The dividends from the top of the bucket bell were not confiscated, and the next day a group of people came to the village, and they knelt down by the mine to survive. These hundred or so people were the furnace workers and blacksmiths of other mines in the upper part of the clock, and one of the old men was a celebrity, the big hearth Mead.

These people were originally like the Fengtian Village mine, they were pressed by Zhong Shangwei and were in debt, Zhong Shangwei ran away, and this debt could not be escaped, and it was all transferred to the merchant who collected pig iron. And before being destroyed by Yang Chun and killing people, he was even more involved and had no way to live, and only then did he come to find Li Xi, but all the roads were impassable, so he had to do it as a last resort.

"Don't they still have mountain farms to continue smelting iron?"

Li Xianzheng was irritable, although Carpenter He made him a crutch, but he didn't have suitable shoes, and he couldn't go out, so the two major events in the original plan were delayed.

"The other mines have been sealed by the county magistrate, we can still keep it, but it's just for your sake."

What Guan Fengsheng said is not a new thing, the imperial court sent a Qin messenger to investigate the case of Guangdong Prefecture and County, and the local black mines naturally have to be reined in. Duan Hongshi had already told Li Shi that the reason why he was in a hurry to explore the gold mine was also to reassure Guan Tian and others, who were worried about having no way to live. It's just that Li Shi thought that it would take a while, but he didn't expect to start sealing the mine now.

More than 100 skilled furnace workers and blacksmiths, this is a fortune, of course Li Shi wants to accept it, but the problem is in this way of collecting. After all, these people are still outsiders, and they can't participate in the gold mine, and they are just gracious, these people may not be able to keep them when they are relieved, so they have to find a suitable win-win way to stick to them first.

"Aren't we going to go to the wasteland to build a house first? Let them live in the vacated house, and tell them that there is a business waiting for them to do, and our village will give them the amount of money during this time, and the labor will be paid when the time comes. ”

Guan Fengsheng was at a loss: "What business?" ”

Li Xian shook his head, he is a man, he will bury his head in thinking about steel in the future, he really can't worry about the general direction.

"We've got gold, can't we use it? But if you want to use it, you will show your wealth, the thieves can still deal with it, there is no business to cover up, let alone recruit bandits, the government can pounce on it. ”

What Li Xi said was what Wu Yaluo was upside down, but he had only asked Wu Yaluo to study refractory bricks, and he didn't say what he was going to do at this time.

Guan Fengsheng sighed, stayed for a long time, and let out a long sigh, this is really understood.

The business called cover-up is actually the focus of Li Xian's career in the next stage, but at this time there is no urgency, he must solve two big problems, and these two problems are aimed at a situation, a very dangerous situation.

Self-preservation, not only at the level of force, but also at the political level, now that he has eaten a lot of Zhong Shang's net worth with his bones and flesh, the gains have far exceeded his identity, and these gains have not really turned into his strength.

At the level of force, although the government was very tight in pursuit of the wind, which made Yang Chun flee into the mountains, he had to guard against it. What's more, after that, you have to tie up the villagers with a life and death contract, and you can't do it without force. Looking further, this is also cultivating the seeds of rebellion. Duan Hongshi said clearly, the army of people and finance, this army is the top priority.

At the political level, he is just a grass farmer who has not even entered the county school, and once his career grows, he will always attract the attention of all forces. Li Zhushou is just a small county, and there is no way to cover him from the wind and rain, and there is always a time for promotion and transfer. As for Xiao Sheng, he has the identity of President Qian, but the military and government are separated by a mountain, and he can help suppress bandits, but he can't cope with officialdom. As for Bai Daolong...... Judging by his means of squeezing the bell on the top, you can't have any illusions about this guy.

So Li Xian pondered, now that he has money in his hand, should he discuss with Duan Hongshi, and use his relationship to donate a prisoner first, and get the minimum layer of protective buff.

It's a pity that I can't do anything with this foot injury.

"Boots! In this backward and ignorant era, you can't even make a pair of well-fitting leather boots! ”

Li slammed the edge of the bed angrily, and when he went up the mountain, if he wore big-headed military boots on his feet, he would definitely not be able to suffer this crime. In this era, the shoes on people's feet are not very suitable for cross-country climbing. Straw sandals fit well, but they are not protected.

"Fourth brother, what can't be made?"

Guan Xuan, who was cleaning up the clutter in the house, heard the complaint and hurried over to comfort him.

"Forget it, you don't understand ...... either"

Li Xian's mind is confused, he doesn't want to explain more, there is no rubber and no thin steel plate, and the kind of military boots he wants can't be made at the moment.

"I don't understand, I think it's strange, what else can't the fourth brother make?"

Guan Xuan blinked his eyes wide, and his simple words were like irons, burning Li Shi's heart comfortably and straight.

"The fourth brother is not a fairy, not everything......"

was about to admit that he was not omnipotent, but his heart trembled, and he almost slapped himself on the head.

Do they have to be exactly the same? As long as the needs are met, I am really tied to formalism.

Smack!

Li Xian kissed Guan Xuan's tender cheeks: "Well said! Fourth brother, I can make everything! ”

Guan Xuan smiled happily, casually covering the place where he was stolen, and suddenly felt a little different from the usual warmth in his heart......

Three days later, Li Shi limped in front of Duan Hongshi, and the boots on his feet immediately attracted the attention of Lao Xiucai.

"Although the old man said that he would see the power with the instrument, he didn't let you sink in the instrument, do you want to be a shoemaker?"

Listening to the clicking footsteps of Li Xian on the floor, Lao Xiucai frowned and reprimanded.

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, without a good pair of shoes, how can a disciple stand firm and go far?"

The comfort on his feet made Li Xi also have a good mood to fight with Lao Xiucai.

Thick leather surface, heavy leather, iron wood sole, heel and the front of the sole of the foot are nailed with a small iron palm, the toe and heel are protected by a hard-headed old spring bamboo, and the upper is as high as a small half-riding boot, which looks really eye-catching. And the sole that is still hanging in the middle is even more peculiar, which is completely the shape of military boots in later generations, so that Lao Xiucai looks like women's shoes. It's no wonder he frowned, in this era, men's shoes are mostly a whole flat sole.

The foot feel of these boots is much more comfortable than those straw sandals and cloth shoes, Li Xi was a reporter in his previous life, and his favorite thing was heavy military boots, and the tourist shoes were light or light, but in car accidents, fires, countryside and other messy environments, or military boots could protect his feet.

Encouraged by Guan Xuan before, he drew a pattern overnight, originally thinking that he would get Xiniudu or even the county town to find a shoemaker, but it turned out that the widow Wang in the village had a relationship. The pigs she raised, the pig skin was collected by the leather craftsman, and the leather craftsman surnamed Yang was also a shoemaker, and he also made leather shoes, and he was in Liu Village. In addition to riding boots, there were also leather shoes worn by civilians in this era, such as "rawhide clogs", spikes similar to footballs, which were specially worn by wealthy people on rainy days or outdoor activities. It's just that these leather shoes are all dead soles, and they can't be used for the drudgery of labor and traversing mountains.

To be able to run and jump flexibly, not to mention, but also to be able to withstand the toss, Yang shoemaker scratched his head very much about Li Shi's requirements, and complained about his peculiar shoe design, especially the design of the shoelaces, which was useless in the eyes of Yang shoemaker. But the "wealthy" Li Xian didn't bother to explain to him, this is the key to ensuring that the feet and shoes are integrated, and he threw out the budget ceiling of five taels of silver, which suddenly made Yang shoemaker's eyes light up, and he didn't say much.

Without rubber, it can still only be made of wood and iron, but since the budget is sufficient, it will be used according to good materials. The wood is made of good ironwood, and the iron is let Guan Fengsheng make them nails, plus hard cowhide for the upper of the boots and the upper of the boots, several layers of thick leather and a very flexible hard-headed old spring bamboo connect the soles of the feet and the heel of the two fixed soles, and finally make Li Xian barely satisfied with the leather boots. This pair of leather boots cost two taels and six dollars of silver, which is simply a sky-high price for Yang shoemaker.

Li Xi harvested new boots, Yang shoemaker also received new orders, Li Xi asked him to continue to ponder, if the price of these boots can be reduced to five dollars of silver, the quality of the same thing, he will order in large quantities.

"Well, these shoes look like they are for mountain roads, but it's a pity that the teacher is about to leave, otherwise I want you to make two pairs for the teacher."

Duan Hongshi is not a person with rigid thoughts, and soon discovered the benefits of this boot, and said with regret.

"Teacher leaving?"

Li Xian was surprised, didn't he say that he was going to move to him before?

"Go back to Hunan to sweep the tomb, see the old people, take care of the chores, so that I can follow you with peace of mind, and I will come back in two months at most."

Hearing Duan Hongshi's words, Li Xian was slightly moved, this old man was going to explain everything to him in the future, so he went back to his hometown in Hunan to take care of family affairs.

"I'm ready, I'm waiting for you to come, it's early, just in time, you can send me directly."

Duan Hongshi didn't say much, picked up Li Shi and left.

"You don't have to worry about your identity, I can help you solve it when the teacher comes back."

There was already a small boat moored on the dock, and he was about to get on the boat, Duan Hongshi suddenly said this, Li Xian's heart was relaxed for a while, he picked up such a cheap master, his luck was really strong enough. Thinking that the teacher was traveling, he should have something to say as a student, so he hurriedly groped up, but found that there were only two gold bars offered by Liu Xingchun on his body, and Li Xian handed them over.

"The disciple's career hasn't started yet, and now I can only help the teacher subsidize some transportation and horse expenses, so don't shirk the teacher."

Duan Hongshi snorted, and he was not polite, and went straight to the gold bar, narrowing his eyes.

"Before, you said gold, but now you have gold in your hand, and I will be a teacher for you...... There's a lot to look forward to. ”

The boat had already left the dock, and looking out of the crack in the window, Li Shi was still standing on the dock, looking reluctant, Duan Hongshi opened his mouth regretfully.

"Yuyou, you really don't like him? My disciple is hard to find even with a lantern. ”

On the other side of the cabin, the woman in white was lazily leaning against the window, looking intently at a book, and the sun shone on the scroll, reflecting half of her elegant and beautiful snow-white cheeks. Hearing Duan Hongshi's words, her long and thick eyelashes blinked, but her pupils didn't move the scroll for half a minute.

"Uncle, people with three ears and two mouths are also wearing lanterns, and it's hard to find them......"

Her voice was soft, her ups and downs were as pleasant as music, but her casual tone didn't take Duan Hongshi's words seriously.

"People aren't so unbearable, are they?"

Duan Hongshi smiled and defended Li Shi.

"It's unbearable! The last time we met, I said thank you to me instead of being tired, and I didn't know how to be polite; Treat me as nothing, and know no color; I played several notes wrong, but he didn't hear it, and he couldn't make sense; Not to mention the poems, the heart is suddenly deep, suddenly frizzy, and it has not yet been settled. This person may be excellent at seeing things and doing things, but other than that, he has no strengths! ”

Her tone was aggravated, like fake anger, and like worry.

"What's even more annoying is that he, like you, uncle, is that kind of ...... Anachronisms! ”

Duan Hongshi still smiled.

"This kid does have too many problems, but there is one case, but it is better than ten million, he ......"

Lao Xiucai's tone was deep.

"I don't see the emperor in my heart, there is no trace at all, and I can't find such a person among tens of millions of people."

The woman named Yuyou was a little surprised.

"Then uncle, you still taught him imperial techniques?"

Lao Xiucai shook his head.

"If the heart does not see the emperor, it can accommodate the vastness of the world and the heart of the emperor, and only such a person can learn my knowledge."

The rain sighed lazily.

"What's the point of the emperor coming to the emperor?"

Lao Xiucai smiled.

"Then why do you also want to ask for the knowledge of Uncle Xue? Do you want to think about the art of the master? ”

Yu You snorted lightly: "The art of the imperial husband is a woman's surname, do you still need to learn it from a man, uncle?" I want to learn from my uncle, but it's just ...... It's just boring. ”

The girl in white flipped through the book, and the cover of the book was the word "Sima Fa".