Datang: My father is the head bodyguard

Jia Dunshi looked at Yuchi Baoqi: "Is Ma Zhou still alive?"

Yuchi Baoqi was furious: "How dare you speak against him? Let him learn from you and make 600 million taels of silver! You taught him well!"

Jia Dunshi slapped the table, which frightened Yuchi Baoqi.

"It's all my fault! I think he has the nature of a young man, and I taught him how to work diligently and love the people. I didn't want him to be too extreme!"

"Okay, shut up. Don't taint my ears with these dirty words! Your governor's office has already put in people and policies, and you are still here to play tricks on me? You are all foxes for thousands of years, what are you doing?"

Jia Dunshi scratched his chin, feeling a little embarrassed.

"I will give you some time. I need to take a group of civilians to Wu County to build better ships there."

"Leaving your hometown? This is not easy for the Duke. After all, these people are also from Luoyang. I'm afraid it won't be possible to leave Luoyang, right? Give me half a year to plan something."

"What are you pretending to be? I want civilians to leave in two months. These people have participated in the construction of the dock and are all experienced hands."

Jia Dunshi rolled his eyes and looked at Yuchi Baoqi: "Don't you know how to treat me?"

"The treatment is the same. First go and build the dock and shipyard, and then we will build the ship."

Jia Dunshi was still pretending to be evasive. This one was too far away from home, and that one was his wife and children at home.

"Ten taels of housing allowance per person, no more than a dime. This money must fall into the hands of those people, and they can drop their heads with their hands!"

Jia Dunshi knew that Yuchi Baoqi was just angry that Ma Zhou spent so much money without reporting to him, and he helped cover it up.

"The Duke is extremely kind to the people. As the governor, I must work for the welfare of the people. Please don't blame the Duke. Don't blame me."

Yuchi Baoqi took a sip of tea on the table and sighed.

"What a shabby tea. Wait until I get back and get you something good. Who can show it to you if you make it so shabby?"

Jia Dunshi looked at Yuchi Baoqi with a smile on his face, until Yuchi Baoqi ran away.

"Old glass, luckily I ran fast, I was so scared that my folds tightened."

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The next day, when she came to the place where she was working at the edge of the dock, Yuchi Baoqi was still wearing gorgeous clothes, but today she had an extra pair of clothes.

"Foreman! I'm here to report!"

The foreman who was nodding heads almost knelt down when he saw that Yuchi Baoqi's scalp was numb.

"My lord, please stop teasing me. How can I let you do these tasks?"

Yuchi Baoqi didn't care so much, he just took the surveying and mapping tools and went up on the scaffolding.

Finally it was noon, and Yuchi Baoqi moved his arms and waist.

"Really, I haven't done this for a long time. It was the last time."

"My lord, please listen to my advice. We really don't dare to let you do such menial work here."

Yuchi Baoqi took enough food from the bucket, whittled it with two chopsticks, and pulled out the barbs.

"It's done, it's done. I'm not a god. I don't eat whole grains or the fireworks of the world."

Some young people saw that the prince Yuchi Baoqi was so arrogant and sat not far from him.

"My lord, your majesty must use a golden hoe for farming, right? That golden hoe will probably cost a lot of money!"

Yuchi Baoqi recalled Li Er's spring plowing plow: "It's not all pure gold, it's just the hands covered with gold and some turquoise."

Another boy spoke up: "Then your Majesty, don't you eat braised pork and cabbage stew every day?"

Yuchi Baoqi thought for a while: "It doesn't count. I eat it occasionally."

In my memory, Li Shimin didn't like pork that didn't smell too much, but he still ate more mutton.

"Your Majesty is really a wise king now. He actually eats about the same as us."

Yuchi Baoqi...? You say yes, it’s spicy. But Li Er is indeed pretty good. At least he is willing to believe that he can develop Datang.

Yuchi Baoqi thought about it as if he was being asked all the time and had to take the initiative.

"How much money do you have in a year?"

"There should be quite a lot this year. The younger one has already saved eight taels."

"What about previous years?"

"How could I save money in previous years? I don't have the ability."

After the man finished speaking, the people beside him burst into laughter. There was nothing wrong with what they said!

"Well, I also want to find someone to go to Wu County to repair the wharf and shipyard. I think you will have money this year, so you don't want to go that far."

"I'd better look for someone in Wu County."

The few who couldn't hold back their words immediately became anxious and rushed to speak.

"Master Guo! I know in my heart that thanks to your kindness, we eat the food you give us and use the money you give us. As long as you say a word, isn't it Wu Jun? I will be the first to go!"

There were several dumb-headed young men beside them who also nodded vigorously, fearing that the Duke would think them ungrateful people.

"I was thinking that it's too far to go by land, so I asked you to go by boat. The governor told me that it's still too difficult for you to leave your hometown."

"I wonder if the family can hire some experienced villagers if they pay a living allowance of ten liang, so that we can get twice the result with half the effort."

When a group of peasants heard about the ten taels of housing allowance, they became uneasy.

"My lord, what do you think the governor said?"

Yuchi Baoqi scratched his chin, a little helpless: "The governor said that if the people under his rule leave, his political achievements will not look good. I don't agree."

The foreman still had some ideas: "Mr. Guo, you mentioned ten taels of settlement allowance, are our wages still guaranteed to be what they are now?"

Yuchi Baoqi saw the conversation and quickly said: "How can you? You are an expatriate. If you sign the contract, your salary will be half more for three years, and it will be doubled for five years."

After hearing what Yuchi Baoqi said, all the people took a breath of air. This was too much to think about.

The main thing is that food and accommodation are included. You can't spend the money, so you can save it casually.

"My lord, I really want to go, but I have to go home to discuss it."

Yuchi Baoqi finished the last meal in the bowl and put the bowl and chopsticks aside.

"It's okay, it's not that urgent!"

On the other hand, the discerning civilian husband quickly helped Yuchi Baoqi wash the dishes.

"You must not leak this news, otherwise something might happen."

The peasants waved their hands repeatedly to show that they were very strict with their mouths. Oh, don’t worry, the Duke of Guo will not tell anyone!

Yuchi Baoqi said hello to the foreman and said that he was going to see the training situation at Qin Huaidao.

Soon Yuchi Baoqi was driven to Shui'aozi on a sampan.

When they reached the shore, Yuchi Baoqi saw Qin Wuwei who was burying pots to make rice. The boats were parked neatly in the water col behind him.

"How's it going? You trained this morning, do you have any ideas?"

Qin Huaidao handed over half a cake, and Yuchi Baoqi waved his hand.

"There's not much wind and waves here, and the ship is as stable as walking on flat ground. I tried firing two cannons, and I plan to let them master all the ship's cannons in the afternoon."

"Brother said that there will be a total of twenty ships going out to sea this time, and there will be fifteen Qin Wuwei on that one ship. I have divided them into groups. Let's give it a try this afternoon."

Yuchi Baoqi also nodded: "Each ship has eight guns, four on each side. Now that there are not enough manpower, the gunners on both sides are the same person, and there is an auxiliary gunner."

"That's eight people, including the messengers and two on and off the deck. The other five are responsible for daily vigilance and observation."

Qin Huaidao nodded: "The messengers memorized the special flags in the training book last night. The two groups of four who tested the artillery today were also pretty accurate."