There were a total of eight large ships.

There is no port here in Lin Jinyue, so the boats can only stop at the riverbank.

Several small boats came down, and Grandpa Ji and his group arrived at the port by boat.

The group exchanged glances, all looking at each other with disdain. These old fogies had actually sneaked over here with so many people!

Madam Liu was very adept at handling things. Upon seeing Lin Jinyue, she instructed her servants to send over a box of silks suitable for a young girl.

She walked up with a smile: "Young shopkeeper, my husband told me that you can open shops here? Can we set up a small workshop? I have an embroidery shop, a cosmetics shop, and a pottery shop. I was worried about safety outside, so I thought I'd move them all here."

Lin Jinyue's eyes lit up: "Of course! We can waive the rent for three years for the shops in the commercial street, and if you want to buy them, there will be a discount too."

Madam Liu knew that her flattery had been successful.

She said with a smile, "That's great! I brought quite a few people with me. Some are orphans, and some have small families. Can they all come and register their household here?"

Madam Liu also had her own selfish motives; after all, these were employees who had followed her for so many years, and she wanted to lend a helping hand if she could.

Madam Liu added, "They're all experienced craftsmen; their workmanship is impeccable. Many of the wine jars in your house were made by us."

Lin Jinyue was even happier.

She said with a smile, "That's great, we have another batch of pottery that needs to be customized."

"Has everyone arrived? We'll go see Magistrate Ding first thing tomorrow morning."

Madam Liu said with a smile, "They've all come, they've all come. Our family has brought quite a few villagers with us, more than four hundred people in total. If there's no place for them to stay..."

Lin Jinyue quickly replied, "Yes, yes."

Her face was beaming with joy.

It's true that whatever you lack, you get.

She also thought that since there were few people in the village, it would be too troublesome if she needed to be taught everything in order to open a shop.

It just so happened that Madam Liu was willing to open a shop here, and Lin Jinyue welcomed her with great fanfare.

She also told the others, "If you want to open a shop, the kind of shop we need here, such as a general merchandise shop, you can get a year's rent free."

Several people's eyelids twitched.

She directly exempted Madam Liu from three years' worth of service!

It's not that we can't afford the money, but we've become estranged so quickly.

Grandpa Ji: "I think the feng shui here is good, and the location is also good. Why don't I bring my family's brick kiln here as well?"

Lin Jinyue: "Okay, okay!"

Everyone seemed afraid of falling behind and being left behind, so they quickly said what they had that they could bring over.

Lin Jinyue said with a smile, "Let's rest for one night, and tomorrow we'll go to the county magistrate to register our household."

Lin Jinyue was very happy to see so many more people at once.

For her first population-related task, when she reached 100 people, the system rewarded her with cotton seeds, which she planted in a large area of ​​her space.

They are all high-quality cotton.

Even though Lingnan is not very suitable for cotton growth, the presence of these high-quality cotton plants will result in better quality cotton being grown there.

This was equivalent to a very important resource in ancient times.

I wonder what the rewards would be for 500 people, 1,000 people, or 2,000 people?

Lin Jinyue began to wonder what kind of rewards would be given after so many people settled down tomorrow.

As evening fell, their servants arrived one after another.

She hadn't felt it while on the ship, but when more than two thousand people stood in front of her, Lin Jinyue was stunned.

Lin Jinyue asked in disbelief, "So much?"

Ji Zixuan then said, "That's all. All the people from our eight families have been brought here. This is not all. Those who were forced to sell themselves into slavery because of poverty have had their indentures returned to them and have been sent back."

Lin Jinyue said with a smile, "Then everyone can make do for one night. I... I'll think about how to arrange things for you all later."

Good heavens, two thousand people! Lin Jinyue never dreamed that so many people could come overnight.

The village is now full of unfinished buildings, which is really difficult to deal with in a short time.

Lin Jinyue looked at a building by the river.

She said to Wang the carpenter beside her, "Let's turn that building into a hostel for now. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you."

This building is quite large. It was originally intended by Lin Jinyue to be used as a restaurant and shops, a small residential department store. The first floor has various shops, the second floor has some entertainment venues, and the third floor is for dining, including hot pot restaurants, barbecue restaurants, and home-style stir-fry restaurants.

Carpenter Wang was somewhat surprised, "This, this can really work? There are two thousand people."

Lin Jinyue: "There are definitely not two thousand people. These wealthy families will have to hire maids and servants, so at least half of them will live in their mansions."

Even so, Lin Jinyue is under a lot of pressure.

Nearly a thousand people.

Everyone came to work for her, which Lin Jinyue welcomed very much, but the thought of accommodation made her go bald.

Lin Jinyue sighed, "Let's go there."

Carpenter Wang: "What...does our carpentry workshop need to do?"

Lin Jinyue: "Let's get a few people in the conference room."

Lin Jinyue decided to let these people stay at each other's homes for a few nights while she would solve their accommodation problem as soon as possible.

We can't wait too long; in a while, a typhoon will probably hit.

Living in a wooden cabin is definitely not an option.

In commercial areas and hot pot restaurants, you can eat anywhere you set up a tent, but when the last typhoon hit, people in residential areas still need to be a little more cautious.

When several key members of the woodworking workshop came over, Lin Jinyue explained her plan.

She drew up simple blueprints, based on the style of youth hostels from her previous life, with dozens of people living in one room, and curtains separating the beds to ensure privacy.

In some places, wooden boards can be used to separate areas and create public areas, such as washing facilities.

Lin Jinyue simply handed them the blueprints.

Carpenter Wang also made some minor modifications, such as narrowing the bed and placing some tables in the room.

Lin Jinyue went to rest first, while Wang the carpenter and the others took turns working overtime.

In addition to these people, the previous 200 people also need to be taken care of.

*

The next morning, the two thousand people stood in the open space, a huge, dark mass, and Lin Jinyue felt a bit of pressure just looking at them.

It's unclear whether Magistrate Ding will relent.

Lin Jinyue went to Shawan County with this group of people.

Lin Jinyue first led the heads of each family to the county government office. If it was necessary for these two thousand people to put their fingerprints on the document, then they would discuss it later.

Magistrate Ding stared wide-eyed at the mountain of indentures.

"What are you all planning to do?"

Lin Jinyue smiled and said, "Each person is one household. Excluding those who are already married and those who are still young, there are about 1,500 households. Lord Ding, don't you want this achievement?"