"Fan Lichen wait!"

In the open space outside the west gate, just as the crowd watching the fun gradually dissipated, Zhang Cang finally found his subordinate Ling Fan Gui.

Fan Gui was in his forties, with an ordinary appearance and a fifth-rank official. He seemed to have a high position, but his status was not very ordinary. He was the legitimate grandson of Fan Ju, the former prime minister of the Qin Dynasty. He still inherited Fan Ju's marquis. He was also a famous person. He was very familiar with all the kings, lords and ministers, and had close contacts.

"It turned out to be President Zhang, President Hu and his colleagues. Could it be that they also came to see the prisoner offering ceremony?"

As a group of new powerful figures such as Zhang Cang and Hu Kuan who were rising rapidly with Chen Xu, Fan Gui did not dare to be careless and quickly stopped the work at hand to greet him.

"Hey, if Brother Fan almost forgot about talking about it, wouldn't the army return to the court to offer prisoners? Why did it disperse in a hurry?"

After Fan Gui asked this, Zhang Cang and others felt that the situation was a bit strange. Not to mention that they could not see Di Daohou Li Xin at the moment, even a senior official from the three provinces and six ministries, including Feng Quji and Meng Yi, who were arranged to come to greet him. Only some middle- and low-level officials of the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth ranks of each government office were arranging the evacuation of soldiers and the resettlement of prisoners.

"Director Zhang, please don't ask about this matter, and Gui doesn't know the joints. However, I heard that it is related to enamel equipment, and Your Majesty doesn't like it..." Fan Gui explained in a low voice.

Zhang Cang, Hu Kuan and others instantly showed a sense of pride and no longer cared about this matter. Although they were all middle and high-ranking, the Academy of Sciences and the School of Engineering were not considered regular government offices of the court, and they had no official positions. Therefore, they were not very interested in the messy things in the court. As Chen Xu's die-hard followers, they just wanted to complete the various tasks arranged by Chen Xu as soon as possible, and could not delay the hindrance of the smooth road plan.

"If you are here to watch the prisoner, you can go back to your house now. Gui will have to work hard for a few days next, so I won't chat with you with Brother Zhang and Hu. After finishing this matter, I will invite you to drink and apologize to Quyuan!" Fan Gui bowed his hand apologetically and prepared to leave.

"Hey, Brother Fan, don't worry, I know you want to arrange these prisoners of war to be busy, but we are also here for these prisoners!" Zhang Cang grabbed Fan Gui's sleeve.

"Brother Zhang is joking. You are not an official of my Ministry of Revenue. Could it be that you can help me organize and make a book?" Fan Gui shook his head with a smile.

"Hehe, how dare Zhang overtake his duties? Brother Fan will do the registration and bookkeeping. Today, President Hu and a group of colleagues came, just to get some prisoners to repair the two wharfs in the east and south of the city, and ask Brother Fan to take care of one or two!" Zhang Cang looked at Fan Gui with a smile.

Fan Gui was stunned for a moment and immediately shook his head like a rattle, "Brother Zhang, don't want me to harm me. These are prisoners of war. They have not yet ascended the throne and have not yet established their status as slaves. How can you decide to go to repair the dock with you? If you want someone, please submit a memorial to the Ministry of Revenue. I promise that I will arrange the memorial immediately when I see the memorial and will definitely not disappoint Brother Zhang!"

"Brother Fan said it lightly. If we wait until we submit the memorial, these prisoners of war will probably not even fall into our hands!" Hu Kuan curled his lips unhappily.

"Not bad, it's best if Fan Lichen could open his mind. At present, there are shortages of manpower in construction sites across the country. Once the slaves of these prisoners of war are confirmed, I'm afraid that countless slave chambers of state will buy them all with their connections, and they will not fall into our hands. I'm afraid that we will write a memorial tomorrow, and Brother Fan will not get us any manpower!" Several officials from the Ministry of Works next to him spoke out loudly.

Fan Gui smiled bitterly: "Even if there isn't, I can't just give you prisoners of war. This is not in line with the laws of the court!"

"It's not illegal. We took it away, but we just wanted to repair the two docks as soon as possible. Now that the dock is renovated and expanded, hundreds of ships are crowded in temporary docks every day. Not only is the traffic in and out, but it is also very unsafe. Because the dock is too simple, you can hear the news that people and goods fall into the water almost every day. If the construction is completed one day earlier, wouldn't these merchant cargo ships be safe one day earlier? What's more, when Qinghe Hou left Beijing, he repeatedly reminded him to speed up the renovation and expansion of the docks, speed up the design and debugging of regulations such as gantry cranes and containers. We dare not slacken at all in such a hot day. We rushed from the construction site after hearing this. Brother Fan, don't think too much. We will strictly take care of these prisoners and will never let them escape from trouble. If something happens, I will take it all. I will definitely not involve Brother Fan. Come on, let's talk about it in detail..."

Hu Kuan explained that Fan Gui still showed no sign of letting go, so he hugged Fan Gui and walked to a quiet place next to him, whispering: "Brother Fan is not an outsider, and we will not harm you. He said that eating and listening to music is just a daily relationship. If Brother Fan agrees to help, I will help you with a Taiyi God Musket and some ammunition in private..."

"Be serious?" Before Hu Kuan finished speaking, Fan Gui's eyes immediately widened, his face full of anticipation and excitement.

"Of course, but Brother Fan, don't say that I gave it to you, otherwise you may be punished by the Marquis!" Hu Kuan whispered.

"Okay, don't worry, I must be tight-lipped and will never involve Brother Hu. I wonder how many people Brother Hu plans to ask?" Fan Gui nodded repeatedly and asked.

"Five thousand!"

"Ga~" Fan Gui's laughter came to an abrupt end, and his face looked at Hu Kuan with extreme distortion.

"That...is there a little too much?" Hu Kuan smiled dryly.

Fan Gui twitched his face and smiled bitterly, "It's not just a lot. Brother Hu also knows that he is just a 15th-rank official. There are also the left and right ministers of the Household Registration Department and the Ministry of Revenue, and Feng Xiang and others to take care of him. Not to mention five thousand, two thousand dare not. Although he likes this Taiyi God Musket, he still needs to be killed!"

"Two thousand is indeed too little..." Hu Kuan nodded after pulling his beard and pondering, "Well, I can only use it for a few days for the time being, it's better than not!"

"Brother Hu, it's not that I don't want to help, and I dare not refuse the matter of the Qinghe Hou. However, these prisoners do have to be registered before they can be traded and allocated. Seeing that Brother Hu is also working hard for state affairs, I don't refuse, but there are still too many two thousand people. Give Brother Hu one thousand, please don't make any statement about this matter!" Fan Gui looked around and lowered his voice.

"One thousand too little... I'll give Brother Fan two more kilograms of ammunition, and you give me 1,500 people, what?" Hu Kuan continued to bargain.

"Okay!" Fan Gui gritted his teeth and agreed after hesitating for a long time.

"Thank you, Brother Hu, I'll invite you to Chunfang Garden for a banquet another day and let Lin Xian'er accompany you!" Hu Kuan laughed in an instant.

"Then let's make up. After the work is over these days, I'll drink and chat with Brother Hu. You can go with me to select prisoners of war!" Fan Gui's expression suddenly relaxed, and he called several low-level officials to take Hu Kuan and Zhang Cang and other groups to select prisoners.

"Is this the strong captive you said?"

Leading by several officials from the Ministry of Revenue to the gathering place of prisoners, looking at the group of black and thin refugee-like men and women prisoners of war in front of him, Hu Kuan and Zhang Cang and others stared at each other. Not only were they all thin, but they also seemed to have not taken a shower for several years. A strong and fishy smell could be smelled more than ten feet away. The group of people couldn't help but cover their mouths and noses and turned to look at the several officials of the Ministry of Works that had just reported the news.

"That...you guys forgive me. We just heard about it in the office of the office. We went to spread the news before we came to watch it. I really didn't know that this group of prisoners was like this!" Several officials stammered with embarrassment.

"It's better than not. Although I'm a little thin, I'm still young. As long as I'm not sick and recuperate for a few days, I won't be too bad. Remember not to be too tired to death, just go and choose someone!" Zhang Cang shook his head helplessly.

As the saying goes, "Hands are fast and slow," although these prisoners are indeed not of high quality, I heard that the Hu people live in wind, sand, and cold places all year round, and are more durable than the Central Plains people. Just give them a little full. If you are too picky, you are afraid that these people will soon be divided up by the rich slave merchants who have related backgrounds.

So under the surveillance of a group of Ministry of Revenue officials, Hu Kuan and others quickly selected 1,500 healthy and strong men and women from the prisoners of war, and then called soldiers to escort them to two docks in the south and east of the city.

"Director Zhang, how should we arrange the food and accommodation for these people?" asked an official from the Ministry of Works on the way back.

"It's summer now. As long as it doesn't rain, you can sleep in the open air. There are no need to bedding. However, you still have to build a few rows of sheds as soon as possible. These people don't have to work in the first two days. They first build the sheds and fire stoves. The logistics department is responsible for purchasing a batch of pottery bowls and grain. By the way, these people are weak in physique. First, go to the food factory to pull a few trucks of compressed dry food and come back to take some replenishment. They also need to notify the health center to arrange a doctor to check their bodies and prepare some anti-heat and detoxification drugs such as Rendan and licorice to avoid a plague... "

"Yes, I'll do it now!" A group of officials scattered.
Chapter completed!