Zhao Erxun and his entourage inspected the renovated Army Crash School, and returned to the Governor's Yamen with satisfaction to hold a tea party.

After chatting freely, the bureaucrats dispersed, and Xiao Yiming, who was added to the last seat, said goodbye to Lord Zhao and left the governor's yamen.

Zhong Ying didn't dare to hide it, and told the story and the story:

The 3,000 coolies assigned by Zhou Shanpei are all beggars and homeless people who have been sheltered for months, under the coercion of the officers and soldiers and the robes and buddies with knives, axes and sticks, these people are responsible for carrying bricks, river sand, ash and wood from the wharf outside the city day and night, and they are also working in three shifts like more than 18,000 people on the construction site

"By the time the project was finished, thousands of people were exhausted, and although no one died, many were crippled! Especially the solemn atmosphere during the construction process, there is a posture of being buried alive if you don't do it well, which makes my scalp tingle when I see it. ”

Zhao Erxun was silent for a moment: "Such a big project, to be completed within a month, the construction period is tight, the responsibility is large, and there can be no mistakes during the period, it is worth paying some price." Xiao Yiming did a good job and lived up to my expectations, but you, who are decisive in killing for the generals, cannot have the kindness of a woman. ”

"Yes, my subordinates remember."

Zhong Ying then stated: "This time there are really more than 20,000 people, and the reason why it looks inconspicuous during the day is because there are thousands of people supporting boats, driving carriages, and pushing carts to and from various brick factories, quarries and the south city gate, which has a huge effect, and not many people in the city can see it, so the lord of the domain and a few other adults just now will feel unbelievable."

Xiao Military Academy used many ingenious methods to speed up the progress, for example, he let the craftsmen and strong laborers in each township form a construction team, and then divided hundreds of experienced masons into a construction team equally, and divided the two sides of the road into a section of the contracting task, so that the eight construction teams entered the construction respectively, and planted four red flags in the front and rear sections, and the supervision team composed of foreigners and local masters inspected and guided, according to the progress and construction quality evaluation, whoever did a good job, the red flag was planted on whose territory, Double wages are also given as a reward.

"The mud-legged people in the towns and villages are all a bit of a temper, they care very much about the reputation of their villages and towns, and no one wants to admit defeat, and the construction speed is amazing, and the workmanship is also very good. After this time, the subordinates knew that it was possible to build a house like this, and the seemingly incomparably complicated house turned out to be so simple, and the effect of using ash was so good and strong.

"I watched the rows of houses erect with my own eyes, and within a few days they were three feet high, and then more than 100 people in each house skillfully carried in the timber to repair the stairs, lay the floor slabs, and cover the roof, and now looking back, it was like a dream."

"What's the total cost?" Zhao Erxun asked.

Zhong Ying replied honestly: "The wages and materials are cheap, the 100,000 special funds you gave have not been used up, and there are 12,000 left, if you sell the 100 houses, it is estimated that in addition to recovering the capital, you can earn about 20,000 yuan." ”

Zhao Erxun high-fived and sighed: "This kid is really a talent!" ”

Zhong Ying echoed with a smile: "Yes, his subordinates also like this kid, he usually looks polite, like a white-faced scholar, but he has goods in his stomach, and he is very energetic in doing things, and he has ghost ideas that others can't think of, but he comes easily, and nothing seems to be able to stop him."

"What's even more commendable is that this kid is not greedy at all, I haven't paid him a penny until now, he never asks, like there is no such thing, more than a dozen conscientious and busy foreigners for a month don't want a penny, all of them are here to help."

Zhao Erxun nodded frequently: "Yes, you can walk around with him more in the future, and if you can't make up your mind, you might as well ask his opinion, it's good for you." ”

"My subordinates understand!" Zhong Ying replied with a smile.

"Also, you took the time to bring five thousand oceans to him, and he didn't mention it because he wanted to make achievements to show me, because he respected you as a Shangguan, but you couldn't help but show that Maxima also needs to be **, so that you can have strength." Zhao Erxun commanded.

Zhong Ying nodded heavily: "That's the reason, and when I turn around, my subordinates will personally send it to him." ”

Zhao Erxun took out a telegram from under the table: "By the way, take this to him, it can be regarded as a small gift from me." ”

"Understood!"

Xiao Yiming returned to his house and saw a group of brothers from Wu San, Luo Fa, Wang Qian and Ya'an drinking happily around the long wine table.

When the brothers saw Xiao Yiming coming back, they cheered in unison, and poured him three cups in a row before letting him sit down.

"Little brother, Sister Yi and Fourth Sister are leading a group of small ones to Wuhou Temple." Wu San preemptively told Xiao Yiming first.

Xiao Yiming smiled, waved his hand and said:

"Let them go crazy, it's time to go out for the New Year. By the way, third brother, thanks to General Zhong Ying's care, the names of you and the nine senior brothers have been officially included in the first phase of the crash school, and you will report after the fifteenth day of the New Year! As for me, I joined the army as the Governor's Yamen Inspectorate and served as your quartermaster and cultural instructor. ”

Wang Qian jumped up excitedly, and Xiao Yiming made a gesture of calmness:

"I would like to mention in advance that there are about 350 students in this period, and their backgrounds are quite complicated, many of them are children of military families, and there are many students who have gone through a year of military basic education, and there are students who have stayed in the army after the closure of the army training center

"Regardless of whether those people have learned the real thing or not, but at least one thing is certain, they all have more pride than your brothers and sisters, so I estimate that the relationship between them will be more difficult after entering, and I will put you in a class, plus General Zhong, who is also the general manager of the crash school, will take care of you, and I am not afraid of being bullied.

"You must work hard, absorb as much as you can absorb what the instructor imparts, and strive to get the opportunity to be recommended to the non-commissioned officer school to continue your studies after one year, and at the very least, you must go to the Baoding Army Accelerated School for two years to earn enough academic qualifications and qualifications, and it will be easy to do after you come back."

"Don't worry, junior brother, we will never embarrass you, even if we fight for our lives, we have to fight for a bright future!"

Wang Qian replied confidently, stood up with his wine glass, and saluted Xiao Yiming gratefully.

The other nine people also stood up, raised their cups in unison, and saluted Xiao Yiming.

After a glass of wine, all the brothers looked at each other and laughed.

Yu Chengjie, a sixteen-year-old junior brother, proposed to return to Ya'an tomorrow and tell the good news to his master and his parents at home. The crowd immediately agreed, and as a result, they were about to go home to report the good news.

Seeing the senior brothers in front of him, Xiao Yiming had no choice but to tell Wu San to borrow a few horses and come back.

As soon as Wu San came out of the main hall, Zhong Ying took five guards and rode into the courtyard, and Wu San hurriedly bowed.

Zhong Ying turned over and dismounted, threw the reins, and quipped: "San'er, where are you going to go?" ”

"Little brother asked me to go outside the city and borrow a few horses to come back." Wu San replied honestly.

"Borrow a horse? What horses to borrow? Where are you going for the Chinese New Year? Zhong Ying asked curiously.

Xiao Yiming, who heard the movement, had already greeted him:

"I've seen my lord! In this case, several of my brothers and sisters were overjoyed to learn that the adults had recruited them into the school, and they all wanted to rush back as soon as possible to share the good news with their families...... Come on, third brother, brothers, don't come and see Lord Zhong soon. ”

Wang Qian and others hurriedly bent down and half-knelt in the middle of the march, Zhong Ying saw that Wang Qian and the others were full of energy and quick movements, and felt very surprised and very satisfied:

"Get up! Yes, they are all practitioners, Brother Xiao, I didn't expect you to ask me for help from this group of brothers, I was still wondering that you were using power for personal gain, but now it seems that all of them are good men, I underestimate you! ”

Xiao Yiming beckoned Zhong Ying and a few guards to go in and drink with a smile on her face, Zhong Ying motioned to the guards to send the three cloth bags on the horse into the house, and returned to the camp to drive ten military horses over, and the guards didn't say a word, and all of them complied.

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