Soon after Chen Mu returned, Cao Su also returned, he left a regiment in Khotan, and the rest of the troops returned to Jicheng and Putaocheng, and only the division headquarters returned to Dunhuang.

From Khotan to Dunhuang, the whole journey is 4,000 miles, such a long distance, the pressure of garrisoning is shared by the Xuanjia army, Chen Mu said that it is not a bad thing, but the lame man has a different opinion. He believed that the same number of cavalry should be deployed in the city where the Xuanjia army was located as a deterrent.

Chen Mu said, I don't want to separate the Eighth Division, and from what I know about the regimental-level officers of the Eighth Division, those guys are all a group of militants, and they only listen to Wang, Zhen, and Shi. Whatever virtue those three have, his men are like. Letting these people scatter will never cause me more trouble than the benefits.

The cripple and Chen Mu had their own opinions, argued, and finally guessed the fist and decided.

As a result, the cripple lost and left in a huff.

Hanxiang smiled bitterly: "Such a big event, it is too hasty to use guessing to decide." ”

Chen Mu smiled and said, "The two of us both know that we can't persuade each other, so we will end this dispute in a joking way." ”

Hanxiang tilted her head slightly: "What if Uncle loses?" ”

Chen Mu laughed and said: "Then two wins in three games, you have to win back." ”

Hanxiang pouted and said, "Uncle also has times when he plays tricks." ”

Chen Mu shrugged his shoulders: "Then what should I do, who called me the general of Dunhuang, and your father is just the Dunhuang City Patrol Division." However, his suggestion also made sense, so I decided to arrange eyes and ears in each city. Keep an eye on them. You can't let the Xuanjia Army come nonsense. And I don't know anything. ”

Chen Mu hired skilled craftsmen to make urban sand tables.

It's not so much a sand table as a table of art.

Chen Mu hired a carpenter who specialized in carving, carved each building out of wood, and then placed it on a large square table.

The carving is fine, the shape is almost exactly the same as the entity, and every time you pick up the same and play, you feel that the aftertaste is endless.

Standing in front of the square table, it is as if you can see the layout of the whole city.

When a new building is built, the wood carving of the new building is carved, and the original building is given to Zhang Han's son or Li Shi as a toy.

After all, Li Shi is only nine years old, and she is still childlike, and she likes to collect these worthless exquisite small objects, which are placed everywhere. Of course, she was placed in her own hut, but she didn't dare to put it elsewhere, otherwise the sharp-tongued Xiaohuan would have to talk about people again.

"We should sell some money to the Xuanjia Army." Chen Mu knocked on an open space on the table: "It's like selling the insect factory to Cao Su in the first place." Save them from tasting the sweetness, and they have to hold back some bad thoughts. ”

Hanxiang leaned over: "Now the business of Xuanjiajun's car factory is still very prosperous, and the orders have surpassed ours. We're just making some money on wood. ”

Chen Mu raised his eyebrows: "At the beginning, I didn't expect the population to grow so fast, and the existence of Cao Sui ensured the interests of chicken farmers." I've heard that his feed mill is also booming. He is also expanding production, and now it is rumored that Cao Sui has become the king of feed. It is said that now he is also famous in Luoyang, and they all say that he is a genius of the world. And there are people who have traveled thousands of miles to buy his shredder. Now the manufacture of shredders is also a pretty good income. ”

Han Xiang frowned and smiled: "That was originally my uncle's achievement, but he stole it." ”

Chen Mu waved his hand: "Those false names are nothing to me. ”

"Then uncle doesn't plan to build a shredder to compete with Cao Sui?"

"Not necessarily. What Cao Sui is looking for is fame. Now that he has achieved his goal in a certain field, he is no longer right with us everywhere as before, and now it is a stage of stalemate, and there are still mutual sales and sales in some aspects, which is a cooperative relationship. I think it's a good situation, where there are competitors, the city will be revitalized. ”

Although Chen Mu said this, Hanxiang still felt a trace of regret for Chen Mu, and said in a low voice: "It seems that some of my uncle's plans are about to fail." When is that uncle going to blow up their bug factory? ”

"No more bombing. Now I don't think that's necessary at all. Chen Mu smiled even more happily: "Our loans, off-plan properties, stores, and textile factories are the main events. Especially the textile mills, the stamina is very strong, and now businessmen from Chang'an and Luoyang also come to us to buy cloth. After all, it's cheap, and some of them earn. When the big cities start to sell our fabrics, other big cities in the Central Plains, as long as the road expenses are enough, will come to buy them. Then we'll make a fortune. ”

After a pause, he added, "Oh, yes." Incense machine and loom technology is now our absolute secret. ”

Hanxiang was sorting out some materials, and said without looking up: "The sappers who made these two machines are now promoted to the rank of captain of the city capital, and they are well paid. The father promised them that after three years there would be a better return. In addition, Daddy also used some other means to control them from divulging the news. ”

The lame's method must not be a good means, Chen Mu didn't ask.

There is too much information next to the fragrant seat, although the secretaries will write fly-headed small letters, try to save paper, but it takes money to buy paper, the paper itself is not cheap, and then transported from the Central Plains, it is a big expense.

However, the paper industry in Dunhuang is very backward.

Chen Mu suddenly felt that a paper mill should be established.

But he knew almost nothing about papermaking, so he decided to visit several papermaking workshops in Dunhuang tomorrow to see if there was any possibility of cooperation.

Chen Mu seemed to think of something and asked Hanxiang: "Is there a lot of waste in the lumber yard, such as bark, leaves, short branches, etc." What do they do with the waste? ”

"Most of it is made into charcoal, and some are sold cheaply to the people as firewood, but in the end there is still a lot left, and it consumes some labor to clean those things every month."

"That's great." Chen Mu snapped his fingers.

"Okay?" Hanxiang tilted her head slightly.

"Yes, I think it can be reused."

As Chen Mu said, at this time, Cao Su has gained a good reputation, and he is already somewhat satisfied, as long as Chen Mu does not exert his efforts to rob his crusher factory, feed factory, and car factory, he does not plan to make new moves.

However, Cao Su's two strategists didn't think so, especially Liu Dong, who was not tall and had a big head.

Liu Dong, who looked like a big man, saw that Chen Mu's lending was booming, and he also wanted to imitate it, so he opened Liu's money village in his own name in the south of the city.

But because his loan was not tied to the fixed property, it has been tepid, and there are some bad debts, which makes him very distressed.

That's when he began to think about how to get involved in the construction industry.

But he tried a lot of ways, but he couldn't intervene successfully, and now that he has made a money bank, he is in a state of losing money, and he is a little anxious. At this time, I heard that Chen Mu was going to build the eastern city of Dunhuang, and a big bidding would be held in the General's Mansion next month. Liu Dong hurriedly ran to Cao Sui to apply for greater financial rights.

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