Huang Chong's face was only a little better, and from Yang Chao's tone, he could also hear the resolute attitude of repairing the embankment, if the polder can really be built, then the fields here can be cultivated.

I just have to worry about whether I can be here for a long time.

Yang Chao said again: "There are twenty soldiers in your camp, and this official is allowed to open up fifty acres of wasteland each. ”

There is still a limit for each person, but twenty acres for one person, and twenty people is a thousand acres, which is enough.

But Huang Chong still didn't make up his mind, he decided to go back and discuss with his family before making a decision.

After the separation, Yang Chao went to the military department, looked for Xiong Mingyu, and said his thoughts, Xiong Mingyu first praised Yang Chao's positive attitude.

However, he also said that the naval army camp has been abandoned for a long time, which is due to the accumulation of disadvantages, and the imperial court has the difficulties of the imperial court, and there is indeed no money to allocate it, Yang Chao renovated the military camp and dredged the wharf, he expressed encouragement, but asked Yang Chao to find a way to solve it himself.

As for the dignitaries asking for materials, he said that he could help Yang Chao find the household department and the Ministry of Industry to dredge up.

Yang Chao knew that Xiong Mingyu was good at playing Tai Chi and kicking ball, and knew that you had to urge this old man to do things, so he didn't take Xiong Mingyu's words seriously.

After returning home, his father told Yang Chao that he had gone to find the craftsman, and he would help Yang Chao build weapons with his free hands.

Father Yang Yong is a hereditary craftsman in the War Bureau, and the relationship background is deep, although the people he knows are not high-ranking and powerful, but there are more skilled craftsmen, and it is right to find his father.

The first batch of weapons ordered by Yang Chao was the long-awaited musket, the Ming Dynasty standard musket had three-eyed guns, bird guns, etc., and Yang Chao looked at the bird guns, that is, the arquebuses of the West.

Last year, Yang Chao wanted to get a batch of muskets. It's a pity that they don't believe in the workmanship of the War Bureau, and probably no one in the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty believes in it, so there is a large backlog of birds in the War Bureau. But they can't find a buyer who is really willing to spend money. And never the birds of the war.

Because of these birds, the probability of killing an enemy is almost as high as killing yourself.

Arquebuses have become the main weapons in the West, and small Japan has also been equipped with a large number of arquebuses, but in the Ming Dynasty, because of workmanship problems, it has never been able to play its due role, which can not help but make people regret.

In addition to making muskets, the craftsman who made armor was also found by his father.

Since the last time my own people fought with Jiang bandits. In the end, after more than ten people were injured, Yang Chao made up his mind to equip the soldiers with iron armor, because if these people had armor at that time, they would not have been injured at all, such as Li Liang and Zhang Dian, if there was a pair of iron armor to protect the neck at that time, it would be impossible to hurt the arteries.

However, the price of the iron armor of the military battle bureau is too high, and a pair of full-body infantry iron armor will cost one hundred taels of silver.

After his father came back from Hangzhou, Yangcao asked his father. A pair of armor is no more than a few dozen catties of iron, even if it is made of fine iron, it is calculated as two coins of silver for one pound of fine iron. It will not exceed ten taels, counting the craftsman's wages, a pair of iron armor has twelve or three taels of silver to die.

The war bureau was indeed too dark, so Yang Chao decided to build it himself, so he asked his father to find the right person.

After ordering the bird gun and iron armor, Yang Chao went straight to the Jinchai Tower.

The Jinchai Building has been renovated again, and the scholars didn't smash it last time.

It's just that some furniture has been changed and cleaned up, and it is still the Jinhai Building of the past.

Kang regrets are constantly busy. Yang Chao didn't plan to interfere with Kang Cheng this time, but only gave him an idea. The idea that shocked him.

Let Kang regret the idea of inviting Chen Yuanyuan and Dong Xiaowan to come to Jinchai Tower to sing.

You must know that the identities of these two people are too special, and they shocked the entire Jiangnan a year ago. Even the well-known Jiangnan scholars made a fuss, the cause was these two women, Yang Chao dared to let these two people on stage, isn't this asking for trouble.

However, Yang Chao said that he didn't have to worry, and Kang Cheng didn't have to worry about it, he was superstitious that Yang Chao could handle everything, and the scholar's uproar was so loud, and it wasn't Yang Chao who finally got it, so as long as Yang Chao said not to worry, then don't worry.

It's just that Dong Xiaowan hasn't come back to visit her mother in Suzhou, and when she comes back, Kang Cheng plans to talk about it.

Wang Xiao was also in Jinchai Tower, and invited a large number of guests.

Kang Cheng has a lot of opinions about this, because Wang Xiao has been feasting guests since the beginning of the year, but he didn't pay, and all of them were recorded in the account.

"Brother Yang has written down the account of a thousand taels of silver, it's not okay to go on like this, don't you talk about it."

Kang Cheng took out the account book and showed it to Yang Chao.

It clearly remembers that Wang Xiao has invited no less than fifty guests to the banquet, and each time it is a banquet of one or twenty taels, which is really extravagant.

Yang Chao shook his head and said, "It seems that he is doing big business, or don't talk about it for the time being, everyone has difficulties." With Wang Xiao's temperament, if he hadn't encountered difficulties, he would never have pulled down his face to take credit. ”

Kang regretted his head: "I also know this, but he owes a little too much." ”

"Haha, Brother Kang, it's happy!"

Speaking of Wang Xiao, Wang Xiao shouted and walked in.

Seeing that Yang Chao was also there, he was a little embarrassed, probably embarrassed by his debts.

Yang Chao didn't say anything about it.

"Why is Wang Xiao happy, but there is a big business?"

Yang Chao asked with a smile.

Wang Xiao smiled embarrassedly: "I have to help Brother Yang with one or two." ”

Yang Chao smiled: "When did you become so polite, just say what you want me to help." ”

Wang Xiao nodded and said, "It's really hard to say." I want to ask for the next two brothers, and one of them wants to join the Golden Hairpin Building. The younger brother can't pass the buck, so it's-"

Speaking of this, Wang Xiao stopped.

Kang Cheng suddenly frowned: "Jinchai Building is a partnership of three families, how can you make your own decisions, I don't agree!" ”

Wang Xiao looked at Yang Chao with a pleading look.

Yang Chao spread his hands: "I don't agree either." ”

Wang Xiao begged: "Even if I beg the two brothers, how about deducting it from my share?" ”

Wang Xiao's face is now dejected, and he does not have the confidence and decisiveness of the rich businessman he knew at the beginning.

Yang Chao knew at a glance that something must have happened.

It's all on this, and I can't say it if I don't help.

Yang Chao asked, "But what about business?" ”

Wang Xiao sighed: "Isn't it, last year, the grocery store had a deficit of more than 1,000 taels of silver, and it used to be supported by the Wang family, but now it has become a burden for the younger brother, and it is really difficult to support it alone." ”

Yang Chao sighed: "It shouldn't be." Didn't you resell a lot of goods and make a lot of money? ”

Wang Xiao used the customer source relationship of Jinchai Building. The supply of goods was dumped in a big way, and last year it was also a small profit.

Wang Xiao sighed: "It's a drop in the bucket, if it weren't like that." The deficit is at least three thousand taels. ”

Yang Chao said: "If you are short of money, where will my money be stored in you." Let's use it for 10,000 taels. ”

Wang Xiao smiled bitterly: "It's really not a matter of money, it's related to the way out in the future, so I implore the two brothers to pull the brothers once." ”

Speaking of which, Yang Chao really can't say anything more.

But Jin Hailou can't let Wang Xiao lose like this, pull someone in today, pull someone in tomorrow, endlessly.

It seems that the shareholding structure of Jinchai Building needs to be reformed.

In the past, it was a three-person partnership, one for each person. Now it's time to break it down.

Yang Chao nodded: "Okay, I agree." But deduct from your share. What about Brother Kang? ”

Seeing that Yang Chao agreed, Kang Cheng could only nod helplessly.

Yang Chao then said: "In this way, the three of us will each count one hundred shares." Brother Wang, if you are willing to give up your 100 shares to others, you can let it go, and you have the final say on how many shares you want, but I advise you not to sell it cheaply. ”

Seeing that the two agreed, Brother Wang thanked him again and again, and his face showed indescribable joy, it seemed that he had indeed opened a good way. It's just that the condition is to let someone enter the Golden Hairpin Building.

Wang Xiao left, and Kang regretted with a sad face.

"Brother Yang, what do you say this is good. Who knows who the gang will be? ”

Yang Chao knew that Kang Cheng was worried that someone would forcibly occupy the property of Jinchai Building, and if he pulled a strong man to join Jinchai Building, it would be tantamount to luring a wolf into the house.

Yang Chao comforted him and said, "Don't worry. Wang Xiao has 100 shares in his hand, but you and I have 200 shares in his hand, even if he sells all his shares, it will only be less than one-third, and you and I still account for two-thirds. Jinchai Lou is still up to us. As for someone forcibly occupying it, hum, I'm afraid it's not that easy. ”

Yang Chao's strength in Nanjing should not be underestimated. Therefore, Kang Peng was also relieved.

I told Kang Cheng about the Jinchai Building, and Yang Chao was most concerned about the problem of Erli Society.

The group of scholars set up the headquarters of the Erli Society in the Jinchai Building. didn't make much trouble, there were girls in the Golden Hairpin Building. The scholar didn't provoke either.

And most of the scholars went home after the commotion, and only some scholars from other places were temporarily unable to go home, so they made a bunk in Erlitang.

This floor shop was given by Yang Chao, so that Huangfeng Mansion could settle favors and win over some poor scholars from other places.

Of course, they are all scholars who have no reputation, and the real people and even show off their talents will not be down-and-out to the extent of laying on the ground, they can rent in Nanjing, and those who have money can rent a river house to live, and those who are slightly worse can stay in Nanshi Building, and the worst can also live in a guest house.

However, Kang Cheng is still very worried about these scholars.

After all, all the scholars in Jiangnan are very flamboyant, and the government doesn't want to mess with them, but Erli Society, a club with more than 500 scholars, has its headquarters in Jinchai Building, which makes Kang Cheng feel very uncomfortable as if he was sitting on a powder keg.

Yang Chao told him that if he wanted Chen Yuanyuan and Dong Xiaowan to stay in Jinchai Tower, he had to leave these scholars, after all, with these scholars, no one dared to find trouble with two famous prostitutes.

The specific reason for the scholar's commotion a few years ago is very complicated, it is because Tian Wan is doing nonsense in Jiangnan, and the purpose of Tian Wan's nonsense is to collect beauties, and the second is to accumulate money.

But people don't want to think about things that are too complicated, in everyone's eyes, Tian Wan is here for these two famous prostitutes, and the scholar is also coaxing because of these two famous prostitutes, so the scholar stays in the Jinchai Building, which is a big talisman, at least the government does not dare to provoke it.

Hearing Yang Chao's explanation, Kang Cheng suddenly realized, and realized that Yang Chao had asked the scholars to set up Erli Hall in Jinchai Tower, and there was such a far deployment, so he was even more relieved. (To be continued)