Water Margin farming to become powerful

Chapter 319

Haizhou Zhizhou Zhang Shuye is a celebrity in the Water Margin, but Sun Xin has no intention of visiting. He stayed in Haizhou City for a day, and after learning about the situation, he immediately took Wu Song to the north. On the edge of Huairen County, the northernmost part of the state, they found a sinister hill, and learned that there was a private field hidden by the tyrants before.

After looking at the mountain and the layout of the farm, Wu Song whispered to Sun Xin, "What kind of private land? Most of this place used to be a place for murder and arson, and the surrounding villages are probably half merchants and half bandits..."

When he said this, there was no look of fear in his eyes, and Sun Xin was quite satisfied. For outsiders, the places where murder and arson were committed need to be feared, but for the people of Sunjiazhuang, returning here is like going home.

The mountains here are dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and can hide a large number of farmers. Before the development reaches a certain scale, it is difficult for the imperial government to gather strength to interfere with them, which is exactly what they need.

The two carefully wrote down the place names before going back.

After going back to Dengzhou and talking to Zongze, Zongze asked Sun Xin to wait for news, and he didn't know who he left. After waiting for more than ten days, Zongze wrote to tell Sun Xin who to give gifts to, and gave him back Many letters of introduction.

But the old man really planned to clean himself up, so he didn't leave his name under each letter, and even asked his family to help write the text on the letter—afraid that Sun Xin would really rebel in the future, he would take the letter It is said that there is a connection between him and Sun Xin.

Sun Xin took people to Haizhou twice more. In June, he managed to change hands several times and got the big mountain forest, covering an area of ​​three hills, but the actual cost to the court was only a dozen or so. Most of the fields here are hidden fields, and the extra money goes into the pockets of the handling officials.

Now the land that Sun Xin obtained in Haizhou is located at the junction of Rizhao and Lianyungang in later generations, probably in the Lanshan area.

The terrain of that place is tortuous, and it is close to the sea. Whether it is making private salt or growing tea, it is a good place. Of course, these days, private salt and private tea are both illegal, but if you buy such a dangerous forest, no one will buy it. Bored enough to take care of him.

It's just that Sun Xin has to find someone to run the Haizhou Supervisory Committee.

If Lehe hadn't served as the chief steward in Dengzhou, it would undoubtedly be the most appropriate to send him there. Unfortunately, where should I find a Haizhou chief steward who I trust enough and is absolutely capable?

After Sun Xin won the land, he had been thinking about this candidate for a few days. Since he won the land, he had to act quickly, but it was really troublesome if he couldn't send someone out.

When Sun Xin checked the accounts at the supervisory committee, he was still thinking about this matter. While looking at Sun's account books, Sister Gu, who came in to report, saw him frowning, "Hey? What's the matter?"

Sister Gu slapped Sun Xin on the back with such force that she almost vomited blood from the slap, and he also instantly woke up from his own thoughts.

Sun Xin looked at the fierce girl in front of him dumbfounded.

Last year, Dongtian Sun Xin had taken over Miss Gu’s house. She took the initiative in the warehouse when she was taking stock of medicinal materials. However, Sun Xin later said that he would take her as a concubine, but Sister Gu was unwilling anyway, which meant that the two of them had a relationship in the warehouse for the first time and would be ashamed to say it out.

After this matter was put on hold, both parties were busy people, so they never mentioned it again, so until now, the two are still in the stage of cheating, and they don't know if others can see it in front of outsiders. Anyway, they are almost like a couple after closing the door.

Seeing that he was frowning, Sister Gu asked, "What are you thinking about? While reading the account book, he was muttering."

Sun Xin twisted his back to relieve the pain from being patted by the tiger girl just now, and frowned and said: "It's okay, I think I have to send someone to Haizhou. Those who are too stupid to do things can't do it, but those who know how to do things must do it too." To be worthy of our trust, one must have basic knowledge and ability, and I didn’t think of this candidate for a while.”

Sister Gu thought for a while, then said with a smile, "There is someone right in front of me."

"Who?"

"Your three disciples."

Sun Xin looked at Sister Gu with obvious hesitation in his eyes.

Sister Gu and Xie Zhen and Xie Bao are also real relatives. He knows that Sister Gu and them have been having a lively relationship, and it is not surprising that Sister Gu will mention Xie Bao.

Seeing him like this, Sister Gu quickly explained: "Look, Jie Bao has been with you for so long, and he has learned a lot of skills. He is also smart, and he is not bad in all aspects of things. That's right, he is our younger brother, but is it true that it is true to honor the virtuous and not avoid relatives?"

Sun Xin shook his head and said, "He has the responsibility of the Supervisory Council University on his shoulders, can he have such thoughts?"

"Don't worry about that. He has been teaching physics for you at the Supervisory Council University. Now he has trained several apprentices. The teaching is enough. He actually doesn't want to stay there for a long time. He has told me many times."

Sun Xin nodded: "But is he a little younger?"

Xie Bao is only 16 years old this year, which seems to be a false age.

Sister Gu put on a mocking smile when she heard the words: "You still say that others are young, but you are only in your early twenties, two years younger than me. Now that you have run such a big business, who would say that you are old?" Not enough? How old were you when you led the two of them to open up wasteland on the ten-mile card, and you were still a brat when I came to you. If you can do it, why can’t your apprentice do it?"

Sun Xin waved his hand: "Xie Bao is indeed a personal choice, but I still have to think about it. In this way, you can talk to him first. If he really intends to go to Haizhou, you can tell me again, and I will test him later. "

Sun Xin waved his hand to ask Sister Gu to go out, but Sister Gu didn't leave. She stood there and said to Sun Xin: "You have to find out this matter yourself. If I tell him, he thinks you don't like him anymore."

Sun Xin was taken aback: "Is there such a thing?"

"Oh, you don't know how afraid of people you are. You are young and mature, and you have been working with Jie Zhen Jie Bao since childhood. When they talk about you, it is almost like talking about a big bug. Both brothers are scared by you. If you say something coldly, people will be afraid of you." Gotta sweat."

Sun News could not help laughing. His mental age was only five or sixty years old when he crossed, and he was an older brother in front of Xie Zhen and Jie Bao, so he was always strict with them and had a lot of prestige. He would have never thought of it if Mrs. Gu didn’t say it. I would leave such a big psychological shadow on the two brothers.

"Okay, then I'll go and talk to him myself."

Sun Xin asked Sister Gu to go back first, and after handling official business in the office, she walked out of the supervisory committee.

Walking slowly to the Supervisory Council University, I met Xie Bao coming out of the classroom with a book in his arms, talking and laughing with a student beside him.

Sun Xin stopped him and said, "Come here."

I didn't notice it before, but when I saw Sun Xin, I realized that Xie Bao was still smiling. When he looked up and saw him, his smile froze. When he heard him speak, his face turned pale, and he walked over tremblingly.

Sun Xin was speechless, co-authoring himself was really scary.

"what is the matter?"

"Recently, we plan to open another supervisory committee in Haizhou. I would like to ask you, do you have any ideas on how the Haizhou supervisory committee will operate in the future?"

Hearing Sun Xin mention this matter, Xie Baoming showed that he had prepared beforehand, relaxed a little, nodded and replied: "Although I haven't visited the site, it seems that the place only produces salt and tea, both of which are lucrative. Yes, if you want to open a supervisory committee in Haizhou, you must start with these two items in advance, and you can no longer concentrate on growing grain like Dengzhou."

Sun Xin nodded and said it was good.

After Xie Bao finished speaking, he looked at Sun Xin nervously, as if he was a student waiting for his grades after taking an exam.

"If you are asked to run Haizhou's Supervisory Committee, do you have confidence?"

Hearing Sun Xin say this, Jie Bao's eyes obviously lit up.

Seeing him like this, Sun Xin knew that he didn't need to ask any more questions, so he said to him, "Let's go to Wu Song to get the information. We have recorded the local real estate and people's conditions in Haizhou, and I will give you half a month to write a business report. , if you pass the Haizhou Supervisory Committee, you will be in charge in the future."

Xie Bao nodded again and again, he had wanted to make some achievements for a long time, but he was too young, and his master had never believed him, now he finally had this opportunity, he was just happy in his heart.

Sun Xin left the university and went to the shipyard again. The four large ships on the shipyard have entered the laying stage.The workers above each station are sweating profusely.

Sun Xin took a look at the environment. The weather was also hot at this time, and the sweat was pouring into his eyes when he was doing heavy work.

Sun Xin said to Meng Kang: "Later, I will ask the farmer to bring some iced mung bean soup to relieve the heat."

The cafeterias of the Supervisory Committee University and Sunjiazhuang factories have been making a lot of mung bean soup recently, but the place is so big, and after the mung bean soup is cooked, it needs to be put in the well water to freeze it. Follow the above supply for students and stewards.

All the craftsmen were moved when they heard the words. After Sun Xin left, a few workers with Hangzhou accents whispered that Sun Xin was a good employer and they cared about them workers.

But only Meng Kang knew that Sun Xin's words were actually urging them. I heard that Sun Xin had just expanded his land in Haizhou recently. He was eager to protect his shipping capacity and urged them to build ships.

On the way back from the shipyard, Sun Xin ran into Sun Ji's caravan heading west again.

This caravan transported heavy objects, and the carloads of goods pressed deep holes on the road.

Sun Xin asked the company commander of the peasants and soldiers who was escorting him, and he knew that this team was specially sending flintlock guns to Zengtou City.

After more than half a year of refitting, all ten regiments of the Protection Army were equipped with mini-bullet rifles. As for the thousands of extra flintlock guns, Sun Xin left most of them for training and In addition to storing equipment, [-] sticks were also sent to Zengtou City.

It's not that he's a hypocrite, the key is that Liang Shan's power is getting stronger and stronger, and there really can't be any weak links in the various organizations under the jurisdiction of their supervisory committee.

If Zengtou City could not defend itself and was besieged by Liangshan, and Sun Xin needed to send troops to rescue them, it would be more cost-effective to directly strengthen the defense of Zengtou City.

(End of this chapter)