Prince Ning's Mansion.

The mansion is not luxurious and is connected to the county government office.

It was originally Tian Zhongxun's summer palace, but was later simply renovated. Linzi was very poor, and Ning Que didn't want to waste the people's labor, so he moved in.

Gongshu Chou walked through the corridor.

There are persimmon trees on both sides with red lanterns hanging on them.

The naughty children are climbing the tree to pick persimmons.

Uncle Fu walked in front, leading the way, and chuckled, "These boys are really naughty. They came to the prince's palace to pick persimmons. It's only because of the prince, otherwise I'm afraid they would have their legs broken."

"Um."

Gongshu Chou seemed to be lost in thought.

I was curious about this junior brother whom I had never met before.

He had heard about Ning Que's deeds in recent years.

Thinking back, he had the honor of meeting the old King Ning.

There is some connection between the two.

The Gongshu family has always been in Liaodong.

That is the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.

It was occupied by the Liao Kingdom decades ago.

At that time they all served the Liao Kingdom.

Make weapons for them and build cities.

This caused heavy casualties in Dafeng.

After the old Ning King recaptured the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, many generals wanted to execute the Gongshu clan. It was Gongshu Chou who personally met with the old Ning King and explained the pros and cons, which persuaded the old Ning King to change his mind. He offered the Gongshu clan members a pardon if they would continue to forge armor and weapons for Dafeng.

This is not difficult to understand.

The Gongshu family was a family of craftsmen.

As a craftsman, there are many things that are beyond my control.

If they hadn't forged weapons, they would have died long ago.

If their entire family were to be executed just because they helped the Liao Kingdom to forge weapons, wouldn't the farming people in Yanyun also be suspected of aiding the enemy?

Of course, the most important thing is that they are valuable.

After Yanyun was conquered, everything needed to be rebuilt.

There is an urgent need for artisan development.

So King Ning pardoned Gongshu Jia's death sentence.

Gongshu Chou still cherishes this feeling.

Naturally, he also has a good impression of Ning Que.

"Mr. Gongshu, the prince is in the study."

"good."

Gongshu Chou was not in a hurry either.

Ning Que is very busy now.

The brothers Haizai and Haigui are already preparing to build a ship.

Salt fields have also begun to experiment with the brine method.

Bandits from all over the country surrendered or ran away.

No one dared to attack the messenger anymore.

They were all quite polite.

The surrendered bandits also had to undergo a public trial first.

Those who have not committed adultery or plunder will be classified as citizens.

Anyone who committed a serious offense would be enslaved.

As long as you surrender voluntarily, your crime will be reduced.

At least he won't be sentenced to death.

Ning Que flipped through the book.

Standing next to him were officials such as Ouyang Zheng.

"That's how we deal with these bandits."

"For those who haven't surrendered yet, then send someone to attack them."

"The bandit leaders will all be executed!"

"promise!"

This is actually also the tradition of Dafeng.

Dafeng ruled the country according to the Legalist school of thought and was known for its strict laws.

But unlike what others think, there are very few capital crimes in Dafeng.

There is no way, Dafeng is afraid of being poor.

At the beginning it was just a small area.

It is better to throw him on the battlefield than to execute him.

Kill one person and you will be exempted from the death penalty!

Kill two people and you will get the title!

It is precisely because of this that Dafeng becomes increasingly powerful.

"County Governor, how is the saltworks?"

"The brine pond is already under construction." Ouyang Zheng stood nearby and said slowly, "Linzi has added over 3,000 households. The grain has been harvested and beans have been planted, and some taxes have been collected. We're still short of craftsmen. Some old farmers' plowshares are rotten, and there's no one in the county who can repair them."

"Your Majesty, Mr. Gongshu has arrived."

"Fuck... please come in."

Ning Que quickly stood up.

It’s true that when you mention Cao Cao, he appears.

What Linzi lacks most now is craftsmen...

Senior Brother Haizai comes to him every few days.

He also asked him whether he wanted to build a ship.

They tricked them into coming to Linzi, saying they wanted to build warships. But they didn't even have qualified craftsmen, and they didn't even know what a keel was. They had plenty of wood, but they had no tung oil.

What made Haizai choke on his laurels was that his saw was gone, and he thought about getting a new one. Unfortunately, Linzi couldn't even make a suitable hand saw.

Including Ouyang Zheng, it was mentioned many times.

Ordinary craftsmen are actually easy to deal with.

There is no shortage of people who can do heavy work, especially.

But there are many jobs that require experienced craftsmen.

It doesn't mean that anyone can do it.

The door opened.

Gongshu Chou walked in slowly.

His rosacea is quite noticeable.

"Senior Brother Gongshu!"

"Haha, Junior Brother, you are polite."

Gongshu Chou also smiled.

He didn't know how long it had been since he heard this familiar name.

He was an illegitimate child, and his mother was seriously ill. He had no other choice but to seek help from the Gongshu family. However, his second uncle, who controlled the family at the time, mocked him, even having his servants beat him severely.

His mother died of illness as a result.

And he had a limp!

Fortunately, his uncle helped him out of the city. Before he left, he swore to take back everything he had lost, uproot the second branch of the Gongshu family, and make them pay the price!

Later, Gongshu Chou went up Mount Kunlun.

Initially, Bu Suanzi didn't want to take him in, but Gongshu Chou knelt in the snow for three days and three nights without moving. Bu Suanzi wasn't good at craftsmanship, but fortunately, he had connections at the time, and as a disciple of the Divine Machine Pavilion, many things were easy for him to do.

After countless trials and tribulations, Gongshu Chou finally achieved success. He keenly sensed the opportunity for Dafeng to recapture the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and decisively chose to descend the mountain.

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