Two doctors and several assistants and apprentices spent three days vaccinating about 200 people in Zhengjiazhuang and completing the vaccination.
Chongming locals from nearby villages also came over to watch and wanted to be vaccinated. Zheng Haizhu did not agree immediately. Instead, he asked them to ask the head of the village or make an appointment to write a note stating that if there were serious symptoms after vaccination that led to casualties, the Zheng family
Zhuang and Matsue Langzhong are not responsible.
The so-called "Yue Zheng" refers to the administrator and executor of rural conventions in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. They are local magistrates who integrate legislation and justice. They have high prestige in the countryside.
In Zhengjiazhuang, a new immigrant village, it is natural that Grandma Tang, who is well versed in the law and is not angry or assertive, is in charge of the appointment.
The surrounding Chongming natives pressed their fingerprints on the receipts and gave them to Zhengjiazhuang's specially hired Grandma Yue Zhengtang for safekeeping before they came to get vaccinated.
After another busy four or five days, most of the people who came to get vaccinated were the main laborers of the family. Zheng Haizhu took advantage of this opportunity and went through the list of local young people in several large settlements in Nansha, paying special attention to those who had the intention of marrying Liao people.
Chongming people.
Brothers in the war, father and son soldiers in the battle, and relatives by marriage. Zheng Haizhu needs to enrich his Zheng-branded battalion with brothers-in-law, brothers-in-law and other men from his wife's family. At the same time, he also avoids forming gangs among the Liao people and ostracizing himself.
and Wu Bond and other management.
There are indeed many Chongming natives who want to join the army.
Chongming is an island, and the characters of the islanders are much tougher than the people in Su, Xichang and other places. In addition, I heard that after joining Mrs. Anyuan's team, as long as they train on time, they can still get copper coins, which is no better than that of Yao Qian in the north.
The military hoarding system of the household is too powerful.
The natives did not hesitate for long, and some of the strongest fishermen and salt workers took the initiative to join Xu Yilong's navy and Qi's army instructor's infantry.
On this day, Zheng Haizhu, who came to see the cannon test at the beach, asked Wu Bondang: "How many troops have been used?"
"We have about two hundred people in our own village, and those in Chongming have already exceeded a hundred in a few days. A few more ships of Liao people will come later, and by this time next year, your camp and peasant soldiers will have more than a thousand. Raise money
General."
Zheng Haizhu curled his lips: "It's not too difficult to make money. With a combined income of seventy-seven or eighty-eighty percent, I can make do in the past two years."
Wu Bondang added: "I'm also worried that Yao Zongwen's relatives in the north will sue us for making trouble."
Zheng Haizhu still didn't show much anxiety.
She has a more divine perspective than Wu Bond, and knows that in three or four months, the Wanli Emperor, who has been criticized a lot by later historians, will go to meet his ancestors.
The current crown prince, Zhu Changluo, who had been waiting for decades, would pass away from taking red pills after being emperor for only one month. The person who sat on the throne again was Tianqi Emperor Zhu who was a fellow student of Liao Min Ashan and loved carpentry.
By school.
In short, Fang Congzhe, the leader of the Zhejiang Party who was regarded as an accomplice of Concubine Zheng and was involved in the Hongwan case, will soon be impeached and removed from office by the Zhongzong Lin faction in the DPRK. Yao Zongwen will also lose power. His cousin who is a member of the army in Chongming Island will also
What is there to be afraid of?
What is worth worrying about is whether Huang Zunsu and others will be persecuted by Wei Zhongxian's eunuch party after entering the court. Will he be able to save Huang Zunsu and others?
Several blasts of banging guns pulled Zheng Haizhu out of his thoughts.
Combination muskets and heavy matchlocks fired at the carriages on the simulated position.
After the shooting stopped, Carpenter Hu took Ashan Xiao to the truck to check. Wooden boards and iron plates of different thicknesses were shot by different firearms at different distances, and the degree of damage was also different. There were two baffles, and even only the cowhide was broken.
.
"Madam, do you want to test the three-pound cannon?" A battalion soldier came over and asked.
"Try," Zheng Haizhu said, "build a small slope and line up those carts on the slope. When the gunner starts loading, push the carts and then run away quickly. Let's see how three-pound iron bullets affect movement.
The launch vehicle in the center can adjust the shooting angle several times, and how large the range will be affected by each explosion."
The soldiers in the camp got the order and sent it back.
In a messy experimental field, Ah Shan signaled Carpenter Hu to take a rest, and he and the battalion soldiers pushed away the damaged carriages.
Wu Bondang smiled at Zheng Haizhu and said: "Although Ah Shan is a crybaby, he has a good heart and is very diligent. Carpenter Hu secretly told me that he wanted to recruit him as his son-in-law."
Zheng Haizhu said warmly: "Isn't that good? You can ask Ah Shan for Carpenter Hu."
"But Ashan seems to be showing his affection to Aya. I saw him making a wooden horse rocking chair yesterday. It should be for Xiaodoubao."
Zheng Haizhu said oh.
Even when Wu Banglao was a Yue Lao, he would collect intelligence first. Zheng Haizhu wondered whether she was too suspicious and did not trust Wu Banglao's prudence in recruiting Liao people.
She acted based on modern women's understanding of male self-esteem. She did not keep asking about the details of Wu Bond's recruitment process. Instead, she arranged for subordinates like Aya to keep an eye on Ah Shan.
At least now it seems that there is indeed no trace of abnormality in this Ah Shan. Just because he is smarter and good at thinking, we cannot infer that he is a spy, right?
"Boom, boom..."
There was a louder explosion, and with the help of potential energy, it was moving downwards, like a cart group pushed by living people, being blown to pieces by iron bombs. Cowhide, iron pieces, and wooden board fragments flew high, and then hit like raindrops.
on the ground.
Zheng Haizhu walked a few steps and said to the Qi Jiajun instructor who was also watching: "Not to mention the seven or eight kilograms of iron bullets, even these three kilograms of iron bullets cannot be defended against the bullets. But at least the bullets are resistant to the ejection of artillery shells.
If there are any obstacles, if they really meet the enemy Tatars in the field, those armored soldiers will definitely drive Bao Yi in front to push the carts to help them clear the way and block the artillery shells and muskets. Therefore, for the Tatars' cart formation, please ask Mr. Qi
The soldiers and their subordinates praised the paintings for their general counsel."
The two instructors nodded and said, "We will report to General Qi immediately after we return to Zhenjiang."
Zheng Haizhu turned around again and ordered the two gunner apprentices who came from Songjiang Sun Yuanhua: "When you go back, you must also talk to Mr. Sun and the two senior sisters about how to increase the loading speed of the light cannon and how to reduce the cooling time of the casting formula. No.
I want it to be the same as the matchlock gun, but at least it can’t only fire two or three rounds against the chariot and cavalry camp.”
She wanted to go into more details, but she stopped when she saw Ashan and Carpenter Hu walking over.
Even if the engineers and soldiers are our own, there is no need to let them hear information about combat tactics.
"Lao Hu has worked hard, Ah Shan has worked hard," Zheng Haizhu said with a pleasant smile, "I have told Manager Wu that I will give each of you three taels of silver today."
As the two of them bowed and thanked each other, they heard the sound of an iron bell and Hua Er came driving a mule cart.
After the mule carriage stopped, a man dressed as a servant emerged from the carriage.
"Mrs. Zheng, the second master asked you to call Ashan's carpenter and go to the Yamen."
When Ashan heard this, the joy of receiving the reward a moment ago disappeared instantly. He said in horror: "Ah? I... I haven't done anything bad as a kid."
The officer waved his hand: "Don't panic, don't panic, it's not a bad thing, it's a good thing."
Then he said respectfully to Zheng Haizhu: "Madam, when you were driving the mule cart to the Yamen, the second master took a fancy to the craftsmanship of the household items in the cart. Today, I asked the carpenter to come and help him."
…
In the north of Chongming County, Yaopi Port.
Yaopi Port was actually built during the Song and Yuan Dynasties. During those two dynasties, there was no maritime ban, and trade flourished along the coast of the Chinese Empire.
By the Ming Dynasty, various ports scattered from the northeast to the southeast were closed one after another, and most of the docks were turned into private harbors for local dignitaries or armed forces.
After Yao Qianhu of Chongming occupied Beidao, the people called "Yaopi Port" "Yaopopi Port".
"Brothers, this place should be managed by Yao. Even the seaport hundreds of years ago was named Yao. Hehe, do you think it's God's will?"
Near the Private Harbor Pier, in a courtyard with carved porches, Yao Qianhu was exchanging cups with two men in long robes, bragging proudly.
The men in Luo Pao all have Liaodong accents. One is in his thirties and has a long beard, while the other is younger and has a round face and a short mustache.
After Yao Qianhu hooked up with these two businessmen from Liaodong this year, he enlisted Yue Zhixian and Yang County Cheng of Chongming County to engage in smuggling. On the first boat trip, each of them made a thousand taels of silver.
This is the second boat trip, and the cargo is still sea salt, homespun cloth and grain.
Yao Qianhu took a sip of wine and patted his chest to confirm: "May and June are the rice-planting seasons in Chongming. People from Suzhou Prefecture come at any time. I don't dare to leave the island without permission. When things get better later, I will go to Zhejiang in person.
, I’ll get you some fine Hu Ling and Hang Brocade, and sell them to the north, where they can fetch a big price.”
While he was bragging, his servant said at the door: "Master, the carpenter sent by the county has arrived."
Yao Qianhu raised his head, looked at the thin young man beside his servant with drunken eyes, and said in a rough voice: "Wait outside, we'll talk after we finish eating."