Chapter 24

"By the way, there are too few craftsmen in the equipment department. Now that there is enough silver, we should recruit more people. Chen Qi, it's up to you. You can't find skilled craftsmen, but you can find some apprentices. The most important thing is that you should be interested in these techniques as well as you."

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

He is in charge of the daily affairs of the equipment department, but the gap between the technology he teaches and Chen Qi is not so big.

Chen Qi nodded and was appreciated by the king of Qi. It was a great honor for an ordinary craftsman who had no fame.

Seeing off Xiao Ming, Chen Qi stood at the door of the equipment department and said to his father, "Dad, our highness is still very reasonable."

"This is now. Before, you had to eat a board." Chen Wenlong raises his foot and kicks Chen Qi's ass.

Chen Qi dodged and said with a smile: "Dad, I'm a master craftsman now. You can't say that I'm ignorant now. You can see that our highness attaches great importance to our equipment department. I think there's a lot to do in the future."

Chen Wenlong, who has a son in his old age, indulges in Chen Qi's study of these strange things. But he didn't expect that this boy would still have this chance today. It's also a smoke from his ancestral grave.

In this way, Chen Qi has great hope of inheriting the post of Bing Cao when he is relieved.

He said: "since your highness attaches so much importance to you, you must not live up to his Highness's expectations. These days, I have observed that you do have this kind of talent. Go ahead, I will give you the whole business of the blast furnace. I am only responsible for the procurement and revenue and expenditure of the equipment department."

"Don't worry, Dad." Chen Qi excited way, his father's meaning is to let him go to do.

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The snow in Qingzhou City is still falling, and the wind is blowing like dandelion. Just for a while, Xiao Ming is covered with snow.

Zhao long and Zhao Hu are closely following Xiao Ming on horseback, watching around from time to time.

The last assassination made the atmosphere of Qingzhou City a little solemn.

Lu Fei was the most annoyed about it. It was a shame for him to assassinate him in Qingzhou City. So he told them that they should not let the king of Qi miss anything.

Xiao Ming feels the tension of Zhao long and Zhao Hu.

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

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

He was not a man with strong ambition, but he also understood that only when the fiefdom was strong could he be more secure.

So he didn't want to get involved in the political whirlpool of the state of Dayu. He just wanted to make a lot of money, live a leisure life, grow farmland, engage in industry, and make his territory a rich place.

Of course, if someone wants to destroy the life he wants, he doesn't mind changing from a sheep to a lion, tearing each other to pieces.

The last assassination, perhaps from his brothers and sisters, or other people with ulterior motives.

For this, Xiao Ming has no anger, because anger without strength is meaningless, which is also the price a prince must bear.

It is better to concentrate on construction than to pursue this matter in vain. We should not be confused because of this stimulation.

"Zhao long, Zhao Hu, do you remember where the king's property was?"

It's really boring in the palace. Lvluo and aster often embroider in their leisure time. He doesn't want to disturb them. At this time, he suddenly remembers that he seems to be a big landlord too. There is a large area of land outside Qingzhou City.

Every prince of the state of Dayu has his own property, and his vassal is no exception. After he came to Qingzhou, he marked a large piece of fertile land for you according to the property standard of the vassal.

Zhao long is one year older than Zhao Hu. Among them, Zhao long is more eloquent. He said, "Your Highness, in Qingzhou City, your land is the richest. It's on both sides of the Yanghe River in the north of the city, but these lands have not been reclaimed, and they are still a large wasteland."

Xiao Ming nodded. It's true. After he had delimited a large area of land, Xiao Ming didn't do anything about production and didn't care to manage it. The land has been deserted until now.

"Let's go and have a look with me." Xiao Ming said.

"Your Highness, the road is blocked by heavy snow. I'm afraid it's not right to go outside the city at this time." Zhao Hu worried, Zhao Hu's words are not many, but every time is very short.

Xiao Mingzheng was excited about the property, but he didn't care about his advice.

If he remembers correctly, the property standard of the vassal king of Dayu was 100 hectares.

In other words, he has 10000 mu of land, which is equivalent to a five mile long and wide area.

In the state of Dayu, there is Huangzhuang, the official land and the civilian land, so his property belongs to Huangzhuang.

Now it's just winter. If we take advantage of one winter to reclaim these wasteland, his manor will be able to sow in spring tomorrow.

When he thought about it, Xiao Ming couldn't suppress the feeling of going, because he also thought of a policy that could reduce the financial burden of Qingzhou. He said to them, "call captain Lu and bring some soldiers. It's safe."Zhao Hu nodded, "this should not be a big problem, I'm just worried about meeting bandits."

"Well, what you remind me is that this year my king ordered to reduce taxes and open up wasteland. I hope there will be less banditry." Xiao Ming frowned gently.

Unlike in modern times, it is not a rare time to fall prey to the enemy.

These people are either because they can't eat, or because they have violated the law. Of course, some of them are pure villains.

These people can be a disaster just by pulling up a hill. Moreover, because of the vast territory, the lack of people, the lack of information, the inconvenience of transportation and other factors, it is very difficult for the government to arrest them.

Even in the peaceful and prosperous times, the bandits of the people often came and went, not to mention here.

When he got to the north of the city and explained the reason, Lu Fei's first reaction was to oppose it.

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

Mi river is in the South and Yang River is in the north. A group of more than 30 people trekked ten miles on horseback and finally arrived at Yang River, which is smaller than Mi river.

"Your Highness, this is your property, but your highness didn't pay attention to it in the past, and now it has been deserted." Said Luffy.

Looking around, Xiao Ming found that there was a vast expanse of white on both sides of the Yanghe River. Only the surging Yanghe River was flowing. The snowflakes fell into the water and melted immediately.

It is estimated that Xiao Ming's property is only unknown to him. The piece of land that Lu Fei points to is the land on both sides of the Yanghe River. It really belongs to high-quality farmland.

"Well, it's a pity." Xiao Ming said. He looked at Lu Fei and said, "Lu Fei, do you remember the imperial system of the former dynasty?"

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