Chapter 72 Expedition to the West (10,000 times profit 2)
The stone paint was beaten out and put into buckets and piled up everywhere, forming a mountain.
First, some strange machines were brought in, which Mingyan had never seen before. Like several hills, they were specially designed to eat oil. Master Baoyu worked up and down for more than ten days, and then started these "hills" to spit out oil.
The thick smoke disappeared, and then the installed headlights turned on, as bright as the sun, illuminating the desert as white as snow throughout the night, no different from the daytime.
There were even more strange iron knots that started to move under the tinkering of Mr. Bao. When the black stone paint was poured in, it would separate into several kinds of "water" and flow out, which were packaged up.
Could it be that our second master Bao really knows magic?
The biggest shortage in Ili City now is people. Even an eleven or twelve-year-old orphan can find a decent job.
"I need people, I really need people. Now even a small worker costs 500 yuan a day. This is a money grab..." Mingyan's most arduous task is to find people everywhere.
"When we go to Xinjiang and Yili Prefecture, each person will be given a settling-in allowance of ten taels of silver, fifty acres of irrigated land, and a small separate courtyard."
Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) has sent more than 30 such documents to the pass. This was issued after asking the Empress Dowager and the young emperor for instructions. However, very few people responded. The people in the pass who went to hunt for food outside the pass really didn't
many.
Madman Xing simply poured the wine on the ground, "Did I come to your pacifying envoy's residence just to drink a glass of water and wine from you? I have more than 20 oil wells to drill now, and I need people and strong labor force.
No matter, even if you rob, you still have to rob 500 labor force for me... I won’t drink any more drinks, I am extremely busy, so let’s go!”
After Madman Xing finished speaking, he grabbed a big chicken leg on the table, bit it in his mouth and left. Madman Xing was the only one who dared to be so unscrupulous in the pacification ambassador's house, and the servants were all used to it.
Mr. Dafu has already started working on the twentieth chicken drumsticks. He eats twenty chicken drumsticks every night. This is his food intake. Since this guy became Baoyu's retainer, he moved into the pacification ambassador's mansion and the entire Yili mansion.
He almost ate all the chicken. I don’t know why he loves chicken legs so much and can’t get enough.
After tearing into the chicken legs, Dafu patted the sword on his waist and said, "If you eat without fish, you will eat without fish!"
Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) walked over and said: "If you want to fight, we can have another fight. Don't use the old wisdom of the Warring States period of 'eating without fish'. This pacifier needs five thousand strong laborers. You can find a way to pacify me."
Bring it."
As long as Mr. Xiao Jia calls himself the "pacification envoy", then this matter is a business matter. Mr. Dafu almost stared out of his eyes. Just now, madman Xing and Mr. Xing only wanted "five hundred", but when he came to the pacification envoy, it became
You've got "five thousand", what's that? Isn't it just eating your chicken legs for a month? As for asking such a tricky question? Where can I "get" five thousand people for you? Doesn't this require the death of the person?
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Seeing Mr. Xiao Jia looking at him with a smile, Dafu burped and came to his senses. His head seemed to be confident. "Tell me, Mr. Comforter, what should we do."
Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) put his hand on the Altai Mountains in the north of the map, and Lord Dafo's eyes widened again.
"What do you mean, sir... do you want to suppress the Altai bandits? This... this, I'm afraid there will be difficulties. The terrain in this area is complex and dangerous. The imperial court has been suppressing the bandits every year without success. Once, it used 50,000 armored troops, but there was no success."
Killing a few bandits, but losing 30,000 troops, this is the place where the generals fell. Not to mention that we have only 2,000 soldiers to appease the envoy, and this is to send..."
Seeing the comforting Lord's increasingly cold face, Lord Dafoe had no choice but to close his mouth.
"Tell all the soldiers to gather at midnight tomorrow and send them to Altai!"
Master Dafoe's face was also very cold, but there was no way. This was the order of the head of the family, and he could only execute it. Even though he knew it was a mistake, he could only execute it first.
When setting off at Chenshi the next day, Baoyu specially called for Mingyan and said viciously: "If I come back from Altay and you haven't figured out a way to get along and make thousands of times the profit, you will have no choice but to go back to the capital and work as a cowherd."
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"Master Bao, there are no cattle in the capital."
"I specially bought dozens of big scalpers for you to let loose!"
This is a "dead order". Looking at the horse team going away, Ming Yan is almost worried to death. This second master Bao used to be very considerate of us servants, but I don't know how he became like this now.
Mingyan walked towards the pacification ambassador's house with her head hanging down, and almost bumped into She Yue by accident.
"Mingyan, this month's accounts are much clearer than last month's..."
"Auntie, I'm almost worried to death. Please save Mingyan. Second Master Bao has already said that if I can't make a thousand times profit, he will buy dozens of cows for me in the capital.
Become a cattle herder."
"Isn't that great? Being a cattle herder is great. You don't have to worry so much. You can also study while herding cattle. You can also study and take the top exam. However, the land in the capital is too expensive. It will cost you money to build a cattle pen.
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Now Mingyan doesn't dare to talk to Sheyue anymore. This little girl has become as annoying as Master Bao. Every master has his own little maid.
Mingyan walked forward dejectedly, thinking blindly as she walked.
"The land in the capital city is valuable and overcrowded. It would be great if this Yili Prefecture was like the capital city... Things are rare and valuable... It's true..." Just thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a move in my heart, "Yes,
Yili City is also overcrowded now, why don’t I build more houses... And a few days ago, Mr. Bao also reminded me that the rent of the houses in the east of the city will be tripled... Also... Mr. Bao
Master Lu Lei was specially invited from the capital. He was a big craftsman who participated in the construction of the palace. He is a big shot. There are so many craftsmen who were transferred to Yili Mansion by Mr. Bao..."
The more Mingyan thought about it, the more ashamed he became. When he returned to his residence, he saw that Mr. Bao had arranged for him engineering books and city layout plans. This was clearly stated.
The most abundant thing in this place is land and sand and gravel. If they are piled up, it will be a big business with huge profits. Hundreds of thousands of "stone lacquer craftsmen" want houses, and craftsmen in related industries want houses... Yes, they also need shops.
, build their happy place, my God, build a brand new city, that is a big "treasure pot"... Thinking of this, Ming Yan sweated out, this time she was excited.
Mingyan took the city expansion drawings and ran to the Governor's Mansion. She had to get the approval from the Governor's Mansion quickly.
As soon as I entered the Governor's Mansion, I saw Master Obai waiting for me to get the approval document, which made me a little embarrassed.
"Master Xiao Jia said you would come in the next two days. It seems you came faster than expected."
He, a retainer and servant, could directly see the superior Taifu, which was also a right that Second Master Bao had fought for.
Master Obai handed the approval document to Mingyan and said, "Your second master Bao has told you that if you come to ask for the approval document, you must complete another important task."
(Exactly what kind of task it is, please see the next chapter for breakdown.)
