Kai Fu Han

Chapter 35 Warehouse
By the time I finished looking at the house I wanted to buy, it was already getting dark. If I delayed further, I would not be able to leave the city. I had to leave the rental house to Yabo for confirmation.

After paying a deposit of 500 taels, Liu Xinqi hurriedly said goodbye to Butler Xu, hurried out of the city, and finally left the city in front of Guancheng Gate.

On the way back to Jiangjiacun, Liu Xinqi asked Zhou Xinyuan.

"Teacher, did I say anything wrong just now?"

"It's not a mistake, it's just a little unconsidered. The Luo County Lieutenant obviously knows that you have the 'immortal beast' tiger, and you promised too much. If he wants the tiger to be an "auspicious sign" to be presented to the court, will you agree or not? Yes?" Zhou Xinyuan said.

"Of course I can't give it." Liu Xinqi said, realizing that he had lied.

"That's right, so from now on, you have to be careful with your words and actions." Zhou Xinyuan said.

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Back at the campsite in Jiangjia Village, the sky had darkened, but the people in Liujiabao had not rested yet. Most of them were sitting around the fires in the middle of the drying area chatting. Children were running around, and their cheerful voices were far away. passed into the ears.

When Liu Xinqi told everyone that the house had been purchased, everyone roared with joy. After walking so far to Dengzhou, they were finally able to settle down.

After chatting with acquaintances for a few words, Liu Xinqi found Liu Lizhen, Liu Lisheng and others to discuss arrangements for tomorrow.

Time was tight today, and there was no place to rent a place for carts and horses. Liu Xinqi had to go see these again tomorrow, and also sent a list of tribesmen and the heads of Jurchen Tatars to Luo County Lieutenant for settlement.He no longer has the time to personally allocate the clan's residence in the city, and can only leave these matters to the clan elders.

"After preliminary calculations, the yard we looked at today basically has five to six houses including the main house, wing rooms, and gatehouses. According to the standard of ten people per yard, taking into account family and other factors, we will first make a preliminary calculation of eighty people entering the yard. After allocating it, we will gradually arrange all the clan members in the next one or two days. During the placement, we will make detailed adjustments based on needs and actual conditions." Liu Xinqi arranged for several clan elders.

"The teacher looked at the house with me today. Starting tomorrow, the teacher will be responsible for taking everyone to hand over the dental care," Liu Xinqi said to Zhou Xinyuan.

"Okay, I will do a good job." Zhou Xinyuan responded.

"When entering the courtyard, priority will be given to those with families, and the remaining singles, orphans, elderly people without support, wounded, etc. will all be moved into the large courtyard for easy care and management. All soldiers will also be moved into the large courtyard, and the tigers will stay in the city first. Outside, we will rent a warehouse at the dock tomorrow and take the tiger there." Liu Xinqi arranged again,

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After arranging the personnel distribution, the work of guarding and taking care of the horses was arranged again.Large items such as tents, carts, and horses still need to be assembled in a warehouse, and then all moved to the warehouse. The cost of living in the city is too high, and it is not cost-effective to store these large items.

Again, explain the purchase of some additional daily utensils based on the damage of each house.

After all the work that Liu Xinqi could consider was arranged, he asked everyone if they had anything to add.

"You have considered it very carefully. If there are any omissions later, we will discuss and solve them. There are still a few things that need to be considered, and the problems that will be faced soon need to be solved." Liu Lisheng said.

"You can say whatever you want." Liu Xinqi.

"First, no one is engaged in production at the moment. If we just sit back and have nothing, we probably won't be able to survive for long. Moreover, when we first come here, everything costs money. Heating in winter is also a huge expense, and we have not yet paid for it."

"Second, these 200-odd animals have an astonishing appetite. We definitely won't be able to survive. Since they have moved here, why don't we sell some of them to raise funds for people to spend."

"The third is how to take the road from now on."

Liu Lisheng asked three questions in succession that concerned him.

"I have already considered these issues. I originally thought that I would make arrangements after I settle down. Since the Third Master is asking now, I will tell you and everyone can help me see if there is anything I have not considered carefully." Liu Xinqi replied.

"Let's talk about heating first. I know that the Jurchen people in Liaodong will use the kang to stay warm in the winter. They burn fire in the stove and the high-temperature smoke passes through the passage under the kang to warm the kang. People will not feel cold when sleeping on it. The whole room will be warmed by the heated Ondol. I know the principle of this heated Ondol. Later we can provide one for every occupied house." "As for the things to be burned, you all know that Laizhou is rich in gold. Let's go from Laizhou. Come here, it’s not far from here, and it’s all on the seaside. In fact, I also know that coal is produced there, and I plan to buy some boats later. On the one hand, the villagers of the original Zhaojia Village will take the young people from Liujiabao out to sea. For fishing, on the one hand, we go to Laizhou to purchase charcoal for heating. If the effect of heated kang is good, we can also promote it in Laizhou, and then we can start a coal business."

"As for the livelihood of the tribe members, I plan to find a suitable piece of unowned tidal flat land near Dengzhou and buy it. This winter, the tribe members can arrange to build a new Liujiabao there. I plan to build a wharf, Salt farms, etc., will not leave the tribesmen with nothing to do, and they can also rely on these to make a living in the future.”

"There will definitely be endless things to do in the future. Only if there are not enough people, people will not be idle. It must be explained here that horses must not be sold. Horses are productivity and a tool for creating wealth. Selling horses is a one-time deal. , can't be done." Liu Xinqi finally said.

"As long as you know what's going on, you're the leader of the clan. You must be careful and take a long-term view." Liu Lisheng felt a little more at ease after hearing Liu Xinqi's thoughts.

"I still need the elders to supervise and give guidance from time to time." Liu Xinqi said.

"I have a request here. After the personnel settle down, the ethnology should be reopened as soon as possible." Zhou Xinyuan raised a point.

"I understand that a few rooms in the big courtyard in the city should be reserved as classrooms. Education is the foundation of a career. It takes ten years to cultivate trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. I also attach great importance to education." Liu Xinqi agreed with the teacher's suggestion.

The few of them chatted a lot until very late before falling asleep one after another.

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Early in the morning on October 26, except for the people who stayed in Jiangjia Village to guard the horses, tents, carts and other supplies left behind, everyone else drove into the city with their luggage.

At the gate of the city, Luo County Lieutenant said hello in advance. With so many people from Liujiabao entering the city, the soldiers guarding the city had no trouble.

After entering the city, Liu Xinqi and Zhou Xinyuan went their separate ways. Zhou Xinyuan took his tribe members to rent or buy houses for resettlement, while Liu Xinqi took two soldiers and drove a horse-drawn carriage towards Luofu again.

County Lieutenant Luo Cheng was not at home today. He heard from the housekeeper that he had gone to the Yamen on official business. Liu Xinqi left his head, information on the Liujiabao tribesmen list and 2000 taels of silver before going out again.

When he went out, Luo Gao chased him out despite the butler's dissuasion. Hearing the meaning of the butler's words, Luo Gao went to Bianjing for a study tour. He spent nearly three months going back and forth, and his studies fell behind a lot. Luo's father banned him for a month to concentrate at home. Learn and learn.

Luo Gao saw Liu Xinqi coming to his home, and happened to go out for a stroll in Liu Xinqi's name.During the past few months of living an unfettered life outside, Luo Gao's ambition was extremely high. He sat like a pincushion after reading for less than two hours in the morning, and he could no longer hold back.

Liu Xinqi laughed and cursed a few words, then took him out.

Several people came to Yahang again. There was only one shopkeeper left in Yahang, and the other clerks went out to cooperate with Liujiabao's people.

I greeted the shopkeeper and explained the situation to him. The shopkeeper immediately closed the shop door and took Liu Xinqi and others out of the city from the north gate to Penglai Port. They visited several warehouses at the port.

With the recent war, Jurchen warships can often be seen along the coast of Dengzhou, and Zhao merchants have been robbed, resulting in a sharp decrease in merchants in Penglai Port. Many warehouses are vacant for rent, and Liu Xinqi is interested in a large courtyard covering an area of ​​ten acres.

This yard is full of simple warehouses, which can be repaired and repaired enough to accommodate people. Of course, raising horses is not a problem. The most important thing is that there is a well in the yard, a rare fresh water well.This greatly reduces the trouble of farming water.

I negotiated the rental price with the landlord and finally rented it at 100 taels a year.

Liu Xinqi regretted buying the courtyard in the city yesterday. After Liujiabao is rebuilt this year and next year, the courtyard will be of much less use, but it will occupy 1700 yuan of working capital, which is not cost-effective.But I have already bought it. If I return it, not only will the deposit be gone, but it will also hurt the Luo County Lieutenant's face, which is not cost-effective.

It was always an asset if it was placed there, so he no longer thought about it. After paying to rent the warehouse, Liu Xinqi led the people back towards Jiangjiacun.

Ps: The author posts a new chapter every night and usually checks it once or twice on the computer. However, if you check yourself, typos are inevitable.After sleeping for a night and calming down my mind, I will check it again on my mobile phone the next day and correct typos and sentences that are not fluent or appropriate.

The reason I say this is that pirated websites will have more typos than Qidian.com.

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