In recent years, the craftsmen provided by the Wang family have been able to develop flintlock guns and have the ability to mass-produce them.
At the same time, he also studied a lot of good money-making things, such as colored glaze, soap, new fertilizers, sugar, distilled liquor, cement, etc. These things were basically not available in this world, but Li Hao knew the general method and basically copied them.
Among them, the new fertilizers are mainly used to increase the food production of the Su country. The cement is not planned to be sold for the time being, so the main products for external sales are glass, soap, sugar, and distilled liquor.
In fact, in the past two years, the sales of colored glaze had been carried out on a small scale under the name of the Wang family caravan. However, Li Hao was not fully prepared at that time, so it was only popular in wealthy families in small quantities to earn a small amount of money. .
Now we need to build a sales caravan, and we can't rely on the Wang family. It's not that we don't trust it, but it's too big and it's not enough to worry about it.
The Wang family is still useful after all, and he cannot be allowed to become the target of public criticism.
Then he called Chen Xi over and asked, "How many students have been able to leave school in the school over the past few years?"
Chen Xi had kept these data in mind for a long time and replied without hesitation: "Five years ago, according to His Highness's instructions, several new free schools were established in Hezhou to teach doctrines (political courses) and classics (reading and writing). , arithmetic (Arabic numerals, abacus), general knowledge (history, geography), and martial arts, a total of two thousand poor children have been recruited.
The first batch of students has already graduated, but the initial enrollment was small, only 200 students. By next year, 400 students should be enrolled.
However, a message was sent from Hezhou that the number of volunteers was already very large. If more were added, it would be difficult for the Wang family to cover it up any longer. "
Li Hao nodded after hearing this and said nothing about this number of people. After all, the political lessons, arithmetic, and common sense contained here are all unfamiliar to people in this world.
Especially when Li Hao personally compiled the textbooks, he also included a lot of personal information in them, in order to enable students to fight for the ideal of unifying the Nine Kingdoms.
Therefore, Li Hao spent a lot of time training teachers, and he had to send people to inspect from time to time.
As for the Wang family's problem, Li Hao could understand it, but he couldn't agree: "The recruitment of students cannot be stopped. More manpower will be needed later. No matter what the Wang family said is right, I will think about it again.
However, you should notify the students who have graduated and recruit them back to the capital. You must personally meet them and verify their results. "
Chen Xi replied: "Yes, I immediately sent a message to Huizhou, asking them to rush back to the capital as soon as possible."
After confirming this matter, Li Hao asked again: "In addition, how are the people I asked you to train before, how are they doing now?"
Chen Xi replied: "There are eighty people who have passed the training. They are all practicing the secrets given by His Highness. According to the slaves, their martial arts skills are superior to those of the marquis."
Li Hao praised: "Well, you have done a good job in this matter. You have stepped up their training recently, and they will be useful soon."
Chen Xi said happily: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness, I will definitely do my best."
After waving Chen Xi down, Li Hao began to think about other ways to deal with it.
Li Hao's original idea was to use these people with faith to build a strong army with strict military discipline and capable of fighting tough battles, as well as his own team of spies.
But now that there are not enough personnel, it is necessary to focus. In Li Hao's mind, the first priority is to build a strong army, especially what Li Hao wants to build is a firearms camp.
This kind of weapon has not yet appeared in this world. In the early stage, Li Hao had to keep it secret, so everyone who could use it had to be trustworthy.
Therefore, when it comes to forming secret agents, we have to think of other ways to build a team with the minimum number of people.
Hezhou is not far from Sudu, and there are flying pigeons in the middle to send messages, which saves the time of rushing. It is just to hide the traces, so these people have to spend seven days to get there.
In the meantime, Cui Ming finally sent the East Palace Guards to Li Hao, and Wang Qin personally brought them over.
"This is what I specially selected for you from the Forbidden Army.
They are all good players against several, and the most important thing is that they have clean family backgrounds, and they all come from good families.
You don't even know how much effort I put into helping you block those aristocratic families. "
Listening to Wang Qin's expression of merit, Li Hao smiled and said, "Okay, my nephew has thanked his uncle here. I will ask Chen Xi to prepare some altars of Immortal Drunk later and take them back with you when you leave.
But I have to warn you, don't drink while on duty, especially when you are in the palace. There are many people watching you now, so you can't let anyone catch you. "
Wang Qin was speechless for a moment and said: "Why are you as verbose as your uncle? I know this position is important, so I will definitely be careful."
However, for the sake of the few jars of wine, he put up with what he wanted to complain about and turned around to introduce the commander of the team to Li Hao.
"Zuo Shuwen, whom you should have met in the palace before, will be in charge of the East Palace Guards. The remaining two people are Deng Cheng and Yao Ting, who will be in charge of a team of troops respectively."
After Wang Qin finished the introduction, the three of them bowed and saluted Li Hao at the same time. Li Hao said, "No need to be more polite, your yard is ready.
Chen Xi, wait for them to go down and settle down, and arrange a banquet in the dining room tonight to reward all the soldiers. "
After Chen Xi agreed, he stepped forward and led the three of them away.
Then Li Hao took Wang Qin into the room to talk, mainly asking about Hezhou and listening to his opinions.
However, Wang Qin rarely interfered in the affairs of the clan and didn't ask for any effective opinions. After chatting for a while, someone sent Xianren Zui over and let him leave first.
Afterwards, Li Hao did not interfere with the affairs of the East Palace Guards, but just let them follow the rules, just like when they were in the palace.
Because Li Hao didn't believe them, even if Wang Qin said that their family background was innocent, those who coveted the position of prince could let go of such a good opportunity to insert people into the East Palace.
Li Hao is waiting for the people from Hezhou. To find out the details of these people, he will give them the first task and test their quality in advance.
A few days later, these two hundred people arrived in the capital and gathered in a manor outside Sudu.
So Li Hao found an excuse to go out for a parade on his holiday, and left the capital with some East Palace guards.
There was no other way. Since the guards had already arrived, it would be unreasonable for Li Hao not to bring them with him. On the contrary, it would easily make people suspect that Li Hao had something secretly going on.
Fortunately, this manor belongs to the Wang family and was given to Li Hao very early, and the inside has been renovated a long time ago.
There is a secret room under the dormitory. The people who were sent here are waiting here, and Chen Xi has also secretly come here a long time ago.
Therefore, after entering the manor, Li Hao found a reason to be tired and wanted to rest, so he asked the guards to watch from outside, and then he took the maid into the dormitory.
After that, the maid stayed in the room to check the situation. Li Hao went down to the secret room and saw the group of students.
Suddenly, he felt that three years of political and ideological education had not been in vain, because Li Hao could detect the admiration in their passionate eyes when they looked at him.
Li Hao is now quite proficient in winning people's hearts, relying on the portraits and personal information he obtained from Chen Xi.
Li Hao didn't need any materials, so he directly praised them by name, letting them know that although Li Hao had never been to Hezhou, he had never forgotten them.
Then Li Hao reiterated the concept and slogan he had told them countless times.
"It has been a hundred years since the fall of the previous dynasty. During these hundred years, the nine kingdoms of the Central Plains have conquered each other, resulting in the death and injury of thousands of innocent people. Wives and children are scattered everywhere, crying about hunger and cold.
Therefore, our goal is to reunify the world and sacrifice for a moment in exchange for eternal peace. You are willing to fight for this for your whole life together with Gu. "
Most of these people were orphans who had been displaced due to the war, and they felt this deeply.
After hearing this, they all replied in unison: "We are willing to die for Your Highness, we are willing to die for Dashu, and we are willing to die for the unification of the world."
The sound was so loud that Li Hao couldn't help but feel lucky. Fortunately, the secret room was underground and the soundproofing effect was good.
After confirming the loyalty of this group of people, Li Hao's purpose of coming here this time has been achieved. The next step is to test the abilities of these people.
