And what he values more - the Mandarin Duck Formation gives a group of peasants the courage and ability to confront the enemy - the Mandarin Duck Formation makes them grow into qualified soldiers, fierce veterans, and killer formations, which are the cornerstone of the big army.

After listening, everyone was suddenly surprised, no wonder the number of adults this time is always a multiple of twelve, it turns out that the reason is here.

"In addition, when selecting soldiers, you still have to set some rules."

Dong Ce said: "I'll say one thing first, the first chief can't be chosen." These armor chiefs, Su Rili, are in charge of the people below, although they are respectful in front of you, but in front of the people, they can already be regarded as big people. If he is elected to join the army, the households under his control still habitually listen to them, and in this way, it is easy to form gangs and factions. Therefore, not only can the first captain not be chosen, but a male of A has to be broken up and assigned to different killer teams. ”

"I'll talk about this first, after you go down, you all have to think about it, put forward more opinions, and work together."

Everyone should be.

This meeting has been held for more than an hour unconsciously, and seeing that it is getting late, Dong Ce announced that they would disperse.

……

On the second day, Dong Ce rarely slept in.

These days are hectic and hectic, and it is really stressful that it is rare to go home and reunite with the family, and temporarily put those worries away.

As the saying goes, Xiao Biesheng is newlywed, and it took a lot of tossing last night, and it took more than an hour for the two of them to fall asleep. On the second day, he didn't get up early, and he didn't get up to wash and eat until the sun was loud, and then Dong Ce took people to Yanghe City again.

Speaking of which, after all, there are still worries on the side of Yanghe City.

When I arrived in Yanghe City and entered the Yuelai Inn, it was already past lunch. When the proprietress Du family saw him, a bright color flashed in her eyes, and she greeted: "Senior official Dong, Hou Gongzi still has someone to look for you this morning......

Dong Ce nodded and smiled: "Thank you for informing." ”

She is wearing a green cloth dress today, with a blue veil wrapped around her head, which looks rustic when worn on others, but on her, it is elegant and persistent, and there is a simple and quiet beauty of a different beauty.

The two housekeepers were sitting opposite each other in the lobby, but there was no other food in front of them, only a plate of peanuts, and neither of them moved their chopsticks, but their eyes were quickly looking around, obviously waiting for someone. Seeing Dong Ce and the others coming in, the two quickly got up, walked up to Wang Tong and said a few words.

Wang Tong nodded, leaned over to Dong Ce's side and whispered: "My lord, that Zhang Mazi has been staring at the Xie Ji Grain Store for the past few days, and he came over early this morning to say that the people in the Xie Ji Grain Store have withdrawn." Everything had been emptied, the signs had been removed, and it was now empty. ”

"Oh?" Dong Ce raised his eyebrows and said, "Let's go, let's take a look." ”

With that, the group walked out of the lobby again and went to the Xie Ji Grain Store on Qipan Street.

They didn't pay attention, and when they spoke, the lady of the Du family seemed to have no intention, but in fact, her eyes were staring at his lips all the time. Seeing them leaving, the Du family lady had a thoughtful look on her face.

The two-storey façade building facing the street and the upper and lower eight rooms are completely empty. Two days ago, it was still brightly lit and lively, and the storefront was full of people, but now it is empty. The door was locked, the windows were tightly closed, a lot of garbage and debris were thrown in front of the door, and a cold wind swept in, and it was deserted.

Dong Ce sighed softly, this is one of the results of the exchange of five thousand taels of silver, but I don't know when the body will be able to come down.

He stepped forward and pointed to the iron general at the door, Wang Tong understood, and glanced at Dong Yongzhen, Dong Yongzhen understood, strode up the steps, came to the door, first looked at the iron general, and then held it with both hands, and began to twist vigorously. Not only did he have a big fist, but also a big hand, and after a while, he only heard a click, and the copper lock was connected to the door nose, and it was actually pulled out of the door.

Pushing open the door and entering, compared to the last time I came, it could probably be described in four words - a mess.

There was no dry thing at the counter in the house, and there was still garbage everywhere, and the room was empty and tight. It can be seen that the four rooms below are all large houses, each of which is two feet seven or eight feet deep and one foot or two feet wide. The ground is paved with neat terrazzo bricks, each by one of which is of average size, and it is very compact. The walls between the houses are very thick, about two feet long, which not only makes the house well insulated, can store heat in winter, but also, above all, it is strong - with such a thickness, as long as there is no major human damage, it will not be a problem to stand for hundreds of years.

The four walls are coated with plaster, which is very smooth and flat, and there are stairs leading to the second floor behind the big house in the middle, and there are stairs leading to the second floor. The layout is the same as that downstairs, except that the side facing the street has large windows. But at this moment, the paper that pasted the window was torn off, many of which were not torn clean, and there were still a lot of leftovers, and a gust of wind blew from outside, which was a whirring fan. There was no paper pasted on the window, and it couldn't stop the wind, so it drilled into it in bursts.

Dong Ce sneered when he saw it. Obviously, Xie Dian must have been forced to move out from here by the second manager, and he was in a hurry, maybe he moved out overnight last night, which can be seen from the things scattered everywhere. But even if this guy withdrew in such a hurry, he didn't forget to destroy everything that could be destroyed here, even the window paper was torn. There's a posture that you don't want to get if I can't get something.

"Villain." Dong Ce only gave him a two-word evaluation.

The building is very elegant, tall and sturdy, not to mention the walls facing the street are three feet thick, the windows and lattices are made of wood, and the window frames are made of stone. The eaves on the roof of the second floor are nearly five feet long, and even if it is pouring rain, the windows will not be wet, so there is no need to worry about the first floor. Not only is it not afraid of rain, but even if it rains, cooking under the eaves is enough to support it. It is also in this era that there is a bridge section that often appears in novels to shelter from the rain under the eaves, if it is the eaves of the house in later generations, people are extravagant to stand open, where can they shelter from the rain?

Dong Ce instructed: "Go back and buy some bamboo strip paper, find a bigger storefront, add some money, and call two guys directly in the seller's shop to let them paste this window properly." ”

Wang Tong hurriedly responded.

In this era, people who are a little more particular about the general window are bamboo strip paper, this kind of paper is more translucent, and the lighting in the house will be better after pasting, and it is tough and not easy to break, a bit like the gauze paper of later generations. There will be panes on the windows, and the bamboo strips are pasted on the inside of the panes, and the pane eyes are smaller and denser, one is to prevent theft, and the other is that the window is too large and the window paper is easy to be blown by the wind. In the summer, rich people will use a very thin light gauze to replace the window paper, which is also the prototype of the "blue screen window" that often appears in ancient poems. At that time, the cold wind will howl, and there will be no heat at all.

Of course, many poor families also have the ability to use bamboo strips of paper, so they can only fill the windows with thatch, or open the windows in houses that no longer sleep at all.

Generally speaking, the paper used to paste the windows is changed once a year, and it just so happens that it is almost the New Year, and re-pasting it is regarded as a welcome to the new year. The best bamboo strip window paper is stronger than kraft paper, and the light transmission is not very permeable, and the surrounding paste must be wet with water to tear off when changing the paper during the New Year, which is very strong.

When I went down the stairs, I saw a large door leading to the backyard at the bottom of the stairs against the right wall.

When he entered the door, Dong Ce's eyes lit up.

In front of him is a large space, a courtyard covered with blue bricks, and a flower garden is built on both sides of the courtyard, each with a square circle, but at this time, it is nine midwinter, and there are only dead branches and leaves left, which is a little desolate. But it is conceivable that if it is spring and summer, it must be flowers blooming and competing to bloom.

The courtyard is three zhang deep, and there is a tall wall, two zhang high, three zhang wide, and six feet thick, occupying a considerable space. On the front of the wall, there is a huge picture of a rich peony. It is made of fine tiles of various colors, and it is very exquisite. The color of the red and purple is extremely strong, and the wealth is compelling.

Bypassing the wall, on either side of the courtyard are two rows of side rooms, which are the residences of the servants of the household, and they are not allowed to enter the back house. And since there is a façade house facing the street in front of it, I can't say that there will be some guys living in it. Facing the wall, is the middle hall of the front yard, which is the place where the guests are gathered, and the natural cultivation is tall and spacious, which is very magnificent. The pedestal of the three-story high staircase leaves a verandah about one step wide, and the edge of the verandah is a railing made of white stone, and every two zhang or so distance, there is a water urn thick, and the outside is painted with a pillar of uniform red paint. These pillars support this tall but only one-story building.

The two doors of the main hall as high as two zhang were locked, this time Dong Ce did not let Dong Yongzhen go up to twist the copper lock, he could see that the doors and windows were made of fine elm, although it was not as good as Huanghuali and red sandalwood, but elm was also known for being solid and fine. It is very suitable as a material for home furnishings and boards, and the wood used by the general medium rich and noble, the general eunuch, the medium and even the large landlords in the countryside is mainly this kind of wood. The outside is painted with a very comfortable dark yellow, slightly blackened, which is the precipitation of the years. These doors and windows alone are worth a lot of money, and most importantly, if they are damaged, then they will be very incompatible with the surrounding environment and atmosphere. Under the weather.

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