Now that Lin Sen has decided to start building the tulou, it is not just a slogan, when the Ping An was dispatched, the address had indeed been selected and ground breaking began.

Of course, this time, because it was completely for Lin Sen's personal work, he naturally couldn't use the 1,000 soldiers under him anymore, even if he used a secret decree to talk about things, those stubborn military commanders were afraid that it would not be easy to buy it.

What's more, Lin Sen doesn't want to be honest, the more everyone's eyes are focused on here, of course, the more careful he must be, and he can't make mistakes.

In addition, it is also considering that the soldiers of that gang are also responsible now, because of the existence of the Ping'an, but also because of the spices from the Ping'an, so that more and more people will pay attention to the originally inconspicuous shipyard, Lin Sen must send enough forces to ensure the safety of the side.

Therefore, most of the people used in the construction of the tulou this time were temporarily hired locals, and anyway, things like ramming stones and soil were not too high-tech.

Moreover, there are also his students who are in charge to mobilize these craftsmen, so there is no need to worry about efficiency and technical problems.

These students knew very well what Lin Sen's round tulou should look like, and they didn't need to build the really important parts.

For example, the defense measures inside, as well as tunnels that are related to internal security, will never be handed over to these craftsmen who have a lot to do with the tenants.

Lin Sen believes that if those land-sitting households, probably some of them are their leaders, and when they ask about this tulou, these craftsmen will definitely be extremely attentive and fully explained.

They may not even have to wait for others to ask, whether they regard it as bragging capital or ordinary talking point, they can almost explain everything they know clearly.

The only factor that affects the efficiency of this construction is that these locals are relatively lazy and do not work hard enough.

Although they are not sneaky and tricky, because they all know what the role of the master Lin Sen is, the soldiers who come here from time to time to help maintain order are also constantly reminding them of this.

It's just that their laziness can be regarded as deep in the bone marrow in a certain way, and compared to the efficiency of those professional craftsmen in the north, the low is really not half a chip.

The main reason is that the grain and fruits in the south are too easy to see, and they can come out and scatter some seeds and plant them by themselves, even if they are diligent people.

At least compared to those guys who lie around waiting for the ripe fruit to fall and pick up a random one to fill their stomachs, they are definitely diligent.

Lin Sen has moved the idea of directly using slaves to work for this reason, and buying a team of slaves as laborers is not a big expense for him now, at least there is still a gap compared to the profits that can be made by the caravan on this trip.

However, hiring local labor, on the one hand, can be said to be a way to ease relations with the locals, which is a way to better integrate into the local area, and on the other hand, it can also reduce some losses, after all, the cost of hiring labor is still much less.

It will not make too many people curious, or even jealous, about this tulou, because the use of slaves as labor is often for absolute secrecy.

It's also used to build a building that is like a fortress, and it's hard not to make those who sit on the ground have more speculation.

At the same time, those nobles who have won the letter are naturally not idle, those who can buy old ships buy old ships, and those who can order new ships are doing their best to form their respective fleets as soon as possible, so as to follow Lin Sen and them to make a fortune as soon as possible.

Compared with Lin Sen, the background of these nobles is still much deeper, so the actual preparation time is probably much shorter than Lin Sen thought.

However, this is not bad news for Lin Sen, anyway, it will not affect the Lin family to make money from spices.

And with huge profits beckoning, these sailors promised by the noble family have gathered towards Panyu one after another.

After the Jixiang and Ruyi are built, the crew is afraid that they have completed joint training and can go to sea directly.

After all, they are crews from different families, and they definitely need a run-in and familiarization process with each other, and a clear division of labor can be achieved, so that they will not be in a hurry after arriving on the ship.

The Ping'an has also arrived in Yangzhou City smoothly according to Lin Sen's plan, completed a process of buying and selling, and then began to return with a full harvest, of course, it will stop at those places that Lin Sen specially requested.

Although I don't know why Lin Sen had to have these stones, instead of the Taihu Lake stones, which were the favorite for the magnates to build their gardens, this did not affect their meticulous execution of Lin Sen's orders.

has already followed Lin Sen to witness the miracle of Spice Island, and easily killed all the belongings of the unlucky big food merchant, and it is not only a simple recognition of Lin Sen, it should not be an exaggeration to say that it is worship.

What's more, the Ping An is indeed Lin Sen's personal ship in name, although it is a bit powerful and excessive compared to the entire era, but this can't change its ownership, even if Lin Sen lets them have nothing to do to drive the Ping An out of the empty warehouse, they have to obey the order.

The situation in Chang'an City seems to be still calm on the surface, and those big families are like they don't know that the Lin family already has the spice trade, which is a chicken that lays golden eggs, but in places like Yangzhou, there are some interferences with the actions of the nobles to form a fleet.

But I'm afraid it's not so simple to act in private, and I don't know how many rounds there are in the confrontation between each other, in the final analysis, it's not all for their own interests, even if it is to seek political status, it is also a conflict of interests.

Fortunately, with Li Shimin's previous suppressions, the actions of the family have been restrained a lot, and they are not as arrogant as they were at the beginning, let alone such a practice that can be called an open fire.

Especially on the issue of dealing with Lin Sen, it is the most obvious, after the failure of the plan to bury Lin Sen in Lingnan with Feng An, there is basically no action, that is, to squeeze the Lin family's business in Chang'an City.

Especially Cheng Huaiyu's Lancôme, there is more and more competition.

Compared with the faces of Cheng Huaiyu and Lin Sen, the social circle of those big families must be much wider, and the influence is even more incomparable.

If it weren't for the fact that Lancôme has been innovating, even when Lin Sen was away, he also developed a new series of cotton products, which once again led the trend, I am afraid that they would really be able to compare.

As for what Lin Sen is most worried about, the safety of their mother and son is the most guaranteed.

In Lin Sen's absence, touching his family is a real taboo, and it can be said to be an unspoken rule recognized by the entire elite class.

If someone does this, then there will be a common boycott from everyone, and the reputation will be even more notorious.

Of course, if the big family bullies some small powerful people who are not famous, and they do it cleanly enough, and no one gives them an eye, it is another situation.

However, this one obviously does not need Lin Sen, not only Li Shimin is paying attention to their family, but Cheng Biting Jin is even more so.

It's just that there was still a situation on the Lin family's tulou.