Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

War is a word that the women don't want to mention recently.

They all knew that war was dangerous. Even though their husbands had never been defeated in previous wars, war was war and no one could be sure that they would be safe next time.

As the day of departure draws closer, even if they don't want to talk about it, the fact that their men will be leaving in three days is a fact that they have to face.

After a long silence, the older Liu Rushi said softly:

"Now that the court has our husband, it can be considered strong and the morale of the guards is high.

Our husband is the commander-in-chief, so we don't need him to lead the charge. He should be safe, and my sisters don't need to worry too much."

"Sister, what you said makes sense. My husband said last night that Lingqi might also go on this expedition.

Lingqi is a skilled martial artist and can guarantee her husband's safety." Kou Baimen took over the conversation.

As soon as she finished speaking, she realized that she had touched upon a topic that she shouldn't have mentioned, so she quickly tried to make amends.

In order to ease the atmosphere, after Kou Baimen finished speaking, Bian Yujing teased:

"How dare you say that? You eat alone all day long."

Zhang Shikang was a man of vigor and vitality, and he had to sleep with one of them almost every night. Among them, Kou Baimen was Zhang Shikang's favorite.

Kou Baimen blushed and retorted:

"My husband also asked you to come along. Who told you not to come?"

As soon as these words came out, Bian Yujing's face turned red with shame and she kept asking, "Are you ashamed? Are you ashamed? Are you ashamed?"

Although Zhang Shikang currently has one wife and eight concubines, the women get along very harmoniously. On the one hand, this is due to Zhang Shikang's mediation in the play, and on the other hand, it is also because the women are all young.

As Zhang Shikang's legal wife, Ma Lingqi came to the mansion later than other women. In addition, Ma Lingqi was simple-minded, and her mind was full of thoughts about making contributions to the country.

Whenever he is at home, he basically practices martial arts. Whenever he is not at home, he basically goes to the military camp to find someone to fight.

On the contrary, she would show some shyness when interacting with them. Ma Lingqi had made great achievements in martial arts, but her talents were far behind those of Liu Rushi and other girls.

Sometimes Ma Lingqi would learn some talents from them, and Bian Yujing and Kou Baimen would often ask Ma Lingqi to teach them self-defense moves, which was quite lively.

Liu Rushi said again:

"What we can do now is to help our husband run the bank business, which is a major matter that benefits the country and the people.

My husband has secured for us the opportunity to work for the court, and has also given you the opportunity to display your talents. We cannot let my husband's work fall to the ground and make him lose face in the court."

The fifty recruited candidates will be the backbone of the Ming Dynasty money houses in the future.

According to their plan with Zhang Shikang, the establishment of the money house will be divided into three phases.

The first stage will be to open them in the two capitals and thirteen provinces. Beijing and Nanjing will serve as the headquarters of the north and the south, with Nanjing under the control of the Beijing headquarters.

The second stage was to set up branches in the prefectures of the thirteen provinces, which were under the jurisdiction of the provincial capitals.

The fifty candidates from these three phases will be trained to be managers of each branch in the future.

These fifty people will receive several months of discipline in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. At the same time, the Ministry of Works is working overtime to build money houses in various provinces.

"Don't worry, sister. I'm working harder than when I was learning the skills!" Kou Baimen replied seriously, and then thought for a while and said:

"Sisters, the headquarters in the capital has begun construction, but our bank has not yet been given an official name!

There are also the titles of the various departments. My husband said that although our bank is not a government office, it is different from ordinary businesses. But no matter what, the titles of the various departments, especially the title of the manager, must be determined, right? Can't we all call them managers? That's not unique enough."

So the girls started to think about it. One suggested calling it Hengfeng Money House, which means long-lasting and prosperous, and the manager called it the shopkeeper.

Some also said that it should be distinguished from other private money houses in the Ming Dynasty and simply called the Daming Money House, but the women discussed it over and over again and still could not make a decision.

While they were arguing, Zhang Shikang's voice came from outside the living room:

"I have already thought of a name, Ming Royal Bank."

Seeing Zhang Shikang coming in, all the girls showed joy on their faces.

"Bank? A business that controls silver. This name does have some meaning. The name your husband chose is quite original." Gu Hengbo praised.

"Of course you must." Zhang Shikang said with a smile as he hugged Gu Hengbo in his arms, and pinched Gu Hengbo's buttocks with his right hand.

The other women all saw it, but no one said that this was their yamen.

"It's time for dinner. I have already notified the housekeeper to prepare dinner. You should also clean up and get ready to eat." Zhang Shikang suggested.

"Husband, aren't you going home to eat today?" Kou Baimen asked.

"No, we'll stay here tonight. I've already sent someone to inform the parents. The kids will be taken care of by a wet nurse, so we don't have to worry about them."

As he said that, Zhang Shikang buried his head in Gu Hengbo's chest in a lustful manner and applied facial cleanser. Gu Hengbo was in the breastfeeding period and her body smelled of milk.

When at the Duke of England's mansion, Sun would come to see her granddaughter from time to time. There were many family members and servants. They would be going to the war in a few days, so Zhang Shikang planned to let them rest in his own mansion.

The girls who already knew what Zhang Shikang meant blushed.

Only Kou Baimen, who had long been accustomed to her lecherous husband, asked seriously:

"What should the steward be called, husband?"

“Since it’s a bank, we naturally call them presidents. My husband is the president of the headquarters, Rushi and Hengbo are vice presidents, and you are the counselors.

The 13-year-old branch managers in the two capitals were called branch presidents, and the same title was also used for prefecture-level and county-level officials in the future. The title was the same but the level was different. "

Zhang Shikang simply copied the system from later generations, simply to save trouble.

Soon, the meal was ready at the mansion. Zhang Shikang was in a good mood and drank some wine with the girls. Chen Yuanyuan played the pipa, Gu Hengbo danced, Bian Yujing played the flute, and Liu Rushi sang. It was very interesting.

That night, they slept together, and because they were going to the war, the women no longer objected to Zhang Shikang's rude request.

They all grew up a lot that night.

In the next two days, Zhang Shikang not only handled military affairs at home, but also stayed at home with his wife and children.

He was about to go to the battlefield, and would not be back for a long time. This could be considered as Zhang Shikang's way of making up to his family.

On the day before the expedition, Bi Maokang from the General Administration of Manufacturing suddenly sent someone to invite him.

Zhang Shikang thought that there had been a breakthrough in some research project in the bureau, so he went to the General Administration of Manufacturing.

Outside the Firearms Research Institute, Bi Maokang and Wang Zheng were standing in front of a wooden table on the side of the small shooting range, fiddling with something.

Zhang Shikang walked over and said:

"Bi Mao notified me to come here, but has there been any breakthrough with the rifling?

Hey, what is this?

pistol??"

Looking at the thing in Wang Zheng's hand, Zhang Shikang's face was full of surprise.

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