In the headquarters of the Revolutionary Army's Yingkou base, all the high-ranking personnel were holding a seafood feast.
Zhou Qingfeng was holding a bowl of scallion braised sea cucumber in his hand and eating it in big bites. The sea cucumber was delicious and the soup was rich, making people feel very satisfied. As he ate, he laughed and said, "Delicious, delicious, really delicious."
The sea cucumber in the bowl was big and fat, and there was not only one but a big bowl full of it. With a pinch of chopsticks, it disappeared into Zhou Qingfeng's mouth. Seeing that he was eating happily, the chef in charge of cooking was also very happy and introduced to him, "Sir, please try this steamed abalone, it's extra chewy."
In the headquarters, only Zhou Qingfeng and the other two transmigrators were eating seafood in big mouthfuls. They ate until their mouths were full of oil and were very happy. The others were either not used to eating seafood or felt that seafood was not as good as rice and noodles. They could not understand why their boss was so happy to eat seafood compared to chickens, ducks, cows, and sheep.
He ate the sea cucumber, he ate the abalone, he ate the prawns. Zhou Qingfeng cleaned half of the table by himself before touching his stomach in satisfaction. He burped and said, "It's good to be close to the sea, the fish and prawns in the sea grow by themselves and can be eaten when they are caught. Even if they don't go to the sea, the food on the beach is rich enough. What is this? This is sea intestine, right? It doesn't look good but it tastes good. "
The chef was a local of Yingkou. When he heard Zhou Qingfeng praising the seaside, he smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, you are from the inland, I'm afraid you don't know the hardships of our seaside. These fish and prawns are food for the poor, the rich are not willing to eat this. Besides, we fishermen can't always eat fish and prawns, we still have to eat rice and noodles, but we can't grow rice and wheat by the seaside. "
When the chef said the last sentence, he was actually wiping his tears and was about to cry. Every place had its own difficulties, although it was close to the sea and eat from the sea, if the life by the sea was really so easy, the fishermen would not be worse than the inland farmers.
"Work with me, your life will be better." Zhou Qingfeng waved his hand to signal for the tableware on the table to be removed. At the same time, he smiled at the chef and said, "The revolutionary army is here for the hardworking people. After we came, didn't we open a market and sell rice for the people along the coast? As long as we are of one mind, there is no obstacle in this world that cannot be overcome. "
Xu Bing and Li Shuwei had also just finished eating. When they heard Zhou Qingfeng speak in a bureaucratic tone, they felt embarrassed. It was obvious that Yingkou Base lacked fresh meat, and it also lacked the support of the masses. They had no choice but to hold a market to win people's hearts and solve the food problem. But in Zhou Qingfeng's mouth, this became a benevolent policy, and Chef nodded repeatedly, about to kneel and kowtow.
"Hey … we don't like to kowtow. Pack up your things and go down. When you go home, you can tell more people to come and trade with us. We are absolutely fair when we trade. If there is any bullying, you can report it. We will definitely uphold justice for the people. "When Zhou Qingfeng finished speaking, Chef was already crying bitterly, deeply grateful.
When the table was tidied up, Xu Bing began to do a simple daily report. "Ever since we opened the market and began to advertise it to the outside world, a large number of people within fifty li gathered towards us. Today alone, at least three thousand people came to the market to trade. We obtained twenty-seven pigs, five sheep, more than three hundred chickens, more than four thousand catties of fish, and countless shellfish and seafood.
We sold about three tons of miscellaneous grains, as well as daily necessities worth three hundred and twenty taels of silver. The sale of these goods has greatly improved our relationship with the people around us, creating good conditions for our local activities. We even established a relationship with the Ocean Province Guard's official salt pans, purchasing three hundred dan of salt in one go. "
Zhou Qingfeng brought ten thousand men from Fushun to the coast, and salt was always lacking. This sounded like a joke, but in reality, salt was also an important commodity in the trade between Fushun and the Nuzhen barbarians. Now that they could obtain three hundred dan of salt, it was enough for the 'revolutionary army' to consume for two to three months.
Meanwhile, the various non-staple foods and meat provided a stable source of protein, and the large amounts of fish and seafood in particular were just too timely. Only, Zhou Qingfeng still wasn't very satisfied with the quantity. "The chickens, ducks, pigs, and sheep on land will soon be eaten up by us. We still need to think of a way to get more fish and shrimp, these are all high quality protein. Four thousand catties is too little, we need more. "
Li Shuwei interrupted, saying, "I've seen the fishing methods of the current fishermen. Their boats are small, their nets are small, their fishing efficiency is too low. In reality, the current marine fishing resources can be said to be endless. The estuary of the Great Liao River is a natural fishing ground, the Spanish mackerel here is extremely famous. It's just a pity that we don't have good tools to fish them up. "
"Hire some fishermen to form our own fishing teams and carry out cooperative work. See if strengthening the organization can increase the amount of fishing? Right now, we really have to rely on the sea to eat. The sea is the granary, it's a waste not to use it. "Zhou Qingfeng and Li Shuwei discussed for a while, they could still come up with a lot of ideas.
Xu Bing finally said, "Today, there are more than 120 people who want to join us, 30 more than yesterday. Most of them are farmers who lost their land or fishermen who went bankrupt. In addition, there are more people who want to sell their children or even their wives to us. The agriculture in Liaodong has collapsed, and a large amount of land is concentrated in the hands of a few powerful people. The others are either dead or waiting for death. "
"Once the war starts, more people will die." Zhou Qingfeng didn't express any more opinions on this. He had already formulated a fairly comprehensive accommodation policy for the army. Outsiders who wanted to join would go through a lot of screening, training, and assessment. After all, now that there were strong enemies around, there were bound to be people who wanted to infiltrate.
After the briefing, there was still an important work to do.
Gao Daniu took a few officers of the army to the table of the headquarters and said, "Sir, we made an investigation plan according to your instructions."
"Go ahead." There was a map on the table in front of Zhou Qingfeng. He pointed at it and didn't say anything else. Instead, he stared at Gao Daniu.
Gao Daniu looked at Wu Daimen on the left, then looked at Chai Jie on the right, and Sang Wenlai who lowered his head and tried to reduce his presence. He frowned and said to Zhou Qingfeng, "Sir, when it comes to war, you've always been the one to make the decisions. We just have to follow. Why do you need us to come up with ideas? I just learned 500 words, and I haven't even passed the elementary math test. I … "
Zhou Qingfeng glanced at the few military backbones in front of him and sighed helplessly. He only had so many people, and he couldn't find anyone else. Before, there was Tan Feng, but unfortunately, their paths were different, and they couldn't work together. Now there was Han Shi, who had to go home to pick up his family after only one day. He didn't know if he would come back.
"If I don't train you now, what will happen in the future? In the future, there will be more and more troops, and the war will get bigger and bigger. Brainless people can only be soldiers for the rest of their lives. Don't talk nonsense, tell me about the investigation plan you made. "Zhou Qingfeng pointed at the map.
Wu Daimen was impatient and said, "Sir, since you want to attack the nest of the sea bandit, isn't it easy? I just need to bring one company. "
"Where is the nest of the sea bandit? Do you know? "
"Find a guide."
"What if the guide is not reliable?"
"I, Old Wu, have a big axe on his neck, how can he not be reliable?"
"If I put the axe on your neck now, can you take me to the nest of the sea bandit?"
"This … I'm not a guide."
"You're putting the success or failure of a battle on a guide, do you want to die?"
Wu Daimen was speechless.
Zhou Qingfeng's gaze swept around again. The four officers in front of him had all been on the battlefield and killed people, but his gaze made their hair stand on end and sent chills down their spines.
The second one to be called was the commander of the female company, Chai Jie, who stuttered after being asked. After a while, she sweated and said with a crying voice, "Sir, I don't know how to read the map."
Zhou Qingfeng rolled his eyes, took a deep breath, and kept telling himself, "Hold it in, hold it in, don't lose your temper." He asked in a low voice, "What were you doing when I gave you the map lesson? Every time I asked, you said you understood. Now you tell me you don't know how to read the map? "
Chai Jie's thin body had become stronger in the past few months, and her yellow hair was thicker and darker. She could kill people with a pulley bow without blinking, but in front of Zhou Qingfeng, she cried after being scolded.
Zhou Qingfeng glanced around again, and Sang Wenlai, who was standing behind and trying to hide, was called. "You are a carpenter. Don't tell me you don't understand the map. "
"I understand it, I understand it." Sang Wenlai could only nod.
Gao Daniu and Wu Daimen, who were standing at the front, seemed to have seen their savior. They quickly moved aside and pushed Sang Wenlai to the front. As soon as Sang Wenlai came forward, Zhou Qingfeng asked, "How do you plan to investigate?"
"I …." Sang Wenlai braced himself and said the word "I" a few times, racking his brain, and said, "I will first take a few people and find a guide to find the nest of the 'sea flipping serpent', just like visiting relatives. Then I will see how many people he has, where he lives, and how to set up the defense. Then I will come back. "
After listening to Sang Wenlai's long speech, Gao Daniu and Wu Daimen secretly gave him a look of approval, almost giving him a thumbs up. Sang Wenlai swallowed his throat and thought, "I am just a carpenter, at most I can put a bag of explosives to blow people into the sky. What investigation, I don't know how to do it. "
Zhou Qingfeng turned his head and talked to Xu Bing and Li Shuwei, then turned back and said, "When I formed the Imperial Guard, I wrote a book called 'Infantry Drill Manual'. Have you read that book? There is a detailed description of infantry investigation. You need to determine the way back and forth, the road conditions. The enemy's defense, number, equipment, and fighting spirit also need to be determined. "
As soon as he said this, the four officers hurriedly nodded their heads, as if they were suddenly enlightened. Zhou Qingfeng rubbed his forehead and said, "I can't leave the base, so this investigation will be led by the four of you."
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