Chapter 19 I am young, I like a caring sister
In the afternoon, the Gongshu manager sent someone to find Zhou Tieyi and his brother to discuss the military honors matters for tomorrow's banquet.

The Qianjiyuan where the public transport manager lived occupied the largest area in the Zhou mansion, because a wood and steel forest was specially planted here.

Wood steel is a natural biological steel that has the toughness and ductility of metal while also having biological activity.

Moreover, wood steel is not static. Due to differences in cultivation and planting environments, wood steel will have different characteristics.

Gongshujia was the best in the world in the cultivation of wood and steel, and therefore he was able to firmly sit in the second place in the art of mechanical engineering.

As for the Mohist school, which ranked first, they were slightly inferior to Gongshu in wood and steel cultivation, but they were better at using inkstone, a strange substance that combined the effects of petroleum and coal.

Whether it is Gongshu's Spider Tower or Mo's Flying Peng, the use of large-scale mechanisms is inseparable from inkstone as a driving energy source.

Inside the Qianji Courtyard, Gongshu Sheng, wearing a mask, watched the two sons of the Zhou family take their seats with a smile in his eyes.

He had only two major ambitions in his life. The first was to surpass the Mohists, and the second was to help the Zhou family become strong in order to repay his brother Zhou Qinlong for saving his life.

The first ambition is still a long way off, but the second is within reach.

"Tie Yi, Madam said that you agreed to join the God Execution Division?"

Gongshu Sheng first raised this matter in front of the two sons of the Zhou family.

Zhou Tiege suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Tieyi has extraordinary talent. If he joins the army, his achievements in the future will definitely be higher than mine! The God-Slaying Department is good, but it is ultimately an official post for the purpose of replenishing one's position."

Although the God-Slaying Division had great power, as a member of the Imperial Guard and a rewarding official, it was naturally suppressed by the various schools of thought in the court.

Even if he was the commander of the God-Slaying Division, he was only a third-rank official, and his development potential was far less than that of the military.

The family obviously did this because they wanted Zhou Tieyi to make room for themselves.

But the fact that Zhou Tieyi was able to subdue the offspring of Longma and Boshou in a short breath just now was enough to show that this usually naughty brother was actually more talented than himself.

The dragon horse will not carry anyone who does not have great luck, and the beast will not carry anyone who does not have great power and virtue.

Zhou Tieyi smiled and said, "Brother, I really want to go to the God Execution Division."

He pointed at himself and said, "I like beauty and delicious food, but there is no wine or entertainment in the army. I am afraid I will have to roll back after two days. How can it compare to the lucrative life of the God-Slaying Division, which monitors all officials?"

"Okay, since Tieyi has made up his mind, Tiege, you don't have to persuade him anymore."

Gongshu Sheng interrupted and said that he pointed out this matter in the hope that the two brothers would not have any grudges against each other in the future, as quarreling between brothers was a big taboo in the family.

"Besides, Tieyi will still have the opportunity to enter the Taoist path through martial arts and become a disciple of Taiyi Temple in the future."

Zhou Tiege understood Gongshu Sheng's advice instantly. He clenched his fists secretly, thinking that when Tieyi took over Taiyi Temple in the future, his brother would definitely help him.

Gongshu Sheng turned to Zhou Tieyi and said, "With the merits of our Zhou family, you should start as the general flag officer of the Yinzhushensi."

The general flag of the God-Slaying Division is of the seventh rank, with five small flags under its banner, each with ten officers in charge.

"There are many officials in the God-Slaying Division right now, and there are serious empty salaries. Your staff is definitely incomplete, and you need to mobilize retainers and guards from your mansion."

Zhou Tieyi nodded secretly. Although there are practitioners in this world, the culture is the same and the systems in a certain social stage are also similar.

The system of rewarding relatives was too serious and the God-Slaying Division might be left without any troops when he, the general flag-officer, went there. However, this was exactly what he thought. Without anyone he could trust under his command, he would not be able to sleep at night in a cannibalistic place like the Jinyiwei.

Gongshu Sheng pressed his hand, calculated in his mind, and said, "Now that you have entered the martial arts world, you also need to establish a career. Naturally, you can no longer ask the accountant for money at any time like before. So, the mansion will spend 2,000 taels of silver every month to support your activities in the God-Slaying Division."

In the past, Gongshu Sheng spoiled Zhou Tieyi because he wanted to force Zhou Yulong. Now that Zhou Tieyi's entry into the Dao through martial arts has become a foregone conclusion, Gongshu Sheng will naturally not spoil Zhou Tieyi in everything anymore, but will train Zhou Tieyi instead.

Zhou Tieyi didn't say anything.

In this world, due to the existence of Taoism, medicine, Mohism, Gongshujia, etc., gold and silver will be consumed in large quantities in the practice of cultivation and are of extremely high value.

One tael of silver is equivalent to the purchasing power of one thousand yuan in the previous life.

Two thousand taels of silver means two million per month, which is enough for the second generation of rich people to start a business.

But that was the entrepreneurship of the rich second generation in peacetime.

In this era, the two thousand taels of silver in his hand were used to support a special forces of fifty people in a place like Tianjing, which was really stretched.

However, although the Zhou family is a second-class powerful general, their expenses are also huge, as can be seen from the fact that the Zhou family can only afford to maintain four spider towers.

Zhou Tieyi said, "Let me try."

He didn't dare to be sure about this, but if he couldn't make a name for himself with 2 million yuan of startup capital every month, he might as well go back to Zhou Mansion and wait until he became invincible before coming out again.

Gongshu Sheng arranged Zhou Tieyi's monthly salary, then took out a picture album from the table and handed it to Zhou Tiege.

Zhou Tiege didn't care at first and just flipped through the animation album casually, but after turning a few pages, his ears turned slightly red.

Zhou Tieyi took a curious glance and saw that the album was full of stunning girls in all kinds of graceful poses.

Seeing his brother's embarrassed face, Zhou Tieyi subconsciously asked, "Brother, you are not still a virgin, right?"

Zhou Tiege stared at Zhou Tieyi fiercely without answering.

He had been stationed at Sunset Pass for these years and had no time for romance. Most of his time was spent on cultivation and building his career. Even if he had the intention to do so later, the wild prostitutes in the small town a hundred miles outside Sunset Pass could quench the hunger of ordinary soldiers, but they would never catch his eye.

Gongshu Sheng smiled and said, "These are noble ladies in Tianjing who are of the same age as you, Tiege. If you like any of them, my Zhou family will come to propose marriage."

Today, the Zhao family is facing pressure. Although the Zhou family has military merit as a backing and is not too afraid, finding a strong foreign aid for the Zhou family through marriage can share most of the pressure.

Zhou Tiege looked away from the album, looked at Gongshu Sheng and asked, "Second Uncle wants to form alliances, but our Zhou family is the first to bear the brunt of it. The family that is truly capable of stopping the Queen of Heaven will probably not give up easily at this time."

He had no idea of ​​free marriage. On the contrary, as the eldest son of the Zhou family, the biggest purpose of his marriage was to ensure that the power of the Zhou family could continue.

Gongshu Sheng shook his head and said, "I have invited the Zhao family, our in-laws, to come tomorrow. It will depend on your performance then."

"I understand."

Zhou Tiege nodded heavily. The more stunning his performance was in the first round of conflict with the Queen Zhao family, the more likely it would be that the noble ladies would place a bet on him.

As the saying goes, the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish. He himself is a fish dragon, luring the noble families to their fate.

Zhou Tieyi took the album and flipped through it. "Second Uncle, where is this sister from? Why does she look so friendly?"

Gongshu Sheng looked at Zhou Tieyi and said, "The lady above is about the same age as Tiege, both are older than you."

Zhou Tieyi said embarrassedly, "It doesn't matter whether she is older or not. I am young and naive, and I just like a caring sister."

According to Tianjing customs, when an older woman marries a younger man, the dowry will be at least 50% more generous than the betrothal gift!

(End of this chapter)