Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 214 Two Development Directions
"This is a good way, but it is also a very troublesome thing. Manpower and material resources need to be transported by large ships. Once something happens, it will take time to transport troops back and forth, what else can the Taoist priest do?"

Daoist Ling Yun pointed to the countries of the Western Regions to the west of Xixia, and said: "This is the southern part of Xixia, the territory of the Uyghurs. Here there are tribes everywhere, horse thieves gather, and the strong survive. But it is also rich in water and grass, and can be used for farming and grazing. If we can gain a foothold here and unify these tribes, 30 iron cavalry will not be difficult. Moreover, it is located in a remote place, and no one will pay attention to it. Once the Central Plains is stormy, we can send troops to the east and quickly calm down the world with a sweeping force."

Chai Lin was shocked, he couldn't accept it, this Song Dynasty is really capable, he has traveled here after the year before last, it is not unusual to be knowledgeable, but this Daoist Lingyun has not traveled through time.

Chai Lin asked, "How did the Taoist priest know about the Uighur and Western Xia kingdoms?"

"Pindao has been traveling the world with his master since he was a teenager. He has been to Qiongzhou Island in the south, and the Xixia Uighur in the west. He even went to Beihai, where Su Wu herded sheep on the prairie of the Liao Kingdom. There has never been a unified country in the Western Regions. , The common people only know the tribe, not the country. In the borderlands, strength is the most important thing, and whoever has a strong fist can take refuge in him, so it is a good way to go to the Western Regions for development." Ling Yun said.

Chai Lin said: "The Taoist priest travels all over the world, but has he ever seen horses tall and short like children, and piglets that have never grown up?"

"Oh, Mr. Chai is talking about the fruit off the horse on Guangxi Road. The horse can only pass three feet. Although the horse is small, it is not weak. It is no problem to pull the cart and plow the field. As for the pig, it is a white pig, but its head and tail are black. The main reason is that the local people have a custom of not borrowing and breeding their own pigs and their own breeding, resulting in small pigs, but although the pigs are small, they are fragrant. The locals call them small fragrant pigs. It can grow up to about two hundred catties." Daoist Ling Yun said.

"Does the priest know where there is black water that can be burned?" Chailin asked again.

"I heard that there is black water on the seaside of Boxing in Qingzhou, which is flammable, but the smell is pungent and unpleasant. I haven't heard of any use for it." Daoist Lingyun said.

Boxing is the Dongying area, which owns the Shengli Oilfield.

Chai Lin got up and bowed, and said: "The Taoist priest is very knowledgeable. Chai wants to invite the Taoist priest as a military advisor. I don't know what the Taoist priest thinks?"

Daoist Lingyun said: "Pindao's original intention was to be a guest secretary for Chai Zhuangzhu. If there is something to do, he will give advice, and if he has nothing to do, he will wander around. But today, Pindao has said too many secrets, and he also knows many things that he should not know. I'm afraid that if Pindao doesn't agree to this little life, he will die."

Chai Lin said: "How can I be so narrow-minded, you don't agree to me, at most I feel sorry, how could I kill you."

"Then Master Chai is not afraid that I will turn around and talk around?" Daoist Ling Yun said.

Chai Lin said: "Conspiracy to divide yin and yang, a conspiracy relies on wisdom to rely on strangeness and vicious viciousness to win. But I, Chai Lin, rely on yin and yang, and rely on strength. Can be."

The Xiaodao boy laughed and said: "Master, you have finally met a bragging opponent."

Chai Lin didn't take it seriously, and said: "Master Daoist, and this little Daoist boy, would you like to see the weapons in my Chaijiazhuang?"

"Oh, Master Chai is willing to show it, so the poor Taoist naturally wants to see it." Daoist Ling Yun was a little curious. Although Chai Lin said something in a loud tone, he should have strength.

When I came outside the thatched cottage, it was already Haishi, and the night was quiet.

Chai Lin arranged for his soldiers to set up five torches 30 meters away. Chai Lin made a sudden move and pulled out the revolver on his leg. Five shots were fired, and the five torches were smashed to pieces.

Daoist Lingyun and the little boy were stunned, this power is no one else.

Daoist Lingyun patted Xiaodaotong's head, and said, "My dear apprentice, you must be more careful when you speak in the future. Master Chai's weapon is very powerful."

Xie Bao was a little dissatisfied, and said: "Although the weapons of the Chai Village are powerful, they only hit the enemy. You have no reason to be a master. Could it be that the owner of the Chai Village killed innocent people indiscriminately?"

Daoist Ling Yun was terrified of being robbed by Xie Bao, but this old man had a thick skin and immediately said: "Poverty Daoist is willing to counsel important military matters for the owner of Chai Zhuang, but I am used to being idle, and the owner of the village can arrange less work. "

Chai Lin said: "No problem. The Taoist priest lives in our barracks when he is busy, and he goes out to play around when he is not busy. The annual salary is 200 taels, and if there are meritorious service rewards, there will be extra."

"That's very good, very good." Daoist Ling Yun smiled happily.

Chai Lin beckoned, took two 50 taels of silver from Jie Bao, and said, "This is a meeting gift for the Taoist priest."

Daoist Lingyun said: "The owner is being polite."

After all, he took the money unceremoniously.

Chai Lin said: "Tomorrow morning, I will send a car to pick up the military division, and I will take the military division to see something."

Daoist Ling Yun said, "Okay, see you tomorrow morning."

Chai Lin took the people away, Daotong looked around to see if there was no one there, closed the doors and windows, and came back and said: "Old man, you have played too much, this time you are on a thief ship. It is difficult to leave if you have broken other people's secrets. "

"You know what a fart. I was afraid that he would not want me, so I said it on purpose. But this owner of Chai Zhuang is not a kind person. On the surface, he looks harmless to humans and animals, but in fact he is ruthless. He can definitely be a hero. It may not be possible, so don't think too much about it, let's hang out with Chai Zhuangzhu, eat delicious food and drink spicy food, how happy it is, it's much better than wandering around." Daoist Ling Yun said.

Xiao Daotong shook his head, seeing Daoist Ling Yun's hopeless appearance, shook his head, and went back to sleep.

In the early morning of the next day, a luxurious four-wheeled carriage came to pick up Daoist Lingyun and his apprentice, and followed Chai Lin to Chaijiazhuang.

There was nothing to say all the way, and when they arrived at Chaijiazhuang, Taoist Lingyun sighed and said: "I have never seen a village that can be so lively. There are constant vehicles and horses transporting goods. Look at these vehicles with so many bricks. It seems that Chaijiazhuang is under construction. .”

Chai Lin said, "Master Daoist, get out of the car when we've arrived."

Daoist Lingyun touched the luxurious soft seat on the carriage and said: "No, next time I can't sit in this carriage. Otherwise, I won't be able to endure the hardship when I travel around the world again."

"Okay, can the Taoist priest ride a horse? If you can ride, I will give you two iron-shoeed horses with strong feet for the two of you, master and apprentice?" Chailin said.

"I can ride a horse, I can ride a horse. I have ridden a saddleless horse on the grassland before." Daoist Ling Yun said.

The master and apprentice are very nice, although they are Taoist priests, they don't taboo, they can eat both wine and meat, Chai Lin invited them to have lunch at the Chaijiazhuang Inn.

Then they brought the two of them to the reed grinder workshop in Tiangong No. [-] Battalion. The reed grinder has undergone preliminary experiments. It is no problem to produce two thousand catties of fine powder in one hour, and as much as four thousand catties of coarse powder.

Workers wearing masks are busy sending reeds to the shredder, and the crushed reed powder is packed into bags.

Daoist Lingyun and Daotong looked at this strange machine like two curious babies.

Chai Lin said: "This is a new money-making tool for Chaijiazhuang."

"Poverty-sighted, I didn't understand what it was for. Feed the horses after crushing them? No way, the reeds are so hard, so the horses won't eat them." Dao Ling Yun was bewildered.

Chai Lin smiled and said, "Paper making."

It's not that Daoist Lingyun has never seen papermaking before, but he used a stone mortar to crush the grass little by little, and then soaked it. This machine may be able to match the crushing efficiency of a hundred workers.

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(End of this chapter)