Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 394 Equipment Security Team

In mid-September, the autumn harvest is almost over. It is a good time to set fire to the wasteland and reclaim wasteland. It is also the busiest time for the inspection office.

Measure the wasteland, register it, provide various tools to the refugees, and arrange patrol teams to patrol everywhere to prevent fires from spreading.

The general office also had a hard time. All mountain farms had to register with the office and pay taxes for the new year. People had also to be sent to verify the area of ​​the mountain farm, the number of people, etc.

At this time, it is time to dig up ginseng seeds and plant ginseng in the ginseng field.

Originally, Qu Shaoyang had no plan to plant ginseng this year.

After all, the ginseng seeds purchased last year were all bought from various ginseng gardens thanks to Li Daishi's reputation.

No matter how thick-skinned Qu Shaoyang is, he would be too embarrassed to go to their place to share the money this year.

Ginseng seeds and ginseng seeds are both treasures. Who wouldn’t want to keep them for their own use?
Qu Shaoyang's original plan was to wait until the ginseng produced seeds next year, keep the seeds for himself, and slowly cycle through the process.

With the current foundation, after another ten or eight years of development, it can also develop into a large ginseng garden.

Unexpectedly, some wealthy families in Dianzi Street bought a lot of ginseng plants and seeds for Qu Shaoyang in order to please him.

Therefore, more than 300 feet of ginseng soil were dug out in Xigang this year.

Ginseng is being planted in Xigang, and this year is the first year that the Shuangdianzi assistant government office is collecting taxes.

Another thing is that this year, sentry posts in the upper reaches of the Songhua River will also be blown up.

There were so many things to do, how could Qu Shaoyang trust others to take care of them? He simply arranged the things here and led his men to Shuangdianzi.

Meng Lanxin originally wanted to follow because she was bored being idle at home and wanted to go out and relax.

How could Qu Shaoyang dare to let a pregnant woman go out with him? What if something went wrong on the way?
So he tried his best to persuade Meng Lanxin to stay at home with Chen Xiuyun.

Qu Shaoyang brought a lot of people with him, driving more than ten horse-drawn carriages loaded with explosives, guns and other things. They set out from Maoer Mountain and headed towards Shuangdianzi in a mighty manner.

On the way, they passed by Xigang Ginseng Garden. Qu Shaoyang sent the others away first and stayed with a few trusted people for two days to check out the situation in the ginseng garden.

A lot of people were hired here, led by several veteran ginseng farmers, to plant the selected ginseng seeds in the ground according to their grades, with the heads and tails aligned and at a certain distance.

"Uncle Wang, you said that we can apply some fertilizer when we grow crops. Can the ginseng also use some fertilizer?"

Qu Shaoyang had nothing to do, so he chatted with the old ginseng farmer who was in charge of the work.

He remembered that in his previous life he seemed to have heard someone say that there was a compound fertilizer specially made for ginseng, which could significantly increase ginseng yield.

Of course, this kind of ginseng that has been fertilizer-treated is not very good for making red goods. It does not weigh well and is easily damaged.

Generally they sell water seeds or white goods, preserved ginseng, etc.

Nowadays, not to mention compound fertilizers for ginseng, even chemical fertilizers for farming are nowhere to be found.

Qu Shaoyang didn't count on this. He was thinking whether he could get some farm manure or humus or something like that to make the ginseng grow better.

"Oh, sir, you can't do this recklessly.

Some people have tried this before, and they used pig manure or chicken manure on the mallet field, and the mallet rotted immediately, so you can’t do it recklessly.”

When Lao Wang heard this, he was so scared that he shook his head repeatedly.

"This ginseng grows naturally in the forest, and no one gives it any fertilizer.

It’s the same with growing ginseng now. It’s just like moving it to a new place to grow. There’s no need to add fertilizer.”

Although Lao Wang said this, Qu Shaoyang didn't believe it, but he didn't want to argue with Lao Wang about it.

When he has time in the future, he will try it himself and he will definitely find a fertilizer suitable for ginseng.

If we really find the right fertilizer, won’t the ginseng yield increase?

Qu Shaoyang stayed in Shenyuan for two days. Seeing that everything was normal there, he didn't really need to stay and keep an eye on it.

So he led his men away and headed for Dianzi Street. At this end of Dianzi Street, explosives, guns and other things had already been transported there.

Li Daishi and his son also knew that Qu Shaoyang was coming, so they brought people to prepare in advance.

As soon as Qu Shaoyang arrived, the assistant government office and the wealthy families in Dianzi Street held a grand welcome ceremony and set up a banquet to welcome Qu Shaoyang.

Zheng Tiezhu and his men, as well as Zhao Zhengguo from the Changfeng Escort Agency and a few of his fellow apprentices, were all there.

In addition, there were a few people who looked familiar to Qu Shaoyang.

After asking around, we found out that these people were also survivors of Sandaimiaoling, whom Zheng Tiezhu and his team met later.

Qu Shaoyang was very happy to learn that there were still survivors in Sandaimiaoling.

Those people had already heard about Meng Lanjun becoming Meng Lanxin, and knew that Meng Lanxin was now Qu Shaoyang's second wife, so they were quite close to Qu Shaoyang and toasted him one after another.

Zhao Zhengguo, along with several fellow brothers from Changfeng Escort Agency, have been in Shuangdianzi for quite some time.

They have been helping to recruit militiamen and train security teams, and it can be said that they have made a lot of efforts.

Today, there are nearly a thousand people in Shuangdianzi, Gudonghe, Niangniangku and other places.

"Brother Tiezhu, Brother Zhengguo, and fellow disciples, you have all worked hard.

This time I came to Shuangdianzi, I brought you a lot of quick-firing guns and ammunition.

First, pick the well-trained teams and equip them. I'll have some more delivered later."

"Oh, thank you so much, Master Qu. We are worried that our guns are too old and their combat effectiveness may not be up to par."

When Zhao Zhengguo and others heard this, they immediately became happy.

Most of the guns used by the security team now were seized when Qu Shaoyang led his men to suppress Zhan Dongshan and Man Tianhong last winter. There are few quick-firing guns but many old muskets.

There is no other way. If a security team of nearly a thousand people is equipped with rapid-fire guns, it will cost a lot of money.

"Brother Tiezhu, Brother Zhengguo, don't be impatient. Let's take our time. We can't eat a fat man in one go."

The main purpose of the security team is to protect the local area and collect some money from local wealthy people to maintain its operations.

The money collected has to be used for food and drink, where is there so much money to buy equipment?

Of course, behind the security team is Qu Shaoyang.

But no matter how rich Qu Shaoyang was, he couldn't replace all the equipment at once. He could only do it slowly, one at a time.

"How is the security team running lately? In addition to collecting protection fees from those big guys, are there any other income?
We must make it clear to our subordinates that we set up a security team to protect the country and the people and to safeguard the common people.

But you can't just run rampant and bully the people just because you have a gun in your hand."

Qu Shaoyang also took the opportunity to give these people a warning.

So many strong young men gathered together, and they all knew some martial arts and could shoot guns.

If they are well managed, they will become a security team that protects a certain area. If they are not well managed, they will become bandits and thugs that bring disaster to a certain area.

Qu Shaoyang doesn't want to mess around and end up raising a group of troubles.

"No, no, don't worry, sir, we have it all figured out.

The slogan of our security team is to protect the country and the people and safeguard the local area.

This kind of thing that harms the people must never be done, and anyone who makes a mistake will not be forgiven."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Tiezhu and Zhao Zhengguo waved their hands repeatedly, saying that even if they had a hundred thousand guts, they would not dare to do such a thing.

(End of this chapter)