Li Shi suppressed the urge to spit on his face, what kind of Lian Zong, it seems that he has the same surname as Yang Chun before, that is, the gang boss...... As for what kind of people, he didn't want the villagers to be sent to death by this guy.

"Wang Jiu! went to find Mr. Xiao Qian, who went to Jinshanxun, and said that Mr. Peng Lian was going to ask me for a salary of 200 taels and asked him to bring the silver! ”

Li Shi glanced at the son of the widow Wang, and greeted him so loudly, Wang Jiu responded, and was about to get on the small sampan, but was stopped by Peng Hu waving his hand.

"What are you doing here? What does Mr. Xiao Qian have to do with our business? ”

Peng Hu's face was gloomy, and his tone was even more unkind. Li Shi wants a thousand always to bring silver? I'm afraid I'm going to bring the soldiers......

Li Xi was just bluffing, Jin Shanxin came here, how could it take more than half a day, seeing that Peng Hu was also interested in his intimidation, he sneered and continued to beckon.

"Then find Uncle Tian and Uncle Lin, and let them come with the spears that killed thousands of displaced people before, and our village doesn't have two hundred taels of silver, so we will send two hundred spears!"

Peng Hu's face turned green, his fists were clenched, and the people behind him also moved, as if they were waiting for Peng Hu's order to tie up Li Shi.

"Oh, fourth brother, you don't pay attention to what you say, doesn't this make Peng Lian misunderstand? Mr. Peng Lian, you have also seen that the fourth brother's reclamation shelves are all spread out, how can there be so much spare money at once? I have thirty taels of silver here, and I'll get it for you right away, and you comfort your brothers first, and we'll talk about the rest when you're triumphant......"

Liu Xingchun hurriedly came up to reconcile, and let the blood out, Peng Hu was already a little weak by Li Xian is Qian Zong and spear formation, and when he got the steps, he snorted angrily and hatedly, and he didn't dare to force Li Xi anymore.

Looking at the backs of these people who were far away, Li Xiantie said to Liu Xingchun with a blushing face: "The thirty taels of silver are for reimbursement from me." ”

Although the word reimbursement was heard for the first time, the meaning was still understood, Liu Xingchun nodded: "How good is this, I made my own opinion......

Li Xian's face softened, he was still too tender, he couldn't stand this bit of anger, just now Peng Hu was going to be hard, he really had to suffer. This Peng Hu is a professional gangster, and there are not many people in the village of Zhuangzi Construction Site, but he can't take advantage of it, and Liu Xingchun really helped him resolve a trouble.

patted Liu Xingchun on the shoulder, and Li Xian praised: "You are making your own assertions, good!" The more the merrier. ”

Liu Xingchun smiled, feeling that he had finally taken a step closer to Li Xian's side, but he didn't want Li Xian to add again: "I won't be reimbursed in the future", which suddenly made his face freeze, it turned out that he was making his own initiative to pay for it......

"Bandits? Good luck with you! ”

Li Shi raised his middle finger at Peng Hu's boat shadow.

"Army! I want the army! ”

He cried out in the depths of his heart.

"Gold panning is just your side business, what you really have to do is to protect the villagers! Protect everyone's lives and property! Protect your own jobs! ”

At the foot of the mountain on the east side of the Jiguan Mountain, in the camp outside the iron mine, Li Shi gathered his 60 young soldiers and launched the army building plan. It was not just because of the anger that Peng Hu threatened just now, Peng Hu said that Yang Chun was active in the mountains to the west, which also raised a great vigilance in his heart, and if he did not step up the construction of force, it would be a lamb to be slaughtered.

"It turns out that what I have to do is not only to pan for gold, but I don't know this fourth brother, no, Mr. Li, what skills are you going to teach us......

In the team, Luo Huzi thought excitedly.

He was not disappointed, not to mention his ability, and the things he got were already stuffed with his body and heart bulging.

Bamboo hats, shade and rain, villagers are always prepared, this is not surprising. The Calico shirt was neither a sleeveless gown nor a full-sleeved shirt, but only half sleeves, plus knee-length trousers, and the trousers were much narrower than ordinary trousers. Luo Huzi touched this shortshirt and shorts that were finer than ordinary fabrics, and thought to himself, maybe the material was too expensive, so he wanted to save some money?

But this idea was soon overturned by the thick linen belt received, and ordinary people, it was a rope, and these homeless people, who used to tie their pants with rags and even vines. Look at this tightly stitched belt, there are still holes in it neatly, and with the iron ring buckle, it is estimated that it will cost dozens of dollars.

Then came two strange pieces of cotton cloth, one foot long and more than half a foot wide, thicker than a garment. There are holes at each end, and five small iron rings are sewn into the cloth like belt buckles. There are also five ropes sewn behind the holes, which seem to be tied up.

The teenagers were puzzled by the purpose of things, and Jia Hao took a piece of cloth and demonstrated them. Wrapped around the calf, and then tied tightly with two holes in each other with a rope, everyone realized that this was a legging cloth. The Yao people in northern Guangdong, as well as those Orion mountain people, will tie their legs, and it is said that it is particularly easy to walk on the mountain road.

When another thing was distributed to everyone by a teenager from the kanji generation, everyone gasped, not scared, but excited.

Boots, boots with high soles, they've never seen them in their lives, uh...... In fact, I have seen it, but it is only on Li Shi's feet. Of course, it's not Li Xi's high-end leather boots, only the side of the boot is leather, and the boot top and boot state are thick linen. The sole of the boot is also an ordinary old pine with iron palm nails, and the sole, heel and toe of the boot are still lined with old spring bamboo.

Along with the boots, there are also soft and cool bamboo insoles, plus Gebu socks, not to mention the homeless boys, even the mine boys in the village, their feet have never been so comfortable in their lives, plus the heaviness of the boots on the ground, people's spirits have also been boosted a little, and they all seem to be floating in the clouds. Luo Huzi felt that his boots were a little big, and hurriedly looked for his companion Liang Da who was too small to change, but unexpectedly, the two of them were not separated, and they felt wrong when they wore them on their feet, Jia Wu and other young men in charge of the team pointed at them, and couldn't help laughing.

This laugh was like a medicine, and all the teenagers burst out laughing, and in addition to making fun, it was more joyful.

The same new clothes and new pants, plus the same shape of the small hat, the leggings are tight and the calves are tight, and the feet are calm and strong, although the teenagers were trained to stand up and raise their heads, but they have not been very adaptable, but now they feel restrained by this outfit, and it is uncomfortable not to stand straight.

There is a constant stream of things that dazzle them.

Wide belts, the thick one tied to the waist, the thin two, crossed at the back, parallel in front, over the shoulder.

Once again, the boys did not understand the purpose of the belt, especially the two thin belts that crossed the shoulder. But then they took the next thing, and they understood.

A water bladder made of leather, covered in a small bamboo basket, is required to be hung behind the buttocks.

Dry food bags, hanging from the left and right with the water bladder.

The glove bag contains fine gauze, bandages, notoginseng ointment and other ambulance equipment.

There are a lot of things to hang around the waist, and with those two thin belts over the shoulder, the weight can be distributed to the shoulders.

Finally, there are the things that the teenagers have bright eyes and short of breath, weapons.

A rather strangely shaped wooden stick, more than four feet long, thick at one end and thin at the other, and connected by a strap, which can be carried on the shoulder. Look at this shape, the short head is held in the hand, and the thick head beats people, it will be very painful.

A three-edged short sword with a sheath, they were used to seeing it on Li Xi and Jia Wu and other young men in the management team, this short sword and the thin end of the wooden stick can be put together to form a short spear more than six feet long, holding the thick head forward stab, it seems to be able to exert all his strength.

Luo Huzi pulled out the short sword, stroked the blade that was still smeared with oil, and a strange sense of steadfastness permeated his whole body, and the things in this body were carried by this short sword, making him feel that he was no longer an ordinary person, as if there were things he had never thought about and never dared to think about, waiting for him to do.

Looking at Li Shi with a serious face again, Luo Huzi only felt that his eyes were a little moist and hot, he didn't know why this feeling came from, but he could be sure of one thing, the oath he made to Li Xi before was no longer so empty and empty.

"Familiarize yourself with the attire, learn how to maintain your gear and weapons, and start your training tomorrow!"

Li Xi gave a final instruction, turned around and walked to Guan Tian and the others who were standing behind, they looked at the sixty or so young men with a new appearance, and they were dumbfounded for a long time.

"Four...... Fourth Brother...... Will this recruit the government......

Guan Fengsheng recited the old saying.

"They have to change their clothes when they want to go out, so there's nothing to worry about."

Li Shi casually reassured.

"But this one...... Tsk, I'm afraid it cost a lot of money, right? Fourth brother, there is not much left of your five thousand taels of silver before, and you still say that you don't use the gold you dig out, which is very difficult. ”

Now there is no special account man, Tian Dayou is assisting Li Shi in managing the accounts, Li Shi is so big at the moment, his villager's thrifty surname is finally churning.

"It's a lot of money, six dollars of silver for each pair of boots, six dollars of silver for each set of skins and belts, five dollars of silver for clothes and leggings, forty dollars for each pair of socks, plus other odds and ends, not counting weapons, their bodies are one or two or eight dollars of silver."

Li Xi made a detailed list, but he said in his heart that this is just summer clothes, there are other spring, autumn and winter clothes, and they are all consumables, and at the end of the year, each person has to spread ten taels of silver.

"This ...... This is the wages of the miners for two months in the past! ”

Lin Dashu was snorting, He Gui and Wu Yaluo were also nodding, Guan Fengsheng's face was already red, probably he wanted to say something similar to "loser", but he couldn't say anything, and he was holding back his work.

"It's not about spending money......"

For the core of these villagers, Li Xi also had to explain a few words.

This is an investment, on the one hand, to build the army according to his ideas, and on the other hand, to use these expenses to pull all kinds of talents in the surrounding villages, which he called the "military and civilian" plan.

The first is Liu Village, these boots and leather goods brought the Yang leatherman of Liu Village to Fengtian Village. However, Yang cobbler's funds were insufficient, so Li Xi took the widow Wang into the shares and co-founded a leather workshop specializing in these boots and leather goods with him. The orders listed by Li Shi are enough for the development of this workshop.

The second is the garment workers, several families in Liu Village are specialized in making clothes, although the amount of the list given by Li Shi is not much, but it is enough for them to be busy for several months, and they have to start to consider subcontracting to those handmade and qualified garment workers in the surrounding villages. There are also Mead and those blacksmiths, let them do some bits and pieces first, hang the way to live, and then absorb his forces according to the specific situation.

In addition to the current equipment and weapons, Li Shi's plan of "integrating the people with the army" also includes special food for the military, as well as tents and other military supplies. The army he wants to build cannot win by quantity, so he must seek quality, and this quality must be condensed by specialization. He used all kinds of practical knowledge in later generations.

For example, military boots, the military boots issued to teenagers are simplified, but the protection of the feet is far beyond the current level. Don't look at this military boot as a small matter, but it is not just the image that is involved. The loss of mobility due to foot injuries, which in turn affects the loss of combat effectiveness, can be greatly reduced, and it is of even greater significance in northern Guangdong, which is dominated by mountainous areas.

There are also small details such as leggings, so he doesn't use the long leggings at this time, but uses the leggings that are less time-consuming and can be flexibly adjusted at any time. All kinds of details, he treats them as meat on the legs of mosquitoes, taking care of them little by little.

If he could, Li Shi even wanted to get the most advanced individual armor in the later generations, but unfortunately there was no such thing as Velcro...... Generally speaking, the things on these young soldiers in front of them all bear the traces of being ahead of their time, and unfortunately many materials can't keep up, so they can only take the cottage route.

By means of commercialization, the two things of building an army and absorbing the people of the surrounding villages are brought together, and the result is half the effort. This army was built deep in the mountains, covered by a leprosy courtyard, and there were not many scruples about leaking secrets. The commercial absorption action is currently too small to attract the attention of the government.

The only problem, Tian Dayu has already mentioned, is silver.

Li Xian didn't want to touch the gold that was mined, and now he could only hope that the progress on Wu Yaluo's side would be faster.

Putting aside the little troubles, Li Shi said to Guan Tian and the others: "In the next half month, I have to be buried in the mountain, and the things below will depend on you to take care of it." ”