Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 537
Dengzhou.

Guide Camp is slaughtering pigs and sheep.

Zhao Zhongyi was accepted by the emperor as a righteous son, bestowed the surname of the country, and was awarded the Guide regiment to train the general soldiers. He also specially dispatched [-] imperial battalion soldiers to serve under his command. He also drew [-] sets of cotton armor, [-] bird guns, and [-] guns. , a number of other ordnance.

The departure is imminent, and the emperor bestows wine and meat.

"The surname of the country,"

Zhao Gui and his brothers came over to say hello and handed over the list of rewards, "Long Live God is really kind to our camp. There are 100 people, but ten pigs were rewarded."

Zhao Gui was originally the financial officer of the logistics in Zhongwu Town, Dengzhou, and this time he was selected as the logistics director of the Guide regiment.Although Guide Tuanlian is called a miscellaneous brand, after all, it is a new town, and it is still under the command of Guo Xingye, and its specifications are only lower than Yuying Town.

So Zhao Gui was promoted this time, starting from the fifth rank.

He immediately changed into the light scarlet robe, and the speed of his promotion was enviable.

It is also an opportunity to transfer from Yuying Zhongwu Town to a local team training.

Zhao Gui completely obeyed the order and didn't complain, but Zhao Fu was a little reluctant, thinking that the emperor in the imperial camp was close to the army and had a better future. I know one day it will be gone.

Although 2000 troops were dispatched this time, they were originally reorganized and eliminated from the imperial camp, and they were not really elite.

But in the end, under Zhao Gui's persuasion, and with the temptation of the seventh-rank official rank, Zhao Fu still followed.

Zhu Zhongyi was also very polite to the [-] imperial battalion soldiers dispatched by the emperor, as well as a group of lieutenants, generals, guerrillas, and even the directors of military orders, joining the army, logistics, supervision, and equipment.

"They are all big fat pigs. It is estimated that one pig can produce 100 to [-] catties of meat, and there is still [-] to [-] catties of offal. Counting ten fat pigs, there are [-] people, and each person can get a catty of meat." It's gone." Zhao Fu laughed.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, pork was already a luxury item, especially after the apocalypse Chongzhen, ordinary people couldn't afford to eat, so how could they afford meat.

In the early years of Zhengde, following Hongzhi’s peace, prices in Nanjing were very low. At that time, pork was worth seven to eight yuan a catty, beef was only worth four to five yuan, and fish and shrimp were only worth four to five yuan a catty.

After the apocalypse, the meat became more and more unaffordable. In the first year of the apocalypse, Nanjing pork cost 200 yuan per catty, mutton was more than 200 yuan, a goose cost [-] yuan, and ducks cost more than [-] yuan a catty. Only, the chicken is also worth more than [-] yuan.

By the end of Chongzhen, pork was even as expensive as two cents a catty.

Even if the situation is relatively better now, it is only compared with last year. In fact, the price of goods is still high, and the price of food has dropped, but it is still more than one liang of silver per stone, and the price of pigs, sheep, cattle, chickens and ducks is still the same It remains high because of the imbalance between supply and demand, the more turbulent it is, the less these farming supplies will be.

After the war, the priority was to restore food production and bring down food prices first.

Jinhua ham is so easy to store and tastes good, it is even more expensive. In the late Ming Dynasty, a piece of Jinhua ham cost three or four yuan, and by this time it was doubled.

Dengzhou is now the capital, and it is at the front line. The population is increasing rapidly, the demand is huge, and the purchasing power is still strong. Many live pigs have to be shipped from the south, so the price is very expensive. .

These ten pigs are worth about 200 taels.

Even the officials and soldiers of the court, six departments and one hundred divisions, etc., the supply of meat, poultry and eggs is very insufficient now.

The emperor rewarded them with ten big pigs at a time, which is really extravagant.

Anyway, when the pigs were driven into the camp, everyone was very excited and busy, those who pulled the pig's tail, those who pulled the pig's ears, those who hugged the pig's waist, after subduing the pig, the fire soldiers stepped forward to kill the pig and let the blood out.

Someone is responsible for boiling the water, then scalding and shaving the skin, and the pig's blood has already been used to make pig's blood tofu.

Everyone happily shaved the pig's hair, disemboweled it, took out the internal organs and put it into the water, then removed the pig's head, separated the sides, and unloaded the meat.

Although there are ten pigs, on average, it is about one catty per person, which is just a big meal.

Zhu Zhongyi and Zhao Gui walked in the camp, watching the lively scene, feeling very emotional.

He used to be a tenant. To be honest, even during festivals, he would not necessarily give up a meal of meat. In his memory, before he joined the army, he only ate it three or five times, and it was just a taste.

When I was a soldier in Jiangyin, I ate it several times. At that time, the conditions in Jiangyin were still good.

After entering the imperial camp, the conditions were not so good.

After arriving in Henan, not to mention, it is often steamed buns or potatoes, which is good enough to fill the stomach, so how can we expect to eat meat.

Occasionally get some fish and shrimp, it's a teether festival.

Even if the Red Spear Club came up later, as a big brother and chief coach, he shared the joys and sorrows with everyone, and there was no reason to enjoy it by himself.

"I have seen the two thousand sets of cotton armor that His Majesty gave us. They are all produced by the No. [-] Cotton Armor Factory in Zhoushan. , manufacturing workers and other records, the materials used are very solid."

Zhu Zhongyi was a little surprised, he didn't expect it to be a new armor, "Didn't the brothers who pulled out two thousand carry cotton armor with them?"

He saw that the [-] imperial battalions brought in were all equipped with a full set of equipment. These were five standard battalions. One should be fully equipped, and the soldiers had armor, and even equipped with a lot of shotguns, carrying guns and small guns. Artillery these.

As far as he knew, in fact, the imperial battalion itself hadn't completed the full armor rate, and the armor rate was not high, and the soldiers only reached [-]% of the armor.

The emperor pulled out two thousand soldiers from him, but in the end they all came over in armor. Naturally, it was a strong support for the adopted son.Not to mention shotguns and artillery. Although there are eight teams of infantry in the imperial battalion, two teams of shotguns, two teams of guns and one team of cannons, in fact, many battalions only have one team of shotguns. Bows and arrows are even replaced by spears and knives.

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 the taxation is not bad, but to build muskets, plate armor and artillery, it needs not only money, but also various materials and craftsmen.

Just like a piece of armor, an old-fashioned purple flower cloth armor is a dark armor with a piece of iron armor on the outside. The traditional helmet and armor cost four taels of silver, and a set of this kind of armor is more than 20 catties.

It can be regarded as a relatively outdated cloth face armor, while the cotton armor is wrapped with an iron armor piece inside the cotton piece, and has a cloth surface outside, so it is more sophisticated and comfortable to wear, and it will not be cold in winter and hot in summer.

This kind of cotton armor costs eight taels and weighs about forty catties.

The production of this kind of plate armor requires not only silver, but also high-quality iron materials, coal, charcoal, blue cotton cloth, cotton thread, velvet rope, raw lacquer and other materials. Two more.

The war led to insufficient supply of many military raw materials, and the price of raw materials rose, which is the most important factor affecting the production of plate armor.

And mass production requires enough skilled craftsmen.

Zhu Yihai built military industries in various places, recruited craftsmen everywhere, and purchased raw materials. Although the scale was large, the price was lowered a lot through centralized procurement. He even adopted the method of recruiting craftsmen while cultivating them himself, and even used models such as assembly lines to increase production. , but the biggest limitation is the supply of raw materials.

The armor wearing rate of the imperial camp is increasing slowly. Firstly, there are high requirements for the production of cotton armor, high standards and high quality, and secondly, there is insufficient supply of raw materials.

But the emperor was still able to provide him with 2000 armors, and transferred an additional [-] sets, which is equivalent to giving him [-] sets. This is really paying according to the camp standard.

Not to mention that the emperor gave another 20 silver dollars, which was enough to pay Guide Town's army for almost a year.

In addition to the soldiers of the fourth battalion, an additional [-] bird guns and [-] small cannons were given.

Once back in Henan, wouldn't he immediately become the most elite army?
Originally, those imperial soldiers who were transferred to Henan were very dissatisfied with the transfer order, and were even unwilling to accept it, but after seeing how the emperor treated Zhu Zhongyi so favorably, they gradually changed their attitude.

In particular, many of the transferred officers were basically promoted.

Even for ordinary soldiers, they were promoted and even given extra money.

The troops transferred by the emperor to Henan were not selected by the imperial camp, but selected from various towns, because Zhu Yihai placed high hopes on them, and they were to be the advance team to advance to the Central Plains. Under the name of the Guide regiment training, it is actually the Imperial Camp Henan Camp.

There was laughter in the camp.

Big bone soup, braised pork trotters, fried pork slices, and stewed sauerkraut began to be stewed in the cauldron. Soldiers from various towns formed the four battalions just like Chinese New Year.

After arriving in Henan, they will use these four battalions, and then mix them with the Red Spear Club, and then there will be eight battalions, ten battalions, etc.

"This meat is delicious!"

The meals are ready.

Everyone gets a big bowl of meat and vegetables, a big bowl of soup, and eight white flour steamed buns. This meal is indeed better than Chinese New Year.

The emperor even gave some royal wine.

Not too much, but each person can get a bowl.

Zhu Zhongyi raised his wine bowl, "Brothers, thank Your Majesty for rewarding you with wine and meat, do it!"

"Dry!"

More than 2000 soldiers raised their bowls and roared loudly, and the sound shook the sky.

Zhao Gui also raised the wine bowl, feeling very excited. He has also become the main officer of the town's soldiers and horses.

Who would have thought that two years ago, Zhu Zhongyi, the surname of the country, was still surnamed Zhao, and was even dismissed by the master Zhao in the clan, saying that he was not worthy of having the same surname as Zhao, but now he has become the surname of the country, the commander-in-chief of a regiment training in a dignified town.

And a year ago, Zhao Gui, a bankrupt rich farmer who was fleeing in the wilderness and was dying of hunger, has now settled down in the east of Zhejiang, and he has also put on a fifth-rank scarlet official robe. He was just born as a child .

Good luck tricks people.

Even the more than 2000 passionate and excited soldiers here, most of them had the same experience as him and Zhu Zhongyi before. They were either military households in dilapidated guards, Cao Ding with difficult canals, or farmers fleeing from famine. , or unemployed small craftsmen, some are servants, some are tenants, and some are apprentices.

Most people have been crushed in the dust, never seeing 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 respectable.

It's like they didn't have to eat a bite of meat in the past few years, but now they are holding a big bowl full of meat dishes and drinking imperial wine.

A sentence suddenly appeared in Zhao Gui's mind.

What kind of prince will Xiangning?

Tomorrow, they will set foot on the boat to Huai'an, and then return to Guide, Henan, where they will open up a new base, where they will create a new world for the emperor and for themselves.

Holding the wine bowl in his hand, Zhao Gui drank the wine down his throat, very mellow, with a smile on his face, full of hope for the future!

(End of this chapter)