When Zhao San heard about eating mutton, his facial features twisted and he looked uncomfortable.
Eating mutton every day makes your stomach full of greasy food.
Every day I can only chew tea leaves or drink strong tea to relieve the greasiness.
This made Zhao San extremely painful.
He asked, "No vegetables?"
Ma Gui shook his head. "According to the route, a batch of supplies will be delivered today or tomorrow, and there may be vegetables. I just don't know when it will arrive."
When Zhao San heard that vegetables were being delivered, his eyes lit up.
"I'll send someone to pick them up."
"Isn't General Zhao worried about a surprise attack from the Beirong army?"
"I'm not afraid of anything. Beirong doesn't dare to come over now."
After lunch, Zhao San ordered a hundred people to go out and meet the Sanhe Express transport team.
As time went by, Ma Gui climbed up the wall tower several times to look out into the distance. He was very worried, afraid that something might happen.
Zhao San looked calm and showed no sign of worry.
Ma Gui asked him, "General Zhao is not worried."
Zhao San wiped his sword and said, "Don't worry, Manager Ma. If something unexpected really happened, they would send a signal. If they didn't see the signal, it's good news."
Ma Gui accepted this explanation, but was still worried.
When it got dark, a fire could be seen faintly in the distance.
Everyone be on alert and send scouts out of the fort to check.
The flame flickered, that was the agreed signal.
Zhao San laughed and said, "It's one of us." But he still didn't let his guard down.
They waited until the convoy reached the outside of the fortress and confirmed that they were their own people before opening the door to let them in.
"A carriage! It's a carriage!"
In the light of the fire, everyone finally discovered that the convoy was very different from before.
“The wheels are actually made of iron.”
"This carriage is really impressive. It's so big, it must hold so much stuff."
"I didn't expect to see a wagon on the prairie."
"Are there any greens? Are there any greens?"
Everyone was tired of eating mutton and was clamoring for vegetables.
Zhao San roared, and everyone fell silent.
Let the Sanhe Express people unload the goods and reconcile the accounts first, then talk about food.
Even though Zhao San longed for the taste of green vegetables in his heart, as the commander, he had to set an example and endure it.
Ten carts of supplies, including weapons, cotton clothes, quilts and cotton shoes to keep warm in the winter.
There are bean cakes and distiller's grains, which are used to feed horses.
There are also charcoal fires for heating, coal stoves, and various foods.
"Fermented bean curd! There's fermented bean curd!"
Soldiers helped Sanhe Express unload the goods. They rummaged through the supplies in the trucks and shouted excitedly under their breath.
"There are also beans. The people at Sanhe Express said they can be used to grow bean sprouts."
"This is...it's actually white sugar. Not brown sugar, it's actually white sugar."
"Has the Grand Commandery become rich? They're actually giving away sugar. How generous of us!"
"And salt."
"With rice, we don't have to eat dry food anymore."
"Cornmeal, dried sweet potatoes, beef jerky, and I want spicy flavor."
"Vegetables! I can finally eat vegetables!"
The soldiers could no longer suppress their excitement and cheered in unison.
Zhao San also grinned.
Damn it, life on the prairie is really not a life for human beings.
After so many days, I can finally eat some vegetable leaves.
Eat as much as you can tonight.
There was another round of cheers.
Under the starry sky, the fortresses are like sharp knives inserted into the prairie.
…
Beijing,
Little Zhang, the blacksmith from Zhang's Blacksmith Shop, was holding a ruler and measuring the size of each plug-in.
Some time ago, Universal Transport convened a meeting of all the blacksmith shops in the capital.
I thought that once Universal Transport was established, private blacksmith shops would be wiped out. Unexpectedly, Universal Transport did not intend to wipe them out, but to cooperate with everyone.
Blacksmith Xiao Zhang studied at Universal Transport for half a month, mainly learning how to produce standard parts, and then their blacksmith shop received an order for latches.
The latch may seem simple, but there are actually many technical issues involved.
Fortunately, the Zhang family has been blacksmiths for generations, so technical problems can be easily overcome. The key is to produce qualified bolts.
Blacksmith Xiao Zhang finished inspecting all the products and then shouted at his father, Blacksmith Lao Zhang, at the top of his voice: "Dad, didn't you make it according to the dimensions? There are more than twenty latches that need to be reworked."
"Why didn't you make it to size? Stop talking nonsense."
Old blacksmith Zhang was not convinced. He walked into the warehouse and hummed a few times to express his dissatisfaction.
Blacksmith Zhang took out a ruler and said in front of his father, "Take a look, is it too big?"
Old blacksmith Zhang came closer and took a closer look. Hey, it was indeed larger than the size on the order.
He rubbed his eyes and sighed, "I'm old, and my eyesight isn't good. I'll take these latches back and have them reworked."
"No thanks. Leave it there until I get back to work on it. I'm going to make the delivery first."
"The quantity is not enough, will it work?" Old blacksmith Zhang was a little worried.
Blacksmith Zhang said, "Huanyu said that it doesn't matter if the quantity is insufficient, the key is to ensure the quality."
"Well, then go early and come back early." Old blacksmith Zhang put his hands behind his back and returned to the blacksmith shop.
Blacksmith Xiao Zhang packed the bolts into several baskets and placed them on the cart. He harnessed the mule, raised his whip, cracked the air, and set off.
The place he was going to was in the western suburbs of the capital.
Universal Transport's factory is right over there.
After exiting the west city gate, continue walking along the laid cement pipe.
After walking about twenty or thirty miles and turning left, you will enter the territory of Universal Transport.
He's been here before.
He still remembered that there were many hillsides and several mountain peaks here.
Today, the top of the mountain has been razed to the ground and houses have been built on the hillsides.
When we arrived at the gate, there were guards on duty.
After checking his badge and confirming that it was correct, they let him in.
The factory is so huge, it’s scary.
I could always hear the sound of metal knocking coming from inside the factory.
He saw a large number of wheels piled up under the eaves.
There are also some small objects, said to be called bearings.
The four-wheeled carriage relies on bearings to turn, reverse and run flexibly.
He went to the warehouse to make the delivery.
The guys in the warehouse were very strict. They checked the latches one by one with a ruler.
Blacksmith Xiao Zhang was waiting on the side.
While he was waiting, another delivery came.
Blacksmith Xiao Zhang recognized the other person at a glance. It was Blacksmith Wang from the city.
"Xiao Zhang, why didn't your father come?"
"My father is busy." Blacksmith Xiao Zhang said seriously.
Blacksmith Wang laughed heartily, patted his newly bought four-wheeled carriage, and looked at Blacksmith Zhang with a half-smile.
"Xiao Zhang, why are you still driving a mule cart? Look at how nice my four-wheeled carriage is. Do you want to buy one too?"
Blacksmith Zhang was envious, but he said nonchalantly, "No need, the mule cart is enough."
Blacksmith Wang laughed and pointed at Blacksmith Xiao Zhang. "You and your son are just too frugal. You don't even want to spend your money and save it at home. As a result, you've been targeted by thieves. You're in big trouble now."
Blacksmith Xiao Zhang looked angry and his chest heaved.
Even though it had been two months since the incident, he was still upset. Whenever someone mentioned the burglary at his home, he would get furious.
The Zhang family has been working as blacksmiths all their lives and has accumulated some savings.
However, Zhang the blacksmith was conservative and did not believe in the new things that were circulating in the city every day.
All the money is kept at home.
As a result, he was targeted by a thief.
In the middle of the night, when the family was asleep, a thief climbed over the wall and entered the house, using a knockout incense.
No one in the family woke up.
The bold thief stole all the money that the Zhang family had saved as if there was no one around.
If Zhang's mother hadn't had some money on her, which the thief hadn't discovered, the family would have had trouble even getting food.
How can you not be angry when the money you have worked hard to save for a lifetime is stolen?
Zhang's mother was so angry that she stayed in bed for half a month.
Blacksmith Zhang suddenly looked ten years older.
Blacksmith Xiao Zhang has a gloomy face all day long.
Although the family didn't say anything, deep down, everyone blamed Blacksmith Zhang.
He is the head of the family and his word is final.
It was his idea not to buy shares or keep money in the bank, but it ended up benefiting the thieves.
The whole family was filled with anger.
The atmosphere at home didn't improve until Xiao Zhang the blacksmith received an order from Universal Transport.
When his scar was exposed, Xiao Zhang the blacksmith's eyes were full of anger, and he looked like he was ready to start a fight if they had a disagreement.
The warehouse clerk saw something was wrong and quickly stepped forward to say, "No fighting or disturbances allowed here, or your order will be cancelled."
He gouged out the eyes of Wang the blacksmith again. Why was he trying to cause trouble?
Blacksmith Wang was embarrassed. He just said it casually. He never expected that after such a long time, the Zhang family would still be so generous.
"Xiao Zhang, if you have any difficulties, just tell your uncle." Blacksmith Wang began to show kindness.
Blacksmith Zhang suppressed his anger and said coldly, "No need! I won't starve to death!"
"Look at what you said, it's so formal."
hehe!
"Zhang's Iron Shop!" the clerk shouted.
Blacksmith Xiao Zhang quickly responded.
"The goods have been inspected and are all qualified. Here is the receipt. Can you take a look and see if there are any problems?"
Xiao Zhang Tieji was a little embarrassed, "I can't read."
The clerk said, "You handed in two hundred and twelve bolts, isn't that right?"
"That's right."
"Sign here, then go to the first floor of the building across the street to pay."
"Okay, okay. Thank you!"
"You're welcome!"
Blacksmith Zhang took the receipt and ran to the building opposite. After asking around, he finally found the accounting office.
The accountant took the receipt and asked him, "Do you want copper coins? Silver? Or silver notes?"
Blacksmith Zhang asked, "Can I deposit it directly into the Shaofu Bank?"
The accountant said, "You'll have to go to the Shaofu Bank and deposit the money yourself. How about this: I'll give you silver notes for the whole amount, and copper coins for the small change. Is that okay with you?"
"Is it a copper coin minted by the Shaofu?"
Upon hearing this, the accountant laughed heartily. "Of course, these are copper coins minted by the Shaofu. They are of high quality and are honest and trustworthy. We at Huanyu never use privately minted coins in our business, let alone counterfeit silver bills. You can rest assured about this. This is your payment. Keep it."
"Thank you, thank you!"
Blacksmith Xiao Zhang kept the silver note close to his body and put the copper coins in his pocket. He left the building and drove the mule cart home.
The mule cart moved slowly along the official road.
When he came, he was so focused on the goods, worried that Huanyu would not accept them, that he did not pay attention to the surrounding situation.
On the way back, he felt relaxed and noticed that there were more than a dozen taverns and inns on both sides of the official road, especially near the Universal Transport area.
On the official road, you can see a four-wheeled carriage passing by from time to time.
Blacksmith Zhang counted them enthusiastically. "That's the standard-edition four-wheeled carriage. The one we just passed was the comfort-edition four-wheeled carriage. Hey, the one in front is actually the deluxe-edition four-wheeled carriage..."
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