The struggle of the reborn prince

Chapter 97 Recruitment

After four or five years of rectification, several Zhuangzi in the Zhao Mansion can be said to be the same every year, and their lives are getting better and better. Endless levies and miscellaneous taxes, without the oppression and bullying of the government, and the harassment of evil officials, compared with people in other places, they can be regarded as living in the "news network".Perfect water conservancy facilities, and can give priority to the use of various advanced agricultural machinery. Farming saves labor and can produce more food. The old ladies and half-grown children in the family can take care of them. Those with a large population can also bring some poultry subsidies household.Most of the men have entered various workshops in Zhuangzi, and they can get back a lot of wages on time every month. Even if someone proposes a marriage, once they say it belongs to Zhaozhuang, the marriage is already half done.

Everyone has a steelyard in their hearts, and everyone knows that they can live a good life precisely because of the protection and care of the prince, but the prince has never made any unreasonable demands on everyone, even if the labor is requisitioned, they will be paid according to the price.The servants in the mansion never bully others, and treat others very kindly. If there is an urgent matter at home, the mansion will send them to help deal with it. Even the imperial doctor who treats the prince will make outpatient treatment no matter when he has an emergency.

Zhao Tong's plan was to build a Thousand Rider Club with riding and archery as the main content and a Hero Club with martial arts as the main content. agree.People's hearts change people's hearts, and now there are calls from the government, and they all respond to every call, and there is no such thing as in the past few years that no one dared to go after giving money.Now the new and old farmers of the four northern and southern villages of the Zhao Mansion and the two newly acquired villages have heard that the Wang Mansion is going to invest in the establishment of an association to protect their homeland. This is a good thing for self-interest. .

The two clubs chose a good day to open at the same time, accepting new members on the spot, but not everyone is eligible to enter, there is a threshold, and the selection is very strict, and the clubs are not wanted in a few moments.Zhao Tong knows that this era emphasizes civility over martial arts, which may lead to the decline of the spirit of martial arts. He is worried that he will not recruit enough qualified people, and he is ready to use his power to release water. After all, too few people will violate his original intention.

But the result was unexpected. The registration site was extremely busy, and several of the club's clerks were too busy, so they had to temporarily call in a few stewards from the mansion to help. When they came, you are welcome to write their names first. Only then did Zhao Tun realize that what Huang Jingchen said was true. Although the Baojia Law existed in name only, it aroused the popularity of martial arts among the people. At that time, people regarded this as a way out, and it was also regarded as the sangyu harvested in the east.

The [-] spots in the Hero Club, Zhao Tun thought, were already quite a lot, but there were even more people who signed up. In the end, it was no longer possible to decide just by demonstrating martial arts, and had to arrange a few more competitions before the selection was over.Compared with the Hero Club, the Qianqi Club is a bit deserted. After all, the Song Dynasty lost its natural horse farm and has been troubled by the lack of horses for more than a hundred years. After the horse protection law was abolished, few people in the countryside were willing to raise horses. It is not only expensive, but also has a bad temper. It is more cost-effective to raise a cow. Without a horse, there will be fewer people who know how to ride a horse.

After several years of tossing and cheating by Zhao Tuo in the Zhao family, there are only a hundred or ten horses that barely meet the standards of war horses.Even so, there were more than 200 people who signed up. After selection, more than 100 people were finally selected, and Zhao's people accounted for more than one-third.There are still a few people who have aroused Zhao Tong's interest. They don't have a good reputation among the dealers. Similarly, the family conditions are not bad, I don't work, I don't farm the land, I specialize in practicing the art of stabbing, I can learn the kung fu of the ground horse well, and I have only a few years to learn, and I can be regarded as an all-rounder in civil and military affairs.

The little prince who contributed the most money did his part to become the honorary club head of the two clubs. Meng Tao and Zhang Feng were elected as the deputy clubs of the two clubs. The nursing homes in the mansion also joined the two clubs according to their respective specialties. He firmly grasped the dominance in his own hands.

Once the team is built, the rest will be taken care of by others.At this time, everyone discovered another secret. The four villages and the workshops that the prince chose to build were all surrounded by the main canal, or close to the river bank. The wooden bridge connecting the two sides was changed into a suspension bridge, which formed a natural barrier, and it was difficult for a hundred or ten people to pass through by sending people to guard the bridge.If a large group of thieves came to invade, the scattered soldiers and cavalry could quickly gather through the main road to expel the invading enemy.But the two newly acquired Zhuangzi are more troublesome, and need to build fences around the gate of the village.

Soon, sentry towers were erected at the main points of Zhuangzi, and sentry posts were set up at the main intersections. , Day and night, there are social servants to take care of them.In order not to affect the income of the coworkers, those who participate in the training and are on duty, the wages of the workers in the workshop, those who do not have regular jobs, will be given a subsidy of [-] cash per day.

Zhao Tong watched the training of the members of the society twice, and saw that these people had no physical fitness and said that they were also good at kung fu. Generally, two or three people are not their opponents, but the discipline is almost lacking, although they can still do their duty. Do your duty, but this is just taking on the simplest tasks. If you go to the battlefield and face the enemy's iron cavalry, you may disperse in a hurry.He can also understand that they are still members of the society, and they abide by the self-disciplined society rules. Compared with the strict military rules that are easily beheaded, the society rules they abide by seem childish.

"An iron army must have iron discipline, but the development of discipline cannot be achieved overnight. It needs thousands of times of tempering to reach the state of being immovable in the face of death...?" Zhao Tong looked at it again distracted.

In the next period of time, everyone suddenly found that the prince had another convulsion. Now is the critical time to grow greenhouse vegetables. They called away the old servants who had already had rich experience, and even recruited from the new servants in the mansion. Picked up more than 20 fifteen or sixteen-year-olds and took them away.Now it's winter, chopping wood, lighting a fire, and buying winter vegetables are all employing people, but the prince takes them away, making everyone complain.

"My lord, do you really want to move to the North Mansion?" The old man was afraid of the cold, the summer courtyard had already been set on fire ten days earlier, and the earth dragon kept the house warm, Huang Jingchen was even more reluctant to leave the house now.

"Yes, I will stay at least until next spring, and you have to worry about the affairs of the house." Zhao Tang took a sip of the tea that Fengxi handed over and said.

"It's been so long, and now it's cold, can your body bear it?" Huang Jingchen was surprised and said with concern.

"The idiot sleeps on the cold kang, and his strength depends entirely on his firepower. He has been raised for so many years, and his health is fine," Zhao Tong said with a smile.

"In the past two winters, the lord has taken a shower with cold water every day, is it good for his health?" Feng Xi couldn't help interjecting when he heard what Zhao Tong said was interesting.

"Of course, why don't you wash up with me too." Zhao Tong joked.

"I don't dare to compare myself with the second master. It's cold to think about it." Feng Xi said shyly, knowing that the prince came here, he must have something to discuss with Huang Jingchen, so he retreated with a smile.

"Who is the prince planning to bring there?" Huang Jingchen asked.

"I'm planning to bring all ten of Zhao Ren and the others there, and I've selected more than 30 from the newly bought servants, and I want to pick another ten from the Xiaohuang Sect to make up fifty people," Zhao Tong said.

"Well, Shunzi has checked both these bought children and the little Huangmen sent by the palace last year. The family is clean and has nothing to do with anyone in the imperial court, but they can be used," Huang Jingchen said.

"Shunzi is still comfortable in front of the shopkeeper. This time the buyer spent a lot of money?" Zhao Tong said with a smile.

"Shunzi is so happy now that even an old man like me almost forgets that he manages the restaurant and can get thousands of dollars a day. What is the point of spending that little money? It's just that your requirements are too high. Don't be stupid, it really took a lot of work for the older ones," Huang Jingchen said with jealousy.

"How many people did they keep?" Zhao Tang looked at Huang Jingchen amusedly and asked again.

"He kept more than 100 people, and most of them were sent to the hidden places in the countryside. The few left around him were trained by himself. After all, there are many people in Beijing, and there are many eyes and ears in the palace. We should be careful in what we do now. "Okay," Huang Jingchen said in a low voice.

"Well, I'll send Lu Da there tomorrow. He's an expert, and he's no worse than your original ones. It's just that I don't know how many people will be able to succeed, and how many people will be left under him," Zhao Tong said.

"Yes, but for the future safety of the lord, these are still worth it. Now that His Majesty's coming-of-age ceremony is approaching, some people are already building up momentum for the emperor to establish a prince early, but some people have other plans. People on both sides are now fighting. , will inevitably drag us into the muddy water," Huang Jingchen sighed.

"Hehe, it's easy to fish in muddy waters, and we also need to participate appropriately, but don't stir it up too deeply, so as not to lose your tongue." Zhao Tuo gave Huang Jingchen a look that you know, "In addition, you should clear up the relationship with the Imperial Medical Bureau. , and get some of the remaining doctors they picked, now Imperial Physician Wang can't do it alone."

"Who would come here from us? The backcountry," Huang Jingchen said with some embarrassment.

"Aren't you familiar with them? We still have a big banner of the palace here. We can give more money. Besides, they don't want to appoint officials. You work hard, and you can get it if you get assigned to us." Zhao Tong smiled explain.

"Okay, I'll try." Huang Jingchen reluctantly agreed, "My lord, it's the end of the year, and the palace will let people out as usual. The maids in our mansion are not young anymore, and it's time to change the batch. Make up your mind first." , lest I disturb your 'cleaning' in the future"

"Whoever is voluntarily released and willing to leave, we will give you money; if you are willing to marry in the mansion, we will give you a dowry, but newcomers must check the details and must not be careless"

"Hehe, don't worry about this matter. The prince is getting old, and the empress must be more thoughtful than I am for the prince. She must be beautiful, gentle and considerate???"

"Okay, don't talk about it, the king is still young, it's too early to think about it, so you pushed me and the empress for me." Zhao Tuo left a sentence and ran away, but the old man laughed loudly behind him. Voice.