Hu Zizi doesn't like to tell lies. If he wins a fight like this, he will be proud and publicize it everywhere. If he loses, he will never admit defeat, but he may be unconvinced and look for another chance to make a comeback.
That's all.
Before taking action against the Kanyu Camp, Hu Ziyi was confident in his own combat effectiveness. He felt that the opponent was an inland soldier and could not possibly have any skills. Who would have expected that the Kanyu Camp was completely different from the ordinary inland soldiers. Su Hao asked Kanyu
The requirements of Yuying were very high. Xu Guangzu and Deng Kui, who were in charge of training, were both from the border army, and their requirements were even stricter than those of ordinary border troops.
Hu was confident that the combat effectiveness of these civilian guards mainly came from actual combat. The people who walked through the jungle of swords and guns had a strong energy. But when it came to training, they were far inferior to Kanyu Camp because they were working in the fields.
The main job of military households is farming, and training time is not guaranteed at all. In addition, due to poverty in Ningxia, these military households usually lack nutrition. They can have a strong energy when they have to work hard, but their endurance is far less than that of Kanyu Camp.
Soldier's.
When they were fighting just now, the two sides were evenly matched. Less than a quarter of an hour later, Hu Zizi and his soldiers felt that they were a little out of their depth. But the opponent's strength was endless. It was obvious that
There was still great potential. When Zhang Xiaoqi led the military police to separate the two sides, the soldiers in the survey camp were a little unfinished, while the military households felt more of a sense of relief.
Experts can tell if there is one by stretching out their hands. Hu Zhixin knows very well the combat effectiveness of Kanyu camp after having fought this fight. Now that Xiao Ruxun asked him, he naturally said one thing and another.
Directly declare that he is not Kanyuying's opponent.
"How could General Su's subordinates be so brave?" Xiao Ruxun put away his contempt for Su Hao and Kanyuying and asked seriously.
"I don't dare to take it seriously." Su Hao said, "When the brothers were competing in martial arts, I was watching from the sidelines. Hu Baihu and his men were very fierce, which impressed me greatly. The only flaw in the ointment may be that they were malnourished.
I see that each of them has a good taste, and I guess it is rare for them to have meat or fish in their mouths."
"The meat and fish..." Hu Zixin said with a wry smile, "General Su is joking. It's hard for us to have a full meal. There's no such thing as meat and fish."
Xiao Ruxun said: "General Su has just arrived and does not understand the situation in this place. The frontier army is poor. This is a matter known to everyone in the court, and the Ningxia frontier army is especially difficult. As Hu Baihu said, it is hard to have a full meal.
The food will be good, but I don’t dare to think about anything meaty or fishy.”
"No way, this Ningxia Plain is also known as the South of the Yangtze River. It is rich in products. Why is the life of military households so miserable?" Su Hao asked in surprise.
The Ningxia Plain has a flat terrain. The Yellow River flows through it in the east. As early as 2000 years ago, there was a tradition of diverting the Yellow River for irrigation. In some important irrigation areas, you can look around. There are crisscrossing channels and green rice fields, which gives you a Jiangnan scenery. However, there are
One thing is that Su Hao was wrong. This place is called Jiangnan, not because of its products or scenery, but because during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, a large number of southern residents moved to the Lingzhou area south of Yinchuan. The local customs
It is close to Jiangnan, hence its name.
"The blockade in the south of the Yangtze River is an old thing. Over the past few years, Ningxia has suffered from constant droughts. The water level of the Yellow River has continued to drop. It has become more and more difficult to divert water from the Yellow River for irrigation. The days of our frontier fortress have become more and more miserable." Xiao Ruxun said to Su Hao,
Somehow, he felt that he could accept Su Hao as a person and was willing to chat with him as a friend.
"If nothing else, let's just talk about this kind of food. It is getting more and more difficult. We have come all the way to pick some water to grow and order some vegetables, but we can't handle General Su bringing more than 2,000 people at once. How can we supply it?
"Hu Jingxin added that the conflict between him and Su Hao originated from the matter of buying groceries. Now it seems that his general seems to want to make peace with Su Hao. He quickly brought this matter up to show that he had not done anything before.
He didn't mean to embarrass Su Hao.
Xiao Ruxun heard what Hu Zizili meant, and said for him: "Hu Baihu is right. In another month, we will have frost here, and we will no longer be able to grow vegetables. Throughout the winter, everyone can have some food."
The food will be good if you take a bite of it."
"What should we do?" Song Ling asked with her eyes widened. She is a southern girl and a eldest lady. She can't stand it if she only eats vegetables all winter. Xiao Ruxun's words made her
The singer came up with the idea of leaving here quickly. However, if Li Zhi left Kanyu camp, how would he settle down? This was something that the little girl suddenly felt embarrassed about.
"Not only that, you are all from the south, and heating is also a problem in this northern border city." Xiao Ruxun reminded kindly, "General Su, have your troops prepared firewood for the winter?"
"By the way, I just wanted to report this to the General. Since General Su's guest army came to Pinglu City, the firewood around Pinglu City is not enough. Several hundred households have been cut down because of firewood.
, there was some friction with General Su's guest army." Liang Feng, the chief clerk who was standing by, interjected.
When Liang Feng said friction, he meant it politely, but in fact it was a conflict. Su Hao had never heard of this incident. He turned to look at Xiong Minfan and asked, "Is this true?"
Xiong Minfan nodded and said: "There is indeed such a thing, but it is all a trivial matter. Deng Zhongjun and others have already dealt with it, so they did not alert you, general."
"But...can't we burn coal to stay warm in the winter?" Su Hao's mind flashed and he asked Xiao Ruxun.
"Burning coal?" Xiao Ruxun said with a bitter smile, "Coal is not produced locally. The coal used in my council-general's mansion is all shipped from Yan'an. 100 kilograms of coal is worth almost 1 tael of silver. You want the ordinary army to
How can we afford to burn the house?”
"Coal is not produced locally!" Su Hao looked at Xiao Ruxun with disbelief, feeling that Xiao Ruxun's words were extremely ridiculous.
The location of Pinglu City in Ningxia is Pingluo County, Shizuishan City, Ningxia Autonomous Region. Shizuishan City is the famous origin of Taixi coal. Taixi coal has low ash, low sulfur, low phosphorus and high calorific value, high specific resistance, and high
The "three lows and six highs" characteristics of lump coal rate, high chemical activity, high clean coal recovery rate and high mechanical strength are world-famous. As such an important coal-producing area, some people actually say that there is no local coal production.
Isn't this weird?
"Why, General Su, who has ever heard that there is coal locally?" Xiao Ruxun asked rhetorically.
Su Hao recalled for a while, vaguely remembering that the history of Taixi coal mining should be during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty. In other words, coal mining has not yet begun here. He raised his head, looked at Xiao Ruxun and said: "Xiao Ruxun
The General is not aware of this, but I have learned some mining techniques. When I was out in Pinglu City a few days ago, I saw that there were coal deposits hidden in the mountains outside the city. I always thought that someone had known about this matter, but unexpectedly
It’s a pity that no one is mining it.”
"You said there is coal outside Pinglu City?" Xiao Ruxun, Liang Feng and others all looked at Su Hao in surprise, not knowing whether he was joking or serious.
"Indeed, it is a large coal deposit. If it is fully exploited, it can supply the entire Ningxia and Shaanxi regions." Su Hao said with a faint smile.
Su Hao's judgment is already a very conservative statement. The Rujigou mining area, the main producing area of Taixi coal, caused a coal seam fire due to arson by miners during the Tongzhi period. The fire burned for more than 100 years, and it was not until the end of 2006 that it was completely extinguished.
It is estimated that in some years, millions of tons of coal were burned in fires alone. With the production level of the Ming Dynasty, this coal could be supplied not only to Ningxia and Shaanxi, but also to the whole country.
"This..." Xiao Ruxun was about to say something, but suddenly stopped again. He raised his eyes and looked at Hu Zizi and others, and said: "Hu Baihu, General Su will intercede on your behalf for today's matter.
I won’t punish you anymore. You won’t be allowed to do anything to disturb the guest army in the future, do you understand?”
"I understand!" Hu Zizi knew that Xiao Ruxun was going to clear the place, so he quickly agreed.
Su Hao also heard what Xiao Ruxun meant, and winked at Xiong Minfan and others. Xiong Minfan quickly confessed to Xiao Ruxun, and then led his own people and exited the lobby together with Hu Zizi and others.
After the soldiers left, Cheng Yi and the singer felt a little embarrassed. They stood up and wanted to leave. Xiao Ruxun said with a smile: "These two girls look like ladies from a scholarly family. If you don't give up, I wish you could
Go to the back house to meet my wife? She is here in Pinglu City, but she can't find even a close friend of hers, so she feels lonely."
Hearing what Xiao Ruxun said, Cheng Yi and the singer naturally couldn't refuse. Xiao Ruxun had someone call a maid from the back house and lead the two girls to meet Yang Shulan.
After everyone was dismissed, Xiao Ruxun said to Su Hao: "General Su, you said there is coal outside Pinglu City. How sure are you that you can find it?"
Su Hao said: "Ten percent."
"100%?" Xiao Ruxun was stunned. With the technical level back then, how could any coal engineer dare to say that he was 100% sure that he could find coal.
Su Hao asked: "Why, Xiao Shen intends to mine coal?"
"Of course I do!" Xiao Ruxun said, "It is bitterly cold in Ningxia. If there is coal, the livelihood of the border officers will be greatly improved. Coal can also be exchanged for silver. My prison camp is already stretched thin. What are I dreaming about?"
A large amount of silver can be dropped from this place, so I can replace the weapons and buy new cotton armor for the military households. Also, the north wall has been in disrepair for a long time. Some repairs were done during the Jiajing period, and this general will also do so in these years.
I have been scraping here and there to find some money for repairs, but to no avail. If a large coal mine can be opened, the appearance of Pinglu Station will be completely new."
"Has such a big role?" Su Hao felt a little ashamed. The distribution of coal mines in this area was hidden in his mind, but he always felt that he was only here for a short period of time and had no intention of running these things, but he didn't think about it.
Use this knowledge to seek benefits for the border troops.
"General Su, I have troops on hand. As long as you can explore the location of the coal mine, my soldiers can mine the coal without any effort on your part. If there is any profit by then, we will split it 50-50. What do you think?"
"Xiao Ruxun looked at Su Hao with eager eyes and said.
ps: What an explosion of character! I was moved by Orange.