In the late April, the Military Control Commission reported that the Firearms Square had 400 Xin'an guns in March and April, and there were some other guns.

In this way, the Xin'an guns made in the first lunar month and February are connected. There are about 700 breeze-backed Xin'an guns in Xin'anzhuang.

After the expansion of the army in March, Yanghe had six generals and six hundred internal gun soldiers, all of which could be equipped with this standard breeched rope gun.

According to the details of the army discussed in Suining, the captains of each general firearm team used the winged tiger gun. Their sixty people now have the sharp three-eyed winged tiger gun. But compared to the cavalry team and the sentry team, they used the fuse-line version.

There are thirty guards at each combat headquarters, and these people also use fuse-wired tiger guns. In Yanghe's plan, they will be equipped with cavalry-wired tiger guns and flintlock hand guns in the future. These people also serve as guards and messengers of the general officers of each. When there is a lack of manpower, they can also go out to provoke.

However, because Su Gang is valuable, this idea is only on paper for the time being. The fire rate of ordinary steel springs is too low. If you pull the plate machine and the musket at a critical moment of life and death, it would be better not to use it, so as not to lose the precious lives of the soldiers in vain.

The current test of Xin'anzhuang firearm, especially the flintlock rifle, is calculated by percentage.

Every hundred guns can only be dull at most, steel sheets, fire sickles, flints, goose feather medicine tubes, and paper shell bullets, all of which are carefully selected.

The winged tiger guns and hand guns used especially for cavalry are the best equipment.

The Xin'anzhuang flintlock rifle cannot be popular for the time being because there are too many places to use Sugang, but it is still okay to equip the existing troops of the cavalry sentry team.

The Weapons also made 60 mates of iron armor, making the total of 80 mates of fine iron armor in Xin'an Village. Except for some general-level officers, the remaining equipment was equipped with a guard.

The current guard team is just as short of staff, with a 100 soldiers, only about fifty people in place.

Loyalty is just basic and brave, and it is best to be a veteran among the veterans. However, if the army expands in Xin'anzhuang, the veterans must serve as officers of each corps, so they can only slowly choose.

This phenomenon is also very serious in the central army teams, especially the cavalry team and the sentry team, with nearly 300 soldiers, I don’t know when it will be filled.

Yang He was not satisfied with the speed of iron armor, but he couldn't hurry. Bao Tianfu's hydraulic equipment will probably take May to complete, and it will take some time to run-in and test, and it may not be put into production in June.

Fortunately, for the time being, Xin'anzhuang's opponents are not very strong. Each gunman has shield chariots or earthen walls to protect him. The cold soldiers have heavy shields and leather shields to protect him, so the demand for armor is not very strong.

During the two battles with the bandits, pure cotton armor was also seized, with 300 pairs of iron cotton armor, and the armor rate was guaranteed.

Recently, Yang He is very busy and devotes himself to the martial arts hall. Training officers is only one of them. Although the training of soldiers is in charge of the training of the equipment and officers at all levels, he cannot ignore it.

These soldiers were recruited from various labor teams and refugees with families, discipline, take sides, assassinate, live-fire shooting, and everything started from scratch.

Fortunately, with the leadership of many veterans, officers at all levels are now, at least each armored soldier, who have fought many battles, especially against bandits, old people lead new soldiers, and new soldiers become familiar with each other very quickly.

Especially the musketeers, they have a large number of fixed-loaded paper-tube ammunition for live ammunition training, and they have made rapid progress. They fire thirty empty packs of ammunition and twenty live ammunition every day, and the effect is very obvious. Especially when obeying orders, they can strictly follow the orders of the Central Army or the orders of the superior officers.

This is an amazing training density. In this world, only Yang He is willing to let his subordinates train like this.

After all, as the elite Red Shrimp Soldiers were in the 18th century, they only had fifty empty packs of bullets and twenty live bullets every year. Yang He's daily quantity was equivalent to theirs for one year.

This is also the reason why Xin'anzhuang's firearms are excellent. In other military armies of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention inferior bird guns, the lifespan of thirty rounds is reached, and the normal lifespan of bird guns is only about 200 rounds.

However, although the cost of Yanghe muskets is high, it costs eight to ten taels of silver per shot and the shooting lifespan is 4,500 rounds before such high-frequency training can be carried out.

He also has a rich reserve of gunpowder. He used the method of boiling nitrate to make gunpowder. Although there are seasonal factors for collecting nitrate, in winter and spring, when boiling nitrate in the gunpowder workshop, you can get 700 kilograms of high-purity tincture in one month, which is enough for him to do anything.

However, it only took more than a month to intensive training. Although the thieves such as Li Guo and Yuan Zongdi were defeated, Yang He was always worried that the thieves such as Zhang Xianzhong and Ge Zuo would still invade the east.

He made some preparations at Guanshanji, but if the thieves come, even if his army is newly formed, he can still be pulled out to fight. After passing this hurdle, he will train his gun soldiers in the future and five live ammunitions will be almost the same every day.

Due to the large number of soldiers expanding the troops, it was no longer suitable for the soldiers to train in the Opera Plaza, so they opened a door from Zhuangdong to the back of Beishan. There was a large wilderness between Beishan, Zhaishan, Guoshan and Loushan, but it was uninhabited. It was the most suitable for use as a training ground for soldiers.

From March onwards, every morning, there are sounds of killing here, rumbling guns, and sometimes with cannons.

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At the beginning of the year, Xin'an Village planned, including Household Affairs Hall, Military Affairs Hall, Work Affairs Hall, etc., and special Household Affairs Hall, which is related to self-supporting ability.

Yang He is not a bandit, and he cannot live by robbing all the time. Although he robbed money and grain at the fastest speed. From the end of last year to March this year, he robbed Jiaoshan bandits, copper bandits, Li Guo and other bandits, and robbed a total of 280,000 taels of silver and 15,200 stones of grain and beans.

But it is always a bad idea to eat bad things, because the bandits around them will always rob them all, and they are so scared that they run away and end up having nowhere to rob them.

Therefore, self-hematopoiesis is very important, especially now he is under great pressure to spend.

At present, he ruled about 20,000 people, of which he wanted to support directly.

According to his supply system for the villagers, men, women, young and old consumed 45 kilograms of rice and flour per month, 540 kilograms a year, which is equivalent to about two stones and eight dou of stones. Ten thousand people, which is 28,000 kilograms a year.

Then there are the salary and benefits of the soldiers of Zhuangmin, without bonuses. On average, each person is five cents per month. Six taels per person a year, ten thousand people, and sixty thousand taels a year. The fact is not just this number, because there are officers in charge, all kinds of bonuses must be calculated.

Salt is also a large consumer. According to the salt supplied by Xin'anzhuang, each person is about six grams of salt per day. At this time, one pound is 600 grams, and one person eats about four pounds a year. Ten thousand people, which means 40,000 kilograms of salt a year.

At this time, the price of salt is two cents and three cents per kilogram of silver. If it is replaced by a small flat amount, a kilogram of salt bricks costs more than 40 cents.

Fine salt is more expensive, but if you only eat salt bricks, the population of 10,000 people spend nearly a thousand taels of silver every year.

Weapons and armor expenses are even more expensive. According to the planning of the Military Affairs Hall, it is planned to produce 2,000 Xin'an guns and 500 pairs of iron armor this year. The cost here is estimated to be around 30,000 taels.

The Work Hall is also a big money-making company for the time being. Just repairing the Bluestone Avenue from Jiaoshan Villa to Xin'anzhuang to Xin'anji Wharf, the cost of all kinds of fine sand and gravel bluestone materials is only 6,000 or 7,000 taels of silver. Because Yanghe is basically imported, the stone slab materials cannot be fried with gunpowder, and they have to be cut and polished after mining. The mining efficiency is amazingly low, and there is no way to not import it.

This is just the beginning. In the future, Yanghe will have to repair the roads in various villages, the roads to the north, and the roads to Pizhou require a massive amount of various types. Even if a quarry is opened locally, 80% to 90% of the stone required is basically needed to be imported.

The same is true for Huwutang. It requires a lot of investment in reclaiming land, building water conservancy, collecting fertilizers, raising chickens and pigs, and raising cattle and sheep.

There are also daily necessities for Zhuangmin, such as sauce, vinegar, meat, and coal-fired clothing, clothing, and quilts. As the population increases, the expenditure in this regard is getting bigger and bigger.

Nowadays, people who enter the village will have two sets of clothing, one set in spring and summer, one set in autumn and winter. Summer is coming, and the summer clothes of the soldiers and villagers are also preparing in full swing.

Sewing clothes and uniforms for Xin'anzhuang has become one of the stable incomes of women around.

There are also various supporting facilities and spontaneous services, such as looking at the needs of Xin'anzhuang, which are specially grown vegetables for the villagers, pigs for the villagers, fish for the villagers, and specially picked firewood sour straw to sell.

Nowadays, the surrounding villagers are not only farming, but also developing the tertiary industry around Xin'anzhuang's needs.

Because the villages are frugal, even if the villagers start to be frugal, they gradually discovered that they have more and more spare money to spend in their hands, and they are not afraid of spending all of them, because there is always food and a place to live.

Their annual salary is at least 60,000 taels, and it is enough to drive a huge consumer market if they miss it.

This is also the reason why Xin'anji is becoming more and more prosperous now. More and more people are here to open shops and set up shops. There are all over Suining, Pizhou, and Xuzhou. For example, the "Wanyuanchang" restaurant opened by people from Xuzhou, which is a typical representative of the hotel.

What’s even more terrifying is Xin'anzhuang’s demand for raw materials, such as coal, iron, oil and salt, copper and lead, grain, rice, cloth, and cotton. They always buy thousands of taels of silver.

Now Xin'an Village stands on the edge of the Yellow River, like a monster, constantly breathing, eating raw materials and spraying silver.

More and more businessmen are optimistic about the emerging market of Xin'anzhuang, which is in great shape, but only Yang He knows the pressure inside.

"I've always been robbing, and finally I've earned some serious income."

Yang He has always been worried about Xin'an Village's ability to provide blood. He has only felt a little relieved after seeing the sorghum in front of the village this day.

Here there is sorghum planted by the former "Lizhuang" villager, more than 9,000 acres. Although the yield of sorghum was not large at this time, only six or seven dou per acre, it was not far from the harvest. Jieshi also had an income of six or seven thousand stones, which greatly filled the pressure on his inventory expenditure.

At this time, he was in Xin'anji, with Chen Qiuao and other guards accompanying him, and inspector Deng followed him, and his younger brother and sister Ying'er, Yang He held one of them in one hand and walked casually in theji.

Yang He is busy with affairs and has not been with his younger brother and sister like this for a long time, which makes the two very happy. Especially his younger sister Ying'er, after entering the market, she chatters and keeps talking. Sometimes when she sees something that looks good and fun, she claps and yells from time to time.

Yang He had a smile on his face. After entering the market from the north gate, he got off the horse and walked, feeling the scene in the market close by. According to him, Xin'anji is indeed much more prosperous, with more shops and stalls than before. Especially after laying gravel roads, the ground is easier to walk.

In addition, the cleaner cleans it at any time, which is very clean.

This is also a characteristic under Yang He's rule, which is safe and tidy.

However, the market potential still needs to be explored. Xin'an Ji is as big as Suining County, but apart from two long streets, there are still only a few shops. Even two long streets, there are still large areas of land idle along the street.

But inspector Deng was already very proud. He told Yang He that there are merchants from Xin'anji to the north and now, and in time, Xin'anji will not be inferior to a large market like Taizhuangji.

Yang He took his younger brother and sister shopping, and the pedestrians and merchants along the way were curious and awe-in. Yang He, the general manager of Suining, is now a legendary figure in Suining and surrounding prefectures and counties, but few people can see Yang He. When they see him, they are all excited.

Yang He came this time, but he brought his younger brother and sister to eat roasted whole lamb. Minister Yang had told him several times, which made Yang He quite moved.

Today I take a break from my busy schedule and come and eat and relax.

Soon everyone arrived in front of the "Wanyuanchang" restaurant on the Cross Street. The shopkeeper in charge of the restaurant affairs had already brought the staff to line up to greet him, and then respectfully welcomed him to the second floor.

Chen Qiuao had already looked at the surroundings upstairs and downstairs. After going upstairs, he also pressed his knife and looked around with vigilance. Mr. Yang was the backbone of the military and civilians in Xin'an Village, so nothing could happen.

Yang He and Inspection Officer Deng sat down in a elegant seat by the window, letting their younger brothers and sisters sit beside each other. After looking at the surrounding layout and decorations, they couldn't help but nod. The owner of the restaurant was an interesting person.

Looking at his store decoration, it is aimed at mid-to-high-end customers. There are more and more such people in Xin'anji.

Soon, the shopkeeper brought the three-headed roasted whole lamb, Huadiao, Zhuyeqing wine, Chen Qiuao and others to sit next to them, eat two-headed roasted whole lamb, and drink Huadiao wine.

Yang He and Deng inspectors, and their younger brothers and sisters ate a roasted whole lamb, but drank Zhuyeqing wine.

Zhuyeqing wine is a famous Fenjiu. It also has more than a dozen kinds of precious medicinal materials for health care and a gentle taste. It can be drunk by younger brothers and sisters.

Yang He took a sip and nodded slightly. It was fragrant and mellow, with a golden and slightly green color. It has been hundreds of years, and the mellow and sweet taste remains unchanged, which is similar to what I would drink in later generations.

"Come on, drink..."

Yang He and inspector Deng toasted each other and feasted. The mutton was soft and tender, with various spices in the mouth, and there was no smell of mutton at all. It showed the owner's careful selection of ingredients.

Yang He nodded and ate, and cut off slices of mutton with a knife from time to time, put them on the plate of younger brothers and sisters. Seeing these two kids, they were also very intoxicated.

Especially my sister Ying'er, holding the mutton with both hands, her mouth full of oil, and sometimes she took a small sip of wine, which looked very comfortable.

Yang He couldn't help but smile and shook his head, took out a scarf, and wiped the grease from her mouth.

Just as I was eating happily, I suddenly heard the sound of "bangbang" not far from the restaurant, and it seemed that many people were surrounding me.

It is very convenient for Yang He to look at the street view. When he saw a clearing space not far from the restaurant, there seemed to be someone performing his skills. Then the pedestrians around him surrounded him three circles inside and three circles outside.
Chapter completed!