Chapter 59 Tang He’s mission

When he heard Zhang Yang say he wanted to go around, Tang He suddenly felt enlightened: "Brother, let's go to your new house first!"

In view of Tang He's strong request, Zhang Yang agreed: "Okay, take me to see."

"Brother, you will definitely be satisfied after seeing it. I have tried my best to build it." Tang He said while leading the way in front.

Follow the south road, walk from east to west.

To the south is the coarse salt purification site that is about to begin. In addition to a large tree with lush branches and leaves outside, the trees inside have been cut down, even the roots have been digged up, and the ground has been flat, which is very suitable for the placement of production lines.

The trunks of the tree have been built, and the remaining branches and leaves and roots have been dried and piled neatly on one side for use as firewood.

However, this amount of firewood is definitely not enough to last a long time. When these are used up, the reeds in the lake can be used as fuel and ships can be used to transport firewood, but the most ideal thing is to use coal as fuel.

I wonder where there are small coal mines nearby?

While thinking, Zhang Yang followed Tang He to the living area west.

This is another scene. Rows of small wooden houses are arranged neatly. Zhang Yang counted and there were about fifty or sixty houses, which should be where the workers lived.

Although the house is not big, it is clean and there is no trace of leaves on the ground. Some of the workers who brought their families here, their families are waiting for them to come back from work with peace of mind.

At this moment, a five or six-year-old naughty boy ran over with a branch in his hand.

"Su Su, you can play riding a horse with Amao!" As he said that, he waved the branches in his hand: "Go!Go!"

The child's speech is not clear, and even an uncle can't call him well.

"Amao, Amao, where did you go, you naughty guy..." a village woman shouted.

Zhang Yang picked up the naughty boy on the ground and looked at his little face carefully: "Tell uncle, is it okay to live here?"

"Of course, I can eat three meals a day now, eat well every day, and I will never have to sleep hungry again." The child said while picking his nose.

"Hey, be hygienic, you can't just wipe this snot casually!"

"Uncle, you are here." The village woman found her son on Zhang Yang's side and said timidly. In her eyes, Zhang Yang might be a big shot.

"Amao, come down quickly!" the village woman shouted.

Zhang Yang put down Amao, and Amao began to run around the house again.

"How old is Amao?" Zhang Yang asked.

"I'm over five years old." The village woman replied.

"How many kids do we have here?"

"About seven or eight!"

Zhang Yang thought for a while and said, "The children are not young anymore, and it's time to go to school. After a while, I'll find someone to teach them how to read."

The village woman didn't expect that Zhang Yang would say such words. It was impossible for a child from a poor family to read. She knelt on the ground: "Thank you, uncle!"

"Get up quickly, here we don't want to make this move, so you don't have to kneel down at any time." Zhang Yang helped the village woman up.

The village woman gradually walked away, and Tang He asked, "Brother, do you really want them to read?"

"Of course, no matter how hard it is, it cannot be hard for children, and no matter how poor it is, it cannot be poor for education, they are our hope for the future." Zhang Yang said: "After a while, Ruohan will come to the island, let her be a teacher for the time being. When our base is further expanded, we will hire a full-time teacher."

"Brother, I am very wise and far-sighted!" Tang He sincerely admired him. "Brother, go north and you will be in front of the house you built for you."

Needless to say, Zhang Yang also saw that there was a big house not far away, which was very conspicuous, nearly ten feet taller than the house here. Moreover, there were not only the main house, but also the side house, and each side room on both sides of the east and west. Compared with the small house here, this big house could be called a villa.

Pushing open the two wooden doors, Zhang Yang looked around and saw that the most eye-catching thing about the yard was that there was a small flower pond in the middle, where beautiful peony flowers were blooming, facing the rising sun, blooming freely.

"Dingchen, this house is so big, it's a bit too wasteful." Zhang Yang said.

I can't tell whether my elder brother likes it or not. This is my own hard work. It took me three days to build it. I thought I would get some praise, but I didn't expect that my elder brother was lukewarm.

I opened the door, table, chairs, and a comfortable large bed, which were all built and I was just waiting for someone to move in.

To be honest, Zhang Yang really likes this place, which is much better than his dilapidated home. Moreover, this place will definitely be his own home in the future. However, it is not yet time to enjoy it, so it is better to keep everything simple.

"Brother, everything here is made of the best wood on the island, especially this big bed. It must be very comfortable to sleep on it at night." Tang He said flatteringly.

"Remember, don't waste this in the future." Zhang Yang said.

Tang He naturally regarded this sentence as a praise for himself. When he was the boss, he naturally spoke with a good attitude. The implicit meaning of this sentence was that he liked it more.

"Let's go to the observation deck," said Zhang Yang.

The observation deck is a place to observe the surrounding situation. This place must be taken seriously. Zhang Yang is quite satisfied with Tang He. He is worthy of being a person who leads troops to fight and is still sensitive to this aspect. Today, as soon as his ship comes, they discovered it in time.

"Dingchen, this safety work must be done well." Zhang Yang instructed as he walked.

"Don't worry, I'm the best at this. I'll have more brothers under my command in the future. There are even more open whistles, secret whistles, and lookout whistles," Tang He said.

This guy just wants to lead troops to fight, and he will definitely be a powerful general in the future.

I soon walked to the observation deck and stood on the high stones. The surrounding situation was clear. To the south, Shide and Mr. Liu were directing everyone to work. To the west, several village women were preparing to go to the river to wash clothes. To the north, they had not been developed yet. To the east, warehouses were like treasure pots standing on the ground. In the distance, the lake water, reeds, ducks playing in the water, and clouds in the sky...

"Dingchen." Zhang Yang shouted.

"Brother!"

"You have a heavy burden. The person you choose must be loyal and must not make any mistakes. Also, not only should you monitor the situation outside, but people on the island should also pay attention. If you find any signs of wanting to leave, you must control it. If you run out alone, our base will be in great danger." Zhang Yang instructed again.

"Don't worry, brother, I will definitely pay attention, but in my opinion, no one is willing to leave. Here we eat full, wear warm clothes, have work to do, and make money. Who is willing to go out?" Tang He analyzed.

Zhang Yang nodded: "I hope so, and I want to see that our base is booming."

"Brother, so you are here!" A voice came.

Zhang Yang looked up and found that Shi Xin had arrived, carrying a combo crossbow in his left hand and a wild duck in his right hand.

"If you don't help Brother Third, why are you going to fight wild ducks?" Zhang Yang asked.

"Brother, we haven't eaten roast duck for a long time. This time we finally came to the island. After walking around for a long time, we only took one. It's really strange, where did the wild duck go?"

"I'm also very surprised. I often got wild ducks some time ago, but now there are fewer and fewer ones." Tang He also said.

Zhang Yang sneered for a while: "You have beaten all the wild ducks away. The wild ducks are not stupid. Look at their brothers and sisters here who are often pulled out of their hair and roasted the fire. Will they come back?" He looked down at the combo crossbow on Shixin's hand, and suddenly thought of something.

"Shi Xin, I'll give you a task." Zhang Yang said.

"You want me to work again? I want to eat roast duck, I don't want to work!" Shi Xin simply started to make trouble. After relaxing for a while, he was sent to the elder brother again.

"If you agree to this job, I will give you roast duck with your own hands now." Zhang Yang said.

Shi Xin swallowed and spitted: "What's the job?"

"It's very easy. After you go back, just make a few combo crossbows." Zhang Yang said.

"Okay, no problem," Shi Xin agreed. He only had a few combo crossbows. Find some suitable bamboo and it will be done in one or two days.

"But I want a large one and put it on this observation deck as a long-range weapon." Zhang Yang said.

“How big does it take?”

"It's not big, just one person is enough to have a height on the crossbow body. The arrow is two feet long. When the string is turned, two people need to work together to pull the pull rod. The range is, when shooting upward, it can be shot into the surrounding lake water to prevent ships with unknown intentions from docking."

Zhang Yang thought it was relatively high here, and shooting down from a high place can maximize the range. Although the crossbow body is not a complex material as complex bow, it should be able to do it with such a large range.
Chapter completed!