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Chapter 1376 Smuggling (7)

Feier immediately beamed with joy. Although it was a one-off, it was much better than ten horses per month, because in this way, two centurion cavalry could be formed directly, instead of the monthly payment of ten horses as before. The amount was replenished before it was seen, so no new cavalry team was formed at all.

Thinking of this, Feier immediately said excitedly: "Master Zhao Hu, I will let someone prepare funds!"

It's normal for Feier to be so excited. The combat effectiveness of the two cavalry teams is as weak as an ant in the eyes of several big countries, but in the southeast peninsula, it is enough to be a force that decides the outcome. After all, the damage caused by the cavalry to the infantry is really huge.

"Wait, I don't sell these horses for money." Zhao Hu said.

Feier was taken aback for a moment, then remembered something and said, "I don't know what Mr. Zhao Hu is going to exchange for these war horses?"

"Craftsmen, craftsmen who build ships, if you don't want to, you don't have to talk about it."

As soon as Zhao Hu said this, everyone's expressions changed. Peter and Kate's eyes were filled with admiration, while Fair's expression was embarrassed.

Seeing Zhao Hu's relaxed expression, Feier knew that Zhao Hu didn't really care about the craftsman's problems. Thinking of this, Feier gritted his teeth and asked, "I don't know how to change it?" Although it is important for coastal cities, the cavalry to ensure the security of the territory is even more important. Feier knew that his choice would be approved by the Lord.

Zhao Hu glanced at everyone before speaking, Kate winked desperately, but no one knew what his wink meant, while Peter opened his palm and shook it back and forth, as for Oakd, he made a gesture.

Seeing this, Zhao Hu thought for a while and then smiled: "I will trade one war horse for three ordinary shipwrights. There is no requirement for this shipwright, as long as he is a shipwright."

Hearing this, both Peter and Kate were eager to say something, but in the end they just sighed and did not say a word, while Phil patted his chest with a sigh of relief, promising that the ship would be dispatched in the shortest possible time. Carpenter sent.

Of course he dared to smack his chest. An outstanding shipbuilder might be scolded by the lord, but since Zhao Hu has no requirements for a shipbuilder, as long as a slave who participates in shipbuilding and has the ability to be a carpenter can be a shipbuilder, such a person can be regarded as a shipbuilder by the lord. As much as you want, it's not worth embarrassing at all.

After the eager Fair left, Kate immediately yelled at Zhao Hu: "Brother! Brother, I tried my best to make you want ten of him, why do you only want three?"

But Peter sighed: "Brother Zhao Hu, how can you speak like this? This time you are definitely losing money, that guy will definitely give you the most incompetent and oldest craftsman, what is the use of such a craftsman?" Use? It’s just cumbersome!”

Zhao Hu said with a smile: "Hehe, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if the craftsmen are incompetent. As long as they reach a certain age, they must have one or two good tricks. As long as these craftsmen pass on these tricks, can we still suffer?"

"Professor? It's a joke. This is their ability to eat. Would they be willing to teach it?" Peter said with a sneer.

Oakd interrupted and said: "Hey, Governor, since these craftsmen were bought with war horses, then they are my master's slaves. Since they are slaves, do they dare to disobey orders?
"Besides, as long as my adults give a reward for teaching an apprentice well, I believe they will scramble to show their skills."

Kate applauded from the sidelines, while Peter took a deep look at Oakd and sighed in his heart: "Talent, it's a pity it's not mine."

I don't know if Mingyue City needs war horses or what, but only two or three days after Feier left, the ship carrying [-] craftsmen was moored at the wharf led by Zhao Hu.

However, as Peter was worried, these [-] craftsmen were either old or young, and in addition to these [-] craftsmen, there were also thousands of craftsman family members.

Fei Er said without blushing that these craftsmen's families were gifts from his master to congratulate Zhao Hu on becoming his partner.

Except for Zhao Hu and his cronies, other militiamen from the imperial army, including Peter and others, despise the Lord of Mingyue City. Craftsmen are all slaves, and they send slaves to others, even the families of the slaves. Isn’t this reducing the burden?
And Fei Er may also feel that it is a bit deceitful, and after exchanging the catalog, he immediately ran back to Mingyue City with two hundred war horses in high spirits.

Of course, after Peter and Kate read the product catalogue, they couldn't help yelling in the direction of Bright Moon City.

When Peter and the others saw the family members of the craftsmen, they thought of burdens, while Zhao Hu and the others thought of the population when they saw the families of the craftsmen.Zhao Hu and his group, who were trying to increase the population of the territory, immediately took over the family of craftsmen with a smile on their faces, and at the same time did not break them up, but arranged them according to each family.

Of course, they can only huddle in a tent as a family now, after all, even most of the militiamen don't have wooden houses to live in yet.However, if the people who followed Odie to the provincial capital to purchase come back, these craftsmen may only be able to stay in the open air.

Although the conditions are simple, the artisans who were originally given away and felt that their future was bleak, saw that they were blessed by misfortune, and they were able to live with their families. Although the living environment was as narrow as before, their mood was very different. I immediately agreed with the new owner in my heart.

One day after these craftsmen went ashore, when Liu Bin was commanding the guards and militiamen to resettle the craftsmen's families, Zhou Wen and Sun Jie, who had gone to recruit the merchant group, also came back at this time.

The young militiamen, who were surrounding the young women of the craftsmen's families, immediately rushed to the pier to welcome the arrival of the merchant group, salivating.

After several professional business groups set up camp, Zhao Huling's militiamen all learned to howl like wolves, and for the first time Zhao Huling made noise until dawn.

The next day, in addition to the militiamen, personal guards, and servants, the family members of the craftsmen and Maud's direct subordinates also participated.

The militiamen didn't talk about him, the personal guards and servants were ordered by Zhao Hu, and Moder's direct subordinates came back to report the news and take the opportunity to have fun.

As for the craftsmen's families, it was because Zhao Hu rewarded each craftsman with a gold coin.Although this gold coin is not enough to eat and drink, it is enough to buy some daily necessities. A smile appeared on the face of the craftsman's family for the second time.

No one knew that this sudden reward was due to Zhao Hu's envious expression yesterday when he saw the families of the craftsmen watching the militiamen happy.

The lively days disappeared within a few days, and the business group that had collected all the salaries of the militiamen didn't stay any longer, and immediately packed up and left Zhao Huling by boat.

The departure of the business group allowed Zhao Huling to restore order, and Zhao Hu's cronies started busy work again.

Although Odie, the head of the personal guards, was in the imperial capital, Zhou Wen took over Odie's work and commanded a group of civilian guards to be busy. Sun Jie also began to perform his own tasks, secretly recruiting spies from the militia, and Zhao Hu led the intelligence network. Slowly start to take shape.

Locke and Luo Fei became mature unexpectedly. The two of them followed several centurions and Juan, the captain, and began to learn the ability to command subordinates.

Although Peter and Kate were very dissatisfied with the commodity prices in Mingyue City, they still held their noses and acquiesced due to the huge profits of smuggling.

It's just that they didn't increase the price of the goods here because they were concerned that Mingyue City had other sources of goods.After discussing with Zhao Hu about the products to be purchased, he hurried back to the provincial capital with the purchase catalog given by Fair.

Zhao Hu, who didn't want to be an idler during the waiting time, divided the militia into three parts. One part was under Liu Bin's command to monitor the rogue captives and build their territories, and at the same time help the shipwrights repair the captured ships.

Sea-going ships are the top priority of smuggling activities, and the center of gravity of the territory is completely tilted here.

One started to patrol and guard the territory under the command of Juan, and the last one was trained under the leadership of Zhao Hu.

Of course, these three militiamen rotated every few days, while the servants trained all the time. After all, the servants from the grassland were the ones Zhao Huling had the most combat effectiveness.

As for those personal guards?Being busy with territorial construction will kill them, and they are all civil servants, so it doesn't matter if they are trained or not.

However, within a few days of Zhao Hu's training, the shipbuilding materials that Peter promised and the horses and weapons that Kate promised were delivered in an endless stream, along with a large number of goods ordered by Fair, together with Peter and Kate. The gold coins that the two used to purchase.

Ever since, except for the security personnel, most of the human and material resources have been invested in the construction of the shipyard and the expansion of the dock.

Zhao Hu handed over the work of counting supplies to the civil servants headed by Aokede, handed over the construction of the territory to Liu Bin, and handed over the defense to Ju'an.

Then, accompanied by the four personal guards and two cronies of Peter and Kate, they took a group of sailors selected from the rogue captives, and a group of elite militiamen, and drove dozens of boxes of gold coins, and opened all repaired cars. Under the guidance of Mod's direct subordinates, the ship sailed to the southeast peninsula.

In fact, Zhao Hu didn't need to come forward in person, but he was a rookie, and it was his first time to smuggle. As a leader of the power, he couldn't justify not meeting the leader who controlled the supply of goods, so Zhao Hu made the voyage this time.

Under the guidance of Mod's direct subordinates and the captive sailors, although the fleet was against the wind and the current, it quickly entered the sea area of ​​the southeast peninsula.

Only now did Zhao Hu understand why so many rogues appeared on the coast of the empire, because only a sampan was enough to float to the empire with ease. For a rich empire too.

(End of this chapter)