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Chapter 231 Recruiting Craftsmen (Please subscribe)

"Your Majesty, the Enko Examination has begun."

In Dongnuan Pavilion, He Ning quietly reported to Zhu Youxiao. He knew that the emperor was very concerned about this matter, so he had been waiting for the news early today and came to report as soon as possible.

"I know."

Zhu Youxiao slowly walked out of Dongnuan Pavilion and looked towards the direction of Gongyuan. Although he was blocked by the towering palace wall and couldn't see anything, his eyes still showed hope.

He originally wanted to go to the examination room to have a look in person, but he was afraid that it would affect the candidates and violate the regulations, so he held back. Then he would have a chance to meet these people when he takes the exam again.

With the start of the examination, it means that March will soon come.

This also means that Zhu Youxiao will hold a wedding soon. This is currently the most important thing for the eunuchs and maids in the palace. They have started decorating the palace with lights and colors early. The concubines are extremely concerned about this matter. , divided the work and presided over, allowing Zhu Youxiao's pre-wedding preparations to be carried out in an orderly manner.

Zhu Youxiao traveled through time before he got married in his previous life. Now he is quite happy to see this scene. But now it is an arranged marriage. He has not seen the bride until now, which makes him feel quite strange. See I can only wait until the wedding day to see her beautiful figure.

Beijing is now very lively both inside and outside the palace, but Saerhu City, thousands of miles away, is in sharp contrast to this.

As the new capital of the post-King Dynasty, it should logically be a new and prosperous city, but the situation is completely different.

Sarhu City is not a big city. The high-ranking officials and official residences of the built captives are all in the west city. The rest of the bannermen, the escaped Liao people, and the Mongols all live in the east city.In terms of prosperity and liveliness, the East City far exceeds the West City.

Today's Liaodong is still bone-chillingly cold, and the bustling Dongcheng in the past has also changed from its bustling past. Many shops are closed, and some homes are even hung with white cloth.People coming and going were in a hurry. The Jurchens and Mongols were fine, but the Han and Liao people walked with their heads bowed, as if they were afraid of getting into trouble.

"drive!"

A group of people entered from the east gate and galloped past the street. The leader had a golden rattail on his head and was wearing red armor with some dirt on his body. There were two or three personal guards behind him. Pedestrians on the road quickly hid in fear when they saw this. , just for fear of startling the noble man's horse, and fearing that a severe beating would be inevitable.

This group of people galloped into the West City, a bit slower, and soon stopped next to a mansion.

"Master, you are back."

There was a young man waiting at the main gate with five or six servants. When he saw this group of people arriving, he hurriedly greeted them with a smile on his face and led his horse to greet them.

"Well, there's nothing going on in the house during this time."

The leading young man immediately dismounted, handed the reins to the waiting servant, and casually asked the young man.

"No, it's just that Erbeile sent someone to look for you. I just wanted to ask if you're back."

"What do you want Amma to do with me?"

The young man looked puzzled when he heard this.

"The person who came here didn't say it clearly. It might be something big. But according to your instructions, Nala Fujin told him that he would come over when you come back."

"Well, that's good, I want to meet the Khan again."

The young man who took the lead was Yue Tuan. After he was almost killed by He Shun during the raid on Shenyang, he was pulled out of the dead body by Zhang Anning. Fortunately, his injuries were not serious and he fully recovered after a month of training.

Zhang Anning had saved his life, so he went to Zhang Anning to express his gratitude to him. Unexpectedly, Zhang Anning was very articulate and not far different in age from Yue Tuo. He took Zhang Anning from Huang Taiji and asked him to transfer him to his banner.

Zhang Anning also didn't expect that his rescue would actually change his destiny drastically and bring him so close to the main character.

He was originally going to struggle at the bottom of his life, but because he saved the life of the banner leader and could read and write, he was a rare talent. He immediately changed from an ordinary bannerman to Yue Tuo's servant.

Not only did he not have to do dirty work, he could even help Yue Tuo write some documents about the Han people. It could be said that he was already on the front line of intelligence work.

Zhang Anning followed Yue Tuo into the mansion and reached the main hall. Under the service of the servant, Yue Tuo took off his mud-covered armor and put on clean and fresh casual clothes.

"Later, you will write an order in my name to Han'er with the red flag, saying that in accordance with the Khan's order, [-]% of the family's food rations this year will be handed over, and the rent will be increased from [-]% to [-]%. become."

"I understand, I will do it later, but I am afraid that the Han people in the banner will be dissatisfied and they will get into trouble when the time comes."

Although I had heard this news before, but now I hear it with my own ears, I still feel secretly frightened. After all, what should happen will happen. After all, the Han people live like lambs in this den of jackals.

"Huh, it's best to gather people to make trouble. The worst is to kill them. That way, it's clean and there's no need to waste food." Yue Tuo snorted coldly, completely ignoring that Zhang Anning was also a Han, and said it directly.

"Haha, this is true. Compared with the life of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong, our Daikin treats them very well. I was surprised when I first arrived here. The Han people here only pay [-]% of the rent. How can it be so low? The last question Only then did I realize that the Great Khan still cared about the people of Liaodong and collected such low taxes to give them a way to survive."

Naturally, Zhang Anning would not let Yue Tuo know his thoughts, so he immediately expressed his support.

He is now so trusted by Yue Tuo. It is entirely because Yue Tuo is a Beizi. He separated from Dai Shan last year and took the red flag by himself. In addition, he is young and has no one he can trust around him. This is why he has You can take advantage of this opportunity.

After listening to his words, Yue Tuo's face looked a little better. Zhang Anning was smart if he thought about it.

"The Khan is kind and treats the Han people very well, but since the defeat of Shenyang, it is no longer suitable for us, Dajin, to attack the Ming Dynasty. Now I don't know who has leaked the news. The food and grass in the country can only last for four or five months. Everyone has exhausted it." Everyone knows.

Not only are people in the city panicked, many Han people are now being affected and looted, and various banners are also reducing food supplies. That's why the Khan came up with this strategy. As long as the Han people hand over food, I, Dajin, will naturally protect him. "

After Zhang Anning heard what Yue Tuo said for the sake of the Han people, he was so angry that he gritted his teeth and wanted to beat his rat-tailed head all over. How could there be such a shameless person talking about robbing people like this? High-sounding.

These Liao people came to build captives just to survive. Now Hou Jin is plundering them like this, which is really more ruthless than the unscrupulous officials and gentry of the Ming Dynasty.

"Khan's grace is great, but this slave thinks that as long as these people hand over the food, I, Dajin, will definitely get through this difficulty. Then we will regroup and plunder the Ming Dynasty, which will make them look good. It really happened last time I was careless, I didn’t expect the Ming Dynasty’s guns and artillery to become so sharp and invincible.”

Unexpectedly, Yue Tuo shook his head when he heard this, and he didn't seem to agree very much.

"It would be good if all the food handed over is enough. Now there are more than 5 Han people in Houjin. How much food can be handed over? I will have to find a way to do it."

Yue Tuan just mentioned this matter, seemingly not wanting to discuss it too much with Zhang Anning, a servant, but instead asked another question.

"By the way, you are from a wealthy family in Liaodong, and you should also know a lot about the relationship between our families. Now the Khan is recruiting Han craftsmen. Do you know if you can recruit craftsmen to cast firearms in my big gold? If you can cast them like last time Powerful artillery is best.”

Zhang Anning's mind raced when he heard this. He was an imposter. Who knew any craftsman who could cast such a cannon? But since Yue Tuo asked this, it meant that such craftsmen seemed difficult to find.

"I have never seen this kind of artillery slave before. The original firearms of the Ming Dynasty were of very poor quality. These firearms must have been transported from the capital of the Ming Dynasty. I am afraid they are not available in Liaodong."

Hearing this, Yue Tuo looked disappointed. In the last bloody battle at Hunhe, the Ming Dynasty's firearms were too powerful. Under the repeated fire from cannons and firearms, Hou Jin's proud shield car could not afford it. It works like rotten wood, breaking into pieces when touched.

This made Nurhaci very angry and ordered the recruitment of craftsmen to cast firearms, especially artillery. However, the Ming Dynasty was very strict about these technologies, especially the craftsmen.Now only Huang Taiji, Li Yongfang and others have recruited some craftsmen. Although some firearms have been cast, they are far less powerful than the firearms of the Ming Dynasty and are not effective at all.

Yue Tuo has just become independent now. Seeing what Huang Taiji and others are doing, he also wants to express himself, but now it seems that there is no chance.

Zhang Anning saw the disappointed look on Yue Tuo's face, murmured in his heart, and suddenly had an idea.

So he pretended to be hesitant, suddenly raised his hands and said to Yue Tuo:

"Master, although Liaodong craftsmen cannot cast such powerful firearms, other firearms can also be cast. I can try to raise some resources and find some Liaodong craftsmen to come and cast firearms."

"Sure?"

When Yue Tuo heard this, his face immediately showed joy, but he was still a little hesitant.

"Don't worry, Master. The Ming Dynasty's court is exploiting Liaodong in every possible way. The same is true for many craftsmen. Their daily work is much more than those from the mainland. When I escaped, I heard that many craftsmen and officials in the Liaodong Firearms Department were corrupt because of corruption. To be punished by the Ming Dynasty court, all you need to do is send someone to contact them secretly and spend a lot of money to get them to come to Dajin to serve you."

"That's the best thing. That's what I originally came to you for. It's just that the Ming Dynasty's Jin Yiwei is very strict with my spies from Dajin. It might be difficult to contact them rashly."

Yue Tuo was a little excited. If he could find craftsmen, he would not only make the Khan happy, but also increase his own prestige, but it would be more difficult to operate.

But Zhang Anning had already thought of a way and continued to persuade Yue Tuo to make up his mind.

"Master, how can you know whether this kind of thing will work without trying it? If it works, it will be a great achievement. All you need to do is send the guard who followed me to the Ming Dynasty secretly as a messenger. He holds my jade pendant. But as a token, even if those craftsmen and officials knew about it, they would not dare to disclose it. Even if they only recruit one, they will make a profit."

Yue Tuo nodded when he heard this. He remembered the Han saying that if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs. What Zhang Anning said made him a little moved.

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