Daming Yinghua

It took two doctors and several assistants and apprentices to inoculate and inoculate about two hundred people in Zhengjiazhuang in three days.

Local people from Chongming in the nearby villages also wanted to vaccinate the pox after they came to watch. Zheng Haizhu did not agree immediately, but asked them to ask the village chief or Yuezheng to write a written statement, stating that if serious symptoms caused casualties after vaccination, the Zheng family Dr. Zhuang and Songjiang are not responsible.

The so-called "Yuezheng" refers to the manager and executor of rural conventions in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. He is an earthy magistrate who integrates legislation and justice, and has a high prestige in the countryside.

In Zhengjiazhuang, an emerging immigrant village, the coordinator is naturally held by Tang Apo, who is well versed in the law and not arrogant.

The surrounding Chongming aboriginals stamped their fingerprints on the papers and handed them over to Grandma Yuezheng Tang, who was hired by Zhengjiazhuang, for safekeeping before they came to get vaccinated.

After another four or five days of busy work, most of the people who came to get vaccinated were the main laborers of the family. Zheng Haizhu just took advantage of this opportunity to sort out the local young adults in several large settlements in Nansha, and took special care of those who had the intention of getting married with the Liao people. Chongming people.

Brothers in battle, father and son soldiers in battle, and in-laws are also relatives. Zheng Haizhu needs to enrich his Zheng Zihao battalion with more men from his wife's family, such as brother-in-law, brother-in-law, and brother-in-law. And Wu Bangde and other management.

Among the Chongming natives, there were indeed quite a few who wanted to join the army.

Chongming is an island, and the character of the islanders is much tougher than the people in Suxichang and other places. In addition, I heard that after joining Mrs. Anyuan's team, as long as they train on time, they will still get copper coins. This is no better than Yao Qian in the north. The household's military storage system is too strong.

The natives didn't hesitate too long, and some of the strongest fishermen and salt workers volunteered to join Xu Yilong's water army and Qi's army instructor's infantry.

On this day, Zheng Haizhu, who came to test the artillery by the beach, asked Wu Bangde: "How much is the amount of troops used?"

"The ones in our own village are about two hundred, and the local ones in Chongming are over a hundred in just a few days. A few more boats of Liao people will come later. By this time next year, your battalion soldiers and peasant soldiers will have more than a thousand. Raise money." Alright General."

Zheng Haizhu curled her lips: "It's not too difficult to get money. If you add up the seventy-eight eighty-eight income, you can make do with it in the past two years."

Wu Bangde said again: "I'm still worried that Yao Zongwen's relatives in the north will sue us for making trouble."

Zheng Haizhu still didn't show much anxiety.

She has a more God's perspective than Wu Bangde, knowing that in three or four months, the Wanli Emperor, who has been criticized a lot by later historians, should go to see his ancestors.

Zhu Changluo, the current crown prince and who has been on standby for decades, has only been emperor for one month, and he will die because of taking red pills.The one who sits on the dragon chair again is Apocalypse Emperor Zhu Youxiao, a fellow student of Liaomin Ashan who loves carpentry.

In short, Fang Congzhe, the leader of the Zhejiang Party who was regarded as an accomplice of Concubine Zheng and involved in the Hongwan case, will soon be impeached by the Dongdong Lin faction, and Yao Zongwen will also lose power. What is there to be afraid of?

What is worth worrying about is Huang Zunsu and the others. If they are persecuted by Wei Zhongxian's eunuch who is about to rise after entering the dynasty, will it be possible for them to save Huang Zunsu and others.

A few bangs of gunshots pulled Zheng Haizhu out of his contemplation.

The machine gun and the heavy matchlock gun fired at the chariots on the simulated position respectively.

After the shooting stopped, Carpenter Hu took Ashan to trot to check in front of the car.The wooden and iron plates of different thicknesses were shot at different distances by different firearms, and the damage was also different. There were two baffles, and even only the cowhide was broken.

"Madam, do you want to try the three-jin cannon?" A battalion soldier came over and asked.

"Try," Zheng Haizhu said, "build a small slope and line up the wagons on the slope. When the gunner starts loading, you push the wagons and run away quickly. Let's see how the three-pound iron bullet is for moving The car in the middle can adjust the shooting angle several times, and how big is the range affected by each blow-up.”

The battalion soldiers have orders to go back and pass them on.

On the messy experimental field, Ah Shan signaled Carpenter Hu to rest, and he and the battalion soldiers pushed away the carts that had been damaged in various ways.

Wu Bangde said with a smile to Zheng Haizhu: "Although this young man, Ah Shan, loves to cry, he has a good heart and is very diligent. Carpenter Hu secretly told me that he wanted to recruit him to be his son-in-law."

Zheng Haizhu said softly: "Isn't that good? You can ask Ah Shan for Carpenter Hu."

"But Ah Shan seems to be showing affection to Aya. I saw him making a wooden horse rocking chair yesterday. It should be for Xiaodoubao."

Zheng Haizhu let out an oh.

Even when Wu Bangde was an old man, he would collect information first. Zheng Haizhu wondered if he was too suspicious and didn't trust Wu Bangde's prudence in recruiting Liao people.

She acted according to modern women's cognition of male self-esteem, and did not keep asking about the details of Wu Bangde's recruitment process, but arranged another subordinate like Aya to keep an eye on Ashan.

At least for now, it seems that there is indeed no trace of abnormality in this Ah Shan.You can't infer that he is a spy just because he is smarter and good at thinking, right?
"Boom, boom..."

There was a louder explosion sound, and with the help of the potential energy, the car group, which was moving downward like a living person, was bombarded by the iron bombs, and pieces of cowhide, iron pieces, and wooden boards flew high and smashed down like raindrops. on the ground.

Zheng Haizhu walked a few steps, and said to the instructor of the Qi family army who was also watching: "Don't talk about seven or eight catties of iron bullets, even if it is three catties of iron bullets, the chariot can't defend against it. But the chariot is at least good for the ejection of shells." If there are obstacles, if they really meet the enemy Tartars in a field battle, those armored soldiers will definitely drive Baoyi to push the chariots in front to help them clear the way and block the shells and guns. The soldiers and the followers under his command serve as staff officers."

The two instructors nodded and said: "After we return to Zhenjiang, we will report to Zongbing Qi immediately."

Zheng Haizhu turned around again, and ordered two gunner apprentices who came from Sun Yuanhua in Songjiang: "When you go back, you should also talk to Master Sun and the two senior sisters about how to increase the loading speed of light guns, and how to reduce the cooling time of casting formulas. It should be the same as the arquebus, but at least you can’t only shoot two or three rounds at the camp of chariots and cavalry.”

She wanted to talk about some more details, but when she saw Ah Shan and Carpenter Hu coming over, she stopped talking.

Even if the sappers are their own people, they don't have to hear information about combat tactics.

"Lao Hu has worked hard, Ah Shan has worked hard," Zheng Haizhu said with a pleasant smile, "I have already told Manager Wu that today I will give each of you three taels of silver."

When the two bowed to thank each other repeatedly, they heard the sound of the iron bell, and Hua Er drove the mule cart over.

After the mule cart came to a complete stop, a man dressed as an officer emerged from the carriage.

"Madam Zheng, the second master calls you to call Ashan's carpenter and go to the yamen."

Hearing this, Ah Shan's joy of being rewarded a moment ago dissipated in an instant, and he said in horror: "Ah? I... the little one didn't do anything bad."

The guard waved his hand: "Don't panic, don't panic, it's not a bad thing, it's a good thing."

Then he said respectfully to Zheng Haizhu: "Ma'am, when your mule cart went to the Yamen to do business, the second master liked the craftsmanship of the household items in the cart. Today, please ask the master carpenter to help him too."

……

In the north of Chongming County, Yaopi Port.

Yaopi Port was actually built in the Song and Yuan Dynasties.In those two dynasties, there was no sea ban, and the coast of the Chinese Empire was somewhat prosperous in trade.

By the time of the Ming Dynasty, the ports dotted from the northeast to the southeast were closed one after another, and most of the docks were turned into private ports for local dignitaries or armed forces.

After Yao Qianhu in Chongming occupied Beidao, the common people called "Yaopi Port" "Yao Popi Port".

"Brothers, this place should be managed by Yao. Even the seaport hundreds of years ago was named Yao. Hehe, tell me, is it God's will?"

Near the private harbor wharf, in a courtyard with a carved porch, Yao Qianhu was exchanging cups with two men in robes, bragging triumphantly.

The robed men all spoke with a Liaodong accent, one was in his thirties with a long beard, and the other was younger with a round face and short mustache.

After Yao Qianhu got on board with these two businessmen from Liaodong this year, he recruited Yuezhi County and Yang County Cheng of Chongming County to do smuggling together. On the first boat to test the water, each of them made a thousand taels of silver.

This is the second boat, and it is still loaded with sea salt, homespun cloth and grain.

Yao Qianhu took a sip of his wine, and patted his chest to make a promise: "May and June are the seasons for transplanting rice seedlings in Chongming. People from the Suzhou government will come here at any time. I dare not leave the island without permission. When the back is loose, I will personally go to Zhejiang. , get you some good Huling and Hangjin brocades, if you sell them to the north, they can be sold for a lot of money."

While he was bragging, the servant said at the door: "Master, the carpenter sent by the county has arrived."

Yao Qianhu raised his head, looked drunkenly at the thin young man next to Jia Ding, and said harshly, "Wait outside, we'll talk after we finish eating."