Seeing that no one had any objections, Huang An asked Meng Yun and Yang Hao to report on their work over the past few days.
After the two of them finished talking about what happened during this period, and combined with what they saw tonight, Huang An had a clearer understanding of the current situation in Xialin Village.
He pondered for a long time, then left and gave instructions to the brothers in Xialin Village and the arrangements for the Big Sophora Tree Village.
Yang Chengwu and the other six listened with their ears pricked up. From time to time they asked a few questions or if they had any ideas, they would directly put them forward.
Huang An was able to adopt their suggestions after careful consideration.
They are all warriors and have very good memories, so they don’t need to take paper and pen to record.
Although he had been away for a few days, Huang An knew the current Xialin Village very well.
During the four days since he left, Zhang Ren and Yang Hao, together with the group of skinny monkeys whose bodies had improved a bit, worked conscientiously to complete the tasks assigned by him.
The mission to acquire piglets has been stopped.
However, the work of building pig pens and wooden houses for people to live in is still in progress.
According to his request, a total of about 130 piglets were collected.
It's not that Fen County only has so many piglets, but Huang An and the others can only afford to raise so many pigs now.
What you need to consider when raising pigs is not only the breed of pigs, food sources and water, but also other issues such as plagues and diseases.
Especially food, which is the most scarce, is a big problem that they must consider.
In this era, people have nothing to eat, let alone domestic pigs.
Those whose families can afford to raise pigs are "well-off" families who can have enough to eat.
Just like the ancient times in his hometown, the pigs here also eat human excrement, as well as some pig grass, kitchen scraps and other food.
The pig pen and human toilet are combined into one.
Huang An basically doesn't eat pork here. Even if he does, he eats wild boar meat, which is fresh.
Although warriors are short of money, that is relative.
Compared to ordinary people, warriors and their families are from another class of people.
Warriors do not eat this kind of domestic pork.
Huang An is a cautious person, and he always reminds himself that he is a martial arts practitioner, not a pig farmer, let alone leading his men to make a fortune.
Because he would not take the trouble to prepare feed, grain and other things to assist in raising pigs from his hometown, and bring these pig food to Xialin Village.
He has this little time, so he might as well just give money to his subordinates.
Although he has a hometown with extremely developed productivity to support him, Huang An still needs to build Xialin Village into an independent, self-sustainable and healthy force that belongs to him.
There are so many good things in my hometown, they are so good. Just take out some and they will have a huge influence on the entire Ming Dynasty.
Even if it can cause huge turmoil, it may not be possible.
But, he couldn't take it out.
Because this Ming Dynasty not only has the supreme power controller, but also has super masters with extraordinary martial arts.
Before his wings were full and he could not guarantee that he could gain a stable foothold under any conditions, he would not bring things on a large scale from his hometown to the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, except for money and some innocuous little things, such as simulated masks and the like.
He plans to take some time to go back, watch the documentary about the Construction Corps, collect some information, and deepen his ability to develop his power.
Anyway, besides practicing martial arts, he will actually have quite a lot of free time in the future.
He plans to take care of this piggy first.
If the local pigs from Youzhou grow very slowly and have a relatively long growth cycle, he may secretly bring some white-skinned pigs from his hometown in the future to improve the breed of Youzhou pigs.
Although he cannot bring living animals, living people, and human corpses from Daming to his hometown, there is no such restriction when he brings them from his hometown.
As for other things, there are more arrangements.
Huang An specifically told Zhang Ren and Yang Chengwu to worry more.
The most important thing for Xialin Village now is to let the people coming from Dahuaishhu Village live in peace of mind.
Also, allocate a room and prepare furniture, clothing, etc.
The amount of money required for this part was not much, so Huang An was too lazy to collect the money, so luckily he gave it to them directly.
In comparison, these people actually belong to their own private property, and their lives and property belong to them personally.
As a "master", does he still have to accept his shadow from his "slave"?
At the same time, we must also assign tasks to them to keep them busy and not idle every day.
Otherwise, it is easy to think randomly when you are idle, and random thoughts are very likely to cause trouble.
Getting busy is also very simple. Purchasing tools, repairing houses, repairing roads, etc. all require a lot of manpower.
Similarly, building pig pens, opening fields, digging ditches, etc. under the big slope opposite requires a lot of labor.
Huang An's instructions were very detailed, and Yang Chengwu and the others listened very carefully.
"You guys wait here!"
Finally, Huang An said this, then got up and walked to the inner room.
After a while, he came out with a package.
With a "bang" sound, the package was placed on the table, making a dull sound.
Yang Chengwu and the other six people's hearts moved and they swallowed.
Judging from the sound, such a big bag is actually filled with silver, I'm afraid it must be five or six hundred taels.
Huang An opened the package, and sure enough, it was full of silver ingots!
The flowers are white and look extremely attractive.
These were all allocated to him by Youzhou, and the master gave them to him when he left Youzhou.
"There are a total of six hundred taels of silver here. This money is enough to settle them down and buy enough daily necessities, working tools, food and meat!"
A full six hundred taels?!!
This was the first time they had seen so much money.
Everyone's pupils shrank, their lips opened slightly, and their eyes stared directly at the bags on the table.
In response to Huang An's words, they nodded without hesitation.
These six hundred taels of silver were enough for their expenses for a long time.
The Jedi can hold on until the elder brother comes back, and even when the elder brother comes back in ten and a half months, there will still be a lot left.
A pound of the best white flour in the world only costs three or four cents, and a pound of mutton costs about fifteen cents. This money is definitely enough.
Huang An glanced at everyone with his tiger eyes, pushed the silver to the middle, and then stared at Yang Chengwu!
"After I leave, all this money will be left in your charge for your daily life and purchasing needs! There is no need to be stingy when it comes to food! Keep a good record of your accounts and record your daily expenses on it!"
Seeing the trust in Huang An's eyes, Yang Chengwu was moved and his face became solemn.
He nodded heavily towards Huang An and agreed.
"Don't worry, brother, I will definitely keep the money and let our people settle down!"
Huang An was very satisfied with Yang Chengwu's attitude, patted him heavily on the shoulder, and then handed him the silver.
He didn't say anything about sending someone to supervise, or specifically telling them not to spend money carelessly.
He just let Yang Chengwu decide for himself.
This not only shows that he does not trust the people he employs and does not use those he trusts, but it is also a test for Yang Chengwu.
He has been in charge of accounting books in his scrap factory for many years. He has been exposed to it since childhood and is very sensitive to numbers, especially accounting books.
Whether Yang Chengwu and the others will engage in fraud and embezzle money, he will know when the time comes when he looks at the account books.
After giving away the money, Huang An asked about some safety issues before letting everyone leave.
After waiting for the people to leave the courtyard gate, Huang An put his head around, looked around and took a few glances into the courtyard, but did not find the person he was looking for.
He shouted.
"Little grass!"
The next moment, there was a clanging sound outside the house, followed by the sound of rapid footsteps.
"Fourth Master!"
Xiaocao, wearing new clothes, crossed the threshold and walked in. She looked at Huang An timidly, waiting for his instructions.
"I will go to Youzhou City early tomorrow morning and will be back in about ten days."
Huang An said, stood up and walked over.
When he got close to Xiaocao, he reached into his pocket, took out two large handfuls of copper coins, and placed them on the table next to him.
About five or six hundred articles, which is not too little.
He pondered for a moment and warned:
"These days you go back and forth between Dapo and Xialin Village, pay attention to what you see and hear, and keep it in your mind. When I come back, you can tell me again, okay?"
Xiaocao lowered his head and said obediently:
"Yes, Fourth Master!"
Huang An nodded with satisfaction and walked up to his room.
"Take the money on the table and buy it yourself if you need it. But don't go to the city alone and follow other aunts in the village or the purchasing convoy!"
Huang An finished his instructions and closed the door directly.
No matter where in the world, no matter what time of year, there are many things where children, especially women, are thrown away.
This Youzhou is originally a border state, and the public security environment has always been poor. The girl's family usually rarely goes out, especially when going to a strange place alone.
Xiaocao stayed there for a long time, then carefully looked up, and saw a huge pile of copper coins left on the table, and her heart trembled.
I wanted to rush in and return it to Fourth Master, but after thinking about it, I stopped.
She didn't know why Fourth Master didn't drag her to sleep and do that terrible thing.
But she knew that Fourth Master was a good man, the best man in the world.
She had never seen so many copper coins except when her parents sold her.
And now, these copper coins are all hers.
She had heard that children in the city had pocket money, but she didn't expect that she also had it now.
Moreover, there are hundreds of articles.
At 6:30 a.m. the next day, the sky was already bright.
The square at the foot of the hillside in Xialin Village is crowded with people.
Not only Mr. Li from Huang'an, but also people from Feng'an and Fen counties who were going to Youzhou.
The total number of people is estimated to be over 1,100.
The person in charge of the escort mission this month is the third leader of Xialin Village—Xu Kun.
However, now the four brothers are getting together and are going to Youzhou.
Thanks to their relationship with Huang An, Yu Mao, Luo Xing, and Xu Kun were able to go to Master Zhao Dun's house for a glass of congratulatory wine.
They were able to take advantage of Huang An this time.
Huang An didn't take many people with him on this trip, just his fifteen senior officers and more than thirty brothers.
Luo Xing, Yumao and others led even fewer people, just two subordinates.
As for the three Xu Kun, due to the escort mission, basically all his brothers came out.
The road from Fen County to Youzhou City is too difficult.
So Huang An and the others didn't set off until it was almost seven o'clock today and it was getting dark.
The crowd in the square was clearly divided into two groups.
Huang An, Luo Xing, and Yu Mao, together with Old Man Li, led a team of nearly 700 people and headed toward Luoyangpo first.
They didn't care about the travelers going to Youzhou at all.
This responsibility belongs to Xu Kun, the third boss.
They are not the ones handling the cashier, and they are not the ones responsible for escorting.
Moreover, the composition of the two sides was different, and their traveling speeds differed by at least two levels.
Huang An and his party, except for Old Man Li, are all in their prime.
And basically they travel lightly, with not much luggage other than horse supplies and food.
Even among the fifteen or sixteen women, most of them are young women. They have been doing menial and tiring work all year round and have nimble hands and feet.
Under such circumstances, Huang An and the others would be foolish to follow the burdensome people behind them.