Ji Xinyu nodded, glanced at a few people, and said, "Very good, I didn't mistake you, I will make you proud of today's choice in the near future." Since you don't leave, then let me make arrangements. Wang Fan and the others each restrained their subordinates and maintained the order of the entire team, and Chen Yu and Chen Liang went out for a walk with me. Now we have to build our own roots in the wild, so we need to choose a suitable place. You go to your own banner and find two guards who are now determined not to leave, and go out with me to patrol the surroundings and see if there is anything suitable for our development. ”

"Yes!" Everyone agreed in unison and turned to walk towards their team.

It didn't take long for the two to bring a few guards, Chen Liang brought 5 each, and Chen Yu brought 6.

Ji Xinyu waved his hand and said: "We only have ten horses, leaving 4 horses for defense, I can only bring 6 horses, I can only have 3 guards plus 3 of us, and the others stay in charge of the surrounding guard." If someone wants to leave, let him find Steward He to pick up the coil, and there is no need to stop him. ”

Let Liu Qin follow Steward He, and explain again, Ji Xinyu took Chen Yu, Chen Liang and 3 guards to the east. Ji Xinyu didn't ride fast, not because he didn't want to be fast, but because he didn't dare to be fast, first, his horseback riding skills were not good, and second, he didn't know if Aiden would have time to investigate.

Yes, Ji Xinyu asked Aiden to use the detection function to probe two kilometers around him and find a suitable place to be a base.

"Aiden, can you do it, we have already followed your instructions for a long circle, we have already ridden dozens of kilometers, and the sun is about to set." Ji Xinyu, who had been running all afternoon, was a little tired, and inevitably complained to Aiden.

"All the scans have been completed, and the intersection 200 meters ahead is 500 meters south to reach the most suitable destination. To the west of the destination is a village called Rulin Village, and to the east is a forest. Aiden finally gave the final answer.

Ji Xinyu arrived at the intersection next to Rulin Village according to his command and stopped, this is the end of Rulin Village, the village is still dozens of meters away from the road, the east side is really a forest, it looks very dense, and the outside of the forest is also overgrown with weeds, it doesn't look like a very good place.

"Aiden, you can't be mistaken, this place is very ordinary. There is no danger to defend and no water source, and even the fields in Rulin Village are all close to the south of the river to the west. Ji Xinyu asked uncertainly.

"You can't make a mistake, don't worry." Aiden said with certainty.

"Then you can tell me about the benefits here, I can judge it." Ji Xinyu said.

"The forest on the east side is only about 200 meters deep, and there is a large clearing area 1.8 kilometers long and 1.5 kilometers wide when you enter it. There are several hills on the north and south sides of this forest, there is a dark river and the Nandu River under the south hill, although the mountain is not very high, but there are many springs, all converge into a small river from the southeast to surround this land, the narrowest part of the river is also 50 meters, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a tributary of the Nandu River. There is also a tributary to the north that is a little shorter, but also semi-encloses the clearing. This creates a terrain surrounded by rivers on three sides and woods on one side. As long as the forest is opened, it can be used as your development base, although the place is not very large, but it can be developed to the south in the future, and there is also a large area along the mountain to the south to the south. If it weren't for the abundance of woods and shrubs blocking the water source, the area would have been occupied by humans long ago. Aiden explained in detail.

"So good...... You just said that there are several mountains in the north and south, and the south knows what is the north? Ji Xinyu asked.

"To the north are two mines, iron ore and coal mines, which can be used for early development." Aiden said with some joy in his tone.

After listening to Aiden's introduction, Ji Xinyu couldn't wait to go through the woods to take a look, but it was not too early, so he had to go back first, and there was still a group of people waiting at the riverside pier.

It was only five miles back to the dock from Rulin Village, and it didn't take long for the six people to return to the camp.

Ji Xinyu summoned everyone and asked: "Now that an afternoon has passed, is there anyone who is sure to leave now, you can stand up, ask Steward He for the coil and leave." ”

Ji Xinyu looked around for a week, and no one moved, so he asked loudly: "Is everyone willing to stay and share weal and sorrow together?" ”

"Yes!" The group replied in unison.

"Here I thank you for your support, and I will rely on everyone's efforts in the future, and now we will set off to our future destination." Ji Xinyu arched his hand and said.

Immediately let the guards lead everyone to Rulin Village, and after everyone set off, Ji Xinyu came to He Xingwang to inquire only to know that in the afternoon, there were already two porters who came with him to pick up the plate and take it away. Ji Xinyu sighed, it was inevitable to think about it, after all, not everyone was willing to open up wasteland for the Shu Palace.

Because there were many people and heavy baggage, they did not arrive at the end of Rulin Village until the evening. From the end of the village to the village, there are all low and slightly dilapidated houses, and occasionally one or two villagers can be seen in the courtyard driving a few free-range chickens and ducks to the poultry house, which gives the depressed village some life.

It didn't take long to find Muramasa and ask him if he could spend the night in their village. The village is an old man surnamed Lin in his sixties, who has never seen much of the world, and he is a little panicked to see so many people gathering at the end of the village. hurriedly said: "Guest officer, there are too many of you, I'm afraid our small village can't accommodate so many people." ”

Ji Xinyu looked at the village and said with a smile: "Uncle Lin, there are not many of us living here today, only a few female dependents and elderly craftsmen need to live in the village, and I hope you can arrange it." In terms of food, we will not eat all the food in your village, most of us will camp at the entrance of the village and bury the pot to cook, and even if we eat your food, we will give silver. Tomorrow we still need to recruit some laborers, of course, we will definitely pay silver, it must be higher than your wages in the city, I wonder if the village can arrange it? ”

The village was relieved to hear that not everyone ate and lived in the village, and said: "The guest officials don't know, the surplus grain in our small people's homes is insufficient, and many families still need to go to the mountains to pick wild vegetables to eat, so there is no surplus grain to entertain the guest officials." As for the high-paying work you are talking about, I don't know what kind of work you want us to do? ”

Ji Xinyu was stunned for a moment when he heard Muramasa's statement, and then said: "Since this is the case, we will all eat in our own barracks, as for what kind of work, we will discuss it tomorrow, thank you uncle." ”

After sending off Uncle Murazheng, Ji Xinyu ate some dry food casually, and asked He Xingwang and Chen Yu to arrange for everyone to camp, he was really tired, so he found a barracks to rest. Fortunately, they came from Bashu, and they brought more dry food, and they could last for a while in terms of eating.

They were asleep, and when they saw the swords and guns of the guards, the villagers spent the night in fear. They didn't know what they were here for, but after the villagers inquired about the village and learned that these people had no ill intentions, they let go of their anxiety and went back to rest.

Ji Xinyu woke up early the next morning, found He Xingwang after washing, and asked, "Steward He, how much silver did we bring from Bashu, and how much food is there?" ”

"Back to the young master, this time the prince sent the villain to Qiongzhou, originally to establish a new palace in Qiongzhou with the young master, so the silver taels brought are quite sufficient, about more than 100,000 taels, and the dry food brought is also replenished in Leizhou, and it can also be eaten by 100 people for half a month."

"The money and grain are still enough, you send people to the east and west cities of Qiongzhou City and Anding City in the south, to see how the price of grain is, if it is not much higher, buy grain separately for emergencies." Ji Xinyu first wanted to ensure that everyone could eat enough, so he instructed He Xingwang.

"There's a big piece of land behind the woods ahead that we can use as a foothold. I want to clear a passage more than ten meters wide in the middle of the woods, and the woods next to it should not be cleared first, what do you think? Ji Xinyu said his thoughts.

"Young master, if there is really a large open space behind the woods, the old man also thinks that it should be so, we are short of manpower, to clean up all the woods, it takes a lot of manpower, if it is just to clear a passage, it will save a lot of effort." He Xingwang thought about it and bowed back.

"Okay, then let's go to Muramasa and ask him to find labor to help us start clearing the wasteland." After Ji Xinyu finished speaking, he got up and walked towards Rulin Village.