Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan are still working hard to make money back. Wang Juan has started to train the army. He has recruited three thousand soldiers from Henan Province. Wang Juan is ready to train to deal with the upcoming troubles.
Three thousand people were not obtained in vain. They were exchanged for ten thousand sergeants from Jilizhou, ten thousand for three thousand. Not only should the food of ten thousand be taken care of first, these three thousand should also be taken care of. It is impossible to favor one over the other.
For the army’s combat effectiveness, Wang Juan also mercilessly bought a large amount of meat and wine from elsewhere, and ate it hard for 3,000 people. After eating for five days, Wang Juan was ready to train hard on the sixth day. If you don’t work hard after eating wine, it’s not justified.
Zhang Xiaobao is still in charge of economic affairs, 130,000 people, no, it should be said that 160,000 people want him to support him. At this moment, he can only get in and out. For clothes, you need to pay 200,000 pens.
A child consumes more than two adults. It needs milk, eggs, books, pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Zhang Xiaobao remembers that Japan, a glass of milk strengthens a nation. He understands that it is not the glass of milk that really strengthens a nation, but the spirit of a glass of milk. No matter how hard it is, no matter how poor, you must maintain this spirit.
He wanted to continue this spirit and let the people of Khitan and Silla retreat in the face of this spirit.
One thing Zhang Xiaobao discovered is that there are not so many ceramics available here, or in the three northeastern provinces. For example, Khitan, ceramics are still good among them, because of the transportation problem, the price of ceramics has become very high.
When transporting ceramics from other places, whether it is with grass or branches of various plants, there will always be a lot of damage, especially on land transportation. If a batch of ceramics is delivered, it will be good if 20% of the ceramics can be used in the end. .
Even if it is transported by boat, it is the same. After all, the Khitan side is not close to the sea, and it is still necessary to walk the mountain road.
What's more, ordinary small businessmen don't dare to come over, fearing that others will snatch them, and let alone making money at that time, it's not bad to have a life.
Zhang Xiaobao started the idea of ceramics. Porcelain is not expected now, but there are a lot of pottery in Changning, and it happens to be able to cooperate. The first thing he thought of was the Thousand World Chamber of Commerce.
At the beginning, he was not ready to deceive, and wanted to do business seriously, but he was a bit unwilling to do it without retaliation. Then he came up with an idea to cooperate with the Thousand World Chamber of Commerce.
Of course, he doesn't even know his name can suppress other people's breath. He only considers the two aspects of cooperation and non-cooperation of the Thousand World Chamber of Commerce.
Whether they cooperate or not, it can weaken them. Thinking like this, Zhang Xiaobao sent two people from the inner courtyard to Changning County to negotiate.
When the two of them left, Zhang Xiaobao swayed to the beach leisurely, just in time to see Wang Juan letting three thousand people learn to swim. Wang Juan was holding a bow in his hand and the arrow had been hit. She was aiming back and forth there, she demanded Three thousand people can swim, and those who can't swim must stay in the water.
If one of them shows her chest for more than two breaths, then prepare to let her shoot an arrow.
The effect was very good. None of the 3,000 people dared to cater there. Those who could swim tried their best to swim back and forth in the water, and those who could not swim were also squatting in the water.
When Zhang Xiaobao saw three thousand people, he knew that they would be very obedient. It was not how sharp Wang Juan’s bows and arrows were, but because Wang Juan’s name was too big. The army was the place to speak with strength, and of course there was a little bit more. Of qualifications.
Wang Juan’s military strength is not to be discussed, but the command is impeccable. The three thousand people who can come are all veteran soldiers. They want to benefit from more and want to serve as soldiers under Wang Juan’s. face.
Seeing someone who can't swim deliberately showed aggrieved appearance, Zhang Xiaobao said to Wang Juan, "Cuckoo, is it too cruel for you to do this?"
When Wang Juan let go of his hand, an arrow flew out, and it happened to be near a person who was about to stand up and move for a while. The person was so scared that he immediately squatted down with a plop.
"How cruel? The bubble in the water is like a bath, and it's not cold now." Wang Juan hitched an arrow when he was talking, making the people in the water even more afraid.
"You didn't understand what I meant. You always stay in the water like this, inactive, and it will be cold. Why don't you let them grab some crabs underneath, then go back and deep-fry them for Xiaobei and them to eat. If it's a snack, If you catch a lot, you can also send it to school to reward the children who study hard."
Zhang Xiaobao said loudly to Wang Juan, looking concerned about the soldiers in the water.
The people in the water almost didn't faint when they were close. When they looked at Zhang Xiaobao one by one, they looked like a demon.
Wang Juan suddenly nodded and said: "Yeah, I didn't expect it to be so cruel to just let them soak in the water. Now I listen to my order and catch crabs. Everyone catches at least ten, until ten, today. You can eat dinner, and those who are not there will be hungry all night. If there are more than 20, you can drink, and after 30, you can eat canned food and cheer."
Following Wang Juan’s order, the people who were immersed in the sea seemed crazy and started to catch crabs, not because of the problem of eating less than one meal, but because they could eat canned food if they caught enough thirty. They only ate the canned food once after they came, and it tasted better than everything they had eaten before.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan disagree with canned food. They can eat normal meals. Who wants to eat canned food? The two of them watched three thousand people thrashing and catching crabs. Both the big and the small ones are counted. The only requirement is that they can't eat them. Catch on the beach, because it is very fast on the beach.
"In fact, I don’t want them to learn how to swim and fight in the water. I just want them to exercise by swimming while in the water. After all, exercise on flat ground is different from that in water. If there is a way to make them not afraid of water, just It’s even better to be able to exercise in the water."
Looking at the people thumping back and forth in the water, Wang Juan said to Zhang Xiaobao.
Zhang Xiaobao didn't say anything, but thought of Wang Juan's words, and also looked at the people who were drilling up and down in the water. After a while, Zhang Xiaobao's eyes suddenly lit up and said to Wang Juan, "I know what's going on. The way to prevent them from being afraid of water."
"What way?" Wang Juan asked in surprise.
"Listen to me." Zhang Xiaobao began to bite Wang Juan's ear.
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In the morning of the next day, one salt field was built in a suitable place on the seaside in Jilizhou. Although the sunshine time is too short compared to Luzhou, it is at the seaside after all, and the temperature is not low. Shenyang and Fushun are getting hotter further inside.
Many salt farms were built. Just when others thought that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan wanted to use the salt produced in this salt farm to sell money, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan organized a lot of people and began to carry out civil engineering in this place. Operation.
A large pit was dug out with the efforts of hundreds of people, and then cement transported from elsewhere was wiped back and forth in the pit.
A few days later, a super large outdoor swimming pool was built. Xiaobei and others had long been thinking about coming in and swimming, showing people who can’t swim, and at the same time enjoying the ease of swimming.
This is not a normal swimming pool. After waiting for a few days, the concentration of salt water in the salt field reached a certain level, and Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan asked people to pour the salt water into the repaired swimming pool.
When many people were wondering, Xiaobei and the others jumped down. Not only did they not swim in the water in their bathing suits, but they took out a lot of food and put them next to them with a large piece of oil paper. .
The four sides of the oil paper have been slightly folded, but even so, many people feel magical, especially the actions of Xiaobei. Normally, they should be lying flat on the water, otherwise they will sink.
But at this moment they actually sat on the water, only an inch above their legs and belly button sank, and other places were still exposed on the water. Everyone could see through the water that was not too deep. Bei and their legs did not make any treading movements.
Anyone living by the sea knows that if it is treading water, it can only be done in a short time if the navel is more than an inch above the water, and then it will sink again.
Everyone exclaimed for a while, and then watched them carefully, hoping to learn the skills of Xiaobei and others, this kind of wateriness is extraordinary.
"Is there too much salt? It's already saturated. It is estimated that the bottom of the swimming pool is full of salt crystals." Wang Juan asked Zhang Xiaobao as he watched Xiaobei and the others doing a demonstration there.
What Zhang Xiaobao considers is not the value of salt, but that people who can't swim can dare to swim in this swimming pool in the future. This is the artificial Dead Sea, and the proportion of salt is used to hold people up.
In fact, people who can’t swim normally cannot reach the level of Xiaobei and others. Xiaobei and others do not move their legs, but they are constantly adjusting their breathing to let the breath go as far as possible into the stomach, so that they can float on it. .
Hearing Wang Juan’s words, Zhang Xiaobao nodded: “Don’t worry about the salt or not, first think about training the sergeants here. I think if we don’t have to sell salt, we can make a profit. Buy and sell."
"What business? The Dead Sea? There are not so many rich people here who are willing to come over." Wang Juan thought of Zhang Xiaobao's idea at once, but he didn't agree with it.
"Who said that I have to be here? Changning County is good. The salt will be transported by boat, and then a larger swimming pool will be built there. This will increase the tax revenue in the county and allow more people. In the past, it was not far away from the capital, so the tour group could design a special route."
Zhang Xiaobao didn't put his thoughts on the local area at all, but instead thought of Changning County.
"Then which one do you think is the higher the price of this salt or let others eat it?" Wang Juan asked again.
"Then it depends on the distance of transportation. If there is surplus, you can try." Zhang Xiaobao insisted.