Everyone in front of the ancestral hall was shivering from the cold, but soon became quiet.
Qin Huaidao knew that he couldn't stand for a long time, so he went straight to the topic: "Everyone, let me tell you three things. First, we will gather at Anhuamen tomorrow to transport coal. We need a team to protect the village. It is limited to middle-aged men. Sign up voluntarily. The team to protect the village
From now on, it will be the standing force of Qinjiazhuang. There is no need for production anymore. One tael of silver per month will cover food and accommodation. If you are killed or disabled in battle, you will receive a pension of 200 taels and a minor injury of 100 taels."
It’s time to form a full-time guard force for Qinjiazhuang!
The middle man is a man between the ages of 16 and 18. He is full of vigor, dares to fight and fight hard. His family belongs to the village, and he is most loyal.
When everyone heard about the one tael of silver per month, they were all tempted, but when they heard that only a middle-aged man was required, they were immediately discouraged. Some people shouted unconvinced: "Young Master, we can also fight."
"Don't argue, this is the rule." Qin Huaidao didn't want to explain more. It was too cold and it would be troublesome to explain. What if one or two freeze to death? He continued: "The second thing is to speed up the production of briquettes and clay cylinders. The more the briquettes, the better."
Well, whether we can survive this winter depends on these two things."
Everyone didn't know what the use of honeycomb briquettes and clay tubes were. They had never seen it before. If Qin Huaidao wanted to do it, everyone did it. When they heard whether they could survive the winter, they looked at these two things. They suddenly became short of breath. No one wanted to die, especially
I watched the elderly at home and the children freeze to death.
Someone shouted: "Young Master, are you serious?"
Jia Youcai was unhappy when he heard this, and shouted loudly: "What nonsense, has the young master ever deceived everyone? Does the young master need to deceive everyone? See for yourselves, is there anyone in other villages who is like the young master?"
Care about everyone and help everyone? Young Master can completely ignore everyone's life and death, so why are you still standing here in the cold wind?"
The words made everyone feel ashamed and they all looked at the person who just spoke.
The other party explained shamefully: "Young Master, I..."
"Needless to say, I know you have no bad intentions. It's too cold for everyone to stand here. Listen to me." Qin Huaidao interrupted, glanced at the whole audience, and shouted: "It may not be peaceful recently. From now on, the village will be closed.
No one is allowed in unless you are invited. Mr. Huang and the young men on the farm have to work. Organize the old people to help keep an eye on the spot. In addition, they bury the dead last night. God wants us to die, but we don’t. We all wipe away our tears and hold our chests high. Let’s
Live well."
"Live well!"
Everyone roared in unison, venting their sorrow and unwillingness.
"It's all gone, hurry up and get to work!" Qin Huaidao shouted, watching everyone disperse, feeling a heavy weight on his shoulders, I hope it's too late, I hope everything I did is worth it.
Returning to the ancestral hall, Qin Huaidao couldn't wait to say: "Uncle Jia, how many guards are there in Qinjiazhuang?"
Jia Youcai hurriedly said: "There were originally thirty people, but Lao Ma said he needed help. The young master told us, so he sent ten people over, and there are still twenty people."
"Notify them and ask them to follow me to Meishan Mountain tomorrow morning. They must bring the coal back." Qin Huaidao explained, his eyes fell on Xue Rengui, and added: "Uncle Jia, Brother Xue will come with me, and you will guard the ancestral hall tomorrow.
, to ensure nothing goes wrong.”
Money is stored in the ancestral hall, which is everyone's hope. There must be trustworthy people in charge.
"Here!" Jia Youcai and Xue Rengui responded solemnly.
At this time, some young people came outside the ancestral hall. They poked their heads in, but were a little scared to come in. Qin Huaidao walked out and saw that there were about thirty people, which was a little less, but not bad. The adult men in the village were not allowed to move, and they had to do it as soon as they came.
Secondly, it’s okay if the coal is lost. Zhuangzi can’t throw it away. More importantly, he must leave an experienced adult male to guard the village. He asked seriously: “But you want to join the team to protect the village?”
"Yes!" Everyone responded one after another.
They are all young men with hot blood and impulsiveness. They dare to fight hard and are guided well. They are definitely a fighting force that cannot be ignored, but they can also kill people. Qin Huaidao reminded: "But if you think carefully, you will die."
One person said nonchalantly: "Young Master, I can't survive anyway, so I might as well fight."
"That's right, if the young master hadn't come to our rescue and given us food and meat, I would have starved to death. If someone bullies us, we must fight back. My father said that protecting the village is worth dying for!"
"Yes, protecting the village, what are you afraid of?"
"I will die for Qinjiazhuang, I'm not afraid!"
One by one, they rushed to say that those who dare to come are passionate young people and are fearless.
Qin Huaidao was moved and his confidence increased, and he said to Xue Rengui who followed him: "They handed it over to you. From today on, you will be the captain of the Qinjiazhuang Protector Team. Everyone will be registered in the register and handed over to Uncle Jia for safekeeping."
When Xue Rengui heard that he could lead troops, his eyes suddenly lit up and he excitedly agreed: "Thank you, young master, for trusting me. Xue will obey your order and will never let you down!"
Qin Huaidao saw that everyone was unbearable. They were all half-grown children, but no one could survive without fighting. He felt cruel and warned: "Tomorrow will be dangerous for our group. Fortunately, they are all veterans and they still know how to kill."
But they lack experience and don’t have weapons to fight, so I took them to chop moso bamboo to make spears, and also prepare some long bamboos, which should be seven or eight meters long, with the front end sharpened and some branches left to protect against cavalry."
"Understood!" Xue Rengui said clearly.
"Go ahead."
"Here!" Xue Rengui saluted solemnly and left with a group of teenagers.
"Uncle Jia." Qin Huaidao returned to the ancestral hall again and warned: "Please go to Chang'an, bring a few guards with you, and buy some winter clothes and fabrics. I have asked Mingyue to ask everyone about the specific sizes. Get some money and set off as soon as possible."
, hurry back before dark."
Saying that, Qin Huaidao went to the corner and picked up the bag of ill-gotten gains. It was originally more than 8,000 taels, and he compensated the murdered coachman with more than 1,800 taels, bought a shop, and left about 5,000 taels. He handed over the whole package.
, warned: "The remaining food needed to purchase grains, oils, meat, eggs, condiments, etc., the weather is getting colder and colder, and water transportation will be difficult in a while. The price of food will definitely rise if it cannot enter Chang'an. You must plan ahead. Buying now can save a lot of money."
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"Understood, do you need to prepare at home?" Jia Youcai reminded.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Your Majesty will reward you with ten pieces of cloth and ten pieces of gold. They will be enough for a period of time. He'er will arrange it."
"That's good, I'll go right now." Jia Youcai felt relieved, took the money and left in a hurry.
Under the arrangement of Qin Huaidao, Qinjiazhuang took quick action and performed their duties. The haze caused by the collapse of the house last night was swept away. There was more vitality and everyone was full of energy.
The ancestral hall cannot be left unattended. Qin Huaidao sat down by the bonfire and reviewed everything he had done recently. He made a lot of bricks, but he had to stop firing because there was no coke. Tomorrow, the coal can be brought back and he can continue firing. The clay tube for the coal stove
It's not enough. Let's see how much we can do in the next few days. If you have coal, you can burn it. If you don't burn it, you can't use it.
Uncle Ma has made some molds for making briquettes at his house. It should be enough for another two days to produce briquettes on a large scale. Everyone will have something to keep warm and survive this winter.
If the coal cannot be shipped back, there is no need to discuss anything else.
Must be shipped back!
Qin Huaidao couldn't help clenching his fists and looking firmly.