From the mouth of the crocodile river in Lingzhou, go west along the coast, but dozens of miles away, pass through a goldenoki mushroom-shaped peak standing in the sea, you can see a waterway, after entering the waterway for a mile, suddenly open up, but it is a bay, the white sandy beach, the green dense forest, the blue water, the towering mountains, combined into a beautiful scenery, the scenery is picturesque four words are not enough to describe. This is a natural harbor, the location is very hidden, the mountains on both sides, like a pair of arms to protect this place, for it to block the wind and rain, the only drawback is that it is smaller, of course, compared to those large ports, here, there is no problem to park hundreds of large ships.

When Xiao Tianlei picked up a beautiful conch on the beach here, he immediately hastily decided on the name of this nameless place - Conch Bay. After that, it was taken for granted and the construction of the harbor began.

The harbor has been built, small in scale, and very simple, because only one ship is moored here, that is, the pirate ship that Xiao Tianlei lazily named the Conch again, and today, the Conch has returned here again after being away for more than a month.

In addition to the Conch, there were several other large and small ships, but they were the trophies of Xiao Tianlei's trip, and they were all pirates before.

Xiao Tianlei's strategy to capture the pirate ship was very simple, fishing, the Conch itself was an excellent bait, and it didn't have to do anything, it attracted the attention of many pirates along the way. The pirates thought they had caught a fat sheep, and after some pursuit, when they were about to rob the conch, they realized that the fat sheep they had caught was obviously a tiger in disguise. The course of the battle is not tabled, anyway, the pirate ships are here, as for their original masters, the dead and wounded are thrown into the sea to feed the fish, and the rest are taken prisoner.

A group of embarrassed and panicked people were driven off the ship, some of these captives were professional pirates, some were amateurs, and some were just boatmen who obeyed people's orders, but it was not the reason why Xiao Tianlei did not kill them all this time.

When he was at sea, he received a message from Xiao Tianfu through a private chat that in the process of exploring the dense forest along the Wild Boar Ridge waterway, he found a mineral deposit closer to the river. Mining is hard work, and it is also very dangerous, Xiao Tianlei will never mine by himself or his own brothers and relatives, just when some pirates surrendered, Xiao Tianlei immediately decided to let these people mine, not only mining, but also some other dangerous work, you can also let these people do.

"Let these people take a hot shower, change their clothes, and give them a full meal."

Xiao Tianlei shouted, the people who were originally in the conch port were busy, and the people in the conch port now have more than a hundred people, and there are many more people than when he set off, but it is still not enough to complete many construction projects planned by Xiao Tianlei, and the most urgent project at the moment is to expand the port so that all ships can dock.

After the captives had eaten, they were taken to work and work with the others to build the port.

Xiao Tianlei took a few people and walked to the side of Conch Bay, where a slender waterway was dug, and the seawater flowed through the channel to a hill. Climbing over the hill, you can see an open field, only small square-like pools of water, in which you can see some ice crystals, this is a salt drying field.

People have to eat salt, and one person can't eat much, but if there are many people, it's a huge amount. Now Xiao Tianlei is not short of money in his hands, but if he can save it, he will save it, and with his technology to produce and purify, the quality of salt is much better than that of what he bought, and he can't taste bitter. The test of purifying coarse salt, Xiao Tianlei was doing it when he was a child, and later continued to improve to extract most of the impurities.

The salt drying field looks simple, in fact, it also requires a lot of technology, not just dry the seawater there, the salt pond is built by Xiao Tianlei made a concrete-like mixture, which is far worse than the cement concrete in the previous life, but it can be used to repair the salt pond to prevent leakage.

The next day, Xiao Tianlei and his party returned to Wild Boar Ridge, and at the same time there were various supplies and goods, and it was difficult for large ships to pass through the narrow waterway, so they mainly used a large number of small boats. It is not an ordinary boat, these boats are equipped with pedal transmission devices, driving propellers, can quickly go back and forth in the river, transport goods, and the direction control is also flexible, but today's transmission device can only be used by two people, and the transmission device that can make more people force at the same time is still under development.

Halfway through, Xiao Tianlei went to see where the mineral deposit was, the dense forest was full of dangers, and the safer way to explore the dense forest was to follow the waterway, this time, the mineral deposits found were not far from the waterway. After learning from Xiao Tianfu that the mine had been discovered, he made some arrangements for further exploration and initial construction.

Now that he has a lot of money, Xiao Tianlei also has more ideas, but there are still many constraints. One of them is manpower, you can't always work with a group of people all day long, although my grandfather can redeem the Shanyue people, but to ensure that the people found are completely credible, you have to take your time, and buy too many people at once, which will inevitably cause some suspicion.

Xiao Tianlei has limited knowledge about mining, but he knows where there are professional talents, there are many mines in Lingzhou, there are many types, and they are often accompanied by strange gold. Therefore, there are many mines in Lingzhou, and the mining in the mines are all mining slaves, and the mining slaves have no freedom of life, and the sources are also complicated, such as criminals exiled by the imperial court, Shanyue people, abducted and trafficked, foreign races in the north, and so on.

Xiao Tianlei thought of looting a mine and robbing the miners, of course, this matter needs to be carefully planned.

Xiao Tianlei came to the role of the mine, just gave the mine a name - Tiger Ridge, and then used the flight ability of the Angel of Judgment to survey the surrounding terrain from the air, make some arrangements for safety measures, and some basic plans, since it was decided to loot some mining slaves here, then the construction of sheds and transportation of some daily necessities had to be put on the agenda.

It's almost the same when he returns to Wild Boar Ridge, a lot of things are waiting for Xiao Tianlei, from farmland fertilization to some mechanical research, all of which don't need him to ask, he is so busy that Xiao Tianlei is a little suspicious that he is asking for guilt, even if the status quo is maintained, if there is no accident, he can live comfortably. However, it was just a momentary thought, he knew very well that since he had to live a life again, he had to live a good life, since he had chosen to embark on this path, there was no reason to stop, and now it was no longer his own problem, although he was busy and tired, there was nothing to do, it was even more boring.

If you think about it from another angle, it's undoubtedly a lot more fun than all the games you've ever played. Whether it is everything in Conch Harbor or Wild Boar Ridge, almost all the buildings and facilities have Xiao Tianlei's participation, and they are built little by little according to his ideas, seeing the development day by day, there is also a sense of accomplishment in my heart, even if I am tired, it is worth it.

After three days of busy work, Xiao Tianlei was free and ready to go home to see, it has been a long time since he left home, so he will go back so as not to worry his parents.

When Xiao Tianlei returned home, Xiao Qinghe and his family were very happy, and immediately began to cook busily. Knowing that his son was doing business outside and how much money he earned, Jiang never asked, as long as his son came home safely. Xiao Qinghe is the same, but he also has a little opinion, now he doesn't have to worry about eating and drinking, and he lives in a new house, so he can live with peace of mind and don't have to run outside all day, but he still supports his two sons if they want to make a career.

During the meal, the Jiang family, as usual, talked about some parents, but now the Xiao family does have a big event, this time in the literary examination, several children in the clan were admitted to the apprenticeship, and the matter spread, and the Xiao family made a lot of limelight.

Through the imperial court's literary examination, you can obtain the corresponding status, respectively, apprentices, bachelors, Xiushi, Magi, even if the apprentice is a real scholar, the bachelor is more learned, Xiushi is a university scholar, enjoys privileges, can be exempt from tax exemption, exempt from servitude, the Magi is a talent, can enter the court as an official, this time several people in the Xiao family are admitted to the apprenticeship, and then a few bachelors, it seems to be predictable, yes, the old man Xiao is happy every day.

Xiao Tianlei just listened to this, he didn't take the same road with those brothers in the family, and the relationship was average, and he didn't want to have a relationship very much, especially a few guys who read books and had funny heads, and they were a little annoying.

On the other side, Zheng Biao also returned home to meet his parents, Zheng Baihu just said "back" indifferently, in fact, Zheng Baihu was quite happy in his heart, but he didn't show it. Now Zheng Biao is known as the little overlord and is the eldest brother of the brotherhood, Zheng Baihu doesn't think there is anything about this, but feels good, although the reputation is not good, but it can really scare many people, this ground has to be a little horizontal, otherwise everyone will have to step on you.

Seeing the excitement that Zheng Biao couldn't hide between his eyebrows and the appearance of his eyebrows, Zheng Baihu knew that this trip to his son was mostly a big gain. He had long known that his son was doing a big deal with Xiao Tianlei, and it was not easy to ask about the specific Zheng Baihu, but he couldn't help but want to find out how much money he earned.

drove Zheng Biao's mother and subordinates out, and Zheng Baihu asked in a low voice: "Biao Wa'er, did you go to make a big deal this time?" The voice was slight, as if it was afraid that outsiders would hear it.

"Hmm." Zheng Biao still doesn't care.

"How much did you earn?! Is there such a number? Zheng Baihu asked with a little excitement, gesturing a number with the fingers of his hand.

"How much is this?" Zheng Biao's fingers staring at Zheng Baihu were full of doubts.

"Uh...... You melon baby, you don't count when you do business? ”

"Well, there are so many, so many that I can't count."

"Roughly say a number, so that Dad can rest assured." Zheng Baihu dragged Zheng Biao and didn't let go.

"I don't count, I can count anywhere, I am tired of moving gold and silver, and I am dizzy...... Let me tell you this, it means that all the gold planted in the field is harvested once a year. ”

I'm tired of moving gold and silver! Gold in the ground! You can harvest a crop every year! Just imagine that Zheng Baihu was intoxicated, and his whole body seemed to be about to fly and wander outside the world.

Zheng Biao saw that Zheng Baihu had lost his soul, so he hurriedly slipped away.

Even when he returned home, Xiao Tianlei couldn't be idle, and the next day, Qin Jincai and some other brothers rushed to Zhengjiazhuang, and they were in charge of all the affairs of the brotherhood during this time. The fraternity recruits members basically based on kinship, one by one, like a pyramid scheme, of course, not everyone will accept it, there will be a probation period, and only through the investigation can they officially join.

The Brotherhood has now expanded to several other provinces in Ganquan County, so there are some conflicts with some local ruffians and gangsters, but with Qin Jincai and others in charge, those gangsters can easily get rid of it, and the Brotherhood has also been able to develop rapidly. Some of the small businesses run by the Brotherhood are profitable, and the momentum is quite good, and a hall has been established to deal with various affairs, train members, teach martial arts, and so on.

"Tianlei, when will you take us to do a big ticket? It's boring for children to fight all day long. Qin Jincai complained, the affairs of the brotherhood are indeed complicated and small, at first Qin Jincai thought it was interesting, being a gang brother was quite popular, but after a few days, he didn't think it was very interesting, and he still robbed the big households.

"There's just one thing to do, let's discuss it."

The thing Xiao Tianlei said is naturally the looting of the mine, there are generally no masters in the mine, and there will be no difficult fortifications, at most some overseers, family members and the like, it is not difficult to take it down, the main problem is how to transport these mine slaves to the Tiger Ridge mine quickly, safely and secretly.

Seven days later, as soon as the sky was bright, Xiao Tianlei led people to infiltrate a mine, subdued everyone silently, tied everyone up within half an hour, put them on a boat, and transported them to the Laohuling mine by water.

Xiao Tianlei wanted to say something to these mine slaves, look at the numb appearance of those mine slaves, or forget it, he didn't know what to say, if he said some coaxing clichés in some film and television dramas in his previous life, it was really stupid, originally, Xiao Tianlei didn't feel that he was the liberator and savior in some movies in his previous life, it seems that those guys didn't do anything practical except bragging. Xiao Tianlei likes to work hard, not bragging, so he made some arrangements for the diet and daily life of these miners, and asked his grandfather, Jiang Witch Doctor, to come and treat some of their injuries.

Maybe many of these miners have suffered miserably, but it has nothing to do with Xiao Tianlei, Xiao Tianlei is not a bad person, he just needs some miners, that's all.

Xiao Tianlei is not worried about these mine slaves escaping, as long as they have a full mouthful of food, I believe that it is impossible for them to escape, besides, there are dense forests around, all kinds of beasts, and even foreign beasts, where can they escape.

For the miners, they were just robbed, and they were still a little panicked, and they found that the other party was also letting themselves mine, so they calmed down, and it was no different from the original, but they just changed places and owners. However, they soon discovered the difference, life here is much better than before, they even eat meat, and the daily workload is not heavy, compared to the previous life that is worse than death, it is simply a world of difference.

Xiao Tianlei stayed in Tiger Ridge for a few days, by asking those miners for some experience, planning and arranging the mine, making improvements according to some knowledge in the previous life, asking carpenters and blacksmiths to make some small carts instead of carrying baskets, using some pulley machinery to complete some heavy work, and so on.

During this time, several mine slaves killed an overseer who had been kidnapped together, and this guy had oppressed the mine slaves too hard before he was retaliated. The overseer originally wanted to find the owner here, curry favor with him, and continue to find an overseer's errand, but as a result, no one paid attention to him at all, and gave him the same treatment as a mine slave, and this guy with a fake tiger had no support, and he lost his life, which was regarded as self-inflicted. In this regard, Xiao Tianlei didn't ask much, but let these mining slaves have revenge and revenge, as long as it is reasonable, he doesn't ask, but sets up a series of reward and punishment systems.

Xiao Tianlei's matter is far from over, and the subsequent smelting and other links need to be personally inquired about by him.

After working so busy for a few more days, Xiao Tianlei finally became empty, and on this day, he gathered his brothers, and he planned to do one thing and give the hero template to Zheng Biao.