Chapter 74                                                                                                                             �

Zhou Mengchen said: "The army is about fighting. Three trainings a day are impossible. But every training is necessary. Now these soldiers have been here for several months and have returned to the army. How much can they remember what they have learned before?"

Yang Jisheng said: "Just let them retrain."

"This takes time. Will the Tartars give us this time? Can a document really bind Xin Ai?" Zhou Mengchen said.

Yang Jisheng was speechless for a moment and said, "What does Brother Zhou mean?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "Before, I was urgently following the power and had to do it. But the army is the army, and it is only responsible for war. Try to let the army do such things as little as possible. If the soldiers in Datong are willing, they can retire some of the troops and join these venues. In addition, some people will be recruited again, and next year is the off-season. All these things must be done."

Yang Jisheng said: "I understand what you mean. But one thing is that our Datong is not enough. Although we can recruit some from the prefectures and counties in the south, Datong will not have too many people. For population issues, we still need to find a way out."

Zhou Mengchen said, "I think about it. Let's recruit from those refugees first. There are some relatively light jobs here. I'll try to find the others." Zhou Mengchen felt that Datong had enough conditions for this year's disaster in the north and could also recruit a lot of people.

Moreover, most of them are strong men, and at some point these strong men can also be transformed into the military heritage of Datong.

In fact, the canned business that emerged in the 32nd year of Jiajing was not only the Tartars had winter supplies. The number of two million taels was actually enough for Zhou Mengchen to fight a battle. The only problem was that Datong's grain reserves were a bit low, almost on the warning line.

But as long as there is a bumper harvest next year, all problems will be solved.

Zhou Mengchen also knew that a considerable number of refugees were elderly and children. If he spoke like this, many minors would probably work here. However, every era talked about the things of each era, and now this way is used to these children. Although it is a bit cruel, it is also a way out.

Because reality is even more cruel to them.

Yang Jisheng said: "Anyway, there is still more than half a year left in the first half of next year. I have time to prepare."

Zhou Mengchen said: "Actually, the most abnormal thing is that I, a governor and you, are the governor, come to do these merchants."

After hearing this, Yang Jisheng smiled bitterly and said, "It's indeed abnormal. But some things are always something that people have to do."

Zhou Mengchen said: "Yes. People always need to do it. But how to do it is a problem? Today, you and I are here, there is no problem. But what to do in the future? You can't be here for the rest of your life. How should you deal with this stall?"

Zhou Mengchen did not discriminate against state-owned enterprises. First, there was a lack of business talents, and second, Zhou Mengchen was worried that if the government continued to do it, it would ruin good things. It was not that Zhou Mengchen was worried about nothing, but that he knew very well what the bureaucratic qualities of this era were.

In fact, Zhou Mengchen was also confused about this issue.

There is naturally no problem with his own management. But he cannot always be here, or even guaranteed that he will always be his own person in the position of governor of Datong. And even if Zhou Mengchen promises that he is his own person in this position, he will not be ruined.

But there are not many people in Zhou Mengchen's faction now. There are already many things.

When Zhou Mengchen's status becomes higher and higher, I am afraid that many people from Zhou Mengchen's faction, Zhou Mengchen himself will not recognize him. What should I do then?

As for the auction as before, the iron furnace was sold.

Zhou Mengchen was not willing to accept it. He had no choice but to do so before. Zhou Mengchen actually had no idea of ​​the canned industry. After all, although there is a technical problem, the threshold is not high. During large-scale production, there is no secret. There is a very high possibility of blooming everywhere in the future.

Just a businessman is a good person?

What did the Shanxi merchants do in history? Zhou Mengchen remembers it. Although it is a cooperative relationship, Zhou Mengchen cannot be unconditionally tilted.

Yang Jisheng said: "Brother Zhou means -----?"

Zhou Mengchen pondered for a moment and said, "Let's do this. Let's talk about it later in a few years."

Zhou Mengchen thought to himself: "This is still a source of wealth in recent years. When the battle to reconcile begins in the future, military spending will be short of money and you will be sold. After all, under the spread of technology, it is estimated that one will not occupy the entire market, and then someone will be charged taxes."

Zhou Mengchen felt more and more powerlessness and dullness of the Ming Dynasty court.

Faced with the wave of industrialization, the Ming Dynasty actually had no ability to deal with it at all, and only had the ability to resist it passively. Even if Zhou Mengchen did anything by himself, it would be difficult to find a successor in the Ming system. Even the more Zhou Mengchen did, the more people would occupy the opposite side of the Ming court.

Not to mention anything else. If the Ming government controls the canned business and finds that the business is not working, it will naturally prohibit others from entering this business. He can only do it himself. They will not care about the quality of the product, and the business may be ruined in the end.

This will offend everyone in one share because of the canned business.

And these workers are very likely to transform into an uprising army.

If Zhou Mengchen had felt that the Ming Dynasty needed reforms before, but now he felt deeply that if he could not preside over the Ming Dynasty, perhaps such a Ming Dynasty would not have been able to wait for Emperor Chongzhen. The major changes that had not been seen in three thousand years were the seeds planted by Zhou Mengchen himself.

It is sprouting at this moment.

Zhou Mengchen was still worried about, but the disaster that Zhou Mengchen made too much money came soon.

Tengxiang asked to meet Zhou Mengchen.

Zhou Mengchen was unaware of it. After seeing Tengxiang, Tengxiang immediately handed a memorial to Zhou Mengchen. When Zhou Mengchen saw it, someone impeached Zhou Mengchen and was familiar with Mongolia. The evidence was that in recent times, the Ming Dynasty had been out of seclusion for one million stones of food and various materials.

There are other things that can catch wind and shadows, such as Zhou Mengchen raising thieves and respecting himself, and holding troops and respecting himself, and various crimes of beheading.

Zhou Mengchen was stunned, turned over and asked, "Who is Tang Ruyi? I think he is from Youchunfang, is he the prince's person?"

Youchunfang is an organization under the prince, so Zhou Mengchen naturally asked this question. This was also what he was most worried about. He was not worried about Yan Song's impeachment. He was worried that if the prince had prejudice against him, this matter would be very important. After all, Jiajing's life span would end. The next emperor of the Ming Dynasty was very important.

Speaking of which, Zhou Mengchen was kind to the crown prince. Without Zhou Mengchen's efforts, His Majesty still believes that the second dragon will not meet. The crown prince is still King Yu, so how can he be the crown prince? But the thing Zhou Mengchen knew best for so many years in Jiajing is not to hope that the emperor would be grateful for. Sometimes it is not a good thing. Instead, it is a bad thing. Grace becomes a grudge.

Tengxiang said, "This person is the son of Tang Long, the former Minister of War, and is also considered a descendant of famous families. Now he is the master Yan, who is called his adopted son, but our family has heard of him. This person is the brother of the master Xiao Ge, and the two of them have held an unblocked meeting."

Even eunuchs are particularly interested in gossip news.

Zhou Mengchen then breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it was not the prince's person. However, he also thought that it seemed that he should have a good relationship with the prince. After all, the more urgent the matter of reform, the more likely it is to have problems. The most afraid is that the two emperors have different political views and repeated repetitions. That is really a model of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Zhou Mengchen was not very worried about what was happening in front of him. After all, Yan Song and Zhou Mengchen were not hostile for a day or two, so it was common for Yan Song to take action to mess with him.

Zhou Mengchen asked: "What does Eunuch Huang mean?"

"Godfather said, this is all a little bit of a word. But I'll give you a reminder." Tengxiang said: "This matter is not the end. Especially when you make a lot of money on canning, you know everything you should know. This is just the beginning. Brother Zhou, if you remember correctly, you will be fully served next year."

Zhou Mengchen calculated silently that he served as the governor of Datong for 30 years of Jiajing, and now the end of the 32nd year of Jiajing, his term of office will come next year. There is also a very reasonable opportunity to adjust his position.
Chapter completed!