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Chapter 6: Hire villagers and establish a village in the mountains [seeking for further reading]

Although Liu Sheng was not a farmer, he believed Li Changwen's words.

For one thing, looking at Li Changwen's appearance at this time, one can tell that he is an heir to farming and studying, and is not the kind of bookworm who doesn't know the way of Jiaxuan.

Secondly, there must be a reason why there are no villages within a dozen miles in the center of Tianmu Mountain.

There is so much chaos outside, and there are frequent droughts and military disasters. If Tianmu Mountain was suitable for land reclamation and farming, it would have been crowded with people. How could it be as deserted as it is now?
However, his idea of ​​opening up wasteland in the mountains was just a rhetorical statement. What he really relied on was the America behind the house.

"Thank you, Master Li, for your advice. However, I came to this mountain to open up wasteland and farm, just to temporarily avoid the war. When the outside becomes stable, I will come out of the mountain. It should be no problem to support it for a few years."

After hearing what Liu Sheng said, Li Changwen sighed and said, "Since you insist, I won't persuade you any more. But if you want to hire people from our Xiaoli Village, you have to visit the elder of the clan again."

"That's what I mean. I'd like to trouble Master Li to introduce me."

"I just came back from the fields. Friend Liu, please go inside and wait a moment. Let me wash up and change my clothes before going out."

Liu Sheng smiled and said: "There is no need to enter the house. I have to explain to my people and come back later."

After saying that, Liu Sheng took Li Changgen to the outside of the village, where five carts were parked.

He selected a set of pens, inks, paper and inkstones of acceptable quality from the goods on the car. He also got two pieces of Jinhua ham, one large and one small, wrapped them in oil paper and let Li Changgen hold them.

Liu Sheng said: "Consider this small piece as a thank you gift for you. Take the big piece first. I will give it to Mr. Li."

"No way." Li Changgen was a little flattered, "I'm just leading the way, how dare I ask for Mr. Liu's thank you gift."

"Don't take it from my mother-in-law, just take it if you are told."

After Liu Sheng finished speaking, he carried the pen, ink, paper and inkstone wrapped together and entered the village first.

Li Changgen followed and saw his wife looking outside the door, so he called his wife Sun to come and take back the small piece of ham.

When Mrs. Sun saw Ham, her worries turned into joy.

Liu Sheng came to the door of Master Li's house and happened to see Master Li going out. He handed over the gift and said: "I came in a hurry just now and didn't bring a gift. Here is a pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Please accept it, Master Li."

Li Changwen didn't even say a polite word, he took it casually and shouted into the room: "Lingfei, come and take the things to the study."

"Eh."

A clear and sweet voice came out, and a girl wearing emerald green clothes walked quickly and took the pen, ink, paper and inkstone from Li Changwen's hand.

Li Changwen did not intend to introduce the girl, but judging from her age, the girl should be his daughter.

Xiaoli Village is not big, so the three of them arrived at the south end of the village without taking many steps.

I saw that Master Li's house also had a courtyard wall, but it was almost twice as big as Master Li's house.The main house is also a three-piece brick house, with two wing rooms on the east and west sides of the front yard, and two rooms on the east and west sides of the backyard.

"The elder Zong's name is Li Fuchang. He is two generations older than me. There are ten or twenty families in the village who are tenants of his family. He is greedy and fond of money and is willing to spend money. Friends Liu, don't act too eager for a while, otherwise he will definitely take advantage of him. .”

Before entering, Master Li said something like this, which surprised Liu Sheng.

Although the contact time was short, Master Li's distinctive character had left an impression on Liu Sheng - kind-hearted, upright, pragmatic and informal.

It made him feel good.

After knocking on the door and entering, the three of them saw Li Fuchang in the courtyard, a slightly fat man in his 40s. If his eyes were not too small and his eyes were not straight, he would look more like a scholar than Master Li.

"Oh, why did Chang Wen find the time to come to the second master's house? Who is this behind you?" Li Fuchang sounded polite and enthusiastic when he spoke, but he had no intention of inviting the three of them to sit in the house.

Master Li raised his hand and said, "Second Master, this is my friend Liu, who wants to open up wasteland and cultivate land in the mountains..."

After Master Li finished speaking, Liu Sheng introduced himself: "I am Liu Sheng, a man who has been promoted and made a fortune. This is your first visit, so I am prepared to give you a small gift, but please accept it."

When Li Fuchang saw a whole Jinhua ham held by Li Changgen, his little eyes lit up and he smiled happily.

"Mr. Liu, come as soon as you come. What gift do you want to bring? Changshun, come and take this ham to the cellar!" After ordering someone to collect the ham, Li Fuchang continued: "Let's go into the house and talk."

After entering the house and taking a seat, Li Fuchang asked: "Where are Mr. Liu planning to open up wasteland in the mountains?"

Liu Sheng smiled and said: "Near the Patriarch's Peak."

"Grand Master Ding?" Li Fuchang looked obviously surprised, and then smiled and said: "That place is great, it has a fairy spirit."

Li Changwen couldn't help but said: "Friend Liu, the side of Zushiding is almost full of rocks. I'm afraid there is no place for land reclamation."

Before Liu Sheng could speak, Li Fuchang said: "Don't talk nonsense in this long article. Since Mr. Liu is interested in that place, he must have his reasons - maybe he is planning to build a quarry? Mr. Liu wants to hire people from our village. Of course it’s okay to have people help with the work. But now that the farm work is over, the wages..."

Liu Sheng said: "Twenty coins a day, one meal at noon."

Li Fuchang looked embarrassed when he heard this, "Twenty coins for one meal is a bit too little. I'm afraid not many villagers may be willing to do it."

Liu Sheng smiled and said: "Master Li, please don't lie to me. It's just some hard work. Twenty cents a day is the highest salary outside."

"Mr. Liu, the outside is the outside, and the mountains are the mountains."

After hearing this, Liu Sheng simply stood up and said: "Since Mr. Li is not willing to fulfill his wishes, I have no choice but to recruit refugees from outside. Now there are refugees everywhere in the surrounding area. If you give them some food, you can attract a large group of people. When the time comes, you will be disturbed." If the peace of your village is compromised, Mr. Li, please don’t blame me."

After saying that, Liu Sheng was leaving.

Li Fuchang's eyes twitched when he thought of the influx of so many refugees, and he hurriedly shouted: "Mr. Liu, don't be anxious - we can discuss the matter of hiring workers.

Well, if Mr. Liu agrees to let my son lead the villagers to work, I will come forward to persuade the villagers.how? "

Liu Sheng did not expect Li Fuchang to make such a condition.

Although he was unsure of Li Fuchang's purpose of forcing his son in, he was not afraid and immediately nodded and said, "Okay."

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The next day, Li Fuchang's sons Li Rongguang and Li Changgen led ten young men from Li Village and walked into the mountains with Liu Sheng and others.

Xiaoli Village is actually on the edge of the central area of ​​Tianmu Mountain. Although the trees are not as dense as you go further in, there are many dangerous peaks and ravines, jagged rocks, shrubs, and weeds. It is difficult for people to walk, let alone board. The car is gone.

Liu Sheng asked everyone to open a path to the mountains first. As for the carts, they could only store them in Xiaoli Village first.

As for the five mules, they could drag the supplies into the mountains with everyone.

Although it was just a path that was convenient for walking, it still took a dozen young men and women most of the day to reach their destination.

Liu Sheng said that he built a stronghold on Zushiding to open up wasteland. In fact, his house was located on another shorter mountain nearby.

The top of Zushi is more than 800 meters high, and the peak where the house is located is estimated to be only more than 600 meters, not particularly high.

This mountain peak was originally nameless, so Liu Sheng named it Fangshan.

Arriving at a relatively flat and wide slope two or three hundred meters away from the cave, Liu Sheng climbed onto a strange rock more than three meters high and looked around.

I saw a mountain spring flowing down dozens of meters away. Although it was small, it was like a natural water pipe, and it was considered a water source.A few hundred meters away, there are multiple mountain springs that merge into a stream. However, due to drought, it is only one or two inches deep and three feet wide on average.

The slope is surrounded by cliffs and deep ravines. It is estimated that only apes and some rock climbing experts can climb up.The easiest way up is the path he led people to open up just now.

It is conceivable that if a mountain stronghold were to be built here, it would be impossible for one man to open it.

Of course, what satisfies Liu Sheng the most is that he can use stones and wood to build a plank path leading to the cave in the future.

If I have to talk about a shortcoming, it is that this sloping land is a bit small after all. Even if it is fully developed, it is estimated that it will be able to expand to two to three hundred acres of construction land.

As for the land that can grow food, it is estimated that even ten acres may not be available.

But for Liu Sheng, who can travel to North America through the space gate, these are not problems.

So Liu Sheng stood on the strange rock and said loudly: "Everyone, stop for a moment - this is the place I chose to build the stronghold. While there are still an hour or two before dark, everyone should work harder. Clear a place and set up a temporary camp.”

Li Rongguang, who was also looking at the surrounding terrain below, laughed when he heard this and said: "Brother Liu has good vision. If we want to build a stronghold here, we only need a few dozen people to guard it. Hundreds or thousands of people may not be able to attack it!"

"Brother Li is right, but it is not easy to build this stronghold."

With that said, Liu Sheng jumped down from the strange rock more than three meters high, and his tall body landed steadily, which made Li Rongguang's eyes brighten.

Seeing this, Liu Sheng recalled Li Rongguang's performance along the way, and he could guess some of Li Fuchang's reasons for asking Li Rongguang to lead the team.

One of them is simply to find out his details and understand his plans after establishing a stronghold and opening up wasteland.Secondly, I want to train Li Rongguang.

Although Li Rongguang was not a foolish son of a landlord, he was obsessed with martial arts and military affairs and had little interest in other things, so he seemed to be simple-minded.

He was obviously leading the villagers to work, but he was carrying a waist knife and a bow and arrow.Seeing Liu Sheng running around in the mountains and forests as if he were on the ground, he immediately came over to chat with him like brothers.

Now, others heard that Liu Sheng said that he wanted to set up a village to open up wasteland here. The men in Xiaoli Village all looked strange, and Liu Dachuan and others had sad faces. It was obvious that they didn't think this was a good place. Only Li Rongguang praised his good vision.

No, Liu Dachuan hesitated for a moment, then came over and asked: "Master, I just looked all the way and there is not much wasteland suitable for reclamation for several miles. Wouldn't it be bad to set up a stronghold here?"

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