The soft sunshine in the early morning passed through the fence window, casting a mottled shadow on Chen Sheng's sleeping young face.

He opened his mouth slightly, breathing evenly, and there was still a little glistening saliva hanging from the corner of his mouth. He looked a little stupid while sleeping, not as shrewd and sinister as he usually was.

Zhao Qing was lying on the edge of the bed, his big eyes curved into crescent moons, and he carefully brushed his cheek with a handful of black hair.

Chen Sheng opened his eyes dimly and glanced at her.

Zhao Qing hurriedly put away his smile and said softly: "Dalang, get up and eat..."

"Well."

Chen Sheng just looked at her without wanting to, and closed his eyes again. His hand naturally fell on her waist, and he hugged her in front of him. He mumbled vaguely: "Sister, please stop making trouble.

I'll sleep a little longer..."

He has been working on a string every day for a while now, working until early in the morning every day. He gets up before dawn to practice martial arts and handle government affairs like a clockwork machine.

After returning home, this string could no longer be stretched.

Even his habit of getting up to practice at the same time every day was abandoned by him today.

He is really too tired.

Zhao Qing's body immediately softened when he hugged him. She still tried hard to hold his strong chest with both hands, supporting her soft noodle-like body so that she would not completely lie on Chen Sheng's body, her face turned up to the sky with a delicate look.

His face was so shy that his ears turned red, but he was also indescribably happy.

"But, but..."

She tried her best to raise her head, her face turned red as if steam was coming out of the top, "There are many people waiting for you in the yard."

Chen Sheng, whose eyes were slightly closed and seemed to be asleep again, frowned impatiently.

Only then did Zhao Qing find that there were wrinkles between his eyebrows. Feeling distressed, he slowly let go of his raised hands and let himself fall on Chen Sheng's chest. Then he stretched out a hand and gently touched his wrinkled chest.

Group brow.

The warm fingertips are like magic.

Chen Sheng's tangled brows were actually smoothed by her.

Chen Sheng snorted, tightened his grip on Zhao Qing's waist slightly, and muttered without opening his eyes: "Let them wait..."

Zhao Qing was stunned, and immediately understood that he was confused. He gently shook his chest and said softly: "Those people from the county government are waiting outside the gate. Waiting in the courtyard are the brothers at home."

, you forgot, it was you who ordered last night to invite the brothers at home to come over for breakfast this morning, saying that you had something to say to them."

Chen Sheng still didn't open his eyes, but he sighed melancholy, then let go of Zhao Qing's waist, raised his hands and said ruthlessly: "Sister, help me wash my face."

Zhao Qing stood up from him with flushed cheeks, glanced at his scoundrel look, pinched his cheek lightly in anger, and said angrily: "Little thing, he's getting worse and worse!"

Really light.

It was like he was afraid of touching the cold hair on his face.

Chen Sheng grinned, showing his big white teeth, and smiled confidently!

…

Last night I took a nice bath and had a good sleep.

Putting on a clean white robe today, Chen Sheng felt refreshed, and all the hard work and fatigue of the past few days were gone.

He strolled to the front yard and saw seventy or eighty high-spirited young people in their early twenties and teenagers in their mid-twenties, standing in a mess in the courtyard, making a mess.

On the wall of the courtyard, there are many old people who are worried about their children. They sit on the wall, folding their hands, grinning like honest old farmers and staring at the boys playing in the courtyard with silly amusement.

But when Chen Sheng saw those old guys from a distance, he felt angry and funny at the same time.

The saying that people become better with age is indeed true.

These old people who pretend to be ignorant and pretend to be ignorant are the best examples.

Seeing Chen Sheng come out, the boys playing in the courtyard stopped one after another and greeted him with respect and family.

"Brother, we haven't practiced martial arts together for a long time!"

"Boss Chen, why did you get up just now? We have been waiting for you to start dinner for a long time!"

People with the surname Chen are called Daxiong, and people with other surnames, regardless of age, are called Chen Laoda.

Chen Sheng glanced at the steaming pots outside the kitchen, smiled and scolded angrily: "Eat, eat, eat, you will know if you can be successful... Sister, dinner is ready, let's talk while eating!"

Zhao Qing, who was busy in the kitchen, responded from a distance and asked the cook to bring out the steamed cakes.

Seeing this, a group of boys gathered in front of the kitchen door with smiles on their faces, carrying corn porridge in one hand and steamed cakes in the other.

That is to say, there are often so many pot-bellied men eating in the Chen family courtyard, and the pots and pans are fully stocked.

For an ordinary person, just gathering these pots and pans would be too much, let alone the food consumed for this meal.

Soon.

A loud sound of sizzling porridge could be heard in the Chen family courtyard.

Chen Sheng was sitting on the steps, surrounded by half-grown men standing and squatting, and the sounds of snoring and snoring kept coming and going, making him feel like he was standing next to a pig pen eating breakfast.

He took a bite of the steamed cake, chewed it twice, and then drank a large mouthful of pulpy corn porridge with a little salt added.

So fragrant.

"Our family's situation in Chen County has been opened up!"

While chewing, he said calmly: "I'm calling you guys here today to make arrangements for your future."

That's why he said those naysayers on the wall were pretending to be ignorant.

He summoned his brothers and sisters at home today to find out why.

Those old guys all have the same mentality as Ming Jing'er.

But everyone just pretends not to know, and is afraid that their children will suffer a hidden disadvantage because of their ignorance.

This is how everyone climbs up the wall, pretending to watch the fun...

Chen Sheng knew it well.

The situation in Chen County has stabilized.

It is indeed time to sit in rows and divide the fruits.

These days.

He also selected some smart and capable uncles from his family, entrusted them with important tasks, and went to various counties to hold important positions.

But after all, the Chen family is a business family founded on martial arts. There are very few uncles who have the ability to stand alone.

Chen Sheng selected more people from Huaian Hall than from his own family!

This approach must be done without distinction between closeness and distance.

Don't say anything else.

When was the time when weapons were used, it was not the uncles at home who were at the forefront?

When was there a time when weapons were used and no one at home wore sackcloth, wore mourning, or burned paper money?

But from beginning to end, no one said anything.

No matter whether the mainstay of the family died in the war or outside.

Or Chen Sheng promoted people from other families to serve as officials.

No one said a word about the old Chen family.

No one came to ask Chen Sheng for an official position.

They all just went about the funeral in silence.

Knowing that Chen Sheng was very busy, he didn't even notify him to come back for the funeral...

When people who are close start a business together, two situations often occur.

The first type is to rely on the close relationship with the boss to cheat and dominate in various ways. They feel that because of that relationship, they should enjoy happiness!

Another reason is that because I have a relationship with my boss outside of work, I work harder, abide by the rules and regulations more strictly, and always think about helping my own people and giving credit to my own people.

The Chen family...

They are all of the second type.

But they didn't say it.

Chen Sheng had to think about it.

Put aside the fact that you should be rewarded for your efforts.

Just the fact that these shopkeepers have maintained a symbiotic relationship with the old Chen family for four generations is a great treasure in Chen Sheng's eyes!

As long as it is developed well, it is a great treasure that can crack the earth and seal the king when it is advanced, and make the country rich and enemy when it is retreated!

…

"To have the right means we share blessings and share misfortunes. When our family was in trouble in the past, we all tightened our belts and got through it together!"

Chen Sheng sat on the steps and ate breakfast, and said with a smile on his face: "Now that our family is on the rise, of course we all have to eat well together, drink spicy food, and be prosperous and wealthy together!"

When the Chen family boys squatting elsewhere saw him speaking, they all held pottery bowls as big as their own faces, squatted in front of him, slowed down their eating and drinking, and listened to him attentively.

Seventy or eighty people looked up at him, giving Chen Sheng the feeling that he had become a teacher and was teaching these half-grown children.

"But."

He put down the sea bowl in his hand, and slightly withdrew the smile on his face: "What our family will do in the future will be completely different from what our family did before."

"My family used to make a living by selling goods. After we have strengthened our body and bones, become proficient in martial arts, and sharpened our knives, we will be able to live together and move goods with the caravan."

"But in the future, all of us will be officials!"

"Being an official is divided into civil and military affairs."

"To be a civil servant, reading and literacy are just the most basic things. You also have to be able to do things."

"For example, if you are asked to manage the county's granary, you must at least know how much grain you manage, what types of grain you manage, which grains need to be protected from insects, which grains need to be turned frequently, how much grain you have received this year, and how much you have spent. How much grain did you buy, did your subordinates steal grain from the warehouse behind your back, and did anyone make false accounts?"

"You said, if you can't even do these things well, how can you manage the granary well?"

"Being a general, being able to fight and kill is just the most basic thing. You also have to be able to lead troops."

"First of all, you have to know what the soldiers under you are thinking, right? If you don't know this, what if someone secretly stabs you in the dark one day?"

"It's not enough to know what the soldiers under your command are thinking. You also have to have the soldiers under your command support you. How do you make them support you? First, conquer them, and then feed them, wear warm clothes, pay them enough, and eat together. Live together and train together, and treat them as your brothers and sisters. Only in this way will they fight to the death for you!"

"It is not enough to know what the soldiers think and to be supported by the soldiers."

"You still need to know how to train soldiers, right? If you don't train them all to be able to fight and kill like us, they will all be soft-footed shrimps who can't even hold a knife. You just bring one thousand, ten thousand, and so on. What's the use?"

"You still have to know how to fight, right? Then when the war breaks out, there are people everywhere and you can't hear anything. If you don't know how to fight, you can win the battle and come back alive.

But you and your soldiers foolishly jumped into the enemy's trap, wouldn't you be completely blind?"

He said slowly and slowly.

After saying that, he showed a malicious smile like a wolf grandmother: "Do you know these?"

A group of half-grown men, holding pottery bowls bigger than their own faces, looked at me in confusion, and I looked at you, and then they all shook their heads.

"It's good to know that you can't."

Chen Sheng clapped his hands and the smile on his face became stronger: "No, then let's learn!"

"starting today."

"For brothers who are over fifteen years old, some will enter various yamen and start as low-level officials, and some will enter the Nanda camp and start as soldiers, and they will change every three months."

"Today next year, you come back and tell me whether you want to be a civil servant or a military general. At that time, I will find a suitable position for you based on your overall performance in the past year."

"There is no superiority or inferiority in civil and military affairs. Military generals are only as good as military generals. Civil servants are only as good as civil servants. The one that suits you is the best!"

"It is not my purpose to ask you to be petty officials or soldiers, nor is it your future. I want you to learn, learn how to do things, learn how to lead troops, and learn the ways of the world. You should see more, think more, and less.

explain!"

"By the way, all the brothers who have entered the county government and Nanda Camp must not be mentioned to the outside world. You are my brothers, Chen Sheng. If everyone respects you and supports you because of this, you will not be able to learn the real thing. Someone needs to

If asked, just make up an identity at random."

"Brothers who are not yet fifteen, you will study martial arts in the morning and go to school in the afternoon. You will learn one day of astronomy and one day of martial arts. I will ask old officials and soldiers to teach you how to be an official and how to lead an army.

Your learning results will eventually be summarized in written form and given to me. If you study well, you will be able to be an important official when you enter various yamen, and you will be able to be a commander or village commander when you enter Nanda Camp."

He stood up, his eyes slowly swept across the confused faces that didn't know what they were about to face, with an aunt's smile on their faces: "Brothers, I have given you the ladder to climb forward. If you can get to that step,

It depends on whether you work hard or not...your future is in your hands!"

Before a group of teenagers could recover, the old guys sitting on the wall with their ears propped up and eavesdropping had already given them a thumbs up and said loudly: "Great job, Mr. Da Lang!"

"What are you doing here, you idiot? Why don't you thank your elder brother quickly!"

"Zhu'er, are you such a bitch that you are holding a golden job and are so reluctant to let go?"

"Dalang, I think we are pretty good and can still be useful. Do you think we can be a village chief?"

Only then did a group of young men come back to their senses. They held pottery bowls and thanked Chen Sheng with smiles on their faces.

Well, what bad intentions does my elder brother have?

It must be for my own good!

Chen Sheng looked at the group of old people on the wall laughing and joking, and waved his hands angrily: "Okay, okay, hurry up and get out of here after eating. Those who should pack their bags, those who should buy bamboo slips and carving knives."

Bamboo slip carving knife, I still have business to do here!"
Chapter completed!