Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Looking at Zhao Daniu's expression, Zhao Wen asked in confusion, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

"My lord, it looks like it will be cleaned up soon, but the bricks and tiles needed to build the city have not yet been found. Originally, many of these ruined houses and city walls could be uncovered, but before we came to Longmen Fort, many All the bricks were taken back by the people living nearby to build houses. Now, we don’t have enough bricks!” Zhao Daniu said anxiously with a worried expression on his face.

Zhao Wen smiled slightly and said, "It's not a big deal. I estimate that in another seven or eight days, the brick kiln outside the fort will start producing bricks. By then, no matter how many bricks there are, it won't be a problem."

"That's fine, that's fine."

"After this is cleaned up, you will lead these migrant workers to dig the loess outside the fort and build up the entire Longmen Fort for me, as high as you can."

Zhao Daniu didn't understand the significance of Zhao Wen's approach at all, but he didn't ask.After all, adults have their own reasons for doing things.

Seventy miles northwest of Longmen Castle, there is a small hill that is not too high.It is better to say that it is a small mound than a mountain.The terrain is also quite dangerous.

There is a stockade on the hill, called Langzhai, and there are nearly 300 bandits in it.

These bandits gather here, often doing the business of killing people, stealing goods, and robbing civilian women.

Especially every time the Tartars attacked Caogu, this group took advantage of this time to go down the mountain to create chaos, rob people, traffic people, rob money, rob food, and rob big households.Murder and arson, all kinds of evil.

In the past, the local garrison did not go to encircle and suppress. Unfortunately, the current military discipline is corrupt, the guards are uneven, and the generals are fatuous, so the encirclement and suppression many times has no obvious effect.

Moreover, this group of bandits only went down the mountain when the Tartars were hunting grass valleys, and the rest of the time was relatively safe.In addition, every time this group of bandits robbed money and food, they would always pay respect to the local Shangguan.

Therefore, for so many years, this group of bandits lived a stable life.This group of people has no other skills, but their noses are sensitive.

When Zhao Wen just started repairing Longmen Fort, he was followed by them.

At the beginning, this group of bandits didn't take Zhao Wen and others seriously.

After all, it is normal for a few poor Ming soldiers to lead a group of peasants to repair the city wall.

If you rob them, you really won't get any money, and you may even cause a commotion.

But as time went by, the bandits felt that Zhao Wen and the others were unusual.

According to their observation for such a long time, the peasants led by the Ming army were not conscripted corvees, but migrant workers hired by themselves.

When they first heard the news, they were all speechless.

Darling, how much does it cost to recruit so many migrant workers?This Ming army is really rich like his grandma.

For a moment, greedy light appeared in the eyes of all the bandits.

At the same time, they also had a question in their minds, that is, what exactly did the Ming army think, that they would spend money to hire migrant workers.

You know, in the Ming Dynasty, repairing the city wall was the corvee work of the common people.

Whenever the Ming army wanted to repair the city wall, it only needed to conscript corvee to repair the city wall.Where else do I need to spend money?

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Chapter 49

"Little San, is what you said true?" Wang Sanpao, the head of Langzhai, sat on the chair of the Juyi Hall in Langzhai, looked at Wu San standing below, and asked in surprise.

Wu Sangong cupped his hands and said: "The young one sneaked into the Longmen Fort a few days ago, and found out that the frontier soldiers there were really rich. Grandma's, every one of them ate white flour steamed buns. There is meat. Even those Kuhaha, who work hard, have white flour steamed buns one by one. I heard that these Kuhaha, each of them can get three taels of silver a month. I have never seen a frontier army conscript corvee to repair the city wall and give money to the peasants."

"This is what money burns. There is nowhere to spend the money, so it has to be spent on these mud legs. Huh, his grandma, we are mistaken. I didn't expect these seven or eight frontier soldiers to be rich. Brother, let's do it." With so much money, we can't let them give it all to those mud legs." The second master, Song Ping, stood up in a hurry, and yelled at Wang Sanpao.

Three master Liu Hailong shot two greedy lights in his eyes, he looked at Wang Sanpao who was sitting on the main seat, and said: "Brother, what the second brother said is right. If we go late, all the money will be taken by this person." A few prodigal frontier troops have been defeated, and we will get nothing by then."

"Yes, yes, the head of the family should give the order quickly, the big knife in my hand is already hungry and thirsty."

"Boss, hurry up and give an order, this is a lot of money."

For a moment, the entire hall was like a noisy vegetable market.

Wang Sanpao stroked the beard on his chin and said, "That's the frontier army. Although it's just a few small soldiers, aren't they afraid of being found out and revenge on us? You know, the frontier army is the most vengeful!"

"Hey, what are you afraid of? The Tartars just ran out of the Great Wall not long ago, who knows if they will kill the carbine again? At that time, as long as we kill all the migrant workers who see us, who knows we did it? Besides, it's just a few frontier soldiers, if you kill them, you will be killed." The second master squinted his eyes and said with a sinister smile.

This group of bandits didn't know that the frontier soldiers in Longmen Fort were Zhao Wen and others.Moreover, even if they knew, these bandits would still rob.Because, since ancient times, people have died for money, birds have died for food, and money has touched people's hearts.

This group of bandits has also heard about Zhao Wen and others killing hundreds of Tartars.However, they didn't know that Zhao Wen had been promoted to the defense of Longmen Castle.

At the beginning, they didn't believe that Zhao Wen and others could kill hundreds of Tartars.After all, how could so many Tartars be killed with only a few soldiers?Could it be that these frontier troops are heavenly soldiers and generals?

Before this group of bandits saw this scene with their own eyes, they would not have believed that Zhao Wen and the others could have such abilities.

Wang Sanpao looked at the extremely excited minions below, and stood up directly from the chair. He picked up the ghost-headed broadsword placed by his feet, pointed at the sky, and said with a grinning smile: "In that case, let's rob his mother!" .Today, let's eat and drink well, sleep well at night, and tomorrow morning, we'll set off to grab his mother."

"The boss is right, steal his mother!"

"Hahahaha, steal his mother."

……

Zhao Wen stood in front of a brick kiln that was burning bricks, feeling the high temperature coming from the kiln.

He looked at the brick kiln in front of him, and said to Wang Liuqi who was standing beside him, "All the firebricks are fired here?"

"Returning to my lord, that's right, there are refractory bricks inside. They came in exactly the order you drew for the villain, but the villain didn't dare to burn too much because he was afraid that the quality of the first kiln would not be good. So he only fired I paid more than 200 yuan." Wang Liuqi wiped the sweat from his brow, and fixed his eyes on the brick kiln mouth.

The kiln bricks have been fired for four days. According to Wang Liuqi's experience, it is almost time to leave the kiln, so he has been guarding the kiln door, directing the people, for fear that if he is not careful, the kiln bricks will be burned to waste.

Zhao Wen looked at the entrance of the kiln to observe the fire, and nodded, "It should be soon, right? I think the fire inside is much smaller."

"Back to the adults, it has been burning for four days. According to the experience of the villain, it should be today. I estimate that it will be out of the kiln around this afternoon."

Wang Liuqi stared closely at the entrance of the kiln, his upper body was naked, and his body was dripping with sweat.

After Zhao Wen stood there for a while, sweat began to flow from his body. He wiped off the sweat from his forehead and said, "If that's the case, then you stay here. I'll go to work first. When the bricks are fired, Remember to tell me."

"Yes!"

Zhao Wen wiped off the sweat from his head, turned and left.

In the past few days, Zhao Daniu and others have been doing what Zhao Wen ordered, so only Li Xiaoying has been by his side all this time.

Zhao Wen looked at the gray sky, and said to Li Xiaoying who was standing beside him without saying a word: "The sky is getting darker and earlier, and the sky is gradually getting darker before the application time. And Looking at the weather, I guess it will snow tomorrow."

"Brother Zhao, this is normal. It's the end of October now. In previous years, it would have snowed." Li Xiaoying said.

Yes, it's the end of October.Converted to the Gregorian calendar of later generations, it will be the end of November.Before I knew it, it had been more than three months since I came to Daming.

Zhao Wen walked slowly in Longmen Fort, looked at the migrant workers who were carrying their burdens and kept dumping soil on the ground, heaved a sigh of relief, and said, "Everything is ready now, the only thing we need is the east wind. Wait until the refractory bricks are burned." Once the cement is out, the cement kiln can be built. After the cement is out, the city wall will be built very quickly.”

Li Xiaoying looked at Zhao Wen who was worried, and said relievedly: "Brother Zhao, I see, this city wall will definitely be built before the Chinese New Year. Don't worry about it."

"Actually, I have always had a question."

Zhao Wen turned around and looked at Li Xiaoying, "What question?"

"That's why Big Brother Zhao let these migrant workers keep filling the castle?"

Zhao Wen laughed, and said: "There is a lot of knowledge here. First of all, if you fill the fort with soil, the terrain of Longmen Fort will become higher. And the higher the terrain, there are many benefits. As for this Good thing, hey, you will understand later."

As soon as Zhao Wen finished speaking, he saw Zhao Daniu running over in panic.

"Da Niu, why are you so flustered?"

Zhao Daniu stopped in front of Zhao Wen, gasped, and said: "My lord, it's not good. There are a large number of people coming towards us. It is not good to see the posture. I suspect that these people are likely to attack us. Ours."

Zhao Daniu was digging loess about two miles outside the fort at that time. Just as he was about to put down the hoe in his hand and sit on the ground to rest for a while, he suddenly saw a puff of smoke rising from the northwest towards this side.

Among them, the sound of horseshoes can be heard vaguely.

Looking at this scene, Zhao Daniu secretly thought that something was wrong, and hurriedly ran towards the castle to report to Zhao Wen.

Song Hu and the others directed the migrant workers to come to the fort.

Zhao Wen was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Didn't the Tartars run away? Why are there still enemies? Can you see who they are?"

"My lord, I'm not sure. I don't think they are moving fast, so I think they might not be Tartars." Zhao Daniu said out of breath, wiping off the sweat from his forehead.

"You and Song Hu quickly gather the migrant workers outside the city into the fort first, and I'll get the weapons first." After Zhao Wen finished speaking, he rushed to the garrison mansion with a stern expression, and said as he walked: "I But we have to see who is so courageous and dares to play Lao Tzu's idea."

When Li Xiaoying heard this, her complexion changed drastically, and the scene of being broken into by the Tatars at home immediately came to mind.Her complexion was pale, and she hurriedly followed behind Zhao Wen, like a frightened kitten, towards the defense mansion.

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Chapter 50

The bandits from Langzhai approached slowly, and Song Hu finally saw the intruder clearly.

When Song Hu found out that they were just a group of bandits, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

If it's just bandits, then it's easy to handle.If it is really a Tartar, then I may be fine here, but I am afraid that these migrant workers will flee because of fear.

"Everyone obeys my order, all go to the castle, and are not allowed to come out. If anyone comes out and is killed by these bandits, then don't blame me." Song Hu held a pole in his hand, with a stern expression, facing the panic The restless migrant workers shouted loudly.

After seeing the bandits, these migrant workers panicked towards Longmen Castle like frightened birds and beasts.

Song Hu, Liu Wu, Wang Qi and Li Xiaosan followed closely behind the migrant workers.He drove the migrant workers towards Longmen Fort, lest they run away because of fear.

Looking at the panic in the distance, Wang Sanpao, the leader of Langzhai, grinned and sneered at the migrant workers fleeing to the rear: "Hehe, these mud legs are like pigs and dogs. Today, I will use you to drive cut."

Wang Sanpao flicked the whip in his hand and rushed forward.

"Elder Master, wait for me." The Second Master, Song Ping, rode his horse up hastily, yelling non-stop.

The third master squinted his eyes and looked at the migrant workers who were running in the back, with two gleams in his eyes.

The three masters led fifty bandits on horseback and rushed forward.

Those young men carried all kinds of weapons in their hands, and followed them with their legs.

"Woo hoo, hoo hoo!"

"Hahaha, kill them all!"

"Kill them all and grab the money!"

The bandits made all kinds of weird noises, and rushed forward with excitement.

Zhao Wen held a Type 56 light machine gun in his hand, and five 56 and a half barrels on his back.

Zhao Daniu carried a 40-gun on his back, and ten grenades and a few rockets hung from his waist.In his arms, he held a box of magazines for the Type 56 light machine gun full of bullets and 56 and a half magazines.

The two men rushed out of the fort fully armed.

"Don't be chaotic, keep everything in order. There are only a few bandits here. What are you afraid of? My lord can kill hundreds of Tartars, and these bandits are nothing to worry about. Don't run around!" Song Hu said. He shouted at the increasingly chaotic migrant workers.

Holding the Type 56 light machine gun in his arms, Zhao Wen looked at the chaotic migrant workers in front of him, raised his gun and fired two shots into the sky.

"Don't run around, and stay here safely. Since these bandits dare to come, they are courting death." Zhao Wen shouted at the migrant workers with a face full of madness.

Probably because of the gunshots, the entire migrant worker team became much quieter.

Looking at Zhao Wen in front of them, these migrant workers felt a little more at ease.

After all, the lord in front of him was the one who was said to have killed hundreds of Tartars.With him around, these bandits are nothing.

For a moment, these migrant workers looked at Zhao Wen as if they had found a backbone.

Zhao Wen looked at the migrant workers standing there quietly, and shouted directly at Song Hu and the others who came trotting over: "Follow me and rush out now, I want to see if it is those people who don't have long eyes who dare to fight My idea."

As Zhao Wen said, he took off the gun from his back and threw it to Song Hu and the others.

Originally, the weapons on Song Hu and the others could not leave their bodies, but after the Tartars were defeated, the entire Xuanfu and other places fell into a brief silence.

In addition, it was inconvenient to carry weapons with them to clean up Longmen Fort, so they didn't carry them either.

"My lord, here is a group of bandits." Song Hu said to Zhao Wen.

"Bandits? Hmph, you're quite courageous!" Zhao Wen snorted coldly, and rushed outside with a Type 56 light machine gun in his arms.

"Brother Zhao, I'll go with you too." Li Xiaoying hurriedly chased after her with a stick in her arms.

Zhao Wen looked back at Li Xiaoying, frowned and said, "You're a girl, why are you going? Didn't I tell you to stay in the defense mansion? What are you going to do?"

Li Xiaoying was a little flustered, and said in a low voice: "I'm going. When you killed the Tartars, I was beside you. I don't believe that these bandits can be as fierce as the Tartars? Besides, there are still you." If you lose, I can't run. If you win, why should I run?"

Li Xiaoying's eyes were full of stubbornness, and she stared straight into Zhao Wen's eyes without any sign of flinching.

"I really can't help you. Since you want to come, let's come together. Just throw away the stick in your hand and take this." Zhao Wen took out a handful of big black stars from his arms and threw them to Li Xiaoying , Then, rushed directly to the outside.

Li Xiaoying picked up the big black star on the ground, wiped the dust off it, and immediately chased after Zhao Wen.

Zhou Laoliu watched Zhao Wen and others running out with the strange firecrackers in their arms. He suddenly stood on a stone and shouted at the bewildered migrant workers, "Everyone, it's been so long, you guys have been waiting for me for a while. I asked with conscience, is your lord treating us well? Now that the bandits are here, not only did your lord not run away alone, but he also didn’t drive us to fight the bandits. You say, is it appropriate for us to stay here like this?”