Li Ju also realized immediately that Zheng Sheng's purpose in recruiting guards and craftsmen from the spring breeze was to divide their forces!

However, Zheng Sheng's method of subjugating people without a fight directly hit the biggest weakness of the way to survive, they are poor, and the reason why they will huddle together for warmth is only because of poverty and hunger. Before that, they were not vicious bandits, they had to embark on this road!

Now that Zheng Sheng has given them a chance to eat and clothe themselves, they have a way to live, and they have a better way to live, does he have a reason to stop him?

But he still said stiffly: "Zheng Shizi, are you doing this to continue to squeeze us?" Li Zhonghu's debts, we don't know when we will be able to repay them clearly. When you are a guard in your home? I'm worried that the salary given by Zheng Shizi is simply not enough for us to support our families! ”

After listening to Li Juzai's words, the people who were originally excited suddenly retreated, they didn't think that Zheng Sheng would squeeze them, but they also had questions in their hearts: Why did Zheng Sheng help them, Li Zhonghu burned his drunken incense house, shouldn't he be disgusted with them? But, in turn, he helped them? That's not the case!

Zheng Sheng didn't expect Li Ju to be so stubborn in this old man, he didn't pursue the mastermind behind the burning of the drunken incense house, let him go, and gave them a chance to have a better life, he was still looking for trouble!

Zheng Sheng looked at Xie Zhou in front of him, and immediately thought of a way to deal with it, "There is a person who resolves the house to supervise, if the person who goes to work in my house suffers a loss, you can find the person who resolves the house and complains about my unfair treatment." ”

"The money you get for working in someone's house is not up to the owner's family." Liu Shangsheng also said in a deep voice, he felt that Zheng Sheng's solicitation was very suitable, but he was also worried, "Unless the prince says a specific number, we don't dare to obey." ”

Xie Zhou appreciated Zheng Sheng's practice of recruiting the people in Chunfengli, which would definitely help them, and at the same time

He and Liu Shangsheng also had the same idea, so he also said: "Zheng Shizi, it's good for you to be clear." ”

But Zheng Sheng thought about it, shook his head and said, "I can't be sure how much it is." ”

Everyone's faces changed suddenly, could it be that Zheng Sheng really planned to squeeze their labor force?

Zheng Sheng explained: "Three years ago, it cost 50 yuan to buy a chicken, but now it costs 70 or 80 yuan. In the future, it may cost hundreds of dollars. If I say that your monthly salary is 500 or 1,000 yuan, you can be fed and clothed now. But if it's been a number, what will happen ten years from now? Will this money still feed you? ”

Everyone was silent, they obviously hadn't thought of such a thing.

"So, there is no specific number. But I can guarantee that as long as there is no cheating and cheating, a worker's salary can definitely feed and clothe a family. Zheng Sheng said categorically.

When the people heard this reassurance, they were eager to try.

Zheng Sheng continued: "Starting tomorrow, there will be a total of three days of registration time, so you can register here. ”

Zheng Sheng finally added, "In addition, boys under the age of fifteen who are willing to follow me as an entourage can also sign up. ”

"You will ask tomorrow about the specific arrangements. That's all I'll say for now. Zheng Sheng finally said.

The people dispersed, and they were all debating whether to go or not.

Fang Qi felt very strange, what was going on? Things seem to be going off the rails, right? Isn't it to arrest people? How did it end up like this?

Fang Qi was very puzzled and led the team back to the county office, and Li Zhonghu was directly taken back to Dongyangli by Zheng Sheng.

Zheng Sheng got into the carriage, and Huang Chongru, who was sitting face to face with him, was silent, and the carriage slowly drove out of the city.

Outside the city, Huang Chongru got up and got out of the carriage and slowly disappeared into the world where the winter snow melted.

Zheng Sheng sent Huang Chongru away and went back to Dongyangli directly. At this time, he was busy with the acquisition of the store, and he had just learned that Zheng Sheng planned to recruit helpers.

Ren Ji complained to Zheng Sheng: "Shizi, why do you want to recruit domestic helpers? Or just recruit people in the spring breeze? How many shade guests in our manor can join the caravan as helpers, so why should we recruit outsiders? ”

Zheng Sheng waved his hand and told him, "The shaders are too slippery, it is better to recruit some from outside." ”

Zheng Sheng also learned a little about the so-called shadow guest, and he felt that it was the hidden household that he had heard from the history teacher in his previous life: because the officials and nobles did not have to pay taxes to the imperial court, they absorbed the households as their "shadow guests", so that the shadow guests only needed to pay food for them, and they no longer had to pay taxes for the imperial court.

Zheng Sheng didn't like this approach very much, although his historical performance was poor, but he also knew that the land annexation of the big landlords would cause the dynasty's financial revenue to decrease, and it would more brutally oppress other commoners, and the commoners would try to escape the oppression, and more people would take refuge in the name of the nobles as "shadow guests" and tenants, and then the dynasty would be squeezed more ruthlessly, falling into a dead circle, and finally it was a drama of officials forcing the people to rebel.

Therefore, the annexation of more land is an important reason for the weakening of a dynasty.

Zheng Sheng also doesn't like the shaders, most of his family's family members are from his own shade guests, whether it is in the Huhu Valley or a few days ago at night, Zheng Sheng is very disappointed by their performance.

"By the way, I also want to officially form a guard battalion, the guard battalion of Shangdao." Zheng Sheng continued.

Ren was stunned, "Guarding the business road? If it's peaceful today, and there are no thieves looting around, what are you doing with the formation of a guard battalion? ”

"Our business is getting bigger and bigger, but we don't have the ability to defend ourselves, isn't it like a child walking on the street with gold bricks in his arms?"

On the one hand, Zheng Sheng formed this caravan guard battalion because he was really worried about the safety of the trade road, the world would be chaotic, and Zheng's business was his main source of income, and he had to strengthen the strength of the guard. In addition, Zheng Sheng also thought about inserting the Tiger Guard Battalion into the caravan guard camp to further train them.

Ren felt that what Zheng Sheng said was very reasonable, so he no longer objected.

"This caravan escort battalion will be sent to the Qingzhuling camp in batches for training, but there is no need to rush, you can set up the general framework first."

"Then, I'm going back to the manor, you stay in Shunyang and continue to deal with these things!" Zheng Sheng said to Ren, "In addition, the original people of Qing Meiju can be chosen at your own discretion, and there is no need to drive them all away." ”

At this time, another family member came in and reported to Zheng Sheng: "Shizi, Liu Shangsheng asks to see him in the spring breeze." ”

Zheng Sheng was stunned, he had obviously made it clear to these people, why did he still come?

Zheng Sheng saw Liu Shangsheng again, "Old man, do you have anything to do with me?" ”

Liu Shangsheng bowed his hand: "Zheng Shizi, the old man Liu Shangsheng is an old man in Shunyang who seeks to survive, back then, when Liu Tianshi was still alive, I also saw him." ”

Zheng Sheng nodded, I know that you are an old man who seeks to survive, so what do you want to do?

"Zheng Shizi, when Liu Tianshi was alive, although some of his practices made many people in the Dao feel dissatisfied. He also lost his life because of his mistakes. ”

Zheng Sheng continued to nod, and he generally knew this.

"But Liu Tianshi was orphaned and reduced to being a slave, which we can't tolerate!" Liu Shangsheng said in a deep voice.

Zheng Sheng raised his eyebrows and asked, "You also want to take Liu Wei'er away?" ”

Liu Shangsheng shook his head, "It is difficult to survive, Zheng Shizi is blessed to be born, she stays here with Zheng Shizi, I am very relieved." ”

"And what do you mean?"

Li Ju wanted to take her away, he wanted to use her identity to gather forces from all over the world. He also has the ambition to become a celestial master. The old man's withered body came today, just to ask the prince to give him a face and get rid of Liu Yan'er's slavery. ”

"Get rid of slavery!" Zheng Sheng sighed with emotion, uh, it seems that he has forgotten about this matter, the people of Qingzhuling, such as Liu Wei'er, Li Anjian, Wang Jun, his nominal slaves and entourage, have not registered the so-called slavery in the government. Mrs. Wang, Zheng Wen, and Master Qiu also ignored this matter.

"Please let her have a stable life." Liu Shangsheng got up, bowed, and then turned to leave.

Zheng Sheng sighed, thinking about Li Juzai's and Liu Shangsheng's different attitudes and different approaches to Liu Wei'er, he couldn't help but sigh: Why is the difference between this person and a person so big?

After seeing Liu Shangsheng, Zheng Sheng thought about it, today is the 14th day of the tenth month of Taikang, and it is time to exchange again. However, Zheng Sheng already knew that he could exchange items from far away. During the months when he went to Hanzhong, he still exchanged Zheng Zi's paper in the secret room, which had no effect at all.

However, Zheng Sheng is not going to exchange paper tonight, Zheng Zi paper still has a lot left, and he is going to do some fresh things.

So, he went to find Liu Wen'er again, and she was packing her things.

"What about the things I let you carry?" Zheng Sheng asked directly.

Liu Wen'er shook her head, "Shizi, the drunken Xiangju has been burned!" I asked Brother Ren to go to the original location of my room to take a look, and everything was burned. ”

Zheng Sheng was speechless, he forgot about the burning of Zuixiangju.

"Shizi, you're going to make '*' again, aren't you?" Liu Wei'er thought of the things that Zheng Sheng asked him to carry, and her face was full of unhappiness: "That thing is too dangerous, last time Wan Yun ordered it*, and almost burned the secret room." Mr. Qiu will not allow us to conduct such a dangerous experiment again. ”

Zheng Sheng was puzzled, "Wanyun is on fire*?" How did I not know about this? He thought about it, it seems that there is no shortage of fire in the secret room?

Liu Wei'er knew that she had said this, so she couldn't hide it, "Before you went to Hanzhong, God mysteriously configured this black *. Wan Yun has always been curious, but you deliberately hung him and didn't tell him what this thing was for. ”

"So, after you went to Hanzhong." Liu Wen'er pursed her lips and whispered, "He and Zheng Shang slipped into the secret room to study what that thing was. ”

"And then, they almost burned down the chamber?" Zheng Sheng had already speculated on the follow-up development of this matter, and Wan Yun and they were really messing around.

Research* is a very dangerous thing, so Zheng Sheng didn't let them participate, these guys love to do experiments, but they don't know the great danger of something.

*, undoubtedly one of a kind.