Seeing that the sun was about to set, Huaiyu also planned to go home from get off work, but Xu Jingzong said that the place was in a mess now, with so many people, he, the chief officer, had to stay here.
There are only a hundred people on duty in Shenji Camp's right camp, which is indeed a bit small.
Especially now that there are so many craftsmen and civilians gathering together, and the workshops and barracks have not yet been repaired.
"Bachelor Xu, you are the Military Supervisor. Didn't Supervisor Duan ask you to coordinate the Shenji Workshop Department? I'll leave this place to you. I've been busy all day, and I have to go home to rest. If it's too late, I can't go to the city gate.
It's about to be closed." Huaiyu looked at the messy construction site and was in no mood to stay.
"Erlang, we just caught fish and dug lotus roots. It's quite fresh." Xu Jingzong pulled him and refused to let go.
"Is there something wrong?" Huaiyu asked.
Xu Jingzong's little mung bean eyes rolled around, "To be honest, there are so many people here, and the important weapons of the country are involved, so there can't be any mistakes. I have just been demoted, and I don't dare to make any mistakes again. You want to
Here, the Shenji Battalion also listens to you. If you want to leave, I can't command those people."
"anything else?"
"There is also the fact that Supervisor Duan promised to give him 750,000 yuan to use as rent for the public house. You see, Wei Changshi of the Shenji Camp has already received their 150,000 yuan, but our Shenji Workshop has this money
It hasn’t landed yet.
There are kelp, fish, and lotus roots in Shenji Camp tonight, so we can only watch."
Huaiyu looked at Xu Jingzong and said, "Xu Xu, you are the weapons supervisor and the superior of the Shenjifang Department. Supervisor Duan asked you to be responsible for the Shenjifang Department as well. You should handle this matter."
"To be honest, Ji Guogong and I were friends before, but now our status is very different. I also went to see Supervisor Duan today, but I didn't even see anyone. You still have to ask for the money.
You always want a bowl of water to bring peace of mind. The Shenji Battalion is your subordinate, and so are the Shenjifang Department. You can't have the hot and spicy food over there, big fish and meat, but we can only have porridge and pickles here, right?
"
Without money and food, everyone is not very motivated to work.
If it cannot be completed in time and put into production quickly, this will undoubtedly affect Xu Jingzong's career. Although this guy was happy to be demoted, he actually still wanted to make progress.
People are still counting on Shenjifang to help him turn around.
"It's so late today, and it's too late. So, I went to Shenji Camp and asked them to borrow some fish, lotus root, and kelp for Shenji Camp. Yesterday I went to ask for money and food in person."
Huaiyu agreed to do it tomorrow and hurried back to the city. Xu Jingzong still held on to him and refused to let go, "Let's talk about the Shenjifang Department's plan together tonight."
Looking at the expectant look on this guy's face, I almost thought he was greedy for his own body.
The fish caught in Qujiang Pond is very fresh, and there are all kinds of fish and shrimp. Good ingredients do not require any special processing methods.
Cut open the belly, remove the scales, remove the internal organs and remove the gill leaves.
Use a flower knife, pick some ginger slices, green onions, and fine salt. It's the same without cooking wine.
Heat the pot, pour oil, sprinkle with a layer of fine salt, then put the marinated fish in and slowly fry until both sides are golden brown, pour the hot water from the other pot into the fish pot, and cook over high heat.
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Huaiyu's skill in frying fish is very good. Although the pot is average, he still fry the fish with intact skin and golden shell.
He stewed two pots of fish, one pot was for him and Xu Jingzong, Wu Junya, Wei Siren, Niu Jianwu and other officials, and the remaining pot was for Erzhanzi, who was waiting for them, such as Jianshen, Fanghe, and common servants.
For the first time, as for the other Qianqi and craftsmen, they can stew it themselves and let them stew it how they want.
As for the other slaves, Minzhuang, they were in charge of their respective superiors. They did not belong to Shenji Camp or Shenji Workshop. Huaiyu gave some fish to the officials who led them, and also gave everyone a few pots of kelp soup. Even if
Very generous.
The stir-fried lotus root was also very crisp and tender, and the kelp was stewed directly into the soup. He also made himself some cold kelp shreds.
in twilight,
On the bank of Qujiang River, under the willow trees.
The dinner was quite good in front of the tent set up.
Niu Jianwu sighed, "It wouldn't be bad if it weren't for the martial arts of the Turkic wolves who are now a hundred and forty miles west of Chang'an City."
"I heard that the Turks sent envoys to the DPRK to ask for good terms and peace?"
Huaiyu snorted coldly, "After all, we have to finish the fight first. Now that the Turks are sending envoys to the court, they are actually just taking the opportunity to blackmail us. They are so open-minded, and the conditions for their withdrawal are so fucked up that everyone who hears them wants to kill them.
Kill them."
The Turks are very arrogant now, and it is also the time when they are proud. After all, they have all rushed all the way to the Guanzhong Plain, and the Great Khan is stationed at Wu Gong, which is more than a hundred miles west of Chang'an.
They now take the initiative, but the Turks are not good at attacking cities. This time they broke into Guanzhong, but they did not severely damage the Tang army like last year's Battle of Taigu.
Last year, the Turks claimed to have annihilated 100,000 Tang troops in the Taigu battle. In fact, the tens of thousands of Tang troops led by Zhang Jin were completely destroyed in the Taigu battle. However, the war lasted seven days and the Turks also suffered heavy casualties.
When the Turks invaded this year, Li Daozong of Lingzhou and Li Youliang of Liangzhou fought city defense battles with the Turks. Li Jing and Chai Shao fought several battles with the Turks in the field, but the Tang army still won.
They are now stationed in martial arts, but they don't dare to attack Chang'an. Even the Wei River may not be easily crossed. Seeing that the Tang army is also intercepting them from behind, the Turks are more willing to blackmail Datang and then evacuate with the captured women.
Now in the Tang Dynasty, all the generals are asking for battle.
On the contrary, Li Shimin has been suppressing the anger and keeping calm.
Fan Xing successfully entered Binzhou and replaced Zhang Jin to take over the Binzhou city defense and Tianji Army. Li Jing was also on his way to Jingzhou and was said to have reached Danzheng Gorge. The Xue Wanche brothers were now guarding Longguan and Huating.
Chai Shao even led the elite troops who had just won the victory at Longyou and followed them all the way to Qizhou.
Three generals, Qin Shubao, Yuchi Gong, and Cheng Yaojin, each commanded 8,000 elite troops and were stationed outside Chang'an.
Both sides are constantly testing each other. If they really want to fight hard, it will definitely not be easy.
For the Tang army, taking the initiative to fight decisively in the wild and fighting with hundreds of thousands of Turkic cavalry would not give them much advantage. And for the Turks, if the Tang army defended these cities and fortresses, they would have little to do.
The longer the delay is, the more reinforcements the Tang Army will receive from various places, and it may be difficult for them to return home.
However, delaying it like this is also very painful for Datang, especially Li Shimin. Every day of delay will be a huge blow to his prestige. But as a famous general who is about to conquer the world, Li Shimin also knows that this battle is risky.
No, he is not even the emperor yet, and he is not stable enough internally.
It's very painful, but you have to endure it.
But it is impossible to let the Turks blackmail them. Both sides are seeking to gain more bargaining chips and force the other party to compromise.
"Erlang, you fought very well in Longyou. You annihilated Wanqi, the Turkic wolf cubs. You took more than a thousand of your disciples, but you were able to use the thunder in your palm to wipe out a thousand and five enemies. This thunder in your palm is really amazing," Niu Jinwu said with red eyes.
Asked Huaiyu, "Can you think of a way to quickly make a batch of palm thunders? Then I will send them to the frontline army to blow up those Turkic wolf cubs."
Niu Jianwu's father is now in the Qizhou Army, and is very close to Jieli, the Turkic Khan who was famous for his martial arts.
As a meritorious son, Niu Jianwu was not able to join the army in Longyou and perform meritorious service like Cheng Chumo and others last time. He longed to perform meritorious service in his heart.
Now he is watching the Turkic wolf soldiers raiding the Guanzhong Plain, but he can only guard the construction site, feeling extremely depressed.
"The palm thunder I made last time actually didn't have much power."
"Why is it not powerful? Didn't you annihilate 1,500 enemy cavalry with this?"
"It's already this time, Erlang, why are you so relaxed? Didn't you just come back from Longyou? Hundreds of your subordinates died in Longyou, and many of your colleagues were disabled. How could you sit still?
Don't you want to pay with blood and kill them?" The depressed Niu Jianhu even got angry at Huaiyu and vented his unwillingness and anger on Huaiyu.
"Niu Jianwu, watch your words!" Wei Siren actually stepped forward to help Huaiyu and scolded Niu Jianwu, "You are so bold to rush into Shangguan!"
Huaiyu waved his hand, "Let's eat and chat here. It's normal to complain a few times. It's okay."
"Brother Niu, your criticism is very reasonable. I did slack off a bit. Although I didn't delay and kept running non-stop, I did slack off a bit. Although I am back in Beijing now, the war is not over yet. I should
Work harder.”
His attitude surprised Wei Siren.
Huaiyu was speaking from his heart. He never took gunpowder seriously. He felt that if it was refined and purified, it would be like a loud firecracker with no lethality.
However, it needs to be refined and purified, and with the current technical means, the output can be quickly increased. If it cannot be mass-produced, it will still not be of much use.
But Niu Jianwu's words reminded him that it was still wartime, and one hundred thousand Turks were still looting the pass, and they might even have penetrated deep into the Miyuan area.
If the Turks are not driven away, countless people will still suffer every moment.
At this time, even if the firearm can only hear the sound, it can still be effective. Didn't he use the worse palm thunder to achieve meritorious service in Longyou?
At this time, we still pursue whatever lethality and output we can. We can do whatever we can and as much as we can. We might as well send it to the military to play a role.
That night, Huaiyu didn't sleep well.
He was worried about Miyuan Laowu, the neighbors in Miyuan Longqiao, and his tenants in Bailuyuan. He tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. After dawn, he went directly to the warehouse with red eyes.
He called a group of craftsmen from Shenji Workshop and quickly started production on Yanbo Island. The raw materials such as nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal were processed separately and the assembly line was started directly.
Boil the salt and dry it, grind the salt, grind it into powder and sieve it.
There are also those who saw bamboo tubes and process leads.
He figured it out. There was no need to study slowly, and there was no time to study slowly. He first refined and processed the materials he already had on hand to produce a batch of palm thunder.
There is no need to make the gunpowder very fine, as long as it can be used. Do a batch of emergency things first to increase the power and then do it slowly later.
After a busy day, everyone worked together and finally produced thousands of palm thunders. Looking at these large firecrackers, Huaiyu handed a few to Niu Jianwu, "You can try a few more."
Ushijima Takeshi heard the thunder on the island today, and knew that this was Takejiro's palm thunder being tried out.
When I saw the finished product, I quickly took it over with excitement.
With a bang, Niu Jianhu looked at the splash on the water and couldn't close his mouth in surprise, "This thing can actually explode in the water? Hey, why are there so many fish floating up?"
"Of course, this is palm thunder."
"This thing is so powerful, I want to request that these palm mines be sent to the front line of the army personally." Niu Jianwu was so excited that his face turned red as if he was drunk.
Huaiyu looked at those very rough palm mines. It consumed so much saltpeter and sulfur, and so many people worked together to create so many firecrackers. It was really a waste, but maybe it would be worth it to strengthen the reputation of the Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses.
Already.
"I will report to His Highness the Crown Prince tomorrow morning."
