Lihu, a large number of carriages are unloading goods, unloading bags of scattered bags, and the bags are filled with military supplies. The military officers of Lihu's military camp need to hand over them, and after receiving these supplies, they will be transferred to military camps in various front lines.

Around the beginning of winter, a large number of military supplies were transported to Xiaohuang, Bozhou and Zuocheng, Caozhou. Now this batch of supplies is part of the supplies recently shipped to Lihu of Caozhou, mainly for cold-proof clothing.

Xu Gai, a military officer, checked the materials on site with his colleagues. The matters of checking are actually very simple. First, check the quantity, and second, check the quality of military supplies. If there is any problem, it will naturally not be accepted because you have to take responsibility.

If anyone dares to deduct military supplies or use inferior products as good ones, they will receive the severe punishment they deserve. If the military officers who receive military supplies are not responsible, sign and print on the list of problems, or use inferior products as good ones but do not notice it, then they deserve it.

Xu Gai was conquered by the King of Xiyang, and now he has become a military officer in the Southeast Road. Because the war is progressing too fast, the government army is detaining soldiers everywhere and there is a shortage of manpower everywhere, so the military officers of Cao all serve several positions, and he is no exception.

Now that the official army has recovered Xuchang, the Southeast Road march is very likely to divide the troops to recover Qingqi. In addition, it is necessary to maintain the defense of Liyangjin on the north bank of the Yellow River, so Zuocheng and Lihu have become military supplies distribution centers. There are many things to do, but they cannot be delayed.

I had endless work as soon as I took office, which was very stressful for Xu Gai, a novice in the officialdom, and there was no such thing as adaptation period. Fortunately, the Xu family has been an official for several generations and the servants are very experienced. Following Xu Gai's old servants, he became his important helpers.

With the help of several old servants, Xu Gai quickly became familiar with his job. He was already well-read, so he could understand official documents and learned the rules of official documents, so he did not have any difficulty writing by himself.

Because it involves counting military supplies, basic arithmetic capabilities are required, which is not a problem for Xu Gai.

Seeing that "what you learned in your life" is now useful, Xu Gai is full of energy. He finally had the opportunity to become an official, so he naturally had to work hard to perform. Being responsible for military supplies is indeed very good at training people and a good opportunity to show his abilities.

In the past few days, convoys have arrived in Lihu one after another. These convoys have come from Huangzhou, Shannan. They traveled thousands of miles and transported a large number of military uniforms and other military supplies. The carriages in these convoys are all four-wheeled carriages, which are full of materials and use a lot of iron materials. Xu Gai couldn't help but be amazed after looking carefully.

Xu Gai had heard of Shannan's four-wheeled carriages before. He had heard that these four-wheeled carriages have high requirements for roads. If they are ordinary potholes, the four-wheeled carriages will easily break down when they walk on them, so even if they have a large load, they are expensive to use, which is not as good as a two-wheeled carriage.

Therefore, only four-wheeled carriages can be seen in Shannan area. Now Xu Gai has seen a lot of them, and finally knows why Shannan’s four-wheeled carriages are so durable: because the carriage uses iron structures many places.

Not only is the axle iron, but there are also "bearings" and "lead spring shock absorption" are also made of fine iron. In this way, durability is durable, but the iron consumption increases. It can be imagined that the iron structures on so many carriages will be a considerable amount if the iron material is used to create agricultural tools.

Is there so much iron in Huangzhou, Shannan?

Regarding Xu Gai's questions, the military officers who handled the handover gave a simple and clear explanation: there is Dayejian in the Wuchang area across the bank of Huangzhou, where there is a huge iron mine, which produces a large amount of iron materials every month, so in the boundary of Shannan, the popularity of iron tools and agricultural tools is becoming more and more widespread.

Because there is a large amount of iron material to supply the needs of officials and the people, iron in Huangzhou and even the Han Mian area is very cheap, and new cooking utensils - iron pots have also become popular. Of course, this is also the reason why the emergence of sturdy and durable hydraulic spinning machines and looms is now there are even more magical knitting machines.

With these hydraulic machinery, the price of cloth is getting cheaper, and the quality of military uniforms of soldiers is getting better and better.

When Xu Gai inspected military supplies, he realized what the military officer said. Now the military supplies sent were ready-made clothes, that is, the military uniforms that had been cut and sewn, which surprised him quite.

Generally speaking, the military uniforms that soldiers want to change are mostly cut and sewn by the tailors in the military camp with cloth. Now, after the textiles are woven in Huangzhou, they are directly sewn into ready-made clothes by the tailors in Xiyang City according to several uniform sizes.

After being transported to the front-line military camp, the soldiers will receive military uniforms of the right size according to their own size. Of course, this will inevitably lead to some discomfort. Then just make a simple change with the military tailor, which can save a lot of labor.

Another thing is the style of military uniforms. Xu Gai had seen the military uniforms of the Yecheng court. In fact, the military uniforms on both sides were the same, but the military uniforms that were transported at this time had some more parts: there was an additional hood behind the collar.

The soldier put on his military uniform and then put his hood on his head and then he had a hat, which was windproof and warm.

A thick piece of cloth was sewn on the elbows, hips and knees of the military uniform, making the clothes more wear-resistant, because these places are the most likely places to tear the clothes.

I have military uniforms, but I have to rely on filling the crotch of down to keep warm. Xu Gai has seen this kind of down clothes, which are filled with chicken down or goose down. Although it has a faint smell, it has a good effect on keeping cold.

Among the cold-proof clothes, the item that surprised Xu Gai the most was the socks distributed to the soldiers. These socks were not common cloth socks, but strange knitted socks.

Xu Gai saw knitted socks when checking military supplies a few days ago. Later, he wore them. These socks were very comfortable and sweat-absorbing. He thought they were expensive, but after knowing the price, he couldn't believe his ears.

It is said that in Xiyang City, such knitted socks are wholesale for 5 cents per pair!

Xu Gai couldn't help but want to say: These socks fell from the sky!

What made Xu Gai's eyes even more open was that knitted products were not just socks, but also knitted gloves, head covers, and two pairs of knitted gloves and knitted head covers for each soldier. In the cold winter, the hands and feet will no longer have frostbite, and their faces will not be cracked by the cold wind.

There is even a "skin care fat" that keeps warm, which is said to be made of lard. It is rubbed on the face and can prevent freezing and cracking on your hands. When Xu Gai saw that he actually gave the soldiers a small box of "skin care fat" and a thought came to his mind:

How many pigs do you have to kill to make so much oil?

Novel military supplies also include "canvas products". The so-called "canvas" refers to the cloth of a sail, that is, very thick linen, and the supplies made of this canvas are wear-resistant than ordinary cloth products.

For example, the "canvas belt". The belt made of this thick cloth is wear-resistant and durable. Although it is not as good as a belt, it is better because it is sufficient in quantity.

There is another canvas product, that is, "canvas shoes". Looking at this canvas shoes that are obviously wear-resistant than ordinary cloth shoes, Xu Gai didn't know how to describe his mood.

From head to toe, the ordinary soldier had this outfit, and it was folded into copper coins for less than three s. Xu Gai felt that the King of Xiyang was so rich that he had invested a lot in order to make the soldiers eat and wear well.

With clear rewards and punishments, sufficient food, and no delay in rewards, no wonder the army under his command is so powerful.

Just as he was feeling, another team of carriages arrived. Xu Gai took the list handed over by the escort officers, looked at it and was stunned: "Is this... a mail car?"

The military officer replied, "Yes, the car is filled with letters, and the letters of the soldiers."

Xu Gai had another question when he heard this: "Uh... the soldiers' hometowns are different, so how do they collect letters from their families and then send them to Caozhou by you? How do you know, among so many letters, which ones are to be delivered to Xiao Huang, and which ones are to be delivered to Zuocheng or Lihu?"
Chapter completed!