C14

The fire brick bed was ready, but he couldn't live on it yet. The steamer from the blacksmith's side had also been completed, so he couldn't use it for the time being. Chen Shouxin had to wash the pot properly, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to use it with ease.

"Wang, why are you so heartless when you're not managing your base properly?" After sending the craftsman out of the door, Chen Shouxin became angry as he saw Wang Yingjun eating noodles happily.

"This is all I have, what else can I do? He planned to ask for some military expenditure, but the lord wouldn't give it to him. "If you don't have money, you can't recruit soldiers. If you don't have soldiers, you can only do this." Wang Yingjun wiped his mouth and said as he took a big mouthful of noodles.

"However, don't worry, Young Master. I'll train these people properly when I get back." Since we've had this meal, we'll have to go through with it. "

"Why are you talking so tragically? It's not like it's a stupid thing to do. I'll see if I can figure out a way to make everyone willing to join the army. " Chen Shouxin rolled his eyes.

"Young Master, is that true?" Wang Yingjun's face lit up, he even forgot to eat the noodles.

"Deceiving you to spend money?" I have to think about the safety of both of us. By the way, send me a clever one. The monkey from before was not bad, I ordered it. " Chen Shouxin said snappily.

He felt that if you wanted to make young men willing to join the army, you had to start from the roots. In this era, it was unrealistic to professionalize these soldiers directly. Great Zhou Dynasty did not have that much money, and such a move was too big, even this old man could not get past it.

However, it could be changed. As long as these people felt that being a soldier had its benefits and could see its benefits, they should be able to enroll in the army.

The only thing that struck him was the money and the land. Wealth could buy food, and land could grow food. These were the foundations of survival in this era.

"Gongzi, what do you think we should do?" Wang Yingjun came to Chen Shouxin's side with a bowl of noodles in his arms and asked.

"Not now. I have to think about it carefully in my head. I can't stir up any trouble, and I still have to trick the soldiers over here." Chen Shouxin shook his head.

After sending Wang Yingjun away, he returned to his bed and started to think carefully. This was a huge matter, and he had to consider thoroughly before making a move. Otherwise, he might even drag the father and son pair into it.

Based on what he had seen while he was strolling around, there were actually a lot of land around Dingbei City. However, most of them were barren lands and had not been reclaimed.

In his memory, the north was also an important food production area. Back then, there was still such a group of people who turned the Great Desolate of Bei into a Big Yellow. I can imitate it myself.

However, there were a lot of twists and turns. How was it reasonable to reclaim the wasteland? That was a problem. This was because even though these wastelands looked very desolate, they were also the domain of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If you make a mess of it, you'll be sued. Even those rich and powerful families would have to think of all sorts of ways to occupy this land.

No matter how he thought about it, this matter could not be avoided by the old man, so he had to discuss it with him.

"Did you have a good time today?" Chen Changqing asked with a smile when he saw Chen Shouxin walk in with his clothes on.

"Old man, if I reclaim a large piece of wasteland in the future, will there be trouble?" Chen Shouxin asked.

"As long as you pay the tax, I have the right to do so." Chen Changqing said.

"I'm not talking about the 20 to 30 mu type, there might be several thousand mu in the future. With so much land, would our family be able to eat it? " Chen Shouxin asked.

Chen Changqing's expression froze, "What are you planning to do?"

Old Chen was worried. His son wanted to play with him for hundreds, or even thousands of acres. If he could not take on such a small task, this official would be wasting his time. However, thousands of acres of land was no small matter.

Why should the court control the land? It was to prevent civil strife. If the bird did manage to create a few thousand mu of land, this would be a big deal.

"What else can we do for the sake of living?" Chen Shouxin said helplessly.

"In the future, I will normally pay taxes on these cultivated lands. I will not rely on my status to take advantage of the imperial government like others. If I do all this, can you help me with all this mess? "

"Done? "Alright, if you really can open up so many fields and pay taxes in full, I'll help you settle it." Chen Changqing pondered for a moment and said with a smile.

"You're not allowed to go back on your word. Then, no matter what I do, you don't have to interfere. You know that I won't rebel." Chen Shouxin added.

"Alright, I'll listen to you." Chen Changqing continued to say with a smile.

Chen Shouxin looked hesitantly at his old man. He was confused. Was this old man really that brave? Or would the old man rely on him so that he could stay here with him?

Since he couldn't figure it out, he didn't want to think about it for now. He still had to consider his plan carefully. With so much concern on his mind, he had to make a bit of a profit.

"Old master, do you think that young master is planning to make a move again?" After Chen Shouxin left, Uncle Chen walked up to Chen Changqing and asked.

"It should be about there. However, we'll have to see how he follows up. We don't know if he's doing it to reorganize the border army." Chen Changqing stroked his beard and nodded.

"Send someone to inform Wang Yingjun later, continue to cooperate with this brat." Previously, when he told the story to Youzi and durian, he felt that it was all empty talk, but now that he thought about it, it seemed to make a bit of sense. I don't know if his military rhetoric at that time would have come true. "

"Master, now I am a little worried. Why do you think the young master knows so much? I've asked Youzi about it. The one that Young Master is messing around with today is called 'Kang'. It's said that with this, there's no need to build a brazier. It's also very comfortable to sleep. " Uncle Chen frowned and said.

"I don't even know what he's thinking right now. Later on, help me recall the things that this kid said when I was young. Get the people from the Imperial Guard Division to pay attention again, and see if there is anyone else who has come into contact with this guy. "

"Master, I feel that you might as well ask the young master directly." Uncle Chen said hesitantly after hesitating for a while.

"Ask him? Can he honestly explain? If you ask him about the bookkeeping method, the wine cooking method, the book he gave to Youzi and Durian, and what he is about to do now, his answer will be to think about it. " Chen Changqing said helplessly.

Uncle Chen smiled and nodded. It seemed like he could only let the young master down.