When Chen Zhongbang heard this, he gave up his orders, and he slowly stood one step forward, ahead of everyone.

"In the past six months of the main government's examination, all the foundations of the inner government have developed significantly, and they are all within the scope of planning."

"With the consent of the lord, I now notify you of the family background of the inner government, which is not only a summary, but also a bottom for the future direction, if there are any mistakes, please correct them."

"First of all, the financial aspect: there are 5,900 taels of gold, 315,700 taels of silver, 113,000 taels of copper, and other pearls, jade, and other treasures worth 10,000 taels of silver, all of which add up to 500,000 taels of silver."

Hearing this amount, not only the people in the inner government were shocked, but even Zhou Bai was still shocked when he heard this number again.

What kind of concept is this, in the previous life, the central financial revenue of the late Ming Dynasty was less than four million taels, and the operating income of his inner government could actually exceed one percent of the income of a dynasty.

Of course, this comparison may not be appropriate, but it also shows that Zhou Bai's direction is correct, dumping goods on the grassland can accumulate a lot of wealth in a short time.

"Ahem."

Everyone was very excited, but the debriefing meeting still had to go on, Zhou Bai coughed lightly twice to calm the field, and signaled to continue.

"Secondly, in terms of acres of grain, there are 10,000 acres of flat fields under the name of the inner government, and 100,000 acres of developed mountain fields. After harvesting and continuous purchase, there are now 50,000 stone of rice and 10,000 stone of wheat in the treasury of each manor, and the rice and sweet potatoes are not yet ripe. ”

"According to preliminary calculations, this grain is enough for 5,000 people to eat for a year, even if they maintain high-intensity drills or have marching combat missions, they are enough to eat for half a year."

This grain reserve made the faces of the officers who were stunned on the side red, how many people are there now, could it be that this is to expand the army according to the standard of 5,000 people?

"Finally, there are all kinds of reserve talents, recruited by the lord along the way, plus there are 123 children who have come to invest in the past six months, 51 Xiucai, and 3 people."

"After preliminary testing and investigation, a total of 56 qualified children, 39 talents, and one person."

In fact, logically speaking, the talents screened out by the imperial imperial examination system must have talents that match their positions.

But Zhou Bai's grass platform team needs not only talent, but also reliability and loyalty.

The internal government system is temporarily insufficient to accommodate all kinds of cows, ghosts, snakes and gods, just as Zhou Bai did not accept the "great talent" Lin Ren.

This so-called test investigation is the background investigation conducted by Xuan Yiwei to see the usual character actors, what is the purpose of taking refuge, whether it is a spy planted by Zhou Bai, etc.

The elimination rate is so high, it is not that there are too many people with bad intentions, but that many people see that the Zhou people live in the countryside and feel that they have no future and leave by themselves.

Come here and often return disappointed.

Only those who sincerely admire Zhou Bai and want to start a business will stay.

"The overall situation of the inner government is as above, please publicize it."

Chen Zhongbang didn't look at the information in his hand at all, and the various situations were summarized with intuitive figures, and he was obviously familiar with it by heart.

"Hard work, sir."

Zhou Bai bowed slightly to Chen Zhongbang, and then said to the others in the hall: "Next, you will report to each of you and see the results of the past six months." ”

The first to report was Wang Liangtian, who never dreamed that he would be a farmer and be favored by the master's family, and be an official of the "field master" of the Agricultural Bureau.

When it comes to work enthusiasm, Wang Liangtian says first, and no one dares to say second.

Even if many things need to be done well by subordinates who know a little bit of culture, he is very popular and has always been very stable in the position of the field envoy.

"Lord, the fertilizer production of the Agricultural Bureau is very mature, but the raw materials such as manure and urine are too scattered to collect, resulting in insufficient production.

"This side has been set up in 12 townships, fertilizer raw material collection offices, all of which are in charge of special personnel. All the dung men in the county have also reached a cooperation with the inner government, and all raw materials will be transported to Hongni Township, and next spring planting, chemical fertilizer can be spread to all fields. ”

"Because of the tight sowing time this year, among the 100,000 acres of mountain fields, 70,000 acres of sweet potatoes are planted, and 15,000 acres of potatoes and rice are each."

"In addition, 11 types of suitable seedlings have been screened for hybrid rice, and the seeds of the No. 1 hybrid rice can be sown next year after the autumn harvest is compared."

After Wang Liangtian attended night school in the government for a year, he could not only recognize some commonly used words, but even report and speak at a clear level.

Zhou Bai was very satisfied after hearing this, and said to Wang Liangtian: "The Agricultural Bureau has successfully completed the plan at the beginning of the year, and Wang Zhang's envoy and all the staff should be rewarded for their meritorious deeds. ”

"And I heard that several descendants of the Wangzhang envoy's family are all good at farm work, and they don't shy away from their relatives, so they all go to work on the manor."

Not to mention Wang Liangtian's thousand thanks, the next report of the Tiangong Academy did not give Zhou Bai too many surprises.

Because there is no qualified candidate to take charge of the Tiangong Academy.

In Zhou Bai's view, the head of the Tiangong Academy should not only have a little culture, but also be interested in research and development of new things, and it is best to be a master craftsman.

But which scholar doesn't want to devote himself to the imperial examination, and instead goes to devote himself to the "side-door left way", because this suitable person has not been found.

Unable to compromise, Zhou Bai had no choice but to let others go first, and now it is Yan Lie who is temporarily in charge of the Tiangong Academy.

It turns out that Yan Lie really can't make too many achievements, he can only complete the tasks that can be completed step by step.

For example, he completed the task of providing the agricultural tools needed to develop the fields, whether he bought or did it, the Tiangong Institute did not delay the agricultural bureau's rush to plant.

The only new product that can be taken out is the first generation of paper armor completed by Tiangong Institute according to Zhou Bai's theory, and there are nearly 1,000 pieces of stock, which is enough to complete the existing Zhuang Ding's installation.

In the case that the iron armor is too expensive, the leather armor defense is not enough, and there is no access to it, what armor to install for Zhuang Ding in the future has always been a big headache.

The emergence of paper armor will become the mainstream armor stomach of Zhuang Ding in the future, even if it is not durable, but the cost is low and the defense is not weak, which is a must-choose.

is also because of the paper armor, even if the achievements of the Tiangong Institute are not too outstanding, Zhou Bai also gave the Tiangong Institute a three-month award.

It should have been rewarded, but the technical content of the paper armor was too low to reward too much, and the sentence he left for the Tiangong Academy was almost the trick.

It can be made of a stiff cloth surface bone and then prevaricated with paper tendons.

Detailed version: First, the paper is hammered into a wheel, folded into a three-inch thick, four nails are nailed per square inch, and then cut into nails.

Although Zhou Bai didn't want the soldiers to wear a piece of paper to fight, this was already the best armor Zhou Bai could think of.

The other Tang thirteen armors, such as Mingguang, Guangyao, Thin Scales, Shanwen, and Black Hammer, or half-body plate armor and full-body heavy armor, are not available under existing conditions.

After the Tiangong Academy, followed by Qiao Da, who was in charge of the winery, this person was also like Wang Liangtian, one of the few people who did not have the imperial examination and became a civil servant here.

The reason for choosing Qiao Da is very simple, he is addicted to alcohol, and his ancestors have been living in a small winery, and he is very familiar with the set of winemaking.

Of course, the key is that his family is in Hongni Township, and his son studied in Zhou ethnology, and he belongs to an "honest" person who knows the roots.

It was the first time for Qiao Da to participate in this kind of occasion, and he was a little cringe, but he was emboldened when he thought that he would also have a day to show his talents.

He came out of the civil service and said loudly: "Back to the lord, the liquor shop has completely mastered the liquor brewing process, and three kinds of grain wine made from potatoes, corn and sweet potatoes have been added, and there are now 3,200 jars of various spirits in the cellar. ”

"At present, there are only 19 wineries, and the autumn harvest is approaching, so I want to apply for expansion...... Lord, it's not that I don't work hard to brew it, but it's selling too fast, you have to be aware of it. ”

Zhou Bai smiled and said nothing, staring at Qiao Da and sweating, and then said: "What are you nervous, you are a meritorious man, the name of Zhou's Cangshan wine is well-known in the grassland." ”

"If you are a drunkard, then you will be rewarded with a pot of spirit wine, and all the craftsmen of the winery will be paid for six months. And I agree with your suggestion that if the number of wineries is not enough, then increase to 30. ”

Just when Qiao Da was still stunned, Zhou Bai had already taken out the spirit wine from the storage ring, and flew out of his palm, floating into Qiao Da's arms.

Turning wine out of thin air can also make the wine pot resist the sky, the lord is really a celestial!

This scene made everyone below dumbfounded, and hearsay is better than seeing it with your own eyes.

"Thank you, thank you, Lord!

Qiao Da was overjoyed and kowtowed again and again to thank him.

He couldn't help but open the lid of the gourd, and the rich aura and aroma of wine instantly spread throughout the hall, causing everyone to envy.

Zhou Yuan and the other generals licked their lips, as if they were thinking about asking Zhou Bai for wine later, or going to grab Qiao Da's pot.

"Qiao Da, don't drink too much spiritual wine, you can give them a little after mixing it with water, so as not to worry. After drinking, remember to summarize, you have to think about how to make spirit wine if you get the spirit rice spirit fruit in the future. ”

The spirit wine reward pushed the enthusiasm of the report to the peak, and then one after another, it was to explain their achievements as much as possible.

For example, Zhou Qi is responsible for the red clay sales, which have been sold all over Bei'an County, and three red clay mines have been opened in the Hongni Township area.

The bookstore that Zhou Rui is in charge of here has opened stores in every county in Dingzhou with the light of the Sui Han poetry collection.

Even because Zhou Bai won the first place in the middle school and became famous all over the world, even other big states had families come to the door to discuss cooperation in opening the Zhou family bookstore.

The piracy of the Sui Han poetry collection is naturally impossible to prevent, but the Sui Han collection published by the Zhou family bookstore has Zhou Bai's "private print", and it is also possible to buy a collector's edition of autographs, which makes many readers willing to spend more money.

In addition, the manor, other purchases and sales, as well as the grassland trade routes that Zhong Wei is responsible for, etc., are also reported one by one, and it is worth noting that the trade routes are worth noting.

As a child, Zhong Wei was quick and flexible, so he asked Zhou Bai to be in charge of the grassland trade routes.

But in addition to docking with Huyanhe, as well as commodity prices, accounts, etc., the rest of the trade routes are all done by Zhuang Ding's side.

It has to be mentioned here that the political structure of the Grassland Jin Kingdom is now divided into two, and the Southern Jin Kingdom and the Northern Jin Kingdom are facing each other.

The original old king of the Jin Kingdom finally died before Emperor Xiangxing, and Hu Yanxiong, the eldest prince of the self-established prison country, inherited the throne.

Hu Yanxiong's plan was successful, but he was not very happy, all because of his dear brother, Hu Yanhe.

Last year, when the Jin Kingdom went south, Hu Yanhe received the support of Daxu, recruited troops and horses in Cangbei County, and broke into the hinterland of the Jin Kingdom to wait for an opportunity, and made the holy decree of the Son of Daxu public.

The holy decree made it clear to the world, and Hu Yanxiong, the prince of the prison country, was a traitor and thief, and he was the culprit who poisoned the old king.

In this way, it was a heavy blow to Hu Yanxiong, and he left the Cangbei County City that was about to be captured, and returned to kill Hu Yanhe.

This crackdown has been more than half a year, and Hu Yanhe seems to be being chased in embarrassment, but he has gradually gained a firm foothold.

With the continuous supply of the Daxu trade route, more and more tribes are willing to follow Huyanhe, because he has food, wine and clothing, and eating enough to keep out the cold is what the grassland people value most.

If there is a stalemate for a few more years, the north and the south may have to change their form on offense and defense, and Hu Yanxiong's high-pressure policy will only be effective if the people can eat enough.

In this way, Huyanxiong occupies the rich area south of Yinshan, while Huyanhe occupies the barren area north of Yinshan, encroaching on the southern territory step by step.

There are two passes on the grassland trade route, one is through Cangbei County, and the other is a long grassland transportation.

At present, half of Cangbei County is still in the occupation, and it has paid a huge price to open up half of the trade routes on Daxu's side and half of the trade routes in the enemy-occupied area.

Secret trails, bribing the border armies on both sides, passing by force, and so on.

The grassland transportation in the second level was okay, because every time the caravan passed, Huyanhe would launch an offensive to attract the attention of the Nanjin Kingdom.

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But if it is discovered, then the Zhuang Ding will have to fight a bloody way, and the business experience of this half year is much more cruel than the clearing of Cangshan.

Zhou Bai turned his head to look at the current first general, and Zhou Yuan, the deputy battalion of the Zhuang Ding battalion, said: "Zhou Yuan, tell me about the situation on your side." ”

Zhou Bai beat his chest three times with his fist, solemnly saluted, and then reported in a righteous manner: "Back to the lord, Zhuang Ding is currently full of 500 soldiers, and he has the experience of suppressing bandits in Cangshan and fighting in the grassland. In addition, there are 4,500 reserve soldiers, of whom 1,500 have completed drills every three days and have combat experience, and 3,000 have been trained three times a month and have mastered basic tactics. ”

"Well, I don't have much to do with the clan soldiers and the mountain camp."

Zhou Bai waved his hand, signaling that he didn't blame Zhou Yuan, this was his intention.

There are 300 people in the mountain battalion and 200 people in the clan soldiers, one is used to protect the foundation of Cangshan, and the other is used to protect the ancestral land of the family, so naturally they can't all be handed over to Zhou Yuan.

The way of checks and balances is also for the sake of the courtiers.

Gao Hu stood up and reported at the same time: "My lord, there is currently a capital of cavalry, a total of 100 people, and each person is currently only equipped with one horse. ”

"The cavalry is too difficult to train, and the head of the sect is only Lao Huang, who can't be trained at all, and it is difficult for the cavalry to form combat power in a short time."

is different from Zhou Yuan, Gao Hu is straightforward, and he even has no combat power.

"I have my own decision on the cavalry side, and the Zhuang Ding battalion will start on that day, and the reserve militia will all prepare for war according to the regular military drills, and it is required to be expanded to 5,000 soldiers and horses at any time."

"Celestial beings are not only cultivators, but all of you are my confidants, and you should understand what you usually see and do."

At this point, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became weird, and there was silence.

Zhou Bai took a deep breath and said sharply: "The troubled times are coming, whether it is to protect oneself or to go to Bona supreme wealth, please go with me!" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes were filled with excitement and firmness, and the ambition of the lord was indeed more than one family.

In the lobby, the ups and downs of all kinds of luck began to condense as people's hearts stabilized.