After returning from the porridge farm, Hou Dayong thought all the way that the porridge farm can only solve temporary difficulties, not a long-term solution. To completely solve the problem, the people must have food and work. As the saying goes: Only with constant property can one have perseverance. Zhengzhou is located in the central hinterland, and there are not as many wasteland as other places. So many refugees cannot be resettled, so it is not easy to have constant property.

Although Zhengzhou is a relatively wealthy state, most of the expenses are spent on military expenses. Zhengzhou has a total of 6,000 troops stationed in the country, which costs a lot every day. The Five Dynasties system mostly inherited the Tang system. Before the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty's army generally included imperial guards, border troops, local armed forces (such as united soldiers). Although the first two have different tasks, they are all professional soldiers, while the latter one has the nature of a militia. Among them, the imperial guards and border troops belong to the Central Army and are the main force of the state's armed forces. Before the Anshi Rebellion, most of the costs of these armed forces were paid by the central government.

In the process of quelling the Anshi Rebellion, the nature of the army changed, and the central army gradually transformed into local army, and the transformation began with the formation of the Jiedu military system and completed with the establishment of the two taxes and three points. As for the army just formed in the process of suppressing the rebellion, it had a strong local color at the beginning of its establishment.

With the completion of localization of the army, the army became a local army composed of local people and supported by local taxes. The army of 6,000 people in Zhengzhou became a huge money-sale machine, and most of the taxes in Zhengzhou were used on this, and the taxes were mainly agricultural taxes, which caused farmers to suffer heavy burdens and live in poverty.

At that time, military weapons were quite expensive. During the first year of Xiande of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a crossbow, a scattered 500 jin, a bow, a scattered 700 to 800 jin. A pair of full armor was worth 38 jin and 200 jin, a vest was worth 40 jin, a scattered 100 jin, a bow was 200 jin, a scattered 800 jin, a scattered 300 jin, a scattered 300 jin, a scattered 300 jin, a scattered 300 jin, a scattered 300 jin, a scattered 74 jin, a scattered 65 jin, a scattered 10,000 jin, and a scattered 10,000 jin. The price of rice and the average price of rice was floating around about 500 jin per stone, and the price of silk was between 500 jin per horse and 100 jin per horse. The price of horses was 30 to 50 jin per horse, and the famous horse reached 70, 80 jin or even 100 jin. From the above figures, it can be seen that the price of armor equipment was very expensive, and the rest of the equipment was absolutely not cheap. A lifting knife could at least exchange for one stone of rice or a silk. The value of war horses was higher.

Hou Dayong carefully calculated the price list and felt that the weapons were so expensive at that time. He suddenly had an idea. Why didn’t he open a few iron shops to resettle physical and technical refugees inside, which not only solved the refugee problem, but also increased income. After the output increased, he could also do weapons business. This is a profitable thing. In this way, multiple results can be achieved.

When Hou Dayong was in Cangzhou, he painted a bellows style for Dou Tian and increased the smelting temperature. Dou Tian and other craftsmen were originally very skilled. After having a bellows, they would be able to create super powerful weapons. As long as Fu Gong brought the funds and personnel from Cangzhou, he could open a blacksmith shop.

Hou Dayong divided the blacksmith shop into three types. One is the blacksmith shop that the Zhengzhou government contributed money and efforts, which mainly manufactures Dazhou-style weapons for equipment of the army; the second is the blacksmith shop built by Hou Dayong in the name of others, which mainly operates iron agricultural tools to meet the local agricultural needs; the third is that Hou Dayong pays money to build a boutique shop, which concentrates some skilled craftsmen and uses the most advanced equipment to create some boutiques, such as extremely sharp swords, swords, refined daily necessities, etc. The price is high and the quantity is small, and it is only for consumption by the upper class as a symbol of identity. At the same time, this boutique shop also needs to make special weapons for Hou Dayong to equip the personal guards.

After Hou Dayong sorted out his ideas, he called Liang Shouheng, a military officer, and told him about the plan to expand the production scale of the official blacksmith shop to see how to operate it in practice.

Liang Shouheng thought for a while and said, "There are now three blacksmith shops in the Zhengzhou government, which mainly produces weapons such as swords, swords, arrows, etc., as well as large weapons such as bed crossbows and ladders. The military needs are basically enough."

Listening to Liang Shouheng's words, Hou Dayong knew that he was not interested in expanding production. The main reason was that he had no interests as a powerful driving force. At that time, military weapons were contraband and could not be bought or sold. More weapons were produced, and there was no benefit except to increase the burden. Hou Dayong decided to build Zhengzhou into a weapon production base to win central orders. At the same time, he could use official channels to sell weapons to other troops. This is Hou Dayong's advantage as an official and businessman.

Hou Dayong said: "The matter is to produce more weapons. You can use the scale advantage to reduce production costs. After the cost is reduced, you can sell it to other armies at a lower price. As long as the price is low enough, it can completely replace the self-sufficiency of other armies and become a blacksmith shop that specializes in weapons and equipment. At that time, silver will roll in and cannot be stopped."

Hou Dayong said the prospects were beautiful, while Liang Shouheng was confused and didn't know what the defender was saying. When Hou Dayong saw Liang Shouheng's expression, he knew that he was playing the piano for a cow, so he didn't tell him. The facts would give him the best education in the future. He ordered: "Give you thirty days. If you want to find a way to expand the scale of the blacksmith shop, people will be recruited by refugees if you need it."

Although Liang Shouheng was unable to understand Hou Dayong's idea of ​​expanding the scale, Liang Shouheng showed good skills after the defense commander issued an order. Soon, nearly 100 strong men were selected from the refugees and went to the blacksmith shop to work, and more than double the scale of the three blacksmith shops. According to Hou Dayong's requirements, the daily income of refugees was no less than 30 cents, and a meal was taken care of.

This means that a hundred families will not starve to death for the time being, but this is still a drop in the bucket, and most refugees still need porridge sheds to provide relief.

After expanding the scale of the official blacksmith shop, Hou Dayong also selected a place for the private blacksmith shop, bought a piece of land in the city in the name of Fu Gong, and found some people among the refugees to carry out basic projects, and went in together to recruit craftsmen in Zhengzhou. As soon as Fu Gong arrived, he purchased the corresponding equipment and raw materials and officially started construction.

When the infrastructure was basically completed, Fu Gong, Dou Tian, ​​Guo Baoyi, Chunlan, Qiuju and others came to Zhengzhou. According to Hou Dayong's arrangement, Fu Gong handed over the farm, shop and other affairs in Cangzhou to Ouyang Yu for management, and appointed another person to keep accounts. Chunlan and Qiuju took half of the property from the secret room and handed it over to Fu Gong. Seeing that the two women took out a lot of money, Fu Gong realized that Hou Dayong was a hidden man. No wonder he dared to spend money on the Hei Diaojun.

After Fu Gong arrived, Hou Dayong told Fu Gong about the plan of the blacksmith shop and asked him to start immediately. The technical matters were directly taken care of by Dou Tian and Guo Baoyi. After explaining the matter of the blacksmith shop, he settled the people from Cangzhou. It was already afternoon. Hou Dayong ordered that if there was something to find a military officer, Liang Shouheng would not be disturbed. He then returned to the yard behind the government office.

The yard is not big, the environment is good, and several ancient trees have big crowns. The yard is under the shade of the trees, quiet and cool.

Chunlan and Qiuju were already waiting in the yard. Hou Dayong came in and the two girls saluted quickly. After Hou Dayong left, the two girls were looking forward to the stars and the moon. They gathered with Hou Dayong countless times in their dreams. After the group arrived outside Zhengzhou, the two girls began to be excited. Although they tried their best to restrain themselves and did not show it, they seemed to hear each other's heartbeat. When they saw Hou Dayong, the two girls didn't know what to say. After the ceremony, their eyes turned red.

The three of them stood face to face. Hou Dayong saw that both women were thinner, but much more mature. Chunlan looked up at herself, while Qiuju lowered her head.

Seeing that the two girls didn't say anything, Hou Dayong smiled and said, "I haven't eaten the food you cooked for half a year. Come and cook it for me. I'm so hungry."

Seeing that Hou Dayong's beard was ignorant and his hair was a little messy, Chunlan said, "Alang's hair is messy, I'll help Alang to make the decision."

"Chunlan boils water, I want to take a shower. I haven't washed it for a long time and my body is sour."

"I bought some vegetables this morning. Qiuju wanted to make two special dishes, so the three of us had a good drink."

Hou Dayong ordered to do things, and the two women quickly went to do it separately. Hou Dayong originally wanted to have a warm hug, but when he saw that the two women were shy and might not be used to this enthusiastic method, he dispelled the idea of ​​hugging and used a more implicit method. He had not been in contact with a woman for half a year, and Hou Dayong's hormones increased rapidly. Last night, he thought that the two women were coming, but he tossed and turned and did not sleep well.

Chunlan went to boil water and saw a new big wooden barrel in the bath room. She couldn't help but feel excited.

Qiuju went to the kitchen to cook. Hou Dayong knew Qiuju was shy and did not speak after he arrived in the yard. When he saw her entering the kitchen, he followed her in.

In early August, the weather was already hot. Qiuju stood on the stove and was checking what dishes were there. He didn't notice that Hou Dayong had come in. Hou Dayong gently hugged Qiuju from behind. Qiuju's whole body was shocked. The dish in his hand fell all over the ground and said softly: "Alang, I miss you so much."

Hou Dayong hugged Qiuju, pressed Qiuju's back tightly, and gently kissed Qiuju's snow-white neck with his lips. Qiuju leaned back and leaned against Hou Dayong. Hou Dayong stroked Qiuju's lower abdomen with both hands, and then slid up and down. When he touched Qiuju's chest, Qiuju made a "ah". Hou Dayong put his hand into Qiuju's clothes, stroked it to his peaks, and gently rubbed it with his fingers. Qiuju couldn't stand steadily, and he leaned against Hou Dayong. Hou Dayong could not control himself, and held Qiuju hard.

Qiu Ju turned around and hugged Hou Dayong, with tears in his face. Hou Dayong picked up Qiu Ju and went straight to the room. Hou Dayong put Qiu Ju on the bed. Qiu Ju's clothes were messy and his breasts appeared and disappeared from time to time. Hou Dayong kissed*. At the same time, he slowly took off Qiu Ju's clothes with his hands, and Qiu Ju's delicate body was exposed. Hou Dayong kissed Qiu Ju from top to bottom. Suddenly, Qiu Ju turned over and quickly took off Hou Dayong's clothes. The two of them tightly combined.

Chunlan boiled the bath water. When she walked to the room, she heard Qiuju's moan inside and turned red. She wanted to retreat to the bath room, but she couldn't take a step. After listening for a while, she returned to the bath room. She came to the wooden barrel, reached into the water, and unconsciously hugged her, waiting for Hou Dayong to come.

After the clouds and rain, Hou Dayong and Qiu Ju lay on the bed to rest. Hou Dayong lay flat, Qiu Ju rested his head on Hou Dayong's arm and looked at Hou Dayong with affection. After a while, Qiu Ju wanted to get up to serve Hou Dayong's tea. As soon as he stood up, Hou Dayong stretched out his hand and Qiu Ju fell in Hou Dayong's arms again. Hou Dayong hugged Qiu Ju and stroked his delicate skin. Qiu Ju's eyes slowly began to be blurred again.

Qiuju went out to serve tea. Seeing that Chunlan had boiled water, she was still waiting for Hou Dayong. Thinking of how ridiculous he was in broad daylight, she couldn't help but blushed. She brought the tea into the house and said softly: "Chunlan had boiled water long ago."

Chunlan boiled the water again and waited until Hou Dayong came in. When he saw Hou Dayong, Chunlan was like an aggrieved child, as if he was angry and resentful, and was charming. Hou Dayong kissed Chunlan, entered the wooden barrel, soaked in warm water, and felt really comfortable, and said, "It's better you and Qiuju. Du Gang and Chen Meng are both careless men, so how can they take care of others."

"Who is Du Gang and Chen Meng?"

After hearing this question, Hou Dayong realized that the names of the two primary schools were taken for them on the way to Dezhou. Chunlan didn't know, so she told Chunlan the interesting things along the way. While listening to the story, Chunlan helped Hou Dayong wash his hair and rub his shoulders. Hou Dayong leaned his head against the wooden barrel, enjoying Chunlan's massage, and felt completely relaxed, and fell asleep unknowingly.

When Chunlan saw Hou Dayong sleeping in the wooden barrel, she must have been exhausted recently, so she picked up a basin, added warm water to the wooden barrel, and stayed by Hou Dayong's side.

When Hou Dayong woke up, he saw Chunlan restocking water, so he held Chunlan's hand, took off the wooden basin, and said, "Come into the bucket." Chunlan blushed, removed her clothes, and entered the wooden barrel. Chunlan was plump and more proactive than Qiuju, and surrounded Hou Dayong with her feet and pressed against Hou Dayong. Hou Dayong held Chunlan's round buttocks with his hands and hugged her tightly.

Qiuju, who was cooking carefully, heard a long moan from the bath room between the two rooms. When he was distracted, his hands were burned and he hurriedly calmed down and focused on cooking. Qiuju used the ingredients in the ground, used bone soup, shredded pork and vegetable leaves to make a dish of buckwheat noodles. After taking a shower, Hou Dayong brought a big bowl. Seeing that the noodles inside were white and flawless, thin as silk, fragrant and full of appetite, he still felt unfulfilled even after eating two bowls.
Chapter completed!