In the end, it was the third son who went out. Lin Yuan did not let go because of Wu Yuelian's initiative. From his point of view, the third son was obviously better at this kind of action than Wu Yuelian. As a small bandit, the third son was not too courageous. He described him as thin, short-handed and short-footed, and he barely moved when he ran, but his eyesight was very good. Lin Yuan gave them a simple vision test earlier.
Most of the people here have different degrees of vision problems. Many people think that the ancients did not touch electronic products, and the eyesight was definitely better than most modern people.
But in fact, a group of them have been malnourished since childhood and wanted to do some work after nightfall. The poor use the moonlight, the richer use oil lamps, and they don't have glasses, so the weakening of their eyesight is unstoppable.
Many people have night blindness, but it's just a matter of severity.
The third son left after one step and three turns. He bowed his waist, shrank his neck, and went out through the small narrow door at the back.
This narrow gate can only allow one person to pass through. This person can't be too fat or strong. The three sons are considered thin among men, but it is still a little difficult to go out.
Lin Yuan sat on the open space and felt that his mood was much calmer. He seemed to no longer be afraid of having an enemy, as if he had completely accepted such a fate.
From his time travel to the present, he has worked hard to do what he can do, although he told himself that the Yuan Dynasty was about to end, this land was going to be chaotic, and capable people could get a piece of the pie.
But he couldn't help but doubt himself.
Yes, doubtful.
He doubted whether he could do it.
In fact, when I think about it, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, had a very rough first half of his life. The education he received was not standardized, not formal education. In this era, any scholar who came to him could blow him up, but he became The emperor, and countless scholars can only look up at him and snort.
How much can the theoretical knowledge of modern people be taken from ancient times
Talk about gender equality? Everyone would probably think he was crazy.
He had mentioned a joke to Qiuniang earlier, "Who says women are not as good as men", and Qiuniang looked at him with an unbelievable look.
Inventing the train cannon? He had thought about it, but the truth was that he knew nothing about it.
He knew steam power, but he didn't know how to build a steam train.
If there is an almighty engineering tycoon, maybe another way can be opened up.
But God sent him, a liberal arts student.
Is he stronger than Zhu Yuanzhang? Are they stronger than Fang Shicheng
Lin Yuan asked himself, he was no better than anyone.
To be precise, he is weaker than them, and much weaker.
Because even if he knows history, he can actually do very little, and Zhu Yuanzhang and the others don't need to know history, they seem to be born with a gene that prompts them to do different things in different situations.
Most people in this world are creatures of interest, pursuing personal interests and family interests.
And Zhu Yuanzhang and the others are the smallest group of people. They are born power creatures and political creatures.
They have sharper insights than ordinary people, and they also understand better than ordinary people how to gain more support from the crowd.
Lin Yuan looked at the white clouds in the sky and held the grass in his hands. His mood became calmer. It seemed that since he felt that he was actually not that strong, the burden in his heart was much lighter. Come on, standing on the shoulders of giants, he will definitely do better than the ancient natives, so every time he does something, he will think over and over again.
But after he figured it out, he let it go.
A step is a step, and this life is in vain anyway.
Even if in the end, he was drowned in the rolling torrent of the times, that was an established destiny.
The third son was crawling in the grass. He was very scared and nervous. It was the first time he acted as a scout. The boss called him that. He still didn't understand what a scout meant. His body and face did not shake at all.
As if he were a stone on the side of the road.
He was still looking, listening carefully to see if there were any footsteps and movements around him.
After he made sure it was safe, he stood up quickly, and Sayazi started to run.
While running, the third son also observed the road ahead, where there were branches and where the mud was, he could see clearly, only on the soft soil, his feet crossed all the branches, for the sake of life, even if There should be no one around, and he won't make any noise.
Cowardice and fear became the capital of his life at this time.
After finally seeing Brother Dao and Zhu Yuanzhang and their people, the third son's heart finally fell into place.
"Captain Li, Captain Zhu." The third child felt safe, and his back straightened a little. He reported the bandits stationed outside Zhuangzi in a straightforward manner, and then quickly said Lin Yuan's explanation. what he does.
Sanzi’s memory is very good, he doesn’t need pen and paper, once he says he remembers it, he can repeat it word for word: “The boss said, when you get closer, Zhuangzi will raise the red flag, that is the order , the city gate will be opened, and these people will be attacked from both sides."
Li Congrong and the others came back with what Chen Banxian and the others needed. At this moment, they can only find a place to hide the things. These things are not easy to buy. Now people can't eat enough, not to mention these inedible things. Now, it is also common for dignitaries to raise several Taoist priests, and there are many alchemists, but not every dignitary raises them, and not everyone raises a large group.
They still bought it from an old Taoist priest. The price of the old Taoist priest is not high, but he only needs grain, coarse grain and fine grain. Coarse grain is the best, and the quantity is large.
The old Taoist priest has more than himself to support. There are more than 20 little radishes in his Taoist temple. They are all children without parents and mothers.
Taoist temples are different from temples. Many Taoist temples are actually wild temples. During difficult times, the imperial court will not give them a grain of rice.
There are also wild temples in the temples, but as long as the temples can get on the right track, such as the Huangjue Temple, there will be the imperial court to provide food.
Li Congrong really wanted to bring back the old Taoist priest and the group of little radish heads. He is smarter now. He feels that if he brings these people back, the fourth brother must have a place to use them.
It is a pity that the old Taoist did not agree.
But this year, it's normal to disagree.
The days outside are even more difficult now. When they came back, they passed a village, the men rushed out to stop them, and the women asked them to touch them with open arms. If you touch them, you can just give them some beans. If you want to do anything else, then Gotta get a handful of grains.
They make a living from it.
Before that, they were probably just little villagers who sang along with their wives, and other men would beat their wives when they looked at them.
When Li Congrong watched them with numb expressions waiting for his wife and other men to finish things, and then hunched over to ask for food after the incident, a chill rose from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
Not only women, but some good-looking men also sell them.
All they want is a mouthful of food to survive.
He also saw with his own eyes a boy with slender hands and feet was pressed under a strong man. After the strong man left, the boy smeared blood on his butt, and then lay on his stomach and grabbed the food left by the strong man with his hands. Cooked and chewed directly in the mouth.
As for whether he will die or not, he probably doesn't care about himself, he only cares about whether his belly is full.
It's already spring, but life still hasn't come.
Everyone thought that after the beginning of spring, with wild vegetables, everyone would be able to live better.
But just thought it was.
Li Congrong didn't know why, but he also felt a sense of sadness. If he wasn't lucky, if it wasn't for the position of Zhuangzi placed by the fourth brother, where would he be now
Is it to be a bandit, or a bandit, or like the people in the village, find a daughter-in-law and ask the daughter-in-law to sell skin and meat for food
"Brother Dao?" Zhu Yuanzhang called him.
Only then did Li Congrong come back to his senses.
Zhu Yuanzhang said to Li Congrong, "We went over here, they are here."
Zhu Yuanzhang drew a simple map on the ground, which Li Congrong could understand.
After determining the direction and tactics, they hid what they were going to bring back, and then the group moved forward cautiously like a thief. They were all wearing green rattan armor, which is also natural in the spring woods. Protective coloration.
Kind of like camouflage.
Lin Yuan stood on the observation deck and watched carefully. Now he is not the only one on the observation deck. Everyone has to look around. After all, they don't know where Li Congrong and Zhu Yuanzhang will come out.
"Come on!" someone shouted.
Lin Yuan: "Raise the flag!"
A large red flag was raised from the lookout.
Brother Dao and the others saw it, as did the group of people waiting outside the city wall.
Just as Lin Yuan raised the flag, the city gate also opened.
Everyone rushed out at that moment. They were used to obeying Lin Yuan's instructions. Wherever Lin Yuan pointed, they rushed where they wanted. Some people were timid, but when everyone around them was rushing, they could only follow. The crowd rushed over.
Zhu Yuanzhang held the knife, he kicked the person standing in front of him with one kick, the knife pointed down, and stabbed the enemy's chest in the opposite direction.
Then someone behind him was attacking with a knife, and Zhu Yuanzhang was about to draw a knife, but the man was already knocked down.
Li Congrong's face was stained with blood: "You should change this habit."
Zhu Yuanzhang pulled up the knife: "Remember it next time."
These people are not as easy to deal with as the people they met before. They are a group of real desperadoes. They are well-armed and tall and tall. Maybe they saw Lin Yuan's Zhuangzi when they were passing by. With their own thoughts, they had no siege equipment, and could only temporarily stay near Zhuangzi, waiting for their prey to reveal their flaws like snakes.
Perhaps it was because of the rattan armor, or because of other reasons, the casualties this time were not as tragic as Lin Yuan thought, although nearly 20 people died and a dozen were seriously injured, the rest were big and small. Minor injuries.
But none of the bandits survived.
Before he accepted the three sons and these bandits because they were located at the bottom of the stockade, that is to say, they were not really evil people. They just wanted to eat and eat. Whoever they follow, such people are easy to accept, and Lin Yuan accepts them. As for obedience and sense of belonging, they can only be cultivated slowly in front of them.
But these bandits are not.
Their butcher knives can be pointed at anyone.
Lin Yuan couldn't bet.
With such a big Zhuangzi behind him, with so many people in the Zhuangzi, he lost the bet, and he couldn't afford the consequences.
There were nearly 20 people who died. Lin Yuan asked people to prepare simple coffins for them overnight, and buried them not far from Zhuangzi. They were seriously injured and moved indoors, and the women with the lightest hands and feet were asked to take care of them. The injury is simple, just ask them to change the medicine on time.
Li Congrong and Zhu Yuanzhang were also seriously injured. Fortunately, there are several kinds of medicinal herbs that he bought at Jiang Guang's place before, and they are still very effective. After two days of use, the wound turned pink, no No more bleeding, no purulent infection.
Lin Yuan has always paid great attention to the hygiene of the ward.
All the patients' clothes are boiled and sterilized, and the people who take care of the wounded are all women who have cleaned themselves up.
Although there were not many oral medicines, Lin Yuan was so generous that he almost always gave them meat porridge.
Some people even thought that it would not be a bad thing to live in the ward all the time.
Of course... When they have to solve the three urgent problems, it is the men who help.
Chen Banxian and the others naturally knew what happened. When the fight broke out outside, they hid in the alchemy room and shivered. After the incident was over, they got together and discovered the importance of the frying pan for the first time.
If it is true as the owner said, they can prepare the recipe and put beads in it. In the face of such conflicts and attacks, they will lose a lot less, a lot.
After getting the things brought back by Li Congrong and the others, Chen Banxian and the others had an unprecedented enthusiasm for work for the first time. They were bored in the alchemy room almost all day long. They didn't even make fake jade. They just went to the cafeteria alone to eat. Hit, and then go back to the alchemy room to continue trying.
Lin Yuan also went to see it once, and found that their method of preparing recipes was actually quite scientific.
Because there is no accurate measuring tool, they use small wooden spoons. The size of these small wooden spoons is very consistent, and the error is not too large. They will be placed little by little, and the people next to them will record.
When they think it's over, they take the small stove outside, seal it up, and light the lead wire.
Too bad most of them just catch fire, but don't blow up.
Lin Yuan stayed with them for a whole day, and found that they were eating steamed buns in their mouths and doing things in their hands.
The group lost weight at a rate visible to the naked eye.
But their efforts paid off.
On a sunny day with a clear blue sky, Lin Yuan received the biggest piece of good news in the past three years—
The earth explosives were taken out.
Although rudimentary and not very lethal, it can explode and deter the enemy. To a certain extent, it is probably not qualified as a weapon, but as a deterrent tool, its symbolic meaning is greater than its practical value.
It's like in the animal kingdom, many animals will roar at each other before fighting to scare off the enemy.
In fact, people are the same, but what people fear is not the same as what animals fear.
Chen Banxian was also a little proud: "We have also thought about the method you mentioned. You see, this bag is made of beads."
These beads were made by Wu Sansi. He has a lot of experience in blacksmithing. It is not difficult to make beads of similar size.
In order to test the usefulness of this kind of explosive with beads added, Lin Yuan decided to sacrifice one of the simplest sheds, and then lit the fire and threw the explosives into it.
Only a loud bang was heard, and the top of the shed was blown away, but in an instant, a fire started to burn.
However, the fire was not too big. After the fire was extinguished, Lin Yuan walked in to see it.
Many beads are embedded in the wall. Although this shed is simple, the wall is still very strong. If this is a human body, even if these beads cannot be pierced, they will still be inside their body.
The presence of beads will increase the attack range and lethality of earth explosives.
Lin Yuan was overjoyed, and as soon as he turned around, he hugged Chen Banxian, a lousy old man, and patted him on the shoulder excitedly: "Banxian! You have done a great job!"
Chen Banxian was also a little stunned. He really didn't expect the addition of beads to be so powerful.
"Master..." Chen Banxian swallowed, "Then...is that really the package of gunpowder you and I have?"
Lin Yuan nodded fiercely: "Yes! Banxian, you are really amazing!"
Chen Banxian was praised, and finally got excited. He just returned from the sky to the ground, and his feet finally landed on the ground.
There were also many onlookers.
They were chatting and discussing.
"Good guy! Such a loud noise! I thought it was Lord Long sneezing!"
"You didn't see that the roof was blown away!"
"It's still on fire!"
"That's amazing."
"If anyone is still guarding outside our Zhuangzi in the future, we will throw a few bags of this and scare them to death."
"that is!"
Lin Yuan was in a good mood, he waved his hand, and today everyone can taste some meat again.
Although it's just a broth, the occasional minced pork is a supreme enjoyment.
Regarding these gunpowder, Lin Yuan felt that these few half-immortals would definitely not be able to keep up with production. If he was so old and the work intensity increased, he was afraid that they would have their braids up that day. These are all made of gold. The talents that can be exchanged must be well protected.
So Lin Yuan asked Wu Yuelian to go with a few women who were not pregnant for apprenticeship.
Chen Banxian and the others are of course unwilling. Who accepts female apprentices? What's more, he didn't join the Taoist sect, he wanted to recognize him alone as a master, and he didn't know how Wu Yuelian did it. Anyway, Chen Banxian and the others began to teach reluctantly.
There is a reason why Lin Yuan asked the woman to go.
Now the number of men is less than twenty, and he has to find a way to make up.
Moreover, men need to farm and train, and they really can't find a manpower to ask them to learn how to make gunpowder.
Wu Yuelian and the others are different. They don't have so much work, and they don't need to go out to fight. The logistics of gunpowder is just right, and women always have to be more careful, and the possibility of making mistakes will be reduced.
After the division of labor was clarified, Lin Yuan called Li Congrong, Jiang Gui and Zhu Yuanzhang to discuss recruiting.
In fact, if you recruit people in winter, you can consume less food, but now Lin Yuan can't wait for winter, so he can only think of a way now.
"What about that merchant last time?" Jiang Gui asked, "He naturally has a way to buy people."
Lin Yuan: "I don't know where his family lives."
There is nowhere to look.
Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "How about I take someone out again?"
Lin Yuan shook his head: "You guys still have to cultivate for a while. With such a serious injury, don't be more troublesome if it cracks."
Zhu Yuanzhang touched his waist, and there was a stab wound. Fortunately, it was treated in time. Now it has begun to scab, and it is estimated that it will be better soon.
"When Jiang Guang brings the horse over, I will tell him to find someone for me." Lin Yuan said, "If he doesn't come, we have to go out and find someone ourselves."
Jiang Gui suddenly said, "Why don't you ask me to go out?"
Several people looked at Jiang Gui.
Jiang Gui smiled and said, "You can still pretend to be a businessman, not to mention buying people, and even inquiring about news is faster than you."
"That's a good idea."
"More details are needed."
Lin Yuan listened to their discussion. He needed people, and there were quite a few. Their granaries were full, and they had also opened up all the wasteland that could be opened nearby. The harvest this fall could be larger than in previous years.
Lin Yuan planned to accept another 500 people in, and in winter, another 500 people.
Although 1,000 people may seem like a small number, in fact, the armaments of each town are actually very small. With 1,000 people, they can even fight a small town.
Lin Yuan is now waiting for Yang Zian to come back. If he can bring Zhang Shicheng and his brothers, he can take the next step.
Take Xinghua down.
Xinghua has a salt field.
But we have to wait for the Red Turbans to raise the flag of rebellion.
Most of the troops of the imperial court will go to the Red Turban Army.
Then he can hold Xinghua.
Zhang Shicheng is...
Lin Yuan feels that it is hard to say now, Zhang Shicheng is actually a very ordinary person, he has some talents and a little kindness, but at the same time he also has the problems that ordinary people have. After the transaction, he sent food to Emperor Yuanshun, and on the one hand, he wanted the court to recognize his identity as King Cheng.
However, Zhang Shicheng had a bit of leadership ability earlier, and he would stand up for his brothers without fear of power.
also pity the weak.
Robbing the rich to help the poor, I want to make more people live.
But when the power in his hands became bigger and bigger, more and more people followed him, and no one sang the opposite, the whole person swelled.
Most of the leaders of the uprising will go through this stage, but some people are suppressed, and some people are really inflated.
Lin Yuan didn't doubt Zhang Shicheng's original intention. What he wanted at first should not be power. Being at the bottom, what he wanted was to live a dignified life with food, clothing and clothing without being beaten. , the desire is more and more.
Lin Yuan didn't know if he would become like that one day.
I just hope that if there is one day, someone around him will wake him up.
The author has something to say: In the uprising at the bottom, the leaders are very easy to swell. Many of them have to become kings before their heels are stable. Then there will be three palaces and six courtyards, the queen mother will also be sealed, and the ministers will also be sealed. success.