Passion cannot be eaten as food, and you will never finish the work you should do.

In the afternoon, Xu Shiyang summoned all the "official officials" in the fort to hold a meeting in the main hall of his house.

In addition to Xu Shiyang himself, there was also Xu Shiyang's father's representative, Old Man Hu, who was the butler of the fort and was theoretically the second person under Baojia, but Xu Shiyang did not like him and his status was in jeopardy.

Then there was Gongsun Sheng who wandered here half a year ago and took the initiative to surrender. He is now responsible for supervising gunpowder. He is the only person in the fort (and in this world) who can configure gunpowder. Recently, the status of this Taoist priest has improved rapidly.

There is also Mama Rong from Xu Shiyang's mother's house. This old woman is thin and small. She looks far from the one on TV in her previous life, but she is not inferior to the one in her momentum.

She was Xu Shiyang's mother's dowry nanny. After Xu Shiyang's mother passed away, his father married another young lady. Rong Mama had no place to gain a foothold in her family and could only follow the lady's only bloodline to make a living.

For Xu Shiyang, Mama Rong belongs to grandma and grandma's generation, so Xu Shiyang makes every effort to let this Mama take charge of the women and children in the fortress.

This position is equivalent to the women's director in his previous life. In theory, he can master most of the population in the fort and his status is not low. Xu Shiyang also called her several meetings.

Earlier, some people opposed the old lady attending the important meeting in the fort, but Xu Shiyang was in the 15th tide and said nothing, so he must Rong Mama attend the meeting, and no one dared to disobey the orders of the lord of the fortress.

In addition, the two personal captains of Xu Shiyang, Xu Da and Xu Er, were qualified to attend the meeting, as well as the two most important craftsmen in the village - Zhang Blacksmith and Li Carpenter.

In addition, Xu Shiyang himself, there were eight people sitting around a round table - this round table was specially built by Xu Shiyang, otherwise the others in the fort would not dare to sit next to him.

This is the world. The more war-torn period, the more severe the relationship between superiors and inferiors among the lower class people.

Xu Shiyang was in Shiwutun, and could be said to be a local emperor and slave owner, who held the power of life and death for everyone in the village.

Therefore, every time a meeting is held, Xu Shiyang must speak first, and he does not ask questions, and others dare not speak at all.

This cannot be changed by a round table.

"Lao Hu, after meeting, you can count how many men, children, women and girls are there."

Old Man Hu was stunned for a moment. Last time no one told him that everyone would fight the Tartars. The old man always felt that he had no place to gain a foothold in the fort. Although he was the old man who followed the second master (Xu Shiyang's father) twenty years ago, he was his own son and the lord of the fortress. He could not resist if he wanted his life - he couldn't even ask the second master for help.

Unexpectedly, there is still work for him to do, and it is the population that the castle master valued the most.

"Abide by the order!" Old Man Hu quickly agreed: "I will check it after the meeting, and I will ensure that it will be done before tomorrow!"

Xu Shiyang nodded and said lightly: "You have made great contributions to bullying the enemy this time. After the meeting, you will go to the cafeteria to pick a pair of donkeys."

"Thank you!"

This is a surprise. In this year, the animals are precious items. Parents and the lords of various families use them as treasures, let alone reward them to the servants.

Gongsun Sheng, who was sitting aside, unconsciously stroked the goatee on his chin. He thought that Old Man Hu had lost power, but now it seems that this is not the case.

"After counting the population, leave all the women to Mama Rong and live in the West Courtyard!" Xu Shiyang ignored the little thoughts of these people. After giving a sweet date, he continued to instruct: "I would like to emphasize again! Anyone in the fort, as long as it is a public official, will not be allowed to enter the West Courtyard without permission, otherwise he will be killed!"

The West Courtyard was specially designated by Xu Shiyang for new refugee women to live in. It is regarded as the "girls dormitory" in Shiwutun.

Although the refugees and the women who were robbed by the Tartars had no innocence, Xu Shiyang was very strict when managing this girl's dormitory. He hoped to rebuild the self-esteem of the refugees and also hoped that they could regard this place as their home, rather than treating the indigenous people of Shiwutun as another group of Tartars.

"If there are couples among the refugees, tell them that this is just a temporary separation, and it is also for their own good. The Chief A will arrange for their couple to reunite every month." Xu Shiyang continued: "This matter will be left to Mama Rong. I hope Mama will be careful and don't let Xiaoxiao take advantage of the loophole!"

"You are relieved, don't worry, Master!"

Xu Shiyang was certainly relieved. In this world, except for Shiwutun, Mama Rong had no place to live, so she did her best to give him the only daughter's daughter's orders, without any carelessness, so that the girls in the West Courtyard were respectful and afraid of her.

Even the men in the fort dared to talk back to Mama Rong, after all, her backstage was Xu Shiyang herself.

In this acre of three-point land in Shiwutun, if this little tyrant must support Rong Mama, unless others can invite the eldest and second masters of the Xu family, they will have a conflict with Rong Mama, which will be a disaster that will kill people!

As for whether this Rong Mama will stab someone..., cough cough, I think too much, it is very expensive nowadays, and no one will use it to stab anyone when they are idle - it is more popular to hit the board directly.

What's more, it turns out that Mama Rong didn't kill the wrong person, right?

"Mr. Gongsun."

Xu Shiyang politely said to Gongsun Sheng:

"Gunpowder weapons are very useful. It can be said that this is the foundation of our decisive victory. Mr. needs to increase the output!"

"How much does Saburo want?"

Xu Shiyang is ranked third in the medieval generation of the clan. Gongsun Shengli is a celebrity around him, so he can be called Saburo. If he is a servant like Rong Mama or Old Man Hu, he can only call him a young master or simply call him an adult.

"Can 500 kilograms per month work?" Xu Shiyang asked in an expectant tone.

"Sanlang, don't joke, don't say 500 kilograms, there is no 50 kilograms." Gongsun Sheng spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "There is nothing in the village, and even the staff to cut firewood and burn charcoal, let alone..."

Gongsun Sheng glanced at the others attending the meeting and did not say the words "saltpepte and sulfur": "Well, the materials are not enough."

"There are many new people this time. The autumn harvest just happened, and there is no farm work now." Xu Shiyang pondered: "Ding Zhuang, who came this time, will allocate half of you to burn charcoal. Half of the women will go to scrape the toilet. Ten children will all be your apprentices!"

"How many can I make this?"

"This is not a matter of how many people are." Gongsun Sheng closed his eyes and pondered for a moment: "I will strive to make 30 kilograms a month!"
Chapter completed!