Steel Dynasty - Chapter 24

[Chapter 24 Land]

“By the way, there are still too few craftsmen in the Equipment Department. Now that there is enough money, we should recruit more people. Chen Qi, I leave this matter to you. You can’t find skilled craftsmen, but you can find some apprentices. Finally, The important thing is to be as interested in these technologies as you are.”

Before leaving, Xiao Ming said to Chen Qi that although Chen Wenlong is a soldier, his thinking is still a bit rigid and is far less open than young people like Chen Qi.

It was okay for him to be in charge of the daily affairs of the Equipment Department, but the gap between the technology he was teaching now and that of Chen Qi was not that big.

Chen Qi nodded vigorously and was appreciated by King Qi. This was a great honor for an ordinary craftsman with no fame.

After seeing off Xiao Ming, Chen Qi stood at the door of the Equipment Department and became silly and happy. He said to his father: “Dad, our Highness is still very reasonable.”

“This is now, if it were before, you kid would have to eat a meal. “Chen Wenlong raised his foot and kicked Chen Qi’s butt.

Chen Qi dodged and immediately hid, and said with a smile: “Dad, I am a great craftsman now, you can’t say that I am uneducated and skillless now. You see how much our Highness values our Equipment Department, I think there is a lot of potential in the future. “

Chen Wenlong blew his beard and stared. He had a son in his later years, and he naturally doted on Chen Qi, so he allowed Chen Qi to study these weird things. But he didn’t expect that this kid would have such an encounter today. It can be regarded as smoke rising from his ancestral grave.

In this way, when he retires from the post of Bing Cao, Chen Qi has great hope to succeed him.

He said: “Since His Highness values you so much, you must not let down His Highness’s expectations. I have observed over the past few days that you do have the talent in this area. Go ahead. I will leave the matter of the blast furnace to you. All I have to do is Responsible for the procurement and revenue and expenditure of the Equipment Department.

“Dad, don’t worry,” Chen Qi said excitedly, his father meant to let him go.

…

The snow was still falling in Qingzhou City, and the strong wind was blowing like dandelions rising in the wind. In just a moment, Xiao Ming’s body was covered with a layer of snow.

Zhao Long and Zhao Hu followed closely behind Xiao Ming on horseback, observing the surroundings vigilantly from time to time.

The last assassination made the entire Qingzhou City atmosphere somewhat solemn.

The most irritated person about this incident was undoubtedly Lu Fei. An assassination in the Qingzhou City he was guarding was simply embarrassing to him, so he told the two of them not to let King Qi make any mistakes.

Xiao Ming felt Zhao Long and Zhao Hu’s nervousness.

This is a barbaric era, and the law can only be trampled by the strong.

If you want to be free, you must have strong strength.

He is not a person with strong ambitions, but he also understands that the stronger the fiefdom, the safer he will be.

Therefore, he does not want to get involved in the political whirlpool of Great Chongqing. He just wants to quietly make a fortune, live a leisurely life, farm, engage in industry, and make his territory a prosperous place.

Of course, if someone wants to destroy the life he wants, he doesn’t mind transforming from a sheep into a waking lion and tearing the other person to pieces.

The last assassination may have come from his brothers and sisters, or someone else with ulterior motives.

Regarding this, Xiao Ming was not angry, because anger without strength was meaningless, and this was also the price that a prince had to bear.

If we pursue this matter in vain, we might as well focus on construction, and we should not be thrown into disarray just because of this little stimulus.

“Zhao Long, Zhao Hu, do you remember where my property is?” It

was really boring in the palace. Luluo and Aster spent most of their free time embroidering. He didn’t want to disturb them. At this time, he suddenly remembered that he seemed to be a A big landowner with a large property outside Qingzhou City.

Every prince in the Dayu Kingdom has his own land, and he, the vassal king, is no exception. After conquering Qingzhou, he allocated a large piece of fertile land to you according to the vassal land standards.

Zhao Long was one year older than Zhao Hu, and the two of them were also better at talking. He said: “Your Highness, your land is the richest in Qingzhou City. It is on both sides of the Yang River in the north of the city, but these lands have not been cultivated yet. , It’s still a large piece of wasteland.”

Xiao Ming nodded, it was true. After demarcating a large piece of land, Xiao Ming was not engaged in production and was too lazy to take care of it, so the land has remained deserted until now.

“Let’s go and take a look with this king.” Xiao Ming said.

“Your Highness, the road is blocked by heavy snow. It may not be appropriate to go outside the city at this time.” Zhao Hu said worriedly. Zhao Hu didn’t talk much, but he was very short every time.

Xiao Ming was so excited about the farm matter that he ignored his advice.

If he remembered correctly, the standard land property of the vassal king of Dayu was one hundred hectares.

These hectares and acres are almost the same as in modern times, which means that he owns 10,000 acres of land, which is equivalent to an area of five miles long and wide, which is not small.

In the Chongqing Kingdom, there was an imperial village, official land and civilian land, so his land belonged to the imperial village.

It’s only winter now. If he can reclaim these wastelands during the winter, his manor will be able to sow seeds when spring starts tomorrow.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ming couldn’t suppress his mood to go, because he also thought of a policy that could alleviate Qingzhou’s finances. He said to the two of them: “Call Captain Lu and bring some soldiers with him. It will be safe after all.” “

Zhao Hu nodded, “That shouldn’t be a big problem. I’m just worried about encountering bandits. “

“Well, what you’re reminding me is that this year I ordered to reduce taxes and open up wasteland for farming. I hope there will be less banditry. Some.” Xiao Ming frowned slightly.

Unlike modern times, in this era it is not unusual for someone to turn into a bandit.

These people either don’t have enough food to eat, or they break the law, and of course some are just pure bad guys.

These people can cause trouble just by being on the top of a mountain, and because of factors such as the vast territory and sparse population, lack of information, and inconvenient transportation, it is very difficult for the government to arrest them.

Even in the peaceful and prosperous times, bandits among the people often come and go, so there is no need to mention him here.

When they arrived in the north of the city and explained the reason, Lu Fei’s first reaction was to object.

Unable to defeat Xiao Ming, Lu Fei had to send all his cavalry to follow Xiao Ming out of the city.

The Mi River is in the south and the Yang River is in the north. A group of more than 30 people rode horses for more than ten miles and finally arrived at the Yang River. This is a river that is slightly smaller than the Mi River.

“Your Highness, this is your property, but Your Highness didn’t pay much attention to it in the past, and now it has been left deserted.” Lu Fei said.

Xiao Ming looked around and saw that both sides of the Yang River were completely white. Only the rushing water of the Yang River was flowing. The snowflakes fell into the water and melted immediately.

Xiao Ming’s land was probably only unknown to him. The piece of land Lu Fei pointed to was the land on both sides of the Yang River, and it was indeed high-quality fertile land.

“Well, it’s a pity.” Xiao Ming said. He looked at Lu Fei and said, “Lu Fei, do you still remember the military system of the previous dynasty?”

(End of Chapter)