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Zhenjun is barren, the people live in poverty, there was really no business to do before, and it didn't make money, but now the situation is different, Zhenjun is the only county in the entire wind country that can produce firecrackers, and now, firecrackers are far from being popularized in the windy country, so the profits in this can be too big, and the profits of firecrackers can be several times the cost, or even dozens of times. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

If you want to buy a fire gun from the forge in Zhenjun, it is simply a difficult thing, you need to get the approval of the Zhenjun county government first, who the Zhenjun county government listens to, naturally listen to Shangguan Xiu, and how to find Shangguan Xiu, of course, is to find Shura Hall first.

For some businessmen who want to sell firecrackers, Shangguan Xiu has also carefully considered it, at present, he has purchased five more steam engines from Tia, the output of firecrackers will be further increased, and the number of troops is so much, but the production of firecrackers can continue indefinitely, sooner or later it will be saturated, and it is useless to hoard a large number of firecrackers in his hands, and it is a good way to sell them to the outside.

After consideration, Shangguan Xiu transferred Yuan Mu and Qin Chuan from the army, removed them from their positions as corps commanders, and transferred them to Shura Pavilion to be in charge of the affairs of Shura Hall.

Yuan Mu is mainly responsible for the review of new members. Newcomers who want to join the Shura Hall must unswervingly support the core ideas of the Shura Hall, weaken the aristocratic uniform, and support the establishment of an equal system between commoners and nobles. Thank you!

Qin Chuan was mainly responsible for negotiating and cooperating with merchants, who wanted to do business in Zhenjun, including buying and selling goods in Zhenjun, purchasing firecrackers from Zhenjun County through Zhenjun and Shah trade, etc., they could do it, but there was a precondition that they had to get written permission from Shuratang. In order to obtain this permission, the merchants need to provide a certain amount of financial support to the Shura Hall, and the more the subsidy, the greater the scope of business that can be allowed, and if the money subsidized is enough, it is also possible to buy firecrackers from the hands of the Zhenjun County Government.

In addition, Shangguan Xiu inserted Meng Tian'an into the Shura Hall and asked him to form a hall army in the hall, on the one hand, he was responsible for the security of the hall, and on the other hand, he was responsible for maintaining the rules and discipline of the Shura Hall, which was similar in nature to the gendarmerie of Guangfang, the difference was that one was to maintain military discipline in the army, and the other was to maintain the discipline of the hall among all the members of the Shura Hall.

After such a major adjustment, the gang nature of the Shuratang has been greatly weakened, and it has gradually transformed into an organization with a rigorous organization, ideological unity, and elites, and the initial prototype of the political party has gradually emerged.

If Shuratang is regarded as a big political party now, Shangguan Xiu is undoubtedly the party leader of the supreme leader, Yuan Mu and Qin Chuan are the party whips responsible for coordination, Mengtian is the party stick for law enforcement supervision, and Luo Ren Zhan Xiong and other core members are members of the party council.

Shuratang has made a great deal of success in Shangjing, not only gathering a large number of civilian elites, but also collecting a large amount of financial support, and these talents and money have been continuously transported to Zhenjun, making the construction of Zhenjun a qualitative leap.

But the Shura Hall is still far from being in power, and at present, the members of the Shura Hall who can enter the court and participate in the court meeting are only Shangguan Xiu and Luo Ren Zhan Xiong Hu Chong An Yifu, and the five of them have to be planned to be among the military generals, and among the civil officials, none of them are members of the Shura Hall.

Shangguan Xiu also realized the weakness of Shura Hall in the court, but most of the members of Shura Hall were commoners, and the status of civilians could not be high-ranking officials (up to the sixth grade), let alone enter the court.

But this policy is proposed in the court, and no one will support it, let the commoners come and compete with themselves, and it is estimated that none of the noble ministers will agree. What Shangguan Xiu can do now is to do his best to eradicate those deep-rooted scholar clan lords in the court, promote cronies who are loyal to him, and gradually form a new force in the court.

It's just that it's easy to say, but it's too hard to do.

On this day, Shangguan Xiu was writing a manuscript in the Zhenguo Mansion, when a maid strode in and intervened: "My lord!"

Shangguan Xiu's hand holding the pen trembled with fright, and his voice was like thunder in the clear sky.

He looked down at the ink on the paper, couldn't help but sigh secretly, and looked up, the maid standing at the door of the room, forty miles away, with a big waist and a round waist, a tall head, a tall person, a back, a majestic figure, mighty and domineering.

He smiled slightly and asked softly, "What's the matter?"

"My lord, the general capital of the Lieutenant's Mansion, Lord Hua Ninghua asks to see you. The maid intervened, and said angrily.

"Please let her in. Seeing that the maid turned around to leave, Shangguan Xiu stopped her again and reminded with a smile: "Be quiet, be polite to others." ”

"Yes, sir!" replied the maid, turning and striding away.

Ah. Shangguan Xiu picked up the teacup on the side, took a sip of tea, and estimated that his reminder was in vain.

It didn't take long for Hua Ning to walk in from outside. Entering the study, she walked to the table, bowed her hand, and said respectfully: "The official sees Lord Shangguan." ”

Shangguan Xiu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Lord Hua doesn't have to be polite. ”

"My lord, after several days of interrogation, one of the Assassins has confessed. Hua stared without squinting, and said with a straight face.

"Oh?" Hua Ning is quite efficient in doing things, which is higher than she imagined. He asked, "Who are the assassins?"

"They are all the disciples of the anti-thief leader Li Jia. Hua Ning said: "After the rebels were pacified, the Li family was beheaded all over the house, but a group of guests escaped, and the assassins who assassinated the adults this time were just a few of the escapees. ”

"The rest of the doormen might find out?"

"The official has gone all out to investigate, and at present, two more assassins have been arrested in Shangjing, and the rest should not be in Shangjing, and the specific whereabouts have not been found out for the time being. ”

"Hmm. Shangguan Xiu was quite satisfied with Hua Ning's work, and felt that Hua Ning was not like Nie Zhen said, relying on Tang Ling's relationship to sit in the position of the head of the lieutenant's mansion.

He nodded with a smile and said, "It can be seen that for this case, Lord Hua is very happy and hard. ”

"Your Excellency, this is the duty of an official. Hua Ning bowed and said.

Shangguan Xiu smiled, didn't say anything more, lowered his eyes, and his gaze fell back on the paper on the table.

But anyone who understands something, when they see Shangguan Xiu like this, they will understand that they are sending off guests, but Hua Ning stood in place, motionless, and had no intention of saying goodbye.

As the general commander of the Lieutenant's Mansion, it is impossible not to even have this bit of eyesight, Shangguan Xiu raised his head in confusion, looked at Hua Ning scrutinically, and asked, "Is there anything else with Lord Hua?"

"The official has a reluctant request, I don't know if Lord Shangguan can agree. Hua Ning said tentatively, cautiously.

Shangguan Xiu blinked, smiled, waved his hand to the side, and said, "Lord Hua, please sit down and talk!" As he spoke, he raised his head outward and said, "Serve tea." ”

"No...... There's no need, just stand and say. Hua Ning pondered for a moment, and Zhengse said: "Lord Shangguan, the official wants to join the Shura Hall. ”

I didn't expect Hua Ning to say such a sentence, Shangguan Xiu was really a little surprised, he looked at her suspiciously, and asked, "Lord Hua wants to join Shura Hall?"

"Exactly. ”

"Huh. Shangguan Xiu chuckled lightly and asked, "Does Lord Hua know the purpose of the Shura Hall?"

"To weaken the aristocracy, only talent is used. Hua Ning said without thinking.

"The general capital of the Lieutenant's Mansion, the official position is not big, and it is not small to say that it is not small, it should be the third grade. "Yes, sir. "If I'm not mistaken, an official of the third rank must at least have the title of earl. "Yes, sir. ”

"As an earl, will Lord Hua also support the idea of 'weakening the nobility and using only talents'?" Shangguan Xiu asked curiously.

"My lord, the official thinks that if the imperial court can really implement the policy of meritocracy, the official will be able to serve the public more in the position of the commander of the lieutenant's mansion. ”

In other words, she has real talent and learning, and she is not sitting in her current position by virtue of her relationship with His Majesty, so she is not afraid of implementing the meritocracy policy, which has no impact on her current position.

Shangguan Xiu stared at Hua Ning for a moment, and couldn't help but laugh on his back.

If Hua Ning is sincere in her vote, it will undoubtedly increase the influence of Shura Hall in the court, at least there will be one more person on the side of Shura Hall in the court, but there are some problems, Shangguan Xiu can't help but consider it, Hua Ning is Tang Ling's henchman after all, and now she wants to join Shura Hall, isn't it Tang Ling's order? Tang Ling installed her henchmen in Shura Hall, secretly probed information, and learned about the internal situation of Shura Hall, that is a normal thing.

Seeing that Shangguan Xiu just smiled and didn't answer, Hua Ning guessed her thoughts, and she said with a straight face: "The official joining the Shura Hall is definitely not arranged by His Majesty, the official just wants to prove that he is really ......talented and learned."

Without waiting for her to finish speaking, Shangguan Xiu shook her head and interrupted: "If Lord Hua decided to join the Shura Hall just because he couldn't stand the rumors and wanted to prove his strength, then I'm afraid I won't be able to meet Lord Hua's wishes, Shura Hall is not a place for people to prove something, but a place where people with similar aspirations and want to work together for the same goal." If I say that, Lady Hua may understand?"

Hua Ning looked excited, and said urgently: "I am willing! I am willing to follow the adults and fight together!"

"Oh, why, why did you choose me, choose Shuratang?"

"That way, at least not alone. Hua Ning's excitement quickly disappeared, and she returned to her usual indifference, but her eyes revealed a sense of loneliness.

Above the court, she does feel very lonely, the traditional gate lord clan looks down on her background, and is unwilling to make friends with her, and the people who are also from the eldest princess's mansion are intriguing with each other, fighting openly and secretly for their own careers, and tearing each other down. The united strength of the Zhenjun Army made her envious in her heart, and she also wanted to join in and integrate into it, of course, it did not rule out the idea of finding a backer for herself.

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