Stone Forest Mountain City is built against the stone mountain.
There is a lot of farmland in the lower areas, and there are barren mountains, rocks and gravel in the upper areas.
The housekeeper directed the arrangement, and Yamazaki and Shandai accompanied the second aunt's grandmother and second aunt's grandfather to the Yamen to visit the county magistrate.
Yamazaki stuffed two hundred thousand taels of silver into the second aunt's grandmother before entering the house, so the second aunt's grandmother was very confident.
The second aunt's grandmother bluntly said that she wanted to settle here. The excuse was that it was rainy in summer and the rivers were full of water, making the road difficult.
Rather than forcefully return home, it is better to stay here and go back later. After all, it is only a few days' journey across the river in the south.
Especially the officers and soldiers, we cannot keep them waiting here.
The county magistrate has no objection, as long as he has money.
Everyone in the world now knows that Mrs. Duan spent 300,000 taels of silver to pay for the life of the Tsing Yi Sect.
There are indeed very rich people in this city, but if they can afford one hundred thousand taels of cash, they are definitely wealthy.
Such people are willing to settle here and are welcomed with both hands and feet.
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The enclosure was connected to a small mountain peak thirty or forty feet high, and a barren mountainous area of three miles in radius was enclosed. This land, enough to build a city, only cost ten thousand taels of silver.
Go shopping, buy a big tent, buy coal and stone, build a camp, build a stove, and build a pool.
The second aunt's grandmother taught the servants the exercises, and both men and women could learn them. Then she took everyone to dig a cave with broken mountain palms, and then they lived in the cave.
Recruit people, level the ground, and pile up the gravel to build the courtyard wall.
It was said that there were only fifty people, fifty cash per day, and a tent.
They are well fed, have meat for three meals, and each has his or her own rice bowl without fighting over it, one portion per day.
Breakfast consists of steamed buns with rice porridge, a steamed bun stuffed with bacon or bacon, a plate of pickles for each person, and a plate of pickled dried fish.
Lunch is a tube of fish soup, scallion pancakes, a lard pancake, and four boneless fish dumplings.
Dinner is rice with broth, a bowl of vegetables, and at least four taels of bacon or bacon.
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Although the wages are low, the food is good and the work is not hard. It is much easier than pulling rocks from mountains and mining coal.
There were many people who were willing to come, and hundreds of people came to sign up after inviting friends.
Yamazaki asked them to line up and then explained the situation.
"The Duan Mansion has just arrived, and is in need of help. It needs manpower, but it is short of manpower."
"The Duan family is very happy that so many people have come to help.
"Money is not the problem. The problem is that giving you money to buy food will only delay your work time."
"At the very least, you have to come to work half an hour late in the morning and leave half an hour early in the afternoon."
"It takes more than an hour to come and go. Including the lunch break, you only work two hours a day, so naturally I can only give you two hours' wages."
"This means that there is too little money and too many things to do, and you are not happy either."
"So, I can only live here and eat here."
"The Duan Mansion doesn't have the manpower to serve you food, and we don't want you to leave either."
"Let's do it like this. The Duan family will have two people to keep accounts. The Duan family will provide food or money every day, and you will find someone to cook for you."
Everyone knows that there is a lot of oil and water in the kitchen, and it will quickly become a quarrel after fighting for it.
Yamazaki waited until they had enough arguing and asked them to recommend one by one, and everyone would judge together.
Which family member is pushy and muddy, and which family member is more upright and fair, everyone can see it.
As the kitchen workers were selected, the candidates for disciples were also selected, namely the children of their families.
As the saying goes, like father, like son.
Of course, nothing is absolute, and people will change, especially after being exposed to money, otherwise upright people will become greedy.
So they still need to observe slowly, but they can be taught kung fu.
When the cave is laid out, a private school will be built to teach everyone how to read and practice martial arts.
Anyone who is willing to come, whether children, teenagers, girls, or adults, can come and learn.
And it's free, no fees are charged.
Shan Dai came here and went shopping everywhere and bought many books for everyone to read.
When the time comes, continue to choose and think about it slowly.
If we really can’t select the best disciples, it doesn’t matter if we recruit a few more.
In the future, there will always be one whose character and martial arts skills can convince the public. If there are two, then one of them will be sent out and he will be given money to build a second Duanfu.
As long as the martial arts come from the same sect, even if they fall out in the future, they won't be fighting to the death.
After all, they all have their own families and businesses, and at most they don't interact with each other.
At the critical moment, you will feel desperate and can help, and that is enough.
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After hearing Yamazaki's explanation, the second aunt also knew that Yamazaki was leaving.
I don’t know what to say, it’s really a waste of time.
"This will always be your home!"
Yamazaki handed over his hand, "My grandnephew Ming was deeply moved by the kindness of my second aunt, but even though I was disrespectful, I could only refuse, because I'm afraid it will cause trouble in the future, and Shanjiabao and my second aunt can't afford it."
What Yamazaki didn't say was that he was remembered by the emperor and the emperor wanted to arrest him.
If the emperor refuses to give up, he and Shan Dai will continue to kill, and one day they will anger the emperor and implicate Shanjiabao and the Duan family.
It’s just that the world is unstable, who knows what will happen in the future, so don’t rush to say it.
"Will you cause trouble in the future?" Second Aunt Grandma was surprised, "What's going on?"
"Anyway, let's talk about the future later, so don't ask me any more questions."
"Okay, don't ask. Anyway, I'll be ashamed of myself."
"We are all a family. There is no need to say that to Grandma Second Aunt," Yamazaki changed the topic, "Grandpa Second Aunt has a strong inner spirit, right?"
The second aunt's grandma suddenly beamed, "Yes, if there are suitable inner qi skills and moves, I will become a great master. I can't believe it."
Yamazaki deliberately asked, "Isn't it possible to break mountains with strength?"
The second aunt's grandma shook her head, "I don't have enough internal Qi, so I don't know what's going on. I can only confirm that Poshan Jin is better than Shanjiabao's internal Qi, and they come from the same origin and are not in conflict with each other."
"That's great." Yamazaki smiled, "Shanjiabao's overall strength can also be improved to a higher level."
The second aunt sighed with emotion, "Yes, it seems that these are troubled times, and it is always good to have strength."
Yamazaki handed over his hand and said, "Then please ask the second aunt to take it back to Shanjiabao later. Shandai and I are not strong enough and we really don't dare to take it with us."
"Okay, once you've settled in, I'll go. I'll remember all the credit for this."
"No, no, no, it's better not to talk about Shandai and I. As I said before, if you can't let people know the secret, then don't let people know it. Especially, it may be involved in the crime of deceiving the emperor. If you don't do it well, it will be a disaster.
ah."
The second aunt's grandmother had no choice but to say, "It's really a mature thing to say. Anyway, I will keep it a secret as you said, but no matter what, I will remember your good deeds."
Yamazaki held up his hand and said, "Then, Shandai and I will leave tomorrow."
"Take care along the way." The second aunt's grandmother patted Yamazaki's hand, feeling very touched.
Yamazaki is not a member of the Yamazaki family and is not taken seriously yet.
Regardless of his resourcefulness, he resolved the disaster in Duan Mansion and Shanjiabao.
It is said that he can run thousands of miles with a bone-piercing nail injury on his back.
Not to mention your own grandson, even your own son will most likely not be able to do this.
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Yamazaki went back and announced to Shandai that he was leaving, and Shandai was very happy.
She is really depressed here.
She likes to be unrestrained and gets tired of pretending to be in front of others.
Yamazaki went to the housekeeper again and told him some trivial matters, asking him to absorb flood victims in the future, but he must be careful of the imperial spies.
"Young Master, what did the guards say?"
"Keep them first so that we can deal with the government. When the floods come, they can deter the victims."
"Indeed."
Yamazaki joked half-heartedly, "Okay, that's it. I'll find another corrupt official later, and then I'll send you some money."
"Young Master, now that we have enough money and food, we should discuss this matter in the long run."
"I know that. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. You are busy."