Just as he was about to leave, Ji Xinyu thought of the issue of confidentiality, and asked, "Aiden, some of these people are craftsmen from the palace, and some are hired from outside, these things are okay now, if I make things that need to be kept secret in the future, won't it be troublesome for them to spread the word?" Is there anything you can do to make sure that this doesn't get out? ”

"In the spiritual transmission just now, I can add loyalty enhancement guidance, which is simply to target the loyalty in the subconscious and amplify it. This way, as long as you give instructions so that they are not allowed to pass them on, you can guarantee confidentiality. Aiden said a set of concepts that Ji Xinyu seemed to understand, but thought about but didn't understand.

"Can loyalty be amplified? Why does it sound so mysterious...... Is this reliable? If it's that simple, let's go to the emperor and say a few words, can't we fool him into being my person? Ji Xinyu said a little whimsically.

Aiden replied without hesitation: "Spiritual transmission is a function studied by the researchers of the Hongbo Galaxy according to the principle of hypnosis, and a large-scale war was once triggered because of this function, and finally the various forces of the Hongbo Galaxy developed antibodies against this function. The performance is very reliable, as for the fool emperor you said, this is unlikely, the condition of spiritual transmission needs to be to pay attention to what you are teaching, and at the same time let down the psychological defense; If loyalty needs to be strengthened, then the transmission object needs to be loyal and revered to you, which can subtly deepen the loyalty and reverence for you, and the principle of this function is to amplify loyalty, not create loyalty. ”

"Okay, got it. Amplify loyalty...... Can the others be amplified as well? Like fear, greed, and so on. Ji Xinyu asked whimsically.

"Theoretically, it can be done, but it also requires the attention of the other person and the degree of existence of the other person's emotions. In fact, another condition for spiritual transmission is that the spiritual power of the person being transmitted cannot be higher than that of the transmitter, but we are two consciousness bodies fused together, and there should not be many spiritual powers on this planet that surpass yours. Aiden added.

Ji Xinyu said as he walked out: "There is a chance to find an experimental specimen to try." After speaking, Ji Yushan thought of Ji Yushan in his mind, and a wicked smile appeared on his face.

After arranging the things here for the blacksmith, and discovering a new use of spiritual transmission, Ji Xinyu was naturally happy. But he was soon troubled by another problem, that is, the way to make money, after all, now these more than 100 people are relying on the silver brought by Bashu to spend, and now it is like flowing water to open up wasteland and build a mansion. Not wanting to make money is really not a long-term solution.

Ji Xinyu thought about it while returning to his residence, and asked casually: "Aiden, what do you think we can do to make money under the current environment and conditions?" ”

"We need to understand the living environment and other information of this era to judge, I suggest going to Qiongzhou City to take a walk, otherwise I don't know the needs of nature and can't find the right way." Aiden replied.

"You're right, then find a way to arrange a time to go to Qiongzhou City once." Ji Xinyu said.

Mining and ironmaking work had already begun to proceed in a timely manner, and the rest of the infrastructure was entrusted to Song Xing and the stonemason leader Li Hongzhuang.

Early the next morning, Ji Xinyu arranged for Chen Yu to be responsible for dealing with emergencies in the venue, Chen Liang arranged for guards to patrol the surroundings, and he took He Xingwang and Wang Fan and more than a dozen guards to Qiongzhou City. When I entered Qiongzhou City, it was almost noon, and I entered Qiongzhou City from the South City Gate.

Qiongzhou City is located in the northernmost part of Qiongzhou Mansion, there is the garrison of Hainan Wei stationed in the southeast outside the city, the Qiongzhou Mansion Station of the island post is outside the south of the city, the south of the city is not far from the Nandu River, and the Xiuying Port is less than ten miles outside the north city, and it is also the largest and most commonly used port leading to the mainland of Zhongzhou.

Eight miles from north to south in Qiongzhou city, east and west are also eight miles, the city wall is two zhang four high, the bottom is two zhang wide one, the top is one zhang wide, the wall body is rammed with soil, the outer wall of the city brick, white ash is wrapped, the city gate is surrounded by four roads, the southeast and northwest are divided, there is a heavy eaves rest hilltop city tower on the city gate, there is a corner tower around each side, the wall body is built every twenty zhang to watch the enemy building, there is a moat outside the city and nine zhang wide, the west of the city is poured into the south to cross the river water, the water depth is one zhang and two, there are suspension bridges outside the four city gates.

Emperor Taizu also spent a lot of effort to build this city, but it was not of much use later. The city is square, six zhang wide southeast, northwest and four main streets divide the whole Qiongzhou city from all sides, and the city is divided into eighteen lanes and two market squares in the south of the city.

Lifang is a place for residents to live, each Lifang is about 150 zhang from north to south, about 180 zhang from east to west, enclosed by a wall, there is a criss-cross cross street inside, a door is opened on each side, it is square, it is distributed on both sides of the south street of the city like a tofu block. The east and west sides are divided into east and west markets, which are places to buy and sell various goods, and on both sides of North Street are abandoned land and private houses, and only the collapsed houses and remnants of the foundation can be seen that it was originally inhabited many years ago.

At present, there are only four lanes where the wealthy live, distributed on both sides of South Street, which is close to the center of the city, three in the east and one in the west, and there are about 300 households in each lane. And the real rich do not live in the fang, but buy a house on the north side of the east and west streets or buy land to build a house by themselves, and only here in the city can there be a house that is not in the fang.

The remaining 14 li fangs are all civilian-inhabited li fangs, one li fang can live about 2,000 households, and 14 li fang can live nearly 30,000 households. In fact, there are only more than 10,000 households in Qiongzhou plus the rich, so they are not satisfied with the living in Lifang at all, which is why a large area in the north of the city has become a wasteland.

The city center is not far from the East Street is the Qiongzhou Mansion, and then not far to the east is the Qiongzhou Mansion Garrison Office, and the two sides of the Mansion are mostly the rich and noble families of the Gaomen Compound. There are also a lot of deep mansions in the direction of West Street, but there are more vacant land, after all, there are not many real rich people in Qiongzhou, and Ji Xinyu originally wanted to buy a house here.

Ji Xinyu first walked around the east and west cities, and then turned a junction from the west market to the south to come to the lane, the road between the lanes is 10 meters wide. Although the road is wide, it is also dilapidated, garbage and dirty water can be seen everywhere on the roadside, and the wind blows up a cloud of dust, mixed with the smell of horse manure, which makes Ji Xinyu can't help but cover his nose.

Apparently there are already many places in the sewers that are congested, which is in stark contrast to the East and West Main Streets. This is only the first lane in the west, and when you go east to the lane where the rich live, the taste is obviously much lighter. Further south, most of the alleys emit a strong or faint smell, and the further south you go, the more desolate it looks, and even some of the shops will smell a strong stench, which is suffocating, and it is obvious that no one lives in it.

Most of the pedestrians in the streets of the south side have patches on their clothes, and they are dirty and black, and the better ones are gray-brown, which is the same color as the black and gray buildings of the city. In the north of the city, there are large areas of houses that have been deserted, and there is no one to live in them, so it is logical that they have become garbage dumps, and more places have become wasteland.

"It's just this broken city, the management is chaotic like this, and I won't be allowed to enter, the dog official is really angry." Ji Xinyu scolded in his heart as he walked.

Seeing the people dressed in tatters and vegetables, Ji Xinyu didn't have anything to do, he was worried about the health of Qiongzhou City, the congested sewage ditch made the entire Qiongzhou City stink, and some places in the north of the city even became a garbage dump. The people's personal hygiene is not even enough to talk about, what kind of hygiene can they talk about...... These can cause plagues, remember the disaster caused by the Black Death in the previous life, but more than 70 million people died.

Thinking of this, Ji Xinyu, who was not very obsessed with producing soap, also felt that it was necessary to produce soap, so he assigned some guards to start collecting lard in the eastern and western cities.

Animal oil was called "fat paste" in this era, and the animal fat was peeled off and cut into pieces and fried, and the paste was refined and then coagulated into fat. After the Song Dynasty, the refining technology of vegetable oil became more and more abundant, and in the current Zhongzhou country, in general, the people used more soybean oil and less meat oil. Only rich and noble families can use vegetable oil, tea oil, and other precious oils for a long time.

Therefore, lard is not in high demand in the market and can be easily collected. Ji Xinyu asked people to go to the east and west cities to collect lard, and he took He Xingwang to walk around the West Market, during which he learned that the largest commercial house in Qiongzhou City was the Xue family trading house located in the West Market.