Although it hasn't snowed yet around Yask, the temperature has dropped sharply. Zhao Qiang estimated that it is almost zero degrees, and the temperature is dropping every day. The most obvious thing is that people feel colder day by day, and the nearby rivers are also cold.
It is freezing. Some small rivers that are not wide are so frozen that people can walk on them. [] uu Local people say that in less than half a month, thousands of miles around will become a world of ice and snow. Not only people can walk on the river, but horses can run on it without any problem.
Such cold weather makes how to keep out the cold as important as the expansion of the Guanning Army. Now is a non-war period, and Zhao Qiang does not want to cause unnecessary combat attrition of the Guanning Army due to frostbite, so Zhao Qiang has been thinking about it these days.
It's all about how to keep warm and keep out the cold.
As for the army, the leather coats that the civilians rushed to make have been distributed, which can ensure that each of the five thousand soldiers will be given one set of leather coats, while the rest can only be issued one set of cotton coats. Compared with leather coats, cotton coats are naturally more effective in keeping warm and resisting wind and snow.
It's not as good as leather clothes, but there are only a few thousand sets of leather clothes. There are more monks and less rice, and they can only be distributed according to military rank. However, the wounded soldiers in the hospital are all given one regardless of military rank.
Less than half of these 5,000 leather coats were sewn by the family members of the Wu army who followed the army north. The rest were sewn by untouchable women. In addition, women from free private households also participated in the sewing, but the wages were converted into grain.
The leather jacket Zhao Qiang was wearing was sewn for her by Feng Yun himself. The whole body was made of black bear skin, and the waistcoat was made of mink fur. The stitching was very fine, and some tigers and leopards were carefully embroidered, making this leather jacket
It is both warm and majestic. After wearing the leather jacket, Zhao Qiang felt as if he had fallen into a secret jar, and his heart was filled with sweetness.
In the more than ten days since returning to Yask, Zhao Qiang only met Feng Yun three times. The first time was to eat the dumplings she cooked, the second time was to give her some captured Russian women's jewelry, and the third time was to accompany her.
I followed her around Yask for half a stick of incense. In addition, it was difficult for Zhao Qiang and Feng Yun to meet because Zhao Qiang had too many things. Moreover, Zhao Qiang had something to do with the dissolution of the engagement between Feng Yun and the Zhang family.
I haven't done it yet. I was worried about sending someone else to do it because I was afraid of messing up the matter. If I went there myself, I couldn't leave at all.
Zhao Qiang felt somewhat guilty because he could not let Feng Yun marry him with peace of mind. In addition, he had many affairs, so he deliberately reduced the chance of meeting Feng Yun to avoid being asked about the Zhang family's engagement every time. But in order not to
Feng Yun was worried, but Zhao Qiang sent his personal guards to deliver some food, small items, and a message to her and her brother every day.
In addition to sewing clothes for the army in Yask, Feng Yun spent the rest of his time helping in the hospital. When people get busy, they naturally have less things to think about, so Feng Yun doesn't feel that there is anything wrong with Zhao Qiang. But it won't matter if it continues like this.
As a way, Zhao Qiang wondered whether he should go to Beijing after Guan Ningjun's rest and recuperation were in normal operation. Anyway, there were more than six months. It was still enough time to spare two or three months to go south. It was also a good opportunity to take this opportunity.
Explore the terrain, find out about the trends of the Qing court, tie up some talents you remember, and purchase some non-prohibited books so that the school can use them as teaching materials.
Once the idea of going to Beijing came up, it was out of control. The more Zhao Qiang thought about it, the more tempted he became. It was a pity not to take a look at Beijing in this era. Besides, there were many benefits to going south. As long as you ensure your own safety, going south would be good for yourself and Guan Ning.
The military capital was of great benefit, so he leaked the idea of going to the capital to Liu De and wanted to hear what Liu De had to say. Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Liu De strongly agreed, for the same reason as Zhao Qiang thought.
With Liu De's support, Zhao Qiang was more determined to go south, and decided to set off south after robbing the Qing army's food.
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In order to sew as many leather coats as possible, Wei Ji's civil servants intensified their raids on the common people. Most of the fur coats owned by untouchables were confiscated, and fur coats from free private households were also compulsorily purchased, but the gains were not much.
After Zhao Qiang inspected the surrounding mountains and forests, he asked all the reorganized First Regiment of the Guards Division to go hunting in the mountains. In this way, they could not only obtain meat but also skin off animals for military use. He also asked each division to go hunting in the mountains.
After training, the troops who have been reorganized into the regiment also have to go to the mountains to get food locally.
The unexplored and inaccessible virgin forest is a paradise for wild animals. Even if all Guan Ning's troops are sent for hunting, Zhao Qiang does not have to worry about causing ecological imbalance. After the hunting order was issued, the reorganized unit was happy to hunt and fight.
It's different. You can get food and leather clothes without bleeding, so why not do it. For a time, the soldiers who had no training missions all ran into the mountains under the leadership of their respective officers. In just half a month, they hunted more than 4,000 large and small animals.
, the skins peeled off were enough to sew another five thousand fur coats. The soldiers couldn't eat the meat they hunted, not because they were too full to fill their stomachs, but because they ate too much to digest and ran out of tea. In addition,
Salt and oil are also starting to run out. Oil is better, but salt is almost bottoming out.
After learning about the lack of salt, oil, and tea, Zhao Qiang was also very anxious. However, the intelligence from the Qing army had not yet been received, so he could not dispatch for the time being, so he told each division to reduce the supply of meat and use coarse grains and wheat as their staple food.
Noodles are the main meal, and the meat of animals that cannot be eaten is distributed to the common people.
The common people who participated in the construction of the city and the people of all ethnic groups have always eaten steamed buns. Now that they have meat to eat, they are all very happy. The meat-prone soldiers did not forget to tell them after the instructions, this is the commander-in-chief's sympathy for you.
It's hard work building the city, and the rations from the army are specially given to you. After you eat, you must think of the commander-in-chief, and work harder... Under the instigation of these soldiers, looking at the large pieces of meat and bones in the bowl,
For the first time, the common people felt the presence of the commander-in-chief. Suddenly, words praising Zhao Qiang were everywhere in the huge Yask, such as "the commander-in-chief still cares about us", "the commander-in-chief is the commander-in-chief and knows our hard work".
After Zhao Qiang heard this, he was right as he said. He did not expect that these civilians and people who were enslaved by Guan Ning's army could be so moved. Not only did they treat the foreign soldiers well, they also had to change their behavior towards the foreign people.
, Zhao Qiang thought.
Because of the arrival of winter, the construction of roads and inns under construction in various places has been suspended. The civilians and the common people who participated in the construction all went to the nearest city. The inns were in charge of the military officers, and the roads were in charge of the Transportation Department. Now the civilians and common people who have withdrawn
But they were all transferred to the Department of Transportation because Zhao Qiang gave Xu Ping, the director of the Department of Transportation, an important task to build Kang.
It is not enough to just dress warmly, the problem of accommodation at night must also be solved. Now the temperature at night has dropped to minus ten degrees, and there are few quilts, so it is strange that it is not cold. Those people who do not have leather clothes are even worse, so Zhao Qiang followed
The Northeastern Kang who arrived in later generations drew a schematic diagram for Xu Ping, and then asked Xu Ping to gather all the manpower of the Transportation Department to mobilize people from all over the country to build large Kangs that could burn fires in their houses.
After the first kang was built, experiments proved that it was indeed feasible. Not only was the kang warm and comfortable for people to sleep on, it also made the house warmer. Soon, under the command of the commissioner of the Department of Transportation, various places began to build wooden houses for those living in them.
The tribesmen built large Kangs, and then organized manpower to cut down wood for fuel. Military departments also used large Kangs for heating, that is, the Kangs were built to a length of ten to twenty meters, and then fires were burned at both ends for heating. In this way, one Kang can
Sleeping ten to twenty people can just handle the soldiers of a small flag. During the Kang-building Movement, the bricks produced by kilns in various places were very popular. Some officers even personally led people to block the door of the kiln. Once the bricks were produced, they were immediately
He ordered his men to grab the moving truck and pull it back.
The issue of the garrison of each division was finally determined on October 27. The garrison plan was as follows: the Guards and Cavalry Divisions were both stationed in Yask, and the headquarters of the Guards Division was in Tugursk. After the garrison was determined, the Guards
He and the various units of the cavalry division arrived in Yask one after another, and Zuo Mingnan led the officers of the rearguard division to Tugursk.
The appointments of senior officers of each division were also finalized after the discussion between Zhao Qiang and Liu De.