HLnovel Chapter 474 Even if you are a dragon, you have to coil him
Chapter 474 Even if you are a dragon, you have to coil him
If these people don’t have a strong background, it means that Xu Wenshan accepted benefits from them.
I'm deliberately being vague to give these people a banner.
Now that these people have settled in his territory, no matter if they are dragons or snakes, they have to be controlled by him.
But as long as he doesn't cause trouble and just raises silkworms and weaves silk to make money for him, he won't do anything.
But if he really has a strong background, then he will have to change his strategy.
If it really doesn't work, you can divide up some of the business, but you still have to keep the majority in your own hands.
In short, there is only one principle: no matter what, it cannot affect his ability to make money from collecting silk!
Captain Wu lowered his head and thought about the matter again, and a vicious look flashed across his eyes.
But when he raised his head, a smile appeared on his face again, and he pulled Xu Wenshan aside to talk about other topics.
Xu Wenshan chatted with him casually, and from time to time he kept an eye on the situation in Lu Tianming's team behind him.
When he turned around, he saw Lu Tianming and others coming over, and he hurried to greet them.
"Brother Lu, have you agreed on the location of the homestead?"
Lu Tianming pointed to the back and said:
"There are many people in our team, and this place at the foot of the mountain is large enough. We discussed and decided to do it here."
When Wu Lichang saw Xu Wenshan looking at him, he hurriedly said:
“This place is indeed spacious and close to the mountains.
It will be convenient to raise silkworms and pick mulberry leaves in the future!
Brother Lu, since you have chosen this place, I will go back and sort it out, hand the documents to the officer, and take them back to the county government office for filing."
Upon hearing this, Lu Tianming bowed and said:
"In that case, I'll trouble you, Captain Wu!"
Then he said to Xu Wenshan:
"Brother Xu, thank you for making this trip for us.
Once we settle down, I will prepare good wine and food.
When the time comes, you and Captain Wu will have to come and show us the way!"
Xu Wenshan and Village Chief Wu both agreed with a smile.
Because Xu Wenshan had to go back to work in the afternoon, he said goodbye when he saw that Lu Tianming and others had selected the fields and homesteads.
The journey was long, so it would be safer for him to follow the yamen runners back to the county town.
Seeing this, Lu Tianming and his group followed Xu Wenshan downstairs, intending to see the person off.
After returning home, Village Chief Wu quickly prepared the documents and handed them to the yamen runner.
Afterwards, Lu Tianming and others saw Xu Wenshan and several yamen runners off.
After they left, Village Chief Wu wanted to find out more about Lu Tianming and the others, so he politely said:
"Brother Lu, since you just arrived here, how about coming to my house at noon and having a quick meal?"
Lu Tianming thought that since they had just arrived and everyone in the team would be living here for a long time, they still had to have a good relationship with the village head.
After all, the position of village head may not be high enough in the county, but in Baoshan Town, the power is still great.
Whether it was allocating land, collecting land taxes, issuing official orders, or allocating labor, all decisions were made by the village head.
Generally speaking, the village head is the actual communicator of the government in the countryside.
With the intention of making friends, Lu Tianming readily agreed.
"I just bought a jar of good wine in Yining County and will bring it over when the time comes.
At noon, Brother Yao and I went over to bother you."
Village Chief Wu smiled and patted his shoulder, saying:
"Brother Lu, why are you being so polite? We're all going to live in Baoshan Town from now on, and we're going to live together for a long time!"
After separating from Village Chief Wu, everyone returned to where the carriage was originally parked.
At this time, the person who stayed behind to look after their belongings saw them coming back and happily came forward to ask questions.
They were also delighted to learn that the homestead and fields had already been selected.
The group got on the carriage and started heading towards the foot of the mountain.
The villagers from Baoshan Town they met on the road were all staring at their carriage.
In the past two years, many people have settled here, but no matter whether they are the first group of Wu clan members or the scattered people who came later, none of them are so rich.
Not to mention anything else, just the fact that everyone was driving a horse-drawn carriage was very rare.
Although the things in the carriage were blocked by the carriage, the details could not be seen.
But looking at the deep ruts on the ground, it seems that there must be a lot of things in the carriage.
Besides, although the clothes of the people driving the carts were worn and dirty due to fleeing famine, everyone was in good spirits.
Moreover, it can be seen from their faces and bodies that these people are not too short of food.
He doesn't look at all as skinny as the people who settled here before.
At this moment, the villagers of Baoshan Town felt mixed emotions when they saw these newly arrived "rich people" driving horse-drawn carriages.
The people of Baoshan Town are no longer as poor as when they first came here because of raising silkworms and reeling silk in the past two years.
But most of the profits from the silk were taken away by Village Chief Wu without the villagers' knowledge.
Although these villagers also earned money, they earned less after all.
However, there have been disasters in the past two years, and there has never been a good harvest of crops in the fields.
Although King Huai reduced taxes by several percent, there was still not enough food left after paying the taxes.
If each family wants to avoid starvation, they need to pay for food separately.
In addition, when they first came to settle down, many people had no money and could only build thatched huts.
The thatched house is really cold in winter and hot in summer. It leaks when it rains and you can't see the stars when it blows.
When people have money, the first thing they do is build a new house.
Therefore, after two years of hard work, apart from filling their stomachs, they also built a house that was half mud and half brick.
Except for the Wu Lichang family, most families in the entire Baoshan Town do not have much extra money or food.
Now, seeing that these refugees have so many belongings, the people in Baoshan Town can't help but think more.
Even after Lu Qingqing and her group passed by, the villagers of Baoshan Town behind them were still talking about it.
The team drove the carriage to the foot of the mountain. There were many gentle and steep slopes on the road.
Driving this way was much more difficult than walking, especially when there was still a lot of water in their car.
Although this place doesn't seem to be short of water now, everyone has experienced severe water shortage after all.
At this moment, I don’t want to waste the water in the car at all.
Therefore, the entire team walked very carefully.
In every carriage, there is someone who is responsible for holding down the lid of the bathtub.
They were very careful along the way, and by the time they reached the foot of the mountain, everyone was sweating.
Without taking time to rest, after the convoy stopped and unloaded the frames, everyone ran to the open space and began to plan the location of the homestead.
Someone picked up a stick and started drawing lines on the ground, planning how the house would be built.
At this time, which house is next to which becomes the focus of discussion.
In the team, it was not only Tian Funiang and the village chief's wife who wanted to build a house next to the old village chief's house.
Aunt Lu also plans to build a house next to my parents, Master Yan and several of his apprentices also plan to build next to each other, Zhuzi's father wants to build a house next to Zhuzi's house, and so on.
For a moment, the open space was bustling with discussions and a lively scene.
At this time, two more women came down the mountain with their three children.
Seeing so many people here, I looked over curiously.
At the same time, everyone in the team was secretly looking at these women and children.
Women and children all carried baskets filled with fresh mulberry leaves.
Among them, the backpacks on the backs of two women were stuffed so full that they could not straighten their backs.
The weight of the backpack seems to be quite heavy.
As for the children following beside them, they also had small backpacks on their backs.
Although it looked full, the mulberry leaves inside were not compacted.
Therefore, the children still have the energy to look around.
They live in Baoshan Town and rarely see outsiders.
It's quite novel to see dozens of unfamiliar faces.
When he saw Xiao Shitou and other children in the team, he kept looking back even after he had walked far away.
By the time the team stopped and settled down, it was almost noon.
After Lu Tianming said something to everyone, he picked up a jar of wine and went to the house of Wu Lichang.