It was getting dark, Liu Xiyao was gnashing his teeth and eating meat and drinking soup in the camp. In the courtyard of the big world, Song Xiance stood at the door with a wine glass and looked up at the sky without moving.
Before Huitong closed its doors, Princess Kunxing had just left to return to the palace. This was the second ladies party she had held. With the experience last time, she was much more comfortable this time and no longer nervous.
This party had many more events than the last one. They drank tea, chatted, and listened to music. In addition, there was also a banquet and even drinking. Everyone who participated in the gathering was very excited and satisfied. They were happy before leaving. The princess still had gifts to give. The exquisite packaging boxes were all made of sandalwood, with the Feng Guan Kun logo printed on them. The gifts given out this time were not as uniform as last time, with each person receiving a rouge box and scarf. This time there were a few more tricks. , there are copper mirrors, gold and silver jewelry, rouge and gouache, gloves and scarves, but each person is only given two items and they are not duplicates, which means that it is impossible for you to have a share of each item.
Now all the celebrities are worried. They look at what they have and then look at what others have. They all like it. What should they do? They don’t want to change it, they all want to have it!
You won’t be willing to spend money to buy it until you’ve whetted your appetite! The moment she got on the carriage, Princess Kunxing thought of Chang Yu's words and couldn't help but smile. She raised her head and glanced at the Huitong Pavilion. The building to the west of the gate was being renovated and would soon become a real women's pavilion. You can drink tea and have fun, but there is a fee. To put it bluntly, it is a teahouse specially opened for women.
Princess Kunxing wanted to return to the palace before the imperial city was locked, but she was anxious to tell Chang Yu what happened today, so she went to find Chang Yu, but she had to report that Chang Yu was out of the city.
What was he doing out of town this late at night? Kun Xing was a little surprised.
Chang Yu goes to see his pig farm!
He built a pig farm outside the city. The reason why he built a pig farm was simple: to support himself! He wants all the soldiers to eat pork! Of course, pig farms raise not only pigs, but also cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese and other livestock.
And all of this is to supply the army.
Only by eating meat can you build a strong body. Otherwise, if you eat bran and gruel every day, you will lose weight like a monkey and you will not be brave enough to train again. You may even be unable to withstand the intensity of training!
This is why we often see in some old photos those Qing soldiers who are so thin that they have thin faces and yellow muscles. If their nutrition and physical fitness cannot keep up, what kind of combat effectiveness can they have?
But these days, people have nothing to eat and have to eat chaff and bark. Where can we get grain to raise pigs?
It's like a woman's vagina, there will always be a squeeze! Moreover, livestock mostly rely on grass as the main feed and chaff as the supplement, and the sweet potato seedlings and potato seedlings grown on Tongzhou Farm in the early stage are the best pig feed!
As for why pig farms were built outside the city when there were so many open spaces in the city, the reason was very simple: environmental protection and sanitation. You must know that the plague in the capital was still very serious during the period before winter.
Moreover, the pig farm was built outside the city, and the pig manure was convenient for fertilizing the crops, so they found an abandoned manor in the northwest suburbs of the city and converted it into a livestock farm.
It's just that there really aren't many pigs in the current pig farms, and most of them are sows, so we just expect them to give birth to piglets.
So Chang Yu went to the pig farm to see how lonely he was, so of course his real purpose of going out of the city at night was not to see the sows giving birth, but to go to the military factory.
Chen Yujie handed Chang Yu thirty rounds of bullets, which were carefully hand-polished by four or five technicians in more than a month, but of course Chang Yu didn't come here to pick up the bullets at night.
He came to see Jia Waixiong.
Jia Waixiong is not a person, but a battalion. His Black Panther Battalion was ordered to garrison the military industry, but it was not to garrison. The military industry had its own garrison. He was here to monitor Liu Xiyao's troops outside the city!
In other words, every move of Liu Xiyao's hundreds of people outside the city is under his control. If they make any abnormal move, they will be destroyed with a single order.
"That guy really knows how to endure it. When he was forced to kill a war horse and eat meat, he didn't do anything extraordinary." Jia Waixiong peeled off a roasted peanut next to the stove and threw it into his mouth, with a look of regret on his face.
Chang Yu was oiling his pistol and smiled softly when he heard this: "That's because he knew very well in his heart that we were going to find trouble and find a reason to kill him."
"If you ask me, I just rush over and kill you for whatever reason." Jia Waixiong groaned. Chang Yu shook his head: "This is not like two armies fighting on the battlefield. They took action without any reason. After spreading the word, they smashed the signboard. But no one dares to deal with the imperial court."
"Master Governor, you don't even think about peace talks. Do you still care that no one dares to deal with us in the future?" Jia Waixiong stared blankly at the imitation May 4th in Chang Yu's hand: "I'll get one of these tomorrow. I heard that he is very fierce, even more powerful than that flintlock gun."
"The governor just doesn't want to have peace talks with Li Chuang, but he doesn't reject other thieves. After all, it's a good thing not to fight!" He weighed the gun in his hand: "It took the elite military engineers of the Ming Dynasty three months to come up with such a weapon. Come on, don’t say it’s priceless, you can’t afford it anyway!”
Jia Waixiong smiled: "You mean, Governor, you are not worthy of the humble position. If you are not worthy, then you are not worthy. Give me two shots to try and enjoy yourself."
"Two shots?" Chang Yu rolled his eyes: "Why are you so big-faced?" He took out a bullet and waved it in front of Jia Waixiong's eyes: "Do you know how long it takes to make this bullet?"
Jia Waixiong took it from Chang Yu and looked at it carefully: "I don't know, but the workmanship is very fine. It must have taken a lot of effort."
"Presumably?" Chang Yu snorted and reached out to grab the bullet: "Each bullet must be exactly the same size as the magazine and barrel. If it is smaller, it will easily ricochet and affect the range and accuracy. If it is larger, it will be easier to ricochet. In case of jamming or exploding the chamber, each bullet case is made of brass and then polished by hand with sand and stone, including the warhead and the special gunpowder in the bullet case... A professional craftsman can take two to three days at a time and three to five at a slow time. You can create such a bullet, but you actually said that it would be fun to shoot you twice, so let’s do it, you can shoot one hundred taels.”
Tsk tsk, Jia Waixiong shook his head: "Then let's forget it. The humble position is not as wealthy as the governor, and it is impossible to beat it, let alone eight hundred taels in one breath."
Chang Yu laughed. Our family was doing a gun test at that time. It was so enjoyable at the time, but I felt sad and gritted my teeth afterwards. Saying that, he took a long breath, don't worry, I will always give you a handful in the future.
The night was getting late, the wind was getting stronger and colder outside. Chang Yu and Jia Waixiong were sitting by the stove, eating roasted peanuts and chatting. Chen Yujie came over from time to time to ask some questions. At this time, he had already regarded Chang Yu as a god and wanted to see him. This great master is not easy, so if you can ask more questions and learn more knowledge, hurry up.
And Chang Yu is also using his knowledge, which is neither refined nor specialized, but all kinds of knowledge, to influence this era. Ming Dynasty's cultivation industry, medicine, chemistry, physics, military industry and other aspects have also been subtly revealed because of his influence. With signs of vigorous development, I believe there will be leap-forward improvements in the near future.
The spies sent routine information. Liu Xiyao's troops by the Yongding River were laughing and singing in the camp. After hearing this, Jia Waixiong was startled and laughed and cursed: "These guys know how to enjoy themselves in hardship."
"How do you know people are not really happy?" Chang Yu chuckled: "Are you happy to have meat to eat?"
Jia Waixiong was startled, and then he realized that it would be good for a soldier these days if he could drink porridge every day to satisfy his hunger. He wouldn't even dare to dream about it if he had meat to eat.
But Liu Xiyao was forced to kill horses for food, which was a great blessing to his soldiers!
No matter how you eat meat, it tastes better than porridge.
"Of course, although the happiness is real, it is also deliberately done for us to see." Chang Yu laughed, and Jia Waixiong asked in confusion: "For us to see?"
Chang Yu nodded: "Liu Thief means: It doesn't matter if you make things difficult again and again, but I am enjoying myself. You say I am annoying or not."
Jia Waixiong was startled, looked at Chang Yu and asked carefully: "Are you angry, Lord Governor?"
"Of course I'm angry. Our family is small-minded and evil-minded, and we just don't see good things in others." Chang Yu stood up and sneered: "It's just that when our family gets angry, others can't laugh."
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