The rise of the poor

Chapter 2063: Good work deserves good rewards
In addition to doing a good job, you must also report well. Otherwise, no matter how well you do your job, if you don’t report, you will only get half the result with twice the effort, or even get nothing in return.

The battle report that was first reported to Governor Zhang Jing did not record the capture of the Japanese chieftain Ma Ye.

Now that the Japanese chieftain Ma Ye has been captured, he must naturally be included in the battle report, bringing the victory of this battle to a higher level.

Zhu Ping'an spent an hour reviewing the entire ambush in northern Zhejiang. He polished the battle report he gave to Zhang Jing last time, added in the captured Japanese chief Ma Ye, and produced a lengthy battle summary.

The reader has a strong sense of immersion, as if possessed by the Zhejiang Army, personally on the battlefield, and experiencing a hearty ambush and pursuit battle.
In this battle report, Zhu Ping'an concealed the fact that Zhao Gou and Wang Tie surrendered and offered the captive Ma Ye, and instead used the Spring and Autumn style of writing to simply say that the Japanese chieftain Ma Ye was captured after the war.

This was written to keep the surrender of Zhao Gou and Wang Tie secret.

Because Zhu Ping'an still wanted to send them to Tuolin's lair to act as spies and he couldn't let their surrender be exposed.

Zhu Ping'an issued a gag order to the four doctors and those who knew the truth in the government office, ordering them to keep it strictly confidential, otherwise they would be severely punished.

If a ruler is not discreet, he will lose his country; if a minister is not discreet, he will lose his life; if a few things are not discreet, harm will result. This is an unshakable truth that has survived thousands of years.

After writing this battle report, Zhu Ping'an copied another secret memorial.

Zhu Ping'an then called Liu Daqiang and Liu Dagang, and ordered them to take their men to quickly submit the battle report to Governor Zhang Jing, and send the secret memorial to the capital for preview.

Even the best wine needs to be known far away. At least the emperor in the capital must smell the aroma of my wine to increase my presence and credit for future promotion. I must also let the governor Zhang Jing smell the aroma of my wine so that I can have a bigger stage in the upcoming campaign to eliminate the Japanese pirates in Takulin.

After writing the secret battle report, Zhu Ping'an called Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and others to go to the Zhejiang Army camp together.

Zhu Ping'an's first stop was the wounded soldiers' camp. There were still quite a few wounded soldiers in this battle, some with minor injuries and some with serious ones.

"How is it, Ergou, is your injury better? Does your arm still hurt?"

"Sergeant Li, are you able to move your legs? It's only been a few days. Why are you wandering around instead of lying in bed? Go lie down quickly."

"How is the food in the camp? Can we ensure the bone soup, meat soup, meat and eggs? The nutrition must be kept up."

Zhu Ping'an entered the wounded soldiers' camp, spoke to the soldiers in a friendly manner, and even remembered the names of many of the wounded soldiers.

This made the wounded soldiers whose names were called raise their jaws to the sky as if it was a great honor.

Did you hear me, Master? My Lord knows me, Ergou. I must not embarrass myself in front of you in the future. When I go to the battlefield next time, I must kill a few more Japanese pirates to make you proud.

"My lord, my arm doesn't hurt anymore. If the doctor hadn't told me not to, I would have taken off the splint."

Ergou said excitedly.

"Sir, my legs have long been able to walk. I will get out of bed and exercise, and try to return to the team as soon as possible. I have to keep an eye on the guys in our squad early, and I can't let the performance scores of other squads exceed ours."

Sergeant Li scratched his head awkwardly, then went to lie down on the bed obediently with his crutches.

"Sir, the food in the wounded soldiers' camp is very good, much better than outside. There are two meat dishes for every meal, such as stewed pork ribs, big bone soup, and pickled fish. They cook them for us in different ways."

"Well, every meal is like Chinese New Year. We have only been here for one day, but I feel like I have gained a pound of weight."

"Sir, the food is good. We are just afraid that you will go broke from eating."

The wounded soldiers responded in unison.

"You all just listen to the doctor. If the doctor tells you to lie down, you just lie down. If the doctor tells you to move around, you just move around. Doctors make a living by their medical skills. How come your injuries healed so quickly? They are more professional than you."

"As long as the food is good, you can eat as much as you want. Eat more and get better nutrition, so you can get better faster. Don't worry about eating me out of money. Even if you have two more mouths, you can't eat me out of money. We have made great contributions in this ambush, so just wait for the reward from above."

"You should take good care of your injuries and return to the team as soon as possible. The Zhejiang Army cannot do without you."

Zhu Ping'an responded to them one by one, asking them to listen to the doctor, take good care of their injuries, and try to return to the team as soon as possible.

After leaving the wounded soldiers' camp, Zhu Ping'an went to the parade ground to watch the Zhejiang Army's soldiers' training. After experiencing ambushes and iron and blood, the Zhejiang Army's soldiers grew very fast, and even the newly recruited soldiers had the rudiments of veterans.

Not bad.

Zhu Ping'an nodded with satisfaction.

"Sir, sir," Ou Zhige trotted over after hearing Zhu Ping'an inspecting the military camp.

"Master Ou, slow down." Zhu Ping'an stopped.

"Sir, I'm here to report to you on the situation of the equipment battalion. After you ordered the local craftsmen to temporarily join the camp, the cotton armor, battalion commander, and bedding are all being produced as scheduled, and they will be delivered in full in ten days."

Master Ou reported.

"Very good, you equipment battalion have worked hard." Zhu Ping'an nodded with satisfaction.

"But, sir, it will take some time to produce 10,000 muskets, because there are only a limited number of blacksmiths who can skillfully make muskets, and it takes time to polish the barrels. In order to ensure the quality of the muskets, it is difficult to increase the speed."

Master Ou said somewhat embarrassedly that the production of muskets required high skills and was time-consuming, making it difficult to increase the speed.

"They are all handmade, so it's normal that the efficiency is slow. I was a little too hasty. So, I will transfer some more blacksmiths, and you can adopt assembly line operation to increase the speed while ensuring quality."

Zhu Ping'an nodded, understanding the difficulties faced by Master Ou and his colleagues.

"Thank you for your understanding, sir." Ou Zhige breathed a sigh of relief.

"It would be great if there were machine tools." Zhu Ping'an said with some emotion.

"Machine tool, what is a machine tool? Can we increase the speed with a machine tool?" Ou Zhige asked curiously with his sharp ears.

"A machine tool is... Well, Master Ou, have you heard of a grinder for cutting jade? It uses a pedal to rotate an iron plate, and then adds sand and water to cut the jade. This grinder is one of the machine tools. Simply put, a machine tool is..."

Zhu Ping'an briefly explained the machine tool.

When Ou Zhige heard this, his eyes lit up, as if he had been enlightened, and he couldn't wait to go back and try it out.

"And there's gunpowder. The amount of gunpowder used in this ambush exceeded our expectations. We only have less than 20% of the gunpowder left in our camp. It will take time to make gunpowder quickly. It will take at least half a month to make it."

Ou Zhige scratched his head again.

"I'll have a detachment of Zhejiang soldiers come to help you. While ensuring the quality, we'll try to increase the speed as much as possible."

Zhu Ping'an also understood that it was understandable that the gunpowder was made purely by hand, so it would take a slow process.

"Sir, I have another good news. We have developed the granular gunpowder you mentioned last time. Now the gunpowder we make is granular, which is much more powerful than gunpowder powder."

Ou Zhige continued to report.

"Very good." Zhu Ping'an nodded with satisfaction.