Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Scam Begins
"There are a few things that you have to keep in mind: first, this matter must not involve the Orthodox Religion, everything is done by you alone; Second, don't be greedy, every copper coin you get must be handed over in whole except for the expenses, and stop it immediately after defrauding enough 100 million taels. Zhang Tianshi admonished.
"One hundred million taels?!" Zhang Hui was shocked, he was really shocked. He originally thought that this scam was just a random scam to cheat some money, but he didn't expect it to be such a huge scam.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Tianshi said coldly. Now if Zhang Hui repents, then he will immediately take Zhang Hui's life.
"Nothing, the disciple is just afraid that he will not reach the master's goal." Zhang Hui hurriedly said. He didn't regret it, but he understood that if he could really cheat so much money, then he would definitely never be able to return to the Zhengyi Sect, and even the entire Ming Dynasty would have no place for him.
"It's up to you to do the rest. You just have to do your own thing, and if you succeed, the teacher will definitely arrange everything for you, and it will definitely not fail you. Zhang Tianshi said.
"The disciple understands. The disciple is gone. Zhang Hui knelt on the ground and kowtowed respectfully three times.
Zhang Tianshi watched Zhang Hui leave his field of vision all the time before he muttered: "For the sake of the Zhengyi Sect, I can only sacrifice you, even if I am sorry for you." ”
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In this era when women are not talented and virtuous, since ancient times, female doctors have almost always been family traditions, and it is impossible to go out to study. Zhu Youxiao sent a hundred palace maids to Tai Medical College to study medicine, and there was an uproar all of a sudden. Of course, the most difficult thing is Zhou Jian, the director of the Tai Hospital, and it is impossible for him not to accept the palace maid sent by the emperor to study medicine, if he does, there will definitely be less of those old stubborn accusations.
Of course, it is even more impossible for Zhou Jian to die, as a person who studies medicine, he understands the meaning of life and death better.
But fortunately, the social atmosphere at the end of the Ming Dynasty was quite open, and Zhu Youxiao's explanation of sending the palace maid to Tai Medical College to study medicine was very clear, which was a good deed, which made him not receive a few notes about this matter. There are even people who praise Zhu Youxiao's good deeds.
Of course, there are also some old stubborns who openly criticize Zhu Youxiao's behavior, and they hold high the banner of "starvation is a small matter, and a loss of festival is a big matter." But for Zhu Youxiao, a person who doesn't eat oil and salt, all this is a floating cloud.
It's just that the medical school is too big to recruit women in terms of enrollment. Zhou Jian does not have the weight of Zhu Youxiao, and he is even more cheeky of Zhu Youxiao.
The health bureau of Tai Hospital was also officially established, and the first thing to do was to recruit people who poured night incense and cleaned it. Five coins a month may not be much for the ordinary people of Jingshi, but for the homeless people outside the city of Jingshi, it is a lot of income.
The staff of the health bureau went directly to the displaced people outside the city to recruit, and it only took one day for the health bureau to recruit the personnel it needed.
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As soon as the money arrived, the recruitment of recruits in Shandong was immediately in full swing. Those who are willing to join the army, once they pass, can immediately receive three months' salary as a settling-in allowance. For the displaced people in Shandong, joining the army means that they can immediately get four taels or five dollars of silver, and the problem of food and clothing for the family can be solved immediately.
A long queue formed outside the camp of the New Army, and not only displaced people but also ordinary people from all over Shandong rushed over to join the army.
Chen Si, a native of Jinan Prefecture, Shandong, ranked fourth in the family, and there was a sister and a brother in the back, and the first two elder brothers died early, and his father, the third brother and the younger brother died in the chaos because of the uprising of the Wenxiang Sect in Shandong, and now only he, his mother and his sister are left in the family. Originally, his family was going to buy his sister to a big family as a maid, so that he could at least survive in this troubled era, but now when it came to recruiting new soldiers, Chen Si decided to join the army without hesitation and get a bite to eat for his sister and mother.
Of course, Chen Si's road to join the army is not smooth, at least now he has been queuing for most of the day, and the little food he ate in the morning has long been gone, plus the weather is still cold now, he can be said to be cold and hungry now. Luckily, most of the others do.
Now there is no political review, and the recruitment of the new army is very simple, and after registering the household registration and other information, it is a very simple test - weightlifting. However, people with special talents, such as those who can ride horses or practice martial arts, can be exempted from this test.
Of course, Chen Sijia didn't know anything, so he could only participate in the weightlifting test. Weightlifting is very simple, lift a stone pier weighing about dozens of catties, and reach the height required by the judge.
Although Chen Si was hungry and cold, with a sense of faith, he used a brute force to lift the stone to chest level, but he could no longer lift it.
"Qualified, go to the quartermaster to receive the salary, and in an hour, assemble at the barracks." The judge said with a blank face.
Today's assessment is so simple, Xiong Tingbi has also thought about it carefully, he knows that a person who can't eat enough for a long time, and has no salt to eat, must have no strength, if the requirements are too high, then don't want to recruit people at all.
At this time, people were still very simple, and no one would think of running away with the silver, and no one even dared to have such thoughts. Officials will not think that anyone dares to take the money and leave, and if anyone dares to become a deserter, the whole family will be implicated.
Chen Si couldn't care about his dizziness, and hurried to the quartermaster to get the silver. The current poverty is really hungry and unclothed. Chen Si's sister is almost ten years old, and she hasn't worn a complete dress yet. Chen Si's first thought after receiving the silver was to buy some food as soon as possible, and then buy clothes for his sister and mother.
Chen Si was lucky, and their whole family would not starve to death for the time being because he became a recruit. However, there are still many people who have not been recruited, some of them are crying outside the barracks, some are begging the judges to give them another chance, some will leave the barracks very indifferently, and some even faint in the barracks on the spot, and then thrown out of the barracks like garbage.
These are troubled times! I'd rather be a peace dog than a troubled world!
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The one-month deadline given by Zhu Youxiao has arrived, and Li Yongzhen's recruitment of 15,000 recruits has all been completed. And Tu Wenfu's flintlock pistol is still being manufactured, and he even asked John Tang to help, but it has not yet been manufactured when it expires.
"Li Yongzhen has made meritorious contributions in recruiting new troops, and has been promoted to the eunuch of the Dongchang Official School of the Governor of Qincha." After the recruitment of the new army was completed, Li Yongzhen became the new commander of Dongchang. And all the affairs of the new army were handed over to Xiong Tingbi.