The Guide Camp is killing pigs and slaughtering sheep.
Zhao Zhongyi was adopted as his adopted son by the emperor, given a national surname, and the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Guide Regiment. He also specially assigned two thousand imperial soldiers to serve under his command, as well as three thousand sets of cotton armor, two thousand cannons, and hundreds of spears.
, some other ordnance.
As the journey was about to begin, the emperor gave them food and wine.
"My surname is Mr. Guo,"
The two brothers Zhao Gui came over to say hello and handed over the reward list, "Long Live the Lord has been very kind to our camp. There are 2,100 people, but he rewarded us with ten pigs."
Zhao Gui was originally the financial officer of the logistics of Zhongwu Town in Dengzhou. This time he was selected as the logistics director of Guide Tuanlian. Although Guide Tuanlian was called a no-name, after all, it was a newly established town and was commanded by Mr. Guo. Specifications
It is only slightly lower than Yuying Town.
So Zhao Gui was promoted this time, from the fifth rank.
He immediately changed into Qianfei robe, and his promotion speed was enviable.
It is also an opportunity to transfer from Yuying Zhongwu Town to local team training.
Zhao Gui obeyed the order completely and did not complain. However, Zhao Fu was a little reluctant. He felt that the emperor of the imperial camp had a better future if he was a member of the army, while Guide camp was just a ragtag group training, and the situation in Henan was not good either.
I know one day it will be gone.
Although two thousand troops were mobilized to go there this time, they were originally eliminated from the new reorganization of the imperial camp and were not truly elite.
But in the end, with Zhao Gui's persuasion and the temptation of the seventh-grade official rank, Zhao Fu still followed.
Zhu Zhongyi was also very polite to the 2,000 imperial soldiers transferred by the emperor, as well as the deputy generals, staff generals, guerrillas, and even the directors of military orders, army joining, logistics, supervision, and equipment.
"They are all big fat pigs. One pig can produce an estimated one hundred, sixty-seven kilograms of meat, and twenty or thirty kilograms of water. Counting ten fat pigs, there are two thousand one hundred people, and each of them can weigh one kilogram."
It’s meat.” Zhao Fu said with a smile.
In the late Ming Dynasty, pork was already considered a luxury item. Especially after the Emperor Chongzhen of the Apocalypse, ordinary people could not afford to eat meat.
In the early years of Zhengde, after Hongzhi Taiping, prices in Nanjing were very low. In that era, a pound of pork was worth seven or eight cents, beef was only worth four or five cents, and a pound of fish and shrimp was only four or five cents.
After the Apocalypse, this meat became increasingly unaffordable. In the first year of the Apocalypse, pork in Nanjing cost 40 yuan per catty, mutton also cost more than 40 yuan, a goose cost 500 yuan, and a duck cost more than 200 yuan.
A chicken is worth more than 200 yuan.
By the end of Chongzhen, pork was even as expensive as two coins per catty.
Even though the situation is relatively better now, it is only compared to last year. In fact, the price is still very high. The price of food has dropped somewhat, but it is still more than one tael of silver per stone, and the price of things like pigs, sheep, cattle, chickens and ducks is still
It remains high because supply and demand are unbalanced. The more turbulent the situation, the less these breeding supplies will be.
After the war, priority was given to restoring food production and bringing down food prices first.
Jinhua ham is easy to store and tastes good, and it is even more expensive. In the late Ming Dynasty, a Jinhua ham cost three or four dollars, and by this time it cost double.
Dengzhou is now the capital and is on the front line. The population has surged, the demand is huge, and the purchasing power is still strong. Many pigs have to be shipped from the south, so the price is very expensive. Even if they are provided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they cost one yen per pound.
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These ten pigs are worth about two hundred taels.
Even for the officials and soldiers of the palace, six ministries and a hundred divisions, the supply of meat, poultry, eggs, etc. is currently very insufficient.
The emperor rewarded them with ten big pigs at a time, which was indeed a luxury.
Anyway, the pigs came into the camp, and everyone got busy excitedly. Those who pulled the pig's tail, those who pulled the pig's ears, and those who hugged the pig's waist. After subduing the pig, the fire soldiers came forward to kill the pig and bleed it.
Someone is responsible for boiling water, scalding the skin and shaving the hair, and the pig blood has already been used to make pig blood tofu.
Everyone happily scraped the pig's hair, disembowelled it, took out the internal organs and drained it, then removed the pig's head, separated the sides, and removed the meat.
Although there are ten pigs, the average pig weight is about one pound per person, which is enough for a big meal.
Zhu Zhongyi and Zhao Gui were walking in the camp, looking at the lively scene and feeling very emotional.
He used to be a tenant farmer. To be honest, he would not even eat a meal of meat even during festivals. In his memory, before he joined the army, he only ate it three or five times, and he just had a taste of it.
When I was a soldier in Jiangyin, I tasted it several times. The conditions in Jiangyin were pretty good at that time.
Later, when I entered the imperial camp, the conditions were not so good.
After arriving in Henan, not to mention, it is often steamed buns or potato seeds. It is good to fill the stomach, but how can I expect to eat meat.
Occasionally, I get some fish and shrimp, which is a toothpaste.
Even if the Red Spear Club rose up later, as the senior brother and chief instructor, he shared the joys and sorrows with everyone, and there was no reason to enjoy it himself.
"I have seen the two thousand sets of cotton armor that His Majesty gave us. They are all produced by the Zhoushan No. 8 Cotton Armor Factory. They are new armors, complete with helmets and armor. They are all brand new, and there are manufacturers on them.
, the manufacturing workers and other records are recorded, and the materials used are very solid.”
Zhu Zhongyi was a little surprised. He didn't expect it to be Xinjia. "Isn't it the two thousand brothers who pulled out the armor and carried it with them?"
He saw that the two thousand imperial battalions that had been transferred came with full sets of equipment. These were five standard combat battalions, all of which were fully equipped. The soldiers had armor, and were even equipped with a lot of shotguns, rifles and small rifles.
Artillery these.
As far as he knew, the imperial camp itself had not yet achieved full armor coverage. The armor coverage rate was not high, and the soldiers had only reached 35% armor coverage.
The emperor drew two thousand of his soldiers, only to have them all come over in armor. Naturally, this was a strong support for the adopted son. Not to mention shotguns and artillery. Although the infantry of the imperial camp had eight teams per sentry, divided into two
There are one team of shotgun soldiers, two teams of gunmen, and one team of cannons. But in fact, many battalions only have one team of shotgun soldiers, and the rest are replaced by bows and arrows, even spears, and swords.
But the four battalions given to him were completely equipped with the most standard equipment.
Now there are actually two thousand additional sets of cotton armor.
The imperial court now occupies the south, and its finances and taxes are pretty good, but making muskets, plate armor, and artillery requires not only money, but also various materials and craftsmen.
Just like a piece of armor, an old-fashioned purple cloth armor, which is a dark armor with cloth outside and iron armor inside. The traditional armor with helmet and armor costs four taels of silver, and a set of this kind of armor weighs more than 20 kilograms.
It is a relatively backward cloth-faced armor, while cotton-padded armor wraps iron armor pieces inside cotton pieces and has a cloth cover on the outside, so it is more sophisticated and comfortable to wear, and will not be cold in winter or hot in summer.
This kind of cotton armor costs eight taels and weighs about forty kilograms.
The production of this kind of plate armor requires not only silver, but also high-quality iron materials, coal, charcoal, as well as blue cotton cloth, cotton thread, velvet rope, raw lacquer and other materials. The material cost is about six taels, and the labor and food costs are two taels.
More than two.
The war has led to insufficient supply of many military raw materials and rising prices of raw materials. This is the most important factor affecting the production of plate armor.
Mass production also requires sufficient skilled craftsmen.
Zhu Yihai built military industries in various places, recruiting craftsmen everywhere and purchasing raw materials. Although the scale was large, he lowered the price a lot through centralized purchasing. He even adopted a method of recruiting craftsmen and training them himself, and even used assembly lines and other models to increase production.
, but the biggest limitation is the supply of raw materials.
The rate of armor wearing in the Royal Camp has been increasing slowly. Firstly, the production requirements for cotton armor are high, with high standards and high quality. Secondly, the supply of raw materials is always insufficient.
But the emperor was still able to equip him with armor for 2,000 men, and also ordered an additional 2,000 sets, which was equivalent to giving him 4,000 sets. This was really paying according to camp standards.
Not to mention that the emperor also gave another 200,000 silver dollars, which was enough for Guide Town's military pay for almost a year.
In addition to the four battalions of soldiers, they were also given an additional one thousand muskets and a hundred small cannons.
When you return to Henan, why don't you immediately become the most elite army?
Originally, the imperial soldiers who were transferred to Henan were very dissatisfied with the transfer order and were even unwilling to accept it. However, later seeing how favorably the emperor treated Zhu Zhongyi, they gradually changed their attitude.
In particular, many of the transferred officers were basically promoted.
Even ordinary soldiers were given promotions and even extra rewards.
The troops transferred by the emperor to Henan were not selected from the imperial camp, but selected from various towns, because Zhu Yihai had high hopes for them and they were to serve as the advance team to advance into the Central Plains. Although now,
Under the name Guide Tuanlian, it is actually Yuying Henan Xingying.
There was joy and laughter in the camp.
In the big pot, big bone soup, braised pork trotters, fried meat slices, and pickled vegetables began to stew, just like the New Year. Soldiers from various towns formed these four battalions.
After arriving in Henan, they will use these four battalions to mix with the Red Lancers, and then they will have eight battalions, ten battalions, etc.
“This meat is so delicious!”
The meal is ready.
Everyone got a large bowl of meat and vegetables, a large bowl of soup, and eight white flour steamed buns. This meal was indeed better than the Chinese New Year.
The emperor even sent some royal wine as a special gift.
It's not much, but each person can get a bowl.
Zhu Zhongyi raised the wine bowl and said, "Brothers, thank you for the wine and meat, please do it!"
"Dry!"
More than two thousand soldiers raised their bowls and shouted loudly, the sound shook the sky.
Zhao Gui also raised his wine bowl, feeling very excited. He had also become the main officer of the town's army, and the person in charge of the town's logistics was a fifth-grade civilian.
Who would have thought that two years ago, Zhu Zhongyi, the national surnamed master, was still surnamed Zhao, and was even despised by the clan master Zhao, saying that he was not worthy of having the same surname as Zhao, but now he has become the national surnamed master, the dignified chief military officer of the regiment training in a town.
A year ago, Zhao Gui, a bankrupt rich farmer who was still fleeing in the wilderness and dying of hunger, has now settled in eastern Zhejiang and has also put on a fifth-grade crimson official robe. He was originally born as a child.
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Nature plays tricks on people.
Even among the more than two thousand excited soldiers below, most of them had similar previous experiences to him and Zhu Zhongyi. They were either military households in dilapidated guard posts, Caoding in the difficult canal, or people fleeing famine.
Peasants, or unemployed small craftsmen, some are slaves, some are tenants, and some are apprentices.
Most people have been trapped in dust and never see the light of day.
But one day, the Holy King came to the world and led them to stand up step by step.
They became soldiers, they became officials, and they became decent.
Just like in the past, they might not have had a bite of meat for several years, but now they were holding a large bowl full of meat and vegetables, and drinking royal wine.
A sentence suddenly appeared in Zhao Gui's mind.
Do princes and generals like Xiang Ning have the guts?
Tomorrow, they will board the ship to Huai'an, and then return to Henan to return to De, where they will open up a new base area, where they will create a new world for the emperor and themselves.
Zhao Gui held the wine bowl in his hand and drank the wine down his throat. It was very sweet. He had a smile on his face and was full of hope for the future!
