As the New Year gets closer, the weather is getting colder and colder.

Recently, there has been a heavy snowfall, and it is the time to melt the snow, adding a little cold, and when the cold wind blows, everyone wants to go home early, around the coal stove, boil a pot of water, and drink a cup of hot tea.

The colder the weather, the more displaced people gathered in the capital, and Xishan Coal Industry only recruited thousands of displaced people last time, and it didn't take long for more displaced people to gather again at the gates of the capital.

There is no way, the more you go to the back, the more people have no food, and you can only come out and be a homeless person, go to the big city to beg or work as a coolie to survive this winter.

These homeless people gathered together, shivering in the cold wind, hoping to enter the city, or someone to come and give soup porridge or steamed buns.

Zhang Yanling rode a tall horse and brought more than a dozen family members to Xibianmen, preparing to recruit some displaced people to go back to produce honeycomb coal.

His two brothers have already discussed, Xishan Coal Industry has recruited thousands of displaced people, and they are also ready to recruit thousands of displaced people to learn from Xishan Coal Industry in an all-round way.

"Phew~ You can meet this birdman wherever you go."

As soon as he left the Xibian Gate, Zhang Yanling couldn't help but scold, and when he looked at him, it was Changning Bo Zhou Yu who was also walking towards the homeless group with a group of family members.

The two brothers Qingyunhou and Changningbo and the two brothers Shouninghou and Jianchangbo have always looked at each other wrongly, the Zhou brothers are the younger brothers of the Empress Dowager, and the Zhang brothers are the younger brothers of the current Empress.

The two families are relatives of the emperor, and the same holy family is very strong, Emperor Hongzhi is very good to the Empress Dowager Zhou, because this is his own grandmother, and he was raised by the Empress Dowager Zhou when he was a child, so naturally, the Zhou brothers also followed the chicken dog to heaven.

Emperor Hongzhi has only one wife, that is, Empress Zhang, and Empress Zhang gave birth to Emperor Hongzhi's only son, and she is also very fond of Empress Zhang, so although this Zhang brother is domineering and has a bad reputation, no one has always dared to provoke him, and at most he will be scolded by Emperor Hongzhi for a trivial punishment.

The Zhang brothers and the Zhou brothers originally had no grudges against each other, but the two Zhang brothers were intertwined and once wanted to embezzle the Zhou family's property, so the two families also made trouble with Emperor Hongzhi, so they didn't like each other.

"Isn't this Jian Changbo?"

Zhou Yu also saw Zhang Yanling, and greeted him with a smile.

Relatively speaking, the two Zhou brothers are more capable of being people, and they are much more low-key, there is no way, after all, this empress dowager is yesterday's yellow flower, and now she is older, although she is still a saint, but the time to be able to protect the Zhou family will not be too long.

Therefore, in the face of the Zhang brothers, the two Zhou brothers tend to be as tolerant as possible, as long as they are not too excessive, they generally do not offend the Zhang brothers.

The other party's sister is an unshakable queen, and she gave birth to the emperor's only son, and for a long time in the future, this Zhang brother can go sideways, and he can't afford to provoke him at all.

"What a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet Chang Ningbo here."

Zhang Yanling also replied with a smile, although the two families are a little contradictory and don't look at each other, but on the surface, they are still harmonious, and Empress Dowager Zhou's face still has to be given.

"Yes, what a coincidence, Uncle Jian Chang is going to the honeycomb coal workshop?"

Zhou Yu is much older than Zhang Yanling, and he is more elegant and has a short beard.

"Ahh This, I heard that your Zhou's coal industry opened today, I don't know how the business is? ”

Zhang Yanling snorted, did not reply directly, changed the topic, and asked rhetorically.

"General, general, so-so, let's eat."

Zhou Yu said ambiguously, and then stopped the trip, as if he was waiting for Zhang Yanling's side to go first, and Zhang Yanling's side was the same, waiting for Zhou Yu's side to go first, staring at each other.

"Haha, Changningbo, Jianchangbo, it's really fateful."

At this time, a rough voice came, and I saw a middle-aged man with a full beard, five big and three thick, and a tall horse also riding a tall horse.

"I've seen the British duke~"

When Zhou Yu saw the visitor, he also hurriedly said respectfully.

The person who came was the British Gong Zhang Mao, who can be regarded as a representative figure among the military generals and nobles now, and has always been responsible for the sacrificial affairs, and is favored by the saints today.

"I've seen the British duke~"

Zhang Yanling looked at Zhang Mao, although he was also greeting, but his attitude was a little arrogant.

"I don't dare to be such a big gift as Uncle Jianchang~"

Although Zhang Mao is a nobleman and a military general, don't look at the long tiger's back and bear waist, five big and three thick, but he is a personal essence, and he will never dare to offend the Zhang brothers, and Zhou Yu, who has a good relationship, is more casual.

"Grandpa Guo is here?"

When Zhang Yanling saw Zhou Yu and Zhang Mao, he was actually stunned in his heart, and he could guess the other party's intentions with his toes, most likely like himself, who came here to recruit homeless people.

"It's freezing this day, I see a lot of homeless people outside the city gate, and I think they are pitiful, so I am also ready to recruit some people to go back to their homes and be called by others."

Zhang Mao looked at Zhou Yu and Zhang Yanling, his eyes rolled, and he immediately knew their purpose, so he thought about it and said with a smile.

His words were naturally very beautiful, and there was no such thing as recruiting people at all, but he just said that the weather was cold, and he wanted to help them because he saw that these homeless people were pitiful.

"This old fox~"

Zhang Yanling and Zhou Yu couldn't help but scold in their hearts, recruiting workers is recruiting, they have to say it so beautifully, but the two glanced at each other and said: "I also see that these homeless people are pitiful, and I am also ready to come over and recruit some back." ”

"That's really a coincidence~"

Zhang Mao smiled, and did not break the other party, there are many smart people, not only the Zhang brothers want to learn from Xishan Coal Industry, but also the Zhou brothers, Zhang Mao and others.

"This work always has to be done on a first-come, first-served basis, I am the first to come, how about the homeless people here belong to me?"

This homeless person is cheap labor, and when it comes to the issue of interests, Zhou Yu is the first to speak.

"What do you call you to come first, I won't come later than you, I want all these homeless people."

Grabbing food, Zhang Yanling really didn't fear anyone, and immediately said very domineeringly.

When Zhang Mao heard this, he frowned slightly, then smiled and said, "I don't think the three of us should rob it, how about this homeless person who wants to go with whom?" ”