The eldest son of the red mansion

Huang Baifeng asked: "How many people do you want to pick?"

Jia Ke roughly estimated and said: "We have a lot of people now, so we will select 300 people first. It is better to have more people to be promoted in the future than no one will be used by then. Last time we trained fewer people, and now we have some Not open."

Huang Baifeng immediately cupped his hands and said: "Anyway, don't worry, I will send him over to the adults within a day or two."

After Jia Kehuang nodded to Huang Baifeng, he told Chen Xi: "The production of paper armor must not be stopped. Now we will make [-] pieces first. Come and tell me if you are short of money. We captured the Tatars this time." A lot of money can just make our troops better equipped."

Chen Xi said with some doubts: "My lord, isn't one hundred thousand pieces of equipment a bit too much?"

Without even thinking about it, Jia Ke said, "The rest is of my own use, so don't worry about it, as long as you make all the paper armor for me before next summer, it will be a great achievement."

Chen Xi said proudly: "My lord, don't worry, now our workshop has expanded nearly ten times, everyone's treatment is better, and the children of craftsmen have a way to make money. So make [-] pieces of paper armor before summer." No problem at all."

"Don't be proud, I have one more thing for you to do. Although our paper armor is good in defense, it is damaged faster after all, and its defense is still not as good as iron armor. You go back this time and gather skilled craftsmen to try to make it Iron armor, I want more than a hundred generals in our army to wear iron armor." Jia Ke ordered Chen Xi with a solemn expression.

Chen Xi was a little embarrassed at this time, "My lord, the manufacturing technology of iron armor is very important, and the iron materials used are not ordinary wrought iron, but real steel materials. With their strength in Kaiping Town, if it is just repairing, It can barely be achieved. It will consume a lot of energy to make iron armor. And our craftsmen may make some substandard steel.” The imperial court has strict control over the army of elite soldiers, and the craftsmen at the border can only do minor repairs. But, the real skilled craftsmen are all in the Ministry of Industry in the capital.

Jia Ke didn't care about this, "Since you can't, let's try a few more times. I don't believe that two shoulders carry one head. If others can do it, we can't. Go down and tell those craftsmen that if you can do it I will reward you with 500 taels of silver for the steel materials that can be used to make armor."

Jia Ke believes that there must be brave men under heavy rewards. He has produced such a great player, and those craftsmen with special skills have not worked hard to study them. As long as one of these people succeeds in making armor steel, there is no need to worry.

Chen Xi pulled himself together again. Since Jia Ke trusted him so much, he would live in the craftsman's camp this time, and he had to train steel materials to repay Master Jia for his kindness.

Jia Ke finally said to Fan Kang: "I don't have much experience in government affairs, and I have little experience. I will rely on your help in the future, and you will worry about the candidates for officials at all levels."

Fan Kang nodded and said: "My lord, don't worry, I will do my best. But I'm afraid we don't need to decide many things. The county magistrates of Kaiping and Xuanhua towns may be sent by the imperial court to take over."

Jia Ke listened to this and snorted, "We are here at the border, and we fight every year. If the county magistrate who comes over is still sensible, let him stay. If he is not sensible, we will be attacked by Tatars at any time. A frail scholar like this is probably the most favorite target of the Tatars."

When Fan Kang heard this, he had nothing to say. What Jia Ke said was also reasonable. Before Jia Ke came, several Qianhu were assassinated in office.What's more, these frail scholars who came to be county magistrates.

After arranging these things, Jia Ke finally said to them: "The troops must not relax in their studies. The booklet I handed out must make them study hard. As long as you study this booklet, you can roughly understand Let’s apply the tactics of Kaiping town.”

After arranging these things, Jia Ke let them go to work.

After they left, Jia Ke secretly summoned Wei Kun and asked him to strengthen the intelligence work with all his strength, strengthen the monitoring of military officers at all levels, and intensify the attack on the imperial court's intelligence system.It is best to drive out the court forces in the two towns.To make it seamless, people think it is the revenge of the Tatars. If it cannot be foolproof, I would rather not take any action. Another thing is to select suitable candidates from among the captured Tatars to serve as spies to spy on the Tatars. Tartar intelligence.

But Jia Ke's arrangement for Tang Kuai was to investigate the Tatar tribes near the two towns of Xuanhua and Kaiping with all their strength, to find out how many people they had and where they migrated every year?Where are the nearby water sources?Make preparations for Jia Ke going north to the grassland next year.

Jia Ke has already made up his mind that if the Tatars don't come to monitor next year, then he must go north to the grasslands and give the Tatars a hard time.Let them know Kou can go and I can go.

Jia Ke will be very busy in the next ten days. Although he has arranged things, it does not mean that he can be a hands-off shopkeeper.In the end, he was the one to decide on many matters, and he had to personally complete the signing of many documents, and he had to go to various places every day to check them out. After all these things were arranged, Feng Mo also took his troops to Xuanhua Take over the defense and go.

On the day Feng Mo left, Jia Ke took special time to see off all the generals in Kaiping Town. This time Feng Mo's departure represented a large-scale expansion of Jia Ke's power.

After Feng Mo went to Xuanhua Town, Huang Bofeng and Zheng Kai also started a big military training in full swing. The training of 3 people leveled the grassland outside Kaiping Town.

The training of tens of thousands of Tatars also began at this time, but the Tatars did not directly conduct military training, but began a long period of brainwashing.Only after this step is completed, can they be regarded as a qualified slave.The next step is to create profits for Jia Ke while training.

Chapter 182

It is the spring when the grass grows and the warblers fly, and the pasture on the grassland grows taller again. Near Kaiping Town, there are now more than [-] nomadic people living here. They are a new ethnic group separated from the Tatars—the Manchus. , they were divided into eight tribes, nomadic between Kaiping Town and Xuanhua Town.

Because the Tatars did not graze here, the water and grass here are very rich, and because the Manchus are Jia Ke's slaves, so they graze here, not only are they not discriminated against by officers and soldiers, but they are also protected to a certain extent.

Now the life of the Manchus is much better than that of the Tatars. At least they can eat enough and wear warm clothes. Among them, those who are willing to work even have some savings. The only problem is the lack of women.

Jia Ke did not let them go. On this day, under the leadership of Liu Yu, Jia Ke went to inspect the Manchu Zhenghuangqi pasture. This was the first time Jia Ke came among the Manchus.

As soon as Jia Ke entered the tribe, all the people who knew Jia Ke's identity knelt down on both sides of the road, looking at Jia Ke with fanaticism. After Jia Ke's systematic brainwashing, coupled with Jia Ke's own mighty record, these people have Think of Jia Ke as a god walking in the world.

Kneeling at the front is Zhenghuang Banner Dutong Jirigala, who has now fully evolved into Jia Ke's dog leg.

The purpose of Jia Ke's visit this time is mainly to understand the current living conditions and combat capabilities of the Manchus.Although it is spring now, it will be five or six months before the Tatars go south. Now Jia Ke can't wait to concentrate all his strength to fight against the Tatars.

Jia Ke entered the big tent in the center of the Zhenghuang Banner and sat directly on the main seat in the center.People are accompanying on both sides.

Jia Ke first asked, "Jirigela, do you have enough livestock in Zhenghuangqi? Do you have any extra horses?"

Jirigla came out again immediately, knelt on the ground and said: "Master, we have a lot of livestock in Zhenghuangqi, and our living standard is much better than before. The number of our Zhenghuangqi horses is two more than before, and they are all newborns. It will come in handy in a year or two." Their livestock and horses are all sourced from the military supplies that Jia Ke plundered from the Tatars in the last war, so no matter whether it is horses or livestock, is very ample.

Jia Ke asked again: "What's the problem? Tell me if you can't solve it yourself."

"Master, if you want to talk about difficulties, there are indeed. Our tribe is full of big men, and it is really difficult to manage now. Everyone wants to marry a wife."

Jia Ke knew about this, and Liu Yu also reported it to him.But Jia Ke really has no way to solve it now.The only way is to wait until autumn, he will go north to plunder the population.

Jia Ke is not going to tell Jiri Gela now without telling him: "You let everyone bear it for a few months, and wait until autumn. Let's move northward, and there will be enough women by then, and each person will give you a few daughters-in-law. I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it when the time comes." After speaking, he laughed along with him, as the master, he not only takes care of food and drink, but now he also takes care of his wife.

Jirigla said embarrassedly: "Master, I really caused you trouble."

After talking about these light topics, Jia Ke turned the subject and asked, "Is our place far from your original tribe?"

When Jirigla heard Jia Ke asking this question, he immediately realized something, and immediately replied excitedly: "Master, it's not far. Every year we go south for the winter, and this place is only one or two hundred miles away from the original tribal gathering place." The distance. Master, I will show you the way when the time comes."

Jia Ke said with satisfaction: "Very good, Jirigla, you are a good slave. I won't let you make this trip in vain until you reach your original tribe. You can choose the woman of the tribe leader at that time."

Jirigla was even more effervescent after hearing this.Their leader's daughter, Na Ren, is as beautiful as a fairy, a hundred times more beautiful than his original wife.If he could go back this time, he would definitely kill the enemy desperately so that the master could bestow Na Ren on him.

Jia Ke asked again: "Here in Xuanhua, how many tribes are there in the north of the two towns of Kaiping?"

Jirigla said respectfully: "Master, in the north of our two towns, there are at least five or six large tribes and a dozen small tribes. These people are all going south for the winter, and they rob winter supplies along the way."

"Can you know exactly where they are located?"

"Master, there is no problem at all. We are going to the yellow flag, and there are many people from these tribes. We can lead the way when the time comes."

Only then was Jia Ke satisfied, and asked casually, "Won't they be angry when we used to plunder their original tribe?"

Jirigla said indifferently: "Master, what's the matter? Isn't that how we came here on the grassland? And now we are not of the same race as them. It is a good time to strengthen ourselves by plundering foreign races."

It was only then that Jia Ke was completely relieved. In fact, he was not very relieved of these former Tatars and the current Manchus.So he planted many spies in it, and he could know in advance if there was any disturbance in the Eight Banners.

Next, Jia Ke walked through all the Manchu Eight Banners, letting them know their masters.And Jia Ke's brainwashing effect is still very powerful, and now he has forgotten that he is a Tatar, and he is all proud of being a Manchu.

Jia Ke also watched these people's riding and archery drills, and they really deserved to be a nation on horseback. Their talent on horseback is not comparable to that of the Han people born in the Central Plains.If it weren't for their poor equipment, the original army in Kaiping Town would have to pay a heavy price even if they could defeat them.

And this time, Jia Ke equipped them with horse bows from the Central Plains, sharp sabers, and fairly sturdy armor.

If they encounter the Tatars again, they can completely defeat their opponents with two or three times their numbers at very little cost.

Now Jia Ke, if these Eight Banners soldiers are dispatched, more than [-] people can be mobilized.This is a very remarkable number at the border, and it is a number that can determine the victory or defeat of a war.

Jia Ke felt that as long as these people were in hand, plus Xuanhua, the two towns of Kaiping would have the strength.In Nine Sides, he can be regarded as a powerful figure.

After Jia Ke inspected the Eight Banners tribe, he inspected the 3 troops under Kaiping Township. These troops were built entirely with his own soldiers as the backbone.

These people had 3 cavalrymen, [-] crossbowmen, [-] Macedonian square soldiers, and a total of [-] soldiers.