Go to ancient times and engage in construction

A dozen miles outside the south gate of King Wu's capital, there is a river passing by. The number of boats moored there has increased in the past two years, and the number of residents around the river mouth has increased.

At the beginning of last year, the government overhauled the riverside wharf here, so that the wharf can berth more ships, and installed the same wooden loading and unloading machine as Nanbukou on the side of the wharf. Raise the hook to hang the goods, similar to the cranes of later generations.Such a loading and unloading machine has to be operated manually, but it is much less labor-intensive than fully manual loading and unloading.In addition to building the wharf, a road leading to Cannes was also built. The road was wide enough for six horses to gallop side by side and two carriages to cross easily.

Since the government rebuilt the pier, the flow of people here has exploded.In addition to caravans selling goods, they are civilians who come here to find a living. Once people gather, there will be business opportunities. Inns, small restaurants, and teahouses begin to appear, and permanent residents also begin to increase. The outline of a small town begins to appear. The mound is called Gaomadi, and people call it Gaomadu.

Gaoma Mountain is now surrounded by high walls, and inside the high walls are military camps.The former small mound has become a climbing ground for soldiers to train their physical strength.Now there are more than a dozen people standing on the small mound, and the few in the middle are wearing general uniforms. The officer who first used the binoculars to observe the drill of the soldiers under the mound is the tallest.

"That's right, we need to strengthen the ability of the soldiers to fight together." Chu Chaohui put down his binoculars, expressing his satisfaction with the soldiers practicing around the mound.

"Report to the general. The next training plan is the cooperation between various arms." The commander of the Gaoma barracks reported his work progress to Chu Chaohui.

"Report the training steps to the staff for study." Chu Chaohui led the crowd down the mountain, giving orders to the commander as he walked.

Chu Chaohui was the Chief Military Officer of the Wu State. Last year, the Hushi General retired and gave up the position of the General. Chu Chaohui now combines the Chief Military Officer and the General as one, completely controlling the military power of the Wu State.However, although Chu Chaohui is the head of the military, he does not have authority over things on the surface, especially when it comes to training, he always humbly asks generals with combat experience in this time and space for advice.

Because Dong Sima and Nam Sima did not firmly stand on the side of Ulsan when Yiji was in trouble, after the class teacher returned to the capital, many nobles impeached the two in the royal court, and the two submitted their resignations in shame. Zheng Yuming pretended to stay a few times and then agreed. After Chu Chaohui was appointed as the military prime minister, a military staff department was set up. The staff department only provides staff and does not command the army. It is actually Chu Chaohui's think tank.Chu Chaohui included all the officers with combat experience in the king, and made himself the chief of staff, and gave the generals Hushi General, Dong, and Nan Sima the title of deputy chief of staff to let them play their remaining heat.

General Hussars and East and South Sima have good titles, and they are very satisfied with being able to participate in Wu's military affairs, and they have worked hard as staff officers.

Before inspecting the Gaomadi military camp, Chu Chaohui had already inspected the cavalry camp on the west side of the capital in the morning, and it was already afternoon when he finished his inspection of the Gaomadi military camp.Two military camps were built outside the city of Wangdukang, one is a cavalry camp that can accommodate 8000 riders, and the other is a Gao Ma Tei infantry camp, which is a military camp that can accommodate [-] soldiers.Neither of these two battalions was full. The cavalry battalion only had [-] horses, but there were more than [-] riders. The riders who didn't have war horses first rode rough horses for training, and then they would be sent back to Northwest County to replace them with war horses.There were [-] soldiers in the infantry battalion, and [-] of them had not been recruited into the barracks for three months. The training tasks for the new recruits in the barracks were very heavy. After the third day of the first lunar month, the soldiers returned from their holidays and devoted themselves to intensive training.

"General, do you want to go to the ferry?" Chu Chaohui's chief guard immediately suggested when he saw that his officer was hesitating after leaving the barracks.

There are three forks outside the barracks, one leading to Kangcheng and the other leading to Gaoma Ferry.There are fishermen at Gaoma Ferry. The river beside Gaoma Ferry is a big river. In winter, the river is not completely frozen. Fishermen break open the river to freeze, row wooden boats to the middle of the river and cast nets for fishing, and sell the caught fish on the ferry port. , There are many people who come to the ferry to buy fish, some are servants of big families, and some are traders who specialize in selling fish for a living.When Chu Chaohui came to inspect the Gaomadi military camp, he would always go to the ferry to have a look, and when he saw a big fish that Zheng Yuming liked to eat, he would buy it and bring it back.

The big river at the Gaoma Ferry is rich in fish. With the new fishing nets, the fishermen can fish easily and have a good harvest. In addition, the fishermen have to pay very little tax, the market demand is strong, and the income of the fishermen is very considerable. The common people who join the ranks of fishermen Increasingly, most of these people have become permanent residents of the ferry.

"Well! Go and have a look. If there are four or fifty catties of big fish, we can buy them and go back to the city to eat fish hot pot." Chu Zhaohui nodded, and the twenty or so guards around him immediately cheered, and the fish dipped in spicy sauce Pieces are their favourite.

Chu Chaohui and his guards rode horses on the Dukou Street. Pedestrians on both sides saluted the team, and the residents of Dukou were the most respectful.Madi Ferry is not protected by a high wall, it is all thanks to the protection of the nearby military camp. The military camp is patrolled by soldiers on duty at night, and Dukou Village, which is close to the military camp, is also included in the patrol area of ​​the military camp. .The gratitude of the residents of the ferry to the barracks is beyond words.

Chu Zhaohui was lucky when he went to the ferry. He happened to meet a fisherman who caught two herrings weighing more than forty kilograms. Chu Chaohui asked the guards to buy them all, put them in sacks and put them on the horse back to Cannes.

"Where did the Prime Minister go?" Chu Zhaohui returned to the Prime Minister's Office, Zheng Yuming was not in the office.

"The Prime Minister has gone to inspect the bank." The guard replied.Banks in Nanbu opened branches in Kangcheng, Northwest County and Southeast County.

"Give the fish to Manager Su for disposal. Today we eat fish hot pot in the yard." Chu Chaohui pointed to the sack on the horse's back in the yard.

"Yes! General!" The guard was delighted, and happily called someone to send the herring to the kitchen for Mrs. Su to cook.

Chu Chaohui went into the room and took off his armor, and just changed into his normal clothes when he heard a voice in the yard, thinking it was Zheng Yuming's return, he hurried out to greet him.

"My lord!" Huo Sihua was in the yard. Huo Sihua was already 15 years old after the Chinese New Year. He was dressed in bright yellow clothes, which was very eye-catching.

"Where is Sihua going?" Chu Zhaohui saw Huo Sihua dressed up for going out.

"My lord, Sihua went to Weifu." Although Huo Sihua was adopted by Zheng and Chu when he was nine years old, he respected them too much.

"Is Sihua having a good time?" Zheng Yuming's voice came from behind the two of them. He had just walked in from the door, followed by Daniel and the guards.

"My lord!" Huo Sihua turned around and smiled at Zheng Yuming. "I'm very happy. I went to meet two seniors this time, and I was drinking and debating in Weijia Garden at noon."

"Who won?" Zheng Yuming felt proud of Huo Sihua that there was a young girl in my family.

Huo Sihua pursed his lips and smiled without saying a word, but both Zheng Yuming and Chu Chaohui guessed that Huo Sihua must have won.

"Which two seniors are they?" Chu Zhaohui felt that Huo Sihua's expression was a little girlish, and suddenly thought.

"It's the second-year students Yang He and Fu Chou." Huo Sihua thought for a while, and then added: "The two seniors want to take their families to Wu, and Sister Wei's uncle has promised to help."

"Oh, it's a good thing to bring your family here!" Zheng Yuming and Chu Chaohui paid close attention to the top five students of North College and South College. Most of these people will be reserve officials in the future. , Huang Zhong, the director of intelligence, had already established a file there.

Chu Chaohui rubbed his chin, thinking in his heart, that Fu Chou seemed to have given up revenge.

Fu Chou thought he was hiding his life experience very well, and when his excellent grades caught Zheng Chu's attention, Huang Zhong found out his life experience.The files sent by Huang Zhong marked dangerous elements, suggesting that they should be arrested immediately.After reading the file, Chu Chaohui only approved close surveillance.

In Chu Chaohui's memory, there is the shadow of Uncle Fu Chou. Tang Wang was defeated in the mountain valley by the East China Sea, and only took away the strong tiger ben, leaving behind the weak auxiliary soldiers and the disabled tiger ben waiting to die.Fu Chou's uncle refused to leave the elder brother's body behind, and risked being killed by the enemy to stay behind to take care of his elder brother's body. After hearing this, Chu Chaohui respected the tiger of the Tang Dynasty.The shoes that Uncle Fu Chou wore when he returned home with his brother's body on his back were sent by Chu Chaohui as a gift.Thinking of the loving and righteous Tang Guohu Ben, Chu Chaohui gave Fu Chou a glimmer of life, just to see if Fu Chou can wake up and finally realize the real father-killing enemy.Now it seems that Fu Chou subconsciously agrees with the state of Wu, and if he does not agree, he will not bring his relatives from the state of Tang.

At the dinner at the Prime Minister’s Office that day, the guards on duty enjoyed a fish hot pot with the owner. The wild big fish was very delicious, and everyone ate it to their heart’s content, but Ji Mu was very dissatisfied.Because it was the only one that could not satisfy the appetite, its owner only generously gave two pieces of fish meat. No matter how the wood rolled and acted like a baby, or how it growled and threatened, the people who had dinner were indifferent.It wasn't until the dinner was over that Mu Mu saw that there was no hope, so he reluctantly ate all the chicken in his dog bowl.

"Let's take a look at these sets of molds, which one is better?" After dinner, Zheng Yuming returned to the office, took out three sets of samples and handed them to Chu Chaohui for selection.

"Is this the future currency?" Chu Zhaohui took the mold and examined it carefully.

"Yes, the largest currency is pure gold. One gold coin is equivalent to one gold in Daqin now. The weight is reduced and the purity is increased. Others use silver coins, copper coins, and iron coins. Silver coins are divided into hundred yuan, fifty yuan, and ten yuan. The weight of a hundred yuan silver coin is Ten grams, and other silver coins will be reduced in proportion. Five yuan and one yuan are copper coins, and five cents, two cents, one cent, five cents, and one are iron coins. One gold is five hundred silver coins." Zheng Yuming explained to Chu Chaohui, pointing to the mold, The state of Wu urgently needs to standardize currency, and there is no fixed amount of currency. Merchants always carry small scales and scissors with them, and it is very inconvenient to cut off metal scales and weigh them.

At this time, as a precious commodity, silver did not circulate as currency like gold did. After Zheng Yuming sent people to explore silver mines in Wu, he set his mind on silver. Using silver as currency could save copper and iron for industrial use.

"It's best to use banknotes instead." Chu Chaohui hoped to save all the metal to make weapons.

"That's not acceptable. The Great Qin used metal as its currency, and Wu's financial resources were not strong enough to rule the world. If you use paper money now, no one will approve it." Zheng Yuming shook his head and vetoed it.

"Use Mr. Guang's portrait on the front of the gold coin?" Chu Zhaohui saw at a glance that the gold coin's portrait was similar to Mr. Guang's, and jealousy suddenly arose in his heart.

"Yes, the gold coins use Young Master Guang's head. Without light, there would be no Wu Kingdom now." Zheng Yuming looked at the head sadly. "Today, after inspecting the bank, I went to visit Wei Shen in the suburbs and showed him the mold. Wei Shen stared at Guang's head, as if he had come to life."

After the burial of son Guang's coffin, Wei Shen stayed in a hut next to the mausoleum to guard him. Despite the constant persuasion of the two brothers Wei Ren and Wei Ci, Zheng Yuming, and Chu Chaohui, he refused to leave. He looked haggard and depressed.

"Will Wei Shen become an official?" Chu Chaohui had very complicated feelings for Young Master Guang. On the one hand, he was very angry that Young Master Guang was obsessed with Zheng Yuming, and on the other hand, he sympathized with this unlucky prince.For Wei Shen who dotes on his son Guang, he has nothing but pity.

"Maybe, the pain is too deep, and I won't be able to get out of it overnight." Zheng Yuming really wanted Wei Shen to regain his strength, Wei Shen is very capable of governing.

"Then choose this set." Chu Chaohui chose the currency with the Wu Guojun flag on the reverse. The Wu Guojun flag is a golden dragon with a fireball in its mouth.Chu Chaohui wanted to turn the general's flag into a national flag, completely erasing the tradition of using the general's surname as the military flag, and also erasing the existence of the Wang Qi.

"I like this set too." Zheng Yuming was delighted, and the two of them had the same idea again.

In the third year of Wu Wangsheng, the state of Wu issued a new currency, unified the domestic weights and measures, formulated the national flag and military songs, and used the accent of Kangcheng as the voice of the text to simplify the text.In this year, Wu Guo promulgated the most reform measures, and all reform measures were published in Wen Wei Po.In June, the dean of Dachengnan College founded the Southern Newspaper. Within two years of Wenhuibao's dominance, there were competitors.