Chapter 349: Director of Logistics
Their own fleet unknowingly became pirates, it was really Pearl did not expect, and now the imperial court is also building ironclad ships, but this ship can be built in two more years, it is good, the speed will be accelerated in the future, but it is also limited, to form a fleet, it will take five years, not only ironclad ships, but also supply ships. But also the need to train the Navy and crews.
On their side, they did not stop making ships, and sometimes, officials and technicians from the imperial court would come to them to learn from them. Pearl ships, mainly cargo ships, displacement of more than 4,000 tons, protection is the key, now another ironclad ship has been built, the second and third are under construction, and one is bigger than the other, they are mainly to transport goods, against storms and attacks, so the ship tries to empty space to load goods, wearing two large-caliber guns on the front, the main gun on the side, and the protective machine guns and small-caliber guns in the back are also very powerful.
Pearl wrote a letter and told the Yue family in the capital and the Han family in the south about the return of the fleet, and asked them to start preparing goods and personnel, and the Yue family participated in the construction of the new ship for the pearl, and the Yue family also became a shareholder, so the next time they came back, the pearl income should be deducted from the sale price of the warship, and then the Yue family and the Yue family's share of the money will be divided. They went to sea with their own cargo and fleet, and they chose it themselves, and Pearl thought it would be better to do so. If you buy shares, it will be a loss for pearls. Pearl didn't tell the truth to the Yue clan, and concealed half of it, there was no way, half of the gold and silver in it were robbed of the ships that plundered foreigners from Africa. It was robbed.
This time, the pearls got among the jewels. I chose some of the big ones and cut them well, as well as pearls, coral, and spices. There are also some clocks and music boxes from the West, as well as pianos, violins, and so on, and these things are known to pearls, and a few people are found to teach them, and then let them rehearse a few songs, and then dedicate them to the palace. Spices and herbs were also delivered. There was also a nautical map, and Pearl drew a similar one and gave it to the emperor to see.
also deliberately changed Liu Xuan's navigation diary to make people change some places. Then transcribed. Directly to the emperor, of course, this is to go through Qin Hui. She's not going to come out. The money earned this time, Pearl did not hide. The source of gold and silver. There is no concealment. What you rob is what you rob, if you don't rob, just go for it! Millions of taels of gold. Even if it is an emperor, it is inevitable to have things, you must know that in this world, the richest is the emperor, and the most lacking in money is also the emperor.
Let the pearls be divided, the quality is not good, directly ground into powder, and then the pearls are directly brought to the space for deep processing, the pearl powder is beaten again with a machine, such a delicate pearl powder, is no one in the world can make it, the pearl powder was sent to the cosmetics factory, let them make dry powder, wet powder or glitter powder and setting powder, the medicinal herb factory also sent some, this pearl is also a kind of medicinal materials! I also left a lot of it around me, and I was worried that I would use it one day.
Those are the biggest and best-looking, after they are separated, they pick their favorite colors and put them in their own space, and the rest are put in the secret room, and a small part is enough to give the cosmetics factory. The smaller ones, let them make bead chains, bracelets, ordinary white pearls, made pearl curtains, made ten hangings, pearls remembered that their space still received the five hanging bead curtains given by the emperor last time, and the pearls directly let people send a hanging to the pearls and Kong's. The pearl necklace also gave Kong two pieces, the beads are very big, the pearl is good, what Kong likes is like it, directly let people lock it up, this string of beads, it will cost 100,000 taels of silver, two! Say nothing and let no one know.
As for Qin Min, he also sent it a little smaller, pink and multi-colored. Pearl also said that when she gets married, she will definitely give her a string of beads that is bigger than her sister-in-law, who makes her still young now! However, in order to compensate, I still gave her two more bracelets.
After that, the pearl began to move, and sent people to Nanyang to buy grain, medicinal herbs, and wood, especially tongkat ali. I went to the south to buy fabrics, coarse cloth, fine cloth, general satin, and also in Zhuozhou, I bought all the fabrics and satin that could be bought on the market, and distributed them to make people into shoes of different numbers, satin robes, ordinary fabrics, muslin lining, coarse cloth outside, and sealed leather on the elbows, shoulders and knees, and did not need to be very good leather, as long as it was wear-resistant, cotton and down were put inside, so that cotton clothes were warmer than just cotton, and the same is true for shoes, especially the bottom. Sew a rubber base under the mille-feuille bottom, which can be non-slip.
The craftsmen of leather making were also busy, urgently recruited a lot of workers, and began to make leather boots, and the bottom of the boots were long boots with felt and fur, and they were also treated with non-slip. The leather is also sheepskin and cowhide. I don't want to look good, just keep warm. These skins have been collected for more than a year, and of course there are a lot of them. These skins can also be made into leather gloves.
In addition, the woolen factory in the city began to distribute work, knitting sweaters, woolen pants and shoulders, as well as gloves, but the gloves also had to add fur to the palms of the hands, one to prevent slipping, afraid of not being able to hold the weapon, and the other to protect against the cold. Woolen socks are also required, once they go to the field to fight, the soldiers have to face the severe cold of more than minus 30 degrees, these things can be used to some extent.
In addition to this, there are also those who make water bladders, carry-on bags, and fire sickles. What is more interesting is that the sword of the Wakou is very sharp, no less than the Longquan sword, and in the country of the Wako, you can buy a very good knife for eight or nine hundred yuan. Liu Qing has a vision, and directly bought 10,000 handfuls back. It's useless for Pearl to ask them, give them to those guards in their Zhuangzi, give them what they want, and send the rest to Qin Hui.
Now that the weather is getting warmer and warmer, I'm not afraid of being too late for cotton clothes or something. Because the food is well prepared, no one on the market dares to do the thing of food hoarding in large quantities, because there is a precedent, Lord Qin's methods are clever, and those people have suffered losses, of course, they don't dare to make a mistake.
Pearl's main job now is to make military rations, and now the weather is getting warmer. If he went on such a journey, the dry food he carried was likely to spoil, so he needed to be careful, so Pearl began to buy cattle and sheep from nearby pastures, and chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs from farmers. To make jerky, put more salt in this jerky, it is durable, and seasoning is added to it, and it tastes very good. They are all made into strips of jerky the thickness of the little finger.
Then it's time to make instant noodles. To make fried noodles in oil, I bought a lot of dried fruits from the south.
Now every soldier carried a small leather bag with life-saving things in it, and Pearl took out the ginseng he had stockpiled in his pharmacy. Slice the ginseng. So I put a piece of 100-year-old ginseng in the bag. At critical moments, it can save lives. Five pills of nourishing essence pill, a bottle of thousands of miles chasing wind oil. A small packet of Yunnan Baiyao. One small packet of anti-inflammatory drugs, which contains six pills. Tell the soldier that if he is injured, eating this will prevent fever, and after the wound is cleaned, he will not fester. The effect of the nourishing pill is to improve physical strength, eliminate fatigue, and prevent wound ulceration and anti-inflammatory. It also protects against malaria. Five painkillers, the effect is very fast. There are two gauze cloths to wrap the wound, a palm-sized gauze bag and a small roll of gauze. In addition to this, there is also a package of conditioning in the bag, mainly salt, six pieces of jerky, and a piece of gold coin, there is a camellia on this gold coin, which is used to save the soldier's life at a critical moment, if you meet a herdsman, give them this, you can save your life, because the back of the gold coin has some Mongolian and Khitan scripts, which means that the person who sent it back to us will give you twenty taels of gold.
Every soldier had a chain around his neck with their name and place of origin, and if he died in battle, his family received a pension of two hundred taels, half of which was tax-free, valid for twenty years. In case of injury, there is also a pension of one hundred and fifty taels, half of which is tax-free. On the battlefield, if you kill one enemy, you will get twenty taels of silver. And someone is responsible for collecting the bodies and sending them home.
At first, everyone didn't believe it, but when they saw that there was really a coffin that came back, a good coffin with a name written on it, and if the body did not look good, it was wrapped in brocade. The family did receive a pension, and everyone believed it. There are more soldiers, and the morale of the soldiers is higher.
When they really used the things in their purses, they all sincerely thanked Mrs. Qin, because everyone knew that Mrs. Qin used her own money to make up for it, and the injured people ate and drank well, there were special people to wait, and doctors to see doctors, but those who were captured were not ransomed! But no one is worried. It only costs how much to sell a slave, but it is much more cost-effective to use these captives to pay back the girders.
Pearl was worried about Qin Hui, so she handed over all the things in the Zhuangzi to Qin Deying and his wife, and then returned to Qin Hui's side with the girl and the attendants, along with the armaments and materials.
Qin Hui was very happy when he heard that vegetables, meat and medicinal herbs had arrived, and when he heard that his wife had also returned, his face was not good-looking, and he was afraid that the pearl would encounter an accident. Maybe it's because the grassland is barren, and it really makes those Yidi have no other way, and the attack is even more fierce. When Qin Hui saw the pearl, he saw that the pearl's face was not bad, so he was relieved.
When Pearl and Qin Hui were left in the room, he began to complain, "Why did you come back?" Now the situation on the battlefield is unknown, I'm already anxious here, why are you still here. ”
"Naturally, I want you to stop worrying about it. I'm not coming, how can you take good care of yourself and look at you, you haven't washed for a few days? Pearl asked him with a smile. With a smile on his face, Qin Hui couldn't keep a straight face anymore, and said,
"You just took advantage of the reason that you just came back from the capital to lead the child in Zhuozhou, and now that you are back, isn't it more dangerous?"
Pearl smiled and said, "This matter is just something you have to say, but the families of the other generals are here, even Jade, how can I hide?" Sir, don't think about that. It's still important to get down to business. ”
"Your Qianli chasing oil is very good, it's spring, it seems that soldiers can't change their clothes often, and they have things on their bodies, and some people use this, and it's really good. You need to prepare more for this thing. ”
Pearl smiled and said, "Is this still under the orders of the master?" I started preparing last year, and this thing is said to be a miracle medicine in Nanyang! Qianli Chai Feng Oil can treat mental drowsiness, rheumatism and bone pain, dizziness, mosquito bites, nameless swelling and pain, itchy toes, headache and toothache, itchy skin, vomiting and stomach pain, hemostasis and pain relief, drunkenness and vomiting, stubborn ringworm and poisonous sores, cold and heat cold, soup and fire knife wounds, muscle paralysis, boat and car sickness, bruises, stasis and swelling. Isn't it a miracle medicine? ”
Qin Hui heard this, and said with a smile, "The leather bags you prepared, those that I thought were cumbersome at first, but when they really went to the battlefield and used them, no one dared to take them seriously." After coming down from the battlefield, those who lost their purses, or took the medicine or used gauze, came back and found a military doctor to make up for it. That's a life amulet, and I call that leather bag a life amulet! Some people want to sneak it home, and they are discovered, and they are beaten, these things are limited, who knows when they will run out, and some people dare to be greedy for the things in it, isn't it just that some people may lose their lives? ”
Pearl is very happy, it would be nice to be able to help! It's not easy for her to be the logistics director! Being thorough, caring about everything, and paying for her own money, this is not in line with her style, and she prefers to pay in return. (To be continued.) )