Listening to Tong Fifteen's words, everyone's hearts are hot, this is not bad at all, I have long heard that the new army of the Praetorian Guard is the same as the navy, to fight in all directions, but also to continue to expand the army, even so, the first batch of soldiers have a huge advantage, not only is it easy to be promoted, but also the opportunity for promotion is also great, however, everyone did not understand the second half of the sentence, once a son of heaven and a courtier, what does it have to do with the mud on the soles of our feet? Everyone stared at Tong Fifteen, waiting for him to continue.

Unexpectedly, Tong Fifteen didn't speak for a long time, and Ma Jun, who was familiar with him, opened his mouth and urged: "Brother Fifteen, let's not talk about it halfway, let's go on, everyone is like a cat scratching in their hearts." ”

Tong fifteen smiled slightly, and said: "I'm also thinking about it, as the so-called thirty years in Hedong, forty years in Hexi, we have been in the Qing Dynasty for more than 70 years, whether this feng shui should also take turns, no accident, after a few battles of the new army, there will definitely be a group of upstarts coming out, everyone here, if it is developed in the future, don't forget to bring one or two." ”

Although this was not said thoroughly, several clever people tasted the meaning, he was alluding to the fact that Zhen Wuye deliberately cultivated a group of upstarts to contain or balance this group of princes and nobles in the current court? If this is the case, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

After Tong Fifteen finished speaking, he felt speechless, feeling that what he said was too straightforward, nodded slightly to everyone, and then turned around to leave, Ma Jun saw it, and hurriedly said: "It's okay to go back, why is Brother Fifteen in such a hurry to leave?" ”

"How can it be okay?" Tong 15 stopped and glanced at everyone, and said, "Why don't you hurry up and buy gifts to visit their respective craftsmen, if you can't pass the retest, everything is nonsense." ”

As soon as they heard this, everyone couldn't help but check out and go out, the Praetorian New Army not only has a high salary, but it is rare that the future is unlimited, if the brothers and nephews at home are expelled from the Praetorian New Army because they fail to pass the assessment, they really have no face to return to Beijing to see people. It seems that it is impossible to make a living in a military workshop in the future.

Seeing that a group of people had bought snacks and candies, Tong 15 couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although he is inlaid with a blue flag, but his sister is married to a small steward of Yinyu Mansion, today he deliberately came to do childcare, although he is a childcare, but he does not feel guilty at all, he himself has great hopes for the Praetorian Guard, and his younger brother Tong Xiaohai is also in the Janissary Guard.

The flag man is messing around in the military workshop. Tong 15 is also a little unaccustomed to it, but he knows in his heart that the banner people have been idle over the years, cheating and playing tricks, being afraid of the serious, and it is inevitable that they can't settle down to do things, and these problems are difficult to get rid of in a short period of time. Unless it's a lot of motivation or pressure.

This time, the emperor ruthlessly corrected this atmosphere, which was a good thing for them, after all, this was a workshop for the production of ordnance. The ordnance produced is also for their children of the Eight Banners, which is not a little sloppy, otherwise it will harm their own children, besides, there is a lot to be done in the military workshop, and the wages of craftsmen are divided into grades, as long as they are serious and down-to-earth, after a few years, it is still possible to get a salary of five or six or two months, which is no worse than eating soldiers' salaries.

The news that the flag-bearers with blue flags bought gifts to visit their respective craftsmen and masters soon spread in the purple bamboo forest. Tong Fifteen's words also spread, and the other banners were not far behind, and they all rushed to follow suit.

In the newly built courtyard of Zizhulin, Yinyu was quite bored and wandered in the backyard, and since he spread the news of the assessment, he was a little apprehensive. Although deliberately inlaid with a blue flag, is red. Banner arranged childcare to stabilize people's hearts, he is still a little uneasy, before, he rarely dealt with these lower-level banner people, occasional contact, leaving a deferential and cautious impression, to Zizhulin for half a year, several micro-service private visits, he can be regarded as having a deep understanding of these banner people. ..., a group of broken flag people are poor and have to save face, everything is sparse but the shelves are big, only one mouth can speak, serious things are not done well, they are not ambiguous in making trouble, I really don't know what the old fourteen think, even sent such a group of waste to the military workshop, if the flag people alone produce ordnance in the future, then who dares to use firearms with confidence?

Now the old thirteen is cleaning up and rectifying the eight banners in Beijing, he is also the banner man of the rectification army workshop, but there can be no chaos, the old fourteen has not rewarded a group of brothers after he ascended the throne, and now since he has begun to adjust the officials, it is not far from rewarding them, if there is some chaos at this time, the knighthood will definitely be affected, if the title of the old thirteen surpasses himself, it is really shameless.

Just as he was upset, his guard Bao Datong hurried up, bowed down and said: "Master, the blue flag is the first to purchase gifts to visit their respective craftsmen, and the other flags have followed suit." As he spoke, he repeated Tong Fifteen's words again.

Yin Yu nodded slightly, secretly relieved in his heart, and wrote down the name Tong Fifteen, and after Bao Datong finished speaking, he said lightly: "Got it." Seeing that Bao Datong did not retreat, he couldn't help but feel slightly surprised, glanced at him, and asked, "Is there anything else?" There is no need to hide it. ”

"Back to the master." Bao Datong hesitated for a moment before he said: "The slave is not too sure, the emperor seems to be in the purple bamboo forest." ”

The old fourteen had a private visit to the purple bamboo forest microservice? Yin Yu couldn't help but listen to it, and hurriedly asked: "You have seen the emperor, how can you be unsure?" ”

Bao Wei bowed and said: "The slave knows the emperor, but he didn't see the emperor with his own eyes in the Purple Bamboo Forest, but he only saw the third-class guard in front of the emperor, Tabik, so he just guessed that the emperor had arrived in the Purple Bamboo Forest." ”

"Got it, don't let the news go." Yin Yu said with a slight bow.

After Bao Datong retreated, Yinyu turned back to the study, after the military workshop in Zizhulin was built, the old fourteen has never been there, and it is very possible to come to Weifu for a private visit, but it is not excluded that he just sent someone to pay attention to the movements of the flag people, and thought all the way back to the study, Yinyu called the second housekeeper Chang Youzhi, who followed him to Tianjin, and instructed: "Rectify a good table on the table, and dress up the newly sent Datong mother-in-law and Yangzhou thin horses." ”

As soon as he heard this order, Chang Youzhi was also slightly surprised, on the ground of Tianjin, who is worthy of such a great hospitality from the ninth master, could it be that the emperor is coming? He didn't dare to think about it, so he hurriedly bowed down and said, "The slave understands, so I will order it." ”

When Chang Youzhi retreated, Yin Yu sat down close to the brazier, since the flag people are keeping their duty, if the old fourteen really went to the purple bamboo forest for a private visit, it must be to his garden, Yangzhou thin horse is not surprised, Datong mother-in-law will definitely make the old fourteen refreshing, thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile slightly.

The so-called Datong mother-in-law is named after the famous "Book of Prostitution" in the former Ming Dynasty, also known as "Qinglou Rhyme", the book contains, "Nine sides such as Datong, its prosperity and wealth, not down the south of the Yangtze River." And the beauty of women and the elegance of everything are all not found in the border villages. The city has been in the market for a long time, and it has not been warned. The proverb is called 'Jizhen City Wall', 'Yifu Teaching Field', and 'Datong Mother-in-law' as the three uniques. With the spread of the "Book of Prostitution", Datong's mother-in-law has also become famous all over the world, and her name is above the thin horse in Yangzhou.

Bao Datong's guess is good, Zhenwu did arrive at the purple bamboo forest, the purple bamboo forest is in the southern suburbs of Tianjin, only more than ten miles away from the city, the time for quick horse tea is coming, the Tianjin military workshop not only involves solving the problem of the livelihood of the flag people, but also the military industry in the future of the Qing Dynasty, Zhenwu does not come to inspect the reason, the reason why the micro service came, naturally wants to see the real side, learn more about the situation of the flag people in the military workshop, the so-called hearing is false, seeing is believing, do not see with his own eyes, he is really not at ease. ..., when Zhenwu arrived at the purple bamboo forest, he was bumping into a group of flag people carrying snacks and gifts to visit their respective craftsmen, and the streets and alleys were full of flag men dressed decently carrying gifts.

Under the escort of Da Chun, Luo Jing, Che and several guards, Zhenwu slowly paced along the street, it was dinner time, and there was still some time before it got dark, it was the most popular time in Zizhulin, many craftsmen were not afraid of the cold, and they wandered on the street in pairs and threes, and the street was very lively.

The most surprising thing for Zhenwu is that many people in the crowd are wearing imitation navy cotton coats, the style is exactly the same, but the color is different, it seems that the navy has become the object of worship of these craftsmen, and by next year, this military coat style may become popular, he couldn't help but pay attention to the clothes of the crowd on the street, most of them are thickly dressed.

Wandering all the way, he paid a little attention to all kinds of shops, the best business is the wine shop, many craftsmen buy wine at the door of the store, drink it and then hang out, there are also standing at the door and taste it slowly, and the other is a small restaurant, every house is overcrowded, noisy, and the same drink a lot.

Zhenwu couldn't help but shake his head slightly, although the liquor tax in the Qing Dynasty was not high, but since the 28th year of Kangxi, in order to cultivate national strength and save food, Kangxi has successively issued decrees to prohibit the northern provinces from making more shochu and waste rice and grain, and strictly prohibit it. As a result, most of the wine in the north is trafficked from the south, and the price of wine is not cheap.

It turns out that most of these craftsmen who are fond of drinking are single, one is to drink to keep out the cold, and the other is also boring, and there is nothing to do at night, so drink half a catty of wine and go back to sleep until dawn, saving a lot of troubles.

Zhenwu smiled slightly when he heard this, this matter could not be stopped, all he could do was to suggest that each workshop hold a free night school, to give self-motivated young craftsmen a chance to learn, he turned around and was about to find a teahouse to sit in, but saw a person hesitantly walked straight towards him.

It was still seven or eight paces away, and the guards came forward to stop them. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )