Beating Cai Zhiwei was just part of Zhou Qingfeng's effective management of his internal organization. Before Cai Zhiwei, he had talked to several people. For all kinds of mistakes that happened after arriving in Fushun, he only verbally reprimanded them and did not punish them. However, in terms of personnel arrangements, some preventive settings had to be made.
Returning to the office of the Lin Family Inn, Jin Ge came over with a memo. The child rescued from Ehekulun was now an errand boy for Zhou Qingfeng and Xu Bing. He was also responsible for a certain amount of secretarial and housework.
"What's the matter today?" Zhou Qingfeng asked.
"In the city, Wang Kai Wong Yuanwai's housekeeper sent 50 dans of mixed grain and said that he is willing to cooperate with us to open up some farmland. The housekeeper also said that if the chief is free, he is willing to visit again to discuss this matter in detail, "Jin Ge said.
"What is this profiteer up to?" Zhou Qingfeng originally wanted to cooperate with Wang Kai for some commercial development, but Wang Kai was playing tricks behind his back. In addition, last night he inadvertently contacted another more powerful force, the Liaodong Ye Family, so the value of Wong Yuanwai dropped a lot.
"Let Old Man Sun talk to the Wangs. By the way, let the old man go to the Ye Family Wen Store in the city. I have a business deal there. "Zhou Qingfeng no longer dealt with these trivial matters directly. The specific details were handled by Old Man Sun. Jin Ge took out a pencil and jotted it down on the memo. This child was now literate and could do a lot of things.
Jin Ge continued to report, "Since yesterday, we have been keeping an eye on the medical centers in other parts of the city. Since yesterday afternoon, doctors from more than a dozen medical centers have all been asked to make house calls. Also, the business of the pharmacy has suddenly improved. Several medicines for typhoid are all sold out. Our people went to ask, but the store owners shook their heads and said that there was no stock. "
Zhou Qingfeng sneered when he heard this. Typhoid was not easy to treat. Many quacks' prescriptions were not only ineffective, but also deceptive. The only effective drug he had was the chloramphenicol in his hands. Currently, the typhoid bacillus had no drug resistance, and only a small dose was needed to control the disease. This life-saving medicine was his trump card to win people's hearts.
"Which family did the doctors go to?" Zhou Qingfeng asked.
Jin Ge was stunned and shook his head, saying that he didn't check. The child had a loosely organized group of children around him. They were all half-grown children who did not pass the test and could not enter the school. Every day, they could get some food for Zhou Qingfeng to gather information all over the city. Xu Bing was in charge of organizing this irregular team, but it was clear that Xu Bing did not have the time to effectively train these children.
"Go and find out whose house the doctor has been invited to. At the same time, he wanted to find out exactly how many people had contracted typhoid. I need specific numbers, "Zhou Qingfeng ordered.
"But everyone is afraid of catching the disease, so no one dares to inquire about it," Jin Ge said.
"Let your friends go to sister Xu Bing's place to drink the medicine, they won't catch the disease after drinking it. Work hard for the next few days, I will give you more food so that your friends can eat their fill, "Zhou Qingfeng said. Right now, the plague was about to break out, but the situation had to be controlled. Those who deserved to die, and those who deserved to be saved, they all needed to be counted.
Zhou Qingfeng also asked: "What are the movements of the officials in the House of Thousand Households?"
Right now, the only ones who could stop Zhou Qingfeng's expansion were the bureaucrats led by Li Yongfang. Zhou Qingfeng hoped that they would be as slow as before and not cause trouble.
Jin Ge hurriedly looked at the memo in his hand and said: "We bribed a servant of Li Youji's family. He said that Lord Li already knew about this, but did not do anything.
Some people even heard from Lord Li's advisor that he hoped that more people in the city would die from the disease so that he could buy some property at a lower price. In addition, many cultivators in the city were invited to the houses of a few officials, saying that they would cast spells to exorcise evil, eliminate the disease, and ensure the safety of their homes. "
It was within his expectations, and it was also within reason …
In Daming's society, there was a clear hierarchy, and the upper class looked down on the lower class.
Zhou Qingfeng ordered: "Keep a close eye on the officials in the city, and report to me immediately if there is any movement. If we succeed this time, we will be able to control a city. "
"Then, Young Master, are you the mayor?" Jin Ge actually did not understand Zhou Qingfeng's plan, but he was very interested in the title of mayor. From his point of view, the mayor was the highest official.
Zhou Qingfeng smiled and nodded, tacitly agreeing. He then asked: "I told you to find a few clever children around your age, did you find them?"
"I found one."
"Just one?"
Zhou Qingfeng thought: I have at least a hundred young people under me, and only one clever one?
After a while, Jin Ge led a girl who was in a daze into Zhou Qingfeng's office. This girl had a pigtail, and her eyes were dull. She wore tattered clothes, and her movements were timid. She did not look clever at all.
When Zhou Qingfeng frowned, Jin Ge pointed at the girl and said: "Her name is Chun Ni, she was the one who escaped from the 'Elegant Spring Brothel' with a few girls who were sold. I bumped into her when I was asking around on the street, and told her that she could make a living in the western part of the city, so she gathered her courage and ran here. "
Ah … The incident with Hua Niang was caused by you, a little girl?
This made Zhou Qingfeng quite moved. Places like brothels had strict control over the girls they bought, and it was not easy for them to escape. He looked at the girl in front of him, and wondered if it was a natural disguise?
"How old are you?"
"Twelve."
"Can you read?"
"I don't."
"Where are you from?"
"I don't know."
"Where are your parents?"
"They sold me, I don't remember them."
The girl was very vigilant, but she always had a timid look on her face. Zhou Qingfeng could not get anything out of her for a long time, and could not help but become more interested in her. "Chun Ni, why weren't you chosen when the academy was recruiting?"
"They said they wanted to recruit smart people, I'm very stupid." The girl said.
"Jin Ge said you're very clever."
"He was wrong."
This girl spoke fluently, and Zhou Qingfeng saw that she was unkempt, and her clothes were also dirty. It was obvious that she did it on purpose. This was because everyone who joined him had a rule, they had to dress neatly, and their hands and feet were clean.
"Chun Ni, if you keep acting stupid in front of me, then you're really stupid. I'm asking you once, and only once. Do you want to live a good life without being bullied? "
Zhou Qingfeng stared at the girl with a smile, staring into her eyes. The girl's answers were always quick, but when Zhou Qingfeng asked this "only once" question, she was silent for a long time. Jin Ge was quietly poking the girl, but the girl did not move for a long time, and stared at Zhou Qingfeng for a long time.
After a while, the girl said: "I don't want to be someone else's slave."
"No one wants you to be a slave. If you become my disciple, I will take care of you, and train you. The price is that you have to follow my rules. "
"What are the rules?"
"Ah …. You've stumped me." Zhou Qingfeng scratched his head. "I've been very busy these days, and I haven't finished setting the rules yet. The general idea is' Don't steal, don't rob, don't purposely harm others. Be a man of your word, have a bottom line, and sacrifice for the good of the group when necessary. '"
The girl obviously did not understand, and just stared blankly at Zhou Qingfeng. Zhou Qingfeng suddenly stared at the girl's face suspiciously. He stood up from his seat, and reached out to touch the girl's face. Her cheeks were sunken, and she was a little thin, but her skin was very smooth, very smooth.
"You're called Chunni?" Zhou Qingfeng grabbed the girl's hand again, and looked at it. "You don't look like a child from a poor family, but more like a lady from a rich family. Look at your fingers, it's useless even if you deliberately blacken them with mud, your skin is as tender as a spring onion. "
When Zhou Qingfeng touched her face, the girl wanted to avoid it, and when her hand was grabbed, she hurriedly shrunk back. She lowered her head, and did not speak again. When the two of them faced each other, Zhou Qingfeng estimated the girl's height, about 1.5 meters. In this era, at this age, she was not considered short.
"Do you want to stay?"
"Yes."
"I originally wanted to find a clever girl who could read, and run errands for my Sister Xu like Jin Ge. But your background is unknown, so …. "
When she heard Zhou Qingfeng say 'unknown', the girl opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, or plead for mercy. But Zhou Qingfeng continued, "Go to school, get some training first, and learn more. When you explain your background, we can talk about other things. "
Zhou Qingfeng then said to Jin Ge, "Find another clever one, Sister Xu and I need someone to run errands for us. But we have to find someone reliable, don't let the enemy plant a spy in our ranks. "
"I'm not a spy." The girl suddenly raised her voice, and said with a tone of grievance.
Zhou Qingfeng ignored her, and only asked Jin Ge, "Is there anything else?"
"Oh, oh …." Jin Ge was young, and although he was clever, he did not understand the ways of the world. He thought that he had found a clever person according to Zhou Qingfeng's request, but he did not expect that this girl was hiding a secret that she was not willing to say. When Zhou Qingfeng asked him, he came back to his senses and said, "There's also the funeral. Sister Xu said that everything is ready, and asked when the funeral is scheduled."
This was an important matter, and it was also something that made Zhou Qingfeng angry and sad.
Two days ago, the assassin attacked, killed many people, and escaped. It had been a few days, and there were no clues at all. There was no telling when this assassin would come again. Thinking about the assassin's skills, which were everywhere, this matter could be considered a sore point for Zhou Qingfeng.
On the night of the assassination, three sentries in charge of the periphery were killed immediately. Those who could link the military formation with Zhou Qingfeng were all people who were loyal to him, and the death of these people was not a small loss to Zhou Qingfeng. One of the dead sentries was a slave who escaped from Ehekulun, and was a direct subordinate of Zhou Qingfeng.
In the eyes of others, a slave, an ordinary subordinate, and a person with no background, it was fine if he died. It was good enough to have a coffin buried in the ground, what else could they ask for? Even Old Man Sun did not make any requests, and only said to "bury him well."
But Zhou Qingfeng did not think so. He wanted to organize this funeral well, to be grand, solemn, and generous. He wanted to make all those who followed him feel that even death was worth it — people from the future, as long as they had some different ideas.
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