"Chen Sheng, take the long bow." Xu Mu's tone was serious.
Time is too tight, and now in the entire Zhuangzi, under the supervision of Xu Mu, there are only five hardwood longbows made.
You should know that this kind of long bow in later generations is different from the bamboo bow that was popular in the Great Epoch. It is a fire-heated hardwood bow that is bent into a giant bow of more than 1.8 meters.
In addition, you also need to collect hemp grass, dry it in the sun and twist it into small hemp threads, add white strips and stir them together to make strings.
The yamen's notary can make more than a hundred of them by itself, but according to Xu Mu's estimation, it will take at least two months to completely produce them.
At this moment, after listening to Xu Mu's words, Chen Sheng looked shocked for no apparent reason. He ran to the archery tower and took off a long bow and a pot of extended stone arrowheads.
"My boss wants to shoot a bow?"
"I know a little bit." Xu Mu said calmly.
In his previous life, when he had free time, he would go to the archery range for a long time. Although he was not 100% accurate, his accuracy was still good.
Except for the power issue, of course.
The body of the original owner, even after recuperating for a period of time, was still a little weak.
With no other choice, Xu Mu could only learn the Western method of opening a bow, step on the bow string with his foot, stretch the bow string, and then return his hand to hold it tightly.
"Hey! How brave! How brave! The old king of Beishan said that if you don't pay twenty-two heads a month, I will get angry this time and burn your dog village!"
Outside the village gate, two lazy men sang and shouted, making many people in the village feel at a loss.
The bad reputation of Daji bandits has already made people fear them.
Xu Mu narrowed his eyes, turned the long bow, and after taking a few breaths, he suddenly let go and the string collapsed.
Under the village gate, a nearby lazy man suddenly fell to the ground and let out a miserable howl like a dead father or mother.
The other one was so frightened that he hurriedly held his head and ran forward.
Chen Sheng next to him was stunned for a moment, then cheers suddenly burst out from his throat.
"Open the village gate and bring the people in." Xu Mu put the long bow away and said coldly.
After receiving the order, Si Hu immediately opened the village door and rushed out angrily. In just a moment, he dragged a lazy man like a dead dog into the open space in the village.
"You guys, you guys are so brave! The old king of Beishan will definitely not let you go!"
Many of the people who gathered around looked worried.
Xi Niang, who was originally on the side, took a look, grabbed the firewood stick next to her, and hit the lazy man who was dragged in hard.
The main reason why the man in the family was killed was that these lazy men introduced bandits into the village. Moreover, after the man died, these lazy men forced her to sell her body, peeling off her skin and spinal cord, and even her children almost starved to death.
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"Xi, Xi Nianger, please stop fighting!"
The lazy man on the ground was rolling on the ground in pain, no longer as arrogant as before.
"Xiniang, wait a minute." Xu Mu sighed and walked over, holding the bloody stick.
Xi Niang's eyes turned red, she nodded at Xu Mu, and then obediently stepped back.
"Let me ask you, how many bandits are there on Laobei Mountain?" Xu Mu's voice suddenly turned cold. He estimated that the group just now might not be all of them.
The lazy man bared his teeth and wanted to utter some harsh words, but Si Hu stepped on his injured calf, which was painful.
"Dong, Dong's family, there are... sixty or seventy people."
"Sixty or seventy people?"
Xu Mu's expression changed slightly. Sixty or seventy people were already a large criminal gang.
"There's more! Tell me quickly! Tell me everything about the old two kings of Beishan!" Si Hu suddenly raised his foot again, frightening the lazy people on the ground, and they all fell over in a hurry.
"You have met the second king. It is Peng Chun, the patrolling wolf from before... The king's name is Hong Dong. He wields a long sword and has great martial arts skills."
"How many years have the quarrel been going on?"
"About two years ago, the two of them were originally cavalrymen in the northern camp. When the war went bad, they became deserters. They fled all the way to Sitong Road, recruited many people, and became bandit kings."
"Desert?" Xu Mu was stunned.
Previously, I was too busy with Zhuangzi's affairs and didn't have much time to pay attention to the bandits. Now I actually said that this so-called old king of Beishan was originally a cavalryman in Daji Military Camp.
Even if the military doesn't care, you can't just sit idly by as a government official, right?
It can be seen how far the foundation of the Epoch Times has been corroded.
"My little boss, you only need to pay twenty-two heads a month, and the two kings will not make things difficult for you."
Xu Mu smiled coldly, today it is twenty taels, and in a few days it will be fifty taels. As the saying goes, those who seek skin from tigers always die the worst.
"Si Hu, throw it out."
Hearing the sound, Si Hu immediately bent down and dragged the lazy man's injured leg. When he dragged it to the door, he threw it forward angrily, and the lazy man flew out screaming.
"Close the gate!"
Two huge wooden doors slowly closed in the night.
In the open space, the expressions of the crowd surrounding him had calmed down a lot, as if Xu Mu's actions just now were extremely satisfying.
Sometimes, what is more hateful than the bandits are the villains who work for the tiger.
"Let's break up and go back to rest."
Walking back to the edge, Xu Mu's eyes became more solemn.
"Chen Sheng, you are responsible for arranging the manpower. Three hours are used as a round. In each round, there must be at least four people on night duty. If bandits are found robbing the village, they will immediately sound the gong to wake up the night."
The current situation is that we have completely broken up with the bandits on Laobei Mountain. Of course, there is no second choice.
As long as the fifteen young and strong men in Zhuangzi develop their courage, they will be the main force in protecting the village.
"Don't worry, boss." The matter was so important that Chen Sheng nodded hurriedly.
"Be careful. Remember what I said. The bandits surrounded Zhuangzi and hid themselves in the arrow tower first."
Even a simple archery tower can well block bandits' bows and arrows.
"Master, we all know." In front of Xu Mu, fifteen young and strong men, including Si Hu, all nodded seriously.
"Okay, the night guard will stay, and the rest will go back to the cabin to rest."
After rubbing his heavy head, Xu Mu still looked a little unhappy.
Coming from time travel, with no background or support, it is really difficult to survive in such troubled times.
Walking back to the wooden house in the middle, Xu Mu was about to walk in, but he found that at some point, his maid, Jiang Caiwei, was already inside, bending her thin body and making a mattress for him.
"Xu, Xu Lang, the bed is made." Jiang Caiwei's face turned red.
Xu Mu bets that as long as he opens his mouth at this time, Jiang Caiwei will definitely be willing to stay and spend the night.
But, this is not a love.
It's just an invisible rope.
"Xu Lang, the slave family has left." Jiang Caiwei rubbed her clothes nervously, looking a little unnatural.
"The road is slippery, be careful."
"I know."
The lights in the wooden house reflected the figures of the two people. One stood for a long time, and the other turned around and walked back with small steps.