"Fruit House?" Liang Wencheng grinned, "It's really unheard of to take a name and use the fruit building as the name of the green building." ”

"The name is just a code name, the key is to make people understand that this is exclusively for the soldiers' pastime, and others are not allowed to touch it," Li Zicheng took a mouthful of wine and food, chewed two bites, swallowed it in his stomach, and said: "Now there are too few women, Li Ertiao's daughter, and two minors who can't wait for the brothers for the time being, full of calculations, there are only five people, and they can't be opened to all soldiers, let's open it to Liu Yunshui's department first, half of his subordinates are from Ganzhou, and there is an aunt at home, and they can't meet for a while." ”

"However, Zicheng, Liu Yunshui's department now has more than 200 soldiers, and there are only five women in the fruit building, so there are more monks and less porridge!" Liang Wencheng forgot to eat the food, and it wasn't until He Xiaomi filled it up again that he woke up a little and hurriedly swallowed it.

"I also think about this problem," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Each soldier is issued a monthly pass, and when it is used up, it will be gone, and at the same time, the soldiers are restricted from staying overnight, even if they leave the camp, they must also limit the time." ”

"Commuter pass?" Liang Wencheng's eyes were as big as a cow, and he vaguely understood the meaning of the monthly pass, but it was still hazy, and he couldn't understand Li Zicheng's calculations.

"Each soldier is issued a monthly pass every month, and it will not be reissued until the next month if it is used, and it is not free to enter the fruit building," Li Zicheng paused, "Lord Liang, in Xining City, how much silver does it cost to have a good time in the Qinglou?" ”

"If you don't stay overnight in a green building like this, it will only cost fifty copper coins."

"Since the fruit building is only open to soldiers, it is cheaper, forty wen, the soldier has received a monthly pass, and he only needs to hand over forty wen to the fruit building, and he can be happy once."

Li Zicheng's true meaning is not only to solve the physical problems of soldiers, but also for silver.

Although he has more than 60,000 taels in his hand, the imperial court will cut off Xining sooner or later, at that time, Xining only has no input, and no matter how much silver will be used up, the soldiers eat and drink for free on weekdays, and they can save it directly if they get the silver.

For Xiningwei, if there is only silver to be distributed, but it cannot be recovered, and there is no source of silver, sooner or later it will fall into bankruptcy, and in the military system, if there is no silver in the market, it will not be able to circulate normally.

The existence of the fruit building allows the soldiers to spend the silver in their hands, and Weili can also use this way to recover some of the silver issued.

Not only the fruit building, Li Zicheng is also preparing to open a tavern in the future, for the soldiers who are under the pressure of life and death, women and wine are an indispensable means of relaxation, if you open some taverns for soldiers, the business must be good, this can also help recycle silver, at least a certain amount of silver can be kept circulating in the market.

Liang Wencheng definitely doesn't understand these complex economic knowledge, and Li Zicheng can't talk to him.

"Zicheng, my subordinates have an idea," Liang Wencheng's eyes suddenly flashed, "In the future, if the soldiers make meritorious contributions, they can be rewarded with some free monthly passes, and they can also be fierce soldiers to make meritorious contributions on the battlefield." ”

"Lord Liang is right, these monthly tickets are expensive, and money can't buy them," Li Zicheng was originally most worried about the soldiers indulging in the gentle countryside too early, thus losing their fighting spirit, but now it seems that the fruit building not only will not make the soldiers depressed, but also help boost morale.

When necessary, you can also send a threat to the soldiers, if your combat effectiveness can not be improved, you will cancel the monthly pass, or directly disband the fruit building, I believe that the soldiers who have been accustomed to the pastime in the fruit building, absolutely do not want to be cut off.

If you want a monthly pass, you must work the battlefield, and the battle merits will be exchanged.

"There are two kinds of monthly passes, the one that is fixed every month is called the guaranteed monthly pass, and after entering the fruit building, you need to pay forty copper coins, or the corresponding silver; The other is the monthly ticket for military merit, which is specially issued to meritorious soldiers, and it is free to go to the fruit building with this monthly pass. ”

It's just that there are too few women in the fruit building at the moment, far from meeting the needs of the soldiers, Li Zicheng and Liang Wencheng agreed that if there are herdsmen in the vicinity who voluntarily join because of debts, poverty, emergency relief and other reasons, the fruit building can be accepted, but after all, they are different from the prisoners' daughters, the body is free, and they must sign a contract with the fruit building, agree on the time, and when the time comes, the contract can be terminated, and the woman can go home, and if both parties agree, the contract time can also be extended.

As for the income can be agreed to share, the fruit building has to manage the source of customers, provide accommodation conditions, and can get ten wen each time, and the free woman, because she has sold her body and self-esteem, naturally has to take the lion's head, and every time she serves a soldier, she can get a net of thirty wen.

This ordinary dinner was eaten until the end of the day, Liang Wencheng got up with a full burp and said goodbye, because both of them had a lot of things to do, and the old wine only drank one jar, and then did not open it again, Liang Wencheng repeatedly assured Li Zicheng that Li Ertiao's matter would definitely be done at night.

After dawn, the first thing Li Zicheng did when he got up was to visit yesterday's assassin Cao Jian, who had already removed the rope on his body and was locked alone in an ear room, eating and drinking, but not free, and four soldiers took turns guarding him.

Cao Jian was lying on the wooden bed at this time, his eyes were in a daze with the ceiling, and when the guards pushed open the door of the ear room, Cao Jian thought that the soldiers had brought breakfast, but there was no reaction, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

He Xiaomi moved into a small wooden chair, and Li Zicheng sat down in the ear room, "Cao Jian, isn't it enough to think about it for a night?" What are you doing? ”

"Adult......" Cao Jian was startled, turned over and got up, put the tattered coat on his body three or two times, and waited until the buttons were completely fastened before kneeling: "The grass people have thought clearly, the life of the grass people already belongs to the adults, what the adults ask the grass people to do, the grass people will do it, that is, the adults let the grass people die, and the grass people will not frown." ”

"Why do you have to die? Since you are working for me, you must live well," Li Zicheng motioned for Cao Jian to get up and sit down on the small wooden bench on the side, "Do you know why I asked Lord Shen to find you?" ”

"Adult ......" Cao Jian was stunned for a long time, and finally sat down in the corner of the small wooden bench, the small wooden bench was originally very small, barely able to fit half of the buttocks, Cao Jian's buttocks were just glued to a corner, unable to withstand the force, it was really more difficult than pedaling a horse.

"I asked Lord Shen to go to you, so that you can have something to eat, so that you will not compete with beggars for territory; Well, let you use your own skills to help those in need and give full play to your skills," Li Zicheng paused, and said: "Even people I don't know, I hope they have a better life, let alone people who work for me?" ”

"The lord has the people in mind, and his subordinates have been taught!"

"Cao Jian, what kind of craftsman are you?"

"Back to my lord, the grass people are carpenters."

"Carpentry? So what kind of utensils will you make? ”

"The grass people are good at making horse-drawn carriages, and the horse-drawn carriages made by the grass people are both sturdy and sturdy, and the road is smooth."

Li Zicheng remembered that the current carriage is mainly used to carry goods, and the speed is far less than that of war horses, and if it is used to carry people, in order to be stable, the speed will be even slower, and it is almost the same as walking, and there are not many flat official roads in Xining, which is really not suitable for carriage traffic.

"What is the roulette wheel used for the carriage you make? What about axles? ”

"If you go back to the adult, the roulette wheel is made of logs, polished and smooth, in order to prevent wear and tear, you need to wrap an iron hoop outside, as for the axle, you need a round iron rod, if you use a wooden rod, it is not only easy to break, but also will increase the resistance, affecting the speed of traffic."

Li Zicheng nodded, Cao Jian was still very good at what he said, and he should be a good carpenter, but this kind of carriage was not a top priority, so he asked, "What else do you have?" ”

"Back to my lord, my subordinates will also set up camp, make horse rejection stakes, and all the wooden utensils in the dining hall."

It turned out that it was purely for the army, Li Zicheng couldn't help frowning slightly, "Do you know how to make farm tools?" ”

"Farm implements? This ......"

"Quyuan plow, will you?"

"If you go back to the adult, the grass people really won't, the grass people have never made farm tools...... Cao Jian's eyes were a little distracted, he has always been quite confident in his skills, the reason why he didn't flee is that he believes that Wei Li will find him sooner or later, because of his skills, but Li Zicheng stopped him in a few words, and the first time he ran an errand for an adult, he was at a loss, it was really ......

Li Zicheng was slightly disappointed, but he still didn't give up, "What about the other craftsmen?" Will they? ”

Cao Jian shook his head silently, not daring to look at Li Zicheng again.

Li Zicheng pondered in his heart, only he went into battle, first draw the drawings, and see if the craftsmen could make them, he was not worried that the craftsmen could not understand the drawings, the problem was that he himself did not know how to make drawings at all, it seemed that he could only draw the drawings while gesturing with his hands and feet and mouth.

"My lord, the grass people won't, but the grass people's master will!" Cao Jianhuo went out, and regardless of his master's instructions, he let him spend his old age in peace

"Where is your master now?" Li Zicheng has a glimmer of hope in his heart, Quyuan plough is the invention of Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu in the Three Kingdoms era, which has passed more than a thousand years, and should have been popularized throughout the country.

"Master, he'...... He is already in his sixties, and he has already returned to the field and spent his old age in peace, so rest assured, the grass people will definitely persuade the master to go out of the mountain again and make a quyuan plow. ”

"Okay, I'll be in charge of this matter, all the carpenters are under your command, if you need manpower, I will support you."

"Can adults still trust the grass people?"

"Yesterday's incident has been turned over, and you are not allowed to mention it in the future!"

"Grass People...... Thank you for your magnanimity! Cao Jian got up and left his seat and slammed heavily on the ground.

"Get up, I'll give you ten days, if you can't make a Quyuan plow, then you are the only one who asks," Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said, "In addition, each craftsman will advance a month's remuneration, five hundred copper coins, and go to buy clothes first...... If the task is completed well, there will be a silver reward. ”

"Thank you, sir!" Cao Jian knocked two more times, and then got up, the corners of his eyes were already a little moist, so as not to be seen by others, he hurriedly bowed his head, "My lord, the grass people have gone!" ”

The soldier in charge of guarding Cao Jian was not at ease and wanted to be stopped, "My lord, Cao Jian ......"

Li Zicheng waved his hand, "Let him go!" ”