Chapter 381: There are also new ways to swim

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan are still trying to earn back, Wang Juan is starting to train the army, looking for 3,000 soldiers from Henan Province, Wang Juan is ready to train out,.

3,000 people are not obtained for nothing, they are exchanged for 10,000 Jili Prefecture sergeants, 10,000 for 3,000, not only must you take care of the food of 10,000 people first, these 3,000 people also have to take care of them, it is not possible to favor one over the other.

For the sake of the army's combat effectiveness, Wang Juan also ruthlessly bought a large amount of meat and wine from other places, and gave it to 3,000 people to eat vigorously, and ate it for five days in a row.

Zhang Xiaobao is still in charge of economic affairs, 130,000 people, no, it should be said that 160,000 people want him to raise, at the moment he is only in and out, he has calculated, one year, only one year, even eating, drinking and clothes, you need to pay 200,000 yuan.

A small child consumes more than two adults, needs to drink milk, eats eggs, needs books, and needs pen, ink, paper, and inkstone.

Zhang Xiaobao remembers that ***, a glass of milk strengthens a nation, he understands that it is not that cup of milk that really strengthens a nation, but the spirit of a glass of milk, no matter how bitter and poor it is, it is necessary to maintain such a spirit.

He wanted to continue this spirit and let the Khitan people and the people of Silla back down in the face of this spirit.

Zhang Xiaobao found one thing, that is, here, or the three northeastern provinces are not so many ceramics available, such as Khitan, ceramics are still good things among them, because of the problem of transportation, the price of ceramics has become very high.

Transporting ceramics from other places, whether it is with grass or with branches of various plants, there will always be a lot of damage, especially on land transportation, a batch of ceramics that come over, and finally two percent can be used in the end, which is good.

Even if it is transported by boat, it is the same, after all, the Khitan side is not close to the sea, and it still has to take the mountain road.

What's more, ordinary small businessmen don't dare to come over, for fear that others will rob them, let alone make money when the time comes, it's good 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, so he can still cooperate, the first thing he thought of was the Thousand World Chamber of Commerce.

At the beginning, he was not ready to cheat and wanted to do business, but he was a little unwilling, and he couldn't do it without retaliation, so he came up with an idea to cooperate with the Thousand World Chamber of Commerce.

Of course, he didn't know that his name could suppress others and couldn't breathe, and he only considered the two aspects of cooperation and non-cooperation of the Thousand World Chamber of Commerce.

Whether they cooperate or not, they can be weakened, Zhang Xiaobao thought so, and sent two people from the inner courtyard to Changning County to negotiate.

When the two of them left, Zhang Xiaobao leisurely shook to the beach, so that he could see Wang Juan letting 3,000 people learn to swim, Wang Juan was holding a bow in his hand, and the arrow had been mounted, aiming back and forth there, she asked 3,000 people to swim to swim, and those who couldn't swim must also stay in the water.

If one of them has been exposed for more than two breaths, then be prepared to let her shoot an arrow.

The effect was very good, not a single one of the three thousand people dared, they were all cats there, those who could swim tried to swim back and forth in the water, and those who could not swim also squatted in the water.

When Zhang Xiaobao saw 3,000 people, he knew that they would be very obedient, not because of how sharp the bow and arrow in Wang Juan's hand were, but because Wang Juan's name was too big, and the army was where strength spoke, and of course there was a little bit of seniority.

Wang Juan's force is not to say how it is, but the command is impeccable, the 3,000 people who can come are all veteran soldiers, and they want to get more benefits, and they want to be soldiers under Wang Juan, and they will have face when they say it in the future.

Seeing that the person who couldn't swim deliberately showed his grievances, Zhang Xiaobao said to Wang Juan: "Juanjuan, are you too cruel to do this?" ”

As soon as Wang Juan's hand was released, an arrow flew out, so that it could be inserted next to a person who was just about to stand up and move for a while, so frightened that this person immediately squatted down with a thud.

"How cruel? Soathing in the water is like taking a bath, and it's not cold now. As he spoke, Wang Juan put another arrow on his hand, which made the people in the water even more afraid.

"You don't understand what I mean, always stay in the water like this, inactive, it will be cold, it's better to let them catch some small crabs or something below, go back and fry them for Xiaobei to eat, as a snack, if you catch too much, you can also send it to school to reward the children who study hard."

Zhang Xiaobao said loudly to Wang Juan as if he cared about the soldiers in the water.

The people in the water, when they heard it closely, almost didn't faint, and when they looked at Zhang Xiaobao one by one, it was like looking at a demon.

Wang Juan suddenly nodded and said: "Yes, why didn't I think that it was too cruel to only let them soak in the water, now listen to my orders, catch crabs, each person catches at least ten, when it reaches ten, you can have dinner today, and those who don't go will be hungry for a night, more than twenty, you can drink, and after thirty, you can eat canned food, come on." ”

At Wang Juan's order, the people who were soaking in the sea began to catch crabs as if they were crazy, not because of the problem of missing one meal, but because they had caught enough thirty of them, they were able to eat canned food, which they had only eaten once since they came, and it tasted better than everything they had eaten before.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan are unimpressed with canned food, they can eat regular meals, who wants to eat canned food, the two of them watched three thousand people fluttering there to catch crabs, big and small, the only requirement is not to catch on the beach, because it is very fast to catch on the beach.

"Actually, I'm not trying to let them all learn to swim and then fight in the water, I just want them to exercise through swimming when they are in the water, and the exercise on the flat ground is different from the water after all, if there is a way to make them not afraid of water, they can exercise in the water, it would be better."

Looking at the people who were fluttering back and forth in the water, Wang Juan said to Zhang Xiaobao.

Zhang Xiaobao didn't say anything, but thought about Wang Juan's words, and also looked at the people who drilled back and forth in the water, and after a while, Zhang Xiaobao's eyes suddenly lit up, and said to Wang Juan: "I know what kind of way to keep 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.

Early the next morning, a salt farm was built in a suitable place by the sea in Jili Prefecture, although the sunshine time here is too short compared to Luzhou, but after all, it is on the seaside, and the temperature is not low, compared to Shenyang and Fushun, which go further inside.

Many salt farms were built, and just when other people thought that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan wanted to sell the salt produced in this salt factory for money, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan organized a lot of people and began to carry out civil engineering operations in this place.

A large pit was dug out with the efforts of hundreds of men, and then cement brought in from elsewhere was plastered back and forth in the pit.

A few days later, a super-large open-air swimming pool was built, and Xiaobei and others had long been thinking about coming in and swimming, demonstrating to those who couldn't swim, and at the same time enjoying the freedom of easy swimming.

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 salt water into the repaired swimming pool.

When many people were wondering, Xiaobei and others jumped down in person, and they not only did not swim in the water in swimming suits, but took out a lot of food and put it beside them with a large piece of oiled paper.

The four sides of the oiled paper have been slightly folded, but even so, it also makes many people feel magical, especially the movements of Xiaobei and a few people, often speaking, they should lie 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 navel sank, and other places were still exposed on the water, through the water that was not too deep, everyone could see that Xiaobei's legs did not make any movements to tread water.

Anyone who lives by the sea knows that if you tread water, you can only do it in a short period of time if you want to expose the navel more than an inch above the water, and then it will sink again.

Everyone first let out a burst of exclamation, and then carefully observed, in anticipation of learning the skills of Xiaobei and others, such a water nature is not ordinary.

"Is there too much salt, it has long been saturated, and it is estimated that the bottom of the swimming pool is already full of salt crystals." Wang Juan looked at Xiaobei and the others demonstrating there, and asked Zhang Xiaobao.

Zhang Xiaobao is not thinking about the value of salt, but about making people who can't swim dare to swim in this pool in the future, which is the artificial Dead Sea, using the specific gravity of salt to hold people up.

In fact, people who can't swim often can't reach the level of Xiaobei and others, Xiaobei and others really didn't move their legs, but they kept adjusting their breathing to let the breath go to their stomachs as much as possible, so that they could float on it.

Hearing Wang Juan's words, Zhang Xiaobao nodded, "Don't worry about salt or not, think about training the sergeants here, I think if we don't have to sell salt, we can make a profitable deal." ”

"What kind of sale? Dead Sea? There aren't so many rich people here who want to come here. Wang Juan immediately thought of Zhang Xiaobao's idea, but he didn't agree.

"Who said that it has to be here, Changning County is good, use a boat to transport salt over, and then get a big swimming pool there, which can increase the tax revenue in the county, and also allow more people to go over to play, it is not far from the capital, and the tour group can specially design a route."

Zhang Xiaobao's mind was not on the local area at all, but thought of Changning County.

"Which do you think is more expensive, or what do you think is more expensive?" Wang Juan asked again.

"Then it depends on the distance of transportation, if there is left, you can try." Zhang Xiaobao insisted.