Ouyang Mo walked briskly through the bustling construction site, and there was a neat sound of trumpets all around, a disciple brought out by Ouyang Mo had now gradually grown into the person in charge of each part, and the greenness on their faces had disappeared, replaced by maturity and stability.

"Master!" A craftsman saw Ouyang Mo coming over and hurriedly bowed.

Ouyang Mo greeted him with a smile, whispered a few words, and walked towards the entrance of the construction site. Many Ding Zhuang were shirtless, sweating like rain, dusty, dingdong, and a huge workshop was about to show its figure.

The entire construction site was full of vitality, and Ouyang Mo really didn't know how long he had been looking forward to this kind of scene where everyone was working hard, but he knew that this had become a reality and presented it in front of his eyes. At this time, I am in the midst of this labor crowd, in this dream workshop.

Ouyang Mo's biggest dream in this life is to be able to have a workshop under his own command, and to be able to turn his thoughts and thoughts into reality here. The sky in Jiankang Mansion was too small, which limited his imagination, and now that Li Xinchen had unfolded the entire sky of Bashu to him, Ouyang Mo was even a little at a loss for a while.

However, he knew that this was Li Xinchen's trust and respect for him, and what he needed to work hard to do was to build a workshop that was enough to support the entire Bashu agricultural production and support tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops to fight in the next few years, or even a large group of workshops, Ouyang Mo knew that his thoughts might be different from those ordinary people who paid more attention to cultivated land, but he knew that Li Xinchen understood him and supported him.

Resolutely coming to Bashu to follow this young but bold boss may be the most correct decision Ouyang Mo has made in his life.

And now what Ouyang Mo needs to do is to go out of the workshop to greet his boss, the real owner of this construction site.

Li Xinchen reined in the war horse in front of the workshop, and quietly watched the busy figures coming and going in the smoke and dust. He knew how weak the industrial base of this era was, and he knew that if he could have the advantages of technology and industry, if the workshop of this era could barely be called industry, then he would naturally have the upper hand in the future conquest.

After all, there is no way to compare Bashu with the Central Plains or Jiangnan, this is not a place for cultivation by nature, and the title of "the country of abundance" is only limited to Shu County, except for Shu County, other places are some mountain slopes, and it is no less whimsical than whimsical to compare with the Northern Zhou or Southern Chen in cultivation.

Although Li Xinchen is very bold, he is also a person who knows his strengths and weaknesses, and of course he can't waste his energy on farming.

Ploughing and warfare is the foundation of the country, and when fighting, it is indeed a competition to see who has more troops and who has more grain and grass, but Li Xinchen knows better that when the equipment and technology are more developed, it can indeed make up for the shortage of people and food, which is also the only choice for Li Xinchen to compete with the Northern Zhou or Southern Chen now.

After all, Nan Chen and Northern Zhou have been established for so many years, and if they want to say that they have not accumulated a little bit of savings, of course Li Xinchen does not believe it, but Li Xinchen must make up for this gap in a short time.

Looking at Ouyang Mo who walked out quickly, a smile appeared on Li Xinchen's face, thinking that when he saw Ouyang Mo for the first time, this master who would be a prisoner was very worried about the future, and he was even more hesitant and confused about his choice.

But now Ouyang Mo has an unconcealable smile on his face, the hair that he was used to wearing down is neatly folded, and the whole person's waist is straight, as if he is much younger, full of fighting spirit from top to bottom, and the whole person is like a different person.

Li Xinchen casually handed the reins of the horse to Li Ping behind him: "Mr. Ouyang, how is the construction of the project going now?" ”

Ouyang Mo smiled and said: "General Qiyu, within ten days, the first workshop can be built, and within two months, I dare to guarantee that ten workshops can rise from the ground, plus the workshop in the southern county, it is almost enough to supply the army to defend and fight, but there is a doubt among the subordinates, this workshop is not fake, but the manpower is ······."

As he spoke, Ouyang Mo's face had become serious, this was what he had been most worried about, in fact, when he was in the southern county before, Ouyang Mo had already discovered this problem, but the scale of the workshop in the southern county was very small at that time, and with Li Xinchen sending a lot of prisoners of war who could be used as almost free labor, the workshop could operate normally.

However, the large number of workshops built by Li Xinchen now is not comparable to that little workshop in Southern County at that time, both in scale and quantity, so Ouyang Mo will definitely worry about the problem of labor.

If there is no way to ensure that so many workshops are in normal operation at that time, it will be a waste to build them at this time.

Li Xinchen said in a deep voice: "The construction of the workshop will continue, you don't have to worry about the funds, as for the manpower, it is still in the rescue of spring ploughing, which is somewhat stretched, don't worry about this, you can slow down the speed of construction first, and after the end of spring ploughing, there is still a period of time to the summer harvest, and a certain will arrange local officials to cooperate with the recruitment of small workers, and after the summer harvest, you can recruit manpower throughout the winter, this can be assured." ”

Ouyang Mo bowed slightly, this was indeed the only way he could think of now. Anyway, after the autumn harvest, most of the people have nothing to do, and if they can be paid a certain amount, they will definitely be willing to come and work.

Li Xinchen then ordered: "Farming is very important, but the construction of these workshops can not be ignored, a certain will hand over this workshop to you, do not let a certain disappointment, and there is no need to make concessions to others in any necessary aspects, if there is any contradiction with the locality, you can directly tell a certain person, this is not far from Shu County." ”

Ouyang Mo nodded hurriedly, and then said with a wry smile: "When the general said this, his subordinates actually happened to have one thing that they didn't know whether to talk about or not. ”

"Say!" Li Xinchen glanced at him.

And Ouyang Mo said in a deep voice: "These workshops are built on the side of the mountain, although most of the places, including the accommodation buildings, are on the mountain, but they occupy a lot of land after all, so it is not once or twice that my subordinates have heard rumors······

Li Xinchen was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what Ouyang Mo meant, in the hearts of the ancients, "Shinong Industry and Commerce" were arranged in order, and the status of craftsmen was under "agriculture", which was better than the businessmen at the bottom of the society.

The Chinese nation has always been relocated to the land, and farming and warfare are the foundation of the country, so it is reasonable to value agriculture and not to pay attention to the craftsmen and merchants who need to move around, Li Xinchen has nothing to criticize, after all, this is originally a state that a continental civilization should present, especially in many cases, there will be famines, which makes the existence of food very important, so that the Chinese nation's dependence on agriculture has lasted for thousands of years.