"One hole in the ax weighs three kilograms. It is defective and costs one hundred coins."
"Three-inch nails, top quality, one penny and two cents, one hundred pieces worth one hundred and twenty cents."
Wang Dali took out various items needed by the customers from the container and quoted prices skillfully.
"It's a bit expensive." The visitor muttered dissatisfiedly, but still took out a piece of silk from the package.
Wang Dali asked his apprentice to put away the silk, and then took out eighty coins from the cabinet, handed it to the guest, and said with a smile: "Fortunately, the silk he took was from the river. If it was the famous one from Sichuan worth 1,200 coins,
, you can buy two knives from a certain place."
"Sichuan brocade, I have only seen it in the silk training shop." The visitor shook his head and said: "The commander-in-chief gives rewards to sergeants, but it is impossible to give them such expensive ones. This piece of miscellaneous silk from the river is my home.
The reward Sanlang received from the army."
There is still a big difference between silk and silk. The cheap Zizhou Xiaolian costs 2,780 yuan a piece, and the expensive Shuzhong top quality costs more than a thousand yuan. When giving rewards to the same two pieces of silk, sometimes they are
The difference can be about two cents. However, when the Dingnan Army issued rewards, they usually gave out 300 cents a piece of Suizhou silk or miscellaneous silk from Guanzhong, Hehe and other places, which were mostly defective, low-grade, and rarely high-grade.
Of course, starting from this year, the terms of rewards have become confusing. Four Jie sheep are worth 1,600 yuan, which is two pieces of silk, which is worth one reward; two lambs are worth two pieces of miscellaneous silk. Of course, money and silk are not
No, it was just a matter of giving out money. Who made Xia Sui poor? He didn't have enough money, so he had to give out sheep. There was even a sergeant who took a beef cow home without asking for money or silk, and priced it at three cents.
The two expeditions this year resulted in a large number of livestock seized, which not only solved the reward problem for next year, but also solved a considerable part of the problem the year after. Considering that these livestock will also reproduce, the two battles were worth it.
"You want to build a house at home, why do you buy these things?" Wang Dali asked his apprentice to go to work, while he sat down directly and chatted with the consultant.
"My family, Sanlang, has just been transferred to the Jinglue Army as a deputy. This Jinglue Army is also a yamen army. If it is not a foreign town army, my family can only move to Xiazhou. The old house in Suizhou was sold to a man at a low price.
Little Chief Dangxiang. The new house is in the big elm area in the south of the city. It has a six-acre garden and a ready-made house, but it is leaking a little. I want to repair it." said the guest.
"What are the Party members doing buying your house?"
"The people of the Zhemashan clan in Suizhou heard that the commander-in-chief wanted to reorganize them into households and integrate the people. They were unwilling to do so, but they were afraid of death. The commander-in-chief also promised to give them a share of the profits from selling horses, and they could also receive a free official salary.
After thinking about it, he finally agreed." The guest said with a smile: "The big chief has moved directly to the city, so the little chief can only buy my house. But he won't lose money if he bought that house, and it's nothing more than a new one.
After three years, it can still be used for seventeen or eighteen years, which is good."
"These party members just can't think about it." Wang Dali said with a smile: "You get two payments a year, and you don't have to work. You can hunt and drink in your free time. I don't know how comfortable this life is."
"It's okay if they can't think about it now. The commander will help them think about it." The guest didn't leave in a hurry. He put the ax and nails under his feet and said, "I heard that more than 7,000 members of the Orimayama clan have been registered as households.
After the Republic of China, officials in the state asked them what their surnames were. It turned out that except for the big and small heads who had surnames, the rest of them also had names, or even no names, just a nickname. When Governor Pei heard about it, he ordered them to give it a nickname.
As a result, the whole family had the surname Zhe. The governor felt it was inappropriate and was afraid of being related to the Zhe family in Linzhou, so he ordered him to change his surname to Shi, Shi, Shi, etc. However, I heard that there are many people who pretend to be surnamed Shao, haha!"
Wang Dali also laughed when he heard the words. The Tibetan people are very noble. Although the king of Lingwu County is neither of royal blood nor a high-ranking family, he has great prestige in the three-acre land of Dingnan Army. The newly compiled household
It is not unusual for some Tibetan people to take the surname Shao.
In fact, ordinary people in later generations of North Korea did not have surnames at first. Later, they were asked to choose surnames. As a result, they all took the surnames of Cui, Jin, Li, Zhao and other noble families. This is really a common thing for Dangxiang people.
The two chatted happily for a long time, and when they finally left, the guest asked: "Can it be cheaper?"
Wang Dali shook his head and said: "Iron materials are all bought from Hedong. Li Ke used excessive levies and increased taxes many times. Now the price of iron materials has risen too much. Furthermore, wars have been frequent this year, and a certain person is making ordnance."
It’s too late, and I don’t have much time to do other things. The price is not expensive anymore. If you go to other shops and have a look, the prices are the same.”
The guests heard this and bowed their hands, said goodbye and left.
After a while, another big man wearing a felt hat came in with a few followers. After a casual look, he asked: "How much is this knife worth?"
Wang Dali looked at it and said: "This knife weighs fifteen kilograms. It is top grade and worth 700 yuan. If it is too expensive, there are defective products here, one of each inferior grade. The inferior product is worth 600 yuan and the inferior grade only costs 50 yuan."
One hundred coins. It is suitable for killing. The warriors are strong and brave, so they can be used very easily. When the generals of the Yamen met, they might have recruited warriors."
The big man laughed when he heard this, and the entourage behind him also laughed and said: "This is a righteous military envoy who encountered a strategy. I am a general in the military government. Which general dares to recruit our military envoy."
Wang Dali was also shocked when he heard this. Yi's status as a military envoy is nothing, he is just a general of the Tibetan army, but who knows about the wild raccoons in Nanshan? The Yeli family has a daughter serving the king in the prince's palace. This kind of thing cannot be explained clearly.
, maybe one day he will become famous.
"It turns out that a noble man is here, and he can choose from the swords and guns in the shop at a fair price." Wang Dali bowed and saluted, and said.
"I bought these three knives, so I won't have no swords to use when I go into battle." Ye Liyu asked his men to bring out three pieces of silk. Two pieces of silk were made from Shaanzhou, and one was made from Henan Prefecture. Look.
In good condition, it is worth more than 1,900 yuan, which is more than enough to buy these three knives.
"These three pieces of silk are worth 1,900 yuan..." Wang Dali said.
"No need to look for it." Ye Liyu waved his hand nonchalantly.
"Is your nobleman really a wild military envoy?" Wang Dali looked at the big man and asked.
"Is this still false?" Ye Liyu took off his felt hat, revealing his newly grown hair, and said, "It is a rule in the army to grow your hair. Yi Congjun has been assigned to the right wing of the Yamen Army, and you should abide by it.
It’s not surprising that you are confused, the eight hundred sergeants of the Yi Cong Army have now begun to grow their hair, according to the commander’s order.”
The reorganization of various departments of the Dingnan Army has been successfully completed. The Yamen Army is divided into left and right wings. The left wing has the Tielin Army and the Jinglue Army, totaling 15,500 people; the right wing has the Wuwei Army, the Iron Cavalry Army, and the Yi Cong Army, totaling 10,300 people. Except for the Yi Cong Army,
, each compartment and each army does not have a commander-in-chief. Zhu Shuzong is responsible for the training of each department, but he does not lead troops on expeditions and does not hold military power.
In the past, all the military envoys, all called Yuhou, were dismissed and served as generals in Xiazhou. In peacetime, they would go to the capital of Yuhou to discuss war cases, ponder tactics, share experiences, and improve the "New Book of Shude". When necessary, they would go to war.
At that time, the commander-in-chief would personally appoint military envoys, deputy envoys, Du Yuhou, You Yi envoys and other senior officers. For example, the Wuwei Army currently guarding Yuzhou, all generals at all levels are complete, because they guard outside, theoretically speaking
It belongs to the state of war.
The regular construction of Xiazhou's army is finally complete.
The Yi Cong Army will gradually be included in this set of controls in the future. However, considering that this army is mainly composed of Tibetan soldiers and only has about 800 people, Shao Shude does not want to start a big fight just yet, lest the Yeli clan and the Wu Zang clan will have random thoughts. I will wait for him in the future.
Once the territory becomes larger and the power becomes stronger, all changes will come naturally.
"There are quite a few blacksmith shops in the state now. I saw three or four on one street." After buying the knife, Ye Liyu was in a good mood and asked casually.
"Now they are setting up blacksmith shops outside the city. They are cheap and the space is large." Wang Dali said: "Such a shop will have to be moved out sooner or later. It is also convenient to buy charcoal."
"But that area in the north of the city? Thick smoke billows all day long, making a tinkling sound." Ye Liyu asked.
"There are still dozens of shops there that make farm tools and military equipment. Nowadays, many people go there to place orders, and business is good."
"How does it compare to Suizhou?"
"Slightly inferior. There are sixty or seventy blacksmith shops in Longquan and Dabin counties. They were all hired from Guanzhong in the past. Later, they brought apprentices and nephews to learn how to smelt iron. Gradually, they divided their families and there were more.
stand up."
"Is there still enough ordnance to be made now?"
"There are quite a few this year, but next year there should be less. Mainly horizontal swords, sabers, and axes."
"Why not make armor?"
"That's the work of official workshops, such as bows, arrows, armor, cards, etc. However, this shop also often makes some arrow clusters, gun heads, and blades. The official shops are too busy. There are too few people, so they can't compete.
Hedong. The Xizuo Academy in Jinyang County where I used to work has nearly a thousand people and makes four hundred pairs of vests a year. This is just a workshop. Xiazhou can never compare." Wang Dali said.
"Then how did you come to Xiazhou?"
"It's not peaceful, and the gains are very little." Wang Dali shook his head and said: "Dozens of people in Xizuo Yuan fled every year, and I don't know what they are like now. Some of those who escaped went to Hebei, and some came to Xia Sui
, these places are peaceful. Renyi, the king of Lingwu County, if the craftsmen in Hedong can't bear the squeeze, the first thing he will do is to cross the river with his family to Suiyin Prefecture. I don't think he cares about Li Keyong.
He seems not very interested in running the government, and the thousands of craftsmen in Jinyang's workshops will all be gone sooner or later."
Ye Liyu secretly compared with the blacksmith shop of his tribe on Hengshan Mountain, and suddenly felt a little discouraged. After all, it was the Northern Capital of the Tang Dynasty, supplying military supplies to Hedong, Hezhong, Zhaoyi, Datong, Zhenwu and other towns. The scale of these craftsmen was indeed
If Xiazhou wants to catch up with them, it will take many years of hard work.
"In Xiazhou, at least you can eat meat, and no one will rob it." Wang Dali carefully put away the three pieces of silk and said, "The only thing is that there is a lack of iron. This is not as good as Hedong."
Iron material? This one does not have any.
However, the marshal seemed to think that there was iron in Lingzhou and insisted on looking for it there. Ye Li Yulue didn't quite believe this. The marshal said this because he probably wanted to capture Lingzhou and Yanzhou and kill Tuoba by the way.
Sigong is just a traitor general. He just doesn't know how to find a reason to do this.