In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 136 Wantlessly promoting cronies
Zhao Yurui suddenly forced the conscription, and the local people had great opinions, but the Dinghai Navy said that the recruited households can farm at low rent, and they can also participate in sugar production and share dividends.

Zhao Yurui drew big cakes for them. Those who have military status in the family, plus the family members, the whole family's monthly income will be able to break five copper coins, which is copper coins.

At least this number, if it is lower than this number, Universal Trading will pay.

The attitude of the people who originally had a lot of opinions changed in an instant. The monthly income of each household can break through five copper coins, which is considered good in the homes of ordinary people, and there is no need to take risks at sea.

So these more than 700 newly recruited sailors, together with more than 100 teenagers bought and trained by Zhao Yurui, about 900 people, became the Dinghai Jintang Navy, stationed on Jintang Island and Dapeng Island.

In this way, the Dinghai Navy originally had more than 1000 people, and with the addition of more than 900 people here, the total is only in the early [-]s.

Compared with the 1000 posts, this means that Zhao and Rui are currently eating more than [-] empty pay.

Jintang Island is very busy from April onwards.

Zhou Lai, dressed in a distinctive armor, walked slowly on Dapeng Mountain Island.

Taking advantage of this opportunity to sell their officials, Zhao and Rui spent 12 guan to buy Xiu Wulang, a Genuine Eighth Rank, for Zhou Lai. (Of course, his money goes into his right hand with his left hand, and he only needs to pay a part of it. Only more than 3 guan are actually handed over to the court.)
Military officers in the Southern Song Dynasty were cheaper than civil servants. Xiu Wulang, who was the eighth rank, was an ambassador. Among the military officers, he was already considered a junior military officer in the middle class. He was also the highest rank that could be sold by the Southern Song Dynasty court.

As I said before, Feng Deshan, a martial arts doctor of the seventh rank, is capable of even the commander of the front army and the chief of the Sanya.

The military system of the Southern Song Dynasty was too flexible. Even though Zhou Lai was only at the eighth rank, he was only two ranks behind Feng Deshan, the seventh rank, but one was at level 44 and the other was at level 16. The difference between them was a full 28 levels.

With this Xiu Wulang, as long as Shi Miyuan is willing to help, he can be arranged to be a local commander in a year or two, or sent by the senior officials of the Sanya, he can do anything.

But now it is impossible for the imperial court to assign important assignments to such purchased military officers, and it is usually difficult for those who buy officials to be promoted.

Zhou Lai's current dispatch is the first general of the left army of the Dinghai Navy, the deputy general of Jinyong Island, which is equivalent to the real position of the main battalion or deputy regiment in later generations.

Zhao and Rui are now dividing the Dinghai Navy into two armies. The right army has a strength of 300. In fact, there are more than [-] people. All of them are from Xu Pu, and they are temporarily stationed in Jiangdong Village.

There are 800 people in the left army, and there are actually more than 900 people, that is, more than 100 people from Zhao Yurui himself, and more than 700 people from the original Jintang Island, who are temporarily stationed on Jintang Island.

The right army is going to do sea trade, and the left army is all here to make sugar and run sea trade. (Among them, the original residents of Jintang Island made sugar, and the people of Zhao Yurui went to Haimao)
In Zhao Yurui's plan, the left army would only go to Koryo and Japan, and the right army would run to Fuguang and Nanyang.

This time, he took the opportunity of selling his officials and eating empty salary to reorganize the Dinghai Navy.

Recommend Feng Deshan as the commander of Dinghai naval capital, recommend Chen Dong as the deputy commander of the capital (in charge of the right army), buy a loyal training man for Li Pingshan, and a general of Dingyou army, originally planned to promote Ruan Cong as deputy general, and buy loyalty for Li Pingbao Yilang, the second general of the Dingyou Army, and Yuan Gao, the deputy commander of the original battalion, was the deputy general.

There is a vacancy in the deputy control of the left army. For Zhou Lai, buy Xiu Wulang, appoint the first deputy general of the left army, buy Cong Yilang for Niu Bao, and appoint the second deputy general of the left army.

There is also Li Pingxia who is the first general of the Zuo army, but he and Niu Bao are not on the island.

Only Zhou Lai is in charge of Jintang Island, while Li Pingxia and Niu Bao are beside Zhao Yurui, responsible for protecting and training the elite.

After all, Zhao Yurui has more than 170 young elites waiting to be taught.

In addition, Zhao Yurui helped Quan Yong buy Bingjielang, but he was still in charge of the Xinzhou Copper Mine. Without dispatch from here, he bought Chengwulang for his uncle Quanzhong, and sent him to be the supervisor of the shipyard, and to serve as the supervisor of the Qin Dynasty. Chen Qin Xiaopang bought Xuan Yilang and sent him to work for the Shibo Department.

Chen Xiaodao, Ji Hu'er, Shi Gou'er, Qian Wu, Quan Er, Quan Liu, Quan Jiu, Chen Feng, Mo Xiaoqi, Du Chengdong, Liu Fulai, Zhao Chu and other [-] teenagers who came from the rest of the palace took advantage of this opportunity. With the rank of military officer, although many of them have not entered the rank, they are considered low-level military officers, and they are still dispatched by various ministries.

The official document has been sent to the capital, and as long as the imperial court approves it, it will be confirmed.

Among this group of people, Zhou Lai and Chen Feng were mainly in Jintang Island, responsible for sugar production.

At this moment, Chen Feng was following Zhou Lai cautiously, with a very respectful expression on his face.

He was originally a servant who sold himself for ten years. After being trained by the King of Wei for more than half a year, he also helped him run a military officer. He is currently a lieutenant of the Jinwu School and sent to command the former battalion capital of the second general of the Left Army.

Chen Feng was quite satisfied. After all, he never thought that he would have a day as a military officer, and after following the King of Wei, he would definitely have a bright future and be promoted step by step.

Zhou Lai is observing the Dapeng Island Wharf.

Dapeng Mountain Island is located in the northwest of Jintang Island, and the two islands are less than [-] steps away from each other. In Song Dynasty, it was the residence of rich people in Jintang Township.

The home of the newly appointed Changguo County Wei Changan is on this island.

Chang'an has moved his family to Dinghai County according to King Wei's request. The rest of the island's households will also be relocated in April, either to Dinghai County or Jintang Island.

Now there are several boats on the pier, and the sugar producers who have just moved from Siming are moving to the island.

There are 100 to [-] households who can make sugar in Siming, but there are only more than [-] households who can make frosting sugar.

At this time, the king of Wei recruited a large number of servants in the form of a contract. Each household guaranteed a minimum of ten guanhui per month. After the sugar was produced, the sugar production was followed by a commission. Each household had a target production every month and reached the target production. Yes, another month will receive one stone grain.

At that time, there were countless applicants. As Qin Zhuo said, almost all of the people from Siming Sugar House were willing to move here.

But this is not enough, the king of Wei still wants to marry.

Gu Tian, ​​the largest sugar household in Siming, originally had more than 200 large vats in his home, and the output of frost sugar was the highest in Siming.

But more tanks means more risks. Once it does not crystallize, the loss will be extremely heavy.

The condition that the King of Wei offered to Gu Tian was that the capital of Jintang Island should be a deputy security official, and he would be guaranteed ten copper coins per month and three stones of grain per month.

There is also a marriage and a share.

Gu Tian has three sons and two daughters, the eldest daughter Gu Ying is 13 years old, and Chen Feng is 17 years old.

Zhou Lai met Gu Ying, she looks pretty good, if before, Gu Tian would not even look at a child from a poor family like Chen Feng.

But now, Chen Feng is King Wei's confidant and military officer, with a bright future, Gu Tian is quite satisfied.

I really envy their young people. Zhou Lai looked back at Chen Feng at this moment, but seeing that although Chen Feng had a respectful expression, he still had a murderous aura on his body that couldn't be hidden, which still made people feel a little jealous.

Chen Feng, Mo Xiaoqi, Du Chengdong, Liu Fulai, Zhao Chu and others were the second batch trained by Li Pingxia, and the first batch followed Quan Yong in Xinzhou Tongchang.

Although Chen Feng is only 17 years old, after more than three months in the queue, Li Pingxia has trained in fighting skills for nearly six months. Now it is definitely no problem to fight a few ordinary elite soldiers.

What they trained with Zhao Yurui was discipline, and what they trained with Li Pingxia was murder.

This kind of disciplined and murderous person is very scary.

"That little lady is Gu Ying, do you want to go up and take a closer look?" Zhou Lai pointed at the Gu Tian family who were guarding goods by the pier in the distance.

Chen Feng immediately smiled and said: "Thank you General, you don't need to look at the little ones, everything is up to the king and the general."

Zhou Lai patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction: "You are no longer a child, you are the battalion commander. Your Majesty said that in the future, you will all be generals."

Chen Feng's expression froze, and his eyes showed emotion. Although he has worked hard for nearly a year since he joined King Wei, his fate has completely changed.

In the past, he was an orphan who no one cared about, and then he sold himself as a servant, but now, he has become the commander of the Great Song Army. In just one year, his life has undergone earth-shaking changes.

So everything is given by King Wei.

Chen Feng knew that he didn't need to choose, not to mention that Gu Ying was not bad, even if he was average, he still had to marry.

Although he said so, Zhou Lai still took him forward.

After a while, the two came to the pier. The Gu family was carrying things. There were a lot of goods. After all, they used to be the largest frosting sugar household in Siming.

Seeing Zhou coming, Gu Tian hurriedly stepped forward to meet him.

At this time, Gu Ying also seemed to know that Chen Feng was there, so she quietly hid behind and glanced at Chen Feng.

Chen Feng looks so-so, a bit dark, but he is quite energetic, and he is wearing a military uniform. Gu Ying was not very satisfied at first glance, but after looking at it again, he has a taste, and soon his heart is beating like a deer. up.

Gu Tian and Zhou Lai Chen Feng said a few words, and they were quite satisfied with their son-in-law.

He used to be just a Frost Sugar family, although he was considered a big family, but he was still an ordinary person.

Now that he has established a relationship with King Wei's generals and cooperated with King Wei, Gu Tian is certainly satisfied.

Gu Tian introduced to Zhou Lai at this time.

After the sugar households in Siming moved here, some of the original big households, those who can make frosting lived in Dapeng Island, and the rest lived in Jinyong Island. Jintang Island is suitable for growing sugarcane because of the mountains and fields. Sugar cane will be planted locally, and Zhao Yurui will buy it outside at the same time.

There are nearly [-] households in charge of sugar production in Jintang Island. These people do not need to farm. As long as the production reaches the standard, the King of Wei will provide each household with one stone per month.

Then there is a guaranteed wage, and some food is basically enough. The local area is rich in aquatic products, and the price is cheap. Each family can also raise some chickens and ducks. Life is stress-free, which is many times better than before.

Gu Tian was the general manager of Jintang Island’s sugar industry, and also served as a servant of Du Baozheng. Zhao Yurui also promised him that he would sell his official position next time and prepare a civil official position for him. At that time, Gu Tian was very excited and patted Chest should help King Wei do a good job.

Zhao Yurui's goal for him is to plant [-] acres on Jinyong Island this year, [-] acres next year, and [-] to [-] acres on Jintang Island, and try to complete it in two years.

Most of the sugarcane planting is in one season. Yunnan and other places can be divided into two seasons. Spring is generally from January to March, and autumn is in August. The south can be early and the north can be late.

The location of Jintang Island is between the north and the south, and it is usually planted in March in spring.

At this time, the sugar industry was quite developed. In addition to Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Fujian, Hunan and Shuchuan were planted. As far back as the Northern Song Dynasty, it was said that "sugar cane flourished in Wuzhong", which refers to the current Taihu Lake Basin.

Before Jim Yong Island was planted, Zhao Yurui just bought sugar juice and made it by himself.

(End of this chapter)