After breakfast, Ko'an Muramama led four people over.

"Brother Tie Gun, this is someone sent to you by Cheqifu Mansion and the county. I've brought it to you."

Zhang Chao found that two of the four people who came from the village were from the village. Both of them were young people of sixteen or seventeen years old, while the other two were about thirty years old. It seemed that they had also seen them at the Cheqi Mansion a few days ago, and they were soldiers of the mansion.

"What are they?"

The village chief was very polite to Zhang Chao, explaining that these four people were the servants of the father as the ninth-rank military officer. However, these four people have their own names. Two of the young men in the village were assigned to the father by the county, one was Bai Zhi and the other was Zhiyi. This is a kind of force and a kind of labor service for the people. Bai Zhi is a guard, and Zhiyi is a kind of boy who is responsible for the pen and ink. Therefore, Bai Zhi is generally Cheng Ding, while Zhiyi is a middle-aged man.

The people of the Tang Dynasty were born into Huang, from sixteen to twenty-one to middle-aged men, and from twenty-one to Cheng Ding.

As for the other two, they were sent by the Cheqi Mansion, and they were on duty soldiers in the Bailu Cheqi Mansion. According to the system, although the deputy of the Dad team was only from the ninth rank, he was also a real military officer, so he could enjoy two ranks of duty according to the level.

The body of the body is actually a kind of strong service, but only those who are given to military officers are equivalent to guards. Generally, the soldiers on duty are drawn from the local military mansion. Because the soldiers in Zhangjiagou are all on vacation, this time they are drawn from the soldiers on duty from other villages on duty.

The four of them came up to salute respectfully, but my father was very casual. After all, he had been a lieutenant before, so he must be very familiar with these.

It is said that before the powerful general Luo Shixin was a general under Zhang Xutuo's tent, he was a middle-aged man sent to serve Zhang Xutuo in a local county. Once during a war, Luo Shixin also wanted to go into battle, but the soldiers laughed at him. Zhang Xutuo said, "You don't even have the strength to wear armor, how can you fight?" Luo Shixin was furious and immediately put on two pairs of armor, hanged two pots of arrows, and flew on a horse to demonstrate. Zhang Xutuo admired him very much and allowed him to go to the battle.

As soon as the thief army was formed, Luo Shixin rushed into the thief formation, killing several people in a row, and slashing the head of one person, and patrolling the formation with a spear. The thief army did not dare to approach. Zhang Xutuo took advantage of the situation to attack and defeat the thief army. Every time Luo Shixin killed one person, he cut off his nose and hid it, and then rewarded the merits with the number of noses. Zhang Xutuo admired and rewarded his war horse to Luo Shixin, and kept him by his side. From then on, he became two heroes under Zhang Xutuo's command with Qin Qiong. His brave name was even reached into Yang Guang's ears, and he specially sent a painter to send a portrait of Luo Shixin into the palace.

Now the two teenagers in the village are sent to their father to do things like Luo Shixin back then. Both of them are still young and cannot be guards, but they are actually just errands running.

Zhang Chao couldn't help but envy the treatment of officials in the Tang Dynasty. Although his father was only a ninth rank official, he still came from the ninth rank. As a foreign official, he didn't even pay even a salary in the court, but he still had job land to collect rent and honor land. Now there are four followers, so he still doesn't have to pay for it himself.

However, after my father explained on the side, Zhang Chao realized that if the officials were big, there would be more entourages. For example, the officials in the capital had defense cabinets and politicians, the third rank and above, and the inside and the marriages. The outside officials had Bai Zhi and the robbers, the military officers had a body, and there were also servants, hand power, and stern power.

These are all served for free by the people and arranged by the government to be appointed by the officials.

Each of my father's four entourages served for two months. After the service, the county government and the Cheqi Mansion had to replace each other. Although these four were serving the government, they had to listen to their father and help him work, regardless of public or private.

"Halang and Shisanlang will follow Saburo from now on." The father directly arranged the two teenagers of Kebalang and Ke Shisanlang from the village to Zhang Chao to order. The two teenagers of the Ke family are both in the village and in a familiar relationship. Kebalang is Ke Wu's younger brother, and Ke Shisan is Ke Shan's younger brother. The Tang people are used to discussing their own race and generation, so they can often queue up very long, such as Shisanlang, Twenty-onelang, etc.

Both teenagers were only sixteen years old. Although they were not yet a junior, they had reached the age of equal land. The equal land system was used by middle-aged men. However, the rented man did not start paying until he was twenty-one. Therefore, it was relatively relaxed for a few years, but he did not have to pay the rent but also had to bear some labor, such as being assigned by the county to serve as robes for officials at all levels.

"Please take care of Brother Sanlang in the future." The two guys seemed to have received guidance when they came, and they could still say these polite words.

Zhang Chao said to the two with a smile, "Why are you polite?"

My father went into the house to change into a new suit, and the black robe shirt made by Qi Niang.

"Sanlang, I'll go to the military mansion. I'll go to the county to visit Xia County Magistrate and wait for Shangguan later."

The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were not completely separated from local governments, and the prefectures and counties still had great jurisdiction over local military administrations. For example, the imperial court dispatched troops, the emperor's orders and the military talismans of the Ministry of War must first be transferred to the governor of the state. The governor and the general of the military administration held half of each of them before the troops were dispatched. In normal times, the governor must also participate in ordering troops, training, review, etc.

Therefore, although my father was only promoted to the deputy team, he had to visit the county magistrate and other officials. After all, the soldiers in the palace were usually in the township and were appointed as the county supervisor.

"Dad, go to the county town and buy some things for me. There will probably be some in the pharmacy."

The things Zhang Chao asked his father to buy are mainly alkali stone, Glauber's salt, and lime. These are all used to extract alkali. With these things, you can not only extract caustic soda, but also extract soda, and process baking soda. In short, with these ingredients, you can eat non-acid steamed buns and fluffy buns in the future.

Although it is too troublesome to use these things to extract alkali, it doesn’t take much to eat it after all.

My father heard Zhang Chao say a few things, all of which were very strange. They didn’t sound like medicine, but like the materials for Taoist priests to refine alchemy. He looked at Zhang Chao in confusion. Didn’t Zhang Chao have used to be with the old monk? Why did he learn how to refine alchemy in Taoist priests?

"I have all these things, you will know then. Oh, by the way, Dad, please help me buy some oil and it's better to buy some smaller iron pots. If there are dogwood, green onions, ginger, garlic, fennel and so on, too."

My father frowned. Spices are very valuable things. Even sesame oil is very expensive, and it costs more than 100 yuan per pound. However, Zhang Chao said he wanted it, and he just frowned.

"Okay, I'll buy it together in the county town. How much do I want?"

"Just buy less for each example."

After my father took two horses sent by the Wei Mansion and left with his back, Ke Wu and Ke Shan came again.

It turned out that these two people were not only soldiers in the palace, but also learned some cellar craftsmen.

"It's not considered to be learned. Even when he was idle, he would often follow the cellar to do work, and he could also do some work like mud and tiles." Ke Wu said with a smile. In fact, in addition to being a farmer in the mansion, he was more likely to hunt and lay traps. When he was idle, he would follow his father to build a cave.

His father Ke An was the head of the village, and also a rich peasant in the village. He was also an experienced cellar. He would come to invite him to build a cave in all villages. Three of Ke Wu's brothers learned this skill from his father. However, because Ke Wu liked hunting and laying traps since he was a child, he later ordered a military force, so he was unable to go out. As a result, his father refused to admit that he was also a cellar. Ke Wu still dared not say that he had learned a cellar, but he could only say that he had helped with a worker and knew a little.

Ke Shan's situation is similar. His father is a master, but he learned to learn carpenter from his uncle when he was a child.

"You are here just in time. The new cave has to wait for my father to come back from the county to hire a Feng Shui master. You just happened to help me build a kang."

Wouldn't it be a waste if there is ready-made labor?

Zhang Chao is also very familiar with Ke Shan and Ke Wu now. Ke Xiaoba and Ke Shisan are also there, so Liu Jun planned to just take the kang while he has time.

"Pankang? Is it the stove in the main room on the picture you drew?"

"What kind of stove is it? It's a kang. The stove is for cooking, and the stove is for sitting and sleeping." Zhang Chao corrected them.

"That's sleeping, but I saw that there was still a stove in the picture that burns fire?"

"The kang is used to keep warm after the fire. It will be warm on the kang after it is burned. You won't be afraid of it no matter how cold it is."

The four of the Ke family were confused. They really couldn't figure out how to sleep with the stove burning fire? Didn't this person cook all the time?

Zhang Chao was too lazy to explain to them in detail, and he sent four people unceremoniously. The old cave was really small, so Zhang Chao was extremely unceremonious and simply prepared to re-arrange the stove, remove the stove in the outer room, and then place the kang against the door and windows, and then click the kang to build a new stove at the end of the stove, that is, the kang would not need to burn the fire outlet.

Moreover, the hot smoke from the stove fire can also heat the kang through the kang passage. Here, repairing the kang next to the doors and windows is also conducive to repairing the chimney outside the cave, which is conducive to exhausting and ventilation.

Zhang Chao explained the plan with a slight slight finger, and Ke Wusi and others quickly understood it.

"Just use acres of bricks. There are some bricks in my house, so you can use them first." Ke Wu said generously. He was also a little moved by the fire kang and Xinjie Chaishu described by Zhang Chao. If there is such a good thing, he would have to build one in his own home.

Ke Wu was originally planning to build a new cave, so he has been preparing for two years. In the past two years, he dug soil and cut cliffs and rammed soil bricks. Under normal circumstances, many people's caves can be passed down from generation to generation. However, because there are many children, the caves passed down from generation to generation are often difficult to accommodate the whole family, so some sons end up having to go out and build their own cellar.

And to build a new cellar, the whole family will work together for several years.

Zhang Chao is not polite.

"Then let's take advantage of it first, and I'll pay you back when I go back."

Ke Shan said excitedly, "I'll call a few more people to help. Call a few more people, and you can get your kang and new stove in one day."

"Then I'll thank you Uncle Wu and Uncle Dashan for helping you have lunch here for lunch and evening." Zhang Chao said to everyone with a smile.
Chapter completed!