Happy Farmer's Life

"Wei Ming, you have worked hard all the way, come and sit down."

Du Weiming didn't say much, just walked over and sat down as he said. Liu Jingyuan was still wrapped in a white cloth, it seemed that the injuries were not all healed.

"Where is this injury? What does the doctor say?"

"During the last match, I was shot in the back. It's already much better. Don't worry."

Du Weiming was a little helpless. Last time he was saved because he was injured, but this time he was injured again when he came here. I don't know why I always have an uncomfortable feeling in my heart.

"Wei Ming, I'll ask someone to arrange a tent for you. You should rest first."

"You asked people to move the things in my carriage to the farthest camp. I will use them. Have you prepared the things and people you are looking for?"

"Part of the things have already been shipped, and there are five more reliable people."

"Okay, let Wang Wu take someone to learn how to use this gunpowder first, and I will arrange it as soon as possible."

"Don't worry about it, take a break, and we'll talk about it in detail after a good meal."

Du Weiming's tent was set up next to Jing Yuan, a small tent with a simple bed, a table, and two chairs inside.In a place like the border, it is impossible to have such luxurious things for you to use. Even if Liu Jingyuan is a prince, he is only slightly better than ordinary soldiers. Du Weiming's equipment is already considered good.Du Weiming hadn't showered for several days, and Jing Yuan knew that he liked to be clean, so he asked someone to boil a large basin of water for him to take a bath.

Soaking in the wooden barrel, Du Weiming finally felt as if he had come back to life. These days he was in such a rush, and in the days to come, let alone taking a bath, he almost didn't even have enough water to drink.After soaking for a long time, Du Weiming didn't get up until the water was almost cold, but he had his clothes on. After taking a shower, Du Weiming went to the tent next door.

"Wei Ming, why haven't you dried your hair, sit here and let me dry it for you."

"No, it will be done later."

Liu Jingyuan got up and took him to the stool to signal him to sit down, and picked up his cloth to wipe his hair.Another thing that Du Weiming is not used to after coming here is the hair. They all have long hair here. Washing the hair has become a very troublesome thing. The brush head is so good, it is simple and cool, but There is still a kind of "body, hair and skin are affected by parents" here, so you can't cut your hair easily.

Jing Yuan's movement of wiping his hair was a little clumsy, there was nothing he could do, he had never done this before.

"Wei Ming, after taking a bath, you must dry your hair, otherwise you will catch cold easily."

"Understood." Du Weiming felt that Jing Yuan was a little nagging.

After Du Weiming's hair was brushed, the entourage also served lunch in good time, simple scrambled eggs, fried vegetables, a bowl of braised pork and two big bowls of rice.This was already a relatively good meal in the army, so Du Weiming didn't say much, just took the chopsticks and started eating with Jing Yuan.

After the meal, Du Weiming asked Jing Yuan to explain the current situation to him in detail.The current state of Jingguo is not good. Zhou Guo and Wu Guo have been eyeing Jingguo's big fat, and now the Samo people have come to get involved. According to reliable sources, the Samo people have already accepted the benefits of Zhou Guo and Wu Guo. Take the lead in launching a war against Jingguo.Now it’s all small-scale wars, but the soldiers can’t take it anymore. They harass you like this every day, 100 people a day. After sending out troops, they quickly flee, and after a while, they harass you again in another direction.Du Weiming listened to it and thought it was guerrilla warfare. Because the Satsuma people are nomads, they are very skilled at once, and they can escape quickly, but there is a disadvantage. If there are landmines, it will be unlucky.

"Jing Yuan, have you seen the gunpowder I made for you?"

"Well, this power is very powerful. If it can be used, it will definitely help a lot. I'm just worried that the soldiers will be troublesome if they don't use it to hurt their own people."

"Jing Yuan, I suggest that soldiers don't have to know how to use it, only some of them can use it, so that it can be targeted, what do you think?"

"This is a way. Is this gunpowder troublesome to make?"

"I already have the formula, and I will slowly teach you the five people, but you must choose the right ones, and you can't let others know."

"Don't worry about this, these five people are all carefully selected, there is absolutely no problem."

"One more thing. I don't want mass casualties. After all, if there is a war, many people will be involved."

"Wei Ming, I can't guarantee this. I can only say that we definitely did not start the war, but if other countries want to attack our Jing country, I will never give in."

Du Weiming nodded, "Well, starting tomorrow I will start making explosive packs and round ammunition. At the same time, I will try to get a new gadget. If I do it well, I won't be afraid of the Satsuma people in the future."

"Really?"

"Try it, I don't know if it will work yet."

"It would be best if it was possible."

Du Weiming is not sure whether he can make landmines, but now that he has the foundation of gunpowder, it would be best if he can make landmines after some tinkering.

"You'd better get more blacksmiths."

"Okay, I know."

Du Weiming started working in the farthest tent that afternoon, and the people sent by Jingyuan were also studying beside him.Du Weiming first patiently taught them how to mix and how to make.I only got one set of equipment, let Jing Yuan make a few more sets.Jing Yuan's efficiency was very fast, and the instruments of the other people were also finished quickly. The blacksmith had already made a circular model according to the drawings designed by Du Weiming. Of course, this was also helped by the person named Wu Cheng from Jing Yuan's school. .Wu Cheng is said to be an expert in this field. After more than half a month of experiments, the landmines have basically taken shape, but Du Weiming asked Jing Yuan to try it. When the horses picked it from above, only half of the landmines would respond, and the other half would respond. It's all boring, useless.Only one side of the experiment, half improved.

Small batches of dynamite packs and round ammunition have been produced, and an army of 50 has basically learned to use them.Gunpowder such as landmines is not only intended to hurt people, but the most important thing is that if they are Samoans, they usually ride horses. Horses are very easy to be frightened. If more than ten explosive packs are used, it is estimated that the team of 100 people Not much use, after the horses are frightened, the Satsuma people are not afraid.

After the first batch of gunpowder was produced, Du Weiming asked Jing Yuan to do an experiment, and of course the object of the experiment was the Satsuma people.Du Weiming watched from a distance. The explosives and round ammunition are still very deterrent. After throwing the explosives, at least five horses can be frightened. The ammunition requires the shooting skills of the soldiers. Generally speaking, it is a stick of incense. The speed of this small-scale war was almost resolved, and the speed was still astonishing. About 30 to [-] people were injured on the other side, and they fled back quickly. Three people were killed, and more than [-] horses were injured and stayed. .This result is still very good. Only six people on my side were slightly injured, which was unimaginable in the past. Generally, as much as the other party is injured, I must have at least the same casualties.

Du Weiming is quite satisfied with this result. The technology here is only these, and at most some improvements can be made. It is a dream to reach the current level, and one-tenth of it should be a joke.Because of this experiment, Liu Jingyuan devoted more energy to gunpowder.Now the number of people following Du Weiming has changed from five people to ten people, but Du Weiming no longer teaches by hand. He still teaches the original five people, and let those five people teach the others. He can only do this. Maybe everyone taught by hand.The team of 50 people has more confidence in how to use gunpowder than before. Jingyuan sent another 200 people to learn. According to this trend, it is still very optimistic.

The mine experiment continued. After more than a month of experimentation, Du Weiming and Wu Cheng finally raised the success rate to 30%, which is not easy.Du Weiming asked Liu Jingyuan to send [-] people to learn how to bury landmines. This is also a technical job. It cannot be buried deep, otherwise there will be no response when stepping on it. If it is buried shallow, people can tell at a glance.After more than ten days of training, the first batch of soldiers finally took up their posts.Du Weiming could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Since coming to the border, Du Weiming has been working with a heavy load every day like a top, getting up to work before dawn every day, and turning on the lights to fight at night, because during this period, two large-scale outbreaks broke out In the war, more than 200 soldiers were lost. Du Weiming felt very sad when he saw those soldiers being carried back.War is the most terrifying thing in this world. Those in power always start wars for their own benefit, but in the end it is those innocent people who pay for the war. Said that his emperor brother is a good emperor, Du Weiming also hoped that the emperor would not increase the burden on the common people because of the war, and also hoped that the casualties of the soldiers could be as low as possible.

"Jing Yuan, what are you busy with?"

"Brother Huang sent a letter. He heard that gunpowder is infinitely powerful, so he came here to ask me about this."

"Jing Yuan, I hope you don't abuse this gunpowder, you know its power."

"Don't worry, didn't you tell me last time, the most important thing now is to let the soldiers learn how to use it as soon as possible, I just want our team to have combat effectiveness, so that we don't have to be afraid of other countries' invasion, but we We don't want to attack other countries, but if other countries come, we will never be cowards."

Du Weiming nodded, Jing Yuan looked very serious when he said these words, Du Weiming could also feel the emotion in his words, probably he couldn't stand the war during this period.

"Jing Yuan, don't worry, but you must remember that the formula of this gunpowder must not be leaked. It will be troublesome if other countries use this to deal with us."

"Well, I know."

"You still don't want to mass-produce these things. Just let these people learn it for the time being. I hope the deterrent effect of gunpowder is stronger than its lethality."

Deterrence?Lethality?What is this stuff, Jing Yuan didn't understand, Du Weiming explained again, Jing Yuan nodded in agreement, to be honest, who wants to guard the border every day to fight, if there is a chance, of course I would be more willing to fight with the two of us Staying in the village farming, raising chickens, how leisurely those days were.Wish I could live like that soon.