"100 kilograms of pig iron, 2,000 kilograms of coal, 800 kilograms of high-quality charcoal, 200 kilograms of sulfur, 200 kilograms of nitrate, 500 kilograms of lead..." Old Man Hu looked at the list in his hand and said in a daze: "Young master, this... is there too much, right?"

"You haven't finished reading it." Xu Shiyang replied calmly: "There is also a blacksmith, a carpenter, and a hunter. You don't have to return the mules and carts used to transport these things. They are all ours."

"Just exchange two war horses for so many things?" The things were already in front of you, and Old Man Hu was still a little unbelievable.

A war horse is indeed valuable, but it is not as valuable as this, right?

Before coming, Old Man Hu believed based on his own experience that it would be good if he could exchange two war horses for one-third of the remaining things, not counting as craftsman carts and mules.

"Didn't you say that our father is kind and filial to the son? How much does his father want to reward him? That's what he has nothing to do with the value of the gift I offer."

Xu Shiyang was a little proud. In fact, the second master did not keep the two war horses he gave to Xu Muhe, but rewarded them to Luan Tingyu and Sun Li, who were the strongest horse skills under his command.

After Xu Shiyang's words gave Xu Muhe a new goal and ignited the ambition to expand his family's power, the second master also began to develop towards practical behavioral codes of use, rather than treating everything as treasures and storing it in the warehouse on his own farm.

Since Xu Shiyang said that these things were urgently needed, Xu Muhe would not feel distressed, so he collected them all for Xu Shiyang.

There are also those three households, all technical talents that Shiwutun urgently needs, which is of great significance to Xu Shiyang's future development goals.

"One more blacksmith, I think if Zhang Daniel dares to control me!"

Xu Shiyang said proudly:

"And Carpenter Li, he used to be obedient, and I plan to push him as a role model."

"Well, do you know, Lao Hu, that hunter is also very useful!"

The hunters given by Xu Muhe had two brothers, named Jie Zhen and Jie Bao, which were another pair of Water Margin characters, but they were expected to appear.

Because these brothers are Sun Li's cousins, they are considered to be relatives who are beaten up. They have been making a living in Sun Li's fort before. They have good skills in their hands and have a set of ejaculation skills.

Xu Shiyang had seized many battle bows from the hands of the Tartars before. At present, he is the only one in the fifteenth village who can shoot several arrows. Now, there are two more strong hunters, which will greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the militia.

Before Xu Shiyang could provide more advanced muskets to the militia, the two of them, plus themselves, had a total of three hard bows, which were the most reliable long-range firepower besides the wooden cannon.

It sounds pitiful, right? But this is the reality and must be faced.

Moreover, there are three archers (Xie Zhen and Jie Bao can be considered excellent, but Xu Shiyang himself can only be considered qualified), plus the step bow snatched by the Tatars, this long-range strike ability is actually more than 80% of the docks in Jiangbei, and I am afraid that it is better than most robbers.

"Okay, just put the things in our hands and they won't fly."

Having said that, Xu Shiyang couldn't suppress his smile, after all, today's harvest was too abundant.

"By the way, how are you buying and selling?"

"Young master, don't worry. As you said, silk is used to exchange lead, iron and sulfur. The old man has also exchanged more than a hundred kilograms here."

Hu Lanshan nodded and replied:

"Gold and silver are used to buy salt. 15 stones of coarse salt are enough for our village to eat for a long time, and there are more than a hundred taels of silver left. The old man thought that the young master might have something he wanted to buy, so he dare not spend it all."

Qi Province was near the sea, and it was originally produced by salt, but after the imperial court moved south, all industries withered, and the iron pots and other tools needed to cook salt were not enough. In addition, refugees, bandits, and Tartars came to swing around from time to time, so the salt industry here completely collapsed.

So much so that Rizhao, not far south of Juzhou, had to live on small boats to sell salt from Jiangnan.

"Good job!" Xu Shiyang happily patted Old Man Hu on the shoulder: "Although you are timid, you are relieved to do things. Do it well. In the future, maybe I will give you a more stable village."

Old Man Hu felt like he was hit by a big cake falling from the sky - a fort! In Jiangbei today, this is almost the highest peak of life that ordinary people can hope for!

"Thank you Young Master! Thank you... Master..."

After that, I was already crying.

"Okay, okay, how old is it." Xu Shiyang pretended to be a mature pat on the shoulders of his two older old men Hu, and said happily: "My future will definitely not be just a fort, so, do it well, under my hands, the future of all of you is definitely not the one in front of you!"

"Yes, young master..." Old man Hu's tears began to fall, and his voice choked: "Old man, I must... I will definitely repay you as a cow or a horse!"

"Okay, stop crying." Old Man Ren Hu sobbed like a woman for a long time, and Xu Shiyang finally became impatient: "Let's go to the market to see what you can buy, and try to spend all the money."

For Xu Shiyang, silver is good-looking but not useful. It is better to replace it with all kinds of urgently needed materials, even if it is a little more food, it is good.

"Yes, Master, go here."

Old Man Hu wiped his hand randomly, smearing his ugly face covered with wrinkles.

Xu Shiyang shook his head, not knowing what to say.

He didn't like Hu Lanshan. He used to not like it, but now he has changed a little bit because no one can use him.

But looking at the old man's performance, Xu Shiyang felt a little depressed.

This old man is over 60 years old. At this age, not to mention the unlucky era when his average life expectancy is less than 40, even in the world where Xu Shiyang's soul came, he should be at the age of retirement.

But now, he still has to work hard for himself and his stupid son who is stupid and scheming to survive.

After receiving a promise that Xu Shiyang didn't know when he could fulfill it, Lao Lei was moved and even said something like being a cow or a horse.

This made Xu Shiyang, who had always regarded himself as a nationalist for two lifetimes, felt very distressed.

It’s not that I feel sorry for the old man in front of me, but that this nation that feels sorry for the world has fallen to such an unbearable level?

We are obviously a hardworking, brave, smart and powerful nation?

How did this world become like this?

Xu Shiyang endured the feeling of heartache and whispered:

"I will definitely take you to live with me!"

At the same time, I made up my mind secretly:
Chapter completed!