The Imperial Guard was supposed to have a hundred and ninety people, but there were actually a hundred and eighty. Other than the sentries, there were a few who had sprained their ankles after waking up in the dark. After assembling, everyone ran out of the Coal Mining Village's barracks in two columns. They started their first day of training under the first glimmer of dawn with a belly full of resentment.
Some of the people in the team were shirtless, some were only wearing underpants, and some were barefoot. It was a messy sight to behold. Even though it had been emphasized repeatedly, there were still people who did not take the training seriously and panicked at the last minute. Zhou Qingfeng was even more annoyed with Tan Feng — he had wasted a month or two and made the soldiers lazy.
Dog Meat transformed into a wolf and followed behind the team. The four wolf cubs ran around the sides of the team energetically. Whoever slacked off would immediately attract the wolf's howl. If they did not correct it, the wolf cubs would immediately come up and bite the unlucky person's calf.
Qiao Xuenan carried his backpack and ran in the middle of the communication team. Many people stared at the suona on his back and gritted their teeth in hatred. No one dared to complain about Zhou Qingfeng who was leading the team, so they could only vent their anger on the innocent suona.
Qiao Xuenan was actually complaining too. He was already out of breath after running for a kilometer. In fact, there were too many people in the team who did not qualify. Many of them were so tired that their steps were light, dizzy, and nauseous that they could not take it anymore.
"Walk slowly." Zhou Qingfeng quickly noticed this situation in the military link. He immediately jumped from the front of the team to the side of the road. "Gao Daniu, you lead the team. Don't walk too fast."
The Imperial Guard would be the foundation of the transmigrators' armed forces in the future. Xu Bing and Li Shuwei were very concerned. They had arrived at the Coal Mining Village last night to understand the situation the next morning. They even planned to run three kilometers together. However, when Zhou Qingfeng said 'walk slowly', they stood by the side of the road and asked, "What's wrong?"
"The soldiers' physiques are too weak," Zhou Qingfeng said. "They can't take it."
Sigh … Xu Bing and Li Shuwei both sighed.
The physique of the team was indeed too poor, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that. The term 'chicken breast' was rarely mentioned in modern society, but before the reform in China, this kind of sternum deformity caused by malnutrition was still very common. And in ancient times a few hundred years ago, it was practically everywhere.
Li Shuwei majored in agriculture and had some understanding of nutrition. Over the past few days, Li Shuwei had been walking around and looking around, writing a report on the situation that he understood to Zhou Qingfeng and Xu Bing. Zhou Qingfeng only knew that his subordinates were generally malnourished. Li Shuwei listed out the consequences and causes of malnutrition in detail.
Chicken breasts, dental caries, night blindness, flat feet, rickets, and so on … Professionals were indeed different. After Li Shuwei arrived at the barracks for only an hour, he had already found a lot of problems with the Imperial Guard soldiers that Zhou Qingfeng had selected. Before this, Zhou Qingfeng felt that his men were all crooked pears.
Zhou Qingfeng wanted to train the Imperial Guard as a seed force. The first requirement for the soldiers was that they had to be politically qualified and not be easily swayed by opportunists. This was also the reason why he chased away old-fashioned border army officers like Tan Feng. Otherwise, the better the training, the more troublesome it would be.
Many in the team were like Qiao Xuenan, born at the bottom of society. After education, their 'revolutionary passion' was higher, and they were not easily swayed. They were also solid and hardworking people. However, their physiques were too poor. Not only were they uneducated, but they also did not have a good body. If they trained too hard, they would die in front of you.
Xu Bing slowly approached Zhou Qingfeng and asked in a low voice, "Can your spiritual power be used to improve their physiques? For this group of seed personnel, it's worth spending more capital. "
Zhou Qingfeng smiled bitterly, "I was beaten by Mangurtai in 'Onizuka' like a sandbag, and a large number of Supplicants abandoned me. Now they can only provide me with less than one-tenth of the original power of wish. I have tried my best to improve the physiques of these people, but my spiritual power recovery rate cannot keep up with the speed of consumption. "
Li Shuwei also asked, "Can you give them more nutrition?"
"The ordinary soldiers here each have an egg or 20 grams of meat a day. The staple food is enough, but it needs to be mixed with some coarse grains. "Zhou Qingfeng replied.
Li Shuwei immediately exclaimed, "This amount of nutrition is far from enough. I know qualified soldiers are not easy to choose, but I have to spend more money to make them strong. "
Zhou Qingfeng smiled bitterly, "It's not that I don't want to spend money, but the meat and eggs on the market are almost sold out by us. Since I established the force, the price of food in Fushun has increased by 30% to 50%, and the price of meat and eggs has doubled. The Jurchen and Mongolian herdsmen in the horse market have learned a lot, and the price of cattle and sheep has increased a lot. I am now waiting for you to solve the food problem. "
The food problem was really difficult to solve. Even hundreds of years in the future, many people on earth were still in a state of hunger. Li Shuwei scratched his head, "Maybe we can develop the chicken industry, but the problem is that we don't have high-quality breeding chickens that grow fast and have a high meat yield. This is also a problem. Sigh …, let me think of a way. "
The cleverest housewife can't cook without rice, Zhou Qingfeng currently has to ensure that a large number of craftsmen and students in the force eat better than ordinary people, in order to improve cohesion, food supply is even more difficult. Xu Bing could only comfort him, "Don't worry, things will be solved. I have people raise pigs in the model village, and there are currently more than 20 pigs in stock. When they grow more fat, I will get people to bring them over to kill the meat. "
How many days can 20 pigs eat? Zhou Qingfeng and Li Shuwei both smiled bitterly, feeling that they can't wait.
The three-kilometer run was hastily completed. When the team returned to the camp, the cooks immediately started cooking. Li Shuwei reminded, "Little Zhou, don't let the cooks do morning exercises, let them cook when they wake up. Just make sure they train daily. "
Fortunately, when Zhou Qingfeng recruited craftsmen, he took in many chefs, otherwise the cooks would not be able to find enough people. Since he had already built a hydraulic mill, cheap flour began to be supplied, and steamed buns were eaten in the morning. In the end, they waited for half a day for the buns, and when they ate the buns, it was almost nine. Zhou Qingfeng wrote this in his notebook as a lesson.
Breakfast was delayed, and the Imperial Guards were already hungry. However, when the fragrant steamed buns were served, the resentment that everyone had accumulated in the morning immediately dissipated and turned into appetite, which they stuffed into their stomachs.
In the morning, they had formation and housekeeping training to strengthen discipline. In the afternoon, they had culture classes, and everyone had to attend elementary literacy classes to improve language and cognitive skills. Xu Bing had to use the special nature of her "voice" to teach the Imperial Guards a big lesson. In the end, she was so tired that she almost fainted. Fortunately, there was Li Shuwei now. At least he could help share some of the work.
When it was dark again, not to mention the trainees of the Imperial Guard, even Zhou Qingfeng and the other two were exhausted. The originally scheduled night classes and training were naturally canceled, so everyone could have a good rest. The three of them had a meeting, and Xu Bing and Li Shuwei both raised a problem that must be solved: they must let the soldiers and officers of the Imperial Guard eat well, otherwise the training could not continue.
"Old Man Sun has tried his best to buy all the food that can be bought. You know, because of the recent rise in food prices in Fushun, the people have been quite complaining. "Zhou Qingfeng spread his hands, indicating that he had done his best.
Xu Bing frowned and asked, "They say that the food is in the hands of the big landlords. Who is the biggest landlord in Fushun?"
"Li Yongfang." Zhou Qingfeng did not need to think much to say the name of his nemesis.
"Kill him."
"What?"
"Didn't you put Tan Feng beside Li Yongfang?"
"I put Tan Feng there as a chess move, hoping to have a channel to obtain information. And killing Li Yongfang does not mean that we can get his property. "
"What about replacing him? Just like when you returned to Fushun, you replaced Constable Han Gui and took control of his property as your first bucket of gold. "
"Li Yongfang is not like Han Gui. This is too difficult."
"Can Guo Buyi help?"
"Hiss … Look for Guo Buyi?"
Sometimes, a woman's guts were bigger than a man's. Something that Zhou Qingfeng didn't even dare to think about was revealed by Xu Bing's questions one after another. He frowned and was considering the feasibility. Suddenly, a sentinel reported that Chief Wang Kunpeng of the Supervisory Department in the city wanted to see him.
Wang Kunpeng still wore a hood when he walked into the room. After taking off the hood, he looked around the room. This timid scholar had become the intelligence chief under Zhou Qingfeng. In the past, he wrote a lot of idle books, which were organized by Zhou Qingfeng into "Textual Research and Analysis of the Situation around Fushun". He had some expertise in spying and summarizing information.
After getting Zhou Qingfeng's approval, Wang Kunpeng said, "Boss, there are two things you asked me to pay attention to."
Xu Bing and Li Shuwei were puzzled and looked at Zhou Qingfeng. Zhou Qingfeng let Wang Kunpeng speak directly.
"First, after Tan Feng was chased away by the boss, he stayed in Fushun for a day. His subordinates saw him go to a bar to get drunk, looking muddle-headed. However, after confirming the news, he asked for a meeting with Li Yongfang through Wang Kai and stayed at the Lord Li's residence tonight. "
This was expected, so Zhou Qingfeng was not surprised. However, Wang Kunpeng's next news was shocking. He said, "Boss asked me to pay more attention to Hetuala, but it is difficult for us Han people to move there. Recently, I bribed a few Mongolian merchants to go there. Boss asked me to pay attention to the matter of 'repairing the stables', and it has happened. "
Zhou Qingfeng and Xu Bing suddenly turned pale with fright, as if they had heard something terrible that they knew would happen but did not want to happen. Li Shuwei had not been here for long, so although he did not know what was going on, he was also nervous. Wang Kunpeng said in detail, "After the boss came back from 'Onizuka', it is said that Nurhachi was angry several times and summoned his ministers for several days.
As for what they discussed, no one knew. Hetuala is loose on the outside but tight on the inside, so it is difficult to spread any news. The Mongolian merchants I bribed reported that Nurhachi ordered to repair the stables and sent hundreds of people to cut wood. "
If Zhou Qingfeng had not deliberately asked him to pay attention to the 'stables', Wang Kunpeng would not care about this matter. But looking at Zhou Qingfeng's expression, he knew that this matter was very important. However, there were only a few simple words about this matter. After Wang Kunpeng finished, he was dismissed by Zhou Qingfeng.
As soon as Wang Kunpeng left, Li Shuwei, who was confused, asked, "What's wrong with repairing the stables?"
After exchanging glances with Zhou Qingfeng, Xu Bing said in a low voice, "We have some history books in our hands, including the part about Nurhachi starting the Fushun War and swallowing Daming. In the process of preparing for this war, there is a detail. Nurhachi ordered the repair of siege equipment to cover up the purpose of his actions. To the outside world, he used the excuse that it was to repair the stables for the Zhu Beilei. "
Li Shuwei was shocked and said in horror, "That is to say, Nurhachi is going to attack? But we have not prepared anything. The Imperial Guard is in such a terrible state, they will be laughed at if they go out. "
Xu Bing continued, "According to the history books, Nurhachi began mobilizing in January 1618 and only launched the attack in April. Although it is only 1616 now, it is clear that history has been changed. I am afraid that Boar Skin has been angered by Zhou Qingfeng. However, the process of preparing for war in ancient times is very long. We still have at least two months to prepare. "
Hearing that there were still two months, Li Shuwei's pounding heart calmed down. He smiled bitterly and said, "My mental fortitude is really poor. I originally thought that I could at least become a general at the end of the Ming Dynasty, but now I am panicking when I hear that the enemy is going to attack."
However, Xu Bing comforted him, "We are people who live in a peaceful era, and wars only happen in the news. It will definitely take some time to face the war head-on. You don't have to feel sad or blame yourself, you will naturally get used to it after a long time. "
Li Shuwei smiled bitterly, but he was not confident about the war. He asked Zhou Qingfeng, "Is Nurhachi powerful?"
Zhou Qingfeng nodded and said, "Nurhachi is still powerful. He has struggled for more than 30 years, and it is not in vain. With our current strength, it will be very difficult to cause much damage to him. If we fight head-on, we will be throwing meat buns at a dog. "
"Then what should we do now?" Li Shuwei was a little flustered. "You planned to go to Lushun, so you should leave quickly. When we have developed well, we will go back and find trouble. If we really fight now, I am afraid we will not be able to leave. "
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