At the end of April of the first year of Xianping, the blacksmiths built their own furnaces one by one and began to mass-produce bayonets. After the first batch of one thousand bayonets was produced, Yang Peng gave the bayonet equipment to the selection group. On this day, Tian
Catkins were flying on the training ground in Jingxin City, and the April sunshine warmed people's bodies, making people feel very comfortable. Yang Peng stood on the training ground wearing thin clothes in early summer, watching the soldiers of the Thousand Selected Front Regiment practice bayonets. Wearing
"Stab!" "Stab!"
Under the orders of each platoon leader, a thousand soldiers raised their rifles and stabbed one after another. Only a flash of sword light was seen, and a thousand bayonets thrust forward in unison, bringing out a terrifying murderous intent.
"Cut!" "Cut!"
The soldiers slashed with their spears from top to bottom, creating a dense forest of blades. Even if the enemy broke through the musket formation and fired at them and rushed towards them, Yang Peng's musketeers could still fight.
The soldiers grabbed their rifles and practiced these simple chops and stabs again and again until they became proficient in the drill. Now Yang Peng has more than 11,000 soldiers, of which 8,700 are musketeers.
regiment and Polu regiment. The other three hundred people are mechanical crossbowmen, called the Thunder Battalion by Yang Peng, responsible for operating one hundred powerful crossbows. During the battle of Yanshan County, Yang Peng found that three people operated one mechanical crossbow or
There was a shortage of manpower, so six people were used to operate one crossbow.
The two regiments and a crossbow battalion formed a division, called the Huben Division, with Zhang Xiang as the division commander. Of course, Zhang Xiang also served as the commander of the front selection regiment.
However, after calculating this, there will be no one to operate the city defense crossbow. Yang Peng plans to let the veterans of the crossbow battalion be the backbone of the city defense crossbow. Then he will recruit another 130 recruits to supplement the Thunder Battalion and the city defense crossbow.
Crossbow team.
In early May, Yang Peng set up a medical examination tent in Tianjing New City and recruited another 130 crossbowmen. In addition to the soldiers, Yang Peng also had 400 regular soldiers in Tianjing New City.
The subordinate Tianjing New City's security management team has a total of 450 regular soldiers. The salary of these 850 regular soldiers should have been 1,700 taels per month. Because Tianjing New City
To improve public security, Yang Peng treated their military pay as the same as the soldiers of the Pioneer Regiment.
Tianjing New City originally recruited soldiers from Cangzhou, but Yang Peng used them as armed police and city defenders. Yang Peng had money at this time, so he recruited another 120 soldiers at the standard of two taels of silver per person.
Nine strong regular soldiers formed a total of 165 regular soldiers, who served as auxiliary soldiers to defend the city wall, stand guard and patrol the city.
Of course, in line with the principle of making the best use of people, Yang Peng also formulated high-intensity training tasks for this team, so he also provided three meals with meat. Such meals cost one to two to five yuan per person per month.
There are many industries in Yangpeng now, so this little money can afford it. Yangpeng has ten restaurants in Tianjing New Town, and all the kitchen utensils in Tianjing New Town are also owned by Yang Peng's factory. Fortunately, there are no landlords and
If you are powerful, your management will be much better, and there will be no rich second generation here to cause trouble.
In mid-May, Cai Huaishui got married. Cai Huaishui bought a luxurious villa with a loan in Tianjing New City, and the wedding was held in his luxurious villa. The bride is Cui'er, who is very beautiful. Cai Huaishui is already 21 years old this year.
Song's standard is to marry late. The woman is only fifteen years old this year, a full six years younger than Cai Huaishui.
That is to say, Cai Huaishui is now a senior manager and can marry such a young and beautiful girl. Cai Huaishui is a quick-thinking person and is good at dealing with people. On the day of the wedding, Cai Huaishui went to pick up the bride early and then left her in the new house.
, he stood at the door of his yard to greet the guests who came to the banquet. Most of the people who came to Cai Huaishui's wedding were Yang Peng's senior managers, officers from the Selection Corps and Polu Corps, and senior officials in the government office. These people are all from Tianjing
Cai Huaishui welcomed the prominent people in the new city one by one with great enthusiasm.
At Zhengyou time, Yang Peng came to the door of Cai Huaishui's house, lightly dressed and with two guards. Cai Huaishui was very happy to see Yang Peng coming. He walked up and said, "City Lord! You came in person!" Yang Peng smiled and said, "You are married.
How could I not come!" Cai Huaishui arranged the wedding banquet in the main hall and the courtyard. There were three tables in the main hall and four tables outside, all arranged in an orderly manner. Yang Peng, of course, sat at the main table in the center of the hall. Zhang Xiang, Zhan Jinguo,
Duan Zhixian and other military officers, senior executives such as Zheng Yuan and Li Dao, and Zheng Hui and other senior officials also sat with Yang Peng at the main table.
As soon as Yang Peng arrived, Cai Huaishui let the wedding banquet begin. Everyone was a little hungry at this time, and it was very lively eating vegetables and meat. After eating for a while, Cai Huaishui stood up and presented a glass of wine to Yang Peng. "City Lord! All of you!
Thanks to you, I, Cai Huaishui, can get married today. It is the Cai family's luck to have such a good friend as the city lord! Cai Huaishui will always be grateful to you, sir! I would like to give you a drink!"
Seeing that Cai Huaishui still spoke so nicely, Yang Peng smiled, raised his glass, and drank all the Bianjing wine in one gulp. The officers and executives present were very moved when they saw that Yang Peng toasted his subordinates so simply.
It is really not easy to find a Shangguan with a warm spring breeze these days, not to mention that this Shangguan is so capable that the subordinates who follow him have a bright future!
After Cai Huaishui finished drinking, Zhan Jinguo stood up and said: "Brother! I want to toast you too. I owe my success to Zhan Jinguo only because of my eldest brother!" Zhan Jinguo's admiration for Yang Peng was beyond words, and it was obvious that he had great respect for Yang Peng.
The city lord was very proud of today's achievements. But when he heard Zhan Jinguo's last words, everyone burst into laughter, as if they had heard something impossible. After speaking, Zhan Jinguo drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.
Yang Peng saw how heroic his younger brother was, so he had no choice but to drink up the soju in the glass.
After Zhan Jinguo toasted, Zhang Xiang stood up and said very excitedly: "City Lord, I'd like to toast you. If it weren't for the City Lord, I, Zhang Xiang, wouldn't even be able to eat. If I'm hungry and full, I might actually become a bandit."
.I don’t know if I can survive the winter of last year! City Lord, you are my reborn parents! Zhang Xiang can only repay you by charging into battle all his life!"
After saying this, Zhang Xiang excitedly raised his head and finished the drink. Seeing that Zhang Xiang was still so grateful, Yang Peng smiled and drank another glass. Zhou Dayong, the commander of the second battalion of the Selection Regiment, stood at this time
Standing up, he was always careless and not good at words. At this time, he just said loudly: "Sir! I, Zhou Dayong, also thank you for giving me such a good job! I give you a toast!"
After drinking three glasses of wine in a row, Yang Peng's face was already a little red, and he said: "Today is Cai Huaishui's wedding, why are you here to honor me?" After hearing this, Zhou Dayong did not dare to drink anymore, and stood there holding the wine glass.
Somewhat embarrassed, he could only sit down angrily. Yang Peng waited for him to sit down, then raised his head and drank all the wine in the glass. Seeing this, Zhou Dayong quickly stood up again, raised his head and drank the shochu in his hand.
After Yang Peng finished drinking the glass, Duan Zhixian, Xiang Danian and others also came up to toast, but Yang Peng didn't give them a chance. He stood up and said loudly: "Don't toast me anymore, I will get high if you drink any more."
Come, let’s toast the groom together!”
Everyone at the main table stood up, raised their glasses to Cai Huaishui and said, "Let's toast the bridegroom!" Cai Huaishui quickly stood up and said to Yang Peng, "I don't dare to be a subordinate!" After saying this, Cai Huaishui said
He raised his head and drank the wine in the glass.
Zhao Laosan is a dull man who has been working as a long-term worker for ten years. He is twenty-seven years old this year. His family is poor and he has never been married. He used to work as a long-term worker for the wealthy Ai family in Yanshan County, but he was really too poor.
The third child secretly thought that this was not going to work, so at the beginning of this year, Baba asked the pig dealer Zhao Le to take him in and became a pig trader. Although he only had one or two taels of silver per month, it was much better than being a long-term laborer.
At least this month's money can allow Zhao Laosan to buy rice and noodles to keep him full.
To sell pigs, you have to go to various towns and villages to do business, buy fat pigs raised by farmers, bargain for prices, and then drive the pigs to the butcher's house in the market. Of course, the somewhat dull Zhao Laosan does not need to bargain with others, he
He has the lowest status among the pig dealers and is only responsible for catching pigs and driving them to the butcher's house.
This month, the owner Zhao Le said that he received a big business, saying that the manager of a restaurant in Tianjing New City bought five pigs with him in one day. The owner Zhao Le was very happy, because the business in Tianjing New City was stable, and
The price given is fair, unlike those cunning butchers with bad intentions - those butchers are not good at it. They will cut the price to death when they see your pigs have arrived. The owner said that five pigs are sold to the general manager of Tianjing Xincheng Restaurant every day.
I can earn an extra two taels of silver a month.
Tianjing New City is quite far away, more than 40 miles away from Zhao Laosan’s village, but the owner is obviously willing to walk an extra ten miles. The owner’s words made Zhao Laosan murmur in his heart. Zhao Laosan had been to Jingxin City that day
, wasn’t it just a small earthen wall that I passed by two years ago? There was a person-high earthen wall outside the village to protect against wolves, and there were three or four hundred people living inside. Each of those people lived in the same adobe building as Zhao Laosan.
House, when did you live such a good life? You have to kill five pigs a day? That was when Yang Peng and the others were just starting out.
But no matter what, if the boss is happy, Zhao Laosan will naturally follow suit. In these turbulent years, isn’t he just trying to make a living? If the boss makes money, his job is guaranteed. The boss is very attentive to the business of Tianjing New City and will not tolerate it.
There was a mistake. A few days ago, the boss brought a few veterans to drive pigs to Tianjing New City. Today, an old helper was sick, so the boss asked Zhao Laosan to drive the pigs. It was still dark, so Zhao Laosan rushed to Hu
There, they found the owner who was buying pigs from the farmers. The four of them caught five pigs and walked to Tianjing New Town, waving bamboo whips. Zhao Laosan knew that the owner valued this business, so he was careful all the way.
Halfway through, it was dawn, and Zhao Laosan said worriedly: "My boss, I'm afraid it's going to be late today!" The boss said loudly: "It's okay, the helpers in Tianjing New City only eat meat at noon, they eat eggs in the morning!"
San was stunned when he heard this. He eats meat at noon and eggs in the morning. Is he a helper? Even the rich man in his village, the head of the Ai family, does not have such a luxurious life! The Ai family has more than 200 acres of dry land and five tenant farmers.
Households are not as good as the helpers in Tianjing New City? Are these helpers all masters? They eat so well!
Zhao Laosan has been living in the village and doesn't like talking to people. He has never been knowledgeable. Hearing his boss's words today is an eye-opener. Zhao Laosan asked: "Boss, are the helpers in Tianjing New City living so well?
"The two helpers nearby were very happy when they heard this, and they all said: "Zhao Laosan, you are so stupid, you don't even know about Tianjing New City?"
"Zhao Laosan, you don't like to talk in the village. You really don't understand anything!" Zhao Le, the boss, shook his head and said, "Zhao Laosan, let me tell you, this Tianjing New City is really a strange place. You may
You haven’t been there in the past few years, right? You’ll know when you go!” When they arrived at Tianjing New City, Zhao Laosan saw the majestic West City Tower from a distance. The two-foot-tall double-eaves tower was built over a foot-tall.
The city wall covered with bricks looks very majestic. The city wall paved with blue bricks extends for one or two miles to the left and right. Where is the shadow of the shabby village in the memory?
Today, Jingxin City has changed a lot. It has turned into a big city. Zhao Laosan walked to the city gate and was stopped by the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate. "What is your name? Isn't there a pass sign? Is there anyone to act as a guarantor?"
The third child thought that the officers and soldiers were trying to extort money from him, and was speechless. Zhao Le went up to him and said, "Master Soldier, this is the helper I hired, and he is new here today." The officer and soldier said, "You
Go to the team leader and have your fingerprints pressed!"
Zhao Le asked the other two people to keep an eye on the pig, and he took Zhao Laosan to a soldier sitting next to him. The soldier asked Zhao Laosan again, wrote a few words in a notebook, and then asked Zhao Le and
Zhao Laosan all pressed their fingerprints.
"If Zhao Laosan is doing something illegal or spying on intelligence in the city, your guarantor Zhao Le will be jointly liable. Do you know it?" "It's clear, we know it, Mr. Bing!" The team leader sitting at the table finished his explanation.
, then he took out a small white wooden sign and handed it to Zhao San. After getting this pass sign, Zhao Laosan entered the city. Zhao Laosan wiped the sweat on his head and secretly thought that he was not extorting his money. This
The management of Tianjing New City is really strict.
After entering the city, Zhao Laosan was even more surprised by the scene in the city. The roads in the city were very wide. The main road was about two feet wide and could accommodate two carriages running parallel. The road was paved with bluestones, with the middle high and the two sides low.
There are deep drainage ditches dug on the sides, which are very impressive. There are two-story houses with black tiles and white walls built on both sides of the road, which are neatly built and very decent. Various shops are opened on both sides of the road, conducting various businesses.
It was just dawn that day, and all the shops were open. There were steamed bun shops, steamed bun restaurants, restaurants, and teahouses. There were shouts and shouts, and pedestrians in twos and threes were going in and out of each shop. It was a bustling scene. If it were a Song Dynasty city elsewhere, how could there be such a thing?
Why are so many people spending money in shops outside? The people in other places are all miserable, saving money to buy rice and noodles to survive. Only the residents of Fanjiazhuang are so rich and have money to spend in shops outside.
The pedestrians on Tianjing Xincheng Road are all well-dressed, with only a few patches on their clothes. Moreover, all of those pedestrians have good looks, and their bodies are not as skinny as those elsewhere, and they all look well-nourished. Zhao Laosan is walking on the street
Compared with the locals, his clothes are shabby and his body is thin, and he looks like a foreigner. The people in Tianjing New City are really rich! This is not the same shabby village, this is a wealthy city! Why?
How much has changed in just two years?
The security order in the city is very good, and there are soldiers patrolling the roads from time to time. Those soldiers are very strong, holding long guns and marching forward. But although these soldiers are strong, they do not disturb the people at all, and they are not at all like the soldiers in other places.
We. The people were not afraid of these soldiers at all, and everyone seemed happy to have soldiers maintaining law and order.
What surprised Zhao Laosan the most was that there was no garbage at all on the roads in the city, let alone the disgusting human and animal excrement. The city was clean and tidy, and there was no stench here at all that you would smell upon entering the city in other cities.
There are large garbage cans every ten feet on both sides of the road. From time to time, people come and throw garbage. No one dares to throw garbage on the ground. The soldiers patrolling in formation seem to be maintaining order in the city and are ready to punish those who violate the order.
of bad guys.
Even the fallen leaves on the trees on both sides of the road were being swept by a woman with a big broom. Is this a city in the Song Dynasty? It is too clean! After entering Tianjing New City, Zhao Laosan’s boss Zhao Le was very cautious, fearing where
He made a mistake and was caught. He called three helpers to drive the pigs to the "Food Department" in the south of the city. Halfway there, a pig pulled out a few pieces of pig manure on the road. Zhao Le also hurried over to wrap it in paper and clean it up.
Throw it in the trash.
Even when driving pigs into Cangzhou City, Zhao Laosan never saw his employer so abiding by the rules. The catering department in the south of the city was a big room, and there seemed to be many warehouses in it. Zhao Le asked Zhao Laosan and the others to wait outside, and walked in by himself.
After a while, he came out with a big supervisor. The big supervisor led Zhao Laosan and his group to the door of a pig pen. He asked Zhao Le to drive the pigs to the side and weigh them on a large floor scale.
The weight was calculated and the silver was given to Zhao Le.
Zhao Laosan saw that there were already more than a dozen pigs in the pigsty. Together with the five he had arrived, there were twenty pigs in total. Seven or eight butchers were standing outside the pigsty, sharpening their knives and boiling water.
Several people pushing carts were chatting and waiting nearby, preparing to transport the meat. It seemed that the slaughter of pigs was about to begin. Twenty pigs would be eaten in Tianjing Xincheng in one day? According to the current calculation of fifty-one cents per pound of meat, this day
It costs more than one hundred taels of silver! The owner of Tianjing New City is really rich!
When Zhao Le was driving the pigs to the scales, Zhao Laosan asked the big man curiously: "Master Chao, all the errands in Tianjing New City eat pork these days?" The big man glanced at Zhao Laosan and said.
: "Thanks to the Lord of the City! Those of us who work for the Lord of the City have eggs in the morning and three taels of meat each at noon and afternoon!"
"Is the City Lord so rich?" The big man smiled and said, "Are you new here? The City Lord's property is no joke." Zhao Laosan took a breath and said flatteringly: "
Sir, is Tianjing New City still recruiting people?" The big man smiled and spat: "How many people want to work in Tianjing New City, but it's not easy for you to come in!" Zhao Laosan knew that he was
Fantasy, rubbed his hands and said no more.
On May 23rd, Yang Peng took a look at the salt factory. Now the salt factory produces more than 30,000 tons of salt per month. The net profit is still very high, and Yang Peng is satisfied. You must know that even if it is the fifth year of the selection group,
With a thousand people, the monthly salary plus food was only 29,000 taels. Yang Peng was inspecting the factory there, and when he heard the soldiers coming to report that Xu Mince was coming, Yang Peng hurried to the government office.
"I haven't seen you for a long time! How are you doing lately?" Yang Peng raised his hands and said, "Busy! No better than Brother Xu Xianyun Guhe!" "I heard that Brother Xian has made glasses for sale, how are they selling?
"I sold less than a hundred pairs in a month, which is not enough." Xu Mince smiled and said: "It seems that my good brother is not prosperous in everything he does?" After a pause, Xu Mince said: "The empress of Cangzhou City."
There is a temple fair in the palace these days. A stage has been set up in the temple to perform operas. Men, women, old and young all went there. It’s so lively. Dear brother, come with me to see if it’s lively?"
Yang Peng didn't have much to do these days, so he smiled and said, "Then let Brother Xu go and have a look!" The two of them agreed, each rode a horse, and led four soldiers to Cangzhou City.
After entering Cangzhou City, I found that people were all heading towards the Empress’ Palace in the center of the city. The adults walked inside with their children in their arms, and the children were beaming with joy. The women also traveled with their companions, and they walked towards the temple in groups, unspeakable.
Rejoice and be free.
Yang Peng smiled and said: "This year's temple fair is so lively?" Xu Mince said: "This year is the temple fair year, so it is naturally different from previous years." The Empress Palace is the common name, and the temple's name is Tianfei Palace, which is dedicated to Mazu. Cangzhou is located in the north and south.
An important place for land transportation. The two of them followed the flow of people and walked towards the temple. After a while, they arrived outside the gate of Tianfei Palace. The square outside the temple was crowded with people, and their heads were shaking. Fortunately, Yang Peng was wearing official uniform.
When the common people saw Wusun Baoma riding over, they made way for the two of them to get in.
Digging into the crowd outside the Empress' Palace, Yang Peng found that there were not many people burning incense in the temple, but more people watching a play outside the temple. A large stage was set up in the square outside the main entrance of the temple, and a performance of Guan Yunchang Qianli was being played on it.
The common people crowded in front of the stage to watch the solo performance. As Guan Yun passed five levels and killed six generals, the people in the audience burst into cheers from time to time, and the atmosphere was very lively.
Below the stage, the candied haws sellers and the window flower sellers were shouting among the crowd, reflecting a joyful scene. Yang Peng secretly thought that it was quite lively to watch the theater, and it was probably a rare entertainment in this era. He should also build more theaters in Tianjing New City.
temple, and set up a few more stages for the people to watch the show. They entered the temple, jumped off their horses, and handed the horses to a servant to wait outside the temple.
Xu Mince stood at the back of the crowd and actually watched the show. He seemed to admire Guan Yunchang very much. He pulled Yang Peng and said, "Brother, please come and see how Guan Yunchang kills Cao Amo's soldiers and generals." Yang Peng smiled.
Laughing, I didn’t expect Xu Mince to admire Guan Yu even though he was a scholar, and said, "I won’t read anymore. I’m going to visit the temple!" Xu Mince said casually, "Then the foolish brother is waiting for the wise brother here." Yang Peng said goodbye to Xu Mince and took him with him.
The three soldiers walked toward the Empress' Palace.
The Empress Palace is divided into the front hall and the main hall. The front hall enshrines the statue of Wang Lingguan and the four Vajra gods. In the main hall is the statue of Tianfei Empress. There are not many people in the temple, and there is no need to queue up to burn incense and kowtow. Yang Peng burned in the front hall.
After buying three sticks of incense and offering dozens of copper coins, he took his servants around the statue and headed towards the main hall. Unexpectedly, before Yang Peng could walk around the statue, he felt a figure flash in front of him, and something soft and fragrant hit him.
He only heard a loud cry, and a girl fell down in front of him on all fours.
Yang Peng was stunned and looked at the girl on the ground. The girl fell on the ground, with a Hangzhou pair on her head and a Cuiyun net, with her temples exposed. She looked fifteen or six years old. She was exactly
It is a good age to leave the court. The girl is wearing a silver striped gauze shirt on the upper body and a close-colored skirt with phoenix stitches on the lower body. At first glance, she looks like a lady from a wealthy family. She has a face with oval seeds, a pair of pink and phoenix eyes, and her figure is better than the clothes.
The bumps and bumps under the package are indescribably delicate and charming.
The girl wandered on the ground for a while before she stabilized her body. She was still lying on the ground and stared at Yang Peng fiercely. The two maids behind her chased after her and said loudly: "Miss, did you fall?
The girl was lying on the ground and angrily said to Yang Peng: "You are so rude in official robes, why don't you help me up?"
Only then did Yang Peng react. He quickly went up to help the girl and said, "I didn't see the young lady running over. I didn't expect to bump into the young lady!" The girl was not afraid when she saw Yang Peng's official uniform and grabbed Yang Peng's arm.
She got up from the ground. When she heard Yang Peng's words, she opened her eyes and shouted softly: "Where did I run away? It was you who ran over here blindly and knocked me down! Are you still talking harshly?"
Yang Peng said awkwardly: "I walked slowly, so why did I have to run?" "It was obviously you who ran over and hit me!" The girl glared at Yang Peng and said, "You don't want me to
My official, how old are you? Tell me?" Yang Peng said: "I am Yang Peng, the lord of Tianjing New City!"
"It turns out he is a small city lord!" The girl smiled proudly and said sweetly: "My name is Gao Hua, and my father is a second-grade military general. Are you afraid?" It turns out she is a young lady from the military general's family. She is such a big official.
, no wonder she is so unruly. Yang Peng had no choice but to say: "It turns out she is Shangguan's daughter, I am afraid of her!"
When the girl heard this, she smiled proudly, giggled like a flower branch, and said with her eyes crossed: "Then how do you compensate me? You wrinkled my skirt!" Yang Peng secretly thought, why is this girl so unruly?
He knew how to answer. After all, she was the daughter of a general and was not easy to mess with. After thinking about it, Yang Peng wanted to get away as soon as possible and said: "I will pay you a pair of transparent glass bracelets another day!"
"Glass bracelet? Sounds like a very beautiful thing?" The girl looked at Yang Peng proudly, seeming to be satisfied with Yang Peng's modest compensation. But while she was feeling proud, she suddenly thought of something and said, "Wait a minute.
Wait, you sell glass? Are you an official in Tianjing New City? I heard that a new city was built in Tianjing New City. It’s so clean, but I’ve never seen it!” Yang Peng didn’t expect that his Tianjing New City would be so famous.
He raised his hands and said, "I am the city lord of Tianjing New City!"
The girl looked Yang Peng up and down and said, "You can't tell!" Rolling her eyes, the girl said softly: "When will you deliver my glass bracelet to my home? My home is in Datong Alley in the west of the city! Look for it!
You'll know as soon as you ask!" Yang Peng still wanted to find someone to make the glass, drill holes, and polish it. Where could he get it out immediately? He could only answer perfunctorily: "I will find someone to do it when I get back.
Send someone to deliver it!" The girl thought for a while and felt that her harvest was good and her fall was not in vain. She glared at Yang Peng and walked away with her maid.
If you want to know what happens next, let’s look at the breakdown in the next chapter.