Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 125 Armed Mining

On May 1591, 5, Shenchi Fort.

The weather in various parts of Daming has become warmer, but walking in the territory of Shenchi is still a bit chilly.In Shenchi, the weather is mostly cold throughout the year, even in summer, it is warm and cool.

At this moment, a group of people and horses were walking on the rough road in Fenghuang Mountain, not far from Shenchibao Taiping Village, thousands of people in a row.

In this team, there are men and women, old and young, all of them look excited, and their eyes are full of longing for the future. They drag their sons and daughters, carry their own luggage, and walk in their own queue.These people are the miners who went from Wuzhaibao to Shenchibao, three thousand strong miners, plus some families of the miners, walking on the road, a huge group of people.

In addition, there are two guard sergeants of Wuzhai Fort from hundreds of households, one is a cavalry team and the other is an infantry team.

These Wuzhai Fort sergeants entered Shenchi Fort in the name of the mine guard team this time. Although Huang Laifu was only on the defense of Wuzhai Fort, according to the military system of the Ming Dynasty, the local garrison soldiers were not allowed to come out of their own jurisdiction.But Huang Laifu is the governance envoy of Wuzhai Fort, Bajiao Fort, and Shenchi Fort. He entered Shenchi Fort in the name of the mine protection team, and others can't say anything.

The mining of Shenchibao is a major event this time, so Huang Laifu couldn't help but ignore it.The last time Huang Laifu went to Shenchi Fort, he was spied on by local snakes on the way, and later learned that those people were domestic slaves of the Liu family in Taipingzhuang.Relying on being a distant relative of the chief soldier of Shanxi Town, the Liu family of Taipingzhuang ran amok in the local area, illegally occupying mines, colluding with horse thieves, and never took anyone seriously.

If Huang Laifu didn't pull his armed forces over, it might not be so easy for him to open mines in the Taipingzhuang area.You know, in the current Ming Dynasty, as long as there are mines, there will be black forces from local families. These black forces, the thugs they raise are stronger than some officers and soldiers. The fear of power is not afraid of virtue.

So this time, Huang Laifu brought two hundred families to go, which has the taste of showing strength and armed parade.

Of course, other than these, it is impossible for Huang Laifu's [-] troops to stay in Shenchibao forever. In addition to taking care of his third sister-in-law Tian Dafu and taking care of the mines in Shenchibao in the future, armed miners are also indispensable. .

Among the [-] miners who went to Shenchi Castle this time, there were [-] armed miners, each of whom was equipped with a waist knife or a long gun, and the rest of the miners also took a wooden stick as a weapon in their hands.

In the past year, Wuzhai Fort has manufactured many waist knives and long guns, and thousands of waist knives and long guns allocated by the court. Therefore, among the three thousand miners, Huang Laifu took out a thousand iron weapons to arm them. A thousand miners.There are 1000 strong laborers, and [-] of them have sharp weapons in their hands. No matter where they go, they are armed with a lot of weapons, which is enough to deter many people with evil intentions.

After several months of arduous life in Wuzhaibao as a city-building civilian, and similar militarized management, and with enough food every day, these miners are all physically strong and well-organized when they move.

As early as in Wuzhaibao, ten households were organized into one Jia, and ten Jias were organized into one Li, with Jia and Li chiefs, and it is the same now.Therefore, these people are moving forward and backward under the supervision of the head of the village. The people and horses in each mile are less than tens of meters apart, and there is a queue and order. Neither could have done them so organized.

Among the miners and their families in each mile, led by the head of the mile, there are dozens of the strongest people in the mile, walking with weapons in hand, and the rest carry their own luggage on their shoulders. .

Or a few people pushed some wheelbarrows hard, and the wheelbarrows carried the food and rice needed for the pedestrians to reach Shenchi Castle for several months, and some mining equipment.Of course, in addition to the wheelbarrow, there are also bullock carts, horse-drawn carts and the like, which carry some large things.Mighty and powerful.

Huang Laifu led a cavalry team to walk in front of the queue. The sergeants in the cavalry team carried heavy loads, including heavy armor and other items. In order to save horsepower, everyone dismounted and walked, and only let the horses carry their own armor and weapons.

This time Huang Laifu went to Shenchi Castle with great momentum, and there were many people who followed him, especially a group of merchants, who came here enthusiastically.

Huang Laifu has been calling for the development of Octagonal Fort and Shenchi Fort for many days.The development of Octagonal Fort had started a month ago, but Shenchi Fort hadn't seen any movement for a long time.Just as these merchants were waiting anxiously, Huang Laifu finally took action.

The development of mines has always been profitable, but if it is not for the local forces, there has never been a chance to start.So this time when Huang Laifu proposed to develop the minerals in Shenchibao, those merchants who were counted in Wuzhaibao all rushed to invest first and partnered with Huang Laifu for fear of falling behind.

As soon as Huang Laifu's brigade set off today, they quickly followed.At this time, behind the army of Wuzhai Fort, there were many merchants in their carriages. Among these people, there were brothers from the Qu family, and there were many shopkeepers of Shanxi merchant families who opened shops in Wuzhai Fort. Some time ago, some of these people Some people followed Huang Laifu to Shenchi Fort, encountered horse thieves on the road, and were frightened, but at this time there were many guards and soldiers around, and these merchants were all at ease.

However, walking on the rough road at this time, the bumps on the road caused these merchants to suffer a lot, but for the benefit of the future, these merchants obviously endured it, and all of them seemed to die in the carriage. don't say anything.

Huang Laifu frowned as he looked at the rugged road. This road is not easy to walk. There are few people and the traffic is inconvenient. Delivery shop.But the road is bad, but it can be seen.Huang Laifu thought to himself that in the future he would open mines in the area of ​​Shenchibao, and the ore would be transported out. This kind of road was obviously not good, so it must be repaired. It would be better to build a cement road from Shenchibao to Wuzhaibao.But this cement road is costly, let's talk about it later.

Seeing that it was only a few miles away from Taiping Village, there was a pond horse with a colored flag on its back galloping from the front road.

The scout ran up to Huang Laifu, rolled his saddle off the horse, and reported to Huang Laifu: "Report to the guard, everything is normal ahead, and after three miles, we will arrive at Taipingzhuang."

Huang Laifu nodded, and said to the family next to him: "Send the order, everyone rests."

The family member hurriedly ordered the flute player to beat the gong, and soon everyone heard the sound of the gong, and Huang Laifu's cavalry and soldiers in the army stopped immediately, and everyone sat on the ground to rest and drink water.According to the training regulations of Wuzhai Fort, a sergeant of a small flag in the cavalry immediately got on his horse and rushed around from a distance to detect and guard.

When the miners and their families saw that the sergeants had rested, they all sat down, drank some water, and ate some dry food. Immediately, the whole queue became lively.

Huang Laifu patted his beloved horse, walked on the side of the mountain road, and observed the situation down the mountain intently.Jiang Dazhong came over, handed a water bag to Huang Laifu, and said, "Master, drink some water."

Huang Laifu nodded, took a sip of water, and smiled at Jiang Dazhong: "Dazhong, I heard that you are going to get married in two months. Who is this young lady?"

Jiang Dazhong blushed, and said in a low voice: "Master, she is the daughter of Yang Baihu's family in Kelanzhou City, and her name is Yang Meixiu. I have never seen her before, it is my father who made the decision."

Huang Laifu smiled and said: "Marriage is a happy event, why are you so shy, don't forget to treat your young master to a glass of wedding wine then."

Jiang Dazhong grinned and said, "How can it be, no one will forget you, young master."

Huang Laifu patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You boy, you are also as glib as a donkey."

Although Huang Laifu is younger than Jiang Dazhong in this life, because of his mature psychology, he has always regarded Jiang Dazhong and Yang Xiaolu as his younger brothers.And the two of them didn't feel that they had any age advantage in front of Huang Laifu.

The two chatted and laughed for a while, and several merchants came forward to talk to Huang Laifu. Seeing that they had almost rested, Huang Laifu yelled: "Command, put on your armor, and get on your horse!"

In the sound of the whistler's polo, all the sergeants of the infantry and cavalry stood up one after another. Everyone either immediately or from the car took up their armor and put on their armor.After forming in line, the flags fluttered, and soon, a powerful army appeared in front of everyone. Under Huang Laifu's order, everyone headed towards Taipingzhuang in a strict formation.Huang Laifu's actions are naturally to put pressure on those people in Taipingzhuang, so that they can settle down in the future.

Among the two hundreds of sergeants who came to guard Wuzhaibao this time, one was an army team and the other was a cavalry team.Since last autumn, Wuzhaibao has continued to purchase hundreds of good horses from various places. Now Wuzhaibao has three hundred professional cavalrymen. The rest of the horses are either used for transportation or riding for other troops. It can be used as infantry on horseback to improve the maneuverability of the Wuzhaibao army.

In the current cavalry, each sergeant is wearing iron armor. In addition, each of them is equipped with a copper handle, a sharp waist knife, a spear, a big bow, thirty big arrows, and a rope for tripping horses. A few, well-equipped, clear-cut banner.

The leader of Baihu is Jiang Dazhong, who has a flag of Baihu on his back to show his identity.In addition, the two general flags and ten small flags all have a colored flag on their backs to indicate their identity, making the order of the entire cavalry clear.On a carriage behind the horse team, there was also a tiger crouching cannon. Huang Laifu paid a lot for the mine of Shenchibao this time.

Behind the cavalry is the infantry, and the sergeants are all tall and strong, with excellent weapons.Among them, the hundred households, the general banner, and the small banners all wear iron armor, and there are also flags to indicate their identity.Even many ordinary sergeants have leather armor on their bodies.

After Huang Laifu's rigorous training for several months, these sergeants acted at this time, all of them were full of vigor. The elite level of these sergeants can be said to have surpassed the pacesetters of the general army of Wuguan in Zhenning, Shanxi. What they lack is seeing The actual battle of blood.Looking at the businessmen, miners and their families behind him with such a capable appearance, everyone was amazed.I thought that I was really a master of tigers and wolves. With these two troops from hundreds of households going to Shenchi Fort, those small locals in Shenchi Fort would naturally not dare to spy on the mining industry of everyone in Wuzhai Fort, which also greatly boosted everyone's confidence.

Soon, Huang Laifu led a horse team of two hundred households to the outside of Taipingzhuang. The passers-by on the road, after seeing Huang Laifu and his party, hurriedly stepped aside and looked at them in awe.

When the more than 200 elite Wuzhaibao sergeants arrived at the gate of Taipingzhuang solemnly and neatly, followed by a brigade of thousands of people, Liu Kedi, the owner of Taipingzhuang, had received the news a long time ago. A group of trusted family members stood on the fort wall from afar and watched.

Seeing the elite horse troop of Wuzhaibao outside the fort, even the miners behind them were quite well-formed, Liu Kedi's expression was complicated, his face was a little pale, and he thought: "When will Wuzhaibao one The guard, do you have such an excellent army? Marching in formation, it looks even more elite than my brother-in-law's town soldiers?"

However, he immediately came to his senses, he was a distant relative of the chief soldier in Shanxi Town, and now his younger sister is the eighth concubine of the chief soldier, and he has been operating in the Taipingzhuang area for a hundred years, so he would be afraid of a foreign guard , he snorted coldly, and said to the person next to him: "Open the gate of the villa, let us go out together to welcome that Master Huang Laifu from Wuzhaibao."

(End of this chapter)