[Chapter 286] Is this...Is anyone having a fever? Invitation?

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After obtaining a large amount of labor, Xu Xingxia prepared to build two steel-making blast furnaces to produce large quantities of crude steel. With the technical conditions at that time, it was absolutely impossible to directly produce fine steel of good quality. However, after being forged, the crude steel can be turned into steel in a relatively fast manner to meet the demand for the Sun and Moon gun to make barrels. Generally speaking, good quality iron can be turned into fine steel after repeated forging.

In fact, strictly speaking, there was no possibility of mass production of steel in the world at that time. The so-called steel actually belongs to the scope of iron and must be manually forged and repeatedly before it can become real steel. Such steel has a very small output. Real mass production of steel will take until after the Industrial Revolution. It seems that the Uzi steel used in Damascus knives can actually have such excellent performance after repeated forgeding.

This is destined that it is impossible to produce steel directly on a large scale on a blast furnace. The kingly way is to produce iron honestly and then forged into steel. However, in this way, the demand for labor will be greatly increased. At the same time, the output of steel will be strictly restricted. The steel produced must be used in military terms. If you want to use steel as a building material, you are afraid that you will not be able to see it in Xu Xingxia's lifetime.

According to the original plan, these released slaves will first be applied to the military. This includes two parts. Some of them join the army directly and become a member of the White-Clothing Army. The other part is to work in the craftsman workshop and produce weapons and equipment for the White-Clothing Army. Among them, the latter requires the most labor.

The first choice was naturally the White-Clothed Army. Some of the strong and basically intact young military households joined the White-Clothed Army after a simple assessment. Soon, the number of musketeers of the White-Clothed Army expanded to 1,120. In addition, the number of people in the Diaoqi Army also increased steadily. The personnel of the Chariot Battalion and Artillery Battalion were greatly enriched.

In fact, it does not require a very strong body to operate a musket, as long as they can complete normal training subjects. In addition to the Diaoqi Army, other white-clothed musketeers value more on obedience to discipline. The musketeers' volleys have very strict requirements on discipline and must be prohibited to exert their maximum lethality. At the same time, their fighting will is also very important. Even if they encounter dangerous situations, they must not retreat without orders.

Of course, it goes without saying that these redeemed military households hate the Tartars. If possible, they could even tore the Tartars apart and eat them raw. Most of them, their whole family, died at the hands of the Tartars, and they had to survive themselves. They had learned bloody lessons and had the most painful experiences. They understood the importance of survival and freedom best. With a little training, they would be the best warriors.

Under the control of hatred, there is basically no need to worry that they will easily retreat without fighting on the battlefield. From this point of view, they fully meet the requirements of the White Army. As long as the musketeers of the White Army fight to the death, the Tatars will definitely not be able to hold on. The Tatars will definitely not be able to bear the losses caused to the Tatar cavalry by the Sun and Moon guns.

"I have given you a chance to take revenge directly!"

"Whether you can kill the Tartars and avenge your relatives depends on yourself!"

Xu Xingxia gathered all the selected military households and said to them concisely. These selected military households are basically around thirty years old. Why not choose a 20-year-old boy? The reason is very simple, there are no 20-year-old boys at all! When the Tartars exchanged hostages, they also kept all the young and strong young people in their twenties. Those who were put back were all the old, weak, sick and disabled.

However, Xu Xingxia felt that the age of the military household was not very important. For musketeers, thirty years old is also a good age, and they are more stable. It does not require too many skills or very flexible minds to operate muskets. As long as they can follow the instructions with conditioned reflexes, they can train more deeply. At the age of thirty, they are not as impulsive as younger generations in observing the discipline of the army.

"Swear to serve the Lord Qianhu to the death!" The military households replied loudly.

After the White Army selected enough combat personnel, the one that was selected was the craftsman workshop. What the craftsman workshop needed most was mainly craftsmen who knew some basic skills. It is best to be able to quickly go to work after a day of training. After three days of practice, you can basically reach the level of a skilled person. As the shadow of war gradually faded, the White Army needed too many weapons and equipment, especially the Sun and Moon Guns.

Among the military households that were abducted by the Tartars, there were actually quite a large number of craftsmen. The Tartars also knew the importance of craftsmen. Every time they plundered, they regarded craftsmen as the focus of plunder. The Tartars liked to kill people, but only craftsmen were exceptions. If there was no need, craftsmen would basically be preserved and then taken back to the Tartar tribe. Unfortunately, there were not many craftsmen released this time. Many craftsmen were still detained by the Tartars and were not released. In this regard, the Tartars were also cunning.

Since there are not enough craftsmen, we can only choose military households with better physical fitness and strong comprehension ability to take responsibility. In order to increase the output of Sun and Moon guns, the number of military households to go to the craftsmen workshop is much more than that of the White-clothed Army. Liu Guangliang had to leave thousands of people in one breath. When these thousands of military households were sent to the craftsmen workshop, the output of Sun and Moon guns could be increased to twenty per day. In a month, there was a production of 600.

After the White Army and the Craftsman Workshop took away the appropriate military households, the remaining military households were handed over to the management committee to allocate them. They will be randomly assigned to each farm to carry out the most basic production and cultivation. The thirty farms first established by the Thousand Households of Zhenshuobao require a large population. One farm requires six or seven hundred people, and thirty farms requires nearly twenty thousand people. The more than 20,000 military households can be divided.

Of course, with so many military households coming, Xu Xingxia definitely cannot get all the benefits. The price he needs to pay is also quite large. Not to mention, the food pressure faced by Xu Xingxia alone is very large. The food consumed by more than 20,000 military households every day is nearly 40,000 kilograms. In a month, it is 1.2 million kilograms. In this case, it is 6,000 kilograms of grain. If it is exchanged for silver, it is tens of thousands of taels of silver!

If there was no special source of wealth, Xu Xingxia would really not be able to support so many people. Fortunately, he had hoarded a large amount of food through various channels before, and the money on hand was temporarily enough. As long as his father Xu Fuqing produced glass, it is estimated that the sales profit of glass will be the most important income in the future. As long as he supports it until three years, all three hundred farms will have output, his life will be better.

"There are three years left..." Xu Xingxia muttered to herself silently.

His Dai Qianhuo, the Dui Qianhuo of Zhenshuobao, is almost comparable to the Ningxia Dushi in terms of the number of military households under the jurisdiction of Ningxia Dushi. There are 50,000 or 60,000 registered military households under the Ningxia Dushi. However, the maximum number of military households that fled was more than 30,000, which is definitely less than 40,000. At this rate, three years later, the number of pure military households under his command may be really the most popular ones under the Ningxia Dushi. According to the most original rules of whoever has a big fist, who is the boss, he will be the actual number one figure in Ningxia Town by then.

Of course, these are all beautiful dreams three years later. At present, the biggest task is to stop the Tatar cavalry from moving south and keep their territory. If they cannot do this, nothing will be done. For this reason, Xu Xingxia has been very strict in all combat preparations. He has to ask about the training of the White Army and the production of the Sun and Moon Guns in the craftsmen's workshop every day.

On that day, Xu Xingxia was busy and busy, she suddenly received a report saying that Hu Yan Aobo was coming. His brows frowned. The more he dealt with Hu Yan Aobo, the more Xu Xingxia felt that Hu Yan Aobo was unbelievable. This guy from Yarkand didn't know his true identity, who he was, and what role he played in Prince Qing's Mansion. He tried hard to win over himself, and didn't know what purpose it was. In short, everything felt strange and not very normal.

Subconsciously, Xu Xingxia actually didn't want to meet Hu Yan Aobo again. He felt that every time this guy came to him, there was nothing good. Don't look at the other person's appearance and no intention, in fact, he always dug a pit and waited for him to jump down. If he was accidentally cheated, he would be cheated. This time, it would probably be no exception.

However, it seems that it is not good for others to visit them in person and hide without seeing them. If you are not careful, others will misunderstand that they are afraid of the other party. They are paralyzed and meet them as soon as they see them, and they are really afraid that you will not be able to do so? After thinking about it, Xu Xingxia said slowly: "Call him in!"

Soon, Hu Yan Aobo appeared in front of Xu Xingxia with great strides. He only saw him bowing with a smile and said enthusiastically: "Xu Qianhu, congratulations, congratulations. You were appointed as Qianhu by the Governor of the Three Borders. I, the old man, have not yet congratulated you!"

Xu Xingxia said calmly: "Congratulations, I'll spare you. Tell me if you have anything to do!"

Hu Yan Aobo didn't care about his unfriendly attitude and said with a smile: "Brother is here to send you invitations, invitations for the New Year Garden Party of the Royal Mansion."

After saying that, he took out a red gold-plated invitation from his arms and delivered it to Xu Xingxia with both hands. Xu Xingxia looked down and found that it was really an invitation from the Prince Qing Mansion, which was real. He took the invitation, opened it and looked at it, and found that it was really a New Year's Garden Tour. He couldn't help but look at Hu Yan Aobo suspiciously, feeling that his smile was even more dangerous. In this way, inviting himself to attend a New Year's Garden Tour, is this... Does anyone have a fever?
Chapter completed!