Throughout Chaona, try to plant early-growing and early-maturing millet and wheat. In the monk fields at the foot of Kongtong Mountain, plant late-growing and late-maturing millet and bean sprouts.
The time can be completely adjusted, and all manpower, livestock and agricultural tools can be adjusted in place.
Everyone also feels that it is not difficult to implement.
There will definitely be no problem for the monks and the Song family's villagers. Now it's basically Li Chengzhi's explanation, and Song Lishen's execution, without any unnecessary words.
As for whether the squire will cooperate?
Just look at the actions of the fourteen Wubao and various major clans donating hemp and food, and mobilizing the villagers to join the army.
I'm afraid that Li Chengzhi will run away with his troops...
After roughly discussing some details, everyone left one after another, and Li Chengzhi personally sent them out of the camp.
Guo Cunxin intentionally stayed at the back.
After the others had finished walking, he said in a solemn voice: "Your armor is forged so quickly and is so strong... If word spreads, it will definitely cause trouble. Therefore, you must send more soldiers to the place where the armor is forged."
The soldiers will guard you, and they must be soldiers of your Li family..."
Li Chengzhi nodded subconsciously: "Uncle, don't worry, I have made appropriate arrangements!"
Seeing how casually he responded, Guo Cunxin became increasingly uneasy.
If one thing goes wrong, the Li family will commit a grave crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the entire family...
He then pondered: "If this is not possible, after the spring plowing is over, I will hand over the political affairs of the city to the squire of the court and take charge of your military affairs?"
Is spring plowing done?
At least it won’t be until January...
Li Chengzhi blinked his eyes: "I guess by then, there will be no iron material left..."
"No more iron?" Guo Cunxin's eyes suddenly bulged, "Hu Baozong bought 60,000 jins, and the wealthy family raised another 70,000 jins. This adds up to almost 140,000 jins?"
Li Chengzhi sighed.
After moving to Chaona, he divided the armor forging process into assembly lines, and most of the steps were completed by the Li clan.
The core craftsmanship, that is, ingredients, iron smelting, and steel casting, are all handed over to nearly a hundred retainers.
These people only need to cast the steel ingots, and the rest of the process has basically no technical content. As long as they have a little effort, they can do it, and the efficiency is more than doubled?
The steel ingots were handed over to the old blacksmith and the rest of the Li family's strong forging hammers to be thinned and cut, and then handed over to the weaker men, who were responsible for cutting, sharpening, making holes and piercing the armor leaves.
Finally, the finished armor, knife embryo and gun head are handed over to Li and his wife to sew the armor lining and install the knife handle or gun shaft...
Thirty crucible furnaces, each of which is only used three times a day, can cast 3,000 kilograms of steel plates. The iron consumption is about 5,000 kilograms, which is nearly 150,000 kilograms per month.
It has been half a month of refining, and half of the 140,000 kilograms of iron have been used. Let alone a month, at most, after half a month, these people will have nothing to do.
That is to say, he still needs to farm, otherwise he would like to take back the hoes and plowshares from the villagers.
The best way is to fight a battle quickly and seize some from the rebels...
Seeing Li Chengzhi's silence, clearly admitting it, Guo Cunxin couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, his heart trembling.
It's a little less. Even if one hundred kilograms of iron is used to forge a pair of armor, there are still 1,400 pairs... Doesn't it mean that if Li Chengzhi is given one year, he can arm tens of thousands of cavalry?
Guo Cunxin gritted his teeth: "No, starting from tomorrow, I will move to the military camp and take charge of weapons and armor... Don't blame your uncle for being good at it. Think about it first. What will happen to you if the news leaks out?"<
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Li Chengzhi was confused: "Ah?"
How could the news leak out?
The more than a hundred retainers and children are not allowed to leave the camp in a short time. Moreover, as long as they and Li Song have taken all the confidentiality measures that they can think of, the possibility of leaking the secret is unlikely.
As for others, who knows how much iron Li Chengzhi smelted, how many armors he forged, and how many guns and knives he forged?
Guo Cunxin was the one who handled the nearly 80,000 kilograms of iron materials collected from the wealthy Chao family, so he knew better. Even Hu Baozong only thought that he had collected 80,000 kilograms of iron...
As soon as the forts at the Fourteenth Dock arrived, Li Chengzhi would make a big show and tell the outside world that this fort had borrowed hundreds of armors, and that one had borrowed two hundred swords... He already had five thousand cavalry and tens of thousands of armored soldiers under his command. Everyone thought he was just claiming to be a means to intimidate enemies and thieves.
At the beginning of the expedition, even if someone discovered that Li Chengzhi had a lot of cavalry and armored soldiers, they would only think that the powerful people in the DPRK had worked together to get them for him...
However, the problem Guo Cunxin is worried about is not impossible.
The so-called loyalty is just because there are not enough chips for betrayal...
Maybe there will be some crazy people who dare to betray the Li family at the risk of beheading and destroying their family.
It would be best if there was someone who could trust me and watch it in person.
When Guo Cunxin really arrives at the military camp, in addition to watching the forging of armor, he can also take care of other things for himself.
Li Chengzhi has long discovered that except for Li Song, he has no one available to him?
It is true as Guo Cunxin said, the remaining clan members are loyal enough, but their abilities are far from enough.
It’s also because they opened their stalls too fast and too big, and the growth rate of these people couldn’t keep up.
How about using outsiders?
The Li family now has as many secrets as grass in the field. If you are not careful, it will be a disaster. What is the difference between using outsiders and seeking death?
He didn't even dare to reuse Song Lishen, who was related by marriage...
But with Guo Cunxin gone, who should be in charge of the city?
In a short period of time, there must be someone who can reassure Li Chengzhi without being rejected by the powerful country gentry.
No matter what else, if it were someone with insufficient prestige or selfish motives, Li Chengzhi would not even be able to collect food and grass.
Guo Cunxin pondered for a while: "It's best to ask my uncle to come out, but at the worst, I have to ask my second uncle to come out..."
Li Chengzhi thought: Zhang Wei?
My uncle, my father-in-law, had already reached the rank of prime minister before he became an official. He has enough prestige and experience...
But his eldest son died because of him. I wonder if he has any grudges about it. Can his uncle please move him?
As if he guessed what Li Chengzhi was thinking, Guo Cunxin sighed sadly: "Don't worry, my uncle and uncle are not ignorant people. Even my eldest uncle, he also had the mentality of 'putting the people first', so he was taken over by Suo Siwen."
Deceive... To put it bluntly, for his own selfish interests, he has harmed not only you and me, but also his entire Zhang family...
In terms of emotion and reason, in public and private matters, my uncle will not be resentful because of this. Instead, he has always been grateful to you because you did not pursue it, let alone make it public, so he will definitely not refuse... I am just afraid that he will be old.
Things were already high and my energy was running low, so I decided to turn to the next best thing and ask my second uncle..."
Of course it's a good thing if you can ask for help...
A hint of joy appeared on Li Chengzhi's face, and he bowed to Guo Cunxin: "Then I'll leave it to my uncle?"
Guo Cunxin looked surprised: "You won't come forward?"
Li Chengzhi raised his eyebrows: "I am a humble person, so what's the use of going away?"
A person speaks lightly?
Guo Cunxin burst into laughter.
No wonder he basically doesn’t deal with the powerful gentry in Chaona and leaves everything to himself. It turns out that he hasn’t realized how high his reputation is in Chaona?
With benevolence and righteousness in mind, hatred of evil as hatred, God favors talents, and soldiers as gods...
Just the fact that a strong man can get money and food when he joins the army makes the powerful squire of Chao Dynasty full of praise, thinking that he cares about the people, but he is young but has high ambitions...
Otherwise, why would these wealthy families prefer to send their own people and vehicles to deliver free donated grain and grass to the military camp outside the city, rather than sell it to the wealthy Hu Baozong?
They were all frightened by the government and the Hu family, and suddenly a saint-like Li Chengzhi appeared, and these people naturally flocked to him...
He spent his own money to build a strong army, and was obligated to defend the country from thieves. The conscripts did not need to prepare their own soldiers and armor, and they were also given rice and grain, and they were also given land for their families, and they were sent to borrow horses to help them farm... Isn't this just like
Are they the same as saints?
Guo Cunxin explained unhurriedly, and at the same time he was admiring in his heart.
From the current point of view, Li Chengzhi is much more benevolent and righteous than Li Shixian. At least he understands the suffering of the poor.
Moreover, the mentality should be much more tolerant, the behavior should be more magnanimous, and the things done should be organized.
It's Li Shixian: You can help me defend the city, but if you want grandpa to pay for it himself, there's no way...
Of course, there is a high possibility that this nephew has a way to make himself suffer, and I just didn’t think of it. But at least he is not like his brother-in-law: if you don’t see the rabbit, you will not let go...
Li Chengzhi was stunned when he heard what Guo Cunxin said.
He just wanted to make the newcomers feel a sense of belonging as soon as possible and improve their morale as much as possible. Did he not expect such a miraculous effect?
Li Chengzhi always thought that it was because the wealthy family was afraid that he would run away and Guo Cunxin mobilized well that he donated so much food and grass. It turned out that it was because he admired him...
If you think about it carefully, I'm quite proud.
His passion was not in vain, and he vowed to quell the chaos and kill the thieves...
……
Li Chengzhi sighed for a long time before saying: "Then let's go on a trip with my uncle!"
"It's only me who should accompany you!"
Guo Cunxin reminded with a smile.
He told Li Chengzhi that there was no need to ventilate or test in advance. The more sudden it was, the more sincere he showed...
The implication is that his father-in-law likes to do this.
Li Chengzhi did everything he could and asked Li Xian to prepare horses and summon guards.
Today is different from the past.
The well-being of tens of thousands of people in a county depends on him, not to mention that there are thousands of people who rely on him to live a good life and even honor their ancestors, so Li Chengzhi's safety has long been a top priority.
In addition, he is more concerned about his own life, so it has become a norm to never leave his body without sword and armor, and to bring guards with him when traveling.
Seeing the two tall and powerful guards with strong armor and sharp swords protecting Li Chengzhi like stars holding the moon in the middle, Guo Cun was filled with emotion and confidence.
I never thought that my stupid nephew would one day be able to stand alone and rule the roost?
Just like a dream...
……
A group of more than 20 riders had just left the camp when they heard a whistle in the distance. Li Chengzhi took a look and vaguely saw a rider rushing from east to west.
The farmers and villagers on the official road gave way in panic.
After taking a closer look, Li Chengzhi's expression changed slightly.
This is Tang Banner, and there is clearly military intelligence coming to report.
However, there is a black flag on the back, indicating that the situation is not urgent.
It is also possible that the report is still under investigation and has not been verified yet. This is the first wave, which is equivalent to a reminder...
Li Chengzhi immediately asked Li Xian to take charge.
Seeing the flag guard that was obviously several times bigger, Tang Qi came straight towards it.
When he was still two or three feet away from the outer guard, the knight suddenly reined in his horse, and the horse immediately stood up and let out a long neigh.
Before the front hooves even came down, I saw a short boy holding the saddle with one hand, turning over and dismounting neatly, even more agile than a monkey.
Guo Cunxin's eyes lit up and he exclaimed: "This riding skill is pretty good..."
Not only is it good, it is superb.
His grandfather has been serving horses to Li Qi since his grandfather started. His father is like this, and so is his brother.
When it was his turn, he said he didn't want to raise horses anymore and didn't have enough strength to go blacksmithing. Li Chengzhi thought that his equestrian skills were excellent, so he arranged for him to become a pond rider.
The big name is Li Cong, the nickname is Li Houer. As his name suggests, he is not ordinary smart and smart. Within half a month, Li Feng promoted him to the rank of Pond Master (Tangqi Chief).
Li Chengzhi estimates that this boy's future achievements will definitely exceed those of Li Zhang and Li Xian...
Li Cong jumped off the horse, raised his hand and threw the reins to Li Xian.
Li Xian almost couldn't help but give him a knife and muttered: "What are you so proud of?"
He had long been clamoring to lead troops, but Li Chengzhi refused to let him go.
With Li Xian's fiery character, he would either beat the soldiers to death or be beaten to death by the soldiers, so he might as well just hold him by his side and hone himself.
Li Cong ignored him, ran to Li Chengzhi, and handed over a token.
It’s Li Shi’s order letter...
It shows that the military situation is important, but it is difficult to judge the truth for the time being. Li Shi went to inquire about it personally and sent someone to remind him.
Li Chengzhi's pupils shrank slightly and he said solemnly: "Speak!"
Li Cong took a step forward and said in a voice that almost only Li Chengzhi could hear: "At noon, I led ten cavalry to explore about ten miles northwest of Jingyang City, and suddenly encountered a sporadic ranger. When the ranger saw us, they shot
The horse runs away...
I noticed something was wrong, so I followed behind. I followed for about twenty miles. When I saw the dust and mist rising in the east, I didn't dare to follow... I circled south and found a high slope to hide... and waited.
For more than half an hour, I saw a large group of thieves...
It winds for three or four miles, with carriages and horses, walking and riding, and the carriage alone costs three hundred yuan... I immediately turned back and reported to Li Zhuangshuai (Li Shi, the leader of the Tangqi team), who ordered me to hurry up.
The horse reports to the husband..."
Li Chengzhi's expression suddenly froze.
Winding for three or four miles, there must be five or six thousand?
"How do you know you are a traitor?"
"Lang Jun, there are many bald heads among the vanguard of the thieves, and they are all riding big horses. I will never be mistaken..."
Li Chengzhi was slightly surprised.
It’s to the point where you can tell whether it’s a bald head or a white sheepskin hat. How close can this kid get without being discovered by the enemy?
No wonder Li Feng and Li Shi said that he was born to be a scout...
Li Chengzhi put the token in his arms and waved his hand: "Go and rest first!"
As soon as Li Cong left, Guo Cunxin couldn't help but ask: "Three hundred carriages...how come the rebels have so many carriages?"
"After so many farms were robbed, Minato also came together!" Li Chengzhi muttered, "As expected, these should be the elite of the rebels..."
Everyone knows that sending scouts to explore the road first is obviously much better than the group that was destroyed outside the city...
Guo Cunxin was shocked: "Are you coming for us?"
"It's hard to say, we can only wait for Li Shi's report!"
Li Chengzhi shook his head and sighed again, "It seems that we can't enter the city today... I can only ask my uncle to ask for help from Duke Bo Meng (Zhang Wei)..."
Guo Cunxin naturally knew the importance and said solemnly: "The military situation is important, you should return to the camp as soon as possible!"