Chapter 50

Dongdaying, Qingzhou.

This is the camp where the Qingzhou army was stationed. Compared with the 3000 soldiers in its heyday, there were only more than 300 soldiers in the camp.

There are many vacant barracks in the barracks. In the past, these barracks were full of cobwebs and dust, but now these barracks have been cleaned up again, and the notice of conscription has been posted. During this period, there is an endless stream of people coming to join the army.

In another half a month, new recruits will enter the camp. This recruitment will completely fill the barracks of the Qingzhou camp, reaching the peak of the Qingzhou army.

The veterans are especially excited about this, as if they are back to the period before the barbarian invasion. Especially, the increase of soldiers will mean that they will be promoted.

However, before the recruits arrived, a group of people in rags entered the barracks ahead of time. After inquiring, they realized that these were slaves bought by the king of Qi from all over the world.

The veterans didn't like the king of Qi before, but in the last two months, the rumor that the king of Qi had changed his mind spread in the public, which gradually changed their view of the king of Qi.

"Your Highness, these slaves can't live in the camp all the time. New soldiers are going to enter the camp. I don't have any free space here."

As soon as Xiao Ming arrived at Qingzhou camp the next day, Lu Fei immediately complained to Xiao Ming.

"I'm not going to let them live here all the time. I'll let them move out of here before the recruits enter the camp." Xiao Ming put his hands into his sleeve cage. Although the snow stopped, it was getting colder and colder.

Although today's sunshine is good and golden, Xiao Ming is still shivering with cold.

"So That's OK. " Luffy was relieved. Then he asked, "Your Highness, why do you buy so many slaves? The palace can't use so many servants."

Xiao Ming frowned and did not answer Lu Fei's question. Instead, he asked, "do you think the barbarians will attack Cangzhou this winter? "

" I'm not sure about the end. Three years ago, Qingzhou was ransacked once, and more than 100000 young men were taken away. So far, they haven't recovered. It's reasonable for the barbarians to understand that there's no oil and water here. " Lu Fei said in a deep voice, "it's just that the merchants from the grassland said that a lot of cattle and sheep were frozen to death on the grassland this time, especially the huyantuo tribe, which lives in the north of Cangzhou, suffered heavy losses. They were afraid that they would jump over the wall in a hurry."

Xiao Ming nodded, "if I remember correctly, this huyantuo department can organize an army of 30000 people, right? "

" that's right. All the barbarians are soldiers. Except the old, the weak, the women and the children, everyone can be a soldier. "

"This time, they are preparing to plunder their food reserves again because their cattle and sheep are frozen to death and they can't feed enough next year. If so, can we do business with them? After all, Qingzhou can no longer stand the toss, 30000 people to attack Cangzhou, even if we win miserably, it is not my wish. "Xiao Ming said.

Lu Fei was upright, but he didn't have a brain. The recruits didn't train, and there were robbers in six states from time to time. At this time, he had a bloody battle with the barbarians, which was worse than before.

"The merchants in Cangzhou usually buy the cattle and sheep or fur of the barbarians and sell the coal cakes and iron ores. But this year, the cattle and sheep were frozen to death in large numbers, and the business could not be done. After all, no one would buy the frozen cattle and sheep. "Lu Fei shook his head and thought that this method would not work.

"Is it?"

Xiao Ming lowered his head to ponder over the issue of soap. Now there is a lot of soda, but the price of oil is not cheap. The Wangs are worried about it.

Now a large number of cattle and sheep of the barbarians are frozen to death, which is a good opportunity to buy meat oil. Moreover, Lufei said that the trading of coal and iron ore is inseparable from the participation of the Wang family.

The state of Dayu has always prohibited the sale of coal and iron ore to the barbarians, but there are always smugglers.

Xiao Ming didn't like the barbarians, because the grassland empire is becoming larger and larger, which is a huge threat to him and the state of Dayu, but at this time he has nothing to do.

Now he can't fight. He can only suffer from his grievances and keep a stable development environment. This time, if he wants to solve the crisis, he must let the Wang family come forward. Because the Wang family has business relations with the barbarians, they will certainly have contacts in private.

But Xiao Ming didn't tell Lu Fei that the blood feud between the barbarians and the state of Dayu was disgraceful after all.

This time, Xiao Ming came here mainly for the sake of slaves. The 950 slaves said more or less, but they were very important to Xiao Ming, because these people were enough for him to set up several workshops.

The place of the equipment department is so big that it can't accommodate so many craftsmen and equipment. He has been planning to build a workshop base similar to the modern industrial park for a long time.

He has chosen the location, just in the lower reaches of the Tuojiang River in the south of the city. These slaves will be responsible for building workshops, and will be assigned to each workshop.

Meanwhile, for the sake of safety, Xiao Ming will turn the workshop area into a high walled compound, and Qingzhou army will be responsible for guarding the workshop area to ensure the safety of the workshop.

Lu Fei had gathered all the slaves together. Xiao Ming glanced at the scattered slaves. Most of them were ragged, shackled and shivering in the cold wind.As Liang Dahai said, most of these slaves were young men and women. According to the standards of slaves, they were high-quality slaves.

After confirming the quality of the slaves, Xiao Ming said to Chen Wenlong, "these slaves will be given to you. I've given you the structure of the brick kiln. More than 900 people are enough for you. This winter, the equipment department will give it to Chen Qi. Your task is to take these slaves to burn paper, produce red bricks and cement, and build the factory in the workshop area. After the spring, the equipment department will manufacture the equipment The capital will be transferred to the workshop, understand? "

"Yes, your highness. "Said Chen Wenlong.

Xiao Ming nodded and asked Lu Fei to cooperate with Chen Wenlong to escort the slaves to the workshop in the lower reaches of the Tuojiang River. The brick kiln was also in this area.

In this workshop construction, Xiao Ming is not going to use the old wall and wood structure, but modern red brick.

Burning paper red brick is not a difficult technical work. Xiao Ming gave Chen Longwen a brief introduction of kiln knowledge. After all, firing red brick is similar to firing pottery.

And it doesn't need to be comparable to the quality of modern red brick, as long as it's strong enough.

Second, it's cement. Chen Qi has long known how to make cement. These two kinds of work are crude benzene. These slaves are enough.

For these slaves, Xiao Ming didn't say freedom, democracy and human rights with great righteousness, because in this age of uncivilized civilization, this is no different from bullshit.

In the hearts of these slaves, they themselves identify with their own destiny and status. Rather than these, they should improve their work enthusiasm by improving the quality of life, and then slowly let them identify with here.

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