was working in full swing, Chen Hongjian led his family and brought several truckloads of grain and rice. When Meng Jiucheng opened his mouth to borrow grain www.biquge.info the Chen family originally wanted to use it as a thank you gift, but Meng Jiucheng refused, and Chen Hongjian had no choice but to agree.

Meng Jiucheng had already explained to Liang Datie in advance that the engineering team not only had strong laborers, but also brought more than a dozen strong women and household goods to cook. Liuqiao is the commander of the women's team, taking them to buy meat and vegetables, and use the food sent to cook in the house.

There are many people and great strength, and Liang Datie's gang work hard and hard. When it was time for lunch, the grass and garbage in the courtyard had been cleared, and the road had been cleaned.

We are also people with villas! Meng Jiucheng sat on the cleaned two-story pavilion, raised his eyes and looked around, and couldn't help but sigh.

"I think I'll be able to finish the heavy work in one day." Chen Hong gradually picked up the wine glass and put it down, looked at the surrounding walls and railings, the paint was already mottled, "Brother Meng doesn't want to be extravagant, so I will find some carpenters and lacquerers to repair the paint, and it will be a new look." ”

"Thank you Brother Chen for your kindness." Meng Jiucheng raised his glass and saluted, and said with a smile: "The junior brother has already made an appointment with manpower, the salary is not much, and the craftsmanship is reasonable." ”

"Northland outcasts?" Chen Hong gradually thought about it for a while, then guessed it, took a sip of wine with a smile, and said: "The wage is indeed low, and I have hired people to build a granary for my brother's family!" ”

When Meng Jiucheng resettled the displaced people, he deliberately designed a form to register and count them, so that they could arrange jobs according to their strengths and guide them to employment. On the surface, this is to make the work of the county government smoother, but he also has some selfish motives.

The fragrance workshop has to build a factory for production, and it is necessary to hire manpower. Meng Jiucheng recorded what he needed and prepared to recruit him when the time came. For example, there are skilled workers such as blacksmiths, potters, and carpenters.

And these northland refugees, eager to settle down and make a living, naturally do not demand high treatment. Just like Liang Datie's gang, they are not afraid of hard work, but they are worried that they have no work to do. Therefore, not only did the government take advantage of the low wages to build cities and warehouses, but many wealthy people in the county were also hiring workers to build large-scale construction.

"The younger brother doesn't have much money left in his hand, so he has to make careful calculations, and it's simple because it's ugly." Meng Jiucheng smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "It's all thanks to the help of everyone to have today's atmosphere." Well, when the fragrance workshop starts production, you will have plenty of money. ”

Chen Hong gradually sighed and said: "It's all my fault for my father and brother, who lost my trust and had no shame to be close to Brother Meng, but I missed the good thing of partnering in shares." ”

Did you miss out on the good things that you could get along with Tang Xixi? Meng Jiucheng sneered, and had to comfort a few words.

"That's right." Meng Jiucheng suddenly remembered something and asked, "Your Chen family deals in grain, and the transportation is through the canal, right?" ”

"yes!" Chen Hong nodded gradually.

"If you take the sea route, is it faster and more convenient to transport it from the Huai River?" Meng Jiucheng was not sure, and was still asking.

Chen Hong blinked gradually, shook his head and said, "Shipping is risky, and it is not as safe as the canal." Well, I don't know, I'll answer when I get home and ask. ”

Although the canal is good, it is in the hands of the imperial court; Sea freight can be risky, but it's basically something you can manage.

Meng Jiucheng thought long-term out of concern for history. Although I don't know how far I can go according to my ideals, I am usually accumulating and improving little by little, and I will not stop at the current small wealth.

"Hehe, the fellow sees the fellow, Brother Wang and Lao Liang have a good conversation." Meng Jiucheng temporarily put aside what he wanted to inquire about and understand, and felt that it was not good to snub Wang Zhongfeng and Liang Datie, who were at the same table, so he said with a smile: "I don't want Lao Liang to go through the battle formation, he is really a hero." ”

"Where do you dare to call a hero?" Liang Datie shook his head and waved his hand, a look of pain flashed on his face, and he sighed: "The war in the north, all I saw was the tragic image of a broken family and a dead person. Even if you go into battle to fight, it's just to survive. Since the southern crossing, all kinds of experiences have also been unspeakably miserable. As he spoke, he took his glass, drank it down, and let out a long sullen breath.

The northerners suffered, and after Jingkang fell into the hands of the Jin people, they rose up to fight this time, but they could not get the support of the Song court. The Southern Song Dynasty court has forgotten that the fathers and elders of the Central Plains should also be the people of the Great Song Dynasty, and it was the incompetence of the Zhao family that caused them to lose their land and trap the people, but they only lived a peaceful corner and sang and danced to a peaceful life, and they had long forgotten the recovery of the Central Plains to the clouds.

Moreover, the Southern Song Dynasty court classified the people who returned to the Song Dynasty as northerners, discriminating against them, which not only chilled the hearts of the people, but also made it difficult for many great talents to show their ambitions.

Xin Qiji is an example, born in Shandong, rebelled against Jin when he was a teenager, but after returning to the Song Dynasty in the south, he was repeatedly excluded and suppressed because he was a "reformed person". His words also mostly poured out the grief and indignation of the ambition to recover the Central Plains, and the indignation and sadness of having no way to serve the country.

Although Liang Datie did not say it explicitly, he also revealed some dissatisfaction with the Song court. Meng Jiucheng heard it clearly, pondered slightly, and then asked tentatively: "If there is another Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, are you willing to fight with the army and return to your hometown?" ”

Liang Datie and Wang Zhongfeng glanced at each other, and shook their heads with a wry smile. Wang Zhongfeng sneered and said, "The order changes every day, who still believes him?" ”

That's true! The Southern Song Dynasty did not have an unswerving grand strategy, and because of the fear of gold like a tiger, it lost its ambition to go north to the Central Plains.

The attitude towards the northerners alone changed from time to time with the changes in the situation of the Song and Jin dynasties. When the situation with the Jin State eased, it forbade the northerners to cross to the south, and even blocked the Huai River for a period of time; The situation with Jin was tense, and the policy was relaxed, wanting to use the northerners who crossed to the south to resist the Jin soldiers.

With his current identity and ability, Meng Jiucheng is not good at talking too much and blowing too much. He also took the opportunity to say a few words about the mistakes of the imperial court, and by venting his dissatisfaction and having a common language, Wang Zhongfeng and Liang Datie felt closer.

When he was eating and drinking, he saw Guo Chen coming in a hurry, shouted downstairs, and went straight upstairs. Everyone got up busily, finished the salute with Guo Chen, and sat down again.

"Brother Guo, wipe your sweat." Meng Jiucheng laughed and teased: "This impatient look, are you afraid that you will eat all the wine and food, and you will be hungry?" ”

Guo Chen pressed the towel, wiped it indiscriminately, opened his shirt and fanned the wind, and said with a wry smile: "A certain family is running around, busy and sweating, but not for this to eat and drink. It's just that it took a lot of effort to talk about it, but it didn't go well. ”

"What's the matter, so anxious?" Chen Hong gradually said casually: "If you want to talk about eloquence and wit, if you can't do it, come to Brother Meng!" ”

Guo Chen smiled, a little embarrassed, just drinking and eating, but didn't talk about it immediately.

Guo Chen didn't say, Meng Jiucheng didn't ask, and continued to drink and chat. He knew that according to Guo Chen's temperament, he would be truthfully recruited in a while.