Chen Xin secretly scolded Li Guozhu. He insisted on giving less money. The profit is not high, and he can only sell it once. However, if he wants to buy some, he will ask Lao Cai to find some old customers to sell.

Seeing this result, Song Wenxian breathed a sigh of relief and promised to help Zheng Yiguan in the future

Li Guozhu looked at Chen Xin, and Chen Xin also made a bad check: "As long as Brother Li speaks, my two boats will arrive." ”

Li Guozhu nodded with a smile, picked up a cup, tasted a cup of tea with the two, and then poured it himself. However, Chen Xin couldn't drink it. I don't know how Song Wenxian can taste the big red robe.

After Chen Xin finished talking about the goods, he was still thinking about Xu Xinsu's freight network. Still, Lee may not be so straightforward. He thought about the wording and cautiously tried to say to Li Guozhu: "Zheng Yiguan now occupies the sea. If your goods can't be shipped, you can send them to Tianjin. I'm also going to do some canal business. ”

Li Guozhu thought for a moment that as long as Chen Xin did not go to sea, there would be no conflict with his business interests. Xu Xinsu's goods naturally have his channels. He thought Chen Xin wanted to buy some sugar and tea from Fujian. He nodded and agreed, "I'll tell my friends about it." If he agrees, I'll tell you how. But it's a long way to go, and I don't know when I'll be able to call you back. ”

Chen Xin saw that he agreed, and finally had the opportunity to go online with Xu Xinsu. He said to Lee, "Thank you very much for your success. ”

Chen Xin and his six soldiers walked in Li Guozhu's small kingdom. On both sides are Japanese-style wooden houses and some thatched huts. Li Guozhu left temporarily to collect copper for him, but he did not return for a few days. Chen Xin took the island around and took some relatives to a remote place to practice drumming. His army is growing. It is not appropriate to shout with your mouth like that. Sooner or later it will be necessary to use the flag, so he did not forget when he went to sea. Fur Seals go abroad for the first time. He was curious to see the wooden house and some Japanese men and women in kimonos. Li Guozhu's town has five internal organs, especially shops and taverns. Today, there are only three ships in Hong Kong. In addition to Chen Xin's two boats, there was also a Li Guozhu's boat, because Chen Xin's two ships arrived, and the town was also lively.

More than ten steps in front of Chen Xin, several sailors walked out of a black door. A pimp in the back sent them out and stood at the door waiting for business. Seeing Chen Xin and the others coming, the old lady came up again and greeted him warmly.

Chen Xin's military law does not prohibit prostitution. The fighters have three days off every month. Many individual soldiers went to Weihai for drinking and entertainment. Chen Xin did not prohibit it, but he would never allow the existence of the Dunpu Black Gate.

Chen Xin looked at the soldiers behind him. Although their military appearance was much better than that of the sailors, they all set their sights on the other side. These young soldiers train every day with boredom and little chance to relax. Chen Xin plans to give the soldiers some ball games to let them off steam.

Chen Xin smiled and said to several relatives, friends and soldiers of the Great Bustard: "If you want to go, it's safe here." You don't have to accompany me. I'll walk around. ”

Nie Hong and the others hesitated for a moment, then ran in with a smile. Only Zhou Shifa and the sea dog did not move.

Chen looked at them strangely and asked, "Why don't you two go?"

Zhou Shifa arched his hand and said, "Why don't you have followers around you? There is nothing to go to in such a place," Zhou Shifa was half a hooligan and used to be a housekeeper. When it comes to earning performance, Zhou Shifa is still very accurate. Nie Hong is much simpler-minded.

Chen Xin knew that Zhou Shifa did this on purpose, but he could also see that Zhou Shifa was more considerate. He nodded and asked the sea dog, "What about you?"

The seal son looked up at Chen Xin, smirked and said, "I'm afraid." ”

Chen Xinyang raised his hand and patted his head, "Silly boy, you're not afraid of killing, are you afraid of this?"

The fur dog touched his head and took a step back. He laughed and said, "I haven't done it." I didn't dare go. Chen Xinxiao scolded: "You don't know how to learn from Zhang Hui, but he is not afraid of anything." Those soldiers dare to go, but your instructors dare not. ”

The fur dog still laughed. Chen Xin shook his head and continued to walk with the two. Li Guo was anxious to help him go. He did not arrange for a maid to let Chen Xin and Song Wenxian sleep. Song Wenxian is still very picky about this.

Chen Xin came out from the other end and saw a Japanese-style sailing ship enter the private harbor. It was the one who took Li Guozhu away that day. Judging by the draft, it still carries a lot of cargo.

"There's a show!" Chen Xinyi clapped her hands and took them to the port. That day, Lee promised to raise money, but he did not say he was dead. Now, judging by the deep draft, he seems to have found copper.

After a while, there was a smaller boat behind Li Guozhu's boat with several holes in the hull. It is clear that there is a fight. Chen Xin couldn't help but worry about Li Guozhu, who is his most important trading partner now. If this man died, he could not be a maritime merchant and copper money, and he could not even feed a hundred soldiers.

When he quickly arrived at the dock, he saw Li Guozhu standing at the bow of the boat. Chen Xin was relieved. At this time, he realized that Li Guozhu was so important, which also showed that his financial support was too simple.

Li Guozhu got off the boat with a calm expression. Seeing Chen Xin waiting at the dock, he walked over and said with a smile, "Brother Chen, are you really a supernatural power?" Do you know that I will come back at this time?"

"Brother Li is joking. I just saw damage to the boat behind me. I thought someone was fighting, just to worry about Brother Li's safety. ”

Li Guozhu and Chen Xin turned around to look at the ship with Chen Xin. It is also a Japanese hybrid boat with both hard and Western soft sails. They were slowly approaching another dock nearby.

It looks like a robbery by Lee Kook-joo. He did a lot of work. Chen Xin didn't want to ask this question, but Li Guozhu said to Chen Xin: "Brother Chen, do you know whose ship it is?"

Chen Xin looked at Li Guozhu's smug expression. Who could make him so happy?"

Li Guozhu smiled and said, "Yes, this ship is one of the ships that I left Beigang for the first time. I recognized it in the distance and immediately stopped. ”

It turned out that the enemy had met. Chen Xin saw that the draft of the boat was not deep. He may have returned from Japan. He asked Li Guozhu: "What's on board?"

Li Guozhu snorted, with a proud expression on his face: "It's all weapons sulfur, even if it's a few guns." ”

Chen Xin did not want to buy Japanese weapons. He was still very concerned about his copper, and said to Li Guozhu: "I understand. But even a shipload of gold is not as important as Mr. Li's safety. ”

Li Guozhu smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern. Since he dared to come to Nagasaki, how could I let him go. By the way, Brother Chen finally found some copper. Fortunately, he did not die. ”

Chen Xin asked in surprise, "How many did Mr. Li find?"

"100,000 catties, this is the most I can find. ”

Chen Xin was basically satisfied, at least more than 20,000 yuan, and quickly thanked Li Guo for his help.

Li Guozhu sighed: "The shogunate is also making a lot of copper money now. This copper material is only going to get tighter and tighter. However, since Brother Chen wants it, I have the courage to invite more people and leave more for you on weekdays. Brother Chen is here, it won't be as difficult as this time. ”

Chen Xinzheng was about to speak. Suddenly, there was a sudden scolding from Zheng Yiguan's boat. Seven or eight sailors with their hands tied walked from the warehouse to the deck. Among them, several Japanese-looking men were driving them away. Seeing these people, Li Guozhu's face turned cold.

Looking at their yin and yang, Chen Xin's heart suddenly moved, and he said to Mr. Li, "What does Mr. Li want to do with these people?"

Li Guozhu sneered and said, "My problems are all solved. ”

"Mr. Li, how about my brother help you? But the head is mine. ”

"Brother Chen is really a businessman. Even if you want to kill, what is the use of the heads of these sailors?" "Mr. Li, they are not sailors, but Japanese pirates who went to Wenden to rob houses. ”

In the Mazitun wheat field, there are green wheat seedlings, and the Songding Mountain and Diaowo Mountain in the distance are also green, and there is a trace of soil in the air.

Liu Min commanded a group of peasants. They worked in groups of four to transport the stones to a place where a well was being dug. Liu Min splashed sweat on the handle and put the stone on the clearing. Xu Yuanhua also carried a stone to follow him.

After sweating, Liu Min glanced at the irrigation wells scattered around the wasteland. These are all in accordance with Wen Xianming's method. One well is drilled at the four corners and one in the middle. Each well is filled with orange juice and can irrigate 20 acres per day. Some of the places that were attacked are still surrounded by people.

At present, Dunpu has sufficient manpower. After the Spring Festival, there were more than 100 refugees and more than 200 farmers. Because of Wen Xianming's example, everyone wants to be a formal official, and they all come up with their own ways to get a salary like him. One of them is a man who can dig wells. Liu Min asked him to take someone else to do it, so he didn't pay the money. Liu Min saw that he had the ability, so he turned him into a manager.

It hasn't rained since the beginning of spring this year. Liu Min looked at the low sky. He didn't understand why it didn't rain with so many clouds. He can dig a well. The people of Mazidun are not very comfortable. There is not much water in the Qincun River, and they dare not touch the water in the canal. Those people carry them on their shoulders every day.

Most of the military households in Mazitun are tenants of Yang Yunnong, Wang Yuanzheng, and Zeng Qianhu. The ripe fields by the river were occupied by these people. Because of its proximity to the water source, adults never thought of digging wells or building water trucks to carry water.

Thinking of carrying water, Liu Min was very depressed. He originally designed the Archimedes spiral. He remembered that it could carry water. However, it is not easy for each leaf to leave in a spiral. The wood spiral must fit closely with the outer round wood shell in order to raise the height by two or three meters. Tan Carpenter has done it many times, and only one is almost unusable. Liu Min had no choice but to abandon the plan and pick up the old tools of the orange tree. After Wen Xianming came, he proposed two kinds of water lifting tools: dragon tail cart and animal wheel. I don't know if the carpenter will be able to do it in the end.

The group of craftsmen in front of him suddenly let out a burst of cheers. Wen Xianming walked out of the crowd and saw Liu Min coming. Before he approached, he exclaimed, "Mr. Liu, there is water coming out of another well." ”

Liu Min smiled and waited for him to walk in. Wen Xianming's face was covered with mud. He quickly handed over a handkerchief. Wen Xianming accidentally wiped it, but it was more expensive.

Wen Xianming put down the veil and said to Liu Min: "Mr. Liu, you can dig the rest of the well today." ”

Liu Min praised him: "Obviously, it's very hard work. In the future, you should do it with your heart. There are more and more people in the castle. It's not okay to go out and buy groceries. ”

Wen Xianming's eyes were slightly red, and he said: "Mr. Liu has a good impression of the wicked, but the wicked dare not pay attention", and he now brings a lot of peasants. No matter what the salary, he has a sense of accomplishment in his work. He was very grateful to Liu Min.

"If the wall of the well is not good, you should hurry. If you don't have enough stones, you should have told me sooner. Those soldiers were busy suppressing the bandits. When they were gone, there were fewer people to carry stones. ”

Wen Xianming promised to go down the well, and he promised: "We will definitely be able to build the side of the well within three days." After that, we cultivated the land without fear of drought. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly touched his face and looked up at the sky. A few drops of water fell on his face. He looked at Liu Min and said, "Mr. Liu, it's raining." ”