Chapter 198 The top military outsourcing, Ma He returns! (Please subscribe!!)
"If nothing happens, I'll get busy!"
After Ouyang Lun finished speaking, he immediately turned around and prepared to leave.
But he was stopped by Tang He again, "Third brother, nephew Ouyang Xian is not an outsider, please speak quickly!"
"Nephew Ouyang Xian said he would leave, and he would really leave."
Seeing this, Xu Da hesitated for a moment and then said: "That Ouyang Chief Envoy, I'm actually here to ask for a job for my soldiers."
Um! ?
Ouyang Lun was stunned for a moment, "Wei Guogong, what do you mean? Your [-] soldiers are the most elite army of our Ming Dynasty, and they are the main force of the Northern Expedition to the remaining Yuan Dynasty. Why are you working for me? If my father-in-law, the emperor, knows this, Well, he still has to arrest all three of us and strip us of our skins and stuff them with grass!"
After hearing Xu Da's words, Ouyang Lun's first thought was that Xu Da was dissatisfied with Zhu Yuanzhang's rule and wanted to surrender to him and support his rebellion!
But I quickly suppressed this idea.
Are you kidding? Ouyang Lun believed it when you said Tang He rebelled, but Ouyang Lun would never believe it when Xu Da rebelled. You must know that Zhu Yuanzhang treated Xu Da much better than Tang He. Xu Da always led the army. In war, you need people to give people, and you need money to give money.
It's not like Tang He took away military power and sent it to the coast to build coastal defense facilities.
The second thought was that Xu Da asked him for protection money.
As an important economic and military town in the northern frontier of the Ming Dynasty, the situation in Beiping is also quite complicated. Ouyang Lun, as the chief envoy and commander of the capital of Beizhili, apparently has the military and political power, but in fact there is Xu Da, the real The military boss and the lord of the fiefdom, King Zhu Di of Yan.
In a place like this where a large army is stationed, it is very likely that the military commander will come to him, the official in charge, to ask for money and food.
This is the most likely possibility. After all, Lao Zhu just gave him an allocation of 500 million taels of silver, which is a lot of money! We have a lot of money, but we can't give it randomly, so Ouyang Lun immediately decided to refuse. However, Xu Da is the Duke of the country, a general in charge of the army, and an elder. He can't refuse too directly, so Ouyang Lun said it. That's what I said just now.
Hearing Ouyang Lun's words, Xu Da seemed to understand that Ouyang Lun was afraid that he would come to ask for money, and said quickly: "Commissioner Ouyang, don't get me wrong. I know that His Majesty just gave you twenty-five million taels of silver."
"Huh!?" Ouyang Lun quickly took a step back, his eyes becoming more alert.
"No, no, what I mean is that the 500 million is what I just heard outside the house. I came here actually to let my soldiers work for you. You give me the money!" Xu Da said quickly.
"Wei Guogong, please don't harm me! Although I am the commander of the Northern Zhili capital, the only people I can control are the local guardsmen. There are only tens of thousands of them. But your Northern Expedition army has at least 10 people. I If I dare to interfere with the command of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and if someone accuses me of treason, then I still want my head!" Ouyang Lun shook his head repeatedly.
Xu Da:. Tang He:. "Oh, Third Brother, what's going on with you today? You're usually smarter than me at talking. How come you can't even talk to Nephew Ouyang?" Tang He said speechlessly: "I'll tell you. !”
"Nephew Ouyang Xian is like this. There has been no movement in Beiyuan during this period. His Majesty also ordered that the Northern Expedition army should not attack for the time being and just train troops honestly. However, the cost of these more than [-] people"
"You're still asking me for money!" Ouyang Lun ran away, but Tang He stopped him, "No, no, you need people to build the Great Wall and the new city. More than [-] people from the Northern Expeditionary Army went to your construction site. The bricks are ready-made, and the key is that they are cheap! The third brother said that these bricks can train soldiers, so they only require half of ordinary workers. You can take care of the food, and there is a military camp for accommodation, so you don't have to worry about it."
Um! !
When Ouyang Lun heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he immediately asked, "What if a soldier has an accident on the construction site?"
Xu Da stood up and said: "You don't have to worry about this. I will avenge their sacrifice on the battlefield and the court will provide them with compensation!"
What the hell!
This is fine! Ouyang Lun immediately thought of a term from his previous life - outsourcing! To be honest, directly recruiting more than 100 million craftsmen to build the Great Wall is not an easy task to manage. He had thought about this problem before, but he was worried that unscrupulous intermediaries would deduct workers' wages, and a good thing would turn into a bad thing, so he finally gave up. This method insists that every worker signs a labor contract with the government to protect workers' rights and interests.
But it would be different if the military outsourced it.
As Tang He and Xu Da just said, the Northern Expeditionary Army has at least 10 troops stationed here in Peiping. All of them are strong, well-disciplined, and have strong ability to unite and cooperate. 10 people can be equal to at least 30 craftsmen. But I only need to pay half of the money of 5 workers, which is equivalent to spending 30 people's money to do the work of [-] workers without worrying about management issues.
Ouyang Lun did not agree immediately, but pretended to lower his head and think. Tang He and Xu Da looked at each other nervously and did not dare to disturb him at all.
They had inquired before coming here. With Ouyang Lun's reputation, the new city plan did not lack workers at all. Recruiting 100 million workers might be difficult to accomplish in other provinces, but it was different in Beizhili. The people were all He trusted Ouyang Lun, and Ouyang Lun encouraged women to leave their boudoirs and homes and participate in social construction. From the very beginning of setting up stalls and opening shops, many female bosses have emerged in Beizhili. They can also work on construction sites in Beizhili Seeing the figures of female workers, they are using practical actions to prove to the world that if men can do something big, women can also do it. Therefore, even if there are only a few million people, regardless of gender, people over 16 years old and under 50 years old, It is possible to recruit 100 million people! Coupled with other reasons, Tang He and Xu Da were worried about being rejected by Ouyang Lun.
After waiting for a while, he felt that the time was almost up. Ouyang Lun raised his head and said, "Since my second uncle and Wei Guogong recommended it, I will naturally give him face. If possible, I hope that starting from tomorrow, [-] Northern Expedition troops will appear at the Great Wall construction site." superior!"
Hearing this, Tang He and Xu Da were overjoyed.
"Nephew Ouyang Xian, the second uncle's love for you is not in vain!" Tang He laughed, "Haha, how about the third child, I think Ouyang Xiannie will buy our face!"
Xu Da nodded, "That's great. I heard that working at a construction site in Beizhili can earn at least four taels of silver a month. Even if it is half, 10 people can earn 20 a month. By the end of the year, five That’s 100 million a month!”
"The sand table drawing money is ready!"
Forehead. Ouyang Lun was ashamed after hearing Xu Da's words.
Depend on! Emotional Xu Da treated the [-] Northern Expedition troops as a money-making machine. Forget it, the Northern Expeditionary Army's affairs are relatively sensitive, so I won't interfere too much. I mourn for a second of silence for the [-] Northern Expeditionary Army soldiers. Then let the canteen provide them with better food. These children are really miserable.
It was even worse than the students who studied in the Black Heart Technical School in the previous life.
Xu Da grabbed Ouyang Lun's hand excitedly and said, "Ouyang, nephew, Brother Tang, Your Majesty and I used to be sworn brothers. Brother Tang calls you nephew, and I will shamelessly call you that, okay!"
"Of course, it is an honor for this junior generation that Duke Wei calls me this!" Ouyang Lun was worried about how to get closer to Xu Da. When someone came to his door, he had no reason to refuse!
"Why should I call him Wei Guogong? I call him Third Uncle!" Tang He said from the side.
"That's right, nephew Ouyang Xian, from now on you will call me third uncle!" Xu Da said with a smile.
"Third uncle!" "Hey!"
"Nephew Ouyang Xian, I think you have nothing to do today. How about we, uncle and nephew, go to the heaven and earth to get together. Don't worry, I won't tell those two girls Miaomiao and Anqing." Tang He said a little. said wretchedly.
"Second uncle, isn't this good? My house is under construction and I have to keep an eye on it." Ouyang Lun was a little embarrassed: "How about you go with third uncle and all the expenses will be on my account?"
"Today is a gathering of three of us, uncle and nephew. How can we do it without your nephew!" Tang He gave Xu Da a look, "Third brother, let's take our nephew with us."
"okay!"
Xu Da nodded, and then the two of them walked to the left and right, holding Ouyang Lun, and walked out of the Chief Secretary's Yamen. Although some officials and guards saw him on the way, they all quickly turned their heads and pretended not to see it.
You are just kidding, two princes. Who can stop me?
Besides, the two princes said they wanted to go to heaven and earth, which meant that they were fine at all, let alone control them. After all, no one knew whether they really didn’t want to go or whether they were pretending not to go. If they pretended not to go, they If you block it, it will be a bad thing that will harm your master. Do you still want to hang out in the Chief Secretary's Yamen? You have to be discerning when you come out to hang out! In this way, Ouyang Lun was carried to heaven and earth by Tang He and Xu Da under extremely "reluctant" circumstances.
Bathing, massage, eating, drinking. One-stop service!
As the "New City Plan" began to be implemented, the entire Beizhili became lively. More than 100 million workers gathered at the Great Wall construction site, and people from other provinces continued to come to the Great Wall construction site through dispatches from the court and recruitment by contractors.
The construction site is also in full swing, with more than 100 million workers working at the same time. If you stand and watch from a high place, this will be the most spectacular sight in human history!
Due to sufficient funds, the workers' wages are paid on time, and they eat well. They have a meal of meat every other day, and all they eat is dry rice. They are very motivated, and there is no need to supervise the work. In order to stimulate the enthusiasm of the workers, Ouyang Lun also specially set up progress awards, collective advanced awards, individual advanced generals, etc. As long as you meet the conditions, you will immediately be rewarded with real money and silver.
The enthusiasm of the workers is high. What the shift leaders have to do is not to urge the workers to work, but to persuade them to take a rest and not to be too tired.
Xu Da personally joined the construction with one hundred thousand Northern Expeditionary troops. They were worthy of being the most elite troops in the Ming Dynasty. They almost won the daily progress awards, collective advanced generals and individual advanced awards. In the end, under the strong protest of more than a dozen contractors, , the trouble came to Ouyang Lun, and finally Ouyang Lun waved his hand, and the various rewards of the Northern Expedition remained unchanged. The first one among more than ten contractors was re-selected and rewarded, and then the matter calmed down.
Zhao Tianming, Xu Da, and more than a dozen contractor bosses were watching the construction site, and Li Fuyuan and Xu Liang were watching the logistics side. After Ouyang Lun saw that the construction site was on track, he completely took over as the shopkeeper.
Every day I would either accompany Princess Anqing on sightseeing tours or go fishing in the newly built lake. Of course, from time to time I would get together with Tang He, Xu Da and others in the world of heaven and earth. Life couldn't be too comfortable.
On this day, Ouyang Lun had just given the finale of the storybook "Descendants of the Sun" to Anqing. When he was about to go fishing at the lake, Zhou Bao hurried in.
"My lord!"
"What's so panicking?"
"Master, someone wants to see the master!" Zhou Bao took a breath and said quickly.
Ouyang Lun sneered, "Tch—I thought you were talking about a big deal. People who want to see me line up from the Chief Secretary's Yamen to the city gate every day. Those who paid the entrance fee have not yet finished seeing me. So what? Time to meet other people.”
"And I've already met one today. The rest is your master's and my private rest time. Don't disturb me."
Zhou Bao continued: "Master, Ma He is back!"
Mahe!
Ouyang Lun's eyes lit up, "Is it Ma He, the captain of the first squadron of my ocean fleet??"
"Yes." Zhou Bao nodded repeatedly.
Ouyang Lun raised his leg and gave Zhou Bao a kick, "Ma Heneng is one of our own just like everyone else. You should bring him in directly!"
"Master, you said you are not allowed to bring anyone to see you!" Zhou Bao said with an aggrieved look.
"Oh, you still dare to talk back. Hurry up and bring Ma He to me. If it's too late, I'll send you to the Great Wall construction site to lay bricks!"
Ouyang Lun was ready to kick Zhou Bao again.
But Zhou Bao ran away quickly, "Master, don't let me go to work on the floor tiles, I'll go right away."
Soon, Zhou Bao brought Ma He to Ouyang Lun.
"Your Majesty, I'd like to meet my Prince Consort!"
With that said, Ma He planned to kneel down to Ouyang Lun. Ouyang Lun quickly supported Ma He and said, "There are no outsiders here, so there is no need for you and me to perform these false rituals."
"Thank you son-in-law!"
After the two sat down in the pavilion, Ouyang Lun asked, "Ma He, you led the first detachment of the ocean fleet to sea last year. How was your harvest after almost a year?"
At the mention of overseas, Ma and the whole person became excited, "Prince-in-law, you are really a god. As you said, there are many islands on the sea, with cultures and countries that are completely different from those of the Ming Dynasty." !”
"And I really collected a lot of crop seeds overseas. According to your instructions, I collected these crop seeds. I brought them all back this time!"
"When I returned to Jieshi Wharf, I took my things and went straight to Yong'an Mansion. But after arriving at Yong'an Mansion, I found out that you are now the chief envoy of the entire Beizhili!"
"My subordinates rushed all the way from Yong'an Mansion to Peiping with their things. Congratulations to the Prince Consort on his promotion!!"
Ouyang Lun waved his hand, "I don't want to be promoted and I will be forced to do nothing, but the things you brought back excite me even more."
"Let's go, take me to see what you brought back!"
(End of this chapter)