Become a feudal king from today

"Pa bang bang..."

With a burst of firecrackers exploding, at the south gate of Chengdefang, Wang Yingxi smiled and led the officers of the Bingzhan Division into Nanfang District.

After him, some old craftsmen and newly recruited craftsmen, apprentices and handymen from the Military War Department filed in, totaling more than 20,000 people.

Zhao Xu had already been waiting for Wang Ying and others at the office in Nanfang District.

After several days of preparation, Nanfang District was officially opened.

Seeing Zhao Xu, Wang Ying and all the officials bowed.

Wang Yingdao: "Your Highness, all the craftsmen and officials from Nanfang District have arrived."

Zhao Xu nodded.

Chengdefang is very large, and Nanfang District and Beifang District each have an area as large as a university campus.

Therefore, it does not seem crowded when 20,000 people enter Nanfang District.

"I will not say any unnecessary nonsense. The significance of Nanfang District is to expand the production capacity of the Military Division, whether it is artillery or flintlock guns. Craftsman, I have given it to you and the place. The Military Division I need to see a significant increase in production," Zhao Xu said to Wang Ying.

Wang Ying is still a little stressed.

He knew very well why King Yan was so anxious.

The situation around the four counties is now very unfriendly, and a war is about to break out at any time.

A very important part of the victory or defeat of the war is the firearms being manufactured by the Department of War.

"Your Highness understands, please rest assured." Wang Ying bowed.

At this time, Zhao Xu looked at the craftsmen again.

When he came to Nanfang District this time, he not only wanted to put pressure on the officials of the Military and War Department, but also gave motivation to the craftsmen.

In this way, production can be launched in full swing.

So he walked to the high platform in front of the War Department Office and said to the craftsmen below: "In Nanfang District, you have clean houses to live in, and there will be special chefs to cook for you. You can use all the food." Use your energy to work.”

After a pause, he said: "In addition to the monthly money promised to you by the government, the Military Division will also count the amount of work you do every day and reward you based on the amount. It is not impossible to get two taels of silver every month. possible."

"Two taels of silver." The craftsman was shocked.

They were satisfied if they could get one tael of silver, but they didn't expect there would be another chance to get two taels of silver.

According to King Yan, whoever does more work will get more.

To put it simply, the more work you do, the more you get.

Wang Ying nodded slightly.

King Yan never mentioned this matter to him when he arrived.

He only said that the jurisdiction of the Military War Department would also be regularized in the future.

Perhaps, this is what King Yan meant by “regularization.”

But King Yan really saw the key problem.

During this time, he discovered that the craftsmen of the Bingzhan Division were still lazy.

No one wants to do more.

But now, judging from the energetic appearance of the craftsmen, it seems that King Yan has figured out their key point.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" After the excitement, the craftsmen saluted Zhao Xu one after another.

At this time, Zhao Xu handed a brochure to Wang Ying, "Please study the jurisdiction system of Nanfang District carefully and promulgate it for implementation."

Wang Ying couldn't wait to open it.

I saw a lot of things written on it, such as a curfew in Nanfang District at night.

What kind of punishment will be given to craftsmen who go out without permission?

In addition to these laws-like systems, there is also the issue of rewards and punishments for work quantity mentioned by King Yan.

The word "quantity of work" was also a new word, but he could understand that it was just the amount of work.

Wang Ying sweated as he handed the thick booklet to the officials next to him.

It seems that he wants to organize the entire military department officials to learn together.

Supervised officials and spurred generals.

Zhao Xu got up and returned to the palace. After all, if he stayed for an extra hour, he would have to delay production in Nanfang District for an hour.

Wang Ying sent him back outside the gate of Nanfang District.

Then he heard shouting.

The officials of the Military Department first allocated housing to the craftsmen.

Then they were asked to go to the canteen in the district to watch.

Finally, he was led by different officials to his workshop.

In the afternoon, white smoke billowed from the area.

The entire Nanfang District is up and running.

Someone reported the news to Zhao Xu, and he nodded with satisfaction.

"Just go to Pingcheng again tomorrow." Zhao Xu said secretly.

Before the war, he wanted to implement all the development plans of the four counties.

Under such a war, all the functions of the four counties can operate as usual, otherwise it will be delayed again.

At the same time, he had another purpose in going to Pingcheng, which was to let Chen Shou build a special building.

This building is particularly beneficial for the construction of battleships.

Just as he was thinking about it, Feng'er suddenly came in and said, "Your Highness, the city gate guard will report that someone from the Ma family has arrived at the west gate."

"Ma family!" Zhao Xu rolled his eyes and said, "Let them come in."

Feng'er left in response.

Not long after, a man who looked like a middle-aged general arrived at the palace with his guards.

After removing the sword weapon from his body, he entered the palace alone.

"General Ma Jin is here to meet His Highness." The general bowed.

"No courtesy." Zhao Xu waved his hand and recalled who this person was.

When Ma Xuan chatted with him before, he said that he had a cousin.

This cousin’s name is Ma Jin.

He is also a very powerful figure in the Ma family.

Thinking of this, he said: "Ma Jin, General Ma, I have heard from Ma Zhoumu that it is a pleasure to meet you. It is a pleasure to meet you."

When Ma Jin heard this, his expression suddenly became unnatural, and then he showed a look of sadness, "Your Highness, Brother Moti, I can't believe it, even the current general."

Zhao Xu sighed slightly, "I also feel sorry for him. I admire Ma Han quite a bit. He is an upright person."

"Indeed, it's just that this person has passed away. It's a pity, it's a pity." Ma Jin said.

Then he changed the subject, "But besides having Ma Han, my legitimate son, my brother also has an eldest son who is equally upright and graceful. The reason why I am here at the end of this time is because of his entrustment."

"Oh?" Zhao Xu pretended not to know, "I have never heard Zhou Mu mention it."

Ma Jin smiled awkwardly, "This son has always been valued by his brother, so he was sent to Jinling Imperial College to study. Now that his brother is in trouble, he has returned to Xiancheng and inherited the position of the head of the Ma family. He is Ma Chong."

"It turns out that there is still this matter. It seems that this king is really ignorant." Zhao Xu said.

"He was unknown before, so it's normal for Your Highness not to know about it. However, the head of the family has always respected Your Highness. This time, the general came here to discuss with His Highness how to jointly withdraw the Xiliang soldiers." Looking for the opportunity, Ma Jin said loudly, "After all, this is also the emperor's order."

Zhao Xu sneered in his heart.

When Ma Xuan was here, he could not completely trust the Ma family.

Now that Ma Chong, whom he didn't understand, and who was inextricably linked to the Dou family, was in power, he couldn't trust him even more.

But sadly, he had to cooperate with the Ma family.

This is Zhao Heng's order.

And he also doesn't want all the losses to be borne by him.

So he said: "The head of the Ma family is worried about Jinzhou just after inheriting the position of the head of the family. He is really loyal, but how can the Ma family cooperate with this king?"