Chapter Seventy-Nine: Heavy Reward

In the evening, everyone gathered in the canteen and had a sumptuous seafood feast to welcome the daughters of the Cui family.

After the meal, after the ladies left, Zhao Zizhong asked people to find all the guards, except for the four people who stayed in the Cui family with An Dalang, a total of ninety-six team members arrived. Sixty people who had been eliminated in two selections were also ordered to come.

The team members lined up in a neat line and entered the cafeteria, and Fan Jinchun, the leader of the guards, ordered everyone to stand up, forming two phalanxes.

Zhao Zizhong walked to the front of the phalanx and said loudly: "Happy New Year, everyone, let me inform you about the process of going out this time, I hope you will listen carefully and don't slip away." ”

He recounted in detail the battle process in the Cui family's manor, and the team members listened to it with a fascination and let out exclamations from time to time.

After finishing speaking, Zhao Zizhong drank a few sips of water, and then continued: "The twelve people brought out this time performed very well, no one flinched in the battle, only three people were slightly injured, and now I announce the reward." ”

Zhao Zi glanced at the phalanx, and the team members all held their breath and listened carefully. He opened his mouth and said, "Each of these twelve people will be rewarded with a hundred yuan and ten acres of land. ”

The guards who remained on the island were stunned, and many screamed. They began to talk to the people next to them, and there was a lot of commotion in the cafeteria.

Zhao Zizhong did not stop the team members from talking, he looked at everyone quietly. After a few minutes, the team members gradually quieted down, and they all looked at Zhao Zizhong with blank eyes.

He nodded slightly and shouted loudly: "Zhai Xiaoshan, get out of the ranks!" ”

"Here!" Zhai Xiaoshan ran out of the team and stood beside Zhao Zizhong. Zhao Zizhong said loudly: "This time Zhai Xiaoshan's performance is outstanding, I decided to reward him alone!" ”

"Zhai Xiaoshan saved Cui Xiaoniang in the battle, and the reward was one hundred times! Shoot the second leader of the bandits, and the reward is 100 times! Shoot and wound the bandit boss, let everyone capture him alive, and reward him with a hundred times! He was rewarded with a total of 400 yuan and 10 acres of land. In addition, I promised him that I could choose a woman to be my mother-in-law among the homeless people, and as long as the woman agreed, I would protect him as a matchmaker! ”

Zhai Xiaoshan was so happy that he couldn't find the north, so he tried to redo it for Zhao Zi. The guards below were also very excited and began to talk about it.

Zhao Zizhong shouted: "As long as everyone fights bravely, I will not spare money, I'm afraid that you won't have the ability to take it!" Zhai Xiaoshan is your role model. In addition, I announce that Zhai Xiaoshan is the captain of the 100-person team, and the monthly income will be increased to ten! ”

Zhai Xiaoshan was so excited that he couldn't help himself, "plopped", knelt in front of Zhao Zizhong, choked up and said: "I will never forget the great kindness of the leader!" In the future, I will definitely perform well and repay your cultivation! ”

Zhao Zizhong helped him up, and said warmly: "I believe in you, behave well in the future!" Go ahead and get back to the line. ”

Zhai Xiaoshan wiped his tears and returned to the queue, and the other team members looked at him with envy. Some people even joked and asked him if he had a good woman.

Zhao Zizhong continued: "This time, I will continue to select fifty people, go to Cui's house to do security work for a period of time, and if you want to sign up, you will go to Fan Jinchun tomorrow morning." Then the test was carried out, and fifty people were singled out. ”

The response of the guards was extremely enthusiastic, and they all wanted to go outside and make a fortune. The sixty people who were eliminated were a little depressed, and many looked at the official guards with envy.

Zhao Zi shouted again: "Everyone be quiet, I still have something to say!" When the scene calmed down, he continued: "The sixty people who were eliminated last two times entered the escort team and became official members. ”

Zhao Zizhong looked at the sixty people, "You have to continue to train hard, and you will have the opportunity to go out to perform tasks in the future." I'm waiting to see how you guys perform! ”

Sixty people are excited, and finally become an official team member, not only has the monthly money increased, but there will also be a chance to make a fortune in the future, and they can even marry their mother-in-law and get land! This pair of poor backgrounds is very tempting, and many people salute Zhao Zi again to express their gratitude.

Zhao Zi saw that the mood of the team members was high, and knew that the expected effect had been achieved, so he announced the dismissal of the meeting and asked Fan Jinchun to take them back to sleep.

The team members walked out of the cafeteria in an orderly manner. Cui Zhaorong came over and praised: "Mr. Zhao, you are really smart!" In this way, the guards will follow us with all their hearts, and you can completely compete with the ancient generals. ”

Zhao Zizhong said a few words modestly and said to everyone: "Let's find a quiet place to have a meeting and discuss some things." ”

Wei Hongye said with a smile: "I asked Hu Shuiyang to build a conference room, so everyone doesn't have to go to the archives for a meeting. ”

"That's a good feeling, let's go together."

Wei Hongye led everyone around a few corners and came to a brand-new wooden house. Everyone went in and lit torches and candles, and saw a large rectangular table in the middle of the room, with some chairs placed next to it, very similar to the conference room of later generations. Everyone found a place to sit down and waited for Fan Jinchun to come back and hold a meeting.

Wei Hongye said to Zhao Zizhong: "Old Zhao, I listened to your story to the guards just now, this time it was very thrilling in the Cui family!" Cui Daoshu was almost killed, and you still had a bloody battle with the bandits, it's really hanging! ”

Du Dalei said nonchalantly: "It's nothing, those bandits are all rabble, a group of local chickens and dogs!" There was no combat effectiveness, and the mandarin duck formation that the boss hastily trained, with a total of twelve people, defeated dozens of bandits into an army, and there was no danger at all. ”

Na Zhe sarcastically said to him: "Don't be scared, I've heard that someone usually brags about that, but he doesn't go out during the battle, watching the women and children coming." ”

Du Dalei was a little annoyed: "Adults talk, what are you talking about a child, while playing!" ”

Na Zhe continued to taunt him, "I didn't hide behind the woman and the child, why don't you teach me?" ”

Du Dalei protested: "Boss, you prove to me, it's not that I don't go out, it's you who asked me to stay, he spews blood!" ”

Everyone laughed when they saw that these two second-class goods were playing treasure, and Zhao Zizhong said helplessly: "Why are you two like children, you quarrel when you meet." Can you stop for a while? ”

At this time, Fan Jinchun came in. Zhao Zizhong motioned for him to sit down, and said solemnly: "Let's start, who will talk about it first?" ”

Wei Hongye was the first to speak, "Let me tell you, some progress has been made in the work I am responsible for these days. First of all, seven steamed bread kilns were built, and coke was fired, and thousands of catties have been produced. In addition, he began to experiment with burning bricks and cement, but he is still in the exploration stage and has not yet produced results. ”

Zhao Zizhong was very happy, "Old Wei, you are very powerful!" Now that the coke has been made so quickly, is the next step to start steelmaking? ”

Wei Hongye smiled, "Lao Zhao, don't worry. I've already started trying to make iron, and I'm still far from making steel! Our immediate priority is to obtain a stable production of pig iron and gradually explore the process of steelmaking, which is urgent. ”

Zhao Zi patted his head again, "I'm a little anxious, you can continue." ”

Cui Zhaorong interjected: As the saying goes, 'a hundred tempers become steel', and it is not easy to make good steel. ”

"Lao Cui, what you said is reasonable, let's slowly grope for it. I went on to say that several craftsmen who can make bows and crossbows have begun to imitate bed crossbows, and some progress has been made, and it is estimated that it will be successful in a few days, and I don't know the specific situation, so you can go and see it tomorrow and find out about the situation. ”

Du Dalei was very excited, "I'll go tomorrow, these should be the things I am responsible for, thank you for your hard work, Lao Wei." ”

Wei Hongye waved his hand, "It's nothing, I didn't make any effort, it was all those craftsmen who worked hard, I just provided them with some help, and I told them that as long as the imitation was successful, they would be rewarded, and they would be full of energy." ”

Everyone laughed, and Cui Zhaorong said: "It seems that the method of rewarding with money is useful!" The guards listened to Zhai Xiaoshan's reward, and their eyes turned red. I think it's the same with the craftsmen. ”

Du Da Lei said happily: "Those who have the ability should be rewarded, there is nothing to say, if I imitate the successful bed crossbow, I can go to sea to go whaling, how majestic!" Spending a little money is nothing. ”

Zhao Zizhong interrupted his YY, "Okay, let Lao Wei continue." ”

"Well, I continued, * the workshop has already begun to produce, most of the women workers are working, I have them work strictly according to the specified operating procedures, and I have sent a few guards to check at all times. There have been some problems. I punished a few people for violating the rules, and they were all honest, and now the rules are very good, and nothing has happened in the past few days. ”

Zhao Zizhong added: "*The workshop is the most dangerous place, and we can't let our guard down. Well, I'll go on a surprise inspection tomorrow and see if there's anything missing. ”

Wei Hongye nodded and said happily: "This is great, I have too many things to do, and I can't stare at the workshop every day." But I've always had safety in mind, and now I'm much more relaxed. ”

Everyone laughed, and Na Zhe said: "Lao Wei, our brother is the hardest for you, I don't have as much ability as you, I can't share some work for you, my brother is very ashamed!" ”

Du Dalei finally found Na Zhe's handle and began to verbally attack: "You kid is a waste, a dung machine, and if you don't have anything serious for a day, you know how to pick up girls." You see that Lao Wei is tired, and he has lost a lot of weight! ”

Na Zhe sneered, "That's better than you, I didn't hide behind a woman, I didn't dare to go out to fight." ”

Zhao Zi saw that the two of them were pinching again, and immediately interrupted them, "Okay, okay, let's say a few words, after the meeting, you go outside to quarrel, and keep arguing until dawn!" ”

The two of them stopped squeaking, staring at each other's luck with wide eyes. Wei Hongye shook his head, and then said: "Under the auspices of Steward Cui, the garment workshop has started. Some women from the island have been recruited to work, as well as some displaced women, and a number of costumes have now been made. ”