After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhang Xing's life began to become increasingly dull.
Military affairs and changes in the top brass of the imperial court seem to have become distant. They are always just topics when everyone is fishing, and it is difficult to reflect them in life. The conscription is still going on, and the effect of the list is also there, and the public security turmoil caused by it still exists, but
Everyone in Dongdu has become accustomed to it. Even Zhang Xing himself has become harsh and casual when helping to handle the copywriting of public security cases. Only the young people who look the most innocent but have the most promise will get his copywriting help.
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Zhang Xing understands very well what is going on. After all, the country has returned to normal. It is because he took the initiative to choose a clerk instead of a field worker. Otherwise, at worst, there would be exciting scenes such as fighting and killing in life.
Appears every day.
Until now, Qin Bao often comes back with blood all over his body after working in the field.
In this regard, Zhang Sanlang, who was prosperous in Jing'an Typhoon, did not feel that he had made the wrong choice. He was dormant and wanted to survive. There was nothing shameful about it. However, when he walked around at night or practiced martial arts and meditated every day, he couldn't bear it.
There will be a bit of anxiety in the house.
When can I become a master of elixir condensation?
When can I do the black ribbon?
When can we live a freer, happier and more wanton life in this feudal era of superiority and inferiority?
Also, although Inspector Bai is still taking care of her, isn't it that she has gradually become distant?
At the end of autumn, during the slack time for farming, the imperial court suddenly announced that a bright hall would be built in Ziwei Palace.
The emperor sat in the Mingtang and knew as soon as he heard that this was the main hall of Ziwei Palace.
At the beginning, it was said that the matter was controversial. The main reason was that the original main hall of Ziwei Palace, Qianyuan Hall, was in good condition. It was only built 20 years after the establishment of Dongdu City. There was no need to build a new Mingtang.
However, the sage overcame all objections and demolished the old one and replaced it with a new one.
Not only that, not even any of the Nanya princes, including Cao Zhongcheng, expressed their dissatisfaction. Many people speculated that there might be some hidden secrets, but that was not something that the people at the bottom could know... In fact, it was Zhang.
Xing also guessed something during the discussion with Li Ding, but he was not sure about it. It was just an opinion.
All in all, the matter is a foregone conclusion, and the construction of Mingtang will begin immediately.
First, Zhongzhi came out of Ziwei Palace. Bai Hengqiu, the Marquis of Ji'an who was the hero of the previous quelling Yang Shen's rebellion, was transferred to the Ministry of Industry as the Minister of Industry and the Provincial History, and entered Nanya to take charge of Mingtang affairs and personally
The construction period was set until February of the following year.
This is so as not to delay the Immortality Festival held in honor of the Qing Emperor on the second day of February.
Immediately, Bai Hengqiu and Shangshu Bai quickly gave the cost and number of laborers according to the design drawings and construction period given by Ziwei Palace.
According to the requirements, the armymen from Sanhe, Guanlong, Central Plains, Hebei, Jingxiang, and the eastern border were immediately recruited to Beijing. The nearest ones were limited to one month, and the farther ones were half a month. The flow of labor was continuous, ensuring that it would start from early winter in October.
, hundreds of thousands of people have been continuously participating in the construction work.
Calculated in this way, a Mingtang in Dongdu needs to maintain a monthly labor force of about 200,000 to 300,000 for four months. This number is only one to two percent of the regular population of Dongdu. The Luokou warehouse is here, and the supply of money and food is certain.
no problem.
Including the cost of the Mingtang itself, the newly appointed Minister of Industry also quickly said that it only costs a few million yuan... This seems understandable, because all manpower is free, like corvee; specific building materials are also
These are all done on special occasions. Those tall golden nanmu trees have always been the private property of the royal family, but the transportation is laborious. The huge gold bricks also need to be specially set up in a kiln outside the city and fired all over again.
If you think about it this way, a bright hall seems to be nothing to the wealthy Wei Dynasty.
Even Zhang Xing, after thinking about it, felt that it was nothing... Just think about it and you will know. How much food and logistics did the 200,000-strong army need to conquer Dongyi? How many civilians did it take to transport them for how many days? Yang Shen rebelled.
It caused trouble to more than ten counties and almost reached the east capital. How big of a movement was it?
Even now, compared to this matter, what really brings about huge changes in life in Dongdu City is the 40,000-strong Upper Five Army.
Because according to the arrangements of the Ministry of War, the 120,000-strong army and the 80,000-strong reserve force are still stationed and trained in various parts of Shaanxi and Luo. However, the 40,000-strong new fifth army will be divided into five according to the military number, and will be deployed around Dongdu.
Five small cities were built and garrisoned, each of which was no more than ten miles away from the Dongdu city wall.
And this is basically equivalent to adding five towns next to Dongdu, which also provides Dongdu with a new high-end population of 50,000.
It is really a high-end population. These people are beyond the conventional recruitment. They are paid and organized, and they are all strong and strong young men. Their existence will greatly stimulate the consumption of Dongdu City and contribute to Dongdu City.
bring huge impact.
But again, these have nothing to do with the model Baishou Zhang Sanlang. He now seems to have really integrated into this era and become a member of the Wei Dynasty.
And he blended in like a fish in water.
The autumn wind was rustling. At noon, in the tavern on Chengfufang Cross Street, Zhang Xing was pushing a handful of broken silver to the person opposite. This handful of broken silver was transferred from the black tower to the Ministry of Punishment on the third day after transferring a son of a wealthy family.
The black ribbons took the bulk of the profit, but he only had this handful, but he gave it away three days later.
The young man opposite had bright eyes, but his clothes were in tatters, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. When he saw this handful of silver, he did not move at all.
"Take the money, take a shower, change clothes, buy a new knife... I will clear your record. They don't want to admit that you were wrongly imprisoned, so that's all they can do." Seeing this, Zhang Xing said helplessly.
"If you are still angry and want to get ahead, go to the Ministry of War to find Li Ding, a member of the Driving Department. Give me my name and ask him to write you a letter. Go to the Zhongba Army to recruit. There are still hundreds of people left.
There is a vacancy; if your mind is weak, just go home and be a good country boy."
After saying this, the young man opposite still didn't take the money, but raised his head.
By the way, this man is called Niuda, and he is also from the East. He is a little younger than Qin Bao, and he is taller, shorter, fatter and thinner. His temperament is exactly what Qin Bao looked like when he was in the countryside, but he was just released from the black tower.
, inevitably embarrassed.
In fact, he was also unlucky. Like Qin Bao, after the Eastern Qi Dynasty declined from officialdom, he was well-educated by his family when he was a child, and he started to practice spiritually. Now he seems to have five channels of positive energy, and he has always wanted to have a career...
I heard that new troops were being recruited here in Dongdu, so I came excitedly. However, after I arrived, I ran into a gang dispute before I could participate in the recruitment.
At this time, the old people in Dongdu City had gradually become familiar with the methods of outsiders, and most of them resorted to outsmarting them.
This Niu Da was young and vigorous, and saw prosperity for the first time, but he was easily captured by a gang leader in a monastery with a gentle girl from the monastery. Then he thought he had met a loyal brother and a confidante, so he risked all his skills to replace him.
Working hard...but turning around, after the boss of the village used Niu Dashou to get rid of several opponents, he finally climbed up to the banner of a clean street tiger. Instead, he easily sold him and dedicated it to the banner as his contribution.
Even the woman gave the general flag as a gift.
Frankly speaking, Zhang Xing has not seen such a solid plot for a long, long time, so it is rare for him to straighten his back and directly enforce the law impartially and speak out with justice. His confident and indignant look made the older black ribbons who have always looked after Zhang Xing
Do you all think that your family has been too careless about people's lives?
Therefore, this person was easily fished out.
"Brother Zhang... I have heard people talk about you in the gang in Fangli, saying that you are the timely rain in Jing'an Terrace. Today, I am freed from prison because of your righteousness. Not to mention this kindness."
Da did not accept the money, but raised his head with clear eyes. "But, don't you still have the nickname "Desperate Saburo"? Could it be that even someone like you only advised me to live in peace and not allow me to take revenge? That's it.
The commander-in-chief has a high-ranking official status and is really difficult to kill, but the gang leader surnamed Liu is playing tricks on me and even wants to kill me. If I don't kill him, how can I be so angry? How can I have the face to respond?
Home?"
Zhang Xing opened his mouth to speak.
Of course, he has countless reasons to persuade the other party. For example, at this moment, the other party must be on guard, and if something happens, he will definitely be thought to be Niuda.
However, the moment the other party came up to him, Zhang Xing realized another point, that is, he had become too smooth, so smooth that he even tried to fool things that were so natural and so clear-cut between good and evil.
The way of the world is the way of the world, what is in front of you is what is in front of you, and you can control it, so why should you fool it?
At this thought, Zhang Xing laughed: "Where are you thinking? It's really hard to say about the general banner, but that gang leader Liu, such a dirty person, how can you do anything? Brother, I will naturally take care of it, but I hesitated for a moment.
I don’t know if it’s overt or covert. On the contrary, if you get involved and take action, it will make things difficult for me... I trust my brother, take the money to join the army, go home, and wait for news from me."
Niu Jinda suddenly understood, and then stood up and bowed his hands in the store, then put away the broken silver and strode out of the store.
Zhang Xing watched the other party go away, thought for a moment, but did not go to the island. Instead, he went home to find Qin Bao, who had returned from Nanyang for vacation.
"Killing someone?" Qin Bao, who was serving a bowl of meat to his baby dragon colt, was surprised for a moment. "Or a gang leader?"
"Not bad." Zhang Xing nodded in response.
"Third brother sent a document on the island saying that he had broken the law, so just ask the person on duty to get it." Qin Bao was a little puzzled. "Why did you get your hands dirty?"
"I just have to dirty my hands often and remind myself not to forget that this world is not very clean." Zhang Xing raised his eyebrows, looking a little impatient. "Are you coming or not?"
Seeing that the other party was angry, Qin Bao instead threw down a pot full of pig intestines, spread his messy hands and laughed on the spot: "I know that third brother can talk about the general trend of the world with people like Li Silang, and Zhongke can talk to his colleagues in Jing'antai
Fiddle with words, and then you can slaughter dogs and prisoners with people like me... Third brother is going to kill a dog, so naturally I will knock it out."
In the afternoon, Zhang Xing and Qin Bao easily killed someone, put the heads in baskets, and prepared to go to the island to do some writing. As soon as they arrived at Xinzhong Bridge and were about to cross the Luoshui River, they saw countless civilians coming by boat.
, each wearing thin clothes and with frightened eyes, were landing in the small square outside Chengfu Gate.
The two looked at each other, how could they not know that this was the recent civilian husband who had entered the Eastern Capital and was preparing to demolish the Qianyuan Hall.
And for some reason, Zhang Xing, who felt that there was no room for discussion on this matter this morning, had dirty hands at this time, but felt pity... Without him, considering the weather, these people who arrived in Dongdu first, I'm afraid
On the contrary, he is the luckiest.
PS: Happy working day everyone.
By the way, I have a question. When you say the word "horizontal", why don't you pronounce it "huang"? I can't figure it out.