Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 70

[Chapter 70]

“Great, great.” More than a

thousand craftsmen came out of the cabin one after another and gathered on the river bank.

Wang Ying rubbed his hands excitedly. With this group of craftsmen, the Bing Zhan Division will have a surplus of manpower.

Zhao Xu’s heart is more satisfied than fine wine at this moment.

Craftsmen have always been precious resources in ancient times, and they often become the object of competition between the enemy and us in wars.

In contemporary ancient wars, sometimes foreign races plundered an area and even searched for more than 100,000 craftsmen.

For example, during the Nanzhao invasion of Yizhou in the mid-Tang Dynasty, more than 100,000 craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty were looted by the Nanzhao Kingdom after Yizhou was looted.

The arrival of these craftsmen has improved the technical level of Nanzhao.

The same thing happened in Dasong. After the Ning Jindu Division of Yanzhou was defeated by Beidi, tens of thousands of craftsmen invisibly improved Beidi’s military capabilities.

And if his subordinates have rich artisan resources, why can’t they turn the technology in their minds into reality.

“The one in front of you is His Highness King Yan. As long as you are willing to serve His Highness, His Highness will not treat you badly.” At this moment, Wang Yanzhong shouted to the craftsman.

Many craftsmen look at me and I look at you. The unfamiliar environment makes them very uneasy.

Moreover, they don’t know King Yan yet.

Zhao Xu saw the depressed mood of the craftsmen.

It’s not okay to work in the Military Division with such an attitude.

However, this cannot be blamed on the craftsmen, after all, I took advantage of others’ danger and bought them during the war in Jinzhou.

After thinking about it, he felt that it was necessary to give hope to these craftsmen just like giving hope to the people of Yan County.

Clearing his throat, he said: “This king knows that you have sold yourself and become slaves. It is very uncomfortable, but it is too early for you to lose heart. Now, this king makes you a promise. You can get a monthly tribute every month, and those who perform well can also get rewards, and at the same time, the military commander will help you find a wife for those who are not married.”

“Hey…”

After Zhao Xu finished speaking, among the craftsmen A few people laughed, and the atmosphere was not as dead as before.   Zhao Xu smiled

, “To put it simply, you are no different from ordinary people except that you cannot leave the Military Division without permission.”   For them, it would be nice to have a safe place where they can have a full meal.   Now that there are such favorable conditions, it simply exceeds their expectations.   It doesn’t matter if you can leave the Bingzhang Division or not.   Where can they go without them?   ”Okay, Master Wang, take them back, and give them the same treatment as military master craftsmen.” Zhao Xu said to Wang Ying when he saw that the craftsmen were getting emotional.   ”Yes, Your Highness.” Wang Yingle went crazy.   Someone led the way, and many craftsmen followed Wang Ying to Bingzhangsi.   Only Zhou Yi and Wang Yanzhong were left at the pier, Zhao Xu said: “This time you sent a timely rain, I want to reward you.” Wang   Yanzhong said: “Your Highness treats the little ones as human beings, and the little ones will naturally return their lives to His Highness.”   ”Small ones too.” Zhou Yi laughed.   At this moment, Zhao Xu noticed a light bloodstain on Zhou Yi’s face, and asked, “What’s going on?”   Zhou Yi touched the scar, and smiled sarcastically.   Wang Yanzhong looked at it, and said with a big grin: “In Jinzhou, he was hacked by someone from another tooth shop. To do this business is to lick blood with a knife head. Sometimes it is normal to lose your life when you encounter rebels.”

Zhou Yi glanced at Wang Yanzhong gratefully, “Fortunately, Wang Yanzhong responded in time, otherwise the little head would be gone.”

Zhao Xu frowned, and his eyes turned to the boatman standing on the boat.

All of these people are carrying waist knives, and they are all from Wang Yanzhong’s dental practice.

It can be seen that this business is dangerous.

After all, in ancient times, merchants needed guards to transport goods, otherwise the dart business would not be popular.

“The accumulation of primitive capital is always bloody.” These words came to Zhao Xu’s mind.

It is indeed a gray business to collect people from all over Dasong, but now he has to do it.

These people will become the cornerstone of the development of Yan County under his command, and they will be treated well.

It is much better than starving to death on the way to escape, or falling into the hands of a wealthy family and never turning over.

Therefore, Wang Yanzhong and Zhou Yi brought more than a thousand craftsmen this time, which made him feel the need to give them greater support.

“Thank you for your hard work. I am afraid that you will continue to live like this in the future. However, this king has reserved a place for you in the government office. When you retire in the future, you will be officials.” Zhao Xu said, this is what he gave The two prepare the way.

Although the Wangfu has acquired the dental firm now, outsiders don’t know it on the surface.

It’s just that the tooth shop is cooperating with the palace.

This is also to prevent someone from making a fuss about this matter in the DPRK.

“Thank you, Your Highness, the two of us will surely live up to His Highness’s expectations.” Zhou Yi and Wang Yanzhong were overjoyed.

This promise made them feel immediately motivated.

Zhao Xu nodded with a smile, “This time, the king will allocate a large sum of money to you. You recruit more guards, and the military commander will also provide you with swords and armor. You must make the dental business bigger.”

He said To make Wang Yanzhong’s tooth shop grow stronger, the number of guards changed from dozens to hundreds to thousands.

The number of ships has changed from three to five to thirty to fifty, to three to five hundred.

In this way, Wang Yanzhong and Zhou Yi became another force under the command of the palace.

And because Yaxing seems to have only a trade relationship with the Wangfu.

When some things are inconvenient, you can ask the dentist to do it for you.

In this way, even if others accuse the palace, he can deny it.

After chatting for a while at the pier, Zhao Xu asked Wang Yanzhong and Zhou Yi to go back and rest.

After all, the two of them were exhausted from eating and sleeping during this time.

After sending the two away, Zhao Xu prepared to return to the palace under Xu Lie’s guard.

As soon as he got on the horse, he suddenly saw a pretty woman standing in front of everyone.

“It’s you?” Xu Lie narrowed his eyes.

This person is none other than Huan’er, the maid who stayed by Xu E’s side in Tianxiang Tower last time.

Huan’er glanced at Xu Lie, twitched her lips slightly, and then bowed to Zhao Xu, “Your Highness, my lady would like to ask Your Highness Tianxianglou to explain, I wonder if His Highness would appreciate your favor.”

Zhao Xu frowned.

The last time we met in Tianxianglou, there was almost no movement in Tianxianglou during this period.

Now that Tianxianglou is looking for him suddenly, there must be some news.

Nodding his head, he said: “Let’s go.”

Huan’er bowed again, got on a horse and led Zhao Xu towards Tianxiang Tower.

Xu Lie saw that Huan’er was skillful on the horse, so he said to Zhao Xu in a low voice: “Your Highness, the women in Xianglou today are probably trained. They are good at singing and dancing, and they are also good at killing.”

Zhao Xu was silent, a little envious, and also I don’t know who the owner of Tianxiang Tower is, but the intelligence work has been done so well.

He also thought that he had only just woken up for more than a month, and that he might have been operating in Dasong for decades, so he felt balanced.

Secretly thought, when his Yanwei officially came out of the mountain, he would definitely investigate Tianxiang Tower to the bottom.

(end of this chapter)