Early the next morning, as soon as the sky was bright, Chen Xiang set off with a team of twenty people, before leaving, Wang Huan took his hand and told him repeatedly: "This is dangerous, everything is important for self-preservation, don't be greedy for merit, you must be careful, you and I are young, there is still a good time waiting for us, be cautious and cautious!" ”

Chen Xiang nodded seriously, and said loudly: "My lord, I was five years old in Yangzhou Chengguan Street, ten years old when I was a twister, all kinds of officials of the big and small yamen do not know how many times to deal with, to talk about the ability of the market, not that I brag, I am afraid that I can't find anyone in Wanshou City who is better than me, don't worry, don't say it's a person, even if an ant of Zeng Ying crawls out of Chongqing City, I will report it to you, adults don't need to worry." ”

After saying that, he said goodbye to Wang Huan, Ma Xintian and the others, turned around and got on the horse, and shouted at the twenty horsemen lined up behind him with great vigour: "Go, follow me to Chongqing Mansion to stir up!" ”

Twenty fine workers dressed in different costumes, all of them were characters who couldn't be found if they were thrown in the pile, and when they heard the voice, they agreed together, said goodbye to Wang Huan on the horse, and ran away without looking back behind Chen Xiang.

The horse team rushed into the valley and disappeared in an instant.

Wang Huan stood in place, stunned, without moving his steps for a long time, his eyes looked as if he was splitting a line of heaven with a giant axe between the huge mountains, as if the backs of Chen Ergou and the others were still there.

Ma Xintian knew that Wang Huan had a deep brotherly relationship, so he stepped forward lightly, coughed and said, "My lord......"

Wang Huan waved his hand, turned around, his face returned to an indifferent and peaceful appearance, his eyes were as quiet as autumn water, and he said to Ma Liu, who was standing not far away: "Lead the way, let's go up the mountain." ”

The mountain is about forty or fifty zhang high, not very tall, but it is steep, and the trail up the mountain can only be climbed by means of rock climbing.

Wang Huan took a look, and sure enough, there was a stone crack across the top of the mountain, as long as this stone crack was blown open, tens of thousands of catties of boulders could roll down the mountain into a line of sky, not to mention that there were people below, even a team of tanks could be smashed to pieces.

Wang Huan was overjoyed, and immediately decided to place gunpowder here, the more than 500 catties of gunpowder had been loaded in a horse-drawn cart, and he came with him, Ma Liu led more than ten guards, up and down, and it took almost two days to transport this half ton of black gunpowder to the top of the mountain.

Wang Huan took advantage of the time they were carrying, he had already surveyed and selected the location of the explosion, he was born in the mining industry, this is the industry, it is not difficult.

Then everyone built a shack to protect them from rain and moisture, and covered the powder keg with tarpaulin, after all, they didn't know when Zeng Ying's soldiers and horses would come, and they had to be prepared for a long time.

Wang Huan left Ma Xintian and ten people, with enough dry food to eat for ten days, guarding the gunpowder on the top of the mountain, Ma Xintian was calm, with him, it must be foolproof.

"This place is eighty miles away from Wanshou Valley, if the soldiers and horses of Chongqing Mansion are too fast to report to me, you can order the bombing of the mountain yourself, and you don't need to wait for my order." Before leaving, Wang Huan taught Ma Xintian face-to-face.

Ma Xintian kept a straight face as always, tilted his head slightly, and said one word: "Okay!" ”

The drum does not need a hammer, this word represents responsibility, and for Ma Xintian, one word is enough.

Wang Huan has no doubt about Ma Xintian's ability to do things, except for being a little stereotyped, this person has all the qualities of a qualified soldier, and he is loyal, once he recognizes the person, he will definitely not betray, which is very similar to Li Yan.

If he is in danger one day and his whereabouts are unknown, Ma Xintian will definitely be like Li Yan, desperately looking for people, alive and dead.

Thinking of Li Yan, Wang Huan's heart sank again, two months have passed, Li Tingyu's whereabouts are still unknown, and he also sent several teams of people out to search, but even Li Yan couldn't find it, I don't know where these two people are now.

With a long sigh, Wang Huan shook his head, led the remaining guards, got on his horse and left, and ran towards Wanshou Valley, where there was still a mess of things, and he needed to make decisions about a thousand tasks.

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When he returned to Wanshou Valley, it was already July 15, Wang Huan ignored his fatigue, and immediately led Xu Tiezhu and a group of scribes to devote themselves to the construction of the city and the cultivation of the fields.

Walking in the vertical and horizontal fields, acres of paddy fields have been formed, from the mountain side waterhole with a huge waterwheel to attract the mountain spring water, along the width of three feet three inches, one foot five inches deep stone canal, gurgling into each piece of land, fertile soil and high-quality spring water, the barren valley bottom into a rice country.

"My lord, I have obtained more than 15,000 acres of good paddy fields by diverting water to make fields, and according to the principle of five acres of land per household, I have distributed them to the 3,000 households who first entered the valley, and these 3,000 households are all homeless people who are willing to take root in my Wanshou City, their hometown is dilapidated, and they have no intention of going back, which is very reliable." Zhou Cheng, a scribe, tepidly flipped through a book with old corners, and carefully reported to Wang Huan: "Every ten households are jointly guaranteed, one is one first, one hundred households are guaranteed, and the head of the first security is responsible for maintaining order and neighborhood disputes. Lord Xu has signed a certificate of title deed with them, the land belongs to the head of the household, and the first year is exempt from taxes, but each household must pay a ding, and register with the villain. ”

"The remaining 10,000 or so households have no land to settle in, and are temporarily divided into silver miners and laborers, who sell their labor in exchange for daily food." Xu Tiezhu added.

The group walked on the ridge in the field, Wang Huan walked in front of the head, and while walking, listening to the report of the two, the mulberry trees planted on the ridge were very densely planted, so that he had to walk carefully, so as not to be trampled on the seedlings that had just been planted.

Zhou Cheng closed the book and said slowly: "My lord, there are hundreds of displaced people who pour in from outside the valley every day, if it goes on like this, I am afraid that our Wanshou Valley will not be able to support it for long, food is not a big problem, and tens of thousands of people can last until the spring of next year, and the difficulty is the resettlement of these people." ”

Xu Tiezhu nodded and agreed: "Yes, Brother Huan, the later people can't get the land, as soon as the construction of this city is completed, they will have nothing to do, the silver mine needs a maximum of three thousand people, and there is no need for more." ”

Wang Huan stopped and stopped in the middle of an empty dam, which was a flat land in the paddy field, reserved for drying grain after harvesting, and in the corner of the clearing, there was a huge stone mill, and a thatched shed built of a few logs to shelter from the wind and rain.

"Yes, Wanshou Valley is too small, the fields are limited, just by dividing the fields and buying land, there are not many people to resettle, once there is nothing to do, sit and eat empty, waste food, and there will be chaos if there is nothing to do, which is not in our interests." Wang Huan sat on the grinding plate casually, looking at the civil affairs officials under his command, the newly built stone mill exuded a smell of stone powder, which smelled very idyllic, which made him a little intoxicated, and his eyes flashed brightly: "But you don't have to worry, I have my own things for them to do." ”

Xu Tiezhu listened, his spirits perked up, Wang Huan's resourcefulness and empty-handed ability He admired it so much, watching the barren Wanshou Valley become such a vibrant city and fertile land, which is even more impossible for ordinary people.

So he asked curiously, "Brother Huan, do you have any good ideas?" Speak up and listen. ”

Ma Xintian was not there, no one cared about him calling Brother Huan, and Wang Huan didn't care, just smiled, and sold Guan Zi incomprehensibly: "Want to know?" Hehe, when I get back in a few days, you'll understand! ”