Stealing your place from me? Are you afraid that Sun Jiqing will steal the position of the heir of your Wang family after becoming Wang Jiqing? But it seems possible!

Wang Zhongxiao thought of this, so he said to Dai Zi: "Wen Kai, the matter of imitating a flintlock pistol must be grasped quickly, how much does it cost to build a flintlock pistol?" Did you figure it out? ”

"At least five taels of silver with a spear, if it is produced in large quantities, the cost may be reduced."

"Tell the craftsmen below that the delivery will be made within three months, and the quality can meet the standard, and I will give fifteen taels!" Wang Zhongxiao said with a smile, "After these three months, there is no such price!" If you want to make more money, work hard! ”

Dai Zi was stunned, "Fifteen taels? Trimester? Is there such a hurry? ”

Wang Zhongxiao smiled: "Why aren't you in a hurry?" The peaceful life of Liangguang can't last long, haven't you listened to my eldest brother? The emperor has already named my third brother Sun Jiqing as the king of Dingnan! He became the king of Dingnan, and Aunt Kong still had to urge my father to enter Guangxi? The big war is coming! When the fight starts, it's good to have one more flintlock pistol for this! This flintlock pistol is easy to master, and can be used as a short spear when stabbed, which can be used for hand-to-hand combat or cast in a dense array.

If there can be 5,000 of them, then our township soldiers from the three counties can be used as the new army of the two associations! ”

Although the three counties of Xiangshan, Xinning, and Xinhui are not poor mountains and bad waters, but because these three counties are right under his nose, and there is still a large amount of abandoned and fertile land that can be distributed (because the coastal border has been abandoned), the difficulty of carrying out the reform of land equalization in these three counties is relatively low.

In addition, Wang Zhongxiao could obtain a large number of cadres from the Restoration School and the Jingwu School, so the three counties were relatively smooth. By the turn of the spring and summer of the eleventh year of Kangxi, the three counties had been largely completed.

The large landlords who should have moved have already left or are about to move out – the large landlords who have agreed to move into Ho O are packing up their properties and sending people to build houses within Ho O. Those who did not agree to move to Guangzhou were mostly suppressed or ran away to Guangzhou.

The inland fertile land that should have been redivided was also divided, and dozens of township capitals were also established - "du" was the administrative unit of the local higher than the village and lower than the county during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

A "capital" is in charge of about a dozen villages. In the areas of Xiangshan, Xinhui and Xinning, there are almost 1,000 households and more than 10,000 people in charge of more than a dozen villages.

The grassroots level of the administrative system established by Wang Zhongxiao in the three counties is also located on the "capital". That is, a "capital" sends a "capital chief", a township soldier is positive, and a person is in charge of accounts. This is just a salary, and there are also some township soldiers who take turns to serve in the "capital", and they don't need to be paid, just take care of the food.

The above counties are counties, and a county is in charge of more than a dozen capitals, and above the three counties, there is the Guangdong Customs Road led by Wang Zhongxiao himself - the current Wang Zhongxiao is a small lord of the three counties.

The villages below the capital are generally clustered and self-governed, but the degree of autonomy also varies.

In some of these villages, clans are grouped together, and these clans can often keep their own land, so there is no need to share the land, so these villages are all "people's households", and there are no township soldiers' households.

Some villages were divided, so the cohesion was not strong, and the land gradually fell into the hands of gentry like "Master Huang". Wang Zhongxiao's people set up "Juntian" there, and with some people with vested interests in Juntian, there were also township soldiers who could be driven by the "capital" above, which was the basis for the "three-county regime" to govern the inland areas of the three counties.

There are also clans that have moved in from the coastal areas, and they are the most miserable, not only do they have no land, but they also have to rent land at a high price, because they are not related to the owner of the land, and they naturally get a high price for renting land.

Therefore, this part of the people naturally became the main force of the township soldiers in the three counties. The township capitals formed by them will gradually move back to their coastal hometowns and regain their own land. Because everyone participated in the equalization of fields, and each household received more than fifteen acres of land (all thirty acres), every family was a township soldier! Wang Zhongxiao's three-county regime has the most powerful control over them, and they also have the highest loyalty to Wang Zhongxiao!

And the main force of the township soldiers in the three counties is this group of people, and they also hate the Manchu Dynasty and the Shangjia of the king of Pingnan the most!

Now Wang Zhongxiao is anxious to build and obtain a flintlock pistol, also in order to arm these enemies of the old Shang family.

"Xia Guan understands, Xia Guan is going to urge the craftsmen to hurry up." Dai Zi naturally understood the current situation, so he didn't say anything more, saluted, turned around and left Wang Zhongxiao's office.

As soon as he went out, Wang Jizhen frowned and said to Wang Zhongxiao: "Second brother, what do you call Sun Jiqing and Kong Sizhen?" ”

"Isn't Sun Jiqing our third brother?" Wang Zhongxiao said with a smile, "Although Aunt Zhen hasn't been through the door, she has already slept with our father, so it's not an exaggeration to call her an aunt, right?" ”

"Second brother, you, are you really not worried that Sun Jiqing, the evil seed, will rob us of the position left by our father?" Wang Jizhen is still a little anxious, "Our father can have 40,000 troops, although he occupies Zhaoqing, Luoding, a prefecture and three counties of Xiangshan, Xinning and Xinhui now, but in the future. Maybe it's the lord of the two wides! ”

Counting the "three county township soldiers" pulled up by Wang Zhongxiao, Wang Fuchen's strength can indeed have two broads, so Wang Jizhen, the eldest son of the Wang family, has already set his sights on the throne of the lord of the two broads!

However, he has nothing but the title of the heir of the Wang family, and now he has nothing, and his heart is naturally empty, and he is of course uneasy when he sees Sun Jiqing crowned king.

"Big brother," Wang Zhongxiao looked at his brother and said with a smile, "Ten sheep are in sight, it is better to have one sheep in hand. Your two Guangxi storage positions are not as good as my three counties and one pass! ”

Wang Jizhen was also a little anxious when she heard her younger brother say this, "Second brother, the two of us are the same mother. Sun Jiqing is Kong Sizhen's cub! If he gets the position of the lord of the two Guangzhous, it will be impossible for you to keep the three counties and one pass! ”

Wang Zhongxiao smiled: "Big brother, don't worry. What the little brother means is that you don't always stare at the two Guangxi storage positions, it's so ambitious! You'll have to keep an eye on the actual stuff, like the territory and the army! ”

"Territory and armies?" Wang Jizhen is interested now, "Second brother, I also know that the territory and the army are good, but where can I get the territory and the army?" I'm not like you, I'm a reader. I won't grab the territory and catch the army! ”

"I can help you!" Wang Zhongxiao patted his chest, "We are brothers, born by a mother!" ”

"How can I help?" Wang Jizhen laughed - isn't this the purpose of his coming to Haoao?

This brother. Sure enough, it's still a mother's birth!

"Let's get you a house first!" Wang Zhongxiao said, "How is Leizhou Mansion? Although there are only three counties in Leizhou, it has a small population. They were all moved to Gaozhou Mansion by Shang Kexi, starving and poor. However, Leizhou has been an important maritime trade town since ancient times, and it is close to Qiongzhou. As long as Leizhou is managed well, you will be able to cross the second mansion of Lei Qiong in the future, and you will be able to properly control the heavens! ”

"Nanbatian?" Wang Jizhen said in his heart: This name of Nan Batian doesn't sound like a good person!

But it's better than nothing!

"Second brother, how can I, Nan Batian, become a subordinate?" Wang Jizhen asked, "This Leizhou Mansion seems to be Zu Zeqing's territory. Why don't you fight for me? ”

"Hit?" Wang Zhongxiao frowned, "Brother, you can't always eat ready-made, you have to work your own!" I can help a little bit, but the main force is up to you. ”

"Me? Where can I beat Zu Zeqing? Wang Jizhen's eyes widened, "He is the son of Zu Dashou, and he has a Guanning veteran under his hand!" ”

"Who told you to go and fight?" Wang Zhongxiao smiled, "Won't you have a good talk with him?" Can't you let him let Gao, Lei, and Lian out of the three states? ”

"Let?" Wang Jizhen almost gave her brother a lot of fun, "Why should you let it?" Sanfu site. Why did he give it to us? ”

Wang Zhongxiao smiled: "Just because Wu Shifan is my brother-in-law!" ”

"Wu Shifan" Wang Jizhen's eyes lit up and slapped him, "Ouch! Second brother, why did I forget him? Wu Shilin is dead, he is the future grandmaster of the Wu family! ”

"That's right!" Wang Zhongxiao nodded, "Let's stare at Liangguang, Zu Zeqing can stare at the world!" If the old Wu family wins the world, Wu Shifan is the future emperor, if he can keep the emperor and go north to Hunan, what if the land of Sanfu is given to us? ”

"Boss," Wang Zhongxiao said again, "you work hard, go to Maoming, and talk about Gao, Lei, and Lian, this is a great achievement!" ”

"Wait, I'll take one of the three mansions?" Wang Jizhen was a little unhappy again.

"Of course it's not enough!" Wang Zhongxiao thought for a while, "I still have to ask for a copy, big brother, why don't we go to Zhaoqing together and talk to our father about dividing the family business!" ”

"Divide the family?" Wang Jizhen frowned, "How to divide it?" Divide what? ”

Wang Zhongxiao said: "Of course, it is to divide the army, and divide the land of our father's real estate and grange, what is there to share?" I don't want it, I'll give it all to you! ”

There's no one else in this style!

The big mansions in Beijing's Second Ring Road, the manors in Haidian and Yuyuantan, are all gone. It's worth the old nose money in the 21st century!

"I don't want it either!" Wang Jizhen is also a big faction, "Second brother, tell me, how to divide this army and territory?" ”

This style is also high!

Wang Zhongxiao said: "Boss, let's not take more of this territory. I can't eat too much! It's enough for you to take the Leizhou mansion, at most add the two counties of Wuchuan and Dianbai in Gaozhou, and I want Yangjiang in Zhaoqing. In this way, our two brothers will be able to take nine coastal counties, and if we add one more Xin'an, it will be ten coastal counties.

However, we must participate in the Juntian of Gaozhou Mansion and Zhaoqing Mansion. Only by participating in Juntian can we get enough people to settle in these coastal prefectures and counties, and one township capital is at least two or three hundred township soldiers, and if the two of us can build two or three hundred coastal township capitals, that is, tens of thousands of township soldiers! ”

"Tens of thousands of villagers. Ok, good, good! Wang Jizhen nodded again and again.

Wang Zhongxiao then said: "Our father's army will also score a point. He now has a town of three elite soldiers! Next, he will rectify Kong Sizhen's people, and it is estimated that he can pull out the elite soldiers of the Four Associations. Later these four associations can be divided into two to form two towns. Let's take one together, and the other will be given to our father and Kong Sizhen, and passed on to the third child in the future. ”

"Pass it to the third child" Wang Jizhen thought for a while, "Didn't the third child take half of our father's army?" Isn't it more? ”

Wang Zhongxiao smiled and shook his head, "Big brother, it's good that our father can agree to this condition, so don't be too ambitious!" ”

"yes!" Wang Jizhen pondered for a moment, "Can our father agree?" He is now confused by Kong Sizhen! ”

"Yes!" Wang Zhongxiao said, "Aunt Kong is now in a hurry to return to Guangxi. Guangxi is the domain of her son Sun Jiqing! Can we help her kill back, and she can help us speak? ”

"Then our father has agreed now, what should I do if I regret it in the future?" Wang Jizhen asked again.

Wang Zhongxiao smiled: "Then. Let him make a note for us! ”

"Written notes? Is this appropriate? ”

"Suitable. Father and son, settle accounts! Wang Zhongxiao said, "I'll send a Wu Shifan, if you go to persuade Zu Zeqing to change him for a note, can he still agree?" ”

"That's right!" Wang Jizhen nodded, "That's it. Second, let's hurry up and go to Zhaoqing to find our father's theory! ”

When Wang Zhongxiao and Wang Jizhen, the two filial brothers, rushed to Zhaoqing in the dust, ready to find Wang Fuchen's theory. Wang Fuchen was comforting, stretching his waist and legs to sit on a Taishi chair in the inner hall of the Dingnan Gege Pavilion, his boots were peeled off, and his two fine red hairy legs rested in a wooden basin. His ninth aunt, Taixiao Jinlian, was carrying an iron kettle to pour hot water into it, deliberately pouring too much, so hot that Wang Fuchen gasped hard, and glared at this little wife who made him hate and love angrily.

Kong Sizhen knelt there with a smile on her face, rubbing her feet for Wang Fuchen. It's still dressed as a subordinate!

Needless to say, the dog man and woman are role-playing again.

The dog man and woman have been in a good mood lately, having a lot of fun, and no one can take care of them! The strength of the two of them is added together, and they have broken the "40,000" abacus, and it is not a big problem to pacify the two Guangzhou!

Shang Zhixin and Zhu Guozhi also came to Zhaoqing with generous gifts in the past two days, nominally to congratulate Sun Jiqing on his ascension to the throne of Dingnan, but in fact they came to curry favor with Wang Fuchen and Kong Sizhen. In addition, on behalf of Shang Kexi, they also proposed a good relationship - to marry Shang Kexi's favorite daughter to Sun Jiqing, this is the marriage of Sun (Kong, Wang) Shang!

However, these two people also have something to worry about now, that is, the letter of the little Guizi monk and Zhu Guozhi who came to deliver the decree both proposed to let Sun Jiqing enter Guangxi as soon as possible.

What is the old king of Dingnan in Guangxi staying in Guangdong?

Kong Sizhen waved his hand at this time to send Xiao Jinlian away, and then smiled at Wang Fuchen: "Master, the slave family also thinks that Jiqing should go to Guangxi as soon as possible. We all have an army of 40,000 now, are we still afraid that we won't be able to defeat Sun Yanling, Ma Xiong, Zu Zeqing and Guo Yi? No matter how many elite soldiers under the four of them are expanded, they will not exceed 20,000 people. ”

Wang Fuchen closed his eyes and enjoyed while scolding Kong Sizhen with a dirty word: "You. . . What do you know? Fighting a war is not about numbers! He immediately opened his eyes again, and said to Kong Sizhen with a serious face: "Sun Yanling is not very capable, but Zu Zeqing and Ma Xiong can fight and have Wu Sangui behind them!" It's not easy to fight them! ”

"Can't you fight?" Kong Sizhen frowned, "Master, don't worry about Wu Sangui, he is old, and he has ambitions in the world, so he won't care about Guangxi's affairs." If he can't conquer Beijing in his lifetime, when he dies, it will be difficult to say who is the master of the world! ”

"Of course you can fight." Wang Fuchen said, "But. The second child must be sent out! He alone accounted for half of our army of 40,000! And when it comes to leading troops to fight, none of the people under my command can compare with him! He is good at managing the army and is good at attacking fortifications. We have a lot of soldiers, and most of the enemies don't dare to fight, but if we want to attack the city, we still have to come to the second one! ”

"Then ask him to send troops!" Kong Sizhen said, "Isn't he your son?" Jiqing is still his brother! ”

"This." When Wang Fuchen didn't know how to talk to Kong Sizhen, the little golden lotus suddenly came back in a huff.

"Master, the eldest son and the second son are here!"

When Wang Fuchen heard this, he smiled bitterly and said: "It's really Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here!" ”

As soon as his words fell, Wang Zhongxiao and Wang Jizhen swaggered into the house, and they didn't find Kong Sizhen dressed as a subordinate, so they didn't talk to Wang Fuchen big or small.

"Dad, why are you always here with Aunt Kong? How bad is it for your wife to stay alone in the empty room every day? ”

"Dad, I didn't say you, you and Sigege are like this"

"Say what? What nonsense? Wang Fuchen glared, "What are you two doing here?" If you have something to say, if you have a fart, let it go! ”

"Okay, okay, I'll just say Dad, the two of us have discussed a note of separation of father and son, please sign it. Our father, son and brother will fight the world together in the future! ”

(End of chapter)