Chapter 050: The craftsman has the job of a craftsman

Among the military brides in Weizhen Fort, many of them are born into child brides, all of whom are fatherless and motherless. Twenty or thirty years have passed, and those child brides are also 40 or 50 years old. It is not surprising that Xu Fuqing has such an idea. He is a typical Ningxia Town military bride, kind-hearted and harmless, but when he has the opportunity, he always wants to take advantage of it. More than 80% of the military brides in Weizhen Fort are like this.

Xu Xingxia couldn't accept the matter of raising a child bride, but the suggestion was his father. He couldn't directly object, so he said tactfully: "Dad, I told you that in the future, if Dongzi goes to school and becomes a high-ranking official, maybe Dongzi will have a future and the daughters of wealthy families want to marry."

Xu Fuqing thought about it, with Xu Xingxia's ability, the Xu family's future life will definitely get better and better. Naturally, there is no need to worry about his marriage. Dongzi has the best of his elder brother, so he doesn't have to worry about it. So, the idea of ​​a child bride was put down. Without selfishness, he suddenly felt much happier. The mood of doing good things is much better than holding someone back to be a child bride. After all, with selfishness, he is always a little ashamed.

After sending his father back to his room, Xu Xingxia returned to his room and sighed silently. For those unfortunate herders, this is the only thing he can do now. If they want them to avoid such miserable days, the only way is to completely kill all the Tatar cavalry. Apart from that, there is no other way.

That night, Xu Xingxia didn't fall asleep. Perhaps because of the influence of alcohol, many thoughts flashed through his mind. Sometimes, he seemed a little sad, obviously, without realizing it, he thought of many sad and tragic scenes. Sometimes, he seemed very excited, obviously thinking of some exciting scenes.

Before we knew it, it was already dawn, and roosters crowed constantly in every corner of Weizhen Fort, and the sound of horse hooves were heard on the streets. It was obvious that the herders who had gotten up early were ready to go out to grazing. The reason why the herders went out to grazing so early was of course to avoid the arrival of the Tartar cavalry. If they encountered the Tartars, it would be troublesome.

Xu Xingxia got up, packed her luggage, and prepared to go back to Niujiao Dun. The first thing she had to take was naturally the iron-backed bow and the black feather arrow. His military uniform had not been replaced, so she could only change the close-fitting clothes inside. Wang made two pairs of cloth shoes for him overnight, and Xu Xingxia also brought them with her mother's kindness. She had to take care of her.

The whole family got up and was busy seeing him off. Dongzi and Niu Niu were a little sleepy and kept rubbing their eyes. Last night, Xu Xingxia was drunk and tossed for a while, but they had not had enough sleep. There were already many children. Xu Xingxia drove them back to bed. The two were not very willing and wanted to see them off for their brother. As a result, Xu Xingxia raised her face and they reluctantly went back to the room.

Wang prepared a bag of white flour steamed buns and handed them to Xu Xingxia. He said caringly: "Xia'er, take these steamed buns to Niujiao Dun and divide them evenly for everyone."

Xu Xingxia nodded and took it with her without hesitation.

Before, I used white flour steamed buns to go to Niujiao Dun to please others and compromise. Xu Xingxia definitely didn't do it. But now, I used white flour steamed buns, which is the concern of the superiors for their subordinates. The nature is completely different, and the mood is naturally completely different.

After everything was ready, Xu Xingxia opened his wooden door and went out. As a result, as soon as the wooden door was opened, there were already many people on the street outside. Gao Meng, Zhang Quanfu, Liu Chuang and others were all waiting for him outside. Huang Fei saw Xu Xingxia coming out and took a war horse over.

A powerful boss can surrender his subordinates without any extra means. Now Xu Xingxia is this powerful boss. The military achievements of shooting twenty-three Tartars in a row are enough for everyone in Niujiaodun to have heartfelt admiration. Xu Xingxia took office on the first day today, of course they must arrive early.

The Niujiaoduan soldiers are all cavalry. In the past two battles, Xu Xingxia and the others seized more than 50 Tatar war horses. The war horses are not valuable in the garrison and do not belong to the category of spoils. Therefore, all the above were left to Xu Xingxia himself. The Niujiaoduan horse shed could not hold so many war horses, and the excess was stored in the stables of Weizhen Fort.

Surprisingly, Liu Dachun and Liu Xiaochun were there too. When they saw Xu Xingxia, they subconsciously wanted to lean over, as if they had something to say to Xu Xingxia. However, after only two steps, they stopped and hesitated. They looked at me and I looked at you, and they both wanted each other to go up and talk to Xu Xingxia first, while they hid behind them.

Xu Xingxia knew that the two had something to do, so she asked casually: "What's wrong with you two?"

Liu Xiaochun looked a little nervous and came forward carefully, and said stutteringly: "Cousin, we...we also want to serve in Niujiaoduan."

Xu Xingxia looked at the two of them unexpectedly, then looked around, but did not see Liu Guangliang's figure, and then frowned and said, "You two are craftsmen, and you don't need to go to the front line."

Liu Dachun said a little eagerly: "But we want to go."

Xu Xingxia shook her head and said without any doubt: "No. There are craftsmen with craftsmen's errands, I will not agree to you."

Liu Dachun suddenly became anxious and said pitifully: "Cousin..."

Xu Xingxia said clearly: "I know you think of Niujiaoduan serving, find opportunities to kill a few Tartars and make some money. But I tell you clearly that you are really not suitable. We Niujiaoduan will not recruit craftsmen. You two will go back first!"

After saying that, he waved his hand and told the two of them not to say anything more, but he turned over and prepared to leave.

Liu Dachun and Liu Xiaochun had no choice but to turn their heads helplessly and go back. Obviously, this result made them feel a little depressed. Xu Xingxia was obviously his own cousin, so why couldn't he take care of him? We are going to kill the Tartars, not to eat your meal!

"Walk!"

Xu Xingxia waved her hand and set out first.

Gao Meng, Zhang Quanfu and others hurriedly followed Xu Xingxia and set off for Niujiaodun together.

When leaving the fort, Xu Xingxia met Liu Guangliang again. Liu Guangliang was obviously waiting for him here, but he was not on duty today, so he had no reason to appear here so early. When he found Xu Xingxia and his group arrived, Liu Guangliang hurriedly came up to say hello. His expression was a bit strange. When he greeted, he spoke insincerely, without saying anything, and his eyes kept glancing at the back of Xu Xingxia and the others.

Judging from his expression, Xu Xingxia knew that he, the father-in-law, must have known about Liu Dachun and Liu Xiaochun just now. But his answer would inevitably disappoint Liu Guangliang. However, he had to make decisions like that. Niujiaodun could not accept people who had no combat skills at all. After all, it was the front line and the battle might come at any time. He did not have so much time to train his subordinates' combat skills. He could imagine the consequences of taking inappropriate people to the battlefield. In addition, every craftsman in the garrison was of great use in Xu Xingxia's plan. They had more important things to do and could not be wasted on the battlefield in vain.

Xu Xingxia thought for a while and said slowly: "Uncle, Dachun and Xiaochun, I saw them, and they also told me about going to Niujiaoduan. But I refused. They are not suitable to go to the front line. Now you can help me take care of the extra war horses. From tomorrow, I will have some equipment for craftsmen to process. Tomorrow morning, you will bring a few qualified craftsmen to Niujiaoduan and I will explain to you on the spot."

Only then did Liu Guangliang feel relieved and his expression gradually returned to normal.

Indeed, they are craftsmen, and their main responsibilities are still to build weapons and equipment. Seriously, they are indeed not suitable for combat. Before this, they had never received any combat training, had no combat skills, and even didn't understand the basic process of combat. Liu Dachun and Liu Xiaochun, even if they were on the battlefield, were afraid that the danger would be very high. However, the Liu family was too poor and could not bear it. Now there was a way to make a fortune. Despite the great risks, they decided to give it a try. As a result, they were rejected by Xu Xingxia.

Liu Guangliang was of course a little disappointed when he received such a response. Fortunately, Xu Xingxia's later words made him feel a little hope. Xu Xingxia said that it was the best thing for these craftsmen. As long as there was work to do, these craftsmen would not go hungry in vain. Even if they were to process a few muskets, they would be fine.

"Okay! I'll go to Niujiaoduan tomorrow morning!" Liu Guangliang hurriedly agreed.

"By the way, how many craftsmen are there in Weizhen Fort?" Xu Xingxia asked with concern.

"About thirteen or fourteen households," Liu Guangliang replied.

"Okay!" Xu Xingxia nodded.

According to normal organization, every thousand households should have a general flag specifically responsible for building weapons and equipment, that is, to manage craftsmen. Under his command, there should be fifty craftsmen. The money and grain of these craftsmen are different from ordinary military households. They have about 30% less income than military households and have the longest time to be owed. Therefore, in the garrison, craftsmen live the most difficult life.

The main income of craftsmen actually relies on the meager commission for making equipment. According to the consistent regulations of the Ministry of War, every time a craftsmen creates a scimitar, a spear, a bow, or an arrow, there is a commission. If there is a large number of weapons and equipment to be built, the income of craftsmen is quite good.
Chapter completed!