"800,000 dollars!"

"A million!"

Long Yun sighed and put down the eighth plank in his hand. He really likes the white-glazed Pegasus very much, but there are Xiangyang people who fight with him, and he, a member of the Nanyang Long clan, can't compete either!

However, this Pegasus is worth millions, so it should be the highest this time, right?

Millions of dollars! Coupled with the previous millions of money, Zheng Xiaoshizi made a lot of money again!

He is really the reincarnation of Tao Zhugong!

"One and a half million dollars! Deal! This white-glazed tiger squat was obtained by No. 1. ”

The "auctioneer" on the stage said this with difficulty. He is Sima Dingyun's right-hand man, but 1.5 million yuan, this price is too high! What's more, No. 1, but Lord Xiangyang Thorn Shi Chong!

Under everyone's stunned gaze, Shi Chong smiled, "Brother Wang, I agreed." ”

Sitting next to him was a handsome man, and his face was very uneasy at this time: "Shi Jilun, you really don't give me the face of this guest!" ”

"Wang Ahei, this auction doesn't talk about human feelings, only about strength, no, only about financial resources!" Shi Chong laughed.

The man's face darkened, and in the end, he was left with only "Humph! With a bang, he walked straight out of the auction house.

He glanced back at the plaque of the auction, and walked quickly to the side of another young man who was not as tall as him, but more handsome and outstanding, "Ah Long, Shi Qinu, this guy has only been in office for a few months, but his net worth is a few points thicker!" ”

The man was stunned, and finally sighed: "Current affairs are like this, Shi Chong was driven out of Luoyang by Yang Jun again, and it is inevitable that he will be depressed. Actually, he should bear with it! ”

"Forbearance? How long will it take? ”

"Patience comes, when the time comes."

……

Debt Nanju, Li Zheng Jia Rufeng is preaching passionately, "The prince said, in the future, we only need to pay 30% of the income of 100 acres of land every year, and the rest of the fields, how much to harvest, all belong to you!" So, be bold and go ahead and reclaim the wasteland! ”

The people in the audience were excited, this is really a great thing!

A weak male voice rang out, "Is that so? Isn't there any other condition for the son? Why would a big man like him do this? ”

"Of course, the prince has conditions, the grain you harvest, in addition to what you eat, the rest that you want to sell for money and exchange can only be sold to the prince's trading house! Shizi will give a very fair price! ”

"Oh!" Everyone was stunned, but everyone pondered for a while, and felt that this condition did not seem to be a bad thing for them!

"In addition, this winter, the prince of the world will hire people to build a canal, which is on the barren beach to the west of us! As long as the adult male is in charge, he should eat one meal at noon every day. Fifty wages a day! ”

Similarly, in Champion County, Li County and other places, some stewards of the Zheng family are also in some villages, publicizing Zheng Sheng's intention to repair canals. However, the conditions given to them were different, because the road was relatively long, and the helpers could not return home, and the Zheng family would provide tents for temporary accommodation and daily meals.

The money obtained from the auction in Xiangyang also surprised Zheng Sheng, "More than six million dollars, enough to repair the canal!" ”

"If there are 3,000 helpers, the minimum cost is 200,000 per day. Six million dollars, which is only enough for one month. Wang Zhong still said in a deep voice.

Zheng Sheng said, "We are not building a big canal. It's just that the middle section of Beixi and Mingquan Creek will be widened, the silted river mud will be dug up, and then some of the rivers that are too tortuous will be abandoned and replaced with straight roads. This part of the river is only about thirty miles. Then dig a canal several miles away between Nord Stream and Mingquan Creek. It's not a big deal, isn't it? I think that after these repairs, there should be a surplus, and we can continue to repair the canal between Mingquan Creek and Beiguoshui or clean up the river channel in the eastern section of Mingquan Creek. ”

Wang Zhong shook his head, "Shizi, it is cold and freezing in winter, and it is not easy to dig a river. It would be nice to be able to finish the first part of the river in a month! ”

Zheng Sheng frowned, "In a month's time, only one mile of river and dozens of steps of river canals are repaired a day?" There are 3,000 of us. ”

Zheng Sheng thought about it, there was only a distance of four or five hundred meters in one mile, and three thousand people were standing in line, and they were almost able to stand shoulder to shoulder!

Wang Zhong was slightly stuck, this was his mistake, Wang Zhong coughed, "Shizi, we may not be able to recruit three thousand people." Our own people naturally need not be suspicious and can start at any time. But people in nearby counties may not believe us, after all, we are not a government, and the people are always suspicious of building canals privately. ”

Zheng Sheng gritted his teeth and said: "The number of people is not enough, we will recruit from Shunyang and Nanxiang!" Shunyang people should always trust us, right? ”

Wang Zhong sighed, "Yes." However, if the old slave is asked to preside over the canal repair, the old slave is really powerless! Please choose someone else who is in charge of the overall situation! ”

Zheng Sheng looked at him and immediately understood why he didn't agree to build the canal. Because the only person who presides over the canal repair is him.

But the kings won't at all!

Zheng Wen also said in a sullen voice, "Yes, we don't understand how to repair the canal." This is a fatal matter, in case it can't be repaired......"

Can't fix it? Not to mention the waste of financial resources, the people who live there and the cultivated fields are all gone......

This kind of thing, the kings really dare not take it easily.

Zheng Sheng frowned and thought, isn't building a canal just digging an artificial river? Is it hard? But when he thought of the scene he saw in the summer, he couldn't help but worry.

It turns out that the three stinkers still can't compete with a professional Zhuge Liang.

Zheng Sheng asked, "So, there should always be people in Nanyang and Shunyang who know how to repair canals, right?" Can we get it? ”

Zheng Wen and Wang Zhong glanced at each other. Zheng Wen thought about it carefully and said, "Xianning for four years. Jingzhou Thorn History Song Court rebuilt Yiyang's Xinyepi, which is what I know, the recent management of waterways. ”

"It's just been more than ten years, and there are always old river workers alive, right?"

The search for the river works went well.

Because it was to rebuild Xinyepi, which was located in Xinye, Zheng Sheng asked Ma Xin of the county company for help.

Sima Xin happily agreed, and after that, he successfully found many people who participated in the repair.

One of them was also a subordinate of Du Yun, the envoy of Dushui.

The envoy of the capital water is the highest-ranking official in charge of water control in the Jin State. Even if it's a small official, it's an experienced little official. Therefore, Zheng Sheng still attaches great importance to this old man named Ji Lun.

Ji Lun is over seventy years old, with a hunched waist and an old dragon clock. Zheng Sheng felt that if it weren't for the support of his great-grandchildren's descendants, he would be directly blown down by a gust of cold wind.

But Ji Lun does have real skills, he listened to Zheng Sheng's requirements and plans, drew a few lines on the map, which were specific canal repair routes, and then gave him a few suggestions.

"Shizi, the old man is already old, and he can't go up the embankment. Ji Kai has followed me since I was a child, and I have two points of knowledge about these things. It is not possible to build canals and control rivers, and it is not good to sit here and talk about war like an old man. ”

Zheng Sheng agreed. Ji Lun had such an insight, which made Zheng Sheng awe-inspired. As for the ability to plan open, he just looked at it.

With the addition of Ji Lun and some river workers, Wang Zhong began to take charge of the affairs of the entire "territory". And Zheng Wen continued to be busy with business.

Everything is ready to go.

From the beginning of the preparation month ago, to the Xiangyang auction in mid-October, and then to the gathering of the helpers' families, it was already around November.

Luckily, this winter hasn't been particularly cold. The tidal flats on both sides of Mingquan Creek are covered with tall reeds and weeds, which are the best materials for heating and cooking.

His current location is upstream of Mingquan Creek. The camp was populated by relatives of the Tiger Guard Camp and domestic servants from several small villages in the southwest of the territory.

The fourth detachment, with a total of more than 300 people, was to start dredging the river from here and advance downstream along the Mingquan River.

Zheng Sheng was still a little disappointed, the number of middle-aged men he recruited from other counties was less than a thousand, plus the seven or eight hundred men in the territory, plus the Zheng family, the total number was only a little more than two thousand.

Zheng Sheng plans to recruit again. But Cullen said that 2,000 people were enough.

In this case, after dividing these people into several teams, they started work separately.

Originally, Zheng Sheng was also ready to let Huwei Ying also join the team of repairing the canal, but this matter was rejected by Zheng Wen and Wang Zhong. Then, he was also strictly forbidden by Zheng Wen to go down the river. Zheng Sheng was very helpless, he didn't plan to do it himself!

If you don't go down to the river, Zheng Sheng will also lead people to run everywhere, and the name is: supervise the progress.

The people who ran with him, in addition to the second batch of Wan Yun, Wang Jun, Zheng Bi'an, etc., who came to the racecourse to learn horses, also had Ji Kai.

Ji Kai is a few years older than Zheng Sheng, but his figure is very thin, and he looks like a peer when standing with him. Coupled with his immature face and introverted personality, Zheng Sheng felt that he had become the older one.

However, after Ji Kai and Zheng Sheng got acquainted, they also dared to express their views on canal repair.

Ji Kai also dared to change the canal repair route designed by his great-grandfather: "Shizi, in the past few days, we have also traveled all over this place. To the north of Mingxi, there are many lakes and ponds, and instead of just building a straight canal and filling in these lakes, it is better to make use of them, just dig out the sludge from these lakes, connect them, and export the water! It takes a lot less effort. ”

Zheng Sheng nodded, very good idea.

"However, we still have to build a main canal, a main canal that runs diagonally north from where we are now, to Songzhuang six or seven miles away."

He drew a line on the diagram. Zheng Sheng found that the line passed through as many of those lakes as possible. It's a big lake made up of a lot of small lakes!

Zheng Sheng was very satisfied, and he also thought that if these ponds and lakes did not need to be filled in, it would be possible for the villagers to raise fish and develop some side businesses.

After finding out the level of Ji Kai, Zheng Sheng took him and continued to walk around. Hopefully he can make better improvements.

At this time, Zheng Wen found him again, "Kewu, there is a man named Shi Tong who came to Xincun to find me. ”

"Copper, who is he? What are you here for? Zheng Sheng asked a little strangely.

"He claimed to be the house slave of Shi Chong, the assassin of Jingzhou, and he came to cooperate with us in business."