Zhao Jin naturally agreed to this and announced that the martial arts competition would be held in Xuzhou City. After Hejiazhuang became deserted and quiet, the family moved to the original He Weiyuan mansion. Most of the houses there had been demolished, and only He Weiyuan's inner courtyard remained.

Bian Zheng is suitable for a family to live in. There are two companies of guards stationed outside for protection, one guarding at a fixed point and one guarding dispersedly. In the inner courtyard, Niu Jinbao leads a team of his most trusted guards to guard.

Whether it's Hejiazhuang after leaving the military camp, life is convenient, and it can also refresh the spirit. It is always difficult for people to recover in the extremely strict and regular military camp. Changing to a pure living area can relax more.

Zhao Jin occasionally talks to the women at home about official matters.

"Are you all crazy? If I can see clearly, they should also be able to see clearly. Why are they all so persistent?" After returning home, Zhao Jin couldn't help complaining.

"These uncles are also thinking about my husband's situation, and they definitely don't have any bad intentions." Xu Zhenzhen advised softly.

Zhao Jin holds his daughter in one hand and his son in the other. His daughter Zhao Feng always wants to pick at Zhao Jin's beard. His son Zhao Long spends little time with his father and is still a little scared. He just looks back and forth curiously.

"What do you think of this Xin Ju man?" Zhao Jin asked casually.

"How can I be involved in such a confidential matter as a woman?" Xu Zhenzhen said with a smile. Zhao Jin shook his head and looked over.

Forget it, why bother so much?"

Zhao Jin was stunned, but he made a face to his son Zhao Long on the side, startling the child, and then laughed loudly. Zhao Jin put the child down, let Zhao Feng hold his brother, and then suddenly said: "Don't tell me

If so, I still can’t figure it out. What you said is the truth. It’s nothing more than a scholar who wants to join you.

People have rules about whether to use it and how to use it. Why they attach so much importance to it is simply because they have read too many Pinghua novels and feel that if someone like Zhao Ziying wants to grow and develop, there must be someone like Zhuge Liang or Wu Yong.

They themselves are not such characters. They look like foreigners. I guess they think foreign monks know how to recite sutras."

Zhao Jin's emotion made Xu Zhenzhen a little confused. He somehow mentioned this, but Zhao Jin said in a confused way: "They often watch and listen to romance legends. You can't touch them."

of."

In the early Ming Dynasty, there were the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin, and then novels began to flourish. There were only artists who told such stories. After Xuzhou became prosperous, there were many more such people than before. Unlike the high-profile opera singing, storytelling was just a matter of one person and one mouth.

Well, it is the most attractive and cheapest entertainment in this era. Zhao Jin knows that his friends, or everyone in Zhao Ziying, likes to listen to the commentary, and is unknowingly affected by what is said in it.

In the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin and various romance novels, anyone who wants to do big things must have a resourceful scholar by his side. Zhuge Kongming is the prototype of everything. Even Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang had to have Mr. Qingtian Liu Ji to assist him in establishing the Ming Dynasty.

Many people think that Zhao Ziying's brain trust is Wang Zhaojing, but the closer they are, the less they think so. Everyone knows what Wang Zhaojing is doing. Like everyone else, he is responsible for a certain place, not assisting Zhao Jin.

When it comes to managing the overall situation, who is closer to this role, Chen Huang is more like it than Wang Zhaojing.

In other words, in the eyes of everyone, Xuzhou Zhao Ziying lacks such a role as a counselor and adviser, and as soon as Xin Qitao, who is knowledgeable, calm and reserved, and capable of both civil and military affairs, appears, everyone thinks that this is the assistant adviser sent to Zhao Jin by God.

, is the Wolong of Zhao Jin in Xuzhou. To say the least, even if he is not that great, he still spends a lot of money to buy horse bones to attract more worthy newcomers.

After figuring out this joint, Zhao Jin was a little bit dumbfounded, but everyone was so enthusiastic and well-intentioned that they couldn't throw cold water on it.

Seeing that Zhao Jin was in a good mood, Xu Zhenzhen thought for a moment and said: "My husband has been recruiting people to work in the factory recently. He wants to make cannons and firecrackers, but I heard from the stewards and craftsmen below that these few

Apart from some new methods and ideas, my craftsmanship is very ordinary, so I can’t help my husband much?”

Most of the weapon craftsmen in Zhao Ziying are from the Xu family, and Xu Zhenzhen is now in charge, so any news will naturally be passed on.

"It's not ordinary, it's very poor. Not to mention those old blacksmiths, they can't even compare with some apprentices who have just started." Zhao Jin told the truth, which made Xu Zhenzhen stunned.

"But the new things and ideas of these foreigners are what we need, as well as some of the businesses they have seen and used before. We don't know this, we have to rely on them to figure it out." Zhao Jin explained in a deep voice, since his wife

Speaking of which, it seems that the craftsmen of the Xu family are dissatisfied with the importance they pay to a few foreigners, and they need to explain and appease them.

This situation was expected by Zhao Jin. Zhao Ziying is becoming more and more prosperous. Although martial arts are the most important, other industries are not discriminated against. As long as you work hard, your status will increase and your income will increase. This is inevitable.

Under such a situation, the craftsmen naturally have to fight for their own status and interests. Originally, the craftsmen were not worried. They were all direct subordinates of the mistress. Zhao Ziying's soldiers and armor were all supplied by the Xu Family Factory. Although they worked hard,

But you don’t have to worry about food, clothing, or even wealth.

I never thought that suddenly a few unreliable people would stand on top of everyone, earning much more money than everyone else, but their skills were very vague. If no one was convinced, there would definitely be complaints.

After listening to Zhao Jin's explanation, Xu Zhenzhen smiled and continued softly: "I also heard that my husband arranged for people to go to Guangdong and Nanyang to recruit French craftsmen. How can those who work on the ocean know about engineering?

I am afraid that the people I find will not be suitable for my business."

Zhao Jin didn't expect Xu Zhenzhen to say this, but it was also his worry. He shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "There is no other way. Fortunately, I am not in such a hurry. Just look for it slowly, and you can always find it."

Xu Zhenzhen leaned towards Zhao Jin, but said with a smile: "What I want to say is, let the rich students go to the south to recruit. He knows more about the iron furnace and the blacksmith's business than ordinary people. Let him recruit and find people."

, they are more reliable than those on the ship, and the health workers are our own family members, so we can rest assured after all.”

This time Zhao Jin was stunned. He looked at Xu Zhenzhen in astonishment and said, "Are you really willing to let the welfare students out?"

Xu Zhenzhen showed up to manage the Xu family, including marrying Zhao Jin, all because of her younger brother. The journey to Guangdong was long and risky, and she was still dealing with foreign people, and there were many unpredictable troubles.

To actually let Xu Housheng, who has never been out much, do these things, is completely different from the doting behavior Xu Zhenzhen used to do.

Seeing Zhao Jin's expression, Xu Zhenzhen explained with a smile: "There is nothing to be reluctant to do. The Xu family arranged a few people, and the husband arranged a few people to follow and watch all the way. Nothing happened. The husband's situation is getting bigger and bigger now.

It is inevitable that some people will be dissatisfied with the fact that he is in charge of such a large group of people without any merit, and it is better to actually do something about it."

In Zhao Ziying's system, the core people are all close to Zhao Jin, but to be in today's position, everyone has made great contributions and contributed greatly to Zhao Ziying's situation, but the Xu family is much worse.

, no one said anything when Xu Zhenzhen was in charge of the Xu family, and Xu Housheng relied on his connections to get up, so it was inevitable that some people would be dissatisfied. Not to mention Zhao Ziying, there were many thoughtful people in the Xu family.

"Young students are really lucky to have a sister like you." Zhao Jin sighed with a smile, and then said thoughtfully: "If you take this path, you may be on the right track."

Originally, the Xu family arranged for Xu Housheng to seek fame through the imperial examination, or to enjoy wealth at home, but Xu Housheng was very interested in coal and iron engineering work and had been thinking about it. Now he took the initiative to find jobs for foreign craftsmen. Now he has

There are not enough people to compete with him. As Zhao Ziying grows stronger, his path will naturally become wider and wider.

"Since you want to go, let's take advantage of the twelfth lunar month and the first lunar month to set off. At this time, even the thieves have gone back to celebrate the New Year. It's a bit cleaner. Find a few experienced people to follow you here and there to see if you can take a boat or land. Come to me.

I have something I want to tell you face to face." Zhao Jin agreed very simply.

Seeing Zhao Jin agree, Xu Zhenzhen nodded with a smile. Zhao Jin was very happy at this time, watching Zhao Feng and Zhao Long playing with puppets in the room. This puppet was Zhao Jin's invention, and it was different from the cloth tigers of this era.

, Zhao Jin drew a cute and naive image of a big bear, and then arranged for a tailor to sew it out of good fabrics. It was so cute that the children liked it at first sight. Zhao Jin made a few more, and his children all loved it and never left it.

The tailor was quite smart. After begging Xu Zhenzhen, he started selling this kind of puppets in Hejiazhuang. The price was very expensive, but merchants with children would buy one or two of them. Now they are considered a famous product of Xuzhou.

One of them, but news came from Yunshanxing that someone in Qingjiangpu has started to imitate it.

Looking at Zhao Jin with a smile on his face, Xu Zhenzhen hesitated and said: "Husband, there is something I don't know whether to say or not. Is it about a girl from the Mu family?"

Hearing this, Zhao Jin stopped the smile on his face and turned to look at Xu Zhenzhen. Xu Zhenzhen looked as usual, but lowered her voice and said: "The Mu family girls always invite nuns and goddesses into the inner house recently, and I also

I don’t know if it’s her official business, but these aunts are very troublesome, and our family is an important place, so it’s better to meet these people outside.”

Zhao Jin frowned immediately, then sighed and said, "It's really inconvenient for you to say these things, and it's even more inconvenient for you to report it to me outside. It's dark under the lamp."
Chapter completed!