Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

The matter of the inner house came to an end.After that, Wu Shigong comforted Li Xin again.Under the persecution and heavy oppression of feudal ethics, Li Xin had no choice but to hand over the management power of the inner house.

And Xue Yongli, the former guards of Xue's mansion, also brought their family members to kowtow to the young lady in Yangwuhou's mansion.With the arrival of officers from various regions of the Runing Army, most of these officers came from Xue Yongli's sect, so while many officers kowtowed to Wu Shigong, they also kowtowed to their mistress - Xue Yufei.

This momentum was a bit huge, Wu Shigong even frowned a little.Wu Shigong secretly judged that it must be Qiu Mama and Xue Yongli who were running around inside and outside to provoke and encourage this kind of behavior.But Wu Shigong can't stop it, he can only let nature take its course.

After Qiu Momo arrived in Runing, although she did things a little aggressively, everything she did was justified, which made Wu Shigong also feel bitter and unspeakable.In order to vent the resentment in his heart, Wu Shigong bullied Zhu Yun for several nights.

Not to mention Wu Shigong's depression.When Wu Shigong met with officers at all levels, he briefed them on the reorganization of the Runing Army. The officers applauded for a while, because most of them were going to be promoted.

During this period, Wu Shigong also took time to visit Ye Zhong, the mine supervisor.Although Wu Shigong was well-mannered and polite, he actually informed Ye Zhong of his decision.

It is definitely impossible for Wu Shigong to return the iron mine, but Wu Shigong is willing to spend a large sum of money every year as the lease fee for the iron mine.This amount of money is even higher than Ye Zhong's own income from mining.Therefore, on the surface, Wu Shigong seems to have suffered a bit.

But that's not how it works out.The iron mines in Ye County were actually formed into a mining area by Wu Shigong, and they also produced high value-added iron materials. Therefore, after Wu Shigong paid Ye Zhong the rental fee.There can also be some surplus.The most important thing is that this iron mine is in the hands of Wu Shigong, that is to say, Wu Shigong possesses the war resource of iron and the human resource of miners.

In addition, the Runing Army was able to form a complete line of defense through the Longyan Village and the Luojia Town Camp to defend Ye County, increasing the defense thickness of the Runing Army.

Of course, mine supervisor Ye Zhong was also very dissatisfied with this result.Although he can collect more money, he doesn't have to worry about mining and other troubles.But you must know that the private iron mine is the small treasury of the mine supervisor of Nanyang Iron Mine.It is not Ye Zhong's private property.If the mine supervisor is changed in the future, once the successor mine supervisor learns that this private iron mine is no longer under the management of Nanyang Iron Mine, it will cause big problems.

However, Ye Zhong has no way to resist Wu Shigong's decision, he can only hope that Wu Shigong will be transferred as soon as possible, so that Ye Zhong can use various means to take back this private mining area.

Ever since Wu Shigong showed his ambition.Deng Qifan was immediately full of energy.In his careful calculation, he deducted a lot of money.Reduced a lot of waste.Although the financial strain of the Runing Army has not fundamentally improved.But this also made Wu Shigong feel that as long as he squeezed hard, something could still be squeezed out.

But Wu Shigong also got bad news these days. Zheng Zhen, who first followed Wu Shigong to Guide, was critically ill.Zheng Zhen moved his whole family to Henan very early and devoted himself to doing things for Wu Shigong.

However, Zheng Zhen was just a small merchant with limited ability.He is not a native of Henan, and he is also old, so he didn't play a big role in the development of the Runing Army.However, Zheng Zhen has been working hard and doing things assigned to him.He was also able to complete everything in a down-to-earth manner, so Zheng Zhen has always been the big shopkeeper of the Four Seas Commercial Bank-Yuan Xingshan's right-hand man.

And a few months before Wu Shigong's return, Zheng Zhen's health was already failing, so he was not there when Wu Shigong was greeted that day.It was only because Wu Shigong was anxious to see his family that Zheng Zhen was not found absent.

Now, after learning the news that Zheng Zhen was critically ill, Wu Shigong immediately took some precious medicinal materials and went to visit Zheng Zhen's home in person.

Zheng Zhen was already lying on the bed and couldn't get up, but his mind was still clear.As soon as he saw Wu Shigong, Zheng Zhen struggled to get up to salute Wu Shigong, and Wu Shigong quickly held him down to let him rest in peace.

Wu Shigong said some routine words of comfort to the patients, hoping that Zheng Zhen would recover soon.And Zheng Zhen also looked very energetic at this time, and thanked Wu Shigong for his concern.

After that, Zheng Zhen kicked out the eldest son Zheng Ling who was serving on the side, and he wanted to confess his last words to Wu Shigong.

"My lord, the villain was lucky enough to be taken in by the lord after the explosion of the Wang Gong Factory. These few years are also the happiest years for the villain. Seeing the Runing Camp (Zheng Zhen didn't know that the Runing Camp was changed to the Runing Army) step by step The villain's heart is actually sweeter than honey. It's a pity that the villain is old and can no longer follow the adults. I really want to see the future of the Runing Camp!"

Wu Shigong quickly said: "Stop talking nonsense. The doctor said that your illness is a fatigue disease, and there is no danger. You just need to rest at ease. You will take care of yourself at home for a while, and then use more supplements. If you need anything, you can get it from the Runing Army Don’t think about expenses. We’ll have to drink together when the time comes.”

Zheng Zhen laughed "hehe" and said, "My lord, don't comfort the villain! I understand the illness of the villain myself. In fact, the villain is satisfied with everything he has now. I just worry about what will happen to the villain!"

"Hey! Don't say such unlucky words!" Wu Shigong hurriedly stopped him.

Zheng Zhen smiled again, and said: "The villain is really worried. The son of the villain is too honest, and he has never seen anything in the world. The villain just begs the adults, don't let him come out to do things, otherwise It may miss the adults' affairs. But can the adults give him a stable life?"

Wu Shigong listened to Zheng Zhen's last words very seriously.Originally thought that Zheng Zhen was going to ask for an errand for his son, and Wu Shigong was ready to satisfy him, but he didn't expect Zheng Zhen to say that.This was somewhat beyond Wu Shigong's expectation.But at this time, no matter what request Zheng Zhen had, Wu Shigong would agree first.

That night, news of Zheng Zhen's death came.After hearing the bad news, Wu Shigong was quite sad, this old man who followed him has left another one!

As for Zheng Zhen's son Zheng Ling, it was a little difficult to arrange.Wu Shigong may not know the allusions of Zhao Kuo's military talk on paper, but Wu Shigong no longer has knowledge, and Liu Bei Baidicheng Tuogu and Zhuge Liang's Lost Void Slash will always be known.Is it true that knowing a son is like a father, is Zheng Ling a puddle of mud that can't support the wall?

After thinking over and over again, Wu Shigong called Zheng Ling over after mourning Zheng Zhen: "Your father entrusted you to me when he was dying. Do you have any thoughts now?"

Zheng Ling quickly kowtowed and said, "It's all up to the adults to arrange."

Wu Shigong looked at Zheng Ling's eyes with strong hope, and knew that Zheng Ling still wanted to be an official.So he said: "After your father's funeral is over, I will arrange an errand for you. To be honest, it is just an opportunity. If you fail, you don't have to think about being an official in the future. I can only guarantee you to do it." A rich man."

Wu Shigong finally decided to go against Zheng Zhen's last wish and give Zheng Ling a job.However, Wu Shigong will also arrange for people to closely investigate. If Zheng Ling really fails, Wu Shigong can only give up and give Zheng Ling a large fortune so that he can live a stable life.

Wu Shigong arranged Zheng Ling in Xue Zhinong's Shanchuan Division.Wu Shigong sent someone to find out about Zheng Ling's situation.He is literate, but he can read, write, and count.

Zheng Ling is a relatively introverted person. He has never been out of the house since he was a child. He also behaves honestly and honestly on weekdays. He is not very good at communicating with others.Therefore, Zheng Zhen has reason to worry.

After all, if there were no last words of Zheng Zhen, Wu Shigong would definitely arrange Zheng Ling to work in the Universal Commercial Bank.If Zheng Ling is in charge of any business, there is a high possibility of screwing up.But when Zheng Ling was assigned to the Runing Army, there would always be danger in the battlefield, and Zheng Zhen would not be willing to let his son do good or bad, so Zheng Zhen simply hoped that Wu Shigong would give his son a fortune.

And Wu Shigong's arrangement of Zheng Ling's position in the Shanchuan Division was not a dangerous field job.He asked Zheng Ling to be in charge of statistics and summarization of mansion newspapers and information. This job is absolutely not dangerous, but it is very boring. He also needs a person who Wu Shigong trusts, and this person has few social connections, so it is not easy to cause any trouble. Leak.So it seems that Zheng Ling is very suitable.

And when Xue Zhinong visited Wu Shigong, he was a little uneasy.After the establishment of the Shanchuan Division, apart from assassinating the head of the Qi Family, they had no outstanding achievements, and even lost Tang Mei.

Moreover, after Wu Shigong went to Denglai, as Deng Qifan tightened his money, the Shanchuan Division had a huge funding gap.The funds are completely tight, let alone the development of the Shanchuan Division.Therefore, after meeting Wu Shigong, Xue Zhinong felt a little guilty.

However, after listening to Xue Zhinong's report, Wu Shigong gave a few words of encouragement.At least now, the Shanchuan Division has completed the mapping of the entire territory of Henan and the two adjacent prefectures of Huguang.

In addition, the Shanchuan Division also set up some intelligence points along the Yellow River.If the peasants rebel and the army crosses the Yellow River, the spies at these intelligence points will send the news back to Runing as soon as possible.

Wu Shigong knew about Shanchuan Division's affairs and he couldn't be in a hurry.After all, the upper echelons of the Runing Army had too little connections, and they didn't have enough funds to buy insiders, so they couldn't reach the homes of those important officials.This meal has to be eaten step by step.

On April [-]th in the sixth year of Chongzhen, Zhou Xun led the expeditionary force of the Runing Army back to the Runing Camp.After resting for a day, on April [-]th, the reorganization meeting of the Runing Army was officially held. (To be continued..)