C22

"Now that Flower God's Descent and Yun Zhongyue are both your properties, what are your plans?"

"Combining two into one is inevitable. As for the specific actions, big sis will arrange them. The rules are all according to Flower God's rules, so I don't have any new ideas for now." What about the children and musicians? For a single moment on the stage, and for a decade below the stage, the foundations must be completed. "

"Those children are not bad, they are all very hardworking! It's all about your weird singing. It needs a little more work, but it sounds very good. "

"Sister, believe me. Our new song will definitely resonate through the entire river, north and south."

"I believe you!"

"From now on, I can also take in more girls and cultivate them to be female musicians according to needs. I will need them in the future. Even if there's no need for it, it's still better than letting them live on the streets and submit themselves as servants! "

"Alright, I understand. I will pay attention!" Right now, people from all walks of life are recruiting. If we recruit too many people in one go, the credibility of the system will become a problem! "

"I know about this. Whether it is the caravan or the workers, although they are not involved in the core domain, they still need to follow the rules I set for them. They have to go through more than half a year of observation and evaluation before they can officially join." As long as we don't lose what's at the core, we can't lose the core. Besides, I don't need them to be loyal to the personnel they are recruiting. A reasonable reward coupled with strict supervision and prevention can minimize our losses. Loyalty was displayed in difficult situations! "Right now, we only look at our abilities, not our loyalty!"

Zhang Zhou also believed that as long as he walked the right path, he would have the loyalty of the majority!

"That makes sense!" Little boat, in this period of time, we have spent a total of seventy thousand taels of silver on all sides. Our income is far from enough! "If this goes on...!"

Seeing her worried look, Zhang Zhou comforted her, "Rest assured, sister. I will not sit idle!"

With that, he took out the banknotes in his pocket and gave them to Guan Yuniang. They were worth at least 200,000 taels.

"I know that since elder sister has so many things to handle, you must not have a lot of money. I've given you all the money I have!"

When Guan Yu-niang received the banknotes, she was held by Zhang Zhou's white jade hand, which made her look 'angry' at him. She gently pulled her hand back.

"Aren't you afraid that Miss Tang will be unhappy with this?"

Guan Yuniang's face was burning.

"Don't talk nonsense! Aren't you afraid of lowering your status?! "

"Big sister, I know you have a lot of concerns. Honestly speaking, I don't know what I should do in the future. But one thing I'm sure of is that no one can take my liking away from me. If I can't do it for both of us, then I'll be alone for the rest of my life. "

Guan Yuniang also revealed a gloomy expression.

"I didn't say anything that day. I was just telling Yu'er that I …."

"That you won't fight over me with her?"

Guan Yu-niang declined to comment. Zhang Zhou giggled, "You say we shouldn't fight over it?" I only fall asleep because I think about my sister every night! "

Guan Yuniang could not help but feel embarrassed!

"You, you, I'll ignore you."

Guan Yu-niang's heart skipped a beat, and she left shyly. Zhang Zhou, on the other hand, refused to let her go, saying loudly, "Elder sister, do you believe in fate?"

"Guan Yuniang didn't even know how she left, while Zhang Zhou was amazed. This movement technique of hers was way too fast!" Swoosh! There was no one left.

Zhang Zhou went through all of his properties once, and it was a little scary. There were more than 30 shops, 2 restaurants, 2 brothels, 5 mansions, 1 winery...

It was easy for him to arouse jealousy by swallowing too much. He had to give it up. Therefore, the newly appointed Prefecture Overseer Tang Wenxuan and the Disciplinary Officer Zhou Ru received the same gift: a restaurant, two stores, and a manor. Zhang Zhou was currently managed by He Zhou Lie. He lacked the energy to manage the restaurants, so he might as well send them all out. The General who rarely showed up in Hezhou, who no one dared to offend, also gave twenty thousand taels of silver to the elderly general. Although this elderly general was considered to be someone who kept silent and did nothing, he still had to pay his respects.

With this kind of wealth, they would be able to easily open the arms of the three bosses, allowing Zhang Zhou to act cute like a spoiled child.

The blacksmith shop had been enlarged, and under Wang Tieshou there were more than 30 assistants. Unless it was a special item, he didn't need to do it himself. According to Zhang Zhou's suggestion, the production line should be used, which was highly efficient and confidential. At present, the main task is to figure out how to improve the quality of steel, perfect various quenching methods, improve the efficiency and power of crossbows, and also create small objects such as screws and gears.

As for how to increase production in the future, Guan Xiaolou would hire craftsmen to start the construction of a furnace for ironing. Zhang Zhou did not hesitate to invest a lot of cost to ensure that the research and development work was carried out smoothly so as to obtain early results.

Guan Xiaolou was unreliable. On these "unorthodox methods, artful and lecherous", those who were dedicated to his work made Zhang Zhou worried that he might die from exhaustion in the laboratory.

The size of the winery had expanded by several times. After all, it was already beginning to sell on a large scale to the surrounding states, and the demand for it was increasing. Zhang Zhou promised Dong Da, five years later can give him a state management rights as a reward, let him more willing to work for Zhang Zhou, work is dedicated. Continuously experimenting with various methods of advanced distillation to enrich the wine varieties and improve the quality of the wine. He also tried to increase the alcohol consumption, not for the sake of drinking, but for the sake of medicine. Zhang Zhou didn't know how to extract the alcohol, but he felt that the higher the alcohol's accuracy, the better its germicidal efficacy would be. In the future, there would definitely be a big market in medicine. In order to keep this a secret, Zhang Zhou didn't ask for any other teachers.

The carpenter's workshop was also built because of its relatively low confidentiality and the rapid development of its staff size. Its job was to build new carriages and furniture according to the design of Zhang Zhou. Among the refugees, there were a few carpenters. They were very skilled and "worked on the head", which made Zhang Zhou very satisfied.

Zhang Zhou highly praised the craftsmen in Zhang's garden, whether it was for creating new works or for making suggestions that could improve the quality and efficiency of their work. All in all, it was to increase the enthusiasm of the craftsmen. It also unwittingly formed a competition between the craftsmen and the recruiters in the manor.

Currently, in addition to the more complicated supply of materials needed to be outsourced, as long as he can do it, try not to rely on others.

The children in the village also began to accept a new life of study. In the morning, they would study the words and simple calculations, and in the afternoon, they would learn all sorts of "tricks and tricks". Other than the history books, the learning was complicated.

Ever since Liu Qingshan had taken revenge, he had never gotten drunk again. The number of "security personnel" under his command had already expanded to seventy to eighty people. They were responsible for the safety of Zhang Garden and keeping it a secret. So far, no errors have occurred.

The caravan progressed very quickly. The carriages to Lin Prefecture had already begun their trial run after five days. The first caravan reached an average of thirty large carriages, accompanied by more than a hundred people. Thirty cars was already the limit of the caravan's operation. The four provinces combined had allowed the scale of the Nine Prefectures' commercial transport carriages to reach more than five hundred carriages with more than two thousand people.

Zhang Zhou launched another lucrative product with high expectations, "perfumed soap"!

In his previous life, he did not know much about science, and he was fairly familiar with the production of soap. After all, the method of making cold soap was very simple, primarily because of the addition of oil and alkali, and the natural saponification reaction would turn into soap. But because the soap that had just saponified was too alkaline, he had to hang the soap for three weeks or so before the water evaporated to make the soap hard. Oil selected vegetable oil, for this purchase of a large number of hazelnuts, sweet almonds, and other special establishment of the oil refinery. As for the "fragrance" problem, Zhang Zhou's idea was to take it step by step, but soap was not very pleasant to hear. In addition, some spices were also added into the recipe, so he simply called the product "perfumed soap".

Thankfully, there was already alkali in place, which saved Zhang Zhou a lot of trouble. Similar to the production of steamed wine, Zhang Zhou and Guan Xiaolou spent many days in the tightly sealed secret zone. Finally, they managed to produce dozens of crooked pieces of soap, which were then trimmed and modified to the satisfaction of Zhang Zhou. Such a good thing, he had to do it well! Tang Yu'er, who was also busy in Zhang Garden, was called out by Zhang Zhou to a place without anyone there. She mysteriously gave her two pieces of soap, and was beaming with joy when she told her to use it in the shower. In the end, she was hit on the head by Tang Yu'er who was embarrassed and annoyed …

Zhang Zhou rubbed his red forehead and leaned back in his chair, moaning. He quickly came to find Guan Yu-niang to pay his respects, saying that he felt wronged because he hoped to deceive her sympathy. He hoped that she could use her jade hands to gently caress him and let him experience her soul-stirring concern. Unfortunately, when he took out the soap and told her to bathe, she disappeared after a series of afterimages. When he heard the word 'hateful', he didn't say anything else.

Isn't soap used for bathing?

Just as Zhang Zhou was lamenting, Yang Xiaolang arrived.

"What is it now? In the past few days, let's not talk about how tiring you have been and how you haven't been treated by anyone! "

Yang Xiaoluo chuckled dryly and didn't continue the conversation, directly getting into the main topic at hand.

"Lord, Old Yellow is here."

Zhang Zhou sat up straight. When he came here, he had asked Yang Xiaolang to call Old Yellow. There was something he wanted to discuss with him, but he had forgotten about it.

"Look at my memory! "Quick, invite him in!"

"Lord, your forehead?"

Zhang Zhou gently caressed his red and swollen forehead, revealing a happy smile.

"It's fine, this will not affect my glorious image in the slightest!"

Zhang Zhou's respect for Old Yellow came from the bottom of his heart. He knew very well how important these people were. He was a little high-minded, but he was, after all, the boss. However, Zhang Zhou's politeness did make Old Yellow, who had always been steady and calm, a little uneasy.

"Lord's actions really flattered the weasel!"

Old Yellow had never been acknowledged by others like this, and was feeling rather emotional at the moment.

"Lord, that's too much!" Actually, we don't have that much ability! and a lot of people do it just for a living. "

"I know all of this, but I can't deny your value. It's because of your hard work and effort that you were able to avoid a lot of losses! "It looks ordinary, but it's extremely useful!"

Once Zhang Zhou recognized the other party's value, he would definitely not be stingy with his praises and investments, needless to say, flatter him.

… ….

"My lord, you asked me to come here today, what orders do you have …?"

"Uncle Huang, to be honest, I feel that our intelligence network is far from enough. I intend to become a special organization under your responsibility. The goal is to greatly improve our ability and scope of intelligence gathering!"

He saw Old Yellow's solemn expression and thought that he shouldn't be worried. He quickly said, "Uncle, don't misunderstand! I am loyal to the Tang Dynasty! However, if we want to develop, we must face many unforeseen difficulties. For this, we must not only have long-term expectations, but also take effective measures! It's just a precaution against a rainy day.

Old Yellow knew that he had misunderstood and immediately chuckled.

"This old man trusts you!" The Lord continues to speak, Old Yellow is all ears! "

"I want Uncle Huang to further refine the structure …"

To put it bluntly, Zhang Zhou's idea was to further systematize the intelligence agencies, build a strong intelligence network, and train more professional intelligence personnel. Strict means of communication, transmission channels, clear up and down lines, clear responsibilities, establishment of a password system, establishment of a file system and so on. Zhang Zhou knew how many years it would take for many people to build an organization like this. However, these were all things he had to do. Old Yellow's appearance had given him a foundation upon which to exert his strength. Zhang Zhou explained a lot. Old Yellow seemed to understand a lot, but Zhang Zhou also wrote down his thoughts and passed them to him, giving him time to slowly understand. Zhang Zhou had never underestimated the wisdom of the ancients, but he had temporarily failed to open this door. He believed that if he pushed open this door for them, many problems would be easily solved.

"At present, these are just superficial thoughts. It will be very difficult to implement them. However, this matter is imperative!" No matter ten or twenty years, I hope Uncle Huang can help me achieve it. "

Old Yellow seemed to have seen that scene and its heart was in turmoil. It stood up solemnly, bowed deeply and said, "This old man is willing to serve you with the services of a dog and a horse!"

If Cao Yi gave him a job and a living, then Zhang Zhou gave him a goal and an ideal that was worth fighting for.

Zhang Zhou and Old Yellow discussed many details until the lanterns lit up. When Lao Huang left, it looked like it had aged by more than ten years. It looked to be in high spirits as it strode forward like a meteor.

Zhang Zhou, on the other hand, was exhausted. He had too many things to worry about, and sometimes he felt that he had made the stall too big and was walking too fast. But the world is full of surprises and unknowns, while you are young, hurry up and work hard!

He leaned back in his chair, eyes closed again, brow furrowed, thinking. Suddenly, he felt a pair of soft hands gently resting on his shoulders, gently pressing down. Zhang Zhou suddenly thought of something, and felt his heart ache. His nose started to ache, and tears started to flow down uncontrollably. In the end, he didn't know whether it was taking advantage of the situation to eat tofu, or whether he really needed warmth and care, but he pulled her to his side and wrapped his arms around her waist.

In the end, upon confirming that this brat's intentions were wrong, Guan Yu-niang shamelessly and ruthlessly twisted him, causing Zhang Zhou to have no choice but to get up.

"Elder sister, don't misunderstand, I just smell your familiar scent, is it …"

Guan Yuniang said in a coquettish tone, "Besides, I'll ignore you from now on!"

Zhang Zhou hurriedly covered his mouth in exaggeration. However, his nose purposely smelled the fragrance of the incense, causing Guan Yuniang to be so angry that she fiercely tapped his forehead. He didn't dare to continue this flirting with him and quickly changed the topic.

"Is this what you meant by soap?"

Although she didn't say it, Zhang Zhou could tell that not only had she used her bath, she was also very satisfied.

"Elder sister, this soap is only in its elementary form, there is still a lot of room for improvement. "I can't think of any time, place, or method to advertise the effect of this soap!"

Guan Yuniang nodded, "Hezhou is still too small. It's very difficult to achieve the desired results."

"The production of this soap won't be very high at the moment. It can't be spread out among the common people. The target is still the high end of the population." Zhang Zhou added.

The two of them fell into deep thought. Suddenly, Lady Guan slapped their foreheads, giving Zhang Zhou a fright. Lady Guan said, "You said to be in the upper echelons of the crowd. What can be more high-end than the empress of the palace?"

"Empress, even if we were high above in the mountains and far away from the emperor, we still wouldn't be able to reach this level of relationship!"

"Don't just look at the small size of our Hezhou. There are also people who can reach the heavens. Do you know what the Li Residence is like?"

"Of course I know. When I first arrived in Hezhou, Feng Xiaosu said that there were a few large families with the background of the capital and that they could not be easily provoked. The Li Residence was one of them, but I did not see anything special about it!"

"The Tang Dynasty's outer Qi is not allowed to be an official. This is an ancestral system. Look, aside from the empress, which of the Tang Dynasty's external Qi are so obvious?"

"Big sister is saying …"

"That's right. Master Li has a daughter who is a concubine in the palace."

Zhang Zhou was speechless. There really was such a low-key person in this world!

"But we're not familiar with them, so why would the Li Residence help us?"

I know you're busy, and I forgot some things. Big sister didn't forget, when you saved the house, you even saved a few hostages, one of them was the grandson of Master Du, and Master Du had a deep friendship with Master Li!

Guan Yuniang was quite clear about the backgrounds of the big families in the prefecture. Zhang Zhou stood up and walked outside.

"It's already dark, where are you going in such a hurry?"

Zhang Zhou turned around to look at Guan Yuniang and snickered.

"Elder sister will stay for me tonight, I'm not leaving!"

"Scram!"

Zhang Zhou was sent flying by a flying cushion.