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Chapter 155 Salt and iron customization, the situation is bad

For General Fumo, who was conferred in the ancient Heavenly Court, and other Heavenly Lords who are now 33 days old, the rules for opening the mansion are definitely not like Zhou Bai's.

At the very least, the official ranks he bestowed on his subordinates are valid within the control of the mortal general's mansion, because each of the real subordinates of the Fumo General's mansion is a real heavenly being.

It's just that now that the Heavenly Court is in the Tiangong Monument, giving Tianjue rewards and allowing Qi to open the mansion, some unreasonable practices can be tolerated.

Otherwise, a general's mansion does not have a reasonable territory development, relying on the army alone, how can it have the confidence to wipe out the warships invading the mortal world.

When spending this part of the official luck, the heavenly court did not stop it.

Destiny Added Body: Received the title of Tianjue General, and within a short period of time, you will receive the direct support of heavenly luck.

Zhou Bai wasn't sure how long the short time would be, so he could only hurry up and get more luck from the Heavenly Court.

The township tyrants who agreed to set up the General's Mansion Township Office in Xiangzhi, Qiu did nothing wrong, and if they disagreed, they would go and accompany the Zhao family.

Act vigorously and sweep away all injustices.

Fortunately, before the Inner Palace had recruited 39 scholars and 56 students, except for some outstanding performers, they were directly retained as the sixth chamber of the central government.

The rest of the scholars and Tongsheng were all sent down to the township office to serve as officials. The head of the township office was the head of the township, with the rank of Zheng Jiupin, and the prime minister of the township was the second official, with the rank of Cong Jiupin.

In addition, the township inspection is also from the ninth grade. This is Zhou Bai's position reserved for meritorious and wounded soldiers, and it also paves the way for the popularization of the militia system.

The head of the township and the magistrate of the township are all scholars, while Tong Sheng is a township official.

If you want to ask these famous scholars if they are willing, you can only say that you are grateful to Zhou Bai. In a central dynasty like Daxu, there is no chance for scholars and Tongsheng to be officials.

The lowest rank is from the ninth rank, which can only be done by recruiting people, and the county officials, order officials, and scholars who line up do not know how many scholars are there.

In less than three days, the ten townships in the north of the county had been sorted out, and these were all areas controlled by the original Cangshan Alliance family. At this time, they naturally supported Zhou Bai's approach.

Others don't understand the strength of the Zhou family. Don't they understand that the loss of autonomy is just a cloud before the threat of powerful force.

The Yan family, once a well-known township family in the north of the county, did not keep pace with Zhou Bai's development. Now it has completely declined, and can only guard a few manors and ancestral lands to live.

What's more, Zhou Bai is very good to his own people, He, Lu, Kong and other families will all have children who will serve as county officials.

Although it is a "job in a different place" and it is not an official appointed by the court, it is an official and an official after all, and it has the luck and treatment it should have.

All kinds of chaos from other counties and counties have made many people in Pingcang County feel that it is more safe to follow General Fumo's mansion.

In the past three days, the General's Mansion has also started to get on the right track and gradually started to operate.

After Zhou Bai's resignation form was handed in, the county magistrate Shouheng honestly shrank in the "county office" for pleasure, and did not leave the gate without leaving the second door.

This also saved the general's mansion a lot of effort. If they didn't do anything to him, they could keep it as a card without making a fuss.

It was night, Shi Hongmao and Yu Chang visited Zhou Bai together.

"Old Shi, Old Yu, both of you seem to be growing old and strong."

"I heard that when the army approached the city, it was you who went to the south gate in person and said that you would surrender to the general?" As soon as they met, Zhou Bai chatted very familiarly.

It's just the subtle connotation in the words, but it also made the two old foxes aware that this is a direct bargaining.

Both parties understood what the meeting was for at this time, and it was nothing more than continuing to fulfill the previous agreement and taking refuge in the General's Mansion at what price.

Or to put it another way, how much benefit was paid in exchange for Zhou Bai's blessing to get on this big boat.

Zhou Bai got straight to the point when he came up, pointing directly at the core issue of Shi Yu's family, you have no successors, so think about how to speak.

"What did the general say? This is not old but good."

"Because we were not firm before, we should pay the price, so you look down?"

Shi Hongmao and Yu Chang had already thought about this situation before they came, but now they were very frank, with the attitude of Ren Zhou Bai's slaughter.

When he was young, he won the same Jinshi, and then served as the county magistrate and the head of the Beijing official. The scenery is infinite.

But for the continuation of the family, now that he is old, he has to be cheeky and bow down to Zhou Bai, a "younger".

Zhou Bai was quite emotional and didn't hold back anymore, he said directly: "Although the weapons made by the two families for my Fumo Army are a bit expensive, they still have merit. In addition, when the army entered the city, they turned against each other in time and cooperated to appease the people. See it."

"So the General's Mansion gives you two options. The first is to hand over [-]% of the family property. In the future, the General's Mansion will guarantee that your two families will continue to inherit, and each generation of Patriarch will give you a ninth-rank vacant position to support you."

Shi Hongmao and Yu Chang looked at each other. This condition is actually very good, because judging from the current situation of their respective families, as long as they die, no one will provoke the leader.

The first generation fell into disrepute, the family's power shrank in an all-round way, and its industrial assets declined sharply; the second generation became a villager, and could still support the seeds of fame and fame for studying; , that may not even preserve the family integrity of the village.

This is fundamentally determined by the footholds of the two families. Historians have the coexistence of forging inheritance and farming-study heirloom, but the seeds of Wenhua are very few, so they are forced to helpless, and the foundation of their family business returns to forging.

The situation of the Yu family is similar. The Wenhua seeds have faults, and they can only support their family by looking for ore, buying ore, and mining.

"The first choice is already very suitable, so dare to ask the general what is the second choice?"

They are all official officials, and they are well aware of the importance of official status. Each generation has a ninth rank, even if it is a vacant position, they can keep a village from passing on.

This is the initial establishment of Zhou Bai Foundation, and they put in a lot of effort to give a chance to spend money to buy "hereditary".

Zhou Bai smiled, and took a deep look at the two elders: "It's up to you how much you donate your family property, and you won't be honored in the future."

"The historian selects a master craftsman to join the workshop, and then I will make your young patriarch, Shi Changxing, the head of the eighth-rank workshop. Other outstanding clansmen can also be officials."

"The foundation is starting up, and the financial gap is huge. In the future, the land under the jurisdiction of the general's mansion will implement the monopoly of salt and iron. I will work for the owner of the salt and iron house in Yu's house. It is also a genuine eighth grade. As far as your family's Yu Wang is concerned, I think it is very suitable. .”

The direction of the two choices was immediately clear, and the two old foxes knew Zhou Bai's meaning after a little thought.

The first choice is a pure transaction. Even if Zhou Bai becomes a big business in the future, the Shi Yu family will still hold a ninth-rank hereditary position.

The second choice is to ask them to work for the General's Mansion, invest in the two current main elites, and exchange for two important chief positions, catching up with Zhou Bai's current core subordinates.

The first choice is stability, and the second choice is to exchange a generation for a chance to take a boat.

"General, we choose the second one." Shi Hongmao and Yu Chang replied firmly.

They didn't give it a go last time, which resulted in the lack of two core positions in the General's Mansion. This time they want to gamble thoroughly.

Zhou Bai nodded slightly, and then handed the two of them a list of talents needed by the General's Mansion.

The master craftsmen needed by Tiangongyuan, the management talents needed by Yantiefang, and the official positions obtained are all marked.

Including Shi Changxing and Yu Wang's eighth-rank chiefs, two township heads and township chiefs, and more than ten officials and order officials.

Although Shi Hongmao and Yu Chang were old foxes with deep thoughts, they were still ecstatic to see the treatment Zhou Bai gave them.

Just like this, even if they die now, the family is a real county hero, and there is no danger of being bullied.

"My historian is willing to hand over half of the family wealth to support the general's mansion against the enemy. In addition, the blacksmith shop owned by the family will give priority to making the weapons needed by the demon army, ensuring quality and quantity."

"Although I don't know how you got the name of Heguang, but since Heguang has become the owner of the salt and iron house, he can no longer do the iron ore business. Therefore, my Yu family is willing to hand over the control of all the mines in the family to the General's Mansion. Yu Jiaerlang can manage it on his behalf."

As expected of someone who has been an official in the capital, he knows how to avoid hidden dangers, and the benefits he gives up are what Zhou Bai needs now.

"The two elders will not regret this decision tonight, and the Shi family and the Yu family will rise up in the hands of Shi Changxing and Yu Wang." Zhou Bai was in a good mood and made a promise to them.

This is really not a scene or nonsense, the two families have no successors, it is just from the perspective of fame and personality.

Because Shi Changxing and Yu Wang, two of the best, are only scholars, not candidates, and they are not even qualified to be elected as candidates by the Ministry of Officials.

Shi Hongmao's and Yu Chang's official contacts were unnecessary. They wanted to make connections, but none of the younger generations reached the threshold.

But for Zhou Bai, the heirs of the two families happen to be suitable talents, and their natal fate is also the red life that the Xianhao family can raise.

They couldn't pass the exam because they were distracted and didn't concentrate on the imperial examination.

Xuan Yiwei had conducted a detailed investigation on them. Shi Changxing liked to study the family's forging secrets since he was a child, and he was a natural master.

Yu Wang is also influenced by family education, he is quite proficient in geomancy and mining, and likes to participate in the management of the family business.

But Yu Wang was gifted in reading, and he failed the Juren exam because he liked to write about taboo issues in policy theory.

For example, during the Xiangxing period, the state's fiscal revenue decreased year by year, but under the cover-up policy of Emperor Xiangxing, the court turned a blind eye.

Yu Wang didn't know, he was worried about the country, and he even answered the question of reform when considering the topic of "stability" policy.

In the third rural examination, which was also his last, Yu Wang wrote the theory of salt and iron, which was dismissed as a waste paper.

Not only to reform, but also to fight for the interests of the people, how can it not be deposed by the reviewers who know the great affairs of the court.

This matter was widely circulated in the circle of scholars at that time, and it should be used as a warning not to violate the bottom line of the court.

And this is also the reason why Zhou Bai chose Yuwang. Daxu does not specialize in salt and iron, but the General's Mansion does.

The monopoly of salt and iron has been implemented by dynasties before, and it is a means of increasing fiscal revenue with immediate results.

In addition, salt and iron are important military supplies, and after the implementation of exclusive control, it can substantially weaken the adjacent Jin country.

If you want to buy salt or iron, you have to buy it in a special market, and the price control will be in the hands of the general.

Of course, Daxu did not implement this system because of the lessons learned from the previous dynasty, that once the salt and iron monopoly lasted for a long time, disadvantages would emerge.

For example, ironware is bitter and evil, the price is not fair, officials in charge abolish public laws, seek personal gain, force farmers to smelt iron and boil salt, etc.

But what Zhou Bo wanted was to use the salt and iron monopoly to enrich his finances during the initial period of establishing his foundation.

Afterwards, the new dynasty unified and abolished the monopoly of salt and iron to give way to the market.

Even if the treasury was already filled with money from the plundering of the grasslands, when they moved to Pingcang County to officially open the house, the money would be like flowing water.

The non-stop grain purchases, as well as the armor and equipment purchased from everywhere at high prices in order to collect the five thousand crouching demon army, have already spent more than half of the treasury.

Once the stalls are opened, money will be spent everywhere, and the daily consumption is a bit overwhelming. Who told the general government is actually performing its duties on behalf of the Pingcang County Government.

The addition of 24 townships and township administrations, the initial investment, and the salaries of officials are a huge expenditure.

There is also the salary of 5000 people in the Fumo Army, not counting officers, and ordinary soldiers are only paid one tael a month, which is 6 taels a year.

The logistical finance required to support 5000 people is not of the same order as raising [-] Zhuang Ding.

Therefore, Zhou Bai could only accept the donations from the Shi and Yu families by default, and confiscated the huge wealth of the Zhao family.

Only in this way can he promote the imminent things that need to be done, including the three battalions of county soldiers and the reorganization of inspection soldiers.

Those who are unqualified will be given severance pay, and those who are qualified will be temporarily incorporated into the garrison and township patrols, and their salary will be paid according to the second-class treatment of the Fumo Army.

The next day, Shi Yu's family turned over their property and accepted the appointment of Zhou Bai, the general who subdued the devil, in the main hall of the general's mansion.

When the news came out, the chief secretary Chen Gu left with the seal of the county government, and the Chen family announced that they would hand over the autumn grain produced in the [-] mu family farm.

Zhou Bai appointed Chen Gu as the deputy head of the official house of Fumo General's Mansion, and Chen Yun, who was from the eighth rank and just passed the scholar examination this year, was appointed as the head of the ninth rank.

Turn over the family property, and there will be an official if there is food?

All of a sudden, the gentry in the city and the villages in the south of the county followed suit, and a large amount of money and food flowed into the general's mansion, and the long-vacant warehouse of the county government seemed to be filled.

On September 47th, 25th year of Xiangxing, the selection and streamlining of soldiers was completed.

The third battalion of the county soldiers had 500 people and was reduced to 800. Among them, 500 cavalry were merged into the command of Gao Hu, the Fumo Army, and the other battalion of [-] people existed as the garrison of Pingcang County.

Duan Dehou, the former inspector, was appointed as the commander of the eighth-rank garrison, and Xu Yun, the former county captain, was appointed as the eighth-rank logistics officer of the Fumo Army, which was his own request.

It turned out that his family was really a general. They used to guard the frontier for generations. Later, the family was moved to Shenjing for resettlement, and it was not until Xu Yun's generation that they were used.

Zhou Bai had a face-to-face conversation with Xu Yun, and found that he was not only a man with a strong natal life, a rare yellow natal man, but also very familiar with military theory, but lacked actual combat experience.

It's a pity that Xu Yun has too little training, and he doesn't want to join the official battle sequence of the Fumo Army for the time being, he just wants to become a logistics officer.

Zhou Bai didn't want to force it, and after quizzing him on a few questions about military ration calculation, transportation, and storage, he formally issued the appointment of logistics officer.

However, in order to better cultivate and make better use of this cunning talent, Xu Yun was also appointed as the head of the military room, responsible for the strategic and tactical planning counselor.

The formation of the garrison was completed, and the 700 people who had been cut from the county soldiers and the county patrol soldiers were screened again, and 500 of them were qualified and sent to the new barracks at the foot of Cangshan Mountain for training.

In addition, the township administrations of the townships in the south of the county and the north of the county have all established the general's mansion and township office, and at least one township chief and township deputy is in place.

24 disabled veterans from the former Zhuang Dingying camp were appointed as inspectors of the Township Administration, all in place, and the recruitment of militia was gradually implemented.

So far, the entire area of ​​Pingcang County has been completely brought under the jurisdiction of Fumo General's Mansion. Except for some unimportant tasks arranged by the General's Mansion, the county office is only responsible for docking matters with higher-level government offices such as prefectures and counties.

When Zhou Bai stayed at the county seat to stabilize his foundation these few days, the fact that he was appointed by the Heavenly Court as General Fumo to open a mansion in Pingcang County also spread throughout Bei'an, and even other counties in Dingzhou.

However, no matter whether it is the state government or the county government, after knowing that Zhou Bai did not raise an anti-flag, but only stationed in Pingcang County with the Fumo General's Mansion, they did not show more concern.

There are only a few letters, such as Zuo Counselor Cai Feng, who are all probing in their words, whether the alliance between the two is still valid, and want to win Zhou Bai as a political ally.

Another example is that Peng Li, the censor of Dingzhou, asked Zhou Bai in a more formal letter why he resigned from office, which shows whether the court is righteous.

At the end, there was also a letter from Qi Hua. He first expressed his congratulations, and then mentioned to be careful of warships from outside the region. These foreign enemies have amazing fighting power.

The news about the warships that descended on Dingzhou was also collected by Xuan Yiwei.

In order to prevent widespread panic and keep the local situation stable, the specific battle situation was covered up very tightly.

But in the prefecture and county, a large number of troops have been dispatched to encircle and suppress, and Taoist corps have also been used at critical moments.

Countless casualties, too many people, how to cover up and seal.

On September [-]th, five warships from the Qingxu Realm landed in Dingzhou, four of which were only in a covert defensive posture on the first day, and only the one in Longfeng County aggressively invaded and developed from the beginning.

Unfortunately, a general-class warship arrived in Dingzhou. The general ship opened the hatch on the first day and dispatched the main force. In just half a day, a county town fell.

Most of the soldiers and civilians in the whole city were killed or injured, and the rest were treated as slaves to dig resources for the generals under the leadership of the pioneers.

The next day, Longfeng County realized the seriousness of the matter, and dispatched 1 of the main force of the county army to rush to Lost County.

The hundred-member Taoist group led by Yinshen Daoist was a step ahead, and the two sides fought fiercely.

On that day, there was a fierce battle between the two sides, and most of the hundreds of Taoist priests lost half. Yin Shen Taoist was bombarded by the captain and died on the spot.

The unexplained death of Yinshen Daoist shocked Dingzhou.

Before the [-] county soldiers arrived at the battlefield, they were frightened by the news and went back the same way. They retreated from the county and asked the governor for help.

As the news spread, the counties and counties that originally wanted to attack the warships in the jurisdiction were immediately frightened.

In this way, it was delayed for three full days. On September [-]th, the Yangshen Zhenjun of Dingzhou Prefecture personally led the Taoist group to Longfeng County.

They carefully surrounded the general ship, and the two sides began a small-scale trial exchange of fire. After another three days, it was confirmed that the general ship did not have a second shot for a short time.

Governor Lei Haomiao distributed the information on the soldier-class warships in the Tiangong Monument to all counties and counties, and strictly ordered the localities to destroy the warships at all costs.

It will be even more difficult to deal with if the ship's energy system is repaired and the ship's operation adapts to the suppression of the world's rules.

However, in the past few days, the warship has initially collected some resources, and the information on the landing place has basically been clarified.

Before the counties dispatched their troops, the main force of the warships was dispatched to directly attack the county seat.

On September 10, Yangyuan County, Bei'an County fell, and more than [-] people surrendered, all of whom were driven to the countryside to grab autumn grain.

On September [-]th, the Taoist regiment directly attacked the main body of the warship. As a result, the warship sailed directly to Yangyuan City, using the county seat as a fortress, and coercing the remaining people as a shield.

On September 22, 5000 county soldiers besieged Yangyuan City but failed, and the two sides fell into a confrontation.

Overall, the warships carry insufficient sequencers and ordinary soldiers, so they cannot pose too much threat to the superior force of the county government.

However, other careerists in various places in Daxu are restless, taking advantage of the turmoil to make troubles one after another.

The bold rebelled directly, and the prudent brought strong troops to ask the court for fame and position.

On September 25, Sun Yucheng launched a rebellion and took control of the county government on the grounds that the county guard Yinmu was fatuous and unable to protect the environment and the people, under the strong recommendation of Bu Yuanzi and his staff Lin Ren.

Half of the county city fell under the control of the Sun family in an instant, and the remaining soldiers from the other counties joined forces with county lords like the Qi family, so they could only hold two urban areas.

The troops on the front line in Yangyuan were in a state of confusion, and the county soldiers had no intention of fighting, so there was a lot of clamor.

All of a sudden, the situation is going badly, so what about your Fumo General's Mansion...

(End of this chapter)