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Chapter 534 Manpower System Young Guards
The Huwei Army is somewhat different from other troops of the Ming Dynasty. The difference lies in the standardization and application of firearms. Every time they go to battle, they always carry a large amount of equipment and supplies. Soldiers carry weapons and armor on their backs and march on foot. Light, don't burden them too much.

A large amount of equipment, foster care, and baggage needs to be transported by Ding Zhuang, and other soldiers and horses are marching.

The Huwei army can't do this. Taking carts as an example, the deployment of carts is not just about stopping the carts, where to circle the carts into what shape, where to park the unloaded animals, and where to unload the carts. How to connect the boards, not to mention the construction of the artillery positions, all require the assistance of civilians, and they are assisted by civilians with certain training.

In the battle outside Gubeikou, it was thanks to the formation in advance, but at that time the peasants were already in a panic, and they were suppressed only by beating them with sticks from the soldiers and the leaders of the peasants.

If you suddenly encounter the enemy and your own civilians are so flustered that the soldiers cannot immediately throw themselves into the battle, the consequences will be too disastrous.

Chuantou Xiangzhong is the most suitable candidate. The labor of this era is mostly a single individual or the collaboration of a few people. Farmers and small handicraftsmen are like this. They lack discipline and experience in large-scale collaboration.

In Tianjin Wei, there are currently two groups of people like this. The craftsmen and apprentices in the workshop and factory are one group. The group responsible for the production of armaments is the most important, and it is impossible to transfer them. The bow incense group is the second. During the period when they became criminals, they were organized to lay roads, build ports, and participate in various projects.

And because they are criminals, they have strict management and a semi-military state. Although they are strict with the incense, they have also cultivated a group of organized and disciplined labor groups.

Such a person can quickly complete the prescribed tasks with high efficiency and skilled movements.

"There can be more people in the supply battalion, so we can use the Xiangzhong people on the bow of the boat. They have experienced on the battlefield, and they are also a supplementary source of troops for the Tiger's Mighty Army. Repairing weapons and equipment, setting up camps, can also be used as auxiliary soldiers. As for the Sanjiang construction company, it is the place where people who have not entered the supply camp stay. The business of this construction company is construction, and Tianjin Wei is slightly larger. Some of the civil engineering projects are currently being constructed by Chuantou Xiangzhong, they are familiar with what they do, and in the future, outsiders will not be able to compete with them, so the lack of manpower in the construction industry will be recruited from Sanjiaodian."

Wang Tong and Cai Nan said in detail that the engineering battalion and the supply battalion are also the formations of the Huwei Army. Naturally, they must inform the supervising army. The surrounding area has become lively. Everyone toasts and laughs at each other. disturb.

Cai Nan nodded slowly, and said in a deep voice:
"My lord, this method is feasible. At present, the number of troops in the Tiger's Mighty Army is determined, but the engineer battalion and the supply battalion can be calculated according to the enlistment of civilians, and they will not follow the line of military pay to supplement the money."

Wang Tong said with a smile:

"The capital will distribute Ping'an money every month. Although the military salary at the Ministry of War is discounted according to the routine, it has not been delayed every month. The two items are discounted, and there is still a lot of surplus. It just happens to subsidize these two battalions."

Wang Tong pondered for a while and said again:
"The Sanjiang construction company absorbs the young and strong from all over Tianjin Wei, and the supply battalion will replenish manpower from this construction company, and it will be convenient to rotate slowly!"

"Your Excellency, you have encircled Zhuangzi in the north and started this construction business. I don't know if there are enough manpower on the Sanjiaodian side. After this whip method is implemented, many people will go back to farm. I'm afraid there will be even more manpower shortages! "

Cai Nan joked with a smile, Wang Tong shook his head, and replied with a smile:
"One whip method, how much money can be earned by farming at home, there will only be more people in Sanjiaodian..."

Speaking of this, he paused for a while. Wang Tong didn't have an accurate figure on how many people there were. The Sanjiaodian area was a blind spot.

This is not only true of Sanjiaodian, but also by the canal and in the city. Wang Tong only knows how many people live by the Haihe River, where they live, and where they come from.

And Sanjiaodian is full of people from various prefectures in Northern Zhili who come to survive. People come and go by the canal every day, and the city is under the jurisdiction of the Qing Military Office. It is not a good thing for such a large population to know the details. Tong Tong kept this matter in mind and prepared to discuss it in the long run.

Over there, Cai Nan saw that he stopped talking and his face changed, so he simply changed the subject, pointed to the two people on the right and said with a smile:

"My lord, those two are Da Hu and Er Hu, they really look like Butler Tan!"

Standing on the right hand side were two sturdy teenagers, wearing armor, looking around vigilantly. Wang Tong said with a smile:

"It's these two."

Letting the children of people in the system be their own personal guards is to cultivate the next generation, but Wang Tong, Li Tao and others are not old enough to have the next generation, and there are really few next generation who are old enough to be poor.

General Tan's two sons are quite qualified, and Bao Shanwen's son Bao Erxiao, there are not many other candidates, almost all of whom are underage.

Bao Erxiao was also guarding nearby. Wang Tong, a thin young man over there, asked with a smile:

"Supervisor, who do you think that person looks like?"

Cai Nan looked in the direction of Wang Tong's finger, and saw a thin and dark boy about fourteen or fifteen years old, also wearing a military uniform, standing on the outside.

This young man is normal and normal. The difference from the few people he saw just now is that this young man squinted his eyes and looked around, as if he was aiming at something. Cai Nan stared at it for a long time before hesitatingly said:
"It looks a bit like Qiao Da's appearance, could it be his nephew?"

"The supervisor has good eyesight, he is Qiao Da's youngest son!"

Wang Tong said something with a smile, Cai Nan was really surprised when he heard Wang Tong's answer, and asked:
"Master Qiao, what kind of martial arts bow and horse do you have? If his child is placed in the adult's personal army, wouldn't it delay things, and it would be better to learn for a while with the Tan family."

Qiao Da is in charge of Wang Tong's craftsman, so naturally he doesn't have any inheritance from warriors, so it's no wonder Cai Nan asked this question. Wang Tong said with a smile:

"Qiao Mutou's boxing and kicking skills are commonplace, and he is still learning how to ride a horse, but he has a sharp shooting ability!"

Cai Nan was puzzled again, divine archery, if you practice bow and arrow well, you can't do it without five or eight years of hard work.

"This kid can make a strong crossbow himself, and he can hit a hundred shots. Let him try it with a firecracker, and the accuracy is no worse than those of the Fan soldiers. It's just that the standard firecrackers used by the soldiers are too heavy, so there is no way to use them smoothly. , I have already given him a short-fired blunderbuss, with such ability, he can also enter the personal army."

Hearing what Wang Tong said, Cai Nan smiled and nodded.

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Back to the mansion, before he had time to be busy with his official duties, Balmond, who rarely came to the door, asked to see him.

The blacksmith Balmond is the happiest person in the busy Tianjin Wei. Everyone knows that he is Wang Tongwang's former master. It's delicious and has a lot of monthly money. According to Balmond's own words, "I'm living the life of a nobleman."

Not long after he arrived, Balmond had a hot fight with a widow, and within a few days they became relatives and lived together. However, the relationship between a fan and a widow is really not pleasant, and Wang Tong just sent someone to send it to him. The gift, the house was placed, and there was no congratulations.

The blacksmith Balmond was a restless character. After enjoying it for a few days, he started to run towards the workshop, doing some things he could do. He was sweating every day before going back. Wang Tong also persuaded him, He said that people in their 40s here, why bother to work so hard, but Balmond said that he didn't touch the hammer of the blacksmith, he couldn't smell the smoke of Luzi, and he felt uncomfortable all over his body.

However, when he went to the workshop in the city, he often couldn't come back at night. Wang Tong simply bought him a shop in the city, and also made a blacksmith's shop for Balmond to operate.

Anyway, Balmond is also a master craftsman in his 40s. He still has basic skills, and he is kind. Kind, but rarely come to the door, for fear of disturbing Wang Tong's business.

On the small martial arts arena in Wang Tong's backyard, Wang Tong raised a short firecracker and pulled the trigger, but there was no action of the matchlock being buckled on the primer pool. loud bang.

"This thing is the wheel firecracker you mentioned, master? It's really good, and the step of matchlock is saved."

Wang Tong looked at the short-fire gun in his hand and asked with a smile. Balmond nodded happily, pulled the trigger, the steel wheel rotated, hit the flint to ignite the primer, and then shot it out. When he was in Macau that year, Balmond De once told Wang Tong that there is this kind of firecracker, but the manufacture of steel wheels cannot be done by hand in small workshops, so he can't make it either.

The soldiers on the side took the firecracker, quickly cleaned the barrel, loaded the ammunition, and then handed it back to Wang Tong. Wang Tong raised the short firecracker and pulled the trigger again.

"Click!" After a click, the runner didn't move. Wang Tong was a little surprised. He exerted force again, but the runner still didn't move. Wang Tong opened the lid of the priming pool and poured out the priming medicine to prevent it from going off. Balmond ran over to see After a few glances, he knew the reason, and said:
"It's the gunpowder slag that got stuck on the steel wheel, just brush it off with a brush."

"Master, on the battlefield, this card will kill people. By the way, how long did it take you to make this firecracker, and how much money did you spend?"

"I found a few masters in the workshop, and it cost about 100 taels to make such a pole. The main reason is that the steel wheel needs molds and steel materials. In large quantities, the first pole is always more expensive. If you do it in large quantities, 20 taels should be fine."
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