Kai Fu Han

Chapter 82 The shrill sound
Arriving at the first house, Liu Xinqi stepped forward and knocked on the door after being confirmed by Liu Xinshi.

"Knock, knock, knock."

"Coming, coming. Dog, did you bring your father back?"

As an old woman's voice came, the door was opened from the inside, revealing an expectant and smiling old woman's face.

Liu Xinqi looked at this kind and familiar face, his mouth seemed to be sewn shut, and he couldn't utter a word no matter how hard he tried.

The smile on the old woman's face froze when she saw the patriarch Liu Xinqi standing outside, holding some clothes and a jar.

Liu Xinqi placed the clothes and the urn in front of the old woman, knelt down, and kowtowed three times facing the urn and the old woman.

"I will support you and your dog for Uncle Zhize." Liu Xinqi promised.

More than 20 people standing behind him also knelt down and kowtowed three times.

"These are Uncle Zhize's relics, ashes and ten taels of silver. Please forgive me."

After speaking, Liu Xinqi stood up and walked towards the next house. The women of the clan who were watching around him quickly stepped forward to help and comfort the old woman who was collapsed and collapsed on the ground.

……

By the time the relics of the 29 sacrificed tribesmen were delivered, the sky was completely dark.

When Liu Xinqi returned home, there was still a dim oil light in the window, thinking that his mother was waiting for him without rest.

After opening the door, I found Liu Lisheng, Liu Lizhen and Zhou Xinyuan sitting at the square table in the room, while my mother was doing needlework in the back room under the dim light.

"You're back, do you want something to eat? There's porridge and pancakes, I'll heat them up for you." When her mother, Lu Congxue, saw Liu Xinqi coming in, she quickly put down her work and stepped forward to ask.

"Mom, you don't have to work anymore, I have no appetite now." Liu Xinqi said, then came to sit down at the square table.

"Be more open-minded. The world is very difficult. As a clan leader, this kind of thing will happen to you frequently in the future. No one wants to do that." Liu Lisheng comforted him.

"I understand that if you want to survive in troubled times, damage is inevitable." Liu Xinqi replied: "But, for us, this may be just a cold number on the statistics book, but for those families, this is Everything, the sky is falling. Looking at those faces that turned from ardent expectations to despair, it really makes people feel depressed and uncomfortable. Those piercing cries are like knives piercing my heart. , took my breath away.”

"As long as there is a way to survive, I would rather not be the leader of this clan or this magical power, but be an ordinary commoner and live and work in peace and contentment for the rest of my life."

Knowing that there would be no results if such a topic was discussed, Zhou Xinyuan directly changed the subject:

"Tell me about your plans for Liujiabao after you come back this time."

After rubbing his face and calming down, Liu Xinqi replied: "Zhao Liang will be responsible for running the route from Dengzhou to Hangzhou from now on, so as to ensure that the family has sufficient food, and at the same time, part of it can be sold on the market to make a profit. "

"Those who stayed in Dengzhou have all invested in the construction of the new Liujiabao. They cannot live together in such crowded conditions. After the Liujiabao base camp is completed, we can freely explore the trade routes between Korea and Japan. , went to the Sea of ​​Japan to hunt big fish, and gradually improved the living conditions of the people."

Zhou Xinyuan: "I know you will build a fort when you come back. After the sea ice melts, I have arranged for people to level the ground in Baishiwan, make earthen bricks, and build a brick kiln."

"I saw people busy there on the way back. It turned out to be your arrangement." Liu Xinqi said.

"Let's go see it together tomorrow." Zhou Xinyuan invited. "Yes, I just plan to organize a collective funeral in the clan to bury the clansmen who died in the naval battle with dignity. I will make preparations tomorrow and hold the funeral the day after tomorrow." Liu Xinqi agreed to Zhou Xinyuan's invitation.

"The burial place is at Baishiwan?" Liu Lisheng asked.

"Yes, there is a hill in the middle of the land we bought in Baishiwan, called Hongshishan, and we put it there." Liu Xinqi replied.

……

The next day Liu Xinqi came to the port again. All eight cargo ships went to Laizhou to transport coal. Only six ships following Liu Xinqi back from the south and the Wendeng and Huangxian were parked in the port.

After discussion last night, the two captured Guo Fu-class sand ships were named Beihai and Yexian respectively.

The [-]-stone fortune ship was named Dengzhou.

Zhao Liang, Li Cang, Liu Xinang and other soldiers at home were called to re-appoint the captain on the shore.

Zhao Liang was promoted to the captain of the Dengzhou, Zhao Shui was promoted to the captain of the Chaoyang, and Ye Chuan was promoted to the captain of the Penglai, and one-star military commander cards were attached to these two people.

Among the outstanding warriors discovered during so many voyages, four warriors were promoted and appointed as captains of Beihai, Yexian, Wendeng and Huangxian respectively.

An outstanding crew member (ordinary person) was appointed as the captain of the gondola. This gondola has a weight of 300 shi and will be mainly used for maneuvering in the future.

Previously, Zhao Xingang and his team of five were assigned to be responsible for Laizhou affairs, and Liu Xinkuan was responsible for Hangzhou affairs. They did not return to Dengzhou this time.

This time, some new fighters were born in the south, and Liu Xinqi planned to adjust the team in a small range.

Mother's five teams remain unchanged.

The first, third and fourth teams of Liu Xinang, Li Cang and Liu Xinbao respectively added ten warriors.
Zhao Liang was promoted to captain of the sixth team, mainly responsible for Liujiabao's warship fleet, and the remaining eight warriors were added to the sixth team. Counting the captains of the ships who were all warriors, the total number of warriors in the fleet was fifteen.

After announcing the appointment, Liu Xinqi arranged for other ships to take turns to enter the dock for rest. He and Liu Lisheng took all the soldiers of the first, third and fourth teams and two hundred workers to load the materials needed for digging tombs and funerals onto the Penglai sand ship and headed to Baishi. Bend, get ready for tomorrow's funeral.

While the ship was sailing, Liu Lisheng said to Liu Xinqi:

"The redemption ratio of food stamps issued recently has dropped a lot. After many families receive food stamps every month, they only exchange them for daily needs and take the excess food stamps home."

"This shows that the tribe's trust in food stamps has increased. What is the scale of food stamp issuance now?" Liu Xinqi asked
"Because most of the food stamps that were sent out before will be taken back. Most of the tribesmen who have food stamps will use up their monthly money exchange quota and exchange it for copper coins, so there are not many new ones printed. A total of 150 million kilograms of food stamps were printed. , less than [-]% of them are in the hands of the tribe." Liu Lisheng replied.

"The economic scale of Liujiabao is too small. However, after the construction of the new Liujiabao begins, the food stamps required will increase significantly. When you return later, you must arrange to increase printing efforts. This time, we captured the goods in Yanwei Town when we went south. We bought 500 taels of silver and three large ships, which increased Liujiabao's total assets by more than 3000 taels." Liu Xinqi continued: "And now Liujiabao's food cost is only about three cents, so according to 300 million If you print on a kilogram scale, there won’t be enough later.”

"Actually, I counted the family's assets, and printing 600 million would be enough to cash them out. However, I thought I wouldn't be able to send them out even if I printed them, so I didn't print more." Liu Lisheng replied.

"After the construction of Liujiabao begins, the monthly salary base of the tribe can be increased. In addition to the guaranteed monthly salary of fifty pounds remaining unchanged, other monthly salaries for work, growth, life, pension, childbirth, pension, etc. can be doubled. We Liujiabao is now out of the difficult situation of only being able to go in and out, and the clan members can also enjoy some of the benefits," Liu Xinqi said.

"Okay, listen to you."

(End of this chapter)