Waiting for Ma Xiaofang to take the others out, Zhu Hongsan said to Ma Yufu: "Go and find Mr. Yin, and then give the two gentlemen new tea."The horse is blessed to go down and arrange not to mention.

Zhu Hongsan sat down in the master and said, "Let the two gentlemen see and laugh, it is really a tired journey, and it is too late to get up."

Ma Mingyuan laughed, "The Lord is young, pay attention to the body, this kind of thing can stop."

It was said that the armor was coming, and sat down after the vision of Ma Zhiyuan Ma Ming.Feng himself did not come as an official in Hengzhou Province.These are all of Zhu Hongsan's thinking team.

These few people Ma Ji far sit in the first place, but Ma Mingyuan is the main, because Ma Zhiyuan is much worse than Ma Mingyuan in ability and intelligence, Ma Zhiyuan and Feng own use, can do a good job in a local official.However, in the general direction of grasping still rely on Ma Mingyuan.As for the raising of armor is the role of Chu Han Chen Ping, more than spicy, insufficient intelligence, in some small problems can be of great help to Zhu Hongsan.

Zhu Hongsan's housekeeper said after finishing the tea: "Today just two gentlemen came, I originally wanted to go to Majiazhuang."Let's talk about what to do today."

Ma Ming said first: "Last night I had a long discussion with my brother, we also think that the lake can not stay for a long time."I'm here today to ask the Lord."

Zhu Hongsan said: "At the beginning of this year, Zhang Xianzhong broke Xiangyang, and he thought that he could attack Wuchang along the river.I didn’t expect to go north to the south.But I think the northern region is broken, can not feed millions of guillotiny, they south of the lake has become a foregone conclusion.I expect to cross the Yangtze River and into the south in May, June next year or early next year.”

Ma Mingyuan said: "The Lord thinks basically the same as what I think.But the two broad roads in the south are far away, and we have a large population, and we do not know how the principal arranges it.”

Zhu Hongsan said: "Xiao Fang and smoke next March's expected delivery date."I think so, in two batches of south, the first group led by the second brother, with the old and the weak and some heavy things first to go south.Mr. and I, Mr. Tong, waited for Xiao Fang's body to improve, and in leading the remaining personnel south, we gathered at the second cousin of Hengzhou Province to discuss the next step.“How about the three men?”

Zhu Hongsan saw the three people nodded, and then said: "Then ask the second brother to take charge of the things in Majestic, try to bring some soft."The family members don’t want to leave.There are also things that cannot be taken away from the field to sell as much as possible, buy more food and salt.After all, this trip to Guangdong is thousands of miles away, in addition to Hengzhou capital can supply some, other places are really difficult to say.I'll take a thousand men with me on guard's side, and two gentlemen with two thousand men when they leave, and it's almost as good."

After seeing the second horse nod and agreed, Zhu Hongsan said to the raising of the armor: "Mr. Peng is responsible for this side of the farm, the craftsmen must take away, I don't care what you use."The family also comes with you.The bulky equipment was all left behind, and now full production of gunpowder and hand durian* bombs.Turn the ore and coke into products and semi-finished products as much as possible, and sell them if they cannot be taken away.”

Seeing that the three people had no objection, Zhu Hongsan said again: "The three gentlemen now start to prepare."We have too many people and not much safe time.If there are any changes during this period, it will be discussed again.”

Zhu Hongsan finished tea to send customers, and the three people went back to prepare not to mention.

Zhu Hongsan watched them go and sit in the chair himself.When did the faithful come to Wuchang?It’s been too long for me to forget.It doesn’t seem like 15 years or 16 years.Anyway, in May.But it doesn’t seem likely that May will be.

Zhu Hongsan thought that this Xinyang blood war exposed a lot of problems.The combat effectiveness of their own army is no problem, mainly the number of people.Because it is a cold weapon, it is dangerous to exceed the number of enemies.Xinyang City head only on the top of the 50,000 streamers themselves was killed and half of the horses were killed.In the city or guarding the city, if a thousand people in the field meet 50,000 people do not have to fight at all, just wait to die.It seems that to get a firearm, the quantity cannot be won, and only the quality can be expected.

Thinking of this Zhu Hongsan getting up to go to the village, find the iron bull, the old Liu head Liu Liang, the gunpowder craftsman section often.Now these three people are Zhu Hongsan below the three workshop directors.

In the village found a room for space, four people sat down.Zhu Hongsan first asked: "The three of you first said how the current production is?"

Old Liu said: "Master (because Zhu Hongsan passed on to him the art of steelmaking, old Liu has been called Zhu Hongsan master), the current steel production is very stable, if you can guarantee iron ore, two days can be out of a furnace steel."Now I have led the apprentices to eat through Master's blast furnace.If Master agrees, a second blast furnace can be built."

He nodded his head and looked at the iron cow.The iron bull looked at himself and said, "At present, the production of weapons is stable, and it can produce a hundred knives every day."The armor is ten.A hundred cassations of the durian*.

Zhu Hongsan turned to the old paragraph and said, “Master Duan, what about the gunpowder?”

Duan often stood up and said: "Go back to the host to know that now it is mainly nitrite is too little."Other raw materials can also be used to make gunpowder seventy pounds a day.”

Zhu Hong nodded and said, “Don’t produce iron ore after the old Liu side has finished production.”Hands are given to the iron bull, and I am useful.Master's gunpowder production will also increase.Not enough people to develop themselves.I will find you dozens of children to learn while producing.Finally, the iron cow, except for the hand durian* bullet casing all stop.A casing can produce a thousand pieces per month.”

The bull asked, “Brother, why stop all the time?”“Do you want to make a new weapon?”

Zhu Hongsan said: "I went to Xinyang this time to find that now we have a small number, and the cold weapons can't beat the flow."So I'm going to make a musket gun."

The iron bull was surprised and said, “Brother, we don’t have a firearmssmith.”No one can create this thing.”

Zhu Hongsan glanced at him and said, “No one will fumble on their own.”Let's start tomorrow."

The old man said on the edge, "Attention, our gunpowder is too powerful, and now the torsions will definitely explode."

Zhu Hongsan said: "The new gunpowder I will find a way."Everyone is no problem now.Go down and get ready.”

From the factory, Zhu Hongsan came to the army station again.First, the whole group, Zhu Hongsan commended the successful people of this trip to Henan.The reward for death is given.Most of the de Xinyang became third-class soldiers, with more pay and more rights.There are also a small number of outstanding direct promotions to second lieutenants and become officers.

Thirty-two silver coins were reissued each person who came back alive from Henan.Each of the dead was one hundred silver, there was a family to the family, and no family to find an orphan to continue the incense.All the soldiers in this hand were willing to surrender, and did not expect the commander to return to find someone to inherit the incense, which was not afraid of his death and broke the incense.The ancients were superstitious, and they believed that there was a world after death, and that they would eat and drink Lazarus as they were alive.The continuation of the fire is too important.

After the award, Zhu Hongsan ordered the above officers to meet in the conference room.At the meeting, Zhu Hongsan ordered Ma Jing to recruit a thousand people.The size of the army reached 3,200.The formation of six battalions.

Zhu Hongsan ordered Han Shirong and Zhang Sanqiang, two outstanding company commanders to serve as the new battalion commander.At present, the six battalions are: one battalion commander Qian Yong; the second battalion commander Zhao Guodong; the third battalion commander Zhao Guoliang; the four battalion commander Zhou Yu; the five battalion commander Han Shirong; the sixth battalion commander Zhang Sanqiang.In addition to the guard company commander Zhu Hongyi.

Each battalion was still five hundred men, plus two hundred of the guard company, exactly three thousand two hundred.

Finally, Zhu Hongsan stood up and said: "The troops were repaired for three days, and the training was strengthened after three days."Chief of Staff Ma Jing recruited a thousand recruits in ten days.The commander of the five battalions and six battalions led the platoon of officers to do a good job in training the recruits, and I want to see a well-trained army at the end of the year.Do you all understand?”

All the officers stood up and said, “Yes, sir!”

After the army Zhu Hongsan went to see the carn company's money and Ma Fu.Ma Jiajun, the head of the Ma family caravan, died a few years ago, Ma Yufu is also old, Zhu Hongsan let him be a housekeeper, his errand Ma has the rich son Ma Fu to take over.

The two reported to Zhu Hongsan on the situation for five months.The South African trade route has stopped.Now Ma Fu is in charge of Sichuan and Guizhou.Qian Wanli is still south, but he has a relationship with the Zheng family overseas.Zheng Zhilong is very fond of sharp cross-knife and hand durian* bullets.

Zhu Hongsan said: "Millennium told the Zheng family how much the cross knife is."Firearms are not enough, we cannot sell them enough.”

Nod your head in the money.Zhu Hongsan then said: "At the same time, we should pay attention to the news of Guangzhou Province, it is best to build a business in the city, and I am useful at that time."He also said to Ma Fu: "Ma Fu, you are the same, make money while paying attention to the information of the exploratory."When dangerous, the goods can be thrown, but the person must return safely.”Zhu Hongsan knows that talents are rare, his caravan has been running for so many years, it is not easy to cultivate a merchant team, these people will have great use in the future, and he cannot die casually.

Hearing Zhu Hongsan say this, Qian Wanli and Ma Fu are very moved, after all, in this era, it is not easy to meet such a guarded man's safety.They have made every effort to complete Zhu Hongsan's task.

Doo’s head down and let them go down.

At this time it was already dark, Zhu Hongsan looked up at the sky and thought: "I am really forced, in the past life for life, to the Ming Dynasty is not as good as the previous life, this time for life."

Zhu Hongsan went out of the conference room and went home, seeing several wives and daughters waiting for their own meals.Is it really warm in my heart, thinking that you are now tired of becoming a dog for them?Thinking that this whole body is tired, laughing and entering the house to eat with your family.