A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television

The first thing Lu Cheng did after arriving in Haizhou was to change the food for the soldiers in Haizhou, so that every soldier could eat well and wear warm clothes, and they would naturally be willing to follow you and even work for you.

With this foundation, it would be easy to recruit, select and train soldiers. All of this has already had a mature model, so Lu Cheng didn't have to worry too much.

In order to ensure that all the soldiers could eat well, Lu Cheng continued to spend money and began to transport food from the interior to Haizhou, and also transported food from various places through some grain merchants in Haizhou City.

The jurisdiction of Haizhou Guard was very large, with Bohai Sea to the southwest, and sea transportation was also very convenient.

During the Ming Dynasty, a strict sea ban was implemented for a long time. However, the high returns from sea transportation could not stop the smuggling trade along the coast.

By the end of the Ming Dynasty, the maritime ban policy had long been abolished. As long as you are willing to pay, even at the greatest risk, those merchants will transport the materials you want to you.

When Lu Cheng contacted some merchants and learned that these merchants could transport goods directly from Jiangnan, Lu Cheng had an idea.

Now, Lu Cheng is already a powerful general with a territory and troops, which is enough to protect part of the business.

Among the several small inventions that time travelers must have, Lu Cheng first chose soap and glass.

As for perfume and distilled liquor, a lot of alcohol is needed. In this era when there is not enough food, Lu Cheng is not ready to make distilled liquor for the time being. Perfume is also inseparable from alcohol, so it is naturally put on hold for the time being.

So, Lu Cheng's logistics manager Lao Ma received another strange order to collect a batch of shells and lard, and then leave some high-quality plant ash in the kitchen, etc.

After the things were collected, Lu Cheng personally found some craftsmen and began to guide them to make soap.

The process of making soap is actually very simple. First, the shells are calcined on charcoal, and then the calcined shells are pounded into powder, the main component of which is quicklime.

Then the ash is filtered with water to obtain a solution, and then the shell powder is added and allowed to settle overnight for use.

After that, the upper liquid after precipitation is poured into lard at room temperature, and a small amount of fine salt is added, and it is stirred continuously in the same direction to promote the saponification reaction.

When the liquid solidifies into a paste, it can be put into the mold and cooled to form.

The whole process does not have much technical content, but it requires more attention to some details, such as filtering and clarifying the solution as much as possible when filtering, so as to avoid the soap made from an ugly color. Also, pay attention to adjusting the proportion to achieve the best cleaning effect of the soap.

In fact, animal fats and vegetable oils such as butter, sheep fat, and lard can be used to make soap, but the effects of the soaps made are slightly different.

The process of making glass is a little more complicated, but Lu Cheng has also studied the detailed process.

It is winter now, and there is nothing to do. It is just right to direct the craftsmen to make more attempts and train a group of skilled craftsmen.

Of course, these craftsmen are selected from the families of the soldiers under his command, and the workshop also has a strict confidentiality system to prevent the production methods from being spread.

All the work is proceeding in an orderly manner, and Lu Cheng is always busy.

In order to reduce the burden as much as possible, Lu Cheng has never stopped recruiting talents.

Before, Lu Cheng was just a small thousand households, and he didn't have much reputation, so it was difficult to attract any talents.

Today, Lu Cheng is already a fourth-rank military general, a guerrilla general, sitting in one place, and can already attract some talents.

At least in the entire Haizhou Guard, Lu Cheng has a certain appeal.

Moreover, as the news of Lu Cheng's deep penetration into the Later Jin and killing two traitors spread, many storytellers began to actively spread Lu Cheng's story.

This image of a lone hero is really popular among the people in the martial arts world.

Not long after Lu Cheng came to Haizhou, some martial arts heroes came to him and wanted to follow him.

In response to this situation, Lu Cheng specifically asked Ding Xiu to take the lead and set up a hero hall. All the martial arts heroes who came to him, as long as their martial arts value reached a certain standard, or had a skill, could be kept, or join the army, join the logistics department, join the intelligence department, join the caravan, etc.

For this reason, Lu Cheng also bought a restaurant in Haizhou City and renamed it the Hero Hall to entertain the people who came from afar.

Chivalrous men and various talents from all walks of life.

Anyone who can pass the assessment and show personal ability will be issued a badge of reserve talent, and will get a discount on accommodation and meals in the Hero Building.

As for the establishment of a talent recruitment hall, it is not something Lu Cheng can do. Those who dare to establish a talent recruitment hall here are either local princes, some heroes, or the court.

If Lu Cheng dares to establish a talent recruitment hall, I am afraid that he will recruit Jinyiwei before recruiting talents.

There is no problem with the Hero Hall, anyway, they are all gangsters, and the higher-ups don't look down on them.

Originally, Lu Cheng thought that he could only recruit some martial artists from the rivers and lakes, but a month later, Ding Xiu gave Lu Cheng a surprise.

"Sir, a group of veterans and descendants of the Qi Family Army have come to the Heroes Hall. There are 32 of them in total. I have tested them and they are all good at kung fu. Do you want to go and see them?"

"Oh? Since you said they are good at kung fu, I must go and see them."

When Lu Cheng came to the reception room of the Heroes Hall, he saw more than 30 men waiting in the hall.

Ding Xiu immediately introduced everyone: "Everyone, this is our guerrilla general, Lord Lu."

The people immediately bowed and saluted: "We greet General Lu."

"No need to be polite, I heard that some of you have served in the army under Qi Shaobao?"

"Your Excellency, we all came from Dengzhou. We, the old guys, all fought with General Qi in the past. These young ones are also descendants of our Qi family army.

In fact, we came to surrender to you this time because we admire your reputation. We heard that you went deep into the capital of the Later Jin Dynasty and killed traitors. We all admired you. On the other hand, it was the girl from the Ding family who wrote us a letter."

"You all recognize Do you know Miss Ding Baiying Ding? "

"Of course, we are from the same hometown as the Ding family, and we watched the girl from the Ding family grow up. The girl has a high talent for martial arts, and she is one of the best among the younger generation. But her parents died early, and the girl went out to make a living early, and she hasn't been back home for several years.

Not long ago, the girl Ding wrote us a letter, telling us about Lord Lu and suggesting that we come to join the army here. We happened to hear about the story of Lord Lu, so we brought some young people from the same hometown here. "

"So that's it, please take a seat."

Among this group of people, the older ones are all around 50 years old and have fought with General Qi. After all, Qi Jiguang passed away only thirty years ago.

The other young people are also descendants of the Qi family army. They have learned swords, guns, sticks and clubs, and some have even inherited some simple military strategies. They are definitely good soldiers and can even be trained to become middle and lower-level officers.

Lu Cheng didn't expect that Ding Baiying could give him such a great gift. It seems that the letters he wrote during this period were not in vain.

"You all came to join me because you think highly of me. Let's put it this way. My army is still short of spear and stick coaches who are responsible for teaching soldiers combat skills and combat experience. You all go to the army first and get familiar with my training mode.

Afterwards, you veterans can stay in the army to serve as spear gang coaches. Young people can choose to join the army and start as ordinary soldiers. As long as you can perform well in training, you can be promoted to a small flag. If you can make meritorious contributions later, you can be promoted to a general flag or a hundred households. What do you think?"

"Since we have come to join you, we will naturally follow your arrangements."

Lu Cheng nodded with satisfaction: "Well, it's time for dinner now. You all put down your weapons first. Follow me to the Hero Building for a meal, how about it?"

"Your Excellency will decide."

It seems that these descendants of the Qi Family Army should have undergone some military training, and there are no problems with discipline and obedience. They should be able to quickly integrate into the barracks and stand out.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng personally led this group of people to the Hero Building and entertained them well.

After settling them down, Lu Cheng immediately wrote another letter to Ding Baiying, expressing his gratitude and attached a specially selected hairpin as a gift.