"You bastard, how many times have I told you this? Step with your left foot and swing with your right hand. Why are you so stupid?"
In the circle, Zuo Hua was training people, and his angry voice could be heard in the distance.
However, the person being lectured was still not convinced and his voice was not low.
"Then you can't hit people?"
Zuo Hua was even more explosive.
"How are you going to beat you? Tell me you bastard, since you have become my soldier, I should beat you to death."
The man was not afraid.
"That's not what Qianzao said. I'll go find Qianzao to reason with you."
"Who is looking for me?"
There was no need for Zuo Mengeng to look for him, he came in person.
The crowd dispersed immediately, and they saw Zuo Huazheng at war with a new soldier. The recruit's face was covered in red and green, and the big slap marks made one cheek bulge.
Zuo Hua didn't expect Zuo Mengeng to come over and said hurriedly: "Master, I promise to train these guys well without you having to do anything."
Zuo Mengeng ignored him and walked up to the soldier. Looking at the miserable face, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
"Does it hurt?"
The soldier was screaming fiercely just now, but now he is timid. He lowered his head and sounded like a mosquito.
"pain."
Zuo Mengeng continued to ask: "Why is your team beating you?"
Someone next to me helped.
"Wang Xiaoshuan has never been able to walk forward well. The team was in a hurry, so they gave him a few blows. Actually, it's nothing. Why are you so squeamish?"
The unconvinced soldier's name was Wang Xiaoshuan. Hearing this, he became more unconvinced.
"Qianzao, you can say that everyone is equal, why can a large team beat me?"
Zuo Mengeng stopped him and asked, "How long have you been learning the goose step?"
Wang Xiaoshuan answered honestly.
"Study for seven days."
Zuo Mengeng raised his foot and hit his buttocks a few times.
"For seven days, you couldn't even tell the difference between left and right. Is it wrong to slap you?"
Wang Xiaoshuan was kicked and ran around, with tears in his eyes, but he did not dare to say anything.
Zuo Mengeng ignored him and looked at the supportive soldier.
"You... get out of the queue."
The man never thought that it would be his turn, so he walked out bravely.
"Name."
"Li Erxiao."
"Run ten laps around the school grounds and let's go!"
Li Erxiao was dumbfounded on the spot.
It wasn't Wang Xiaoshuan and the brigade's fault, so why was he punished on his own head?
"I spoke without permission, without reason, without organization and discipline. Do you think I should be punished?"
Only then did Li Erxiao realize that it was because he was talking too much.
On the first day they join the army, they are taught military discipline. But they were just listening casually, and no one paid much attention.
No one expected that it would be implemented so strictly.
Not daring to look at Zuo Mengeng's dangerous eyes, Li Erxiao had no choice but to keep his head down and run away. At the same time, I have a memory in my heart, and I will never dare to talk too much in the future.
Zuo Mengeng finally looked at Zuo Hua.
"Apologies to Wang Xiaoshuan."
Zuo Hua was stunned and couldn't believe it.
"What?"
Wang Xiaoshuan was feeling sorry for himself, but when he heard this, he was frightened.
"Qianzao, no... no need, I... I have nothing to do."
Zuo Mengeng just stared at Zuo Hua.
"Everyone is equal in the military camp. This is the rule. If you hit someone for no reason, you must apologize."
Zuo Mengeng's eyes were so scary that Zuo Hua was a little frightened.
He found that it was okay when he was in the mansion, but once he arrived at the military camp, the young master was like a beast, extremely unkind.
He didn't dare to bet that Zuo Mengeng would let him go for the sake of love.
Then you have to obey orders.
He slowly moved to Wang Xiaoshuan, but it was always difficult to speak.
"What are you waiting for? Do you dare to hit someone but dare not apologize?"
Zuo Hua was forced into a corner and had to do what he was told.
"I'm sorry, how about... how about you call me back?"
How dare Wang Xiaoshuan attack the brigade? He waved his hands hastily, only to become more panicked.
"It's okay, it's okay. I'm stupid and can't learn."
Zuo Hua waited for Zuo Hua to apologize before Zuo Mengeng came up, speaking in a voice addressed to everyone.
"In my rear camp, it is strictly forbidden for any officer to physically punish soldiers for any reason. If anyone violates it, you can report it to me."
He looked at Zuo Hua again.
"If a fool like Wang Xiaoshuan still can't learn, just give him a few blows on his buttocks. The flesh there is so thick that you can't even see it if you hit him. If it doesn't work, then put him in solitary confinement. No matter how stupid you are, you can learn it. "
The people around them looked at each other in confusion, thinking to themselves, Qianzao, don’t you not allow corporal punishment of soldiers?
But thinking about the way he kicked Wang Xiaoshuan just now, not only did he not feel that he was punishing the soldiers, but it actually made him feel more intimate.
For a moment, everyone burst into laughter, feeling that this Qianzao was not so superior.
But when they thought of being put in solitary confinement, everyone's expressions changed suddenly, including Wang Xiaoshuan.
"Qianzao, we will definitely practice well."
There are countless cases of new army recruits being naughty and disobeying discipline. In response to this situation, Zuo Mengeng created a solitary room.
Well, after all, everyone who came out after going in was extremely well-behaved.
This made other soldiers who had never been inside also feel scared. They were frightened when they heard about the solitary room.
Seeing the completely different atmosphere, Zuo Hua's face turned red, but he also felt enlightened.
After Zuo Mengeng left, his face turned serious and his voice rose to the sky.
"Grandma, who told you to rest? Hurry up and line up and continue practicing."
After a beating and kicking, the soldiers finally lined up and began to study awkwardly again.
But the appearance of the entire brigade was completely different from before.
The refractory bricks were fired, and Yang Gui and others quickly built two smelting furnaces.
One is the furnace they use to make iron.
There is another one built according to Zuo Mengeng's request, whose purpose is currently unknown.
After learning the news, Zuo Mengeng went to Zhang Jimeng in person to get the iron materials and asked Yang Gui and others to smelt the iron according to the original method.
The only requirement is that Yang Gui and others first make a hollow iron pipe and a flat iron plate.
This is not difficult for Yang Gui and others.
After all, even the barrel of a musket can be made, an ordinary iron pipe is easy.
What everyone is most concerned about is, can this new furnace really make steel?
The iron material is placed in, the furnace is ignited, and the coke is used. You can obviously feel that the heat emitted from the furnace is different from before.
At the same time, the iron material in the furnace melts much faster than before, and the difference in color is more obvious.
After all the iron material turned into liquid, Yang Gui screamed in shock.
"It's molten steel, it's really molten steel!"
The other blacksmiths came up to observe, and all of them went crazy.
"Oh my God, you can really make steel!"
"Oh my God, there will be no shortage of steel in the future."
The actual results made the blacksmiths all excited and they immediately started working quickly.
The liquefaction effect of molten steel is much better than that of previous molten iron. It can be easily drawn out, wrapped in iron stiles and beaten repeatedly.
As the molten steel continues to cool and is hammered, it gradually takes shape, which is actually the preliminary barrel.
Looking at the work of the gunsmiths, Zuo Mengeng had to admire the craftsmanship of the craftsmen in this era.
Who would have thought that such a high-end device as a gun barrel could be hammered out by craftsmen?
He pointed to the water wheel not far away: "The water wheel will be ready for use after spring. Then the water wheel will push a larger forging hammer, and it will be easier to make gun barrels."
The waterwheel Zuo Mengeng made in advance can be used for both fetching water and driving it.
The craftsmen were astonished after learning about the working principle of the hydraulic forging hammer, and were even more impatient than he was.
However, the river is now frozen and the waterwheel cannot be driven.
The steel pipe was quickly made. Although it was still rough, it was enough for use.
So Zuo Mengeng took the steel pipe and the finished iron plate to another stove.
Here Yang Gui and others were still thinking about how to make a gun barrel, and they didn't know what Zuo Mengeng was doing.
The other furnace has now begun to warm up, and another group of craftsmen are guarding it.
However, this group of craftsmen were temporarily recruited from refugees and did not have basic skills.
But it doesn't matter. If you want to find craftsmen who can make glass in this era, there is no hope in the Ming Dynasty.
It would be better to find some refugees and train them yourself.
After a period of training, these refugees have been able to master the furnace temperature well.
Without a thermometer, Zuo Mengeng could only observe by feeling.
When he found that the furnace was almost warm, he asked the craftsmen to put sand and limestone into it.
In fact, in order to lower the melting point of refined glass, soda ash needs to be added to it.
However, Zuo Mengeng's knowledge of chemistry was all related to the military industry, and he didn't find any tricks in soda ash for a while.
He did know that the ashes burned after drying certain seaweeds contained alkali, which could be used to make the most primitive soda ash.
But it was far away from the sea and he had no way to get it.
Fortunately, there is a graphite crucible, which improves the durability of the furnace, and the limestone lowers the melting point of some glass, so it is barely usable.
The most important thing at the moment is whether the glass can be produced.
The remaining processes and technologies can only be added slowly in the future.
