[Chapter 279] The storm is about to come and the wind fills the building

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Xu Fuqing worked in Zhenshuobao, but Xu Xingxia had to run away separately. Leaving his father's side, Xu Xingxia came to Gao Zhengcheng. The negotiations on Chi Hu were related to the fate of more than 20,000 Han slaves, and a lot of prerequisite work must be done. After these Han slaves returned to Zhenshuobao, they must have a place to live. Even if there were no bricks and tiles, they would have to be given a thatched huo. Therefore, the task of building a house in Zhenshuobao was very arduous.

Gao Zhengcheng was also busy with sweat on his forehead, and probably he didn't even have a chance to breathe. In November, he was still wearing a broken sleeve. The problem of insufficient labor is particularly obvious in urban construction. In the era without modern machinery, all construction has to rely on the hands of workers. No matter how rich Xu Xingxia is, he cannot catch so many laborers at once. Besides, in terms of wages, two taels of silver per month is the limit. Only foremans and others can get more than three taels of silver.

"Master Qianhu..." Seeing Xu Xingxia coming, Gao Zhengcheng hurriedly reported the general construction progress of the house. Due to the tight time and the severe lack of labor, it is impossible to build so many houses at once. Even if everyone has a thatched hut, it is impossible to satisfy. Therefore, Gao Zhengcheng thought of the large hut.

The so-called large hut is a large hut built with wood and thatch. Everyone only occupies one bed and nothing else. This is the fastest, lowest cost and least technically difficult house. A row of long huts can accommodate hundreds of people. Just dozens of rows of large huts can all the slaves be resettled.

Of course, the living conditions of such large huts are very simple. Apart from having a nap at night, they can't do anything else. In the middle of winter, even the cold wind can't be blocked. However, this is impossible. The plan is not as fast as the change, and no one would have thought that the population of Zhenshuobao would increase so quickly.

If we only write from the perspective of residence, Xu Xingxia was willing to agree to the Tatars' request to postpone the slaves' return for two months. In this way, Zhenshuobao will have more time to build more houses. However, from a strategic perspective, it is absolutely impossible. Therefore, the progress of the house cannot be delayed.

"Let's be big huts!" After Xu Xingxia saw it, she decided.

The big hut is indeed too simple and difficult to live for a long time. However, he believed that for those slaves who were released, even if they lived in the big hut for the time being, they would feel much happier than before. As long as they could escape the suffering of the Tartars, what would this cost be? Unless they were perverted, willing to be a cow and horse for others, and those who were crazy, they would be willing to stay with the Tartars and not come back. If the back slaves want to live in a better house in the future, they would have to rely on their own hands to fight for it.

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After Gaozhengcheng, Xu Xingxia found all the households in the management committee one by one to check the progress of the work. Most of the work was quite satisfactory, and the work enthusiasm of each household was quite high. With their existence, Xu Xingxia's various instructions could basically be implemented quickly. Even if there were occasional minor mistakes, it would be an unintentional mistake.

In the past, military households had been cowardly for most of their lives and had no chance at all. Now, there is a great opportunity in front of them. If they don’t try to seize it, they are really stupid. Therefore, the six hundred households in the management committee work very hard. Their fate is firmly tied to Xu Xingxia. If Xu Xingxia fails, what is waiting for them will be extremely tragic.

Since the management committee needs to be under the jurisdiction of the management committee, there are indeed too many things, with a lot of complicated matters, and six hundred households cannot meet the needs at all. The management committee must expand its candidates. Therefore, after careful consideration, Xu Xingxia promoted five more people to hundreds of households. These five people are Huang Xiaoning, Chen Wenyuan, Hu Yishan, Gao Zaixing, and Sun Mo.

Among them, Huang Xiaoning and Chen Wenyuan used to work directly for Xu Xingxia. One was responsible for red bricks and the other was responsible for wood. Now they were promoted to hundreds of households, and they were still responsible for their original responsibilities. Since Zhenshuobao, Heishan Camp, and Zhenyuan Pass all needed a large amount of red bricks and wood, the tasks they shouldered were still quite heavy.

In addition, there is also cement, which has a heavy production task. Cement has no technical content, but it is very heavy and hard work, and ordinary labor is difficult to bear. It must be a very strong labor force, and a person can carry at least a hundred kilograms of kilograms of cement on his shoulder. After cement is produced, it also requires a large amount of labor force to be transported to various places. Even if a carriage loads 500 kilograms of cement, hundreds of carriages have to be dispatched every day.

Hu Yishan was the leader of an outside military account, and it turned out to be the chief flag. When he talked about his story, it was as long as a piece of cloth. He was a military account in Northern Zhili. Because he offended his superiors, he fled all the way to Ningxia Town, and had a chance to survive. Northern Zhili was close to the emperor's feet and Liaodong. He knew a lot of news, but he couldn't tell the truth.

Gao Zaixing turned out to be the chief banner and an expert in horse raising. He was originally a military household in Zhenshuo Fort. When Mo Rigen attacked, he happened to be in the fort and avoided the disaster by chance. As more and more military horses were under the White Army, more and more horse wranglers were needed. It turned out that only Zhang Yunda, one hundred household, was in charge, and he was too busy.

Sun Mo is the representative of the remaining military households in Zhenshuo Fort. When Mo Rigen attacked, he was also out of the fort and luckily avoided the disaster. Almost all the military households in Zhenshuo Fort died, and only he survived. His wife and children all died under the sword of the Tartars. Every time he talked about the atrocities of the Tartars, he was sobbing that he couldn't control himself.

There will be eleven hundred households in the management committee. Xu Xingxia stipulated the operation of the management committee in accordance with the method of the Standing Committee of later generations. Among these eleven hundred households, as long as six hundred households agree to something, the matter will be approved. The various personnel appointments under the management committee will also adopt this form, and the minority must obey the majority.

Basically, in Zhenshuobao, the management committee has become the main body in charge of various internal affairs. Under Xu Xingxia, no one else can take charge of the overall situation. Other garrisons adopt the method of two deputy garrisons in charge. Only in the Zuotun Weihou Qianhou, under Xu Xingxia, all systems have been greatly changed. Yu Lijun, the deputy garrison, is actually equivalent to experience and is mainly engaged in document coordination.

Xu Xingxia has clearly stated that he will not appoint any deputy thousand households. Even if the superiors are entrusted, Zhenshuobao will not accept it. This means that his thousand households will directly govern all hundred households and will no longer have to go through the level of deputy thousand households. Similarly, each hundred household in Zhenshuobao is directly responsible to Xu Xingxia, and no longer needs to consider the expression of the deputy thousand households.

To a large extent, such a structure concentrates the final power in Xu Xingxia's hands. Without Xu Xingxia's approval, the hundreds of households would not have the power to do things that deviate from the rules. No one could pose a threat to Xu Xingxia's power. This is very similar to Zhu Yuanzhang's decision to abolish the prime minister. Its prerequisite is that Xu Xingxia's ability to deal with things is strong enough and he is at ease with his subordinates. Without these two conditions, it would definitely not be possible. For the time being, there is no big problem.

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At the end of November, Xu Xingxia was in the craftsman's workshop. The process of manufacturing rifling was already relatively proficient. However, due to technical limitations, it is still impossible to do a very good rifling. Even if you keep improving, the accuracy of the Sun and Moon gun and the error of the distance of a hundred meters are still about one foot. Compared with the smoothbore gun, such accuracy is quite good. However, compared with the guns in later generations, such accuracy is simply terrible.

The various manufacturing processes of the Sun and Moon Gun are gradually improved according to the feedback of actual combat application. The strap made of linen is improved, which is more suitable for carrying. The sight and door are improved, which is more conducive to aiming. The shape of the bayonet is improved, making it lighter. The way of carrying Minnie bullets can carry more ammunition.

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The reconstruction of Zhenshuo Fort has entered a state of rush. The negotiations with the Tatars were also quite fierce. As the plenipotentiary representative appointed by Xu Xingxia, the negotiator of Chi Hu and Helejin tribe Sobud had already started a series of negotiations. The negotiation location between the two sides was on the Gobi Desert north of Zhenyuan Pass.

There is no doubt that the Tatars did want to delay time and gain more time for the war. However, under the pressure of the White Army, Sobud had to give in. In the end, both sides decided to continue to exchange hostages at Zhenyuan Pass at the end of December. The White Army released Gugre, while the Tatars released 23,000 Han slaves.

Soon it was mid-December, and another batch of Sun and Moon guns were delivered to the White Clothing Army for use. The number of musketeers in the White Clothing Army further increased. The current White Clothing Army, not counting the scattered Diao Cavalry Army, has nine teams, a total of 600 people. If the Diao Cavalry Army is included, the number is more than 700 people. The combat capabilities of the artillery battalions and chariot battalions have also been improved.

As the negotiations between the two sides proceeded, the atmosphere of war was already very strong near Zhenyuan Pass. In the north, Tartars continued to appear sporadically. In the south, all preparations of the White-clothed Army were in full swing. Whether it was Xu Xingxia or Hellkin, they were sharpening their knives and rushing toward the pigs and sheep.

On that day, Xu Xingxia rushed to Zhenyuan Pass to listen to Chi Hu's report. The scout captain Minghao was also next to him. According to Minghao's report, the Tartar scouts of the Helejin tribe have been very active recently and often appear in groups near Zhenyuan Pass. It is estimated that the large Tartar troops should have gone south soon. It is really because the stream clouds first started to rise and the sun was sinking to the pavilion, and the storm was about to come and the wind filled the building!
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