Thinking of this, Chen Shuowen laughed and said: "Virtuous nephew, the thieves of Daze Mountain have always been a trouble in the hearts of this official, as long as the virtuous nephew can lead his subordinates to protect and exterminate the thieves in Daze Mountain, the armor and weapons you need for the Huluyan guard, this official will try his best to equip it for you." ”

After thinking about it for a while, Chen said again: "I don't know how many guards Feng Xian's nephew has?" ”

Feng Jian hesitated for a moment and saw Chen Suowen's expression of full support, so he said, "There are more than 2,000 guards under the little nephew. ”

Feng Jian suddenly doubled the number of soldiers in the Zhenshan Battalion, and after speaking, he stared nervously at Chen Suowen.

Chen Suowen glanced at Feng Jian meaningfully, and said, "The equipment of two thousand people may not be able to be taken out of the state city arsenal. ”

Seeing Feng Jian's slightly disappointed look, he said, "Since this official said that he would fully support you, then he had to talk and count." This official will not hide from you that the state flood camp in the city is now in name only, so there is a surplus of weapons and blades. After the New Year, the official sent the official to take you to the state arsenal to choose weapons and blades, regardless of the standard blades such as knives, guns and shields, and firearms such as birds and artillery. ”

It can be seen how eager Chen Suowen is to exterminate the bandits in Daze Mountain, perhaps in his opinion, some weapons and blades are also a pile of dead things in the arsenal, and it is definitely a matter of advantages outweigh disadvantages to be handed over to someone who can eliminate the trouble in his heart.

For Feng Jian, the biggest worry in his heart was the extreme lack of weapons and equipment for the soldiers of the Zhenshan Battalion, and he never expected that the promise he made on a whim would be exchanged for the weapons and equipment he dreamed of. I was very excited.

If the problem of weapons and equipment of the soldiers of the Zhenshan Battalion can be solved, the combat effectiveness will inevitably be greatly improved. With the fierceness of the soldiers of the Zhenshan Battalion and the continuous training, the thieves in Daze Mountain were powerless to resist.

Wait for Chen to finish laughing. The title in Feng Jian's mouth immediately changed from Lord Zhizhou to Uncle, he picked up his wine glass and said: "The little nephew replaces all the Huluyan guards to thank the uncle for his kindness, and the little nephew guarantees that as long as he has weapons and blades, there will be no more thieves in Daze Mountain within a year." ”

This is what Chen Suowen wanted to hear the most, he twisted his chin and beard and smiled: "Okay, good, let's limit it to one year, and then the old man will naturally be rewarded for his virtuous nephew!" ”

Feng Jian put down the wine glass when he heard this, and seemed to joke: "I'm afraid that my uncle will be promoted from now on." The successor Zhizhou came to embarrass the little nephew, these people who surrendered to sincerity, and then asked the uncle to take care of it! ”

Chen Suowen glared at Feng Jian slightly, and said, "Feng Xian's nephew doesn't have to worry too much, even if the official leaves, the successor will never embarrass you." The old man said before that as long as it is a legitimate and reasonable request, the court will arrange it. If you have any other requirements, as long as the official authority does not violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty, he can agree to you. ”

How could Feng Jian have thought that he would get so many benefits by leading the crowd to surrender, and now he tastes the sweetness. How could he refuse what the court sent to the door.

Directly, the lion opened his mouth and said: "Thank you Lord Zhizhou, the little nephew cottage lacks food, iron, and craftsmen." The cottage farmers also had an extreme shortage of farming tools for cultivating the fields, so they asked their uncle to be kind and allowed the villain to buy iron from the city. And recruit some craftsmen to the cottage. ”

Chen said with a smile: "The matter of grain must be officially issued by the imperial court, and the submission of Huluyan must be accepted." The official will give a certain subsidy at his discretion. ”

"As for the rest of the iron, farming implements, etc., are trivial. Since you pay taxes to the imperial court and serve as servants, of course, you can also freely buy and sell iron materials, farm tools, etc. in the city. As for the matter of artisan households, the imperial court stipulates that the registered households are not allowed to move at will, but most of the artisan households are concentrated in the west of the city. ”

On the one hand, Chen said that the law of the imperial court did not allow artisan households to move casually, but on the other hand, he pointed out that most of the artisan households were concentrated in the west of the city, and now the imperial court implements the system of leviing silver on the artisan households, and most of the artisan households in the city do not have a regular livelihood.

The meaning of the words is ambiguous, Feng Jian's brain is turning very fast, what Chen heard should mean that you should have the ability to let the craftsman go with you, and the government will also turn a blind eye and pretend not to know!

Feng Jian hurriedly said: "Thank you uncle for waking up, the little nephew knows what to do." While secretly sighing, these things that seemed to him to be very tricky were trivial things that were not worth mentioning in Chen Suowen's eyes!

Chen Suowen waved his hand and said: "Virtuous nephew does not have to be polite, but this official reminds you that you must not affect the normal life of the people in the city if you conduct a large number of buying and selling transactions in the city, and if you attract the dissatisfaction of the people, this official will not show favoritism." ”

Feng Jian asked strangely: "The little nephew doesn't understand very much, could it be that too much trading volume will affect the lives of the people in the city?" ”

Chen sighed when he heard this: "It's not that the official is embarrassed by the virtuous nephew, our Pingdu waterway transportation is not smooth, and most of the goods in and out of Pingdu are transported by land, so the goods arriving here are a few points more expensive than those in developed places by land and water!" Pingdu is not a prosperous place, and the number of various goods will not be too much. Ordinary people naturally have no problem buying and selling, but once a large number of goods are purchased, it will inevitably cause a shortage of goods in the city, which will affect the lives of the people! ”

Feng Jian nodded and said, "There are more than 100,000 people living in Pingdu City, and the little nephew will be able to grasp it when he buys food and materials. ”

Seeing that Chen was quite satisfied with his attitude, Feng Jian then asked: "Lord Zhizhou, as far as the villain knows, our Pingdu water system is very rich, there is the Dagu River surrounding the Pingdu boundary, there is Jiaolai River in the south and Jiaozhou Bay in the south, and Laizhou Bay in the north, and I heard that the entire river has been comprehensively sorted out in the Jiajing period, why does Lord Zhizhou say that water and land transportation is not smooth?" ”

Chen Suowen stared at Feng Jian in surprise for a while, and said, "I didn't expect Feng Xian's nephew to also know that the Jiaolai River was once a waterway!" ”

sighed and said: "Indeed, in the twentieth year of Jiajing, King Qing of Taichang Temple mobilized 10,000 people to carry out a comprehensive dredging of the Jiaolai Canal, diverted the water around the Jiaolai River to increase the water potential of the Jiaolai Canal, and built nine sluices at the same time to regulate the water level of the river. It is a pity that later, due to the 'plague of the Japanese', the court focused on the transportation of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and the transportation of the Jiaolai Canal fell into depression, so that it was obliterated again. ”

Feng Jian listened carefully, and couldn't help but sigh after Chen Suowen: "It's a pity, the villain knows that the Jiaolai River is located three miles outside the city, if it can be dredged, it will greatly facilitate Pingdu's communication with the outside world!" ”

Chen Suowen continued: "It's a pity that nearly a hundred years have passed now, and the channel of the Nanjiaolai River has long been silted, the nine sluices have long been out of use, and some sections of the river have even been exposed to the riverbed all year round, where can it be used as a waterway!" ”

Feng Jian wondered: "Then why didn't the imperial court send laborers to clear the siltation in order to restore the water transportation of the Jiaolai River, so as to drive Pingdu to become a prosperous place where merchants gathered!" ”

"Hey, the virtuous nephew doesn't know, re-excavating and cleaning up the siltation of the Jiaolai River requires not only a lot of labor, but also a lot of money, and now there are slaves and thieves outside, and there are hungry people in Shaanxi inside, and the imperial court has been using troops for many years, how can there be money to restore the governance of the Jiaolai River!"

"At the beginning of his tenure, he took the opportunity to check the drought situation and went to the Jiaolai River to investigate, and found that in addition to the serious silting of the river, the nine sluices were also damaged, but they were still available with a little repair, and the water potential around the Jiaolai River was relatively sufficient, so as long as the river was silted out, the status of the water and land transportation hub of the Jiaolai River could be restored. Oh, that's a pity! ”

Chen sighed twice in succession, not only for the desolation of the golden waterway of the Jiaolai River, but also for the short-sightedness of the court!

Feng Jian secretly calculated, seeing that Chen Sowen also hoped to restore the water transportation capacity of the Nanjiaolai River, he should take the opportunity to make his suggestions and make an account, it is good to get Chen Sowen's support, and if he can't find another way.

Thinking of this, he tentatively said: "Lord Zhizhou, may I ask if there are any officials who have been promoted because of their outstanding achievements in maritime transportation since the opening of the sea ban in this dynasty?" ”

Chen looked at Feng Jian strangely, thought for a while, and said: "When you mention this, this official remembers that a person was directly promoted to the head of the military department from the county magistrate because of his outstanding achievements in shipping. ”

Feng Jian asked: "I don't know if it's that adult?" ”

Chen Suowen twisted his chin and beard and said: "It is Xu Ting, Jimo Zhi County, Shandong Province during the Wanli period, he implemented the initiative of 'reclamation of wasteland, recruitment and transfer, construction of embankments, and trade ships' in Jimo, turning Nugukou into a prosperous place where 'all kinds of things are gathered, thousands of Yuntun ships are gathered, the goods of the north and the south are connected, and the interests of farmers and merchants are universal'. ”

Feng Jian didn't expect that someone in this northern region would be the first to open a sea barrage, and he asked puzzledly: "Oh, it turns out that someone has already tasted the sweetness because of the sea bar, could it be that our Ming Dynasty has lifted the sea ban?" ”

Chen Suowen felt strange about Feng Jian's performance, and said: "Our Ming Dynasty has lifted the ban on the sea since the early years of Wanli, and the old man heard that there are many sea merchants along the coast of Fujian and Zhejiang, and there are hundreds of merchant ships for cargo transportation at every turn. ”

Speaking of this, there was a look of yearning between Chen's words and demeanor!

Feng Jian seemed to have made up his mind, he turned his gaze to Chen Suowen and said: "Lord Zhizhou, if I Huluyan is willing to contribute to help Lord Chen restore the governance and dredge the Nanjiaolai River, can my lord make the decision and agree!" ”

These words came suddenly, Chen Suowen looked at Feng Jian with his mouth open and stunned, and began to admire his daughter Lilan's vision in his heart, this Feng Jian is really not an easy person, no matter what the purpose is, as a thief, he has the vision to manage and dredge the Nanjiaolai River, just by virtue of this, it makes Chen Suowen look at it differently!

Chen Sowen quickly returned to normal, and did not answer whether Feng Jian could pay to dredge the Nanjiaolai River, but inquired: "The dredging of the Nanjiaolai River will cost a huge amount of manpower and material resources, what are the benefits to you after dredging?" ”

Feng Jian said: "After the management and dredging of the Jiaolai River and the resumption of shipping, I ask the government to allow me to use the transportation rights of the Jiaolai River free of charge, and allow me to set up a card to collect various taxes and fees from ships in Huluyan to compensate for the cost of governance and dredging!" ”

"That's what you're asking for?"

Chen only felt that this banquet and drink, Feng Jian brought too many shocks to himself, and these shocks were quite beneficial to himself. If it weren't for the qi cultivation kung fu that he had trained for many years, he would have lost his temper in front of Feng Jian and the three of them, so he still pulled off more than ten beards, and his jaw still hurts faintly. (To be continued......)