green Forest Army has learned from the past, it will inevitably cause panic in both the government and the public. When the time comes, , there must be a large army pressing down on the territory, and they will nip the power of Liangshan in the bud at all costs,"
"My dear brother, what worries me is that now that Liangshan's troops have suffered this battle, they can only retreat to the stronghold. To defend this city, we don't have enough money and food to recruit soldiers. I'm afraid it will be even more difficult. Therefore, I thought about it when I came here. , I still stick to the cottage, here..." Before Chao Gai finished speaking, Shi Jin said, "You can leave this place to brother Gongming to take care of it,"
Chao Gai quietly glanced left and right, and when he was slightly closer to Shi Jin, he tilted his head slightly and said, "Brother Xian, I have to leave it to you to take care of this place. No one else can."
Shi Jin was stunned for a moment and looked at Chao Gai. Although Chao Gai just said a seemingly casual sentence, Shi Jin heard some clues. The "other person" in these words had to be Song Jiang. How could he be the original brother? They have all become bystanders. Is there some little-known reason for this... Shi Jin had a question in his mind, but he knew that this word could not reach the ears of others, otherwise it would fan the flames and cause estrangement. If there was really an ulterior reason behind this, wouldn't it make the brothers more likely to turn against each other and become enemies? So Shi Jin immediately came to Yuan Chao Gai's words to avoid being taken advantage of. Shi Jin said: "Brother. It's because he's afraid that brother Gongming is on the front line and is worried about his safety." After Shi Jin finished speaking, he was afraid that Chao Gai would come back to refute his explanation again, so he continued without pausing: "Brother often said that brother Gongming has extraordinary courage and can accomplish great feats. Great achievements, this is not the opportunity for brother Gongming. This Yuncheng County is the hometown of the two brothers. As long as you two rise up and call, there will be countless people who will respond. If these soldiers and horses are well trained and restrained, they can achieve success. Although we can't charge directly into battle, there are a lot of new equipment that the officers and soldiers have just built here. We can let them learn how to use it skillfully. It won't be difficult to drive away the enemy soldiers when the time comes. I told you that all the brothers on the mountain are very capable. , Brother Gongming is good at using people, so it is most suitable to defend this city, "
Chao Gai could hear Shi Jin's intention, and he really wanted to defend himself, but he smiled instead, nodded and said, "That's right, my wise brother is still far-sighted."
Everyone walked around the city and came to the original military camp of Yuncheng County. As Shi Qian said when he reported back, many smokeless stoves were built in this military camp, and in this military camp, there were There are many new types of equipment, some of which have been completed, and some of which are not yet completed. Some of them have been taught by Shi Jin that day, and some of them have never been seen before, and they have no idea what they are.
Song Jiang also got off the chariot and horse at this time, looking at these new weapons with great interest. At the same time, Li Ying had sent someone to bring a sturdy man. This man was not tall, and his thick muscles covered him. More bloated.
Li Ying clasped his hands and bowed, saying: "Chao Tianwang, Commander-in-Chief, this is the general who was captured from the officers and soldiers. This person is specially responsible for making these weapons. The Commander-in-Chief has orders to treat him generously. This man also has the intention to surrender." Heart, so I brought you to meet the two eldest brothers,"
"Xue Han, the villain, I would like to pay my respects to the two uncles." The man prostrated himself on the ground, his head lowered, and his whole body was trembling uncontrollably.
Seeing this man's honest and honest appearance, Shi Jin was already very satisfied. Chao Gai and Shi Jin looked at each other and smiled. Chao Gai said with a friendly smile: "Xue Han, get up and talk."
"Yes, thank you, uncle," Xue Han stood up, looking increasingly at a loss as his eyes fell steadily on his toes.
Shi Jin said politely: "What position did you hold in the government army, and how much do you know about making equipment?"
"The young man was originally a centurion in the army. The general saw that I was a carpenter and thought that my skills were good, so he stayed in this equipment camp to build the tools according to his drawings. These were all made by the young man's supervision. "Yes," although Xue Han was honest and arrogant, he spoke very smoothly.
Shi Jin pointed to the equipment and said, "How many days have you spent in Yuncheng County?"
"Including yesterday, it's only been five days."
"Five days," Shi Jin suddenly had questions in his heart, and asked immediately: "In just five days, these instruments were built under your supervision, how can they be so fast?"
"Oh, back to the uncle, these equipments were actually built under my supervision, but they are not here, but in a place not far from here, Chaocheng, where the imperial court requisitioned many people to work in the city. These instruments are made there," Xue Han said.
Chao Gai took a step closer and said: "Chaocheng is located in the northwest of Yuncheng County, right in the middle of Bianjing and Yuncheng County. No... there are so many people building equipment, how come there are no rumors about it?"
Xue Han said: "Those ordinary craftsmen don't know what they are building. They only treat it as a new-style courtyard house for Mr. Jing." Both Shi Jin and Chao Gai didn't believe what he said. Even if the craftsmen were stupid, they would not believe it. You will see the things built in front of you and don’t know what they are. Xue Han looks honest, but he talks nonsense.
Shi Jin and Chao Gai didn't speak, and Xue Han didn't notice, but continued: "Those craftsmen, I divided them into more than ten camps according to the government's wishes. Each camp is far apart, and they are guarded by the Forbidden Army and are not allowed to interact with each other. And in these military camps, each battalion only builds a part of these equipment,"
"Part of it, how do you say this?" Chao Gai asked.
Xue Han said: "These instruments seem to be integrated, but in fact they are composed of several basic parts. The craftsmen in the same military camp all make the same part. In this way, they don't know What exactly is it that I have built, while keeping it a secret, has another advantage, which is that it is easy to get started, the work efficiency is extremely high after repeated repetitions, and the work is done beautifully."
Shi Jin nodded after hearing this, thinking that there are indeed many talents in this army. It is not easy to come up with these new weapons. It is unprecedented for anyone to come up with such a method of making them. It is a pity that Lian Honglong was shot by Hua Rong. He died, but it was helpless at that time. If Lian Honglong had not died, I am afraid that it would not be him, Shi Jin, and others standing here at this time. Thinking about it this way, Shi Jin felt relieved. This Lian Honglong was destined to Of course, it's a good thing that these craftsmen are left behind, so it won't be a pity to lose this craft.
Shi Jin immediately asked: "So, you just prepared these equipment in Chao City, and then brought them to Yuncheng, and you assembled them secretly."
"The uncle knew everything and what he said was absolutely true. We built these in Chaocheng, so we pretended to be traders and transported the goods over the waterway, and then transported them into the city without anyone noticing. Here, They were assembled in the barracks, but this assembly requires some effort. This is not the case. Before some of them could be assembled, the uncle brought people in," Xue Han said very carefully.
Chao Gai asked: "Since they are built separately, aren't you afraid that during assembly, you will find that the dimensions will inevitably differ and they will not match up?"
Xue Han immediately replied: "These are all things that the officials have taken into consideration. Differences in size are inevitable due to different skills. However, these instruments left room at the beginning of the design, within an inch. Even if some differences are allowed, the power of the equipment will not be lost when assembled."
Shi Jin nodded and asked with a smile: "Now that Lord Lian Honglong has died on the battlefield, have you ever kept these drawings?"
Xue Han shook his head and said: "Lian Honglong treats these drawings as treasures and refuses to show them to others easily. The ones given to the craftsmen are all parts, and they are numbered one by one. There is a dedicated person responsible for the use of these drawings and supervising their timely recovery. Lian Hong "Long personally inspected and destroyed them." After saying this, Xue Han continued: "But these are all produced by a small unified supervision. I have heard and heard about them. Although I don't remember them all, they are still close to each other. What's more, there are still these complete utensils. It shouldn't be difficult to take it apart again and trace the diagram,"
Shi Jin was delighted when he heard this, clapped his hands suddenly, and said: "Xue Han, since you are willing to surrender, as long as you draw the blueprints of these instruments and build them accordingly, I will reward you heavily. From now on, the Green Forest Army will I will leave all the equipment-making duties to you. When the time comes, you will not only be a centurion, but also a commander of thousands. When the time comes, I will give you a big camp and a big official."
"Thank you so much, sir," Xue Han was so happy that he immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times.
Shi Jin helped the man up and said: "Now, my first priority is to assemble these instruments completely. Except for one or two molds for each, I will equip the rest immediately. Secondly, you can Send someone familiar to you to go to the city and tell the craftsmen who have made the equipment that if they are willing to come and join us, I will be responsible for settling their families, etc. As long as the craftsmanship is good, the money will be indispensable."
"That's great, I'll send someone to do it in a day or two," Xue Han said and kowtowed three more times, with a happy and clean smile on his face.