Pirate Song

A small smelting furnace was built in the blacksmith workshop to melt and refine the iron purchased from outside. At the same time, the work sheds here are made of stones for fire prevention reasons, even the roof above.

It is built with stone strips, including the roof and fired roof tiles, which greatly reduces the risk of fire.

The area of ​​the work shed is also not small. There are several anvils placed there. Some young men are baring their arms and sweating profusely. Under the guidance of the masters, they are constantly beating the iron materials on the anvils. Not only Zhou Botong is there,

This old man, and Lu Laoshi are also here, and even some craftsmen from the northerners that Gao Huaiyuan recently brought back from the army are also here. They are all shirtless, and the muscles all over their bodies look very strong. On their bodies

There was sweat everywhere, making them look like they had been smeared with oil, and they were all working in full swing.

After all, Liu'er came from a girl's family and was embarrassed to enter the blacksmith shop. There were half-naked men showing off their crotches everywhere. She could no longer follow Gao Huaiyuan into the blacksmith shop, so she told Gao Huaiyuan to please

After looking at this place, he went to her sewing workshop to have a look, and then trotted back to the front yard. Gao Huaiyuan smiled and looked at Liu'er's waist full of youthful vitality as she ran, and couldn't help but feel something in her heart again.

A ball of fire.

But he immediately put away his lust, shook his head and laughed secretly. This body looked like he had reached puberty, but he didn't dare to see a woman's curves and reacted. It was really another spring! He laughed secretly at his own.

His body reacted by raising his legs and stepping into the blacksmith's workshop.

When everyone who was busy saw Gao Huaiyuan coming in, they immediately put down what they were doing and bowed together to salute Gao Huaiyuan.

"This old slave has paid his respects to the young master!" Zhou Botong came to Gao Huaiyuan, his wrinkled old face was full of smiles, and he bowed to give Gao Huaiyuan a gift.

Gao Huaiyuan picked up Zhou Botong and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a year. Master Zhou is now in good spirits! I wonder how your health is now?"

Zhou Botong stroked the short beard on his chin and smiled: "Thanks to the care of the young master, the old slave now eats well and sleeps well here, and his body is much stronger than before. These boys are also very filial to me. It seems that I

These old bones will be left with the young master from now on! I hope that when I die, the young master can buy me a good coffin board! Haha!"

Gao Huaiyuan burst out laughing: "Master Zhou, what are you talking about? You are only sixty years old now. I think you can live to be a hundred years old. You still have at least forty years to live."

It's too early to say this now! I cannot live without you in Crouching Tiger Village, I hope you can live for a few more decades!"

Zhou Botong was even more excited by Gao Huaiyuan's words and laughed loudly. He just liked Gao Huaiyuan's attitude towards him. From the moment he arrived here, Gao Huaiyuan did not treat him as a slave and treated him with courtesy in every aspect.

In addition, the superiors and subordinates also respect him. This situation would never have happened to him in other places before.

Zhou Botong was also grateful for what Gao Huaiyuan had given him. After much thought, he finally decided to pass on his skills to the young men in Crouching Tiger Village and pass on his skills to Zhuangzi.

, selected some young people he liked and took them as apprentices. After more than half a year of teaching by words and deeds, although these young people were still far from becoming teachers, they all had some basic skills and could at least make some ordinary ones.

There is no problem with farm tools, knives and guns anymore.

Zhou Botong happily led Gao Huaiyuan into the work shed, pointed to the knife blanks on the ground and said: "These are Liuyun scimitars that the old slave is making, but these little things are not yet skilled in craftsmanship. Even if they are made,

It's not as good as the ones sent to the army before it comes out, but even so, it's much easier to use than ordinary hand knives.

And the young master came to see, these iron materials are for the boys to practice their skills. You also have money, so I won’t save you money. I got so many iron materials, just for the boys to practice their skills. These iron materials

It has been forged by them ten times, and it can be regarded as fine steel. After a while, these little guys will have to forge these iron materials repeatedly for more than a hundred times, and then use these fine iron to forge Liuyun Bend.

I can guarantee that the sword will be much better than the swords made before! I even dare to say that it can compete with the dragon-scaled sword on the young master's body!"

Gao Huaiyuan nodded repeatedly. Of course he knew how to make steel over a hundred times. Really good steel is made by blacksmiths hammering it. It is said that after ten pounds of rough iron has been forged a hundred times, only less than one pound of fine steel will be left.

Steel, it is difficult to think well of using such fine steel to cast swords.

And now that I have money, I can ensure that the materials used in iron making are enough for these novices to practice using. Even if they can't make good knives, they can definitely make a lot of fine steel, and it will definitely not be wasted anyway!

Gao Huaiyuan looked at the muscles that had grown on the bodies of the apprentices who were accepted by Zhou Botong. The blacksmith was really a strong worker. I think these guys must have pretty strong arm strength now! This is a place for training. It might as well be given to other teenagers in the future.

They also find a job and let them practice blacksmithing, which will have a lot of benefits in increasing their arm strength! They will also forge a batch of good steel by the way!

Gao Huanyuan suddenly laughed to himself at his own idea. He felt that he really had a profiteer mentality now and was unwilling to waste any resources.

"Everyone, keep going! It's your blessing to be accepted as a disciple by Master Zhou. You all should learn from me. You must not insult Master Zhou's skills! You must promote his skills!" Gao Huaiyuan

Give instructions to the young men in Crouching Tiger Village.

This group of teenagers immediately bowed and agreed, turned around and picked up the hammers, and continued to forge the iron materials with jingling sounds.

When Gao Huaiyuan walked up to several new northerners who had entered Crouching Tiger Village, they all recognized Gao Huaiyuan, and they quickly bowed down and called Gao Huaiyuan out of habit: "Hello, General Gao!"

"General Gao! Now that Gao is no longer serving in the army, you can just call me young master from now on. This is Gao's home. From now on, you will be my people in Wohu Village. As long as you and I

I wholeheartedly guarantee that you will have no worries in the rest of your life! I wonder if you are still used to the life here these days?" Gao Huaiyuan waved his hand.

"Habit, get used! I didn't expect that we, the young ones, would be treated so favorably here. General Gao saved our lives at the beginning. Now that we can work for the general, it can be regarded as our gratitude to General Gao."

I have repaid you! Moreover, the food and accommodation here are much better than our previous home. The children will do their best for General Gao! Please rest assured, General!" Wei replied on behalf of everyone.

"Very good! You will still call me young master from now on. After all, calling me general is taboo in the local area. I know you are also homesick, but right now I can only do this step. Again, as long as you do your best

If you try your best to work here, after the armistice between Song and Jin, if there is a chance, I promise you that I will bring all your family members here and resettle them as much as possible. The Jin country is too chaotic, and it may be better to come here than

Your original home should be better!" Gao Huaiyuan seemed to be taking the opportunity to win people's hearts.

But to these people, this sentence was nothing short of great good news. When they heard it, everyone immediately knelt down, kowtowed to Gao Huaiyuan repeatedly, and vowed to God to do good things for Gao Huaiyuan.

When Gao Huaiyuan, led by Zhou Botong, visited the blacksmith workshop and came to the stream that passed through the village behind the workshop, Zhou Botong reached out and picked up a handful of water and said to Gao Huaiyuan: "This is a beautiful place.

It’s a good place. The young master chose the right place to build his village here. The water quality here is cool and clear, which is very suitable for sword casting and quenching. The soil in some nearby places is also very suitable for covering with earth and quenching.

I can’t say that the swords made from such water and soil are all precious blades, at least they can be quite sophisticated!”

Gao Huaiyuan took some water and washed his face. The temperature inside the iron work shed was very high. After a while, he was covered in stinky sweat and even his clothes were soaked. Now after washing his face, he immediately felt refreshed.

It feels much better.

Listening to Zhou Botong's enthusiastic introduction, Gao Huaiyuan looked at the gurgling stream in front of him. An idea flashed in his mind, and he suddenly remembered something.

"Water power! Haha! This is a good thing! Why didn't I think of this before?" Gao Huaiyuan looked at the stream that passed through Zhuangzi and suddenly laughed.

His laughter made Zhou Botong a little confused, so he asked Gao Huaiyuan: "Master, why are you laughing? This water is really good! What water power? Master, did you think of something again?"

Gao Huaiyuan pointed to the stream and explained to Zhou Botong: "I'm talking about this stream! Master Zhou, please see, the stream here comes from the upstream, and the drop is not small. If we use the water of this stream,

, build a few dams and waterwheels, and the problem of power will be solved. Your craftsmen here will not have to work so hard with hammers. They only need to build a few water-powered pestles, saving a lot of manpower.

, you can also get some water-powered blowers to increase the furnace temperature, which is of great benefit whether you are casting or forging iron!

In addition, in the future, we can use water to grind rice and crush raw materials. This can save a lot of manpower and animal power and free up people to do more things. Think about it, if we make full use of the water power here, the production

The efficiency has more than doubled! Haha! Why didn’t I think of this before?”

Listening to Gao Huaiyuan's explanation, Zhou Botong couldn't help but get a little excited. He knew that Gao Huaiyuan was not just talking, but actually had such a thing, and people had already created the water-driven pestle hammer and hydraulic bellows in this era.

He had already heard about it, but he had never seen it. When Gao Huaiyuan said it, he understood what he meant and became happy.

You must know that only the Song Dynasty in Chinese history did not suppress the development of business. Therefore, although the Song Dynasty was weak, it was only a problem caused by the system. However, the national strength was definitely the most powerful era in Chinese history. It was precisely because of the huge development of business.

It led to the development of productivity, and many unprecedented scientific and technological inventions appeared in the Song Dynasty. Not to mention that three of China's four major Ming Dynasties appeared in the Song Dynasty. In addition, inventions in machinery emerged one after another. Science and technology

The development of the entire ancient China was the pinnacle era. Unfortunately, everything came to an abrupt end with the collapse of the Southern Song Dynasty. The science and technology of several dynasties in later generations did not have a big development. Instead, history was reversed. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, Chinese science and technology

Far surpassed by Europe's emerging civilization, it became an object of bullying by other countries.

Gao Huaiyuan had known these things in his previous life, so when he thought of these things, he felt extremely aggrieved. This was also the motivation for him to hope to bring some changes to this era, hoping to continue the glory of China in the Song Dynasty.

Always on top of the world.

After thinking of using the natural water conservancy conditions here, Gao Huaiyuan became excited again. After saying goodbye to Zhou Botong, he turned back to the front yard and went to the sewing workshop of Wohu Village to take a look at the situation as promised, but he kept thinking about it.

I'm thinking about hydraulics.

After seeing Gao Huaiyuan's arrival, Liu'er immediately took the girls who were housed in Zhuangzi and the women from the Huang and Zhou families to come out to greet his arrival, and walked into the sewing workshop with Gao Huaiyuan surrounded.

This is the production place for the clothing of the people in Crouching Tiger Village. Ever since the girls here and the women from the Huang and Zhou families started to set up workshops, they have been responsible for all the dressing issues of the people in the village, and they have to gather together every day.

, here weaving and spinning, producing some cloth or satin, firstly, it can supply the people in Zhuangzi with clothing, and the yarn spun and the silk and satin can also make some money for Zhuangzi, although this money is not available in Zhuangzi

The accounts inside are insignificant, but they show the existence value of these women.

Therefore, Liu'er attaches great importance to the production here and takes time out every day to work here personally. In addition to clothes, they also provide shoes and hats for the people in Zhuangzi, so there are no idlers in the entire Zhuangzi.

When Gao Huaiyuan entered the workshop, he saw rows of looms and reeling cars for spinning. Women were weaving and spinning here, busy, and their faces were filled with satisfaction.

It seems that they are quite satisfied with their life here.

Gao Huanyuan picked up a pair of shoes he was making and looked at them. The soles were very strong and much more comfortable than those bought in the county. He also looked at the woven cloth. Although it was not fine enough, it was very thick.

The fabric is also comfortable to wear and more wear-resistant.

In this era, cotton has begun to be used as raw material for weaving cloth, instead of the linen used before. Such cloth is more close-fitting and comfortable to wear, but generally speaking, cotton has not been cultivated on a large scale. A hundred years ago, although the Northern Song Dynasty had

Cotton was introduced in South Asia, but at that time it was only grown as an ornamental plant, and was not planted in large quantities at all. Therefore, it was not until the late Southern Song Dynasty that cotton really began to be used in the weaving industry.

Daye County is a place where cotton is introduced, and the people here have already begun to use cotton to weave cloth, so Wohu Village also grows cotton, and the cotton collected is used for weaving cloth, which satisfies their own use.

Touching the comfortable cotton cloth, Gao Huaiyuan wondered whether he should go back and plant hundreds of acres of land near his old house with this thing. In this way, although the grain output would be reduced, the economic benefits would be better than growing grain.

It's better, but it's a pity that this cotton is obviously not the common cotton of later generations, but a short-staple cotton. The yield is not high, and the quality is not good enough. If it really needs to be planted in a large area, we still have to find a way.

Select seeds and choose a type of long-staple cotton to grow, which will provide better returns.

Thinking of this, Gao Huaiyuan temporarily gave up the idea of ​​planting a large number of cotton. After praising these women, he walked out of the sewing workshop.

In order to ensure the daily training of the young villagers, even though the various workshops in Wohu Village have been expanded repeatedly, there is always a school ground with sufficient area for the villagers to practice.

When Gao Huaiyuan wandered to the school grounds, a review-type drill was going on here. Of course, the chief officer was still Zhou Hao, and the teenagers who came back with Gao Huaiyuan were now coaches.

Before Gao Huaiyuan entered the school grounds, he heard Zhou Hao's cold scolding: "Weak! Looking at your actions, it's as if you haven't eaten. If you go into battle to kill the enemy like this, you may have been killed before you even raised your hands.

The enemy has been hacked to death! Remember, when drawing the sword, you must exert force on your arms, back, waist and legs at the same time, so that the force and intensity of the sword are more powerful and faster. On the battlefield, as long as you are faster than your opponent, you can save yourself.

A life, and don’t think that you can go into battle with your current skills. If you are asked to go to the front of the battle now, there is only a dead end!

The most important thing before the battle is to cooperate with each other. Anyone who disobeys the orders must be killed in front of the battle regardless of the reason. With your current cooperation, you are still far from meeting the requirements. Although we have not seen each other for a year,

Your strength seems to have increased a lot, but now you are just a group of rabble. From now on, everyone must practice according to the instructions of your instructor!..."

Gao Huaiyuan smiled slightly. Zhou Hao really learned and put it into practice. He quickly began to teach these teenagers what he learned on the battlefield. It seems that the battlefield is really a place for training. Zhou Hao and several other soldiers

Wherever the young man who had fought in the war stood now, there was a hint of murderous intent. Only those who had been in blood and fire could have such a temperament.

Now Gao Huaiyuan no longer has to do it himself when it comes to training the new recruits. Zhou Hao is enough! So Gao Huaiyuan just looked at the training of the selected villagers from a distance.

Then he turned around and returned to his small courtyard.

On the road, I met Jiang Peng who was running out of breath, so he asked with a smile: "Why are you looking for me now?" dd