Ming Zuo

Chapter 218
"I am not only the owner of the Fuyao Group, but I also made the clear glass you see."

The craftsmen were noisy and could not calm down for a long time.

What Zuo Menggeng said was really beyond their expectations.

There is no place for craftsmen to make tricks, and only by continuously sharpening their skills step by step can they become skilled craftsmen.

But the young general in front of him, would he still do the work of a craftsman himself?
Xu Yingyuan suppressed his excitement, and hurriedly asked: "Dare to ask the general, what skills do you have for firing this transparent material?"

He had forgotten the consequences of spying on people's privacy. As a craftsman, he had the urge to learn when he saw transparent glass.

Zuo Menggeng didn't hide it from him.

"The firing method is not much different from yours. The only difference is the furnace temperature. The furnace temperature you use is not high enough to completely melt the material, so naturally you cannot make a clear glass."

What a simple principle!
But after hearing this, the craftsmen all smiled wryly.

Raising the furnace temperature has been done by countless people for thousands of years, but no one has done it.

Knowing that this was the reason, the craftsmen had nothing to say about the decline of Yanshen Town.

"The Fuyao Group is currently very short of skilled craftsmen. If you are willing to join, as long as you have been rated, you will be paid every month. Even those with no skills will have seven yuan a month. And the Fuyao Group With food and housing included, it can save a lot of money.”

The craftsmen looked at each other in blank dismay, but Zuo Menggeng offered to solicit.

Conditions, I can only say good.

In the eyes of these craftsmen, the monthly salary of seven qian is a bit low.

It's just because in Yanshen Town, they all start their own furnaces to make a living, and when they make a lot of money, it is very considerable.

But what Zuo Menggeng said is right, Yanshen Town has been destroyed, and it will never return to its former glory.

Even if they try hard to rebuild, the materials they make are not as good as Fuyao Group, and they will definitely be squeezed out of the market.

Fang Zongyi asked, "General, if you are skilled, will you be paid much?"

Sure enough, someone came up.

"Fuyao Group implements a technical salary system. The better the technology, the more wages. Ordinary craftsmen pay seven yuan, junior craftsmen one or three, intermediate craftsmen three, and senior craftsmen five. If anyone can become a master As a teacher, you don’t need to work yourself, you only need to be in charge of the department and teach the apprentices, and you will be paid ten taels of silver per month.”

As soon as this remark came out, the craftsmen were in an uproar, and many people's eyes were red.

Don't talk about master craftsmen or senior craftsmen, even the wages of junior craftsmen are enough to make them tempted.

In the past, when they earned a lot, they earned a lot, but there were also times when they earned less.

Besides, it is free to open the stove by yourself, but you have to be responsible for selling it yourself, which is a lot of work, and often the price is lowered by profiteers.

After all, how can it be easier to work in Fuyao Group?
Thinking about it this way, many people immediately couldn't sit still and expressed their desire to go.

Seeing this scene, Xu Yingyuan sighed, helpless.

He didn't really want to go to Fuyao Group.

Because he is not a craftsman, he is a middleman.To put it bluntly, they are middlemen.

No matter how good the treatment Fuyao Group gave him, it would not be his turn.

He knew better that Yanshen Town had completely disbanded from today onwards.

It's not that he didn't want to struggle, but looking at the soldiers with live ammunition around him, he wisely gave up.

Traveling all these years, Xu Yingyuan understands a fact better than many people.

Big fists make sense.

Zuo Menggeng obviously intends to annex the skilled craftsmen in Yanshen Town, and he will kill anyone who opposes him at this time.

Thinking of all the years of hard work in vain, Xu Yingyuan felt lost, desolate and lonely.

"General, I am not a craftsman, can I make a living by myself?"

Zuo Menggeng didn't let him go.

"Isn't Mr. Xu a middle-aged person? Everyone in Yanshen Town is very convinced of you, which shows that your character and ability are trustworthy. Fuyao Group's products also need to be sold to the outside world, and it needs talents like you."

Xu Yingyuan was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect that he would be useful.

In an instant, the momentum returned.

"General, my humble servant... is there any use for my humble servant?"

Zuo Menggeng laughed.

"There is no useless place in this world, only the wrong people."

While speaking, he glanced at Sun Yuanhua, which made the governor froze for a while.

Zuo Menggeng's robbery went very smoothly.

Yanshen Town was completely destroyed by the White Lotus Sect, and those who are still alive are unable to rebuild it, so it is inevitable to find a way out again.

They are all people who have been playing with glass all their lives. Apart from this, these craftsmen can't do anything else.

Therefore, the recruitment of Fuyao Group is their only hope.

Zuo Menggeng immediately sent a company of soldiers to escort these people back to Linqing.

The next point is to deal with the various White Lotus Sects.

"According to the information we got, the White Lotus Sect is currently divided into three groups. One group is Li Mengming and Dong Dacheng from Denglai, and Xu Yaqing is also here..."

Zuo Menggeng had obtained information from Xu Yaqing at this time, so it can only be said that the intelligence department and the scouts are strong.

"There is another group, the Guo Yunbiao Department of Yanzhou Prefecture, which is currently fighting for the waters of Dongping, and it is impossible to tell the winner for a while. There is another group, that is, the Murong Finance Department that is in Qingzhou Prefecture and Jinan Prefecture. This group is the weakest of the White Lotus Sect. Most of them are composed of bandits and bandits, and there is internal disharmony. My opinion is to attack Denglai first, and then go back and deal with Guo Yunbiao and Murong Cai."

Zuo Menggeng drew a circle on the Shandong map with his hand, the intention was very obvious.

It is to drive the White Lotus Sect to the south, to the Yimeng mountain area.

Once in the mountains, slowly suppress the bandits and take the opportunity to take down the Yimeng area.

In other parts of Shandong, there are too many people, and it is not easy to make trouble.Only the Yimeng mountain area is barren and remote, with few people, which can be used as a secret base for the new army.

This plan was only known to the top brass of the new army, and Sun Yuanhua was unaware of it.

However, Zuo Menggeng's plan to solve Denglai's crisis first made him very satisfied.

"Laiyang has been trapped for more than ten days, and it is in danger. Your department should send troops quickly, and there is no delay."

Zuo Menggeng nodded, indicating that he heard.Then he looked at the officers and asked, "What is our goal in this battle?"

Bai Xiaoqi pondered for a while, and said: "If it is easy to break the siege of Laiyang, if we march there with great fanfare, the rebels will definitely retreat. But in that case, such a large group of rebellious bandits will definitely harm other places. I don't know when the day of Lean's peace will be."

Zuo Rong also said: "This White Lotus Sect must be wiped out, at least it must be defeated so that it cannot become a climate."

Such is the case with bandits in this era.

As long as the large groups of bandits are dispersed, the remaining forces will be wiped out by the landlords' armed forces in a short time.

Yi Guozheng, political commissar of the first brigade, said: "If this is the case, we have to find a way to hide from the eyes and ears of the White Lotus Sect and complete the surprise attack."

This expedition, everyone obviously felt the restrictions.

Before in Gyeonggi, even though the Tatars spread their eyeliner all over the place, everyone was like a fish in water.

But this time, starting from Linqing, the scouts of the new army fought countless times with the spies of the White Lotus Sect.

Battle loss ratio...

0: 107.

The tactics of the Bailian sect scouts were really clumsy, and they were no match for the scouts of the new army.

But even so, everyone felt that the spies of the White Lotus Sect could not be killed or caught.

In fact, Shandong, as the most rampant place of the White Lotus Sect, has been operating for so many years, and it has long been deeply rooted.

How to avoid the eyes and ears of the White Lotus Sect and complete the surprise attack?

Ning Weiping, political commissar of the first regiment, thought of a strategy.

"At present, our army is on the front line of Linzi, and the White Lotus Cult bandits in Denglai may not be able to judge our army's intentions. Because we can go east to Denglai, and we can also go south to fight Murong Cai. Why don't we play a trick and go south with great fanfare. Pretending to attack Murong Cai, then marched overnight near Yishan Mountain, marched east along the Wenshui River, crossed Pingdu Prefecture, and headed straight to Laiyang. I calculated the distance, and if we marched hurriedly, we would be able to reach Laiyang in the morning two days later Under the city."

The generals immediately rushed to the map to study.

"It's a good way to use the night to march. The surveillance capabilities of the White Lotus Cultists are greatly insufficient at night, and it is a good time for our army to move."

Huang Sanhu, the head of the third regiment, quite approved of this method.

The inevitable trouble for people in this era is night blindness.The same is true for the spies of the White Lotus Sect, whose mobility at night has dropped significantly.

Zuo Menggeng gave full play to the spirit of democracy and asked, "What about other people's opinions?"

Zuo Rong raised his hand.

"I have no opinion."

Huang Zongxi raised his hand.

"I agree."

Seeing that almost everyone raised their hands, Zuo Menggeng said, "Okay, then follow the strategy of Political Commissar Ning. Ning Weiping, you are responsible for drawing up the marching strategy, and the whole army will follow your command. My request is only one." , before our army arrives in Laiyang City, we cannot let the Bailian sect bandit react."

Ning Weiping was very excited, knowing that this was training himself.

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)