The next day, Qin Bai didn't go to the mining area, and stayed in Xiaohongling with Dong Chuan to take stock of the family wealth left by Niu Sanye.

“…… Second Master Bai, if you squeeze it, this courtyard can accommodate more than 60 people. No matter how many people there are, it will definitely not be enough. Mr. thought that the stone house over there could be renovated, or a few more rooms could be built next to the yard......"

“…… The biggest problem with this village is that it is inconvenient to get water. At that time, I thought about asking the miners to bring the stream water there, but then for some reason, it didn't work. It may not be far away, and it can collect rainwater on weekdays......"

“…… Second Master Bai, this is the waste furnace you want to see. I heard that Niu San was there before, and I don't know how many years it has been. But second master, don't think about it. The student once heard Niu San say that Zhenwei had issued an iron order: he must not smelt iron by himself, nor transport ore by himself, otherwise the chickens and dogs will not be left. Besides, the craftsmen who know how to make iron are all in the Zhuangzi, and we can't refine it ourselves. However, Niu Sanye thought about changing the stove to burn charcoal, but later felt that it was impossible to cut down trees and transport them here, so it was better to mine. So I just gave up ......"

“……”

It can be seen that Niu Sanye and those before him at that time had "some ambitions", but in the end they still went with the flow. In particular, I tried many side hustles, but in the end none of them succeeded, so I had no choice but to continue mining.

However, there are still a lot of remarkable points. For example, the selection of the village is very good, the area is also quite wide, the internal structure is reasonable, and it can be easily expanded and rebuilt. If the ore dumping site in the stockade is removed, all the other places are inhabited, and it can accommodate five or six hundred people.

Seeing that Qin Bai was full of interest, Dong Chuan was a little worried: "Second Master Bai, if you go down like this, then you will spend money on the sea?" Aren't you afraid of famine sooner or later? ”

When they were together last night, Qin Bai had found Dong Chuan to settle the accounts, although the efficiency was greatly improved, but the balance of 200,000 catties of ore was only more than 100 taels. Just because the benefits given by Qin Bai are too good, three meals are not counted, and it is required to have one meat every five days, and soy products every other day. In addition, we will not talk about the distribution of daily necessities such as bedding.

What's even more worrying is that the efficiency has indeed improved, but the more ore produced by Hefu is not necessarily. If you don't want it, it's not mining for ten days, and you can only stop working on other days? There is also the "military expenses" for fighting, as long as there is a fight, once the bounty and decoction fee are paid, even a hundred taels cannot be guaranteed, and there will even be a loss.

Qin Bai smiled and told Dong Chuan not to worry: "It's okay, I have my own arrangements." ”

In terms of his relationship with Zhang Jiuyun, Qin Bai still didn't want the contradiction to intensify. In any case, the 200,000 catties per month are no longer a big problem. If the construction of the entire mining area can be more perfect, and the time comes, it will be completely handed over to Zhang Jiuyun, which is a kind of good sale, and it is easy for him to let him go. Therefore, Qin Bai didn't care much about earning more and earning less.

Of course, there is also a small hole dug in this. If you give those subordinates high benefits and high incomes now, it will be difficult to reduce them significantly in the future. At that time, Zhang Jiuyun will indeed be able to make money, but he will definitely make a lot less. It was also somewhat disgusting to Zhang Jiuyun.

……

In the mining area, the people who were mining all stopped what they were doing, gathered together, and nervously stared at the people who were getting closer and closer on the opposite side.

"Bastard, robbing grandpa's mine again, you are really not afraid of death!" Xiao Feng scolded while rushing over violently. Today, he led more than 20 people in Shanglin Village, all with guys, and he didn't pay attention to the more than 60 mine blacks in front of him at all.

The steward arranged today is Li Kang. He thought of Qin Bai's instructions when he left, try not to have friction, and put patience first. So he shouted: "This big brother, we are still a hundred steps away from the boundary stone, right?" "Since I didn't want to get in trouble, the mining location was a little further away from the junction.

"Grass and mud horses, boys who haven't grown all their hair, which one came out of the crotch?" Xiao Feng had already rushed to Li Dang, only a few steps away from him before stopping, and raised the knife in his hand, "Did you hear that?" Give it all to grandpa and I'll get out! ”

Seeing Xiao Feng staring at him viciously, the people around him were waiting for his reaction. Li Dang hesitated for a while, but decided to endure: "Go." Let's go over there and dig. ”

Li Kang's morale was suddenly demoralized, and the other side was immediately refreshed, laughing and scolding. Xiao Feng's eyes lit up, it was just a temptation, but he didn't expect to meet a group of cowards, so he didn't continue to provoke while the iron was hot: "Did Grandpa let you go?" ! If you dare to dig our mine, you will lose 200 taels first, and then roll over and kowtow to grandpa a few times! Hahaha! ”

"Grass mud girl." Li Dang turned around and pulled out his knife and rushed forward, without saying a word, he stabbed Xiao Feng in the thigh. Following Qin Bai and fighting a lot, Li Kang was not a person who was afraid of things. And the experience in recent days has been very aggrieved, and Li Kang has already accumulated a lot of sullen anger in his chest. However, he still followed the habit of fighting in the city, only hurting people, and did not greet the vital ones.

Li Kang's sudden attack caught Xiao Feng off guard. Reluctantly took a step back, and I felt a pain in my thigh, and a cut was made. "Bastard looking for death! Cut him! Xiao Feng was furious and beckoned his men to come up together.

The fight between the two sides was very sudden, and many people did not react. However, Shanglin Village's side came prepared after all, so it was faster to strike, and a few people who reacted quickly greeted Li Kang with a guy.

On the contrary, on the side of Xiaohongling, many people were hesitating, and only Da Ma shouted: "Brothers, go up——! There are a lot of us——! But his own footsteps did not move, as if waiting for someone else to come forward first.

But in this way, Li Kang suddenly fell into a siege. barely parried a few times, and it was already difficult to resist. Xiao Feng had already taken an iron rod from his subordinates' hands and smashed it on the top of Li Kang's head.

"Dare!" At a critical time, it is still up to Qin Gao to make a move. He held the ring-headed knife obtained from Niu Sanye in his hand, blocked Xiaofeng's iron rod, and then swept left and right, forcing the people of Shanglin Village away one after another.

Although there are already two of them, this side is still very passive, surrounded by people from Shanglin Village. At this moment, the pillar made eye contact with the big tumor and the blind man, and then shouted: "If you don't take the second master's money, are you worthy of the second master?" ”

These people are faintly the leaders of the people left by Niu Sanye, and their group of people is relatively slippery. The pillars were thinking, can they use words to stimulate a few cannon fodder to be pioneers? If you can rush to the top, then of course you can do it together. If you are still only caring about yourself, then no one is a fool, and it is better to go first, and you don't necessarily have to be stupid to step forward and fight hard, right?