Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 287 The Camel Project
Ma Ling patted the firecracker on his waist, and said, "One word, brother, I'm going to kill Dong Ping."

Chai Lin said: "Let's just take a look in the past. Dong Ping is a military prisoner. Even if we kill him, he died on duty, and he is still treated as a military prisoner. So we can't do anything. Pack up your things and let's set off immediately." .”

"Yes." The two said.

The three of them each packed their packages, took short knives, waist knives, firecrackers, equipped with goggles and cloaks, and walked out of Chaijiazhuang quickly. It was pitch black not far away.

Ma Ling took out the Hot Wheels and said, "Brother, Battalion Commander Chai, you have to wait for me, I can't catch up with you."

Chai Lin said: "It's not a competition, just jog slowly, as long as you can arrive tomorrow."

The three of them hurried all the way, and they had already run more than 400 miles in the middle of the night. After resting for a while, they arrived at Dongpingfu Wharf in the middle of the night.

The moon is very curved tonight, and the night is not bright.Chai Lin and others searched along the lake for a while, and saw a black-covered boat with lanterns hanging on it.

Chai Lin looked around to see if there was anyone following him, and shouted, "Is Brother Ruan there?"

After a while, Ruan Xiaoer came out of the cabin shirtless, saw Chai Lin and quickly saluted, "Brother, when will you arrive, come up quickly."

Chai Lin, Chai Meng, and Ma Ling boarded the black-covered boat. This black-covered boat is not small. The room on it is [-] square meters, complete with tables and tea tables.

Ruan Xiaoer put on his clothes, came to Chai Lin and cupped his fists to plead guilty, saying, "It's all because of my poor protection, please punish me."

"How can I blame you for this? You just followed the instructions of shopkeeper Chen. Besides, the disparity in strength is too great. It is the best way to temporarily retreat and preserve strength. Sit down and talk about the situation these few days." Chailin said .

"There have been big changes in the past few days. First, after Director Chen sent us all out, he was alone, holding a torch to guard the factory building, but was arrested by Dong Ping and sent to prison. Then Dong Ping's shopkeeper, Dong Quan, was using the pot machine. I was scalded to death by the steam. Yesterday I heard that Director Chen was imprisoned in the government prison, and no one was allowed to visit him." Ruan Xiaoer said.

Chai Lin said: "Dong Quan was scalded to death by the steam. It must be because the pressure reducing valve did not open, which burst the boiler. Director Chen was imprisoned in the government prison. It should be arranged by Mr. Cheng. I will bring Director Chen out at dawn. .”

"There is another matter. On the day of Dong Quan's death, a worker from a paper mill fled with his family to an urban village in Jeju City. Because he didn't know the situation, he was not alarmed." Ruan Xiaoer said.

"It's weird, investigate clearly before making plans, well, it's too late, it's time to rest." Chailin said.

Tired after running for most of the night, Ruan Xiaoer arranged a room, and the three of them, including Chai Lin, did not talk about it.

At dawn, the three of Chai and Lin rushed to the grain processing workshop by boat. The location of this processing workshop was inconspicuous, and all the workers were transferred from Cangzhou. Going in, the rice was transported out one by one, and it was busy. In addition to earning processing fees, a huge amount of rice bran was also obtained.

The yard is relatively large, covering an area of ​​more than ten acres, and the machines are scattered.

Just process three grains, wheat, millet, and rice.

More than a dozen strong donkeys graze leisurely in the pen without hard work.

Ma Ling was quite puzzled, and said, "The donkey in the food workshop is not working, it is resting."

Chai Lin said: "These donkeys are pulling carts to deliver grain to the grain stores in the city. It's not that they have had a fight with Dong Ping recently. They want to keep a low profile, so they have suspended the delivery of grain to the city. Our grain workshop is mainly for processing. , to process fine grains for major grain companies. One day processes more than 2 catties of grain, and the leftovers alone are more than [-] catties."

"A total of [-] machines process over [-] catties of grain every day. The output is extremely high. My brother needs so much leftovers to feed the horses." Ma Ling said.

Chai Meng said: "Brother wants to realize animal power, that is to use animals to replace manpower for plowing the land, pulling carts, and carrying things. This requires a large number of animals, such as cattle, horses, donkeys and mules, to develop in many aspects."

Ma Ling suddenly remembered something and said: "I have been to Ganzhou and Suzhou, that is, near the Helan Mountain in Xixia, where the camels are overwhelming, counting hundreds of thousands, and the local herdsmen are very eager to sell the camels. Going out, the big local tribes oppress the small tribes, and it is very difficult for the small tribes to obtain ironware and tea, so we can transport the camels from them, which is very convenient for caravans to transport goods, and the load can be heavier than that of mules.”

A mule can only carry two hundred catties for long-distance transportation, but a camel can carry three hundred catties.

"It's an important development direction. In many places, except for the official roads, the small roads are not accessible to horse-drawn carriages. We don't have so many mules, so we can use camels to make up for them. After the training is completed, I will arrange for Brother Duan Jingzhu's caravan to contact and make it happen as soon as possible." Our animal power." Chailin said.

The vicinity of Helan Mountain is an important camel producing area, known as the hometown of camels.Although the camel is known as the boat of the desert, it is not only used in the desert. The caravans running long distances on the Silk Road are basically camels. Carefully selected strong camels can carry three or four hundred catties of goods and travel more than 100 miles a day. .Moreover, camels are unparalleled in their ability to tolerate roughage. They dare to eat cactus when they are so hungry. In Cangzhou and Shandong, camels are like ducks in water, and their lives are so moist.If you are hungry, eat some weeds on the side of the road, and if you are thirsty, you can drink from the stream. The demand for concentrate is very small, and it saves feed compared to mules.

Ma Ling said: "Business for thousands of miles is only for money. You just need to spread the word that you need a lot of camels. I believe many companies are willing to do this business."

When Chai Lin thought about it, it was really the case. As long as it was profitable, a large number of camels would be trafficked. However, Cangzhou is close to the sea, and sea transportation is too convenient.

An important market in Chailin is Jingdong Road. Jingdong Road is economically developed, and camels are still useful in places other than the canal.What's more, there are not only the caravans of Chaijiazhuang, but also many closely related alliances such as Hujiazhuang, Lijiazhuang, and Zhujiazhuang.

Chai Lin, Chai Meng, and Ma Ling walked around the grain workshop and found that the production was in order and the workers were emotionally stable. Obviously, due to the lack of information, they did not know about Dongping Paper Mill.

The three found three horses from the grain workshop, and rode to Dongping City. The number of soldiers guarding the gate doubled. Because, although they didn't check each one, Chailin could clearly feel that this kind of mountain rain was coming. scenario.The number of police patrolling the roads in the city has also increased significantly.Chai Lin and the others rode horses to the government office, and the journey was uneventful. It was already late when they arrived at the government office, and there were more than a dozen government servants at the gate of the government office.

Chai Lin didn't take anyone with him, and said, "The two brothers are waiting outside. I'll go find Mr. Cheng."

Chai Meng looked at the obvious increase in the number of yamen servants on duty in the government office, and all of them had replaced water and fire sticks with spears, and said, "Brother, is there any danger?"

Chai Lin smiled and said, "Brother, don't worry, if there is danger, we have been in danger since we entered Dongping City."

Chai Meng thinks so too, this is Dongping Mansion, if Master Cheng, the magistrate, wanted to deal with us, he would have done it long ago, why bother to do it in the mansion, the dirty ones have to be cleaned.

Mr. Cheng gave Chailin a badge, but instead of going in with the badge, Chailin went to the door.

Four robust government servants stared at Chailin vigilantly and asked, "Stop, what are you doing?"

"I'm from Chaijiazhuang. I have something important to do with the magistrate. Please let me know." Chai Lin said as he took out his badge.

The yamen servant looked at the waist card, saluted immediately, and said, "Wait a moment, let me know right away."

After a while, Mr. Jia came out with a smile, and said: "Master Chai is so polite when he comes, just go in."

Chai Lin patted the knives and short knives on his waist and said, "Do you want to put it at the door?"

"Master Chai is a regiment training envoy, and he has a public position, so naturally he doesn't need it, please come in quickly." Master Jia happily brought Chai Lin in.

(End of this chapter)