At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the competition for the deer in the world

Chapter 18

On November 1351, [-], the General's Mansion.

Cheng De looked through the registration list of recruits in Zhangcun, trying to find famous generals he was familiar with in history.

However, after looking through it several times, there is still nothing.

After staying in Zhang Village for two days before recruiting soldiers, Cheng De bid farewell to the village head, and then got in touch with everyone in the village, leaving an image of benevolence, bravery, and filial piety before leaving.

Zhangcun recruited a total of 120 soldiers, most of whom came from neighboring villages of Zhangcun.

Among them, the village chief contributed a lot.

In order to reciprocate, after the village chief handed over the two 17-year-old grandsons to Cheng De, Cheng De directly promoted them to ten household heads in front of the village chief and He Sanwu on the spot.

However, in the hands of He Sanwu, they have to train with other newly recruited soldiers for fifteen days, and only after passing the training assessment can they serve as ten household heads.

Such a result, everyone is happy.

Yang Wei was in charge of recruiting soldiers in Sizhou City, but there were very few responders, and less than a hundred people were willing to join the army.

After Cheng De understood the situation, he simply ended the recruitment of Sizhou City ahead of schedule.

The newly recruited soldiers were all placed by Cheng De in the school grounds of Sizhou City.

In order to settle these soldiers, Cheng De directly set up a big camp in the school grounds of Sizhou City. He Sanwu was in charge of training them. At the same time, he transferred Yang Wei and Li Sanqi to help, and gave them a death order. Must be able to fight!
I can't wait!

While He Sanwu and the others were training, Cheng De sent two scout teams, one led by Deng Youde, to survey the terrain of Xuyi and the distribution of Yuan soldiers in the city, and one led by He Jiusi, to Record the landforms of Chuzhou, and investigate the situation of Yuan soldiers in Chuzhou city.

As for these two scout teams, Cheng De turned them into merchant teams and mixed into the city.

In order not to be seen by the Yuan army, Cheng De also specially took out a box of tiger skins from the warehouse of the General's Mansion and divided them into two parts, so that each team headed by Deng Youde and He Jiusi would have one.

At the same time, Cheng De also specially found an experienced businessman in Sizhou City, and paid him ten taels of silver to ask him about some business-related matters, including tiger skin pricing, how to attract buyers, transactions, etc., and the businessman Tell the truth.

Cheng De taught all these to Deng Youde and He Jiusi, and only after they could write them down completely did Cheng De entrust them with the task of inquiring about the situation of the Yuan army.

After making these preparations, Cheng De now just needs to wait patiently.

Just when Cheng De was about to practice his knife skills, He Qiyi asked someone to tell him——the thing was done!
Cheng De was overjoyed and hurried to the stable.

"I've seen the general!" He Qiyi hurriedly bowed as soon as Cheng Defu appeared.

Seeing that He Qiyi didn't kneel directly this time, Cheng De was quite relieved, he did not let him down and specially sent Luo Gongfu to teach him patiently.

"Second Uncle, is that thing really made?" Cheng De fixed his eyes on He Qiyi.

"Report to General, it's really done, this is it!" He Qiyi pointed to the cement on the ground not far away.

Cheng De took a closer look and stared at it repeatedly, feeling quite excited in his heart!
Yes, this is modern cement!
Soon, Cheng De calmed down quickly, turned around and looked at He Qiyi, and after a long time, he said: "Second Uncle, the cement can be completed this time, you have contributed a lot, and with this credit, I will keep you safe for the rest of your life! At the same time, we I will send someone to reward Second Uncle with 200 taels later! This time, Second Uncle is not allowed to refuse!"

He Qiyi looked at Cheng De complicatedly, nodded and agreed.

He Qiyi hesitated to speak, but still said, "General, I don't think this cement is very useful, will it cost too much money?"

"Second Uncle, when you were making this cement, you should be the most aware that this cement doesn't cost much!" Cheng De said with a smile.

He Qiyi thought for a while, and it was true, but he thought again, money is not spent like this. When he saw the firm look on Cheng De's face, He Qiyi fell silent.

Although Cheng De told He Qiyi the formula of the cement, he did not tell him the real purpose of making the cement.

Adding stones or sand to cement will turn it into concrete. This process is the solidification and hardening of cement, which is Cheng De's ultimate goal.

Suddenly, some common sense that he had written down before appeared in Cheng De's mind.

"Tong Dian Bing Wu": "In the moat on all sides outside the city, go to the city ten steps, and set up a small city, six feet thick and five feet high, and still erect a female wall, which is called the sheep and horse city."

When Cheng De made cement, he had two purposes from the very beginning. One was to build houses made of cement for the people to live in when he unified the world, and the other was to add stones or sand into concrete to build the Yangma City.

Cheng De was not satisfied with the defense of Sizhou City.

So he thought about building a fortification similar to a city circle outside the city in order to defend against the enemy. The appearance of concrete can greatly improve the defensive ability.

After all, as the base camp, Sizhou City would not be at ease if it was not built stronger.

Thinking that the defense capability of Sizhou City could be greatly improved in the future, Cheng De was quite happy.

However, he did not tell He Qiyi about the concrete. On the contrary, he would tell Luo Gongfu about it, and he would be responsible for supervising the fortification of Yangma City, and Yang Wei would assist him!
Defenses can not do without!
This is what Cheng De has been secretly reminding himself!

"General, I want to demonstrate this complete process of making cement in front of the general!" He Qiyi looked closely at Cheng De, but felt inexplicable fear in his heart.

Just now, He Qiyi saw the chill in Cheng De's eyes, maybe it wasn't aimed at him, but that scene was deeply imprinted in He Qiyi's mind, now he just wants to get out, otherwise he will always feel uneasy.

Cheng De nodded, so He Qiyi seriously explained every process of the cement, talking about it and operating it by hand, from the beginning to the end, without reservation.

Cheng De silently memorized all these procedures in his mind, and planned to hand over the formula to Luo Yan, and let her supervise the production of cement, and no one else could interfere.

Moreover, the person in charge of cement production must be someone you trust, and you need to choose carefully!
After He Qiyi finished the demonstration, he felt relieved.

"Second Uncle, I've worked hard on you for the past few days. Next, you should rest for a while. After a while, I still have something to ask Second Uncle for help!"

He Qiyi's heart trembled when he heard Cheng De's words, and while he secretly complained, he still complied on the spot.

"Second Uncle, I heard He Sanwu talk about you. You have always hoped that your child will be successful and become a scholar! As far as I know, Second Uncle's youngest son is already seven years old. Send him to the General's Mansion, and I will arrange for someone to teach him how to read and write, and he will surely be honored in the future!" Cheng De has a gentle voice and calm eyes.

He Qiyi was silent on the spot for a long time, and then said bitterly: "Tomorrow, I will send Yaoer to the General's Mansion!"

Cheng De stepped forward, patted He Qiyi on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Second Uncle, you look like I want to do something to you. Who am I? Second Uncle, don't you know? After all , He Sanwu and I both grew up in the same village! Besides, your youngest son is a junior in front of me, so I feel very close, everyone in the village knows that I trust the people in our village the most!"

When He Qi saw the hearty smile on Cheng De's face, he was a little confused for a while. Which one is the general?

"Maybe I'm overthinking!" He Qiyi thought.

"No, I just felt a little tired just now!" He Qiyi quickly replied.

"Really? I think so too. Why don't the second uncle go home and have a good rest, do you need me to send someone to take the second uncle back?"

"General, no need!"

"That's fine, Second Uncle has a good rest, and the 200 taels of silver will follow you and send them over later!"

"Thank you General, that little one is taking his leave!" He Qiyi bowed and left in a hurry.

Looking at He Qiyi's back, Cheng De couldn't help asking himself, "Did I do something wrong? No, I didn't do anything wrong!"

Cheng De clenched his fists, and after a while, he regained his composure.

Painted painting difficult to draw tiger bone, Clothes make the man!
"People's hearts are unpredictable. It's better to be unpredictable. It's safe to think about the worst outcome." Cheng De thought.

Maybe I have changed, but this is the only way for a hero to pass!
As the owner of Sizhou City, he couldn't help thinking about more, deeper, and more comprehensive!

The position determines the behavior pattern!

Cheng De convinced himself in such a grand manner, no, maybe he didn't persuade him, he just gave himself an excuse that his conscience didn't hurt.

"I just hope that the second uncle will forget this formula forever, so that it will be good for everyone! Otherwise—" Cheng De sighed in his heart.

"Come on, let Mr. Luo come to my place!"

The soldiers stationed outside the stable immediately responded, "Yes, General!"

(End of this chapter)