Following the successful birth of the first child, another two children were born ten days later. Both the mother and child were safe and sound. This made the local people more confident.
When Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan saw that there was nothing wrong with the child in the first family, they were relieved. The two of them then brought Li Xun and a group of people up the mountain. The training could not be stopped. This was also the last time the two of them brought the Seedling Protection Team up the mountain. They were waiting to teach them the general theory this time. In the future, they would let them come over to strengthen their training.
In order to let them learn more, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan decided to find some good hunters in the mountains. When the time came, they would let them learn from the hunters.
After the two of them left, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan suddenly became less lively. Even the three dogs were taken away by the two of them.
Life went on. Zhang Zhong didn't spend every day with the Jang Wong Clan. After the first three months of Jang Wong Clan's pregnancy, she had basically stabilized. After all, she had already given birth once. Her mood was very good.
Zhang Zhong put most of his energy into the construction of this place. Although there were 15,000 people here, because the place was big, many of the basic constructions had to be done continuously. Especially with the addition of cement, some places that were prone to danger were reinforced with cement.
Every day, the thing that made Zhang Zhong the happiest was when he passed by the place where Cao Herui and the other two were. They were now almost done with the dung, but they still couldn't get rid of the hard work.
Zhang Zhong didn't know what Cao Herui and the others were planning, but he knew that they definitely didn't have good intentions. Since this was the case, then it was impossible to hand over important matters to the three of them, even if the three of them were very experienced in handling many things. Zhang Zhong didn't know what Cao Herui and the others were thinking.
Cao Herui and the other two now realized that they were cheated by Zhang Zhong. Until now, none of them had done what they said at the beginning. To be precise, he changed the way he said it. The three of them began to suffer here.
"Should we talk to Zhang Zhong properly? If it really doesn't work, I'll quit and continue to do my own things."
Jiang Huanshi really couldn't stand her current job. She just had to get water from the ground. This job seemed simple. She just had to take a shovel and see where the water was needed. Then, she would put some water in. However, when it was done, she realized that it was very difficult.
Although this place was hot, the water was cold, and they had to stand in the water often. They had never done this kind of work before. After a day of work, when they slept at night, they felt cold in their stomachs. He suspected that if they worked in this place for a long time, they wouldn't even be able to walk in the future.
Fortunately, there was some warm wine for them to drink every day, which allowed them to be a little better. When they returned home at night, they drank as much as they could. The next day, they came out in a daze and continued to work.
Therefore, he felt that since this was the case, he might as well quit. In any case, through this method, he couldn't get Zhang Zhong to hand over important things to him and the others.
Cao Herui shook his head. He had a different idea. He looked at the two of them and said, "I think we should continue to work. Since others can endure, we can also persevere. Although what we are doing now is not good, there is a benefit to us doing it, and that is to let Zhang Zhong vent more of his anger.
Since the day Zhang Zhong came here, he has always been at odds with us. Unfortunately, our abilities are not as good as his, and we have always been suppressed by him. Yes, saying that we are suppressed is a little flattering. In this way, we were always unconvinced in the past, so Zhang Zhong wanted to make our lives difficult.
At this time, we are no longer judges. We have lost our identities, and the work we are doing is the most difficult and tiring. In the future, we have to complain more and let Zhang Zhong gradually forget the three of us. When he suddenly remembers, he will feel that it is meaningless to always be at odds with us. After all, we are too weak.
This time may take a little longer, but it won't be too long. After working for two or three months, if Zhang Zhong still doesn't let us go, we will pretend that we have fainted while working. As long as we achieve his goal of not paying attention to us, it will be worth it. Don't tell me that we can't endure for two or three months? "
When Fan Jianxi and Jiang Huanshi heard Cao Herui's words, they nodded at the same time. This idea was really good. They could make Zhang Zhong lower his guard and let Zhang Zhong look down on them. When the time came, they would see how Zhang Zhong treated them. Perhaps then, it would be their chance.
The three of them reached an agreement on this matter.
In truth, they did not need to use this method. Zhang Zhong would not pay attention to them now. Zhang Zhong did not have the time and energy to pay attention to them. In the future, other people would take care of things. Zhang Zhong would be busy with his own matters. The three of them could not wait for Zhang Zhong to change his mind about them.
Recently, more commoners from the surrounding provinces had arrived. All of them yearned for a better life in Lu Zhou. Most of them were mountain tribesmen. Their lives in the mountains were not easy now. The main reason was that there was a stark contrast to the lives of the commoners in Lu Zhou. Also, many mountain tribesmen here could communicate with the local commoners.
If Zhang Zhong did not come here and if they did not encounter a great disaster, it would have taken a long time for the mountain tribesmen to live a good life with the commoners. However, because of so many coincidences, a unique phenomenon of unity was formed here.
One after another, the mountain tribesmen came down from the mountains. They directly asked the people in their clans or tribes who could speak the language here to look for Zhang Zhong and ask about the work and living conditions.
When Zhang Zhong discovered this situation, he was very happy. He would stay at a fixed place for a period of time every day. With this, the mountain tribesmen would have a fixed place to look for Zhang Zhong. Now that they had recognized Zhang Zhong, they came down from the mountain and waited in a bush beside the place where Zhang Zhong would go every day.
Even if Zhang Zhong's men were here, they would not reveal themselves. They would not come over and talk to these people. Only when Zhang Zhong arrived would they send someone to discuss with Zhang Zhong and make a request. In truth, their request was very simple. They wanted to see if Zhang Zhong could follow the notice and the mountain tribesmen's instructions.
Every time the mountain tribesmen came down from the mountain and received Zhang Zhong's acknowledgment, they would be very happy. They would follow Zhang Zhong to the houses that had been built and settle down for the work that was about to be done.
Through Zhang Zhong's observation over the past few days, he discovered that the mountain people were more proactive in their work than the local people. There was no need for too many incentives as they would take the initiative to ask for work. Zhang Zhong found the translator who had taken in as his godson. After asking a few questions, he finally understood the reason.
It turned out that when the mountain people lived in the mountains, they basically had to work non-stop every day. Otherwise, they would not be able to feed the tribe or the people in the tribe. Their status in the tribe or the tribe depended on how much work each person could do. The person with the highest status was the strongest in the tribe, and at the same time, he had to have some experience.
Next was the person who could communicate with the people at the foot of the mountain. After that was the person who did the most work. This work actually referred to hunting. They did not know how to farm. After all, the mountain tribesmen were still unable to master terraced fields. As for things like firewood, it was not done by the men. It was done by the women.
There were also some women who had a very high status in the mountains. They had a lot of children. First, it was because more children could make the tribe stronger. Second, with so many children, especially boys, when they grew up, they would be a force to be reckoned with. Who would dare to bully their mothers?
After learning about this situation, Zhang Zhong agreed to the mountain tribesmen who had just settled down and were about to throw themselves into work immediately. He arranged some work for them to do.
Half a month later, more than six hundred people from other provinces came one after another. The mountain tribesmen were much more than the local people who came over. There were nearly three thousand of them. In addition to the original thirty-six thousand people, there were a total of forty thousand people. This was a large population.
The mountain tribesmen who came later were not familiar with farming. Zhang Zhong thought about it and did not immediately let these mountain tribesmen be responsible for farming. The latter was to grow food. Instead, he let them go to the mountains to hunt or collect some wild fruits and other things.
In this way, the people who were originally doing such work were liberated to farm. Those wild fruits were to be brewed into wine or dried fruits to be sold. The same was true for the things that were hunted. These were considered to be mountain treasures and would be sent to the restaurant.
This was also arranged by Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan. The two of them had invested a lot of money in Lu Zhou. They could not let this go on forever. It was time for them to come up with some capital. Otherwise, it would affect the development of the local area. The local people would not be able to adapt to the life after they left.
In fact, the people were also aware of this. Although they thought that the family of a good official was not short of money, it did not matter whether the official was short of money or not. What was important was that they could not take the benefits for free. They were all people with hands and feet. They could not let an official support them.
This was the backbone of the simple and honest people. It made Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan change their minds from being surprised at the beginning to what happened later. This was much better than the people in their time. At that time, many people did not work at all. With the development of the country, the welfare had improved a lot. Some people who were clearly rich also took advantage of various means. Compared with the people here, it formed a sharp contrast.
The Tang Governor Of Qin Province had been thinking of ways to deal with Zhang Zhong, but now he really could not free up his hands. The population was too small, and there was too much land to cultivate. In order to maintain the position of the Provincial Governor, he had to arrange some people in his family to work on the land.
Not only did the people in his family do so, even the local soldiers had put down their weapons and picked up farming tools. As for whether this matter could be impeached or not, he did not care. As long as there was no problem with the planting of food, he was not afraid of being impeached for using private military forces to cultivate the land. Food was the most important thing.
"Master, at this rate, it seems that all the land here will be planted this year. We don't have to worry about the blame from the higher-ups anymore."
The steward looked very happy when he saw that all kinds of crops were planted in the land. He said to the Tang Governor Of Ning.
The Tang Governor Of Ning also heaved a sigh of relief. These days, he had been running around every day to take a look. He really took this matter to heart. After a few more days, when all the crops were planted, he would be able to free up his hands to scheme against Zhang Zhong.
"Good, the fleet should have set off again, right? This time, don't enter that bay. Just go ashore in Lianzhou. At most, it will be a little more troublesome to transport. Zhang Zhong, I will definitely take revenge for this. "
The Tang Governor Of Ning urged his horse to continue moving as he said to the steward. He looked at Lu Zhou and gritted his teeth as he squeezed out the words of revenge from his mouth.
The steward nodded and said, "Master is right. We can't go to Zhang Zhong's place. After two months, when our fleet arrives, we will have a lot of things that can be sold for more money. Think of a way to discuss with the surrounding provinces and ask them not to buy the goods shipped from Zhang Zhong's place. Let's see how much money Zhang Zhong can make here.
After all, Master has been here longer than Zhang Zhong. The foundation of our Ning family is here, and we are familiar with the people around here. Zhang Zhong is a newcomer, so he can't compare to Master at all. "
The steward was also secretly resentful. Last time, on the two ships that came here, one of them was a relative of his. However, when that relative tried to stop them, he was punched a few times. No one thought much of this matter. After all, it was just a servant. If he was punched, then so be it. Who would take it seriously?
However, for the steward, he couldn't swallow this. That relative's sister stayed on his bed all day long. When she saw her younger brother, she naturally couldn't stand it. When she saw that her younger brother was punched, as his sister, she naturally couldn't stand it. When she had nothing to do, she would first serve the steward well and then start whispering to him.
In order to make himself look more like a man, the steward agreed to a lot of things, hoping that this woman could serve him more comfortably.
Tang: Governor Ning also knew about the steward's matter, but he didn't say much. In fact, he couldn't do anything about it at all. The Ning family was such a big family, and there were many similar things happening. Although he was now the Governor of a province and the current patriarch, if something really happened, he couldn't just let it go. There were many people who could restrict him.
This time, they got a few big ships from the Yellow River. Four of them had been loaded and should have been out for nearly a month. In another two months, they believed that as long as those people worked hard to row the ships, they would be able to reach their destination.
These ships were not bought from the Yellow River Shipping Company. There were no ships there anymore. They were hired from Kaifeng. Moreover, the ships that came here were not only the four ships of his family. There were also ships from other people who also saw the business opportunity here. These ships formed a large fleet and were heading here.
Tang: Governor Ning hoped that they could reach their destination soon. He had already planned for this. In fact, if he continued to travel along the coast, he would be able to harvest more local products. However, he planned to lure those people to Lu Zhou. His own ship went ashore in Lianzhou. Then, he arranged for people to board these people's ships and enter the bay under the banner of the Ning family of Qinzhou.
In this way, as long as Lu Zhou's dock collected money and intercepted the goods, Zhang Zhong would be able to provoke people he should not provoke. Perhaps Zhang Zhong would not be afraid of one person, but when these people gathered together, they would constantly cause trouble for Zhang Zhong. If Zhang Zhong fought back, he would have more enemies. If he backed down, he would continue to find more people.
When the time came, what would Zhang Zhong do? If he continued to back down, the business here would eventually be taken over by others. Zhang Zhong had worked so hard for so long, and his family had also taken out money. In the end, he might lose everything. This could be considered as revenge on Zhang Zhong.
Thinking about these things, Tang: Governor Ning could not help but laugh. The steward next to him was puzzled.
"I've already thought about it. Since we can't get the tea leaves and the cement recipe directly, we'll let others get it. It doesn't matter if we don't have the recipe, as long as Zhang Zhong can't keep the recipe. I've written to them, but they still don't believe me. Didn't they see the cement in the capital?
Well, let them come over and see the things here with their own eyes, especially the dock and the cement road. I don't believe that they won't be tempted. When they come, we'll let them drink the tea we bought from other merchants at a high price. Didn't they say that only the tea from the capital could produce such an effect? When they taste the tea here, what do you think they will do? "
Tang: Governor Ning explained to the confused steward. Then, he asked the steward.
The steward immediately said, "Then they will know that it's not about the tea leaves, but about the method. As long as there is a method, no matter where the tea leaves are, they can make the same effect. Even the taste of the tea from different places has its own merits.
In this way, they will want to get the recipe and the cement recipe. If it's just one recipe, they may feel that it's a little difficult and give up. But it's different with two recipes. They will definitely say one recipe first. If Zhang Zhong doesn't agree, they will say another one. This way, they will have two recipes to choose from. If Zhang Zhong doesn't agree with both, it will be too disrespectful.
Those people are not powerful, but they are a group of people, and there are many people behind them. In this way, they will keep talking bad about Zhang Zhong. Naturally, the people behind those people will find ways to deal with Zhang Zhong. No matter how powerful Zhang Zhong is, he won't dare to go against so many people, right? Just thinking about it makes me happy.
Master, you are the best. I didn't think of this method. This is called killing with a borrowed knife. When the time comes, Zhang Zhong won't have time to care about us. We can find a way to mess with Lu Zhou and make Zhang Zhong suffer more losses. "
The two of them had a common topic, and it was a very relaxed topic. At least, it could make their mood better. Then, they began to talk about this topic. It seemed that Zhang Zhong would be in trouble soon, and then Zhang Zhong would be beaten until he couldn't fight back at all.
Zhang Zhong made some simple arrangements. Then, he began to talk to the steward next to him about the next fleet. In fact, the Zhang family's ship had only left half a month ago. However, after the ship was replaced with the propellers made by the Ministry of Works, its speed was faster than before. In addition, they only needed to go to Zhejiang and Hangzhou to resupply once. They did not stop on the way, so they would arrive at Zhejiang and Hangzhou in slightly more than a month.
This time, the goods they brought were not the daily necessities for the people of Lu Zhou. Instead, they were middle-grade goods that could be sold at a high price. They did not ship high-grade goods. Those high-grade goods were not popular. At the very least, before the people could accept them, the Zhang family would not ship them.
The middle-grade goods were sold to the merchants who cooperated with them. If they were willing to keep them for their own use, they would keep them for themselves. If they felt that they could sell them at a higher price, they could buy more. They would not set a price right away. They had to let the merchants explore on their own. The Zhang family wanted to see the effect of the goods. After they knew the approximate price of the goods, they could set a price for the merchants.
This could not be helped. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were not real gods. Even if Zhang Xiaobao was very sensitive to business matters, he still needed to do market research. They did not have that many people. Moreover, the market here was special. It was not easy to do market research.
They could only let the merchants explore the market and see how far the merchants could go. Then, they could adjust the price according to the results.
"When the fleet arrives, we will see some seedlings that have grown. The Ning family hasn't given up yet. They have gathered a lot of people and want to do business with us. However, is it that easy to do business here? Perhaps we can let them continue to go to places that we haven't been to before. "
Zhang Zhong stood on the ridge with his hands behind his back. He looked at the commoners working hard in the fields and said to the steward who was in charge of this place.
The steward was not in charge of many things these days. The commoners did not need him to manage them at all. They all consciously worked hard in the fields. What the steward needed to do was organize the people to cook. At the same time, he had to see if there was anyone in the fields who was still stubbornly refusing to rest. If that was the case, he would ask someone to pull them out to rest.
The fields could be planted a little slower, but the people could not be harmed. People were the most important.
After hearing the Master's words, he nodded and said, "Master, they are here. What if there is a conflict? The Ning family must be up to no good. "
"We don't need to worry about that. When the time comes, let Xiao Bao and Cuckoo handle it. They should be back in a few days. I believe that Xiao Bao and Cuckoo can handle the business well."
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