Chapter 236 Craftsmanship Camp Shipyard Camp
After the annexation of the three villages in Dulonggang, the county issued an announcement to liberalize land trading. Zhao Zhen also didn't expect that the farmers in the county would suddenly rush to the main villages, spending most of their copper coins to occupy the fields they were interested in early.
Zhao Zhen has already made a plan here. In principle, whoever rents the land will subscribe first. Being close to a water park, Zhao Zhen attached great importance to water conservancy. Most of Liangshan County is paddy fields near the water. The price is five kuans per acre for paddy fields and three kuans for dry fields. Although it is not cheap, there are more than a dozen families in each village who have purchased twenty acres of land in full.
In addition, Zhao Zhen specifically decided that those who have a son serving in the military can purchase ten more acres. After all, twenty acres of land is not enough for a family, so the remaining fields can only be rented and cultivated. In addition to paying taxes, there is also a share of tenant rent. Farmers naturally know that buying land is much more cost-effective than renting land. After all, the land can be passed down.
Taking advantage of this trend, Zhao Zhen opened up the sale of houses again. Those who thought the small courtyard was not enough when they first entered could buy land and build it themselves, or ask the county's Xiangjun to build it.
Yes, it’s Xiangjun. Zhao Zhen took reference from the Xiang Army in the Song Army and also established a Xiang Army. In the Song Dynasty, there were various professional soldiers such as Zhuangcheng soldiers, Laocheng soldiers, Dipu soldiers, Heqing soldiers, Jiangjiang defenders, Kaijiang soldiers, and Yan soldiers.
After discussing with Wu Yong, Xiao Rang and others, Zhao Zhen here consulted [Nine-tailed Turtle] Tao Zongwang for his idea, and took him as the battalion commander. He first established a [Craftsman Camp] specializing in construction. In addition to the original soldiers who were good at building and repairing and changed from the imperial army to the Xiang army, the carpenter's workshop was naturally also included. Carpenters, masons, stonemasons, and apprentices were also recruited from Heihu Temple Town and Dulonggang, a total of 500 people.
[Craftsman Camp] is not engaged in fighting, but specialized in construction. The first errand is to Dulonggang sub-village. It is still a small courtyard as soon as you enter. There are sufficient civil engineering and stone materials, and houses are completed every day. Either rent or sell, so that farmers who buy land nearby can have a place to stay.
Although these craftsmen are all Xiangjun and their salaries are not high, only 200 yuan per month, these craftsmen all join in enthusiastically. However, Zhao Zhen was afraid that these people would have nothing to eat, so he made a fool of himself. In addition to the basic salary, there was also salary money, class salary money, and as a reward for completing the errand, the family could buy five more acres of land and two sets of clothes every year. Moreover, these craftsmen do not need to be stationed in the military camp permanently. They are still at home on weekdays. They can still make a living by tinkering and have time to cultivate their own fields.
In addition to [Craftsman Camp], Zhao Zhen also brought Ruan Xiaoer and Meng Kang back from the main world, and brothers Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi succeeded them.
Zhao Zhen, led by Meng Kang of [Jade Flag Pole], built [Shipyard Camp]. For this, Tao Zongwang and Meng Kang had a dispute. Both camps needed carpenters.
In the end, they were divided into two places according to the craftsmanship that each craftsman was good at. Only then did Zhao Zhen realize that carpenters are not capable of all carpentry jobs. Some carpenters are proficient in everything, and some are only good at one.
Long carpenters are those who build houses, square carpenters are those who make furniture, round carpenters are those who make barrels and foot basins, also known as hoop carpenters, and sawmakers are those who saw wooden boards, also known as boundaries. Craftsman.
Buying and selling fields and houses, building new villages, and recruiting soldiers, the entire Liangshan County suddenly became active, with singing and laughter everywhere.
After resting for a few days, heroes from all over the county began to get busy, training men and horses, and teaching martial arts.
In the water village, Ruan Xiaoer commanded three water armies and taught boat driving and fighting on board every day. I heard that during this battle with Zhujiazhuang, the navy was only on defense and did not fight.
Ruan Xiaoer complained to Zhao Zhen: "Officials, the navy has occupied nearly half of Liangshan County's troops, but it has no use. My brother is not afraid on land."
Zhao Zhen said: "Brother, you have also seen that Brother Meng Kang has established the [Shipyard Camp] here. In addition to fishing boats and merchant ships, it is still mainly warships. The brothers just train the navy and they will be useful one day. If If something happens, this water bank will be where we finally settle down. It will naturally be useful to the navy." Ruan Xiaoer didn't say much after hearing this, but he became more and more interested in training his soldiers. When the weather got warmer, Zhao Zhen resumed his daily martial arts practice. Because Coach Zhang went to Wanzicheng to train his soldiers, Zhao Zhen began to learn from the heroes again. He also added bow and arrow and knife-throwing exercises. In addition to secret manuals, Li Ying inevitably demonstrated himself many times. Zhao Zhen's knife-throwing skills naturally improved rapidly.
On this day, Zhao Zhen held the stone lock in the yard for half an hour. When the time came, Zhao Zhen went into the house and changed clothes. He said something to Cheng Wan'er. When he saw Zhang Yun in Cheng Wan'er's arms, looking at him with big eyes, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but He poked Zhang Yun's cheek with his finger, causing Zhang Yun to giggle and shout "Daddy hugs".
Zhao Zhen couldn't help but take Zhang Yun from Cheng Waner's arms and tease her for a while.
When we arrived at the meeting hall, Wu Yong was already waiting here. After meeting Zhao Zhen, Wu Yong said: "Sir, I plan to go to Dongping Mansion tomorrow to see the boss. The matter of Zhujiazhuang will be settled officially to prevent it from dragging on for too long and sudden changes."
This matter has been discussed for a long time. Although Liangshan County is Jimi County and can be independent in all matters, it is still under the rule of the Song Dynasty. Furthermore, Zhao Zhen's father-in-law, Cheng Wanli, has now been promoted to governor, so Zhao Zhen should congratulate him.
Nowadays, Liangshan County has strong soldiers and horses, and enough weapons and armor to support them. The blacksmith shop has recruited many apprentices. The weapons are good, but the armor is slow. This time, Wu Yong went to Dongping Mansion with the idea of buying some "old armor" from Cheng Wanli.
Ever since he learned that most of the weapons and armor in Zhujiazhuang were obtained from various armies through this channel, Wu Yong became interested.
Zhao Zhen asked: "School, who will you take with you this time?"
Wu Yongdao: "The old governor still needs to accompany you, and there are three more brothers, Shi Jin, Chen Da and Yang Chun, who are close to Zhengzheng. It’s okay, it’s best to accompany them. After returning from Dongping Mansion, the soldiers from the Wanzicheng Camp have completed their initial training, and the three brothers have just formed the Sixth Capital Horse Army.”
Zhao Zhen heard this. He also thought it was true and said, "That's it. Madam's letter has also been prepared and asked to be delivered by the old governor Zhao Xing personally."
Just as he was talking, Shi Qian and Bai Sheng walked out. He came over and saw the ceremony. Just as he was about to serve tea, Shi Qian waved his hand and said, "Officials and military advisors, we have found out the whereabouts of Zhu Yongqing. This kid is also cunning. He actually went to Jingyang Town and lived in Military camp.”
Wu Yongdao: "Is the news accurate?"
Bai Sheng said: "Military advisor, don't worry, I have seen this guy before and will not admit his mistake. This guy must have seen the defeat and was afraid that we would attack Zhujiazhuang. Because of this, I didn't dare to go back, but ran to the Forbidden Army barracks where his brother was located. The two of us looked around, but we didn't ask about the whereabouts of this guy."
"Brother Shi Qian said, this guy is also here. He didn't look like someone who was willing to live in the world, so he must be around. Thinking that Yunlong who was staying in Jingyang Town was his brother, we went to inquire about it carefully, and then we found out that a lot of paper money and incense candles were bought in the military camp. The two of us made special inquiries and found out that it was Yunlong's soldiers who were buying the paper candles. We took advantage of the opportunity of purchasing at the military camp and saw Zhu Yongqing."
Wu Yong said: "This guy. He is quite smart. Now that we have found out where he is, we must be careful in the future. Mr. Yang will send a letter to the sea to prevent him from staying there, and then get rid of this person." br>
Zhao Zhen nodded. It would be best if he could kill Zhu Yongqing. After all, he had a grudge to destroy his family. This guy was good at martial arts. If he did something secretly, he would be troublesome.
(End of this chapter)