There is an abandoned deserted city more than ten miles southwest of the Longshou County Administration, which was the place where Longshou County was stockpiled for grain earlier.

Later, there was no war, the world was peaceful, and the city was abandoned.

The name of the small city is Hucheng, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the only gap is a plain, and the plain is full of cultivated land.

Wang Xiaolai followed Liu Taizhen to the front of Hucheng, and his eyes were in a dilapidated state, three of the four city walls had collapsed, Liu Taizhen was a little embarrassed, Wang Xiaolai asked you for a place where you could make a headquarters to block the new paper mill headquarters, you are good, you have made such a deserted city, so that Liu Taizhen kept going to see Wang Xiaolai, for fear that the latter would be dissatisfied.

Fortunately, Wang Xiaolai didn't say much, on the contrary, he nodded, pointed to the city and said with a smile: "Fortunately, the wall near the gap has not collapsed." ”

When Liu Taizhen heard this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and asked instead, "What do you think of this place, General Wang?" ”

Wang Xiaolai nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, this place is surrounded by mountains on three sides, as long as a wall is built on the front, it is completely a sealed land, who wants to enter from the outside, in addition to the front is strong, then there is only a mountain." ”

Shen Xiping pinched his chin beside him and said: "The mountains on these three sides are steep and inconvenient for climbing, as long as one or two teams are placed on the top of the mountain, you can completely avoid enemies who sneak up the mountain." ”

Liu Taizhen hissed in his heart, and said in his heart, why do you think that Wang Xiaolai is not looking for a place where the headquarters of the paper mill can be placed, on the contrary, he is looking for an impenetrable fortress?

It's really Liu Taizhen who guessed correctly, any paper mill is a gimmick, and Wang Xiaolai is completely running for safety.

The development of gunpowder and hot air balloons, after all, should be safe and safe, and how can it be done without being hidden?

"Okay, that's it, Lord Liu, you make a price, I bought this realm."

Wang Xiaolai clapped his hands.

Mrs. Liu was taken aback: "General Wang, do you really want to sell such a piece of land?" ”

Wang Xiaolai nodded: "It's not like that, they are all acquaintances, give a discount." ”

Liu Taizhen shook his head: "General Wang, if you really want to find a place to house a paper mill, there are other good places in Longshou County, this place is too remote and desolate, and it is completely unsuitable for the development of the Chamber of Commerce." ”

Hou Selei couldn't stop nodding, thinking that this Hucheng has no smoke or anything, if you want to go out and come in, there is only one gap for you to enter and exit, which has a hundred disadvantages and no benefits for development.

But Wang Xiaolai insisted on his own opinion, and whatever he said, he should buy it here.

There was no way, Liu Taizhen had no choice but to agree, and at a price of 100,000 taels, he sold Hucheng and the mountains surrounded on three sides to Wang Xiaolai.

Resting in wartime, such a treasure land that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, let alone 100,000 taels, even if it is 3 million taels, it may not be able to take it.

But who let it be a time of peace, just such a piece of land, almost chicken ribs, barren is also barren, and Liu Taizhen is already grateful to be able to sell the silver.

100,000 taels, that's a year's tax revenue in Longshou County.

After paying the money, taking the title deed, and sending Liu Taizhen away, Wang Xiaolai entered the valley called Echo Valley, entered the valley, and saw Hucheng, which covers an area of nearly 100 acres, in the center, and nodded with a smile.

Hou Selei looked unconvinced: "My lord, it's not me who said, it's a waste for you to spend 100,000 taels on this broken place, and besides, Hucheng is too small, not bigger than the refugee settlement." ”

Wang Xiaolai looked back: "I can't say that, didn't I also buy the mountains on three sides." ”

"Come on, there is nothing on the mountain except roe deer and hares, some dead grass and trees, I really don't know what you are doing with this place, even if you spend a little more money and find a better place to buy it." Hussere Road.

Wang Xiaolai smiled and waved his hand: "Old Hou, can you think about the problem from a different angle." I just took a look, this echo valley is not less than a thousand acres of land, which is equivalent to I bought an acre of land with a hundred taels of silver, this object is in Daxing City, you Hugh said one hundred and one acres, you can buy it for 10,000 taels, I count you as winning. ”

"Can it be the same, can it be the same, there is no comparison between the two at all, my lord, I really suspect that something is wrong with you." Hussere pointed to his head.

Wang Xiaolai: "···"

"Jiuchai, Hongxiang, what do you two think?" Wang Xiaolai turned around and asked the second daughter.

The two of them naturally stood on Wang Xiaolai's side, and nodded with a smile: "The master (son) made a good decision, and spent 100,000 taels to buy such a large piece of land, which is very good, very good." ”

Wang Xiaolai slapped his face: "That's right." ”

"Crazy, all crazy."

Wang Xiaolai snapped his fingers and said, "Since we have no opinions, then we have to speed up and build this Echo Valley as soon as possible. ”

"It's already inconvenient to get in and out, and your lord has blocked the valley mouth, isn't this nonsense!" Hussere shouted at his feet.

"Doesn't that make you feel safer?"

"That's not how it came about!"

"I'll tell you the truth, I'm planning to build a new city here." Wang Xiaolai patted Hou Selei on the shoulder and said.

Hou Sele swallowed with difficulty: "But here, it can't be a city at all." ”

Wang Xiaolai said: "Why can't you? The lighting in this place is not insufficient, and the boundary of thousands of acres, except for a few acres of land under the foot of the mountain, has no sunlight, which place is not bright and bright. ”

"My lord, the most basic thing about a city is the water source, what about the water? If there is no water, that means that there is no food, and, don't blame me for hitting you, the city, and most importantly, there are people, what about your people, what about your people? Hussere asked.

Wang Xiaolai waved his hand happily: "Don't worry about this, I have my own way." ”

Hussere: "??? ”

Wang Xiaolai looked back at Xian Jingyu: "You first take someone to the nearby mountains to find out if there is a spring or something, if so, come back and inform me." ”

Hou Selei sighed beside him, and said that if he could find it, there would be ghosts, didn't he see what the grass and trees on the mountain looked like?

If there is a water source, as for this? Isn't that?

Wang Xiaolai didn't care about this, called Hongxiang, took a piece of rice paper, polished the ink, and repaired a book to the empress, saying what he was going to do at the moment, and hoped that the empress would give full support.

After writing it, he handed the letter to Lily and asked her to send it back to Daxing City.

Hou Sere hugged his arms and looked at it, after all, he was still a young man, and he did things completely on a momentary impulse, just like that, how could he achieve great things. Eh, it looks like I picked the wrong person.

Thinking like this, Hussere couldn't help but sigh.

Wang Xiaolai looked at it, and with a high probability he guessed what Hou Selei was thinking, stepped forward, patted Hou Selei's shoulder and said: "Don't worry, I'm not digging my own grave, look at it, it won't take half a year, I will develop this place into the most prosperous place in Longshou County, if you don't believe it, the two of us can make a bet." ”

Hou Seret hehe.

Xian Jingyu quickly brought people back, and the news was that no stream could be used as a water source was found on the mountain.

As a result, the expression on Hussere's face became even more ugly.

That's why I'm going to build a city!

As a last resort, Hou Selei once again persuaded Wang Xiaolai to let him quickly change places, the 100,000 taels should be thrown into the sea, otherwise, if he continues, he will lose more.

But Wang Xiaolai has his own decisions, and he doesn't listen to persuasion at all, and he has to stick to whatever he says.

Seeing that it was dark, Wang Xiaolai temporarily asked everyone to set up tents in the same place, and rested here at night, and everything would be talked about the next day.

Nested in his own account, Wang Xiaolai took a pen and paper to write and draw.

Hongxiang walked in with the wild things that the escort team had brought from the mountain, and said, "Childe, you can eat something." ”

Looking up at the hare, Wang Xiaolai smiled: "Put it on the table first, I'll eat it in a while." ”

Hongxiang walked up curiously, looked at the rice paper on the table, and asked Wang Xiaolai suspiciously.

"It's nothing, I'm just thinking about how many wells are needed in this thousands of acres of land, which can feed 100,000 people."

Hongxiang raised her head and looked at Wang Xiaolai suspiciously: "100,000 people? What do you mean, Childe? ”

Wang Xiaolai smiled and said, "The people of Hucheng in the future." ”