Most of the villagers who work at sunrise and rest at sunset have already fallen asleep or are preparing to rest.

At night, candles and torches are lit in the council hall, illuminating the carefully paved brick walls. The venue was very quiet, and everyone was waiting for Li Mengkong to speak.

Li Mengkong put down his crutches, walked to the middle of the north, and first apologized, "Each has its own busy work during the day, and I, Lao Suo and Zhang Wanli, have no choice but to invite everyone here at night." I'm sorry to interrupt you to rest. ”

Who dares to accept Old Master Li's apology with a grin? The fork of the hand, the fist of the fist, the fist, the forehead, the people in the hall were busy and polite.

Li Mengkong smiled and waved his hand, "Everyone is very busy, so the old man will be direct and briefly talk about the intention of inviting everyone to come over for discussion." ”

"A few months ago, my Mingyuezhuang was embarrassed by the Huang Cheng family, and I suffered a lot of losses. However, after the beginning of spring, most of the workshops of the people in the village were rebuilt, and the caravans and mines were not damaged at all. ”

"Over there in Bianjing, the operation of our owner has achieved great results. Everyone here has made a lot of money from it, and in less than three months, some people have almost doubled their net worth. Don't be humble, the dark accounts in our public are not hidden from the outside, and you can know how much money someone has made from the results handed in. ”

Of course, Mingyuezhuang has to pay taxes to the government, but it is all clear accounts, and it is only limited to the workshops on the side of the Han River and the business restaurant of Mingyueji. As for the mines, workshops and caravans hidden in the Qinling Mountains, only the commission was handed over to the public high school.

In the past two months, many people in the village have made a lot of money by smuggling through the secret business routes set up by the public high school. On the bright side, the part that needs to pay taxes to the Great Zhou government has limited growth.

Mingyuezhuang's collective smuggling is also a last resort. Although the Great Zhou Dynasty was prosperous in industry and commerce, merchants and workshop owners had a ceiling after all, and once they crossed the line, there were all kinds of troubles and even dangers.

There are a few fastest-growing heads of households, scratching their heads and laughing.

"We can't just focus on making money and living a good life, we also have to think about how a good life came about." Li Mengkong slowed down his tone, and every word was clear, "That's the owner of the village with people, planning day and night in Bianjing, and finding a way for everyone." ”

"When you are making money, when you watch the workshop continue to produce goods, you should think more about how you made your fortune. How much depends on the owner and the public, and how much is his own ability. ”

"Over in Jiangnan, the place where the owner can help everyone is relatively limited for the time being. The first batch of former villagers ran into walls everywhere, so you don't want to go down to Jiangnan to fight, you just want to live a peaceful life at home. ”

The middle and upper class families of Mingyuezhuang now have a lot of convenient conditions.

The Bianjing Trade Road, which cooperated with the martial artists, and the Qinling Trade Road leading to Guanzhong and Hedong, were all smuggling channels in the shadows.

On the bright side, the industrial and commercial groups of Mingyuezhuang, who had reached a settlement with the local gentry, finally enjoyed the convenience of Mingyueji. Through the merchants, the middle and upper class families of Mingyuezhuang are stretching their tentacles to Sichuan Road and Jinghu Road.

The business road and the market are temporarily sufficient, and many people in the village have lost the strength to fight farther away.

Li Mengkong slapped the table twice, "You can live a good life, have a family business, and have the confidence to go out, and you owe a lot to the owner." Now that the owner is in Jiangnan, he needs your cooperation, and you only care about your own calculations, what is the reason? ”

"That's how the villagers of Mingyue Village act?"

"And when has the owner ever made everyone suffer? Zhuang Ding has a pension for the dead, and Zhuang Min has help for breaking his family...... Our owner is the kind of person who will not let the villagers who have their hearts to him suffer, and he is a true gentleman who repays Qiong Yao with a peach. ”

The head of the middle-class family bowed his head and remained silent, and the head of the upper-class family felt even more ashamed.

Liu Xiaoci, who participated in the first overall workshop group of Mingyuezhuang, stood up and said excitedly: "The owner must have a plan in Jiangnan, and he will not let everyone suffer." ”

Zhen Laoshi also stood up, "Since the owner of the village asked everyone to go to Jiangnan, he must know it in his heart." My old man rented a boat in two days, and asked his children and grandchildren and the housekeeper to go to the owner. The old man said something ugly, you must have a conscience to be a man. ”

More people stood up......

It may be that God doesn't want Li Mengkong to easily complete the task of agitating Zhuang Min. Just when the heads of the houses in the hall were excited, a noise came from outside.

Cheng Jianghai, the private leader, actually broke into the council hall in person, something terrible must have happened, and the heads of the households whispered.

Zhang Wanli's face was full of consternation, he took a note from the hand of Cheng Jianghai, who was sweating profusely, and looked down with Li Mengkong, his hand shook uncontrollably.

"What now? Hide it or ......" Zhang Wanli knew very well what the epidemic in densely populated places meant, so he could only pull Li Mengkong to discuss it together.

"It's a disaster." Li Mengkong sighed, his tone full of sympathy.

Li Mengkong glanced at the heads of households who were talking and curious, then turned his head to look at Cheng Jianghai and asked, "Is the news true?" ”

"It's Zhang Du who commanded the gold signature to be copied urgently, it should be no problem." Cheng Jianghai replied.

At this moment, Zhao Bo, another private leader in Xunyang Mansion, was also introduced into the council hall.

Zhang Wanli and Li Mengkong hurriedly opened the secret letter of the owner, and after reading it, their expressions were cloudy.

Li Mengkong walked back to his original position with a complicated expression, looked at the puzzled heads of households, and said:

"The owner of the village wrote that there was an epidemic in many places in the south of the Yangtze River, and there was a possibility of an outbreak of plague."

There was an uproar.

Zhuang Ding and the medical staff of the medical and health department set off as usual and stopped to rest when they arrived in Anqing. As for going to Gangnam for business......"

The heads of the households looked at Li Mengkong nervously, some were dripping cold sweats, and some were swallowing saliva.

"The owner of the village will not force it, it is all voluntary."

Many householders breathed a sigh of relief.

An hour later, only a handful of heads of households remained in the Great House, and nearly half of them were heads of middle-class households.

Li Mengkong stroked his beard and reminded again: "The owner of the village admitted frankly in the letter that it is not completely guaranteed that the villagers who go to Jiangnan will not get sick, so let the villagers think about it. Heads of households, have you really thought about it? ”

After being silent for a long time, a poor owner of the workshop said weakly: "People die and birds rise to the sky, and they will not die for thousands of years." The owner of the village is in danger, and I can give up my life. Either make a fortune, or leave your life in Jiangnan. ”

Tang Guohao, as the leader among the Zhuang people, hugged his fists and said: "I think so, since we all know that Jiangnan is dangerous, there must be few people who go." Thousands of miles of business, mining and quarrying, and running workshops, which one lacks risks? But the owner of the village, do you really want to stay in Jiangnan? Can Mr. Li and Mr. Zhang persuade the owner of the village more and let the owner retreat a few hundred miles. ”

The other heads of households also reacted and asked for the owner to withdraw from Jiangnan.

Mingyuezhuang is still inseparable from its creator, in case something happens to Li Xiang, Zhuang Min will scatter in all directions.

"The owner of the village can't do without Jiangnan." Li Mengkong sighed, "Liu Tongzhi is still in Jiangnan, how could the owner leave his father-in-law?" What's more, the owner of the village has already asked for help under Han's account, so he can't leave. ”

After confirming that the head of the household present was determined to go to Jiangnan, Li Mengkong informed Li Xiang of the first step in opening the Jiangnan market according to Li Xiang's instructions in the letter. Many heads of households listened to the little stars in their eyes, and they admired the ability of the owner.

Then there is Li Xiang's personal assurance. He assured that the villagers who went to Jiangnan would not have to worry about losing money if they were sick, and someone would help them eat the goods, provided that the goods were on the list proposed by Li Xiang.

Finally, there are the latest health regulations proposed by Li Xiang, covering all aspects of daily life......

Li Xiang's ability is limited, so he can only choose the villagers who are most interested in him in a way that the villagers voluntarily choose, and give convenience and help. There are good opportunities, there are good things, and of course to the villagers who risk their lives to support themselves.

Many heads of households, especially those of middle-class households, only wake up from their dizziness after returning home. They carefully recalled the owner's plan to make a fortune, the guarantee of making sure that he would not lose money, and the detailed and strict epidemic prevention regulations...... So they quickly realized that the owner was picking people and looking for collaborators.

"Sure enough, it is only right to follow the owner. Thinking about it carefully, every time the people who follow the owner closely have really a big return, fortunately, Lao Tzu did not flinch. Several heads of household thought so, but they still couldn't shake off the fear of the epidemic.

In the next few days, there was a hurried scene in Mingyue Village.

Decide to go to the Jiangnan family, while looking for a ship, while searching for the goods on the list, bad wine, rain cloth, linen, medicinal herbs, lime...... These things are not too much, as many as there are.

At the same time, in order to avoid being targeted by Bianjing, Zhang Wanli, Zhao Bo and others made a big announcement in Mingyueji, encouraging the merchants of Mingyueji to go to Jiangnan to make a fortune.

Perhaps Li Xiang's deeds are very deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and there are really some small merchants, traveling merchants and low-level businessmen who are moved, and they are also preparing goods in a similar way, ready to go out and fight.

The coolies with the largest number of Mingyue Collection, with the acquiescence of Wang San, Qingtou and Toutou, signed up to join large and small fleets as sailors, guards or porters.

When Yu Yunwen swore an oath in Xiangyang, the official fleet was followed by hundreds of chaotic ships, all of which were people who wanted to get rich and go crazy.