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On the second day of July, the Baisha River, where Aoshanwei and Fushan are located, officially exchanged for craftsmen and prisoners.

The Fushan Guards were naturally dispatched to maintain order on the south bank of the Baisha River to prevent Aoshan Guard from taking the opportunity to attack. However, what is surprising is that no officers and soldiers appeared on the north bank of the Baisha River. Only one of the commanders of the Aoshan Guards came forward to bring the prisoners back and handed over the roster of 300 craftsmen to Zhang Zhun.

The exchange scene was calm and nothing happened.

Finally, the exchange ended smoothly.

The three hundred craftsmen are not actually exchanges, but are placed in the name of Fushan District from other garrisons. To put it simply, it is the internal transfer of the garrisons. Of course, such operations are seriously violated the rules. According to the regulations, the transfer of military households must be reported to the Shandong Dushi and the Ministry of War, and it can only be carried out after approval. Moreover, Zhang Zhun is not the official thousand households of Fushan District, but a rioter. Zhao Yinying is suspected of colluding with the enemy when doing this. However, Zhao Yinying is the commander of Aoshan District, and Zhang Zhun is the actual thousand households of Fushan District. As long as the two of them keep silent, the Laizhou Governor and the Laizhou Prefect will also help cover up, and this matter will be concealed.

Zhang Zhun held a banquet in Fushan City to welcome 300 craftsmen.

There were about 1,600 craftsmen, and their family members, and of course they could not all come. Zhang Zhun invited the banquet to their respective homes. These craftsmen were indeed very nervous when they were placed in Fushan, and they didn't know what fate would be waiting for them. They had vaguely heard that Zhang Zhun's 1,000 family came from a somewhat wrong way.

In order to dispel the concerns of the craftsmen, Zhang Zhun said straight to the point at the banquet: "I know that everyone is full of thoughts now, and I don't know how I will treat everyone! You may have heard that I am not a real thousand household in Fushan District. I started my business through riots! To put it bluntly, I am a traitor!"

"But, I can tell you with certainty that when you come to Fushan, your life will definitely be more comfortable than before! At least, you have food, clothes, houses, and work! If you have work, you will have income! If you have income, you will not starve to death!"

"Each of you will receive a hundred kilograms of food to help you through this unsatisfactory July. In the days to come, you can earn rations for your family with your own hands."

"If you meet the regulations, you can also get five acres of civil land. Your wives and daughters have land! All the income from civil land belongs to you, and I will not ask you to pay any taxes!"

Zhang Zhun's words effectively relieved the uneasiness of the craftsmen.

Afterwards, Zhou Shiwen, Li Fenglai and others, representing the Equipment Department and Iron Smelting Department of Fushan City, welcomed everyone. Among these 300 craftsmen, some people knew the two and knew their past situation. Now, seeing their red faces and energetic appearances, they believed it a little more. Compared with the original days, the future is indeed exciting. Although they are suspected of helping thieves, they can always have a full meal.

It seems that Fushan District and other wardrobes are indeed somewhat different.

After the banquet, Zhang Zhun immediately asked Zhou Shiwen, Luo Dashan, Li Fenglai, Yin Gensheng and Zou Huoming to arrange these craftsmen and enter the front line of production. Time is tight, and every day is very precious.

The arrival of a large number of craftsmen gave the craftsmen and iron smelting furnaces in Fushan Station sufficient manpower. The large amount of silver obtained by Jingyan was soon invested in the iron smelting furnaces and craftsmen's workshops. The second iron smelting furnace began to be built, and the craftsmen's workshops also began to be expanded. With hundreds of craftsmen in hand, Zhang Zhun didn't have to worry about the number of craftsmen for the time being.

In the end, the output of the Hu Ben gun was set at twenty per day. At the same time, three short muskets were produced every day. Such output was basically close to Zhang Zhun's financial limit. After detailed calculations, the cost of each new Hu Ben gun was close to thirty taels of silver. The guards had to equip 400 new Hu Ben guns, and the total price was 12,000 taels of silver. This was a considerable amount. Zhang Zhun could not afford the money at once, so he could only flow slowly.

In addition, the source of raw materials is also a headache. The minerals in Laoshan are not very rich. Especially iron ore, the iron content is basically below 30%, which is a typical poor ore. It is very difficult and costly to extract iron from these poor ores. A large number of miners, like worker ants, can only extract about 200 kilograms of pig iron every day. If the profit of refined salt is not as high as that of the same high profit, Zhang Zhun must have gone bankrupt for a long time.

Li Fenglai and others reported to Zhang Zhun that the small iron ore in Laoshan can only be mined for half a year at most. In other words, after half a year, their iron ore will have no source. If they do not buy it from outside, they must occupy Jimo, Laiyang, Qixia and other places. Especially the mountains around Qixia have a considerable amount of iron ore, which can meet the needs of a long time.

However, how easy is it to occupy Laiyang, Qixia and other places?

"I will solve the problem of minerals. You just need to produce with peace of mind."

Zhang Zhun said without hesitation.

The great school's reassurance has always been his style of doing things.

Since Laiyang and Qixia are necessary, then grab it. As long as there is enough force, two small counties will be able to capture it. If you rebel, you will rebel, it is no big deal. The key is that your own strength must be strong enough.

Starting from the fifth day of July, the craftsman workshops and iron smelting furnaces were fully produced. The more excellent quality Hu Ben guns were continuously equipped with the guards. The soldiers of the guards successively received the Hu Ben guns. At the same time, the officers of the guards began to receive the short muskets.

Yang Guohua also received the first batch of short muskets.

In fact, Zhang Zhun feels that the most stressed thing is not the manpower, but the food.

At that time, more than 100,000 kilograms of grain were seized in Wang Shixin's cellar. Although it was very efficient and used, it was still consumed. The crops in Fushan City would not be harvested in October. It is July now, and there are more than three months left. During this period, we can't be hungry, right? Therefore, it is necessary to allocate some of the grain to help the military households overcome the difficulties.

However, if you eat in vain, there will always be a time when you eat more than 100,000 kilograms of grain. If you cannot buy a lot of grain from outside during this period, Fushan City will definitely have a food crisis in August and September. Without food, the military households will definitely rebel. Without food, the guards will not even maintain it. Food, food, and deadly food!

Currently, there is not much grain to buy in Shandong. Even if you can buy it, the price is very high. The price per stone is at least one or five cents of silver. To the east is North, Liaodong is North, and Henan is West, and there is no grain. If you want to buy grain, there is only one place, that is Jiangnan.

Although the north is messy, famines and turmoil, the Jiangnan region of the Ming Dynasty is still stable at present. The price of grain in Jiangnan is about one tael of silver per stone. When transported to Shandong by sea, it is at most one tael of silver per stone. The question is, who will transport grain to Fushan City?

From Jiangnan...

Only Xue Zhidie's friend in the boudoir is there.

Zhang Zhun then came to Xue Zhidie and discussed with her that she would transport a batch of grain from Jiangnan to buy it at the market price. The amount of grain would naturally be larger, the better. Xue Zhidie made an unexpected cooperation this time and agreed readily that her friend could transport 1,000 stones of grain from Jiangnan to alleviate Zhang Zhun's crisis. Of course, the premise is that Zhang Zhun had to pay the money.

Fortunately, Zhang Zhun still has some money now.

Xue Zhidie said: "One tael or two qian of silver per stone is not expensive, right?"

Zhang Zhun nodded and said, "It's not expensive."

At this time, Mo Yu began to achieve results.

On the Lingshanwei side, when they learned that Fushancheng could be distributed to five acres of land for free without paying taxes, they all tried to escape to Fushancheng. With warships led by Yang Guohua and others, the way to escape was safer, which naturally attracted more military households to escape.

Yang Liren, who was responsible for counting the number, briefly reported a number to Zhang Zhun. From June 22nd to July 5th, a total of fourteen days, more than 500 Lingshan Guards fled to Fushan City through water, with a total population of nearly 3,300. Mo Yu made a small fortune.

With a large amount of labor, Fushancheng's land reclamation work has made great progress. At present, the land controlled by Fushancheng has reached more than 60,000 acres, which is doubled compared with the previous 30,000 acres. It is estimated that Fushancheng still has 500,000 acres of wasteland that can be reclaimed into fields. In other words, the population of Fushancheng can also be increased by a large amount.

With the increase of population, the number of shops in Fushan City has also begun to increase. Rice shops and cloth shops are the most lively shops in Fushan City. The rich military households all hope to improve their lives. This improvement naturally starts with food and clothing. In addition, grocery stores, farm tools stores, silk shops, medicinal shops, pawn shops and other original shops have also reopened.

Wang Mingyu received the first commercial tax in early July. Although it was only more than ten taels of silver, less than a fraction of the income from salt. However, this was a good start in any case. With the prosperity of commercial trade, commercial taxes will definitely increase.

The population of Fushan City has increased, and various affairs have increased immediately. Zhang Zhun has to make the final decision for many major issues. As a result, Zhang Zhun is so busy that he cannot keep his feet on the ground. The guards cannot be separated from him, and the Shengxia Sect cannot be separated from him. He is really cruel and has three heads and six arms, and twenty-four hours a day.

On the ninth day of the seventh month, Zhang Zhun was reviewing some reports in the Qianhu Official Department. Zhong Wuying suddenly came in and reported: "Sir, someone outside asks for a visit!"

Zhang Zhun asked without raising his head, "Who is it?"

Zhong Wuying replied: "He claimed to be from Lingshan Guard, and his name was Feng Yangyi."

Zhang Zhun raised his head and nodded and said, "Let him come in."

According to the information sent by the Intelligence Department, some people in Lingshan Guard were plotting to rebel and trying to turn Lingshan Guard into another Fushan City. However, Zhang Zhun was not very clear about the specific situation. The Intelligence Department's work has not penetrated into Lingshan Guard, and its attention is all about Laizhou Prefecture and Dengzhou Prefecture. I don't know why the Lingshan Guard people come to find them?

Zhong Wuying agreed to go out.

Soon, he led a scarred man in his thirties, looking sad and angry, as if he had suffered some blow.

Zhang Zhun said in a deep voice: "Your name is Feng Yangyi? I am Zhang Zhun. If you have anything, tell me!"

Feng Yangyi suddenly knelt in front of Zhang Zhun and cried loudly: "Sir, please save us quickly!"
Chapter completed!