Red Dust Daqian

Chapter 118 Moonwood Guards

Once the reform plan was decided, the Xiangmu Society immediately started to work. The roots of the Xiangmu Society were in Changnan County, and if they wanted to change, they had to start from Changnan County.

Zhou Sen went directly to Xinchangnan County to explain the pros and cons to Mrs. Xiao, Xiao Zhuyu and Zhao Tiechui, and explained in detail the future development direction and reform methods of Xiangmu Society.

Zhuyutang, headed by Xiao Zhuyu, creates a family culture, so that the workers in Zhuyutang can treat the kiln factory as their home, and know that the existence of the kiln factory guarantees their affluent life. If the kiln factory has any risks, their jobs will be in jeopardy.

Zhao Tiechui's Tiemu Hall was divided into Tiemu Hall 1, and Tiemu Hall 2 will have more branches in the future. Zhao Tiechui is in charge of Tiemu Hall and Tiemu Hall 1. He aims to build a loyal, brave, and courageous team.

The charity work was done in the name of Xiangmu Society, led by Mrs. Xiao, assisted by Xiao Zhuyu and Zhao Tiechui, and the charity also looked for the personnel needed by Xiangmu Society. The first Xiangmu Orphanage was established in Changnan County, and the orphans were well educated, so that the seeds of Xiangmu Society were planted in their hearts from an early age and they were trained to become the reserve talents of Xiangmu Society.

No matter where they come from, as long as they join the Xiangmu Society, they must swear an oath of allegiance and then receive regular training so that they have faith in their hearts and can do things reliably.

Finally, Madam Xiao was asked to continue to operate in the name of Xiangmu Society, infiltrate and win over the people in Changnan County, and do her best to make the people in Changnan County recognize Xiangmu Society more than the Daqian court, and consolidate Changnan County into an unbreakable fortress for Xiangmu Society.

After a series of operations, the funds accumulated by Xiangmu Society over the years soon reached the bottom, and serious funding shortages appeared in all aspects. At this stage, except for some escort missions taken by Tiemu Hall, the rest of the funds came from the sale of ceramics and other items from Qianmu Hall. Qianmu Hall was the source of funds for Xiangmu Society, which undoubtedly added a lot of pressure to Shen Qianrou.

During this period of time, Zhou Sen put all his energy into searching for fireworks, but like a headless fly, after searching for a while, he made no progress. It seemed that no one in Daqian had ever heard of this thing.

Helplessly, he finally went to Qianmu Hall and invited everyone to discuss fireworks. As a result, Shen Qianrou, Zhao Tiezhu and others had never heard of it. After some research, they thought that what Zhou Sen was looking for should be firecrackers. It crackled in the fire, but it was not very powerful. In Zhou Sen's opinion, the firecrackers they were talking about might be hollow bamboos, but Zhou Sen wanted more powerful firecrackers. Although everyone didn't understand what it was, since Zhou Sen needed it, everyone began to use their power to help Zhou Sen find it.

Zhou Sen made another request to Shen Qianrou, saying that as long as he could find such a workshop, he could buy it first. Even if it didn't reach the power he wanted, he could study it slowly after purchasing it.

Xiangcao has also been going in and out of Qianmu Hall recently in the name of preaching. The real purpose is to teach Shen Yueer the Piaomiao Sword. Li Ninger got the news from somewhere and got involved. She pestered Xiangcao to learn Piaomiao Sword with Shen Yueer all day long. At the same time, at Zhou Sen's suggestion, they selected a group of women with good qualifications and formed a female guard team, led by Shen Yueer, who usually studied martial arts with Xiangcao.

After a period of practice, the women's guard team has been trained in a very good way. They all obey Shen Yue'er's command, obey orders, have amazing force, and are very efficient. Zhou Sen was very satisfied after several inspections. He joked and named it the Yuemu Guard Team. Unexpectedly, Shen Yue'er not only did not think it was a joke, but was very satisfied. She recognized herself as the captain of the Yuemu Guard Team. From then on, the Yuemu Guard Team really became an independent brigade under the Xiangmu Society.

In Zhou Sen's eyes, the role of the Yuemu Guards was to be more convenient in protecting the female family members of Xiangmu Society. Zhou Sen had no idea that the Yuemu Guards would reach such an amazing height one day in the future.

Zhou Sen directly appointed Zhao Tiezhu as the head of Tiemu Hall II, responsible for the establishment of Tiemu Hall in Jiangxia Prefecture. Jiangxia Prefecture will be the vortex center for a long time in the future, so the speed of establishing Tiemu Hall II is crucial to its fighting strength. Zhou Sen specially participated in the formulation of training methods and training plans, strictly required Tiemu Hall II to follow the modern military quality, and temporarily allocated most of Tiemu Hall's funds to Tiemu Hall II. Zhao Tiezhu was promoted to the head of the hall, full of energy, and determined to compete with Tiemu Hall I, vowing to surpass all Tiemu Halls except Tiemu Hall II.

For many days, Zhou Sen secretly went to Qianmutang to discuss the future development direction of Xiangmu Society with everyone, and implemented one measure after another. In order to save time, Zhou Sen sometimes wanted to stay in Qianmutang, but Qianmutang had not prepared a residence for Zhou Sen. Zhou Sen wanted to make do with Shen Qianrou's bedroom. However, due to the tyranny of Xiangcao, he had to give in and leave. He could only come secretly with Xiangcao every day like a thief, and leave secretly together very late.

Shen Qianrou promulgated various reform measures, and the reform of Qianmutang Jiangxia branch was in full swing under the leadership of Shen Qianrou.

Soon Zhou Sen also received a reply from Changnan County. Madam Xiao, Xiao Zhuyu, and Zhao Tiechui didn't know what Zhou Sen and Shen Qianrou had experienced in Jiangxia Prefecture, what kind of blow they had suffered, and why they were determined to make those reform measures. The amount of capital investment was huge and the operation was difficult. From the reform plan in the letter, it can be seen that Zhou Sen is ambitious. This is not the configuration of a trading company, and it is not something that a general trading company would do. However, several people did not hesitate and chose to unconditionally cooperate and support Zhou Sen's reform, and devoted themselves to a difficult, extraordinary, and unknown future.

Mrs. Xiao stated in the letter that the county government of Changnan County was almost infiltrated by the staff of Xiangmu Society. The magistrate of Changnan County, Shangguan Wuhou, was in a state of inaction. He was usually obsessed with raising children and did not care about political affairs. It can be said that the political affairs of Changnan County were actually controlled by Xiangmu Society. Zhuyu Hall and Tiemu Hall had a large number of new personnel, and the specifications of Tiemu Hall were reorganized and trained according to the military model. Charity was done a little slower, because after the previous reforms, Xiangmu Society was already stretched to the limit. The treasury of Changnan County Xiangmu Society was almost an empty shell, and all the accumulated funds over the years had been spent. The current operation was barely maintained. If it were not for the money from Qianmutang, Xiangmu Society would probably be on the verge of bankruptcy.

The reform of Xiangmu Society also brought great pressure and challenges to Mrs. Xiao, Xiao Zhuyu and Zhao Tiechui.