Inside the castle, in the restaurant.

Zhang Feng and Caroline sat next to each other, and Amy sat opposite Zhang Feng, as if she wanted to deliberately stay away from him.

Zhang Feng touched his nose, a little helpless.

He originally thought that he had touched Amy's ear, maybe he had touched her reverse scales or something, and Amy should not appear in front of him, at least not for this time.

But unexpectedly, as soon as the meal was cooked, Amy came smelling it.

Seeing this, Zhang Feng was naturally very happy, it seems that touching his ears is not a big deal.

Caroline didn't know what was going on between the two, and she didn't snub Amy while talking and laughing with Zhang Feng.

Although this wolf-eared girl has a tsundere personality and a bit of a short temper, Caroline has no ill feelings towards her, and even treats her like a sister.

Perhaps, this is really a world of faces.

"Amy, you seem to be a little unhappy today, what's wrong?"

Caroline asked with concern.

"It's fine."

Amy's little face tightened, and she replied coldly.

Caroline also cares about her attitude.

"That's okay, lunch is still very rich, you are growing your body, eat more, this is all made by Lord Zhang Feng!"

Amy had picked up the chopsticks, but when she heard Caroline's words, she subconsciously put the chopsticks down.

"Ahem."

Zhang Feng was a little embarrassed, but he was still thick-skinned. Zhang Feng picked up a large piece of pig's trotters and put it in Amy's bowl.

"Come, this braised pig's trotters are delicious, this is made with all kinds of fine spices, just to make this, the spices consumed are all in gold coins, try it is not suitable for your taste?"

With Zhang Feng's words, Amy subconsciously swallowed her saliva.

Zhang Feng snickered secretly.

But after he put the pig's trotters in Amy's bowl, he didn't look at Amy again, lest she be embarrassed.

Sure enough, Amy was relieved to see that Zhang Feng was not staring at her.

I gently took a bite of the braised pig's trotters, and my eyes lit up.

Delicious!

This time, Amy didn't get to eat one table at a time like before.

Caroline asked the reason, and then she learned that it was because Amy was too hungry before, and after a meal of eating and drinking, she had made up for it, and now this two to three times the amount of food that is more than normal people is her normal level.

Well, this "normal" is still not normal for Zhang Feng.

After lunch, Zhang Feng went to see his cement.

Caroline naturally followed, but Amy actually followed, which was somewhat unexpected by Zhang Feng.

"Aren't you angry?"

Zhang Feng glanced at it secretly, but Amy was still cold and expressionless.

When I went downstairs, I saw the giant panda Fat Da, who was lying in a large pile of bamboo, eating happily.

These bamboos were all bought from other places, and they didn't cost much gold coins, and Zhang Feng didn't care.

"Fatda, do you want to go out?"

Zhang Feng shouted at it.

Fat Da turned his head to look at him, then looked at the bamboo in his hand again, and decisively chose the bamboo.

Well, Zhang Feng had expected this.

At this time, Amy was a little unhappy.

It's called Xiaobai, not Fatda!

It's a pity that no one noticed Amy's silent protest.

The three of them came to the cave, and as soon as Zhang Feng came in, he saw that the cement he made yesterday had solidified.

"How about you try this hardness?"

Zhang Feng pointed to the column and said to Caroline and Amy.

Caroline tried, it felt like a stone, very hard, but still couldn't attack on its own.

Amy kicked it off even more.

"Huh? I"

Amy herself was stunned, although she hadn't spoken to Zhang Feng all the time, but she heard Zhang Feng and Caroline talking, saying that this cement was particularly hard, even harder than stone.

She used a little effort herself, and this was directly broken, which is seriously inconsistent with the facts described by Zhang Feng!

Amy secretly glanced at Zhang Feng, a little apprehensive, afraid of ruining Zhang Feng's business.

But Zhang Feng didn't blame her.

"Ahem, this is normal, I use a small amount of cement, and the cement mainly plays a connecting role, so if it is directly carried by the impact, it is still not so hard."

At this level, Zhang Feng is already very satisfied.

After all, it can't be that all of those horse thieves have the strength of knights.

"Okay, the cement is okay for now, and the next step is to start building the city wall!"

For the threat of horse thieves, Zhang Feng did not dare to forget for a moment.

"Erica must have been idle lately."

Zhang Feng turned to Caroline.

"Yes, her slaves are almost trained, and she has been in the town hall since the last time you rewarded her with the position of a city councilor, dealing with personnel matters, she used to be a nobleman after all, and she can still get started quickly in the municipal side."

Erica is the most capable of the group of slaves that Zhang Feng bought before.

Zhang Feng promised her that if she could train these slaves well, she would be able to restore her status as a free citizen.

Erica didn't disappoint Zhang Feng either, every slave was well trained, and she didn't even know it, thinking that these slaves were nobles.

Zhang Feng naturally did not break his promise, not only restored Erica's free identity, but also gave her the status of a city official.

"I'll leave Erica to the job of recruiting for the construction of the city walls."

You can't bother Caroline with everything, you have to train a few assistants for her, and Erica is very good.

"Yes."

Otherworldly labor is cheap, and even a copper coin can find someone to do the work for you.

After Erica communicated with Zhang Feng, she immediately released a recruitment notice.

"The lord of the city is going to recruit people!"

This news immediately spread like a flight throughout the Red Leaf City.

Everyone in Red Leaf City knows that the salaries of the positions posted by the city lord are very good, and every position is a competition for countless people.

But Momiji Castle is so big, and if it is said to be a city, it is actually a village.

There are not so many positions, what Zhang Feng lacks most is talents and soldiers, talents are hard to find, after all, those who have some ability have long been hired by Zhang Feng, and the rest are ordinary people, and soldiers require physical fitness and character.

These thresholds stopped a large number of people.

Therefore, as soon as Zhang Feng released the recruitment information this time, it immediately attracted the attention of the whole city.

"Recruitment of workers, the salary is 5 silver coins per month, the number of people is not limited, as long as there is no major illness, anyone can sign up."

Seeing the information on the bulletin board, many people were moved.

The main thing is that there is no limit to this, and anyone can sign up.

The monthly salary of these five silver coins seems to be a lot less than those who have more than a dozen silver coins at every turn, but those positions have various conditions, and there are so many people, recruit one less one.

Besides, five silver coins is not a lot, you must know that in the former Red Leaf City, the monthly salary of soldiers was only two silver coins.

"I want to sign up!"

"I'm going to sign up too!"

“”

After a little thought, everyone immediately signed up.

Winter is coming, and there are still many homeless people in Momiji Castle.

As for this restriction without major diseases, it is not called a restriction at all, and if you really have a major illness, you will not live to this time.

For this kind of hot registration method, Erica had expected it a long time ago, and under her command, the scene was soon in order.

Tea room in the castle.

Zhang Feng sat opposite each other.

This man was none other than Brown, the stone merchant.

"Lord of the City, it's not easy to see you!"

Brown respectfully saluted Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng smiled, he knew that these businessmen wanted to see him, just to see if there were any business opportunities to take advantage of.

But this time was too busy, and Zhang Feng couldn't take care of it.

I took the time out today to meet with Brown.

Of course, in fact, Zhang Feng had something to help him with, but in order to take the initiative, Zhang Feng naturally couldn't express his attitude of needing him first.

This tea room is specially prepared by Zhang Feng to receive outsiders.

The décor of the tea room is very elegant, giving it a sense of tranquility.

Brown was still in a bit of a hurry, but after coming here, he seemed to calm down immediately, especially when he smelled a faint fragrance, he felt relaxed.

"Lord of the Castle, this is"

Brown still couldn't suppress his curiosity, looked at a set of exquisite utensils in Zhang Feng's hand, and asked curiously.

"Tea."

Zhang Feng gently spit out a word, which seemed very high and unfathomable.

This is a set of tea sets, what tea rules, teaspoons, tea drains and so on, all of which are purple sand, and they look very tall.

"Tea? Is it milk tea? But not quite like it? ”

Brown thought of the milk tea he drank before, and the difference in this fragrance was still very big.

Zhang Feng didn't answer him, and personally poured a cup of tea for Brown, which made Brown a little flattered, and he took it carefully.

"Thank you, Lord Castle!"

Brown took a sip gently, the entrance was slightly bitter, and later the taste was strong but not bitter, astringent but not astringent, and the aftertaste was long and refreshing with sweetness.

Compared with the pure sweetness of milk tea, it is obvious that this tea has a richer taste, and Brown also likes it more.

After drinking it, the whole body and mind feel refreshed.

"Lord of the city, this tea is delicious!"

Brown thought about it, and couldn't think of any adjectives to describe it for a long time.

Some people like tea for the first time, and some people don't feel it when they drink more.

Zhang Feng actually belongs to the latter, he can't drink tea well, and he doesn't particularly like tea, but the force of tea is not comparable to ordinary things.

No, it took Brown down all at once.

Especially touching the texture of the teacup in his hand, Brown didn't know what kind of material it was, it felt like pottery, but it was much more delicate than the pottery he had ever seen, and he couldn't put it down.

As a businessman's instinct, he knew that this was another business opportunity.

But that's not the main purpose for the time being.

"Lord Zhang Feng, do you still have any sugar here?"

Brown gets straight to the point.

"Sugar? There should be a little more. ”

Zhang Feng's tone was a little uncertain.

"Really!"

Although he expected it, Brown was still happy to hear the news.

White sugar is now popular in aristocratic circles, and as soon as the white sugar they bought in Red Leaf City changed hands, they made at least five times the difference!

I have to say that these aristocratic lords are rich!

There are even many people who ask where the white sugar comes from.

Naturally, Brown and the others would not tell the news of Red Leaf City, and they didn't want to add competitors to themselves.

"I wonder at what price the lord of the castle is going to sell?"

Brown knew that the price of the sugar would definitely go up, but as long as it wasn't too outrageous, he could accept it, even if it was another auction.

"I heard that your stone business is quite large?"

Zhang Feng asked suddenly.

Brown didn't know why the lord was talking about his business, but he replied respectfully:

"The city lord praised it, I'm just a small business, how can it compare to you, the city lord!"

Quietly, Brown slapped a sycophant.

"I've been trying to rebuild the walls recently, but the stones seem to be a bit of a hassle."

Hearing that Zhang Feng had the intention of buying stones, Brown's eyes immediately lit up.

"No trouble, no trouble at all with stones! If you need it, just come to me! ”

There are actually a lot of stones in the Black Stone Forest, and they all belong to Zhang Feng, and he can use them unconditionally, but there is a problem with this, that is, he has no manpower.

He paid a lot of gold coins to hire workers for the construction of the city wall, and if they were to go all the way to carry the stones, not to mention whether people could bear it or not, this time alone would be very wasteful.

Zhang Feng is not short of gold coins now, what he lacks is time, after all, he doesn't know when the horse thief will come, and if he can build the city wall quickly, he will have an extra guarantee.

Besides, there are jade mines in the Blackstone Forest, and he doesn't want to use those jade rough stones to build a city wall, what a waste!

"And how many stones do you think you can get in exchange for a bowl of sugar?"

"What? The lord of the castle is willing to exchange it with sugar! ”

Brown was stunned at first, but then ecstatic.

Stones or something, they are not worth anything at all, mainly because of the manpower and material resources of transportation, and for Brown, the most worthless thing in his hands is people!

If you can get the sugar in Zhang Feng's hand, let alone give him stones, even give him those coolie slaves or something, Brown is willing.

"Looks like we can have a good talk."

"Of course, of course!"

In fact, there is no need to talk about it, Brown really wants this batch of white sugar so much, he said directly to Zhang Feng.

Within a month, as many stones as Zhang Feng wanted, as long as he could use them up, he would send them! Even wait until a month later, and give these slaves who transported stones to Zhang Feng!

The walls of Red Leaf City are very low and thin, even if they are the size of the black stone city wall built into the north city wall, they don't need many stones at all, and he can afford it completely!

And the price Zhang Feng needs to pay is a bowl of sugar.

Zhang Feng readily agreed.

For Brown, this bowl of sugar can bring him tens to hundreds of gold coins, and as long as he sells it far enough, the price will get higher and higher.

So much income, in exchange for some broken stones, it is really profitable!

And for Zhang Feng, it is also very profitable, and for him, this sugar can be regarded as a business, and everything he can get is profitable.

What's more, the city wall built by Zhang Feng is not the kind of petty family.

After negotiating with Zhang Feng, Brown left immediately, although he still wanted to take a few more sips of tea, but as a businessman, it was obviously more important to earn gold coins.

At this time, Amy and Caroline came over together.

"Do you want tea?"

Zhang Feng asked at the two.

"Okay!"

Caroline didn't refuse, and Amy looked at the tea set in front of Zhang Feng very curiously, it was the first time she had seen such exquisite pottery.

Zhang Feng took the two cups again and poured tea for the two.

"Taste it."

Caroline took a sip, this kind of bitter mouth, but there was a sweet aftertaste, which made her eyes full of surprise, as if she was wondering how this leaf-like thing could have such a strange taste.

And Amy just took a bite and almost squirted.

"Bah, it's so bitter!"

Obviously, Wolf Ear Niang is not a person who can drink tea.

Seeing both of them look at herself, Amy was a little embarrassed.

Zhang Feng didn't mean to blame, he took out two pieces of chocolate and handed them to Amy.

"That's what kids can eat."

"Humph!"

Amy hates people saying that she is a child, but in the face of the chocolate handed by Zhang Feng, she still obediently took it.

Follow Zhang Feng's side, you can always eat good things!

This is the truth she has researched in the past two days.

"Well, this one is a little bitter, but this one is delicious!"

Seeing Amy's eyes narrow, Caroline touched her head lovingly.

"Hey, don't!"

When Zhang Feng saw it, it was too late to stop it, and Caroline's hand was already on Amy's head.

He thought that what would happen next was a battle where Mars collided with the earth, but the result surprised Zhang Feng.

Caroline looked at Zhang Feng a little strangely, and Amy looked at him with an innocent expression.

The wolf-eared girl's pointed ears still twitched in Caroline's palms from time to time.

"What's the matter, Lord Zhang Feng?"

"It's okay"

Zhang Feng felt that he was being targeted, why could Caroline touch it casually, and he would be kicked away when he touched it?

My ass still hurts.

"By the way, I almost forgot, someone reported to us that there was a person of unknown origin who came to Red Leaf City, suspected of being a horse thief!"

Caroline patronized and drank tea, and then remembered her purpose for looking for Zhang Feng.

"Huh? Got a horse thief? ”

Zhang Feng was taken aback.

"It's a suspected horse thief, the person who reported it is a businessman in Red Leaf City, who has many years of business experience, and he is still very accurate in looking at people, I think it's very likely."

Zhang Feng touched his chin and fell into deep thought.

He was worried that there would be horse thieves coming, and all the people who had issued a reward order in Red Leaf City could report if they found a horse thief, or someone who was suspected of being a horse thief, and according to the actual situation, the City Lord's Mansion would give a certain reward.

Of course, this bounty order must not appear openly, otherwise if there are really horse thieves, it may alarm them.

This is the reward order that Zhang Feng asked Caroline to announce among the merchants of Red Leaf City.

Most of the merchants are local merchants in Red Leaf City, and they naturally still have some feelings for Red Leaf City, plus Zhang Feng has governed Red Leaf City so well, they don't want Red Leaf City to be plundered by horse thieves.

Caroline said that this was reported by an old businessman, and that if you can be a businessman for so many years, you must have two brushes, so this horse thief is likely to be true.

"Let's go meet him."

Coming to the third floor of the tavern, Zhang Feng met the tall businessman.

"Hello Lord of the City!"

Lamb bowed respectfully.

"Hello."

Zhang Feng nodded, and then asked straight to the point:

"You said you saw a horse thief?"

"Yes, Lord Castle, I can assure you that this man is a horse thief!"

Lamb looked confident.

"Oh? How can you be so sure? ”

Zhang Feng was puzzled, and even a little doubtful that Lamb was here to cheat the reward, after all, people who swear so much usually either have real skills or are liars.

"Because I heard with my own ears that he sent a message to the horse thief!"

Through Lamb's communication, Zhang Feng understood the whole story, and at the same time, he had to look at Lamb with admiration.

On the way back to Red Leaf City after a trade, Lamb met a young man who gave him a silver coin and wanted to follow the caravan to Red Leaf City.

Lamb felt that something was not quite right with the young man.

After all, in this barren mountains and mountains, a lonely person is really too rare, and there is a faint blood on him, which is not found by ordinary people.

Lamb is very vigilant as an old businessman for many years, but he didn't directly refuse, in case the other party has accomplices or something, although he has also hired a lot of thugs, but it is better not to cause trouble.

This young man is naturally Quake.

Along the way, Lamb was watching Quake, and judging by his habits, this man was most likely a horse thief.

It wasn't until one night, while resting in a dilapidated inn, that Lamb overheard Quake's conversation investigating the situation in Momiji City.

"You're bold enough to eavesdrop on the horse thief's conversation?"

Zhang Feng was a little surprised, in his impression, businessmen are very shrewd, even a little timid, and it is still rare for him to listen directly to the roots of the horse thief.

"Hehe, I was a trainee knight back then, but for some reasons, I didn't become a real knight."

Hearing Lamb's words, Zhang Feng suddenly realized that he had confidence, which made sense.

"Lord Castle, if my guess is correct, this horse thief named Quake is now gone, do you need me to catch him?"

Looking at Lamb's expectant eyes, Zhang Feng suddenly understood that he wanted to hire him.

However, Zhang Feng was not in a hurry, he said:

"Where did you take him?"

"City Lord, don't worry, the place I took him to is nothing more than a restaurant and a bathhouse, a place that everyone can go, like a military camp or something, I warned him, he definitely didn't dare to go directly."

Zhang Feng fell into deep thought.

A single horse thief, even if he catches it, will not help, he will have to face not one or two, but a large wave.

"Oh yes, Lord Castle, I found the mark on his body while taking a bath in the bathhouse together, and if I'm not mistaken, he's a member of the Tempest Horse Thieves."

"Tempest Horse Thieves?"

It was the first time Zhang Feng had heard this name.

"That's right, and I also know that their nest is in Stonestream Valley!"

Lamb said with a look of certainty.

"Where is Shiliu Valley? How far is it from our Red Leaf City? ”

Facing the place outside Red Leaf City, Zhang Feng was not very familiar.

"In the lowest reaches of the Senluo River, it is about a month's journey from Red Leaf City, and if you are fast, it will only take half a month."

Lamb had been to the vicinity of Stonestream Valley and knew what was going on there.

"A month, so far?"

Zhang Feng didn't expect that this Storm Horse Thief Group could radiate such a long distance.

Even if this horse thief named Quake rode back to ventilate the news, and then the horse thief came again, it would be a month to come back and forth.

A month's time?

Zhang Feng suddenly felt that he still had plenty of time?

If that's the case, could the walls be built a little higher? A little wider? Or even have time to travel back in time to modern times and bring something good with you?

Seems to work!

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