Zhou Bai's return and the end of ancestor worship mean that the entire family and the affairs of the inner house are once again under his control.

The stewards and deacons of the group affairs hall, as well as the heads of the halls and bureau envoys of the inner government, were eager to block Zhou Bai in the study, so that they could report all the affairs as soon as possible.

However, Zhou Bai ordered that no one should take the initiative to find him within three days, and he should first familiarize himself with the situation.

The point is that there is really no time, and the clan will hold corresponding celebrations, which is the dignity of a top county wealthy family.

dragon and lion dances, invite opera troupes to sing on stage...... The flowing water mat that has not been interrupted for three days has a share of the comers, which is fortunately not necessary for Zhou Baiguan.

You can invite all the big and small families in the county to participate in the Jinshi banquet, how can he show his face, not to mention the other families, several families in the Cangshan Alliance must be the patriarch himself.

In addition, he had to read the army, the main workshops, the manors, the account books, etc., before he could have a rough idea of the situation.

In the following afternoon, Zhou Bai did not rest, first observed the competition between the Yinjiao Army team and Gao Hu and others, and then inspected several concentrated military camps.

It is said that it is a military camp, that is, the Zhuang Ding is concentrated in a few Zhuangzi near the ancestral land, where the school facilities are fully arranged, and the food produced by the Zhuangzi can be fed to reduce the loss.

You can leave anything alone, but the army is something that needs to be grasped at the first time.

These "old Zhuang Ding" are all non-commissioned officers in Zhou Bai's planning, and with the reserve militia system, they can complete the expansion and riot in a short time.

The foundation on the Cangshan Mountain, as well as the garrison of the mountain battalion, didn't have time to look at it, Zhou Bai just flew into the air and first took the ancestral land as the core to take a general glance.

As far as the eye can see, there are patches of connected acres of fields, and everywhere you can see are layers of golden and green.

With the special care of the Dragon King of Ningjiang, Bei'an County is the lightest, and Pingcang County is the lightest.

The golden acres are the wheat that is about to ripen, and the green acres are the rice that grows in clusters of rice ears, and the farmers who work hard in the fields carefully take care of them, these are the roots of the Zhou people.

Then there is 20,000 acres of new fields at the foot of Cangshan Mountain, all of which use chemical fertilizers, and the output will increase by more than 30% compared with previous years.

Finally, there is Cangshan, where all kinds of workshops are running day and night, and 100,000 acres of mountain fields are planted with sweet potatoes, rice, and artichoke, and the vigorous aura makes these grains fully grow.

These are the foundation of Zhou Bai's momentum!

And the performance of luck does prove this, the white qi of the foundation represented on the Cangshan Mountain is being generated all the time, and a small part of Zhou Bai's vigorous foreign luck is transformed to nourish his life.

The vast majority of the other is accumulated into clouds and gathered over the ancestral land of the Zhou people, which is also the location of the crude system of the inner government.

In a blink of an eye, it was evening, and the eleven members of the Silver Jiao Army team sat down in the welcome hall, the dishes were rich, and the rich aroma of high liquor made them sit still.

Originally, according to Zhou Bai's idea, he wanted them to be guests in his small courtyard, so that they could show their closeness.

However, considering the rest of Fubo and the size of the courtyard, he was entertained in a spacious reception hall instead.

The warriors of the northern realm, how can they not love fine wine.

This kind of liquor is a particularly high liquor, which is a type that they have never seen before, and they are gluttonous.

Zhou Bai had actually arrived a long time ago, but he still stood in the side hall for half a moment, comparing the information in his hand and observing the performance of these knights.

In the face of the temptation of liquor, some were quite impatient, and some were salivating, but a few people still remained calm, with doubts in their hearts, obviously not pure recklessness.

But that's what makes Zhou Bai a little more sure, if it's really a reckless man, it's not easy to talk.

"You have been waiting for a long time, you have just come back with a lot of things, and there is any neglect, please forgive me."

Seeing Zhou Bai coming in, everyone got up together, with a lot of respectful gestures.

Not to mention anything else, just the identity of Hanlin Editor is already a noble person in their eyes.

Hu Jiang, the first horseman, knew some etiquette, and immediately bowed and said: "Where, the editor can sit at the same table as me, but it is a great blessing." ”

"It is also Zhou's blessing to be able to sit at the same table with all the strong men, please sit down."

"I invite you today to have nothing else, just drink, have a good drink, and the self-brewed wine at home is enough."

In his past and present lives, Zhou Bai has a lot of experience in leading troops, and he knows how to integrate into them.

"Thank you for your hard work escorting all the way, I'll do it first!"

A glass of wine was served, and then the knights returned another glass, and the atmosphere suddenly became warm.

Zhou Bai didn't bring anyone to accompany him to drink, it can be said that he was one enemy eleven, and after two rounds, the Yinjiao Army team was shocked.

"Fix the amount of alcohol!"

"The article is well done, and he dares to ride a horse to kill the enemy, and now he can drink more wine than us, and he is a good man who stands up to the sky!"

"I haven't admired a few people in my life, you are one, hiccup......"

Soon, the eleven Yinjiao soldiers who tasted liquor for the first time began to slowly communicate with each other, and they were convinced by Zhou Bai.

How did these people know that Zhou Bai was a monk at the peak of the Second Realm, and it was too simple to force out the alcohol in his body.

As soon as he drank too much wine, he dared to say anything, and Zhou Bai was still there to induce, and a group of people poured bitter water with the strength of wine.

"The Jiaoma cavalry army stationed in the place is much worse than the treatment in Shenjing City?"

"In the past, even if you broke your hands and feet, the imperial court could still arrange some positions, and the corresponding subsidies could be paid in full. But where is there a place now, even the money is decreasing year by year, not to mention others. ”

"There is a shortage of local taxes, and the imperial court has not opened up for a long time, I see, alas!"

In fact, these soldiers are worthy of being the world's first-class elites, and they actually have some insight in their conversations, not just complaining.

Zhou Bai shook his head, a look of pity for them, and said with emotion: "I really didn't expect that it would be so difficult to ride." Your pensions for the wounded, disabled, and even those killed in the war are still not as good as my family's Zhuang Ding? ”

"Gao Hu under your command was only a mountain man a year ago, and even if his bravery surpassed ours, no one knew about it."

"Only by following you can I have such treatment and such a sharp spirit." The cavalry general Hu Jiang also dared to confide in his heart at this time, and he was defeated by Gao Hu in the daytime.

A rough and strong man who had been holding back for a long time also shouted: "I think it is better to leave this horse cavalry and follow the compilation and ......."

As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly quieted down, and the wine in his hand stopped drinking, as if he was awake in an instant.

Everyone at the wine table had different colors in their eyes, some were moved, some were suddenly enlightened, and some were angry.

Only Zhou Bai's heart moved, waiting for you.

"You bastard who is obsessed with wine, the governor undresses and pushes food to us, An can say such things!"

"Editor, brothers have drunk too much, why don't you stop here today?" Hu Jiang first reprimanded the person who spoke just now, and then asked Zhou Bai for instructions.

Zhou Bai picked up the wine glass and played with it, and was silent for a long time, and only after the group of people completely sobered up did he shout to the back hall: "Someone is coming." ”

Immediately, two attendants, who had been prepared, came up with two trays of silver.

"In that case, then please ask the brothers to receive the hard-earned money and go back and rest first."

The silver of the white flowers was within reach, and it seemed to be fifty taels per person, and they could even hear each other's breathing sounding noticeably heavier.

"This ...... I'm afraid it's not quite right. Hu Jiang took his eyes off the silver with difficulty, but still declined.

It can be seen that Hu Jiang's reputation among them is very high, and although the other ten people are eager, they do not make a sound to stop them.

Zhou Bai shook his head and waved his hand with a smile and said: "Don't worry, Hu Teamzheng, I don't rebel, how can I let the soldiers of the imperial court come to me." ”

"These fifty taels are the hard work of your long-distance escort, I can't bear to serve the country, and my life is difficult."

"Take it down, your team and I still have something to say."

Why is it said that Lei Haomiao, the governor, is already quite good against the Yinjiao army, just look at them one level higher than the ordinary army.

The captain is equivalent to the chief, and the chief is equivalent to the team.

However, this treatment is only limited to the first rank of officers, and ordinary Jiaocai soldiers are more likely than ordinary state troops, that is, many can sound on time.

It is said that Zhou Bai's Zhuang Ding military system is roughly the same as the regular military system of the imperial court, with five people and one army, two soldiers and one tithe, and five tithes and one team.

Although he is called the captain and the leader to the outside world, if it weren't for the invasion of the Jin soldiers, it would be very taboo to get the title of a township patrol.

In the end, under the earnest eyes of the brothers, Hu Jiang still sighed and let them take the silver and leave.

After a while, the hall was quiet again, and only Zhou Bai and Hu Jiang were left.

Zhou Bai didn't speak first, but Hu Jiang suddenly knelt down with a plop, his eyes pleaded earnestly: "Zhou Bianxiu is a heavenly man with a great future, please don't let me wait for it, as long as it is not a betrayal of the governor, Hu is willing to serve the work of dogs and horses." ”

What is a smart person, Hu Jiang is, this is not a proper preemptive strike.

"I'll just say that you think too much, the court and the governor treat me well, how can I do something that violates the court system."

"To put it bluntly, I am a horse lover, I hope Team Hu is trying to find a way to get a few horses for me, the money is negotiable, and the reward will definitely not be less." Zhou Bai hurriedly helped Hu Jiang up and said with a smile.

Hearing this, Hu Jiang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, although smuggling Jiaoma is expressly prohibited, it can always be done.

In recent years, there have been many nobles in this kind of business in the Jiaoma Cavalry Army.

He resolutely agreed: "If you don't mind if it's a knocked out horse or a young horse that hasn't grown yet, then Hu Mou is not talented, he should be able to get a few for you." ”

"I want the eliminated horses, I want the eliminated soldiers, there must be veterans in your horse cavalry who have been disarmed and returned to the field, and they can be sent to me." Zhou Bai took a deep look at Hu Jiang and nodded.

Hu Jiang was stunned after hearing this, aren't you still the one who likes them.

"You know that the Jin people invaded the south in the past, did the state send a team of soldiers and horses to save us Pingcang? In the end, although it was difficult to retreat, how many children were sacrificed, and the court could recognize their merits? ”

"Don't talk about the big truth, those who have broken arms and legs can come to me to teach cavalry; If you are eliminated because of minor injuries or age problems, you can directly be my Zhuang Ding captain.

Those who have martial arts riding skills can come, and I will also take them in if they have experience, and enjoy the same treatment as other Zhuang Ding. Zhou Bai was not annoyed, but spoke in detail to dispel Hu Jiang's doubts.

"My lord, I, I ......"

Hu Jiang's face was entangled and speechless for a long time, this week's editing did not directly dig the corner of the Yinjiao Army, but it is not like a serious celestial to collect veterans.

Seeing this, Zhou Bai added another fire: "I heard that the ancestor of the Hu family was once a county leader, and then weakened step by step to the township, without backing, your Jiupin team is probably the limit in the Yinjiao army." ”

"Your parents are too old to think about what happened after their deaths, and they will enter the underworld without becoming an ancestral spirit, and suffer from the torture of loneliness......"

The parents of the family suddenly became the last straw that crushed Hu Jiang, Zhou Bai did not lie, and in the secrets left by the Hu family, there were statements about the ancestral spirit Yin Fu and the like.

I must at least be promoted to the eighth or even seventh rank, so that I can restore the county Haojia Grid, and the spiritual domain can carry two more ancestral spirits.

"This is not a betrayal, I promise you." Hu Jiang stopped torturing himself, and finally nodded.

"A Jiaoma will give you fifty taels of basic shares, ten veterans are equal to one Jiaoma, and the rest of the resources that need to be taken care of are all out of me, and the road is clear, and it is logical for you to be promoted."

When Hu Jiang left with a two-thousand-tael dredging fee, Zhou Bai understood that the backbone of the cavalry expansion was going to be there, and a cavalry general like Huang Hu would not worry about not having a matching war horse.

There are many plains in the north, and cavalry is an indispensable type of troops, and in terms of strategy, it is even higher than infantry.

However, due to various factors, for the time being, only infantry can be used to complete the early expansion.

Originally, before he came into contact with the Dingzhou Yinjiao Army and Xuanyiwei did not send the information of Hu Jiang and others, Zhou Bai planned to put the cavalry construction back and maintain the scale of 100 cavalry.

But since there is a breakthrough, he will naturally not let it go, he took a preliminary look at the internal finances, and the accumulation of more than half a year is enough for him to take a few more steps.

……

After dealing with this, Zhou Bai had to rush back to the small courtyard.

From afar on the road, the side room of Fauber in the courtyard is lit by candlelight, and the newly replaced window paper reflects the situation inside the house.

An old figure sat in front of the window, and behind him was a woman's figure, his hands on the old man's shoulders, as if pressing on his shoulders.

"Patriarch, patriarch."

Nodding lightly to the two housekeepers guarding the courtyard gate, Zhou Bai walked straight to the front of Fu Bo's house, pushed the door and entered, and it was indeed Yu Yueyun who was massaging Fu Bo's shoulder.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Bai's gaze became softer and softer.

"Brother Bai is busy with socializing, look at it, Miss Yun has to press me, it's been more than half a year, and you asked her to come." Fauber's hair had turned completely white, but his spirit was much better, and he spoke with a lot of energy.

Zhou Bai did not debunk Yu Yueyun's kindness, took the position, and continued to press Fu Bo: "Look at it, this is not very effective, invigorating blood and removing stasis and maintaining the meridians can make you live a long life." ”

Wisps of soft mixed element mana quickly walked through the meridians of Fu Bo's body, and there was no lesion, so it could only be said that Yu Yueyun really took good care of it.

"What have I been doing for so long, I just want to be satisfied by watching the little young master come out." Fu Bo suddenly pressed Zhou Bai's hand and turned to look at the two of them.

"Hahaha, I'd like to, but I don't know someone's ......"

"Zhou Bai, you will bully people as soon as you come back, and Fu Bo, you ...... Hum. ”

"Hahaha."

Yu Yueyun's youngest daughter immediately amused Fu Bo and Zhou Bai, and for a while, there was a bit of a taste of home in this hut.

Half an hour later, the candlelight in the house went out, and Zhou Bai and Yu Yueyun walked out of the small courtyard one after the other.

Under the moonlight, the two snuggled up to each other.

"It's been a hard time for you."

"I love the letter you wrote me."

"The poems inside?"

"If the two love for a long time, how can it be in the morning and twilight."

"What else?"

"I don't see it for a day, and my thoughts are like crazy ......"