The two walked back while talking, and Hao Xiaode and others walked all the way into the iron factory, visited the entire production line, and finally arrived at the finished product warehouse, Perth Lemi introduced the product situation and said: "When it is still trial production, it is forty or fifty thousand catties a month, and the quality level is very stable, and I am ready to increase the output after three months, reaching 80,000 catties per month, and one million catties a year." ”

Hao Xiaode's eyes were smiling, Antun Iron Works, Wuchuan Iron Works, and Dunhuang Iron Works are three iron factories named in the name of the household department, and the imperial court has set up a special salt and iron department to manage it, and the order of the household department is 890,000 catties, according to Perth Limi, which means that there are still 110,000 catties to sell, and the profit from selling it is definitely higher than the price offered by the household department.

Yang Chong naturally knew why Lao Hao was smiling, and immediately told Hao Xiaode with a straight face that if something went wrong, he must be punished, Hao Xiaode nodded and said: "I understand, Lord Yu said that I should not interfere in the management of the factory, and I am not allowed to forcibly open the furnace. ”

Everyone laughed, if you want to talk about moisturizing, it is Hao Xiaode and Meng Rang moisturizing, one is the governor of Tuntian, and the other is the military department squire stationed in Luoyang, which is like Wang Bo, who has been fighting for ten years and is still fighting everywhere in the northeast. Of course, Wang Bo's title is incomparable between the two, after defeating the Xi clan this time, Wang Bo is already the prince of Beihai County, and then he is the prince of Guo, Hao Xiaode and Meng Rang are still county marquis.

Yang Chong specially ate lunch in the canteen of the iron factory, Perth Limi sat opposite Yang Chong very casually, Hao Xiaode and Li Wenxiang, the county guard of Liyang, were sweating, one was because of Yang Chong's safety; The other is that Yang Chong set this precedent today, and in the future, all officials who come to the iron factory will only go to the canteen to eat, otherwise it will be overstepping.

Tianqi sat opposite Hao Xiaode and said with a smile: "Don't worry about him, this is the habit of the head of the family, at home, all the dishes are cooked in a big pot, but they are specially served on a small plate, which looks a little more exquisite." You'd better arrange for someone to go back and inform you, and you must have dinner in the canteen of the Tuntian Institute in the evening, so that you don't run out of food. ”

Most of the officials in the Tuntian Institute go home to eat at night, and only some petty officials who have nowhere to go share weal and sorrow with the people below, so no matter the quality and quantity of the food, it is different from noon. Of course, Hao Xiaode understood that Tianqi reminded himself that it was probably what Yang Chong meant, reminding himself that Tuntian was a military camp, not a yamen, and he couldn't help but blush; The Hexi Army, including Yang Chong, as long as they were in the barracks, in addition to entertaining people, the officers and soldiers all ate the same standard canteen meals and scooped them in one pot.

Hao Xiaode immediately went to find a henchman to go back to arrange, Yang Chong came out of the iron factory, and went to the field to see the situation in Tuntian, the growth of grain was good, Yang Chong was very satisfied; In the evening, everyone ate in the canteen of Tuntian, Hao Xiaode still has this vision, since Yang Chong knows the truth, he can't deceive, just tell the canteen that the amount of food should be enough, and the other is that the oil and water in the dishes should be enough.

Yang Chong nibbled on steamed buns and learned that many of the soldiers' families had moved here, so he built a grass hut to live nearby; criticized Hao Xiaode on the spot: "How can this work, can't you discuss it with Li Wenxiang, open a kiln factory and build a tile house, build a few small towns nearby to resettle, and no matter how many people there are, you can transfer some soldiers with families to Yecheng, isn't there a shortage of people?" ”

Li Wenxiang, the county guard, hurriedly said: "A town has been built between the iron factory and the mine. ”

Yecheng has become the base camp of the Wagang Army, where tens of thousands of veterans and their families live, and they report to the regiment for warmth whenever there is something. Zheng Ying shook his head and said: "Lord Li is wrong, even if you build a town, it can only be near the iron factory, and the veterans like to live in Yecheng, because although the city wall was burned by Cui Hongdu back then, the people's houses and those attached houses of the palace are still there, as long as the government runs a deed, you can live in a tile house, you still have to learn from the Hexi Army and open a brick kiln." ”

Yang Chong waved his hand and said: "This is not their strength, Zheng Ting, I will inform Du Chuke later, I will appoint him as the judge of the Hebei Transfer Division and the director of Tuntian, stay in Liyang County, specifically responsible for the resettlement of veterans, build the brick kiln as soon as possible, solve the resettlement problem before the winter, and all related matters can be asked." ”

Zheng Ying agreed and went down to inform; This time, Yang Chong gathered a lot of people around him, the most outstanding were Cen Wenwen who was transferred from Jiangnan and Du Chuke who was transferred from Chang'an. Yu Yu secretly warned Hao Xiaode that Du Chuke's stay in Liyang could not solve everything, and some things still needed to be discussed with Li Wenxiang.

Yang Chong only stayed in Xiangzhou Tuntian for one day, then continued to go south, crossed the Yellow River to Luoyang, Zhang Jin, Murong Zhengze with civil and military waiting in the ten-mile long pavilion, Yang Chong was able to defeat the Turks this time, although the losses were heavy and criticized, but these old ministers all understood the difficulties, why did Yang Guang, the son of heaven, conquer Goguryeo alive or dead, that is, he did not want to fight a decisive battle with the Turks, and wanted to use the victory of Liaodong to scare the Turks.

After the two sides saluted and entered the city, Yang Chong took a seat in the left-behind division and said directly to Murong Zhengze: "Cui Fengju can't come back, I have two candidates in my hands, Zhang Xuansu, the Huangmen waiter under Dou Jiande, and Zhongliu Tuo, the right division, who do you think is suitable to be Henan Juncheng?" ”

Liu Diao worked as a secretary and a servant in Chang'an, and Murong Zhengze saw it; Zhang Xuansu turned out to be just a household Cao in Jingcheng County, and Murong Zhengze had almost never heard of it, and Murong Zhengze understood that Yang Chong was actually asking if Liu was suitable for Henan County. Murong Zhengze shook his head and said: "Liu is clear and obedient, but it is not his strength; Zhang Xuansu is from the grassroots, but he can give it a try. ”

Yang Chong immediately clapped his head and said: "That's it, Zhang Xuansu will be appointed as the commander of Henan County, and Liu Diao will stay in Luoyang as a servant of the imperial history." ”

Zhang Jin bowed his head and said: "King Yue, I heard that Cui Junsu is back, and Youyiwei is missing a long history, so transfer him to me." ”

"No problem." Yang Chong knows why the right Yiwei lacks a long history, the right Yiwei general Liu Deyu has the position of a long history, and is actually the second in command of the right Yiwei, and Zhang Jin wants to weaken Liu Deyu's power; Cui Junsu is from the Cui clan of Qinghe, and has been the Taishou of Yingchuan and the squire of the military department, and the depth of his qualifications is still above Cui Chuzhi, and he is absolutely crushing Liu Deyu. Yang Chong asked casually, "Yang Tong is still in Jiangdu?" ”

Zhang Jin and Murong Zheng's faces changed slightly; Yang Tong is in Jiangdu, Fu Gongyou and Cui Deben must have a performance, but Yang Chong asked Luoyang to stay behind, and his meaning is unpredictable. Murong Zhengze thought for a while and said, "I heard that Wei Xun is also building a shipyard, and he can't come back for a while, so Yang Tong will stay there for a few more days." ”

(End of chapter)