After staying in the Drunken Rain Chat Zen Gang for a day, Zheng Lin rushed to Lingjiang Village with more than 400 soldiers and horses from the battlefield, except for Zhuge Yan and Sima Tengfeng, everyone else stayed in the gang. On the way, Zheng Lin rode a horse and suddenly said to Zhuge Yan: "Military advisor, what do you think should be done if you want a small village to develop?" ”

Zhuge Yan stroked the feather fan and said: "It's not good to say now, I have to observe the terrain and surrounding environment of Lingjiang Village to be sure, but according to the lord, Lingjiang Village is surrounded by water on three sides and is connected to the Yangtze River, I think it should be a good place." ”

Zheng Lin nodded: "That's right, I already have a plan, but this plan will cost a lot of money, and I'll tell you when the time comes, you can help me consider whether it can be implemented." For the development of Lingjiang Village, in fact, Zheng Lin himself also has some ideas, but he is not sure whether it can be implemented, and whether it will lose money, he must consider these clearly, because they will definitely need a lot of gold and silver in the future, so they must find a way to make money by themselves.

Soon, the group rushed to Lingjiang Village, when Qin Ruoyun and the others came before, the building of Lingjiang Village was almost completed, this is also Zheng Lin's design, after all, he has a different wisdom from the ancients, and he will think more about this. As soon as Zhuge Yan entered Lingjiang Village, he looked at the surrounding environment and said, "This place looks easy to defend and difficult to attack, but if it is captured, there will be no way back." ”

"Really? Would you like to follow me to the back to take a look? With that, they walked directly through the village and came to the back of Lingjiang Village, where a warship was parked on the water behind the village. Zhuge Yan looked at the warship and said in surprise: "I didn't expect that the lord even has a warship, but not anyone can build such a warship, I don't know who the craftsman in charge is, and what is the quality of the warship?" ”

"The military advisor can rest assured, the craftsman who built the ship is the original naval army of Yangzhou City, not only able to build ships, but also has excellent water warfare skills, he has been recruited by me, so there is no need to worry about this at all. It's not fully completed yet, but it's our back road, what do you think? ”

Zhuge Yan nodded and said, "Sure enough, the lord is thoughtful, in this way, it will be much safer, even if he deals with the water bandits one day, with this person, we can also have a countermeasure." By the way, the lord said before that there was a plan, what kind of plan is it? ”

Zheng Lin pointed to the vast river and said: "Look, there are countless merchant ships passing by here every day, but there is no wharf within a radius of dozens of miles, and the nearest one is also in Chengdu Mansion, but it is too far away, and it is impossible for many surrounding villages to run to Chengdu Mansion." Merchant ships need to buy and sell goods, even barter, and the villages around us, and even ourselves, can also get something to buy and sell at that time. ”

"And in the whole Bailongkou, only our area is close to the Yangtze River Basin, as long as we come here with the wharf, there are not many merchant ships and merchants coming and going? And the most important thing is that after our territory is expanded, we can completely fence off the wharf, and when the time comes, merchants will set up stalls on our territory to buy and sell, which is a lot of income. If there are more people coming and going, then we will naturally grow, but now there is one main problem. ”

"By land! I know that the lord wants to say that in fact, it is difficult to walk from Bailongkou to Lingjiang Village, including a swamp, so if you want Lingjiang Village to develop, there must be a big road leading to the official road. The meaning of the lord... Could it be that you want to build a road from the official road to Lingjiang Village? But in this way, it will cost at least three thousand taels of silver, and plus the construction of the dock, seventy-seven, eighty-eight will add up, and I am afraid that if there are no five or six thousand taels, I will not be able to complete these, right? ”

Zheng Lin sighed: "Yes, although I can take out this money, I will also make my pocket empty in an instant, and I also plan to build a road to Drunken Rain Talk Zen!" If I can't make a profit after all the water and land are repaired, then I will really lose my wife and lose my troops, what should I do if you help me think about it? ”

Zhuge Yan shook his head and said, "This matter can't be so hasty, let's go back and discuss it with Senior Xiao, after all, we don't have too many silver taels in our hands, if we take out these five or six thousand taels, our daily food, accommodation and army raising will not be enough." Zhuge Yan actually agreed with Zheng Lin's plan, but he didn't dare to take the idea without permission, after all, Xiao Sha and the others were still there, and he couldn't completely let go of his hands and feet to manage the distribution.

After going back, Zheng Lin told Xiao Sha and others about this plan, Wu Yiqing and Hu Ta were really startled, and they were indeed a little reluctant to use so much money at once, but Xiao Sha looked at Zheng Lin and the two of them, and said: "If Lin Er and the military advisor are sure, you can let it go, if the money is not enough, our brothers can also think of a way, in this way, you plan it well, and when the time comes, we will contribute, and everything will be decided by the military advisor." ”

Xiao Sha knew that only if he said this, others would completely obey Zhuge Yan's deployment, otherwise it would be inevitable that these people under him would not give Zhuge Yan a face, especially his two brothers. And Zhuge Yan was relieved when he had Xiao Sha's words, now, he can completely let go of his hands and feet, in addition to Zheng Lin's plan, he also has his own ideas about the development of the territory, he used to be in Wanglongtai, he didn't have this opportunity, and now it's finally time for him to show his ambitions.

Sima Tengfeng on the side saw Zhuge Yan's state, smiled slightly, and retreated silently, Zheng Lin noticed Sima Tengfeng leaving, so he also quietly followed, when Zheng Lin walked out of Lingjiang Village, he saw Sima Tengfeng sitting by the river in a daze. Zheng Lin walked over, sat beside him, and said, "What's the matter, I'm feeling a little uncomfortable?" ”

"My lord? How can you come out, I'm fine, just sit here for a while and breathe. ”

Zheng Lin smiled: "I know, you are a little unhappy in your heart, in fact, you don't need to hide it in front of me, I can see it, and do you know why I handed over these things to Zhuge Yan instead of you?" Maybe once in Wanglongtai, you want to use force to hide your wisdom, but I'm not a fool, I know what you're thinking, but you should also know that in this regard, Zhuge Yan is indeed more suitable than you, because his mind is more delicate. ”

"I don't need you because I have other tasks to give you, and I don't know if you are willing to accept it."

Sima Tengfeng hurriedly asked, "What does the lord command?" ”

"You know, the soldiers and horses I brought back will definitely not be able to take care of it myself, so I plan to hand over all the soldiers and horses to you in the future, and you can call the shots in the military. Of course, if Zhuge Yan has other ideas at that time, I hope you can discuss it, of course, it is always you who makes the final decision, how about it? ”

Sima Tengfeng stood up, then knelt down and said: "Sima Tengfeng, obey the orders of the lord, and will never live up to the trust of the lord!" ”