After three drinks, Guo Dajing saw that the conversation was almost done, so he stood up and left. Masa Fujino and his daughter also left with him. Only Lin Tianyou and Kobayashi Koichi were still chatting enthusiastically like old friends.

"If Koichi Kobayashi can't do well in selling mirrors in Japan, I can give him a try." Fujino was worried that the guy he introduced would be unreliable, so he took precautions first.

Guo Dajing smiled and nodded on the horse and said: "Mr. Fujino brought Koichi Kobayashi as an unexpected surprise to Guo. Therefore, whether the mirror is sold well or not in Japan will not affect Guo's plan."

Originally, I didn’t expect to open up sales in Japan, and I didn’t plan to make much money. So, whether I made a profit or how much I made, it didn’t matter.

"How many silver mirrors do you still have?" Fujino Hide asked: "Isn't it an ancestral treasure? Why do you seem to have inexhaustible supplies now?"

Guo Dajing said without changing his expression: "It is an ancestral treasure. You can also see that they are both silver mirrors, but the quality is slightly different. It is only after Guo studied and mastered the manufacturing method that they can be sold to the outside world."

Fujino Masa didn't want to ask more questions. Everyone has secrets, especially the way to make a fortune that is enough to become a millionaire. How can you easily reveal it to others?

"The changes on the island are not small. You can tell from the dense population." Fujino changed the topic with emotion, "I will report to the military camp tomorrow and wait for General Guo's orders."

Guo Dajing smiled and said: "There are no errands for the time being. Mr. Fujino can rest at home, or he can come to the military camp to familiarize himself with the situation. Either way is fine."

Fujino Hide winked and gave Guo Dajing a hint.

Guo Dajing nodded and waved his hand. It means that I will remember that, but don't be anxious!

Fujino Hide rolled his eyes, pretended to be well-behaved, followed Guo Dajing and his father, and stopped interrupting their conversation.

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It gets dark early in winter, and when Zhang Bang returned home, it was already nightfall.

The dim lights were on in the house, which seemed to bring warmth to Zhang Bang and remove most of his fatigue. Holding the rice in his hand, Zhang Bang walked into the house.

The wife was sitting on the kang holding the soles of her shoes. When her husband came back, she quickly put down her work and got down from the kang to pack the food.

Baked multigrain pancakes, a few pickled radishes, and a bowl of porridge. The most tempting thing was the roasted herring.

"I had a full lunch at lunch. There was also fish, which was fried. I'm not very hungry yet!" Zhang Bang broke off a large piece of grain cake and gave it to his wife and younger sister. He also pushed the grilled fish over and the gruel.

Drink happily.

My wife didn't give in, she just took it as the truth and asked with a smile: "We finish work later than usual today!"

Zhang Bang said with a smile: "I passed by the dock and helped unload the goods a few times during normal work, and I earned nearly two kilograms of grain!"

"What's coming is cloth and cotton." Zhang Bang looked hopeful, "I wonder if I can send some of it to make a quilt."

The wife couldn't dispel her husband's longing. Even though she knew there was little hope, she still echoed: "If the army can't use it, it will naturally be distributed to the people. Look at this fish, isn't it just for distribution? One for two people, I didn't do everything

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Erya ate the fish meat and said crisply: "When we distributed the fish today, we also registered it. How many people are there in the family, a few quilts, a few cotton clothes and trousers, what else are we missing?"

"Well, just register." Zhang Bang felt more hopeful and said: "Our family of four only has one fur and a ragged quilt to cover us, so we should be qualified."

The wife smiled and nodded, broke off half of the multigrain cake in her hand, and handed it to her husband.

In the cellar not far from Zhang Bang's house, Shuzhen and the young girl were eating the same meal under the light and warmth of the stove fire, which was even the same as those in Zhang Bang's house.

"The grilled fish is delicious." The young girl grinned, and the firelight flickered, illuminating the child's innocent smile.

Shuzhen smiled and nodded, and warned: "Eat slowly, Xiaoying, don't get stuck by the thorns."

Xiaoying hummed, put the fish meat in her hand into her mother's bowl, tilted her head and smiled.

Shuzhen's heart warmed, and she gently touched her daughter's little face and said, "I'm going to pick up the cloth tomorrow. It's cold outside, and you don't wear enough clothes. Just wait at home."

"I'm not cold, I want to be with my mother." Xiaoying chewed the pancake, but stubbornly refused to turn her head, saying that she didn't need to discuss it, and she didn't want to listen.

Shuzhen smiled bitterly, stopped making her daughter unhappy, and speeded up her meal.

If you don’t stay up late at night and waste fuel, you can go to bed earlier and be hungry later.

The new village soon fell into darkness, and the people went to bed early after eating, and the day passed again.

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The next day, Guo Dajing met Lin Tianyou. After careful questioning, he was relieved when he was sure that the Lin family could get a bigger ship and take on the sea trade with North Korea and Japan.

Not all the food on the ship was unloaded yesterday, leaving about three thousand dan, so Guo Dajing decided to take Lin Tianyou to Pi Island.

The route is basically determined. Pi Dao serves as a relay station and with Mao Wenlong's token, the Dongjiang Town Navy will not intercept it and can even escort it.

At the same time, Guo Dajing was still a little worried that Mao Wenlong might have started trading with Jianlu, even though it was for the survival of the soldiers and civilians in Dongjiang Town.

After deciding to set off tomorrow, Guo Dajing asked Chen Youshan to make statistics on the registration situation and prepare to distribute some cloth and cotton to the people.

You can basically survive the cold if you light a fire in the house, but when you go out to work, even for ordinary walking, you still need a cotton-padded coat to keep out the cold.

The military problem has been solved long ago, and the original residents of the island have no major problems. The main problem is that the new people, especially those who escaped from the Jianlu-controlled areas, lack everything.

Since he took the initiative to accommodate them, Guo Dajing had to do his best. Otherwise, he might as well close his eyes and pretend not to see it.

"This is a good thing." Liu Xingzuo looked at it with a monocular telescope, "It is better to predict the enemy first, no, it should be to catch the enemy first. It is also more beneficial for sentry reconnaissance."

Guo Dajing chuckled and said, "It's good, but it's too expensive."

Liu Xingzuo also knew that it was worth a lot, so he put down the telescope, shook his head with some regret, and wanted to put the telescope back into the box.

"It's for you." Guo Dajing waved his hand and said, "As chief officers, do we still have a share?"

Liu Xingzuo took the telescope back and said with a smile: "Thank you!"

Guo Dajing shrugged his shoulders and said: "I will go to Pi Island tomorrow, and I will leave the affairs on the island to you."

Liu Xingzuo nodded and said, "Don't worry, nothing will go wrong."

"Retreat the troops and people on land!" Guo Dajing said: "The weather is getting colder and colder. If the coast freezes, it will be difficult for ships to dock."

It's not that it's impossible, but it increases the difficulty and danger. The mouth of the river is better, but there is no guarantee.

"Move the hunting troops to Jinzhou!" Liu Xingzuo said: "Didn't you and Li Weiluan agree on it? Not only do you have the ice-free port of Lushun, but also let the troops become familiar with the terrain and environment of Jinzhou."

Guo Dajing thought for a while and said: "Not too many, three to five hundred people will be rotated, and more food will be transported there. The main reason is that the food supplies in Lushun are not sufficient, and I am afraid that Li Weiluan will be in trouble."

Speaking of food, Liu Xingzuo sighed helplessly, and after hearing Guo Dajing explain other things, he turned and left.

Guo Dajing thought about it in the office for a long time, and felt that there was nothing he had missed. Then he got up, picked up the telescope, left the barracks, and headed for the house.

Telescopes are of course very important for combat, but the price was unacceptable to Guo Dajing, so he only asked Fujino Masaru to buy five of them.

The principle is very simple. Guo Dajing had already decided to make it himself. He asked the Lin family to purchase transparent crystals and recruit jade craftsmen to prepare for this.

Although transparent glass is not a problem, the refractive index is not enough, and the telescope produced is not very effective, so we can only use expensive transparent crystal first.

The manufacturing of optical glass was also on the agenda. Guo Dajing thought about it while walking and made a plan.

When they arrived at the house, Lin Wan'er was not there. Lin Tianyou should still be with Xiao Lin Haoyi. Guo Dajing didn't look for them anyway, and went directly to the front yard to find Gu Sitong and Gu Yan'er.

Guo Dajing didn't know anything about jade processing, or crystal carving, so he made some inquiries first, and only after making sure that he could work, he took out the small box of crystals.

Under the gaze of Gu and his daughter, Guo Dajing skillfully unscrewed the telescope and took out two lenses for them to take a closer look.

"One piece is concave on both sides, and the other is convex on both sides." Guo Dajing explained, "The two sides must be symmetrical, and the center cannot be deviated."

Gu Sitong asked: "Do they have to be carved into such a large and small shape?"

Guo Dajing waved his hand and said: "The size does not need to be strictly regulated, but the shape must not be changed."

With that said, he assembled the telescope, handed it to Gu Sitong, and said: "If there is something wrong with the lens, the scene will be deformed. Especially if the centers of the two lenses are not on the same line, it will be a big problem.

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Gu Sitong took the telescope, imitated Guo Dajing's example, stretched it, looked into the distance, and was startled. Then he calmed down slightly, and he was amazed.

Guo Dajing took a pen and paper and drew the shape of the lens and the center mark, which looked more intuitive than explaining it by mouth alone.

"Yan'er." Gu Sitong handed the telescope to his daughter again and said with a smile: "There are such magical things in the world that can bring distant things closer and see them very clearly."

At Guo Dajing's signal, Gu Sitong sat down, looked at the drawings, and listened to Guo Dajing's further explanation.

Gu Yaner chuckled, causing Guo Dajing to turn his head to look. A shy look appeared on the girl's face, and she immediately acted like a lady again.

Guo Dajing didn't take it seriously and asked Gu Sitong: "How is it? Did you hear it clearly?"

Gu Sitong nodded vigorously and said, "Your Excellency explained it in detail, and ordinary people can understand it."

"I will send a carpenter over." Guo Dajing stood up and said, "After grinding the lens, you can instruct him to make the lens tube and fit the lens."

"Yes, I obey." Gu Sitong and his daughter bowed to see him off.

Guo Dajing waved his hand and walked out without looking back.

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"Go to Pi Island?" Fujino Hide was a little unhappy. He originally came to ask Guo Dajing when he proposed marriage to his father.

Guo Dajing spread his hands helplessly and said: "There is no other way. We have to help the Lin family get convenience from Mao Shuai. We will make money for us by trading with Japan in the future!"

Fujino Hide said: "Then go to my house tonight and settle the matter first. The date of the wedding can be discussed later."

How much do you want to marry yourself off?

Guo Dajing always felt that marrying wives and taking concubines was becoming more frequent. In these difficult times, it was not appropriate.

"We can talk about marriage after we capture Jinzhou next year, okay?" Guo Dajing touched Fujino Hide's face and said coaxingly: "I don't think it's appropriate now. The war is coming, and I don't want to weaken the morale of the army."

Fujino Ying rolled his eyes, held Guo Dajing's hand, and said, "Are you thinking too much? We are not allowed to get married during the war. How come the soldiers are so demoralized? How can it be so serious?"
To be continued...