Chapter 116 Xixia builds a branch
. The record is hailed as the biggest gain of Li Ancang's arrival in Lin'an. He is not like Zhao Kuo's Pu Xunmou. He knows nothing about his strength. On the contrary, he is very clear about the power of the Mongols. If it weren't for the strong city, the Mongols would have long gone south.
The city that is often attacked is always facing damage, and once damaged, it is not so easy to repair it. Not only does it take time and effort, but the effect is very poor. But if there is cement, it will be different. As long as there is water, it can be restored to the same level in a few days, and even stronger. With such things, it will be very beneficial to protecting the city.
Li An didn't bother to travel in Lin'an. He immediately found Han Zhongwei and wanted to buy a large amount of cement.
"Brother Zhong, I ask you to sell your cement to our country." Li Ang wore formal Xixia clothing this time, and he was a formal official identity to negotiate.
"Brother Li, we are friends, brotherly friends. Don't worry, I can sell it to you no matter how much cement you need." Han Zhongwei had been waiting for Li An's arrival at home.
"Okay, I need one million kilograms." Li An said.
"Brother Li is really a big deal. One million pounds is a full ten thousand pounds." Han Zhongwei said with a smile.
"Ten thousand poor? Ten thousand yuan per pound?" Li Ann said in surprise.
"Yes, we are not responsible for transportation when it comes to the factory price." Han Zhongwei said.
"Your cement is extremely heavy and it is very troublesome to transport it. If it is transported to the northern part of Xixia, it will cost at least ten cents per kilogram. Brother Zhong, can it be cheaper, or if you are responsible for transporting it to our country, I can even pay you fifteen cents per kilogram." Li An said, there are no expressways or large trucks now, and it is definitely a very troublesome to transport 500 tons from Lin'an to Xixia by land.
"It seems that Brother Li is a frugal person. As long as you can agree to me with a condition, I can deliver your cement to the place you designated." Han Zhongwei smiled.
"Really? That's really great. No problem. Don't talk about one condition, even ten. I can agree to you." Li An was overjoyed.
"My conditions are very simple. You can just assign me a rock mountain wherever you need to get cement and provide enough high-quality coal." Han Zhongwei said.
Brother Zhong means to produce locally?" Li Announced.
"Yes, since it is produced in Xixia, the price is only ten cents, but Xixia is more than a thousand miles away from Lin'an. Guys have to pay more wages." Han Zhongwei said.
"This is also what it should be, Brother Zhong. I don't know when your guys can set out to our country?" Li An asked. It's already autumn, and it's time for the Mongolians to invade the border. It's best to send cement to the border before winter.
"As long as your place and butterfly are ready, we can go anytime." Han Zhongwei smiled. The production cost in Xixia is almost zero except for labor. Li An is not in a hurry, he is anxious.
"Okay, I'll go back now, you'll wait for my letter." Li An no longer had the intention to stay in Lin'an. He had to go back in person for this matter, which was related to the national destiny of Xixia.
Less than a month later, Li An sent his men back to Lin'an to inform Han Zhongwei. He had helped him choose a place in Xixia, in Heishan Prefecture, which was north of Xixia.
"My God, this place is nearly 2,000 miles away from Lin'an Prefecture." Zhang Zhongtong was the leader who was sent to Xixia this time. He quickly found the location of Heishan Prefecture on the map re-collected by Han Zhongwei. It belongs to a military headquarters near Mongolia from Xixia to the north and belongs to the important military town of Xixia.
"That's not good. At that time, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away. If there is no military order, you will not let you do whatever you want?" Han Zhongwei said with a smile.
"Young Master. I don't dare. Brother Ding's carrier pigeon should not be said to be 2,000 miles away. I heard that even 20,000 miles away can be returned. Then I will still act under your command." Zhang Zhongtong said hurriedly. He dared not fool Han Zhongwei. With Ding Chuan, a spy, to provide information for him, he could not hide anything from him.
"Stop saying these sarcastic words, how are you doing?" Han Zhongwei asked. "The manpower is ready, but some guys don't want to go to the desolate place in Xixia. It's not easy to recruit people outside, so they have to ask Wu Tian to send some manpower." Zhang Zhongtong said.
"It's better to use our own people more. All the people sent by Wu Tian have done basic training, right?" Han Zhongwei asked. This time he asked Luo Zhong to get some weapons for himself. He had discussed this with Ouyang Wei before, but Ouyang Wei felt that those things were too sensitive and did not dare to do them. Later, after Luo Zhong learned of Han Zhongwei's identity, he took the initiative to send him a copy. This time, Han Zhongwei was preparing to develop into Xixia and went to get another batch. In addition, gunpowder is often needed to mine Shiba Mountain. Han Zhongwei was not very clear about the best ratio of black gunpowder, but he still knew the best ratio of black gunpowder. Once occasionally, he improved and then made a pellet gunpowder, which was several times more powerful.
"It's all my brothers, I didn't say anything." Zhang Zhongtong, this time he went to Xixia to bring 200 brothers, one hundred who had been trained by Han Zhongwei, and the other one hundred who were trained by Wu Tian.
"I heard that horses in Xixia are very cheap. The brothers on Black Wind Mountain are familiar with riding. If you can train me into a team of cavalry, it will be the biggest gain of this trip to Xixia." Han Zhongwei said.
"Young master is okay to use some wrong moves. I'm afraid I'll let me practice cavalry." Zhang Zhongtong scratched the back of his head. The people in Heifeng Village were all a group of bandits. If it weren't for Han Zhongwei's forced practice, he would have been a mess now.
"Then you buy more horses there, buy good horses, so that they all look like they are born to grow on horseback." Xiao Eryang. Is it okay? Han Zhongwei retreated to the next best. He only said that he was just talking about Alas Yuanzhou, but he had only watched it on TV.
"This is absolutely fine. Xixia originally produced horses, and the horses there were very cheap." Zhang Zhongtong could still complete this task.
Li An was urging him very quickly, and Han Zhongwei didn't want to let these "lips die", which made the Song State "cold". He asked Zhang Zhongtong to bring 200 brothers from Heifengshan and hundreds of craftsmen and friends to Xixia. The labor money for going to Xixia this time was very high. It was more than three times that they could earn in Lin'an. There were many brave men under the heavy rewards. Even if some of them wanted to come back then, there were those 200 people at the bottom, there were no need to worry that the output could not keep up. Ding Chuan was also with Zhang Zhongtong this time. He had to practice pigeons in Heishan Mansion, otherwise Han Zhongwei would have to receive news from Zhang Zhongtong and could not reply to him.
The Heishan Prefecture borders the Xijing Road in Jin. The closest Jin Dynasty city is Hohhot, not far from Xijing and Datong Prefecture. Ding Chuan also has another task in Heishan, which is to establish a liaison station in Hohhot, and continuously transport the resources purchased from Datong Prefecture and Xijing Prefecture to Heishan Prefecture.
As for why you don’t buy it in Xixia but go to the Jin Kingdom specifically, there is of course a reason. You should know that the materials flowing from the Jin Kingdom to Xixia must pay taxes when passing the customs. The same goods are about 20% more expensive to buy in Xixia than from the Jin Kingdom. But Han Zhongwei didn’t care, because his money has been printed now.
This time Zhang Zhongtong went to Xixia. Han Zhongwei handed him five boxes of money, ranging from one to five coins. This may be a huge fortune in the eyes of others, but for Han Zhongwei, it is just a box of printed materials. Moreover, these printed materials do not need to be paid taxes, because this is a carved version of Luqiao Mountain on Heifeng Mountain, which he secretly printed. There are very few people who know about this in the whole Heifeng Mountain. Most of them only know that they only pay money on Heifeng Mountain now, and no longer use other money or gold or silver.
"Young Master, what are the main substances to buy in the Jin Kingdom this time?" Ding" arrived at Zhong Mansion before leaving.
"The first is of course grain. If there is grain in your hand, you are not panic. If there is cement left, you can build a logistics base there. I heard that Xixia is vast and sparsely populated. Not to mention 300 acres, even 300 acres can easily get Han Zhongwei.
"Okay, what else do you need to buy besides food?" Ding Chuan asked again.
"Is this more important? Buy whatever you want. In short, you have to spend these money in the shortest time, because there will be a steady stream of money being sent to you in the future. Han Zhongwei smiled and said, "Now he is not worried about making money, but about how to spend money. As long as it does not cause financial turmoil in the Jin Dynasty, he can spend as much as he wants."
"It turns out that I always felt that I didn't have enough money, but I didn't expect that one day I would be worried about spending money Ding Chuan smiled embarrassedly. When he started to see the large boxes of money handing over money, his eyes were blurred. He didn't close his eyes all night that night, which was so shocking. He said that he didn't feel tens of thousands of coins. Only when you really face those boxes of coins, the magic of money will exert its power.
"You can take some of this money for your own use, but one of them cannot attract attention." Han Zhongwei said. This money is just a pile of paper for Han Zhongwei. If he could use them to exchange for his loyalty, he would never be stingy.
"Don't worry, young master, I will be cautious and cautious. Ding Chuan promised.
Han Zhongwei actually wanted to go to Xixia, which was Ningxia, Shaanxi and Gansu in later generations. On other people's territory, Han Zhongwei could do whatever he wanted without any worries. He liked the feeling of pleasure very much. Moreover, if he went to Heishan Prefecture, he would be very likely to witness the Mongolian cavalry with his own eyes, which he had been longing for for a long time.
But he couldn't help but show up, and King Zhao Kuo and Han Fozhou would come to visit him every now and then. Han Wanzhou was better off, but King Zhao Kuo and Han Zhongwei did not want to lose the opportunity to contact him. As Han Fozhou said, being able to make friends with King Jia is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
But two months later, Han Zhongwei received a letter from Zhang Zhongtong that when their cement production base in Heishan Prefecture was often attacked by some local bandits, Han Zhongwei couldn't sit still. Now Han Zhongwei's most powerful weapon is not wine or cement, but nearly a thousand people under his command. They obey their own words and obey orders. They must not give up on them easily.
Han Zhongwei told King Jia that he had to leave Lin'an for several months. Although King Jia was a little reluctant, Han Zhongwei had made up his mind and had no choice but to instruct Han Zhongwei to send someone to send him a letter as soon as he returned to Lin'an.
This time, Han Zhongwei went to Xixia, in addition to bringing a batch of powerful bows and crossbows, he also brought several trucks of firearms and gunpowder. The most important thing is that he brought someone: Bi Zaihui.
Bi Zaiyu often stayed in Dake Restaurant. Hard work pays off. On the day when Han Zhongwei invited Li An, he happened to be there. When Li An said goodbye to Han Zhongwei, Bi Zaiyu pestered Han Zhongwei.
Bi Zaiyu's request was very simple. He wanted to follow Han Zhongwei. Even if he gave up his current status as a martial arts student, he would be willing to do anything about him. Han Zhongwei had no choice but to go to Xixia soon, so he asked Bi Zaiyu to replace him as the escort of the Dake Logistics Base.
Although Bi Zaizhi was not a person from Heifeng Village, since he was the commander of the guards, he could not hide the matter of the third floor of the Dake Logistics Base from him. When Bi Zaizhi first arrived at the third floor of the underground, he was deeply shocked by the scene in front of him. There were thousands of rooms in the underground covering an area of 300 acres. There was also a training ground with hundreds of acres. He had all kinds of weapons, and the standard weapons of the Song State were also very commonly used, such as bows, crossbows, guns, and firearms. Except for firearms, they could not be operated below, all other weapons were all.
The fourth floor underground is Han Zhongwei's most secret base. What is inside is unknown except for a few people.
If the original basic training surprised Bi Zaiyu, then the things in the training ground now surprised him. The guards of the Dake Logistics Base are not a guard, it is simply an army. Although the number is less than 200, they are well-trained and well-equipped. With Bi Zaiyu's knowledge, even if they meet the most powerful imperial guard in the Song State, they will not lose head-on confrontation. Bi Zaiyu saw the shadow of the Yue family army in this army, which surprised him very much.
Bi Zai adjusted the escort system at the beginning of his term, reducing the number of people on duty during the day by 80%. The escort at night increased by 50%. The specific tactical use is because the Dake Logistics Base itself is like a fortress, which is as solid as a soup, which makes him unable to perform.
But gold will shine wherever it goes. After Bi Zai met, he organized many exercises. He divided the guards into two teams to fight, and most of them were divided into one side of the attack. After each exercise, Bi Zai met, he would summarize his experience and finally form a response strategy. If there is a strong attack in the future, even if there is no general present, the guards can find the best counterattack tactics themselves based on normal exercises.
After such exercises, they will be held every ten days. From the beginning of planning and planning to the no-practice plan, he sent the attackers out in advance, and did not plan when and where they attacked. Anyway, as long as they were in the way, the defense side would be severely punished. In addition to physical punishment, the defeated side would have to wash clothes for the winning side for ten days until the next exercise came again. This made the guards who disagreed at the beginning immediately nervous. It didn't matter if they lost and ran dozens of laps in the training ground to do hundreds of push-ups, but they wouldn't stand it if they had to wash smelly and dirty clothes for others.
This time Han Zhongwei was going to Xixia, and Bi Zaiyu really wanted to go, especially when he learned that Zhang Zhongtong and the others had encountered a bandit attack in Xixia, he was even more eager to try. Every day, he would come to Zhongfu to ask for battle whenever he had free time. Han Zhongwei also valued Bi Zaiyu's military ability, so when Han Zhongwei was going to Xixia, the first thing he thought of was him.
"You always ask me to take you to your true self. If you leave, what should I do if the safety of the logistics base is there?" Han Zhongwei called Bi Zaiyu to the Zhong Mansion and asked. "I have held five exercises. No matter what kind of attack the logistics base is, as long as they follow the previous rules and plans, they can fight back strongly as soon as possible, which will definitely protect the safety of goods in the warehouse." Bi Zaiyu said excitedly. Since I asked myself this question, it seems that the trip to Xixia is about to be completed.
"But there must be a leader, right?" Han Zhong County asked.
"Of course, I chose Li Cheng. He has always been my deputy for this period of time. He has memorized all the plans. Even without me, he can still deal with them." Bi Zaiyu said with a straight chest.
"Li Cheng?" Fu Zhongwei had some impression of this person. At the beginning, he couldn't stand the pain of the new recruits being scrapped and trained. He wanted to leave. As a result, he and Bi Zaiyun used a trick and frightened him, but never said he wanted to leave. Unexpectedly, he has become Bi Zaiyun's deputy now. "Okay, you go back first to prepare. This time, I will see that I can't come back before the New Year. You have to explain to your family first."
"No question." Bi Zaihui was overjoyed.
This time, Fu Zhongwei went to Xixia, except for bringing Bi Zaihui, only the twenty guards who had been in Zhong's mansion and one of Malin's apprentices. He was responsible for helping Han Zhongwei cast pigs in Heishan. On October 18, 2018, the third year of Shaoxi, the Southern Song Dynasty, Han Zhongwei took them to the Heifeng Mansion in Xixia.
This time, Han Zhongwei did not bring any more items except those weapons, firearms and gunpowder. He walked all day and night and arrived at Heishan Mansion on November 20th, and walked for a full month.
Heishan Prefecture is also called Heicheng. It is a military center in the north of Western Xia. It has the Heishan Weifu Army Division. It is stationed with tens of thousands of border troops and a large horse farm. The place designated by Li Ann to Han Zhongwei is more than twenty miles away from Heicheng. There are several stone mountains there. All of them were assigned to Han Zhongwei by Li Ann. Moreover, there is a small coal mine not far from this. In addition to supplying Heicheng, the rest are now sent to the cement factory. Sometimes, in order to ensure the supply of media carbon from the cement factory, even the coal supply from Heicheng will be deducted.
There is a business road leading to the Jin Kingdom in Heicheng, which just passes by the near the cement factory, so the transportation here is quite convenient. However, because the surroundings are deserted, you have to go to Heicheng if you want to buy any items. If Ding Chuan had not sent Sichuan daily necessities from Hohhot source program, I am afraid that the lives of these hundreds of people would have been difficult.
It is precisely because various commodities often flow into the cement factory from the Jin Dynasty that this has attracted the attention of some bandits. Zhang Zhongtong is a good robbery for robbery. However, there are not many good strategies. Who made Han Zhongwei stipulate that the safety of cement factory must be put first and that his hands are insufficient? Now Han Zhongwei is here. Zhang Zhongtong feels relaxed all of a sudden. It sounds very tempting to not give any advice to the outside king. But in fact, it is not fun at all...
Chapter completed!