"Master, the rules of this firearms workshop's father-in-law Zhang are quite big, I'm afraid it's not a good thing to give silver, I'm afraid I have to go to the master himself, the steward over there said, these firearms are to be supplied to the army, without the master's confession and documents, selling firearms privately is the crime of killing the head!" In an upper room of the Yuelai Inn in Tianjin, Liu Shengmin hung his head and reported to Yu Fengyu, who was dressed as a scribe sitting at the top.

I haven't worn this scribe's robe for many days, I am wearing a military uniform, and at this moment, I am wearing a Confucian shirt on my body, and the aftermath is really a little dignified. And unlike those weak scholars, Yu Feng has a majestic and unruly look between his eyebrows, which is clearly the momentum of a martial artist, and this momentum is also something that scholars who are powerless will not have anyway.

It's been a few days since he came to Tianjin, and Yu Feng is taking Liu Shengmin and a few guards with him. Going directly to the Zheng family's ship from his own private port, and then getting off the ship in Tianjin, outsiders all said that this garrison master enjoyed happiness in his own Zhuangzi, who would have thought that he had arrived in Tianjin unconsciously.

The first important thing when he arrived in Tianjin was to find a way to find a firearms factory, and of course Yu Feng would not go out by himself and turn around like a fly, so Liu Shengmin had to go out and inquire. Liu Shengmin was originally born in a craftsman's household, and he was familiar with these yamen and everything, and he knew more joints than him.

"Isn't there less silver?" Yu Feng asked, as far as he knew, in addition to supplying the army, these firearms were all sold by the bureaucrats of this manufacturing yard to fill their pockets, he didn't want to reveal his identity so early, there was no problem with buying firearms with this identity, but if it was the idea of a craftsman, it would be a trouble.

"That's not necessarily!" Liu Shengmin said: "The Zhang father-in-law of the manufacturing plant has always grasped the power tightly, and the following people who do things may not have much oil and water, and they are just business-like practices!" ”

"Send another hundred taels of silver over today, don't be afraid to spend money, what you can buy is nothing, if he is relieved, you might as well ask them about the craftsman!" Yu Feng instructed, this time out, the main thing is to buy ordnance, the main equipment of the Fengzi battalion is the spear waist knife and the soldier's armor, but it will not cost too much, and you can buy it if you can, and if you can't buy it, it's the same if you can't buy it back to Shandong, this big head is still on this firearm.

"Master...!" Liu Shengmin was a little hesitant, perhaps because he felt that what he was about to say was a little out of tune.

"What's the matter, you don't have to worry about it, the cost is bigger!" Yu Feng thought that he was worried about spending too much and that he was not satisfied.

"It's not this, the little one used to make a living here, and I don't know if I should say something?" Liu Shengmin said.

"Out of the way, say it! Don't be afraid to say the wrong thing! Yu Feng waved his hand.

"The craftsmen of this manufacturing factory live in poverty on weekdays, and they can't support their families at all by relying on the wages given by the official workshop, but they are not allowed to do business by themselves to do things in the official workshop, and there is no way to do this, but they often go to the human market to find some work, and the adults want to find this craftsman, I am afraid that they will have something to gain if they look at the human market?" Liu Shengmin obviously had such an experience before, and he brought it up at this moment because he was afraid that his master would not know this way and spend money to take the official path.

"Oh, if I like it and want to bring it back to Shandong, can the manufacturing field release people?" Yu Feng really didn't know the Tao of this.

"It's nothing more than a clerical problem, adults are also officials now, and it is not easy to give a few artisan identities, as long as the money is high, we people, where is not to live!" Liu Shengmin expressed the voice of the craftsman: "My lord doesn't even have to worry about this manufacturing field, when the time comes, take people to our ship, who knows where they went?" ”

"Oh!" Yu Feng pondered for a moment, "You go and inquire, where is there a big human market in Tianjin, let's go and take a look, maybe your method is more convenient!" ”

It is said that it is a human market, and Yu Feng's understanding is the human resources market in the previous life. In modern times, the places you have to enter to find a job are all quite grand buildings, where both sides are dressed in very neat clothes to bargain, and there are also those fledgling college students who are throwing their resumes around, bustling and prosperous.

However, what he saw now was completely different, it was as if he had lived in his grandmother's house in the countryside when he was a child, and the cattle and horses market he saw on the edge of the village, a clearing full of noisy buyers, sellers and sellers of cattle and horses.

The scene in front of him was about the same, and there was a market selling horses not far away, and in the open space in front of him, everyone was standing or squatting, and more people were sitting directly on the ground, chatting or doing something else in small circles.

Those who need labor walk among them, picking and choosing the right hands.

This is the human market? Yu Feng was a little puzzled, and looked at Liu Shengmin next to him, Liu Shengmin nodded very affirmatively, he turned his head to look at the scene in front of him, still a little dazed.

When he came here, he was already prepared in his heart, thinking that the ancient people were living in misery, and in such a place where they sold their labor, they might have forgotten dignity and others. Just to beg for a bite to eat, he put his previous experience in the labor market directly on the Ming Dynasty people, thinking in his heart that the other party must be a worse existence than himself, but he didn't expect that although the people in the field were not too neat. But it didn't look like he was starving, and one by one he was quite energetic, talking and laughing loudly, and he didn't know how to do it for a while.

"Master, go inside, the people outside here are all rough people, they shouldn't be used!" Liu Shengmin guided forward, and Yu Feng and the guards around him slowly followed.

This group of people, brightly dressed, with servants and guards, Yu Feng is dressed as a scholar, and at first glance, it is a big family who came out to select people. In this year, if you can sell yourself to a big family, it will not be a blessing, at least you will not have to worry about food and clothing. Although this long-term and short-term work may not have this opportunity, but if people take a fancy to it, isn't it their own chance?

The men who were waiting for the employer on the side, when they saw Yu Feng and they came over, they shouted and sold themselves, lest this son didn't see him, and for a while there was a lot of noise around him, and there were all kinds of self-recommendation words:

"The small body is strong, and there is little food, so buy the small one."

"Don't listen to his nonsense there, uncle, I can take my younger brothers and sisters to your place to do a long-term job, my younger brothers and sisters can do some work, just take care of the food."

There are also some crooked and heretical people, and they said softly:

"Uncle, look at my little skin, my skin is fine and white......"

There are even people who recommend themselves to be child prostitutes? The guards around Yu Feng were pushing away these extremely enthusiastic men, and when they heard the crooked shouts, they couldn't help but spit: "Get out of the way, I didn't pollute my master's ears!" ”

Liu Shengmin turned around and said to Yu Feng: "Master, do you want to find a middle-aged person, these people are so talkative, we don't know the details, don't be deceived by others at that time!" ”

"Do you want to find a Chinese person? The small one is a person in this market, and the doors are proficient, if you always have me with you, you will not suffer a loss if you do anything. There was a clever person next to him, and when he heard Liu Shengmin's words, he immediately posted it.

Yu Feng looked at this person, he was actually wearing a washed white robe, which was different from the dress of all the people in this person's city, and his appearance was quite gentle, and he nodded: "You come along, these people will send me first!" ”

This person got Yu Feng's permission, and immediately shouted excitedly in the crowd: "Old and young masters, don't quarrel, I am this master's middleman, if you have any ideas, you can come to me and say, we have to let this master look around first!" ”

It's also strange to say that as soon as this person's voice sounded, the voices of the people around him stopped all of a sudden, and all of them suddenly returned to their listless appearance just now, and slowly dispersed. He Ma is a middle-aged person, it is better to find a job by himself, that guy is stingy to death.

It seems that this person has some prestige, Yu Feng smiled, and his feet did not stop, but he beckoned to the man and motioned for the man to follow.

"What's your surname?"

"Don't dare, little He Ma, I don't know what kind of manpower the master is looking for!"

"Is there a craftsman in this city who comes out to collect work or something, well, it's not construction, it's a craftsman who can make iron and make fire?" Yu Feng asked.

"Huh this?" Then He Ma hesitated a little, Liu Shengmin took out a piece of loose silver and handed it over, He Ma swallowed his saliva, and as a result of the silver, he said: "There are craftsmen, but they are all registered in the official workshop, if you hire them, don't say how good the work is, don't give money, it's not okay, you will blackmail you." ”

"Since it is registered in the official workshop, there is always a little craftsmanship in your hands, don't be afraid, take us there, your benefits are indispensable!"

With the leadership of this local snake who is familiar with the market, Yu Fengxiang didn't have to go around, and was directly led to a group of men with sad faces in the depths of the market: "Master, these are all some craftsmanship in hand, but the price is also much higher than outside!" ”

He Ma was talking to Yu Feng here, and Liu Shengmin had already walked to the middle of the group of people and talked to them in a low voice. When He Ma saw it, he was afraid that Liu Shengmin would rob him of his work, so he hurriedly went up, if the employer negotiated directly with the employees, he would have no money to collect.

Unexpectedly, when he came over, Liu Shengmin turned around and said softly in Yu Feng's ear: "Master, it is true that most of them are craftsmen in the official workshop, and there are a few who are not in the official workshop, but the villain asked a few words, but they are also experts!" ”