Poisonous Peasant ‘Concubine’

"So that's the case, Brother Ling, if you can really grow something in those wastelands, maybe even the current emperor will order to reward you, as well as our Prince Sheng of Cangzhou. When that time comes, Brother Ling, you really want to It's developed, don't forget to promote the old brother!"

It is no longer a secret that he can use herbs to raise fish, and Liu Baoren has no doubts about the authenticity of his words. If Ling Jingxuan wins the bet this time, I am afraid that the small town of Datong will not be able to lock him up.

"Haha... What does Liu Baoren say? Whether he can grow something depends on whether Liu Baoren is willing to help."

Smiling and changing his eyes with Yan Shengrui, Ling Jingxuan brought the topic back in a friendly manner, Liu Baoren raised his eyebrows and pretended not to understand: "Oh?"

"This 50,000 mu of land will require a lot of people to open up wasteland, and I plan to complete it before the end of the month. The number of workers required is not a small number. In this regard, I have to rely on Liu Baoren to support me."

Ling Jingxuan said that he was innocuous, and that he would have to say anything sooner or later.

"Brother Ling, can you give me an accurate number?"

Hearing this, Liu Baoren touched his chin and pondered for a while, and then asked solemnly, he guessed that he was going to hire him, but he didn't expect that he still had a fixed construction period, but fortunately now that the busy farming season is almost over, he came out to do odd jobs. There are also many people. As long as the number of people he asks is not too large, he should be able to take over this business.

"At least 1,000 people, in addition to renting more than 50 cattle, the wages are at the normal price here, the workers who help me live are still the old rules, I will take care of a meal at noon, the kind of people who steal and play tricks. Don't come here, I want more than just the construction period, I have to work hard."

Ling Jingxuan is also a little more serious. Hiring people are counted by the number of days. He doesn't want to hire those kind of bosses who make fun of the time. Although he has a way to deal with them, it is best to avoid the situation. It's better to avoid it, he doesn't have time to see Tian'er staring at them.

"One thousand people is no problem. Now is the slack farming season. There are many people who come out to find work, and the wages are slightly cheaper. One person is about twenty-five cents a day, and fifty cattle are a bit difficult. Only the large households in Qingyang County can I don’t know how much I can borrow from our Zhuangzi, brother Ling, I’m afraid you need to prepare more for this.”

After pondering for a while, Liu Baoren raised his head and said, people are a small problem, let alone a thousand people, with his connections, he can find even two thousand people, and farming cattle is the real big problem.

"Well, if it really doesn't work, you can help me buy cattle, at least 50 heads. 50,000 mu of land is not a small amount. People alone can't do it. You must have the power of cultivating cattle, Liu Baoren, this is a good thing. I'm going to trouble you."

A cow is about ten to twelve taels of silver, and fifty cattle is about five or six hundred taels. After a simple evaluation in his heart, Ling Jingxuan made a resolute decision. Anyway, sooner or later, he would have to buy it. the difference? Who told us that only cattle are good helpers for farmers in this era, but in this case, it is necessary to match the corresponding agricultural tools, which is probably a lot of expenses.

"Buying is also a problem. It's not that there are no goods, but the distance of 50,000 mu of land is too large. If you pull the cattle back and forth every day, I'm afraid it will also delay time. I will try my best to rent it for you. ."

If it was someone else, Liu Baoren would definitely not be so enthusiastic. Who would let Ling Jingxuan, who is quite optimistic about him, sit in front of him?

Chapter 158 Preparations Before Land Reclamation (2)

"Then I'll trouble Liu Baoren. I'm in a hurry. I also ask Liu Baoren to hurry up. It is best to start work in the next two days." Seeing that it is already September, the sea water will flood back in October. If all the land is reclaimed, he will really lose everything, at least the plan for next year has to be postponed again.

"This is no problem, people will be able to get it together tomorrow at the latest, and I will personally take them there. As for the cattle, it may be a little slower, but don't worry, Brother Ling, I will try my best, even if I don't want to show this old face, I will also find a way to rent fifty cattle."

Liu Baoren also seemed to sense his seriousness, and patted his chest to make a promise. Ling Jingxuan smiled and nodded: "The carriage?"

"I have five carriages ready-made here, and I can send them to Lingjia Village for you right away."

The people in the town still have a huge demand for carriages. Generally, he keeps stock in order to supply the needs of the guests at any time.

"Then I will trouble Liu Baoren. In addition, you can just let the workers stand by in the wasteland tomorrow. By the way, I also want to buy some homesteads. Liu Baoren remember to bring measuring tools."

Zhao Dalong and the others bought all the homesteads on the left from Yuehua Villa to Lingjia Village. The right side is still vacant. Zhang Qing and the others may buy some. It's always better to buy it early.

"Still buying?" Does he still think he is not enough landlord? Liu Baoren had a rare gaffe. He obviously didn't understand what he was thinking. The Yuehua Villa's manor covering an area of ​​more than 100 acres was scary enough, right? Does he still want to expand?

"Hehe... It's my aunt and the others who want to buy it, but they may not be able to buy much, and I can't let you make a trip for two or three acres of land, right? If my family goes to the village, those homesteads are deserted, so why not buy them all? Well, although I haven't thought about what to do with them, it's really useless. I'll build them into fruit orchards in the future, and they will produce a lot of fruit in a few years, right?" Of course he didn't use them to build orchards, the yard at home There are enough fruit trees in it, he has other uses, but he can't tell others about it yet.

"That's it, Cheng, then I'll bring all the tools tomorrow."

Thinking that what he said was reasonable, Liu Baoren had no doubts, and the preparations before the land reclamation were almost done. Ling Jingxuan asked Lao Zhou and Liu Baoren's buddies to go to the backyard to select a carriage. This time, it was used to deliver meals to the workers. For things, he did not choose the luxury carriage, but the cheapest scooter. By the way, he also asked for two sets of saddles to check the progress of land reclamation in the future.

"Liu Baoren, there is one more thing I want to trouble you. Do you have a good-looking woman here who doesn't feel comfortable being a slave? It's better to be a woman in her twenties who is both young and mature."

After sending Lao Zhou away, the other guys were busy, Ling Jingxuan took a sip from the teacup, and finally said his final purpose for coming here today.

"There are so many women like this, it's just brother Ling, you?? What's the use?"

Hearing his request, Liu Baoren couldn't help but be surprised. He glanced at Yan Shengrui who was sitting beside him subconsciously. He shouldn't watch his daughter-in-law buy that kind of woman and go home, right?

"It's useful, Liu Baoren will take me to see it?"

Some things didn't work out. Ling Jingxuan raised his eyebrows and stood up. Although he was going to buy that kind of woman who was uneasy in the house, the other party's character had to be screened by him. It was Wang Han who offended him. The original intention was only to distract Wang Han's attention, so that she had no time to stare at him, not to make her disturb the Wang family, so this person must be someone he can control from a distance.

"Well, come with me."

Seeing that he didn't want to say it, Yan Shengrui didn't object. Liu Baoren guessed that he was supposed to send people away, but he didn't ask much. He got up and took them to the backyard. In front of a room, the two guys who were standing outside nodded respectfully when they saw them. Ling Jingxuan was their big customer, and everyone here basically knew him.

"Open the door." Liu Baoren nodded and pouted at one of the guys. It was inevitable that those good women would also be infected. Generally, women with bad behavior were locked together alone.

"Yes!" The guy took out the key and opened the big lock outside. Liu Baoren made a gesture of invitation to Ling Jingxuan and the two of them. The three of them walked in one after another. At the wooden table with four corners, when they saw them coming in, about a dozen women looked at them in unison, some of them were bold enough to crowd them, and some of them blatantly winked at them because of their good looks. Of course, there were also some A few bowed their heads and twisted their fingers nervously. As for whether they were really nervous or deliberately pretended to win sympathy, that's up for debate.

"Brother Ling, look, they were all sold by the mistresses of big families. Some were originally the concubines of the master's family, and some were climbed into the master's family, and some were forced by the master's family, but they couldn't be the master. Mother's favorite, see what you need, choose for yourself."

Pointing to the women who were uniformly wearing blue sackcloth and linen, Liu Baoren said simply, in fact, these women were not of much use to him, and most people would not buy them at all. In the end, they usually went to brothels.