Chapter 288 Xiao Yingkai builds a paper mill
Ning Yuanze nodded, looking more serious than ever before. Of course, he had noticed it too.
Not to mention the spicy sesame oil and soap, the cement alone is enough to attract attention.
Not to mention the recent pinyin, simplified numbers, and kang...
He even suspected that even the potatoes did not come from the mountains, but came from somewhere else.
Everything showed that Xiao Ying was unusual.
But he couldn't figure out what was going on, and after confirming the other party's identity, he didn't think about it any further.
Even if my cousin is a little unusual, the Ning family and the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion are enough to protect her.
The more powerful the cousin is, the better it is for them.
"My cousin might have had some kind of opportunity, or perhaps someone else is guiding her."
Ning Yuanchen nodded in agreement, as this coincided with his thoughts.
"I want to investigate secretly. But don't worry, I won't hurt my cousin no matter what."
"Then Third Brother, be careful and don't let your cousin find out, lest it cause any misunderstanding."
"I see."
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Xiao Ying didn't know that she had been suspected by her two cheap cousins, but she didn't even care about the immortal family, let alone the Ning family?
As the food became popular all over the city, Xiao Ying once again felt short of manpower, so he asked Kang Ruolan to buy another batch.
This time, more than 300 people were bought, 200 of whom were sent to the Immortal Palace and the mountains to farm. In this way, the manpower in these two places was fully replenished.
The remaining hundreds of people were arranged in various places, such as several workshops, academies, clinics, shops, etc.
This group focused on selecting people with special skills. Although there were no more scholars, there was a student, a doctor, two shopkeepers, several clerks who had worked in shops, and several apprentices in pharmacies.
What made Xiao Ying even more delighted was that there was a family of craftsmen who were skilled in handicrafts.
There are six people in this family. The head of the family is Gu Yixian, and he and his wife are both forty-two years old.
The couple had two sons and one daughter. Their daughter was married and they did not flee with them this time, so her whereabouts have been lost.
The eldest son is married and has a seven-year-old son.
The youngest son is only sixteen years old this year. He is tall but very thin.
The family had no other choice but to sell themselves. Just two days after they joined the pawnshop, they were met by Kang Ruolan.
The family of six, including the youngest child, are all good at making various handicrafts.
Craftsmen have never had a status these days, but Xiao Ying regards them as treasures. They are rare technical talents!
She was planning to build a papermaking workshop and a printing workshop, and with this family around, technical problems were solved.
But the condition of this family is not very good. They are all pale and thin, and two of them are sick.
Especially Gu Yixian's grandson, who was very ill. It was because of this that the family sold themselves to the dental shop in the hope of getting some money for his treatment.
Xiao Ying gave them some spiritual spring water, and let them go to the clinic for free medical treatment. Finally, he placed them in a soap workshop, telling them to recuperate first. The family was naturally very grateful.
She thought that after the martial arts hall was completed, she could start building a papermaking workshop.
In order to build the papermaking workshop and printing workshop, she specially bought three more mountains, which were connected to the previous two.
Papermaking can also be done using materials nearby. One of the mountains is covered with green bamboo, which is an excellent material for papermaking.
There is no formation set up on these three mountains yet, she plans to wait until it is completed.
Whether it was papermaking or printing, the villagers would not be able to hide it in the future, so she did not intend to hide it, but she did not deliberately publicize it.
Two days later, the martial arts school was finally completed.
Minglu led Xiao Junxue, Xiao Fan and Xiao Li to officially move in, along with dozens of workers doing odd jobs, and then began to recruit apprentices.
The martial arts school is also open to the entire county, and the first batch is planned to be no more than 300 people.
With so many apprentices, it was definitely not enough for Minglu and his three companions to teach them, so Minglu recruited several martial arts masters from the county.
Some were from martial arts schools, some were from escort agencies, and there were two retired soldiers, totaling eleven people.
Xiao Ying was very satisfied with this. These servants trained by the royal family were indeed good and could basically handle things on their own, which saved her a lot of trouble.
Now, the papermaking workshop can finally be built!
The villagers were already used to hearing that she was going to build another workshop, but this time it was going to be built deep in the mountains, and no one knew what it was going to be used for, and it was so mysterious.
No one is too lazy to guess, as long as they can work and make money, it's fine.
During this period of time, they earned at least one or two taels of silver from building the academy and martial arts hall, and everyone was very happy.
The foreman was still Chen Zhong, who quickly marked out the area by referring to the drawings drawn by Xiao Ying.
It was a fairly flat canyon, and not far away was the big river in the mountains, which was also convenient for getting water.
Fortunately, the workshop is located downstream of the river and will not affect the villagers' water use. This was something Xiao Ying had specially planned.
"No problem. With so many people, it will be finished in about ten days."
Chen Zhong patted his chest and assured that he wisely did not ask about the purpose of the workshop. This was not his concern.
"If the road were easier to travel, the time could be shortened by two days."
Cement was also used to build this workshop, so transportation became a problem.
Xiao Ying said, "Don't worry about the transportation of cement, sand, and gravel. I will make the arrangements."
When the time comes, just put it in a storage bag and transport as much as you want.
Chen Zhong smiled with relief: "Then there will be no problem. It will be completed within ten days."
"Yes." Xiao Ying nodded with satisfaction. "After the project is completed, I plan to build a road leading to the village. I will have to trouble you then."
"What's the trouble with this? We should be thanking Madam Xiao."
Chen Zhong was delighted. Building a road from here to the village was no small project and it would probably take at least one or two months.
It means they can earn an extra month or two.
Xiao Ying then looked at the people around him and instructed, "Qingyu, this workshop will be in your charge from now on. Xiao Kun and Xiao Xiu, you will be responsible for the safety here. These two gray wolves will assist you."
After observation and consideration, she decided to hand over the papermaking workshop to Qingyu.
Qingyu has performed well during this period and Xingyun praised him highly, so Xiao Ying gave him this opportunity.
Xiao Kun and Xiao Xiu were transferred from other workshops. Their strength has increased during this period.
Xiao Kun is already comparable to a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining, while Xiao Xiu is already comparable to a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining.
With the addition of two ferocious beasts at the fourth level of Qi Refining guarding us, I believe it is enough to ensure safety.
"Yes, ma'am!"
The three of them obeyed in unison, their eyes filled with respect and admiration.
Especially Qingyu, who forced himself to suppress his inner excitement and vowed to perform well, as this was a hard-won opportunity.
Xiao Ying nodded. In the early stages of the papermaking workshop, she planned to employ all her own people and maintain maximum confidentiality.
It won’t be too late to recruit the rest of the workers after the research and development is completed.
The people recruited will be responsible for miscellaneous tasks, and the core technologies will be kept in our own hands to prevent leakage.
If she ever becomes powerful enough, she might make these methods public, but now is not the time.
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