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"Father, there are two places to go now. One is the Xishan Coal Mine, where you are responsible for guarding the mine. There's nothing important to do there."

noon the next day.

Qin Feng and a few others enjoyed a delicious meal at the restaurant.

While picking his teeth, he asked Qin Dali about the whereabouts of the villagers.

"The other option is to stay in Xifang and serve as a member of the law enforcement team. Every day, you'll patrol the streets and deal with trivial matters, like who's arguing or fighting."

Clearing his name will take time. He currently works in the Ministry of Works and doesn't have the authority to create a new household registration for the time being.

Unless he gets a job in the Ministry of Revenue or the Jingzhao Prefecture in the future.

These two places can generate new household registrations.

but.

There's no problem letting Qin Dali and the others stay in the capital; once they assume their positions, no one will check their household registration.

"I'm fine with going anywhere, but I think staying in the capital is a no-go. There are too many rules here. I'd rather go to the Xishan Coal Mine."

Qin Dali thought about it.

They asked other people what they thought, and most of them were willing to go to Xishan Coal Mine.

They're used to being thieves and bandits.

Keeping people in the capital to work is too restrictive, not only is it easy to be exposed, but people also lack the freedom to work outside.

"Alright, since you're both willing to go to Xishan Coal Mine, here's what I'm thinking: Xishan Coal Mine is so big, let's set up a mine enforcement team, and publicly say they're hired by the Ministry of Works, with you as the team leader, Dad!"

Qin Feng was overjoyed.

Staying in the capital is indeed inconvenient. The main problem is that these people in the village can't stay idle and have bad tempers.

He'll draw his knife at the slightest provocation.

If he were to stab a few people to death in the capital, it would be extremely troublesome to deal with. His current control is not yet so absolute that he can't protect so many people.

It was different at the Xishan Coal Mine. As long as the emperor didn't come, he basically had the final say there. Other officials from the Ministry of Works wouldn't come either; none of them were willing to associate with him.

Safety and freedom are the perfect place for these thieves to stay.

"Then stay at the inn for a few more days. As for the Xishan Coal Mine, I'll arrange for people to build houses there today. The people are already available, and the houses will be built in seven days at most. Move in first, and we'll add more if needed later!"

"become!"

Qin Dali nodded with satisfaction.

It seems that my son is doing well in Beijing. The Xishan Coal Mine is a suitable place for Tibetans, and it's not far from Beijing.

It's a good place to raise a flag.

You can make money in Xifang, and you can hide people in the coal mine.

It must be said that the previous path of rebellion was indeed wrong; if someone had been appointed to an official position earlier, the great cause might have been accomplished much sooner.

"What are you doing? I have some silver here. I raided two mountain strongholds on the way and robbed quite a bit, a few hundred taels."

Qin Dali frowned as he looked at the silver note Qin Feng handed him.

"Father, this is the capital. You've come all this way, and now you have proper travel permits. You've got seven days to spare anyway, so why don't you buy some clothes, wander around, or something? I've been really busy lately. The autumn harvest is coming soon, and the Agricultural Reclamation Office is keeping an eye on that, so I can't be with you!"

"Your silver is yours. Here are five hundred taels; take it and use it. That's not enough!"

As he spoke, Qin Feng pulled Liu Tu over from the side.

"Let Liu Tu go to the Xishan coal mine to get the silver; our family isn't short of money now."

"Fine, damn it, now I can finally enjoy life!"

Qin Dali sighed.

He didn't refuse much and put away the five hundred taels of silver notes.

Since most of the villagers have never been to the capital, it would be good to take them around for a few days. Besides, they will need some daily necessities to move to the Xishan Coal Mine. They have nothing right now, so they can use these few days to get these things ready.

After explaining.

Qin Feng rode in a carriage to Liujia Village. He needed to personally oversee the diversion of the irrigation canal, and he also needed to inspect the villages near the capital for the autumn harvest. He was indeed unusually busy.

"The boss's..."

Seeing that Qin Feng had left.

The others immediately crowded around.

"From now on, in the capital, call him 'Master,' not 'Big Boss.' Don't you have a brain?"

"Yes, yes, sir, with so many silver notes, we can go buy some bedding and such later, we'll need them."

Upon hearing this...

Qin Dali glanced at the other person.

"Money should be spent wisely. There will be many more places where we need money in the future. Why do we need to spend money on this little thing?"

"Walk……"

"Let's scout out the location tonight. We need to gather fifty sets of bedding tonight. There are so many wealthy families in the capital; surely they can put together what we need."

Upon hearing this...

The others' eyes lit up, and several slapped their thighs in frustration.

That's right!

When did they buy bedding?

This kind of thing can be found in the homes of wealthy families, and dozens of sets can be made.

……

Liu Family Village.

When Qin Feng arrived.

Many villagers gathered on both sides of the river, helping a group of craftsmen pass wooden planks, and the outline of a large waterwheel had already been built.

It depends on the situation.

The waterwheel will be ready for use in two days at the latest.

We need to build another one on the riverbed above.

Using this method for irrigation in the future will save a lot of trouble.

"Here are the blueprints. You craftsmen, take a look and see if you can build it. We need to start building immediately after the autumn harvest. Manpower isn't a problem; everyone in the village can help!"

Qin Feng found several craftsmen and brought out the blueprints he had drawn up the night before.

He simply squatted down on the ground and started discussing things with a few craftsmen.

Villagers in the distance saw this.

Each and every one of them was deeply moved.

"Lord Qin is truly a good official! What kind of official wears coarse clothes and squats in the fields with us peasants!"

"Isn't that right? Oh, I heard that Lord Qin doesn't even have a maidservant? My daughter is sixteen this year, and she's very quick and efficient at cooking and tending the fire. I wonder..."

"Pah... I think you want your daughter to be a concubine for the master, don't you? Have you no shame? Is Master Qin that kind of person? If she's not going to cook for Master Qin, then she should at least be a wife, to avoid gossip. Isn't this a coincidence? I feel my wife is just right!"

"..."

On the edge of the field.

Qin Feng rolled up his sleeves and personally explained to the craftsmen the principles of the greenhouse and the importance of the temperature inside.

How to withstand the wind and keep warm.

This is the key.

In ancient times, if the raw materials were unavailable, other methods had to be devised.

"After winter, you'll see honeycomb briquette stoves burning inside the greenhouses, like you've seen them before. But what if you used bamboo tubes to build a system of pipes, surrounding it like this..."

Several craftsmen nodded repeatedly, their eyes gleaming.

What Lord Qin taught us are all unique skills. I dare not say anything else, but if Liu Family Village can really grow vegetables and fruits in winter...

Next year, many more people will want to build these kinds of greenhouses.

"The walls are roughly..."

"What's wrong?"

Just as they were about to continue explaining other issues to the craftsmen, Cao Liang, accompanied by two others, hurriedly ran over from a distance.

"grown ups!"

"The caravan responsible for transporting the timber was robbed when it was almost at the canal mouth. All five hundred-plus logs were gone, and several servants from the noble household were killed!"

"What?"

Upon hearing this...

Qin Feng stood up with a gloomy expression.

"Prepare the car, Niu Wu, go and inform the men. We'll be leaving soon, heading straight to the canal."

"They're incredibly audacious, daring to steal timber from the Ministry of Works?"