By mid-December, although there were still refugees entrenched in Qingzhou City, they were already a minority. After these days of evacuation and diversion, there were originally 50,000 refugees and now more than 30,000 were guided to Lingshan Guardhouse and various places.
In addition to allowing them to join the military in Tunpu, Pang Gang also hired thousands of people to work in cement factories and mines.
After several months of exploration and practice, the cement factory near Wangjiatun has now begun to produce cement. At first, people did not trust this gray powdery thing too much. They also thought that these inconspicuous powders
Being able to build a house, in order to dispel people's concerns, Pang Gang personally led people to build a new Martyrs' Shrine in Lingshan Guards. The building materials used were sand, green bricks and cement. When building the Zhongmartyrs' Shrine, many of Lingshan Guards' new buildings were built.
All the old military households came to watch. Not only that, hundreds of households from Lingshan Guards, as well as general banners and small banners also came to watch. For a time, the place where the Martyrs' Shrine was built was completely surrounded.
Pang Gang personally picked up a shovel and mixed the sand and cement with the plasterers. He watched the water poured in and gradually turned into a paste-like cement slurry after stirring. He mounted it on the green bricks, and then built the green bricks one by one.
There were walls one after another, and the military households surrounding them were all amazed.
A young military household happily said to his companions: "Brother Sheng, look at this cement invented by Mr. Qianhu. It's really amazing. Apply this cement to these blue bricks, and then it will be like this one piece after another.
Even if you build it, it won't fall down. I heard that this cement is very cheap. A bucket costs less than five cents. It will be very convenient for us to build a house this time. Can we just build a house with some stones and cement?
Is it done?"
Brother Sheng curled his lips disdainfully: "Who knows, none of us have ever used this thing. If a house built with this thing that took three to five months suddenly collapsed, who would we say to reason with?"
"That's what you said!" The companion was startled and nodded, "Then let's come over in a few days to see if the construction of the Martyrs' Shrine is solid. If it's solid, I won't be too late to buy cement."
To be honest, I'm really fed up with the dilapidated thatched cottage at home. A few days ago, my father went to Lanhua's family to propose marriage. The Lanhua family also said that whenever my family could knock down that dilapidated thatched cottage and rebuild it, they could do whatever they wanted.
It’s time to marry an orchid, so I have to try it no matter what for the sake of the orchid.”
"Huh? Do you have any spare money in your family?" Brother Sheng on the side was a little unconvinced.
"Who said I don't have money!" The man said with some pride: "Master Qianhu said that he will open ten breeding farms near the health center in the next few days, specializing in raising pigs, ducks, chickens, goats and other poultry. Now he is
Recruiting people everywhere. The notice said that if you go there for a month, the minimum wage is two cents of silver. If you raise your chickens and ducks well, you will get dividends at the end of the year!"
"Your news is out of date a long time ago." Brother Sheng curled his lips in disdain, "The real money makers now are the craftsmen who make waterwheels. In order to ensure the spring plowing after the spring, Pangda people are now recruiting craftsmen everywhere.
As for the waterwheels, do you know how many waterwheels Panda will make? It will scare you to death. Fifty waterwheels. Those craftsmen are so happy now. Damn, I didn’t expect these poor craftsmen to start shaking now.
Already."
Just as the military households were talking about it, a small flag man quickly ran over and handed a letter to Pang Gang, who was supervising the construction of the Martyrs' Shrine. Pang Gang took the letter and read it, which read "Dear Pang Qianhu"
"Open", Pang Gang found that the handwriting on it was a little different from the letters he had seen in the past. The handwriting was beautiful and delicate, and there was a sense of elegance and elegance everywhere.
Pang Gang was slightly startled, "Why does this handwriting look so like a woman's handwriting?"
When I opened it, it turned out that it was written by Wei Man Ting, the daughter of Wei Tong Nian, the prefect of Qingzhou. Wei Man Ting first thanked Pang Gang for rescuing the Wei Mansion a few days ago and conveyed the gratitude of her father Wei Tong Nian. Then she sent the Qingzhou rich gentry to the book.
Pang Gang told him what he had reported to Jinan Prefecture, and asked him to be careful. It would be best to send someone to Jinan Prefecture to do some activities, or even to find out the news. In the end, Wei Manting also told Pang Gang in the letter that if he was the governor of Jinan,
After Ma Siyamen blamed him, he must not do stupid things. He would ask his father to help him deal with it and ask him to be at ease. Finally, Wei Manting wrote in the letter: "Don't you hear that Han Xin still had crotch humiliation in the past? Wen Junsu
If you have the ambition to stabilize the country, why not be patient for a while?"
Pang Gang nodded secretly after reading the letter. It was already rare that Miss Wei could still write to him to warn him at this time and said that she would help him play a role in Wei Tongnian's side. She was the eldest daughter of the prefect's family.
In this era of strict etiquette, if this letter were leaked, it would have a great impact on her reputation. The fact that she was able to do this proves that she is a kind-hearted, upright and extraordinary woman.
Looking at the delicate words in the letter, Pang Gang couldn't help but think of the first time he saw Wei Manting in the inner courtyard of the prefecture a few months ago. She was generous, gentle and had a bookish temperament and personality.
A beautiful face couldn't help but appear in front of Pang Gang.
"Miss Wei, Pang Gang appreciates your kindness, but you still look down on those officials in Jinan Prefecture. If they take action, it will not be as simple as dismissal from office. They will probably kill me." Pang
Although Gang has not been involved in the officialdom for a long time, based on what he has seen and heard, he is definitely an alternative in the officialdom, whether in ancient times or in later generations. No matter when, the officialdom cannot tolerate him.
For such a person, there is only one way to guarantee his own life, and that is fists and strength. Only with these things will others be afraid to deal with him openly."
Pang Gang folded the letter and put it in his pocket, then looked at the busy people in front of him, and walked quickly to the school ground next to the health center...
In the school grounds of Lingshan Guards, Da Zhuang was standing on the parade platform of the school grounds to give lectures to the three thousand new recruits. He was imitating Pang Gang's appearance when giving the lectures, and said loudly with his hands on his hips: "Brothers
, From now on, you are no longer just a mud-legged person serving crops, but a glorious warrior of Lingshan Guard! What is a warrior? Only those who dare to fight can be called warriors, said Pang Pang.
However, Lingshan Guard is very big, and there are many people in Lingshan Guard. We, as people, take the food given by Pang Pang, and our families farm the land given by Pang Pang, so we have to work hard for Pang Pang. You think so?
That’s not the truth.”
"yes!"
At this time, a sparse voice sounded from the team of 3,000 people.
"Assholes, haven't you had enough to eat? If you haven't, tell me clearly that I will let you eat enough before regrouping." Dazhong was furious, pointing at the soldiers in front wearing brand-new mandarin duck jackets and yelling, already
Da Zhuang, who was used to having orders and prohibitions, really couldn't tolerate the thousands of people below him being treated like a bunch of underfed women.
Da Qiang, with a fierce look in his eyes, shouted and asked: "I'll ask you again, is this true?"
"yes!"
The following answers were finally louder and more tidy.
Qi Wuming and others who stood aside and watched with cold eyes how Da Zhuang was training troops watched with cold eyes as Da Zhuang lectured there. They, the hundred households of Lingshan Guards, were originally in charge of part of the military power of Lingshan Guards. Even the predecessor Qianhu He Zhengnan was in charge of the military power.
You have to give them three points of face. After all, each of them controls a part of the headquarters' garrison. Even thousands of households have to give them two points of face. But since Pang Gang took office, he attracted tens of thousands of refugees from Qingzhou, and the huge number of refugees was almost
All of a sudden, their originally small number of troops was overwhelmed, and Pang Gang also asked all the original troops of Lingshan Guard to gather together and start training again. This was tantamount to depriving them of their military power in disguise, which also made
They were very dissatisfied. Then, Pang Gang registered all the newly arrived refugees and converted them into military households. If there are any who are unwilling to be converted into military households, I'm sorry, we will not give you an acre of land.
I won't give you porridge anymore, just fend for yourself. This suddenly greatly increased the strength of Lingshan Guard, and quickly established Pang Gang's authority in Lingshan Guard.
Under the pressure of survival, almost all the refugees put their fingerprints on the registration book of Lingshan Guard, so that they can work in the cement factory, mine, breeding farm and various construction sites of Lingshan Guard, and receive
Twenty acres of wasteland per household. Although it is wasteland, Pang Qianhu has already said that in the first year, he will only pay one bucket of rice per mu of land. Although twenty acres of land can only be barely enough for a small number of households with a large population.
I'm full, but it's much better than the previous bumpy and wandering days.
And that's not all, Pang Gang also stipulated that every household with men over 16 years old and under 35 years old must join the army for training. He also divided into two modes: fighting soldiers and stationing soldiers.
, as the name implies, the war soldiers are the standing army and are also the elite troops of the Lingshan Guard. They have to participate in combat preparation tasks all year round. They do not need to work in agriculture. The guard station will give them five liters of rice and one coin of silver every month as military pay. The garrison troops are the garrison troops.
, there is no military pay, they only need to participate in training during slack time or every seven days.
The three thousand people on the campus now are the first batch of soldiers recruited by Pang Gang. Pang Gang has expanded his army. This is a good thing for the officers of Lingshan Guard. After all, the strength of the troops has increased and the boat has risen with the tide. Everyone likes it. Qi Wuming
, Bin Shiqian and others were very happy at first, but what followed was a bit confusing. Pang Gang did not intend to allocate these newly recruited soldiers to them for training, but handed them over to Da Zhuang, a simple and honest man.
The stupid guy came to coordinate the training, which made them, the officers who considered themselves experts in leading troops, a little depressed.
Now Qi Wuming complained to Bin Shigan on the side, "Old Bin, what's going on with Pang Qianhu? He recruited so many soldiers and why didn't he give some to us? Could it be that he can't trust us?"
Bin Shiqian, who was more thoughtful, looked at the densely packed soldiers standing on the school field and shook his head and said: "Who knows, maybe Panda will wait until all these soldiers are trained before allocating them to us."
Looking at the new recruits who were lining up to run, Qi Wuming snorted coldly: "When will this little guy Da Zhuang know how to train troops? I won't believe it even to death. If you can run and stand in line, you can train your troops well. Then train your troops." It’s too simple, I think Pang Qianhu clearly doesn’t believe us.”
"Shh, shut up, Pang Qianhu is here!" At this time, Bin Shiqian pulled Qi Wuming's sleeve and whispered.
Qi Wuming took a look and realized that Pang Gang had walked over from outside at some point...