"Come and stay." Zhang Han said to Li Dongxue: "This matter is led by the military order and the military and political departments, mainly the baggage battalion and the logistics bureau are responsible, digging ditches and building sheds in various places, paying attention to preserving passages and water sources, digging toilets, paying attention to preventing plague, and ensuring the supply of porridge and cakes in logistics. ”

"If that's the case," Sun Jingting said with a worried face: "Before the beginning of summer next year, the displaced people will not leave, and people will always come down." ”

"Come on, just come." Zhang Han said: "We have a lot of places to use people. ”

"The workshop area of the three bureaus now employs five or six thousand people, and there are more than two thousand apprentices, and the number is almost more than 10,000," Li Dongxue interjected at this time: "For the time being, we can't recruit too many people, and the number of tenant farmers is about the same, mainly from Liangwei and Lingqiu, Guangning, Yanghe and other places, Tiancheng and Zhenyu Liangwei have the most, we have to give priority to the people of Benwei, in this way, the homeless people really can't use too much for the time being, unless the adults want to expand the army on a large scale." ”

Sun Jingting is in charge of the Military Orders Department, he knows these things, and said categorically: "Now there are 12 divisions, more than 8,900 people, and the monthly military salary is 20,000 silver, which does not include military uniforms, ordnance, daily necessities, salt and vegetables, food, training expenses, and garrison expenses in various places, it is estimated that the military expenditure in the second year of the Apocalypse will be at least 400,000 taels, and the cost of raising less than 10,000 soldiers is much more than 70,000 or 80,000 people in the entire Datong Town. ”

Recently, Sun Jingting and Li Dongxue are simply afraid to use the money, the piles of silver have just been put into the warehouse and used by the two of them, the factory area is expanding, a large number of machines are transported from Macao, and then a large number of people are recruited, from the beginning of the training period is to include food and housing, more than 10,000 workers eat and process hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, and the mines in Lingqiu also cost more than 200,000 yuan a year, and then the army uses hundreds of thousands, and the cost of buying machinery and ordnance is hundreds of thousands, although it is more than enough now, but according to Tian Jitang's estimates, The cost of going north plus the development of bases and shipbuilding in the south is simply not enough for the existing income......

The income of more than two million a year is not enough!

In fact, the wages of workers are also converted into costs, and they are deducted before the product forms profits, but it can't withstand Zhang Han's expansion and recruitment...... And then there was a death.

Zhang Han has actually made the mistake of expanding too violently here, but fortunately, he can solve such troubles.

"I'm useful, if I go north, if it's tight, there will be no more soldiers, and there will be a lot of recruits, artillery, cavalry, can't stop." Zhang Han didn't say much, and everyone was silent, anyway, Zhang Han had a way, and everyone had such an idea.

……

"It's gloomy and boring again!" Yu Niang looked out in front of the window and muttered quietly.

There was a lot of snow outside, and it was silvery white, and she was dressed in white fox fur clothes, and her face was as white as jade.

Yu Niang and Chang Ning have lived in Li Zhuang's mansion for several months, they moved from Xinpingbao and Lingqiu respectively after getting married, both of them brought some slaves, plus the people who originally served Zhang Han, there are a lot of people in the house, there are more than 20 maids alone, plus servants and servants, as well as stewards and male servants outside, there are more than 60 people in the entire mansion, and only Zhang Han and her two are serving. Yu Niang grew up in the mines of the Dongshan Society, and no one detained her all year round, whether it was practicing martial arts or hunting in the mountains, she lived in the house every day, and there were many people waiting, there was almost nothing to ask her to stretch out her hand, and she felt that her life was boring.

Only when Zhang Han came back, the house suddenly became a lot more angry, people walked faster, and they felt a lot more lively, it was also a day when Chang Ning and Yu Niang were happy, but unfortunately Zhang Han was too busy, and he was not at home for almost half a month.

Chang Ning ignored the topic of Yu Niang, but quietly asked Yang Liudao: "Are you here this month?" ”

Yang Liu blushed and said in a low voice, "It's here." ”

Chang Ning sighed slightly, with a look of disappointment on his face.

Since Zhang Han got married, Yang Liu has also taken the house, but none of the three women in the back house have any stomach movement, Zhang Han originally planned to wait for Chang Ning to be pregnant and then accept Yang Liu, but he was also forced by Chang Ning to accept Yang Liu, but the result was in vain.

Chang Ning is an eldest woman, and she feels a lot of pressure on her shoulders, recently she has heard some rumors, and some people outside are talking about it, the three women are all chickens that don't lay eggs, and they haven't moved for so long after being married. Chang Ning felt aggrieved, Zhang Han had too few days at home, and he had been married for less than a year, how could anyone dare to say such rude words?

She also knows that this is Zhang Han's foundation is too big, there are many people who are red-eyed, and it is difficult to find other problems, so she can only start from this aspect.

Yu Niang turned around, took a sword in her hand and did a sword dance, her posture was graceful, and when she heard Chang Ning and Yang Liu's words, she smiled coquettishly: "Why does Sister Ning still care about Yang Liu...... Well, I haven't been here this month. ”

"Huh?" Chang Ning stared at Yu Niang and said, "Is it a long time late?" ”

"It seems like ten days, strange, never like this before......"

"Stop!"

Chang Ning and Yang Liu shouted in unison.

Yu Niang blinked, her posture was still writhing, and she said strangely: "What's wrong?" ”

"Stop." Chang Ning had already stood up and shouted, "Quickly send the doctor into the inner house!" ”

……

"It's a great event, it's a great event."

Wang Changfu and Duo'er, Li Shouye and others sat around the stove, the pot was tumbling with the snow-white mushrooms and mutton sent by Zhangjiakou, and everyone was drinking soju while feasting, their faces were full of smiles.

"Our lord is our lord." Li Zhiye said with a smile: "Although the adult is young, in fact, he doesn't have to worry about the heir, but such a big foundation, if there is no heir, it is always a worrying thing, now it's okay, Mrs. Sun has put out the happy pulse, whether it is a son-in-law or a young master in the future, it always shows that the adult does not need to worry about the heir." ”

"Exactly, haha."

Wang Changfu drank a glass happily, and Duo'er also pulled her beard, showing a very happy appearance.

After everyone drank a cup, Wang Changfu said: "After the year, I will show my skills on the grassland, I have decided to ask the adults for their lives, if you can succeed, you will walk with me." ”

Wang Changfu said and looked at Duo'er, Duo'er understood, nodded and said, "I will also try my best!" ”

Going north to operate, and even seizing large chunks of territory, completely taking root in the grasslands, this is the result of several large-scale meetings. Whether it is for the interests of Heyusheng or considering the future, going north is a must.

The operation of Taiwan is also decided, but the generals in Zhang Han's system are not interested in Taiwan...... You can't blame them, they are all northerners, they have never seen the sea in their lives, and they have never even seen a decent river, so they are asked to go to an island to establish a foundation, and most people will not grab this kind of task, but go north to grab the territory in the territory of the Beiyu, which is the real foundation!

"We still have an advantage." Li Zhiye said: "Brother Changfu and I have both served in Jizhen for many years, and Duo'er is a Tatar official, and has also presided over the overall situation in the north many times, I believe that we and others will strongly request, and the adults will also consider it." ”

Wang Changfu said: "If Chang Gongzi goes north to preside over the overall situation, then no one can compete with him, and we can only give him a hand." But I have heard that the adults and Li Guozhu have already said that it will be Chang Gongzi who will preside over the affairs of Taiwan and the Japanese Kingdom and even Nanyang in the future. ”

"Exactly." Duo'er pulled her beard and said, "I can't rest assured." ”

Everyone smiled tacitly, the north is different from the south, the north is the news can be transmitted at any time no matter what, even if it is Qingcheng, the news will come back in two days at most, and Yusheng's intelligence transmission system is very sound, much more advanced than the post station of Daming, if it is particularly urgent, I am afraid that the news can be transmitted back in a day and a half, and Zhang Han's instructions can also be transmitted to the grassland at any time.

Moreover, the system on the grassland is the overall coordination and cooperation of various departments, and it is impossible to talk about who can completely control it, even if Wang Changfu goes north to preside, at most he will be in charge of the military and half of the family in logistics, and then he will not be able to interfere with other departments.

In order not to delay things, the people who preside over Taiwan must have a great deal of autonomy, even if the various departments are still as structured here in Li Zhuang, the power of the people who preside over the overall situation is also very great.

It is impossible for Zhang Han to preside over the situation in Taiwan for a long time, if it is not for Chang Wei, thinking about such a huge overseas foundation in the future, it will not be able to reassure everyone if it is handed over to anyone.

"It's done." Wang Changfu said angrily: "My lord is expanding the territory, let's make contributions, it's time!" ”

"Okay, drink." Li Zhiye gulped down the wine in the cup, and said with a little red eyes: "It's not that I met an adult, I'm still a southerner who doesn't accept it at night, and I just beg in Jizhen to live, even if I want to serve the adult, I must fight for this errand!" ”

Duo'er also said murderously: "My lord has already taken out the share capital of He Yusheng to pay dividends, even if it is for ourselves, we must do these things well!" ”

……

Liang Xing and others also gathered together, and Lotus led his subordinates to make some dishes with wine, personally led people to serve them, and then retreated.

Li Laibin said with a smile: "Mrs. Sister-in-law is really virtuous, and she is rare and beautiful, and our Liang Touer is really blessed." ”

Liang Xing took a drink and said with a smile: "What a blessing, it's just a blessing for adults." ”

"That's what Liang Tou'er said." Wang Yikui said with emotion: "Before Xia, you were a porter, Liang Touer and the guests were Lahu, and Yang Qiu was inconvenient for him to come, we were either Lahu or porter, if we didn't meet adults, what would we look like now?" Although we don't have much land now, our net worth is worth more than a thousand acres of land, and there will be more and more in the future, marrying a daughter-in-law, and a concubine, both of them have bodies, this in the past, how dare we think about it? ”

"Speaking of which," Yang Sisun said with a smile: "There are only three women in adults, there is only one Liang Tou'er, and you are already three in Yikui, be careful that someone chews the root of your tongue in front of adults." ”