Chapter 473 Mida New City

After finishing a bowl of instant noodles, the fragrance in the air had dissipated. The bandits finally came back to their senses from the taste and collapsed to the ground.

In each other's eyes, this scene was like they had just struggled back from the brink of life and death.

Looking at the confused, pensive, and even somewhat crazy faces, Song Liyun knew in her heart that these people would never be able to detoxify themselves in their lifetime.

No one can resist a bowl of piping hot instant noodles when they are hungry and cold, and no one can forget the smell of instant noodles after experiencing it once.

These horse bandits risked their lives just to have a foothold. As long as they had food, drink, a house to live in, and money to earn in Mida City, they could settle down.

Using poison to control them and benefits to tempt them, Song Liyun was not afraid that they would disobey.

Zhao Tingduo put his hands on his hips and said to the bandits, "From now on, you will be the young lady's slaves. The young lady is kind enough to spare your lives, but I will not. If anyone dares to betray the master, this will be his fate."

As he spoke, he swung his sword and chopped it down. Sand and dust flew up, splashing all over the bandits' heads and faces, leaving a deep groove on the ground.

This knife not only demonstrated his strength, but also let the bandits know that disobeying the young lady would mean death.

The wounds of those who were guarding the wounded were bandaged, the hungry were fed, and the bandits were all well behaved.

The rest of the journey was smooth and it took only seven days to reach the Mida Valley.

This is the winter pasture of the Di tribe. There is a tribe at regular intervals. Dotted yurts are built along the river, with herds of cattle and sheep roaming among them.

Surrounded by numerous tribes, a small town with gray-brown walls suddenly appeared.

Song Liyun looked at the Mida New City which had already begun to take shape.

The city wall was built of rammed earth, was two zhang high, five feet thick, and two miles in circumference. It took a year to build and was large enough to accommodate five thousand people.

The Di people live in yurts and do not live in the city. The 5,000 people here will mainly be merchants.

And this is only the first phase of the project.

According to Song Liyun's idea, the inner city will be extended to the outer city in the future, with corner towers and side walls, and the building area will be expanded as the number of residents increases.

Song Liyun's arrival brought joy to the migrant workers in Qingping Town, including Song Erlang.

Song Liyun brought them food, clothes, snacks and wine.

Qin Huai had taken good care of Song Zhenping when he was doing corvée labor, and he was still leading the team to work, so Song Liyun specially brought him tobacco leaves.

Qin Huai smiled so hard that his teeth were exposed and his eyes were invisible: "Miss Song is really thoughtful. There is no worry about food here, even mutton is enough, but there is no tobacco.

"I've been so worried lately that I can't even enjoy my meals. I've been eating hay to satisfy my cravings."

While he was still talking, migrant workers from Qingping Town were peeking in outside the door.

Knowing that everyone was waiting for cigarettes, Song Liyun cut to the chase and asked directly about the Xia family.

Hearing about the Xia family, Qin Huai suppressed his smile and said, "Miss Song, the Xia family is actually your relative, so it's not appropriate for outsiders like me to say too much.

But building a house and a city is a big deal, and the girl actually pays the money monthly... The Xia family is so sneaky and oppressive towards Song Erlang, and we can't stand it anymore."

Song Liyun frowned, but did not object to his statement that the Xia family was related to her. She only asked, "Young Master, are you still like this after coming to the Xia family?"

The letter I brought before said that there was a fight in the Xia family, which made the migrant workers here uneasy, so Zhao Tingduo was sent here.

Qin Huai sighed: "Although I haven't been lazy at work anymore, the words I said in private were very unpleasant. The young master naturally doesn't know about it."

This means you are still restless.

Song Liyun was silent for a moment and nodded: "Okay, I know what to do. I'll ask Uncle Qin to appease the others so that the real workers won't suffer any loss."

After Qin Huai left, Song Erlang also moved the supplies from the carriage over.

Song Liyun handed him the clothes and shoes that Second Aunt wanted to take with her: "Uncle Erlang, you left in such a hurry that you didn't even bring extra shoes. Second Aunt was so anxious at home that she insisted that I bring these cotton shoes to you."

Song Erlang was urged to leave by the Xia family, so he did not bring any extra shoes and socks with him when he left. His shoes and socks had been worn out from working on the construction site these days, so he could only wrap them in sheepskin.

At this time, I saw my daughter-in-law brought shoes and socks, so I quickly stuffed them into my arms and waited to wash them and put them on when I rested at night.

Song Liyun waited for him to put away the new shoes before asking calmly, "Uncle Erlang, is it possible for the Xia family to work?"

Speaking of the Xia family, Song Erlang's face changed. It was obvious that Xiaoyun had heard something. He mumbled, "Xiaoyun, although Xia Pu talks a lot, he's still capable at work."

Xia Pu kept saying that he was a relative of the Song family and that he was superior to the migrant workers in Qingping Town.

Of course, Qin Huai and others in Qingping Town could not accept his attitude, and they had fought with each other several times before.

The Xia family is the third brother's in-laws' family. Song Erlang, an honest brother, is in a dilemma. He cannot offend the migrant workers in the same town, nor can he offend the third brother's wife's family.

Seeing Song Erlang in trouble, Song Liyun did not force him. Song Erlang used to be an honest farmer at home. If Song Dekui had not taken on this job, he would not have become a foreman.

Song Erlang was not picky about his work, but when it came to managing people, especially his "relatives", he was at a loss.

Leaving the Xia family aside, Song Liyun and Song Erlang talked about urban construction again.

It took a year, and now the basic layout of the outer city has been determined. From now on, we only need to build houses in the city.

The wooden houses and felt tents that were delivered one after another were enough to meet the living conditions in the city.

These things need to be added by merchants.

Song Erlang was a farmer, and after talking about the city wall, he talked about the fertile soil here.

Winters in the northwest are usually cold, but the Mida River Valley, located in a deep depression, has a rare warm breeze, and even the river water thaws earlier than other places.

"Xiaoyun, as long as we clean up the sandy land by the river and plant millet and wheat, it will become good land."

Song Erlang spoke with great interest.

Song Liyun listened carefully. Now most of the food needs to be purchased from Wu Dynasty.

If Mida City can be self-sufficient, it will solve the biggest problem of settlement, and there will be more food on the table.

While the two were talking, there was a commotion outside the house.

A young man shouted in a high-pitched voice: "Since the boss is here, he should come and meet people!

We came all the way here to help, and we're relatives, but we didn't even get a chance to thank them. What kind of rules are these?"

Song Liyun looked at Song Erlang, who looked embarrassed: "It's Xia Pu from the Xia family. I'll send him out right away!"

Song Liyun stretched out her hand to stop him: "Since he said he is a relative, let him come in and meet him!"

The last person in the Xia family who was so arrogant had already turned into ashes in the crematorium in Hecheng.

Soon, Song Erlang led the person into the yard.

It was Xia Pu's first time to visit the City Lord's Mansion in Mida City.

This is the first building in Mida City. It was completed last year. Usually, soldiers from the Lei Camp live in the outer courtyard, and no one is allowed to enter or leave.

At this time, Song Liyun and Zhao Tingduo also met with their subordinates in the outer courtyard respectively.

As soon as he entered the yard, Xia Pu looked around with a shifty look.

The exterior of the City Lord's Mansion is just an ordinary four-courtyard complex, and the outer courtyard is a row of bungalows, but inside it is equipped with warm rooms and fire walls in accordance with the customs of the Wu Dynasty.

Through the windproof curtain, Song Liyun looked at Xia Pu's obscene behavior and frowned slightly.

(End of this chapter)