Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 105
On the other side, Wang's accountant got off the ship and asked someone to organize the unloading, and at the same time helped Yang Chao find a middle-aged businessman.

"This is Broker Su. He's an old broker from Pukou. From now on, you can find Mr. Yang's goods from Pukou, and he will be able to arrange everything for you."

Yang Chao nodded, and shook hands with Manager Su.

I know in my heart that this is a Yazi of a dental firm, and these Yazi are the middlemen of later generations. Those who have a certain status are generally called brokers.

This Broker Su is the top figure in the goods trafficking business here in Pukou. He not only has a deep background with the government, but also has relationships with shops and fleets near and far.

Broker Su told Yang Chao that the river was not peaceful recently, and the freight was very high, not only in Pukou, but also in many nearby ports. He asked Yang Chao if he would like to go to Shiqi Town to help pull a cargo, and the freight would be 15 taels.

Shiqi Town is located in Jiangpu County, relying on a Shiqi River, connecting Anhui to the north, and even going to Henan, it is very prosperous.Yang Chao is a big ship, and it is inconvenient to enter the Shiqi River. Manager Su said that he only needs to pick up the goods at the mouth of the river, and those small boats that run across the river dare not cross the river.

Yang Chao refused, because the Shiqi River was still some distance away from Puzikou, if he went to pick up the goods, he might not be able to cross the river today.

Broker Su didn't insist either, and Pukou also suppressed a lot of goods, and there were more shops begging him to help ship them.

With the help of Broker Su, another cargo was quickly loaded, the anchor was weighed in the evening, and they rushed back to Longjiangguan Wharf before sunset.

Before leaving, Manager Su told Yang Chao not to go near Jiangxinzhou, saying that many boats were looted there where the Jiang bandits were active.

However, Yang Chao made a special trip close to Jiangxinzhou, but he still didn't meet the so-called Jiang bandits.

The boat is parked at Longjiangguan Wharf. You can park here, but you have to pay, which is not much. For a boat like Yang Chao, you can get a berth for one penny a day. If you dock for a long time, you can also get a discount, two or two a month. Silver can cover a berth.

In fact, the navy camp has its own dock, which was used to park warships in the past. Unfortunately, the dock has been abandoned for too long.

There are merchant ships berthing and the Longjiangguan wharf managed by civil officials, although it is not good, it is still usable.

I ran for more than ten days in a row, and the business was very good. I was able to pull back and forth every day, earning 20 taels of silver.

However, there was no sign of the Jiang bandits, and there were quite a few boats on the river, all of which were carrying goods, and did not attack Yang Chao. Yang Chao was not sure if there were any Jiang bandits among them, but these cargo ships did not attack Yang Chao. Naturally, Yang Chao would not attack them, otherwise he would become a Jiang bandit if he attacked a good ship.

For more than ten days, all the soldiers of Yang Chao have taken turns to board the ship at least three times. They rotate every day to allow more soldiers to adapt. Let them fight water battles, but let them fight land battles more.

Therefore, all our soldiers must be able to adapt to life and combat on board.

Today, just after dawn, the chant of "one two one" and "left and right left" sounded in the barracks.

"Standing!"

Following Yang Chao's order, more than 100 people stood side by side at the same time and stood in front of Yang Chao.

At this time, there were piles of neat Ming army battle jackets in front of Yang Chao, as well as a few special bags.

The gathering was to give lectures, and Yang Chao quickly started speaking.

"Everyone, Yu Gong, you are my soldiers, and Yu privately, you are my brothers. As soldiers, after more than a month of training, I think you are qualified, and you are qualified to become a glorious soldier of the Ming court. As a brother, I am very glad that you can go to the battlefield with me in the future and kill the enemy and serve the country together."

Everyone has gone through basic training and also practiced the assassination memory. Yang Chao thinks that these soldiers have passed the test.

Therefore, it was decided to issue official military uniforms. The reason why they are issued now is not because they are reluctant to part with those battle jackets, but because they were very happy when they received the clothes for the first time when they were training a few teams.

Yang Chao felt that this could improve the sense of honor, and let the soldiers know that wearing military uniforms was a qualification in this way.

Of course, it's hard to say what the effect will be, but the soldiers will definitely be happy. Yang Chao believes that if this goes on, the soldiers will gradually develop a sense of honor for the uniform.

Yang Chao then raised a stack of documents in his hand: "These are the official documents of the eight teams and one Baizong, and there is also the Baizong's military uniform and leather armor."

Everyone became interested and looked up at the documents.

At this time, Yang Chao took out those bundles and opened them in public, and took out the military uniforms and waist tags inside.

Shouted: "Lu Mo!"

Someone responded: "Here!"

"Exit!"

"Yes!"

Lu Mo came out, and Yang Chao gave him the things in the bundle one by one.

A mandarin duck battle jacket, the hem is knee-length, the sleeves are narrow sleeves, and there are layers of cotton armor inside.It is dyed red, so it is commonly known as red fat jacket.This is the standard military uniform of the Ming army, which is consistent throughout the country.

And a pair of military boots.

Lu Mo took everything, with a smile on his face.

How can you be unhappy when you get new clothes.

Finally, he saw Yang Chao handing him a wooden sign.

"This is your badge!"

There are words written on the waist card, and the brand new wooden card is painted with black lacquer, which is clear and wearable.

Lu Mo immediately read it: "Xinjiangkou Yingzi [-], [-] number", "Any battalion guard who wears this card without a card will be punished according to the law. The crime of borrowing and borrowing is the same." "A height of five feet does not require thick eyebrows." "The deputy general of Xinjiangkou Daying went to the central part, and the Zuo Division sent the general to the team to be at the end of Lu."

Lu Mo is already very good at literacy, at least he can read all the characters on the Three Character Classic. So far, he is the only one who can do it alone. None of the others can know thirty characters. Of course, Yang Chao and Hu Quan are counted separately. .

It was for this reason that Yang Chao was the first to send it to Lu Mo. In fact, Yang Chao had already made up his mind that he would be the first to be promoted to Lu Mo as the banner chief at the end of the year.

Now let's fix the position of the team first. Yang Chao is not afraid of trouble or spending money. It is nothing more than registering, and then handing it up level by level. Finally, after verification by the Ministry of War, register and make a list, and issue an official document.

Lu Mo read out the words "side", "north" and "front" one by one. Seeing the envy of other soldiers, Lu Mo was also happy. This is also a small privilege, a place that is better than others.

Next, they gave the same bags to the other captains, and showed them one by one, so that they could show their faces in front of other soldiers.

This kind of badge is for the convenience of entering and leaving the camp, and to prevent people from sneaking into the barracks, but in Yang Chao's view, the sense of identity is more important than security. If there are really high-level spies, this badge will not be able to stop them at all.

Although the appearance of the soldier is written on the waist card, this kind of waist card is too easy to imitate. Although it can play a certain role, it is definitely not too big.

The military uniforms of the eight teams are not ordinary cloth jackets, but cotton armor. The cotton armor of the Ming army is to wrap seven catties of cotton with cloth. It is advisable not to expand. In fact, at this time, the cotton inside has become a kind of hard non-woven fabric-like crust.

The best cotton armor will even make two layers of this cotton hard skin, with a layer of iron in the middle, which has a strong defense.

It's just that the cotton armor that Yang Chao bought at a high price from the Bingzhan Bureau is not a high-quality cotton armor that is meticulously crafted, but just made without cutting corners, it is the most common single-layer cotton armor.

This is enough for eight teams to show off in front of the soldiers.

Then Yang Chao distributed mandarin duck battle jackets to each soldier. This kind of mandarin duck battle jackets is red on the surface, and the inside is the true color of the fabric, so it is called mandarin duck battle jackets. Lowest military uniform.

But it was enough to make every soldier happy, because they were wearing their own tattered clothes before, and some of them could no longer block the light, and their vital parts were almost exposed.

Everyone is happy.

Yang Chao hopes that these soldiers can pass such a ceremony, let them know that because of their hard training and meeting the requirements, they can get the treatment of a regular soldier. Now everyone is very happy, and Yang Chao doesn't know if they feel it. Or they are simply happy for the new clothes, Yang Chao suspects that the latter is more likely to be the case.

Only one person was not too happy.

Hu Quan.

Only he didn't get new clothes.

"Boss Hu!"

Yang Chao ordered.

"To!"

Hu Quan stood at attention. He had already completed the basic training, and his mastery of various skills was not bad. Although he could not reach the top level, he was still at the upper-middle level.

"You are Mr. Bai, I got you a leather armor."

Hearing this, Hu Quan also showed joy. It turned out that Yang Chao hadn't forgotten him, and his boss didn't talk about it, but the truth.

Although Hu Quan has been the president of Baibai during this period, the soldiers in the army have a special attitude towards him. First, because he teaches everyone to read and write, everyone treats him more as a gentleman than an officer, even if he is an officer. Mr. Bai still thinks that he is a gentleman. Although there is no unconvinced behavior, Hu Quan just feels that no one really treats him as an officer.

This made Hu Quan very depressed.

So Yang Chao didn't give him a military uniform just now, which made him uneasy.

Well now, at last Yang Chao didn't forget him, he was indeed the president of Bai, and he had government documents. Compared with the approval of soldiers, Hu Quan, who had read the books, was more convinced by the government documents.

"but--"

Yang Chao said meaningfully.

Hu Quan's face immediately changed. Sure enough, things are not that easy. If you want to do something better than others, it is not as simple as finding the right opportunity to kill a pig.

"But I can't give it to you just yet."

Yang Chao said very seriously.

Hu Quan didn't ask why, but just nodded in disappointment.

After the soldiers were dismissed, Yang Chao told Hu Quan alone that he had to seek his father's consent before Yang Chao would give him the title of Bai Zong.

How did Hu Quan come to the military camp? It was because of a quarrel with his father. Yang Chao took him in temporarily, but he didn't want this friend to break with his family.

Hu Quan sighed and could only agree, and left the barracks the next day, and went home to persuade Hu Tuhu to go.

(End of this chapter)