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He motioned for the guards to let go of the girl, and let the middle-aged scribe take the girl away.

When the girl walked out of the yamen, she turned her head to look at Zhou Bo, but she couldn't see any expression on her dirty face, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

After this commotion, the sky was already hazy.

Zhou Bo instructed Li Xuzhong to go to Li Shuping and Li Xuzhong to see how their recruitment and training were going. He felt that as long as soldiers were recruited, these soldiers could also become a force to help the people build their homes, which could also be regarded as a form of training. is the so-called military and civilian family.

After Li Xuzhong went out, Zhou Bo suddenly had a whim, and felt that the steam engine he invented could come in handy at this time. The steam engine was originally a kind of industrial power reform, which may not only be used for siege weapons, but also can be transformed into steam locomotives and steam grinding cars. Now that the livestock of the Gwanghua Army have been robbed, it is just right to let the steam engine replace these livestock to help the common people plough the land, plant and transport.

He answered the lecture first, ordered someone to light an oil lamp, and then hurriedly drew some drawings.

Fortunately, when he had invented the steam trebuchet and the repeating crossbow, he already had experience in these engineering drawings and was quite familiar with the principles of these inventions, so the design of the steam locomotive was not very difficult. He quickly drew up the drawings and also improved the materials for the steam engine.

"Well, if it develops well, I can set up a public transportation department and build some steam engine buses to solve the problem of people traveling. Of course, this is a later story, and it is important to solve people's food and clothing first. Zhou Bo muttered to himself.

After drawing the steam locomotive, he modified it and turned it into a steam crane. This can be useful when building houses, piling ground, and even turning over fields. It just so happens that many people's houses have been destroyed now, and this steam crane comes in handy.

After he finished drawing, Li Xuzhong did not come back. But I didn't worry much about it. Maybe Li Xuzhong went to the barracks outside the city to find Li Shuping and Li Xuzhong, but it would take about half an hour to go back and forth.

So, he decided to go to the Academy of Sciences first.

At this time, the craftsmen of the Academy of Sciences were resting, and there was no work at night. What they've been doing most lately. It is to produce some shovels, hoes, wooden sticks and even porcelain bowls and other living utensils, and according to Zhou Bo's instructions, sell these utensils to the people on credit, and when they settle down, the people will have money. Just pay off the arrears.

Of course, Zhou Bo didn't intend to take advantage of the people, and the bills on credit were all based on the cost price plus a certain amount of labor costs, which was not expensive. And it is also written clearly in black and white on the bill, there is no repayment period, and no benefit will be added.

The craftsmen have spent most of their time in the big city of Lin'an, making some large tools such as stoves, iron stickers, kilns, etc., and then using these large tools to produce some products. But after all, due to the lack of raw materials, they can only produce dozens of pieces per day, and they can't mass produce at all.

After Zhou Bo arrived. The craftsmen were assembled, and then they were shown their new drawings and asked to do their best to remodel the steam engine according to the design on the drawings.

At first, the craftsmen thought it would be difficult, but later they realized that it was not difficult to directly disassemble the steam trebuchet and the steam repeater, and transform them on the basis of them. It's just that because the trebuchet and repeating crossbow will be dismantled, there will be fewer weapons in the barracks.

Zhou Bo said to the craftsmen: "It's okay, when there is a war, it will be assembled again, and when it is peaceful, it will be used to develop people's livelihood." Engage in construction. Anyway, we don't have anything right now, so let's use it as much as possible. ”

The craftsmen had no choice but to answer.

Zhou Bo said again: "If you are free in the evening, let's start acting immediately." Now in extraordinary times, we can only make you work harder. After the Gwanghwa Army is rebuilt. You're the first to go. ”

The craftsmen all laughed, and then said that they must do their best.

After Zhou Bo came out of the Academy of Sciences, he walked towards his main hall. Although it was already dark, it was no longer as good as during the war, and it was possible to gather with the soldiers at night to fight the mountains. Now the Guanghua Army is in the period of construction. Everyone is too busy, so if you have time, you can do more and try to solve some problems.

As soon as I returned to the main hall, I saw Li Xuzhong running in with a large booklet.

Zhou Bo stood at the door of the main hall and asked, "What is this?"

Li Xuzhong said: "Zhou Xianggong, this is the list of recruits recruited by the Recruitment Department in the past half month. ”

Zhou Bo saw that this booklet was so thick, but he was afraid that there were thousands of people. Originally, the office of the Recruitment Department was also in the Imperial Palace, but later because there were too many people who had joined the army to eat, the outside of the Imperial Mansion was blocked every day. So most of the time, Li Shuping and Li Xuzhong worked in the military camp outside the city, and only occasionally went to the embassy to sort out some documents.

"I haven't heard anything from Li Shuping and Li Xuzhong for half a month, and I have recruited so many soldiers at once. He sighed and motioned for Li Xuzhong to follow him into the main hall.

After coming to the main hall, Li Xuzhong hurriedly put the booklet on the table and wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve.

Zhou Bo fanned himself with his sleeve, and at the same time opened the booklet, which was densely packed with brush words, and he didn't even look at his eyes carefully. This calligraphy should be written by Li Shuping, because Li Xuzhong is not very literate, but Li Shuping's handwriting is only a little bit better than chicken feet.

He sighed, anyway, it was just some names, places of origin and other records, and he didn't need to look at anything in detail.

"How many troops have been recruited?? Just say it, it's a headache to watch!" Zhou Bo asked.

Deputy Chief Gao said that a total of 857 people were recruited in the past half month, and then after selection and assessment, another 100 and 1 people were removed, and now there are more than 700 people. However, Deputy Minister Gao also said that there are a lot of people who come to sign up for the army every day, so the final number has not yet been determined. Li Xuzhong said.

Zhou Bo nodded slightly, he suddenly thought that this indefinite recruitment is not a way, it is better to run a military school to train soldiers. Wouldn't it be better to hold a conscription every three months, that is, every three months? That's why I enthusiastically signed up to join the army, and when the Gwanghwa Army recovers, who will have nothing to do with being a soldier?

He thought about it for a while, and he was afraid that the matter of the military academy would have to be postponed for a while.

Li Xuzhong saw that Zhou Bo didn't speak, and suddenly reminded: "Zhou Xianggong." In fact, there are some suggestions under it, I don't know if it should be said?"

Zhou Bo glanced at Li Xuzhong, this scholar was really too pedantic, and said: "Since it is Jianyi, I naturally can't ask for it." Let's talk about it soon. ”

Li Xuzhong then said: "Actually, recruiting soldiers must be planned, and you can't recruit like this." ”

Zhou Bo was stunned, he naturally knew that everything he did had to pay attention to planning, but because he was too busy, he had always been in charge of Li Shuping and Li Xuzhong. But always. Li Shuping used to be the guard of the Jiedu Embassy, Li Xuzhong had only been the head of the small capital before, and he had never had any experience in recruiting soldiers.

He patted his head and said, "Oh, yes." Tell me more about it. ”

Li Xuzhong further said: "At present, the troops under the command of Zhou Envoy Jun are insufficient, and the Guanghua Army is an important place, so it is natural to expand Zhou Bo's troops. Although this time is a good opportunity to expand the army, because the common people want to eat a stable meal. However, blind recruitment will not only cause an imbalance between soldiers and peasants, but will also lead to a situation in which soldiers cannot be raised. ”

Zhou Bo nodded. Only then did he feel that Li Xuzhong was really a talent. So he hurriedly asked again, "What should I do?"

"Now, Zhou Envoy Jun should do what he can. Count the population of the common people in the city, calculate the degree of grain and grass consumption, and estimate how much time and manpower it will take so as not to affect the operation and development of the peasants. Li Xuzhong said 1510.

Zhou Bo was a little surprised. Did Li Xuzhong, this kid study marketing and statistics?

He nodded again and said, "That's right, that's right." Well, if you have this heart, you might as well take some time to draw up a plan for me. ”

Li Xuzhong immediately became a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said, "Zhou Envoy Jun." The small ones will only talk on paper, this ...... How can such a big thing be done by a small one?"

"Don't be afraid, now is the time to employ people, you will be rewarded for doing a good job, and I won't blame you for doing badly, show yourself well. Zhou Bo said encouragingly.

Li Xuzhong had no choice but to respond-

Three days later, Li Xuzhong handed over a detailed plan to Zhou Bo.

Zhou Bo read this plan and knew that Li Xuzhong had done field investigations before and after, and only then did he get some basis and clues. According to Li Xuzhong's plan, the top priority should be to recruit a total of 1,500 recruits in the next fifteen days, and then stop recruiting. The 1,500 recruits complete their training by October, and during the training period, they can also participate in missions to help civilians build their homes as an additional form of training.

And Li Xuzhong's plan also involves several new ideas, and even the requirements and conditions for selecting recruits have been listed.

The plan is somewhat layered, well-theoretical, and with convincing examples.

Therefore, Zhou Bo immediately approved it and asked Li Xuzhong to send the plan to the barracks outside the city and hand it over to Li Xuzhong and Li Shuping, so that the two of them could implement the plan according to the plan.

And in these three days, the common people, encouraged by those famous old people, gradually began to become active. Since the envoys provided porridge and pickles every day to satisfy their hunger, they could not sleep in the open every day, but still had to repair their houses.

When Zhou Bo saw this, his heart was finally full of confidence again. That night, he summoned all the respected people in the city, as well as the former big landlords and wealthy households, to hold a discussion with them, intending to re-measure the land owned by the Guanghua Army and distribute the land to a new one.

This mention was immediately opposed by the large landowners, although they now had nothing and their bodies were in rags, but the land was either left by their ancestors and could not be moved, or only these lands were left to rely on, in short, any reason can be said. At the end of the day, it's okay to measure the land, but you can't divide their land.

When Zhou Bo heard this, his face immediately turned cold, and he said: "At what time now, even if these lands are given to you, how can you cultivate them? Besides, what land deeds do you have in hand now, how do you know which land belongs to you and which land is not? Is it just where you say it is?"

"This, this, we have been the land for generations, and people inside and outside the city know that these lands belong to me. A big landowner said in a strong way.

"If you have a title deed, it is yours. If you do not have a title deed, then all the land shall be used as wilderness, and it shall be used by the government. Zhou Bo said solemnly.

These landlords and lords immediately shouted, crying to death and crying to death, saying that Zhou Bo was bullying people and would not let them live, and even threatened to go to Xiangyang Chengyue Fei.

Zhou Bo said in a calm voice: "Even if you sue Zhao Guan's house, it's useless, I have already said it very clearly, if there is a title deed, take it out, without a title deed, there is no certificate, no one can believe it." ”

He paused, then added, "You people are not ashamed. What has become of the Gwanghua Army now? It is time for us to unite and rebuild our homeland together. ”

"I know that you are worried that you will not be able to live without your land, but I said that all the fields will be remeasured and distributed to each family according to their population. Since you are all of you and have a large population, will you be less of you when the time comes?"

After hearing Zhou Bo's words, these big landlords finally felt a little relieved, and began to think about how to add the population of their families to get more land. There is no way to do it now, after the catastrophe of the war, the land has been ruined, and now it is summer and it cannot be replanted, so it can only be regarded as a good heart and a good deed.

However, there are also some people who are very unwilling in their hearts. Why did his land become public land? But he only hated that the land deeds were lost in the war, and now he has no evidence and is dumb and eats coptis.

The next day, Zhou Bo sent people to start measuring the land, because the project was relatively huge, he had to mobilize some people who knew how to measure to help measure it.

The common people inside and outside the city were all excited after hearing the news that Zhou Bo was going to measure the land and redistribute the fields according to the head. Especially those poor people, even those who were originally beggars, they finally saw the hope of life and praised Zhou Bo as a good person.

In addition to offending those single landlords, the repercussions of this news among the masses were still very good.

That afternoon, Zhou Bo personally inspected the porridge field in the city, worried that some of his subordinates would cut corners, reduce rice and release more water. However, after inspecting a few porridge fields, it is obvious that they are still doing their best, and there is no trace of any black hands.

When he came to the porridge field in the south of the city, some ordinary people who had been busy all morning were gathering here to eat porridge because they missed the noon meal time.

He walked up to a soldier in the porridge field and asked, "Is the porridge still served after the meal time?" (To be continued.) )