At the end of the Tang Dynasty, it was a feudal town, but in Western Europe

"No." Bolenus wiped the sweat off his face. "This time, in order to find enough scholars, I searched all over Constantinople and brought two scholars. One is good at finance, and the other is good at water conservancy and agriculture."

"Oh, who is it? Show me?"

"It's the black-haired one over there." Bolenus turned his head and pointed at Eugene who was riding a little donkey. Eugene was covered in dust, skinny, and torn. If it weren't for his polite movements and demeanor, Feng Sen would have thought it was a beggar.

"Didn't you say there are two scholars? Is there another one?" Feng Sen asked curiously.

Bolenus smiled awkwardly: "The scholar accidentally fell while crossing the river and broke a leg. The wound festered. He is still having a high fever and lying in my carriage."

"You ask someone to send him to the medical clinic next to the Yamen. Now that the wound has been debrided and the fever has subsided, he might still be alive." Feng Sen called a guard, "Let him guide you."

Under the leadership of the guards, the carriage rushed towards the city at high speed.

Feng Sen glanced back at the group of refugees, and asked, "What is the proportion of the population of this group of immigrants?"

"Population ratio? What is that?" Bolenus asked in a daze.

Feng Sen explained: "How many old people, young people and children are there, what cultural and geographical origins do they have, how many men and women are there, and what is the difference in occupation? Have you counted all of them?"

"Ah, I have a roster here, which is the contract they signed with me on the way to emigrate, but I haven't counted it in detail." Bolenus recalled it carefully for a while, and said, "But among the more than 600 people, almost half All of the above are bankrupt soldiers who lost their land due to the iconoclasm restoration movement and the war, and then there are dozens of craftsmen, and the rest are refugees from Anatolia, and then there are seventy or eighty primary school teachers, copyists clerk or apprentice.”

Feng Sen nodded. He stroked the beard on his chin and said, "Give me the roster later, and I'll ask someone to count... What's the name of the scholar you mentioned earlier?"

"Eugene."

"Is he Greek?"

"Yes."

Feng Sen took the rein, turned around, let people walk by him, and waited for Eugene to drive the little donkey forward.

"Your name is Eugene?" Feng Sen got off his horse and looked directly at Eugene who was riding on the donkey.

Eugene immediately got off his donkey, stood up straight, and replied respectfully: "Yes, Your Excellency, your city looks very magnificent and exquisite. I think there are not many cities in Greece that can compare with yours." City, dare I say it, second only to Constantinople, Queen of Cities."

"You don't need to compliment this place, it's still a new city." Feng Sen laughed and said, "Are you a student of the University of Constantinople?"

"Yes, I dare say that among the college students who graduated with me, my familiarity with and proficiency in the law is unmatched. Of course, if you want advice on agriculture and water conservancy, I can also provide you with sincere advice." Suppressing the hunger in his stomach, Eugene said with a smile.

Looking at his clothes full of holes, Feng Sen thought for a while, took off his own clothes, and put them on him. With Eugene's moving eyes, Feng Sen handed the reins of his horse to Eugene's. Hand: "This is really not a place to talk, you ride this horse first, let's go to my study and talk."

Chapter 235 Five Divisions of the Shogunate

Not long after Magdeburg was first built, everything was naturally simple and simple. Even Feng Sen himself lived in a small courtyard of [-] square meters, not to mention the center of the town, the Magdeburg yamen.

This was originally the meeting hall of the local tribe. After it was destroyed, it was not only rebuilt on the original basis, but also added a new floor. The signing room where Feng Sen usually works is on the second floor of the yamen.

However, compared with his study in Hamburg, this place is much simpler. Not only is it not ventilated, but the furniture and rooms are also a bit dilapidated, and even green mold can be seen, with an unpleasant rotten smell.

It's still in the development stage, Feng Sen doesn't want to be extravagant and licentious, the room is rotten or rotten, let's just make do with it, but the secretary Lang Li Baojing next to him couldn't bear it, so he simply moved a set of desks and chairs to the door to serve as Feng Sen's porter.

Stepping on the creaking stairs, countless dust under the sun was shaken up with the three people's footsteps, and then turned into a small sandstorm, causing the priests and clerks who were copying below to eat a burst of dust.

Bolenus, Kara, Eugene and others came to Feng Sen's signing room together, but compared with the dusty travels before, they are much more energetic now.

After eating, bathing, taking a nap or taking a technical nap, the three of them put on new clothes, and they finally looked like nobles from the Byzantine family.

Seeing the three of them coming together, Feng Sen didn't talk nonsense, clapped his hands, and without talking, Li Baojing walked out from behind the door holding a report and handed it to Feng Sen.

"Eugene, have you figured out what job you want to do?" Feng Sen unfolded the booklet in his hand and placed it on the table in front of him. "At present, I have five departments in my hand, namely the Inspection Department, the Education Department, the Zhongshu Department, the Construction Department and the Tuntian Department."

Eugene saluted Feng Sen respectfully: "I was born in Constantinople. Although I work in the government, it is different from here after all. Can your lord explain to me what these departments are responsible for?"

"The Inspection Department is in charge of public security, fire prevention, and burglar arrest. The chief officer is Cui Xutuo, but he can't control the trial. The trial is either decided by people from the church going to the countryside, or by a special judge in the yamen.

The Department of Teaching and Administration is in charge of managing the church, conducting education and missionary work, and the chief officer is Priest Zhenhui, who is mainly in charge of connecting with the church and managing the priests.

The Zhongshu Division is responsible for allocating personnel and materials and making decisions. The chief officer is Sima Wangjiao, who also serves as the marching Sima of my legion. His main job is to make specific decisions based on my needs and Give me feedback.

The construction department is responsible for infrastructure and engineering. The chief officer is Chen Chongyi. The main work is to build roads, build dams, dig canals or erect bridges.

In the end, the Tuntian Division was responsible for reclamation and management of fields. The chief officer was Han Gang, who was mainly responsible for reclamation of farmland, management of land and farming, as well as research and teaching of agricultural and forestry technology, and breeding.

These five departments are all subordinate to my personal shogunate. In other words, I alone have the final say on the appointment and promotion of the personnel inside, but if you do a good job, I can also let you out and let you To be sheriff or governor.What do you think, Maester Eugene? "

If you want Eugene to say, of course he wants to join the Zhongshu Division. This decision-making is obviously directly facing the final boss. From Eugene's own experience and observation, the one closest to the center of the power vortex is the easiest to gain power. But it is also the easiest to be torn apart by the whirlpool.

For such an obvious core organization as the Zhongshu Division, if I am a person who has not verified his loyalty, I am afraid that the Duke will not agree to it. Even if I go in, I am a newcomer, my eyes are dark, I can't do anything, and I will be marginalized.

This lord is doing practical things, as can be seen from this simple study room. After getting old in the officialdom, Eugene knows that he wants to be promoted and do what he likes. If the boss likes to do practical things, then do practical things. Just kiss ass.

Therefore, it should be chosen from the construction department and the Tuntian department.

After thinking for a long time, Eugene said: "Compared with agriculture, I am more inclined to water conservancy, and maybe the construction department is more suitable for me."

"Okay." Feng Sen took out a blank piece of paper from the wooden board, wrote two notes, signed and stamped it, and handed it to an attendant, "Bachelor Eugene, follow him, and he will take you to apply for a confession, collect items and related rules. These days, you should learn Chinese in Magdeburg first, and go to Hamburg with me in a few days."

Eugene immediately knelt down and stroked his chest, and said politely and flatteringly: "It is my greatest honor to obey Your Excellency the Duke, and I will prove that you have made a correct decision."

The attendants led Eugene out, and Bolenus immediately approached and asked, "How do you plan to distribute these people?"

"You brought seven people from 630 this time. Thank you for your hard work." Feng Sen stood up and squeezed Bolenus' shoulders. Although Feng Sen thought he was not strong enough, Bolenus' face was still a little blue.

"Among the 630 seven people, there are 320 five bankrupt soldiers, including Greeks, Latins, and Slavs." Feng Sen compared the data in the report and said, "These people can choose to either become free citizens and reclaim the land by themselves, or follow my tooth soldiers as rebels for two years, and then turn into bannermen after two years.

The same is true for the remaining 180 peasant households. Either the free people went to cultivate themselves, or they went to serve as righteous servants, serving as guards and servants on the battlefield for the dental soldiers.

Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I will ask people to try them. Those who are capable will stay by my side as guards, and those who are not, then go to be righteous or free people.The selection will start tomorrow, and I only need fifty guards. The rest of them will have to build dams with the construction department or open up wasteland with the Tuntian department. "

While nodding in agreement, Bolenus asked, "Aren't there craftsmen, elementary school teachers, and scribes among these people? What should they do?"

"Choose some elementary school teachers to go to the Hamburg Academy to teach courses such as Latin and mathematics. The second batch of young soldiers is about to enter the school, and there is a shortage of people. The scribes should go to various households and guards to do clerical work first." Feng Sen glanced at the outline written by Li Baojing in elegant ink, "As for the craftsmen... are there any craftsmen?"

"There were tanners, blacksmiths, coppersmiths, carpenters, and coopers."

"Except for the coppersmiths, let's go to Xingyefang to help. The monthly wages and food will be paid. The coppersmiths will stay first, and I will use them for other purposes."

Bolenus clapped his hands and said: "Coincidentally, the leader of this group of craftsmen happens to be a coppersmith. He, plus three apprentices, and another single coppersmith, are all the coppersmiths... Your Excellency, do you want to meet them?"

"It's better to hit the sun than to choose the day, so call him in."

"Of order, Your Excellency the Duke." Bowing to Feng Sen, Bolenus stepped back facing Feng Sen.

Just before he stepped out of the gate with his left foot, Feng Sen stopped him: "Wait."

As soon as Bolenus turned his head, a heavy bag fell into his hands. Bolenus opened the bag, and his eyes were instantly dyed yellow by the golden color in it.

Feng Sen put the book back to its original place, and said with a smile, "Don't look at it, it's all Solidar, this is your reward and the reward for bringing someone here."

"Thank you for your generosity!"

Chapter 236 Distillation Technology and Coppersmith

When this Latin coppersmith named Ajax appeared, Feng Sen almost thought he was a dwarf who ran away from the Lord of the Rings set.

This Latin craftsman is about 1.5 meters tall, with a short stature. His thick gray beard and shaggy hair almost covered two-thirds of his face, leaving only a pair of piercing eyes staring straight at Feng Sen's face. .

He was wearing a linen robe and a vest made of rabbit skin. The exposed skin was shriveled and haggard, covered with burn marks. Feng Sen could clearly hear the crackling of his bones and joints when he walked.

"It's an honor to meet you, Your Excellency the Duke." Ajax bowed to Feng Sen, but there was no expression on his face, and there was even an imperceptible trace of impatience, which was indicated by his constant rubbing of his fingers.

"Ajax? Are you Latin?"

"Yes, Your Excellency the Duke, I am a pure-blooded Latin." Sighing, Ajax explained as usual, "My father is my mother's cousin, and this is my father's punishment for their premarital incest." punishment."

"You don't have to tell me this." Feng Sen tapped the table with the holder of the Langhao pen, "In Saxony, as long as you have talent, a blind man can be an earl."

"I believe in you, sir." Ajax's eyes were full of disbelief.

Feng Sen was not going to explain anything. Facts always speak louder than words. He asked, "Are you a coppersmith? What do you usually use copper to make?"

"I can make copper bells, copper pots, copper locks, and I can also make copper bugles. Her Royal Highness once ordered a batch of military musical instruments from me. The bugles I made made the Bulgars flee."

"Bugle? So it has brass pipes, right?"

"Yes, there must be copper pipes, do you want me to build you copper pipes? How thick do you need?"

Feng Sen beckoned and whispered to Li Baojing for a while, and then she went to fetch the blueprint with reddened ear tips.

Putting the Langhao pen on the pen holder, Feng Sen stretched out his little finger: "It's enough that the inner cavity is about as thick as my little finger."

"can."

"I haven't finished, I want to be more complicated, first, the thin tube should be in the shape of a spiral, and then I also need a thicker copper tube, just enough to insert the spiral thin tube, and the thicker tube There is also a copper pipe at each end."

"Spiral copper pipe..." Ajax pondered for a few seconds and said, "Yes, I can do it, but it will take a long time. How much do you need? Do you have a time requirement?"

"Don't worry." Feng Sen comforted the suspicious and rude dwarf. At this moment, Li Baojing walked in with a scroll, "Look at the blueprint first."

Hearing this, Ajax's original unchanging face finally became a bit of a failure. Sure enough, the nobles will never change. They are always so self-righteous, thinking that they can draw a picture casually and call it a blueprint. Is that called a blueprint? ?That is called a few.

Professional work should be done by professional people. There is no reason for laymen to direct experts.

He took the blueprint from the little girl with a black face, and looked at it with a frown. He made up his mind. He drew his own and made his own. If not, he just put a shell on the outside, just like the last time someone asked him to use a live cuckoo to make a clock, and Ajax put a birdcage and a cuckoo on the shell of the water quarter clock. When the time came, he used a mechanism to hit the cuckoo's buttocks, and the nobleman didn't see it at all.

It will be the same this time...huh?

But these ideas collapsed instantly after contacting Feng Sen’s drawings. The precise scale, the magical three-view, each small part, and the three-dimensional structure are very clear. The drawings drawn in this way are much clearer than the ancestral drawings of Ajax.

"You should learn more about this drawing method, and we will use this method to describe our drawings in the future." Feng Sen said with a smile.

Ajax replied in a muffled voice, and carefully looked at the content of the drawing.

On the drawing, it is a strange structure designed by many intersecting copper pipes, winding and twisting, and finally it seems that some kind of liquid is going to flow out of the sharp mouth. Ajax took a long time to understand that this is probably an alchemy tool. The alchemists he saw in King Castle often used strange tools.

What kind of crucible, what kind of pipe, what kind of sage's stone, could it be that the Duke in front of him also likes alchemy?

"This alchemy artifact is very strange, I have never seen it before." Ajax replied honestly, "I have never built it before, I am afraid it will take a while to experiment."

"It doesn't matter, you have one year to try to make this 'alchemy' artifact." Feng Sen said with a suppressed smile.

It is not wrong to say that this is an alchemy equipment, because it can indeed turn stones into gold, or water into gold... Yes, this is a set of distillation equipment.

As a separation process, distillation has a wide range of uses. It uses the principle of different boiling points of substances, first evaporates and then condenses, so that various chemical substances can be extracted and purified.

Like purifying herbs and alcohol, making perfume and dyes, none of them need distillation technology, and the potions, alcohols, perfumes, and dyes produced by them are profiteering products. Feng Sen has long wanted to open such a The production line is up.

But the problem came, he couldn't make glass of this shape, and there was no omnipotent bamboo in the local area, so Feng Sen had to find those Lombard businessmen and reluctantly bought a batch of copper materials.

Although the copper materials are available, no one knows copper smelting and forging, so we have to wait for a while. Now that the coppersmith from Byzantium has joined, the plan can finally start.

"Well, I'll give you a year, and you try to do it as much as you can, but copper is expensive, so you'd better save some materials."

"I, Ajax, never take advantage of my employer." Ajax replied coldly.

Feng Sen nodded: "Okay, if you do a good job, I will give you the status of a banner man or even a soldier. You must have heard of the treatment of the Eight Banners, right?"

Ajax waved his hands again and again, "Your Excellency, I'm a dwarf. I can't fight, I can't go to the battlefield."

"Who told you to go to the battlefield." Feng Sen said dumbfounded, "There are also generals in the Eight Banners, and the bannermen who are generals don't need to go to the battlefield. Their battlefield is to forge weapons and utensils.

In General Guard, we will assign workshops to each banner craftsman. On weekdays, I will give you a quota. As long as you complete the quota tasks, in the rest of the time, what you sell yourself is none of my business. , the specific operation is still arranged by Qianhu.

Don't worry, the military guard Qianhu is naturally a general, and the guardian of your craftsman guard Qianhu is a supervisor or even an agent. As long as you complete the task, you will be autonomous and run by yourself, but ah, If I also have an order, you must complete it first.

If you do well, you craftsmen can even become officials in the shogunate after learning to write, and you can even become nobles after making great contributions. "

"Oh? Really?" Ajax read blankly, obviously, he didn't believe what the Duke said.

Feng Sen was a little annoyed in his heart, but after thinking about it, he waved his hand disinterestedly: "At that time, you will know if I am lying to you. During this period, rest more and study the blueprints. I have prepared clothes and food for you. In a few days, you will go to Hamburg City with me."

Chapter 237 Nie Yinniang and Arvo

Looking up at the plaque on the gate of the General's Mansion, Feng Sen felt a rare sense of tranquility. After working hard for half a year, he finally came back. Although the General's Mansion was not as good as his hometown, it was still his own home.

At the beginning of December, after the Byzantine immigrants were finally resettled, Feng Sen finally returned to Hamburg.

The General’s Mansion has been largely repaired. In front of the General’s Mansion, the canal from the Ulster River passes through the gate of the General’s Mansion. It is called the General’s Canal, and the wide square at the entrance of the General’s Mansion is used for gatherings on weekdays. .

"Let's go, I can finally rest for a few days." Feng Sen said to Gisela beside him.

Gisela also had a tired look on her face, but she smiled gently and didn't say much.

Stepping into the general's mansion, you can still see many new trees. Walk through the cobbled square path, and enter the courtyard through the middle of the corridor. The courtyard divided into two parts by the corridor obviously has some patio flavor.

The railings on both sides of the promenade are engraved with reliefs of blooming lotus flowers, inlaid with busts of various saints or Isaiah in the lotus flowers, all carved from oak, very gorgeous.

When he came to the Sijin courtyard where he usually lived, he threw aside the cloak on his shoulders, and casually said to a servant next to him, "Put some hot water on me, we need to wash up."

The attendant replied respectfully: "Madame Zhu asked us to build a hot tub. Do you want us to bring the hot water to your room in a wooden barrel, or to the bath?"

"Of course I went to the bathing pool." Feng Sen smiled, "Aunt Zhu still understands me, go boil the water, and move quickly."