After all, He Lingchuan took out 80,000 taels in one go, which was not a small amount for a person. Lu Qingan talked eloquently, "If that's the case, then it's easy to do!" Raising his costs and adding a bit of blockage will make him unable to turn over his funds, and a rich man like him, who has no roots in the local area, will easily go bankrupt. ”

If you go bankrupt, you have to liquidate and sell your assets.

At that time, the Lu family will have another chance to take back the Yangshan Islands.

The eldest son is still very shrewd in these matters, and Lu Zhensheng is a little relieved:

"Also, the Yin Veins of the Earth Evil will gush out evil qi every seven days, and if the surnamed He wants to ensure that the people and animals on the island are not harmed, he has to expel the evil qi immediately. He alone would not have been able to do it. ”

Lu Qingan understood as soon as he heard it: "Father wants to find out, what method does he use to drive away evil?" ”

"Of course." Lu Zhensheng laughed meaningfully, "If he can really drive away evil, we don't mind studying with an open mind." ”

For many years, the Yangshan Islands could not be used because of the deadly evil spirit. If the surname He has a way, and this whole archipelago is fragrant, then why can't it be a new source of wealth for the Bailie people?

Lack of money has always been the biggest problem for the Lu family.

Lu Zhensheng asked again: "How is their palm oil sold?" ”

"I heard that the quality is still good."

Lu Zhensheng tapped his fingers twice on the table: "On the table today, all the dishes in the oil pot are made of palm oil from the Yangshan Islands." ”

Deep-fried food in palm oil is fluffy and crispy, with a beautiful appearance, and it will not turn black after a long time of frying. The high-end restaurants in Bailie, Qingguo and Muguo will use palm oil for frying.

He pointed to the side again, and Lu Qing'an found that there was a round thing there, which at first glance looked like a drum and a bucket, made of bamboo.

"It's a barrel of oil, and it's made of the dragon bamboo tube on the archipelago." Lu Zhensheng shook his head, "I thought that even if they picked all the palm fruits on the island to extract oil, they would not be able to find a suitable container. As a result, they don't even have to spend money on oil drums. ”

The dragon bamboo is more than a foot in diameter, the waist circumference is about the same as a bucket, and there are also bamboo knots in it. Therefore, sawing out the bamboo tube is a natural container, closed without leakage, and the weight is lighter than wood.

The locals really used it as a bucket, and He Lingchuan took it a step further.

"I don't know if this Young Master He is treacherous or if he is really lucky, these things are earth-shattering." Lu Zhensheng stroked his long beard under his chin, "But after all, he is a visitor from a foreign country, and he is not familiar with the local area, so he will suffer a little loss." ”

He asked his eldest son, "Have you finished harvesting all the autumn grain in our territory?" ”

"It's more than halfway through. If the peasants in the south are no longer sucked away by the Yangshan Islands, they can be harvested within ten days. ”

"Hurry up." Lu Zhensheng said meaningfully, "The sky has changed for a while." ”

"By the way, since the Yangshan Islands have been in full swing lately, it's time for them to ship a lot of palm oil." Lu Zhensheng said again, "Before it's too late, you can say hello to Wu Tiju from the Blade Harbor City." ”

He snorted heavily: "My clan has been weak for many years, and even a rich man from outside dares to come to pit Meng Bailie!" ”

The old man talked about the Yangshan Islands, and it was endless! Lu Qingan smiled reluctantly: "Okay, my son will run in person later." But let's say okay, after saying hello to Wu Tiju, let's leave the Yangshan Islands alone. The east is ......."

"The country in the east is the point! I've got it! Lu Zhensheng interrupted and changed the topic, "Qingbang went to the front line this time, did he still take his sister with him?" ”

"yes. Last year, he won the first battle and cut off the head of the enemy's lieutenant general, so this time Feiyan joined the army again. ”

"Why do you call her 'Feiyan' too? Fei Xuan is the name her father gave her. ”

Lu Qingan touched his nose and didn't argue with his father.

Lu Zhensheng was indignant: "Qing'an, you have taken care of Bailie well, Qinglin has made contributions on the front line, and Bailie is becoming more and more important in the eyes of Mu Guo." Oh, civil and military Anbang, our clan must be prosperous! ”

The hardest times are over, and the future will only get better.

Lu Qingan nodded vigorously: "Don't talk about the Yangshan Islands at that time, we will also take back the Blade Harbor and other occupied lands!" ”

When other countries say such things, it is like a fool's dream. But Baili is different.

The withering and revival of the deer family are like flowers blooming, but one cycle after another.

ZTE will definitely have, luck will definitely come, and all the deer families believe this.

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This season, hundreds of old peach trees on Longji Island are fruitful, and the flesh is juicy and sweet.

Although there was not enough manpower, Renee still specially selected some of them to pick peaches and send them to the docks of Blade Harbor and the market in Baili to sell.

"Dragon's Back Island Peaches" is a gimmick that almost no one has ever eaten before. Everyone was curious to buy some and try it, and the 100 baskets of fat peaches were swept away in less than half a day.

There are two big ships, and one is three or five baskets.

At that time, Renee said to He Lingchuan that we need to open a few special product stores, otherwise this kind of good thing can only rot on the island. He Lingchuan responded, thinking in his mind that it seemed that it was time to make some peach wine.

There are two restaurants in Yuheng City that are good at winemaking, and he can go and steal a recipe to get it back for real use.

It's a pity that there is a shortage of manpower for everything at the moment.

Now Lingguang is sitting at the table and nibbling on peaches, while watching Ding Zuodong report to He Lingchuan.

The lord is busy like a spinning top all day, how can it be leisurely, eat when you want, and sleep when you want?

It pinched its belly, well, thick again.

Autumn is going to be pasted in the fall.

He Lingchuan was stroking his chin and looking at the account book, with a happy face: "The recruitment progress is much faster than expected, a good thing." ”

According to the original plan, it would be good to be able to recruit 43,400 peasants and laborers now, but the number of people on the island has exceeded 7,300! More than half expected.

His realm is most scarce. No man's territory has no value.

When there are more people doing the work, the progress of the work will naturally speed up.

"This is because there has been an increase in the number of displaced people from the south and the islanders from the east." As a qualified general manager, Ding Zuodong has the obligation to investigate the matter clearly, so that the owner can make another decision, "Last winter, although the friction between Bailie and Yaguo did not last long, Yaguo often burned, killed, plundered, destroyed fields and burned towns on the border. In the end, Bailie paid compensation, causing many Bailie people to no longer bear it and left their hometowns and went south. ”

"And Jacogenia has been taking away the populations of various countries for many years, but the great leader of Java drove some of them out of the country last year. These people stayed in Yaguo for many years, the long for twelve or three years, and the short for four or five years, and when they returned to Bailie, they had no home or land, and they became paupers. We made a move, and here they were. ”

Trees die, people live, and local feelings are not as good as a bowl of full rice in most cases.

"Also, a Bailong tribe of Yaguo fled south because he offended the great leader. Their patriarchs were killed, their tribes were torn apart, hundreds of people moved overseas to earn a living, and we recruited more than 600. Ding Zuodong said, "The recruited laborers, except for the dock workers and short-term workers in Blade Harbor, are mostly these three types of people. ”

"It's all a good thing." He Lingchuan rubbed his hands, "Ahem, for the Yangshan Islands." ”

"There are pros and cons, and we are already seriously overdrawn according to the schedule!" Ding Zuodong's face was serious, "The Yangshan Islands have not yet started to produce grain, and all the grain has to be purchased. However, Mu Guo is at war with Bega, and Qingguo and Bailie have to support grain and grass, and the price of grain in the market is skyrocketing. At this time last year, one stone of rice was still 450 Wen, and now the market price is 1,300 Wen, which has tripled directly! And the larger the purchase, the more expensive it is, and I estimate that it will be at least 1,500 wen in five days. ”

People who work hard, isn't it trivial to kill a pound of grain every day? 8,000 people, 8,000 catties of grain are consumed every day.

Of course, it's not just rice.

But there are still meat, fruits and vegetables, and people can't just cook without vegetables.

In order to attract peasants and workers to work on the island, the Yangshan Islands played the banner of food and shelter.

Recently, the price of grain in Qingguo and Bailie has risen wildly, and many people are not even afraid of yin and evil in order to get a full meal, so they run to Yangshan Islands. If it weren't for the fact that the conditions for eating and drinking were too attractive, Ding Zuodong would not have been able to recruit so many people in a short period of time; On the other hand, the pressure of feeding these thousands of mouths was transferred to He Lingchuan's head at once.

In addition, cattle and horses and other livestock cannot only eat grass, so there is no strength to pull goods to plough the fields, and it is essential to mix the coarse material with concentrate feed such as bean dregs and wheat bran.

Compared with the price, He Lingchuan is more concerned about whether he can buy enough food. If you have money and you don't have a place to buy it, that's the big problem.

"Can you buy it? I remember that foreign merchants kept transporting grain to Blade Port. ”

"If it weren't for this, the food would have been out of stock a long time ago! As soon as the grain brought in by foreign merchants was rushed ashore, it would not have risen by two or three times. Ding Zuodong shook his head, "I heard that the export and resale of grain in Qingguo has been banned, and there are also limits on the purchase of grain by civilians. Thanks to the fact that Blade Harbor is a free port, we are not subject to this restriction, otherwise we would not have been able to buy food for a long time. ”

Yangshan Islands is not the territory of Qingguo, and the grain merchants in Blade Port sell grain to Yangshan Islands as "exports".

"If you go to other places to import food, don't just be limited to Blade Harbor." He Lingchuan reminded Ding Zuodong, "Otherwise, if you ask us how much food we buy, someone who is interested will be able to deduce how many people we have hired." ”

Ding Zuodong's account books are all confidential, and they cannot be used by outsiders.

In the future, there will be garrisons on the Yangshan Islands, and it will not be good for other forces to find out the number of people on the island.

"I've saved it. A few days ago, I just negotiated with a few grain merchants in Yaguo in the east, asking them to send grain directly to the islands, and they don't have to go to Blade Harbor again. Ding Zuodong nodded, "But this price is difficult to suppress." ”

He Lingchuan didn't care: "How much is how much, it's time to settle the supply, you don't have to be too stingy." ”

Isn't it just to use up the money?

"The next year's grain harvest on the island will be less stressful." Several islands are suitable for cultivation and are now being reclaimed.

In addition, the cost of other means of production, such as farm implements, cattle, horses, and livestock, as well as ships and timber, is also higher than expected.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!!

Let's go for three meals today!!

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