Chapter 40 Daily Rubbing of Wooden Spears
"This quarry is a bit useless to me right now!"
Returning to the quarry, Zhang Yang was a little conflicted because it was too far away from his village, about 8 kilometers away. If he really wanted to carry out daily mining, he would have to assign at least 40 team leaders to come here, otherwise safety could not be guaranteed.
"Wu Yuan, have your men carry a stone cube each and go back first. We can talk about this later."
Finally, Zhang Yang made a decision.
There are several things that need to be resolved immediately in his village right now, so there is no rush for the quarry.
On the way back to the village, nothing happened. After all, the regional bully was no joke.
After Zhang Yang returned, the first thing he went to see was the construction of new houses. He was afraid that the instructor Qin Ge was a big liar. If this guy really dared to cheat him of his power - it seemed that there was no other way but to kill him. After all, this guy belonged to the building itself, unlike the soldiers recruited directly from the village construction order, who were 100% loyal and would not hesitate even if they were asked to die.
Moreover, if he really killed this instructor Qin Ge, Zhang Yang suspected that his training ground would be completely ruined.
"Hmm? Not bad!"
Arriving at the construction site of the new residential building, Zhang Yang was stunned to see that the place was in perfect order. Both the craftsmen and the soldiers doing the hard labor were busy in a rhythmic manner. As for the instructor Qin Ge, he was leading Zhao Tiezhu and nine other craftsmen to cut various types of wood in an orderly manner.
So Zhang Yang turned around and went to the level 5 residential building next to him, recruited ten craftsmen from the three generations of residents, and sent them there directly. If you don't learn some skills when you have such an opportunity, are you worthy of the title of craftsman? Then, Zhang Yang hesitated for a long time, and then recruited ten farmers from the three generations of residents again, all of whom were men. In fact, as long as they were not married, they could be recruited as new soldiers, and their loyalty would not drop.
But as a new soldier you can’t get married, at least for now.
Therefore, for the sake of future population size and individual quality, he must resolutely and firmly reject the trend of mass military expansion.
We must take the route of elite and strong troops. Every soldier must be able to fight against ten or even a hundred!
"It will take at most five days to build a new residential building. Then we can start building the ancestral temple. With the ancestral temple, we can buy level 3 concealment charms, level 3 protection charms, and level 3 vision charms. Then we can equip the patrol team with them. Together with the two ghost eyes generated by the ghost priest every day, the village's outer perimeter patrol network will be initially formed. At least we won't be caught by other people's ghosts and spy on us without them noticing."
"Then there's the reclamation of farmland. Who can eat ten acres of wheat field? So we need to continue to reclaim farmland, the scale should be at least 200 acres, let the soldiers work harder, then one farmer can probably take care of 5 acres of land, 200 acres of land will require 40 farmers, it seems like we have to catch all three generations of residents in one fell swoop."
"Finally, we will expand the combat effectiveness of the soldiers. Except for the archer captain, the rest of the spearmen and shieldmen must master the wooden spear throwing skills. I can make them the Imprisoned Spears. From now on, each infantry captain must be equipped with three, no, at least five Imprisoned Spears."
"Although this is a bit wasteful, even a waste of resources, but I am not afraid of waste. For example, Wu Yuan only used five Spears of Imprisonment to kill a hero. This cost-effectiveness is more than enough."
"It can be foreseen that if all of my forty-plus infantry captains are equipped with five Imprisoned Spears, and everyone's throwing skills reach Wu Yuan's level, then their combat effectiveness will allow them to annihilate more than three times the number of enemies of the same level, that is, at least 150 captain-level soldiers. Magic can change the future!"
"But I'll probably be exhausted. There are 42 captains, 5 Imprisoned Spears each, and I have to find time to study the Iron Wall Battle Pattern. Damn it! This is simply not a life for a human being."
After sorting out the things that needed to be done in the near future according to their importance, Zhang Yang gave the order. Wu Yuan, the quasi-hero, was very capable, so there would be no problem handing these things over to him.
Next, Zhang Yang began to rub the wooden spear day and night, which was extremely painful.
First, the selected trees are nurtured into ironwood, and then Wu Yuan cuts them out. He then enchants them one by one. He is busy all day long, but can only make ten, which is far from the goal.
The only consolation is that Zhangyang's village seems to have really become a regional bully. Within a radius of five kilometers, there is no trace of a monster. Occasionally, a few red eagle monsters fly over in the sky, but they dare not stay and run away in fear.
One day, there was even a giant flying monster that had never been seen before. It looked very ferocious. Zhang Yang estimated that it was at least level 25, comparable to a hero-level strength.
But after circling in the sky for several rounds, this monster finally did not dare to land and fled away.
Because at that time, the 24 captain-level archers and 42 infantry captains on the ground were either drawing their bows and arrows, or each holding a spear of confinement, waiting eagerly for that guy to fall.
This unexpected incident certainly made Zhang Yang realize that the outside world was very dangerous, but it also made him more deeply certain that his strategy was correct.
Five days later, the new residence was successfully built. Although it was a level 3 residence, it was no less than a milestone for Zhang Yang.
So he stopped rubbing the wooden spear and went to congratulate in person.
Compared with the level 5 houses, these level 3 houses are much simpler and can accommodate 10 households. They contribute 5 points to the prosperity of the village.
But the greater invisible contribution is that the 19 junior craftsmen gained varying degrees of proficiency during the five days of construction.
Yes, that's right. People are different, and their understanding and potential are also different. Among these craftsmen, only three craftsmen stood out. Their secondary skills, building construction/repair, soared from the initial 10 points of proficiency when recruited to 65, 60, and 55 points respectively.
Very fierce, with this level of proficiency, the three of them can build a level 3 dwelling independently.
As for the rest of the craftsmen, their proficiency basically only increased by 10 to 15 points.
After discovering this, Zhang Yang waved his hand and decided to lead the three craftsmen to supervise the construction of another level 3 residential building. This is how talents should be cultivated.
As for the other 16 craftsmen, Zhang Yang decided to let them continue to make feather arrows and longbows for five days. By that time, whoever has the greatest potential in this area will stay and continue to be trained. Those who do not have this potential will all go to excavate stones. Anyway, craftsmen have many secondary skills, and there is always one that suits them.
Zhang Yang didn't expect that there would be an all-rounder like Lu Miaozi among them.
Be content with what you have.
After dealing with the craftsmen, Zhang Yang personally presided over the division ceremony and distributed the three-level houses to ten promising young people, that is, three generations of residents, including the three young craftsmen.
That’s right, the three outstanding craftsmen are all third-generation residents, very young, so this is probably not a coincidence. The second-generation residents are a bit older and their ability to absorb knowledge is very slow.
This is a lesson, and also Zhang Yang's lack of consideration. He should have recruited all craftsmen from the third-generation residents and recruited other professions from the second-generation residents. As a result, there are now 8 second-generation residents and most of the craftsmen will become rotten eggs.
Unfortunately, things have come to this point and there is nothing that can be changed. There is no option to change jobs in the village construction order.
From this incident, Zhang Yang saw the difference between initial recruitment and normal recruitment.
The 500 people he initially recruited were told to do whatever they were told to do. For example, he told Wu Yuan, Song Dachui and others to fight, cut wood, carry stones, plow the fields and cut grass. He told them whatever he wanted without any hesitation.
But you can't do that with those recruited normally. If you let a craftsman farm, his loyalty will drop immediately, and even energy bribes won't work.
Instructor Qin Ge is an exception, at least he can be bribed.
So when Zhang Yang thought of the soldiers who had died before, he felt so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe.
And he is more aware of the difficulties that will come in the next 300 years!
Yes, the soldiers he recruits from civilians in the future will not be so obedient. They will not even be as good as the 50 new recruits in the barracks. They will have all kinds of tempers, be lazy, be afraid, and even desert.
"I suddenly understand the purpose of the faith organization. It's not just about exchanging and purchasing concealment charms, protection charms, and vision charms. Moreover, 20 years later, my skills must be passed down."
Zhang Yang decided that he had to think carefully about what kind of religious organization to establish.
(End of this chapter)
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