Great Song Pirate

Chapter 460 Be cautious
Wang Hong immediately replied: "My lord, there are currently over a thousand miners here, most of them are Japanese slaves and some Korean slaves brought in from outside. Some Annan people were brought in a while ago. Our people are mainly responsible for For the things on the ground, the Japanese slaves who go down to the roadway to dig coal are used by the Japanese slaves, and the deaths and injuries below happen from time to time, but anyway, we have no shortage of slaves now, and it basically does not affect the mining progress!"

Xu Yi nodded. He made the decision to use the looted vassals as laborers. Anyway, it’s not a pity to use them, as long as the ones who die are not theirs. However, he still confessed: "This is very good." , but you should also take the initiative to strengthen the supervision of these slaves, and do not force them to cause riots too much. For those who dare to defy or deliberately sabotage, don't be polite, you can make an example and let them know their identities. Strengthen the safety of the roadway, and you can ask Qin Huzi to help you lay some tracks and put trolleys on them, so as to speed up the speed of excavation. I will arrange this matter for you later, please return to your seat, Mr. Wang! "

After Wang Hong thanked him, he returned to his seat. Xu Yi looked around the hall again and saw that all the people sitting here were looking at him, waiting for his question. Finally, he turned his gaze to the person in charge of guarding here called On Feng Fei's new commander, this Feng Fei is also his old subordinate, and he was also the first person to follow Jin Huo. Although his ability is not as good as that of Yang Zaixing and Gao Jun, he is extremely loyal and reliable. Last time when Xu Yi transferred Gao Jun to Danshui Village and Yang Zaixing to form the Fubo Army infantry, Li Bo asked Gao Jun Feng Fei was recommended. After Gao Jun left here, he entrusted Feng Fei to take care of the safety here. Only by entrusting this place to such a caring person can Xu Yi feel at ease. When he saw Feng Fei looking back at him Xu Yi asked him, "Commander Feng, tell me about the garrison and conscription here!"

Feng Fei immediately got up and bowed and replied: "Since I took over the affairs of Commander Gao, I have started to form the township valor group here according to the method of Danshuizhai, and divided this place into two armies, the navy and the infantry. Five Jiangbei warships were sent over land, plus the few warships we left here before, responsible for patrolling outside Haikou. At the same time, three fast boats were stationed on the island outside Haikou to guard the area around Haikou. When the ship comes, we can quickly find it. At the same time, a lighthouse watchtower is set up outside Haikou to monitor and guide merchant ships in and out.

As for the matters on land in the village, the humble staff selected some young and strong soldiers from various villages to form town soldiers. According to the instructions sent by the high commander, they were drilled during the slack season, so that each village had a certain ability to protect itself. , to ensure that it will not be harassed by the natives. In addition, the humble official selected 2000 strong people from the local soldiers to form a standing army for the chicken coop village. Those slaves, the Posang tribe here got along well with us and gave us a lot of help. They set up outposts for us on the outskirts to prevent the harassment of some native tribes nearby. Compared with Danshui Village, our place is The main energy is to take care of those slaves and make sure they don't dare to make trouble!

In addition, we have gathered all the township soldiers together for training many times in a row. If necessary, we can immediately form an infantry army of 5000 people, ready to deal with unexpected events at any time!Please rest assured, my lord! "

Xu Yi was also very satisfied with his answer. This fellow Gao Jun did not forget what happened here in Danshui Village. He still remembered to pass on the method he used to Feng Fei, which saved him a lot of trouble, so he nodded. Feng Fei returned to his seat, and then smiled at Yang Wenzhong: "Then how about asking Mr. Yang to introduce your bow and crossbow shop to me?" Xu Yi of course spoke in a very polite tone when he pointed to Yang Wenzhong.

Yang Wenzhong's spirit is very good, obviously the life here should be very smooth for him, so the old man wanted to get up, but was persuaded by Xu Yi: "Mr. Yang, let's sit down and talk!"

Yang Wenzhong didn't force himself to stand up, so he sat down with a smile and said to Xu Yi: "Thank you, my lord, for your love for me. In the past six months, our bow and crossbow workshop has also expanded a lot, and we have recruited a lot of craftsmen." , and now our bow-making materials are now very sufficient after the help of shopkeeper Yu, and because those craftsmen are more proficient, the output of bows and crossbows has more than doubled compared to the initial period. We made a total of [-] strong bows, more than [-] god-armed crossbows, [-] stretching crossbows, and nearly [-] strings of various bows and crossbows, which are enough to equip our water step armies. I made more than [-] pieces of Zhuge Liannu. Although the Liannu can't shoot far and can't wear heavy armor, it is very suitable for dealing with some enemy troops without armor, so I still made some, and now they are allotted here It is very suitable for the sergeants who guard the Japanese slaves! In addition, I specially made some two-stone and three-stone strong bows for some strong generals here, specially for them to choose, so as to save them from yelling that the bows are not strong enough! Besides, In addition, I also specially bought some heavy crossbows for the brothers on the ship to install on the side of the ship. Although they are not as powerful as the bed crossbows and our ballistas, they still have no problem dealing with ordinary archers on the opponent's ship! Originally, I wanted to get some bed crossbows, but now that we have ballistas, I won't be bored!"

Everyone laughed again when they heard this, and Xu Yi of course also laughed together. It seems that the people here have not rested in the past half a year. Now the various weapons in the Jilong Village are almost enough to arm him for several years. With such a huge reserve, it can be said that they have laid an extremely solid foundation for the future development of their Fubo Army. What makes him even more gratified is that there has always been an atmosphere of cooperation here. Xu Yi felt very gratified by the atmosphere of intrigue and mutual criticism among his colleagues in the government.

His gaze locked on Peng Shitou again and he smiled, "It's time for you to talk about your affairs, Peng Shitou too! Let everyone be happy too!" After such a long time, Peng Shitou's mission is now the leaders of Jilongzhai This is no longer a secret, but Peng Shitou usually talks very strictly. Only Jia Qian and a few people in charge of the treasury know what he has gained. The rest of the people also have guesses, but they don't know the details. It was necessary to continue to hide it from everyone, so he ordered Peng Shitou.

Peng Shitou was stunned when he heard Xu Yi's order, and then quickly stood up and replied to Xu Yi: "I obey! After this period of time, I have found out the situation in the east mountain. As expected, the gold sand reserves are large, and mining is very convenient. In addition, there are a large number of copper mines associated. Beizhi has blocked the entire valley and used more than 2000 Japanese slaves to mine there. At present, a large number of copper mines have been mined, and they are gradually being recovered. It was transported back here and handed over to Director Ren, and 310 four taels of gold were collected, and our downstream sands did not stop, and also produced more than 750 taels of gold, which exceeded our previous harvest. It is expected that Beizhi will continue to increase mining efforts at present, and the mining volume will probably double again in the next year, please wait and see, Lord, and Beizhi will definitely do this well!"

Everyone couldn't help clicking their tongues secretly after listening, this Jinguashi is really a golden nest!In this way, the past six months did not include the nearly 200 million taels of silver he robbed from Annan and Champa, but here alone provided them with military supplies of tens of thousands of taels of silver. What made him even more gratified was that this Peng The seriousness of Shi Shi actually recorded the number so clearly, which shows the energy he put into it. In the past half a year, he must have clearly recorded every day's income, otherwise, today's It is absolutely impossible for him to report such a precise number. Xu Yi nodded deeply to Peng Shitou and praised: "If everyone in our Fubo army is as serious as Shitou, why worry about it?" Is it not going to be a big deal? Shitou, you have worked hard! Fubo Army will be able to achieve great things in the future, and you, like everyone else, have contributed a lot, and I will remember it! Please sit down!"

Xu Yi asked Tang Youcheng, who was sitting at the end, "Master Tang, why don't you tell me about what you carpenters did!"

Tang Youcheng hurriedly got up and came to the middle of the hall, bowed to Xu Yi and replied: "The work of a humble carpenter is relatively complicated. In the past six months, we have expanded the wharf here, built several trestle bridges, and refurbished this place in the village. , expanded the place into an official office, and built a lot of workshops, and sent people to build a lot of irrigation water trucks in the fields to ensure the irrigation here, and with the help of Qin Zhang , remodeled the artillery carriage of the Leigong Cannon used by the infantry, making it easier to drag the artillery carriage. In addition, the humble staff also cooperated with Qin Zhang and the others to build a new batch of crossbows, waiting to be shipped. That's all! This is the most useless place for me!"

Xu Yi smiled and said to him: "Don't underestimate yourself, Mr. Tang. Among all the people here, your affairs are complicated. It is beyond my expectation to be able to do this. You can be said to be lacking here." One thing, without anyone else, our Jilongzhai would not be able to reach this point at present. You are all hard-working people, only me, the so-called big leader, is the most unqualified. I will leave the affairs here to you and run around all day by myself Yes, ashamed!"

Everyone naturally disagreed with his statement. Jia Qian said: "These things are the duties of lowly officials. My lord works tirelessly, is willing to put himself in danger, and travels thousands of miles to save his brothers. He is so honorable and upright. The humble officials admire him a lot. Being able to do things under the command of the lord is the luck of the humble official. All the actions of the lord are watched by the humble officials. Without you, the lord, the Fubo army would not be able to reach this point anyway. For us, the lord has fought everywhere, If you can't even take care of your family, what are the lowly people doing this kind of thing?"

Jia Qian is the best at talking here. When everyone heard what he said, they nodded and said yes. Everyone admired their husband so much, and they were even more proud in their hearts. After everyone returned to their seats with Xu Yi's wave, Yingchun also stood up and saluted everyone: "Since everyone has said it, let me also tell you about our husband. It's about the garment workshop!"

Everyone saw that the lady had spoken, so they immediately quieted down and listened to Yingchun's words. Yingchun smiled at everyone and said openly: "During this period, the garment workshop has not only recruited a lot of women from nearby who are making garments, In addition to working in the workshop, I also used the women among the Japanese slaves to make all kinds of leather armor and cloth bag armor. At least [-] sets have been completed so far, and they are still increasing at a rate of [-] sets per day. , We also used the method of assembly line operation, which is much faster than each person completing the whole set of armor alone. As long as the armor pieces and canvas can be used by us, our clothing workshop may improve the progress, but now We have already started to make winter clothes, I am going to increase the size of the garment workshop, and at the same time need to buy some cotton in large quantities, we are also preparing to make a large number of quilts and other things, as well as sewing tents, ready to be used by the army at any time!"

After Yingchun said this, everyone immediately understood the reason and nodded their heads, and Qin Huzi yelled loudly: "Madam is right, we should teach those damned Japanese people a lesson, how dare you provoke me?" We, they really don't know how many eyes Lord Ma has! I will speed up the making of armor and make sure that the brothers will use the ones that are handy! I will also forge more thunderbolts and thunderbolts. These dwarfs look so good! Damn! I want to see how many heads these dwarfs have grown!"

Tang Youcheng was not far behind this time, he got up and said: "I also ordered people to make ballistas and various arrows as soon as possible, so as to ensure that they will be used in the army! The kind of log machine that my lord created last time, I also asked Mr. Qin to help us The carpenter has made several machines, and it is very useful for making arrow shafts, and I also found that it is more convenient to use this thing to make gun shafts and other things. One such machine is comparable to what a large group of carpenters can rush to make. It's much better! Humble job really casts all my heart on what you admire, my lord! And those things that my lord made before, it's amazing!" Tang Youcheng was not stingy about his admiration for Xu Yi, and he got up and said something.

"The humble staff should cast more thunder cannons as soon as possible for the fleet to use. This thing will make us invincible in the world. It is really indispensable!" After listening to Tang Youcheng and the others, even Ren Bin stood up and said.

Feng Fei, who was not good at talking, suddenly got up and said: "I am not talented in a humble position, I would like to go to Japan with my lord!" Feng Fei didn't talk much, but he also showed his desire to fight.

Just as everyone was asking to rush to work and prepare for the war, Jia Qian suddenly got up and said: "The humble official has something to say, and I should ask the lord to make amends. Even though such a thing happened, we are full of hatred and wish to follow the lord immediately." Killing and fleeing to the Wa Kingdom, to avenge Commander Sun and those brothers who died in vain! But after thinking about it carefully, I feel that it is better to think about it in the long run! This time our Commander Sun really suffered a big loss, which caused us a heavy loss. False, but the lord has just led the army back here, presumably the soldiers are already very tired. If you immediately send troops to conquer the Wa Kingdom, I am afraid that the soldiers will be too tired. This place is far away from the Wa Kingdom, and it will take a long time. We have also lost all our footholds there, and the fleet will go to war as soon as it arrives there, so I thought it would be better for my lord to let the soldiers rest for a while before sending out troops! And I have known about this Japanese country, the Japanese people It is not easy to deal with, the samurai there are also quite powerful, and they are aggressive and bloodthirsty, and the troops we can use now are really limited. If we attack the Japanese country with thousands of people, I am afraid that we will not be able to do it!
Furthermore, according to the recent news that I have received, the Lord's Southern Expedition to Annan has attracted the attention of the imperial court, and our commanders in many places have conflicts with the imperial navy. There is a lot of emptiness, so from the humble position, the lord should be more cautious when sending troops this time, try to make sufficient preparations before sending troops!As for the side of the imperial court on land, we have to guard against it. Even if we send troops, we must first ensure that there is nothing wrong with it!My lord, please think twice! "

Jia Qian's words undoubtedly poured cold water on everyone's pockets. After hearing this, everyone calmed down. Xu Yi looked at Jia Qian, nodded slowly, let everyone return to their seats, and then said to everyone: "Mr. That’s right! It seems that Mr. Jia has already thought about this matter carefully. As Mr. Jia said, we should not underestimate the enemy. The Japanese are not weaker than the Annan people, and they are different from my expedition to Annan this time. The Japanese don't have the worries of the Annan people. Once we fight them head-on, if they hurt them, they will definitely use the power of the whole country to counterattack us. If I go out with the troops I brought back this time, I'm afraid It can only save a little face, and it can't really hurt their roots, and now it has begun to cool down. If they rush to send troops, I am afraid that not only will they not be able to win, but the soldiers will be frozen to death! So this matter cannot Urgently, it is necessary to make a long-term plan, everyone just prepare, as for when to go out, I have my own discretion!"

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