Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 175: Recruiting men to perform martial arts, going into prison to detect thieves

As soon as the news spread that Chen Zhi was recruiting servants, it caused a stir among the tenant farmers under the Chen family's name.

As a wealthy family, the Chen family has a lot of land. Part of the land allocated to Chen Zhi is Zuozhai Village. Most of the villagers in the village live off the Chen family's fields. Not long ago, some village elders came forward to ask Chen Zhi to reduce the land rent. .

The Chen Zhi family was like this. With several houses in the entire Chen family and the land under the clan's name, there were really a huge number of tenant farmers. When the list of interested parties was sent to Chen Zhi, even he was a little surprised.

"There are thousands of people?" Looking at the list full of densely packed names, Chen Zhi looked at Chen Jue again, "Could it be that some uncles specially arranged the staff after hearing about it?"

"No," Chen Jue shook his head, "This is still the result of screening. After the news came out, young master, that you wanted to recruit servants, the whole clan was in a state of excitement. Not to mention tenants, even servants and servants from other prefectures were tempted, regardless of age. Young people, there are always people who ask questions, we are following your instructions, we will remove those who are too young and too old first, and choose those with good physique to enter."

Chen Zhi nodded, looked through the list again, and saw a few familiar names, including the villagers of Zuozhai Village.

Chen Jue added from the side: "You can rest assured that the people selected this time are all innocent. There is absolutely no one like Xu Fang who has evil intentions."

After what happened with Xu Fang, the Chen family has become much stricter about the management of their servants. After all, a servant whose origins are not innocent enough can bring down the whole family.

However, there were loopholes in the officials in the past. Firstly, the family was so large that it was difficult to manage. Another important reason was that with the decline of the Chen family, all aspects of management also declined. Now that Chen Zhi has risen, the Chen family in Pengcheng has revived, and the rules And attention will be paid to details again.

After putting down the list, Chen Zhi still said: "There are so many people, it's really surprising."

Chen Jue smiled and said: "Master, you don't know. You are the pillar of our Chen family. Who wouldn't want to follow you? Originally, because our house was newly established, all the servants and maids were drawn from each house. There are not many people." There are too many, and the rules are chaotic. I have long wanted to persuade you to increase the number of people, but I just didn’t have the chance to mention it. Now that the news has been officially released, of course all parties have come to vote."

Chen Zhi nodded and handed over the list: "There are not many servants recruited this time. Go back and estimate your family's income and see if you can free up rations for 200 people."

"200 people? Only recruiting 200 people?" Obviously, recruiting two hundred servants was a bit small in Chen Jue's opinion.

In the understanding of this era, servants are not just servants who work, but also have various divisions of labor. From Chen Zhi's explanation, Chen Jue can already tell that the servants his young master needs are more focused on armed protection.

This is normal. Thinking of what happened to Wang Mi, it makes sense logically for Chen Zhi to want to recruit servants to increase his strength. Moreover, the imperial court did not have enough control over the countryside, and the power of noble families and clans made the huge team of servants a possible.

The servants of many big families gather together to form an army.

Since the Eastern Han Dynasty and the wars of the Three Kingdoms, tenants and tenants have gradually attached themselves to the family's clan, becoming apprentices and tribesmen. They have the title of servant and are engaged in military affairs. However, their household registration and villages belong to the clan, even the imperial court. There is no reason to punish or pursue, which is one of the guarantees of the family's authority.

The servant team of 200 people is not too large among the various ethnic groups in Pengcheng. Compared with the Peng family and the Liu family, the number is smaller. However, Chen Zhi only has one room, which is normal.

But after thinking about it, Chen Jue still said: "After we took over the Bai family's property, our annual income has not been calculated yet, but the amount is huge. We can tell just by looking at the number of people in the Bai family's nursing home. We only selected 200 people, right? Is there something missing?”

"Two hundred people is quite a lot. I will give you a selection charter. You follow the charter and select two hundred people out of a thousand people, which is equal to one out of five people. You are more valuable than more expensive. Build a team first. , once we have this foundation, it will be easy to expand the team."

Seeing Chen Jue nodding to remember, Chen Zhi added: "In addition, don't use the standards of ordinary servants to plan these 200 people. The rations I am talking about must be a mixture of meat, vegetables, and pasta. To ensure satiety, there must be matching. That’s how it works, plus the money and food required for training, even if it’s only 200 people, the real investment is definitely a lot, so you have to prepare in advance.”

Chen Jue quickly nodded to express his understanding, kept all these in mind, and asked again: "Master, you have bought all the medicinal materials you ordered before. Do you want someone to deliver them now? After all, your body is the most important."

Chen Zhi smiled a little and said, "Have you bought everything? Then send it to the kitchen and boil the medicine according to the recipe I gave." This was what he had ordered when he was in the sleeping building.

The medicinal materials bought were, on the one hand, to recuperate the body and make up for the injuries suffered in the battle with Wang Mi. On the other hand, they were also prepared to strengthen the body.

After Wang Mi's incident, Chen Zhi realized the necessity of his own force. If he had some basic knowledge at that time and cooperated with the Speed ​​Talisman, he might have been able to take down Wang Mi directly and save himself from all the trouble later.

In addition, the prepared medicinal materials are actually useful after being diluted. They can be used as medicinal diet to supplement the selected servants. That's why Chen Zhi told Chen Jue that rations for 200 people would also cost a lot, so he asked him to prepare them in advance. Mental preparation.

When Chen Jue was ordered to leave, Chen Zhi's sister Chen Man trotted in.

Wobing Tower was strictly guarded to prevent further accidents. Only men came and went, making it inconvenient for women to visit. Chen Man had not seen Chen Zhi for a few days. When he heard that his brother had returned home, he came to visit as soon as possible.

"Brother, I heard that you were injured, is it serious?" Chen Man was worried when she came.

"It's nothing serious." Chen Zhi felt relaxed after seeing his little sister.

The little girl has been eating well recently and is no longer skinny. Her face is rosy, her eyes are twinkling, and she looks pretty and cute.

Chen Man looked up and down and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her brother was indeed intact. Although she was young, she knew that her family could live a good life thanks to her eldest brother. Her mother had emphasized it more than once, but compared to Considering these, Chen Man pays more attention to Chen Zhi's care and love for herself.

"That's good, brother, you have to pay attention to your body." Chen Man doesn't understand the truth, but she understands one thing very well, that is, this big brother who was fierce in the past is quite doting on her now, so in front of Chen Zhi, she doesn't say anything. How much scruples.

After saying this, she sat down on the chair in an unladylike manner, and asked curiously: "Brother, is it true that you killed a big thief outside this time?"

"Who did you listen to?" Chen Zhi asked back. He also wanted to know how it was spread in the city.

Chen Zhi knew that the news that he had committed suicide by scolding Wang Mi did not spread on a large scale and was controlled within a certain range. However, such news could not be suppressed for long and would spread sooner or later.

"It was said by the sisters who came over to play." Chen Man picked up the fruit on the table and ate it, with a smile on his face. "Recently, the sisters in the clan often come to play with me, and they are so kind to me!"

The sisters in Chen Man's mouth were the female concubines in each room of the Chen family. They were all wealthy ladies in each room, but they rushed over one by one and played with Chen Man regardless of their size. In order to compete for the status of playmates, all the sisters came to play with Chen Man. There were endless intrigues and fights in the house. Even Chen Zhi vaguely heard that a cousin was framed by her sisters because she was competing for the right to be a playmate. She completely lost her power and shed tears all day long.

He just let it go and didn't pay attention to it. His only request was to strictly prohibit the discord and darkness in the family from being exposed in front of Chen Man. If there was any disobedience, don't blame him for not caring about brotherhood.

Because of this, in Chen Man's eyes, these sisters and sisters are good-hearted playmates, living in happiness and joy every day.

"Even the female relatives of the bride-to-be know about it, and the news has almost spread."

After thinking about this, Chen Zhi asked again, but this time Chen Man didn't know the specific situation.

"I only know that Wang Mi died because of me, but I don't know the details, which means that the scolding was indeed suppressed. This is good, and it saves trouble." After Chen Zhi figured out the general situation, he stopped paying attention and stayed with his sister. Said without saying a word.

Soon, a servant came with Zhao Xing's news, saying that in two days, Chen Zhi could be arranged to meet the captured thief.

"As expected of the meritorious service, this efficiency is high enough!"

With this idea in mind, Chen Zhi planned his next plan.

"Brother, please do your business first. I'm going to find my second brother and the others."

When the younger sister Chen Man saw him, she knew that Chen Zhi had something serious to do, so she said goodbye obediently and skipped out.

Watching his sister's leaving figure, Chen Zhi felt warm in his heart, truly realizing that he was carrying a family, at least a family.

"Perhaps it would be a good choice to be raised in a family. After all, since ancient times, the royal family has only been around for three to four hundred years, but the family can be passed down for thousands of years..."

Thinking in this way, he concentrated his thoughts and noticed that three compartments of gold liquid were about to be filled in the stick.

"This Wang Mi incident will at least help spread the name..."

Two days later, Zhao Xing's words came true. The person sent to fetch Chen Zhi was still an acquaintance of his——

Tour Zhou Tian.

This You You had helped Chen Zhi a lot in the past, but this time when they met, Zhou Tian did not dare to regard himself as an elder and was extremely respectful.

Chen Zhi immediately said: "Uncle Zhou, you don't need to be polite, you and my second uncle are inseparable, that is my elder."

"How can this be done? My nephew is now a celebrity in Pengcheng, how can I make a mistake?" With that said, it can be seen that Chen Zhi is so polite to him, Zhou Tian felt that he had face, and jumped up with an idea.

To receive Chen Zhi, he didn't need to come forward at first, because he wanted to ask Chen Zhi for help, so he took the initiative to take this job. Now seeing that Chen Zhi is so easy to talk, he is thinking about when to speak.

However, he knew it was not time yet, so he took Chen Zhi to the prison first. After identifying himself, Zhou Tian asked again, "Shall we go directly to see the culprit?"

Chen Zhi shook his head: "I'm not busy. I heard that the thieves' armor and weapons were confiscated and put here. I'll go take a look at these things first."

What are you doing looking at these?
Zhou Tian was confused, but he thought Chen Zhi was just acting on a whim, so he would not object.

"Anyway, the seventh young man of the Chen family just came to jail for a while, just to make him happy."

　Thanks to "Zizhulin Shuxian", "Lin Yana", "mnkhfhks", "Gu Suifeng", "Shu Guo 22 Years", "Dian Lips to Purple Blood", "Zhang Xiaobai Yaya" and "Li Xiaoxianxian" for their rewards!

　　
　
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