The weather is slowly getting cooler, and the people of Xuanfu Town have changed into autumn and winter clothes one after another. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

From the town of Xuanfu to the official road of Wanquan Youwei Xinkaibao, at this time there were more than 200 wheelbarrows and carts of all kinds, and the carts were all people of all ages, a small official, and the officers and soldiers of the two logistics departments were escorted.

The road surface was newly paved and smooth, although the vehicles were full of all kinds of heavy baggage supplies, etc., but the people did not feel it difficult to walk with their carts, and in the evening, the convoy arrived at its destination, a warm shop near the new opening fort.

Because it is in the important place of the front line of transportation, it has become extremely lively, around the warm shop, there are also many mule and horse convoys, from the new opening fort to the north, you need to go over the off-road fox ridge, manpower is difficult to travel, only use mule and horse vehicles.

The escort of the small official named Liu Kedi, was originally a collection of five forts in Baoan Prefecture, after Wang Dou served as a general on the East Road, a trend of defecting to the shogunate was set off in the road, Liu Kedi also followed the trend with several small officials in the fort, because he was quite good at arithmetic, so he was transferred to the Logistics Department soon after, and has been working since then.

Although compared with before, the opportunity for corruption has been greatly reduced, but there is no deduction of monthly rations, bonuses for good work, and many benefits.

And Wang Dou did not prohibit the shogunate officials from doing business with their families, eating stable public meals, everyone looked at it at the same time, there were all kinds of inputs, typical is Zhou Houren, the warden of Baozhou City, who opened a honeycomb coal factory and an iron nail factory, and the wealth was rolling, and he was famous in the circle of officials.

Although Liu Kedi is far inferior to Zhou Houren, he also invests in several factories and dividends. When you enter the ranks of affluent life, you will cherish the life in front of you even more.

After the war, some post stations along the way have expanded their warehouses, and they are uniformly dispatched by the Logistics Department, and additional officials are sent to each post station.

At this time, the person in charge of the warm shop warehouse was a priest named Lin Guangguan, the same as Liu Kedi. Also from Wubao. At that time, the same batch entered the Jingbian military system, and the two had a good relationship.

Seeing Liu Kedi, a smile appeared on his face, and he got up: "Brother Xian is here." Hard work all the way. Please wait. After you and I finish handing over this batch of military funds, we will wash the dust for my brother and my virtuous brother, and talk about wine. ”

"Okay."

Liu Kedi returned the salute with a smile. The delivery of military funds is not trivial, the shogunate has always had a clear responsibility to the person, something happened, it was himself who was unlucky, no matter how good the relationship between the two was, Lin Guangguan could not take his job for it, and caution was inevitable.

The two of them carefully counted and handed over the goods manifest, accompanied by some clerks in the warehouse, and were busy for a while, and finally Lin Guangguan confirmed that it was correct and signed the receipt, and the two breathed a sigh of relief.

And the people who were standing on the side were excited, and they were going to give money and food.

Because the baggage battalion mainly supported the fighting on the Western Front outside the city, the rear of the town was transported with baggage, and Wang Dou decided to mobilize the people.

According to the regulations of Xuanfu Town on participating in the war, all citizens of Xuanfu Town, men over the age of 16 and under 55, and without disabilities, can participate in the business trip.

For the supply of livestock carried by the people, it is stipulated that donkeys have eight catties of grass per head of grass and four taels of rice per day, cattle have fifteen catties of grass and two catties of rice per cattle, and mules and horses have fifteen catties of grass and two catties of rice per day.

It can also be paid repeatedly, how much business trip, how many work tickets are issued, with capital vouchers, regular accounting, parallax husband his own needs, two consecutive months of support, but also reward a pair of shoes.

Wang Dou also emphasized that the gentleman is righteous, and for the small people, it is necessary to be profitable, and the money should be happy.

"Money!"

They said happily, each holding a kind of bamboo stick in their hands, which was the proof of their task completion, and they would give it after acceptance, and some people had different bamboo sticks.

The treatment of each person is supplied, which has clear regulations, of course, based on the amount of goods transported by each person to a certain extent, otherwise the empty car will run a trip, and it will also be paid?

But there are desperate people, the same wheelbarrow, carrying excess goods, so they can get half or twice the wage ration.

They queued up to receive it, paid money to grain, the warehouse had a special clerk in charge, the cash box was full of shiny copper and silver dollars, as well as colorful grain stamps, and there were grain buckets next to them, and the bucket containing rice was also a standard share, not the kind of bucket that did the hands and feet.

On the side, there was an official of the Pacification Department who sat lightly and drank tea, although he only looked at it and did not speak, but it also put great pressure on a cadre and did not dare to do any tricks.

At first, they were worried that the official family would say good things, but in the end they could not fulfill them, but after the first errand, all doubts disappeared, and many people ran again and again.

Of course, although there are repeated forms of payment, for many people, it feels unreliable, or daily withdrawal, and it is better to settle in the pocket.

Most people also choose rice and copper rounds, and few people get food stamps, which is also the reason why most of these people are outsiders and non-Han Chinese.

Xuanfu Town's Han nationality was widely launched, obviously they didn't look down on this kind of manpower push, small fights to make some coolie money, they set up a mule and horse fleet, or in the form of a commercial house, that capacity is called a big.

Finally, when the matter was done, there were special personnel to take these people down for food and lodging to rest, although there were all kinds of restaurants and inns next to the warm shop, how could they be willing to spend money? Only those Han people live in guest houses and don't sleep in the Chase shop.

Liu Kedi, Lin Guangguan and others also relaxed, today's matter is over, another day has passed, they are all sitting and laughing leisurely, they are old, and they don't expect to be promoted, and they are satisfied if they can maintain their current life.

The fourth class of the Ming officials, the officials, the officials, the officials, the officials, but even if they are the officials, they are still petty officials who do not enter the stream, and it is extremely difficult to be promoted, even in the shogunate system, because of the fierce competition, it is not easy to be promoted, and they don't want to fight. Just live a safe and stable life.

They represent a conservative and enterprising group in the Jingbian military system, but even these people are extremely rare in the eyes of outsiders. ”

……

The small town of Xuanfu can support the huge expedition outside the Seychelles. Let the world be amazed.

The country is big and empty. It is difficult to mobilize civil and material resources, which is a common problem at this time, but the entire Xuanfu Town seems to move with it, and this kind of effective system strength. It is incomprehensible to outsiders.

Huge supply of military supplies. Complex mathematical applications are involved. Then Qinsi managed it in an orderly manner, and the Xuanfu produced good officials, which became the consensus of many people.

Also because of mobilizing the people. After all, tens of thousands of troops, if they supply food normally, they will eat and drink a lot every day, not to mention that there are other types of baggage.

For the sake of grain and grass, all kinds of battalion personnel and baggage personnel were transported, and their number even exceeded the total number of combat troops.

For example, when the Spanish army was besieging Behenopzom in the Netherlands, a Calvinist priest in the besieged town said: "I have never seen such a small body with such a long tail dragging it...... Such a small army with so many carts, baggage horses, horses, peddlers, servants, women, children, and a rabble far outnumbered the army itself. ”

Of course, this war is also an opportunity for many wealthy businessmen to make war money.

Every day, on the road leading to the outside of the Saiwai, a car and horse loaded with supplies, just to Xinghe and other places, the team is endless, day and night, the army and merchants gathered outside the Saiwai, like a behemoth, constantly devouring what they need, honeycomb coal is one of them.

Wang Dou advocated cutting down trees and using more coal, not to mention that the entire Xuanzhen itself is in high demand, that is, the army and caravan are out of the jam, and the daily need for honeycomb coal is massive, and many shrewd people see the opportunity......

Early in the morning, a horse-drawn carriage stopped along the country road in front of a honeycomb coal factory on the side of the mountain.

"Ma'am, it's here."

Butler Yang, who was wearing a silk shirt, lifted the curtain and said to the people in the car.

"Hmm."

After the pleasant voice, the young lady Chu Bangyun got out of the car, wearing a crimson gown, still holding a goose gall bun, and the two maids hurriedly stepped forward to help.

After she stood still, she seemed to look around casually, but she couldn't hide her sharp eyes and shrewd eyes, which were very different from in front of Wang Dou and Ji Junjiao, but her expression was a little tired.

In front of a rather large factory, surrounded by a long wall, in front of the gate a flat field, parked many cars and horses, are waiting for the shipment of honeycomb coal to leave, the edge of the factory, along the mountain, the same kind of factories gathered, just listen to the sound of Ding Ding Dangdang, it seems that there is an iron nail factory not far away.

Many factories in Baoan Prefecture are concentrated here, where commerce is developed, and there are many people who build factories and set up factories, but because the Department of Civil Affairs is strict about the use of cultivated land, it is their own land, and they cannot build factories casually, so many people set up factories here.

After all, this area is all mountainous, Zhuolu Mountain and Molu Mountain are continuous, and there is no shortage of water, so it is a good place.

The steward was busy greeting him, and the young lady walked with him to the factory, asking casually.

“…… Recently, there are more and more people buying coal, and the small ones have made the workers work overtime, of course, the lady is sympathetic, they work and eat, and the factory will not be short of them. ”

"People's hearts are not satisfied, they give less, they complain, they give too much, and they raise lazy people, so if Xuanzhen is here, draw up a bottom salary, let them work more and get more."

"I heard that the clan wants to expand the factory and recruit more workers? Xiao is always worried, if the war is over, what will happen if the coal produced cannot be sold, although it is ...... now"

"The concubine has her own plan for this matter, you don't have to say much about Steward Chen, remember your duty."

"Yes Yes ......"

Steward Chen is sweaty, although he is a member of the Li family, but his status in the clan is far inferior to the young lady, especially after Wang Dou's bloody suppression of the Jin merchants, the Li family returned to Qingyuan, and the old patriarch paid more attention to the young lady.

Coupled with her ability and shrewdness, keen vision, she decisively went to Xuanfu Town to develop surrounding industries and make more and more profits, and her status in the clan is second only to the old clansmen.

The things mentioned earlier were put in other families, and they all asked the clansmen to hold a meeting, and they discussed and discussed. However, for her, it was only a matter of words.

When I entered the factory, I saw a large flat field, placing one after another formed honeycomb coal, and the workers were busy with coal, coal making, and coal drying, all of them were very busy.

Especially those who make coal, they use a kind of mold-like thing. A foot in the coal pile. As soon as the rod was pushed, a honeycomb coal came out.

I heard that this thing was designed by Yongning Hou himself, and then selflessly contributed to it, and everyone in the town could use it. Do not compete with the people for profit. Let it benefit the people. At this point, I have to make the young lady admire.

However, it was dark everywhere in front of her, which made her frown slightly. For a person like her, who is naturally clean, this kind of filthy environment is really unbearable.

But she didn't say anything, after the manager recruited the staff, she looked at these people who looked like black Africans, and she was kind and cheerful.

Originally, when all the employees saw this elegant and noble young woman, they all felt anxious, especially when they saw the usually arrogant Steward Chen, who whispered beside her, and did not dare to come out of the atmosphere, they were even more in awe.

At this time, I couldn't help but feel close, and in the end, everyone got a small red envelope, and I was even more happy.

Only Steward Chen is not a taste in his heart, this woman is too scheming, the bad people do it themselves, and the good people are all her to do.

Soon, under the complicated gaze of Steward Chen, the young lady left the honeycomb coal factory, and the Li family had many industries, running from Shanxi Town, Datong Town, and Xuanfu Town, which made her quite tired, but this afternoon, she had to go to the next place.

On the carriage, the young lady was thoughtful, and she said: "Uncle Yang, I am optimistic about the prospects of honeycomb coal, even if there is no war at that time, the people will always have a demand for such things for people's livelihood...... This is not only a matter of Xuanfu Town, but also in Datong Town, Shanxi Town, and even all over Daming in the future, there will be demand, and it can even be sold overseas, as well as iron nails...... Therefore, it is better for the family to control some mines as well. ”

Steward Yang sighed: "Yes, although honeycomb coal is in short supply at the moment, the price of coal and iron has also risen a lot, and there are a few mines in hand, so I don't panic......

He muttered: "If this is not the case, during the period when Yongning Hou was fighting outside the Saiwai, our honeycomb coal factory will supply briquettes to the logistics department for free?" Presumably, it will greatly enhance Hou Ye's good impression of us. ”

The young lady shook her head: "It's not proper, we are free, what about others?" If you block the way of others' wealth, you will definitely attract resentment. It is not taboo to do good deeds in Xuanfu Town, we can take out a sum of money and donate it to shelters, orphan camps, etc., to obtain the title of good person and gain influence. If you try to collect some grain and grass and donate it to the army, you can get the title of model of supporting the army, and the friendship between you and Mrs. Hou and Sister Ji as a concubine, the Civil Affairs Department has to think about one or two, and if you take some mines, you will be much more sure. ”

Steward Yang said: "It's still Mrs. who thinks thoughtfully." ”

In Xuanfu Town, only Han nationality, as well as all kinds of titles, and all kinds of sought-after money-making industries, can be given priority to participate.

Therefore, over time, it seems that it has become a matter of course for all walks of life to donate money and materials to the society, and many people who have not pulled out a dime have slowly changed their thinking.

Finally, the young lady said: "In a few days, the Sanjin Commercial Bank will hold a labor army activity to comfort the labor army outside the Saiwai, and the concubine also plans to go over." ”

At this, she pursed her lips and smiled, not knowing what to think.

……

On August 28, the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, the evening, the sand castle.

Wang Dou stood quietly on the city wall, looking at the night sky, the stars were shining, magnificent, echoing with the vast sea of lights below, watching the stars shining, nature was magical, Wang Dou sometimes wondered, he came to Daming, is it the power of the gods, or the power of science and technology?

Of course, at this time, he didn't care about this, he only pinched a piece of information and frowned and thought about it, Han and North Korea had captured Naturalization City a few days ago, but what he got was just an empty city, and the Mongolians in Naturalization City were empty, and they didn't know where to go, and the thing they hated the most happened.

Where did these main forces of the Mongolian army go? Where is it hidden?

Also, Zhong Xiancai, who was full of children, also urgently sent information that Jierharang and Du Du moved, but they behaved strangely, Jierharang personally led thousands of Manchurian elite horsemen, although they came to the west, but did not go away from the Pingwei line, but went further north, ran to the desert, I don't know what to do.

They rode wildly, and the White Tiger Army's feathered cavalry couldn't catch up.

As for Du Du, he led the remaining Manchurian main force, and suddenly went east, it seemed to go to the direction of Jinzhou, and it seemed to force Yizhou, did they feel that there was no cheap to pick up near Xuanfu Town, and they wanted to go to Liaoxi to grab a handful?

It seems that these Tartars have become more cunning and cautious after the Battle of Jinzhou, and they thought that the sit-down war in history would be repeated, but they didn't expect to come to this set. (To be continued.) )