After sending away the little cousin, the uncle sent the aunt out again and asked the aunt to cut two taels of meat.

He was left alone in the guest hall, talking to his father, talking to his mother, and talking to Yang Chao for some reason.

Hu Tiandi said all the old things that had been circulated in the guard station for I don't know how many years, and they were all related to the army.

I also intentionally or unintentionally asked about the situation of Yang Chaoshui's camp, asked how much the military salary was, asked if there was any land, and so on.

Yang Chao also replied honestly, saying that there were a lot of deductions from military salaries, and that dozens of acres of vegetable gardens had been opened in the barracks.

My uncle was a little interested in this vegetable garden, saying that one acre of vegetables was ten acres of grain, and one acre of vegetables would be sold for twenty or thirty taels of silver, and that there would be more than ten taels or dozens of acres of vegetable fields if the labor was removed.

This Yang Chao really didn't think that Caitian really made so much money.

No wonder Li Fu is willing to give himself three taels of silver a month to pay filial piety, and this amount of money is a drop in the bucket for him.

Uncle dragged back and forth, and finally found out Yang Chao's style, knowing exactly that Yang Chao had just become an official and had not yet been a soldier, so he began to talk to his father and mother with a smile, and no longer paid attention to Yang Chao.

After a while, the little cousin ran back, looking depressed.

"Dad, I'm busy in the wine shop, I didn't let go of people, and I was scolded!"

The uncle didn't care about the grievances of the little cousin, but scolded him: "It's not promising, so you can't call anyone back." Your aunt is here, and she can't let go no matter how busy she is. It's been a long time since your brother has seen your aunt, brother-in-law, and cousin. It's his own brother, he hasn't seen him for a long time, and he has to have a share. ”

The little cousin bowed his head and said, "Then if they don't let people go, what can I do?" ”

Uncle Teng stood up: "Don't let go, it's just an apprentice from their family, and the person has been sold to their Zhou family!" ”

As he spoke, he walked out: "I don't believe it yet." It's a big deal, we don't learn it yet, it's not rare! ”

The father hurriedly stood up and grabbed his uncle: "Forget it, big brother, it's like this for apprentices." When I was apprenticed to my father, I still suffered so much, let alone apprenticed with other people. It is difficult to learn a craft, but it is a skill to learn it. ”

The uncle sat down again, but his face was angry, and his mouth was chattering and pouring bitter water.

The two sons, the eldest Zhao An and the second Zhao Kang, are really difficult to support.

It's easy to pull big, and you have to marry a daughter-in-law for two people, and you have to build a house for one.

There was no way to send him to the imperial tomb as a soldier, so the boss entered the wine shop as an apprentice, thinking that in the future, his yard would be left to the small, and the two of them would live with the small, so that the old university would take a daughter-in-law and go to the single one.

In the end, I found an opportunity to send my youngest son to the imperial tomb as a mausoleum guard, so that the vitality of both of them was solved.

But this apprentice is not easy, he gets up early and is greedy for darkness, and the two of them can't help but feel distressed.

Yang Chao suddenly stood up and walked over: "Uncle, let my cousin take me to Zhou's house, ask for personal favors, and give my cousin a day of work." ”

Uncle said, "How can this be made?" How can you let your nephew intercede, you are now an official, and your face matters. ”

Yang Chao said with a smile: "It is precisely because of the official body that I have to move around more, and I will inevitably take care of myself in the officialdom in the future." ”

Uncle nodded: "Oh, this is the right matter, then uncle won't stop you." He didn't let people go, don't beg hard, and hurt our face carefully. ”

Yang Chao nodded: "Got it." ”

The uncle asked his cousin to take Yang Chao quickly.

The city of Zhou Baihu is not big, more than 50 zhang long from north to south, more than 40 zhang wide from east to west, 180 zhang around, 2 zhang and 5 feet high, and 1 zhang and 3 feet wide.

But there were many people inside, and the houses were next to each other, and there was almost no idle land.

The Zhou family is in the center of the city, it is a big house, and the houses of the Zhou family are nearby, which occupy half of the city and three streets.

The surname Zhou was moved from Fengyang, because the emperor trusted his old family more, so he moved part of his hometown surname Zhou to guard the tomb, so the surname Zhou is considered a prominent family in Xiaolingwei, and the population is very large.

The hereditary 100 households of the Zhou Hundred Households are from the Zhou family, which has been breeding here for two hundred years.

The two stone lions in front of the Zhou family, the vermilion gate, and the shining copper nails on the door are like a landlord's mansion.

Cousin Zhao Kang brought Yang Chao to the door of Zhu's house and sent Yang Chao over to pay respects.

Soon a housekeeper came out to greet him, and he was taken aback when he saw that it was a hairy boy, but he was politely invited in.

Zhou Baihu is a middle-aged man in his forties, although he has the official title of Baihu, he has long stopped leading troops.

The only ones who really led the troops were those who were in the imperial mausoleum and guarded the mausoleum.

Zhou Baihu did not have the slightest military atmosphere on his body, wearing a silk robe and a scarf on his head, more like an ordinary outsider.

"Xiaguan has seen a hundred households."

After Yang Chao saw Zhou Baihu in the living room, he took the initiative to bow down to meet him.

Zhou Baihu hurriedly stood up: "How dare you, you are the boss of the real job, and the old man is just a false Baihu, how dare you worship me." Hurry up, please take a seat! ”

Although the housekeeper said that Yang Chao was a young man, Zhou Baihu still didn't expect Yang Chao to be so young.

Yang Chao has been studying since he was a child and has never worked, so he is different from his father, he looks fair-skinned and even younger.

Yang Chao sat down calmly, and at the same time pulled the restrained Zhao Kang to sit next to him.

The Zhou family has been powerful and blessed in the Zhou Hundred Households for hundreds of years, and the military households in the Zhou Family are afraid when they see the Zhou family, not to mention seeing this Hundred Households.

Moreover, the Zhou family is not only a hundred officials in charge of these military households, but also a big landlord, and a well-known rich man from far and near.

A girl came to see the tea, and Yang Chao drank the tea while talking to Zhou Baihu with or without a match.

After talking about the affairs of Nanjing officialdom, Yang Chao quickly shocked Zhou Baihu, because Yang Chao faintly revealed that he had a relationship with many big people, and said that his official was obtained through Gu Zhaoji, the commander of Caojiang, so Zhou Baihu did not dare to underestimate it.

At this time, Yang Chao made his intentions clear: "Lord Zhou, not long after the younger generation took office, the predecessor put the chief boat into the river to suppress the bandits, and unfortunately lost his life. The younger generation now has no soldiers in their hands, so they should recruit a group of soldiers to fill the vacancy. Wherever the recruits are recruits, it just so happens that the mother of the family is from your institute, and the younger generation wants to take the children of our hundred households out, and it is also a subsistence business. ”

Zhou Baihu raised his eyebrows, he didn't expect Yang Chao to recruit troops, but he didn't think there was a problem with Yang Chao's words.

These days, I really don't have to worry about recruiting soldiers, as long as you are willing to raise as many soldiers as you want, even the imperial court can't support soldiers, let alone others.

Many officers either withhold military salaries or force soldiers to do labor, and under such officers, soldiers cannot stay, so they naturally want to flee.

Therefore, the only condition for recruiting and raising soldiers is that they must have money.

Zhou Baihu looked at Yang Chao and found that he was dressed well, like a rich man, and nodded.

"Lord Yang wants to recruit soldiers in my office, and he can think of benefiting the children of his hometown, which is a good thing, and this hundred households should be grateful. It's just that as an official of a hundred households, he can't help but think about the military households under his rule. ”

After groaning, Zhou Baihu got to the point: "I just don't know Lord Yang, how do you plan to recruit troops?" What is this salary? ”

Yang Chao said with a smile: "Naturally, you can't lose the children in the institute." However, in these years, there are too many deductions, and there are few military salaries in the hands of the officials. But they are all villagers, and they can't cut off their children's livelihoods. The official can only give two pieces of silver. ”

Two dollars a month and two dollars a month, two or four dollars a year, and the army is in charge of food and housing, which is not bad.

It's just that the average battalion soldier can get such a salary now, and there are few of them.

Zhou Baihu couldn't help but nodded, and said with a smile: "In this case, the official will be approved, Lord Yang can rest assured to recruit people." All you need to do is hand over the words of the Ministry of War. ”

Yang Chao said: "That's exactly how it should be. Thank you, too, sir. It's just a small courtesy, not a tribute! ”

Yang Chao said, took out a red handkerchief from his arms, and put ten taels of silver in it.

Zhou Baihu nodded, waved his hand, and the girl next to him took it and put it away.

Zhou Baihu smiled: "Lord Yang is polite. In fact, when you come to me to recruit troops, you are also helping your own officer. Of the 100 households, there were less than 100 households when they were first built, and only 87 households were registered. But in the past two hundred years, relying on the emperor's blessings, the descendants are prosperous, and there are no less than 1,000 families in the institute at present, and there are no less than four or five hundred young and strong people alone. This one wants to enter the imperial mausoleum to guard the mausoleum, and that one also has to go, but it is all the villagers who want to push that one when they approve this, which is really difficult for the official to do. Lord Yang can recruit as much as he can, and he can be regarded as helping the old man, even if he does it this time, don't give gifts next time, otherwise he will let the family scold the old man. ”

It's probably because his family is rich, so this Zhou Baihu is not too greedy.

Yang Chao hurriedly refused: "Lord Zhou misunderstood. This salute is not because of recruitment. But after the younger generation was promoted, the first time he returned to the office, the eldest was a hundred households, and he guarded a guard, just like the county ordered the county to guard a county, and he was the official of his parents. This is just a little bit of the younger generation's filial piety to the elders. ”

Zhou Baihu also smiled: "This official also thinks so, otherwise he will never accept it." ”

Yang Chao continued: "Lord Qiqi, the younger generation has a reluctant request. ”

Zhou Baihu said: "Lord Yang, please speak." ”

Yang Chao said: "The younger cousin is an apprentice in your mansion winery, and I haven't seen my mother for a long time. It's a coincidence that the winery is busy, and I can't let people go, if it's inconvenient......"

That's all Yang Chao said, don't go on.

Zhou Baihu naturally understood, and nodded: "It's just a trivial matter, I waved and called a small guy, and asked him to call someone in person." ”

Then continue to talk to Yang Chao.

After a while, the eldest cousin Zhao An walked in wearing a shabby linen dress, dressed short, with his pants rolled up on his knees and his sleeves rolled up, looking like he had just worked.

was brought all the way into the lobby of the Zhou family by the little girl, and a rush of alcohol rushed up.

Yang Chao stood up with a smile: "Big brother! ”

Zhao An was stunned: "Cousin." ”

He didn't know what the owner called him, usually this owner is extremely difficult to see, and he was worried about whether he had done something wrong and would be punished by the owner, but he didn't want to see his cousin in the Zhou family.

Yang Chao didn't plan to sit down when he stood up, and said directly to Zhou Baihu: "Then Lord Zhou, the juniors won't bother, say goodbye!" ”

Zhou Baihu stood up and arched his hand: "The old man is not far away." ”

I didn't send it myself, but I called the housekeeper to send it off.

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