"Hey, my young master, I heard from Mr. Chen that if you encounter a strongman on the road, if something happens, how should I explain to your parents?" Uncle Fu put down the hatchet in his hand and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
He is used to working hard, and even though there are many more people in the courtyard now, he still insists on doing it himself.
The old man touched Zhou Bai's left side and looked at his right side, appearing very excited.
From February 20th, when we set off for the county town, to today, March 8th, we have been away from home for more than half a month. This makes Uncle Fu, who has always taken Zhou Bai with him, not worried.
"Uncle Fu, have you seen that? I am in excellent health. And I am now a member of the imperial court. I have good luck and won't get into trouble easily." Zhou Bai was very cooperative and turned around to let the old man take a look, while comforting him.
Everyone had a tacit understanding about what happened that night. No matter it was Zhou Bai, Chen Zhongbang and others, or the county government, no one said to the outside world that it was an internal struggle within the Jin Dynasty.
Ji Hongzhe was afraid that Zhou Bai was young and ignorant, so he clicked on it.
You, the internal conflict in Jin, actually came to Daxu's territory. Not to mention how you got here, but to mention that you hurt the innocent people of Daxu. If the outside world finds out, it will not end well.
Therefore, before the edict was issued, all levels of government required those with knowledge of the matter to maintain the same message. It was bandits and robbers who robbed the caravan, and no one was allowed to mention the Marquis of Yinshan.
After carefully checking that Zhou Bai was fine, Uncle Fu whispered: "Master, Mr. Chen is a good person, but he may have been a little wronged in the past two days."
"Zhou Yuan, come here. Do you know Mr. Chen? Where is he now?" Zhou Bai nodded and called Zhou Yuan at the door.
"Master Bai, we know each other. Mr. Chen Zhongbang was busy when he arrived here yesterday. He should be in your field now." Zhou Yuan replied.
"Do you want me to call him?"
"No, I'll go there myself."
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In the north, private horses are not allowed to be raised. As long as you don't practice large groups of cavalry, it is normal to raise some riding horses from a family like Zhou Bai.
No matter how delicate and troublesome horse raising is, Zhou Bai's current status still has horses to take advantage of. Within a moment, he left the core area of the family and came to his own field.
Different from the dry and colorless fields in February, the fields are now green and lush, and the three hundred acres of land are covered by vigorously growing seedlings.
Looking from a distance, wisps of white air are gradually emerging from the ground. It is obvious that this piece of land will have a good harvest in the future.
Three hundred acres away, two newly opened canals on the left and right are very spacious. There are several farmers working on the beach where the streams intersect, including Chen Zhongbang.
Zhou Bai leaned over and saw that Chen Zhongbang was talking to the old man Wang Liangtian. The people busy digging holes in the field to plant seedlings must be the young people in the family he mentioned.
"My lord, my boss." Zhou Bai did not avoid anyone. As soon as Chen Zhongbang and Wang Liangtian saw him, they crossed the ditch to greet him.
"gentlemen."
"Old Wangtou did a good job. I didn't trust the wrong person." Zhou Bai motioned to Chen Zhongbang to wait and communicate with Wang Liangtian first.
"I haven't congratulated Master Bai for being the head of the high school case. It's my blessing that the old man can farm for you."
"According to your instructions, two canals were dug. Now it is no problem to cover a thousand acres."
"There are also 30 acres of land that have been opened on Zhoutan. I am afraid of delaying the spring season, so I will let the young people at home replant seedlings first, and then continue to open the fields when there is less time later." Wang Liangtian pointed to the canal and the new fields, and seemed to I am quite proud that everything my boss told me has been done right.
Seeing him looking at him eagerly, Zhou Bai smiled happily and said: "I have recorded your contribution. In this way, the thirty acres of new land will be your private land first. Later, you remember to open three hundred acres of public land to return it to me."
"Also, the clan is going to fund me to build a manor. I decided to place it around here. You can choose a few good places and report them to Mr. Chen."
Wang Liangtian was overjoyed and said: "Thank you so much, my boss. Thank you so much, my boss. I will continue to work hard and never forget your kindness. I will discuss the location of the manor with Mr. Chen in the past few days."
This is 30 acres of paddy field, and with the blessing of the Zhou family, the government does not dare to increase taxes at will. After feeding the family, there is still a surplus.
The key is the manor. If it is built here, who else can be in charge of the manor? As long as he works hard in the future, his boss will definitely choose him.
After thanking them, Wang Liangtian walked aside very discerningly, not noticing that Zhou Bai and Chen Zhongbang had something to say.
"Sir, I have been wronged." Zhou Bai said to Chen Zhongbang with some shame as he walked away.
Zhou Yuan had told him before coming here that there were many people in the family who wanted to cling to Zhou Bai in the past two days. They believed that Chen Zhongbang, a Lehu, was not qualified to be the scholar's guest, and there were many private slanders and slanders about this.
It was also because Zhou Chang heard the rumors that he wanted Chen Zhongbang to play music to welcome Zhou Bai, partly as a joke and partly as a test.
"Zhongbang doesn't dare, and he doesn't take it to heart. He has not made any achievements, and he is among the young master's staff. There is nothing wrong with the clan talking about it." Chen Zhongbang looked as usual, as if he really didn't care.
"It's no use, no one can do better than you that night, sir, please accept my bow." Zhou Bai shook his head and then bent down to bow.
Chen Zhongbang could not care about any ridicule before, but he was extremely moved by his respect for his lord, and he quickly bent down to salute.
Zhou Bai held Chen Zhongbang's hand tightly and said: "I asked you to come out, how can I let you suffer injustice? From now on, you don't have to listen to the orders of the clan. I decided to set up an inner palace in Qunshi Hall, and you are The Chief Guest Minister of the Inner Palace, in charge of all matters of the Inner Palace."
"No need to postpone it, sir, do you want me to have no one available?"
Chen Zhongbang's lips moved a few times, and he was speechless. He handed over his hand and accepted the appointment. How should he repay this trust?
"My lord, can you tell me about the structure of the internal government next?" Chen Zhongbang's face straightened and he quickly entered the role.
Zhou Bai thought for a moment and replied: "Well, the structure of the internal government is divided into the Yingtian Hall and the Martial Arts Hall. The Yingtian Hall is responsible for all civil affairs. You are in charge and enjoy the salary of a first-class guest minister. The Martial Arts Hall is responsible for military affairs. I will be in charge personally for the time being."
"That's okay. I'm avoiding the name of the government office and will subdivide it when the time is right."
"But I dare to ask my lord, can the inner government start to fill up the manpower now?" Chen Zhongbang strongly agreed with Zhou Bai's decision and also raised his own questions.
"You can slowly look for the next manpower, but Zhong Wei and Yan Lie were recruited before I passed the scholar examination. You can reuse them as my deputy. I will ask Zhou Yuan to send someone to call them here tomorrow."
"Also, there is a shortage of materials for the establishment of the inner government. You can apply to the clan leader in the early stage. This is what he allows." Zhou Bai explained one by one.
Chen Zhongbang nodded and said goodbye resolutely: "My lord, I will make arrangements right away. Your yard can't accommodate too many people, so I will go find a few suitable houses first."
Looking at Chen Zhongbang leaving, Zhou Bai thought more about future arrangements. The inner government structure was about to be set up and the combat power had to keep up.
Army building, and the cultivation of extraordinary seeds.
