Chapter 572: Chosen

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Chapter 572 The Chosen One
If it hadn't been for a long time, Suzakushan would have fallen into Fang Jie's hands without seeing it. The Suzaku Mountain, which stretches for hundreds of miles, divides Huangyang Road in half. A large area to the west is blocked by the semi-circular Suzaku Mountain. To the west is the Langlu Mountain, which runs north to south, and is almost circled. Although it is a thousand miles of fertile ground, it can be too occluded, so the aboriginal people have basically been relocated. That is also the only place in Da Sui where there is no official path.
During the Taiping year, this place seemed a bit remote. There were many tourists from Shanmei, but no one wanted to stay long. When the world was chaotic, it turned out to be the most suitable place for soldiers. In front of it is Suzaku Mountain, which is a natural barrier. Although the wasteland behind the mountain has not been cultivated for many years, as long as it is opened, it is a good field.
Before Fang Jie went south, Wu Yidao had arranged to recruit soldiers on Huangyang Road. About 7,000 or eight thousand people were building cottages, and they were in full swing.
The branch of the Yellow Cattle River passes at the foot of the Suzaku Mountain. Although the channel narrows, the big ship can barely pass, and Fang Jie's first big effort here is to widen the channel connecting the lake that is dozens of miles away from the branch of the Yellow Cattle River. For the next two months, tens of thousands of people were busy working on it. After the river is widened, the boat can enter the lake to stay. The branch ship of the Yellow Cattle River is feasible but cannot turn around. After the small lake is opened, the lake becomes a water village, and the ship scheduling is much more convenient.
After the widening of the river, a new water channel was opened on the other side of the lake, so that the water flow formed a loop, just like the modern highway around the island. The fleet entered the lake from the remote entrance and took another exit at the exit. Watercourses, which avoid the danger of river congestion.
If the waterway is open, it seems to the Black Flag Army that the door of convenience is always open. With the ability of cargo to go down to the sky, the needed house materials can be continuously sent from the waterway.
Artisan recruits build cottages on Suzaku Mountain, while Black Flag soldiers are driving the river.
In the first three months, Fang Xie did not intend to enter the army. At this moment, there is no need to hide, and recruiting can be done on the bright side. The people of Huangyangdao hated Luo Yao's left-back, so there were a lot of people who came to take refuge. The principle of recruiting soldiers was to choose the best to stay. The teenagers and the elderly all distributed five pounds of food and fifty copper coins and let them go home. Of course, in this way, many people will register for the money and food, but the solution will not be broken, as long as it is not issued repeatedly.
For this approach, Wu Yidao and others praised it in private.
Now that the foundation is unstable, grasping the hearts of the people is indeed a major event. As Fang Xie said during the discussion, don't let the people think that the Black Flag Army Suzaku Mountain camp is a bandit bandit, but an army that loves the people and protects the people. Only when the local people approve of it can we really stabilize the foundation.
Fang Jie kept staring at the river during these days. The soldiers were very motivated, so the progress was very fast. After the preparations such as the diversion in the early stage were properly completed, the speed of widening the river was relatively fast.
Standing on the high embankment, Fang Xie looked at the soldiers working hot and hot below with a thousand miles of eyes and smiled, "After the river has widened, you can build a water village in the lake, General Duan. This is your best thing, I I'll leave it to you. "
Duan Zheng smiled and said, "General, in my opinion, this is not a long-term place ... and our fleet has more than 200 warships, most of which are merchant ships, so build a trestle in the lake. Immediately after loading and unloading the cargo, Shuizhai does not have to be too large and sturdy. "
Fang Xie nodded: "Yes, this is just a place to stay. But here you can attack and retreat, you can't give it up. How to build Shuizhai is up to you. If you need manpower, you just need to find Houye. Just ask. "
Wu Yidao said on the side: "I can only do enough for the business that cannot be entered."
Fang Xie laughed and suddenly saw a tall figure in the distance walking down the river with his head down, as if thinking about something. Fang Xie pointed out that the man had commanded the soldiers: "Go and invite Andrew, how come this guy came so far?"
This Andrew comes from a place called the Principality of Ross on the east side of the sea. It is a firearm craftsman commissioned by Dong Chu merchants. This man was a criminal in the Principality of Ross. He was killed in a rage because he was framed by his family. He was arrested and put into prison. The Dongchu merchant bought him with one hundred and two silvers and a large Sui porcelain. After he came down, he asked him to recruit a few artisans who made firearms. All of them were poor people living in the bottom, and they were sent to Da Sui together.
He has the typical blond curly hair and blue eyes of a foreigner. He is very strong, but never fights. He once experienced the bones of the bridge of his nose being broken in a tavern, and his opponent was a 60-year-old man.
The relatives hurriedly called Andrew over, and Andrew heard that General Fang was looking for him to trot here. After he arrived in the Great Sui Dynasty, he was very fascinated by the culture of this country. According to his understanding, Fang Jie was the great man in the Duchy of Ross who was equivalent to the duke.
"Dear sir, what do you ask me to do?"
Andrew bent over and saluted with the understanding of the Ross, and the Chinese could barely express his meaning.
"How come you all the way out so far?"
Fang Xie pointed the direction of the cottage.
Andrew replied sadly: "I miss my family. Dear sir, if you have a way, can you bring my family here? I am a criminal and will be arrested again as soon as I return to the Principality of Ross Stop shooting, but I also have a younger sister and a younger brother who need me to take care of me. I'm not with them. They must have a hard time. Old Engel's pervert has long been hostile to my sister, and I am worried about them. "
"Oh?"
Fang Xie looked back at Wu Yiyi and said, "Hou Ye, if you can, you can ask Dongchu's businessman to bring Andrew's family, and also the families of other craftsmen, so that they can feel at ease. work."
Wu Yidao said, "It has been sent to do it, but it is not easy to bring dozens of people out of Ross."
Fang Xie nodded: "No matter how difficult it is ... Andrew"
Fang Xie said to Andrew, "You can rest assured that I will pick up your family. In addition, I have something to ask you."
Fang Jie thought for a while and said, "Now we make long-distance things, which are all bought from Dongchu merchants for a large price, such as gun barrels. These things can't be made by Da Sui now. Do you think there is any way Can you ship all the machinery and equipment you need from the Principality of Ross? "
"My dear lord!"
Andrew exclaimed, "It's too difficult ... it's a military controlled thing, it's too difficult to ship it out. If it wasn't for the guys who manage the warehouse, they wouldn't be able to buy these parts."
"There will always be a way."
Fang Xie patted his shoulder and said, "As long as you can find a way to transport the machine from the Principality of Ross, I will satisfy you again. You know, I have this ability."
Andrew glanced back at the scene of the tens of thousands of soldiers working on the river. The other person's words convinced him: "I know you have this ability ... well! I try my best to find a way, but ... you can really satisfy me A wish? "
Fang Xie nodded: "Unless you want to be emperor."
Andrew quickly shook his head: "No, no, no, I don't want to be emperor, I just want to ... just want ... let Miss Yinyu be my wife, she is just an angel, and I have been deeply fascinated by her. If you can She becomes my wife, and I am willing to give everything in exchange for it! "
Everyone stunned for a moment, and the wine-colored Caisong who followed followed laughed. Wu Yidao's muscles couldn't help but twitched a few times, then looked at Fang Jie.
Fang Xie apparently froze for a moment. He reached out and wrapped his arms around Andrew's shoulder and asked seriously: "Andrew, in your hometown, if two men like a girl at the same time, how do you solve it?"
Andrew replied, "Duel!"
Fang Jiemu said, stopped and watched Andrew more seriously, "How is the relationship between the medical officer in the cottage and you?"
"Very good, that's a good guy! We often drink together. He always asks me to drink your Da Sui's burning knife. The wine is too spicy. I still like our beer in the Principality of Ross. The taste is great. I have the opportunity to invite You drink a cup, with sausage, it is delicious on the earth. I also told the medical officer that he will give him a barrel of beer in the future! "
Andrew Road.
Fang Xie said very seriously: "He may take care of you for a while ..."
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Fang Jie naturally would not really beat Andrew, of course, if Andrew challenged him, he would not mind doing it. Wu Yidao originally said that it was not a joke to assign Wu Yinyu to Fang Xie. If Fang Xie half-joked and pulled Andrew aside, it would be possible to throw this silly big man into the mud at the bottom of the river.
"This is really hard!"
In the workshop of the lab, Andrew's whimsical solution was simply incomprehensible: "I have now simplified the loading of the long cricket as much as possible, so that the speed of firing and loading is increased by at least one third than before. My respectable lord, you Although the burst is a genius idea, I really can't do it. With the existing capabilities, I don't think it's just me who can do it. "
Fang Jie nodded, knowing that bursts of firearms were indeed a little too advanced for this era. For the lethality of the rifle of the Principality of Ross, it was not as good as a crossbow. Even if equipped with the army, if the enemy has tens of thousands of arrows, the musket has no advantage at all. The range is not longer than the hard bow, and the power of the lead bullet is also small. Looking at it now, it can only be regarded as a weapon for mid-range combat, and it requires a large amount of equipment.
The reason that Fangjie kept Andrew studying is because he firmly believes that the times are advancing and technology is advancing. Although the current firearms are still very small, the future generations have suffered heavy losses in the battle between cold weapons and hot weapons. The solution will not forget. He will not forget too many losses in this country.
"Let it go first."
Fang Xie asked, "How about artillery, is it possible to build it in Da Sui?"
Andrew shook his head again: "It's impossible ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Only a few of us and those apprentices, it is impossible to cast artillery without a factory."
Fang Jie couldn't help but sigh, although he knew the answer long ago, he was still a little disappointed. Da Sui does not have a mature casting process at present, and the only way to make artillery is to think about it.
"in case……"
Fang Jie said, "If we can install artillery on warships, then our fleet can easily control the river."
Andrew looked at Fang Jie like a monster: "I really ca n’t believe that you have never left this country. Your thoughts are completely different from those of others. They see these things as surprises and doubts, but you seem to know many Many things are not surprising at all. "
Fang Jie smiled and said that he was about to speak, and suddenly heard someone outside said coldly, "Because he is a candidate, the candidate has known many things that others do n’t know since he was born. That is inherent. Knowledge, not the day after tomorrow. "
Fang Jie's heart trembled, and when he looked back, he didn't know when Meng Yuan, the great master of the Yuan Dynasty, appeared at the door.