Zhang Bao immediately called all the centurions over.
"Immediately make arrangements to recruit troops within the county, and first expand the number to one thousand."
"The number of government officials has also increased to fifty."
"According to the current food reserves, these number of people are considered to be the upper limit."
Zhang Bao said to everyone.
"OK!"
"If we had more manpower, we would be more confident in defending the city!"
When they heard the news of conscription, several centurions were naturally happy.
"But sir, we are currently short of bows and arrows in the equipment we have to defend the city. Many of the bows and arrows we recovered before are no longer usable."
"If there are enough bows and arrows, we can reduce a lot of casualties."
Sun Ming said on the side.
After Zhang Bao's little prodding before, he seemed to understand something.
"I know this, I'll figure it out."
"You are responsible for recruiting soldiers as soon as possible!"
"Pay close attention to training, and I will come to the military parade after a while."
Zhang Bao arranged for everyone.
On the way home from the military camp, Zhang Bao kept thinking about making bows and arrows. He borrowed arrows from Zhuge Liang's straw boat, thought about Hou Yi shooting the sun, and thought about the frightened bird.
I thought about it all around, but I didn't have any clue.
"Ms. sir, you are back."
As soon as Zhang Bao entered the door, Su Xiaoyue greeted him.
Lately at night.
Baoyue Restaurant is a bit busy, and Ma Yaner will usually go there to help in the evenings.
After a busy day, I'm really hungry.
As soon as Zhang Bao sat down, Su Xiaoyue brought the food.
"What's the matter, Mr. Sir? Why are you a little absent-minded?"
"Did you encounter any trouble today?"
Su Xiaoyue asked with concern from the side.
During the meal before, Zhang Bao was always talking and laughing, but today he was very silent.
Zhang Bao then told the story about the hidden dangers discovered in the city defense today.
"It's really impossible to get so many bows and arrows in a short time. It would be great if there was a place that sells bows and arrows."
Zhang Bao said with a smile.
"Why doesn't my husband look for people to make bows and arrows anymore?"
"Just like when we were in the village before."
Su Xiaoyue asked curiously with wide eyes.
before.
Zhang Bao and the others mobilized the whole village to make the first batch of bows and arrows. Although they were a bit rough, they were able to make a large number of bows and arrows in a short time.
Zhang Bao heard this.
I was immediately stunned.
yes!
How could you forget this?
Now those recycled bows and arrows, many materials can be used. If we mobilize the whole city to make bows and arrows and get paid, wouldn't this kind of thing be solved immediately?
Zhang Bao couldn't help but be overjoyed!
Kissed Su Xiaoyue hard on the face.
He didn't bother to eat, so he took two pieces of pancakes and went out to find Huang Chenzhi.
Huang Chenzhi has also been too busy lately.
I wish I could give myself a few blows.
It's all because of previous inaction, which resulted in so many things being backlogged.
If I had done a little bit on weekdays, I wouldn't be as busy as I am now.
By this time, I haven't even eaten anything.
While busy.
Zhang Bao walked in.
"Master Huang, I have an idea and I need your help."
As soon as Zhang Bao came in, he sat down, handed Huang Chenzhi a piece of bread, and took a big bite himself.
"Um?"
"Sir, why are you so anxious?"
Master Huang took the noodle cake in surprise. He was already starving. Seeing Zhang Bao eating it without any courtesy, he stopped being cautious and started eating too.
"It's like this. The shortage of bows and arrows to defend the city is quite serious. I want to use some silver from the county government to mobilize all the people in the county who have time to make bows and arrows."
"Pay them wages according to the quantity. Can you think of a suitable place to choose a unified production location?"
Zhang Bao asked while chewing the cake.
"Making bows and arrows?"
"Can this still happen?"
"Aren't bows and arrows generally made by craftsmen in military camps?"
The chief clerk was a little dazed.
"There is only one craftsman, and it is not a technical job. In the end, the craftsman is responsible for checking."
Zhang Bao said to Huang Chenzhi.
Huang Chenzhi frowned and began to think.
This is a bold idea.
"This method is feasible, but what is the appropriate salary for this bow and arrow?"
Master Huang nodded.
"An arrow, five cents!"
Zhang Bao has already thought about it.
When I was in Hejian Village before, the requirements for bows and arrows were not that high.
But now we are defending the city.
Those rebels also had shields and armor, so accordingly, bows and arrows also needed to be equipped with iron arrowheads and fletchings to achieve maximum effect.
Therefore, the standards for making bows and arrows are naturally higher.
"this……"
"That's fine!"
"I'm afraid not many people will participate."
The chief clerk was about to speak but stopped.
"What's wrong?"
"Too little?"
Zhang Bao felt a little uncomfortable. This was already much more expensive than when they were in Hejian Village before. Is the labor force in this county stronger than the labor force in the village?
"Your Excellency, you don't know. In this county, the purchasing power of coins is indeed relatively weak. Most of the transactions are in gold and silver."
"Ordinary people mostly exchange things for things."
"This coin is really not very attractive to the common people."
Huang Chenzhi explained to Zhang Bao.
"Um?"
"What's going on?"
Although Zhang Bao was also in Baoyue Tower before, he did not care about accounting and cashiering.
The only time I collected money was a piece of silver from the previous county magistrate.
I really don't care about these things.
"You don't know something, this is how it is now."
"Those coins, first of all, can't buy many things, and secondly, they are too heavy to carry around and have little value."
"But if we are paid by the piece, we can only use these small sums."
"Gold and silver cannot be subdivided."
Master Huang said slowly.
"Where did the money go?"
“Why is inflation so high?”
Zhang Bao was speechless. He had encountered this before when they were selling wolf skins in Hejian Village.
But I didn’t expect that in just over half a year, the coins would become so worthless.
"well……"
"There is nothing we can do about it. The higher-ups have spent all the money, so they can only think of ways to make more, which is a hardship for the people."
Huang Chenzhi shook his head helplessly.
"How did it end up like this in a great summer?"
"If I become the emperor from now on, won't I have to clean up this mess?"
"This kind of economic problem is difficult to solve."
Zhang Bao was also quite helpless.
"ah?"
"What?"
"Be the emperor?"
Huang Chenzhi, who was opposite Zhang Bao, opened his mouth in shock and didn't even notice that the noodles in his mouth fell to the ground.