The small study room became particularly lively, and five people, Zhang Ke, Tang Guang, Shen Yue, Zhu Qingbin, and Deng Wentong, sat around.

Tang Guang looked at Zhang Ke with a blank look, looking like he wanted to speak and stopped.

"Tang Guang, aren't you quite bold, stealing Mr.'s exam questions, leading the way to drink flower wine, there is nothing in the world that you dare not do!"

"Why!" Tang Guang scratched his head and said with an embarrassed smile: "Compared with Lord Zhang's great achievements, I can't even compare to ants!" ”

"Don't call it Lord Zhang, through the outside world, let's still be the same as before, it's best to be casual!"

When Shen Yue heard this, his shoulders suddenly relaxed, and he said without any image: "I said it earlier, I was so scared that my back was soaked!" ”

"Am I that scary?"

"No, no, no!" Shen Yue hurriedly waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's majestic, domineering!" Yongzhen, I really didn't expect that in the past, you were so devoted to studying, and you would blush when you saw people, why were you so ruthless, and you would kill when you said kill! ”

Zhu Qingbin glared at Shen Yue fiercely, and said with a smile: "That's called killing decisively, the books are all read in vain, Yongzhen don't have the same knowledge as him!" ”

Zhang Ke smiled indifferently and said: "If you do it, you are not afraid of others saying that I will kill all the people who should be killed, and I am worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth!" ”

"Well said!" Tang Guang hurriedly stretched out his thumb and praised: "Yongzhen, good job!" In the past two days, I have inquired about a lot of uncles and uncles, and you also know a thing or two about what you did in Daqing Fort, I really didn't say anything! The three of us were fascinated by it, and we wanted to follow Yongzhen, do you want someone or not? ”

Shen Yue and Zhu Qingbin also stared at Zhang Ke tightly, holding their breath excitedly.

Zhang Ke looked at the three of them, they had been together for many years and knew each other. These three boys are all the sons of generals, although they are not bad, but they have a problem with their bodies, and they are not good at reading. In the end, it is unbearable, and Zhang Ke has no score in his heart.

"Everyone is friends and brothers, I made it clear, I do need manpower, but what I need is talent, people who are willing to endure hardships and sweat! You are going to go to me, of course welcome. But I can't offer you as ancestors, but I want to treat you as cattle! It's not just you, it's your brother-in-law. My requirements will only be stricter! ”

These people looked at each other, their faces changed, Zhang Ke didn't speak like a joke, they were used to playing, can they bear it!

When he hesitated, Shen Yue spoke first: "Yongzhen, I have done a lot of ridiculous things before, but I have also grown up in the past few years. The old man in the family is not in good health, and the eldest brother is going to inherit the position of commander. In the past, the son ate Lao Tzu. It's right, but brothers eat big brothers, it's not good to say! I, Shen Yue, am also a man, so I have studied books. Knowing a few words, even if you give Yongzhen an accounting clerk, it can be regarded as self-reliance! ”

Shen Yue's words are from the bottom of his heart, don't look at them, they can be regarded as disciples of the sect. But to put it bluntly, there is no difference between it and the top army, and the fate has been decided from birth. Either idle for the rest of your life, or wait for your brother to die suddenly. They just went to take over, and they didn't have much choice, otherwise they wouldn't have thought about studying.

Tang Guang also gritted his teeth and said: "Lao Shen is right, we have calculated a few times, the hope of taking the imperial examination is too low, and I originally wanted to give it a go, but I heard that Yongzhen you have made a difference, so you will reward us with a position, let us do it, if we can't do it, we will never pester Yongzhen!" ”

Zhu Qingbin also said: "Yongzhen, we are not afraid of hardship, we are afraid that we have nothing to do, and people will look down on us!" ”

Zhang Ke nodded slightly, the three of them are self-motivated and energetic, so there is still hope.

"I have a lot of vacant positions in my hands, Daqing Fort and other places will temporarily separate the military and civilians, and each castle lacks a civil official in charge of Tuntian, if you want, you can take office immediately!"

Zhang Ke has long thought about it, he must hold all the military power in his hands, this is the foundation of his life, like the Qiao family brothers, Yue Zixuan, Ma Rufeng, Wu Boyan and others are loyal and have nothing to say.

The weakest thing is civil affairs, there are not many literate people under Zhang Ke, so many civil affairs have to be handed over to Tang Bi alone, and Zhang Ke urgently needs manpower to help share it.

"Yongzhen, what kind of civil affairs official are you talking about, and what do you care?"

"No taste!" Zhang Ke said unceremoniously: "This is a system that I have for the time being, and I will send special training officers to each tunpu to be responsible for military affairs, train in peacetime, and go out in wartime." And the tuntian, tax collection, household registration, mining and criminal name are all in the hands of the administrative officials. To put it simply, it is the patriarch of a castle, except for the army, he cares about everything! ”

The official is not big, but the power is very real!

Shen Yue was the first to grit his teeth and said, "Except that you can't manage the army, it's basically the same as the power of Beiyu!" Just became an official, you can achieve such a position, what is not satisfied, I did it! ”

Zhu Qingbin and Tang Guang also nodded together: "That's right, Yongzhen, take a few of us!" ”

"Hahaha, don't be busy yet, I can say ugly things in front, the task of Tunbao is not easy, I am going to reclaim wasteland, build castles, dig ditches and divert water, you have to lead the people and do things well."

It's all hard work!

Suddenly, the big guy frowned a little again.

"Of course, I don't just let people work, you do a good job, I will ask the court for merit. In addition, if you reclaim a lot of land and do a good job, I will also give you additional incentives. ”

"How much is the allowance?" Tang Guang gritted his teeth and asked.

"It's hard to say, but I can tell you that my master can get two or three hundred taels of silver a year, and after making weapons, there will be a commission!"

Yes!

Zhang Ke is really generous, they will not be worse than craftsmen when they are officials!

"It's done!"

They finally made up their minds, and the five of them toasted together, which was considered settled.

The three partners, plus brother-in-law Deng Wentong, are exactly four people, and they are assigned to the four tunbao forts of Daqing Fort, Zhenyi Fort, Dajing Fort, and Taiping Fort.

Zhang Ke was able to withdraw from the heavy government affairs and concentrate on the layout of important things. Moreover, the absorption of these people into the group has also opened up a situation of attaching equal importance to civil and military affairs, which is definitely a big deal for Zhang Ke's team.

The next day, Zhang Ke found several craftsmen under the leadership of Sun Youguang.

Among them, there are two people with the best craftsmanship, one is good at crafting armor, called Zheng Cun. One is an artillery maker, called Xie Zhen.

These two are working together to make furniture, Zheng Cun is in charge of sawing planks, Xie Zhen is doing handles, as well as carving patterns, and the two little old men are very busy.

Zhang Ke's sudden visit scared them enough, Zheng Cun simply jumped off the wall and ran away, Xie Zhen had a leg injury and was blocked by Zhang Ke.

"Your Excellency. Spare the little one, I don't know how to make weapons, the little light can make furniture, please! ”

Sun Youguang was so angry when he heard this, he pointed at Xie Zhen and scolded loudly: "Thief, your leg was injured by the cannon, and you dare to lie to this official!" If you don't let you know a little powerful, you can't be honest and come to someone. Hit me hard! ”

"Slow!"

Zhang Ke hurriedly stretched out his hand and stopped Sun Youguang, he personally leaned over and helped Xie Zhen up from the ground.

"Mr. Xie. Zhang Ke, who was born late, wants to invite you to Daqing Fort to build cannons. ”

Xie Zhen shook his head busily, he was almost ten thousand unwilling!

"Hehe, you listen to me first. Building cannons won't let you do it in vain. All craftsmen start from five taels of silver per month, up to a maximum of thirty taels, and the allowance is calculated separately. Overseer the making of a fire gun and a penny of silver. Build a cannon for a tael of silver! ”

After Zhang Ke finished speaking, Xie Zhen was stupid, demented for a long time, suddenly turned around and ran, crying and laughing, and shouted loudly:

"Lao Zheng, come back quickly, let's stop making furniture, pies are falling from the sky!"

……

On the main road, Zhang Ke led the people and horses forward.

Tang Guang and the others all followed Zhang Ke's side, nodding in admiration.

"Yongzhen, you really have two times in training, neat and concise, orders are forbidden, quite the style of the Qi family army back then!"

Shen Yue said with a smile: "That's not it, Yongzhen is a general, and there has long been a time when he is soaring, let's grab the tail of the phoenix and spread our wings and fly high!" ”

Zhang Ke smiled slightly: "Actually, there is nothing difficult in military training, Grandpa Qi's art of war is written in the book, as long as the rewards and punishments are clear, there is nothing bad to do." ”

Zhu Qingbin said unconvinced: "Yongzhen, I don't believe it, since it is so easy to train soldiers, why is there only one Qi family army?" ”

"Because no one else can do it!" Zhang Ke said: "Have you ever thought about it, why don't the two masters of weapon making want to make weapons, but make furniture?" The reason is very simple, it is the artisan system of the imperial court, and they are too good to be rewarded. Do you think it's normal for a craftsman who can make artillery pieces that kill countless people to have enough to eat, not to have enough clothes, and to make some money by selling furniture? By extension, this is the case for artisan households, and the same is true for military households, Da Ming is sick! ”

Sick!

The big guys looked at each other, all thoughtful. Yes, they also want to work hard, but their origins almost determine a qiē. The only imperial examination that can change fate is so slim that there is almost no hope. If it weren't for Zhang Ke, they might not even have a stage to perform.

Thinking of this, several people cherish this opportunity more and more, no matter how difficult it is, they must grit their teeth and hold on, and they must do a good job!

Zhang Ke wanted Deng Wentong to go to see the old lady first, but Deng Wentong resolutely objected, he only let Zhang Yunmei take Yaoyao to see his grandmother and sister-in-law, and he followed Zhang Ke and went to the lobby of the Imperial Yamen to deal with business.

Tang Bi had been waiting here for a long time, and when he saw Zhang Ke coming back, he hurriedly greeted him.

"My lord, you can be regarded as back, and you have something important to report for your humble position."

"What's the matter?"

Tang Bi said: "That's right, the lowly post has divided the fields of Daqing Fort, and distributed tuntian land to all households, but there are many people who don't want to farm. In the past few days, people have been looking for me, asking me to take back Tuntian. ”

"Ahh

Zhang Ke was stunned for a moment, the land complex of the Chinese people is rooted in the bone marrow, how can anyone not want it!

"Lord Tang, is the division not fair enough, and the people are dissatisfied?"

"My lord, the humble position is divided according to the thirty acres of each strong man, and there will be no mistake!"

"That's weird!"

Zhang Ke walked around the ground twice, and things were so abnormal. Suddenly, Shen Yue and the three appeared, and immediately said: "Listen, the first task is coming, go and find out immediately, why don't the people want land!" (To be continued!)

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