He has been busy building Zhechongfu during this period, and with only a few days left until the New Year, he plans to finish it before the New Year.

Just as he was directing the people of Sanglin Village to level the land, Old Wood, who had been away for many days, finally arrived.

"Master Mu, you've finally arrived! What do you think of the military camp I built?"

Li Jing looked at the military camp in front of him and felt a sudden toothache.

Because the military camp built by Li Jue was entirely made of blue bricks!

How much would that cost?

I only gave him three thousand strings of cash. Could he have used it all to build military camps?

"You brat, let me tell you, the imperial court only allocated three thousand strings of cash, not a single penny more!"

"If you keep building like this, you'll definitely lose money in the end!"

Li Jue chuckled upon hearing this.

"Master Mu, you're overthinking it. I definitely won't lose money; I'll just earn a little less!"

"You can still make a profit?"

"Yes, I have!"

"The workers are mine, the bricks are mine, the land... I didn't spend any money on the land, it's just some cement and mortar, it's not worth much!"

What is cement mortar?

"yes……"

"How should I put it? It's similar to the three-in-one lime used when you built the city walls in your Tang Dynasty, but it's cheaper and stronger."

"Oh oh oh..."

"We'll talk about the cement later. I'm here today to bring you a new reward."

"A reward?"

"yes!"

"Didn't you save two people whose intestines were spilling out with a needle and thread?"

"The Ministry of War has taken notice of your talent and has petitioned His Majesty on your behalf, requesting a reward for you!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jue immediately became interested and asked with anticipation.

"What reward?"

Li Jing pointed to a large expanse of fertile fields to the east of the military camp.

"This land is all yours from now on!"

"ah?"

Li Jue was taken aback when he heard this. If he remembered correctly, this land belonged to the Changsha Princess's family.

"Master Mu, you're not kidding me, are you?"

"These are all fertile fields, and they belong to the princess's residence. How can you just give them to me like that?"

"That's right!"

"These lands, along with the farmland, Princess Changsha's mansion within the city and her villa outside, as well as sixteen shops in Xianyang City and a papermaking workshop, all belong to you from now on!"

"Elder Mu, isn't this reward a bit too much?"

Is it heavy?

Li Jing sneered upon hearing this.

"I don't find it heavy at all; on the contrary, I find it light!"