"Scholar, you are discussing with Zhu Bingkun and Zhou Li to come up with a certain military rules and regulations and rewards and punishments as soon as possible. In addition, identify the people who can do things in the valley. There will be more and more things to do in the future, and you will be unable to be busy alone." Ying Yi said so.

The scholar nodded: "Don't worry, my subordinates will be in charge. At most three days, my subordinates will discuss with Zhou Qianhu and Zhu Qianhu and take out a note to the adults to see. There are more than 20,000 people in the valley. Although all the famous and surnamed Ye County moved away on their own, there are still many people like me, and it is not difficult to select some minor officials."

Seeing him, Ying Yi couldn't help but sigh and nodded: "Put up the airs as soon as possible. Don't be too repulsive if the original officials in Ye County can use it."

Originally, a county government office, except for a few other officials, such as the county magistrate, there were also a group of minor officials under it. However, the situation in Ye County was different. Zheng Yunzhi had very few people who could use it. Those who had the conditions to run away basically ran away after Zheng Yunzhi decided to let him go. Therefore, there were less than ten minor officials. These people were promoted by Zheng Yunzhi.

That's why Ying Yi said this.

Without minor officials, those who become officials are blind and disabled. minor officials are indispensable.

Sun Xiucai said yes and expressed his understanding.

Ying Yi then said to Lian Biao: "The Crescent Valley is very important, so I have to guard it with someone who believes in it. I chose you. Maintain the stability of the valley in normal times. You just need to be optimistic about Zhengxianzun and make sure not to leave your sight. You can't be harsh in the rest. Do you know?"

Although Lian Biao had not been with Ying Yi for a long time, he was already convinced. Now that Ying Yi has seized power, although he feels a little guilty towards Zheng County Zun, he feels even more excited. Because he feels that following Ying Yi is more expectant than following Zheng County Zun and more in line with his wishes.

Upon hearing this, Lian Biao slapped his chest and said, "Please rest assured!"

Although he only took one hundred families of soldiers for the time being, and Zhou Li had already made a thousand families, he was not dissatisfied. Firstly, he was not as brave as Zhou Li, and secondly, the Crescent Valley is indeed very important to Ying Yi. Leaving him the guard of the Crescent Valley is Ying Yi’s trust in him.

"Must ensure stability in the valley." Ying Yi reminded seriously: "The most important thing I have next to is training troops, so I will leave it to you two to watch here. If there is any trouble, deal with it strictly and severely, and you cannot let the Crescent Valley cause chaos."

He also said: "There are fewer people in the Crescent Valley, and many people do nothing all day long. Then find a way to do things for them. There is a salt mine in the Bibo Valley. You know, scholars, so organize people to mine and make salt. Although the mountains are barren, there may not be no treasures like salt mines. Organize people to explore and search, and can also digest a lot of idle labor."

The three of them said while walking. When Sun Xiucai listened to Ying Yi's words, he suddenly felt enlightened in many places in his heart.

He said: "The salt mines in Bibo Valley are very large, and mining and making salt requires a lot of labor. In this way, you may focus on developing Bibo Valley first."

Ying Yi nodded slightly and smiled, "That's what I think. Bibo Valley is not as good as Crescent Valley. It only has one valley, with an area of ​​only more than ten acres. Planting grain is not cost-effective. There are salt mines and more than 200 craftsmen there. My idea is to build Bibo Valley into a workshop. The army needs weapons, armor, farming requires plows and rakes, and other needs can be concentrated in Bibo Valley."

Sun Xiucai agreed and said, "My wise. But there is probably a trusted person watching."

Ying Yi nodded: "I plan to let Erniu and Si’s sister-in-law be temporarily responsible for the affairs of Bibo Valley. What do you think?"

Sun Xiucai was stunned and couldn't help but say, "Erniu and Si's sister-in-law are trustworthy, but their abilities..."

Ying Yi said: "So I need someone with ability to assist them."

Sun Xiucai thought for a while and said, "I will select the right person as soon as possible."

Ying Yi nodded with satisfaction: "The faster the better. The three thousand soldiers have nothing to do. At least they must build a workshop for forging weapons and armor in Bibo Valley as soon as possible. When I transport some iron materials from Ye County, I will first make a batch of gun heads and arm the army."

Now that there are so many things, Ying Yi only feels that many things are so messy that they need to be considered and sorted out. He can't help but sigh in his heart that being a ruler may seem glorious, but it is indeed not an easy task. There are more than 20,000 people and three thousand troops here, which makes him feel heavy. If it were a huge Chinese state, and hundreds of millions of people were carrying them on their shoulders, what a huge burden would it be?

Ying Yi is also worried at the moment. At present, as long as the stability of the Crescent Valley can be ensured, that is, to ensure that the people are not hungry, this is the most important thing. What is equally important is to arm the army.

As for other things, you can put them aside for the time being.

"If you have the chance, you should transport all the materials stored in Ye County as much as possible." Sun Xiucai made a suggestion: "Grain, iron, etc. The mountains are poor and have nothing. Everything must start from scratch."

Ying Yi deeply agreed.

"I'll go to Bibo Valley later and implement the workshop in advance." Ying Yi said at the end: "I'll leave it to you here. By the way, there is also the Wang Zhongguan, Lian Biao, you are very concerned about him. If there is anything, please look for me immediately. If I'm not here, I'll look for scholars."

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Taking advantage of the good weather, Ying Yi left the Crescent Valley alone and headed straight for the Bibo Valley.

There are more than 250 people in Bibo Valley today. Except for the more than ten people surviving Xiaowangzhuang, the others are all craftsmen. These craftsmen, their families, moved from the county town to Crescent Valley a long time ago. When Ying Yi arrived at Bibo Valley, the craftsmen recommended an old craftsman to ask Ying Yi, only to go to Crescent Valley to reunite with his family.

They were very nervous. They had been in Bibo Valley for a day or two, but there was no news, which made them very uneasy.

The old craftsman named Pu Tiehui is very prestigious among craftsmen. Although his beard is gray and not tall, his waist and arms are extremely thick, his hands are calloused, and his face is extremely honest. When facing Ying Yi, he seemed hesitant and his posture was extremely low.

The craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty had a very low status. Especially during the end of the dynasty, most of the craftsmen were in danger. Because they had to rely on the "orders" of the court to survive. But the weaker the court, the fewer the orders were. And it became more and more corrupt, and officials were in charge. Even if there were orders and silver, layers of exploitation, and finally fell into the hands of the craftsmen, it would be difficult to guarantee even a dozen tenths of them.

And if you take on the job yourself, that is, you will be the people's needs, and it will be difficult to cook in such a world. People can't even afford to eat, so can they have other needs?
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