Chapter 278: Training Private Soldiers
Liu Han went out of the city early the next morning, to the manor outside the city, now he has two manors outside the city, the original manor is mainly used for the warehouse and the newly built dyeing workshop, the dyeing workshop is a new business, but for Liu Han, this is also an old business, in the Western Regions, his dyeing workshop is the largest dyeing workshop in the Western Regions, once monopolized seventy percent of the dyeing market in the Western Regions. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Dajin also has a dyeing workshop, Liu Han sent people to conduct market research, there are more than ten dyeing workshops in the imperial capital, the largest of which is the Fei family dyeing workshop in the south of the city, however, in Liu Han's view, these dyeing workshops are very primitive regardless of the way of operation or dyeing process, taking the Fei family dyeing workshop as an example, he only accepts processing materials, and the products are only six colors such as blue, black, red, blue and purple.
Not only the variety of products is small, but also the process is primitive and complex, resulting in a high cost, he sent people to dye two pieces of cloth, and actually asked for three taels of silver to dye the cloth after washing it six times, and then began to fade.
The craftsmanship and recipe of Liu Han's dyeing workshop were not brought by him from his previous life, he was mixed in the financial circle in his previous life, and he also invested in the garment industry, but the two are completely different things, simply put, he does not understand the dyeing industry at all.
His dyeing formula came from the Western Regions, when he set foot on the Western Regions, the first feeling he set foot on the Western Regions was that the Western Regions clothing was more colorful than the Great Jin, and by chance after having money, he acquired the largest dyeing workshop in the Western Regions, and then improved the dyeing process and formula with his buddies, failed more than a dozen times, and finally succeeded, now he can dye dozens of cloths at a time, the cost of two cloths is at most one or two silver, and there are as many as sixteen varieties, and no matter how you wash it, it will not fade.
The dyeing workshop is in charge of the craftsmen he brought from the Western Regions, and the leading guy is not from the Great Jin Dynasty or a native of the Western Regions called Ugul, who has been engaged in this line for more than 20 years, and is a master of this industry.
Wugul's deputy is a Jin man named Zhu Bu, which was deliberately arranged by Liu Han, Zhu Bu is also a Jin person who lives in the Western Regions, he is not a trade man, he is a native of Liangzhou, and he was originally engaged in dyeing cloth in Liangzhou, but unfortunately, his master is not good at business, the dyeing workshop went bankrupt, and he was sold to a merchant in the Western Regions, and the merchant in the Western Regions brought him to the Western Regions.
Zhu Bu and Ugul, a master of dyeing cloth in the Great Jin Dynasty, and a master of dyeing cloth in the Western Regions, the two got together, the smell was the same, and soon there was a chemical reaction, Liu Han's dyeing workshop regardless of the process or formula, forced to go to a higher level, coupled with Liu Han's freak, the products of the Hanhai Commercial Company's dyeing cloth workshop quickly expanded to the countries of the Western Regions, occupying eighty percent of the cloth trade in the Western Regions.
Liu Han wants to replicate the success of the Western Regions in the Great Jin Dynasty, and the dyeing workshop is the pillar he predestined, however, the Great Jin Dynasty is different from the Western Regions, where he has a lot of land and can grow cotton, so he can achieve a monopoly on raw materials, and in the Great Jin Dynasty, he does not have this condition, so he can only buy cotton cloth first, this action began after he arrived in the imperial capital, and Jiangnan Store was the main force of this operation.
However, Ugul is still complaining, there are two main reasons, the first is that there is still less cotton, but Liu Han can't help it, Jiangnan store has tried its best, last year Jiangnan was affected, cotton production was greatly reduced, and Jiangnan is the main production area of Dajin cotton, and the reduction of production here has led to the tension of the entire Dajin cotton, and he can only get such cotton cloth.
The second is the raw materials of dyes, whether it is the Great Jin Dynasty or the Western Regions, plant dyes are used, these raw materials are extracted from plants, and Wugul and Jubu extract raw materials from minerals, and Liu Han used his only little chemical knowledge to guide the two to neutralize the two raw materials with acid, so that the dyed cloth is brighter and brighter, and never fades.
However, the problem is also here, Liu Han's original acids are sulfuric acid and oxalic acid, sulfuric acid is a by-product of those alchemy Taoists, and oxalic acid is extracted from free grass and Fuxing flower, the process is relatively primitive, but very effective.
But after arriving in the Great Jin Dynasty, there were relatively few free grass and Fuxing flowers, and Wugul and Jubu experimented with more than a dozen kinds of plants this year, but the effect was not so good, the concentration of oxalic acid was not so large, and the two were still looking for new materials.
There are several other minerals, such as empty blue, stone yellow, etc., there are not many, and in the face of the complaints of Ugul and Jubu, Liu Han has no other way but to order the people below to collect as much as possible.
After taking a turn in the cloth dyeing workshop, Liu Han felt quite satisfied, the cloth shop in the city had not yet opened, and after telling Ugur and Jubu a few words, he inspected the warehouse again, and then went up to the courtyard to look at the private soldiers who were training.
These private soldiers have been recruited for several months, but when these private soldiers were recruited, they were all yellow and thin, and they had only conducted simple queue training in the past few months, mainly to supplement their nutrition and improve their physique.
"Don't be anxious about them, cultivate their collective spirit first, and then talk about the rest slowly. Liu Han said to Liu Yun, who was in charge of training, Liu Yun was a little apprehensive in his heart, they were trained by Liu Han himself, and the training was strict and cruel back then, and now they are still terrified when they think about it, but later, they understand that it is this cruelty that makes them benefit a lot now.
"Has the equipment been implemented?" Liu Han asked again, and Liu Yun hurriedly replied: "Part of it has been implemented, alas, this imperial capital is different from the Western Regions, it is too strict, there is no place to buy armor, bows and arrows can be bought, but there is no place to buy crossbows at all." ”
Liu Han looked up at the private soldiers who were training in the queue, smiled and said, "The meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and the road must be walked step by step, Liu Yun, don't worry, there will be everything." ”
Liu Yun smiled bitterly and didn't say anything, and Liu Han added, "How long has the queue training been going on?"
"For one month, the first two months are mainly resting and healing, and there is also supplementing nutrition. Liu Yun said cautiously, these people turned out to be homeless, before they became homeless, they were mostly farmers, they were used to being free and casual, and it was much more difficult to train into an army than they were back then.
"I still have to train, this momentum is not enough. Liu Han said, Liu Yun couldn't help but shrink his neck when he heard this, and Liu Han asked again: "Have their families settled down?"
Seventeen of the fifty had families, and all of them had settled in the dyeing shop and the jewel shop. ”
Liu Han nodded: "Solve their worries, only in this way will they train and fight with peace of mind." By the way, did you teach them the Qi Cultivation Technique?"
"It's been taught, well, it's not very effective, and there aren't many successes. Liu Yun sighed, when Liu Han passed on this qi cultivation technique to them, they didn't know the secret, and later they understood the power of this thaumaturgy, coupled with countless Qi cultivation pills and life continuation pills, to achieve his cultivation of today's martial arts master.
"If you have success, write it down first, and after stepping into the samurai realm, you will take the Life Continuation Pill. Liu Han said: "If there is no progress within half a year, it will be eliminated, and there are not many soldiers, understand?"
"Understood. Liu Yun asked again: "How to settle those who are eliminated?"
"You ask Lao Huang and Liu Tie about this, and they will arrange it. ”
"Give me a little more energy! I haven't eaten!" There was a cheer from the field, these teachings were all selected from the escort team, which was also trained and cultivated by Liu Han in the Western Regions, Liu Yun trained private soldiers, and Lao Huang selected twelve from the escort team to him as a teacher.
Seeing Liu Han on the side, the instructor suddenly lifted his spirits, and became even more strict with the quasi-private soldiers in training, and the private soldiers looked at the "fierce" instructor in horror, several of them challenged one of them, and the result was that they lay in bed for a few days.
These private soldiers are not so easy to clean up, at the beginning of the training, someone came out to provoke, but it was cleaned up by the teacher in two clicks, Liu Yun announced on the side, anyone can come out to challenge, win the bento teaching, teach the practice to be an ordinary soldier, but those private soldiers are the opponents of these life and death teachings, and soon defeated a few thorns, and the private soldiers did not dare to make trouble again.
"Be strict in training, and care about life, understand?" Liu Han told again, Liu Yun nodded again and again, Liu Han was like this to them at the beginning, and he didn't talk about any affection in the training ground, but he really didn't say anything in life, and he took them into account everywhere. And in the battle, Liu Han never gave up on any of his brothers, which was the most convincing place for the caravan brothers.
"Yes, my subordinates understand that there are two words for military training, one is strict, the other is love, and the famous generals in ancient times are like this. Liu Yun replied in a proper manner.
Liu Han nodded and didn't speak again, and looked at the private soldiers who were training, the private soldiers were not walking neatly, some were a little lazy, Liu Han signaled to stop, he walked to the front of the queue, from the beginning to the end, and looked over one by one.
"Look into my eyes!" Liu Han shouted sharply, the pair of eyes that avoided him immediately met his gaze, Liu Han looked at them coldly: "How do you feel about training? Isn't it boring, but I want to tell you, this is necessary, from the moment you stand in this queue, you will be different! You will become warriors! You will no longer be farmers with hoes, you will face swords and guns in the future, a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, if you want to survive, you must train strictly, otherwise you will not live for two years." ”
Liu Han paused when he said this, and observed the people in the queue attentively, most of them showed timidity, and only a few of them still did not change their faces.
"Of course, I never force anyone, if you are afraid, or you can't endure hardship, you can ask the teacher to quit at any time, this team doesn't need weak people, this team needs strong warriors!
"Is there anything you want to quit!" Liu Han asked loudly, no one answered, Liu Han's expression was cold, and his eyes forced to look at everyone: "I promise you, if you want to quit, you will not be retaliated, and your family is still working in the workshop." ”
After a pause, some of their expressions looked a little shaken, Liu Han was a little gentle, and said lightly: "If someone wants to withdraw, they can always ask the instructor and the chief instructor." ”
After saying that, Liu Han didn't stay anymore, and turned to Liu Yun: "No matter how many people quit, let Lao Huang give you as much as you want to quit." ”
Liu Yun also smiled faintly: "Understood." That's what Liu Han told them back then, that time, more than 20 people quit on the spot, but those who persevered found that life became colorful.
Liu Yun walked to the front of the queue: "Did you all hear what the master said just now?"
The team hesitated and didn't dare to make a sound, and Liu Yun shouted and asked, "Why didn't you hear it!"
"Hear clearly!" Fifty people replied in unison, Liu Han nodded slightly in his heart, this answer was a little meaningful, Liu Yun sneered: "I tell you, even if you don't want to quit, in the future, in the training, if you can't keep up with the progress, or, we find that he is suitable to be a fighter, then he will still be eliminated, this team doesn't need waste!" After speaking, Liu Yun instructed the teacher: "Continue training." ”
Liu Han didn't interfere with their training anymore, called Liu Yun aside, and asked about their cultural learning, which is also Liu Han's consistent practice, everyone in the caravan is literate, and the members of the escort team must know at least a hundred words, Lao Huang once laughed at him, but he was unmoved, and forced Lao Huang to be a teacher in the absence of a teacher.
After inspecting the entire manor, Liu Han had lunch in the manor, and after a short rest, he left the villa and went to Hanhai Manor to take a look, this Hanhai Manor is the manor bought from the Cao Gang, Liu Han bought it and changed its name, and now the craftsmen of the jewelry store are concentrated in this manor, and the raw materials from all over the country are sent to this manor, and the store is sent to the city when needed, so the security here is relatively strict, especially the warehouse, and the idle people are not allowed to approach.
Coming out of the manor, it was relatively late, and the pedestrians on the road were gradually becoming scarce, Liu Han did not ride a horse but took a carriage to the city leisurely, and before he reached the city gate, he was stopped by a small servant.
"Mr. Liu, my master is invited. ”