It involves the fundamental interests of each village, and each village can only be described as rushing to the next.

The strong men get benefits themselves, and the village itself also has benefits. There are even rumors that whenever a man-made village is released, a plaque will be given to the village with plaques. In the future, the Marquis' Mansion will give many preferential treatments. Not only will the purchase of salt have a better texture, but even try to give some favorable conditions when purchasing wood in the future.

Such a good thing can't be found even with a lantern.

In fact, the mountain people gradually had a good impression of the Luzhou Marquis Mansion. Although the actions of the Luzhou Marquis were similar to those of Liu Jian before, the prince finally gave them a chance to eat. After all, the resources in the mountains were limited. Everyone cultivated a few acres of thin fields in spring and summer, and organized people to hunt. On the surface, they could be self-sufficient, but because the prices of mountain goods were low, the necessities they needed were expensive. Many mountain goods that were hard-earned from copycats could only barely get some life needs after a month.

Under such circumstances, the lives of mountain people can be imagined.

On the surface, the Hao family continued the price system of the Liu family, but on the other hand, it opened up wealth for the mountain villagers. For example, the purchase of wood and medicinal materials was not high, but it was enough for the mountain villagers. With more profits, everyone's life naturally improved a lot.

Nowadays, the mountain people from all villages have already attached themselves to the Hao family, and the Hao family has become their parents for food and clothing. Although it is a bit ridiculous on the surface, the Hao family is more like a vampire attached to them, but compared to the Liu family, they are still much more kind.

Two days later, the strong men from various villages set off with their luggage, but what they did not expect was that it was not so easy to serve the Hao family.

Because there were more than 500 strong men down the mountain, all of which were carefully selected, but Wu Xiong obviously did not want as many people as they were drawn. Instead, he specifically asked someone to take the school exam, measure their height and weight, and see if they had any illnesses. He even wrote words on the wall to let the strong men go far away to check their eyesight.

In the end, there were only 275 people selected, and the strong men who were not shortlisted could not help but feel a little regretful. After all, the young people did not want to be imprisoned in the mountains forever, and went to log, hunt and farm every day. Although they knew that there were many unpredictable "dangers" in the outside world, they still wanted to go out and explore.

As for the selected person, Wu Xiong was taken to the Marquis' Mansion. Several people with a hundred-family appearance appeared and then began to distribute clothes to them.

These clothes are naturally different from the Musket Team. The Musket Team's clothes are black and strong, with a yellow fish suit on their heads. As for their clothes, they are blue cloth shirts, which are also dressed up in vigorous clothes. There are special leggings on their legs and cloth wrists on their wrists.

What is particularly eye-catching is the belt on the waist, which is very wide and tied around the waist to make people look particularly handsome.

Then, the hundreds of households began to lead the team to practice. The methods of practice were similar to those of the musket team, mostly running, standing teams, etc., and it was nothing strange.

As for the workshop, the iron making has been suspended. Several skilled craftsmen have started mold making, obviously intending to make a new thing. The foreman took the drawings and kept comparing the drawings with the molds. They all knew that although Lord Hao liked to make some strange things, this adult was obviously a half-baked person. There were many mistakes in the sketch. According to past experience, even if the things were made according to the sketch, the final result was just waste.

However, with the help of Master Hao’s “spiritual light”, these skilled craftsmen have become familiar with improving the sketches, and they will improve them according to Hao Fenglou’s intentions until they can be mass-produced.

After the sample is produced, special craftsmen will conduct experiments and comparisons. After several modifications, large-scale production will be carried out.

This process seems easy, but in fact it takes the most effort. Not all "inspiration" can satisfy the current process. Since it cannot be met, other compromises need to be found. As for improvement, it is even more difficult. Every small progress requires the painstaking efforts of many people.

There have been several quarrels in Tiefang No. 1 in Hou Mansion. Most of them are disputes caused by the disagreement between craftsmen and others. Everyone has become accustomed to this, and quarrels have become common in Tiefang No. 1.

Finally, several plans were determined and they were tried.

However, there was no controversy about the newly built No. 3 Iron House at this time, because their current task is very simple - to cast a fire.

In Zijinshan, the new artillery technology has been improved, and they do not need to make improvements at the moment. The only thing they do is to try to make seven or eight latest artillery in this limited time.

Time is enough, so everyone is not in a hurry. They can't help but talk and laugh while casting. However, there are differences. The Shenwu Art Bureau will take out some drawings on time and order people to send them quickly, such as some improvements to the artillery will be delivered.

Just say that in recent months, the Shenwu Plantation has improved the rifle. After the new rifle is applied, the range of about fifteen meters can be increased according to the other side, and the accuracy has indeed been improved a lot. However, the problem has emerged. The new process requires new milling cutters and new tools. If this latest technology is used, the output may be delayed. After several discussions, I decided to use the old method to stabilize it and to increase the output as much as possible.

The entire Hou Mansion workshop gathered near a river not far away. At this time, there was already thick smoke above the simple workshop, and a pot of molten iron was produced from the blast furnace. The craftsmen either made the mold, poured molten iron into the mold, or used milling cutters and files to perform the final processing, which was extremely lively.

However, a group of stonemasons were also working hard. The thing they made was called "green alum". Green alum was called sulfuric acid in later generations. It was highly corrosive and was definitely a weapon of murder. At this time, green alum was also a must-have item for hooligans. Many ancient books often record that thieves took green alum and corroded a hole in the house of a wealthy family, and then went into the house to steal.

As for making green alum, it is actually easy. The process is ready-made, and it can be made with sulfur and pyrite. If the materials are insufficient, it will be purchased from the mountain villagers, and it will take as much as possible.

Everyone had a premonition that something big was about to happen, because both Lord Hao, Wu Xiong, and several foreman and Baihuo were so nervous that these craftsmen did not dare to take it lightly, and they did not dare to neglect them day and night.

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A few days later, the army and horses from Luzhou had arrived. King Zhao Zhu Gaosui led his troops out of Langshan Pass, with flags waving, and tens of thousands of troops were winding for several miles, heading towards Shenglong.

Zhu Di and Hao Fenglou had arrived at Langshan Pass with their men. Standing on the pass, Zhu Di held his hands behind his back and looked out from afar as the army horse left, his eyes couldn't help but feel a little wet.

He rubbed his eyes and sighed, "Go to the Guanlou, here... the wind is too strong, and my eyes are uncomfortable..."

Hao Fenglou did not expose Zhu Di's lies, and nodded and followed Zhu Di into the pass.

Zhu Di sat on the chair. Although it was already winter, the weather here was not cold. Zhu Di was still wearing only a long dress. After drinking a sip of hot tea, his mood gradually stabilized and said, "Hao Fenglou, what were you thinking just now?"

Hao Fenglou said: "When His Highness Zhao left, his father's strategy will not be able to turn back. For everyone to survive, the sons must protect the safety of his father and guard the Langshan Pass."

Zhu Di smiled faintly and said, "Yes, I don't know whether my decision was right or wrong, but I believe you, I believe that Sui'er will not disappoint me, and will definitely come back with his men on time. I also believe that you and your musketeers will keep this pass and will not let the rebels take any further."

Zhu Di put down the teacup and was a little more energetic, and then continued: "So, I believe that I will win this battle. The time for settlement is up. I want people all over the world to see, disobey my fate, and let people all over the world see, betrayal of the Ming Dynasty is a place where there are no burial places. The reason why I take this risk is to make people know that there are no traitors in the Ming Dynasty. Even if there are, then they will be in a different place in the next moment."

Hao Fenglou was able to understand Zhu Di's intention. The reason why Zhu Di made this choice was not only a military consideration, but also a political one. There were so many people in the army in the south that rebelled, not to mention disrupting Annan, the other impacts alone were enough to shock people. If they could not fight quickly and decide quickly, they would allow these rebels to rage in Annan. Even if the court reassembled the army and Xu Tu entered the suppression, they would not be able to wipe out them completely after a year or two. The only way was to react immediately and eliminate them with a thunderous force, so that people could understand that rebellion was a dead end and would not be spared.

Hao Fenglou couldn't help but sigh quietly, as if he had some feelings, and said, "What the Father said is very much. The people's hearts are the root of the world. Now my ministers can understand my father's thoughts. If you don't kill all these rebels, there will never be any peace in the Ming Dynasty."

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Chapter completed!